Peninsula: From a supporting actor to the best actor in Chungmuro

Chapter 30 Jae-hoon's Line Lesson
The scripts of Korean TV dramas are based on readings from different movies, and usually require repeated polishing of lines and character interactions, which can take as short as three times or as long as half a month or even a month.

Today is Kang Jae-hoon's second time participating in a script reading.

The central air conditioning at SBS TV station seems to be colder than yesterday.

Jiang Zaixun rubbed his arms covered with goose bumps and received the revised script from the stage manager.

When he entered the meeting room, he found that Park Hyung-sik's nameplate had been swapped with Krystal Jung's at some point.

At this time, Krystal was sitting next to him and wiping the edge of the table with a wet wipe.

When she saw Jiang Zaixun approaching, she nodded slightly:
"morning."

"morning."

Jiang Jae-hoon didn't think much about it. After returning the gift, he pulled out a chair and sat down, opening the revised script to read.

As the actors gradually arrived.

The second script reading session of "The Heirs" officially began.

……

As the reading progressed to the seventh act, the rustling sound of Kang Jae-hoon marking the lines became more regular than the noise of the air conditioner.

However, he noticed that Krystal always tilted her head towards him between turning pages.

At first I thought the air conditioner was too cold.

Until she tucked her hair behind her ears for the third time - at that angle she could just catch a glimpse of his open script.

The halftime signal sounded.

Jiang Jae-hoon finally couldn't help but turned his head: "Is there something on my face?"

The tip of Zheng Xiujing's round-toed shoes suddenly hit the table leg, and the straw in her hand stirred a vortex at the bottom of the cup:
“No, no.”

"then you?"

"You, the way you mark is different from what the acting teacher taught you."

Jiang Zaixun stared at her evasive eyes and pushed the script half an inch to the center:

"Do you need to see it?"

"Just learn how your opponent actor prepares."

"Please."

After saying that, Jiang Zaixun glanced at her script annotations.

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All SM idols have the same acting teacher.

The way Krystal Jung marks emotional nodes in her script is exactly the same as Yoona's.

Different colored markers are used to express the emotions of the lines.

This method is simple and crude.

It allows the actor to instantly understand the character’s emotions when saying this line.

It's not good enough for movies that require all kinds of details, but it's more than enough for idol dramas.

"You even study the body language of your co-stars?"

After reading Kang Jae-hoon's annotations, Krystal's eyes were full of surprise, and she unconsciously used honorifics in her speech.

"The teacher said that a good actor must understand the entire script, not just his or her own role."

Jiang Jae-hoon hesitated for a moment, but still didn't say the second half of the sentence.

——If Lee Min Ho encounters special circumstances and is unable to continue acting, then Kang Jae Hoon, who is fully prepared, has a chance to get the role.

After all, a soldier who doesn't want to be a general is not a good soldier, and he also has ambitions in his career.

"What does this triangle symbol mean?"

Jiang Zaixun turned around and found that she was pointing at Lee Bo Na's lines under a line of wavy lines:
“It represents a turning point in tone.”

Krystal was a little confused, the line was "You can't even remember my birthday!"

She really couldn't think of another way to turn this sentence.

Under normal circumstances, shouldn't it be enough to just shout?
"If you just use an angry tone, it will feel like a quarrel."

Zheng Xiujing subconsciously asked:

"How do you pronounce it?"

"The first half of the sentence uses high notes to create a sense of oppression, then the voice sinks for 'birthday', and the last three words are played softly."

Seeing her confused expression, Jiang Zaixun explained:
"You want people to hear that you're wronged, not throwing a tantrum."

In fact, this is not only a problem of lines, but also involves understanding of the characters.

Jiang Zaixun flipped the script to the page where Lee Bo Na first appeared and tapped twice under "Shut up and follow me now!"
"For example, here, the original script had it read continuously, but it was changed to Shut! Up! Now—"

He hammered harder with each word. "Follow! Me! Now!"

The same sentence can immediately have two meanings with the addition of some techniques.

