Chapter 68: Talent
"I watched this drama ......once when I was in England," Huang Yaqian said, walked to the seat in the middle of the audience, took off the silver mink coat on his body, and William hurriedly reached out to take it.
"That's for sure. We certainly didn't perform as well as the Royal Shakespeare Theatre Troupe, and this was the first time that our drama club had tried this kind of play, and the teachers and students of the school were looking forward to it......" William put down his coat and sat down to talk to the mother and daughter.
Huang Yaqian covered her mouth and chuckled: "I have never seen a performance by a high school troupe. β
"Good! Let's get started! Act 3, Scene 2, all cast ready! William stood up and gave orders to the troupe's actors.
As soon as his words fell, everyone immediately entered the state.
The first to play is the Nazi officer played by Oliver, who has not changed his costume and is still wearing the clean white tracksuit, but at this moment, he seems to be a different person, and under the body that has been forbearant and submissive, he has conjured up a new soul.
He proudly walked past the three "subordinates" without squinting, strode into the interrogation room of the Metropolitan Hotel, turned around sharply, and shouted, "Bring it up!" β
An SS soldier brought William to Oliver.
"Raise your hand in a German salute, please." Oliver and William's conversation begins.
The two had a verbal argument, and Oliver reversed Dr. von Ram's black and white, savage and domineering, and performed it vividly.
On the stage, he was arrogant, arrogant, and clever, and the whole person bloomed with an unprecedented brilliance.
At the end, the long, obscure, and incoherent monologue that William added for the character was completed by Oliver even more seamlessly.
"Good! Very good! The acting is smooth and full of emotions. As soon as the scene ended, Huang Yaqian was the first to stand up and applaud, and when she saw that Oliver was a Chinese face, she was very happy and beckoned him to come over.
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Oliver's face glowed red, apparently over-the-top, and the last time he remembered feeling it was five years ago when he played a high-IQ kid who was dealing with kidnappers in the movie "July."
"At a young age, he is very talented in drama!" Huang Yaqian's beautiful eyes with delicate eyeliner narrowed slightly, and she looked up and down at the handsome little guy in front of her.
William's neat teeth bit his lip lightly, and Mrs. White complimented Oliver, but because his first appearance exceeded her expectations, and my performance was always beyond reproach. Thinking so, he still had a decent smile on his face.
"You've won the award, I just love acting." Oliver smiled at Jeff beside him, he always felt that Jeff was by his side, and his heart was very steady.
Huang Yaqian maintained a noble and beautiful smile, turned to William and asked, "Your drama club is really full of talents, to be honest, the performance of the two of you just now made me feel amazing, and your emotions were controlled just right." How long has this play been in rehearsal? β
Although Huang Yaqian often travels to different countries, English is still at the level of daily communication, and the slightly more complex content is still translated and paraphrased by her assistant Miss Casey.
"We just decided on most of the roles last week, and this scene ...... Today is the first collaborative rehearsal. William's undisguised sincerity and joy jumped out of his golden eyes, and one could immediately feel the enthusiasm of this sunny boy.
"Oh? Then I have to say, you and ......"
"Oliver, my name is Oliver." Oliver busy.
"Yes, you and Oliver are both geniuses, not only have strong line skills, but also have a strong voice and convincing performance, and the cooperation is unimaginably tacit."
"It's a pleasure to be complimented." Although William said this, he was very unhappy in his heart.
He didn't think Oliver had any qualifications to compare with him, as a rookie like him, he wasn't half a star!
"Where, where." Oliver was modest, "Because, William and I played opposite each other, which brought out my potential, and the lines of this script have been retouched and carved by William, which is also very outstanding." After that, Oliver peeked at William again, his expression was graceful and generous, and the smile on his face had not yet receded, he should be quite satisfied with his performance.
It was tiring to try to maintain an elegant smile, especially when William heard the compliment from Oliver, and he felt as if he was receiving a beggar handout.
He held back the resentment in his heart and said to Huang Yaqian quietly: "I'm so happy that you can like it." In order to be truly worthy of your praise as soon as possible, we would like to ask for your advice. β
William kept reminding himself of what the main purpose of the day was, and that he couldn't let Oliver ruin his plans.
