I'm not mentally ill, I'm a master of a thousand faces!

Chapter 100, The Story Beneath the Crowded Blind Well

At this moment.

Li Yang received a phone call.

Of course, I readily agreed.

We weren't aiming for box office success, but it's a good thing that more people can enjoy it together.

"We'll arrange that."

"No need to make arrangements, they are all from Hong Kong, they will handle it themselves."

"Little Li, you still have friends in Hong Kong."

"I had a cameo role in a movie in Hong Kong and got to know some people there."

"Okay."

Li Yang smiled and gave a warm welcome.

The already meager audience for "Blind Shaft" wouldn't have changed its meager nature even with a few more people.

But having more popularity isn't a bad thing, even if it doesn't help anything, at least you'll feel happier, right?

Even the film media, well, there wasn't any film media at all. They were all friends invited by Li Yang, who just worked for Hong Kong entertainment news.

"Could Xiao Yuan and Xiao Li's friends also be actors?" Li Yiyang joked with a smile at this moment, "Maybe they can bring us some popularity."

"Haha, it happened in my dreams," Wang Erbao said with a laugh.

We're all third- or fourth-rate actors.

There are also barriers to communication between actors. How could Li Yun, a small-time actor, possibly know an actor who could influence the box office success of Blind Shaft?

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However, Wang Erbao and Li Yiyang were quite happy.

After all, it's good to have more people supporting you.

That's not bad.

Li Yang, however, didn't take it to heart and quietly waited for his Blind Shaft to be shown.

Looking at the popularity of "Infernal Affairs 2" playing in theaters next door, Li Yang was quite envious.

However, the popularity of the "Infernal Affairs 2" crew next door is something that can't be envied here.

At this moment.

Li Yun also received a group invitation from the movie-watching group for "Infernal Affairs 2".

Liu Qiangwei, Liang Chaowei, and Liu Dehua were all dressed casually here.

"I never expected the three of us would end up watching a movie at some obscure little-known film studio." Leung Chiu-wai was slightly amused and exasperated that two of Hong Kong's biggest stars were here to serve him.

"Sometimes watching art films is nice," Liu Dehua said with a slight smile. "We should probably continue down this path in the future."

To become a true superstar and reach the pinnacle of one's career.

Art films require acting skills and awards to prove them.

Commercial films need to be box office draws and have memorable characters.

"Infernal Affairs" leans more towards a commercial film. Although it has strong artistic attributes, its ultimate nature is still that of a commercial film.

"Hmm, you're right."

Liang Chaowei paused for a moment, thinking, what kind of good script could be for an art film that could get Li Yun to star?

At this time, Li Yun also received Liang Chaowei, Liu Qiangwei, and Liu Dehua.

"senior."

"Hey, can you give me a spoiler? What kind of role do you play in 'Blind Shaft'?" Liu Dehua teased.

This is the most shabby part of "Blind Shaft"—there isn't even a decent poster, which shows that the entire crew was struggling financially.

A shabby movie theater, a shabby film crew.

"Shouldn't he be a character full of youthful energy?" Li Yun thought for a moment, wondering if that was how Yuan Fengming should be described.

"Full of youthful vibes" Liu Qiangwei thought about it carefully, but he couldn't imagine Li Yun looking so youthful.

He only remembered Liu Jianming's crazy and gloomy appearance.

I never would have guessed he looked so youthful.

All I remember is that crazy look on his face.

Liang Chaowei hadn't expected that Li Yun, with his youthful appearance, was someone he only remembered as Liu Jianming.

Or rather, he couldn't break free from Liu Jianming's impression of him.

"Let's go, we'll find out after we see the movie," Liu Dehua said with a smile, as he walked into the shabby movie theater.

"It's been a long time since I've watched a movie in such a shabby movie theater."

At this moment, Liu Dehua smiled.

When he entered the movie theater, when he, Liu Qiangwei, and Liang Chaowei went in.

"Xiao Li, you, you, you, you..." Li Yang had originally called out to Li Yun, but then he noticed three people following behind Li Yun.

After seeing them, I couldn't even speak properly.

Holy crap, who are these three people they brought?

Liu Qiangwei, Liu Dehua, Liang Chaowei?

Wang Erbao and Li Yiyang were also taken aback.

"These three"

"Yes, he's a friend I brought," Li Yun said with a smile.

"I didn't expect your friend to be so important." At this moment, Li Yang was genuinely surprised.

The friends in that circle are quite influential.

"Do you have some kind of strange background?"

"How could that be? If I had connections, I could become a drifter in Hengdian." Li Yun looked at Li Yang with a wry smile.

At this point, Li Yang truly couldn't understand it.

But at this moment.

The movie "Blind Shaft" has also started.

The scene depicts poverty, with a shaky camera positioned beneath a dark chimney.

It possesses all the characteristics of a low-budget film.

But for Liu Qiangwei, this is not a drawback; the texture of this handheld camera actually adds to the sense of realism.

If the subject matter and content of this movie are down-to-earth enough.

