Chapter 124
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Chapter 124
Editor: Whiteflare
The first thing he realised was that he screwed up.
The second thing he realised... was the fact that Yuan Zhenming still hadn’t called cut on him, and that the timer was still counting down.
With things like this, I might as well make the best out of this mistake—Qi Jing closed his eyes, resigned to his fate, no longer trying to keep that tottering wall from falling. Instead, he just watched as it turned into sand, flowing down in an unending stream. His words were also scattered like so many grains of sand, “With no name or status, yet... You still desire to rob me of this land...”
With emotions out of control, he couldn’t even make an entire coherent sentence, yet what it conveyed wasn’t “hate”. It was more as if there was some kind of struggle inside him. Rather than hate, it was closer to grievance—grievance about how the feelings between brothers, between the monarch and his subject couldn’t even compare to the mere position of an emperor—it chilled his heart.
Cursing in a shaky voice to this point, he then laughed neurotically, his reason finally reaching its end as he spat out viciously, “You should never be born... To this world in the first place—” After he finished, he once again bursted into a fit of crazed laughter.
As it slowly began to die down, its tone also changed from frantic to cold, and in the end, the laughing part of it faded, eventually letting the sobbing buried deep under it to be heard.
At that time, Longbow called quietly, “...Your Highness.”
This was supposed to be the part where “Marquess Shunyang” couldn’t keep on listening to “Emperor Chang’s” humiliating him, and spoke up to stop him. But completely unlike the acting prompts described, there was not a single bit of that ‘coldness’ in his tone.
More than that, there was even a trace of warmth to it. As if he could hear that his brother couldn’t bear to deliver the blow in that last moment, so even when he cursed him, there was no real harm to it at all. With all of his feelings mixing into a single mess, he also started to choke up with sobs, laughing bitterly “Your Highness... Say no more.”
Audience 1: QAQ Aaah...
Audience 2: QAQ This somehow kinda makes my heart soft... aah...
Audience 3: I always felt it that the brotherhood between Emperor and Marquess (honestly, it would be great if it wasn’t only brotherhood←eh?) was overflowing in between the words of this dialogue... Sobs.
Audience 4: At first I thought that Don’t ask for my return date made a mistake, but listening to this now, I feel like no matter if it is a mistake, or if he interpreted it this way in the first place... At least I was moved. And for him to dare to play like this in a competition, he really is brave.
Audience: Yup yup, even if it’s a mistake in acting, I can still experience the characters’ emotions... (I actually cried a bit just now)
Audience 6: QAQ If it only weren’t a competition... I wish.
That’s right, if it only weren’t a competition—
“Cut.” Qi Jing wasn’t at all surprised hearing that, and even took a long breath, his expression relieved.
If it weren’t a competition, then maybe Yuan Zhengming also wouldn’t call a cut on them.
But unfortunately, the competition also had its own rules.
“Ding.” When the timer stopped counting down, there were still fifteen seconds left on it. There was also another small part of the dialogue they didn’t manage to perform, which would affect the final score. Still, since he already made a mistake, it didn’t matter how much time he spent.
“I’m really sorry.” Before the other man could comment, Qi Jing took the lead in apologising, chiefly to the fans that supported him, and only then to the judges.
“You really are something...” Yuan Zhengming didn’t say anything for a long while before he hmph-ed nasally and said out loud, “You sure have guts, a crooked seedling getting even more crooked the more it grows.”
“Indeed, once my thoughts took a wrong turn, I instinctively went down the wrong path.” Qi Jing replied composedly.
“Tell me, what were you thinking of when you made such a half-turn midways?” Yuan Zhengming asked suddenly, seemingly rather curious to know about Qi Jing’s train of thought. Qi Jing was surprised and didn’t reply for a moment, stopping for a long while before sorting out how to explain himself.
“At that time, I felt as if for a moment I could see Marquess Shunyang’s expression. I felt that if I were Emperor Chang, I would surely become soft-hearted—after all, he’s my only little brother, so seeing him hurt would make me feel sorry for him.” Saying this, he realised that he was questioning the original novel, so he promptly smiled and made his stance clear, “I know that the character in the novel doesn’t think so, so I admit that I acted it out wrong. It was only right for Teacher Yuan to stop me at that point.”
