Chapter 197 Growing Actor

Three days have passed since Master called me.

Xu Ming originally thought that the Spring Festival Gala matter had come to an end.

Unexpectedly, the director of this year’s Spring Festival Gala called him directly on his mobile phone.

“Card!”

“This one is passed.”

As soon as Ning Hao finished shouting, the makeup artist rushed over to touch up Xu Ming’s makeup.

“Brother Ming, the phone is ringing.” Xiaojuan said.

“Who?” Xu Ming asked.

“Unknown number.” Xiaojuan handed over the phone.

Xu Ming picked up the call and dialed back. It rang three times before the call was connected.

“Hey.”

“Hello, Mr. Xu. I am Ma Dong, the director of this year’s Spring Festival Gala.”

Xu Ming was stunned for a moment after hearing this, before he realized who the other person was.

The host of “The Debaters”.

I originally thought that he would reach the peak of his career after joining iQiyi, but who would have thought that he would now be able to join the Spring Festival Gala program team as a director.

“I heard from Mr. Benshan that you are not planning to have any shows this year?” Ma Dong asked.

He is specifically responsible for language programs. Uncle Benshan and Xu Ming are names that cannot be avoided in the Spring Festival Gala sketches nowadays.

“I really have no idea. Instead of fooling the audience, it’s better not to go on stage,” Xu Ming explained.

Moreover, with the development of entertainment methods, the role of the Spring Festival Gala for artists is becoming less and less important.

If there is no particularly good show, he would rather give up the opportunity.

“We have no idea for a language program. Can we try a different genre? You just released an album. You might as well sing a few songs.”

“I think audience friends across the country still hope to see your festive face on New Year’s Eve.”

Although Ma Dong is not responsible for the singing and dancing programs, as one of the chief directors of the Spring Festival Gala, he is still responsible for ensuring the overall quality.

If I don’t have any ideas for a skit, singing should be fine, right?
Anyway, letting Xu Ming take over will definitely produce better results than anyone else.

A festive face doesn’t sound like a compliment.

But Xu Ming still hesitated. If it was about singing on stage, he seemed to have a good idea.

Ma Dong guessed Xu Ming’s thoughts from his silence and advised: “From “We Are Not Short of Money” to “Help or Not”, you have attended the Spring Festival Gala for two consecutive years, so this year won’t be a big deal.”

“I know you are busy filming. Our review team is waiting for you at any time. You can come whenever it is convenient for you.”

It has to be said that Ma Dong’s sincerity is obvious.

No wonder it was the other party who called him. If it wasn’t for the other party, it would be difficult for someone else from the Spring Festival Gala program crew to be so flexible.

“Okay, Director Ma, I’ll think about it later.”

Xu Ming agreed. After calculating the year, he realized that he might not have the chance to participate in the next Spring Festival Gala.

This session will just be a brief farewell.

hang up the phone.

Xu Ming searched on his phone and found that the song he wanted had already been released.

Returning to the studio, he waved to Xiaojuan and said, “Go look up the song ‘Where Has the Time Gone’ and buy a license. I plan to sing it on the Spring Festival Gala.”

Under normal circumstances, as long as the copyright owner knows that the song will be performed on the Spring Festival Gala platform, he or she will not dare to raise the price.

On the one hand, CCTV is a large and powerful company, and it has always been the case that it is the only one that can be extorted; on the other hand, the Spring Festival Gala has a strong influence on the dissemination of the songs themselves, which can boost the influence of the songs themselves, thereby increasing the value of the copyright.

“Yeah.” Xiaojuan nodded.

She had just heard that her employer was going to be on the Spring Festival Gala and was a little excited.

Suddenly, I thought about the fact that Brother Ming had attended two classes, and I regained my composure.

“You’re not going to perform a skit in this year’s Spring Festival Gala?”

Wang Baoqiang, who was standing by, heard the conversation between the two and exclaimed in surprise.

His shout instantly made the entire crew no longer able to pretend not to hear it, and they all looked over curiously.

When it comes to the Spring Festival Gala, it is a distant topic for those in the industry.

“I won’t perform anymore. There are no good shows.”

Xu Ming shook his head. He actually had some funny sketches, but he couldn’t guarantee that they would pass the Spring Festival Gala stage review.

Rather than becoming a weird person, it is better to retreat while the tide is rising.

“Oh, will Mr. Benshan come up?” Wang Baoqiang asked.

“Yes, he performed with my fellow apprentices.” Xu Ming replied.

“That’s fine. If neither you nor Mr. Benshan appear on this year’s Spring Festival Gala, there would be nothing to watch,” said Wang Baoqiang.

This is the influence of my master on the Spring Festival Gala stage.

If I don’t perform the skit, people will just feel sorry for it. But if Uncle Benshan doesn’t perform, then there will be nothing interesting to watch in this year’s Spring Festival Gala.

“It’s not that I won’t go, it’s that I won’t perform skits.”

