novelraw Chapter 26 You're the director of "The Unknown"?
Chapter 26 You're the director of "The Unknown"?
Upon hearing this, Mao Xiaotong immediately became unhappy.
In her eyes, "The Unknown" is her favorite movie.
However, Chen Zhou, the acting teacher, felt that the director of "The Nameless" was not good enough, which made her have to have doubts.
Is Chen Zhou's own skill level rather poor?
Therefore, Mao Xiaotong's expression revealed very obvious doubt.
Chen Zhou, who is good at reading people, also noticed Mao Xiaotong's unusual behavior.
Then he smiled and said, "Do you know what an unknown director looks like?"
Mao Xiaotong replied, "I don't know. I just like his movies, not him as a person. What he looks like makes no difference to me. I only appreciate other people's talent."
"Well said. Give me the lines you copied down, and I'll take a look at them for you," Chen Zhou said.
Without hesitation, Mao Xiaotong handed the lines to Chen Zhou.
Chen Zhou quickly glanced through it.
This plot point is a very important part of the family relationship in "The Unknown".
Brother Ma Xianyong and sister Ma Jiaqi are talking through the door.
The words they said sounded hurtful, but they were full of concern.
Ma Jiaqi (eyes reddening): Brother, don't let yourself get into such a mess, okay?
Ma Xianyong: What's wrong with you?
Ma Jiaqi: You're so mean, you just need to be scolded, do you only feel comfortable when I scold you?
Ma Xianyong: Exactly!
Ma Jiaqi: You should remember that I am where I am today because of you. You deserve to be a dead woman, with no one to care for you, and you'll be a bachelor for life.
Ma Xianyong: That's right, that's the real you.
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"The part you chose is very good. It really tests your acting skills and is perfect for training," Chen Zhou said.
Upon hearing this, Mao Xiaotong's voice softened with a hint of frustration, "For this part of the lines, if I act too fiercely, it'll sound like I really hate my brother, or if I act too gently, I'll lose the character's intensity."
"Read it to me first," Chen Zhou said directly.
Mao Xiaotong got ready and began to recite, "Brother, don't let yourself get into a mess, okay?"
"Stop." Chen Zhou's voice was not loud.
"The very first sentence is off-topic; Ma Jiaqi's concern is hidden, not overt."
Before she spoke, she was holding back a strong sense of "not wanting to be seen through," so she had to pronounce the word "brother" a little heavily, as if with a hint of impatience, but she had to gently stop the syllable at the end so that her concern could be hidden.
Mao Xiaotong nodded, then carefully lowered her voice again: "Brother, don't let yourself get into a mess, okay?"
"What's wrong with you?" Chen Zhou helped with the caption, signaling Mao Xiaotong to continue.
Mao Xiaotong's tone suddenly rose: "You're so mean! You just need me to yell at you to feel good, don't you?"
"It's too deliberate," Chen Zhou shook his head.
"This curse word is Ma Jiaqi's fig leaf. She had just expressed her concern, but she was afraid that her brother would find out, so she hurriedly used a curse word to cover it up."
"So your tone should be urgent and forceful, but not truly malicious."
"How mean here," with a hint of sullen arrogance, the words "I deserve to be scolded" should be said quickly, like a slip of the tongue to cover up, not with gritted teeth and hatred.
"Also, remember, you're the one who made me who I am today. That's the most crucial sentence."
"You need to sound a little aggrieved, because you're not really blaming him, and you're not really trying to bring up old grievances."
"Don't make the ending note too harsh; it should be a little soft, like the feeling of a sob being suppressed."
Mao Xiaotong closed her eyes, and the image of the character standing through the door, wanting to care but also afraid of losing face, appeared in her mind.
When she opened her eyes again, she continued reciting her lines: "Brother, don't let yourself get into such a mess, understand?"
"Yes, that's the feeling. Remember, the tone of voice in a performance should always follow the emotions; that's what makes it real," Chen Zhou said.
"I understand, teacher!" Mao Xiaotong was extremely excited.
After that, the dialogue instruction continued as normal, and soon about an hour had passed.
With Chen Zhou's guidance, Mao Xiaotong now feels incredibly strong.
Chen Zhou explained to her in a very simple and easy-to-understand way the problems that she had never been able to understand before, and even the problems that she couldn't learn in school.
Don't tell me this lesson only costs 30 yuan.
Even if the price increases tenfold, Mao Xiaotong would still grit her teeth and buy it.
She still found it very strange that someone as talented as Chen Zhou would choose to stay here as a performance teacher.
That's such a waste of his talent!
Just then, two people walked in through the door.
"Oh, so you're really teaching students here?" The speaker was Jiang Wei.
Chen Zhou glanced over.
Besides Jiang Wei, the person standing next to Jiang Wei is Sun Honglei, the male lead of "Lurking".
Chen Zhou's strongest impression of this actor was, "Is this melon guaranteed to be ripe?"
Without a doubt, in terms of acting skills, Sun Honglei is indeed a good actress.
But it needs a script that is very suitable for him.
Chen Zhou got up and went over to greet his teacher.
Jiang Wei immediately introduced, "This man next to me is Sun Honglei, the male lead of 'Lurking.' You two should get to know each other."
As soon as Jiang Wei finished speaking, Sun Honglei reached out his hand to Chen Zhou: "Director Chen, hello. I often hear Director Jiang talk about you, saying that you are the most outstanding student he has ever taught."
"Hello, Brother Hong Lei." Chen Zhou shook hands with him.
"Sun...Sun Honglei!"
At that moment, Mao Xiaotong, who was behind, exclaimed in surprise.
Sun Honglei looked up at the sound of the voice: "You know me?"
"Of course I know him, the famous Brother Hong Lei, how could I not know him?" Mao Xiaotong covered her mouth, also a little scared.
After all, Sun Honglei's image is too fierce, especially like that of a street thug, making people feel that her personality is particularly ruthless.
Moreover, from Sun Honglei's way of addressing Chen Zhou, she heard the words "Director Chen".
Then she learned that Chen Zhou was also a director.
This explains why Chen Zhou is so skilled at directing actors.
While Mao Xiaotong was thinking this, Sun Honglei spoke up again: "Director Chen, your film 'The Nameless' is really a great movie. I was deeply moved after watching it. It's no exaggeration to say that I'm now a fan of yours."
"You're too kind, Brother Hong Lei," Chen Zhou said with a smile.
"What? A nobody?" Mao Xiaotong exclaimed in surprise.
Seeing Mao Xiaotong's surprised reaction, Jiang Wei asked, "What? You don't know who he is?"
"I don't know. I only know that he is a performance teacher, and his guidance skills are very good," Mao Xiaotong said.
"My student is named Chen Zhou, who is also the director of 'The Unknown'," Jiang Wei said.
Upon learning the truth, Mao Xiaotong felt a chill run down her spine.
She never imagined that the acting teacher she found on the street would turn out to be an unknown director!
And he's her favorite director right now!
Mao Xiaotong truly couldn't describe the shock she felt.
So now, the look in her eyes when she looks at Chen Zhou is not only one of disbelief, but also one of adoration.
It's exactly how a fangirl feels when she meets her idol.
However, this made Mao Xiaotong's question even more perplexing.
A director whose films gross over 100 million yuan is now working as an acting coach here for 30 yuan an hour.
Even if she dared to tell others about it, they probably wouldn't believe it at all.
What kind of good fortune did she receive?