Huayu Chef

054 Girls from Sichuan and Chongqing are all lovely

"What does the accumulation control stage mean?" Huang Mengying asked with great curiosity, having never heard this term before.

Zhang Jinxuan spoke eloquently: "When I have nothing to do, I divide acting into two stages based on my understanding of acting: combined acting and accumulated control."

"The Stanislavski technique we learned breaks down acting into too many details: breathing training, dialogue training, physical training, relaxation training, element training, movement training, communication training, animal simulation, observation of life, etc. It's so detailed and complicated that you can learn it when you study it, but you can't act it when you perform it."

Why?

"Because filming requires actors to bring characters to life, to perform, to act, to have micro-expressions, to have lines. It is a comprehensive performance that requires actors to combine and use the individual acting techniques they have learned."

Huang Mengying looked thoughtful, as if it were true. She had encountered situations in the past where she didn't know how to combine and use performance techniques. Even though she had learned them, she couldn't use them when it came to actually applying them.

"Brother Xuan, is there any way to combine acting techniques?"

Zhang Jinxuan gave Huang Mengying an answer that surprised her: "The methods are all in the classroom. Analyze the script, analyze the character, personalize the character, write a character biography, grasp the character as a whole, think more in your spare time, and practice more with film and television clips."

Could you be more specific?

"For example, if we're shooting a photoshoot today with the theme of spring romance, and you and I are going to play a couple, once we get the script, I start writing character biographies to flesh out the characters, using acting techniques to shape them, forming an inner vision, and immersing myself in the role. Before the actual shoot, we rehearse together. Wouldn't that complete a performance as a couple?"

"Yes." Huang Mengying's eyes lit up, but then she had another question: "But I don't know if my acting is right?"

"Whether it's right or wrong is up to the director. If the director isn't satisfied, we can make adjustments. As long as we master the techniques of group performance, none of this matters."

Huang Mengying suddenly understood, "Hmm, that makes sense, what about the accumulation and control phase?"

Zhang Jinxuan said, "Accumulation can broaden the scope of a performance, while control can explore its depth."

"Accumulation mainly involves accumulating life experiences and acting skills. Take crying scenes for example. The difference in depth of experience between someone who only knows one way of crying and someone who knows more than ten ways is obvious. Some veteran actors can perform a scene in several or even more ways, and each one is unique. That's the effect of accumulation."

"Control is easy to understand; it means controlling your mind, controlling your actions, and controlling the extent of your performance. I believe that control is the most important thing for an actor, and it's something you need to do throughout your life."

Huang Mengying asked, "How do we control it?"

Zhang Jinxuan shook his head: "I can't say for sure. Right now, I'm only focusing on basic training in voice, acting, and physical expression. I'll tell you when I've filmed more movies and gradually come up with new insights."

"Great! I look forward to your new discoveries." Huang Mengying turned her head to gaze at Zhang Jinxuan's face and asked softly, "Brother Xuan, can I cite what you just said in my paper?"

Zhang Jinxuan was startled. "A thesis?"

"Yes, I'm currently writing my graduation thesis, which is titled 'A Brief Discussion on the Personal Charm of Actors in Film Performance Art.' Your words are quite insightful and profound, and I'd like to quote them in my thesis. I'll definitely cite the source for you."

"You scared me! I thought you were up to something. Just use whatever you want. Forget about footnotes; they don't fit the paper format. Your advisor will definitely make you revise them."

"I'll cite it first, and then wait for my supervisor to let me revise it."

"How's your graduation thesis coming along?"

"Not good, it's ten thousand words, it's driving me crazy."

"oh."

Huang Mengying said coquettishly, "What are you 'ohing' about? You care about my graduation thesis but don't even offer me any suggestions."

"Please, I'm not being a fool to take on extra work for myself. I finally finished my graduation thesis back then, and I don't want to go through that again. Huang Mengying, focus on writing your thesis and stop thinking about crooked ways."

"You're the one who's doing things the crooked way," Huang Mengying retorted with a laugh, then asked, "What's the title of your graduation thesis?"

"A Brief Discussion on the Personal Charisma of Actors in Film Performance Art?"

"Huh, it's exactly the same as mine?" Huang Mengying asked suspiciously, "Brother Xuan, you're not kidding me, are you?"

Zhang Jinxuan's expression was subtle as he coughed lightly and said, "I forget bad experiences very quickly, but I can't remember the title of my thesis."

"Really?"

"Absolutely true."

Huang Mengying smiled slyly and said, "I'll ask around for you another day."

Zhang Jinxuan secretly rolled his eyes. What a busybody.

