Chapter 257: The First Stage of the Competition Begins (Ch 257)

“Ling’er, Ling’er, what’s wrong with you!”

“Brother Xiaoyao, why are you crying suddenly? Ling’er Ling’er is fine~”

“Ling’er, I don’t want to cry, it’s just that the chive dumplings you ate tonight were too pungent.”

Zhang Ruonan hugged Ren Ming’s upper body, but turned his head away in disgust, his eyes red.

At around ten o’clock in the evening, when Qi Jia and Zhang Ruonan were rehearsing, Ren Ming and Sun Qian came over.

The two of them found it very interesting, so Ren Ming suggested that she try to play the role of Zhao Linger and Zhang Ruonan play the role of Li Xiaoyao.

Anyway, the rehearsal was almost done, and Qi Jia also wanted to take a break, so he agreed.

So, the scene at the beginning happened.

Ren Ming’s face turned red after hearing what Zhang Ruonan said. He stood up fiercely, wanting to settle the score with her.

The two were chasing and playing in the rehearsal room. Qi Jia watched with interest from the side and even wanted to call Lu Ziqiao to come and watch together.

After playing around for a while, they found it was still early, so they asked the staff of the program to borrow four passes.

Pretending to be an ordinary person, I toured the Penguin Building.

The recording studio is located on the fifth floor of the building. The four of them walked down and found that the third and fourth floors were actually gymnasiums.

There are basketball courts, swimming pools, gyms and everything else. Even though it is already early in the morning, there are still many people working out.

“Do you think there are tens of thousands of people in this building?” Zhang Ruonan leaned on the railing, her eyelashes fluttering, and looked at the people coming and going downstairs, and asked Qi Jia,

“What’s going on in your mind?”

Qi Jia did not answer immediately. Based on his understanding of Zhang Ruonan, he didn’t know what bad idea she was thinking at that moment.

Sure enough, Zhang Ruonan said with a look of longing,

“If I stand guard at the door and ask everyone who comes in and out to help me bargain for Pinduoduo, how much money can I withdraw?”

The tone is full of yearning for a better life.

“It’s a waste of your talent to be an actor.” Qi Jia couldn’t help but give her a thumbs up for this genius idea.

The four of them strolled around until after one in the morning, and after having a free midnight snack in the cafeteria, they returned to the hotel.

…

Ding-ding-ding~

The phone at the bedside rang. Qi Jia, who was half asleep, stretched out a hand from under the quilt.

After fumbling for a while, he picked up the phone and answered it.

“Hey, no takeout, no foot massage either.”

After Qi Jia finished speaking, the other side said somewhat awkwardly,

“Um, Teacher Qi Jia, I’m a staff member of the program team, reminding you that it’s time to get up and get ready to go.”

“Oh ok, I’ll get up now, thank you.”

After hanging up the phone with the staff, Qi Jia retracted his head again, and after lying down for more than ten minutes, he finally got up.

After washing up, he changed into the clothes carefully matched by his stylist and walked out of the room in high spirits.

Coincidentally, the door opposite also opened at the same time.

“morning”

Qi Jia smiled and said hello. The other person was also an actor participating in the variety show. Qi Jia remembered that his name was Chen Youwei.

He debuted as an idol in a boy band, and the reason why we remember him is because he was also one of the eight S-level members.

Chen Youwei obviously didn’t expect Qi Jia to live across from him, and he didn’t expect Qi Jia to take the initiative to greet him.

After a moment of stunned expression, he walked away without any expression on his face, like a stranger.

Qi Jia felt a little embarrassed. He told Zhang Ruonan and the others about this in the car.

The three girls flew into a rage after hearing this, and Qi Jia waited for a long time, but nothing happened.

Finally, Ren Ming came up with a bad idea. She told Qi Jia not to sleep tonight and squat behind the door.

When I heard him go out tomorrow morning, I immediately followed him out.

Then, just like what he did today, he would just turn his face away, not even bothering him, and just walk away.

After hearing this, the other two were all amazed and gave Ren Ming a thumbs up, praising her as the contemporary “Crouching Dragon and Phoenix”.

After hearing this, Ren Ming did not feel ashamed but proud, with a smug expression on his face.

