President Fred stood by the window and looked down in a daze. "Why are there so many people here? Oh my god! "
Old James coughed softly. "Maybe it's because no one has performed Shakespeare's plays in public for a long time? Everyone thinks that Shakespeare is past his prime and always deliberately avoids his works. They even forcibly make things that don't look the same in the pursuit of novelty. In fact, people's desire for classics has been suppressed for a long time, so it was easily reignited? "
Malfoy Bentler, who was next to him, said, "It's possible, but it's very disadvantageous for Gent Cameron. If his performance in such an influential public performance is mediocre, the impact will be very bad."
President Fred nodded. "Not only will it be disadvantageous for Gent Cameron, but we'll also be implicated. After all, this is a show he prepared for us. If he messes up, we'll also become a joke. "
There was silence in the hall of the huge castle villa.
Inexplicably, they had been pushed to the teeth of the storm?
At half past six in the afternoon, Irma, who had finished her makeup, and the rest of the cast arrived late by bus.
At the same time, Chen Guang was sitting in a business car in the corner of the parking lot of Eaton Manor. Old Foreman's granddaughter was touching up his makeup.
The 28-year-old girl was a top special effects makeup artist who had risen to fame in the American industry in recent years.
Her task was not simple. She had to transform Chen Guang's highly recognizable Asian face into a young European aristocrat, Romeo.
Fortunately, she was a professional special effects makeup artist. She had been fine-tuning Chen Guang's face since noon. She had already completed most of the work before coming over. Now, she was only making the final adjustments and touching up the makeup.
At this moment, Chen Guang's complexion was slightly paler than usual, but not by much.
He wore contact lenses in his eyes. His eyes had changed from the deep black of the Huaxia people to the sapphire blue of the Atlantic Ocean.
In addition, a little prosthesis had been added to the surface of his nose. It was not a crude prosthesis, but a new type of silicone prosthesis that fit perfectly with the human skin.
There were not many prostheses used, and they fit perfectly. They only made his nose look a little taller.
As for Chen Guang's hair, the girl originally wanted to give him a wig, but Chen Guang asked her to dye his hair a beautiful bright gold.
Although everything happened in a hurry, Chen Guang knew that tonight's "Romeo and Juliet" was extremely important.
If he succeeded, his trip to the United States this time would almost achieve 99% of his goals. It was almost equivalent to announcing the official success of the Olympic Games.
He seemed cynical, but few people could really understand the importance of this matter to him.
But this time, his performance conditions were not as good as before. As a Chinese, he had to make up as Romeo and add something to his face, which would more or less affect the effect of his performance. Moreover, this was a live stage play without post-production special effects, which was even more difficult.
Everyone knew that a play or stage play was the place that tested an actor's acting skills the most. If there were no NGs, there would be a chance to start again. It was also the closest contact with the audience.
Every detail of the performance would fall into the eyes of others.
Every flaw in the scene would be infinitely magnified in the hearts of others.
That was why so many male idols had acted in countless movies and TV shows, but never dared to walk into a small play theater. Was it because they thought that acting in plays did not pay enough?
Of course not!
Everyone knew how much reputation one could get from acting in a play. For a professional actor, reputation was almost equivalent to money.
They didn't go because they didn't dare to.
They couldn't bear the negative impact of bad reviews after acting in an embarrassing way.
Although Chen Guang was the greatest performing artist in the history of mankind, what he was doing now was a magnificent feat that had never been done in the history of performing arts.
He had been in the industry for less than a year, and this was his first time on the big screen, but he was going to fight for the highest award in the world of film art.
Perhaps in the opinion of some people in the circle, the Oscar was not the most authoritative award, but in the eyes of ordinary people, no one could deny that the Oscar was the most famous and influential film art award.
Therefore, Chen Guang decided to keep improving. He wanted to treat this matter with an unprecedented state, even more serious than when he acted in "Women" and "Thunderstorm"!
He had to do everything in his power to the best of his ability.
