A few minutes later, in the quiet office, Xiao He stared at the documents in front of him with a look of astonishment.

"The World Olympic Drama Competition?"

This is a very unfamiliar name.

Xiao He was not involved in this field, so he naturally did not understand the significance of this competition.

However, based on past student experience, this prefix, which combines "world" and "Olympics," must be extremely valuable.

This is definitely a very prestigious competition in their theatrical field. If nothing unexpected happens, in previous years they would have sent the national team to perform directly.

Therefore, Xiao He couldn't understand why he would be invited as a guest of honor for such an important competition...

Don't tell me it's because no one can go to the competition at such a huge national theater; don't make him laugh, that's impossible—

"Huh? Nobody's going to act in it?"

Xiao He's initial attempt to question Yang Heng was immediately cut off by Yang Heng.

Faced with Xiao He's persistent questioning, Yang Heng simply gave him a look: "Yes, due to the script's setting, the requirements for the actor are very complicated, so we haven't found a suitable candidate yet—we had already given up on this script before we met you."

"However, because of the audition opportunity for 'The Imperial Empire,' I had the opportunity to come into contact with you by chance. I also got your resume from Director Qiu and studied your situation carefully. So I think you are really suitable to participate in our drama performance competition this time."

Yang Heng then explained very sincerely, "Please rest assured, this role doesn't have many scenes, but there are many tedious parts. It was your 'Twelve Mirrors' that gave us creative inspiration, so I really hope you can consider it."

It's not unusual to invite actors to participate in this kind of competition; there are precedents both domestically and internationally. Moreover, Xiao He was invited to participate in a minor supporting role with limited screen time (but it was very important). Therefore, Yang Heng's invitation was not unusual, and Xiao He's participation did not face any significant obstacles. 𝘧𝘳𝘦ℯ𝓌𝘦𝒷𝘯𝑜𝑣𝘦𝓁.𝒸𝘰𝓂

Xiao He still didn't quite understand: "Uh, can I ask why the other actors can't handle this role? I'm happy to participate in the competition and win glory for the country, but this matter seems a bit complicated. I also need to confirm whether I really have the ability and qualifications to participate."

Yang Heng let out a long breath.

He finally revealed the main reason: "Because in our original script, the character is a capricious god who controls the seven vices of humanity—namely, the well-known pride, envy, wrath, sloth, greed, gluttony, and lust."

"The requirements for this role are indeed quite complex. He possesses the divine status of a god, but in fact, he has seven personalities within him. The main form of performance is to seamlessly switch between these personalities on stage, just like the multiple personality detective you performed at your birthday party before. You amplify a certain flaw of the god to present a more exaggerated and unique stage performance, thereby achieving the effect of shaping the character."

After saying all that, Yang Heng said with a hint of helplessness, "It's also our problem. When we were creating the show, we did consider the difficulty of the actors' performances, but at that time you just started this trend of multiple personality switching performances. Not only were people on the internet rushing to imitate it, but many people within our organization were also practicing this performance. So we were full of confidence at the time, thinking that we could overcome this difficulty. But we never expected—"

"The final result is never quite satisfactory."

Although from the perspective of "The Dozen Mirrors," seven personalities are relatively few, and such a problem shouldn't exist, there are fundamental differences between many of the personalities in "The Dozen Mirrors."

For example, there are impatient hunters, cowardly patients, and rebellious girls... These characters have different ages, personalities, genders, and even different thought processes and backgrounds.

In terms of character portrayal, it is even easier to distinguish them.

But the deity here is already a deity.

The seven negative traits He possesses are actually evil itself. When magnified infinitely, they only amplify the attribute of "evil" itself. On the contrary, other character traits that can be amplified are nothingness and chaos.

—Because He is a god.

Gods have no gender, no superfluous human personality traits, and are born as gods, so there is no way to expand their background or persona.

So, it's simply impossible for an actor to portray a perfect god without any other flaws, starting from the concept of "evil" itself!

Moreover, for certain implicit meanings and metaphors, the character must be young.

So here's the question: if they couldn't find suitable actors for the roles in "The Twelve Mirrors" back then, how could they possibly find suitable actors for the roles in the scripts they're creating now?

Yang Heng might be able to do it, but he's the male lead and can't be in two places at once. Among the younger generation of actors, it seems that only Xiao He is the one he approves of.

This unique individual, who dared to present a stage performance that even the National Theatre and other theatres dared not present, was an absolute genius, a "madman" with a promising future.

Furthermore, what Yang Heng didn't fully reveal was that this script was quite unique.

He hopes to leverage Xiao He's fame and popularity to allow more people to see their work.

—It has nothing to do with interests or rankings.

Just because...

This is actually a script with an anti-war theme.

Yang Heng sighed deeply.

He was unsure whether Xiao He would agree given the current highly complex situation.

But he has already tried his best.

From initial contact to the formal invitation.

He has done everything he could.

Xiao He didn't speak, but pondered for a moment, slowly closed the document about the competition, and said seriously, "I'm sorry, I may need to discuss it with our company first."

Fortunately, this competition is held only once every four years, so they still have time to prepare and make decisions.

In such a short time, Xiao He would not be able to finish reading the scripts that Yang Heng and the others had handed him, so Xiao He decided to temporarily put the matter aside, just like he had done with Zhuang Hongyi's script "Long" last time.

He needs to think about it carefully.

Think about it carefully...

-

The visit to the National Theatre was undoubtedly a great success.

Xiao He made his way around, not only getting to ✧ NоvеIight ✧ (Original source) know a big shot like Qu Kangcheng, but also getting a special invitation to perform in a stage play.

The latter goes without saying, and Xiao He still needs to consider it, but the former, Xiao He truly remembered Xiao He because of this incident.

Don't be fooled by the fact that Qu Kangcheng is only the vice president of the National Theatre. In fact, according to Liu Rulan's introduction, this bigwig is currently a retired expert rehired by the Film Association, the Actors Association, and several other related organizations.

In layman's terms, most of the people sitting in the opening and judging panels of the three major film and television awards held in China today are connected with Qu Kangcheng.

Capital has its own way of playing the game, and the government has its own way of playing the game.

With Qu Kangcheng's guidance, they will be less likely to encounter situations like those in "Making a Mistake".

Of course, he is only at the acquaintance stage with this big shot right now. Because of Yang Heng's matter, Qu Kangcheng's attitude towards Xiao He has always been very good.

As for maintaining the relationship and further strengthening the exchange of interests... we still need to continue to contact Yang Heng.

so......

Sitting in the car, Xiao He sighed deeply, finally realizing that he was being fiercely contested by all sides.

What's going on?!

I thought nobody was looking for me before, but before I knew it, everyone was coming to me for collaborations!

The scheduling is really going to be packed until next year!