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

Chapter 438, The Patient

When Li Yun arrived at the film crew.

Everyone's first reaction was

young.

An amazing youthful appearance.

This astonishing youth contrasts sharply with his identity as a writer, director, and actor.

This striking contrast.

It's truly astonishing how such a young body has achieved so much.

Time will bestow talent upon a person.

Talent.

Most people need to accumulate experience over time to achieve something like this, but Li Yun accomplished it in a short period of time.

How can one not admire that?

Even Eddie Peng had to admit that Li Yun, as an actress, was someone she admired.

In the realm of entertainment, they are completely incomparable to him.

Acting is only one of his strengths.

But that's not all there is to him as someone in the industry.

His talent as a director and screenwriter is truly admirable.

From "Silenced" to "Let the Bullets Fly" and now "Dying to Survive".

This is Li Yun's third independent project, which he wrote, directed, and starred in himself.

A completely independent project, written, directed, and acted by the author.

"Silenced" won the uncrowned prize of Asian Cinema Window.

"Let the Bullets Fly" was a box office and award success, which can be said to have brought Li Yun to the position of a first-class director and a top-tier actor.

The level of brilliance is comparable to that of film superstars like Jiang Wen and Ge You.

With this trinity, Li Yun is now an absolute force to be reckoned with in the Chinese film and television industry.

Overall, it should be halfway up the mountain, where you can see the outlines of the people at the summit.

The outline of the mountain peak!

Many people spend their entire lives and are lucky if they can even see halfway up the mountain.

What about Li Yun? He can stand here and see the outline of the peak. Even Peng Yuyan is thinking that if Li Yun is given time, he will be able to pick up his camera and take a look at the view from the top of the mountain.

Maybe ten years, maybe twenty years.

But there is no denying that Li Yun is the most outstanding one in the new generation of film and television industry.

none of them

His opponents are all veteran film and television professionals.

"However, that is his overall achievement." Peng Yuyan thought to herself as she looked at Li Yun.

Even the strongest person can be impoverished.

Eddie Peng believes this, and now Li Yun seems to be focusing on filming and scriptwriting, not on acting.

As for me, I am focused on the path of acting, a path I am single-mindedly committed to without wavering.

Peng Yuyan has a clear understanding of the path she is about to take and knows the principles she is following.

Li Yun, given a script, he acts it out, hitting exactly where instructed; that's an actor's responsibility.

It doesn't matter if the script is bad.

There are no bad scripts, only bad actors. Even the worst script can have excellent actors and the acting skills they deliver.

In particular, "Dying to Survive" has a feel of an art film and character development.

There is definitely room for acting skills to shine.

At this moment, Peng Yuyan looked around.

Liu Qianqian, the acting skills of male and female actors are evaluated by different standards.

Wang Chuanjun, and Li Yun

This is the actor from "iPartment".

It's not that Eddie Peng looks down on actors who only act in TV dramas; she comes from an urban sitcom background. Isn't this just a big variety show?

The sitcoms used to have a bit of a stage play feel, but now they're just pure variety shows.

It seems a bit ridiculous to invite a variety show personality to act in a movie.

But it doesn't matter.

At this moment, Peng Yuyan was only looking at Li Yun. This time, Li Yun was the main person he was acting opposite, and also the person he could foresee acting opposite.

"Let me see what you're capable of."

At this time, in the capital city.

Wang Jinghua of Chengtian Jiahe was the founder of 89 Brokerage Culture Co., Ltd., and now serves as the CEO of Chengtian Jiahe.

He is a legendary agent in the industry, holding half of the Beijing entertainment circle. Now he has integrated the 89 Economic and Cultural Company and merged it into Chengtian Jiaheli, becoming one of the largest capital groups in the entire Beijing entertainment circle.

Back then, she had to rely on the Li family's influence and depend on her reputation as a role model of the times.

Now things are different. She has more resources and a stronger backer—the backer of the four truly top figures in the Beijing circle. Therefore, she, as a front woman, can hold half of the power in the Beijing circle.

Looking back on my life, I still have two regrets.

One regret is that she didn't recruit Li Yun back then—she was confident that she had discovered Li Yun's potential very early on.

Later, after Li Yun's potential was realized, she felt that recruiting her again was no longer cost-effective. However, Li Yun's continued success proved her wrong time and time again.

This young body seemed to possess boundless power.

It always manages to erupt at the right time.

Suddenly, he realized that he had become someone who could enter the field of vision of his backer, relying on his own abilities.

This Li Yun.

Not ants.

It is a fierce tiger.

A fierce tiger emerges from the mountain!

What makes people curious now is just how far this tiger who has emerged from the mountains can go. That is indeed something that makes people curious.

