Chapter 2 Stage Auditions
"I heard that you have stage experience and can also do karate?"
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"Anyway, let's familiarize you with it first, this is Takuya."
After meeting the head of the troupe, the martial arts instructor called a senior actor in a leather suit after being busy, a young man named Takuya.
"Hey, newcomer, I'll play against you in a moment," the young man tossed the script aside and tried his fist swing, "You just need to learn how to match the action, you know?" ā
"Coordination is ......"
"You really don't know anything," the young man's face was impatient, "I can't help it, I'll let you see the other people's performances first." ā
It happened that the battle rehearsal was going on on the stage, and the young man took Xia Long and said, "See? That's it, your performance is not so complicated, but you have to cooperate. ā
"It's amazing." Xia Long looked at the stage with interest.
The performance is very smooth, and it looks like a real fight, and the actors must have put a lot of effort into it.
"Of course, stage battles require a lot of experience, and even if the scene is simple, it is rare for a newcomer like you to play."
The young man muttered and said to Xia Long, "Let's go, it's up to you soon." ā
Following the young man back to the backstage, Xia Long received the script from the staff alone.
"Well, excuse me, who is Ultraman Aix mentioned here?"
"The new hero that will air next month, and this is also Aix's first special stage show, don't you even know this?" The young man frowned and said to the staff, "Come to the stage when he is ready, really, why do you stuff everyone into the troupe ......"
"Don't take it personally, Takuya is like that." When the young man complained and left, the staff took Xia Long to the prop room and helped put on Bermonstein's holster.
"It might be a little uncomfortable to get used to it first."
"Okay, thank you."
Xia Long jumped in a leather case, and he was indeed a little depressed, but it was not a big deal.
After getting a little familiar, Xia Long followed the staff to the back of the stage to try out.
"Xia Longjun, that's right, first rehearse the action, and when Takuya attacks, you make the action of being attacked."
"What move?" Xia Long asked.
"Well, to put it simply, it's backwards, falling to the ground," the staff member said, pointing to the script, "Look here, both places are going to fall to the ground." ā
Xia Long looked at the script: "Don't you need to hide?" What about attacks? ā
"No, just pounce and get beaten," the staff explained, "The performance time is 2 to 3 minutes, but the interactive fight time is less than 1 minute, which is already the easiest action, so it should be fine, right?" ā
"1 minute...... Uh, it should be fine. ā
"Even though you are the person introduced by the truth, if you don't perform well, the seat leader will still be replaced, so go and prepare!"
"Okay." Xia Long nodded and walked onto the stage in a Belmonstein leather case, and the staff was quickly in place.
"First of all, from the appearance of Ultraman Aix," after pulling Xia Ron to the center of the stage, the martial arts instructor explained, "Being kicked down by Ax who appeared here, that is, when Takuya will come out from here and kick you, you will lie down, you know?" ā
As he spoke, he shouted backstage: "Takuya, but it's started!" ā
"Pounce, pounce!"
"What are you hiding!"
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The one-minute fight scene took nearly half an hour just to explain and demonstrate step by step, and Xia Long was almost covered in sweat after lasting.
I really didn't expect it to be so difficult to cooperate with the fight, constantly dodging in advance, and even had a few conditioned reflexes to fight back, almost hurting Takuya who was playing the opposite game.
During the break, Xia Long took off his holster and took a long breath.
Even if you don't have the same strength as in Ultraman World, your fighting instinct can't be easily changed, and it's reflected in the performance that you keep making mistakes.
"Hey, I said you," Takuya lit a cigarette and glanced at Xia Long and said with a cloud of mist, "It's better to give up, you're not suitable for this, your movements are stiff, you don't have any kung fu foundation, and if you continue, you will only get yourself hurt." ā
"How do you know you can't do it if you don't try? Takuya, this job is very important to me. Xia Long picked up the script on the side and browsed it again with the recording of the stage play.
The fight barely passed, and the next rehearsal had to be more attentive, it was a special battle, and there was no reason why this difficulty could not be solved.
At the end of the break, the staff found Xia Long again.
"Long Jun," the staff member said according to the script, "this time there will be a 3-minute rehearsal, and the action will be carried out with the sound effects, you have already heard the dubbing, right?" ā
Xia Long nodded: "Listened to it again." ā
"Time is a little tight, you will step on the points according to the director's prompts in a while," the staff continued to explain carefully to Xia Long, "Don't forget, after entering the venue, go around the stage, about 1 minute or so, there will be a hint of Aix's appearance, and immediately walk to ......the middle of the stage after hearing it."
"I understand, senior, don't worry."
After getting ready, Xia Long put on his holster again with the help of his staff, and stood behind the side curtain and waited.
"Now start the full rehearsal, dubbing preparation!"
"Bemenstein in place!"
"Ultraman Ax special stage play, start now!"
After a brief opening remarks, Charon followed the instructions to enter the stage as the sound effects sounded, waving his arms to Bemenstein's call.
"Good, move!"
Hearing the prompt of the director on the scene, Xia Long walked around the stage, and finally returned to the side, almost perfectly matching the sound effects.
Although the fighting is difficult, the other aspects seem to be quite simple, and it is easy to meet the requirements by stepping on the point and moving the position.
"Okay, stop!" After a sound effect, Xia Long raised his arm and paused, waiting for the screen in the middle to play the image of Ultraman Ax appearing.
"Now let's start fusing with Ultraman Aix!"
"Aix!"
"Go on!"
The rehearsal was quite smooth, and even the subsequent fight scene went smoothly, which was completely different from the previous one, and it was just passed in one pass.
After Bemmunstein exited the scene in the light sound of Aixzanatim, the director hurriedly shouted: "Good performance, is Bemmunstein a substitution?" ā
"No, no."
"Strange, do it again."
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"I passed?"
In the lounge, while Xia Long was waiting, he got the good news from Mari Megumi.
"I knew that Aaron would succeed," Mari Megumi said happily, "If you perform better and join the troupe, Aaron will soon be able to earn enough money to travel home." ā
"Yes!"
Xia Long secretly breathed a sigh of relief, if he didn't find a job, he wouldn't even have the money to buy a plane ticket when he was notified by the police station, and his living expenses couldn't always trouble Mari Hui.