Chapter 9: Drama Rehearsals
In the drama that Mu Xiaoqing participated in, there were only 3 actors combined, but there were 8 roles.
She plays two roles herself, and her best friend is tasked with playing 4 roles.
But counting the transitions, they still lack an actor.
When she couldn't find an actor for a while, Mu Xiaoqing had an idea, and thought that there was a porter with a good image at the back door of the school, so she came to Ren Shuai.
Ren Shuai thought about the task and asked curiously: "What content do you shoot in the drama?" ”
Mu Xiaoqing said: "It is a mystery drama, the story of the residents of the community being killed, and the police and detectives teaming up to solve the case. ”
It's really concise.
Ren Shuai didn't ask any more, and instead said, "Do you need rehearsals for your drama, I still have to work during the day." ”
"You don't have to worry, the script is short, you can rehearse it twice when you're off work." Mu Xiaoqing said with a crooked smile.
"Okay then."
Ren Shuai nodded and agreed.
After agreeing on the time and place, Ren Shuai arrived as promised.
They rehearsed in a small theater with a small stage and simple costumes.
"Uncle Li, let me introduce here, this is Su Yu, my best friend, and the screenwriter of the drama, and that is her boyfriend Liu Tian."
The three actors include Mu Xiaoqing, her best friend, and her best friend's boyfriend.
The lineup is really simple, no wonder you can find yourself as a porter to make a show.
Ren Shuai thought silently in his heart, and responded: "Hello." ”
Su Yu heard that her best friend had found a porter to hang out, so she was naturally not very satisfied, but when she saw Ren Shuai herself, she felt that her temperament was very good and her image was excellent.
Then make do with it.
A few people were not polite and started rehearsing directly.
Since Ren Shuai has very few scenes, he doesn't need to speak lines, so he reads the script on the side first.
Mu Xiaoqing's role is to reason for a female writer and a female neighbor, Su Yu is busy and has to play the role of the deceased, a thief, a courier and a cleaning aunt, and Liu Tian plays the role of a policeman.
In the plot, the deceased was a person with a bad temper, who liked to take the initiative to provoke conflicts, and his popularity was very poor.
Everyone has a conflict with the deceased, everyone has a motive to kill, and everyone has contact with the deceased in the near future.
And the security guard played by Ren Shuai is a clue character, who will patrol and pass by in key scenes.
The murderer was worried that he would be discovered by the security guard when he committed the crime and left evidence, so he did something weakly, but was caught by the detectives and the police, and finally brought to justice.
After reading the script, Ren Shuai remembered the time of his appearance and joined the rehearsal.
Mu Xiaoqing is the heroine, she plays a mystery novelist who is responsible for sorting out clues, and Liu Tian's police officer is responsible for discovering evidence and arresting the murderer.
Su Yu is the busiest, and she has to keep changing her outfits and playing different roles.
And Ren Shuai passed by behind when every character appeared on the stage, making a patrol appearance.
After watching a rehearsal before, Ren Shuai felt that except for Mu Xiaoqing's professional skills, Su Yu and her boyfriend's acting skills were quite average.
Without waiting for him to think about it, Su Yu beckoned: "Uncle Li, are you ready, remember the timing of the appearance, let's officially rehearse." “
"Yes."
Although he has no experience in acting in dramas, Ren Shuai is still handy for this level of performance.
Su Yu saw that the uncle was full of confidence, but she was not so confident, so she turned her head and asked in a low voice: "Xiaoqing, is the uncle you looking for reliable, and the image is okay, don't make mistakes on stage and drag us back." ”
Mu Xiaoqing spread her hands slightly and said: "Time is pressing, other familiar classmates are running the group outside, now it's good that the uncle is willing to help, don't pick and choose." “
Su Yu was a little regretful: "It's a pity that my script took shape too late, I heard that there are seniors in the industry to see this performance, as long as we don't act too badly, maybe my book can be fancied." ”
"Okay, I'll do a good job, don't waste time, let's start quickly." Mu Xiaoqing urged.
Su Yu nodded, and then obediently lay on the ground and began to play the corpse.
Mu Xiaoqing's female neighbor went out to throw out the garbage, and found that the door next door was not locked, and there was a faint smell of blood wafting out, so she found the body and called the police.
After the police appeared, they began to check the alibi, and one character after another appeared.
When each suspect stated his experience of contact with the deceased, there was a performance similar to the restoration of the case, and when the case was restored, Ren Shuai had to see the right time to appear.
Su Yu's thief was about to pry the door, squatting on the ground for a while, his eyes constantly glancing behind the scenes.
She was worried that Uncle Li would not be able to appear on time.
Since their drama has no director, they can't focus on the overall effect, so they can only set up a video camera on the stage, and Su Yu's state of distraction seems very obvious offstage.
Ren Shuai didn't care about others, saw the opportunity, brought in the role of a security guard, and started patrolling the building with a flashlight.
His gaze seemed to be on the verge of catching the thief every time, but he just didn't turn his head completely, making it impossible to tell if he had seen the thief or not.
Ren Shuai followed the predetermined position and successfully completed the cutscene, and the timing was just right.
Mu Xiaoqing didn't expect Ren Shuai to be so calm, although he had no lines, people could know that he was a security guard at a glance.
On the contrary, it was Su Yu, who was always distracted from other people's performances, and he made mistakes twice and his lines three times.
After a rehearsal, about an hour or so, the time for them to rent a theater was over.
Mu Xiaoqing walked up to Ren Shuai and said, "Uncle Li, thank you so much, let's rehearse again tomorrow night, and the official performance will be the day after tomorrow, no problem, right?" ”
Ren Shuai didn't expect the time to be so tight, but he didn't feel pressure at all, and nodded: "Okay, send the time and place to my mobile phone." ”
"Okay, when the show is over, I'll treat you to a big meal."
Mu Xiaoqing smiled and waved goodbye to Ren Shuai.
Later, the three of them got together again and turned on the video recorder to see the rehearsal.
This is the first time that the three of them have gone through the script as a whole, and it is much more difficult than they imagined, especially Su Yu and his boyfriend, two people who have never learned acting, often have plays and forget words.
"Xiao Susu, you can't act, you will officially perform the day after tomorrow, this is too amateurish." Mu Xiaoqing said mercilessly.
"The drama is so difficult, I thought I could just read the words, but I didn't expect the effect to be so bad." Su Yu was a little frustrated.
Her boyfriend Liu Tian comforted: "It's okay, we are all amateurs, with me and Uncle Li to give you a foil, it won't seem that you are too bad." ”
Su Yu nodded slightly, but Mu Xiaoqing smiled and said, "You two are half a catty and eight taels, Uncle Li is much stronger than you." ”
"Is there one?"
Su Yu just felt that there was nothing wrong with the security guard's position and appearance, but if she wanted to say that she acted better than herself, she didn't admit it.
Mu Xiaoqing called up the video, pointed to the glance after Ren Shuai appeared, and said: "Look at it, Uncle Li's eyes and the range of turning his head are just right, so that people can know at a glance that he is an old security guard patrolling the building." ”
"It's just a coincidence."
"Then look at this paragraph again."