The script was ready, and Shen Ruoning went to find actors.
She originally had no intention of participating, but the script was so interesting that she chose a role in it that suited her.
There are still five candidates left who have not yet been determined.
Mainly when children from the south go to school in the north, some very funny jokes arise due to differences in language and living habits.
It's a few short clips that happened in the girls' dormitory.
There are mostly northerners in the class, but there are a few southerners who are also male, so they are not suitable for participating in the show.
When Shen Ruoning was at a loss what to do, she suddenly thought of Li Rong.
"Come? It's just you! Our performance will definitely be good."
Li Rong: "No, I can't act."
"Hey, who has acted before? This is everyone's first time." Shen Ruoning said nonchalantly, "You have a small frame, and I feel that you feel most like a southerner."
"Why don't you just come? Help me." Shen Ruoning pretended to be pitiful and begged again and again.
Li Rong reluctantly agreed: "That's you. I wrote the script and gave it to you to act."
"you are the best!"
There are still four people left, and Li Chunxue from the same dormitory has joined.
I found two more girls in other dormitories.
Still missing the last one, Shen Ruoning was melancholy in the dormitory.
In the end, it was Xu Jing who offered to join.
Shen Ruoning looked at her in shock at first, surprised that Xu Jing, who had always been cold-faced and strict, would join them in "making nonsense."
I blinked and was filled with doubts. Can Xu Jing act well?
She won't always have that poker face, right?
That won’t work!
What they want to perform is a comedy, not a serious press conference.
She smiled awkwardly, not knowing how to refuse.
Wu Yanhong had just come out of the bathhouse, took out the towel, stuffed the enamel basin back under the bed, and hung up the towel, just in time to hear Xu Jing's words clearly.
She mentioned her thermos bottle: "I think it's okay. Xu Jing is working very hard. Besides, Shen Ruoning, you are also sending someone."
Xu Jing nodded: "I have read your script. I can play the roommate who talks less."
"Ah haha~" Shen Ruoning smiled and said that it was not a matter of suitability, but mainly because Xu Jing was on her own, and she was afraid that there would be disagreements when the time came to cooperate.
Furthermore, Xu Jing looks very much like the dean in both her dress and appearance.
The same white shirt and black trousers, all tied up to reveal a high and wide forehead...
But he really couldn't find anyone. Shen Ruoning read the script again: "...Okay, here are your lines. Take it and take a look. This Friday afternoon, we will have a line in the classroom."
Although the script was written by Li Rong, she could not unscript the lines.
The lines will be reviewed on Friday. Li Rong started memorizing the script and the order of the lines after dinner in the past two nights...
At the same time, think about how you should say this line.
She is going to play a southerner, and many plot twists in the script focus on her.
Friday came as scheduled.
Shen Ruoning was happy that no one was late.
Everyone was a little unfamiliar with the lyrics during the first time. Shen Ruoning didn't pay much attention, cleaned up and started to repeat the lyrics again.
After three or four times in a row, everyone gradually got better and the dialogue was easier than Li Rong thought.
Probably everyone worked hard to memorize it, so there was no problem.
After checking the lines, they agreed on the next rehearsal time and then left.
When the appointed time came, this time it was more than just a duet.
We also need to add movements and demeanor, and we have started to rehearse.
It's normal to feel unfamiliar the first time. When it comes to acting... none of us are professionals, so we don't expect to get it right in one go.
It needs to be broken in slowly.
During this rehearsal, Li Rong once again lamented that she was indeed a top student at Tsinghua University. Every time she found something wrong, she would take the initiative to make timely adjustments.
By the fifth time, everyone was exhausted and sweating. Shen Ruoning always wanted to take a break, but always missed it.
I can't tell you how close it is.
Anyway, I just feel like something is wrong.
Obviously everyone is fine.
Why do they look so weird?
Obviously everyone discovered the problem, the air suddenly became quiet, and everyone was wondering what went wrong.
Li Rong suddenly said: "Xu Jing, you are too stiff. Although your character is taciturn, it is not completely silent. You have to rely on your movements and micro-expressions to express this character..."
Shen Ruoning slapped her thigh violently and nodded heavily. Li Rong really hit the nail on the head.
She finally knew something was wrong.
Xu Jing's character is a poor girl from the north.
She has low self-esteem and rarely interacts with others.
She speaks with a thick northern accent.
Because she was born in the northernmost rural area, many of her habits are different from those known to the public. She talks little and mainly uses movements and micro-expressions, and a few lines to express some of the differences in habits between her and the northerners in the dormitory.
Then they asked Li Rong, a southerner, to come out to interact with them again. During this period, many funny things happened unintentionally.
She wants to talk less, but she can't keep a straight face all the time. She doesn't look like a roommate anymore, but more like a dean checking her bedtime.
Shen Ruoning figured it out: "Yes, it's what Li Rong said."
Xu Jing didn't look good. She felt that she had practiced very well and didn't think there was anything wrong with her.
At this time, the two people pointed out in public that she was a little uncomfortable. Shen Ruoning and Li Rong were good sisters and they wore the same pants with her!
"Are you looking down on me acting like this?" Xu Jing asked in a muffled voice.
"No." Li Rong opened her eyes wide and said in surprise, "Why do you think so? I always express my thoughts very objectively."
Xu Jing pursed her lips and said nothing.
Shen Ruoning: "Li Rong doesn't mean any harm. Don't think too much. Let's start over."
"Wait a minute," Li Rong thought for a while, "Xu Jing, if you believe me, wait until I finish this sentence."
She pointed to a line in the script, "After that, you can make a very exaggerated but more vivid expression, like this..."
Xu Jing didn't look good, but she didn't immediately leave. She listened to Li Rong's solution and slowly realized that it seemed like that...
Her temper also made it impossible for her to admit her mistakes on the spot, but she had acted according to the way Li Rong helped guide her.
This time it was finally right.
Shen Ruoning smiled happily: "Li Rong is still smart, I don't think I figured it out for a long time."
Li Chunxue followed: "I'm not surprised. Li Rong originally wrote the script, right? She should be the one who knows the psychology and movements of each character best."
Li Rong waved her hands quickly: "That's not true. Don't make random guesses. It's impossible for me to think about every character so clearly when I wrote it."
She smiled bitterly: "To be honest, I have been thinking about it for a long time!"
"Hahahaha~ Okay," Shen Ruoning smiled, "Let's work hard together and consolidate it two more times. Then we won't have to practice so hard. Next weekend is the party time, and we won't be given too much or too little time. But fortunately, each of us is great, and the rehearsal results are good. From then on, we come here and rehearse it every day until the party, and that's it."