My Healing Games

Chapter 180 Director, when do we go on stage?
Han Fei's understanding of fear far surpassed that of everyone present. He had experienced all sorts of horrors, and those different experiences were all imprinted deep in his mind.

The novelist must kill the other eight personalities, and as the sole murderer, he needs to demonstrate two different kinds of fear.

One type is the same fear and unease as everyone else in the building, a fear of the murderer; the other is the reverence for death felt by the murderer himself.

He understands all the personalities, knows their weaknesses and strengths, and he needs to stage a life-or-death battle against eight people in this dilapidated building. He wants to be the only one left standing.

Animal Alley is the world as seen through the novelist's eyes. The butcher's house, located deep in the alley, is his inner world. All nine personalities live here. They had become accustomed to each other, but on this day, one of them was killed.

Opening his eyes, Han Fei looked at the male actor in front of him. It was as if he had returned to the haunted building, as if he were really playing a game he couldn't afford to lose.

Amidst life-or-death crises, they dance wildly on the edge of the abyss.

His face bore the most genuine fear, yet a black fire burning within his eyes concealed murderous intent.

In that place fraught with danger, he completely immersed himself in his dominant personality; he wanted to be a murderer and kill the other eight versions of himself.

To kill in order to redeem oneself.

Every meticulously planned death is the curtain call of a person's personality.

Without even looking at the script, Han Fei memorized all the lines after only flipping through it twice. The male actor acting opposite him gradually broke out in a cold sweat, feeling that he couldn't keep up with Han Fei.

The scene clearly shows him developing doubts about the main personality played by Han Fei, and trying to subtly extract information from Han Fei, but he gradually finds his lines to be so pale and powerless.

He began to avoid eye contact, feeling as if the man in front of him was actually planning to kill him, and he had no evidence to prove it!

Originally, each person's audition was only five minutes long, but no one on set called for a stop until the scene was completely finished.

The tall male actor's face was a little pale. As a highly skilled and talented actor, he hadn't been this nervous in many years. However, when acting with Han Fei, he had to pay 200% attention to keep up with Han Fei's pace.

As the play ended, a few people in the audience whispered among themselves, marveling at Han Fei's performance.

Director Zhang found Han Fei more and more pleasing to the eye. He was very satisfied with Han Fei, feeling as if Han Fei was born for this role.

Having worked in the film industry for many years, Director Zhang has a very accurate eye for casting actors. He had already set his sights on Han Fei when he first saw "Twin Flowers".

After meeting Han Fei, he always felt that other young actors were lacking something.

This is not to say that other actors are inferior to Han Fei, but they lack the unique temperament that Han Fei possessed.

To make his work even more perfect, he even went to Shanghai specifically for that purpose.

After watching Han Fei's audition, he felt that his trip was worthwhile.

The nine personalities each have different traits and professions. Although the main personality is only a supporting character, it is the most crucial core of the entire machine.

Only if the main character is believable can the show have more potential.

"Han Fei, can you tell me about your understanding of this character?" Director Zhang, who is usually serious, was all smiles when he spoke to Han Fei, as if there was some happy occasion at home: "Come on, let's have a good chat."

After stepping off the stage, Han Fei didn't hide anything and shared some of his thoughts with Director Zhang.

After nearly half an hour of conversation, Director Zhang decided on the main personality role.

When he learned that Han Fei had not joined any company, he personally called his assistant to prepare a contract for Han Fei.

“Although our film has male and female leads, it can also be described as an ensemble piece. All nine characters are played by highly skilled and talented actors. This time, I’m aiming for a major award.” After watching Han Fei’s performance, Director Zhang felt that the last weakness of his film had been addressed.

"Director Zhang, I can't leave Xinhu..."

“If you’re really worried, I can add a clause to the contract that all your scenes will be filmed in Shanghai.” Director Zhang understood Han Fei very well. He felt that only someone with Han Fei’s special experiences could handle such a complex role.

"Thank you." Han Fei carefully read through the contract, but he did not sign it immediately.

"Any questions? Is it about the film salary? We can discuss those."

"I'm satisfied with the pay, but I'm afraid I can't film from midnight to 5 a.m. the next morning. However, I will try my best to finish my work in the first half of the night."

For actors, filming all night is quite normal.

"No problem." Director Zhang agreed immediately, and the male actors who came with him were somewhat surprised to see him so readily agree.

If it were anyone else, Director Zhang would probably have left long ago.

After confirming that there were no problems with the contract, Han Fei signed his name and then scanned the electronic contract with his personal information.

"It's really not easy to get all nine of you actors together. Go back and get some rest. We'll call you in three days to let you know you're joining the crew."

"Okay." This was Han Fei's first time participating in the filming of a theatrical movie, and he was even working with Director Zhang. He had only ever dreamed of this before.

Before nine o'clock, Han Fei had already signed the contract and left.

After he left, Director Zhang was about to get up, but was stopped by his assistant.

"Director, there are still several actors behind us. Why don't you watch their performance?" The assistant looked helpless. "They are all newcomers from well-known entertainment companies. It doesn't feel right to send them back before they've even performed."

“Indeed.” Director Zhang patted his assistant on the shoulder: “You and Lao Zhang stay here and keep an eye out for any promising talents.”

After saying that, Director Zhang got up and walked towards the exit, humming a song, feeling quite pleased with himself.

"Director Zhang seems to have rarely been this happy since he missed out on the big award last time," the actor who acted opposite Han Fei remarked with some emotion.

"Brother Zhang, I'll leave the auditions for the other actors to you. I'll go think about how to respond to those companies." The assistant hurriedly chased after Director Zhang, leaving the male actor in the audience.

"No way! I'm busy too!"

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Nervously rubbing his hands together, A-Cheng tried his best to memorize most of the lines. He repeatedly reinforced his memory, but Han Fei's image kept appearing in his mind.

"Just you wait and see, this time you definitely won't steal my role."

He chewed a piece of gum to freshen his breath, then looked at the clock on the wall. It was almost nine o'clock when the staff finally entered the waiting room again.

"Is it our turn?" An actor in the urban romance film stood up with his script in hand: "Everyone, go on stage in the order we've arranged. Do your best, and we'll be happy for whoever gets the part in the end."

The actors in the waiting room lined up in order, each looking excitedly at the staff at the door.

Ah Cheng, who was at the front of the line, was determined to teach Han Fei a lesson. He gripped the script so tightly that he even crumpled it.

"Have you all lined up in order?" The staff member looked at the expectant eyes in the room, but couldn't bring himself to say the words that were on the tip of his tongue.

He pursed his lips somewhat awkwardly, and finally said cautiously, "The actors have been chosen. I'm just here to let everyone know. You can leave now."

(End of this chapter)