Zheng Xiujing is not stupid. She immediately heard that Jiang Zaixun's version is better than the original version and can make the character more three-dimensional:

"But, if we change the lyrics on the spot, we need to report it to the writer, right?"

"It's just a tone adjustment. I'll apply for it before the actual filming." "Do you usually study your co-stars like this?"

Jiang Zaixun's eyes suddenly curved slightly, and the corners of his mouth pulled out a subtle arc:
"Because the lines in idol dramas are emotionally explicit, only the pronunciation can reveal the acting skills."

He put all his little thoughts into this.

Krystal suddenly noticed that when Kang Jae-hoon smiled, a dimple would appear on his left cheek first.

The hum of the central air conditioner suddenly became clear, and the friction sound of the staff moving the chairs seemed like background noise with the volume turned down.

"Try?"

Kang Jae-hoon pushed the revised script two centimeters towards her.

Krystal suddenly came to her senses, grabbed the script in a panic and stood up, almost knocking over Bing Americano.

Jiang Zaixun used a tissue to absorb the spilled coffee stains, and looked up to find that she had already struck the ending pose for the music stage.

"Shut up, shut up!"

Krystal's voice trailed off for a moment: "Follow! Me! Now!"

"The explosive power is enough, but the expression management needs to keep up."

"How?"

"Don't stare, try biting your back teeth."

Krystal Jung bared her teeth at the front camera of her phone and suddenly laughed at herself.

The intermission is over.

Kim Eun-sook happened to see Krystal grinning at her phone.

The nineteen-year-old girl hurriedly locked the screen, grabbed the script and straightened her back.

Soon, the second half of the reading turned to the dispute scene——

"I heard that top students like to meddle in other people's affairs?"

Kim Woo Bin tapped his shoulder in a rogue manner.

Jiang Zaixun was neither humble nor arrogant, his voice was as steady as a scanner:

"I heard that nouveau riche love to bluff."

"Bluster? Haha—"

"Ah! Choi Young-do—"

Zheng Xiujing uttered the first syllable in a baby voice, then quickly bit her back teeth to regain strength, and said word by word:

"Don't bully my Jia Chanrong."

Kim Woo-bin slammed his script on the table: "A commoner like Yoon Chan-young..."

"——It's not your turn to judge!"

Kim Woo Bin felt very uncomfortable because Krystal Jung stole his lines and his rhythm was interrupted, which directly interrupted his original mood.

The meeting room was silent for two seconds, and he muttered:
"Bona is taking gunpowder?"

"Ha ha--"

There was laughter at the scene.

The skills of delivering lines are not only about changing the tone and pausing, but also about interrupting the opponent's speaking rhythm.

It is obvious that after ten minutes of teaching from Kang Jae-hoon, Krystal Jung's ability in delivering lines improved immediately.

After the laughter faded, Kim Eun-sook looked up at Krystal Jung:
"Bona's explosiveness has improved. She needs to maintain this state until she joins the group."

"Inside~"

After receiving the screenwriter's approval, Krystal's whole state was like a small universe exploding, which lasted until the end of the script reading that day.

"Our Bona looks like she's had a new vocal cord today."

Jin Zhiyuan hugged the script to her chest, looked at Jiang Zaixun with a smile, and said, "Master, have you brought me in?"

"She has a good understanding."

Jiang Zaixun lowered his head to pack up his stationery:
"Will you still sit here tomorrow?"

Krystal tucked her messy bangs behind her ears: "Writer-nim said that it would be easier to get into the role if the actor I'm acting with sits closer."

Kang Jae-hoon zipped up his backpack:

"Okay, see you tomorrow then."

"Um. Have you taught anyone else?"

Jiang Zaixun paused and said, "Well, you should know him."

"Who?"

"Lin Yuna."

Krystal's fingers, which were fixing her bangs, stopped at her temples.

The wall of the ice water cup handed to her by Kim Ji-won touched the back of her hand. The coolness crawled along the back of her palm to the corner of her mouth, freezing the originally slightly curved curve into a straight line.

(End of this chapter)