One person's entertainment

Chapter 50, First in the Class [Seeking follow-up reading, monthly ticket request]

January 1th, Wednesday, Central Academy of Drama.

There are still two days until the winter vacation, and today is the day for the 96th acting class to submit their final presentation works.

Early in the morning, the classroom was noisy.

"'If the tide comes and you don't come', who is he waiting for?"

"'Some people, once missed, are gone', who did he miss?"

"'If there is a tomorrow bless you dear', who is his dear?"

What everyone was talking about was not the skit that was about to be performed, but the lyrics of Shen Lingyou's new song.

Because it is so popular, if I don’t say a few words about it every day, it seems like I am not keeping up with the trend.

The sales exceeded 5 copies in 30 days and exceeded 10 copies in 50 days. Although the sales did not exceed 50 copies in a single region, but 32 copies in the Mainland, 6 copies in Hong Kong, and 12 copies in Formosa Province, it still made history and became the Chinese singer whose album sold over 30 copies the fastest in the Mainland.

This is just the sales of the genuine version. You should know that pirated copies started to be sold nationwide on the fourth day after the album was released.

The sales of genuine and pirated copies have already exceeded 100 million copies.

Judging from the sales data, the signing event did promote the sales of genuine products. Although the increase was not much, only about 20%, it was already very good and better than no increase at all.

Since Shen Lingyou was only 19 years old, the themes of his ten songs included love, dreams, and life, which seemed beyond the experience of his age group. This aroused the curiosity of his classmates, and they began to discuss who the lyrics were written about.

"We're not the only ones talking about this. Look, it's also written in the magazine." Hu Dajing handed a magazine to Shen Lingyou.

——《Music Phonograph》

——[Shen Lingyou’s songs are not only about his stories, but also about your and my stories.]

——He said: "My life, your life, his life, can actually become material. Inspiration is imagination, and imagination is the source of all creativity."

Shen Lingyou glanced at ten lines at a time and went through it roughly.

"Did you really say this? Or did they make it up?" Zeng Xiaolai looked at him with eyes full of curiosity.

"It's a bit familiar. Let me think about it." Shen Lingyou raised his right hand and stroked his chin with his thumb and index finger.

After thinking for a moment, he suddenly said, "Oh... I remember now. I said it at the book signing event in Hangzhou to answer a fan's question. I didn't expect it to be a magazine editor. You can't guard against it!"

"So everything written in this article is correct?" Qin Xilu asked.

"About 70 to 80 percent correct." Shen Lingyou replied.

"So, it's not necessarily who you are waiting for? Who you missed? Your dear? It could be who someone else is waiting for? Who someone else missed? Someone else's dear?" Yuan Yu said.

"Sister Yu, you are confusing me." Zhang Ziyi was dizzy.

"What Yuan Yu said is right. In fact, it's just like acting. We are just acting out the joys and sorrows, wealth and glory, birth, old age, sickness and death of the characters in the play. It's not our own life. Of course, we also write about ourselves and sing about ourselves." Following Yuan Yu's words and this article, Shen Lingyou built a protective wall for his songwriting inspiration.

"Then, why can you sing so touchingly? So tear-jerking? If you haven't experienced it yourself, can the emotional output be so strong?" Zhang Xun didn't know how he did it.

"It's just like acting. For a good actor, besides getting into the role himself, the most important thing is to make the audience not realize it's acting, and make the audience feel involved and even empathize with the character. The same goes for singing." Shen Lingyou talked about the truth in a series of ways, and nothing was difficult for him.

“Hearing what you said, it seems that actors and singers have a lot in common.” Lee Min summed up.

"You can say that." Shen Lingyou nodded.

"Doesn't it mean that if you learn to act well, you can also sing well?" Mei Ting said with a smile.

“It’s not that simple, but it’s relatively easy for actors and singers to cross over,” Shen Lingyou explained.

In the original time and space, this phenomenon has become very common, especially after 2020.

This can be reflected in the changes in the Spring Festival Gala. Those who go on stage to sing are no longer singers, but actors.

Lu Xun once said that the one who defeats you may not be someone in the same field as you, but may be someone from another field!

"Ring ring ring..."

At this time, the class bell rang, and a group of teachers entered the classroom one after another, and the final report performance began.

The relaxed atmosphere just now was replaced by tension in an instant.

Everyone was busy memorizing lines and adjusting their state.

