Chapter 658
[84] The significance of this drama!
Chapter 658 [84] The significance of this drama!
Experimental Theatre of National Academy of Chinese Drama, backstage.
"Hu Chi... Hu Chi..."
Huo Zhengyan kept adjusting his breathing, trying to slowly calm his tense emotions.
For a long time, he has been a little transparent in Class 02, Acting Department, Grade .
During his internship in the past two years, he worked for many film crews and relied on the reputation of the Central Academy of Drama to get several roles with only a few lines.
Many crews use him. It's funny to say that every time an actor submits a resume, when they see the resume of the first class of the acting department of the Central Academy of Drama in 02, the audition officer or casting director will always ask: "Do you know Chen Yu?"
"Are you and Chen Yu classmates?"
"You are also in Class 02, so aren't you in the same class as Chen Yu?"
And so on.
To the extent that now, he has become accustomed to this identity of classmate Chen Yu.
He is very proud of it and often brags about it when he has meals with the cast and crew.
At first, Huo Zhengyan was obviously resistant to such a title.
But now he can only say one thing - it smells so good.
This halo of Chen Yu has brought him many benefits.
Yes, now he is grateful for his classmate Chen Yu.
Their class produced Hollywood superstars like Chen Yu, who became world-famous in just a few years.
There have also been students like Wen Zhang and Tong Yao who have already played the leading male and female roles in several dramas before they even left school; there have also been students like Liu Yifei and Tang Yan who don't worry about resources because they have a good relationship with Chen Yu... However, even if they are as famous as Class 02, Grade 1.
Most students are like Huo Zhengyan.
From freshman to senior year, these students have been unknown. They don’t have any major advantages, but they work hard to learn the knowledge about acting taught by the Central Academy of Drama.
Waiting to see if there will be such an opportunity one day.
But they are also lucky. Their luck is that they can know Chen Yu, while students from other classes may not even have such an opportunity.
Now, Huo Zhengyan knew that his chance had come.
He acted in the graduation drama with Chen Yu, and because of his appearance and weight, he got a pretty outstanding role.
Zhu Wen!
Chen Yu plays the role of Qiuya, the high school beauty whom Xia Luo has a crush on... and her future husband!
It's a bit confusing, but it comes first and leaves a deep impression on the audience.
After all, Qiu Ya was played by Liu Yifei, and he was lucky enough to act opposite Liu Yifei.
Although the play is only a few scenes long, Huo Zhengyan still cherishes and values it very much.
In fact, many students privately envy him. According to their analysis, with Chen Yu in this play, it is destined to be performed.
If Huo Zhengyan could continue to play the role of Zhu Wen, it would be equivalent to having a pension insurance and a role that he could show off!
This will definitely be helpful to Zhu Wen's future acting career.
However, since he had never performed in a public stage play, Huo Zhengyan was feeling more and more overwhelmed as the graduation drama was about to begin.
The key point is that there are many classmates around, who are constantly talking about what's happening outside. He forced himself not to listen, but every word he said couldn't help but enter his ears.
“All sold out!”
"More than 600 tickets, and more than 100 of them are not for sale. They were given to the leaders and teachers of the school and several drama clubs in the capital..."
"I just went out to take a look. Wow, this is the first time I've seen so many people in the audience!"
“I’ve never experienced anything like this before!”
Many acting students were chatting backstage while putting on makeup. Chen Yu looked at the time and there were still 5 minutes left.
He glanced at Liu Yifei, who was wearing a wedding dress and looked elegant. For the first time, he felt that letting his girlfriend play Qiu Ya was not a wise thing to do.
beautiful!
"Where is this kid Huo Zhengyan?"
Chen Yu glanced at the backcourt and wanted to talk to Huo Zhengyan, but he found that this guy was taking deep breaths.
"Little Fatty, are you nervous?"
Chen Yu walked in front of Huo Zhengyan, who forced a smile: "Well, Brother Yu, I'll adjust it myself!"
"Wasn't everything going well during the rehearsals and practice?"
Chen Yu asked, Huo Zhengyan glanced at him and knew Chen Yu's character. He actually had a good relationship with many classmates.
"I'm afraid I'll forget the words. It would be even worse if I mess up the performance..."
Huo Zhengyan nodded, and Chen Yu smiled and said, "I thought it would be stressful to act with me, maybe it would be better if I changed someone else!"
"Yes, there are too many spectators!"
"Plus, it's the graduation drama..."
In addition, Huo Zhengyan is very optimistic about this opportunity.
So it was caused by a combination of reasons. Huo Zhengyan did not hide it. Chen Yu shrugged and said, "There is nothing we can do. We can only adjust it ourselves. It's okay. As long as you perform well, we can fix the lines if they are wrong!"
Chen Yu didn't talk too much with Huo Zhengyan because the graduation drama was about to begin.
