Chapter 54
Act VII: Fan Letter (6)
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Before Tan Yiming could sort out his thoughts, the door of their lounge was soon knocked on again.
This time, the program art director was informing all the guests to gather. The program group must check the scripts with everyone in advance.
All variety shows had scripts, but they varied in strength. This was Tan Yiming's first time to bring them to such a variety show with a competitive nature. Naturally, they must abandon miscellaneous thoughts and earnestly "listen in class."
This time, there were ten guests, five of whom were on the "celebrity team" invited by the program group, and the other five were on the kick-off "professional team" led by Tan Yiming.
The two teams competed one by one, and the audience voted on the spot. There were five games, and three wins would determine the winner.
Before signing the contract, the program team and Ye Ye met in advance. Given that a celebrity’s face value was bigger than the sky, the final game result was predetermined to be the celebrity team "winning" over the professional team.
If Tan Yiming met this kind of fraud a few years ago, he would definitely not allow such a big piece of sand to enter his eyes.
However, he was now three years wiser and had been rolling in this circle for five years, and now sporting rounded edges and corners.
"If the show team judges is pre-designed against us, no problems," Tan Yiming said in a calm tone. "But we will not lower our professional standards of dubbing, we will dub with heart and sincerity."
His words were clear—the others could blow a false whistle, but they themselves could never play a false game.
Anyway, the audience's ears were not deaf. Who was superior and who was inferior was easy to hear.
The sole purpose of this show was to promote their team. As for things other than dubbing, they didn’t want to worry about it.
The show group brought the two parties together and introduced the ten guests to each other.
Of the five stars on the show, except for an old movie emperor who had always used his own voice, the other four artists (Tan Yiming did not want to use the term ‘actor’ to call them) had worked with their company.
Tan Yiming recalled all the torture he had experienced in the recording studio, and sighed helplessly. Based on the script skills of these people, if not for the foul play of the program group, they would have no possibility of winning at all.
After the draw, Tan Yiming made his appearance first.
And the subject of his PK ... What a coincidence, it was Chen Ziran.
Chen Ziran’s head was about to explode, and he muttered, "What kind of disaster is this, novice bronze against the diamond king?"
His acting had to carry one, two, three, four people, and he even ran into a professional voice actor. He would just be a rooftop sacrifice..
After thinking about it, he put a smile on his face and took the initiative to greet Tan Yiming, asking for advice.
Tan Yiming actually wanted to ask about the drinks, and he wanted to ask if Xiang Cai had also come to the scene ... but when he spoke, those words did not come out.
In the end, Tan Yiming could only suppress those thoughts that shouldn't be there. He said politely, "Teacher Chen, you don't need to be nervous. You are from an arts school, and you have been studying acting for six years. I believe you will show your strength."
Chen Ziran did not expect that he would say such things, and for a while, all kinds of emotions came out.
Huawu Academy had a six-year program. He took the exam for two years, entered the school at the age of 13, and graduated at the age of 19. Those six years of study spanned the entirety of his youth. But since he gave up his studies and entered the entertainment industry, he had been unknowingly affected by the impetuous environment ... His schedule was full of various new things. How long had he not been practicing dancing, singing, and acting? Since when? Every time he joined a group, he only danced for a second, not to mention experiencing the feelings of the characters. Even for lines, he would only recite one, two, three or four. He seemed to be tied to the word ‘vase’, and didn't realize the problem until just now.
"... Thank you." Chen Ziran’s face was a little hot.
In fact, he already knew from his agent in advance that he would definitely win this round. It could be imagined that when the final result came out, the netizens who ate melon seeds would definitely scold him again, saying that he had operated in the dark. At the last moment, he was still thinking about howling casually. Anyway, his script-reading level was so bad. Let the netizens scold him, anyway, dead pigs were not afraid of boiling water.
—But now, he was inspired by the long-lost enterprising words of Tan Yiming.
Yeah, he was also from an arts school, and had been seriously studying lines for six years. Why should the ugly hat of ‘male vase’ be continuously stuck on his head? Couldn’t idol artists have acting skills?
He had to rely on his own ability to prove it to all the audience present!!!!
Thinking of this, Chen Ziran's heart was full of lofty sentiments, and he couldn’t wait to rush to the microphone now to perform passionately.
He couldn't hold back his words, opened WeChat, and informed the good news to his friend.
Face genius Chen Ziran: Xiang Cai! I've reached an epiphany! !!
[T/N: Kind of like what it sounds like, ‘face genius’ just means to have an excellent appearance. Of course, I don’t know if he does, because he named himself that.G
Face genius Chen Ziran: I decided to stop being a male vase from now on!!!
