Chapter 24: The Meaning of My Existence

With the end of October, the script contest has finally come to an end.

To date, the drama club has received a dozen different plays.

I didn't expect that as a temporary club, it would be able to get a lot of participation, and it seems that Zhao Baian's initial worries were completely unnecessary.

After all, writing a script is really time-consuming and labor-intensive, don't ask Zhao Baian how he knows this.

So on the National Day, Zhao Bai'an was very happy to learn that there were already six articles, but he was not so greedy that he thought that there would be so many more in the future.

"Okay, let's get started." After all six of them have arrived. Everyone started this round table, and of course the main purpose of this time is - the selection of scripts.

"A total of 18 scripts were received. Well, and since we have so many original scripts, I guess we don't think about the scripts on the Internet, right? As the main person in charge of the script competition, Huang Han first made a brief summary, and then solicited everyone's opinions.

"Yes, I think it's perfectly fine. Since we have our own, of course, it is better to use Haichuan Da's original! Zhao Bai'an agreed, "And it can't live up to the hearts of the participants." ”

"I think so, too. But how do you feel about it? Huang Han, you've seen them all, right? Yang Zichen asked.

"Yes, that's right. And some of them I looked at carefully several times. Huang Han said and took out a stack of papers from his bag, "I have to pick three out of so many good scripts, and I have been struggling with them for a while." ”

"But I still enjoyed the process of reading." Huang Han smiled faintly and distributed all the paper in his hand to everyone, "Because I personally like to read paper books, I think that the words on paper can be more emotional and look more comfortable than the electronic presentation." So I typed out each one of them on my own. ”

"Ah, I don't have to." Zhao Baian waved her hand, after all, she made it clear that she chose to quit before the script contest began.

"Em, forget it, give it to me." Zhao Bai'an thought for a while and took the few pieces of paper handed over by Huang Han, since they had already been typed, she didn't vote, but it was not bad to take a look.

"Huh? Huang Han, why is there no author on this script? Yang Zichen first sorted out the three copies and spread them horizontally on the table, "This is this "The Meaning of My Existence". ”

"Oh that, when I received it, it was anonymous, and the email said that it was a person who wanted to contribute an original script but wanted to stay obscure." Huang Han explained.

"What a weirdo." Yang Zichen tilted his head, picked up the rightmost one, and decided to read it first.

Everyone fell into the silence of reading carefully for a while, and Zhao Baian also picked up the script and read it.

Em...... "Crush on Plum Garden"?

Just looking at the name, it feels like a love type.

Sure enough, this is simply a youth campus version of a thunderstorm. Obviously, there are only four pages of one-sided paper, but the relationships between the characters in it are so complicated that she has read them back and forth several times, and she is still in a kind of confusion that is cut and sorted out.

If this can really be fully expressed on the stage, it will definitely be a vivid emotional drama.

It's a pity that when these contents are condensed in ten minutes, it may seem a little small. And because there are too many actors involved, Zhao Baian is not sure if they will be able to get some temporary off-site assistance before the club is officially established.

Let's look at another one.

Em ...... "Brilliant Pen Stupid Detective"......

Listening to the name, you can feel that it should be a comedy, right? I don't know what kind of detective it is? What does it have to do with the magic pen?

Before Zhao Bai'an could read the second script carefully, Yang Liu Yiyi raised a small hand and shouted: "People have made a decision!" I love "Crush on Plum Garden"! ”

"You have to read all the scripts before you can make a decision." Zhao Bai'an instructed her like an old mother again.

When Zhao Bai'an saw this article, he had a feeling that Yang Liu Yiyi would like it very much.

"Humph! Xiao An, you look down on me, of course people have already finished reading it, okay~" Yang Liuyi pouted and said a little proudly.

"Oh my God, I didn't know you could read words so fast!"

Zhao Bai'an's second article has just been read at a glance.

"Of course, otherwise there are so many handsome guys waiting for me in millions of words of good writing, how can I meet them if I don't hurry up."

Zhao Bai'an gave her an idea: "Amazing! It's me who underestimated you, so why don't you exchange views with Huang Han first? ”

Huang Han has seen it many times, so he has nothing to do now.

"I have to say, these three articles have their own characteristics, Huang Han, you picked it really well." Yang Zichen praised after about fifteen minutes.

At this point, almost everyone has already read it.

"It's alright, Zichen. In fact, there are many good scripts, but you must make a choice, and if there are a few, I can only endure the pain. ”

"It's okay." Zhao Baian said to Huang Han, who looked regretful, "We will have many opportunities to perform those scripts that were not selected today in the future." ”

Of course, the premise is that the drama club can be officially established.

"But how to say it, on this "The Meaning of My Existence", I think there is a sense of freshness and refinement, but it also feels a little strange." Yang Zichen said tangledly.

"Do you feel that the topic you want to express is too serious?" Zhao Baian couldn't help but ask.

"Well, it seems like that's it." Yang Zichen tasted it carefully again, but couldn't say the specific reason.

"Then let me tell you why I chose these three articles at that time." Huang Han explained, "First of all, of course, the plot and style of these three scripts are among the best. "Crush on Plum Garden" is mainly won in many reversals, reversals and reversals of the plot......"

"But don't you think it's too much of a reversal?" Wang Yichuan suddenly interjected.

"Eh~ But people think it's very good! On a thunderstorm night, two people who were originally unrelated met in the campus building, ah! Because of the power outage, there were sparks between them~ As a result, when the relationship heated up to the extreme, you and I were nong, but I found that there was an amazing connection hidden behind the two that no one had noticed before~ Ah! How interesting! ”

Originally, I just felt that there were some campus romance dramas with twists and turns in youth love, but under Yang Liuyi's exaggerated interpretation, it suddenly became intriguing and bloody. Zhao Baian even doubted that there might be some difference between the script she and Yang Liuyi read?

