Chapter 30
Members of dormitory 404 on campus: 1
After Ling Sui returned to the dormitory, he finished reading the script synopsis and character introductions.
The current name of the drama is "Successful Examination", which tells the story of school teachers, parents and students preparing for the college entrance examination.
Different from other college entrance examination-themed film and television dramas that are inspirational and passionate, the story of "Top of the College Entrance Examination" is more down-to-earth. Its main plot line not only involves teachers leading students in tackling the college entrance examination knowledge, but also explores the impact of family and social environment on students' education outside the classroom.
The heroine of this drama is Li Yuhua, the class teacher played by Tang Bing, and Zhang Zihan is not only a student in her class, but also her daughter.
The mere setting of "my mother is my class teacher" has made Ling Sui sweat, and the surprises this role brings her are yet to come.
As she watched, she interpreted and analyzed it in her mind.
Zhang Zihan is the best student in the class, but after entering the third year of high school, a new transfer student, Xue Yutong, comes to the class. The other party's total score exceeded hers when he took the mock exam for the first time.
Xue Yutong not only had better grades than her, but was also more cheerful and optimistic, and could get along better with classmates. He had only been transferred to the school for a short time, but his popularity was much better than hers. Moreover, even Zhang Zihan's good friend Peng Haoran seemed to be attracted by Xue Yutong and ignored her.
As a result, Zhang Zihan's mentality collapsed. She failed in several consecutive quizzes and her score dropped from second to fifth.
The worst thing is that her mother Li Yuhua and Xue Yutong's father Xue Wen are old classmates. Li Yuhua crushed Xue Wen in all aspects back then. Although she will treat Xue Yutong fairly, she does not want to see her daughter lose to Xue Wen's child. Wouldn't that be too embarrassing for her?
The more Li Yuhua scolded her, the more test papers she assigned to her, and the more her rest time was squeezed, the more pressure Zhang Zihan felt, and her test scores became worse and worse.
After the mock exam, the class seats were randomly adjusted, and Zhang Zihan and Xue Yutong’s twin brother Xue Yuchen became deskmates.
Xue Yuchen had very poor grades, and he thought Zhang Zihan would dislike sitting at the same table with him, but she didn't. Even if he deliberately made trouble, Zhang Zihan would not bother with him and would patiently explain the questions to him. In this way, Xue Yuchen gradually developed a liking for Zhang Zihan.
Seeing this, Ling Suisui understood that Zhang Zihan was a girl who had lived under high pressure from her mother for a long time, and who set high demands on herself, but was also sensitive, introverted, and had a soft temper.
She did feel a little repulsive towards Xue Yutong in her heart, but that didn't mean she would do anything to attack her. This aversion was more like a kind of helpless self-loathing.
Later, after getting along with the Xue brothers and sisters, Xue Yutong, who was as sunny and warm as a little sun, touched Zhang Zihan, and she also resolved the misunderstanding with Peng Haoran.
The four-member team became good friends, and Xue Yuchen gradually couldn't control his heart and prepared to confess his love to Zhang Zihan.
Seeing this, Ling Sui's heart almost skipped a beat. Fortunately, in the later plot, Li Yuhua discovered their relationship, and this "premature love" ultimately did not come to fruition.
Phew...she was scared to death. It's not a good thing to fall in love in a drama like this. Even if there are two people involved, girls are definitely more likely to be criticized for being unambitious and love-brained.
After Zhang Zihan and Xue Yuchen's affair was discovered, her storyline basically reached its climax.
After being scolded by Li Yuhua, Zhang Zihan lost confidence and fell into constant self-denial, which made it difficult for her to concentrate in class and exams. However, Li Yuhua mistakenly thought that it was all because of Xue Yuchen.
The conflict between mother and daughter gradually deepened, and Zhang Zihan was pushed to the brink of collapse. It was not until she fainted in class and Xue Yutong and others explained the situation to Li Yuhua that they were able to resolve their worries through an open-hearted conversation.
In the end, Zhang Zihan was admitted to her dream school as she wished, and the hardworking Xue Yuchen also made a comeback from a poor student. Although he did not become a top student, he was admitted to a school in the same city as her.
Well, this plot setting is quite reasonable. If Xue Yuchen can catch up with Zhang Zihan's achievements over the years with just one year of hard work, then this golden finger is too big.
Overall, Ling Suisui still likes this role very much.
Although Zhang Zihan is not perfect and even has obvious shortcomings, this three-dimensional character image is very suitable for realistic themes and leaves more room for actors to perform.
The fact that Tang Bing was able to give her a complete character introduction proves that this role basically fell on her.
Ling Suisui also asked her if she wanted to audition, and Tang Bing's answer was that she could just take time to take her out for a meal with the main creative team.
On the one hand, it is because Tang Bing has a lot of say in the crew. She took the lead in planning the production of "The Golden List". As for the casting of Zhang Zihan, as long as the person she chose was not too outrageous, everyone else would give her face.
On the other hand, it was also because Ling Sui worked hard to improve himself. The producer had been planning to consider her on Ge Kun's recommendation, and when Tang Bing asked her to play the role, he was definitely doing her a favor and readily agreed.
The show stars Tang Bing and Feng Guang (who plays Xue Wen), as well as other actors who play teachers and parents. Although Ling Sui's title is still "leading actor", the value of this leading role is much higher than that in "Ding Feng Bo".
