"The first thing we have to know is what the purpose of the performance is."

Xu Zhen held a notebook in his hand and said with a serious expression: "You are 'telling a story' to the audience, not showing yourself to the audience." ”

"Since it's 'storytelling', the most important thing is to immerse the audience in the story and not make a drama."

Saying that, he couldn't help but sigh secretly, and said: "So, don't exaggerate your expressions, and don't pronounce your lines so 'subdued', just be natural, don't be too deliberate, do you understand what I mean?" ”

On the sofa opposite Xu Zhen, Xu Haoyu said with a puzzled expression: "However, if I don't make an expression, won't it become a 'facial paralysis'?" ”

"I don't want the audience to scold me for being paralyzed!"

Xu Zhen: "......"

He struggled to tell Xu Haoyu about the play for half an hour, and finally understood a truth: the lowest value of acting skills is not 0 points, but negative numbers.

And he also understands why Xu Haoyu has been mixing with a group of old drama bones for the past two years, but his acting skills have never been improved.

- Because the difference in strength between the two sides is too great.

Xu Haoyu only saw the most dazzling place on the old drama bones, but ignored the basic skills.

As a result, he couldn't even walk well and wanted to learn backflips.

It can only be a dog and eat.

Xu Zhen admitted that his talent was indeed stronger than Xu Haoyu, but he did not have the current strength from the beginning.

From copying performances, to training eyes, from writing character biographies, to grasping character characteristics, from doing morning exercises day after day, to repeatedly practicing emotional catharsis......

He also came step by step.

Compared with those old actors who are high up and have acted in dramas for half their lives, Xu Zhen can actually understand Xu Haoyu's current state better.

Having said that, how did you learn drama when you didn't know anything in the first place?

Since less than three years have passed, Xu Zhen easily recalled his mentality at that time:

- Find similar performances of predecessors as references;

——Grasp the big and let go of the small, develop the strengths and avoid the weaknesses, and only do what you can do!

After figuring this out, Xu Zhen cheered up again, looked up at Xu Haoyu, and said seriously: "Brother Haoyu, do you believe me?" ”

Xu Haoyu's attitude was quite correct, and he immediately said: "Believe, you must believe, you say!" ”

"If you believe it......" Xu Zhen pursed his lips and said, "Then you will act Yang Liulang as 'facial paralysis'!" ”

Xu Haoyu: "......"

What does it mean?

Abandonment of treatment?!

No, no, no, Mr. Xu...... I think I can still salvage it!!

Xu Zhen ignored his confusion, and directly lowered his head and wrote on the notebook, and said as he wrote: "Expressions, movements, lines." ”

"First of all, cut off the 'expression', you don't have to make expressions, facial paralysis is also a kind of personality."

"Action...... Uh, you can also do without action, in that scene tomorrow, after you see me slapped, kneel down directly, kneel with your waist straight, and kneel until the end. ”

As he spoke, Xu Zhen gently poked his cheek with a pen, thought for a moment, looked up at Xu Haoyu, and said, "I'll focus on telling you the lines." ”

He stretched out his hand and pointed to a line of text on the script in Xu Haoyu's hand, and said, "For example, if you say this sentence, you listen to me read it to you." ”

After that, Xu Zhen adjusted his breathing, without any expression on his face, just stared straight at Xu Haoyu in front of him, and said in a deep voice: "Qilang grew up with me since he was a child, and I have always watched him ......"

As he spoke, he swallowed his saliva lightly and said a little hoarsely: "What's wrong with him, it's all due to me, who is used to being an elder brother." ”

Xu Zhen's tone gradually rose, his voice choked and trembled slightly, and said, "If you want to fight, hit me!" It's because I didn't take my brother seriously! ”

After Xu Haoyu heard this line, he couldn't help but open his mouth slightly.

Xu Zhen's face obviously didn't have any expression, but his emotions were extremely full!

It's all about the lines!

If you can really read the lines to this point, you still need expressions?!

Xu Zhen saw Xu Haoyu's shocked expression, dispersed Fang Cai's emotions, and smiled: "Let's focus on the lines tonight." ”

"I'll mark you the accent, sentence reading, and ascending and descending, and let's practice accordingly."

"Practice a sentence by sentence, and then when you go to bed at night, you turn on a small sound, put it on the bedside table and loop it, until tomorrow morning to start shooting."

Xu Zhen said seriously: "Believe me, I always do this, it's really good!" ”

When Xu Haoyu heard this, he felt that his impetuous mood just now suddenly calmed down with another basin of cold water.

- It turns out that not only am I stupider than others, but I haven't worked hard yet......

No, Haozi, you can have a snack!

