Chapter 157 New Year's Drama

I thought it would end easily, but it continued with the original exciting and tight rhythm, and continued to rise to a higher level, making the audience couldn't help but be excited...

No wonder the theme song is placed last.

This is the aura of a superstar. The heroine Maya, played by Akina Nakamori, is pitiful and lovable enough to make people like her, but when such a young and inexperienced girl faces a well-established boss, her aura will naturally be suppressed.

This kind of almost scene-smashing performance, even though she has very few scenes, is bound to grab all attention the moment it appears - it can be said that with just the last minute of the show, Su Yun's role as the second female lead has left a deep impression on the audience, which is definitely not inferior to the heroine who has scenes throughout the entire series.

Such a "balanced" arrangement of roles is also a compulsory course for those who have the final cut: how to reasonably arrange the roles of each character, especially the main characters, within a limited time is a very important issue.

Su Yun's previous experience of only being able to help out and at most provide assistance but not fully master everything due to her seniority and age has laid a solid foundation for her; now with the reference of the original plot, it is not difficult for her to arrange this balance perfectly.

When the first draft was edited, Zhao Liying watched it carefully twice and gave a relatively fair evaluation: Although it was his first time as a leading actor, his performance was remarkable.

Therefore, Su Yun, who had a big boss overseeing her, took the lead in filming and editing whenever she was free: after all, she was the biggest investor in the play, and she could do whatever she wanted with money...

Of course, she is not the kind of person who would try to add more roles for herself just because she is the biggest.

It can be seen from her decision to take a back seat from the very beginning that if she can find a more suitable actor, she will take the initiative to give way; if there are conflicts with the original plot arrangement due to various factors during filming, she will try her best to get the best of both worlds and try not to make "false contracts" - no matter when, there are news that an actor is invited to be the lead, but suddenly, for some reason, the scenes that the actor has worked hard to shoot are all deleted or drastically cut.

From being the main character to a supporting role or even a passerby, the actors who were full of expectations not only had their dreams shattered, but they might also have to go through a lot of trouble.

Especially those "auditions" for roles that seem to have been put together with great effort, and after attracting enough attention and earning enough traffic, they kick the selected amateurs out and replace them with famous stars. When someone asks about it, they use excuses such as "unsuitable" or "poor acting" to fool people...tsk, that's all.

"Unsuitable" - How did you get first place in the audition before?

"Poor acting skills" - they had originally planned to hold an audition, and it was inevitable that amateurs who had not received formal training would be selected. Some of them were even chosen just for the youthful feeling of not having experienced the ups and downs of life.

Unless there is a really huge problem, this kind of behavior of choosing something and not using it will send a person from heaven to hell in an instant...it is simply disgusting!

Su Yun initially selected Akina Nakamori, who was still an absolute rookie at the time. In addition to her natural fit with her life experience and image, she also attached great importance to the subsequent training. This is how Akina Nakamori was gradually honed in, just like the heroine Maya in the play, and her acting skills and fit for the role gradually improved.

Zhao Liying admired Su Yun's mentality and way of doing things very much, and sighed that he had followed the right person. He no longer had to worry about this or that struggle and could concentrate on doing his job well.

There are many good horses, but there are few good horse trainers.

This drama "The Thousand Faces of Girl" also hints at this point: for example, in the next few episodes, the heroine Maya cannot afford a performance dress because her family is poor, so in the school anniversary drama performance, she is arranged to play the role of a funny ugly supporting actress in the play.

This play tells the story of a prince who wants to find a beautiful and noble bride.

In order to test the ideal bride candidate, the king and the prince not only prepared a large number of questions to test the selected girls, but also the prince dressed up as a death row prisoner locked on the gallows.

On the other hand, someone said that if a girl was willing to marry him, the king would show mercy and pardon the prisoner's death sentence.

Finally, Mariano, who had passed many tests, gave up the throne of princess and decided to save the prisoner.

Of course, the ending of this story is a typical fairy tale ending: Mariano, who gave up her wealth and glory to save others, showed her noble character, passed the test, and successfully became the prince's bride.

But Maya, who couldn't take out a dress and usually looked very dramatic, had to play a funny and ugly role.

Both want to save people, a beautiful and kind girl and an ugly freak with a mental disorder, it is no surprise who will be chosen.

Maya, who was playing such an alternative role for the first time, was naturally a little confused. However, at dusk, while she was memorizing the script in the park, she met the woman in black again.

The woman in black was named Tsukikage Chigusa. After she explained the previous misunderstanding with Maya, the two quickly became like a teacher and friend.

It's rare to meet someone who appreciates you and is willing to teach you. Before long, Maya called Tsukikage Chigusa her teacher.

She was taught the role interpretation by Tsukikage Chigusa, who was once a legend in the entertainment industry. In the following stage play, the ugly girl Bibi, who was originally used as a joke, made people feel uncontrollable sympathy under Maya's emotional interpretation.

Is being stupid and ugly a sin? I just want to do good things, why should I be discriminated against by the prisoners and told that I would rather die than marry?

Why did I only get ridicule and even stronger insults in return for saying such things despite the shame?

Like a storm sweeping across the stage, although he is an ugly character, under Maya's interpretation, he bursts into a more dazzling style than the protagonist, making people subconsciously ignore the original storyline and other characters, and only immerse themselves in this endless sorrow...

The audience in front of the TV enjoyed the show very much, but the head teacher in the play and the insiders outside the play pointed out Maya's problems incisively: she was overly pursuing her own perfect interpretation, stealing the show's limelight and wasting her time on the storyline of the entire play, which was a manifestation of extreme immaturity.