After all, "The Last Rank" is an ensemble drama, and her role accounts for a considerable proportion, so she needs to follow the crew from beginning to end.
Tang Bing told her that the filming time of this drama is tentatively scheduled for June, which may be slightly advanced or delayed, but there will not be much change because the schedule of the leading actor has been determined.
As for other people... including the young actors including Ling Suisui, they can only adjust their arrangements to cooperate with the crew's shooting plan.
There are four people in the "Starring" column, all of whom are students in the script, namely Zhang Zihan, Xue Yutong, Xue Yuchen and Peng Haoran.
Peng Haoran does not appear much in Zhang Zihan's story line, but he is closely involved with Xue Yutong and Xue Yuchen.
Among these four students, only Ling Sui has been confirmed as the actor. Tang Bing even jokingly asked her if she wanted to sign the contract first so that she would have an advantage in the ranking.
Of course Ling Suisui said no and just followed the crew's arrangements. She is not the protagonist, so what’s the point of fighting for this position?
The more widely accepted view is that online dramas are considered first, satellite TV dramas are considered second, and movies are considered third. There are six leading actors in "The List of Talents", plus special appearances, so her ranking is between ninth and twelfth.
It's come this far, is there any difference in the specific number? Obviously not.
Moreover, because the pie of Tang Bing + Qinghe Film and Television is so tempting, there are many popular stars vying for the roles of these students.
When faced with truly good projects, celebrities can also get rid of their "ranking cancer". Besides, it’s not shameful to play supporting roles for seniors, and it can also build relationships and accumulate some connections.
Ling Suisui read the script in depth while attending classes and practicing martial arts step by step.
But... Room 404 is clearly a room for four people, but now it has become her single room. All three of her roommates were not in school.
The summer short film was completed before school started, but she joined a new film crew. Ling Suisui asked her that this time she was going to play an important role in a National Day tribute film, and the shooting was expected to take more than two months.
After she told him the director's name, Ling Sui knew that the box office would not be low without even looking up any information.
The combination of a famous director and a tribute film is aimed at showing off his face on the big screen.
Even Xiang Yanchu would be envious of these resources.
In the industry, there is a chain of contempt for movies, satellite TV series, and online dramas. Although with the popularization of smart terminals, the chain between the latter two has gradually become blurred, the "movie circle" is still high above, and is something that many traffic stars cannot touch.
It is difficult for them to make an ordinary movie in theaters, let alone be noticed by a famous director. Moreover, Xia Tian played an important role, not just a cameo with a few lines.
Even someone as calm as Ling Sui could not help but sigh that there were indeed people who were born in Rome.
She comforted herself that she would have it in the future, it was just a matter of time.
If others heard it, they might say she was arrogant, but Ling Suisui just had that kind of confidence and ambition.
Xia Tian was on the set filming, and Xiang Yanchu was already busy. However, she will be joining the group soon.
Although what she shot was not a movie, it was also a major project of Antenna Video S+, a fantasy work adapted from a top female IP.
Xiang Yanchu returned to the dormitory once and met Ling Suisui, and expressed his gratitude to her.
She said: "Thank you for reminding me before. I thought of talking to the company about career planning. Although I still don't have much decision-making power, at least they arranged a drama for me instead of going on variety shows like crazy."
Ling Suisui said you’re welcome, and asked her if she had read the script and what she thought of it.
Xiang Yanchu shook her head and said that she had only read the original novel so far.
It’s not because she didn’t work hard, but because the screenwriter only gave her the first two episodes of the script.
Although Ling Suisui didn't feel well, it wasn't surprising.
It is not uncommon in the domestic entertainment industry to only give actors part of the script. Sometimes it is for confidentiality before signing a contract, but more often it is because the screenwriter has not yet finalized the rest of the content.
In order to speed up the process of film and television projects from landing to making money, some producers often prepare the beginning of a script first, and then use it to code the team configuration. They can only see the completed script after the actors have signed the contract and the filming is about to start.
Doing so does improve the efficiency of project preparation, but it carries great risks for the actors. After all, who knows whether your script can maintain the quality or whether it will be a poor imitation?
Many young actors have few opportunities to join a crew and have limited room for choice. When faced with such a situation, there is nothing they can do but pray that the screenwriter performs normally and that the co-actors and investors do not make random comments.
Ling Suisui was able to see the complete script of "The List of Successful Mentioners" because the protagonist of the play was Tang Bing.
With her status and discerning vision, if a project wants to hire her but can't even produce a complete script, then forget it, she won't consider it.
Xiang Yanchu obviously cannot enjoy this treatment yet, and even whether to accept the role is not up to her.
Ling Suisui sincerely hoped that she could succeed, but when she saw the group of idols on the starring list, she felt worried for Xiang Yanchu.
This is a showman meeting, and a fairy-tale idol drama... these two labels overlap...
At this point, all we can do is wish her good luck.
The last roommate who disappeared, Wen Jiayan, did not join the filming crew.
Ling Sui sent her a message, but she never replied. She still asked the counselor and found out that Wen Jiayan had taken a long vacation, and only then did she know where she was.
She passed the audition for Ochi Video's "Starlight Shining" and is currently participating in the closed recording of the audition.
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