Chapter 176: Chen Xiaoer Shows His Virtue in Public

In the empty training room, three young men stood in the middle, and lonely applause rang out in the room.

"The performance was really good!" Lin Weimin praised generously.

The three people standing in front of Lin Weimin all had some joy on their faces. He then said, "Zhuangzhuang, what's the name of this female classmate of yours who I haven't introduced yet?"

Han Zhuangzhuang then remembered and introduced her to Lin Weimin: "Uncle, this is Song Dandan, a classmate of Guanhua's class. She has excellent acting skills and is praised the most by the teachers."

Lin Weimin smiled at Song Dandan and said, "Dandan's acting is really good. The performance is brilliant, better than what I wrote!"

Song Dandan said modestly with a shy face: "Teacher Lin, you are too kind."

Lin Weimin's face couldn't help but twitch again.

The beautiful woman in front of him and the rustic old lady speaking in Northeastern dialect in his memory, the two images were fighting wildly in Lin Weimin's mind, making him a little dazed for a moment.

Teacher Dandan, why are you doing this?

You can make a living with your looks, but you choose to rely on your talent.

What future can you have by hanging out with these two hot-tempered guys, Liang Guanhua and Han Zhuangzhuang?

Lin Weimin had to admit that Teacher Dandan was really beautiful when she was young, not inferior to those popular movie actresses at that time.

When Lin Weimin was about to speak, the door of the training room was suddenly pushed open and a bald man came in.

"I just heard someone say you were here. I looked for you for a long time and found you were here!"

Chen Xiaoer was dressed in a stage costume and it was obvious that he was rehearsing with makeup on today.

"Have you finished the queue?"

"Just finished."

“How is the effect?”

Chen Xiaoer was beaming with joy. "Needless to say? Weimin, I'm telling you, this show of ours is going to be a hit!"

"Whether it explodes or not, you're not the protagonist, why are you so excited?"

"That's a vulgar thing to say. There are no small roles, only small actors. Haven't you heard of this saying?"

"You can do it! You are now in the Bayi Film Studio, but your heart is in the People's Art Academy. I will report this to the leadership of your film studio tomorrow."

What Chen Xiaoer said is almost synonymous with the People's Art Theatre.

"Stop messing around. By the way, what are you doing?" Chen Xiaoer's eyes swept over Han Zhuangzhuang and the other two.

"Zhuangzhuang asked me to write a skit for them. So today, they asked me to come over to inspect the results."

"A skit?"

Chen Xiaoer's tone was contemptuous. In his eyes, this thing was just something for students to practice and he looked down upon it at all.

Han Zhuangzhuang usually hangs out with Chen Xiaoer very well. Seeing him like this, he said indignantly: "This is not an ordinary skit. My uncle wrote it specifically for us."

"How good can the skit be? Let me take a look." He reached out to Han Zhuangzhuang for the script.

After taking a few glances, he nodded and said, "Not bad, not bad."

But I disagreed in my heart. The jokes were indeed good, but the techniques and structure were too superficial.

He could also understand that Lin Weimin had just written it for a few kids to practice with, so it was probably just something he wrote casually.

However, even at this level, Chen Xiaoer believes that it is enough to beat most writers who make a living by writing scripts.

The more Song Dandan listened to him, the more upset she felt. It was clearly a work that everyone had worked hard to rehearse for more than half a month, but people had already defined it in their minds without even watching it.

"Teacher Chen, would you mind giving us some guidance?"

Song Dandan was a young and inexperienced person, and she immediately outwitted Chen Xiaoer.

He didn't get annoyed. He looked at the script and became interested. "Okay, then I'll go for this Yang Bailao!"

The fat boy gave up his seat reluctantly.

Chen Xiaoer stood there and silently read the script for more than ten minutes, then said, "Okay, that's about it, let's get started."

Song Dandan and the others were greatly surprised. The script had several thousand words of dialogue, how could he memorize it all in such a short time?

Lin Weimin quietly watched Chen Xiaoer pretending to be cool, "You guys start now."

The actors are in place, Song Dandan appears again, followed by Chen Xiaoer.

"Hey, director, director, director, here I come, here I come!"

He also trotted in from the door, his movements were still hurried and his tone was still nonchalant, but as soon as Chen Xiaoer entered the door, people could feel the arrogance and hateful spirit of a villain.

An expert can tell whether something is good or not with just one look.

Not only Lin Weimin, but even Song Dandan, who looked unconvinced, had a strange look in her eyes.

"Where have you been?" she asked impatiently, acting more naturally.

A good performance is not only enjoyable for the audience, but also makes the opponents feel involved in the performance, making them act more freely and brilliantly.

"I'll go to the door and have some food."

Chen Xiaoer's performance here was not as deliberate as Liang Guanhua's. He just stretched his neck slightly forward, and the expression on his face became exaggerated, with a natural vulgar temperament.

Before she could even breathe, Song Dandan subconsciously turned her head away.

“Are the roles clear?”

"It's clear, it's clear, I'm going to play Yang Bailao."

"What about Huang Shiren?"

"Huang Shiren is paying for me in the back!"

