Wei Yang behaved frivolously, with lustful eyes, and made inappropriate gestures towards the girl in front of him. The girl was unable to dodge and fell into his arms.
"stop."
The professor, Long Xuetong, shouted and looked at the girl speechlessly: "Yang Ruoshi, you are a decent woman who has been molested. You should be scared and terrified. Why do I feel a little impatient when I see you?"
The students who were surrounding him laughed, and someone shouted, "Teacher, if you let Wei Yang play the role of a good boy and Yang Ruoshi play the role of a female gangster, it will be just right."
"Go! Go! Go."
Long Xuetong also laughed, waved his hand to disperse the crowd's noise, and then educated the students.
“An actor must have a sense of conviction, remember his or her role, and not be distracted by external factors.
Yang Ruoshi went back to practice some more. Wei Yang was pretty good. He had the character in him and was able to play the role of a dissolute young man without looking mean.
But the disadvantage is also that you are always a bit reserved when acting. You should let go and not care about your image.
In similar scenes in the future, when you design characters, don’t make them fit yourself, but challenge the setting that is completely opposite to yourself, and correct this problem…”
Wei Yang thought about it, and suddenly stood there with half his body drooping, scratching his crotch with his right hand, then touched his nose, spat on the ground, and whistled with a lewd smile on his face.
"Teacher Long, is this what you mean?"
“…”
Long Xuetong was silent for a moment: "That's probably what I mean, but you don't have to be too extreme."
“Okay, teacher.”
Wei Yang put away his gangster attitude and turned into a handsome young man again. Long Xuetong was dazed and almost thought that he was seeing things.
However, he soon smiled again. This kid is quite interesting...
After the performance class, Wei Yang chased after Long Xuetong to ask questions. Long Xuetong had a good impression of him and was willing to give him advice.
"I watched the skit you filmed a few days ago. So far, your body shape and performance are good, but your lines are still lacking. You should practice more basic skills in private, and it would be best if you could do some vocal training..."
Wei Yang listened very carefully. This Long Xuetong was no ordinary person.
He is a professor and postgraduate supervisor at the Performance Department of Shanghai Theatre Academy, and is currently the deputy director of the Performance Department.
If Wei Yang remembers correctly, he will officially take office as the director of the Performance Department of Shanghai Theatre Academy after the Spring Festival next year. Before his rebirth, he retired as the vice president of Shanghai Theatre Academy.
Long Xuetong is not well-known outside, but he is a famous expert in drama theory and performance education, and is also considered a top professor at Shanghai Theatre Academy.
Going back more than ten years, Xu Zheng, Li Bingbing, Liao Fan, Bao Jianfeng, Luo Haiqiong, Lu Yi, Wang Jingchun, Hao Lei, Nie Yuan, Wan Qian, Xiao Song Jia, Guo Jinfei, Hu Ge, Lei Jiayin...
All the artists who have made it big in recent years have taken his classes, and he truly has many students all over the world.
If he met such a big guy, he would feel he was at a great disadvantage if he didn't ask questions for five minutes in every class.
…
More than ten minutes later, Wei Yang, who had benefited a lot, came out of Long Xuetong's office. Thinking about Long Xuetong's advice just now, he returned to the classroom to get his schoolbag and prepared to go to the cafeteria for dinner.
It has been more than two months since the filming of "The Best of Us" was completed.
During this period, Wei Yang, apart from occasionally playing football and keeping in touch with Mr. Zheng and others, spent the rest of his time writing books and attending classes.
Wei Yang wrote "The Undocumented Crime" very slowly.
This novel is not long, and the expected length is only 200,000 words, or maybe even less.
However, detective novels are different from ordinary novels. They must have strict logic, ingenious structure, compact plot, and a relatively certain degree of reversal or unexpected ending, which is still a test of the author's skills.
Wei Yang had hardly read Zijin Chen's original novel in his previous life, but he had watched the three online dramas many times for the purpose of learning.
Therefore, rather than saying that Wei Yang was re-copying the novel, it would be better to say that he was plagiarizing the script and turning the plot of the web drama into the plot of the novel.
The finished online drama, script, and novel seem to be from the same source and complement each other, but in fact they are two completely different things.
Wei Yang wrote quite a few scripts in his previous life, but this was his first time writing a novel. He pursued quality rather than quantity, so he wrote slowly and had to revise it frequently.
At present, "The Undocumented Crime" has been serialized on Tianya Forum for more than two months, and the number of words is just over 100,000.
For a "borrowed" novel, this speed is simply a shame for plagiarism.
Fortunately, I am on Tianya, where there are many people who don’t like the updates. As long as the series is still being published, many people are relatively tolerant. If at some point, the readers don’t quit the Internet because of the criticism of this update speed, it can be considered that the readers have good tempers…
Of course, the reason why "The Undocumented Crime" was written slowly was not only because Wei Yang focused on quality, but also because a large part of his energy was devoted to learning acting.
Originally, Wei Yang thought that his acting was pretty good and he was considered a good student in the class. But after actually joining the crew and acting opposite veteran actors like Fan Ming, he gradually realized his many shortcomings.
The more than two months of study after the wrap-up was a period of digestion and accumulation of "The Best of Us", and also a period of recharging for Wei Yang to make up for his shortcomings.
It may be an exaggeration to say that there is progress every day, but I have indeed grown a lot.
If Wei Yang were allowed to play Lu Xinghe at this time, he would have more to do.
After finishing his meal, Wei Yang was about to go home when he was stopped by someone. When he turned around, it was Chen Chichi.