After hearing him say so, Yuan Zhengming chuckled twice. “To have a different interpretation and opinion about one work, even one character, isn’t all that weird. But... The organisers had already written out the voice prompts clearly, yet you still insisted on acting according to your own vision?”
Qi Jing also smiled, “No, I usually follow the original novel when voice acting, but... This time was an exception.”
—As if he got possessed, Shen Yan’s “Marquess Shunyang” drew out a unique “Emperor Chang” out of him. But even if he lost points because of that, he still felt satisfied.
Especially when Longbow followed his suit and matched his course, the enmity and wounds between those two characters scattered like smoke, ashes to ashes, dust to dust.
This was the kind of conclusion he wished for.
Nevertheless, going against the original novel was ultimately still wrong.
“Return Date’s performance style kind of reminds me of another contestant.” At that time, Longbow added with a soft chuckle.
“I was also met with a similar situation during the semifinals—contestant overturning the source novel, acting completely according to his own idea, making even more drastic changes than Return Date yet still keeping it coherent and reasonable—all of it with quite an unusual charisma. Teacher, does it ring a bell for you?”
As Qi Jing heard it, he could only see the cursor on his screen tremble a bit—it was his hand that shook uncontrollably. He held his breath, staring at the voice activity lights of the two judges. He didn’t expect for him and this man to be mentioned by an “outsider” in one breath right now...
“Oh, I know who you’re talking about.”Yuan Zhengming’s avatar flickered lazily. As a voice director, aside from the finals, he naturally had to listen through the semifinals carefully as well.
Not only he remembered that—when Longbow said so, the listeners also started commenting spiritedly.
Audience 1: He means Kitty’s Papa!
Audience 2: &#k3012;&#k25KB;&#k3012; He must mean Kitty’s Papa!! Kitty’s Papa’s Marquess Shunyang forfeit&#k2026; The eternal source of pain in my heart!!
Audience 3: &#k3012;&#k25KB;&#k3012; The eternal source of pain!! +1
Audience 4: The eternal source of pain!! +2 (Hearing Teacher Longbow say so, they really are similar)
Audience 5: Aaah, they really are&#k2026; But Don’t ask for my return date only changed the character midways, while Kitty’s Papa did that from the start, even adjusting the placement of the lines. The organisers wouldn’t possibly tolerate a performance this willful, so in the end, he still forfeited out of his own volition&#k2026; But there’s no denying that it was captivating!
Audience 6: Although it was a huge mistake to not follow the original, I still need to thank Return Date-sama for bringing us this different version of Emperor Chang! The interpretation of his psychology later was also very reasonable, I can understand your train of thought. Good luck! Even if you lose points, it was still awesome! >＿
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Chapter 124
Editor: Whiteflare
The first thing he realised was that he screwed up.
The second thing he realised... was the fact that Yuan Zhenming still hadn’t called cut on him, and that the timer was still counting down.
With things like this, I might as well make the best out of this mistake—Qi Jing closed his eyes, resigned to his fate, no longer trying to keep that tottering wall from falling. Instead, he just watched as it turned into sand, flowing down in an unending stream. His words were also scattered like so many grains of sand, “With no name or status, yet... You still desire to rob me of this land...”
With emotions out of control, he couldn’t even make an entire coherent sentence, yet what it conveyed wasn’t “hate”. It was more as if there was some kind of struggle inside him. Rather than hate, it was closer to grievance—grievance about how the feelings between brothers, between the monarch and his subject couldn’t even compare to the mere position of an emperor—it chilled his heart.
Cursing in a shaky voice to this point, he then laughed neurotically, his reason finally reaching its end as he spat out viciously, “You should never be born... To this world in the first place—” After he finished, he once again bursted into a fit of crazed laughter.
As it slowly began to die down, its tone also changed from frantic to cold, and in the end, the laughing part of it faded, eventually letting the sobbing buried deep under it to be heard.
