Huayu: Starting from the top talent show

Chapter 102 Global launch, a perfect start

In the small theater on the first floor of Building B of the School of Performing Arts, a simulated drama rehearsal is going on in full swing on the stage.

Although the actors participating in the performance are all amateur students who have not participated in filming of film and television dramas, their acting skills are quite good. They have obviously learned a lot in the more than one year studying in the film academy.

Since it was not his turn to perform yet, Shen Juan was sitting next to the actor with the script in his hand, carefully memorizing the actions and lines related to himself in "Romeo and Zhu Yingtai", and of course the character's psychology.

Acting is a talent that everyone is born with.

Acting is not a difficult thing.

But it is quite difficult to act well.

Although Shen Juan seemed to be at ease when filming the short web drama, it should be noted that drama and film and television drama are two completely different forms of performance.

Many actors who are good at acting in movies and TV series may not necessarily perform well in dramas.

Similarly, many of the country's most powerful drama stars may not necessarily be able to adapt to the shooting mode of film and television dramas.

Just like why many viewers feel that the performances of Japanese drama actors are too exaggerated and abstract. They all perform with very exaggerated emotional expressions and are not restrained enough.

The main reason is that many actors in Japanese dramas come from stage play backgrounds, and their performance style is like that, and over time it has become the mainstream of the Japanese drama market.

Speaking of which, the "Romeo and Zhu Yingtai" chosen by Shen Juan is quite famous in the drama world.

As the second part of He Nian + Ning Caishen's "Love Trilogy", it toured nearly 2008 shows across the country between 2010 and .

After graduating from the Shanghai Theatre Academy, Guo Jingfei made his mark in the domestic drama industry with this drama, winning multiple drama awards and eventually breaking into the entertainment industry and becoming mainstream.

The plot is roughly as follows:
In 1937, the situation in Shanghai was turbulent. Zhu Wanying, who came from a prominent family, did not like her timid and pro-Japanese boyfriend. She accidentally met Luo Gou, a patriotic student who pulled a rickshaw to make a living. They fell in love with each other because of their mutual curiosity. She eloped with him despite her family's opposition.

Little did he know that Luo Gou had a priceless treasure in his hand - a Buddha head. Before he could live a good day, he was hunted down. Should he hand over the cultural relic and flee with his lover, or die unyielding and be separated from his lover forever?

Luo Gou faced a choice.

You can tell it's a tragedy at first glance.
After a while, Shen Juan was called over by Zhou Ye's roommate to rehearse. The people in his group were basically all Zhou Ye's roommates and friends, so most of them were girls.

As the saying goes, where there are many women, there are many troubles.

But this statement is not absolute.

At least Shen Juan's group is still very harmonious.

Several people stood together and first rehearsed the lines: each person took turns reading his or her own lines in the order of the script.

As for the facial expressions and body movements that will be needed when reciting the lines later, you don't have to think about them for now.

Because it was a simulation drill organized by the school, there was no requirement to perform a full two-hour drama.

So just select some highlight clips to perform, which saves a lot of trouble.

Zhou Ye, who plays Zhu Wanying, said: [Luo Gou, do you think miracles really happen in this world? ]

Shen Juan, who played Luo Gou, replied skillfully: [Why not? There were no miracles in the previous life, and the next life has not happened yet, so I expect the miracle to happen tonight. Believe me, as long as you stand on the stage, you will be the brightest star, and all the audience will only look at you, cheer for you, and applaud you! ]

"Okay, everyone, stop for a while." The instructor suddenly interrupted the rehearsal and ordered, "Everyone, take a break. Zhou Ye and Shen Juan will come over."

The other students in the group began to rest, either drinking water to moisten their throats or stretching their muscles.

Shen Juan and Zhou Ye came to the instructor.

"Zhou Ye, first of all, you need to practice your lines. Acting in a drama requires a very high level of line skills for actors. You haven't reached the standard yet. And your emotional expression in the scene just now was not in place. It was too dry and shallow. Zhu Wanying should have felt confused and hesitant in that scene just now, but you didn't express it well."

"Yeah, I'm sorry, Teacher Zhang." Zhou was a little ashamed. She had always known that she was not talented enough and her acting skills were not good, but some things could not be improved just by wanting to. Moreover, she did not have the energy and awareness to hone her acting skills through various means for the time being.

After all, she was just an ordinary 19-year-old sophomore who had just finished the college entrance examination.

Rather than achieving success as an actress, what she desires more now is actually a sweet love.

"Shen Juan's dialogue skills are very mature, his speech is clear and full of energy, worthy of being a musician. The only problem is that his emotional expression is still too implicit and restrained. If it were a normal movie or TV series, this state would be fine, but this is a drama, so your emotional expression can be a little more passionate and outgoing."

The instructor's attitude towards Shen Juan was obviously much gentler, which was normal. After all, teachers like good students with excellent academic performance who can bring face to themselves.

"So Zhou Ye, you can ask Shen Juan for advice when you are free. I recognize his acting skills. If you can improve your acting skills through this simulation, then there should be no problem with the final performance."

