The martial arts comedy "What Do You Do Usually" is coming to Hangzhou, and this time the jokes are even more exciting
2024-08-22
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Chao News Client Intern Zhang Ming Reporter Shen Tingyu
"If your life is a game, how would you face it?" - Isn't this a very "comedian" style question? This time, Li Jiahang came with his partners with his "answer".
On the afternoon of August 21, the second tour of the martial arts comedy "What Do You Do Usually" was held in Hangzhou at the small theater of Hangzhou Theater. Li Jiahang, Li Zhixia, Chen Yifei, Liu Zhongqiu, Yang Tiancheng, Li Wenfan, Wang Yunfan, Zhang Yibo, Shu Pengcheng, Fu Xiaolin, Zhang Zhenqi and other 13 main creators talked with the audience and the media about "games" and "drama", and talked about the wonderful journey in this game world.
Press conference site, photo provided by Hangzhou Theater
This is a comedy about online games. In the play, four martial arts heroes, Shen Zhutie, Feng Yiming, Ban Buduo, and Tie Shanzi, assassinate the eunuch Cao Qin of the East Factory for the sake of the people of the world, but they are plotted against. After the four died, their souls returned to the Naihe Bridge, and they were shocked to find that this world was just a game, and they were just NPCs (non-player characters) in it. Several knights were shocked and confused, and they were puzzled. With the help of "plug-ins", the half-confused people once again stood in front of Cao Qin, starting a fantasy journey full of reversals and laughter.
Stills, courtesy of Hangzhou Theater
This is the second time that Li Jiahang and the creative team have come to Hangzhou to perform. Many audiences are curious about the difference between the second and first rounds. Li Jiahang said: "Compared with the first round of the play, we optimized the drama structure, deleted the redundant parts, and did subtraction." He compared this process to disassembling a fully assembled car and replacing parts. It is necessary to maintain the integrity and logic of the play and give the audience the best viewing experience. The challenge is not small.
"Every day I go to the rehearsal room with a task, scratching my head when I go in, and scratching my head when I leave." It can be said that Li Jiahang, who is also the director, screenwriter and actor, has never stopped polishing and re-creating this play. The main creative team has accumulated experience in one tour after another, listened to the feedback from the audience, and gradually optimized the performance effect, which has led to the current more mature second tour version. They said frankly that this second tour has many jokes and surprises.
At the press conference, there were fans who followed the first tour, and there were also loyal audiences who had watched the show seven times. "During the first tour, my friend and I bought tickets blindly for Teacher Li Jiahang, and the result was far beyond our expectations. For the second tour, we upgraded to eight people and prepared to buy tickets together to watch the show." A sudden downpour in the afternoon soaked the audience's clothes, but it could not extinguish their eager anticipation.
For viewers who heard about this drama for the first time, Li Jiahang also carefully revealed the origin of this seemingly hasty title: "We intentionally set a homophone in the title. The first letters of 'you usually' are NPC. I admit that it is a bit hasty, but it also contains the question I want to explore: have we ever examined what we do every day?"
Stills, courtesy of Hangzhou Theater
The bizarre world of Jianghu, humorous language and actions, and the resistance and exploration shown by the awakened NPCs in the face of fate make this comedy full of laughter and a hint of stubbornness in the fight against fate. Li Jiahang admitted that the original intention of the drama was very simple, he just wanted to make a play and express his ideas through drama.
Stills, courtesy of Hangzhou Theater
In addition, the music of this drama is also exciting. It is produced by Zhai Jinduo, the music producer of the game "Black Myth: Wukong", and will bring a refreshing auditory experience to the audience. I believe that whether you are a martial arts fan, a game enthusiast, or an audience looking for laughter, you can find your own fun in this drama. At the scene, Li Jiahang also "proudly" told the audience that he had received the "Black Myth: Wukong" co-branded T-shirt sent by Teacher Zhai.
From August 23rd to 24th, "What Do You Usually Do" will be staged at Hangzhou Theater.
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