Chapter 600 The Night of the Finals (Part 2)(1/4)
The scene of the finals night!
The recording hall was lively, and the last one-on-one match was about to come to an end. Finally, the top three were ranked.
And in the backstage lounge.
A script was placed in front of He Xiao, which changed his expression slightly.
Orphan of Zhao!
As a Chinese, I have naturally heard of the legend of the orphan of Zhao. This is a widely circulated folk story that took place in the Spring and Autumn Period.
In the story, the three generations of the Zhao family in Jin State tried their best to assist the monarch and were dedicated to the state affairs of Jin State, but they attracted the hostility of the Jin Dynasty doctor Tu Anjia. Tu Anjia was a Sikou at that time and was in charge of justice. He threw out the case of Ling Gong being killed and pointed the finger at the dead Zhao Dun. He promoted public opinion and sued all the generals of Jin State. If he did not sue the monarch, he made a decision without authorization and slaughtered the entire Zhao family.
Zhao Shuo's wife was the daughter of the Duke of Jin. She was pregnant with Zhao's blood and fled to the palace of Jinggong.
Not long after, a baby boy was born, Tu Anjia learned that he wanted to kill the baby.
Zhao Shuo's friend Cheng Ying couldn't bear it and wanted to protect the orphan to the death. He and Gongsun Chujiu made a secret plan to use the raccoon cat to exchange for the prince to hide the truth and finally rescued the orphan of Zhao.
In the story, the actions of Gongsun Chujiu and Cheng Ying did indeed make the most powerful footnotes for credit and friendship. Cheng Ying's feat of saving the orphans has been passed down from generation to generation and has been heard.
To this day, the story of the orphan of Zhao has been remade in many versions, including Henan Opera, Chao Opera, Peking Opera, Yue Opera, TV Opera, Song and Dance Opera, movies, cartoons... It is not unconventional.
After seeing this script, He Xiao’s reaction was subtle because the story of the orphan of Zhao was also widely circulated in the world of black mobile phones.
This time the program team gave the script of "Orphan of Zhao" and it was difficult because this story is too classic and not well performed will ruin reputation.
In addition, the story takes place a long time ago, and the script uses a lot of ancient dialogues. It is extremely difficult to successfully rehearse such a play in just a few hours.
"I know this play is very stressful for you, so today I will guide you all the way."
Performance teacher Han Xiulan keenly noticed He Xiao frowned. She patted He Xiao on the shoulder and encouraged: "Time is very tight. Although the third champion has not made a decision yet, I still hope that you can take advantage of this time to familiarize yourself with the script as soon as possible, and it is best to memorize the lines!"
"Tang Xiaoxiao ended half an hour earlier than you. She is now fully familiar with the entire script."
He Xiao looked at Tang Xiaoxiao, and the other party looked calm and looked down at the script that belonged to her, looking very serious.
"I'm fine, Teacher Han, I've also watched the orphan Zhao, but I just don't know which role I'll play?"
"This is decided after the top three have been separated. You can read the script first."
Han Xiulan opened the script and pointed out what needs to be paid attention to to He Xiao while answering his questions.
He Xiao nodded, stopped talking, and sat on the sofa and carefully studied the story of "Orphan of Zhao".
The script given by the program team must have been after artistic processing and cannot be exactly the same as the real stories in history. But even so, in order to restore the background of the Spring and Autumn Period, the lines are still very complex, and almost all classical Chinese dialogues.
This requires strong memory and line skills to master it.
He Xiao seized the time and studied it against time, time passed by bit by bit.
"Congratulations to Yang Hao for successfully advancing to the top three!"
About ten minutes later, Chu Shengsheng's voice came from the TV broadcast screen, and the last place to choose the three top spots was Yang Hao from Qi Xiao's team.
He was unpopular and narrowly won by a single vote.
As for Li Shengxian, who is unanimously optimistic, she put aside this episode. She may want a chance for young people and did not act too seriously.
In this way, the quotas for the top three were divided, He Xiao, Yang Hao, and Tang Xiaoxiao!
The three will return to the stage in two hours to perform the last wave of performances to decide the outcome.
"Congratulations to Yang Hao!"
The camera turned to the lounge, the door was pushed open, Yang Hao entered the venue, and Han Xiulan stood up to greet him first.
Afterwards, Han Xiulan informed Yang Hao of the upcoming script "Orphan of Zhao", and the three of them recorded a picture of the roles being selected by drawing lots.
Tang Xiaoxiao chose first, but she actually didn't have to choose because in this drama, she only has a female character, Zhao Zhuangji, so she is the one who belongs to it.
Then there was He Xiao. He had already touched the script in advance. After studying it this time, he locked the character on Cheng Ying.
In the story of "Orphan of Zhao", the most outstanding person is Cheng Ying. Although he is a commoner, he has the spirit of integrity and loyalty. If you taste it carefully, you will find that this character will have great highlights and have a lot of room for development.
He Xiao chose this way, which was a coincidence.
The rest of Yang Hao naturally had to choose another character in the script, Han Jue.
