PDLP Chapter 189: The Master of Lines Suffers a Waterloo
Chapter 189: The Master of Lines Suffers a Waterloo
The first round of tasks of [Set off on a Sunny Day], the travel blockbuster shooting ended successfully with Ye Yan winning the first place.
Ye Yan also got the highest score of 100 points in the venue, which can be exchanged for one vegetable of any kind, while the minimum points required for meat is 280.
This means that Ye Yan needs to get at least two first places in order to exchange for the cheapest meat ingredient in the venue, a palm-sized sea bass.
The most expensive ingredient in the venue is a whole black-bone chicken, which requires 500 points.
It’s not that he is too competitive, it’s just that he wants to win the game today.
"You can adjust the order of the following tasks as you wish. They include catching seafood at the beach. You can get at least ten seafood items, including clams, crabs, fish, and shrimp, as long as they're alive. The time limit is half an hour, and each item earns you 10 points."
"Next is the script memorization challenge. As everyone knows, this is a film and television studio, so when in Rome, do as the Romans do. We've prepared a line from one of your past performances. The word count should be between 280 and 300. The time limit is 10 minutes. You must recite every word correctly. You'll get 120 points for each mistake. Ten points will be deducted for each mistake. Note that this is an alternating challenge, meaning you can't choose your own lines."
"The final task is the group task, which also earns the most points. Completing it earns 180 points. The task involves having your partner say keywords without explicitly stating them. Because there's a mystery guest who hasn't arrived yet, everyone must first complete the dialogue challenge and the beach-hunting challenge. It's up to you to decide which one to tackle first. Finally, a reminder that our group tasks will be live-streamed simultaneously, allowing you to share behind-the-scenes footage with the online audience..."
The director stood behind the camera and announced the rules. After understanding the content of the task, several guests looked at each other, except Ye Yan, who sat firmly in front of the camera without any panic.
Just kidding, a 120-word line would take him ten minutes, but five minutes is enough, and he will definitely get the points.
Adding the 100 points for taking photos, he will definitely get 220 points, but the total points are only 500 points, which means he has to complete all the tasks to exchange for the chicken.
This is too stingy. He secretly complained about the program crew, and he didn't know whether the guest he drew in the end was reliable and could help him get full marks.
"Director, are you sure there's seafood on this beach? If not, won't we be at a disadvantage?"
A celebrity guest raised questions. The guest is Li Feng, a popular first-line male actor in the current entertainment industry. He is in his 30s and had played a minor role in a movie starring Ye Yan when Ye Yan was still an extra.
Now Ye Yan has become a movie star whose influence far exceeds his own, but he is still quite calm and does not show any jealousy because of Ye Yan's success.
What Li Feng said made sense. This was a film and television city, a local tourist attraction, not a good place to go to the beach. Other guests also raised questions.
"That's right. What if there's nothing to begin with? It's like a good cook without rice, but it's hard to cook."
"Don't worry, everyone. The production team has already had staff check. There are seafood on this beach, but they're hidden quite well. It shouldn't be a problem for each person to find ten. Now, everyone can begin the task. The props are right next to you: tools for catching seafood and a script. Please take your pick."
After the director gave the assurance, everyone was half-believing and half-doubting, and they got up one after another and went to the props table. The first few people chose to go to the beach first, after all, the one who went late would be at a disadvantage. First come, first served, except Ye Yan.
He took out the script printed with Li Feng's "Feiyunjian", which shocked the others.
"Ye Yan, don't you want to go to the beach first? If you go too late, there might be nothing left."
"Yeah, we'll get all the easy-to-find ones, haha~"
"It's okay. I might have already joined you before you found me."
Ye Yan smiled and said that even though several other guests were also actors, he was still incredibly confident. No one questioned his ability. After praising him, they took the bucket and went to the beach, trying to earn more points by searching for seafood since they could not memorize the lines as well as Ye Yan.
Everyone wanted to improve the "tolerance rate", but only one person changed his mind at the last minute, and that was Li Feng.
"Then I'll memorize the lines first. Since Ye Yan chose [Between the Scarlet Clouds], I'll choose [Escape]. I watched Ye Yan's masterpiece twice."
"Thank you, Senior. I like Feiyunjian too. Let's hurry up, or they'll clean out the beach."
Ye Yan said jokingly that he wanted to win so he had to hurry.
"Okay, resources are limited so we have to seize the opportunity."
Fortunately, Li Feng is also a straightforward person and doesn't talk too much nonsense. The two of them picked up the script and sat aside to start reading silently.
[Fei Yun Jian] is a movie with ancient historical themes. Li Feng plays the male protagonist, who is the crown prince of Wei State and also the decisive commander of the three armies on the battlefield. The lines are all long discussions about the country and the war. Even Li Feng had to temporarily change a few words to complete the whole shot.
However, today's rules require that everything must be done exactly as it should be, and the time limit of ten minutes is indeed a bit unreasonable.
But who is Ye Yan? He is the chosen one to make a living as an actor.
After eight minutes and five consecutive readings, Ye Yan closed the script to signal the director that he was ready.
"His actions will only have two consequences. First, it will cause my father to harbor a grudge against Prince Zheng, mistaking him for someone else's greater ambitions. Second, it will cause the people of the Wei Dynasty to realize that perhaps Prince Zheng is the true emperor. Prince Qi wouldn't be so foolish as to make wedding clothes for others and give the people's hearts to Prince Zheng. You have to know what a hero my third brother is in the eyes of the Wei Dynasty's military and people..."
Ye Yan spoke the 300-word lines fluently and without missing a word. Even the director, who was checking the script for mistakes, could hardly keep up with his speaking speed.
When he uttered the last word, the crew burst into thunderous applause.
Li Feng, who was standing by, was even more generous in his praise, saying, "He's truly worthy of being the youngest Best Actor. I almost vomited when I was filming this scene while memorizing the lines."
"That's because I've watched [Crimson Clouds] a few times before, and I still have some impression of the lines. If I hadn't watched it before, I probably wouldn't be able to remember them in such a short time."
Ye Yan pretended to be modest and said that this was the way of the world. Although he was not particularly good at it, it did not mean that he did not know it at all.
Sure enough, Li Feng was very happy after hearing his explanation, and the mature man's handsome face could not hide his admiration for Ye Yan.
"You're really good at talking. Seeing that you're giving me face, I won't keep you waiting. Let's go to the beach and grab some. Remember to share the extra ones with me later."
Li Feng smiled and said that this was a good idea. Ye Yan agreed decisively, raised her hand to high-five him, picked up the bucket and prepared to go to the next task location.
Just as he and his crew were heading to the beach, a black business car slowly drove into the film and television city and finally stopped at the temporary parking space of the Sunny Day program crew.
After a while, Ye Yan, who was squatting on the beach shoveling clams, heard the director's voice coming from the accompanying PD's walkie-talkie.
"OK, the mystery guest has arrived. Notify all guests that the live broadcast will begin in 20 minutes."
It's finally here, Ye Yan thought, he needs teammates and it's time to form a team now. Whoever wants to dig can dig the thing that drills down.
Looking at the sand pit in front of him that was as big as a basketball but no clams showed up, Ye Yan's patience turned into a slight sigh after he tried hard to suppress it, which was a bit helpless and cute.