After the filming was completed, I awakened my superpowers.

Chapter 94 Singing Card! The idea of ​​unlocking the second character card
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Sheng Yixia was secretly happy.

This time the filming was completed really quickly.

"The host can extract the character card of this character... Ding! It is detected that the [investment level] of this online movie is low, the [completeness of world view] is low, the [fullness of character] is low, the [popularity of character] is low, the [host interpretation level] is medium, and the [host and character integration level] is medium..."

After a series of system comments.

"The system cannot effectively extract the character card of this character. Instead, a random skill card will be drawn for this character. Do you want to draw it now? Yes/No."

It was naturally expected that I would not be able to extract the character card.

"Yes, extract." Sheng Yixia answered quickly.

For a character like Sha Qing, being able to draw cards is a blessing, and it's a win no matter what card you draw.

"The system randomly draws the [Wang Baofu] skill card..."

"Ding."

"Congratulations to the host for obtaining the skill card - [Singing Skills]."

"Singing skills?"

Sheng Yixia was completely stunned. How could Wang Baofu actually pull out a singing card?

This is incredible!

Although in the setting, Wang Baofu also ventured into the entertainment and music circles when he was young, his abilities were too mediocre and he never made a name for himself.

of course.

When filming Wang Baofu's scene today, in order to reflect the motivation and fulcrum of this character's behavior, he was given a few short shots. For example, he still loves singing and acting, and is a microphone master in KTV.

When driving the protagonist to the training class, he sang one or two old songs because he was so excited.

But these have nothing to do with Sheng Yixia. After all, Sheng Yixia's singing skills are just at the level of passers-by in KTV, and he is not even as good as some microphone masters.

He doesn't have to sing for real when acting, he just needs to pretend to lip-sync, and professional singers will naturally do the dubbing later.

Could it be that?
Is it because Wang Baofu has an unextinguished dream in his heart that he has never given up practicing singing over the years, so that his singing skills are actually much better than when he was young?

After figuring this out, Sheng Yixia's spirits lifted, and he communicated with the system through his mind: "Check the [Singing Skills] card."

"Shh!"

A grey skill card instantly appeared in his mind.

Card Name: [Singing Skills]

Card quality: [Poor]

Skill Level: [Sporadic]

Card introduction: [After equipping this card, the host can obtain the skill - singing. Singing is a singer's basic quality, including high notes, low notes, falsetto use, emotional integration, popular singing, bel canto singing, and all other singing skills and techniques. Please explore the details by yourself. Note that the effect of this skill can be enhanced as the card level increases. ]

Good guy.

Sheng Yixia secretly exclaimed, "What a guy."

This was truly an unexpected success. He had thought that he could just draw a random card and not lose out, but he never expected to draw such a powerful card.

Although it is just a gray, low-quality card, it solves the problem from scratch.

He also remembered the gray and low-quality [Qinggong] card. Although a gray and low-quality card could not make him reach the level of the world's top parkour masters, it could make him a parkour master with considerable strength.

Therefore, Sheng Yixia does not discriminate against gray cards now, especially since this gray card seems to be easy to obtain.

Sheng Yixia checked her card slot column.

The five card slots contain [Divine Mind], [Card Control], [Light Kung Fu], [Hidden Power], and [Chinese Musical Instruments].

He thought about it and decided not to take off the Chinese musical instrument this time, but took off the Qinggong card.

The next moment, he felt his body become heavy, as if his legs were filled with lead. In fact, even if he got the Qinggong card, his body flexibility was much stronger than that of an ordinary person.

But it is still far from comparable to the state of being equipped with the Qinggong card.

"Load [Singing Skills]."

As Sheng Yixia's mind moved slightly, the singing card was loaded into the third card slot.

The next moment, huh?
Don’t seem to feel much difference in your body?

Take it off again, put it back on, and feel the difference carefully.

There seems to be a little difference.

He felt that his breathing became longer and stronger, as if his lung capacity had increased, and his chest felt much stronger.

"Ahem, hey, hey!"

