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Chapter 674 - 396 What to Do if the Students are Too Excellent? (Please Subscribe)_2

Chapter 674: Chapter 396 What to Do if the Students are Too Excellent? (Please Subscribe)_2

After all, Liu Qi’s character in "Wandering Earth" is quite challenging to portray well in terms of acting skills.

At least, Ding Yue felt the Liu Qi and Han Duo Duo in the original "Wandering Earth" movie on the old Earth missed something.

Especially Han Duo Duo, her performance was a bit stiff.

Su Yangfan was in charge of selecting students based on their acting abilities. After a brief introduction by the student Zhao Hao, Su Yangfan picked up a prepared booklet and turned his attention to Zhao Hao.

"Start with a performance of despair," Su Yangfan said to Zhao Hao, smiling.

In "Wandering Earth", the protagonist Liu Qi repeatedly faced desperate situations, so a performance of despair was particularly critical.

Su Yangfan wanted to use this opportunity to gauge Zhao Hao’s acting skills since he was a performing arts student at the Mist City Arts and Science University.

Within a second, Zhao Hao instantly immersed himself in his performance.

His face and eyes exuded a deep sense of despair, and his breath began to falter with the intensity of his fraught emotions.

Ding Yue was pleasantly surprised by Zhao Hao’s intensity.

This student, Zhao Hao, seemed quite good.

"Principal Ding, look at Zhao Hao. When he acts out despair, he fully commits his body to the performance. Beyond facial expressions, which are common, pay attention to the small details. Notice his hands, their restlessness is indicative of his profound despair," said Su Yangfan in a hushed tone, elaborating on Zhao Hao’s performance to Ding Yue.

"Hmm, isn’t he quite good?"

"More than ’quite good’, he’s excellent. I didn’t expect the first student to surprise me this much," Su Yangfan said satisfactorily.

Indeed, Zhao Hao’s portrayal of despair greatly satisfied Su Yangfan.

Zhao Hao’s performance lasted 45 seconds — short, but long enough to show his strength, or at least a level of skill that pleased Su Yangfan.

"Great, very good, Zhao Hao. Next, give me a performance of a young man maturing and taking on significant responsibilities," Su Yangfan gave Zhao Hao another prompt.

Ding Yue quickly thought of Liu Qi’s character in "Wandering Earth", who gradually matures and becomes responsible, stepping up to shoulder the burden in the rescue process. This aspect of the performance was indeed important.

After understanding Su Yangfan’s point, Zhao Hao took about ten seconds to adjust himself.

After all, he had just been in a state of despair; a shift in emotion was certainly required.

A dozen seconds later, Zhao Hao was back in character and spoke a few improvised lines fitting the theme of ’young man maturing’ suggested by Su Yangfan.

"Hmm, not bad," said Su Yangfan, still satisfied.

If no other student outperformed Zhao Hao later in the auditions, Su Yangfan even considered proposing to Principal Ding that they choose Zhao Hao as the male lead in "Wandering Earth".

In fact, Ding Yue was very satisfied with Zhao Hao’s audition performance.

"Director Su, Zhao Hao did well, didn’t he?" Ding Yue asked Su Yangfan.

With a slight nod, Su Yangfan responded, "Yes, Principal Ding, should we place Zhao Hao on the reserved list?"

"Sure."

The so-called reserved list meant that the student’s performance had met the requirements of the lead role, but since he was the first, there would be many other students auditioning. If Ding Yue and Su Yangfan were satisfied with multiple students, they would all be placed on the list to select the best one in the end.

"That’s it for you, Zhao Hao. Go back and wait for further notice," Su Yangfan formally instructed Zhao Hao.

"Didn’t Su say whether he passed or not?"

"Who knows?"

"I think Zhao Hao’s performance was pretty good."

"Yes, yes, Hao was really fantastic."

"There are so many students left, they wouldn’t just choose Zhao Hao now. Surely, they will wait until everyone has auditioned before making a decision."

"Right, let’s see how the other students perform."

The students in the gym began whispering amongst themselves.

After his audition, Zhao Hao saluted the audience and returned to the green room. The audition for student number 2 began.

The number 2 student gave off a lively vibe right off the bat.

Upon seeing this number 2 student, Ding Yue couldn’t help but be struck, this student... didn’t seem quite right for the role of the male lead, Liu Qi.

But!

There was still a role in "Wandering Earth" perfectly suited for him!

That’s right!

It was the young punk that Liu Qi and his sister Han Duo Duo bumped into after they were caught.

"Hello Principal Ding, Director Zhu, and Teacher Su, I am student number 2, Zhou Shanchuan, majoring in Acting from the Film and Television Academy."

The student also gave a simple self-introduction.

"Director Su, don’t you think this student’s demeanor and appearance suits another role?"

Ding Yue smiled and asked Su Yangfan.

Upon hearing this, Su Yangfan immediately broke into a smile, "Principal Ding, are you referring to that punk, Tim?"

"Yes," Ding Yue confirmed with a nod.

After a moment’s thought, Su Yangfan spoke, "Principal Ding, I think the role of Tim could serve as the comic relief throughout the movie."

"Indeed."

Once settled, Su Yangfan lifted his gaze towards Zhou Shanchuan and said, "Zhou Shanchuan, try to portray a character that brings about a comedic atmosphere, a cheerful role, one that can stay optimistic under the grave overarching theme."

Su Yangfan asked Zhou Shanchuan to act out the role of Tim in "Wandering Earth."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Shanchuan nodded, "Alright, Teacher Su, let me prepare."

Zhou Shanchuan began to immerse himself into the role, and about half a minute later, he started his audition performance amidst the silence of the room.

Ding Yue watched closely.

Although Zhou Shanchuan wasn’t mixed-race, he had that certain look, and his ability to create a comedic atmosphere was surprisingly good.

"Well."

Ding Yue couldn’t help but chuckle.

How could this be? Are all the students who signed up for the "Wandering Earth" character auditions so outstanding?

What... should they do if all the students were too outstanding?

Ding Yue was ecstatic inside.

Zhou Shanchuan’s impromptu performance lasted for about two minutes. Afterward, he looked towards Principal Ding and Director Su Yangfan.

"Director Su, what do you think?" Ding Yue turned to ask Su Yangfan first.

"Quite good. Although his performance just now was a bit off, I believe once he joins the cast and under my guidance, he should be able to perform the role of Tim well."

Hearing Su Yangfan say this, Ding Yue pretty much understood.

Director Su Yangfan seems to be quite approving of Zhou Shanchuan.

"The choice for the role of Tim, being able to find such a fitting student, isn’t easy. Why not just settle on him?"

Ding Yue suggested with a smile.

"Alright then."

Seeing that Principal Ding had said so, Su Yangfan nodded in agreement right away.

Then, Su Yangfan turned to Zhou Shanchuan, wearing a smile, and said, "Congratulations Zhou Shanchuan, you’ve secured a role. Wait for our further instructions!"

A burst of applause~

The observing students in the gym got excited upon hearing Director Su Yangfan’s words and felt happy for Zhou Shanchuan.

"Wow, Zhou Shanchuan got a role, didn’t Zhao Hao get one earlier?"

"Maybe they’re different types of roles, didn’t you see that Zhou Shanchuan is clearly not the same type as Zhao Hao?"

"Right right, that scene Zhou Shanchuan just performed was amazing."

"As expected of an acting Major, our classmates from Mist City Arts and Science University are not any worse than those professionally trained ones, hahaha."