Chapter 90: Level 02 Performance Class

After closing the door of Xie Xiaojing's office and standing in the corridor, Wu Yuan breathed a sigh of relief.

As he walked towards the dormitory, he thought about what the teacher had just said.

Xie Xiaojing made a request to him.

Before the next summer vacation, he must select a group of new students from the 02-level students and rehearse a classic drama.

Xie Xiaojing did not make any specific requirements for what kind of play to rehearse, as long as it can be rehearsed in the end.

This can also be regarded as Wu Yuan's homework for this year.

Wu Yuan has nothing to complain about this homework.

At least the teacher did not ask him to select actors from the 02-level vocational high school students!

And he really wants to exercise his ability to train actors.

In the foreseeable future, if Wu Yuan wants to make a movie that is both popular and commercially successful, he may really have to train a group of actors himself.

Otherwise, can he count on the group of traffic kings and young actors after 2012?

It's not that they are completely incapable, but there is no need.

Full of motivation, Wu Yuan returned to the dormitory and began to study which drama to rehearse next.

As a director, Wu Yuan is naturally familiar with various Chinese and foreign dramas.

Xie Xiaojing did not make any specific drama requirements for him, Wu Yuan can choose at will.

Western "Prometheus", "Agamemnon", "Antigone", "Oedipus Rex"...

Chinese "Thunderstorm", "Sunrise", "Teahouse", "Secret Love in Peach Blossom Spring"...

There are too many dramas for him to choose.

However, after Wu Yuan went through these classic dramas in his mind, he quickly passed them.

Thinking that he would shoot a commercial love film in China next, Wu Yuan felt that he could take this opportunity to arrange a love-themed drama to practice first.

Speaking of the theme of love, in the field of drama, there is a drama (song) in China and abroad that will definitely be mentioned!

That is "Butterfly Lovers", which represents the classic Chinese love, and "Romeo and Juliet", which represents the classic Western love!

Coincidentally, the final endings of these two classic love stories are so similar, and the male and female protagonists both died for love.

Sure enough, only a love tragedy full of regrets will be remembered and sung by humans.

After hesitating for a while, Wu Yuan still chose "Romeo and Juliet" as the next drama to be rehearsed.

There is no way. Although the story of "Butterfly Lovers" is a masterpiece of all ages, most of the adaptations of "Butterfly Lovers" in China are based on various operas.

Although there is also a stage play of "Butterfly Lovers", the presentation of the stage play is definitely not as shocking as the opera.

But Wu Yuan can't direct opera either. He really knows nothing about opera.

"Romeo and Juliet" is different. This is a classic drama.

Because it is a classic, there are too many versions for Wu Yuan to refer to, and it is also suitable for him, a new drama director, to learn!

"That's it!" In the dormitory, Wu Yuan flipped out the script of the drama "Romeo and Juliet" from the computer.

From now on, he needs to understand the script in depth, find the internal logic and theme, and read it thoroughly.

Only in this way can he guide the actors to perform in a targeted manner and present the correct performance!

Of course, the recruitment and rehearsal of actors should also be arranged as soon as possible!

The next day.

The building of the Performance Department of the Film Academy, classroom office.

Wu Yuan came to visit Wang Jinsong, a teacher of the Performance Department, early in the morning.

This Wang Jinsong is not the one who played Uncle Yaodong in "Ice Breaking Operation", but a classmate of Huang Lei and Jiang Wu, an outstanding graduate of the 1990 class of Beijing Film Academy.

He started working at the Huaxia Youth Art Theater, and later transferred to the Performance Department of the Film Academy in 1999 to teach. In 2002, he was promoted to the vice president of the Performance School.

At the same time, he was also the head teacher of the undergraduate class of the Performance Department in 2002.

If Wu Yuan wanted to borrow the students of the 2002 class of the Performance Department to rehearse a drama, he must have negotiated with him first.

Fortunately, the tutor Xie Xiaojing had already helped Wu Yuan to open up the relationship and links.

As soon as he saw Wu Yuan coming, Teacher Wang Jinsong immediately stood up and welcomed him with a smile: "Director Wu, I've been waiting for you."

"Your Professor Xie told me last year that you were going to stage a play."

"I'm so happy. You, an international director, are going to stage a play. For the students in the class, it's a rare opportunity!"

"As a result, I waited and waited for more than half a year without any news from you. I thought you two had changed your mind.

Wu Yuan shook hands with him with a smile and took the initiative to explain: "Some work in the United States has not been completed, which delayed some time."

"I understand." Teacher Wang shook Wu Yuan's hand and waved it up and down, actively asking: "Director Wu, are you going to select the right actors now?"

"Have you decided on the play to be staged?"

"Yes, it's "Romeo and Juliet."

"This play is good, a classic play by Shakespeare! "Teacher Wang agreed and took out a student profile from the drawer.

"Director Wu, let me first briefly introduce you to the students in our 2002 undergraduate class."

Teacher Wang flipped through the roster and the first page was Liu Yifei's profile, with a 2-inch photo of her on it.

"This is the most outstanding student in our class. Although she is the youngest in the class, she has already acted in two TV series..."

"The Golden Age" was broadcast on CCTV-1 last week.

Liu Yifei, who played Bai Xiuzhu in the play and had just finished filming "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils" at the beginning of the year, is the youngest student in the class, but undoubtedly the most famous one in the class.