Sheng Yixia coughed twice, then said "hey, hey" twice. Hmm, his voice was full of energy, and it was thicker than his previous voice, and seemed to have more texture.

Think for a moment.

Sheng Yixia began to sing: "I kiss you goodbye, in the deserted street..."

This is the song he sang in the car when he played Wang Baofu today. It is a song by Liu Xueming, the phenomenal singer in Hong Kong in his early years.

Sheng Yixia actually doesn't know much about this ancient super singer, but his father Lao Deng likes him very much.

It is a must-order song when we go to KTV for family gatherings and we sing it with passion every time.

At this time, my mother would always ask Lao Deng, Lao Sheng, you sing so emotionally, are you thinking of who you kissed goodbye on the deserted street?
Therefore, Sheng Yixia, who was influenced by it, remembered the tune and could hum a few lines.

But this time when he hummed it was completely different. He didn't need to control it deliberately. His lungs and throat cooperated naturally to sing out the mixed power amplifier. Every word he uttered was very clear and clean, and his voice was rich and very textured.

He subconsciously imitated the original singing style in terms of pitch, rhythm, and emotions, and succeeded without much effort.

Those singing skills seemed to have been integrated into his instincts after thousands of times of practice. As long as he wanted to do it, he could do it.

"Ah, this..." Sheng Yixia couldn't help but be amazed. Isn't this singing card too useful?

It seems like some professional singers are at this level, right?
He couldn't help but feel a little surprised, and continued to hum this classic song "Goodbye Kiss". The tune that he couldn't sing before, he could now easily transcend and master it. The bass part used to lack emotion and the tone was unclear.

At this moment, the sound and color are so moving that people can't help but resonate with it.

Gradually, he became more and more emotional as he sang, and immersed himself in the mood and feelings expressed in the song.

The pleasant and textured sound echoed in the locker room.

After the last sentence "My heart is waiting to welcome sadness~" fell, he gradually came back to his senses from his emotions.

"Clap clap clap!"

At the door of the dressing room, the makeup teacher couldn't help but applaud. She was in her thirties and had tears of emotion in her eyes. She was moved to tears by Sheng Yixia's singing, and she remembered the scene when she had to break up with her boyfriend after graduating from college.

Moreover, Teacher Sheng looks so handsome. Although he looks middle-aged, with some wrinkles at the corners of his eyes and some white hair on his temples, he has a more mature charm than those popular young actors.

Coupled with his expressive singing voice, it seemed to add a profound sense of story to his entire person.

"Oh, makeup teacher, I'm sorry, I'm sorry." Sheng Yixia noticed this and quickly found a pack of tissues and handed it over.

The makeup teacher also came to her senses. She quickly thanked him, wiped her tears, and apologized repeatedly: "Teacher Sheng, I'm sorry. I just wanted to remind you to remove your makeup, but when I heard you singing, I couldn't help it... I'm sorry for disturbing your singing practice."

"It's okay, I was just humming for fun." Sheng Yixia tried to comfort him. You must be kidding me. If you made a female makeup teacher cry in the dressing room, it would be hard to explain if rumors got out.

"But, Teacher Sheng, your singing is so beautiful, why don't you dub the original version yourself?" The makeup teacher was able to calm down and stop crying, but she was a little puzzled.

"What do you mean by original singer?" At this time, Assistant Director Yang's slightly puzzled voice sounded outside the dressing room. He brought Chi Yu and Yu Zi to do their makeup. The former played the apprentice of Gu Yonghan's mortal enemy when he was popular, and the main competitor of the male protagonist in the future.

The latter is a female student in the training class and also Gu Yonghan's daughter.

Of course, she is also the heroine of the show, but her role is not very important. This film focuses on the story of realizing dreams.

"Director Yang." The makeup teacher greeted him and said as a matter of course, "I'm asking why Mr. Sheng didn't use the original singer for the character he played. He sings so well."

Is Teacher Sheng a good singer?

Assistant Director Yang was stunned at first, then he couldn't help but laugh secretly. This makeup artist might be sleepwalking.
Just now at the shooting scene, Sheng Yixia also "hummed" a part of the original song to cooperate with the acting. It can't be said that he is tone-deaf, but he is not much better than a passerby. Lao Yang feels that he can be better than Sheng Yixia if he holds a microphone.

