YM778.TV Chapter 259 - Done Recording
Chapter 259: Done Recording
“I don’t really understand English, but could anyone tell if his pronunciation was on point?”
“Very. British pronunciation with a London accent, to be exact.”
“That was so satisfying to listen to!”
“His voicing capabilities are very strong!”
“Bai Zhi really hit treasure this time. This guest will no doubt beat anyone else performing!”
Although it wasn’t good to self deprecate, there were still some contestants who said this out loud.
They were all equally skilled, so nobody really bowed down to anybody. Even if they were just being modest for small talk, nobody would go to this extent.
But Meng Fan was really talented, and in all aspects, too. Even if everyone present was a talented actor, they couldn’t help but admit defeat. It was a heartfelt and sincere admiration too, even if Meng Fan looked way too young.
What puzzled them even more was that Meng Fan wasn’t even in the entertainment circle. This proved true the saying, ‘The experts are among the masses’!
At this time, Meng Fan, the ‘expert of the masses,’ left the stage. He almost headed in the wrong direction until an employee steered him in the right way. He was reunited with the other guest contestants in the front row of the audience and sat down.
The annual show’s special guests, the directors, were also in the front row. They welcomingly waved at Meng Fan, patting on the seat next to them. Meng Fan was already prepared to sit next to the big shot emperor and continued walking inwards, sitting next to the State Strategist Zhang.
This made several people’s eyes glow with envy.
The Strategist smiled towards Meng Fan. “I heard you’re not in the entertainment industry? Have you learned acting before?”
Seeing Meng Fan shake his head, the Strategist smiled vibrantly. Aside from actors with super talent, the Strategist’s second favorite kind of recruit are those who are blank sheets. It was best that they didn’t have any trace of performance arts on them.
It’s no problem that he had no acting foundation. As long as he had the potential, there were plenty of opportunities for him to learn.
And for the Strategist, Meng Fan was oozing with potential.
He was an incredible performer and had very distinct features. Plus, his entire person emanated with a unique charm!
As for his figure… Well, if performance skills could be taught, a good figure was out of the question. He could easily be put in training.
The Strategist’s voice became friendlier. He really did like Meng Fan, and he stuck out a branch immediately. “Are you interested in participating in my new movie?”
Meng Fan was dumbfounded. He didn’t think the Strategist himself would ask him to participate in a movie. Smiling, he responded: “Thank you, Director Zhang! Only, maybe you don’t know, I am an art student, so my future plans should align with art, and I’m really good at drawing, too. If Director Zhang needs some promotional posters done, you can come to me. My hand-drawn posters are top in the world.”
Meng Fan’s statement sounded very confident, but none of it sounded fake or arrogant. It also didn’t imply that the Strategist’s question was out of place. Meng Fan rejected him politely and reasonably.
Plus, he managed to sneak a self promo in as well.
He then continued. “Voice acting is my dream and my hobby, but it’s related to manga and video games. As for acting… I never thought about it, I guess.”
Perhaps it was because of Meng Fan’s courteous attitude and demeanor, the Strategist didn’t feel like being rejected was that strange after hearing his description. He only slightly felt a little regretful. Of course, he wasn’t going to say such a careless statement to Meng Fan that his talent was wasted on drawing. After all, art wasn’t any worse than film.
The Strategist, however, appreciated a talented individual. “Change will always happen outside of plans, so don’t be so quick to decide. Maybe you will incorporate acting into your plans in the future.”
Meng Fan nodded and smiled.
Their conversation had been quite muted, but the guest contestants next to him had heard everything. After hearing the exchange, aside from admiring him, they were also envious. They can’t help but want to hit him!
Of course, this was just in their minds. After all, if they really wanted to hit him, they wouldn’t win in a fight even if they all attacked him at once.
At this time, Uncle Kai the host had already invited the third group of contestants to PK for the director’s test. The format of Bai Zhi and Bai Yueguang’s competition had been decided by the Strategist himself. He’d given an easy topic, which allowed both voices to express their full potentials. It was an incredible opportunity to excite the crowd.
Once the director’s test ended, both voice acting contestants returned to the external stage, signaling the beginning of the fourth group’s act.
