Chapter 320 Spring Festival Gala Sketch 'Today's Happiness'
As mentioned before, the time for sketch performances is limited, especially during the Spring Festival Gala, where every second counts.
Except for regular guests like Teacher Zhao and Teacher Feng, ordinary sketches are basically stuck between 15 and 18 minutes, and some are even less.
It is precisely because of this that, in addition to the simple and clear background of these sketches in the Spring Festival Gala, the plot also progresses very quickly, and there is almost no nonsense in the lines, which is either burdensome or foreshadowing.
Such high standards require the actor's rhythm control and plot transition skills to be tested.
If you don't handle it well, it may cause the audience to act out, or it may lead to a stage accident.
The star of the skit "Today's Happiness" is undoubtedly Shen Teng. Just now he and Lei Jiayin played against each other, and I thought he was in charge.
And now Hao Jian, played by Shen Teng, is hiding and preparing to "time travel" due to plot arrangements, and is temporarily leaving the scene. The sketch is supported by Lei Jiayin and Ma Lili.
This two-person scene is not short, a full two minutes. If it were not performed well, the first half of the sketch would fall apart.
After Zuo Le, who knew the content of the script, saw Shen Teng leaving, he helped Lei Jiayin and the two of them sweat, and then focused on Lei Jiayin. In his opinion, with Shen Teng's absence, the remaining two people had to choose. Liang’s must be Lei Jiayin.
However, it didn't take long for Zuo Le to realize that he had been slapped in the face.
The person who took over Shen Teng's responsibility of directing the rhythm of the sketch was not Lei Jiayin as he thought, but the unknown actress Ma Lili, and Lei Jiayin continued to provide support.
Zuo Le leaned forward slightly, his eyes looking a little serious.
He had seen the sketch rehearsal before, but at that time his attention was basically focused on Shen Teng and not much on Ma Lili.
Until today's Spring Festival Gala live broadcast, in front of hundreds of millions of viewers across the country, Ma Lili led Lei Jiayin to smoothly perform the two-person scene for more than two minutes. Not only the rhythm was stable and smooth, but all the baggage that should be heard was shaken. .
"He is a talent."
Zuo Le looked at Ma Lili's face that was not pretty, but quite attractive, and felt a little emotion in his heart.
No wonder Shen Tengfei found her as his partner. Ma Lili's strong psychological quality and rich stage experience are definitely not inferior to those famous sketch stars.
Zuo Le's love for talents is about to stir again...
………
At this time, Ma Lili, who was performing wholeheartedly in the Spring Festival Gala, had no idea that her outstanding performance had impressed Zuo Le, a big shot in the industry.
She is getting ready for the climax of the sketch.
The biggest plot conflict and explosive point of "Today's Happiness" is "pretending to be a future son traveling through time, hiding the truth, and deceiving with good intentions."
Everything before is just an appetizer and foreshadowing. Whether the whole skit can be successful or not depends entirely on this scene.
"Jingle Bell……"
The phone rang, and Lei Jiayin, who had been prepared for it, immediately answered the call. Shen Teng's deliberately artificial voice suddenly came to mind on the stage.
"Hey, is it dad?"
"Who is it? So polite."
"I am your future child. I want to travel through time and space from 2052 to see you two."
Of course Ma Lili didn't believe such ridiculous words and taunted her, but as soon as she finished speaking.
puff--
Suddenly a head emerged from the TV placed in the living room on the stage, and Shen Teng greeted Lei Jiayin with a mean smile on his face.
"dad."
"Farewell, ancestor, except for my wife, you can take whatever you like in this house."
Lei Jiayin deliberately cooperated, but Ma Lili was really frightened and her voice trembled.
"Especially the TV. If you don't take it away, I won't dare to watch it."
"Ha ha ha ha………"
The TV time travel was a joke about Sadako, and the other baggage was also shaken out.