However, he would never say such offensive words to someone's face.

You have to know that Sheng Yixia is a star with considerable traffic, and his status in the entertainment industry is not comparable to that of an assistant director of an online movie crew like him.

"Brother Sheng can sing?" Chi Yu also widened his eyes, as if he couldn't believe it.

"How about, Brother Sheng, can you sing a few lines for us?" Yu Zi was also full of curiosity.

this!?
Sheng Yixia pondered for a moment. Since he had already drawn his skill card, it would be too hypocritical for him to say that he couldn't sing it. So he nodded and said, "I can sing a little, but I don't usually sing it."

Next, naturally, with everyone's unanimous expectation, we performed that segment.

However, this time they didn't sing the kiss goodbye, but Teacher Xue's "Actor". This song is Sheng Yixia's favorite and he has sung it occasionally in KTV, but it is quite difficult for him to sing it.

Especially the falsetto part of the chorus is more difficult to handle. In the past, his voice would break while he was singing.

But this time, the first sentence: "Keep it simple, speak in a simple way." expressed the emotion and texture.

Yu Zi and the makeup teacher's eyes lit up. This voice is so nice.

But Chi Yu's ears were startled when he heard it.

Having made his debut by winning a singing competition, he was far more professional than laymen like Yu Zi. That was why he was even more shocked.

Sheng Yixia's seemingly simple singing style was actually very complicated and it caught his ears directly.

It's not easy to achieve this.

Sometimes the more complicated the singing style is, the better. What matters is that it seems simple and unpretentious, yet it seems natural and natural, which reveals the essence of singing skills.

"Please skip the progressive emotions. You are not an actor."

He even directly sang out his helplessness and complicated emotions, because his ex-girlfriend was an actress.

When it came to the chorus, I was supposed to cooperate with you in the performance and acted like a blind man... I even sang the falsetto part with some of the original singer's charm and temperament.

However, Sheng Yixia stopped abruptly after singing the first chorus.

He felt that showing these was enough, and the rest was just repetitive.

Ah this!

Yu Zi and the makeup teacher were still immersed in Sheng Yixia's comfortable singing and music, but they suddenly stopped singing. They felt uncomfortable and urged, "Where is the next part, where is the next part~~ Teacher Sheng, don't stop, don't stop~"

The assistant director's expression also became extremely complicated, and he looked at Sheng Yixia deeply. No, this, it turns out that Teacher Sheng's singing skills are so good, so you just hummed a few words just to amuse everyone?
Even Chi Yu was stunned, looking at Sheng Yixia as if he had been struck by lightning.

He originally thought that among the four unknown stars under Sister Qing, Brother Sheng was the one with good looks, Brother Gu was the one with good acting skills, Sister Yu was the one with good dancing skills, and he, Chi Yu, was the one with good singing skills.

The reason why Chi Yu was not popular before was because the timing was not right and he hadn’t found a suitable film for him.

In the movie "My Apprentice is a Big Star", he plays the apprentice of a villain and competes against Brother Sheng. He suddenly feels that his chance has come. In terms of appearance, I am indeed a little bit worse than you, Brother Sheng, but in terms of singing skills, am I not ten streets ahead of you?
Sister Qing and the production team even planned to make a song for him as the ending song.

Now, wouldn't it be possible to become famous immediately by riding on Brother Sheng's popularity?
However, he never expected that Brother Sheng was so talented. He could surpass many professional singers with average singing skills just by opening his mouth. Even Chi Yu felt that he was a little bit worse than Brother Sheng.

With Sheng's looks and singing skills, wouldn't he be a sure winner in a singing competition? Admittedly, his singing skills may not be as good as those of top professional singers, but his looks are good enough to win.

You can even make your debut as a professional singer through this, and from then on you can enter the music industry and achieve success.

Chi Yu was completely stunned, his heart was in turmoil and he couldn't calm down for a long time.

