Chapter 060
During the intensive preparation period, the theme of the final was finally determined.
During the last live broadcast, the program team collected everyone's ideas and then integrated them into four topics.
Two days later, the guests were called to the TV station again, still in the same room for the live broadcast, but there were far fewer staff in the venue today than last time.
The cameras are still there, but this scene looks more like...
Seeing that everyone was present, Director Xu cleared his throat and said, "First of all, let me tell you that in order to maintain the mystery of the final day, today's recording will not be made public. The recording will only be saved for editing of the highlights after the final."
This is the same as not making each script public at the beginning of the first three rounds. After all, it is one thing for the audience to guess, but it is another thing for the program crew to positively certify it.
However, this time it is a purely original script, and no matter how the two rehearsal live broadcasts go, it can whet the appetite of netizens well.
Director Xu wrote the four topics on the whiteboard and placed it in front of everyone. Xu Jingning immediately saw the theme that was derived from his own idea: A day in the life of an ordinary working person.
Not only him, among the other three themes with unique styles, this theme is particularly eye-catching just because it is too ordinary.
Ye Zhiliu said, "Who came up with this? It seems quite interesting."
Xu Jingning was still hesitating whether to speak or not when she heard Chu Xinrou take over her words: "It should be me. I have always wanted to act in a workplace drama, but unfortunately I have never received a suitable script."
Everyone turned their eyes to the direction, and understood what was happening.
With Chu Xinrou's classical looks, her comfort zone has always been before modern times. Even if she occasionally takes on modern dramas, she always plays roles like the cold and quiet Bai Yueguang.
After hearing her speak, Luo Yingying on the other side also plucked up the courage to say: "Well... I wrote about the performance form. I want to try to act out a story that takes place throughout the day from morning to night."
Chen Zi: "I don't know if this has anything to do with me, because the first three rounds were about ancient times, the Republic of China, and the future, so I wanted to fill the gap with a modern drama in the finals."
"Ah~ It seems that the program team has really combined everyone's themes!" Xin Yao interrupted with a smile, "Then whose idea was this 'ordinary'? Rourou's idea is actually more towards the workplace elite, right?"
Chu Xinrou nodded in response.
Then, Xu Jingning coughed, attracting everyone's attention: "It should be me... What I wrote yesterday was the daily life of ordinary people."
In fact, this idea came very suddenly. It appeared in Xu Jingning's mind before Director Xu finished speaking.
I am used to playing all kinds of roles with special identities, and it seems that I have never played an "ordinary person".
But that day he really thought the idea was casual and didn't expect to be selected.
Who knew that now not only would it be selected, but everyone seemed to be... very interested?
"What a great idea! After all, ordinary people can resonate with the audience the most!" Xiang Yuan didn't even think twice and directly supported his good brother, "I'll choose this!"
The other students chose this topic without much hesitation.
Director Xu, who didn't even have time to announce the selection rules, said: "..."
"Okay, since everyone is in favor of this theme, we won't waste time. Now we can talk about the roles you want to try." Director Xu smiled. "A role created entirely by you. It doesn't have to be limited to the script. As long as it is a character set under the background of this theme, it will be fine."
Now not only Director Xu, but everyone's eyes began to light up.
How cool it is to play a character that you created entirely by yourself!
"Let me first set the background for you. Since the space is limited, the story will be set between several companies in the same office building."
Xu Jingning raised his hand and interrupted: "As long as the background meets this requirement, it will be fine, right? It doesn't have to be a professional, right?"
Before, in order to prevent this guy from coming up with a surprising move, Director Xu would have rejected it outright, but since it was the finals, he was looking forward to the collision of imaginations of this group of people, so he nodded and said, "Okay."
Xu Jingning curled her lips and smiled: "Thank you, Director Xu."
Afterwards, Director Xu closed the microphone, leaving the stage entirely to the guests to perform on their own.
Finally, he waited until now, and asked curiously: "Do you have an idea?"
Xu Jingning nodded: "Yeah."
"As for me, I should be a flower shop owner."
There were many speculations, but no one expected Xu Jingning's idea to be so simple and unpretentious. His voice was not loud, but this sentence immediately aroused everyone's curiosity.
Amidst all the hints from everyone, Yan Xun asked the question they wanted to ask but didn't dare to ask: "Why is it this?"
The word Xu Jingning used was "being" instead of "acting", which shows that he once regarded being a "flower shop owner" as his life goal.
"As for the reason, I don't have that many thoughts. From my own perspective, if I hadn't been an actor but was an ordinary person, I would probably open a small flower shop and be the boss."
Xu Jingning's eyes were somewhat scattered, as if he was imagining that scene, which made people even speak softly when he interrupted her: "I remember you mentioned your career plan before."
Becoming a diplomat was an idea I had in mind from the age of thirteen to twenty.