"What's wrong, Mr. Wang? You've reached this level of status, do you still need to worry about a tiger emerging from the mountains?" Tang Min from Tangren was standing next to him.

These two strong women, who admired each other, often got together to discuss the state of the Chinese entertainment industry. Their conversation flowed smoothly and humorously.

One is a front man in the Beijing circle, and the other is a powerful woman in the Shanghai circle.

"I feel like there's someone missing from our table," Tang Min said, stroking her chin.

"Who?"

Xie Qingya.

"Oh, that aloof young lady," Wang Jinghua thought of this famous ice beauty in the circle.

"She's not actually aloof; it's just that the path she's taken is too difficult and she's too stubborn. Actually, she's a pretty good person," Tang Min said with a slight smile.

She absolutely doesn't mind taking shortcuts, whether it's promoting popular celebrities or whatever, as long as there's profit to be made, she doesn't care.

This was a point of consensus between Tang Min and Wang Jinghua.

However, this is not what Xie Qingya wants to do; her ambition is to support productions that can compete in Hollywood.

Tang Min and Wang Jinghua both felt that this was impossible.

It's already quite an achievement to be able to explore and find your own space to survive in a limited market.

Her dream is great, and she is indeed a good "dreamer".

But this world is not simply driven by dreams.

"Dreamers... those kinds of people are really hard to deal with."

Wang Jinghua thought of something and said, both amused and exasperated, "However, it reminded me of someone."

"Who?"

"Do you remember that young man who acted with you in 'Chinese Paladin 1' back then? Eddie Peng."

"Oh, I remember, Tang Yu Xiaobao, he was quite popular back then, considered a pretty good young actor, and he's doing quite well now."

Tang Min knew about it: Operation Red Sea, Hidden Man, and Operation Mekong.

With three leading roles in top-tier films, his position should be secure.

It's not just his connections in Beijing's entertainment circle, but also the fact that he has the ability to match them, which is why he was able to get these roles.

"He is also an actor driven by his ideals. His ideal is to become a star in the sky, like Jackie Chan and Stephen Chow, who are truly loved by people."

"To be honest, I used to think that for this young man to choose this path in this day and age was a bit of a pipe dream. But it seems that after he acted in 'Lurking,' he became determined to follow this path and has come this far. Along the way, I have doubted him many times, but he just kept going."

At this moment, Wang Jinghua also found it unbelievable.

I also have some admiration for him.

"Isn't that great?" Tang Min teased, "You've struck gold! This is the potential of a star performer."

Although Tang Min is good at attracting attention, she knows what kind of people can make a company last.

Everyone longs for a truly talented person to be their "leader".

"I terminated my contract with him without receiving any compensation; it was a peaceful termination."

"what?"

This was something Tang Min hadn't expected. Wang Jinghua, who was always known for her sharp eye for people and her thirst for talent, would actually let go of a truly talented person who was clearly visible to the naked eye.

That's not like her at all.

"Can you tell me why?" Tang Min lit a cigarette for Wang Jinghua with great interest, wanting to hear her reasons.

"Perhaps when we first entered this industry, our initial intentions were completely different from now. Maybe I also want to see how far he can go if he stays true to himself. It would be a good thing for this industry."

Wang Jinghua lit a cigarette and watched the smoke swirl around her.

Regardless of the script of "Dying to Survive".

She inexplicably believed in Eddie Peng, who was so devoted to her.

She was definitely the most outstanding person.

At this moment, Li Yun looked at Peng Yuyan, who was thin as a rake and withered in appearance.

My abs are gone.

His prized physique, the very thing that captivated countless young women, was ruthlessly discarded by him.

They abandoned it without any hesitation.

Li Yun's impression of Peng Yuyan had always been that of a captivating beauty.

Its lethality towards women has reached an absolutely terrifying level.

In his previous life, he managed to win over both young and old.

She could do this simply because of her figure and looks.

They are people who are blessed with good fortune.

At this moment, his body was radiating a sense of 'weakness'.

It's not a weakness of temperament, but a weakness of body.

"You look pretty weak."

"Of course you'll feel weak if you lose weight through dieting," Peng Yuyan grinned. He had a million ways to lose weight, but he chose the one that made him feel the weakest.

A feeling of weakness that begins in the physical body.

"sharp."

Li Yun gave him a thumbs up, expressing her admiration for his dedication to his acting career.

How cruel.

At this moment, Peng Yuyan grinned.

"Thank you for the compliment. This small sacrifice is worthwhile to play the role well."

Wang Chuanjun, standing nearby, kept swallowing as he looked at Peng Yuyan, and his impression of her began to change.

Since you can't find the feeling of 'weakness', then make your body 'weak'.

A feeling of weakness emanating from the body itself.

but

At this moment, Li Yun looked at the somewhat smug Peng Yuyan with a slight smile.