Shen Lingyou saw Zeng Xiaolai pursing her lips, which showed that she was nervous, so he said immediately, "Don't be nervous, just act according to what we rehearsed."

Zeng Xiaolai forced a smile and said, "I don't know what's wrong, I just can't control it. I'm more nervous than when I'm on stage performing."

Qin Hao took a deep breath and said, "Hey, you're making me nervous."

Shen Lingyou was fine, not nervous, but he wasn't very relaxed either.

As time passed, group after group came on stage and left the stage.

Chen Minghao's group's "Today's Happiness 2" and Liu Huohua's group's "Newsmaker" were both finished. Perhaps because they were too nervous with their teacher sitting opposite them, they only performed at % of their rehearsal level, but it was almost enough.

People from other groups laughed from time to time in the audience, and some teachers couldn't help laughing several times.

Chang Li's serious expression relaxed a lot, and he looked a little more relieved.

The last one was Shen Lingyou's group. They had the most variety.

First, the props: a bicycle with a crooked wheel and a good bicycle.

Zeng Xiaolai played an old lady, wearing simple makeup and a wig.

Qin Hao plays three roles: Passerby A, Passerby B, and traffic policeman, and he prepared three coats to change.

Shen Lingyou painted a red spot on his face to show that he was injured, and then borrowed Chen Minghao's military coat.

Seeing them go on stage, the students below looked expectant.

I wonder what kind of sparks will be created when the most handsome guy in the class and the most beautiful guy in the class collide.

Qin Hao: I don’t even have an introduction?
The show begins.

Zeng Xiaolai: "You are a good kid. You even knew how to help Auntie up."

Shen Lingyou: "I am addicted to doing good deeds."

Zeng Xiaolai: "If it were someone else, they would have run away after hitting me!"

……

Qin Hao: "Run... I helped three of you."

Shen Lingyou: "What's the result?"

Qin Hao: "Let me tell you this, I used to drive a sedan!"

……

Zeng Xiaolai: "I don't need your money, I have money! You little bastard, you are such a thief, you fell to the ground in a flash, and you walked up according to the schedule."

Shen Lingyou: "I have a lot of ideas. I haven't even turned. I think if I were to turn at this speed, I would spontaneously combust."

Qin Hao: "Hahahaha~"

……

At this moment, the classroom was filled with joyful laughter.

Those students who had not seen them rehearse were laughing so hard that they couldn't stop.

Even the serious Chang Li had a smile on his face.

"My stomach hurts from laughing so hard."

"I didn't realize that Ling You could be so naughty without being awkward or even funny. He got the degree of it just right."

"The old lady is so good at hiding her true intentions."

The students applauded.

The teachers exchanged glances and then talked in low voices.

"The script is very well done..."

“The characters are vivid…”

"The lines are clearly layered..."

Most teachers praised it.

Teacher Wang, who had been silent the whole time, waited until they finished speaking before opening his mouth and saying, "Let me just say one thing. The two skits, 'Help or Not' and 'Today's Happiness', have many similarities. It feels like they were written by the same person."

They have all been in the Central Academy of Drama for more than ten years and have developed a pair of eagle eyes, so how could they not see it?

"In fact, there is also the skit 'Newsmakers'." Chang Li glanced at Shen Lingyou who was walking off the stage, and said with a smile on his face, "Comedy is rarely chosen for general productions. It's obvious that there is an 'expert' behind the scenes directing it. However, this is only the first semester, so we shouldn't put too much pressure on him."

When the results came out, there was no suspense: Shen Lingyou's group was first, Chen Minghao's group was second, and Liu Huohua's group was third.

The acting is definitely not as good as the original, but it is already very good at their stage.

It is worth mentioning that Liu Huohua and Zhang Ziyi escaped from being the worst in the class, and they were so happy that they cried.

Then, Shen Lingyou was the first in the class.

Personal acting skills are one thing, and the other is a good script.

"Should I Help You or Not" was called "the last glory of CCTV Spring Festival Gala sketches" in its original time and space, and its quality is beyond doubt.

At that time, Zhao Benshan gave key adjustments to the sketch's structure, characters, gags, and dialogues, and even demonstrated the body performance himself, before finally achieving this effect.

The Spring Festival Gala abandoned him, but he did not abandon the Spring Festival Gala.

The first semester of freshman year has ended like this, some are happy while others are sad.

The three students at the bottom had very low scores and failed several subjects including script, lines, and acting.

They have to work hard next semester, otherwise there is a high probability that they will be expelled.

(End of this chapter)