Upon hearing this, Shen Juan turned his head and glanced at Zhou Ye.

He felt that Xiao should be very happy.

Zhou Ye also looked over with tacit understanding and blinked at Shen Juan, with a rich expression on his face.

It's like saying: Juanjuan, look, this is Teacher Zhang's order, I'm not the one who is pestering you.

Time always flies when a group of like-minded young people of similar age learn from each other and make progress together.

Nearly a week passed quickly.

The drama simulation rehearsal for the final performance of the School of Acting also came to a successful conclusion. Shen Juan's group's "Romeo and Zhu Yingtai".
That's about it.

It may fool laymen who don't understand the play, but in the eyes of real experts, it is full of flaws and loopholes.

But no one would be overly critical.

After all, they are all college students who have not yet entered the industry.

There will be plenty of time for learning and room for improvement in the future.

After having lunch in the school cafeteria, I met up with my agent with the newly approved leave note to start a new round of work.

Tonight he will be attending the annual Fashion Night gala.

However, in addition to the necessary work of putting on makeup, fitting and drawing pictures before attending the event, there is another very important thing that Shen Juan needs to pay attention to, that is:

The official video of the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show in Shanghai is online.

The popularity is very high and the online discussion is very lively.

With the popularity of the Victoria's Secret Show itself, the marketing outsourced by Le Hua to overseas companies, and the large-scale, high-intensity operation and promotion spontaneously organized by fans in China and South Korea, many foreign listeners have noticed Shen Juan, a new generation Chinese singer.

They thought he was good-looking, had good singing skills, a nice voice, was very creative, and had the aura of a popstar on stage, so they all gave him praise and encouragement.

【This pretty boy can really sing! 】

[He is definitely the most charming Asian boy I have ever seen! Damn! When he smiles, I will laugh uncontrollably, so sweet that I can't sleep all night. ]

【He made me realize the beauty of Asians. 】

[Oh my god! This boy has such a beautiful voice! The melody of the song is also very touching. Does he have other works? I really need to know!]

[Those Victoria's Secret supermodels seemed to be imitating me. When a boy with such a delicate face (visible to the naked eye), such a hot body (reasonable assumption), and such a sunny smile stands in front of you, plays guitar and sings "If I can't have you, everything is meaningless" to you with a gentle look in his eyes, I think probably no one can refuse to hug him. ]

[You are absolutely right. No one can refuse Alex! By the way, I am a man.]

[Very handsome man, love comes from Brazil. ]

[I want to see Alex's name on the Billboard Hot 100 right now! I mean right now!]

After simple compliments, people often compare themselves with others. No one can escape this rule.

[This Chinese guy named Alex has incredible looks and voice. He reminds me of Justin Bieber. Perhaps the only difference is that Alex has not met his Usher yet. (Bieber was 18 when he appeared on the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show stage, and Alex was 19)]

[Justin Bieber? I don't want such a good boy to become a self-degrading scum like him.]

[Anyway, in my eyes, I think Alex is better than JB when he was young, and more in line with my aesthetics. ]

[Baby's popularity is phenomenal. I don't think anyone can replicate JB's path to success. Shawn Mendes didn't do it, and this guy called Alex can't do it either.]

[Let’s not talk about who was more outstanding when he was young, but I can guarantee that he is definitely the most versatile Asian talent I have ever seen. You may not know that he also played hip-hop for a while before! ]

[By the way, are there any young actors in Hollywood who are better looking than him? I don’t think Tom Holland and Timothée Chalamet, who have become popular recently, can be compared with him. Tom and Timothée are too skinny.]

[Damn it! I never thought that one day our American actors would be body-shamed by Asians. We need more tough guys, not those pretty boys!]

After exiting the video comment section, Shen Juan posted the copy and pictures he had prepared in advance on Weibo and Instagram.

The content is nothing more than personal remarks and sharing of interesting behind-the-scenes stories from those who were fortunate enough to be invited to perform on the Victoria's Secret show.

The main purpose is still to attract traffic.

This is the most important opportunity he has ever encountered. Many singers will never be able to perform on the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show in their entire lives, so there is no reason not to try their best to create more income for themselves through various means.

"Besides that, there is good news."

Yangjin Zhuoma was also very excited at this moment. As an agent, nothing could make her happier and more proud than seeing her own artists succeed.

"What good news?" Shen Juan smiled broadly.

"Pokémon, do you know?"

"Of course I know!" Young people of Shen Juan's age must have heard of this super IP even if they have not seen it.

"Perhaps due to your popularity in China and the good start in Europe and the United States, they just sent you a cooperation invitation and want you to write a theme song for their Pokémon Day in February next year."

"It is also to promote the upcoming Pokémon-themed movie Detective Pikachu, which is being jointly produced by Legendary Pictures and Warner Bros."

"Is there such a good thing? As long as you have seen Pokémon, probably no one will refuse this invitation." Shen Juan accepted it without any hesitation or thought.

With the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show being broadcast simultaneously in many countries around the world, new international resources have come one after another, and his overseas music career has truly been on the right track.

This is undoubtedly a perfect start.

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