For Meng Fan, his field trip to “Voice Legend” concluded with this. If it wasn’t because he had to watch from the audience, he really wanted to leave and find a place and enjoy a hearty meal. Until now, he’d been in the studio for six and a half hours. He even missed the lunch hour!
Gurgle.
His stomach wasn’t very strong willed, either. Just as he was thinking of food, it began to rumble.
From beside him, the Strategist smiled. “Hungry?”
“Of course! It’s already been six hours, right?” Meng Fan nodded eagerly and replied: “Director Zhang, are you hungry?”
The Strategist smiled and nodded.
Meng Fan looked around him. “I don’t think they’re filming us right now, I’ll go grab us some food.”
The Strategist was very resilient and shook his head. “I’m okay, you enjoy.”
Meng Fan looked towards the others, who were all shaking their heads. Although the camera wasn’t filming them, there was still an audience present. It wasn’t a good look.
“Alright, I’ll go by myself then.”
Seeing this, Meng Fan slipped out.
The Mango TV HQ had a cafeteria, and it was dinner time as well. Meng Fan didn’t go outside and asked an employee. Shortly after, he’d slipped into the cafeteria.
Mango TV’s cafeteria was pretty massive, so the dishes wouldn’t be too bad. Meng Fan approached the order window, and asked a few questions. A staff pass could net him a regular combo meal, and if he wanted extra food, he’d have to charge a separate card. Since he didn’t bring his staff pass, he went off to charge a card.
“Meng Fan?”
As he was about to charge his card, he heard someone calling his name. After turning around, it was Mr. He whom he’d briefly met during the 11/11 gala.
“What are you doing here?”
After learning of Meng Fan’s situation, Mr. He couldn’t help but laugh. “You’re a special one to slip out of that. Alright, stop charging your card. Let’s eat together.”
“I don’t want to impose.”
Meng Fan tried to be modest but did not succeed. In one swoop, he selected several items of food enough to at least feed Mr. He and the people with him.
In one fierce operation, Meng Fan speedily devoured everything. He received the drink Mr. He had offered him and smiled. “Thank you, Mr. He. Next time you’re in Hangzhou, let me know. I’ll buy you dinner.”
Mr. He smiled. “Alright, I’ll let you know next time I’m in Hangzhou. Off you go.”
Meng Fan strolled back to the set of “Voice Legend” after his meal and, bent over, tiptoed back to his seat. When the Strategist saw Meng Fan pull two pastries out of his pockets and offered him one, he was speechless. He was thinking of me! He waved his hand to decline the offer, though.
Meng Fan then gestured towards the others. Seeing as nobody wanted it, he took the opportunity when nobody was looking and ate both himself.
These people were already very hungry, but they could still resist the urge. After seeing Meng Fan’s little operation, they were really exasperated…
To be honest, for them, watching this was even worse than seeing him reject the Strategist.
How can this kid be so despicable!
Once the fourth group finished recording the ‘Classic Voice’ segment of their PK, all that was left was for the audience to vote and select a winner.
Of course, the final winner was not Bai Zhi.
It wasn’t the TV series’ shady business. Since all eight contestants participating in the annual show had been very talented in terms of acting skills, script reading, and dubbing, there were definitely individuals who were more talented than Bai Zhi. And there were at least three of them. It made sense that Bai Zhi didn’t win the championship.
As for Meng Fan… Everyone recognized his abilities and talent, but he was still only a guest contestant. People would certainly vote for Bai Zhi because of Meng Fan, but it wouldn’t increase the result by much.
After the recording, the show still didn’t end. There were still interviews and some scenes that needed to be refilmed. These clips would be inserted throughout the final broadcast.
For example, if a certain contestant performed very well, they would be interviewed regarding how he did it, how long it took, and how difficult it was.
For example, who had the most pressure performing, or how so and so felt about so and so winning the championship. And of course, who performed well and what the others thought. Afterall, mutual industry circlejerk was a necessity.
As a guest contestant, Meng Fan didn’t have to supplement any extra footage. The questions they wanted to ask had already been filmed during the promotional video shoot. Maybe it was because he’d performed too well this time, though; he’d been pulled to conduct an interview again.
After all the procedures, it was almost ten in the evening.
Bai Zhi had already finished supplementing her footage and was waiting for Meng Fan. Once he walked out, she snatched his arm. “Take me to a street food market!”