This is really... since Yu was born, why was Xia born! ?
"Teacher Sheng, please wait, I'll go find the director right away." Assistant Director Yang immediately left Chi Yu and Yu Zi behind and ran away.

Not long.

The producer and supervisor, director, Gu Yonghan, screenwriter and others gathered near the dressing room. After listening to Sheng Yixia sing a song again, they were all shocked and couldn't calm down for a long time, looking like they were doubting their lives.

Although they were not as professional as Chi Yu, they had been in the entertainment industry for so many years, so they could tell that Sheng Yixia's singing skills were definitely not simple. Especially Wu Quanming, who was good at variety shows and came from a satellite TV station, looked at Sheng Yixia with a look of confusion.

You said that with your looks and singing skills, why do you have to stick to the path of being an actor? What's more, you are still sticking to online movies~~ If you just go on a music variety show, I, Wu Quanming, will guarantee that you will be famous, okay?

cough cough.

The director, who had his signature beard, coughed twice and said in a slightly contemptuous tone, "Teacher Yixia, if you have such a talent, why didn't you tell me in advance? When I was filming, I could just let you sing the original version and use it for publicity later."

Not telling me in advance?

Sheng Yixia's mouth twitched secretly. How could I know what card I would draw before I finished playing Wang Baofu?
Besides, how could he have imagined that Wang Baofu could actually pull out a singing card?

Wu Quanming also said: "Teacher Yixia has such a level of singing skills that is comparable to that of a good professional singer. I feel that there is still room for further exploration of the role of Wang Baofu."

"Screenwriter, do you have any good suggestions?"

Wu Quanming turned his head and looked at the screenwriter. He still trusted this screenwriter. The last time he did a movie about youth and musical instruments, it was quite good and the reputation of the movie was also very good.

The screenwriter looked like a screenwriter, in his forties, slightly bald, and a bit short and fat. He adjusted the frame of his glasses and carefully studied Sheng Yixia's rather mature, yet charming old man look. After a moment, a gleam of light shone in his eyes: "Add more scenes."

"How to add it?" Wu Quanming was also slightly excited. He was very familiar with the screenwriter teacher and knew that he was in the right state.

This was the case with the last play. Once the screenwriter got excited, the content he created was excellent.

Only Sheng Yixia looked shocked.

He had to admit that today's turn was beyond his expectations.

His purpose and mentality in making this film were completely different from those in filming The Thieves of the Republic of China. At least, he never thought about what role card he could draw in this film.

The main feature is a fast in and fast out, finishing the performance quickly and drawing the card quickly.

It would be best if you could draw an acting card. If you really can't draw an acting card, then drawing any other card is also acceptable. Just think of it as playing an important supporting role, which is always more reliable than acting in those messy movies.

Therefore, he never thought about being involved in this movie.

Who would have thought that he hadn't thought about the roll.

The screenwriter and producer took the initiative to get involved.

"We adjusted the background and made Wang Baofu a good friend of Chu Wanqiu, played by Gu Yonghan. He recognized Chu Wanqiu when he sent his child to a training class. After learning that Chu Wanqiu's fall from the peak was actually a conspiracy by the villain, he encouraged Chu Wanqiu to rise again."

"But Chu Wanqiu has long lost his ambitions and no longer wants to get involved in the grudges of the entertainment industry. He just wants to be a teacher in a training class for art students quietly."

"Wang Baofu used his singing skills, which he had never given up and had been honing all the time, to sing a song that they had sung when they were young, and successfully ignited Chu Wanqiu's extinguished dream."

The screenwriter became more and more excited as he spoke: "If possible, we can also enrich the settings. For example, Wang Baofu, Chu Wanqiu and the villain actually graduated from the same art school. They were good brothers in their student days and had the ambition to pursue their dreams in the entertainment industry together."

"It's just that their fates were different afterwards. Wang Baofu returned home early to inherit the family business, while Chu Wanqiu's reputation collapsed when he was at the peak of his popularity. He was cursed by everyone and retired. Only the villain became more and more popular, and is now a respected senior in the entertainment industry."

Sheng Yixia was horrified when she heard this, and quickly said, "Screenwriter, isn't this too much? This movie is, after all, about the story of young people's struggle and rise."