"The real perfect interpretation is the perfect presentation of the whole play, not a one-man show." Facing Fang Mona's scrutiny, Su Yun gave her answer very directly, "This play not only talks about the stage of acting, but also the stage of life."

"It is beautiful to be alone, but spring comes only when all flowers bloom together. Without an opponent of sufficient weight, no matter how brilliant you are, you can only cover the fireflies around you. When you look up at the sky, the bright moon is still far away."

Just like after Jia Yi collapsed, TBB and ATV competed more fiercely than before, but because there was no fierce rival who spared no expense in pursuing quality, the two TV stations improved their control over speed. Although the quality did not decline compared to before, the degree of effort was obviously less than before.

If we want to present the most perfect answer, then whether it is people, things, quality or quantity, we cannot just pursue excellence in one aspect, but must pursue overall perfection.

Fang Mona nodded: The reason why "The Thousand Faces Girl", which Su Yun invested a lot of effort in producing, is known as an "actor's textbook" and "actress's bible" in Japan is precisely because of this core of pursuing a harmonious whole.

While taking into account the storytelling, it also gradually and silently teaches the audience various relevant knowledge and core requirements, taking into account both commercial and artistic aspects. It is highly likely that the work will become a huge hit and remain popular for a long time.

Too bad it was only made into a TV series.

However, a story of this length is not suitable for a movie.

Although it has lost the high profit returns of movies, the national popularity of TV series is unmatched by current movies. Su Yun's "The Thousand Faces of the Girl" has at least established the national favorability of the actors and actresses in the play for a total of three generations.

Especially the actors who played the male and female protagonists in the play - "There is a Hideki in Saijo and a Mingcai in Nakamori" is a popular local rhyme that refers to the male protagonist Hideki Saijo and the female protagonist Akina Nakamori.

Compared to Su Yun who was already close to her peak in the local area so the wave has died down, Saijo Hideki and Nakamori Akina have become almost phenomenally popular in Hong Kong these days due to the hit drama "The Thousand Faces of Girl".

Not to mention that the already popular Hideki Saijo's record sales in Hong Kong have increased by several levels, and Akina Nakamori seems to be preparing to take advantage of Hong Kong's popularity and release one or two albums for Hong Kong...

“The number of applicants for the artist training class must at least double this year,” Fang Mona concluded.

"Isn't this a good thing? What is most lacking in the new decade is new talents," Su Yun replied seriously.

"Of course." Fang Mona looked at Su Yun deeply: As expected, Su Yun really values ​​personal relationships.

To this end, she not only specially signed Chen Baiyang, Zhang Querong and the Mei sisters, but also told her subordinates to prepare some good roles for Zhou Yuanfa, Zhao Xiashi and others in the TV series.

Su Yun was not surprised to know that Fang Mona had always acted like this: if they were to be her opponents, they would fight to the death; and after standing on their side and becoming "one of them", she would also do her best to allocate the best resources to them.

As long as you don't touch Fang Mona's taboos and make her feel disgusted, she will really try her best to give you, her "own person", the best treatment you can get at the moment.

"During this period, while the New Year atmosphere is good for discussion, I may have to travel to Taiwan more often to help you solve your previous residual problem. If you have any ideas, you can call me or go directly to Qiming to talk." Fang Mona gave her final instructions before leaving.

"I understand." Su Yun nodded, put on sunglasses and a hat, pushed the door and walked out of the office.

She has plenty of scripts, but she has to carefully select and search for which ones to copy to promote her own people.

Since the winter vacation is not over yet, I have plenty of time to think about it slowly.

Not only can you think about it slowly, but when you have free time, you can also go out during the New Year holidays to see the most prosperous scene of this area.

In a Wan Chai bar, because the music was too loud, He Pingsi, who was wearing a hollow half-face mask, had to lean over to Su Yun's ear and ask, "Why did you come here alone?"

"There's nothing we can do. Damei and Xiaomei have early shows tomorrow and can't stay up late, and the few young handsome guys I know all said they are busy..." Su Yun was also a little puzzled: it was so hard to find a bar to organize this kind of mask-wearing activity, which was most suitable for artists and celebrities like them who needed to cover up when going out, but it just so happened that most of the young people I knew were busy.

In the past two years, Su Yun has grown to 1.65 meters tall, which makes her two centimeters taller than He Pingsi, who is two years older than her. In addition, the management at Xiangjiang Bar is not strict, so she can be considered as an underdog. So she boasted that she was sixteen years old and walked into the bar with great fanfare.

The two people here were talking in whispers, but they didn't know that in a Changsha hair booth diagonally opposite, three young people had been staring at them and talking for a long time.

"I like the ones that are higher and fuller..." Zhang Querong touched his chin, looking like a playboy.

"Are you kidding me? It's a rare opportunity and you want to argue with me again!" Chen Boyang was getting ready to get angry again.

"It all depends on one's own ability. Who told us to all like this type of thing..." Zhang Querong quickly patted his shoulder to comfort him.

"Well, let you two fight over it. I'll choose the one next to me." Seeing He Pingsi being invited to stand up and enter the dance floor, Zhong Buluo hurriedly stood up and walked towards the dance floor.

"Okay, then let's go together now. No matter who she chooses, the other one can't be angry!" Seeing that Su Yun was sitting alone now, Chen Boyang waved and greeted her.

"Okay, let's go!" After confirming the rules of chatting, Chen Baiyang and Zhang Querong stood up at the same time, combed their hair, straightened their collars, and unbuttoned two buttons in one go, and then took a look at the reflection of the pillar.

After vaguely confirming that their exposed chest image was already very "wild and uninhibited", the two of them swaggered towards Su Yun...