At that time, Longbow called quietly, “...Your Highness.”
This was supposed to be the part where “Marquess Shunyang” couldn’t keep on listening to “Emperor Chang’s” humiliating him, and spoke up to stop him. But completely unlike the acting prompts described, there was not a single bit of that ‘coldness’ in his tone.
More than that, there was even a trace of warmth to it. As if he could hear that his brother couldn’t bear to deliver the blow in that last moment, so even when he cursed him, there was no real harm to it at all. With all of his feelings mixing into a single mess, he also started to choke up with sobs, laughing bitterly “Your Highness... Say no more.”
Audience 1: QAQ Aaah...
Audience 2: QAQ This somehow kinda makes my heart soft... aah...
Audience 3: I always felt it that the brotherhood between Emperor and Marquess (honestly, it would be great if it wasn’t only brotherhood←eh?) was overflowing in between the words of this dialogue... Sobs.
Audience 4: At first I thought that Don’t ask for my return date made a mistake, but listening to this now, I feel like no matter if it is a mistake, or if he interpreted it this way in the first place... At least I was moved. And for him to dare to play like this in a competition, he really is brave.
Audience: Yup yup, even if it’s a mistake in acting, I can still experience the characters’ emotions... (I actually cried a bit just now)
Audience 6: QAQ If it only weren’t a competition... I wish.
That’s right, if it only weren’t a competition—
“Cut.” Qi Jing wasn’t at all surprised hearing that, and even took a long breath, his expression relieved.
If it weren’t a competition, then maybe Yuan Zhengming also wouldn’t call a cut on them.
But unfortunately, the competition also had its own rules.
“Ding.” When the timer stopped counting down, there were still fifteen seconds left on it. There was also another small part of the dialogue they didn’t manage to perform, which would affect the final score. Still, since he already made a mistake, it didn’t matter how much time he spent.
“I’m really sorry.” Before the other man could comment, Qi Jing took the lead in apologising, chiefly to the fans that supported him, and only then to the judges.
“You really are something...” Yuan Zhengming didn’t say anything for a long while before he hmph-ed nasally and said out loud, “You sure have guts, a crooked seedling getting even more crooked the more it grows.”
“Indeed, once my thoughts took a wrong turn, I instinctively went down the wrong path.” Qi Jing replied composedly.
“Tell me, what were you thinking of when you made such a half-turn midways?” Yuan Zhengming asked suddenly, seemingly rather curious to know about Qi Jing’s train of thought. Qi Jing was surprised and didn’t reply for a moment, stopping for a long while before sorting out how to explain himself.
“At that time, I felt as if for a moment I could see Marquess Shunyang’s expression. I felt that if I were Emperor Chang, I would surely become soft-hearted—after all, he’s my only little brother, so seeing him hurt would make me feel sorry for him.” Saying this, he realised that he was questioning the original novel, so he promptly smiled and made his stance clear, “I know that the character in the novel doesn’t think so, so I admit that I acted it out wrong. It was only right for Teacher Yuan to stop me at that point.”
After hearing him say so, Yuan Zhengming chuckled twice. “To have a different interpretation and opinion about one work, even one character, isn’t all that weird. But... The organisers had already written out the voice prompts clearly, yet you still insisted on acting according to your own vision?”
Qi Jing also smiled, “No, I usually follow the original novel when voice acting, but... This time was an exception.”
—As if he got possessed, Shen Yan’s “Marquess Shunyang” drew out a unique “Emperor Chang” out of him. But even if he lost points because of that, he still felt satisfied.
Especially when Longbow followed his suit and matched his course, the enmity and wounds between those two characters scattered like smoke, ashes to ashes, dust to dust.
This was the kind of conclusion he wished for.
Nevertheless, going against the original novel was ultimately still wrong.
“Return Date’s performance style kind of reminds me of another contestant.” At that time, Longbow added with a soft chuckle.
“I was also met with a similar situation during the semifinals—contestant overturning the source novel, acting completely according to his own idea, making even more drastic changes than Return Date yet still keeping it coherent and reasonable—all of it with quite an unusual charisma. Teacher, does it ring a bell for you?”
