Disaster Artist

Chapter 85 "Metamorphosis"

It was the first time in such a long time that Bai Zhe saw Zhuang Xi so excited.It reminded him of the way the other party performed on stage for the first time at the welfare school party.

She couldn't help but smile, as if she had discovered a particularly interesting new toy.Simply tying up her long hair and tapping her bare feet on the hotel floor.

In Bai Zhe's eyes, Zhuang Xi's steps were not smooth and even a bit clumsy.He couldn't tell what the dancer was thinking.

"Set a time signature, 4/4."

This is simple.

He clapped his hands to provide rhythm for the dancers.But before two beats, the rhythm was misaligned with Zhuang Xi’s dance steps.

After not playing bass for half a month, his rhythmic sense has deteriorated so obviously.Bai Zhe was a little embarrassed and found a spot to start playing again.

Within a few seconds, the rhythm was off again.It's strange, there is so no tacit understanding.

Bai Zhe started to beat again.This time he was very sure that it was not his fault, but Zhuang Xi's mistake.

"Don't worry about me, just make the beat normally."

"it is good."

He continued to play for a while, and he gradually figured out some clues.

Zhuang Xi's dance was unusually chaotic. She didn't even step on the beat. She was dancing at a completely different frequency.

Like a cog that has left home, turning freely outside the machine.

Bai Zhe seemed to have guessed what she was thinking.That's too far-fetched. Will it work?

The dancer rotates her body and adjusts her steps. The flying gears suddenly get stuck back into the machine, and the dance steps and rhythm become perfectly matched.She turned around again, and her dance steps changed instantly, breaking away from the beat.

Bai Zhe didn't know if this idea was reliable, but at least she seemed to be having a good time.

Zhuang Xi stopped his frantic dancing, adjusted his breathing, and experienced the experiment just now.

"You asked me before where the beauty of dance comes from."

Body, emotion and overall harmony.Bai Zhe remembered the answer she gave.

"I now feel that the last item can be removed. The dance can be dissonant, or at least the superficial synchronicity can be abandoned."

Very good, Zhuang Xi is crazy.Her and Ashinma's synchronicity increased.

"You mean, everyone has their own way of dancing, music, and lighting?"

Bai Zhe didn't dare to think about that scene, it was too crazy.

"From synchronization to asynchronousness. Breaking free from synchronization is like breaking out of a cocoon."

Hearing Zhuang Xi's thoughts, he suddenly became alert. "Synchronization", is it a cocoon?

"Every heart has a different desire, and every soul has a different frequency. So, everyone's initial dance steps are discordant, right?"

In a sense, all harmonious and beautiful melodies are the result of acquired reshaping.

Zhuang Xi's idea was to create a disharmonious work.This kind of thinking is not ordinary deviant.

Bai Zhe can foresee that not everyone can accept this kind of work, and no one even likes it.

He knew that Zhuang Xi wanted to give it a try.If she chooses to follow the rules, she has no chance of winning against Xikora.

This may be a dead end, or it may be her greatest opportunity.

It doesn't seem impossible.The commission requirement of Mother Moth is 100 points of communication and 1 point of obsession. The main difficulty lies in communication.As for whether the audience likes it or not, that’s not a big problem.

If the work is successful and Zhuang Xi defeats superstar Xikora, the commission will naturally be completed.If the whole job fails, the commission does not necessarily fail.

"Try it, what you call a dissonant dance."

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After having the core idea in mind, Zhuang Xi's design and choreography ideas became much faster, and the performance effect became more and more inappropriate to the naked eye.

Along the way, her rehearsal venues were extremely crude, and she usually just found an open space to practice dancing.In addition to serving as a metronome and commentator, Bai Zhe also discussed the stage design and prepared the script in advance.

The two would change positions every one or two days to reduce the chance of being noticed.

In the process of moving around, Bai Zhe's eyes played an important role. Bai Zhe used his shadow vision to avoid many risks in advance.The danger comes not only from bounties, but also from black shop owners, fraud gangs, and professional doctors.

After more than half a month, the two of them visited almost half of the border area.

Bai Zhe felt a lot of anger in his heart as he kept hiding like this.Once the work is complete, it's time for them to return to the sun.

He bought a cheap mobile phone on the way, recorded a simplified version of the dance performance, and sent it to Moya for advice on musical accompaniment.

Moya was shocked after reading the abbreviated version.The first impression Zhuang Xi gave her was that of a quiet, sickly, good girl.But the way she dances, it's like there's a devil hiding in her body.

Especially in the last section, Zhuang Xi struggled to break away from the rhythm while dancing. His arms seemed to be tearing apart the invisible cocoon shell, and there seemed to be invisible wings behind his back.

This is just a simplified version without other combinations, and the visual impact alone is exaggerated.

Moya: [An experimental dance performance? 】

Bai Zhe: [Just say whatever you want to say, no need to take care of your feelings]

Moya: [The impact is particularly strong, but a bit scary.The ending section makes people feel a little uncomfortable, does it feel intentional? 】

Bai Zhe: [It’s intentional]

For someone like Moya, who has a strong sense of rhythm, the last paragraph was especially unpleasant.Not only is it not stuck, but it is deliberately not stuck at all.

Moya: [With the addition of a formal soundtrack, the dissonance will be even stronger, and the dance and music will feel like they are being torn apart]

Bai Zhe: [Zhuang Xi seems to want to pursue this effect.She wanted the music part to be aggressive and strong, as if the two were wrestling]

hiss--

Moya: [I can help with the soundtrack, but promise me, you won’t let me watch the full version]

This is not okay.He is a person who repays kindness and will definitely invite Moya to watch the first performance.

The next day, Moya called back and found a reliable source of help.

Moya: [I met Anatoly when I was recruiting band members, he plays heavy metal guzheng]

Bai Zhe's brain buffered for a while.The combination of these two familiar words felt strange to him.

Moya sent an audio clip of heavy metal guzheng.After Zhuang Xi heard it, he was very satisfied and let it go.

The timbre of the guzheng has its own cold and chilling feeling, and the heavy metal version is twice as oppressive and full of lethality.

Moya: [As long as you are satisfied.The soundtrack is a drum set and a metal guzheng, and the listening experience is guaranteed to be novel.We’ll talk about the specific ideas later tonight]

The dance part is rebellious enough, and the soundtrack also goes with it, and Bai Zhe chose to let it go.He feels that this work is like a cyberpsycho who has escaped from prison and just wants to see rivers of blood.

"By the way, have you thought of a name for this dance?"

"Metamorphosis."

Zhuang Xi said two words seriously.

"Peanuts, what peanuts?"

"The transformation of change, the birth of life. Ancient Buddhism has a saying of four births, birth from the womb, birth from the egg, birth from moisture, and birth from transformation.

Born by transformation, with no support, and born by karma.It sounds like a perfect match for Him. "

"God babbling."

Bai Zhe muttered.Dance "Huasheng"?

　I'm a nerd, and I can't even code after staying up late. The more I stay up, the more dizzy I get.Take a nap at noon and write as much as possible at night.

　　Wish you happy listing.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)