Chapter 014: Swap
On September 30th, at the recording site of Beijing TV's "Actor", the audience gathered, the tutor sat down, and the guests gathered, which was the recording of the third program.
"Audience friends, have you come back? Our second group of actors is about to take the stage. "The host is an industry actor Liao You, because it is a recorded program, so he speaks more casually during the interval, which will not be cut in.
The audience laughed and responded sporadically, and the guests and mentors also corrected a little.
Liao You nodded secretly, what he said just now was mainly with his mentor and guests.
Five minutes later, the director's voice came from Liao You's headset, he moved his position and picked up the hand card, and said seriously: "The second group of challenge actors we invited today, one of them is well received in the industry for starring in "Love Heart" and "Dream", she is Liu Liwen. The other, he once starred in the popular "Old Things of Time", he is Gan Jing. ”
The audience's enthusiastic applause rang out, and most of the applause was directed at the former Liu Liwen.
The audience at the recording site was selected for free, but the TV station did a questionnaire survey in advance and made some tendentious choices, for example, have you watched "Dream" starring Liu Liwen?
Many of the audience here today were screened out under this similar questionnaire operation.
At the end of the performance, the score of the actor when he is promoted will be scored by the mentor, the guest, and the audience to determine the final result according to the weighted ratio - of course, this is just some tips that affect the outcome of the competition, and the most ruthless is the final editing.
However, despite some well-known problems in the circle, the first three seasons of "The Actor" did try to maintain fairness as much as possible, and occasionally there were some controversial promotions to promote the ratings of the show, and it was not necessarily a bad thing for the losing players.
Contestants or actors, most of them aim for exposure, and controversy is a pretty good means.
The lights are dim and the stage lights are on.
After the set was completed, the curtain was opened, and the two actors were presented in front of everyone, the prison-like wooden poles, the dead grass on the ground, the costumes of Liu Liwen and Gan Jing, a scene in the play.
"Greater Shanghai" is a work that is familiar to the audience, so such a work is actually a challenge for the contestants and actors.
Of course, everyone's eyes naturally noticed the heroine of this classic movie, that is, the actress Liu Liwen on the stage at this moment, she is now half-kneeling in prison, holding the stake with both hands, and looking at the lawyer actor Gan Jing outside in a suit with a haggard face with a begging expression.
"Shi Qiu, you must save me, definitely!" Liu Liwen said the first line of the two play, her expression was full of panic and a hint of hope.
This is not the first time that the dancer Jiayun has been in prison, the last time it was this fellow lawyer who saved him, when he was still an apprentice.
Gan Jing was dressed in a suit, his hat had been taken off and put aside, and his leather shoes were stained with mud - I have to say that the details of the props team of the show are quite praised.
"Did you instruct it?" Gan Jing slowly said his lines, and a touch of pain leaked in his low and hoarse voice.
As a lawyer, he has to be calm, but it is not easy for him to remain calm in front of the woman he has a crush.
Liu Liwen felt that the state brought to her by Gan Jing outside the prison was a little different from what she imagined, but she didn't have time to think about it and continued to act.
"No, no, how could I instruct? I'm a victim! I'm still a victim!" Liu Liwen stood up suddenly, she spun in place like a trapped beast, and her voice became sharp and high-pitched, "I'm already a big star! How could I kill someone?! Am I going to destroy myself?"
Gan Jing nodded secretly, this Liu Liwen was so confident before, it can be seen that she still has two brushes, and her emotional processing is quite in place, and it can be seen that she has carefully imitated the performance of the heroine in the "Big Shanghai" she watched last night.
No wonder she said before that she was a methodist, which is quite typical.
It's just that what's the point of simply imitating and not performing your own characteristics?
Gan Jing still had time to consider the state of the rival actor, his expression was a little dignified, and he took a slight step to facilitate the camera to take a close-up of himself.
The stage performance can be seen directly by the instructor and guests at this distance, but the audience behind them is watching through the big screen, which requires a sense of familiarity with the direction of the camera - this point, Gan Jing is at ease.
"Did you instruct it?" Gan Jing still said the same line, but his tone had changed compared to just now, and there was both inquiry and pity in his eyes.
Bang!
Liu Liwen punched the stake, and then the whole person collapsed on the ground as if deflated, her tone changed from sharp and high-pitched just now to muttering, her hair was scattered, and she completely lost the appearance of a red actress.
"I wouldn't do something like that, Shi Qiu, Shi Qiu, didn't you save me last time? You must be able to help me, help me!" Liu Liwen had another change in mood, she grabbed her clothes tightly with both hands, and the tears on her face only fell at this time.
Gan Jing groaned slightly, his lines here are not the last sentence, but at the moment he feels that he can handle it better in the play.
The thought was fleeting in his mind, and with little hesitation, Gan Jing made the decision to change his lines, his chest rose and fell noticeably, and he let out a long breath.
"Did you instruct it?" Gan Jing's sentence is the slowest and most sonorous of the three sentences.
Liu Liwen was shocked by the actor's performance state and line adjustment, and almost subconsciously answered "yes", fortunately, she liked this play very much, I don't know how many times she watched it, and forcibly consolidated her reaction.
"Why are you asking me that? Didn't you get any benefits? Have you forgotten that if it weren't for my case, you wouldn't have been appreciated for being a lawyer at all?" Liu Liwen still said according to her original lines, her tone was hurried and full of accusations, which was different from the muttering that sat on the ground just now.
For the classic works, everyone in the audience is very familiar with them, and the mentors, guests, and the audience have all noticed a small change in Gan Jing's words.
The stage performance continued, and the group of contestants lasted almost ten minutes as before.
When the two contestants bowed together after the performance, the three instructors exchanged glances, all of them a little surprised.
"I know that Liu Liwen is an actor with strong emotional explosiveness, and she has also played many roles that everyone likes, and you still maintain your level in this scene. The mentor in the middle is an actress Xu Li, she picked up the microphone and passed by Liu Liwen's comments, looked at Gan Jing who was standing on the stage with a calm expression, and asked, "I have to say that Gan Jing's performance was beyond my expectations." ”
Xu Li continued to ask curiously: "Gan Jing, do you know that you changed the word? Why did you deal with that sentence like that?
Gan Jing took the microphone handed by the host and replied succinctly: "I'm in the play, so I think lawyer Shi Qiu's reaction should be like this." ”
Xu Li thought about a few possible answers for this outdated actor, but she didn't expect this answer at all, and she was very confident.
At this time, another male tutor, Luo Lei, picked up the microphone and grabbed a sentence: "I think such a change is a bit presumptuous." ”
Gan Jing turned his gaze and looked at Luo Lei, he didn't speak, he nodded slightly, just raised his hand and gestured - this mentor, please continue to give your reasons.
At this moment, it seemed that the host and guest were exchanged, the willingness and respect on the stage were as usual, and the mentor in the audience was a little excited.
Xu Li held the microphone, and was a little surprised by Gan Jing's calmness.
Perhaps, is it pretending to be calm?
A thought crossed her mind and she began to wonder if she should vote for this player with an unexpected performance.