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After five days, there was a small assessment, a test of their achievements. Although it was a small assessment, it was extremely important to the remaining newcomers.
Because there will be a ticketed stage play later, and it will be live-streamed and voted on, this assessment is equivalent to an audition. Only if the audition is successful can you play the role you want to play. Otherwise, you can only play roles with few parts and cannot get more attention.
There are three key characters, each with its own distinct personality: one is a very positive character, one is the ultimate villain, and one is both good and evil. This stage play is very famous, and many actors have played it, but with mixed reviews.
The most famous and acclaimed of these roles is the one played by actor Wei Ning six years ago, portraying both a good and evil character. Because the script was so good, even the then-popular He Yucheng was cast in a supporting role. Despite being married, the pairing garnered a significant following due to their collaboration in the play. Sadly, Wei Ning passed away four years ago from a terminal illness. Since then, many actors have sought to play his role, but none have managed to capture the same intensity he embodied.
However, most newcomers prefer the other two key roles, as they're easier to play. Whoever plays the part of the good-versus-evil character will inevitably be compared to Wei Ning, but so far, no one has been recognized as a better actor than Wei Ning. Therefore, even playing the villain is easier to showcase.
Only Tao Yuan and Qin Xiao were interested in taking on this role, a character who is both good and evil. Tao Yuan found it quite interesting. He also felt that while Wei Ning's performance was excellent, otherwise he wouldn't be recognized as the best. He wanted to reinterpret the role in his own way, using his own understanding of the character.
Qin Xiao wanted to become famous overnight by challenging this role. He was very confident in his acting skills, and he had watched Wei Ning's performance countless times. He even learned every subtle expression of Wei Ning carefully, so he felt that he could definitely perform well.
There are also two other roles that these newcomers cannot play because they are too young. They will be played by He Yucheng and Xu Mo. He Yucheng will play the role he played back then. This role does not have many lines, but it is also very important. He likes the character played by Wei Ning back then, but they were never able to be together.
Qin Xiao really wanted to play this role, and he also had some selfish motives. He wanted to gain He Yucheng's recognition by acting opposite him.
But everyone has preconceived notions. When everyone thinks that Wei Ning's performance is exactly what the role should be, unless you can make a big breakthrough in this role, you will basically not be recognized. Qin Xiao is still too young, has no experience or training, so he cannot understand these principles.
All the equipment has been set up, and the mentors are sitting in a row in the audience, waiting for the newcomers to come on stage one by one to audition for the roles they want to play.
Although it was just an audition, because the audition process was to be broadcast, some simple scenes were set up on the stage so that the newcomers could get into the role faster and the viewing effect would be better for the audience.
The character Tao Yuan and Qin Xiao were auditioning for was named Xu Yu. Qin Xiao went on stage first, choosing a classic scene where Xu Yu, after experiencing a major change and setback, begins to turn evil. The burden Xu Yu carried was too heavy, suffocating him and making it impossible for him to continue on the path of justice. He sought revenge, forcing him to do things he had previously disdained. The torment and struggle after his faith collapsed felt like he was shedding a layer of skin. He eventually emerged from his cocoon, transformed into a black butterfly. His determination to achieve his goals led him to resort to any means necessary, yet the remaining kindness within him allowed him to occasionally do good deeds, making him appear to others as both good and evil.
Because this stage play is set in the Republic of China, and the black and white robes are a characteristic and representative of the character Xu Yu, Qin Xiao wears a black robe, and Tao Yuan wears a white robe.
Qin Xiao stood on the stage and started performing. There were sound effects of heavy rain and thunder on the stage, which can be said to be very authentic.
The change in Qin Xiao's expression when he answered the phone, and all his performances after he put the phone down tremblingly, without a single line of dialogue, were able to show the huge blow suffered by the character, the inner pain and struggle, which finally broke out in silence.
When Wei Ning played the role of Xu Yu, he played the character very badly but in a way that made people feel neither disgusted nor hateful. Instead, people felt sympathy and heartache. This is his strength. No matter how others played the role, people would always feel that the character was very bad and hateful.
Qin Xiao also liked Wei Ning's role of Xu Yu very much back then, so after repeatedly studying every subtle expression and movement of Wei Ning, he felt that his acting was very good. Because he had filmed his performance before, he felt that he was very close to Wei Ning's performance.
After Qin Xiao finished his audition, he stood on the stage waiting for the mentors' comments. He was looking forward to receiving compliments and praise. He felt that among all the newcomers, he was the only one who could handle this role.
