Chapter 945 Opportunity
For a moment, Lin Yan couldn't help but feel that she had finally found something she had been looking for for a long time. She was so happy that she accidentally bumped into something nearby, making a noise. As a result, Wang Fei suddenly stopped his performance training and took a defensive posture.
Now Lin Yan couldn't hide anymore, and there was no need for her to hide anymore, so she stood up openly.
"Mr. Lin? Why... why are you here?" Wang Fei looked at Lin Yan in surprise, his mouth wide open, and he even forgot to put down the shovel in his hand.
"Kid, didn't I tell you a long time ago that you should call me Mr. Lin during work hours and what to call me after work?"
"Lin... Aunt Lin..." Wang Fei changed the words embarrassedly. He was about to scratch his head to ease the embarrassment, but as soon as he raised his hand, he found that the shovel was still in his hand. He hurriedly put the shovel aside, his face slightly red and chuckled a few times.
"How long have you been learning? Who taught you?" Lin Yan stepped forward and looked at Wang Fei's forehead, which was covered with sweat due to his concentration in the performance training. She took out a handkerchief to wipe Wang Fei's sweat.
Wang Fei waved his hands quickly and raised his sleeves to wipe his face twice. Although Lin Yan was his elder, Wang Fei was already a teenager, and older boys were always a little shy.
Lin Yan smiled and said nothing. She handed him the handkerchief and told him not to use his sleeve, but to wipe it clean with this. Only then did Wang Fei take it embarrassedly.
"I have been studying for more than half a year. Sister Pingping taught me some, and I read books and figured it out on my own." Wang Fei replied.
"Do you like this?" Lin Yan asked.
Wang Fei hesitated and nodded, then continued: "Aunt Lin, I just practiced it at night when no one was around. Don't worry, I definitely didn't practice it during working hours, and it wouldn't affect my work..."
"Silly child, what are you talking about? I don't blame you." Lin Yan waved her hand and then asked Wang Fei some questions about his studies and training. Wang Fei did not hide anything and told Lin Yan how he learned and practiced.
"I just saw that the acting training you did was a skit? You played three roles?"
"Well, it's a short play Sister Pingping gave me. There are three roles in it, but I have no one to practice with, so I can only try to act it out by myself. I've just been practicing this short play, so I'm not familiar with it yet." Wang Fei answered embarrassedly with a slightly red face.
"It's great that you can perform to this level after just practicing," Lin Yan encouraged.
"Really?" Wang Fei's face flashed with joy. He asked Lin Yan: "I practiced on my own without anyone to guide me, and one of the three characters is a woman. There are some things I can't grasp well, so I can only guess."
"Of course it's good. I've been watching it for some time, and I think your performance has some merits."
When Lin Yan said this, Wang Fei laughed happily.
"By the way, do you have any familiar skits you've practiced?" Lin Yan asked.
Wang Fei hesitated and nodded: "There is a pantomime, and I am most familiar with the single-role performance. However, only Sister Pingping has seen it, and no one else has. Sister Pingping said that I practiced well, but I don’t know whether it is good or not."
"Can you show me a performance?" Lin Yan asked with a smile.
"Of course!" Wang Fei blurted out, then took a breath and was about to perform, but before he started he suddenly stopped, said to Lin Yan, "Wait a moment", then turned around and ran into the house.
Just when Lin Yan was wondering what he was doing in the house, Wang Fei ran out again with a stool . He took the stool and put it down in front of Lin Yan: "Aunt Lin, please sit down and watch."
"Thank you, Xiaofei." Lin Yan sat down with a smile, and then reminded: "Don't be nervous, Xiaofei, just think of it as a performance for yourself, don't treat me as an audience."
"Okay, I understand, don't worry." Wang Fei nodded, then took a few steps back.
He breathed and adjusted his mood. After a moment, his expression calmed down. Then he raised his hands and his feet moved. His whole temperament suddenly changed. In Lin Yan's eyes, he was no longer the shy boy just now, but a different person.
Mime is an ancient type of drama that mainly uses body language and facial expressions to interpret and express the message it conveys. Apart from laughter and crying, mime has no lines.
In this pantomime, Wang Fei plays the role of an old man, a man who is slow in movement and disabled. Although he is old, he still has to rely on work to support himself because of the pressure of life.
The plot is very simple, just a short clip, but Wang Fei's body shape and posture do not look like a young man at all. He performed the image of the role very well, including his eyes and expressions, which also interpreted the hardships and struggles of the elderly in life, as well as the helplessness that comes with aging...
Watching Wang Fei's performance, Lin Yan seemed to forget for a moment that the person in front of her was a young man. It seemed that the person in front of her was a real old man, an old man who was struggling for life at the bottom of society.
For a moment, Lin Yan's eyes were a little moist. She thought of a lot of things, and the softest part of her heart was touched by Wang Fei's performance, which made her feel extremely emotional.
