Huayu: Starting from an Unemployed Male Model

Wei Jun, with his hands behind his back, said, "I'm not here to instruct you, but to learn and discuss acting with you all."

He paused for a moment, and the girls below clapped their hands loudly, their palms gradually turning red.

"I'm not much older than you, and I've only acted in a few more movies than you, none of which have been released yet. Otherwise, I'd be sitting here right now listening to Director Zhang's lecture, just like you."

The girls below laughed heartily, bending over with laughter.

Wei Jun raised his right hand and pressed it down, signaling the girls to be quiet. "I saw you all practicing your lines just now. Is there anyone who can read a passage for me?"

After she finished speaking, the girls eagerly raised their hands, shouting, "Teacher Wei, choose me..."

Wei Jun looked around, his eyes sweeping over Liu Haocun's posture of raising his hand like a primary school student in class. He forced a sweet smile and finally chose another girl.

When Liu Haocun learned that he had not been selected, his eyes dimmed instantly, and he drooped his head. A few seconds later, he regained his sweet smile.

The lucky chosen one dusted off the dirt on her bottom, looking excited, and loudly recited her lines as she had during training: "Generals may abandon me, soldiers may betray me, but I, Hua Mulan, will never betray my country..."

Using his vocabulary skills, Wei Jun quickly memorized the lines the girl recited, which took about a minute. After she finished, he clapped his hands and praised, "Not bad, no wonder Director Zhang chose you. Your voice is clear and loud, and your breath control is stable..."

Upon hearing Wei Jun's praise, the lucky girl raised her head and looked at her friend with a hint of pride.

Sitting cross-legged on the ground with her hands on her knees, Liu Haocun looked at the girl with a hint of envy; she also wanted to be praised by Wei Jun.

"However," Wei Jun changed the subject, "I'd like to ask you, what do you think was the emotion conveyed in that line of dialogue just now, and where was the emotional impact of the line?"

The girl stammered, "It should be anger, the trigger being 'abandoning me'..."

"You got half right," Wei Jun smiled confidently. "Let me try out this line."

The girl immediately pulled out her script and tried to hand it to him.

Wei Jun waved his hand in refusal, and with a zero-frame attack, declared: "Generals may abandon me, soldiers may betray me, but I, Hua Mulan, will never betray my country..."

Wei Jun used the voice imitation ability of the entry "Celestial Voice" to directly imitate the voice of the girl from before, and then used his dialogue skills honed by the entry "Mr. Numbers" to perfectly present Mulan's lines.

Everyone present, including Zhang Yimou standing to the side, stared wide-eyed, their mouths forming an "O" shape, as they looked at Wei Jun in shock.

No one could have imagined that Wei Jun had this ability. Some people thought it was the girl who had spoken earlier, but the tone and expression were different. It was the same voice and the same lines, but the effect was different.

The girl only has one emotion, which is anger. If the key point of the dialogue is not fully found, the dialogue will sound flat, as if she is angry for the sake of being angry.

Wei Jun's lines are different; they have pauses and points of emphasis, expressing not only anger, but also the pain of betrayal, the grievance of being misunderstood, loyalty to the country, and the determination to die for the country.

After reciting his lines, Wei Jun smiled slightly: "How was it?"

Thunderous applause and cheers erupted from the audience.

"Teacher Wei, how did you manage to make your voice sound exactly like Xiao Zhao's? It's amazing!"

"Teacher Wei, could you teach us this voice imitation skill?"

"That scared me to death! When I heard the voice just now, I thought there were two Xiao Zhaos."

"Teacher Wei, please teach us! I want to imitate other people's voices too."

Zhang Yimou, still in shock, had never imagined that this young man was so talented; he was truly pleasantly surprised.

Liu Haocun's expression changed from surprise to admiration.

Wei Jun didn't expect that they hadn't seen the videos of him imitating female voices on variety shows or events when they were online. It's okay, it's not too late to find out now.

Wei Jun did not let their cheers disrupt his teaching and continued to explain the girl's problem with her lines.

Dialogue is used to express people's emotions and the logic of their own behavior. Mastering dialogue plays a crucial role in understanding the characters in the play.

Since they were already there and he had already taught them, Wei Jun simply shared all his thoughts and experiences on acting, voice, stage presence, and physical expression with them. These experiences were not abstract concepts, but rather the result of systematic refinement and accumulation, with a solid foundation.

"Teacher Wei, could you demonstrate your Peking Opera singing?" Liu Haocun asked, raising his hand like a primary school student.

