"Infinite Transcendence Class 2" has started broadcasting, and various topics of instructors and students have frequently become hot searches.
Acting variety shows should not only have drama, but also have fun.
Yangcheng Evening News reporter Gong Weifeng
As the first variety show of Zhejiang Satellite TV and Youku, "Infinite Beyond Class 2" lived up to expectations after it was broadcast and quickly accumulated hot topics.
When 18 actors step into the spotlight at the same time, how can they be remembered by the audience at a glance?
Even if the actors themselves don’t want to join the show, the program team will help find highlights!
As a result, the "famous scenes" of the short video appeared: Zhu Zixiao and Ji Lingchen quarreled, Xiang Zuo performed a clip from the one-man show "The Death of Mozart", Ji Lingchen made tranquility no longer tranquil, Wang Qiang let Zeng Zhiwei play the giant baby...
Putting aside short videos and returning to long-form programs, what is the quality of "Infinity Class 2"?
Compared with the previous season, this season's program is extremely in line with the current entertainment ecology: it is like a product that is highly integrated with content production and marketing communication. It has rich acting displays and comments, industry ecology reveals, and explosive memes that appear at any time. , embarrassing memes, which made many viewers who love watching "shows" unable to stop.
Look at the controversy
Is the quarrel in the variety show arranged by the "script"?
At present, there are at least two famous scenes that continue to bring hot topics to "Infinity Class 2".
One is the topic of celebrity quarrels that often appear in variety shows.
The team of Zhu Zixiao and Ji Lingchen originally secured the opportunity to star in an excerpt of "Infernal Affairs", but Ji Lingchen took it upon himself to agree to compete with Zhang Rui from another team, and ultimately failed and the team was not selected.
Later, Zhu Zixiao angrily complained about Ji Lingchen's lack of team awareness, while Ji Lingchen believed that the acting competition was fair.
The scene of the two quarreling sparked heated discussions among netizens. Many people believed that the quarrel was a "script" arranged by the show crew.
In this regard, the instructor Wu Zhenyu issued an article denying: "If they could act so naturally, speak so smoothly, and have such emotions, they would not come here, we would not need to bother to train, and I would not need to vomit blood!" So Ji Lingchen, Zhu Zixiao was targeted by netizens, and the topic of second creations continued. Some netizens even paired up a CP for the two - "brainless" Ji Lingchen met "unhappy" Zhu Zixiao.
Another famous scene comes from Xiang Zuo.
He generously talked about his label - Xiang Huaqiang's son and Guo Biting's husband.
He also revealed his true feelings: his father's aura and his status as a martial arts star have limited his acting career. He even said emotionally, "I feel like I really look like a useless person."
Xiang Zuo also said that in order to experience life, he went to foreign countries without a penny and slept on the streets.
Unexpectedly, Wu Zhenyu commented sharply: "Those are all experiences of life that are divorced from life." Xiang Zuo showed an excerpt from the play "The Death of Mozart" in the interview quiz, but was ridiculed by netizens for "nostril force acting".
When the program was broadcast, the topic of "Domestic entertainment actors are useless and useless" was popular.
Xiang Zuoyin was recommended by netizens to enter this track due to his recent self-report and performance.
In addition to the "big drama" that set off a wave of enthusiasm on social platforms, the program team of "Infinity Class 2" also set up many "small dramas".
Many topics are artists' "classic labels" and "well-known tidbits."
When Jin Sha took the stage, she introduced her boyfriend, who is 19 years younger than her, and revealed that parents of both parties will meet at the end of the year.
After that, Jin Sha’s assessment sessions all revolved around love topics. For example, she was asked by her instructor Wu Zhenyu, “Would you like to play the role of your boyfriend’s mother?” Her interview quiz was titled “Simulating attending an ex-boyfriend’s wedding.”
During Ji Lingchen's interview, he was asked by his instructor about the origin of "Brother Dahai", so he explained the meme that once became popular on social networks: "After you broke up with your girlfriend (Kan Qingzi), you posted a Weibo - I I like the sea, I have loved you. Therefore, netizens call me 'Brother Dahai'. I think this sentence is quite romantic and there is nothing wrong with it. I don't know why they still laugh at me." Yan Xujia was asked by the instructor When it came to "scandal", he responded: "I admit that I have been in love, but some people fabricated that I was in love with multiple people at the same time, which is hard for me to accept." After the show was broadcast, "Yan Xujia admitted that she had been in love." Topped the list of hot searches on Weibo.
Look at the acting skills
What constitutes a perfect performance?
The program shows different types of performances by actors, with positive and negative examples.
As a representative of TVB actors, Gao Haining came to the show last year for her role as Xu Shiqing in the hit drama "News Queen" and won the Best Supporting Actress Award at the Star Awards Ceremony.
She and Eric Tsang not only restored the scene of Xu Shiqing's "changing backers" in "News Queen", but also re-interpreted the famous scene of "Maggie Cheung's corpse recognition" in "Sweetie".
In the latter's performance, Gao Haining's crying scene moved the audience and was praised by the instructor as "emotions come quickly."
Later, Gao Haining also played the charming Jin Xiangyu in the "New Dragon Inn" excerpt, which was well received.
Gao Haining has been working hard in TVB for more than ten years, starting from a minor role. He has rich acting experience and is a representative of hard-working actors.
The representative of talented actors is Xu Ruohan.
She has starred in the hit dramas "Summer Flower" and "The Boy Who Calls the Dragon". Her acting skills are natural and her popularity has soared.
In this show, her two appearances in the interview session surprised the instructors and the audience.