Face genius Chen Ziran: Hold your vote, watch I, your brother, burn the audience in a moment!!!!!
Face genius Chen Ziran: I’ll kick off the kick-off team in seconds!!!
After a long time, Xiang Cai’s reply arrived.
guess: ...
guess: I heard that it is a professional dubbing team who is the kick-off team.
Face genius Chen Ziran: Yes, it is called Blockbuster Studio. They have worked with our company before.
Xiang Cai didn't reply anymore.
Chen Ziran said a lot, but it was like playing in single-player mode. Xiang Cai didn't even type the word "oh".
Chen Ziran was upset.
Face genius Chen Ziran: Xiang Cai, how about you say two words!
Face genius Chen Ziran: Wish me triumph, conquest, victory in one blow, and a successful KO!
guess: Who is your opponent?
Face genius Chen Ziran: The boss of their company.
Face genius Chen Ziran: He seems to be called Tan Yiming.
Face genius Chen Ziran: Wow, this man is so narcissistic, he actually named the company after himself.
Face genius Chen Ziran: Tsk tsk tsk.
guess: ...
Face genius Chen Ziran: What's wrong? Have you heard of him?
guess: If it is him ...
The prompt "typing" lit up for a long time, Chen Ziran stared curiously at the chat box, waiting a full minute for the reply.
guess: How big is the gap between ordinary people and Einstein?
Chen Ziran hesitated for a moment, and the blood that had just risen to his head suddenly faded away.
He typed a string of words cautiously.
Face genius Chen Ziran: Do you mean that in the field of dubbing, his ability is as excellent as Einstein, and I am an ordinary person?
guess: No.
guess: You are a dog.
Chen Ziran: "... ????"
What was going on with his old classmate, turning his elbows out???
[T/N: Turning one’s elbows out means to be selfish, or just not so selfless. It’s because one’s arm is pulled towards one’s own side.]
...
Xiang Cai put his phone down and put it on silent.
The crew of the program group stepped onto the stage and began to read the various notices during the shooting of the program. There could be no audio or video recordings, no disclosure of the results of the game anywhere before the show was broadcast, respect for all guests participating in the show, etc ...
This studio was not large. There were only 250 audience members, and the auditorium was arranged in a staircase pattern. Xiang Cai sat in the last row. Although he was far away, he could clearly overlook the audience.
From his sight, the front row of the auditorium was completely occupied by the support groups of the stars. The fans held various colors of support banners in their hands, looking very lively.
Blockbuster Studio's few fans could not be compared to them, and so the several overwhelmed people trembled in the back row, anxiously cheering and propping each other up.
"I heard that it is a PK voting system ..."
"I heard that other artists' fan groups will exchange tickets ..."
"It’s just these few people. How can we vote for them?"
In the midst of everyone's expectations and tension, the show finally began recording.
Because there were many guests in this issue and the competition format was also special, this issue was expected to air for about two and a half hours. As for the actual shooting time in the studio, it was up to six hours.
Such a long time was a great test of endurance for guests, hosts, staff and audience.
Soon after the host finished his opening remarks, the ten guests stepped onto the stage in turn.
The celebrity came first, and the professional voice actor followed ... Tan Yiming, as the leader of the kick-off team, stood in the front.
He stood beside the host and talked eloquently. His tone was relaxed and gentle, and his voice was mellow and pleasant. He first introduced himself and his team members, then switched between different voices, greeting the audience in the most well-known "Wang Qiang" tone.
Many of the artist fans who were present were those who had never heard of Tan Yiming. However, Tan Yiming was just showing off his skills, and it made the audience members in the auditorium amazed.
"Oh my god, it's really Wang Qiang's voice!"
"Are voice actors all monsters? Can it be so different from his own voice?"
"I've seen the movie he dubbed! I always thought it was the star's own voice!"
"My God ... this resume is too amazing ... I just discovered that the fairy tale that my brother listens to before bedtime and the anti-Japanese drama watched by my dad were both recorded by him ..."
"Who says that anyone who sounds good looks ugly? This, I can!"
"I can too!!"
A buzz sounded in the room, followed by a burst of excited applause.
Tan Yiming nodded graciously to thank them, then turned off the microphone and returned to the team.
He was so strong and confident that no one found out; in fact, his attention was not on the stage at all.
His eyes kept searching in the field, looking at each audience member in the front row one by one, his sight staying in Chen Ziran's fan area for a long time.
No ... no ... nothing ...
Xiang Cai’s face was not there.
