Chapter 254

"Cough cough cough!" Seeing the topic becoming more and more explicit, Zhu Zhu Jiejing interrupted her.

"Director Su, there is another question."

"According to the script, your role is a ballet master."

"So you need to learn some ballet during this time..."

"No need!" Su Meng smiled slightly and said lightly.

"Coincidentally, I also know a thing or two about ballet."

Know a thing or two about ballet?

Everyone was stunned.

You, a male star, I believe you can dance street dance, but you can dance ballet?

This thing is not so easy to fool people.

Zhu Zhu Jiejing thought for a while and asked tentatively.

"Then what is your ballet level?"

"Do you need to find a body double?"

Su Meng laughed and said lightly.

"Let's put it this way, if I want to."

"With my ballet level, competing for the principal of major domestic ballet troupes is not a problem!"

Holy crap!

Everyone was even more dumbfounded.

Are you serious about saying this?

Principal? That's something only top dancers can serve as!

Su Meng looked at Zhu Zhu Jiejing, who was incredulous, and felt emotional in his heart.

In the end, this matter has something to do with you!

Back at the Spring Festival Gala backstage, Su Meng used Zhu Zhu Jiejing's luck to make a ten-draw.

But the result almost made him vomit blood.

The ten-draw actually came with eight "thank you for your patronage"!

The only two drawn were "Professional-Level Ballet Skill" and "Professional-Level Street Dance Skill".

Originally, Su Meng thought these two skills wouldn't be used and had already thrown them to the back of his mind.

But today they were actually used?

Zhu Zhu Jiejing shook her head and raised a new question.

"Teacher Su, looking at the script, there are two actors with some lines."

"One is the teacher of the ballet team, and the other is the school's management staff."

"Are these two roles decided?"

Su Meng nodded and explained patiently.

"The school's management staff doesn't have a very important role, I plan to ask my senior Brother Yu to guest star."

Brother Yu? Many people's eyes lit up.

Look at Su Meng's face, a supporting role is such a big shot?

"As for the ballet team teacher, I haven't decided yet."

"But when I was filming TV series before, I had a good relationship with some old actors, so I'll find a suitable person when the time comes."

"That..." Zhu Zhu Jiejing hesitated and continued.

"Director Su, in this script, we all appear with our real names, so the sense of substitution is very strong."

"And in the script, this teacher is unfathomable and is a top dance master of the older generation."

"If only an actor plays this role, is it a bit inappropriate?"

"Can we consider inviting a real dancer to hold the scene?"

"Oh?" Her statement also made Su Meng's eyes light up.

This movie is a foreign movie, and the names are naturally foreign names.

And this version of Su Meng is all domestic actors, so naturally, they can't use those names anymore.

Su Meng was too lazy to name them again, so he simply used the actors' real names.

Including some scenes and dance troupe names, all are real names.

This is a perfect interaction online and offline.

However, the statement Zhu Zhu Jiejing mentioned was something he had ignored before.

"Sister Zhu, do you have any suitable candidates to recommend?"

Zhu Zhu Jiejing smiled slightly, and there was a hint of respect in her tone.

"Do you think... Teacher Yang Liping is suitable?"

Who?

Yang Liping?

This name made everyone at the scene boil over instantly.

Mentioning this name, it is known to everyone.

Known as the "Peacock Princess" and "Dance God".

In the dance circle, it is even more like a god!

Su Meng was also numb; he still respected such real artists.

"Sister Zhu, are you serious? Can you really invite Teacher Yang?"

"I'm not sure." Zhu Zhu Jiejing shook her head and said sincerely.

"I have specifically asked Teacher Yang for advice before, and my relationship with Teacher Yang is not bad."

"I can try to invite her."

"But because of Teacher Yang's health, she has reduced a lot of work now."

"So I can't guarantee whether she is willing to participate in the movie."

"No problem!" Su Meng nodded, his face full of joy.

"If we can invite Teacher Yang, this is naturally the best."

"If it really doesn't work, we'll talk about it later."

"If Teacher Yang is unwilling to come out of the mountains..." Zhu Zhu Jiejing laughed.

"I can thicken my face and ask a few old artists from our Magic City Song and Dance Troupe to come out of the mountains."

