The Best Actor in the Vase of Meiyu

Chapter 1853 Unspeakable
"Annie, you should believe in yourself."

A seemingly casual remark, yet it resonated deeply, its unwavering power spreading outwards and stirring ripples in the heart.

Annie couldn't help but feel her blood boil.

However, a sense of unease and trepidation, hidden deep within her, quietly surfaced. That uncertainty swayed gently, something she had never been tested before.

From "The Princess Diaries" to "Cinderella" and then to "The Princess Diaries 2", she has always played familiar roles. Even in "Nicholas Nickleby", an adaptation of a famous work by Charles Dickens, she still plays a decorative role, an image, a symbol, a tool.

Now, she has to play such a complex and profound role, and she's even working with director Ang Lee?
Indeed, this was the opportunity she had always hoped for, waited for, and desperately pursued, but when the opportunity finally arrived, she began to doubt herself.

Is she really ready? Is she really capable of seizing the opportunity? Is she really suited for the role? What if the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity she's been waiting for finally arrives, only to be ruined by her?
The more you desire, the more uneasy you feel.

Anne looked up at Anson nervously, "...What if I don't believe in myself?"

Anson smiled.

"what."

Bright, flamboyant, and unrestrained, like the hem of a white shirt fluttering cleanly and refreshingly in the sunlight as someone speeds along on a bicycle on a hot summer afternoon.

The air is thick with the scent of youth.

"Then trust me. Trust director Ang Lee. Trust our judgment."

"how?"

Anson looked at Annie, a wide smile spreading across his face.

“Look, Anne, no one can guarantee that every project and every character will be a success. Nobody.”

“Every performance is an adventure. We enter a character, a story, and a brand new world, based on our own experiences, and explore in an unfamiliar parallel universe. We should enjoy this process to the fullest and let it nourish us as actors.”

"The process is more important than the result."

"As for the success or failure of a work, luck actually plays a more important role than we imagine. Take 'The Princess Diaries' for example. No one expected the movie to be so successful, not even Disney itself, let alone us mere mortals."

"So, since that's the case, why not focus on your work and enjoy this journey?"

Bathed in Anson's gaze, Anne's lips curled up slightly, she tried to control herself, but she still involuntarily took flight.

“You’re always like this, so carefree and unrestrained,” Anne said.

Anson replied calmly, "You're the same."

Annie's eyes widened in disbelief.

Anson, "It's just that you lack confidence right now, so you're starting to doubt yourself. Before this, you were also a young man full of imagination. Wasn't the audition for 'Brokeback Mountain' just like that? Once you feel your predicament, you're willing to take risks and dare to take the first step to try."

"People are easily influenced by your appearance and your polite manners, and they tend to be controlled by preconceived stereotypes, while ignoring the adventurous and rebellious spirit in your bones."

puff.

Anne couldn't help but chuckle, giving herself away early on, but she still deliberately put on a serious face and retorted incredulously.

"Me? Rebellious? Who are you talking about? I've never met her."

Such an explanation was so clumsy that Anson burst into unrestrained laughter.

Hahaha.

Anne looked at Anson helplessly, but that expression only made the laughter more unrestrained and rampant. In the end, Anne herself couldn't help but laugh out loud, her lips twitching twice.

Haha. Hahaha.

The two of them stood in the hall, laughing loudly like lunatics.

In the end, Anson realized that they needed to control the volume, otherwise Noah in the room would suffer, so he stopped laughing.

Annie's breathing became erratic, and it took her several deep breaths to regain her composure. Because of Anson's interruption, she had completely forgotten what she was about to say.

"Oh, right." Finally, she managed to grab onto something from her jumbled thoughts. "There's something I forgot to tell you."

Anson suppressed his smile and looked at Annie with a questioning expression.

Anne hesitated slightly, carefully scrutinizing Anson's eyes, before cautiously saying, "Jake Gyllenhaal also got the role through the audition."

Anson wasn't surprised at all. "Oh, that's a good thing. We should congratulate him."

"Brokeback Mountain" was not only a turning point in Anne's career, but also for the other three main actors: Heath Ledger, Michelle Williams, and... Jake Gyllenhaal.

It's no exaggeration to say that this movie completely changed the career trajectories of the four actors in Hollywood, propelling them to stardom.

This is especially true of Jake Gyllenhaal.

Unlike the other three actors, Jack is a well-known Hollywood star kid. Because his parents both work for film companies in Hollywood and have extensive connections, everyone in the industry advised Jack against taking on the role in "Brokeback Mountain." Later, the media even asserted that Jack was ruining his career and that "Brokeback Mountain" would completely destroy his prospects in Hollywood.

It was under such pressure that Jack resolutely took on the role in this production. Little did he know that instead of ruining his career, he gained an acting career because of this production. People no longer regarded him as a second-generation star or a pretty face, and he was given the title of "actor" for the first time.

Anson's reaction was completely unexpected. Annie looked Anson up and down again. "...Are you sure? Jack, we're talking about that Jack."

“Heh.” Anson chuckled. “Yes, I know, it’s Jack who secretly tried to steal Spider-Man’s job behind my back.”

Anne: "I thought you two weren't friends anymore."

Anson: "Yes, we are no longer friends; but we are not enemies either."

Annie didn't understand.

Anson said, "Honestly, I don't think there's anything wrong with him vying for the role of Peter Parker. Even if it weren't him, other actors would have done the same. As long as Sony Columbia makes a move, Hollywood agencies and actors won't miss the opportunity. That's the harsh reality."

“What I really regret is that he refused to tell me, he refused to let me know that Sony Columbia was backstabbing me, and that I was lying in a hospital bed.”

"So, we are not friends, but we are far from enemies either. There are no grudges or affections between us."

"This is just a normal, ordinary little episode in Hollywood, it happens every day."

Anne stared blankly at Anson.

This made Anson laugh. "So you've been agonizing over this all along? Worried that I might be unhappy if you and Jack work together?"

Anne shrugged gently. "If it were me, I'd be unhappy because Jack betrayed you, wouldn't I?"

“I don’t care whether Jack can get the role, but I can’t accept it when you’re lying in a hospital bed and he chooses to betray you.”

"And now I'm going to work with Jack? It feels a bit awkward."

"To be honest, because of this, I hesitated and even thought about whether to withdraw from the project."

(End of this chapter)