Huang Han nodded after waiting for Yang Liu Yiyi to finish speaking, and continued: "Wang Yichuan and Yang Liu Yiyi, you are right, you have a little bit of this feeling, it can be said that this is its biggest advantage and the biggest disadvantage." ”

"Then I chose 'Stupid Detective' because it's a very typical comedy, and if you choose it, you can't go wrong."

"yes, that's how I feel, too." Yang Zichen agreed, "Although I know it's original, from the perspective of the routine, it's the kind of traditional comedy that makes everyone laugh at the New Year's Day party." ”

"Yes." Huang Han nodded, "But the reason why I chose "The Meaning of My Existence" is that it feels more personal and emotional. ”

"Zichen, you also know, I told you how I felt after reading it for the first time in the dormitory at night."

Yang Zichen nodded in response to Huang Han.

"Although I know that what this script wants to express is a bit serious, I imagined it for a while, and I felt that it was okay to give such a performance at the New Year's Day party, after all, the whole story is very innovative, and the ending is unexpected, which can be regarded as a win in the creative point."

"That's right! I've never been exposed to such a small script before. But I don't really like this ending, eh......" Yang Zichen frowned slightly, a little helpless.

"Why do two transparent people finally find each other, but in the end they have to arrange an ending like one of them being seriously injured? And why do they get hurt when they do bad things like a fish in water, and when they change their minds to help others? ”

"Maybe it's because real life isn't all that pretty." Zhao Baian couldn't help but respond to Yang Zichen's doubts. The feeling of blockage in Yang Zichen's heart, she naturally understood it very well.

"But you see, the author of this show actually left us hope in the end, didn't he? Although one of them was seriously injured, at least he had companions similar to him with him. As long as the companion takes the initiative to touch others for help, in fact, the end may be a good ending. Zhao Baian said what he wanted to convey in the script.

"That's right, Xiao An! You're absolutely right. Huang Han was a little impressed by her, "So I don't think there's a problem with performing at the New Year's Day party." ”

This boast made Zhao Baian a little embarrassed.

Of course, it is impossible for Zhao Baian to tell others how long she thought about it when she reconstructed the ending, and she almost didn't even meet the deadline.

She didn't like the original ending. Of course, although it has been adapted, it doesn't mean that she likes the current ending. But for now, this ending is the best, right?

It's just that finding a similar partner for that almost transparent person, and planting a seed of hope when he is on the verge of death, is already the best answer that Zhao Bai'an can give while retaining those emotions to the greatest extent.

Huang Han smiled a little embarrassedly: "When I received this script at that time, it was only an hour before the deadline. I was surprised to receive a new script at such a late point in time. In fact, after I read it for the first time that night, I felt more regret and helplessness in my heart, and the last two sentences also touched me a lot. But I didn't expect that this script would make me think about it for a long time, and now it is a sense of relief. ”

"That's good." Zhao Baian blurted out.

"What, Ann?"

"Ahh Nothing, nothing~"

Huang Han didn't pay much attention and continued: "So I think if we perform it, everyone may have similar feelings as me." That's why I chose it among these three scripts. ”

"Okay, Huang Han! Really hard work! I voted for "The Meaning of My Existence"~" Yang Zichen immediately gave his vote after listening.

"Then I'll vote for this too." Wang Yichuan immediately followed.

"Eh Zichen, did you decide so quickly?" Zhao Bai'an was a little surprised.

"Well, I prefer something new to something traditional. Then I think "Crush on Plum Garden" needs too many actors, even if we can find some extras to make cameos, everyone in this script has a lot of scenes, and it is difficult to let the friendship star directly get started. Yang Zichen said her analysis, some of which were very consistent with Zhao Bai'an's judgment.

"I think I like this one better, too." Chen Yudi, who had not spoken, glanced at Zhao Baian and gave his vote.

"Eh~~ Choose that! I really think "Crush on Plum Garden" is very good! Didn't anyone look at it? What about Huang Han? What about Ann? Yang Liu Yiyi pinned her last hope on Zhao Baian and Huang Han.

"I said at the first meeting that I wasn't going to vote." Although Zhao Bai'an at that time had completely different reasons from now.

"Me too, I'm responsible for picking out 3 scripts, and then you can choose them."

"Huh?? Someone's heroine! Yang Liu Yiyi once again fell on the round table like a deflated ball.

"In that case, the results are coming. Let's start preparing for the next two months! ”

On the second day of that celebration, when Zhao Bai'an woke up in bed in a strange lying position, he was really a little crying and laughing. Originally, she just climbed into bed to get the shower cap she needed for bathing, and when her head was stained with her beloved little pillow, she fell asleep directly like the tired Yang Liu Yiyi.

After talking to Miki Ho, the process of writing the script is actually her self-sorting process.

Zhao Bai'an had no intention of really competing in the script competition, and sent it to Huang Han just to answer the question that Huang Han asked her on the day Zhao Bai'an proposed to set up a troupe.

Because she knew that Huang Han would definitely watch it.

But since she won this award, it is not in vain that she has her own emotions contained in the script.

- "What do you think is the meaning of existence?" Huang Han asked.

- "What does success mean to you?" And what kind of life do you want? Fire Miki asked.

- "To live is to exist." ”

- "Finding what you value and being able to live your life happily is the greatest success." ”

These are the two sentences that Zhao Baian wrote at the end of the script.

That's the answer she gave.

What is a person?

Man is a witness to life.