Huo Zhengyan felt much better after talking with Chen Yu. In fact, his biggest pressure was that he was afraid of messing up the performance and affecting Chen Yu.
Now that he said so, I might as well give it a try.
"Okay, let's get on stage!"
Chen Yu looked at the time and saw that it was almost time, so he called Wen Zhang, Yang Shuo and others to go on stage with him and strike their poses.
Chen Yu was responsible for the first opening.
There is definitely pressure, but more of it is excitement.
Because the performance is finally about to begin.
Many people have been rehearsing for a drama for several months. The graduation drama, which is the most important in the hearts of all the actors of Class 02, is about to meet the audience up close.
Whether you live or die depends on now.
Even if the theater is full, it does not mean that the drama is successful. It also depends on the audience's response and their performance, which is the most important thing.
A few people went on stage and sat there, feeling the lively atmosphere of the venue outside the curtain. No one spoke, but instead they were thinking about their own performances and lines later.
pat!
The lights in the theater suddenly dimmed at this moment.
The experimental theater, which was originally noisy with whispers, suddenly became quiet.
Everyone knows that the drama is about to begin.
The packed audience was obviously looking forward to something; and the few performers at the premiere were suppressing their excitement. Each of them was taking a deep breath, adjusting their emotions, and trying to give the best performance possible.
"come on!"
Chen Yu was calculating the time, and the light suddenly hit his head.
boom--
Seeing Chen Yu suddenly appear, the audience in the theater hesitated for a few seconds before suddenly boiling with excitement.
Shouts and screams came one after another.
No one expected that Chen Yu would appear so suddenly, first and alone.
"Shh!"
Chen Yu made a gesture to keep quiet.
Everyone suddenly quieted down.
It was at this moment that Charlotte's opening lines were heard by everyone in the audience through the stage loudspeaker.
"Hahaha!"
The audience was obviously very cooperative. After Chen Yu said a few words, many people burst into laughter.
In 06, many lines in "Charlotte's Troubles" were obviously very fashionable and funny.
"Did Chen Yu stage this play himself?" Zhao Youliang, the president of the National Theatre of China, asked Xu Xiaozhong, the old president of the Central Academy of Drama, who was standing beside him.
The two knew each other well and often performed plays together when they were young.
Xu Xiaozhong is currently the honorary president of the Central Academy of Drama and will officially retire in July. He has been at the Central Academy of Drama for 7 years and is now nearly 23 years old. He is a leading figure in the drama world.
He has directed and written many plays.
Since he became the dean in 83, it can be said that many of the current leadership team of the Central Academy of Drama were promoted by him.
Sitting next to him were the top leaders of the Central Academy of Drama, Secretary Liu Guofu and Dean Xu Xiang, who used to be his assistant.
The entire Central Academy of Drama is almost stamped with the mark of Xu Xiaozhong.
"Yes, he directed, wrote and performed the play himself. I didn't expect this guy to have this talent. It's this play...hahaha!"
Xu Xiaozhong couldn't help but laugh and clap his hands as he listened to the fashionable lines: "Commercial drama, look at the children's response, sometimes you have to admit that the current changes are really big, the drama industry really needs to be reformed, and even the movie industry has been reformed!"
"It's all caused by the Internet. I think the drama being like this is not necessarily a good thing!"
Zhao Youliang couldn't help but shook his head.
What kind of feeling is that?
I feel like I'm sitting on pins and needles, but there's nothing I can do.
For him, who has studied drama all his life, it is obviously impossible for him to accept such a drama.
But he had to admit that this "sketch-style drama" written by Chen Yu would be very marketable and have a good audience among young people.
You can't say it's bad, on the contrary it's very good. You can tell by the audience's hilarious atmosphere. The whole theater burst into laughter in almost every few seconds.
The success of the previous production of "Cuihua Prepares Suancai" at the Central Academy of Drama made everyone see the potential of commercial drama.
So although Zhao Youliang looked very embarrassed, he also smiled symbolically.
There's no way. How does the old saying go?
Never think that you are smarter than the audience, and never think that you have better aesthetic taste than the audience. The box office depends on the audience's recognition, not on what you call good or bad.
The laughter in the audience at the moment is enough to illustrate the charm of this drama.
If more phenomenal dramas like "Cuihua Serve Suancai" can be born in the market, it will be a great thing for the entire drama industry. It will promote the development of the entire drama industry and allow more actors to have jobs.
Wouldn't it be good to allow more audiences to be exposed to other forms of drama?
"Dean Zhao, you have the script to support the National Theatre, so you don't have to worry about the audience!"
"But we at the Central Academy of Drama need the market!"
Although Xu Xiaozhong has studied drama for his entire life, he was once the president of the Central Academy of Drama and obviously has a longer-term vision than Zhao Youliang: "The expansion of the drama, film and TV drama market needs to cater to the tastes of young people. Every year, the school expands the enrollment. If the drama market can also be commercialized, students will have another way out!"
