Xu Zhao, an actress in the seventh and eighth lines, participated in a cultural variety show that was both educational and entertaining. She thought it was just a matter of following the program gr...
Chapter 2 Re-enactment
The next three who came were all relatively well-known domestic stars, including some from Taiwan.
Xu Zhao and the other two greeted the three seniors who came later, and the introduction session was officially over.
The director, who was sitting on the ground, held up a loud speaker and began to explain the rules of the show.
"As we all know, the Yu Dynasty is a dynasty with a history of 800 years. Before the establishment of the Yu Dynasty, the princes fought for hegemony and the countries were in constant conflict, so the emperor who unified the country has always been a hot topic in contemporary times."
"Three years ago, the state discovered his tomb and started excavation work, unearthing quite a number of cultural relics. This time we are working with the state to better present the history and culture before and after the founding of the Yu Dynasty to the TV audience."
Director Zheng Wen first gave an opening speech, explaining why this program was necessary.
Then he continued: "In each episode, we will invite experts from the archaeological activities to explain to us. In order to make everyone understand immersively, we will have a quiz with prizes after the experts finish explaining, and we will also play some small games. Finally, we will have a scene reenactment."
Xu Zhao nodded in understanding. If he just kept explaining, the audience would probably get bored after a few minutes. However, adding performances or quizzes could indeed increase the audience's stickiness.
"Director, do we act out the scenes according to the scripts provided by the production team, or do we come up with the scripts ourselves?" said Qiao Zhijing, a senior veteran in the entertainment industry. He won the Best Actor Award five years ago and the Best Actor Award two years ago for the movie Going Home. Now he can be said to have both fame and fortune.
As a veteran in the entertainment industry, he has participated in many variety shows and naturally knows that there are many routines in variety shows. If you don't want to be cheated, you must ask clearly on certain issues.
If you don't ask clearly now, and you suffer in the future, the director will only blame you for not asking clearly in the first place.
As soon as Qiao Zhijing finished speaking, everyone felt as if they had a backbone and they all looked at him. Xu Zhao was no exception. She thought to herself: He is worthy of being an actor who has been in the entertainment industry for many years. He really thinks more than us newcomers.
Xu Zhao admired him sincerely in his heart. Is this the experience shared by the old employees?
Then everyone turned their attention to Director Zheng, waiting for his explanation.
Zheng Wen was patient. He had no intention of cheating people in this regard. He said directly: "Our scene reenactment this time is divided into two parts. Because we are not broadcasting live, there will be a post-production. So when the experts talk about certain knowledge points, we will insert situational dramas. In addition to the six of you guests, the actors in these situational dramas will also be the flying guests of the current episode."
His words also informed the guests that there would be additional guest appearances later.
He was about to continue talking when Jin Suiran suddenly interrupted and said, "So we have to dress up and act according to the script halfway through listening."
Hearing this, Zheng Wen raised his hand and rubbed his eyebrows, silently saying in his heart: Don’t be angry, don’t be angry, if you get sick from anger, no one can replace you!
He was about to explain when Sun Runchen, who had been silent, couldn't help but burst out laughing: "Miss Jin, have you never participated in a variety show? The director said there is post-production. These sitcoms are all shot in a unified way, and the effects shown are all completed in post-production."
After Sun Runchen finished speaking, he did not forget to smile in a naughty way, and his sarcasm value was at its maximum.
"You!" Jin Suiran's breathing was unstable for a moment. She took a deep breath. Since she entered the entertainment industry, no one dared to talk to her like this. When she was about to rush to Sun Runchen, she was pulled back by Xu Zhao.
"Don't be impulsive. We're recording a video. It won't look good if you get angry." Xu Zhao raised his hand and touched Jin Suiran's back, as if he was stroking a furry little animal.
When she was suddenly touched like this, Jin Suiran's anger miraculously disappeared immediately. She put her hands on her face and patted it gently to keep herself calm, but the tips of her ears still turned red.
Jin Suiran lifted the hair by her ear, turned her head aside, and ignored Sun Runchen. Although she said nothing about it, she was already thinking about how to trip him up in the future.
Seeing the two men confronting each other at first and then ignoring each other, Qiao Zhijing tried to mediate: "Well, we are all new here, so don't be shy to ask if you don't understand. Old people should also be more generous and answer if they can."
Years of hard work have made his character calm and steady, and he exudes a gentle and elegant aura, but he has lost the drive he had when he was young.
He turned the topic back to Zheng Wen, "What about Director Zheng's other part?"
"The other part is that it really depends on you, but the program team will provide you with all the help except the script. At the end of each episode, you need to split into two groups, write down what you have learned into a script, and interpret the historical story in your eyes."
Seeing that the topic had returned to the main business, Zheng Wen immediately explained the second half of the rules.
Compared with situational performance, Xu Zhao is more concerned about the quiz with prizes. After all, her position in this program is not to act.
"Director Zheng, what is the prize for the quiz?"
Zheng Wen looked at the six people in front of him meaningfully. "The prizes for the quiz are cultural and creative products jointly produced by this program and the A City Museum. Of course, the prizes are not for you, but for your fans. After the program is broadcast, we will launch a quiz on Weibo. These questions may be questions you have asked before, or they may be knowledge points that experts have talked about. Then we will randomly select a fan who answers the question correctly and give him the prize."
Taiwanese female star Lin Yuan spoke with her unique Taiwanese accent: "Since it is given to fans, what does it have to do with us?" Her question expressed what everyone was thinking.
Zheng Wen had an expression that said, "I knew you would ask that question. How can it be related? These gifts are sent to your fans through your Weibo. In other words, whoever answers more questions will have more prizes for his or her fans."
High, really too high!
Xu Zhao sincerely admired the director's idea of using celebrities to promote these cultural and creative products while ensuring the ratings of the program. If you don't watch the program, how can you know the answers to these questions?
When we heard that they were working hard for the fans, everyone's fighting spirit was instantly boosted.
Large clouds began to appear in the sky, blocking the sun from time to time, which did bring a hint of coolness.
"Next, we would like to invite Mr. Zhou Nanyan, the director of City A Museum."
As soon as Director Zheng finished speaking, everyone began to applaud politely and warmly welcomed Director Zhou.
When Xu Zhao saw the person coming, her pretty eyebrows slightly raised. When she first heard the director say the name, she was wondering if it was a coincidence. The curator's name was the same as Uncle Zhou who often came to her house.
Now that I see him in person, I didn’t expect that he is really Uncle Zhou!
Xu Zhao has been studying abroad in the past few years and has not seen Uncle Zhou for a long time.
She had always thought that most of the people her father interacted with were university professors.