Abstract Art Award Winner

Chapter 80 Look at them!

"Also, you have to attend rehearsal on October 15th. There will be five rehearsals in total, and the last one will be with stage effects. The official recording will be on November 10th. Since CCTV's premiere date is December 3rd, the schedule is quite tight."

Zhou Le nodded and reached out to take the script.

Su Yingxia continued, "You probably won't know the people you'll be working with. They'll mostly be starring in musicals and plays. Zhu Feng is the director, responsible for all the scripts, including the ones that are compiled. But in this one, you'll be the lead, playing the role of Emperor Qianlong."

"Also, this type of variety show has performers, narrators, guardians, and volunteers. Not only will you be the lead actor, but you'll also be a guardian, and you'll also have to record a segment as a volunteer."

"Okay, I'll wait and see."

Zhou Le went to have lunch first, and after coming back, he sat on a chair and started reading the script of "National Treasure".

I read it roughly.

Zhou Le discovered that in the script, the Qianlong Emperor he played was to be mauled by Wang Xizhi right in the face.

"Look at what you've done to my 'Kuaixue Shiqing Tie'. How many times have you altered it? Count how many huge seals you've put on it? You said you just put a seal, and that's fine, but you even wrote an inscription!"

Zhou Le felt ashamed when he put himself in their shoes.

No wonder Wang Kai gave up this variety show so easily.

It turns out he's a negative character.

Although it was CCTV and the opportunity was rare, I played Emperor Qianlong.

And this is different from the Yongzheng in "The Legend of Zhen Huan", after all, that is a palace fighting drama.

Mine is definitely more traditional, but the writing style is more modern.

"How is it?" Su Yingxia asked after seeing Zhou Le finished reading.

"I think it's good. Even though I was scolded, I'm willing to be involved and be scolded like this."

Zhou Le is very open-minded.

Because he had scolded Qianlong for being a stamp-stamping maniac before. The most famous one was the one in the script. Wang Xizhi wrote a total of 28 characters, but Qianlong stamped them 172 times.

It's simply insane.

And just as the lines say, he not only stamps but also writes inscriptions.

The inscription is not about writing your name or anything else, it is simply a review of the book.

"Okay, then I'll reply to them. Although there's no pay for this, food and accommodation are all included, so they have to book a hotel in advance."

"Go ahead, thank you for your hard work."

"It's okay, Brother Le, it's all I should do."

But by October 25th, "A Flowing River" will definitely not be finished filming.

But this was originally his own play, and "National Treasure" was obtained by the company, so when Zhou Le asked director Kong Sheng for leave again, Kong Sheng agreed without asking any questions.

"I'll change the time of your scene later and try to finish filming your part first. After all, the process at CCTV is complicated and it won't be finished in a short time. It will take about 20 days. By then, you can focus on preparing for CCTV."

"Thank you, director!"

Zhou Le said.

Indeed, Zhou Le felt just as good as at home on the set of "The Great River". If he wanted to leave, he just had to say so, and he was never embarrassed.

But after Zhou Le left.

Kong Sheng looked at the others again.

"See? If you're efficient and capable during filming, and can bring traffic to the show, you can ask for leave if you have something to do. I'm not biased, but capable people will be respected everywhere. Okay, let's read the script."

Kong Sheng said this to the supporting characters.

After all, the protagonists all have their own resting places, and only the supporting characters will go to the director for no reason.

But no matter what they said, they still looked at the direction Zhou Le left with envy.

After all, everyone now knows that more than a year ago, Zhou Le might not have been as good as them. As a result, at this time, Zhou Fang walked over and saw the expressions of those supporting actors.

"You don't have to be unconvinced. Director Kong is right. You may think he's lucky to have gotten this far, but honestly, even if he wasn't an actor, he'd be living a better life than you are. Isn't it hard to make money with an account that has millions of followers? Besides, Zhou Le is also a shooting range instructor."

Zhou Fang also climbed up step by step.

So it is clear what their current mentality is.

"Oh, forget it, I can't compare."

Some people sighed in their hearts and went back to thinking about the script which had only a few words.

Seeing this, Kong Sheng called Zhou Fang over directly: "Actually, there is no need to say so much to them. Those who listen can figure it out on their own without any explanation. It is useless to say more to those who are not motivated."

"Yeah, but Zhou Le is really good."

"Indeed, at first I was a little uneasy about letting him replace Wang Kai, but after filming started, he became the person I trusted the most. Although he had little experience, he acted very well."

"Actually, I think I have some talent for acting, but I haven't taken professional courses like them. But I think my performances all come from life, and I think I have a positive attention-dependent personality."

"When I wrote jokes before, I just wanted more people to read them. I would be happy if they liked, commented, and forwarded them. But after becoming an extra, I found that I could be happy for a long time just by getting a compliment from the assistant director. Then I felt that just writing jokes online could no longer satisfy me."

Su Yingxia listened to Zhou Le's words: "Positive attention dependent personality? Does it mean you like to show off?"

Zhou Le: “.”

"Xiao Su, I realize you've become a bad person. I've been talking to you for so long and you've concluded that you like to show off?"

"Hey, didn't I learn that from you?"

Zhou Le thought about it and it seemed to be true.

The filming for the next few days was uneventful.

The only feeling is tiredness.

But the days passed one by one, and soon it was October 21st.

Kong Sheng simply gave Zhou Le a few more days of vacation, making it a full month.

Anyway, the scenes Zhou Le had filmed overtime before were enough to last for this period of time.

"Go and shoot well, and make us proud. Your fame will also help promote the crew."

Zhou Le left.

However, Kong Sheng’s idea was to go there early so that he could chat more with other actors.

But when Zhou Le asked, he found that those people had not come.

But drama is indeed not Zhou Le’s strong point.

After all, I have never been exposed to it before, and I don’t even know how to perform on the stage of a drama.

It’s better to get in touch and find out.

After much deliberation, Zhou Le finally contacted Xu Zheng.

Because the most powerful domestic drama troupes at present are the Central Academy of Drama and the Shanghai Theatre Academy.

But Zhou Le had no acquaintances at the Central Academy of Drama, but Xu Zheng was an outstanding alumnus who graduated from the Shanghai Theatre Academy.

After a brief greeting, Zhou Le got straight to the point.

"Director Xu, I just want to ask, if I want to audit a drama class for a day or two at the Shanghai Theatre Academy, what's the process?"

Xu Zheng was surprised to hear this: "Shanghai Theatre Academy? That's my alma mater. Why did you suddenly want to audit a class?"

"Isn't there a variety show on CCTV recently that's in the form of a drama? But I don't know much about it, so I want to learn something."

"Oh, studying? I thought you wanted to find that little sister." Xu Zheng teased, "But if you're just auditing, that's easy. I can make a phone call for you. I'll give you the number later and you can contact each other later."

(End of this chapter)