"Well, because I later had a clear concept of career." Xu Jingning turned back and smiled at Yan Xun, "But when I was younger, I didn't have good health, so I went to school sporadically and stayed at home most of the time. In order to take care of me nearby, my mother quit her original job and opened a small flower shop, so I spent my childhood with flowers and plants."
Xu Jingning did not go into detail about his physical condition, but everyone knew that the illness that would delay his schooling was definitely not a minor problem, so they all tacitly did not ask any further questions.
But Yan Xun, who had done background checks, knew this, so when he heard him bring it up on his own initiative, he couldn't help but feel a pang in his heart.
Xu Jingning didn't care much about it, just described it as a minor cold, and said: "When I was young, I didn't know what a career was. When people asked me what I wanted to do in the future, the thing I thought about the most was to get better soon and help my mother grow flowers and plants."
“Just living like that makes me happy.”
This statement caused everyone to sigh, and Ye Zhiliu also began to say: "If I were an ordinary person in the workplace, I would probably be the kind of person who works diligently in the company, but after get off work, I would wear non-mainstream clothes and act like a cool racing girl!"
Xiang Yuan yelled with his hand rolled up into a microphone: "Ye Zhiliu, don't worry about your failed racer's license!"
Ye Zhiliu bared his teeth at him from a distance.
Both of them expressed their ideas, and the atmosphere became harmonious. After that, everyone became much more natural. Chu Xinrou said, "I want to film a workplace drama. Not only did I not get any, but when I was a child, I often fantasized about becoming a fashion designer. I even taught myself to paint for a long time. Girls love to be pretty. If I hadn't accidentally chosen to act in high school, I might have really taken this path."
Listening to everyone's cheerful discussion, Xiang Yuan began to get anxious: "Why do you all have such ideals and debuted halfway through your career? Am I the only one who became an actor simply because I like acting?"
Xu Jingning teased him deliberately: "Didn't you say you wanted to experience different people's lives, so you became an actor?"
"You have to like acting first," Xiang Yuan looked at him angrily, and then an idea flashed in his mind, "Hey Ningning! Your flower shop must be short of employees. A flower shop that can be opened in an office building must be amazing! How about I work for you!"
Before Xu Jingning replied, the others started laughing.
Before Xiang Yuan could react, Chen Zi explained to him succinctly: "This is the first time I see you so eager to work for someone."
Xiang Yuan: “…”
Everyone started discussing and interacting with each other very enthusiastically, as if they were really friends who met every day. The off-site filming captured all these scenes in full. After standing behind the camera and watching for a while, Director Xu was filled with emotion.
He pulled the producer next to him and suggested, "The atmosphere here is really good. Do you want to do a warm question-and-answer live broadcast?"
When the producer heard this, he immediately gave Director Xu a thumbs up and said, "That's a good idea! I'll check the schedule right away. It would be best if it's inserted before the finals. The response will definitely be good."
In a blink of an eye, the guests had almost finished their discussion. When it was the mentors' turn, several of them confirmed their answers very quickly, giving standard answers without much thought. But it was obvious from their voices that they were just cooperating with the students and not necessarily what they really thought.
After all, unlike the young people who are enthusiastic, the mentors are still concerned about the screenwriters who write scripts.
When it was Yan Xun's turn, he said that he wanted to be the president of an economic company, which did not have to be too big, and then he stopped talking. No one else dared to ask any more questions.
Ye Zhiliu was quick to speak, without thinking: "Ah! Is he the kind of innocent CEO who looks serious and reliable, goes to the flower shop to buy a bouquet of flowers every day, but has a crush on the boss but dares not confess? So cute!"
Everyone's eyes were looking straight over here.
Ye Zhiliu: “…I was just kidding.”
She shrank back awkwardly, and the next second, everyone couldn't help but burst out laughing.
Weekend Mo also encouraged her: "Speak more! This story is so good, the pure love warrior is about to cry after listening to it!"
Only Xu Jingning was somewhat sensitive to Yan Xun's words. She always felt that this man had some hidden thoughts of his own. However, due to the camera, it was not convenient to ask him now.
Finally, when the recording was over and they were leaving together, he couldn't wait to speak: "Yan Xun, why did you choose such a role?"
Is it because of family background? Yan Xun had previously made it clear that he had no idea about status and power, but today's choice clearly put him in the position of a person in power.
"This? Maybe the combination of the CEO and the florist sounds good?"
Yan Xun's half-joking tone made Xu Jingning somewhat confused about his ambiguous attitude.
So, he also tried hard to act as if he didn't take it to heart: "Well, it seems that Teacher Yan is determined to hype up this CP until the end."
After a few words, they had already reached the car. Yan Xun just responded lightly, then opened the door and let Xu Jingning get in first as he did before.
Afterwards, he did not follow in, but leaned on the open car door with one hand, bowed and laughed softly.
"I just don't know, is Boss Xu willing to give me a chance to pursue you?"
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