Volume 4 2012 Chapter 854: Xu Xian's Story (10)
"She is qualified to choose scripts, even if her performance in recent years has not been good. After all, she is the face of the popular Girls' Generation and a qualified actress who has won the Best Newcomer Award. Why can't she choose scripts?"
Facing Yoona, Yi Haoyan told the truth.
"You don't understand—"
Yoona wanted to explain, but was interrupted by the boy.
"Of course I understand! Doesn't it mean that you have to play the leading female role?"
The boy looked at Lin Yuna and emphasized every word.
"What if she's not the heroine?"
“…”
Yoona paused.
If Yi Haoyan hadn't said it, she would never have had this idea.
SM has always required her to only play the leading female role in dramas.
"The company won't agree. As the face of Girls' Generation, I must be the female lead in a play. I can't play a supporting role."
"This training method is problematic. Although SM has its own ideas, this method cannot train truly top-notch actors."
Yi Haoyan shook his head.
"Even if she's the second female lead, it's ok? How can there be an actress who only plays the leading role after her debut? Besides, Nu is not the type with extraordinary talent, and she can't support the role of the female lead now. Isn't this just pretending to be rich and digging her own grave?
"There is also the issue of the script. If the actors themselves don't have the ability to choose the script, then it will definitely not work. This time, even if the best actor or actress plays the role in Love Rain, it won't be much better. Because the subject matter and plot are too old-fashioned, the market doesn't like it anymore, no matter how good the acting is."
This does make some sense. In fact, after the TV series was broadcast, Yoona and the members read a lot of reviews, and the vast majority criticized the plot and subject matter, but not many people said about the acting.
“Is this how the market has changed?”
Xu Xian suddenly interrupted.
"Yes! The market has changed. Dramas like Love Rain, which have a slow pace, a clichéd story, and emphasize visuals, have become boring over the years. Dramas that are far from the lives of ordinary people and involve romantic love and emotional entanglements are no longer popular, no matter how well they are made."
The boy continued to explain.
"You have all starred in variety shows before. The shows that are real, interesting, close to life, with a fast pace and rich content are what audiences like nowadays. Reply 1997 is a typical example. There are no big-name actors, directors or screenwriters, but the story is extremely real and interesting, the pace is fast, and the scenes are full of life, which allows the audience to have a strong sense of substitution. This kind of show is the new direction of TV dramas. The failure of this show by Yoona is actually mainly due to the script, and the second is the weird setting that she must play the heroine."
"is that so?"
Yoona stared at the boy for a while, and seemed to understand something, and no longer resisted his attitude.
"An actor needs to be able to get into the role, which is completely opposite to the requirements of being an idol, which emphasizes character setting. If you want to be a good actor, you need to abandon the idol set. If you can see that you are Yoona from Girls' Generation in the drama, then what's the point of acting?"
Seeing that his persuasion had worked, Yi Haoyan worked even harder.
"And Girls' Generation is at its peak now, which is a good thing. It also means that Girls' Generation as idols will be like this. They will definitely maintain their status or slowly decline. If you want to be an actor in the future, you should at least study the development direction of TV dramas, right?"
"What you said does make sense. Did you really lead Reply 1997?"
Yoona listened to it.
"The direction is my suggestion, and the specific story and subject matter are the director and screenwriter, but I am involved. After all, it is a TV series starring idols, and there are many idol-related things."
“Why didn’t you ask me to act then?”
Thinking of this, Yoona suddenly felt a little regretful.
"Looking for you? Would you come if I invited you? We were a poor crew at the time. We couldn't even hire decent actors. We couldn't even get on wireless TV. We could only be broadcast late at night on cable TV. And that was because of Sister Eun-hee's strong push. Under such circumstances, could I invite Nuna, who was SM's favorite heroine, to come?"
“…”
Lin Yuna was speechless.
"With SM's overconfident way of doing things, how can they possibly succeed in the field of TV dramas? The direction of TV dramas has changed now. Acting is important , but the subject matter and story itself are the core. SM's vision in this regard is simply a mess. Previously, Sulli starred in "To the Beautiful You" and she acted very well. The company was willing to invest in it, but in the end, the results were not good. Wasn't it because the story itself was not good? What about being a big director? Past honors cannot guarantee future success. This year's "Love Rain" and "To the Beautiful You" both illustrate the problem."
The boy scoffed at SM's practice of training actors.
"I can understand SM's idea of wanting to make you the heroine, but this is counterproductive and not conducive to the growth of actors, and their vision in selecting scripts is really very poor. If you want to be a successful actor, you must challenge new themes and roles, break through the limitations of idol personas and your own image, and only in this way can you succeed, even if you are not the protagonist."
"Haoyan means that as an actor, it is actually more important to understand market trends and changes, and try new roles to improve yourself. This will make it easier to succeed than the traditional research on roles, right?"
Xu Xian listened very carefully, her bright eyes fixed on the boy.
"First of all, from a market perspective, this is indeed more likely to succeed. Take Reply 1997 as an example. Jung Eun-ji's acting skills are certainly not as good as Yoona's, but this drama was much more successful than Love Rain. This is the importance of the script, which will achieve twice the result with half the effort. Actors, in the end, still need to have memorable roles, which requires both acting skills and a good story. Otherwise, why is the status of Korean screenwriters so high? Big-name actors have a good relationship with top screenwriters? This complements each other."
Seeing that Xu Xian understood quickly, Yi Haoyan explained in more detail. Originally, it was a suggestion prepared for Yoona, but since other people were interested, he was more willing. After all, they were still friends and fans of Girls' Generation, and he hoped that they were all well.
"Secondly, if you want to accumulate strength and acting skills, don't just rely on the company's resources. A heroine who is pushed too hard will not be able to stand firm. If you want to be a successful heroine, you must use your own achievements to step forward step by step.
"Besides, an actor's growth period is very long, and his career is also very long, so he needs to be calm. Yoona is only in her early twenties now, there is still a lot of time, don't rush."
These words were indeed sincere, and Yoona no longer cared about this guy's previous annoying attitude.
"Haoyan, you are right, but I have a question. If there is a particularly good performance opportunity, does this not have to happen?"
Xu Xian suddenly asked a strange question.
A special opportunity?
What a special opportunity.