"It's still not quite there."

Peng Yuyan's smile vanished.

Please advise.

"Um"

Li Yun didn't say a word.

ten seconds.

Twenty seconds.

Thirty seconds.

Get into character.

Illness

The feelings that illness brings to people.

Pain, weakness.

Li Yun didn't need to act to convey this feeling, because I had actually experienced it myself.

From the despair of discovering the disease, to going crazy, to being irritable and angry, to calmly accepting it.

From escaping reality, to actively seeking treatment, to the despair of being in a burn ward, where all you can hear is the spitting sound of the ventilator and the doctor's indifferent evaluation of your condition, as if you were evaluating a piece of pork.

And this piece of pork is about to die.

Painful limbs, dizziness—these things go against the will to survive.

I want to live.

But the physical pain made Li Yun cry out from the bottom of her heart—"Let me go, I want to be free."

I want to live.

I also want to die.

I don't want to be in pain.

I don't want to suffer.

Death—a feeling that time cannot erase. The wear and tear brought by time cannot take away that feeling.

It still feels like dying from illness.

The body goes from strong to weak, to being unable to control its own body, to being tormented, to feeling like it can neither live nor die.

Li Yun had experienced it all—and even now, thinking back on it, he can still vividly recall the near-death experience he had back then.

This is definitely not something worth remembering.

Right

It's instinct; as a human instinct, avoiding death is a matter of course.

Li Yun also loathed this, but if it could help his film...

damn it.

Even I think I'm crazy.

"Have you ever died?"

Peng Yuyan asked this somewhat ridiculous question out of the blue.

Even he himself found the question particularly ridiculous.

But he could clearly sense the smell of death emanating from Li Yun.

The way he conveyed it with his eyes just now.

Physical weakness, gradual progression, struggle, despair, death.

These emotions change within a minute.

Finally, it faded and died.

There were struggles and attempts to survive.

But none of it worked.

really.

Peng Yuyan felt ridiculous. He thought he had been ruthless enough to himself, using hunger to weaken his body.

But here's the conclusion: he knows he won't die, he knows he's alive and healthy, so that feeling is always a little lacking.

He could never find the feeling of death, never find the taste of fear.

Now he sees it.

In Li Yun.

I sensed that mixture of death and fear.

That kind of fear that comes from the end of life is perfectly embodied in Li Yun.

It gives people a certain feeling.

He had the feeling that he had absolutely dealt with death.

Moreover, it's an immersive experience.

Is he a monster?

How could this be acted out?

Li Yun became the subject of my observation in the patient group of "Dying to Survive".

By observing Li Yunlai portraying a weak patient.

In every action.

Li Yun seemed to be suffering from a terminal illness, even struggling to get a glass of water.

Such frailty, such weakness emanating from the very soul, was evident in every move Li Yun made.

He was really that weak.

He was so weak that everyone wondered if our director was really terminally ill.

Otherwise, you can't portray this feeling in an acting role.

There's absolutely no way to experience that feeling.

Li Yun is considered a "patient".

Everything you do here, even the act of drinking water.

They all revealed their weakness, until just before the machine was about to start.

When Li Yun was holding a glass of water, he was too weak to lift it, so the glass fell to the ground and shattered.

His skin and eyes both had a deathly pallor.

These characteristics are all telling others something.

Li Yun is about to die; his life is coming to an end. This film, "Dying to Survive," may become Li Yun's posthumous work, his last piece before the end of his life.

Correct.

He's going to die.

Li Yun is about to die.

This matter seems to have become a strange consensus within the production crew.

The real patients were shown to the entire cast and crew.

He was about to die.

Is it acting skills?

How could that be?

How could someone's acting skills be this good?

"What do you think will happen to our movie if our director dies?" Tan Zhuo, who plays the single mother Liu Sihui, whispered to Liu Qianqian.

"It's all just acting," Liu Qianqian said with a smile, but there was still a slight worry on her face.

"It's not acting. I've seen terminally ill patients before, and that's exactly the state they were in. They were dying, and their energy and spirit had been completely drained. I'll never forget that look."

Tan Zhuo seemed to still be somewhat shaken.

I'm afraid they really don't want to recall such things.

He is going to die.

Liu Qianqian was somewhat dazed at this moment, and was out of sorts all day.

What if Li Yun really has a terminal illness?

If he really wants to leave me.

I can no longer listen to him tell jokes, nor can I hear him talk about his favorite movies and characters.

There was no way to watch the fireworks he set off.

I can't cook a whole table of dishes and then ask him to rate which one is the worst.

Many things I wanted to do with him turned out to be pipe dreams.

Many promises have turned out to be empty bubbles.

Li Yun didn't seem to be on set today.