Wei Jun nodded and immediately gave her a scene from Liu Haocun's novel "The Protagonist" from her previous life, depicting a famous comeback moment.

Wei Jun lowered his head, his left hand pointing vertically downwards and his right hand pointing vertically upwards. His left hand represented the hour hand pointing to six o'clock, and his right hand represented the minute hand pointing to twelve o'clock, forming a 180-degree clock shape.

He touched his left leg with his right foot, raised his right foot to the tip of his toes, and began to spin, one circle, two circles, three circles... After about eight circles, Wei Jun stopped, made a theatrical gesture with both hands, and shouted, "Heavens... oh..."

Everyone present was stunned by Wei Jun's Qinqiang opera rendition. Their eyes widened again, and goosebumps rose all over their bodies. The shock of the entire day was brought about by Wei Jun.

Liu Haocun blinked her eyes and clenched her little fists; she was shocked.

After Wei Jun finished his demonstration, Liu Haocun became even more interested in the opera singing, his little expressions constantly asking, "Teacher Wei, can I learn from you?"

Little sister, don't rush. Ten years from now, you will too. In the play "The Protagonist", Yi Qing'e will make a stunning debut on stage, bringing tears to the eyes of countless viewers who exclaimed, "My Qing'e has finally taken on a leading role!" She also gained millions of followers on Douyin with the "Yi Qing'e's first stage appearance" clip.

Wei Jun shook his head: "I'm afraid not, I'm going back to Shanghai in a few days."

"Well, it's a pity I only met Teacher Wei so late." Liu Haocun lowered his head, rubbing the hem of his clothes with both hands.

Wei Jun chatted with them for a while before ending the "lesson." One of the girls stood up and tentatively asked, "Teacher Wei, can we take a group photo together?"

They all knew that they might not have the chance to see each other again after today. This lesson had left a deep impression on them, and they probably wouldn't forget it for a long time.

Wei Jun glanced at Zhang Yimou. Of course, taking photos with his men required his permission. Only after receiving his consent did he nod to the girls.

The girls stood up one after another, brushing the mud off their bottoms as they gathered around Wei Jun. Liu Haocun, with his small stature and agile movements, silently squeezed next to Wei Jun.

"Don't crowd, spread out a bit," the middle-aged woman urged, holding up her phone.

After everyone had taken their positions, the middle-aged woman called out, "1, 2, 3—cheese!"

The phone's flash went off a few times, and the group photo was complete.

As the event was ending, Liu Haocun quietly approached Wei Jun and asked shyly, "Teacher Wei Jun, can I call you Brother Wei Jun from now on?"

"Whatever you like." Liu Haocun can call himself whatever he wants.

"Okay, Brother Wei Jun," Liu Haocun tilted his head back with a sweet smile, "Will we be able to meet again in the future?"

"Yes," Wei Jun said, looking steadily at her. "As long as you continue down this path, we will meet again."

"Yes, yes," Liu Haocun nodded repeatedly, "I will try my best to catch up with you."

Just as Wei Jun was about to say, "Don't chase me," a light blue light screen appeared before his eyes.

The system detected that the host had contact with Liu Haocun.

[You have one chance to draw a keyword. Draw now?]

Wei Jun looked at the four terms in his mind and silently recited, "Extract."

Successfully obtained "Weapon Master"

[Weapon Master: Lift a weapon like a primary school student or Superman, and the host will gain all knowledge and skills about that weapon.]

The number of entries has increased by 1 again.

Wei Jun wanted to say something more, but Liu Haocun was called away, looking at him with reluctance as he left.

"Wei Jun, I'll have someone discuss the details of our future collaboration with your agent," Zhang Yimou told Wei Jun, bringing this message.

"OK."

"By the way, I have a question for you," Zhang Yimou changed the subject, "I'm planning a famous movie and intend to choose one of these girls as the female lead. Who do you think would be suitable?"

One Second?

Wei Jun was about to mention Liu Haocun, but after thinking about it, he decided not to. A butterfly effect can cause a storm, and if he said Liu Haocun was suitable, who knows what might happen next.

Perhaps Zhang Yimou's greater attention to her put more pressure on her, thus having the opposite effect; or perhaps receiving Zhang Yimou's favoritism made Liu Haocun the target of jealousy from a girl in the team...

Wei Jun didn't want to do anything that would disrupt Liu Haocun's future trajectory.

Let things take their natural course.