"Okay, Mr. Chen, it's a success. At first, I was really worried that it would look strange, but now it seems that the effect is good. I have to admit one thing. Although you're not a particularly stunning handsome guy, you really look good now. "
"Haha, thank you for the compliment. Your makeup is really good. Clothes make the man. With such a great makeup artist like you, if I still look ugly after makeup, then my life would be too miserable."
Foreman's granddaughter looked up and down at Chen Guang with the bright light in the car. She was very satisfied.
Chen Guang took the mirror, looked at himself, and slightly tilted his head.
Yes, very satisfied.
He felt a lot younger all of a sudden, just like how handsome Leonardo was when he played Romeo at the age of 21.
Bah! I'm only 21 years old!
Alas, I've lived too long, and my mentality has become old. Time is really scary.
"Thank you, Miss Evelyn. Say hello to Mr. Foreman Clement for me."
Evelyn tilted her head. "Okay. Mr. Chen, I haven't seen you recite any lines since this afternoon. Is it really okay? "
Chen Guang smiled and shook his long blond hair, making Evelyn's face bleed. "Evelyn, you have to know that standing in front of you is a great performing artist that has never been seen in this world."
"Aren't we sitting in the car?"
"Uh …"
Chen Guang waved goodbye to Evelyn and walked towards the stage in a well-ironed suit.
This time, he didn't have to hide. He almost didn't recognize himself.
Now, he looked like a standard European and American handsome guy, not much different from Lil 'Lee when he was at the peak of his looks.
Chen Guang didn't dare to look in the mirror too much. He was afraid that he would turn gay because of his handsomeness.
Jin Te Cameron was standing at the intersection with two or three people, looking around nervously. According to his agreement with Old James last night, the male lead should be arriving soon.
Jin Te was quite unsure. Now that the matter had blown up, the attention was beyond imagination. This had become a global event.
Even if he let the actors of his troupe perform, Jin Te felt that it was very likely that they wouldn't be able to stop the show.
If it was just an average performance, social media would definitely explode tomorrow.
When that happened, his Princeton Drama Troupe would become a laughing stock and be ruthlessly mocked for overestimating themselves.
How stupid and ignorant did they have to be to have the guts to put on such an ordinary play in front of the senior judges of the American Film Association?
And it's Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet!
Aren't you afraid that Shakespeare's coffin can't hold it down?
Didn't you see the once classic Romeo actor, Lil 'Lee, post a comment on his social media?!
"Unfortunately, I just got off the plane from New York to London. If there was a shuttle, I would really want to go back to New Jersey immediately. I'm looking forward to seeing what kind of Romeo President Fred and the others will see. I wish the Princeton Drama Troupe all the best."
Is this guy really wishing me well?
Isn't he mocking or cursing me?
After waiting anxiously for a long time, Jin Te finally saw a tall and handsome young man walking toward him from afar. He was holding the secret signal that both parties had agreed on. It was a rose that only had a bud left.
"Hello, sir, you're finally here. It's already crowded over there. Let's hurry and change."
Judging from the appearance, Jin Te felt a little more at ease. This young man looked quite handsome, and his walking posture was also very proper. It was obvious that he was from a noble family and had a good upbringing.
"Oh! Thank you, Mr. Cameron. You've worked hard today. "
"It's no trouble at all. Then, how should I address you?"
"Just call me Blake, Mr. Cameron."
"Okay, Mr. Blake. Let's go. Our friends are waiting anxiously."
After a simple chat, Jin Te Cameron felt a little better. This young man was definitely from an ancient noble family!
Listen to his standard Verona aristocratic accent!
If he had spoken in Italian instead of English, people would have thought that Romeo had really come to life in the real world!
Could it be that he was really a descendant of the Montague family?
"By the way, Mr. Blake, do you know Italian?"
"… ¥% … @ # ¥# @"
Chen Guang immediately switched to Italian, which Jin Te couldn't understand. On the other hand, his assistant, who was also from Italy, was stunned.