Her first appearance was as an assistant to Yi Luoluo, and the two played a couple.
Xu Ruohan's natural movements and friendly tone made her instructor Wu Zhenyu give a thumbs up and said, "It's amazing."
Her second appearance was her own audition, playing the role of a nominal mother and daughter with Hao Lei. Unexpectedly, Xu Ruohan's emotional response was quick and in place, and her aura was not overshadowed by Hao Lei.
This scene not only made the audience exclaimed "I can't believe this is an improvisational performance", but also convinced the instructor Tony Leung Ka Fai that "she is a genius".
In addition to Xu Ruohan, Li Mingde and Wang Qiang, who also starred in "The Young Man Who Ming Dragon" also appeared on the show.
However, they exposed two typical problems among young actors: insufficient acting skills and a high-minded attitude problem.
Li Mingde has appeared in the youth dramas "Young People Are Not Tough", "Dear, Beloved" and "We Are So Lovely". Although he is 28 years old, he still often plays middle school students.
He expressed his desire to transform on the show, but his acting shortcomings were soon exposed during the interview quiz. Wu Zhenyu threw tricks at him many times, but he couldn't catch it.
Hao Lei pointed out the problem: "All actors know the three elements of performance - real listening, real seeing, and real feeling. If you don't listen or watch, you definitely don't have real feeling. Such a good opponent keeps stimulating you and throwing the ball to you, and you are all No answer.”
Wang Qiang met Er Dongsheng when he participated in "Actors Are Here 2" and later participated in his movie "The End of the Sea is the Grassland".
Coming to an acting variety show again, Wang Qiang revealed that he wanted to act in costume. "No director asked me to act in costume. They said I don't have the face to do costume."
The instructors encouraged him and wanted to know what preparations he had made for the costume drama.
Unexpectedly, during the interview quiz "Imitating Li Mubai in "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon"", Wang Qiang was at a loss, his posture was stiff, and he was disorganized.
Instructor Ye Tong commented on Wang Qiang: "Your improvisational performance is not sensitive enough. Act on your own. If you act in a costume drama, your sensitivity will be even worse." Zeng Zhiwei then asked Wang Qiang to try acting in a comedy, but he was rejected by the other party, "I can't I like doing comedy."
In this regard, mentors Eric Tsang and Tony Leung also pointed out: "As an actor, you should absorb materials from all aspects and let others know that you can act in any drama."
Look at the topic
"Ideal" and "bread", how do actors choose?
"Infinite Transcendence Class" was produced by Wu Tong's director team.
In 2017, Wu Tong single-handedly created the popular "The Birth of an Actor".
After that, various platforms began to follow the trend and produce acting variety shows such as "Acting School", "Actor's Character", "Actors Please Take Your Place", "I Am an Actor" and other programs, moving the actor's industry ecology from behind the scenes to the front for the audience to appreciate and evaluate. .
Actors gain exposure and film and television phenomena gain public attention, which promotes the development of the industry.
Therefore, acting variety shows have also become a necessity in the variety show industry.
Compared with previous acting variety shows, "Infinity Class 2" has some commonplace topics, such as: Zhang Rui and Wang Ziwei were replaced by more resourceful and famous actors after signing film and television drama contracts; Gao Haining was evaluated by the director They can only play supporting roles; Zhu Zixiao, Zhang Dongliang, Jin Sha return to the film and television industry after many years, etc.
But there are also many new topics emerging this season, such as: whether actors can participate in live broadcasts to bring goods; whether there is an implicit chain of contempt in the film and television industry, etc.
The story behind Zhu Zixiao's return to the film and television industry after many years has aroused heated discussions among mentors and netizens.
In the few years since he disappeared from the film and television industry, he became a host selling chicken feet.
Eric Tsang and Ning Ning encouraged Zhu Zixiao’s career choice, “It is difficult to bring goods live, and many actors can’t do it.”
Unexpectedly, Hao Lei poured cold water: "I advocate that actors should not go to live broadcasts to bring goods, and should not go wherever they have money. It is a pity to give up the acting profession. No matter what, you said you want to come back and be an actor, but you want to Understand that every industry has rules and logic, and it may take more effort to break the audience's existing impression of you." Wu Zhenyu also believes: "Actors should use their time to observe the world, but live broadcasting will affect your ability to complete this homework. You can’t observe life by looking at chicken feet every day.” The above discussion on how to choose between “ideal” and “bread” resonated with many netizens.
Jin Chao comes from the short drama track that has been extremely popular in the film and television drama market in the past two years.
The instructors discussed the ecology of short plays.
Hao Lei said that the short plays she watched were “unbearable”, while Ning Jing said that she “got used to it just by watching it. I personally am a paid short play audience, and I found that acting in short plays also requires ability.”
Jin Chao expressed his desire to become an actor in a long-running drama and his experience of giving up his traffic to take acting classes in Beijing.
Eric Tsang said bluntly: "You should delve into the short drama market and surpass those who make movies. This should be your ideal. Now the emergence of big online movies and short dramas has given opportunities to newcomers. You should train yourself in the process of filming . You study for three to five years, and as your exposure decreases, you can only be forgotten by the market." It is worth mentioning that Zeng Zhiwei also revealed the changes in the market environment: "In the past, movies, TV series, online movies, and short videos had There is a chain of contempt in the industry, but now the trend has changed. Wong Kar-wai is making TV series and Stephen Chow is making short plays. Since there is a market, we have to face it and do it well." However, Hao Lei and Wu Zhenyu emphasized the importance of systematic training for actors Sex, encourage Jin Chao to study more.
(Yangcheng Evening News)