Qi Jia felt that if he continued to communicate with the three people, his IQ would lower, so he simply closed his eyes and took a nap.

…

“Camera crew in place”

“Technical team in place”

“Directors and judges are in place”

“Actors are in place”

“Attention all departments, five-second countdown, five, four, three, two, one”

“start!”

The sound of a switch being turned on rang out in the spacious recording studio, and the host Dapeng trotted onto the stage under the spotlight.

The audience all clapped in unison.

After the applause subsided, Dapeng first invited the four director judges one by one, and then invited the special guest commentators.

The famous veteran actor in the Beijing circle, Mr. Li Chengru.

Then, after quickly reading a few advertisements from the sponsor, he immediately began to announce the rules of today’s competition.

After the recording ended yesterday, the ratings of all actors automatically became invalid.

The four judges and directors will vote based on the performances of the two groups of actors.

If a group of actors is chosen by more than three directors, they will automatically advance to the next round with an A grade, while the other group will be downgraded to a B grade.

However, if two groups of actors receive the same number of director votes, the final winner will be determined by the number of votes cast by the live audience.

At the same time, each of the four directors has two S cards. Actors who obtain S cards can skip AB level and go directly to S level.

“Now let us announce the two groups of contestants for today’s first round of competition.”

After Dapeng finished speaking, the names of the two groups of people and the film and television clips to be performed immediately appeared on the big screen.

“Qi Jia! It’s Qi Jia and Zhang Ruonan.”

“Damn it, has Chen Youwei violated the law of heaven? He encountered a royal bomb at the beginning.”

“Qi Jia’s fans, shut up! Our Weiwei will definitely not lose to Qi Jia.”

“Oh, yes, luckily your Weiwei is the first one to go on stage, so there is not that much psychological pressure.”

In the audience, before the competition even started, fans of both groups started verbally attacking each other.

After hearing this, Li Chengru’s face darkened. As one of the earliest actors in China, he was the most disgusted with the fan culture in the entertainment industry.

At this moment, he had already sentenced both groups to death in his heart.

In the background,

Qi Jia also learned that tonight’s opponents are Chen Youwei and another actor Wang Churan.

The film and television clip they were going to perform was the scene in Eternal Love where Ye Hua plucked off Su Su’s eyes.

At this time, both of them changed into costumes and made final preparations in a scene that was restored one-to-one based on the film and television drama.

These performance scenes are set up in a movable room. After one group finishes performing, it is immediately pushed down and replaced by another group.

“Actors, please take your place”

As Dapeng finished speaking, the background wall behind him slowly opened up, revealing the scene that had been arranged behind him.

“Action~”

When the clapper finished beating the clappers and the surrounding lights dimmed, the performance of the two officially began.

Qi Jia and Zhang Ruonan, who were the next group to perform, were sitting in the preparation area, watching the two perform with boredom.

Each group’s performance lasts ten minutes and is over in the blink of an eye.

Following a click, the audience burst into warm applause.

At the same time, the staff came over and said to Qi Jia and Zhang Ruonan,

“Teachers, please come with me to change into your clothes and get ready for the stage.”

Shortly after the two left, Dapeng invited Chen Youwei and Wang Churan, who had just finished their performance, to come to the front of the stage to receive comments from the director.

“Weiwei’s acting is so good, she is just like Yehua Benhua.”

“I feel like there is no suspense anymore. Weiwei will definitely beat Qi Jia.”

Seeing their idol come out, Chen Youwei’s fans started to get excited.

A passerby on the side was annoyed by the noise, so he patted the shoulder of the person in front of him and asked,

“Sister, how much do you charge for being a dog? Can you take me with you? I also want to make some money.”

…

“It’s not easy. This clip itself is very hypothetical.

Therefore, the actors are required to have a strong sense of belief. Let’s first listen to what Mr. Li Chengru has to say. “

After Dapeng finished speaking, the camera switched to Li Chengru in close-up.

The two actors and four directors also looked in his direction.

He picked up the microphone, sat up straight, and said,

“The two actors have good looks, but I can’t praise this part of their performance.”

“It tastes like chewing wax, tastes like chicken ribs, so boring”