Chapter 14 Nervous
Liu Zhou saw the three people on the stage looking at him expectantly. He knew that this was not the time to joke, so he organized his words and said seriously:

“Okay, I won’t say more. I will just talk about the points that need improvement based on my opinion.

First of all, you must figure out the identities of these three characters: a program host and a rural couple from Northeast China.

Let's talk about the host first. You all should know which program I'm referring to in the script. It's a national program. The host of such a large program should at least be professional and not act like a temporary guest star."

Hearing Liu Zhou's words, the students in the audience couldn't help but laugh out loud, and Qin Hao on the stage touched the back of his head embarrassedly.

“And we all know that the main characters of a TV program are the guests, and the host only plays a guiding and connecting role, so Brother Hao, please don’t steal the show too much.

In fact, if you have time, you can seriously watch the program "Tell the Truth" and see how Cui Yongyuan hosts it. "

When Zhao Benshan was rehearsing this skit, he asked several of his old partners to play the role of the host, but none of them satisfied him. Finally, he simply invited Cui Yongyuan, the real host of the program, to play the role.

I didn’t expect that Choi Yong-won, who played himself, could keep up with the rhythm of Zhao Benshan and Song Dandan, and the effect was surprisingly good.

Because of this pleasant cooperation, Zhao Benshan invited him to work together again during the 2006 Spring Festival Gala.

"Then there is the couple Baiyun and Heitu. Although they have been quarreling with each other on this show, they have been married for decades and are very loving.

And the feeling you give me is like you are just an old grandpa and grandma who know each other, not like a couple at all.

There are also some details, such as the expressions and body movements of the elderly that you need to improve, as well as their teeth. When applying makeup, you can make it look like two of them are missing."

"And one last point. The scene in this skit is in a TV show. TV shows can't always be so dry. Some background music needs to be added at certain moments.

Okay, I have finished speaking. If you have any objections, please raise them and we can discuss it further. "

In fact, in Liu Zhou's opinion, their main problem is that their acting skills are still relatively immature.

All three roles in this skit are very difficult to act, and since they have only been in school for two months, it is indeed a bit too difficult for them.

"No objection, I think what you said is very good, Lao Liu." Liu Ye replied immediately.

"Yes, I also think what you said is very good, Liu Zhou, and we have some other questions we would like to ask you." Qin Hailu continued.

Liu Zhou also discussed the problem with the three of them, and everyone left only after the security guard came over and announced that the lights had to be turned off.

In fact, the students in the Performance Department worked very hard for this performance. They had classes during the day, and the main rehearsal time was at night. They did not return to the dormitory until the lights were turned off every day.

On the way back, Dang Hao couldn't help but say:

"Liu Zhou, you are really amazing. You can say so many things just by watching their performance once."

"Yes, I also think Liu Zhou is very capable and has great potential to be a director," Zeng Li continued.

“Don’t praise me. The reason I can say that is because I wrote this script. If I were to comment on other skits, I wouldn’t be able to do that.

And even if they invite any teacher over, they can explain it in more detail than I can."

"Liu Zhou is still as humble as ever." Qin Hailu said with a smile.

Hearing Qin Hailu's words, Liu Ye couldn't help but curl his lips. Only Liu Zhou was still humble, but he was just good at disguising himself. He pretended so much in front of me.

In the next few days, in order to better present the skit on stage, Liu Zhou temporarily stopped writing the novel at night and stayed in the rehearsal room with Liu Ye and others.

The three of them were also working very hard. After Qin Hao talked about it last time, he found the video tape of Cui Yongyuan hosting the "Tell the Truth" program from somewhere.

Whenever they have time, they stay in the projection room to watch Cui Yongyuan's demeanor, body movements and way of speaking. Liu Ye and Qin Hailu work even harder. When they don't have classes during the day, they go to the vegetable market in the suburbs together to observe the old man's every move.

In addition, the three of them often consult teachers on how to play their roles.

The feedback on the rehearsal stage is that the performance is getting better and better.

In Liu Zhou's opinion, it is definitely not as good as the original version, but this is the limit of what they can do.

Liu Zhou, on the other hand, helped them to find out the deficiencies and fill in the gaps in the details.

Time slowly came to November 7th, and the acting class finished its last dress rehearsal.

Tomorrow is the official day of the performance.

Compared to the first time Liu Zhou saw it, the performances of Liu Ye and the other two were much better.

Liu Zhou didn’t know if it was because of his participation, but he was looking forward to tomorrow’s performance. He just didn’t know what the teachers thought of it.

On the way back after removing their makeup, Liu Ye and Liu Zhou walked together.

Seeing that Liu Ye remained silent, Liu Zhou couldn't help but smiled and said:

"What's wrong? Are you nervous? This is not like your style."

"Don't be ridiculous. I'm not Superman, so of course I'm nervous. This is the first time I've tried my best to do something, and I'm a little worried that the final result won't meet my expectations."

“Don’t think too much, as long as you try your best, we can’t control the final result, but we should not leave any regrets in the process.

Since you feel that you have tried your best, don't think too much. The more you worry about gains and losses, the worse you are likely to perform tomorrow.

And I am confident in my work, don’t you have confidence in your performance?”

Hearing Liu Zhou's comforting words, Liu Ye smiled and said:

"Old Liu, do you know what I admire most about you?"

"Appearance? Talent?"

Seeing Liu Ye shaking his head, he pretended to be surprised and said:
"You won't admire my capital being greater than yours!"

"piss off!"

"Ha ha!"

"No kidding, what I envy the most is that you appear confident in everything you do and you always maintain a peaceful state of mind!"

"I didn't realize it myself. I didn't expect that I actually have so many advantages."

Liu Zhou saw Liu Ye rolling his eyes to the sky.
"Okay, no more jokes, let's go back and rest early and get back in shape."

After saying that, Liu Zhou put his hand on Liu Ye's shoulder.

Seeing Liu Zhou's intimate actions, Liu Ye knew that he truly regarded him as a friend. Thinking of how he had been making jokes to relieve his nervousness, he couldn't help but smile.

Then Liu Ye put his hand on Liu Zhou's shoulder, and the two of them walked towards the dormitory with their arms around each other's shoulders like elementary school students.

(End of this chapter)