How to make your story more interesting

1. Appropriate explanation makes it interesting:?

When I got on the plane yesterday, I saw a man who was reluctant to throw away the milk he carried with him and drank it all before entering the waiting room. If you put it that way, it's just a mundane thing, not an interesting story.

Let’s take a look at how movies make the story more interesting: In order to enhance the comedy effect, movies also need some explanatory content. For example, Wang Baoqiang starred in the movie "People on the Road", He will briefly explain that he is a milkmaid and he is also a debt collector. In this way, it is reasonable that he is reluctant to throw away the milk. Then the screen shows that he is drinking not a small bottle of milk, but a large jug of milk of five or six kilograms. I burped until I drank, and water flowed from the corner of my mouth like a waterfall... With these explanatory shots, this story is unexpected and has a comedic effect.

Generally, the event itself is not very intrinsically interesting. At this time, you need necessary explanations to add some external interest, help the audience understand the background of the story, enrich the content of the story, and even artificial Design some baggage to make the story more interesting.

When we are explaining, many people tend to have the habit of being too wordy. In fact, you only need to briefly explain the background, character, difficulties, social status, and life according to the theme in a few sentences. Conditions, choices faced, inner conflicts, etc. can enhance the audience's sense of involvement.

2. The characters themselves become interesting:?

In movies and television, people who look funny will be chosen to star in funny movies. Because the same story, performed by lively characters, can still be interesting even in the ordinary. ?For example, among the running brothers, who do you think is funnier? I think Deng Chao is more funny. We are tired of logging, what are you doing? ?Any words you say can make everyone laugh. Similarly, if you ask Chen Daoming to play the role of a debt-collecting milkmaid, and if you ask Wang Baoqiang to play Emperor Kangxi, you wouldn't dare to imagine this scene, right?

Qi Bao said that there was a player named Fu Seoul, and I was particularly impressed. She said that she once ordered beef beef with tomato in a restaurant, but the restaurant served beef beef with cherry tomatoes and cherry tomatoes. She argued with the boss and insisted on changing it to beef beef with tomatoes. You said that in this country, harmony and civilization are advocated. In this era, is it necessary to argue about such a big deal? ?As a result, she explained that I don’t like tomatoes, and I don’t like beef either. I quarreled with him because I wanted to maintain my inner order! Wow, the scene exploded immediately, it was a very cheerful atmosphere. In fact, from a small perspective, one must have rules and abide by the bottom line. At that time, I felt that this contestant was too straightforward, and her reason for quarreling was so classic and interesting. She is really an interesting soul! ?What she said is actually what many people want to say, but cannot say, want to say, but dare not say.

So if you want to make the stories you tell more interesting, try to make yourself an interesting person. people. Of course, everyone has their own characteristics. Some people are more suitable for dry humor, some people rely on external body movements and exaggerated tone of voice to create humor, some people are good at enjoying hardships, and some people are good at making fun of hardships. Ironically funny, you need to find your own way to interpret the story.

3. Baggage design makes it interesting

In movies and TV, in order to make a story more interesting, they usually break the rules and make simple plots unexpected through reversal. Or create some twists to make the story more interesting. Crosstalk and talk shows are about shaking things off, creating laughter, and making you feel humorous. Some storylines are very complicated, and you need to tell them more simply. Some storylines are very simple, and you can create a little surprise for them.

For example

A mother took her child to the bank to handle business, but the child turned out to be very naughty. He treated the bank like a zoo and threw snacks into the counter...? If you put it like this, This story is not interesting at all, and the child is very annoying...

Let’s re-arrange and interpret this story:

A young mother holds her child in the bank. The child was doing business in front of the counter window. The child was a bit naughty. While eating the steamed buns, he handed the steamed buns to the bank staff through the counter window. The staff had to smile and shake his head and said, "Auntie won't eat it, thank you kid!" But the child didn't listen and even threw the steamed bun directly into the window. Seeing this, the child's mother hurriedly apologized to the staff: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I just came back from the zoo with her."

If this story is designed with a little more baggage, the effect will be completely different. Put the result first and tell the cause later, and create a little surprise for the story. This way the story will be much more interesting. We will also encounter similar embarrassing situations in our lives where the more we explain, the more mistakes we make, and the more mistakes we make. Just like that joke, because the person who invited the guests couldn't speak, why didn't they come when they were supposed to come, and left when they weren't supposed to? , I’m not talking about them, but the guests were all pissed off. Partners who have such an experience will empathize with it and trigger a scream.

For example

An old man lost his dentures when he went to the movies... This is a small thing in itself, and you won't find it funny.

Let’s take a look at what cross talk actor Mr. Ma Sanli said:

There was an old man who followed the fashion and went to the movies. As a result, when watching the movie, he didn't watch the movie well. He would pull the legs of the people on the left and right, and the legs of the person in front...

A young man couldn't help but ask: Old man, what are you doing? Woolen cloth? Not a good movie to watch!

Something fell? Something fell...

What fell?

My candy fell off!

Hey, I’m a piece of candy, don’t let me go!

No, my teeth, my dentures are still on top!

This is telling stories through cross talk. Under normal circumstances, it is enough for us to explain one thing clearly through the causes and consequences. If you want to tell a story more interestingly, you have to break it down. Conventional thinking uses reversal, accidents, digging holes, etc. to create laughter. In this case, we often need to pave the way and dig a hole. Let’s talk about the results first and then the reasons. The reasons are usually discussed later. Create an effect that is both reasonable and unexpected.

I will share this with you today. You are welcome to leave your interesting stories. We will follow up later!

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