"Oh my god! I … "
"Philip, what's wrong?"
Jin Te Cameron asked doubtfully.
Philip exclaimed, "Mr. Blake's pronunciation is so pure. It's exactly the same as my classmate from the Verona Rusco family when I was studying in Milan!"
Jin Te Cameron was really shocked this time. Could it be that he really picked up a treasure?
Did the Montague family really exist?
The young master of the Montague family came to act as his ancestor, Romeo?
"Friend, don't make a fuss. Okay, we're almost there. Let's hurry up. It'll take some time to change."
"Okay, respectable Mr. Blake!"
Jin Te Cameron had completely forgotten something. A few days ago, there seemed to be another mysterious person called Blake who caused quite a stir in Eaton Manor and the North American music industry.
However, he had heard that Blake was a blind man, while this young man had a pair of sapphire blue eyes. His gaze was bright and piercing, and he was a noble young master with an imposing appearance. They shouldn't be the same person, right?
As the time for the official performance approached, the senior members of the Motion Picture Association, led by President Fred, finally walked out of the castle building they had been holed up in for more than ten days under the watchful eyes of the public. They lined up and walked towards the gate of the villa's garden.
The large iron gate, decorated in medieval European style, slowly opened with an ancient creak. The crowd outside split into two groups at the signal of the security guards.
Looking at the six-meter-wide pure wool carpet that led from the gate of the villa to the gold-rimmed chairs dozens of meters away, Fred only wanted to curse.
F * ck!
Do you have to make it so formal?
Are you guys going to fire two more salutes?
If you can't put on an earth-shattering performance today, all of us will be embarrassed in front of the whole world tomorrow!
Just as Fred was thinking about this, loud bangs could be heard from afar.
Fred, Malfoy, and the others' faces were ashen. They almost collapsed on the spot.
Sh * t, you banana banana! There really are salutes! Eighteen!
Old James and the others also staggered. Is Jin Te Cameron crazy?
Aren't we playing a little too much?
"Welcome, guests! Welcome to 'Romeo and Juliet' presented by the Princeton Repertory Theatre! "
"First of all, thank you, friends from the Motion Picture Association, for attending the graduation ceremony specially prepared for young actors by our repertory theatre!"
The witty Jin Te Cameron, as the head of the play and a part-time host today, "despicably" lowered the standard of today's performance.
Following Jin Te's speech, the audience went into an uproar.
"What? Just a graduation ceremony for young actors? "
"Is he joking? He never said that in the previous publicity! "
"That's right. I even heard that Irma Watson will play Juliet. How can it be a weird graduation ceremony for young actors? I even came all the way from Washington for this! "
"Are the people from the Princeton Repertory Theatre crazy? Is he joking? "
The people below the stage began to whisper.
YouTube, MUST DIE, and UBC, who had the live broadcast rights, were also confused. This was different from what everyone had agreed on.
As for the other live broadcast platforms and TV stations, they were in big trouble.
Although they couldn't film the scene on the stage, they could point the camera at the excited audience, which was more exciting than on the stage.
President Fred and the others, who had been sitting anxiously in the front row of the stage, felt a great sense of relief.
It seemed that Jin Te Cameron also knew that the situation was not good. He said this as if he wanted to take the blame alone. What a good buddy.
Old James and the others were indignant. What graduation ceremony for young actors? You're insulting the founder of the international performing arts!
At this moment, a plane from Los Angeles to New Jersey had just landed at Newark Liberty Airport. No one noticed that a fat old man rushed out of the plane in a hurry. He was wearing sunglasses and his steps were very fast.
After leaving the airport, he took a taxi and went straight to Eaton Manor.
Damn, I should have watched the news earlier.
If I had seen it yesterday, I wouldn't have been late today.
Missing Chen Guang's performance of Romeo and Juliet will be the biggest regret of my life!
I, Donald Joshtan, must see that incredible Chinese man perform on the stage with my own eyes!
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