Chapter 39: Are you a cabbage? (Seeking monthly votes)

Could it be that Qi Hao simply couldn't stand the actresses he was acting opposite, so he paid out of his own pocket to hire teachers for them?

That would be an incredibly strong insult.

"It's not for this show. Our Qi Hao has been researching theoretical knowledge regarding acting recently, wanting to further improve himself."

Zhang Nan looked at Liu Shishi, who had already NG'd three times after running through two lines with Qi Hao, and realized Zhang Songwen had completely misunderstood.

"That works. As for the theoretical side, perhaps I can exchange some ideas with Teacher Qi Hao."

Zhang Songwen wasn't stupid; he didn't carelessly say he wanted to teach Qi Hao.

His small studio didn't need the gimmick of "having taught a Best Actor," but frequently exchanging ideas with a Best Actor was enough to elevate his own status.

"Alright, I'll take you to meet him."

Zhang Nan led Zhang Songwen toward Qi Hao. At this moment, Qi Hao was sitting in a chair, letting his assistant Yang Liu wipe his face.

Zhang Songwen felt a little nervous.

He knew that Qi Hao was an actor with very good acting skills. Actors like this, who didn't come from a professional background and relied entirely on their own exploration, were generally very confident in their performances.

When the time came, a clash between the practical school and the theoretical school would inevitably play out.

We'll fight to the death; either you drop, or I'll be the one holding the funeral feast.

Zhang Songwen didn't know what attitude he should take toward Qi Hao—should he be a bit rebellious, or perhaps... a bit sycophantic?

Before he could figure it out, Qi Hao gripped his hand:

"Teacher Zhang Songwen, right? I'm very happy you could come. I have a question that might be a bit impolite; would you mind..."

"I don't mind, I don't mind!"

Sure enough, starting off with the ugly truth right away—earning a Best Actor's money really isn't easy.

It's no wonder he didn't look for so many other acting teachers and instead found someone like him who had no fame and had only just started operating.

"Do you have a teacher's qualification certificate?" Qi Hao asked in a low voice.

"Huh?" Zhang Songwen was dumbfounded.

He had imagined many types of testing scenarios, but the one thing he hadn't expected was for the employer to ask if he had a teacher's qualification certificate.

Zhang Nan also had his mouth agape.

He was reflecting.

He had been too careless; he hadn't even asked clearly if Zhang Songwen had a teacher's qualification certificate.

"I do. I was a teacher at the Beijing Film Academy." Zhang Songwen finally managed to find his voice.

"That's good. Happy cooperation. I'll start by learning for a month."

Qi Hao didn't know how long the system required him to study to consider the task complete. It was impossible that he would finish the task the moment he found an acting teacher.

Since that was the case, he'd just set it for a month.

Finding an acting teacher to follow and learn from wasn't a bad thing.

He hadn't studied in the ten years since his debut because Qi Hao hadn't had the need; most of the time, the acting skills he'd honed himself were sufficient, and in the few times they weren't, the directors usually taught him.

It was only during the filming of *Dog Bite Dog* that it had been a bit of a struggle.

Recently, Qi Hao had been following multiple acting heavyweights in the system's training space.

He had learned quite a lot.

But it was like Linghu Chong absorbing too many types of internal energy; he felt like he was about to go into Qi deviation.

Qi Hao now needed someone to help him clear his channels.

If he studied for a month and the system still didn't think his task was complete, then he would just extend the time.

He believed Zhang Songwen wouldn't refuse.

After settling the cooperation, Zhang Nan took Zhang Songwen to find the production manager to arrange food and lodging for him.

The tuition was paid by Qi Hao personally, but food and lodging could be sponged off the production team.

After all, Qi Hao had only requested one assistant this time, so adding one more spot didn't count for much.

The teaching would officially start tomorrow; Zhang Nan took Zhang Songwen to get settled first.

After all, this guy had rushed over overnight and had even taken the train to save money.

"Did you find an acting coach?"

Tang Yan ran up to Qi Hao and asked curiously.

The production team was only so big; any news would spread quickly.