The sour and sweet drink swallowed in his throat suddenly turned into bitter potion at this moment, and flooded his stomach so that his internal organs were all sour.
Tan Yiming thought he could find Xiang Cai in the auditorium—even if he didn't do anything, it was enough to just glance at him from a distance.
All the lights were gathered on the stage, and the auditorium under the stage was dark. Tan Yiming didn't know that as long as he looked up and looked at the farthest side, he would see those familiar eyes in the darkness.
And the owner of the eyes, separated by the crowd, was silently looking at him.
Next to Xiang Cai, the two young girls crazily talked about Tan Yiming. They clung tightly together, palms covering each other's mouths, and their four feet stomping on the ground.
Seeing that Xiang Cai looked towards them, the two little girls were embarrassed. They let down their hands and asked him softly if they bothered him.
Xiang Cai shook his head and said: "You like him very much?"
"Yeah, yeah!" The two little girls said in unison, holding hands. "He is our one-pick!"
"... 'One-pick'?" Xiang Cai was actually a person far away from the second dimension. He didn’t watch anime or play games. Except for the radio dramas he had listened to, he had none of the young people’s entertainment. He didn’t understand the internet terms often spoken by his peers.
"One-pick is ... that is ... Do you know 'native'? Now ‘native’ is outdated, so it's just called one-pick!"
"..." Xiang Cai shook his head, he didn't understand.
The little girl could only explain it with all she had: "It's the 'most important person' and the 'most loved person'. In my world, only he is colored, and everyone else is dim gray."
They looked young, sixteen or seventeen. Their eyes shined when talking about their favorite idol.
Xiang Cai also came from this age. At the age of seventeen, he also had such a strong, unrequited love.
It was just as they described, he was in a gray world at that time, and there was only that voice like a light, shining into his heart brimming with vibrant colors.
It was a wonderful feeling.
The little girl asked shyly: "Do you think we are too childish in chasing stars?"
"How could that be?" Xiang Cai answered, "It's a fortune that many people can't hope to find when they are seventeen years old.”
It was just ... A seventeen-year-old obsession would not necessarily continue into the future.
He had already passed seventeen.
His love had been sealed by him, and he was not going to open it again.
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The author has something to say: Face genius Chen Ziran’s old classmate turned his elbow out, what a miserable man.
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Before Tan Yiming could sort out his thoughts, the door of their lounge was soon knocked on again.
This time, the program art director was informing all the guests to gather. The program group must check the scripts with everyone in advance.
All variety shows had scripts, but they varied in strength. This was Tan Yiming's first time to bring them to such a variety show with a competitive nature. Naturally, they must abandon miscellaneous thoughts and earnestly "listen in class."
This time, there were ten guests, five of whom were on the "celebrity team" invited by the program group, and the other five were on the kick-off "professional team" led by Tan Yiming.
The two teams competed one by one, and the audience voted on the spot. There were five games, and three wins would determine the winner.
Before signing the contract, the program team and Ye Ye met in advance. Given that a celebrity’s face value was bigger than the sky, the final game result was predetermined to be the celebrity team "winning" over the professional team.
If Tan Yiming met this kind of fraud a few years ago, he would definitely not allow such a big piece of sand to enter his eyes.
However, he was now three years wiser and had been rolling in this circle for five years, and now sporting rounded edges and corners.
"If the show team judges is pre-designed against us, no problems," Tan Yiming said in a calm tone. "But we will not lower our professional standards of dubbing, we will dub with heart and sincerity."
His words were clear—the others could blow a false whistle, but they themselves could never play a false game.
Anyway, the audience's ears were not deaf. Who was superior and who was inferior was easy to hear.
The sole purpose of this show was to promote their team. As for things other than dubbing, they didn’t want to worry about it.
The show group brought the two parties together and introduced the ten guests to each other.
Of the five stars on the show, except for an old movie emperor who had always used his own voice, the other four artists (Tan Yiming did not want to use the term ‘actor’ to call them) had worked with their company.
Tan Yiming recalled all the torture he had experienced in the recording studio, and sighed helplessly. Based on the script skills of these people, if not for the foul play of the program group, they would have no possibility of winning at all.
After the draw, Tan Yiming made his appearance first.
And the subject of his PK ... What a coincidence, it was Chen Ziran.
Chen Ziran’s head was about to explode, and he muttered, "What kind of disaster is this, novice bronze against the diamond king?"
His acting had to carry one, two, three, four people, and he even ran into a professional voice actor. He would just be a rooftop sacrifice..
After thinking about it, he put a smile on his face and took the initiative to greet Tan Yiming, asking for advice.
