The next day.
Zhang Qingyun woke up early as he had to go to the drama troupe.
He had slept soundly the night before, anticipating a brand new beginning.
After getting up, he washed up briefly and drove towards the drama troupe.
Upon arriving at the troupe, Zhang Qingyun reported in.
The director knew Zhang Qingyun, the former top star.
He also knew how bad his acting was.
However, Zhang Qingyun's attitude was very good; he no longer had the arrogant swagger of a traffic idol. This was why the director gave him a chance.
"Your line delivery is something that can only be improved with time. For now, perform the most basic emotions to show us your current abilities," the director said with a smile.
The other members of the drama troupe also gathered around. This was the former top star Zhang Qingyun, and they wanted to witness the spectacle.
Zhang Qingyun nodded in agreement.
Joy, anger, sorrow, happiness.
These were the most basic emotional performances.
Each emotion, from high to low, was further divided into many levels of intensity.
Zhang Qingyun's performances were generally only at an introductory level.
However, his crying scenes hadn't even reached the introductory level, as he simply couldn't shed tears quickly.
"His fundamentals are too weak..." the director shook his head as he watched.
Zhang Qingyun immediately became anxious. "Director, give me a little more time. I can definitely cry!"
"Take a break, you can perform again later," the director shook his head.
Seeing this, Zhang Qingyun dejectedly sat down on the side.
Was he really that bad?
With this thought, he took out his phone, intending to check the fan group for some emotional comfort.
However, after entering the group, he was stunned.
"Damn it!"
"Where are my fans???"
The group, which originally had over six hundred people, now only had him!
Then, he looked at the message notifications.
【Pure Love Qingyun has been removed from the group chat】
Processed by: Yan Zhi You Li
【Qingyun Soars High has been removed from the group chat】
Processed by: Yan Zhi You Li
...
Scrolling through the dense message notifications,
Zhang Qingyun was dumbfounded.
It was like being struck by lightning!
His fans were kicked out by this "Yan Zhi You Li"?
Memories flooded back, and Zhang Qingyun's mind raced.
Finally, it landed on Lin Yanzhi.
"Lin Yanzhi, I'm not done with you!!"
Zhang Qingyun gritted his teeth in anger.
These fans were his last bastion of psychological support!
And Lin Yanzhi had kicked them all out!
What a pointless act!
He chatted with me for hours just to trick the administrator into kicking people out in the middle of the night!
Gone.
All gone.
"Slap!"
A clear sound rang out.
Zhang Qingyun slapped himself hard.
He hated himself for giving administrator privileges to this mole!
Then.
He burst into tears with a "Waaah!"
In his cries.
There was resentment, regret, helplessness, and despair!
His emotions were incredibly full!
At this moment.
The director of the drama troupe and the others immediately looked over to him.
Especially the director, who was shocked by his crying and instantly amazed!
He rushed to Zhang Qingyun and knelt down excitedly, "This performance is so realistic! A promising talent! Excellent, excellent!"
He said "excellent" three times, then continued speaking to Zhang Qingyun, "Don't just cry, deliver your lines! Deliver your lines!"
Then.
Zhang Qingyun reacted and, drawing on this emotion, began a vividly brilliant, world-class crying performance!
It astonished the entire drama troupe!
...
Due to the immense success of "A Chinese Ghost Story."
Xinghui arranged a live interview event for the crew.
All members of the crew attended the event.
However, to the reporters' disappointment, the screenwriter Jiangnan was still nowhere to be seen. They were all waiting for the moment Jiangnan would appear in person; if they could capture that, it would undoubtedly generate explosive traffic.
It was likely that within minutes, the headlines of all major platforms would be about Jiangnan's true identity.
Yet, even with such excellent results for "A Chinese Ghost Story," Jiangnan still did not show up.
"I'd like to ask the lead actor Zhang Yang, you've been developing your career in the music industry and achieved quite good results. What made you choose to enter the film and television industry?" a reporter asked Zhang Yang.
Zhang Yang couldn't help but smile at the question. He had anticipated it, so he calmly replied, "Don't you think it's a waste of my excellent acting skills not to develop them in the film and television industry?"
After speaking, he winked at the reporter.
The entire venue fell silent.
Damn it!
He managed to show off again!
"He truly lives up to his name, Zhang Yang. What arrogant words!"
"Haha, I think this kid didn't just come to act in movies because of his good acting; he must have seen the script and discovered there were kissing and bed scenes!"
"I think so too. After all, he had the strong support of Ting Yu when he was a singer."
"It's as if Jiangnan isn't a strong support. Besides, I think Zhang Yang has stronger potential as an actor, as his acting has indeed been recognized by the market."
"I must say, Jiangnan has now defeated the supreme god Bai Ye in the online literature circle and achieved a premiere box office of 630 million in the film and television industry. His achievements can definitely be called strong support!"
"It's a pity that the old thief likes to kill characters and has a bad reputation, unlike Ting Yu who is so positive."
The audience in the live broadcast room became lively due to Zhang Yang's incredibly ostentatious words.
Undeniably, Zhang Yang's acting in this drama truly brought the scholar Ning Caichen to life. What surprised these reporters the most was that Zhang Yang was not acting as himself; his personality was completely different from Ning Caichen's.
"Indeed, contrast-style performance requires a lot of acting skill, otherwise, it's easy for the audience to be pulled out of the scene. Your performance is definitely better than some who graduated from acting academies," the reporter said with a laugh after a brief moment of bewilderment.
"Actually, I didn't have much acting skill before. It was mainly because the screenwriter Jiangnan educated me well. Before the filming of this drama, he coached me for a few days, and then I suddenly grasped the character of Ning Caichen. If you asked me to play other roles, I might not be able to do it."
Zhang Yang's words shocked the reporter again.
No acting skill before, and after a few days of coaching from Jiangnan, he could act like this?
Can't you even draft your bragging?
If you can act like this in a few days, how can those traffic idols who have been acting for years and still have terrible acting skills survive?
"It seems that Jiangnan, the old... teacher, can also coach acting. That's truly amazing!" the reporter said with a wry smile as he sat down, clearly not believing Zhang Yang's words.
Then the next reporter stood up. "I'd like to ask the female lead Li Xinyan, how did you get this role?"
As soon as this reporter's question was asked, the scene instantly quieted down.
Reporters held up their microphones. This was a topic with great potential for sensationalism, as Li Xinyan was previously only Yang Yingying's assistant, and there were rumors that she had stolen Yang Yingying's role.
Although Yang Yingying later actively blessed her, putting on a show of sisterly affection and putting an end to the gossip, many still felt that Li Xinyan had snatched Yang Yingying's role.