Chapter 1230: Chapter 1221: Game Within a Game (5)
Ever since Xia Siyu told Bo Yan that Jiang Bumei and her brother had also joined the crew, Bo Yan had already been making a two-pronged plan.
The director he invited was indeed a theater director, a classmate from his graduate days who has been working with the National Theater, continuously involved in staging plays.
Last time, Xia Siyu bragged to him about her mastery in switching between good and evil roles, but as soon as Bo Yan heard, he detected something curious.
She benefited from the camera; initially, her face was blurred, giving her some buffer time to build up emotions. By the time she lifted her head, several seconds had passed, and she was prepared.
If Xia Siyu wants to further improve her acting skills, the fastest and most solid method is through theater.
Unlike in movies, where you can redo a scene if it doesn’t work, and the director can hone your performance from various angles and methods, eventually, even if you seem like a blockhead, hundreds of takes will yield something usable.
In contrast, theater is different; it’s one take only. You have to deliver lines, pause, respond, and collaborate right then and there with no mistakes. Film editing relies on the editor, whereas theater editing depends solely on the actor. Some lengthy plays even run for eight hours, requiring memorization of vast stretches of lines, performing on a big stage, where you act, recall, and block out scenes, pushing one’s potential to its limits.
Of course, staging a play requires time, and busy actors with many offers may not have the availability. Moreover, no matter how lucrative the theater gets, even with two to three thousand attendees, its ticket income doesn’t compare to a fraction of what film and television earn; it’s purely a labor of love.
But if Xia Siyu feels she’s hit a bottleneck and wishes to continue her charge on the road of acting, theater is an excellent teacher.
It just so happens that the literary film being shot in the Northeast this time is adapted from this play, so the original theater director was also involved in the creation. This director is good friends with Bo Yan, and although not as close as Han Yifan, he joined their new company, supplying scripts when available. Therefore, Bo Yan specifically brought this old classmate along as he ran from the Northeast to the Southwest.
Partly to hold things together, but more sincerely to offer Xia Siyu a connection that could aid her future development. As for the follow-up scenes, once he provides a ladder, someone as savvy as Qin Baizhou will climb it swiftly and steadily. Years ago, Jiang Bumei succeeded mainly because Xia Siyu didn’t bother disputing, along with being sidelined by her previous company, leaving no one to think of her as things deteriorated step by step.
But now, times have changed. Xia Siyu’s position is stable, and Qin Baizhou is no pushover. Even the Jiang family internally wouldn’t forgive such actions. Using billions in investments as a means to vent personal grievances is most despised. Jiang’s parents and superiors wouldn’t spare her, even without him taking action.
With a commotion outside, Xia Siyu slept soundly on the sofa. When she awoke, she was already in the hotel room. Bo Yan guessed right; with such a major incident happening, those originally arranged by Jiang Bumei to keep tabs at the hotel had left, and even the gossip journalists had rushed to the police station; no one remained to watch over the hotel.
"You’re awake?" As soon as Xia Siyu opened her eyes, Bo Yan’s face was right beside her.