Tan Yiming actually wanted to ask about the drinks, and he wanted to ask if Xiang Cai had also come to the scene ... but when he spoke, those words did not come out.
In the end, Tan Yiming could only suppress those thoughts that shouldn't be there. He said politely, "Teacher Chen, you don't need to be nervous. You are from an arts school, and you have been studying acting for six years. I believe you will show your strength."
Chen Ziran did not expect that he would say such things, and for a while, all kinds of emotions came out.
Huawu Academy had a six-year program. He took the exam for two years, entered the school at the age of 13, and graduated at the age of 19. Those six years of study spanned the entirety of his youth. But since he gave up his studies and entered the entertainment industry, he had been unknowingly affected by the impetuous environment ... His schedule was full of various new things. How long had he not been practicing dancing, singing, and acting? Since when? Every time he joined a group, he only danced for a second, not to mention experiencing the feelings of the characters. Even for lines, he would only recite one, two, three or four. He seemed to be tied to the word ‘vase’, and didn't realize the problem until just now.
"... Thank you." Chen Ziran’s face was a little hot.
In fact, he already knew from his agent in advance that he would definitely win this round. It could be imagined that when the final result came out, the netizens who ate melon seeds would definitely scold him again, saying that he had operated in the dark. At the last moment, he was still thinking about howling casually. Anyway, his script-reading level was so bad. Let the netizens scold him, anyway, dead pigs were not afraid of boiling water.
—But now, he was inspired by the long-lost enterprising words of Tan Yiming.
Yeah, he was also from an arts school, and had been seriously studying lines for six years. Why should the ugly hat of ‘male vase’ be continuously stuck on his head? Couldn’t idol artists have acting skills?
He had to rely on his own ability to prove it to all the audience present!!!!
Thinking of this, Chen Ziran's heart was full of lofty sentiments, and he couldn’t wait to rush to the microphone now to perform passionately.
He couldn't hold back his words, opened WeChat, and informed the good news to his friend.
Face genius Chen Ziran: Xiang Cai! I've reached an epiphany! !!
[T/N: Kind of like what it sounds like, ‘face genius’ just means to have an excellent appearance. Of course, I don’t know if he does, because he named himself that.G
Face genius Chen Ziran: I decided to stop being a male vase from now on!!!
Face genius Chen Ziran: Hold your vote, watch I, your brother, burn the audience in a moment!!!!!
Face genius Chen Ziran: I’ll kick off the kick-off team in seconds!!!
After a long time, Xiang Cai’s reply arrived.
guess: ...
guess: I heard that it is a professional dubbing team who is the kick-off team.
Face genius Chen Ziran: Yes, it is called Blockbuster Studio. They have worked with our company before.
Xiang Cai didn't reply anymore.
Chen Ziran said a lot, but it was like playing in single-player mode. Xiang Cai didn't even type the word "oh".
Chen Ziran was upset.
Face genius Chen Ziran: Xiang Cai, how about you say two words!
Face genius Chen Ziran: Wish me triumph, conquest, victory in one blow, and a successful KO!
guess: Who is your opponent?
Face genius Chen Ziran: The boss of their company.
Face genius Chen Ziran: He seems to be called Tan Yiming.
Face genius Chen Ziran: Wow, this man is so narcissistic, he actually named the company after himself.
Face genius Chen Ziran: Tsk tsk tsk.
guess: ...
Face genius Chen Ziran: What's wrong? Have you heard of him?
guess: If it is him ...
The prompt "typing" lit up for a long time, Chen Ziran stared curiously at the chat box, waiting a full minute for the reply.
guess: How big is the gap between ordinary people and Einstein?
Chen Ziran hesitated for a moment, and the blood that had just risen to his head suddenly faded away.
He typed a string of words cautiously.
Face genius Chen Ziran: Do you mean that in the field of dubbing, his ability is as excellent as Einstein, and I am an ordinary person?
guess: No.
guess: You are a dog.
Chen Ziran: "... ????"
What was going on with his old classmate, turning his elbows out???
[T/N: Turning one’s elbows out means to be selfish, or just not so selfless. It’s because one’s arm is pulled towards one’s own side.]
...
Xiang Cai put his phone down and put it on silent.
The crew of the program group stepped onto the stage and began to read the various notices during the shooting of the program. There could be no audio or video recordings, no disclosure of the results of the game anywhere before the show was broadcast, respect for all guests participating in the show, etc ...
This studio was not large. There were only 250 audience members, and the auditorium was arranged in a staircase pattern. Xiang Cai sat in the last row. Although he was far away, he could clearly overlook the audience.