The pantomime was very short, lasting only a few minutes. When Wang Fei completed his last movement and a bitter smile froze on his face, the performance finally ended.
Wang Fei returned to normal. He bowed deeply to Lin Yan, as if he was standing not in a dark garden but on a stage under the spotlight, and the people sitting and watching were not just Lin Yan, but countless audiences under the stage.
Curtain call... the end...
Lin Yan came back to her senses and couldn't help but applaud. She stood up and praised Wang Fei's performance.
"Well acted! Xiaofei, you acted really well!"
"No...it's not that good, I just figured it out myself..." Facing Lin Yan's praise, Wang Fei blushed and waved his hands shyly.
"I didn't expect you to have such talent, Xiaofei. You've impressed Aunt Lin!" Lin Yan happily took Wang Fei's hand, her eyes showing great joy.
She never thought that Wang Fei had this ability. What she saw today really surprised her.
This afternoon, when Zhang Pingping told her about this, Lin Yan was still a little skeptical. The reason why she came back specially in the evening to check and confirm what Zhang Pingping said was that Lin Yan didn't have any ideas at that time.
But now, Lin Yan suddenly found that a piece of gold buried in the sand was right next to her. The talent shown by Wang Fei made her surprised and extremely happy. Although Lin Yan was not a professional acting teacher, she had been the boss of an advertising company for many years. Over the years, she had cooperated with film studios in Shanghai, Yanjing and other places many times. She also met many performing artists and had some discussions with each other.
From this point of view, Lin Yan can be regarded as a semi-professional in the entertainment industry, and at least has a basic vision. More importantly, Wang Fei is very suitable for the filming of the advertisement of Pinlan Company in every aspect. After discovering Wang Fei's potential, the problem that has been troubling her today was instantly solved.
Faced with Lin Yan's endless praise, Wang Fei was a little at a loss.
After Lin Yan praised him for a few times, she asked Wang Fei if he was willing to really try a substantive performance. When Wang Fei heard this, he was a little confused. He didn't quite understand what Lin Yan meant.
Lin Yan didn't say much. She took out a script of several pages from her bag and handed it to him, asking him to read it carefully and think about it carefully. He should go to her office tomorrow morning and he would know what was going on then.
Wang Fei subconsciously took the script given to him by Lin Yan. Lin Yan patted him on the shoulder and told him to read it carefully and not to forget to come see her at work tomorrow. After that, she waved to Wang Fei and turned away.
Wang Fei watched Lin Yan go away until her figure disappeared in the darkness. He came back to his senses and looked at the script in his hand. Suddenly, something clicked in his mind and he thought of something. Surprise, astonishment, surprise, expectation, excitement... Complex expressions flashed across Wang Fei's face, but soon these expressions were replaced by calmness. He once again looked at the script in his hand, took a deep breath, and opened it.
The next morning, not long after Lin Yan arrived at the company, Wang Fei knocked on Lin Yan's office door.
Seeing Wang Fei coming, Lin Yan asked him how he was thinking about the script given to him yesterday. Wang Fei answered Lin Yan seriously and performed a part of it at Lin Yan's request.
After watching Wang Fei's performance, Lin Yan laughed. She was very pleased. He was indeed a good talent. Although the time was short, Wang Fei's performance had made Lin Yan see what this advertisement needed. So from this point of view, Wang Fei was qualified to be the protagonist of this advertisement.
He picked up the phone and made a call. A moment later, his assistant Xiao Zhu knocked on the door and came in.
When Lin Yan saw Xiao Zhu coming, she didn't beat around the bush and told Xiao Zhu to draft a contract immediately to hire Wang Fei as a contract artist for the advertising company. In addition, the company contacted the Shanghai Theatre Academy and paid for Wang Fei to go to the Shanghai Theatre Academy for training.
Although the latter is somewhat difficult, because students of Shanghai Theatre Academy must pass the entrance exam, and there is no training class at the Shanghai Theatre Academy at present. But this problem is not difficult for Lin Yan's company. After all, the company has deep cooperation with Shanghai Film Studio and Shanghai Theatre Academy. This training can be carried out in the form of enterprise cooperation for targeted training, or in the form of auditing. Anyway, Xiao Zhu will come forward to discuss the details, and Lin Yan only needs the results.
Apart from these two arrangements, the advertisement for Pinlan Company will be filmed with Wang Fei as the protagonist, and all arrangements will be coordinated by the General Manager's Office. Regarding the personnel adjustment, Lin Yan will personally communicate with Pinlan. Don't worry about it. This matter can be carried out now. Notify all departments to start the procedure immediately.
When Xiao Zhu finished recording the content and turned around to make arrangements, it took Wang Fei a long time to come back to his senses. At this moment, his heart was in turmoil. He couldn't believe that he had suddenly become a contracted advertising artist of the company from an inconspicuous apprentice, and the company also sent him to the coveted Shanghai Theatre Academy for training (auditing). It all seemed like a dream, yet so real.