The reason she was the first to run over to understand the situation was because they were currently filming Yang Mi's parts, and Tang Yan's scenes would be concentrated a bit later.

Like Qi Hao, she belonged to the group that only had a few scenes a day and was free once they were done.

"Yes!" Qi Hao was very frank.

"Your acting is already so good, and you're still looking for an acting teacher? Are you not leaving anyone a way to live!"

Tang Yan couldn't help but complain.

If one cannot bear small things, one will sell cuteness; but Tang Yan really wasn't here to sell cuteness.

When Tang Yan was filming with Qi Hao, if an NG occurred, there was no need to doubt it—it was definitely Tang Yan's problem.

This feeling that every time a problem arose it was her own fault put Tang Yan under immense pressure.

Life is just six words: no matter what you do, it doesn't work.

Even though her agent, Ji Rujing, kept persuading her to let go and not compare her acting with a Best Actor, she couldn't avoid the anxiety.

She didn't expect that just as she had adapted to this anxiety, Qi Hao would go and hire an acting teacher.

Are you a cabbage?

Roll your hair!

"It's not for *Chinese Paladin 3*. Do you remember? I never went to school. I've been researching acting recently, but I can't figure it out no matter what, so I found a teacher to give me some pointers."

Qi Hao explained a few sentences.

Look at how he had forced that girl; he really hadn't intended to be this competitive.

"Ah, is that so? I'm sorry."

Tang Yan felt a bit embarrassed. She had just wanted to say, "If there's anything you don't understand, you can ask me; I majored in acting."

But once she thought of her own acting skills, she immediately lost her confidence and spirit.

How embarrassing.

Several of them, actors from professional backgrounds, were being rubbed into the ground by Qi Hao.

From the start of filming until now, she hadn't seen Qi Hao use his full strength.

"It's okay. It's no secret that I haven't had much schooling. Can you help me see what this character is?"

Qi Hao put down his phone and pointed to the book.

Tang Yan hurriedly leaned over and read uncertainly: "Kong (first tone) Zong (second tone)?"

"Thanks!" Qi Hao looked up, smiling brightly.

At this moment, he was wearing Xu Zhangqing's Daoist robe, his wig simply pulled up with a hairpin; he had a very ethereal and immortal charm, and his smile added a touch of warmth to his temperament.

It made Tang Yan dizzy.

She almost forgot to breathe.

Tang Yan didn't forget that she was a romantic fool; she took a deep breath and hurriedly excused herself and left.

Qi Hao picked up his phone and searched on an app.

Kong (third tone) Zong (third tone).

Alright, so much for being a college student; she got both characters wrong.

What the hell is "empty pot."

However, this matter was just a small interlude.

At most, everyone was just very confused about Qi Hao hiring an acting teacher to join the crew, and both the actors and the crew were discussing it heatedly.

What exactly did it mean?

Was everyone else's level not high enough, or was the Best Actor's level too profound?

Cai Yinong even started theorizing, wondering if Qi Hao was very dissatisfied with the acting of the girls, so he hired an acting teacher to join the crew with the intention of having them learn from the teacher before acting, so as not to waste his Best Actor time with NG after NG.

Qi Hao didn't care about any of that.

The next day, he brought Zhang Songwen with him to the crew.

If there were scenes for Qi Hao, Qi Hao would go film; if there were no scenes of his own, he would follow Zhang Songwen to class.

Zhang Songwen watched Qi Hao film a few times and gave up on discussing those scenes.

It was simply too elementary.

On the other hand, those few girls... hmm, they looked like they were in dire need of education.

Zhang Songwen's presence was mainly to answer some of Qi Hao's questions, and he would also systematically explain Method Acting.

Qi Hao and Zhou Xun, these "wild paths," were more inclined toward the Experience School.

This school of thought believes that actors should think what the character thinks and ponder what the character ponders on stage, striving to enter the character and then express the character's emotions.

No matter what role you play, you must first immerse yourself into the character.

For example, if you are playing a pervert, you have to truly become perverted.

The deeper you immerse yourself, the more bone-deep the performance will be.