That would be an advantage.

Then, right from the start, Li Yang was struck by lightning.

Tang Chaoyang and Song Jinming, in the dim and cramped blind well, used hoes to strike the victim's head.

There were no bloody scenes.

But it absolutely sends chills down your spine.

At least Liu Qiangwei, Liu Dehua, and Liang Chaowei, who watched the film, all felt that chilling coldness from this set of scenes.

Evil nature.

The movie gave them an initial impression of being sinister.

For tens of thousands of yuan.

They buried the lives of others.

Even their ashes were flushed down the toilet.

The urn was carelessly tossed into a garbage dump.

It vividly demonstrates the malice of the naked truth.

It displays greed to the fullest extent.

Under the blind well.

Greed is sin.

Everything was magnified in the darkness.

"These two acted really well."

Liu Qiangwei said tactfully.

To put it bluntly, these two don't look like they're acting.

Tang Chaoyang, in particular, is the epitome of evil.

Originally, it was located beneath this dark, blind well.

But then a beam of light appeared.

This beam of light is called Yuan Fengming.

When I saw this somewhat simple-minded boy come out.

Liu Dehua was somewhat taken aback.

Youthful spirit.

It's actually true.

Wearing an old blue and white school uniform that clearly didn't fit him well, his eyes held a mixture of curiosity, confusion, and longing for the big city.

Liang Chaowei was shocked.

"Is this really Leonardo DiCaprio?"

Is this really the deranged Lau Kin-ming?

No one could possibly connect Liu Jianming and Yuan Fengming.

They were actually played by the same person?

Liu Qiangwei was the most shocked.

He saw two characters with completely different attributes.

Li Yun.

He is Liu Jianming.

It's not just Liu Jianming.

When Yuan Fengming joined the mine.

Everyone watching the film felt a bit anxious.

Is this innocent boy about to suffer another terrible fate?

That's how it was supposed to be, but Yuan Fengming's purity was like a ray of light that illuminated Song Jinming's heart, giving this criminal, who had lost all humanity, a new lease on life.

The appearance of this beam of light.

However, this led to the criminal duo gradually going their separate ways.

Song Jinming's repeated delays were also a test of his own humanity. In the end, his accomplice Tang Chaoyang, who had lost all humanity, wanted to take him down with him into the blind well.

In the end, both criminals died in the blind well.

Finally, it burned to ashes under the black chimney.

Right and wrong, success and failure, all turn to nothing in the end; in the end, it's all for naught.

At this moment, Yuan Fengming looked at the black chimney and held two boxes of ashes in his hands, feeling somewhat lost.

The movie ends abruptly here.

To make all the viewers feel the same way as Yuan Fengming.

I felt a little confused while watching the movie.

It ended with a sense of confusion.

What is the director trying to express?

It seems quite clear.

It is in the darkness, in places where no one can see, that evil arises, and the misfortune born of greed breeds.

The film is full of satire, and in some places it feels like it's overdone, but isn't the art of film precisely about exaggeration?

To portray an exaggerated image.

To evoke emotions in the audience.

"This is a good movie." Liu Dehua paused for a moment and then said, "At least I won't forget the last scene this week, the boy's confused eyes under the dark, black chimney."

"Hmm, his acting is really good." Liang Chaowei didn't hold back his praise at this moment. He really thought Li Yun's acting talent was a bit terrifying.

Liu Jianming and Yuan Fengming.

They definitely don't look like actors.

Absolutely not.

At this moment, Liu Qiangwei truly regretted it.

Such acting skills are explosive.

If you're going to cast him in Infernal Affairs 2, you'll have to give him way too many scenes.

"Just play your normal game." Li Yun said with a faint smile, his eyes clear, his mind perfectly at ease.

This is just normal performance.

Hearing this, Liu Qiangwei regretted it even more; this promising talent was truly...

Not only was Yuan Fengming's performance impressive, but Li Yiyang and Wang Erbao's "natural" performances were also quite strong.

Director Li Yang is truly skilled at casting.

"Thank you for your praise, seniors." Director Li Yang took a deep breath. After all, it was his debut film, and he always had his own concerns and anxieties.

But when these industry veterans lavish praise upon him...

This greatly boosted director Li Yang's confidence.

What shocked him even more was that Li Yun was actually able to bring these three big names along.

How did Li Yun manage to make these three friends in Hong Kong's social circles? That's quite a lot of influence.

When the premiere of the film ended, the news that Andy Lau and his two companions had attended the premiere of Blind Shaft would not have been completely missed.

The news spread quietly.

But regardless, it seems that Li Yang, who doesn't seem to care much about box office performance, has taken a different approach this time.

Is the box office starting to pick up a little?

Because Li Yun brought Liu Qiangwei and two others with him.

Li Yun already had some popularity in Hong Kong media circles because of the release of Infernal Affairs II.

Blind wells are starting to gain more attention.

More people have come to know the story beneath this cramped, blind well.

(End of this chapter)