The dramatic segment performed by Li Han and International Zhang was an urban drama.
It was a clichéd urban fantasy plot: a simple, honest young man from the countryside comes to the city to work, and on his first night, having nowhere to stay, he picks up a rich woman outside a KTV.
It was a very clichéd urban fantasy plot.
Generally, this kind of storyline is very easy to get audience identification with.
Because it's satisfying.
All men who identify with the country bumpkin will feel a sense of satisfaction.
Meeting a single, divorced rich woman.
And being chosen by her at first glance.
From then on, he rises rapidly, embarking on a smooth path to success.
Although the short drama lacked profound meaning and even had a somewhat unhealthy guiding sense, International Zhang still resolutely chose this segment to give Li Han some eye-catching appeal.
This was a challenge for Li Han.
The Li family has a large background and extensive connections.
International Zhang was entrusted to help Li Han, and she also hoped that he could achieve the best results.
Otherwise, it would be too embarrassing.
She had thought well before coming.
Even if Xu Yao had Heitu with him, she and Li Han could still try to compete for the overall championship in the Yanjing Division.
But after arriving, she was stunned.
There was Hua Zai too?
Chen Feng's acting had already baffled everyone; even International Zhang, who prided herself on her exquisite acting skills and was at a level to be a mentor, dared not comment on Chen Feng's acting.
Because she couldn't evaluate it.
She didn't know what to say.
He acted naturally and thoroughly, looking exactly like he was playing himself.
It was already very difficult to deal with.
Now there was an additional guest performer, Hua Zai.
International Zhang was losing confidence.
Fortunately, no matter what, they were definitely guaranteed a spot in the top three.
So it wouldn't be embarrassing.
Now she could only go all out, hoping not to be at the bottom of the top three in the end.
If they couldn't get the championship, it would be best to get a runner-up.
Then she would not have come in vain.
International Zhang was fully geared up.
During the day, through the 'cheat sheet' sent by the assistant director, Li Han had already known the role he was to play early on.
So, under International Zhang's guidance, he had practiced for several hours in advance.
Now, it was finally time to show the real thing.
As a prompt sound rang out on the stage, the third performance officially began.
The lights came on.
The background stage was decorated to resemble the entrance of a KTV.
On one side of the stage.
Li Han, already made up as a country bumpkin, wearing a simple undershirt and shorts, a pair of dirty yellow rubber shoes, and carrying a woven bag, slowly walked onto the stage.
As soon as this image appeared, it immediately caused a wave of complaints online.
“Good heavens, such a refined country bumpkin?”
“This guy's idol burden is too heavy, right? This makeup is so awkward. It looks like he's wearing eyeliner?”
“He's naturally like that, damn it.”
“Naturally dark eyelids?”
“Hahahahahahaha, the person upstairs cracked me up.”
“Honestly, this role might be more suitable for Shagen.”
…
On stage.
Li Han's country bumpkin attire was still somewhat conservative.
Not rough enough!
A bit too refined.
Especially his eyes.
It was unclear if it was natural dark eyeliner, but the foundation didn't cover it, making it look inconsistent with his identity.
Li Han walked to the center of the stage and began his brief solo performance.
No lines.
Mainly because his line delivery skills were mediocre.
So, Teacher International Zhang's advice to him was to try to use body language.
Thus, Li Han performed a person's loneliness and fatigue.
He performed hunger.
Then he performed the scene of taking out a dry flatbread from his woven bag and chewing it.
Seeing this scene, Heitu, who was in the guest performer's seat, couldn't help but chuckle.
This clearly looked unprofessional.
He clearly looked like someone who had never experienced hunger.
Performing ravenous eating doesn't mean you have to desperately stuff food into your mouth, as if you want to choke yourself to death.
This was acting for the sake of acting.
Really want to choke yourself to death?
In real life, people who reach that point don't stuff food so desperately; they definitely eat bite by bite, and even eat very slowly.
However, every swallowed bite feels difficult and heavy.
That's what's real.
…
The scene changed.
The KTV door opened, and International Zhang, dressed in a beautiful cheongsam, staggered out.
A rich lady's demeanor.
She didn't need to pretend; International Zhang could portray it.
Plus, with her good figure and being a former national goddess, she garnered a round of applause as soon as she appeared.
The next segment was quite clichéd.
International Zhang, drunk, stumbled and sat down not far from Li Han, and, fueled by alcohol, started chatting idly with him.
One was prosperous but lonely, the other was poor but resilient.
A brief but rich dialogue on stage made the scene appear somewhat warm.
International Zhang acted out the feeling of being moved.
Her eyes sparkled.
Her eyes were already very expressive.
However, Li Han's feedback was unsatisfactory.
He didn't act out dullness and simplicity; instead, he acted out a sense of 'playboy divine doctor descending from the mountain' as seen in urban fantasy novels.
A few minutes later.
The performance ended.
At the end of the short drama, a luxury car stopped in front of the KTV and picked up the rich woman.
But before leaving, the rich woman left the young man a business card.
The performance officially concluded.
There were no great ups and downs, nor forced tears.
International Zhang's performance style brought the audience a relatively warm scene.
A drama where a wealthy, divorced older woman is gradually moved by the simple worldview of a country bumpkin.
…
After the performance, the judges, as usual, offered a few comments.
Because International Zhang was present, the comments from the four judges were relatively more reserved.
In the top three competition, the four judges no longer had the power to decide life or death, so their comments were not as compelling as before.
The contestants didn't care either.
In the end, it was all about popularity.
Thus, the online voting channel opened.
It was different with a heavyweight joining.
Just based on International Zhang's popularity, the voting results were excellent, and her popularity instantly surpassed the previous two groups, leaving them far behind.
She topped the list.
Temporarily.
At the live broadcast, amidst enthusiastic applause and farewells, International Zhang and Li Han left the stage.
They arrived backstage.
Li Han looked at International Zhang excitedly: “Sister, how was my performance? Can I get first place?”
“It was okay, very good.”
International Zhang smiled and patted his arm: “Don't focus too much on the ranking. Having this experience will help your career in the industry.”
“No.”
Li Han quickly shook his head and said, “I told my family that if I participate in this show and can't win the overall championship in the division, I won't be able to stay in the entertainment industry anymore, and I'll have to leave this industry I love. I'll only be able to go home and take over my dad's group business. But, Sister, I really don't want to be a good-for-nothing. And I certainly don't want to be a young master of a hundred-billion-yuan group. It's boring; life would have no goal.”
International Zhang: “…”
This brat, putting on such an act.
Putting on an act in front of me?
Speechless!
She could only show a slightly awkward yet elegant smile on her face.