This is where the first laugh comes in, and also introduces the last performer of this sketch – "Huang Shiren".

When Han Zhuangzhuang came on stage, the rhythm of the performance was completely brought up by Chen Xiaoer, and he performed more relaxed and naturally.

Lin Weimin nodded secretly in his heart, the waiter was indeed quite capable.

In fact, he had this feeling when he watched Song Dandan just now, and now that Chen Xiaoer is on the stage, the feeling is even stronger. A good actor really can lead his opponent up instead of suppressing him.

This atmosphere lasted until the end of the performance. Han Zhuangzhuang excitedly hugged Chen Xiaoer's arm and said, "I feel like I performed really well!"

Lin Weimin smiled and corrected: "It's not that you acted so well, it's that Pace led so well!"

This time, Liang Guanhua and Song Dandan did not raise any objections, but instead looked convinced.

Chen Xiaoer's performance just now has conquered them.

"Teacher Chen's acting skills are really great. I don't know when we can have such acting skills." Liang Guanhua sighed.

"Why are you in such a hurry? You are still in the student class, not even formal actors. Your level is already very good now. If you want to become an outstanding actor like Pace, you can't rush it. You have to learn and grow slowly." Lin Weimin encouraged him and Song Dandan.

Chen Xiaoer was praised by Lin Weimin and was in a very happy mood, especially since he had just shown off in front of several people.

"Everyone is here today, so don't leave, let's have a meal together!"

Several young people readily agreed.

Lin Weimin was surprised and said, "Oh, it's rare, Teacher Chen is so generous today?"

"Look at what you said." Chen Xiaoer looked proud.

It was not until they arrived at the restaurant that Lin Weimin found out why Chen Xiaoer wanted to treat him to dinner today.

Yanjing Film Studio was preparing to shoot the movie "Sunset Street". Director Wang Hao was attracted by Chen Xiaoer's appearance and acting skills and asked him to play the important supporting role "Erzi" in the movie.

When Lin Weimin heard the news, he immediately realized that Chen Xiaoer’s star journey had really begun this time.

The movie "Sunset Street" received a good response after its release. The role of "Erzi" played by Chen Xiaoer was responsible for the comedy part of the movie and provided the laughs for the entire film. He was loved by countless moviegoers and won the Golden Rooster Award for Best Supporting Actor.

"Congratulations, you have finally made it this time." Lin Weimin said.

Han Zhuangzhuang and other younger ones looked at Chen Xiaoer with envy.

This is a movie, even the supporting actors have names and will appear in the end credits.

Chen Xiaoer was congratulated by everyone. He spoke modestly but couldn't control the expression on his face.

Lin Weimin couldn't stand his smug look, so he said, "Oh, Teacher Tang's Cliff is expected to be released soon. It's a 20-episode TV series, and I heard it will be broadcast on CCTV. We've never broadcast such a long TV series in our country."

As expected, Chen Xiaoer calmed down immediately upon hearing Teacher Tang's name and asked, "Will "The Cliff" be broadcast on CCTV?"

"yes."

In the early days of Chinese entertainment, film and television were inseparable, especially when the film studios had not yet declined. The pay for a movie was a few hundred yuan. Many important actors and stars in the film industry went to film TV series in order to make some quick money, and never came out again.

Making money from TV dramas is really fucking awesome!

In his heart, Chen Xiaoer regarded Tang Guoqiang as his competitor. Of course, Mr. Tang never thought so. He and Chen Xiaoer were not actors of the same type.

When he learned that "The Cliff" was going to be broadcast on CCTV, he suppressed his complacency and became interested in the quality of "The Cliff".

"Hey, Weimin, how's the filming of 'The Cliff' going?"

"How is it? It's OK. I wrote the script, just according to the novel. The choice of male and female protagonists is also suitable, and their acting skills..."

Lin Weimin thought of Zhu Lin, "It's considered acceptable. The crew members are very dedicated. I haven't seen the finished film yet, but it should be good."

"So, Teacher Tang will be popular again?" Chen Xiaoer's tone was a little disappointed.

"Teacher Tang is already very popular."

Lin Weimin's expression looked a bit gloating.

Avoiding this topic, Lin Weimin encouraged Chen Xiaoer, "Do a good job in this movie. From what I heard you say about that role just now, it should be easy to perform well. In the future, maybe you can become famous with the role of 'Er Zi'."

Chen Xiaoer thought Lin Weimin was just trying to comfort him, so he cupped his hands and said, "Okay, I'll borrow your good words."

He didn't know that what Lin Weimin said was true.

The role of Erzi in "Sunset Street" is in the same vein as Erzi in "Looking at the Family". When he performed in "Looking at the Family" at the beginning, he left a deep impression on many audiences. It was just a matter of chance.

The release of Sunset Street solidified this impression, and later gave birth to China's first comedy series, the "Er Zi Series".

Chen Xiaoer's nickname comes from the character "Erzi".

"Don't disbelieve me, I have a very good eye!" Lin Weimin looked at Chen Xiaoer meaningfully and said.

Chen Xiaoer didn't take it to heart and muttered, "What a weird thing!"

(End of this chapter)