Chapter 332 Recording Variety Show
As "The Actors Arrive" begins recording, under the seemingly calm surface, undercurrents are actually surging.
After Xia Yanyue found out that it was Liu Qiang who arranged for Shen Zhichu to appear on the variety show, she got very angry at him.
"Liu Qiang, are you crazy? Are you going to fight me anyway? I didn't ask you to hide Shen Zhichu, it's already good enough, but you actually let her take part in variety shows. Do you think I'm useless and want to win her over again and make two profits at the same time? I tell you, no way, if you dare to support Shen Zhichu, I will expose all the things you did behind my back!"
Liu Qiang sat on the sofa in the studio and took the criticism.
Finally, after hearing the last sentence, Liu Qiang became a little impatient. He reached out and grabbed the teacup on the coffee table and smashed it to the ground.
The glass shattered into pieces, leaving a patch of crystal clear water on the ground. He looked at Xia Yanyue with a gloomy face.
Liu Qiang has been a manager for so many years and he still has some aura. He suddenly got angry and Xia Yanyue was unable to cope with him for a moment and dared not say a word.
"The current Shen Zhichu is no longer the Shen Zhichu she used to be. I advise you not to provoke her now, so as not to bring yourself into trouble."
Xia Yanyue's face was distorted. She knew that Chen Zhichu had changed, and it was because of that change that she was afraid.
Take her last audition for example, her outstanding acting skills would not be inferior on stage at all.
She was afraid that Shen Zhichu would turn over and get out of the mud, afraid that she would fall on top of her!
Whether it was Shen Zhichu's face, her acting skills, or her name, she couldn't let her stay!
Liu Qiang finally vented his anger and his emotions gradually calmed down.
Shen Zhichu was a threat to him. After all, she had something on him, so it would be best to get rid of her quietly.
He and Xia Yanyue are grasshoppers tied to the same string and have the same goal. Now is not the time to act like a bully.
Xia Yanyue gritted her teeth, "What should we do then? Do we really want her to stand out in this variety show and redeem herself with her acting skills?"
Liu Qiang sneered disdainfully: "It's not easy to whitewash her stain. Acting on stage is different from auditioning. Don't worry, I have already thought of a solution."
"What is it?"
"The actors who are matched for the show are decided by drawing lots. We can do something about it. I have bribed some of the staff over there. Besides, Zheng Xiuxiu has also joined the production team, so there is no need for us to do anything."
What could be a cleaner method than killing someone with a borrowed knife? Zheng Xiuxiu now hates Shen Zhichu for stealing her role. Her purpose of participating in "The Actors Arrive" is self-evident, and they only need to add fuel to the fire secretly and make the whole thing bigger.
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In the next few days, Shen Zhichu was recording a variety show and following the program process, the actor's level was first determined based on the score of Dianping.com, from S to D, with a total of five levels. Those who were ranked last, D, were not even qualified to choose the script.
Shen Zhichu got a D grade, and basically sat on the bench all day, with no chance for her to play.
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After the S-level and B-level actors have chosen their scripts, the remaining actors who have not received the scripts will draw lots to choose who to go on stage to compete with.
This is no longer a question of good or bad luck. The program regulations can be described as devilish. They want to eliminate a group of people who go against the trend right away.
Let the remaining C-level and D-level people draw lots to cooperate with the S, A, and B-level people. Isn't this just like the NPC directly fighting the BOSS and getting beaten?
The rest of the people have mediocre acting skills, no works, and average audience appeal. They still have to compete with veteran actors. Even if they are given ten more lives, it would not be enough for the program crew to handle.
Many people have begun to back out. Shen Zhichu watched all this quietly in the corner, thinking about what Director Cheng said to her two days ago.
"This isn't fair..." someone complained. "How could I possibly win? I finally got a chance to participate in a variety show, and I ended up being eliminated in the first round?"
No, this is fair. Survival of the fittest. The entertainment industry is not a place where fairness is important. The most capable people get the job, which is the fairest.
The variety show "Actors Arrive" is a place where acting is the key to success. Are you still trying to take shortcuts, relying on crying and playing the victim? Just because you're complaining about unfairness, will others change the rules for you?
Sure enough, the directors just watched quietly from the side, letting the photographer capture the details of everyone's expressions.
When the camera captured Shen Zhichu, it froze.
There was no extra expression on her face. She held her chin up and looked a little distracted, but even this was enough to make people unable to take their eyes off her. She was like a night-blooming cereus quietly blooming in a corner.
Shen Zhichu noticed that someone was taking pictures of her again. She raised her chin slightly, looked at the camera accurately, raised her eyebrows slightly, and a confident smile naturally appeared at the corners of her mouth.
The cameraman's heart skipped a beat, and then began beating uncontrollably. He had a premonition that if Shen Zhichu just casually shot this shot on WB, it would definitely cause quite a stir.
Shen Zhichu was in stark contrast to the people at the scene. She was not as panicked as the others, nor did she frown in self-pity. She just looked at everything in front of her calmly like an outsider.
Shen Zhichu's empathy was weaker than in her previous life, and she didn't care about the feelings of those around her at all. She really enjoyed her role as a bystander at this moment, like God looking down on the world.
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Director Cheng is in no mood to coax these actors. He said that he doesn't need artists with fragile hearts in his variety shows.
"Those who want to stay can draw lots. We won't force anyone who feels it's unfair to stay!"
As soon as the words fell, the artists who had just been sighing and groaning suddenly became quiet. They lowered their heads like quails, waiting for the staff to bring them the lottery tickets. Then they drew the lots obediently, praying in their hearts that they could be assigned to Class B or Class A, and definitely not to be an S-class devil, otherwise they would go home directly after the round.