Xu Ming paused and explained, “It is possible that I will be able to sing on stage at that time.”

“I’ve heard the song ‘Where Has the Time Gone’ that you mentioned. It seems to be the theme song of a TV series starring Teacher Dandan. It’s quite warm and fits the theme of the Spring Festival Gala. It should be fine.” Ning Hao interrupted.

“Haha, singing is much easier than performing skits. I don’t have to worry about this or that.” Xu Ming said with a smile.

Anyway, he was just lip-syncing and lip-syncing when he went up there.

This has long been a tacit understanding throughout the country.

As long as you don’t sing with the microphone turned over like Sa Dingding, people will turn a blind eye to it.

As he was speaking, the sunlight outside the window suddenly disappeared.

The sky turned cloudy.

Ning Hao’s eyes lit up as he shouted, “Hurry up and move the equipment to the rooftop. Remember to make sure it is waterproof. Hurry, hurry, hurry.”

We have to seize the opportunity of the cloudy day that we have waited so long for.

Xu Ming was stunned for a moment, then realized what was going on. He shifted his attention away from the Spring Festival Gala and returned to the play.

The next rooftop scene is where the character Hu Guangsheng, played by him, has an emotional outburst.

Qin Hailu’s acting skills had exploded before, so naturally he couldn’t fall behind.

Come to the rooftop.

Xu Ming took a deep breath and recalled the character profile he had previously done for Hu Guangsheng.

This guy thinks he is a gangster, but in fact he is just trying to cover up his inherent inferiority complex.

The failure in life put him into a confused dilemma, and he could only subconsciously use violence to solve the problem.

But the failure of the robbery dealt him another blow. That would have been fine, but the spoof videos broadcast on TV and the ridicule of netizens directly shattered his dignity.

The little man roared at God, but all he got was a pile of shit left by a passing bird.

A comedy born out of tragedy.

The original Zhang Yu’s performance gave him a lower limit for this role, but blind imitation would only make it look clumsy. Only by adding his own touches can he raise the upper limit.

“Xu Ming, are you ready?” Ning Hao asked.

“Okay.”

Xu Ming nodded, closed his eyes and tried to sink himself into another fictional body.

“Okay, all teams, take your positions, let’s get started!”

Wang Baoqiang looked at the message from the female netizen on his phone and replied flatteringly: “Okay, okay, let’s meet tonight.”

“What are you doing?”

Xu Ming strode over and snatched the phone.

“give me back.”

“What are you going to do?”

Xu Ming’s ending sound rises explosively, which is the characteristic of Guizhou Duyun accent. It is also the essence of his observations during this period.

The two men struggled for a while.

Xu Ming, with a Mohawk hairstyle, stared at Wang Baoqiang with his dark eyes and poked the other’s head with his fingers.

“Is there shit in your head? The police are looking for us everywhere. Why would she come to find you now, and even accompany you to the countryside to get married? You are such a fool.”

“This is love.”

“I love your mom’s love for selling twisted flowers!”

Xu Ming’s saliva foamed on Wang Baoqiang’s face, and this curse released all his emotions.

hiss~
This guy’s acting is pretty impressive.

It was as if everyone in the crew got to know Xu Ming all over again. In fact, at the beginning, his acting skills were still inferior to those of Qin Hailu and Wang Baoqiang.

It was only by filming over and over again that we were able to barely compete.

But the performance this time was a bit beyond everyone’s expectations.

“How do you think he performed?”

At some point, Jiang Wen stood behind Ning Hao and watched the monitor together.

“A growing player who is improving rapidly.”

Ning Hao said with emotion, “It felt like the Hu Guangsheng he played before was still in a shell, but now he has come out of it.”

He could sense that Xu Ming’s previous performance had been somewhat conventional.

Many parts of the performance were clearly not suitable for the other party, but the other party still acted the same way, as if he was deliberately imitating someone.

Now he is truly performing in his own style.

“Haha, he has always had a great talent for acting, but he just doesn’t really focus on it.”

“Some actors shine brightly at first glance, while others seem ordinary at first, but as you peel off a layer, they become more talented, just like an onion. The more you peel, the more accomplished you are.”

Jiang Wen started to come up with his own set of theories. This guy could always find all kinds of unique descriptions.

“It means something like that.”

Ning Hao nodded in agreement and asked, “Team B is not filming anymore?”

“The sky is too cloudy, let’s stop for a while.” Jiang Wen said.

The cloudy day that the other party had waited so hard for was not suitable for him.

There was a boom.

There were lightning and thunder in the sky, and sporadic raindrops fell.

Instead of retreating, Ning Hao became even more excited.

He had prepared sprinkler equipment in advance, and if God was not kind, he planned to create local artificial rainfall.

But it is certainly not as natural as real rain.

If the previous one was Xu Ming’s one-man show, then the next one is Wang Baoqiang’s one-man show.