It's just that our talent is not good, but we can't lose another step in diligence!!

"Actually, although these things are important, they are not the most important," after saying the lines, Xu Zhen put down the notebook in his hand, looked at Xu Haoyu, and said, "The most important thing is the internal logic of this matter." ”

Xu Haoyu asked, "What is internal logic?" ”

Xu Zhen explained seriously: "It refers to what the characters think in their minds when they do this. ”

"For example, in the scene to be filmed tomorrow, Yang Jiye taught Liulang and Qilang's two sons in Tianbo Mansion."

"Rokuro has been protecting Shichiro, why?"

Xu Haoyu was stunned for a long time, and said uncertainly: "Because, brotherhood? ”

Xu Zhen said seductively: "To put it simply, of course, it is brotherhood. ”

"But you can think about it in more detail—what kind of affection does it take to be between brothers?"

Xu Haoyu said: "Uh...... Playing together from childhood to adulthood? ”

Xu Zhen saw that he couldn't understand, so he had to point to himself and explain specifically: "For example, I'm Yang Qilang, I'm four years younger than you, and we're brothers." ”

"The other brothers in the family are much older than us, just like the elders. Only the two of us are the closest, playing from childhood to adulthood. ”

Xu Zhen has written a biography in the past two years, and at this time he casually made up: "When I was born, you were already a big child who could go up trees and water. ”

"I won't leave yet, so you can take me to the yard to see the rockery and the carp in the pond, and tease me with your little wooden horse and small wooden sword."

"You go to the temple fair with your mother, and when you see someone selling masks, you will want to buy one for your younger brother;"

"When I see someone selling sugar gourds, I will want to buy a bunch of ...... for my little brother."

As he spoke, he suddenly recalled the biography of Xia Xueyi written by Chen Zhenghao back then, and couldn't help but feel moved in his heart, and unconsciously substituted some true feelings.

His gaze gradually softened, and he said, "You will teach me how to write, and teach me how to escape the private school class." ”

"You'll secretly tell me my husband's nickname, and some of the children's troubles of my classmates."

"At night, the two of us go out crazy and go out wild, and we have no end to play."

"Every time you come back at the end of the dark day, you will take all the responsibility on yourself, and you will not allow your father and mother to beat me."

"No matter how many years have passed, in your eyes, the little brother is still the little one who doesn't grow up."

Xu Zhen lowered his head slightly, pursed his lips, and said with a smile: "Look, in fact, in the final analysis, it is brotherhood." ”

"But you can assume that you really have such a brother."

"Think about what will happen between brothers? Then you can understand what kind of mentality Rokuro had when he wanted to be beaten for Shichiro. ”

After hearing this, Xu Haoyu was stunned for a moment, and suddenly felt as if he had realized a lot of things.

It turns out that the role can still be substituted like this?

He used to spend 80% of his energy on memorizing lines every day, and he really didn't have time to think about what kind of substitution method is for the role!

……

That night, Xu Zhen rarely slept late for a while, and accompanied Xu Haoyu to pick out his lines until more than 11 o'clock.

Early the next morning, he got up at 5 o'clock for morning exercise as usual, but when he pushed the door open, he saw that Xu Haoyu, who had difficulty getting up, had already put on a full set of sportswear in the living room, looking radiant.

When Xu Haoyu saw Xu Zhen, he grinned and said, "Morning, Teacher Xu!" ”

Xu Zhen: "......"

He was stunned for a long time and said, "That, Brother Haoyu?"

"Let's just exchange experiences, you don't have to call me a teacher."

Xu Haoyu solemnly stretched out his hand and refused: "That's not good, you have to call the teacher." ”

"I feel that after this night of special training, I have an epiphany all of a sudden! The level of acting skills has improved a lot! ”

"As the saying goes, a teacher for one day is a father for life...... Bah! ”

Xu Haoyu accidentally said bald mouth, and couldn't help but smack himself with a big mouth.

Xu Zhen looked at the scene in front of him in amazement, the two looked at each other, and the scene suddenly became extremely embarrassing.

……

The two immediately went out for morning exercises, Xu Zhen warmed up and practiced, and Xu Haoyu found a quiet corner to continue practicing his lines.

Xu Haoyu read from the lake to the garden, from downstairs to upstairs, until the two took the car arranged by the crew to the set, he also checked a headset and continued to listen to the lines recorded last night, striving to be as familiar as possible.

At 8 a.m., the day's shooting is about to begin.

Xu Zhen and other actors are putting on makeup, while lighting, photography, props and other staff are checking their respective equipment.

On the other side, Xu Han and another short and fat middle-aged man sat in a makeshift shed, quietly watching the busy crowd around them.