Most of the audience at the Spring Festival Gala were senior "actors", and their reactions were not referential. Zuo Le observed the family members around him closely and found that they were all amused and laughing.
Next, under the cover of Lei Jiayin, Shen Teng gained Ma Lili's "trust" with his clever words and persuasion.
"Baby."
"Mom~~"
After Shen Teng screamed the sticky milk tune of "Nine Turns and Eighteen Turns", the audience and the family members in front of the TV were completely excited, and Zuo Le also laughed.
He knew that this skit was done.
Next, Shen and Teng performed with all their strength, with endless golden lines.
"Study of human epidermis, human epidermal dirtology."
"Honey, isn't there half a cucumber left in the refrigerator? Go stir-fry 4 vegetables for the kids."
"It's quite extravagant to entertain guests at your house."
"I'll give you 100 yuan as compensation for your mental damage."
"Which mental illness have you seen that can be treated with 100 yuan?"
"Dad, can you wear such a thick TV alive?"
"What else should I bring to drink on the road? Drink it now to avoid pain when you wear it later."
"No one told me when I came that I had to go back and forth."
"You have opened your eyes. We are going to have sex."
"Mom~~"
"..."
When Shen Teng and others left the stage, they remembered that the applause was obviously much louder than that of the previous programs. It seemed that even the Spring Festival Gala audience who were used to "performances" were moved by this skit.
Everyone in the Zuo family also spoke highly of him, even the well-informed Tian Yan couldn't help but praise him a few times.
"It's rare to see such great sketches in the past two years. You can consider letting Shen Teng participate in the Spring Festival Gala on a long-term basis. This will be a great opportunity for his career."
Zuo Le didn't speak, but was silently thinking about the matter in his heart.
Frankly speaking, the sketch "Today's Happiness" may not be comparable to those classics, but it is definitely better than 90% of the Spring Festival Gala sketches whose quality has been declining in recent years.
The success of this sketch is mainly due to three characteristics -
First, the laughs are particularly dense.
Maybe a lot of baggage is not particularly funny, but it can't stand up to the large number. Whether it's lines, actions, or jokes, if you throw it out for free, there will always be something that can get you.
The more points I get, the higher my evaluation of this sketch will naturally be.
Second, the degree of completion is high.
Don't think that this is very simple. Many sketches have a bad reputation just because they are not completed well enough.
The beginning, the plot development in the middle, and the ending.
These three simple steps may seem easy, but not all skits can be done, especially the final ending, which often fails due to various reasons.
The completion of "Today's Happiness" cannot be said to be outstanding, but it has a beginning and an end, and is completed in one go. There are no obvious flaws in the structure of the sketch.
Third, the actors performed extremely well.
Especially Ma Lili and Shen Teng. Not to mention Shen Teng, he deserves to be the first hero. Most of the laughs in the sketch are on him.
Without Shen Teng, the overall effect of the sketch would be reduced by at least half.
Ma Lili completed the supporting work very well and worked well with Shen Teng. Many of the burdens were completed by the two of them, and she even contributed a lot of laughter herself.
Against the backdrop of Ma Lili, Lei Jiayin's character looks much gloomier, a bit like a soy sauce tool.
"Shen Teng, Ma Lili..."
Zuo Le was busy making plans in his mind, and his hands were not idle. He sent a flying message to Shen Teng and Lei Jiayin to celebrate their successful performance, and asked Shen Teng to congratulate Ma Lili on his behalf.
Shen Teng quickly sent a reply, which was basically a thank you and expressed that he had lived up to the expectations of Zuo Le and the "Charlotte Troubles" crew.
Zuo Le didn't talk to him much and asked Shen Teng to take some time to rest. The company had already booked a flight for him, and Shen Teng, the male protagonist, had to attend the premiere of "Charlotte Trouble" tomorrow.
Moreover, after the premiere, Shen Teng had to go on roadshows with the crew in various cities. Zuo Le hoped that he would be mentally prepared. In this year, he would not think about being practical anyway.