After the division of labor was completed, the next two hours of intense rehearsals were performed!
In the recording hall, the audience and the instructor were able to rest. Some went to the toilet, some were browsing their phones, and more were discussing excitedly.
“It’s so wonderful tonight!”
"Waiting for the finals!"
"I heard that the script I'll shoot later is "Orphan of Zhao". I'm so looking forward to it!"
"Betting on a bag of spicy strips, the champion must be Tang Xiaoxiao!"
"Fuck, He Xiao is the potential stock. I cried when I read his script for "Meet Again" today."
"He Xiao is really awesome. He has been so strong from a singer to an actor. He is so strong. I admire him."
"Young Master rushed to the duck!"
The audience is speculating about the title of the champion, and the program team is also speculating.
The three mentors recorded the camera separately and expressed their views on the three actors and their guesses about the champion.
"To be honest, according to the normal performance process, such a play will take at least half a month, but now it only takes two hours, and it has become an impossible task. I can only say that these three actors are dedicated and good actors, and no matter which one wins, I will congratulate you."
Facing the camera, Qi Xiao remained neutral as always, and no one offended him, and praised him all.
Yi Guangyuan was a little more straightforward and said casually: "I think He Xiao, this guy has worked with me once. Although this time, it is the one that I always remember most when filming. He is suitable for this stage and he is a genius!"
The eldest brother Xiao Jitong expressed a different view: "In today's scene, only He Xiao is from my camp. I should have supported him, but to be honest, I really like it in my heart, but in fact, Tang Xiaoxiao."
The three mentors each have different candidates.
"This story is a very difficult story to deal with and express. Dramas like "The Orphan of Zhao" cannot be put on the stage without months of rehearsals."
Han Xiulan also expressed her professional views in front of the camera and introduced the difficulty of the play to the audience.
The arrival of the finals and the difficult scripts made the atmosphere of this show extremely tense.
Two hours later.
The program starts recording again.
He Xiao, Tang Xiaoxiao, and Yang Hao all had subtle expressions, and they all came out of the rehearsal room in different ways.
The program team and the mentors were very curious, and no one knew what they had experienced in the rehearsal room in the past two hours.
Because the rehearsal process is absolutely confidential.
On the main stage, the lights were on again, and every gaze was looking forward to it.
Zhang Ming and Chu Shengsheng stood together without too much courtesy or show-off, and directly announced: "The actors are in place and the performance begins!"
The sound fell, and three sounds sounded like countdowns.
Then the curtain slowly opened upwards, and Tang Bai began to introduce the background story.
"During the Spring and Autumn Period, Duke Jing of Jin was bewitched by the slander of the general Tu Anjia, the auxiliary state, and ordered the killing of the Jin State doctor Zhao Su. Overnight, more than 300 Zhao's family were killed in the family. Just as this killing was in progress in the Zhao family's prime minister's mansion, Zhuang Ji, who was pregnant with six Jia, gave birth to a baby boy in the prime minister's mansion. This baby boy also became the only bloodline of the Zhao family..."
Tang Bai ended, and a faint light lit up on the dark stage, a smog of smoke floated by. In front of the screen in the background of the mansion, a figure quietly walked up to him.
He was wearing a rag and thread-covered shirt and carrying a basket of herbs, with a solemn and sad expression, and shouted: "Where is this still the Prime Minister's House? This blood is covered with more than 300 people, and the three generations of assisting the King of Jin have ended up..."
"The whole family is killed?!"
He looked at him in private with three steps at a time and sadly. He was surrounded by a mountain of corpse flowing into a river. The solemn prime minister's mansion, now like the Shura hell.
"All things are silent, the living is dead, and the dead are dispersed."
Just as Cheng Ying looked around, the gate of the prime minister's mansion suddenly opened, and a haggard woman with a baby in her face walked out in a distracted state, muttering something in her mouth.
Tang Xiaoxiao appears!
The Zhao Zhuangji she played was extremely difficult, but she faced the challenge and grasped the essence as soon as she appeared!
The expressions, body movements, and mental state made the audience excited.
"All things are silent, the living is dead, and the dead are dispersed."
In the sad soundtrack, Zhuang Ji shook her steps and couldn't stand steadily. She only had this sentence left in her mouth, and she was wandering around the mansion aimlessly with the baby in her arms.
"Cheng Ying!"
"Meet Zhuang Ji."
When Cheng Ying saw Zhuang Ji appear, she interrupted from the side and bowed deeply.
"Shh!" Zhuang Ji rushed over and asked Cheng Ying to speak out, and then muttered: "All things are silent, the living are dead, and the dead are dispersed..."
Cheng Ying widened her eyes and looked at her suspiciously.
"But Zhuang Ji feels uncomfortable, let Xiaomin see..."
Cheng Ying couldn't bear to see Zhuang Ji in this state, so she spoke out, "He is originally a doctor."
"Discomfort?" Zhuang Ji, whose eyes lost focus, gradually recovered her mind at this time. She looked at Cheng Ying and said uncertainly: "You... are friends of the Zhao family?"
To be continued...