The Class of 2004 of the Shanghai Theatre Academy, who are already seniors this year and have some ambition or connections, are basically out there, running around for crews or filming, and very few are still staying in school.
Chen Chichi is considered a top figure in Class 04, so he definitely cannot be idle and goes out to join the group early.
Wei Yang and Chen Chichi had met several times, but they were not very familiar with each other. He thought it was just a greeting, but he didn't expect the other party to hold him back.
"Come on, let's find a place to talk. I'll find you if I have something good to say."
They found a fast food restaurant at the school gate. Wei Yang sipped a cup of milk tea and looked at Chen He attentively.
"So, you've hooked up with your cousin and are planning to bring me into the cast of Mei Lanfang."
It is no secret in the Shanghai Theatre Academy that Chen Chichi is related to Director Chen. This is an intentional act to raise his own status. With such a backer, both teachers and students have to look up to him.
But then again, although Chen Chichi is Director Chen’s nephew, their relationship is not particularly close.
Chen Chichi is from Fu City, Fujian Province. Although Director Chen has the same ancestral home, he grew up in Beijing. It is conceivable that he has a weak relationship with his relatives in his hometown. It is okay to borrow a name, but it is not easy to get close to them.
"If I could be in Mei Lanfang, I wouldn't bother talking nonsense with you."
Chen Chichi knew it in his heart. Although he raised the status of the director, the two parties were indeed related. However, he would never say how good his relationship with Director Chen was to avoid embarrassing himself.
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"Let's get down to business. I just hooked up with a crew recently. It's a sitcom and they're short of two roles. I think you're a good fit. How about I take you to meet the director?"
"That Love Apartment?"
Chen Chichi was stunned: "How do you know?"
"Zhao Ji has already come to me."
Strictly speaking, the first person among the Shanghai Theatre Academy to get to know the director of "Love Apartment" Wei Zheng was Zhao Ji. The two collaborated on a TV movie, in which Zhao Ji was the female lead.
It was precisely because of Zhao Ji's matchmaking or leaking of information that Chen Chichi and his gang gathered their friends to audition in "Love Apartment" and eventually got the roles.
This time was the same. Zhao Ji didn't have many roles in "The Best of Us". Shortly after the filming was completed, she met Wei Zheng, who played the heroine in the movie "Reverse Meteor".
When she learned that "Love Apartment" was about to be filmed, the first person she notified was Wei Yang, who had helped her before, and then Lou Yixiao, Chen Chichi and others came later.
"I thought so."
Chen Chichi was a little disappointed. He saw Wei Yang's strength in "The Best of Us" last time. He thought Wei Yang had a bright future and always wanted to establish a good relationship with Wei Yang.
I was planning to do you a favor this time, but I didn't expect someone to get there first.
"How's it going? Did it work? Lu Ziqiao or Guan Gu?"
Chen Chichi quickly calmed down. Although he failed to gain any favor, he thought that after working together for a few months, he could still establish a good relationship with them.
Wei Yang shook his head: "I didn't go. I had work to do and couldn't get away."
"Love Apartment" is very popular, and several main creators have benefited a lot from it, and even brought out several second-tier and above stars.
But this drama is a double-edged sword. Although it can bring a high level of national popularity, it can also easily trap people in that role.
That would be fine, at least there are the successful examples of my aunt and Guan Gu.
The most important thing is that there is no way to wash away the fact that this drama was plagiarized. Once it is tainted, it will be a black spot.
It's fine for other actors, they can use the excuse that they have never watched American TV series and just act in whatever script is given to them, but for an actor like Wei Yang who is a screenwriter, it's hard to believe that he can't feel the incongruity of the script.
Wei Yang was not complaining, but the Chinese translation of the first part of "Love Apartment" was too abruptly plagiarized, with the plot and characters forced together, and there were countless points to complain about.
In fact, it is normal. This drama was originally a low-budget sitcom that sold advertisements. No one expected it to be so popular, and the screenwriter copied it very perfunctorily.
But for this kind of tailor-made drama, any screenwriter who is somewhat sensitive to the plot and has watched one or two American dramas will easily notice that something is wrong.
If Wei Yang had no other opportunities, he might still hesitate, but now he has a certain confidence and can think more calmly.
"Love Apartment" has good returns, but also high risks, and may even cause harm. The overall cost-effectiveness is low, so it is not suitable for participation.
So, Wei Yang found an excuse and postponed the show.
Zhao Ji and Chen Chichi did not doubt Wei Yang's statement.
In their view, "Love Apartment" is just a small advertising drama that recruits cheap students and may not be broadcast, and is just for the sake of making money.
Wei Yang had already participated in the operation of the formal crew before this, and was also a screenwriter, so he might have other script work at any time.
It's normal whether you really don't have time or just don't like this show.
Although he turned down the offer from "Love Apartment", Wei Yang did not stop his good friends Zhao Ji and Lou Yixiao, and he also had no intention of stopping Li Jiahang who might participate in the future.
No matter how many flaws and controversies there are about "Love Apartment", its influence is unquestionable.
Wei Yang was holding a bowl of meat in his hand. He could choose not to eat the meat because it was too hot and smelled bad. But others were lucky to have a taste of meat and did not bother to weigh the pros and cons.
To put it bluntly, the characters in "Love Apartment" may very well be the most popular characters in their lifetime. At least Wei Yang does not have the confidence to create a character for Li Jiahang that is more popular than "Zhang Wei".
In that case, just swallow the meat first. Even if your mouth is full of bubbles and you have diarrhea later, at least your stomach is filled...
(End of this chapter)