Human beings perfectly embody biodiversity. In a class, there are always a few groundbreaking graduation theses. Zhang Jinxuan's graduation thesis did not reach the level of being groundbreaking, but it was still a rather unconventional topic, not worth mentioning.

Huangtingzi Road, near the east gate of Beijing University of Electronic Science and Technology.

The Audi A6 pulled over to the side of the road. Huang Mengying unbuckled her seatbelt, checked the rearview mirror, opened the door, and got out of the car.

"Brother Xuan, Jingjing, I'm going back to school, bye-bye."

Jingjing leaned out of the car window and waved: "Bye-bye, Mengying."

"Bye..." Zhang Jinxuan hadn't finished speaking when he unexpectedly saw Huang Mengying not entering the school gate, but seemingly planning to cross the road to the Beiying residential area on the other side. He couldn't help but ask, "Mengying, aren't you going back to school?"

"yes."

"The school gate is this way."

Huang Mengying turned her head and was immediately embarrassed. She smiled awkwardly, covered her face, and ran away.

Confused fool.

What are you thinking about?

Jingjing chuckled to herself in the back seat, grinning and saying, "Mengying is quite cute."

"You girls from Sichuan and Chongqing are all lovely."

"Does Brother Xuan know many girls from Sichuan and Chongqing?"

"Quite a lot."

Jingjing asked with a gossipy look, "Male or female?"

Zhang Jinxuan: "..."

"Okay, I won't ask anymore."

Zhang Jinxuan's lips twitched slightly. He thought to himself that his little assistant didn't seem very smart. Could she really handle the job?

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After parking the car near Wild Kitchen, Zhang Jinxuan and Jingjing got out and walked around, with Zhang Jinxuan pointing out the way to her: "That's Wild Kitchen, the restaurant I own. You can come here to eat every day. Breakfast is usually served at eight o'clock, but lunch and dinner are not fixed. I suggest you come an hour or two early, or there won't be any seats left."

Jingjing nodded, gazing at the bustling Wild Kitchen, recalling the high praise from netizens for Wild Kitchen's braised pork rice and braised black duck. Her heart was filled with anticipation and dreams for a wonderful life ahead.

Yes, she is a complete foodie.

You can eat whatever you want and never gain weight. Try it and see.

Afterwards, Zhang Jinxuan led Jingjing to her place, cleaned the room for her, made the bed, and then took her around to familiarize herself with the environment before going to help out at the shop.

At 7 p.m., Zhang Jinxuan, like Sister Niu, left work on time, bought groceries, and went home to cook dinner for Nazha.

Upon opening the door and entering the house, Zhang Jinxuan was so surprised to see the drastically changed interior that he thought he had entered the wrong house.

"Nazha, which supermarket did you rob?"

"Ha ha."

Wearing a black T-shirt and denim shorts, Nazha walked out of the bedroom with her two smooth, white legs, boasting and complaining: "Senior, I felt the house was too empty, missing a lot of things, so I went to the supermarket to buy things. I went back and forth several times, and they were super heavy. I was exhausted."

Zhang Jinxuan put down the groceries, hugged Nazha, kissed her forehead and lips, and praised her, "Our Nazha is so beautiful and virtuous. Next time you go shopping, call me. I'm so strong, I can carry you back without any problem."

Naza grinned, her voice sweet and innocent, "Senior brother, are you a mountain king or a bandit leader? Are you going to carry me back to be your wife?"

"Maybe they're sworn siblings?"

"Haha, you're so crazy."

"You're crazy too." Zhang Jinxuan looked at the things that had suddenly appeared out of nowhere and said with a headache, "I'm thinking of renting a bigger place in a couple of days, I'll hire a moving company then."

Naza asked in surprise, "Why do you suddenly want to rent a place?"

"Get a bigger one, so it'll be easier to make you something delicious."

Naza believed it and was deeply moved. She offered a kiss, and the two of them kissed each other for a while before running off to the kitchen to cook dinner.

Actually, Zhang Jinxuan didn't have much money.

Since its opening, Wild Kitchen has achieved a cumulative turnover of over 30 yuan. Its first endorsement deal with Guangyuan Foods is about to be signed, with a pre-tax profit share of 20 yuan.

The after-tax income from these two sums is most likely insufficient to purchase a shop on Jian'an West Road, but it would be more than enough to rent a large apartment.

Enjoying yourself with a little money won't prevent you from doing great things.

The money comes from the customer. I'll be talking to Boss Jin about the rent and transfer fee tomorrow at noon, and I need to figure out how to get Zeng Jia and the Youku people to reimburse me tonight.