From his sight, the front row of the auditorium was completely occupied by the support groups of the stars. The fans held various colors of support banners in their hands, looking very lively.
Blockbuster Studio's few fans could not be compared to them, and so the several overwhelmed people trembled in the back row, anxiously cheering and propping each other up.
"I heard that it is a PK voting system ..."
"I heard that other artists' fan groups will exchange tickets ..."
"It’s just these few people. How can we vote for them?"
In the midst of everyone's expectations and tension, the show finally began recording.
Because there were many guests in this issue and the competition format was also special, this issue was expected to air for about two and a half hours. As for the actual shooting time in the studio, it was up to six hours.
Such a long time was a great test of endurance for guests, hosts, staff and audience.
Soon after the host finished his opening remarks, the ten guests stepped onto the stage in turn.
The celebrity came first, and the professional voice actor followed ... Tan Yiming, as the leader of the kick-off team, stood in the front.
He stood beside the host and talked eloquently. His tone was relaxed and gentle, and his voice was mellow and pleasant. He first introduced himself and his team members, then switched between different voices, greeting the audience in the most well-known "Wang Qiang" tone.
Many of the artist fans who were present were those who had never heard of Tan Yiming. However, Tan Yiming was just showing off his skills, and it made the audience members in the auditorium amazed.
"Oh my god, it's really Wang Qiang's voice!"
"Are voice actors all monsters? Can it be so different from his own voice?"
"I've seen the movie he dubbed! I always thought it was the star's own voice!"
"My God ... this resume is too amazing ... I just discovered that the fairy tale that my brother listens to before bedtime and the anti-Japanese drama watched by my dad were both recorded by him ..."
"Who says that anyone who sounds good looks ugly? This, I can!"
"I can too!!"
A buzz sounded in the room, followed by a burst of excited applause.
Tan Yiming nodded graciously to thank them, then turned off the microphone and returned to the team.
He was so strong and confident that no one found out; in fact, his attention was not on the stage at all.
His eyes kept searching in the field, looking at each audience member in the front row one by one, his sight staying in Chen Ziran's fan area for a long time.
No ... no ... nothing ...
Xiang Cai’s face was not there.
The sour and sweet drink swallowed in his throat suddenly turned into bitter potion at this moment, and flooded his stomach so that his internal organs were all sour.
Tan Yiming thought he could find Xiang Cai in the auditorium—even if he didn't do anything, it was enough to just glance at him from a distance.
All the lights were gathered on the stage, and the auditorium under the stage was dark. Tan Yiming didn't know that as long as he looked up and looked at the farthest side, he would see those familiar eyes in the darkness.
And the owner of the eyes, separated by the crowd, was silently looking at him.
Next to Xiang Cai, the two young girls crazily talked about Tan Yiming. They clung tightly together, palms covering each other's mouths, and their four feet stomping on the ground.
Seeing that Xiang Cai looked towards them, the two little girls were embarrassed. They let down their hands and asked him softly if they bothered him.
Xiang Cai shook his head and said: "You like him very much?"
"Yeah, yeah!" The two little girls said in unison, holding hands. "He is our one-pick!"
"... 'One-pick'?" Xiang Cai was actually a person far away from the second dimension. He didn’t watch anime or play games. Except for the radio dramas he had listened to, he had none of the young people’s entertainment. He didn’t understand the internet terms often spoken by his peers.
"One-pick is ... that is ... Do you know 'native'? Now ‘native’ is outdated, so it's just called one-pick!"
"..." Xiang Cai shook his head, he didn't understand.
The little girl could only explain it with all she had: "It's the 'most important person' and the 'most loved person'. In my world, only he is colored, and everyone else is dim gray."
They looked young, sixteen or seventeen. Their eyes shined when talking about their favorite idol.
Xiang Cai also came from this age. At the age of seventeen, he also had such a strong, unrequited love.
It was just as they described, he was in a gray world at that time, and there was only that voice like a light, shining into his heart brimming with vibrant colors.
It was a wonderful feeling.
The little girl asked shyly: "Do you think we are too childish in chasing stars?"
"How could that be?" Xiang Cai answered, "It's a fortune that many people can't hope to find when they are seventeen years old.”
It was just ... A seventeen-year-old obsession would not necessarily continue into the future.
He had already passed seventeen.
His love had been sealed by him, and he was not going to open it again.
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The author has something to say: Face genius Chen Ziran’s old classmate turned his elbow out, what a miserable man.
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Oh, it is a literal kick off kind of kick off (￣▽￣)
ReplyDeleteWhere does Caicai still not love his idol, burning his friend to the ground in sacrifice lol