The first person that Teacher Wang introduced was her. She is also the most outstanding student of the 2002 class.

After spending a lot of time to introduce Liu Yifei, Teacher Wang briefly introduced other students. In his mouth, each student is a good seedling and a piece of jade.

Wu Yuan did see a lot of familiar actors in them.

For example, Luo Jin, who got his daughter, Zhu Yawen, the last tough guy in the mainland with overflowing hormones, Jiang Yan, who has not yet added "one" to her name, and Zhou Yang, the Three Holy Mothers in "The Legend of the Lotus Lantern".

Seriously speaking, the 02 class is still okay. At least there are several actors who have made a name for themselves later, which is much better than the 03 and 04 classes that were wiped out.

After listening to Mr. Wang's introduction, Wu Yuan smiled and asked, "They are in class now, right? Can I go meet these students?"

"Of course, no problem!"

Downstairs from the acting department teacher's office is the classroom of the 2002 undergraduate class.

Today, the students arrived in good order. All 30 students in the class came to class obediently.

As usual, the students who arrived in the classroom more than ten minutes early were gathered in groups of three or two to chat.

Young people in their early twenties, all studying acting, would definitely chat about celebrity gossip.

Some people were talking about Jay Chou appearing on the cover of the Asian edition of Time magazine, arguing whether he could be considered a pop king.

Some people were talking about Yimou's "Hero", which is still the hottest topic in the industry even though it has been taken off the screen.

Some people were also talking about the recent CCTV hit "The Story of a Noble Family", and senior brother Chen Kun's performance in the play was praised non-stop.

When Luo Jin and others talked about this, they all showed envious expressions on their faces, imagining when they could also film a TV series on CCTV.

Several female classmates also surrounded Liu Yifei and asked her about her feelings about filming a TV series and the atmosphere of the crew, with their tone full of envy and longing.

"It's actually quite hard. Sometimes, in order to catch some scenes, I have to get up at three or four in the morning to rush to the set, and it's common to shoot late at night."

Liu Yifei's small round face was flushed, and she excitedly shared her experience and feelings in the crew with her classmates.

"Taohua Island is really beautiful, and the cameraman of the crew is also very good at shooting. You must watch it when it is broadcast!"

However, these female classmates of hers definitely don't want to hear this.

Jiang Yan, who was sitting next to Liu Yifei and holding her arm, asked with a smile: "Xixi, is Xiao Xuanfeng as handsome in real life as on TV?"

"I really like him!"

"Brother Zhiying?" Liu Yifei tilted her head and thought for a while, then nodded affirmatively: "He is as handsome in real life as on TV."

'And he is a very humorous person in private. He always likes to joke with everyone on the set and tell some jokes to liven up the atmosphere. '

"Wow, I really envy you." The carefree Zhou Yang also said enviously: "I can film with the gentle and humorous Brother Zhiying."

The Asian Little Tornado is now very popular in China.

The "Peerless Twins" he and the Fifth Prince played can be said to have won the hearts of this generation of girls. No one doesn't like Jiang Xiaoyu and Hua Wuque in the play.

"Hehe, Brother Zhiying is really a good person."

Liu Yifei laughed innocently and recalled that Brother Zhiying took good care of her on the set.

And recently I heard from my mother that Zhiying also helped introduce two movies from Taiwan to her, both of which were the resources for the leading actress, and Zhiying was the male lead in one of them!

However, when thinking about this, Liu Yifei remembered what Wu Yuan said to her and her mother on the set of "The Golden Age".

It has only been less than two months since the filming of "The Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils" was completed. If she goes to shoot two movies again, she probably won't have time to study for the whole year.

She has only been in school for three months since the beginning of her freshman year, and she has just become familiar with her classmates.

"My mentor once said to me that if you want to build a building, the most important thing is to lay a good foundation."

"If you don't study acting knowledge first, and you want to be famous in a hurry, you will never be an excellent actor in this life."

Liu Yifei looked out the window absent-mindedly, and Wu Yuan's previous words kept echoing in her mind.

At this moment, two figures walking together came into her sight.

The one who was half a step ahead of the figure was her head teacher, Teacher Wang.

When she saw who the young man behind Teacher Wang was, Liu Yifei opened her red lips slightly, widened her eyes, and looked surprised.

"Director Wu?!"

As she subconsciously exclaimed, the students sitting near Liu Yifei followed her gaze and looked out the window curiously.

Then, they were all dumbfounded.

Teacher Wang, the head teacher, smiled and led Wu Yuan into the classroom of the 02 acting class.

"Classmates, please be quiet!"

"Let me introduce you to your senior brother next to me, Wu Yuan, Director Wu from the 98th grade of our Film Academy's Directing Department!"

Wu Yuan also showed a kind smile and nodded to the students in the classroom.

"Hello, everyone, I am Director Wu Yuan."

The classmates who were still chattering and discussing all kinds of celebrity gossip just now suddenly became silent, leaving only dumbfounded faces.

Wu Yuan looked at this scene with some amusement and sighed in his heart.

Not to mention, it is worthy of being an actor class, all of them are handsome men and beautiful women, even if their expressions are dull and dumbfounded, they look very pleasing to the eye!

This chapter has 3,300 words, and the main point is to write it all in one breath!

Don't worry, rehearsing a drama is just an opportunity, an opportunity to introduce Wu Yuan's next movie. I won't really write more than ten chapters of the drama, knowing that everyone is not interested in this.