"Oh, it's not that there is room for improvement," Huang Yaqian clasped her hands in front of her chest, groaned slightly, and said: "Oliver, although your voice has added ruthlessness and cunning without any traces, it still sounds a little too clean and clear to outsiders, and you still have to think about it in terms of expressing the scheming and vicissitudes of this character." β
"Well, what you said has helped me a lot, and I'll think about it carefully." Oliver nodded humbly, he didn't expect that in a scene of less than ten minutes, Ms. Huang saw the crux of the problem at a glance, and these problems were actually something that she hadn't noticed before.
"What about you, William," Huang Yaqian said with a smile on the corner of her lips: "From the rhythm to the mood, everything is just right, but the facial expression is a little too rational, this character is a rough person, you need to be free and casual." β
William was taken aback, he thought that Mrs. Bai was just a good-looking but useless vase, but he didn't expect her to have some opinions of her own.
"Mrs. Bai, you are so professional, you deserve to be the top artist in China." As he spoke, William stroked the red hair that fluttered like a torch on his head, revealing a smooth forehead, which was almost full of divine brilliance, and Bai Xinrui was fascinated by it.
"Oh, by the way, can I have a reluctant request......" William said at this point, and stopped talking.
"Tell me about it." Huang Yaqian was curious, the first time she dealt with her, she asked for something, and the Americans really didn't treat herself as an outsider.
"As the director of this play, and the head of the troupe, I implore you to be the artistic director of our play. All of us in the drama club are looking forward to this drama shining under your personal guidance. In promotional materials and posters for the performance, we will put your name in the most prominent position. This is William's true performance, of course, more familiar than the characters in the play.
"I never cared about this kind of title and false name!" Huang Yaqian smiled and excused herself.
She couldn't help but feel sad in her heart, in the past, when she was dominant, the appearance fee for an hour was at least 500,000 yuan, and Rao was like this, her schedule couldn't be scheduled. It's good now, but it's reduced to being able to only coach an amateur performance group in high school. Who would have a name prominently printed on a poster?
William said with a smile: "It is precisely because Stella is an important member of the theater club that we are fortunate to meet a professional in the field of acting like you, who is both prestigious and artistic. Stella will also play an important role in this play, and you will surely pass on your valuable acting experience to her, so you may as well spread your benevolent love and let our whole drama club bask in the light of your love and virtue. β
Huang Yaqian smiled silently, which did not shake William's determination, he still insisted sincerely and enthusiastically: "We know that your time is as precious as gold. We don't expect you to be there at every rehearsal, you're a member of the school board and you're coming to the school every month anyway, so we can adjust the rehearsal schedule to suit your schedule. As high school students, our performances are still naΓ―ve, and if we can get your guidance once or twice before the performance, it will be enough for us to use it for the rest of our lives. β
Huang Yaqian looked at William playfully for more than ten seconds, and he felt that William's persuasion was escalating layer by layer, which was quite a bit of a net to catch fish.
As a school manager, you always have to do something in the first year, even if it is a gesture. This small request is more than one stone for her Huang Yaqian, of course she will accept it, she didn't agree to it at the first time, she just wanted to make the process more difficult, only by torturing others and making others suffer can she get greater satisfaction.
Huang Yaqian finally smiled reluctantly and said, "Is it time for me to say 'honored' this time?" β
The central control room on the third floor is directly above the back row of the auditorium at the Black Box Theatre. The sound console occupies more than half of the room, and through the large glass window on the entire wall in front of the sound stage, you can see the stage and the audience in the black box, and the large LCD screen can monitor the large screen of the actors on the stage.
"You may be seated." William said, sitting down in the small gray sofa on the side of the center console, with his arms stretched out on the back of the sofa.
When Jeff joined the Drama Club, the room was assigned to him as his daily workplace, and although it was cramped, dimly lit, and stacked with props, it was spotlessly clean.
"Since Peter left the drama club, at present, I have only you as a right-hand man in terms of stage design, lighting, and props. I know you have a lot of work, but I'm sure you won't let me down! β
William picked up the script on the low wooden coffee table, flipped through it casually, and found that next to each scene, there were dense notes, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but curve a beautiful arc.
"I have studied the script several times, and I have formed two sets of preliminary plans, and I want to discuss them with you." As he spoke, Jeff, who was sitting across from William, picked up a stack of manuscript papers from the center console, took out two of them, unfolded them, and spread them on the coffee table.