My Healing Games

Chapter 144 That was the sound of a cage shattering! (Seeking monthly votes)

After a lengthy opening and introduction of the film's guests, Han Fei, the lead actor and the final character, emerged from behind the scenes.

The light shone on Han Fei, and in the darkness, he was dazzling for the first time.

As an actor, he stepped into the center of the stage, a place he had longed for.

Listening to his own heartbeat, feeling the blood flowing through his body, he slowly clenched his fists.

It wasn't because he was nervous; he was just thinking about his past self, the one who practiced smiling in front of the mirror every day.

"This is Han Fei, the male lead of the film 'Twin Flowers'! He assists the police in solving cases in real life and plays two roles in the movie! Now, let's invite him to answer questions from netizens."

After leaving the stage with the card in his hand, the host took out his phone to secretly send something to someone when Director Jiang suddenly rushed over and grabbed his collar: "Wasn't this supposed to be planned beforehand? What are you guys doing? This is different from the rehearsal!"

"I was just reading from the teleprompter. If you have a problem with that, go talk to someone at the venue." The male host spoke very rudely.

"What happened?" Sister Long also came over. She attached great importance to this live broadcast press conference and came in person.

"Han Fei is the kind of actor who is extremely focused on acting. He has no experience attending public events, and this is the first time he has been under the scrutiny of so many people. Under these circumstances, he also has to improvise and answer netizens' questions. I'm worried he won't be able to handle it," Director Jiang said.

“An actor as talented as him will have to go through these things sooner or later, don’t worry.” Sister Long waved her hand: “I thought something serious had happened.”

“You don’t know!” Director Jiang hesitated for a moment, then looked at Han Fei with some concern: “He suffers from very severe social anxiety, is introverted and in pain, and seems to have aphasia. I never thought of casting him in a movie at first, but after talking to his psychologist, I knew that his condition was very bad at the time. If I didn’t help him, the child would really be ruined.”

"Severe social anxiety? Inability to laugh?" Sister Long exclaimed in surprise, "Why are you only telling me now?"

"If I told you... would you still cast him as the lead?" Director Jiang's hands were sweating as he stared intently at Han Fei under the spotlight. "At first, I just wanted to give him a random supporting role, but he's truly a genius, and such a genius should be seen by everyone!"

After the host left, Han Fei stood alone on the stage, with the live broadcast playing on the huge screen above the venue.

There was also a huge screen behind him that could project the live broadcast onto him, allowing all the viewers present to watch the live stream online.

"It's a little different from the rehearsal."

Han Fei's prepared answer was of no use; he looked up at the screen above the room.

After he appeared on stage alone, the live stream's viewership surged from 150,000 to 300,000, which was quite sudden.

Just when everyone thought this was Han Fei's inherent popularity, a negative comment suddenly appeared.

"He just got lucky. No way, no way, does anyone really think he can act?"

Following this negative comment, countless other negative comments suddenly appeared, as if they had planned it all together, flooding the screen during the time Han Fei was supposed to answer netizens' questions!

"She's so ugly, she's probably had plastic surgery."

"Using a murder case to generate publicity for oneself, disgusting!"

"Without any real work to show for it, all you do is boast about your heroic deeds. I've already helped you pass away long ago."

"This person was extremely unpopular at his previous company! Nobody liked him! He even stole company property!"

"Holy crap! You guys need to check the encyclopedia! This person has a mental illness! Now even mentally ill people can be actors?"

Numerous negative comments flooded the screen, and the projector in the center of the stage projected the live broadcast onto the screen behind Han Fei.

The venue wasn't large, but it was packed with people. All the audience members saw the malicious comments and the insults plastered all over Han Fei's body.

They were being watched by countless eyes, constantly slandered and insulted, and reprimanded by keyboard warriors standing on moral high ground.

Han Fei's scars were repeatedly exposed. He stood in the center of the stage, bathed in the spotlight, as if he had been stripped naked, revealing a soul torn and mangled.

It would be difficult for anyone to remain calm in such a situation, let alone someone who suffers from severe social anxiety and refuses to interact with the outside world.

A barrage of harsh words flooded the screen when Han Fei first took the stage.

Han Fei stared silently at the large screen above the venue. When the audience below the stage felt a little sorry for him, he suddenly smiled.

Ignoring the malicious spam in the live stream, and without losing his temper, he picked up the microphone and looked at the audience. He saw Li Xue, Wei Youfu's father, and many other strangers in the audience.

"My lifelong dream has always been to become a comedian, do you know why?"

Han Fei glanced indifferently at the countless insults, sarcasm, and ridicule behind him: "I lost my parents when I was very young, and people always bullied me and mocked me, so I thought I'd just find a way to take some money from them."

"Unfortunately, I tried very hard to become a comedian, but I found that I don't seem to have the talent." Han Fei pointed to the countless negative comments behind him: "These negative comments think they can defeat me, but they don't know that I once tried my best but didn't even have the right to be criticized."

"You can probably tell from my clothes and appearance that I am not as dazzling as other celebrities, nor do I have any star power."

“I used to live a really bad life. I couldn’t be an actor, I had social anxiety, I was withdrawn and isolated, and I had even forgotten how to smile. But when I think about it again, I’ve already been this bad, what more can fate do to me!”

Han Fei's voice echoed in the hall. Someone below the stage started clapping. Everyone looked at Han Fei, who stood amidst a sea of ​​negative comments, yet remained calm, composed, and elegant.

How can the malice of humanity compare to the deepest despair?
If Han Fei hadn't played that healing game, he might have been defeated by the malice of this world, but now he is truly different; he will no longer be afraid of these things.

Compared to the extreme pain and despair of the deep world, these harsh words are like the innocent ramblings of a child.

After Han Fei finished speaking, the popularity of the live stream surged again. Amidst the barrage of harsh words, well-intentioned comments kept emerging, and more and more people wanted to say something for him and send him a hug emoji.

Han Fei saw all those acts of kindness, but he still couldn't bring himself to smile. However, he had decided to put aside all his worries and face the future head-on.

In truth, Han Fei had never truly moved on from the past, but at this moment, as he stood in the center of the stage he had longed for, as he became the focus of everyone's attention under the spotlight, he completely broke free from the cage that had bound him to the past.

(End of this chapter)