The short and fat middle-aged man drank hot tea and ate steamed buns, and asked, "Do you really want to replace Haoyu?" ”

Xu Han sighed helplessly and said, "There's no way, I don't want to change it if I can." ”

"But that kid really can't act...... I'm afraid that if this play is acted, it might as well not be acting for him. ”

The short middle-aged man was named Jiang Guoan, and he was a representative sent by another co-producer of "Yang Jiajiang".

Due to the large scale of investment in this film, in line with the principle of risk sharing, the investor behind it is not only Huanyu.

When Jiang Guoan heard Xu Han's words, he frowned slightly, and said, "I have a few candidates who can barely use them, but their reputation is a little worse." ”

"Yang Liulang is the third male lead, and this role is quite important."

"If you really change the tool man, it may have an impact on the success of this movie."

Saying that, Jiang Guoan looked up at Xu Haoyu, who had just finished painting makeup and entered the set, and said: "Although Haoyu has just entered the film and television industry, his strength still needs to be polished, but after all, his popularity is here, and it is a gimmick in the movie, which is also beneficial to publicity." ”

"And he has a good image, if he can't be a powerful faction, at least he can be a vase."

Jiang Guoan turned his head to look at Xu Han, pursed his lips, and said, "Of course, this is your son, and it is up to you to change it or not." ”

"I'm just making a suggestion."

Xu Han spread his hands and said with a wry smile: "I won't say much, anyway, you can just look at it." ”

"I discussed with Haoyu last night, just shoot this scene, and if it doesn't work, I will change people."

"If I think it works, I'm happy."

The two chatted like this, and at the same time turned their eyes to the set.

……

The plot of today's scene is very simple, and it just follows the one in the ring yesterday.

Yang Qilang killed Pan Bao in the ring, his father Yang Jiye was furious, picked up the whip and wanted to serve his family, while Yang Liulang on the side begged hard, asking his father to punish himself, not to punish Qilang.

At 9 o'clock in the morning, everything was ready, and the filming of this scene officially began.

Xu Han and Jiang Guoan, another representative of the management side, had also moved a stool and sat behind the director at this time, wanting to see the scene more clearly.

Xu Han couldn't help but sigh, his mood was very complicated.

As Xu Haoyu's father, of course he doesn't want his son to perform too much crotch pulling, so that others will laugh at him.

But reason told him that Xu Haoyu's acting skills were not up to par, and if he was put together with Xu Zhen today, I am afraid that he would be publicly executed.

Let Jiang Guoan watch it again, if he dies this heart, he will simply change the actor to play it, and he will not have to worry about this heart in the future.

Alas, early death and early superbirth......

"Pan Bao was killed by you?"

In the field, the actor who played Yang Jiye stood with his hands in his hands, stared at Yang Qilang in front of him with a gloomy face, and said coldly: "How did you promise me before?" Why go to the ring! ”

In front of him, Yang Qilang, played by Xu Zhen, seemed to want to raise his head, but he didn't dare to raise it after all.

The look on his face was both indignant and timid, he opened his mouth and said in a low voice: "Pan Leopard is ruthless, and he also hurts people with secret arrows!" ”

"I came to the stage when I saw him kill others by despicable means......"

Speaking of this, Yang Qilang seemed to have a little courage for himself, raised his head with a stiff neck, and shouted: "I'm doing harm for the people!" ”

"Smack!"

Before he finished speaking, Yang Jiye had already slapped him hard.

The strength was so great that Yang Qilang, who hit him directly, stumbled backwards and almost stood unsteadily.

"Daddy!"

At this moment, beside Yang Qilang, Xu Haoyu, who played Yang Liulang, knelt down with a "poof", and shouted in an eager tone: "It's me, it's actually because I ......"

"Shut up!"

Yang Jiye turned his head and glared at him, picked up a leather whip from the hand of the attendant on the side, raised his hand and shouted: "I must teach this rebel son a family law today!" ”

"Dad, if you want to beat me, hit me!"

Yang Liulang shouted: "It's that I can't get used to Pan Leopard, it's me who fanned the flames next to me, and Qilang was instigated by me when he came to the stage to fight Pan Leopard!" ”

"I hate to kill Pan Bao with my own hands!"

Yang Jiye raised the whip in his hand, glared at Yang Liulang angrily, and shouted, "Do you want to fight too?!" ”

Yang Liulang stared at Yang Jiye without the slightest intention of retreating, and said: "Qilang grew up with me since he was a child, what is wrong with him, it is all my habit of being an elder brother!" It's all my fault! ”

As he spoke, there was a hint of choking in his voice, and he said, "Dad, if you want to beat me, hit me!" ”