Qi Hao was very engaged when watching films, as if he were the character in the film, performing in his mind while watching.

Whereas Zhang Songwen and the others' Method Acting believes that the most important thing in acting is for the actor to truly think on stage, and that emotions are triggered by one's own experiences and then erupt, rather than striving to keep one's thoughts consistent with the character.

This theory is a continuation and supplement to the Experience School, and its core idea is still the core of the Experience School.

The purpose maintained by both schools on the basis of theory and cognition is actually consistent.

Therefore, Qi Hao was able to accept his theory.

It wasn't difficult to understand.

If Qi Hao were asked to abandon all his previous experience and skills now and change schools to learn other irrelevant theories, he definitely wouldn't be able to accept it.

This kind of sorting out of theoretical systems helped Qi Hao understand what he had learned in the training space.

Unfortunately, Zhang Songwen didn't have many famous works.

Even if Qi Hao captured him, he wouldn't be able to follow him and learn in the training space.

He could only hope that the training space would continue to upgrade.

It would be best if it could launch even more awesome functions.

For example, if he chose the film *To Live*, then a group of acting heavyweights would surround him and teach him how to act, discussing a set of performance methods most suitable for him.

That would definitely be a teaching lineup that even professional universities couldn't assemble.

Just like that, a few days passed.

The others in the crew couldn't sit still anymore.

This Zhang Songwen seemed to have some skills; teaching a Best Actor how to act, teaching in a very logical way.

At the very least, the Best Actor hadn't kicked him away, which meant he still had some skills.

"Big Brother, can I ask Teacher Zhang Songwen for advice on how to act?"

Yang Mi leaned over and grabbed Qi Hao's arm.

Her filming tasks were already numerous, and now that Qi Hao was completely occupied by Zhang Songwen, she didn't even have time to interact with Qi Hao.

If there wasn't even interaction, how could she spread rumors in the future?

She was somewhat superstitious and firmly believed that spreading rumors with Qi Hao would make her famous.

Previously, when filming *The Return of the Condor Heroes*, she hadn't been able to spread rumors about her and Qi Hao, which had always weighed on her mind.

Therefore, no matter how it was spread, she had to spread a wave of it.

Tang Yan, who didn't have too many scenes these few days, kept going to find Qi Hao, making her sense of crisis increasingly deep.

In the dark, a voice was shouting that there wasn't much time left for her.

"What do you want to ask?" Qi Hao was a bit curious.

He wasn't doubting Zhang Songwen's ability, but was surprised that Yang Mi actually knew her own acting was bad?

She usually looked quite confident.

"Hmm... hmm... it's just that scene just now," Yang Mi asked very hard: "I'm playing the willful eldest daughter of the Tang family; how can I embody that willfulness?"

"Actions, expressions, lines—it's very easy to embody the character's personality... this is what school... cough cough..."

Zhang Songwen couldn't continue.

This is basic skill, for heaven's sake.

What did you learn when you were in school?

Yang Mi understood, but she didn't know how to respond.

Why is this person like this? Not good, not sweet-talking, looks ugly, and has no money.

"Actually, you've already acted very well, Yang Mi," Qi Hao smoothed things over and comforted her: "Character impressions are carved out bit by bit; too much is as bad as too little. You're acting very well right now!"

Not everything is useful if you work hard; just like that fifty-yuan bill, no matter how good-looking it is, it's not as popular as a hundred-yuan bill.

"You don't even call me Little Sister anymore..." Yang Mi felt a bit aggrieved.

I call you Big Brother; shouldn't you call me Little Sister, just like when we were filming *The Return of the Condor Heroes*?

"This is not conducive to the Experience School re-entering the scene. Why are you still stuck in the feeling of the previous play and can't get out?"

Zhang Songwen was an honest man.

He didn't know Yang Mi's little thoughts at all; this girl had no distracting thoughts in her heart, only desire!

And he didn't know that Qi Hao had the "Prosperity-Bringing Fate."

He even thought Yang Mi was truly stuck in the role of Guo Xiang and couldn't get out.

Come, do you want me to give you a helping hand! ===== CHAPTER 40 =====