"Director Su, if you are at ease, leave this role to me!"

Holy crap!

A group of people became more and more numb.

This seems to be a movie Su Meng shot on a whim, right?

Why does it feel like the specifications are getting higher and higher?

Are all kinds of artists going to appear in person?

Lu Xu Xu Xiaoyu and the other two young dancers hid on the side, already starting to tremble.

We are just a few students who haven't graduated from the Dance College of the Zhejiang Conservatory of Music.

Where have we seen this battle?

Performing on the same stage with legendary gods?

"Okay, that's it."

Su Meng nodded and pulled the topic back.

"This movie is not difficult to shoot, and it's fast."

"But everyone needs to practice the dance in advance, this is the top priority."

"In terms of music, I have already asked Bai Bai Bai Xiaoling..."

Before he finished speaking, his phone suddenly rang.

Su Meng took out his phone and glanced at it, his mood instantly improving.

"Xiao Ling, is the soundtrack finished?"

"Yes, Teacher Su." Bai Xiao Ling's voice was calm.

"These few pieces aren't very difficult, and with the full support of the Imperial Music Academy, the recording is already complete."

"I'll send the tracks to you in a moment; take a look and see if there's anything that needs adjusting."

Su Meng covered the microphone and gave Deng Deng Deng Ziqi a smug smile.

"If I let you record it, could you be this fast?"

Deng Deng Deng Ziqi was so angry she pinched his waist hard.

Su Meng teased her a little before continuing into the phone.

"Alright, send them over, I'll listen and then decide."

Bai Xiao Ling acknowledged this and asked with some confusion.

"Teacher Su, aren't you filming a street dance movie?"

"I see that most of these tracks are dance music, but some seem quite soothing..."

"Who said it was purely street dance?" Su Meng explained.

"This movie is called 'Step Up', and it blends street dance, ballet, music, youth, dreams, love, betrayal, and competition..."

What on earth?

The more Bai Xiao Ling heard, the more bewildered she became. What did all of that have to do with anything?

Su Meng summarized it in one sentence.

"Simply put, it's about a street dance crew and a ballet troupe forced to use the same practice space."

"Noble ballet and grassroots street dance—that's how the collision of conflict happens."

"But later, they turn from enemies into friends, join forces, and compete together in the National Street Dance Championship."

Bai Xiao Ling was already feeling a bit numb.

In the last movie, you blended folk music and Western music, and that wasn't enough? This time you want to blend ballet and street dance?

Shaking her head, Bai Xiao Ling stopped thinking about it.

After all, she was only responsible for the soundtrack for this movie; now that the task was done, she couldn't help with the film anyway.

Hesitating for a moment, Bai Xiao Ling continued.

"Teacher Su, there's something that concerns you."

"Do you remember Mr. Benedict?"

"Who?" Su Meng was completely confused.

Bai Xiao Ling patiently explained.

"When Berklee came to the Imperial Music Academy for an exchange last time, he was the head of the delegation."

"In reality, he is an internationally renowned piano master."

"He holds positions not only at Berklee but also at the Curtis Institute of Music and The Juilliard School."

"He has immense influence in the European and American music circles."

"Oh... don't know him," Su Meng said nonchalantly.

Bai Xiao Ling choked, then said helplessly.

"Have you forgotten?"

"When he came for the exchange last time, he said his father was critically ill and wanted to invite you to perform at his father's funeral."

"It's him!" Once Bai Xiao Ling mentioned that, Su Meng finally remembered.

This was the first time he had received a funeral performance gig from abroad!

"Why didn't you say so earlier? I would have remembered!"

"What happened to him?"

Bai Xiao Ling was silent for a moment, then spoke slowly.

"His father passed away this morning."

"And he really did send an invitation, inviting you, Teacher Su, to perform at his father's funeral..."

What on earth?

Now Su Meng was completely stunned.

He had originally thought the foreigner was just talking for fun; who knew he was serious?

He lowered his head and thought; he had plans for Europe and America in the future.

Since this person was so influential, it was necessary to maintain a good relationship.

So... was he going to return to his old trade and go abroad to play funeral music again?