Shen Zhichu was ranked last, so she didn't need to draw lots at all. She opened the lot and saw S-level Li Yi, an actor from a drama background and a veteran who had won many awards.
There was a glint of eagerness in Shen Zhichu's eyes. She loved challenging the impossible.
The script in Li Yi's hand is "Years", the story is set in the Republic of China, and a movie has been made. Li Yi is the award-winning male lead in the film.
Just as Shen Zhichu was trying hard to search for information about the script, a voice came into her ears.
"Xiu Xiu, your grade is A. Which script did you choose?"
"Time, my senior brother also chose Time, so naturally I will go with him."
"You two are together, brothers and sisters. If anyone gets picked to be in the same group with you, it's over. We won't have the tacit understanding, and our acting skills won't be good enough..."
Shen Zhichu looked over in the direction of the voice. It was Zheng Xiuxiu. She had seen photos of her fans on Weibo, so she recognized her at a glance.
To be honest, Zheng Xiuxiu is not as pretty as in the photo, but she still stands out among this group of people.
As if she noticed someone was looking at her, Zheng Xiuxiu looked up, glanced around and finally looked in the direction of Shen Zhichu. She paused for a moment, and after a moment, a sarcastic expression appeared at the corner of her mouth.
Zheng Xiuxiu knew that Chen Zhichu was participating in "Actors Arrive", so she asked her agent to turn down all her current announcements to take on this variety show.
She wanted to see how blind Wang Xiangrong was.
She came here to prove herself, and secondly to make Shen Zhichu regret taking her role, to make the "Changmen Hate" crew, and to make Wang Xiangrong kneel down and beg her to come back.
Shen Zhichu saw at a glance the greed in Zheng Xiuxiu's eyes and the confidence that she was determined to win.
Confident girls are the most beautiful, but blind confidence is not a good thing.
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There was a week to prepare for the stage performance. Shen Zhichu received a script from the staff, which was a classic clip from a movie.
What Shen Zhichu has to do is to make full use of the time during this week to memorize the lines, familiarize himself with the plot, and present a perfect stage with his opponent actors under the guidance of the acting teacher.
During the seven days, the three of them had to set aside time to rehearse together. The strengths and weaknesses of their acting skills could only be discovered during the process of practicing the lines.
Shen Zhichu first familiarized herself with the script in her hand. The role she got was the vicious female supporting role in the script, Su Jiu.
——Su Jiu was a girl who grew up in a brothel. She was good at disguising herself and seemed to be a simple and harmless girl on the surface. However, she had planned for three years and set fire to the brothel, killing 38 people.
The male protagonist Xiao Chongshan met her for the first time during the fire. Feeling sorry for her, he took her home and took care of her as his sister.
However, he didn't expect that this "sister" had bad intentions towards him from the beginning.
Su Jiu lived in darkness all year round. She originally thought that she would die with the cremation, but she didn't expect to be rescued and brought home by Xiao Chongshan.
She had lived for 15 years and no one had ever been so nice to her. Su Ji was so moved that she could hardly control herself.
She felt that she was dirty and unworthy of being with Xiao Chongshan, but at the same time she couldn't help wanting to get closer to him and grab the only light in the darkness.
Su Jiu carefully hid this unknown thought. She thought she and Xiao Chongshan would be together forever as "brother and sister" until Xiao Chongshan's fiancée "Song Yingwei" appeared.
Song Yingwei did not have as miserable a fate as Su Jiu. In this turbulent era, she was a spoiled young lady who was born superior to others.
She is beautiful and has a good temper. Everyone likes Song Yingwei, including Xiao Chongshan.
Everyone praised Xiao Chongshan and Song Yingwei as a perfect match with good looks.
Su Jiu was instantly thrown into the mud, spying on the two people like a rat that was afraid of the light. Jealousy occupied her heart, and she made one irreparable mistake after another.
She drugged Song Yingwei and hired someone to defile her body. She also used the underworld to bring down the Song family, turning the once darling of heaven into a "lady" like her. Song Yingwei eventually committed suicide, and from then on there was no longer the eldest daughter of the Song family who was envied by everyone in the world.
Xiao Chongshan found out the truth after Song Yingwei's death. When he learned that it was Su Jiu who killed his fiancée, he couldn't believe it.
The usually well-behaved and obedient sister turned out to be so cruel and ruthless. It was she who let the wolf into the house and killed Song Yingwei and dozens of people in the Song family.
All of Xiao Chongshan's cleverness in his life ended up being all wrong when he brought Su Jiu home.
When Su Jiu learned that the truth was exposed, he simply admitted it generously, his eyes full of infatuation with this "brother".
"I knew this day would come. Brother, do you hate me so much now that you want to kill me? But I'm not wrong. I just love you too much. If you want to blame someone, blame you for saving me and then abandoning me. If only Song Yingwei didn't exist, you would be my brother forever."
“…….”
"Brother, I won't force you to marry me. We can just be a loving brother and sister like before. Oh, by the way, do you know why Mother suddenly became ill? It's because I poisoned her. The antidote must be taken every day. If you don't agree to my request, she might die in the next breath."
Su Jiu had made two preparations from the beginning. She had a pathological desire to possess Xiao Chongshan, to destroy his personality and imprison his body.
But Xiao Chongshan's next move was to raise the gun in his hand and commit suicide in Su Jiu's horror.
The story ends here. Su Ji hugged Xiao Chongshan's blood-stained body tremblingly, with a look of both crying and laughing on her face.
"Even if you die, you are still my brother, the brother I will always love the most."
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Shen Zhichu finished reading the script in one breath and let out a long sigh. The script she got was based on "Su Jiu". If she wanted to bring this character to life, she had to bring herself into it.
To be honest, the character Su Jiu is a vicious female supporting role and also the final boss. She is very attractive to current audiences, but she also has extremely distorted values.
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