Although adding more scenes is a good thing, it can improve the fullness of the character and enhance the quality of the skill card.

But he really didn't want to take the blame after the movie flopped.

By then, there will be all kinds of rumors in the world, saying that it was because of the big drama that Sheng Yixia joined the crew.

Not satisfied with playing two roles, he tried hard to add more scenes for himself. The result was, haha.

"It's okay." The screenwriter said seriously, "The core of this film is to help young people realize their dreams and achieve their self-worth. In fact, it is about the redemption of the dreams of middle-aged people when they were young."

"Otherwise, this film wouldn't be called "My Apprentice is a Superstar". Note that the 'I' here refers to Chu Wanqiu!"

"Originally I was worried that Chu Wanqiu's dream alone seemed a little thin. Now adding Wang Baofu to the play can not only enrich the layering, but also allow the two middle-aged men to analyze each other's hearts through their rivalry, so as to confirm the flame of their dreams that has never been extinguished in their hearts."

"This is to tell everyone that no matter what age you are or what situation you are in, dreams are very precious. As long as you are willing to work hard, you can eventually achieve them."

"The last scene of our story can allow the hero and heroine, as well as the two middle-aged people, to perform a wonderful show together, completing the final climax of the film."

Sheng Yixia nodded repeatedly after hearing this.

I have to admit that this screenwriter has some stuff.

But wait!
There seems to be something not quite right.

Sheng Yixia frowned and said, "If we add more scenes like this, the length of the film will not be enough. There is still acting in this film. Although, I think this seems a bit strange, but I can't figure out what's strange about it."

"Ah this..."

The screenwriter's eyes lit up instantly, and he rushed forward and held Sheng Yixia's hand tightly: "Teacher Sheng, you are my soulmate, you are really my soulmate."

"?"

Sheng Yixia looked confused, having no idea what he was talking about. She tried to pull her hand away but failed.

The other party seemed very excited and used a lot of force.

"I told you that a professional actor like you would definitely be able to tell what's wrong with the script." The screenwriter's face flushed with excitement, and his nose was covered with oil. "My first version of the script was purely musical, without any messy dramatic plots at all."

"It's all because of the investors. They don't know shit. They insist that the music route alone is too thin and that they must add acting to the plot, saying that walking on two legs will be more stable."

"Pooh, that investor doesn't understand movies at all. The worst thing about movies is having too many elements, too many opinions, and too many things. In the end, nothing can be explained clearly."

"In fact, being able to tell a pure music story well is more important than anything else. Mixing in drama plots is just a burden!"

"Seventy minutes! Our online movie is only seventy minutes long! Add in this ridiculous acting line, and how much time is left for the music line?"

As Sheng Yixia listened to the screenwriter talking to him, his expression became more and more solemn, and his mouth became more and more open.

It seems that this movie was originally about pure music, and had nothing to do with acting at all.

No wonder he always felt somewhat uncomfortable when reading the script.

But he was so focused on drawing the acting card that he didn't think much about it.

But he decided to star in this film mainly for the acting card.

This coincides with what the screenwriter criticized about the investors.

Seeing Sheng Yixia's serious expression, the screenwriter felt that he was convinced by him, so he continued to increase his output: "Teacher Sheng, I am actually friends with screenwriter Wang from the Thieves Group. I heard him mention you. He said that you are a very, very, very dedicated actor."

"You understand the characters in great detail, you cannot tolerate flaws in the script, and you can even stand up and fight the director to the end for a better film."

This is this...

Does this screenwriter also know screenwriter Wang from the Thieves?
Sheng Yixia originally thought that the tortured screenwriter Wang would spread his bad reputation outside, but she never thought that he would actually praise himself so much outside.

For a moment, Sheng Yixia felt a little guilty for torturing screenwriter Wang in the Thieves Group.

only……

If the acting part was cut from this film, how would he draw the acting card?
However, he had to admit in his heart that what the screenwriter said actually made sense. It was too difficult to tell the story of both acting and music in a 70-minute film.

