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Chapter 2 Stage Play Audition

"I heard that you have had stage experience and can still karate?"

"Learn a little."

"Anyway, let's get to know you first, this one is Takuya."

After meeting the troupe's chief, the martial arts director called a senior actor with a leather suit, a young man named Takuya.

"Hey, newcomer, I'll give you a show later," the young man threw the script aside and tried the fist movements, "You just need to learn how to cooperate with the movements, do you know?"

"It's a cooperating with the action..."

"You really don't know anything," the young man looked impatient. "There's no way, let you see other people's performances first."

It happened that the battle rehearsal was being performed on stage, and the young man took Xia Long and said, "Did you see it? That's it, your performance is not that complicated, but you also need to cooperate."

"So amazing." Xia Long looked at the stage with interest.

The performance was very smooth, and it looked like a real fight. I guess the actors took a lot of effort.

"Of course, stage combat requires very experience. No matter how simple the scene is, it will rarely let newcomers like you play."

The young man muttered and said to Xia Long: "Let's go, you'll be there soon."

Following the young man back to the backstage, Xia Long received a script brought by the staff separately.

"Well, let me bother, who is Ultraman Aix mentioned here?"

"The new hero will be broadcast next month. This time it is also Aix's debut special stage play. Don't you even know this?" The young man frowned and said to the staff, "When he is ready, come to the stage. Really, why do everyone stuff the troupe..."

"Don't take it seriously, Taku is like that." After the young man complained and left, the staff took Xia Long to the prop room and helped put on Bemonstein's leather case.

"Adapting to it may be a little uncomfortable."

"Okay, thank you."

Xia Long jumped in a leather case, and he was indeed a little stuffy, but it was nothing serious.

After getting familiar with it, Xia Long followed the staff to the backstage for the audition.

"Xia Longjun, that's the case. First perform the action rehearsal. When Takuya attacks, you make the action you are attacked."

"What action?" Xia Long asked.

"Uh, simply put, it's just backing and falling to the ground," the staff pointed to the script and said, "Look at this place, both places are about to fall to the ground."

Xia Long looked at the script: "Don't you need to hide? Where is the attack?"

"No, just jump over and be beaten," the staff explained. "The performance time is 2 to 3 minutes, but the interactive fight time is less than 1 minute. It is already the simplest action, so it should be fine, right?"

"1 minute...well, it should be fine."

"Although you are the person introduced by Marie, you will still be able to change the seats if you don't perform well. Go and prepare!"

"Okay." Xia Long nodded and walked onto the stage in a Bemonstein leather case, and the staff quickly took their seats.

"First start with Ultraman Aix," the martial arts director explained after pulling Xia Long to the center of the stage, "I was kicked down by Aix who appeared here, that is, when Takuya came out from here to kick you, he would lie down. Do you know?"

As he said that, he shouted backstage again: "Taoya, but it's started!"

"Pun, make a pummeling action!"

"What are you hiding!"

...

The 1-minute fight scene took nearly half an hour just to explain and step by step demonstration. Xia Long was almost sweating all over.

I really didn't expect it to be so difficult to cooperate with the fight. I kept dodging in advance, and even tried to fight back several times, almost hurting Takuya who was in the opposite role.

During the break, Xia Long took off his leather case and took a long breath.

Even without the power that is like in Ultraman's world, the combat instinct cannot be changed easily, and it is reflected in the performance that it is constantly making mistakes.

"Hey, I'll tell you," Takuya lit a cigarette, looked at Xia Long and sniffled the mist, "You'd better give up. You're not suitable for this, your movements are stiff and you don't have any foundation in kung fu. If you continue, you will only hurt yourself."

"How can I know if I don't try it? Senior Takuya, this job is very important to me." Xia Long picked up the script beside him and browsed it again in conjunction with the recording of the stage play.

The fighting scenes are barely passing, so the next rehearsal needs to be more attentive, just treat it as a special battle, and there is no reason why even this difficulty cannot be solved.

After the rest time, the staff found Xia Long again.

"Longjun," the staff said in accordance with the script, "This time we will have a three-minute rehearsal, and we will perform the action with the sound effects. Have you heard of the dubbing?"

Xia Long nodded: "Listen once."

"Time is a little tight. You can follow the director's prompts to check out the spots first," the staff continued to explain carefully to Xia Long, "Don't forget, after entering the venue, go around the stage. In about one minute, there will be a prompt for Aix to appear. After hearing this, you will immediately walk to the middle of the stage..."

"I understand, senior, don't worry."

After preparation, Xia Long put on a leather case with the help of his worker and stood behind the curtain on the side and waited.

"Now start the complete rehearsal, prepare for dubbing!"

"Bermonstein is in place!"

"Ultraman Aix special stage play begins now!"

After a simple opening remark, Xia Long entered the stage as the sound effects sounded, waving his arms in conjunction with Bemonstein's scream.

"Very good, move!"

After hearing the prompt from the director on site, Xia Long walked around the stage and finally returned to the side, almost perfectly cooperating with the sound effects.

Although fighting is difficult, other aspects seem to be quite simple, and it is easy to meet the requirements by striking the spot and moving.

"Okay, stop!" After a sound effect, Xia Long raised his arms and stopped his posture, waiting for the screen in the middle to play the image of Ultraman Aix on the stage.

"Now start merging with Ultraman Aix!"

"Aix!"

"continue!"

The rehearsal was quite smooth, and the subsequent fighting scenes went smoothly, which was completely different from before, and they passed it in one go.

After Bemonstein left the stage in Aixzanatim Light Sound Effect, the director quickly stopped and said, "He performed well, is Bemonstein a substitution?"

"No, no."

"Strange, do it again."

...

"I've passed?"

In the lounge, Xia Long was waiting, he got the good news brought by Shinri Hui.

"I knew Aaron would definitely succeed," Marie took the time to come over and said happily. "Then she performed better. If she joined the troupe, Aaron would soon earn enough money to go home."

"yes!"
Chapter completed!
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