"It's the same with movies. Art films are necessary, but commercial films are more important!"
"I think the significance of Chen Yu's play is no less than the huge sales of his movies!"
Xu Xiaozhong, of course you have to support the students of your own school.
Besides, he didn't think the play was bad, it was just a little too avant-garde and completely different from traditional classic dramas.
However, the Central Academy of Drama has had several good dramas before, all of which were produced by unknown directors, screenwriters and actors, and the cost was not high, such as "Cuihua, Serve the Sour Cabbage", but the market feedback was very good, not only making the actors famous, but also making the directors, producers, etc. make a lot of money.
In fact, this is the drama market that Xu Xiaozhong wants.
Sometimes, the drama is too highbrow and many actors can’t even afford to make a living, but the theater won’t allow them to work part-time.
Isn't it the same with opera, acrobatics, etc.?
Crosstalk was not mainstream before, but Guo Degang helped many crosstalk performers make money and have a living.
Now Xu Xiaozhong is thinking more about how to make drama go beyond the circle and enter thousands of households... By then, will actors still worry about not having enough food to eat? !
The market determines your income.
"Hahaha!"
"Charlotte is such a mean guy!"
"No, I'm almost dying of laughter!"
“This drama is really funny!”
"How could you come up with the idea of intercepting Zhou Jielun..."
"..."
The entire Experimental Theater of the Central Academy of Drama was filled with laughter, with people bursting into laughter from time to time.
Many freshmen are obviously exposed to this kind of comedy drama for the first time. Some students who have watched "Cuihua Dresses up Sauerkraut" and Happy Twist dramas can relate to it more easily because this drama is more mature than Cuihua.
Snapped!Snapped!Snapped!
At the end of the more than two-hour drama, the audience responded with crazy applause and whistles.
Chen Yu came to the stage holding the hands of Liu Yifei and several other leading actors, and bowed to the audience again and again. He was so popular.
Many students from the Central Academy of Drama were so excited after watching the show that they shouted loudly.
"Performance!"
"Performance!"
"..."
This is what Xu Xiaozhong thinks is amazing about Chen Yu. Although Chen Yu has extremely high popularity and status, and the audience is likely to come for him, the dramas he performs can really make young people very engaged.
In other words, given Chen Yu's fame, he did not just treat the audience perfunctorily, but instead presented an excellent drama.
This is something that many celebrities cannot do.
With his fame, character, and works, why would he worry about not having an audience to appreciate him?
No need to worry about box office.
The most important thing is that he is only 22 years old.
You are a 40-year-old drama director who graduated from a directing department. When you direct this kind of drama, Xu Xiaozhong would think that it is just so-so.
I even sneered at it in my heart, but at the age of 22, he is a genius in the drama world.
Even though this play is very commercial and skit-like, the box office is king.
Looking at the cheers from the audience, Xu Xiaozhong had the illusion that he was really old. He had directed so many plays in his life, but none of them had such an enthusiastic response as the one now. The audience was reluctant to leave for a long time and interacted enthusiastically with Chen Yu.
At present, many teachers and leaders have almost forgotten that what they are seeing is just a graduation drama for students of the Central Academy of Drama, rather than the premiere of many mature dramas.
They really forgot because of the success of the drama.
"thank you all!"
"Want to keep watching?"
Chen Yu said loudly, and many people in the audience responded in unison: "Yes!"
"Okay, then I'll ask the theater teacher to see if we can arrange a few performances. But I may not play Charlotte. I will find a suitable actor!"
"I hope everyone will support me!"
Chen Yu bowed again with everyone else before leaving the stage.
clap clap clap!
The applause lasted for a long time. Several teachers from the Central Academy of Drama looked at each other and smiled.
How easy would it be if every graduation drama was like today?
Every student was inspired by Chen Yu's performance and got into the drama, performing better than usual.
This is a qualified leading actor and director who makes everyone work hard for this play.
"Director Chang, I see the old dean is laughing a lot, he must be very satisfied!"
Liu Tianchi whispered to Chang Li beside him.
Chang Li clapped her hands and smiled, "Don't think that the old dean is almost 80 years old. He likes to watch young people perform. Before, Deng Chao's "Cui Hua" was defeated in the lawsuit, but he still insisted on performing it in the theater again!"
"The old dean really wants to see the drama market on par with the film market..."
"I guess he needs to have a good talk with Chen Yu!"
"Well, but I didn't expect that this play would be so popular. Now I'm wondering, is it because of Chen Yu, or is the play really well done?"
Liu Tianchi was mainly afraid that if Chen Yu, Liu Yifei and others left, the drama would not be able to continue.
This is what he, as a teacher, worries about.
Although Chen Yu and his friends don't have to worry about production, other students will have to rely on this drama to accumulate experience and improve their abilities.
(End of this chapter)