Forcibly inserting an acting line into the story does indeed undermine the structural neatness of the story and makes it seem very cumbersome.

only……

My acting card.

You production crew are a bunch of big liars, you used the acting card to trick me in.

Sheng Yixia felt a little indignant and his face looked a little grim.

When the screenwriter saw Sheng Yixia's serious face with some anger, he became more excited and grabbed his hand tightly and said.

"Teacher Yixia, you have to make the decision for our film."

"I believe that an actor like you who has a very high pursuit of art would definitely not tolerate starring in a bad movie, right? Let's join hands and overturn the money-filled bullshit decision of the investors, and let the film return to the essence of art."

He believed that as long as Sheng Yixia could support him, he would be able to completely suppress the investors with only a few million dollars in funds.

At worst, their crew can just accept the investment from Sheng Yixia’s team and there will be no problem.

"Yixia, I also think what the screenwriter said makes sense." Gu Yonghan also fell into deep thought, "A 70-minute plot should really be purer. If you want this and that, it will be counterproductive."

Does even Brother Gu think so?

Sheng Yixia felt like crying but had no tears. Fate can twist and turn around at any time.

He took a deep breath and said solemnly, "I also think what the screenwriter and Brother Gu said makes sense, but can you add a little bit of acting content?"

"Add a little?" The screenwriter followed Sheng Yixia's words and used his thumb and index finger to make a pinching motion. At first he didn't quite understand what Sheng Yixia meant, but then he suddenly understood and slapped his thigh, "I understand."

"Teacher Sheng meant that they are the investors after all, and we have to give them face. This little bit of acting is to give him face." The screenwriter was full of admiration and praised solemnly, "I didn't expect that Teacher Sheng is not only an excellent actor who can't tolerate any sand in his eyes, but also very knowledgeable about the ways of the world."

"I admire you. I have learned a lot."

What face?
I was leaving myself a chance to draw the acting card.

Sheng Yixia was also speechless and a little tired.

But he didn't expect that his reputation as a dedicated actor had spread.

But this seems to be a good thing. Next time I am involved in a film crew, I will be able to fit in better with the character and personality, and will not be subject to malicious speculation.

As for the acting card, it’s okay to take it slowly.

In the early stage, you can choose a character with a higher degree of fit to overcome the situation of insufficient acting skills. Magician Zhao Xingyao is a good example.

Moreover, starring in this film does not necessarily mean that you can pull out your acting card.

On the contrary, given that the [Singing Skills] card has already been drawn, making this film more pure and making a BD around the Singing Skills card might not be a better choice.

And he also has a [Chinese Musical Instrument] card, maybe there is a chance to combine and construct a music BD.

Perhaps, drawing the singing card was a sign.

Think about this.

Sheng Yixia made up her mind and said, "Okay, for the sake of the film, I will support the screenwriter."

By the way, consolidate your image as a dedicated person.

Besides that, Sheng Yixia really didn't want a second bad movie to come out of his name. One film, Legend of the Swordsman, was already enough for him to deal with.

The film is too bad. Even if you draw good cards, it is too difficult to improve them.

"Okay, okay, Teacher Yixia, you are really my great master." The screenwriter was so excited that he was incoherent, pulling Sheng Yixia to talk nonsense, "If I were a woman..."

"Stop it, stop it."

Sheng Yixia quickly stopped him, thinking to herself, “Even if you were a woman, I wouldn’t ask you to marry me.”

At the same time, he opened the system's character panel.

Check the plus sign behind the "Unnamed One" character panel.

Previously, there was no response when touching the plus sign.

But after he got the fifth-level anomaly, the Eye of Confusion, a few days ago, he found that the plus sign had been highlighted.

When he touched the plus sign again, the system responded further.

"Does the host need to consume a fifth-level anomaly to unlock a new character panel?"

Before, Sheng Yixia was a little hesitant about whether to unlock it.

But if you can draw music cards again this time and have a chance to form a BD, you can consider unlocking the next character panel.

Sheng Yixia couldn't help but feel full of anticipation, and her future was becoming more and more promising.

……

(End of this chapter)