As Qi Jing heard it, he could only see the cursor on his screen tremble a bit—it was his hand that shook uncontrollably. He held his breath, staring at the voice activity lights of the two judges. He didn’t expect for him and this man to be mentioned by an “outsider” in one breath right now...
“Oh, I know who you’re talking about.”Yuan Zhengming’s avatar flickered lazily. As a voice director, aside from the finals, he naturally had to listen through the semifinals carefully as well.
Not only he remembered that—when Longbow said so, the listeners also started commenting spiritedly.
Audience 1: He means Kitty’s Papa!
Audience 2: &#k3012;&#k25KB;&#k3012; He must mean Kitty’s Papa!! Kitty’s Papa’s Marquess Shunyang forfeit&#k2026; The eternal source of pain in my heart!!
Audience 3: &#k3012;&#k25KB;&#k3012; The eternal source of pain!! +1
Audience 4: The eternal source of pain!! +2 (Hearing Teacher Longbow say so, they really are similar)
Audience 5: Aaah, they really are&#k2026; But Don’t ask for my return date only changed the character midways, while Kitty’s Papa did that from the start, even adjusting the placement of the lines. The organisers wouldn’t possibly tolerate a performance this willful, so in the end, he still forfeited out of his own volition&#k2026; But there’s no denying that it was captivating!
Audience 6: Although it was a huge mistake to not follow the original, I still need to thank Return Date-sama for bringing us this different version of Emperor Chang! The interpretation of his psychology later was also very reasonable, I can understand your train of thought. Good luck! Even if you lose points, it was still awesome! >＿
Chapter 124 Editor: WhiteflareThe first thing he realised was that he screwed up.The second thing he realised... was the fact that Yuan Zhenming still hadn't called cut on him, and that the timer was still counting down.With things like this, I might as well make the best out of this mistakeQi Jing closed his eyes, resigned to his fate, no longer trying to keep that tottering wall from falling. Instead, he just watched as it turned into sand, flowing down in an unending stream. His words were also scattered like so many grains of sand, With no name or status, yet... You still desire to rob me of this land...With emotions out of control, he couldn't even make an entire coherent sentence, yet what it conveyed wasn't hate. It was more as if there was some kind of struggle inside him. Rather than hate, it was closer to grievancegrievance about how the feelings between brothers, between the monarch and his subject couldn't even compare to the mere position of an emperorit chilled his heart.Cursing in a shaky voice to this point, he then laughed neurotically, his reason finally reaching its end as he spat out viciously, You should never be born... To this world in the first place After he finished, he once again bursted into a fit of crazed laughter.As it slowly began to die down, its tone also changed from frantic to cold, and in the end, the laughing part of it faded, eventually letting the sobbing buried deep under it to be heard.At that time, Longbow called quietly, ...Your Highness.This was supposed to be the part where Marquess Shunyang couldn't keep on listening to Emperor Chang's humiliating him, and spoke up to stop him. But completely unlike the acting prompts described, there was not a single bit of that coldness' in his tone.More than that, there was even a trace of warmth to it. As if he could hear that his brother couldn't bear to deliver the blow in that last moment, so even when he cursed him, there was no real harm to it at all. With all of his feelings mixing into a single mess, he also started to choke up with sobs, laughing bitterly Your Highness... Say no more.Audience 1: QAQ Aaah...Audience 2: QAQ This somehow kinda makes my heart soft... aah...Audience 3: I always felt it that the brotherhood between Emperor and Marquess honestly, it would be great if it wasn't only brotherhoodeh? was overflowing in between the words of this dialogue... Sobs.Audience 4: At first I thought that Don't ask for my return date made a mistake, but listening to this now, I feel like no matter if it is a mistake, or if he interpreted it this way in the first place... At least I was moved. And for him to dare to play like this in a competition, he really is brave.Audience: Yup yup, even if it's a mistake in acting, I can still experience the characters' emotions... I actually cried a bit just nowAudience 6: QAQ If it only weren't a competition... I wish.That's right, if it only weren't a competitionCut. Qi Jing wasn't at all surprised hearing that, and even took a long breath, his