After He Yucheng finished recording on the tablet computer, he looked up at Qin Xiao and said, "All the movements during your performance are very similar to Wei Ning's performance back then..."
Qin Xiao immediately became excited and thrilled, because this was what he wanted to hear, but he still tried his best to remain calm.
"Your biggest problem is that you're trying too hard to imitate Wei Ning. You're supposed to be playing Xu Yu, not Wei Ning. Your movements and expressions are identical to Wei Ning's, but you're just mimicking his movements. You haven't been able to immerse yourself in the character's emotions at all, so you're completely uninspired and can't draw the audience into the play."
Qin Xiao's mood began to sink a little bit because of He Yucheng's words.
"If you think that just because you imitate Wei Ning, you've successfully portrayed the character, you're completely mistaken. There's no standard way to act. Even for the same character, different ways of performing can express the character's current emotions, not just because someone else performed it well. Of course, if you can perform with the same appeal and effect, then that's fine, but it's obvious that you're just imitating his movements."
Qin Xiao was very dissatisfied. He felt that He Yucheng was deliberately targeting him, so he wanted to wait and hear the opinions of other mentors.
After He Yucheng finished his comments, Xu Mo continued, "You may have missed the point. This isn't an imitation show. If imitating Wei Ning's performance was considered a success, then there wouldn't be so many actors who haven't been recognized by the audience when playing the role of Xu Yu over the years. The setting of a character is just the skeleton. Different performances by actors give the same character different colors of life. You should focus more on how to integrate into the role and how to express the character's characteristics, rather than focusing all your attention on imitating Wei Ning's performance."
It can be said that Xu Mo gave a very pertinent evaluation, which was very rare. In fact, he could have given Qin Xiao some affirmation and encouragement here, but because of the cold war between him and Qin Xiao in the past few days, he was still angry. Even if he couldn't deliberately belittle him, he didn't want to deliberately defend him.
The comments given by other mentors were similar. To sum up, Qin Xiao imitated Wei Ning's performance too deliberately and ignored the role he was going to play. Moreover, his imitation was just imitating the actions and he failed to put in the right emotions.
Qin Xiao's heart sank, and he was very unconvinced. He walked off the stage step by step and sat in the lounge area waiting to watch Tao Yuan's performance. He felt that if his performance could only get such a good evaluation, then Tao Yuan would definitely get a worse evaluation than him, so he would definitely play this role in the end.
The character Xu Yu liked to wear black robes before he turned evil, but after that he preferred to wear white robes. Black is his self-protective color, wanting to give people the impression that he is not to be trifled with, while white is his way of covering up his dark side, wanting to lower people's guard and give people the impression that he is harmless.
The scene that Tao Yuan was about to try was the first step in Xu Yu's revenge after his dark turn. He ordered his men to act according to his plan. With a seemingly calm expression and tone, he arranged extremely cruel things. In his mouth, human lives were just numbers.
Beneath his seemingly calm exterior, he exuded a fierce aura. Even his light-hearted words carried an air of unquestionable and unanswerable power. He appeared lazy, yet he was like a volcano poised to erupt at any moment, making people unable to help but be cautious. His handsome and delicate features should have been a source of joy, but now they instilled a sense of fear.
After the supporting actors left, Tao Yuan stood up, selected a vinyl record, and put it on the phonograph. A mournful female voice emanated from the phonograph. Tao Yuan walked slowly, and with each step, it felt like he was stepping on a black lotus. Beneath his holy appearance, he exuded an evil and alluring aura, causing people to lose their minds, yet willingly submit to its control.
Tao Yuan sat down on the sofa. He picked up the red wine glass on the low table next to the sofa and shook it gently. The red reflected in his eyes made him look like a demon. This kind of weird charm and suffocating charisma made people feel as if their hearts were being grabbed tightly by someone.
Everyone in the audience was stunned, not only the staff and the newcomers, but also He Yucheng and Xu Mo. This scene was completely different from what Wei Ning had performed before, but it was even more shocking and fascinating.
He Yucheng suppressed the urge to stop. He didn't want others to see such a tempting Tao Yuan. When he thought about performing in front of more people, he was extremely unwilling to do so.
Xu Mo's heartbeat was accelerating. He had never felt such a touching feeling from the original owner before. Tao Yuan at this moment held a fatal charm in his eyes. Although he knew that his thoughts were dangerous, he could not help but be attracted to him.
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