The Best Actor in the Vase of Meiyu

Chapter 1365 The stupid bird flies first
"Performance."

Anson rubbed his aching temple and closed his eyes again, but he did not stop talking and gave the answer as a matter of course.

"Find out about the character."

"Today is a big game and I hope to be 100 percent in shape."

Lucas just thought it was ridiculous and couldn't help laughing speechlessly. "In order to get into the role, you deliberately got yourself drunk and asked Noah to wake you up early. In this way, you can get into a sleep-deprived hangover state. All this is just for the role?"

"Anson, I understand that you have been trying to figure out your role and adjusting your status recently, but don't you think this is too ridiculous?"

In order to play the role of Johnny Cash well, Anson has been wholeheartedly maintaining the state of the role since joining the crew, and has never slacked off, even at the cost of putting aside the promotion of "Eternal Love". Anyone with a discerning eye can see that Anson is serious and his absence from the Oscars is no joke.

Lucas, Noah and others saw all of this.

But even so, the scene before him was beyond Lucas's understanding. It was all too ridiculous.

Anson lowered his chin slightly, letting his sunglasses slide down to the tip of his nose. He looked over the sunglasses at Lucas.

“The early bird catches the worm. You must have heard of this, right?”

"Luca, I'm not a talented actor like Daniel Day-Lewis. I need some external help. I need to be 100% in character."

"If I could, I'd go a step further and really be like Johnny Cash, but..."

When Johnny Cash was at his lowest and most chaotic point in his life, he was troubled not only by alcohol, but also by drugs, women, and violence.

However, Anson couldn't do that.

Because this body had died once before, OD, he couldn't take the risk again.

And, most importantly, living his life over again, Anson did not want to escape from reality. He did not want to hide like a coward in the virtual world built by alcohol and drugs. No matter what happened, he hoped to face it bravely and frankly.

Of course, Anson knows that this is not easy, and the life we ​​imagine and expect is often different from reality, but at least he is always trying.

The problem is that Anson has no way to simulate Johnny Cash's drunken state by relying solely on imagination.

He needs to be substituted.

After comprehensive consideration and final compromise, Anson chose this method.

Now, without the need for performance, Anson is in a severely sleep-deprived and hungover state, seamlessly transitioning into Johnny Cash mode.

After a slight pause, Anson did not continue, "So I chose an acceptable way."

Lucas didn't care, "You don't need it. Anson, in my heart, you are the best actor. In my opinion, you are Daniel Day-Lewis, you are that De Niro."

Anson was stunned and looked at Lucas quietly, feeling touched in his chest.

However, the corners of his mouth rose slightly, “Oh, Luca, I thought you never watched my performances. I thought you couldn’t accept my image on the big screen.”

"Robert De Niro, that's Robert De Niro. I didn't expect that I hold such a high position in your heart. Roar, roar, roar."

Lucas looked at Anson, who was joking without taking it seriously and even kept pushing him away with his elbow, and said helplessly, "I'm serious. You don't need to be like this. You're a good enough actor."

Anson did not continue to joke, "That's because you are my brother. In your eyes, no matter what I do, you support me 100%; but others don't."

Lucas, “But you don’t need to live for other people’s opinions.”

Anson, "Yes, I know." "But I long to be a good actor. I like acting. When I perform, there is a moment when I seem to be able to see a completely different world. It is an adventure and an exploration. This way I can feel the color and weight of life."

Lucas looked a little struggling.

But Anson knew that Lucas had wavered.

"Now, I am still learning. I need to be more diligent and work harder. Even if I use some stupid methods, I hope I can find the feeling of performance."

"Maybe, once we have enough experience, this won't be necessary anymore."

Lucas frowned, "Accumulate experience? You mean, there will be a next time?"

Anson was stunned. He was caught by the tail in a place he never expected.

How to do?
"Oh, Luca, my headache hurts." Anson held his temple, his eyebrows furrowed.

Lucas looked at Anson expressionlessly.

Anson was speechless. "Didn't you just say that I'm an excellent actor? Now it's exposed. Can you please cooperate with the performance?"

Lucas:…

After a pause, he said, "I'll go get you some aspirin."

Silently, Lucas stood up and took two steps, but he couldn't stop again, with his back to Anson. "At least tell me in advance next time."

Anson, "If I had said it in advance, you would have stopped me."

Lucas turned to look at Anson. He finally couldn't hold back. His usual serious mask cracked open, and his anger burst out from the cracks. "I don't care. You have to tell me in advance. Anyway, even if I stop you, you will continue to do it, right? So no matter what, you have to tell me in advance."

"This is not a discussion, this is an order."

For once in a while, Lucas lost his temper.

Anson shrank his neck and said obediently, "Okay."

Lucas thought Anson had refused again and was about to continue scolding him, but this time he realized that Anson had already agreed. He stopped before he could say anything, barely controlling himself and looking at Anson's innocent expression, "Don't look at me like that. It doesn't work on me."

Anson sat there, still curled up in a ball hugging the quilt. The short conversation consumed all his energy, and he felt groggy and dizzy.

It turns out that this is the feeling that Johnny Cash performed on stage in this state and crossed the line.

Relying solely on imagination and paper talk will ultimately not allow for true experience. So, is this the reason why the method and experiential schools emphasize personal experience and losing oneself in the role?
During the filming of "Cat and Mouse", Anson once felt the heart-wrenching emotional pull, but that was just an accidental experience and an entry-level experience. It was not until now that Anson really took his first solid step in the world of acting.

What Anson told Lucas was true. He loved performing and enjoyed performing, including guessing the process of performing. Everything was full of fun.

Including the immediate hangover and headache.

If this is to understand the character, Anson is very happy to experience this process again, and then awaken the memories hidden in this skin bit by bit——

After traveling through time, Anson's memory was neither complete nor clear, but it seemed that his body still remembered the madness that happened three years ago.

When Lucas came back, he saw Anson still curled up at the bathroom door, his face full of pain and fatigue, and he shook his head helplessly.

He still couldn't understand the behavior of these actors, one or two of them were like crazy. After the movie was released, if those critics dared to complain about Anson, he would knock on those guys' doors in the middle of the night!
(End of this chapter)