expression relieved.If it weren't a competition, then maybe Yuan Zhengming also wouldn't call a cut on them.But unfortunately, the competition also had its own rules.Ding. When the timer stopped counting down, there were still fifteen seconds left on it. There was also another small part of the dialogue they didn't manage to perform, which would affect the final score. Still, since he already made a mistake, it didn't matter how much time he spent.I'm really sorry. Before the other man could comment, Qi Jing took the lead in apologising, chiefly to the fans that supported him, and only then to the judges.You really are something... Yuan Zhengming didn't say anything for a long while before he hmph-ed nasally and said out loud, You sure have guts, a crooked seedling getting even more crooked the more it grows.Indeed, once my thoughts took a wrong turn, I instinctively went down the wrong path. Qi Jing replied composedly.Tell me, what were you thinking of when you made such a half-turn midways? Yuan Zhengming asked suddenly, seemingly rather curious to know about Qi Jing's train of thought. Qi Jing was surprised and didn't reply for a moment, stopping for a long while before sorting out how to explain himself.At that time, I felt as if for a moment I could see Marquess Shunyang's expression. I felt that if I were Emperor Chang, I would surely become soft-heartedafter all, he's my only little brother, so seeing him hurt would make me feel sorry for him. Saying this, he realised that he was questioning the original novel, so he promptly smiled and made his stance clear, I know that the character in the novel doesn't think so, so I admit that I acted it out wrong. It was only right for Teacher Yuan to stop me at that point.After hearing him say so, Yuan Zhengming chuckled twice. To have a different interpretation and opinion about one work, even one character, isn't all that weird. But... The organisers had already written out the voice prompts clearly, yet you still insisted on acting according to your own vision?Qi Jing also smiled, No, I usually follow the original novel when voice acting, but... This time was an exception.As if he got possessed, Shen Yan's Marquess Shunyang drew out a unique Emperor Chang out of him. But even if he lost points because of that, he still felt satisfied.Especially when Longbow followed his suit and matched his course, the enmity and wounds between those two characters scattered like smoke, ashes to ashes, dust to dust.This was the kind of conclusion he wished for. Nevertheless, going against the original novel was ultimately still wrong.Return Date's performance style kind of reminds me of another contestant. At that time, Longbow added with a soft chuckle.I was also met with a similar situation during the semifinalscontestant overturning the source novel, acting completely according to his own idea, making even more drastic changes than Return Date yet still keeping it coherent and reasonableall of it with quite an unusual charisma. Teacher, does it ring a bell for you?As Qi Jing heard it, he could only see the cursor on his screen tremble a bitit was his hand that shook uncontrollably. He held his breath, staring at the voice activity lights of the two judges. He didn't expect for him and this man to be mentioned by an outsider in one breath right now...Oh, I know who you're talking about.Yuan Zhengming's avatar flickered lazily. As a voice director, aside from the finals, he naturally had to listen through the semifinals carefully as well.Not only he remembered thatwhen Longbow said so, the listeners also started commenting spiritedly.Audience 1: He means Kitty's Papa!Audience 2: &#k3012;&#k25KB;&#k3012; He must mean Kitty's Papa!! Kitty's Papa's Marquess Shunyang forfeit&#k2026; The eternal source of pain in my heart!!Audience 3: &#k3012;&#k25KB;&#k3012; The eternal source of pain!! +1Audience 4: The eternal source of pain!! +2 Hearing Teacher Longbow say so, they really are similarAudience 5: Aaah, they really are&#k2026; But Don't ask for my return date only changed the character midways, while Kitty's Papa did that from the start, even adjusting the placement of the lines. The organisers wouldn't possibly tolerate a performance this willful, so in the end, he still forfeited out of his own volition&#k2026; But there's no denying that it was captivating!Audience 6: Although it was a huge mistake to not follow the original, I still need to thank Return Date-sama for bringing us this different version of Emperor Chang! The interpretation of his psychology later was also very reasonable, I can understand your train of thought. Good luck! Even if you lose points, it was still awesome!