In the original version, there are many shining points that can be explored in the character of Li Haigen.

Pan Binlong’s acting was also OK.

But his image is destined to prevent him from portraying the essence of the role, as he looks too old-fashioned.

He gets no sympathy from the audience at all.

But it’s different when it comes to Wang Baoqiang. The former looks silly, especially when he shows his big white teeth, which makes people feel that he poses no threat at all.

When this kind of image explodes, the contrast is strong enough.

“If I don’t consider you as my brother, would I steal my grandfather’s gun? If I don’t consider you as my brother, would I accompany you in robbery?”

“Come on, come on, you want to push her down, you want to help her jump off the building and commit suicide?”

Wang Baoqiang pointed at Qin Hailu, who was already soaked by the rain. “She could only move her head. How could she commit suicide by jumping off a building?”

“If you push her down, you’re a murderer. If you push her down, you’re a murderer!”

In the heavy rain, the three people looked small and humble.

Xu Ming’s face was filled with unprecedented confusion. He wanted to live, but every step he took was leading him to death.

“Eyes, give the past a close-up.”

Ning Hao whispered into the intercom, and when the filming was almost done, he said loudly, “Cut, this is great. Teacher Xu and Teacher Wang performed very well, and Teacher Qin worked hard too.”

“Would you like to take a break?”

“Let’s save another one while it’s raining heavily. We’re already getting wet, so it doesn’t matter if we spend a little more time on it.” Xu Ming shook his head.

Wang Baoqiang and Qin Hailu had the same idea.

Is it hard?
Of course it’s hard work, but that’s the money they get.

And they get more than enough compensation compared to others who work harder than them.

……

Just when Xu Mingwo was filming “The Unknown” in Guizhou.

If You Are the One 12, which was released on December 22 last year, is still making great strides, with its box office approaching the 2 million yuan mark, but it is clearly losing momentum.

Even so, Feng Xiaogang was full of energy again.

He hadn’t posted on Weibo for a long time, but he posted the total box office data of the movie with the caption “Who is good and who is not, it’s not up to you to tell, the box office will speak for me.”

This pretense makes many people feel angry, but they are powerless to refute it.

There’s nothing we can do. Although Feng Dapao is crazy, he has the confidence and capital to do so.

Two consecutive movies were huge hits. “Tangshan” grossed 6.5 million yuan, and “If You Are the One 2” has now grossed 4.5 million yuan. The two movies combined have a box office of 11 billion yuan.

If it weren’t for the sudden intervention of “Let the Bullets Fly”, Feng Xiaogang would have been even more famous.

Even so, he reached a peak he had never reached before.

But if we really have to say who is the biggest beneficiary, it must be Uncle Ge.

This guy alone accounted for three of the top ten domestic films at the box office last year, including “If You Are the One 2”, “Let the Bullets Fly” and “The Orphan of Zhao”, all of which he starred in.

A true favorite of the great director.

“Ming’er, Director Feng posted a Weibo post.” Ning Hao was eager to watch the fun.

“What happened?” Xu Ming raised his eyebrows.

As early as when “If You Are the One 2” broke million, he knew that this old man would definitely come out and show off.

I didn’t expect that he was so patient and waited until now to post on Weibo.

“See for yourself. It can only be understood but not expressed in words.” Ning Hao chuckled.

Wang Baoqiang and Qin Hailu on the side pretended to be very busy.

The former had worked with Feng Xiaogang and was an artist of Huayi, so he just pretended not to hear anything at the moment, while the latter simply tried not to offend either of them.

Xu Ming took out his cell phone, found Feng Xiaogang’s Weibo, saw the other party’s blog post, sneered, and replied to it.

[See you on Monday: Congratulations to Mr. Ge You for being in the top ten domestic film box office. He occupies three seats. Facts have proved that even if some directors are bad, the leading actors can turn bad things into good ones. I strongly suggest that the media change Feng’s comedy to Ge’s comedy in the future. ]

This is the advantage of having a small account. You can point fingers at other people and curse them as you please without having to bear the corresponding pressure of public opinion.

Everyone says that [See you on Monday] is his secondary account, where is the evidence?
If you refuse to admit it, who can do anything about it?

puff~
There were suppressed laughter all around.

Apparently someone in the crew had seen Xu Ming’s response.

Changing Feng’s comedy into Ge’s comedy is something Xu Ming could only think of. Feng Dapao must be very angry.

This statement is tantamount to negating the director’s credit and giving it to the actors, which is undoubtedly a shame for a famous director.

Unfortunately, the reputation of If You Are the One 2 has been polarized since its release.

Many people criticized this work as a money-making effort, but Ge You’s performance was praised as always.

[Xu Da Da Da Ming: What are you talking about? My brother Sun Honglei’s acting is obviously very good. I strongly recommend that all directors watch “If You Are the One 2” to learn how to insert plots into advertisements.]

Tsk, I am more like shrimp and pig heart.

(End of this chapter)