I'm not a drama freak, I can really see through the script

Chapter 82, 'Fake Effort'

On the other hand, Li Xuan picked up a Cantonese +1 skill (mastery of swear words) on the set of "Tactical Unit".

Now Li Xuan is proficient in all the knowledge from Binzhou, to twisting, to lin, to drying abalone.

Knowledge enters the brain in an unexpected way
When reporting to the crew of "Infernal Affairs", Li Xuan felt that compared with the crew in mainland China, the crew in Hong Kong was more "shorter and more compact".

The total number of people is only about thirty people.

Even the crew of "Looking for the Gun" has nearly a hundred people, so "Infernal Affairs" is indeed short and concise.

Li Xuan's arrival also drew a bit of attention from the other crew members, who were all a bit curious about what it was about this guy who had gotten Andy Lau to recommend him to the company.
Looks ordinary handsome.

Yes, he is just mediocre in handsomeness. This seemingly contradictory statement actually states the truth.

Unlike Chen Guanxi, who has a natural temperament at first glance, he looks like a ruffian at first glance, while Jinfeng looks like a melancholy cool guy at first glance.

Li Xuan's temperament is not the kind that can be seen at a glance. To put it nicely, he is very malleable, to put it bluntly, he has no characteristics.

"No wonder you like him, hahahaha, they're so similar in this respect."

Zeng Zhiwei next to him teased Andy Lau next to him without any care.

No one here dares to say that Andy Lau is ordinary, but as a friend, Eric Tsang can indeed speak without restraint.

Andy Lau smiled slightly. It was true that among the Four Heavenly Kings of Hong Kong, he was the one who gradually rose to prominence through hard work. In the beginning, he was even jokingly called a person who was just there to make up the numbers.

But later, he proved that he was not just one of the Four Heavenly Kings.
"Hello, seniors."

At this time, Li Xuan took the initiative to go up and say hello, probably knowing how he got this opportunity.

It was the last time when he was on "Big Man, Big Wisdom" that Andy Lau took a liking to him and gave him this opportunity. As half of the investor of "Infernal Affairs", he made a strong recommendation. Even director Liu Weiqiang's choice was largely due to Andy Lau's recommendation.

When a few people were getting close to each other, they asked Li Xuan why he came just now. Li Xuan said embarrassedly that he had gone to make a guest appearance in "Tactical Unit" during the day.

This made everyone present a little unbearable. It seems that you just played a policeman and now you play a gangster. Isn't it a bit weird?

Liu Weiqiang looked helpless, and it was not sure what to say. This could not be considered overlapping roles. After all, the role of young Liu Jianming was not that many, with only a few shots. It would take a week at most to shoot. Of course, this role was still very important. After all, he was the leading male role when he was young. Was he also the leading male role?
Just consider this as doing Liu Dehua a favor while calculating the cost and controlling the impact.

The problem is not big.

At this time, Liang Chaowei also came here to look at the young man Li Xuan.

What kind of person is the only mainland actor here?

"You look unfamiliar."

Tony Leung Chiu-wai left this sentence, so actually we should not be unfamiliar with each other at all, we were right next to you when we were filming "Hero".

I even acted in a scene with you.

But how could Tony Leung Chiu-wai remember the unknown person in "Hero" at that time, but this time he had to remember it.

The younger version of this "enemy" in his script.

This time, I am no longer an unknown person, and you have to remember me.

Liu Jianming's scene will be filmed tomorrow. Although there are only a few scenes in total, Li Xuan still quietly took over his own script.

The other members of the crew also started to get busy, preparing for Liu Jianming and Chen Yongren.

They are the core of the script, a police undercover in the gang, and a gang undercover in the police.

Three years and three years, it’s been nine years, boss!

The pile of vinegar on the rooftop is the purpose of this plate of dumplings in Infernal Affairs.

I played the young Liu Jianming.

[Liu Jianming (young) requires three Acting slots and two Mental Strength slots]
When Li Xuan took the role, he already knew the requirements for simulating Liu Jianming, including three acting skills and mental strength. The difficulty of simulating this role well was comparable to that of the stuttering Liu Qi.

Improving the character's flesh and blood can reduce the difficulty.

In other words, the more thorough and profound your understanding of the character is, the easier it is to immerse yourself in it. This is probably why less acting skills are needed.

At this time, Li Xuan took out paper and pen, his eyes were extremely serious.
"A small-time thug wants to become a high-ranking official in the police force. What kind of awareness does he need to have? Or what characteristics does he possess that would qualify him for such a position?"

Li Xuan was thinking about it.

While choosing to start copying.

Under his own brushstrokes.

Write a brief biography of him.

This seemed strange or even funny to others.

damn it.

Just a gangster.

Is there any biography that can be written?

Forget about writing any character biographies. Just be thankful that the police style from Patlabor isn't brought in and the characters get confused.

Although most of the crew members did not object to Li Xuan writing a biography for Liu Jianming, they actually felt a little amused.

This is just a small-time gangster who appears in a few shots. What kind of biography can be written about him?

Liu Jianming is really interesting after his middle age.

When Liu Jianming was young, he only appeared in a few transitional shots.

"This kid seems to be working really hard. He's just a minor character who doesn't deserve any attention. Who is he trying to show off to when he's acting so seriously, right?"

At this moment, Yu Wenle was standing next to Chen Guanxi, laughing happily.

In Yu Wenle's words, his appearance is completely inferior to yours. Of course, I'm not talking about how handsome he is, but how well his appearance fits the role.

If the two people stand together, Chen Guanxi definitely looks more like a gangster and a gangster. This is not a derogatory term, but a compliment.

Some people are born generals, some are born gangsters, but Chen Guanxi has the temperament of a gangster, a kind of ruffian spirit.

This role seemed tailor-made for him.

But it's a bit funny that even the tailor-made characters can be lost.

In Yu Wenle's words, maybe this mainland kid seems to be more hardworking than you? Maybe that's why Andy Lau took a liking to him.

what.

Yu Wenle was laughing at Chen Guanxi right beside him because losing the role was funny enough in itself.

At this time, Chen Guanxi was staring at Li Xuan not far away. He really couldn't see how this guy in front of him was stronger than himself.

It is obvious that from the perspective of matching the character's temperament, I should be the most suitable one.

"If the crew chose him because he was a fake hard worker, then I would be glad I didn't join him."

Chen Guanxi replied to Yu Wenle in a sarcastic tone.

Yu Wenle's mouth twitched. He was unable to refute and no longer paid any attention to this "enemy". He went to prepare his role.

Wait, you continue to stay in the crew and don't leave. When you see my acting skills become amazing, you will know the difference between us!
"In fact, I admire him more and more for his hard work. Even if it's just for others to see, as long as there are some gains, that's enough."

King Liu looked at Li Xuan with more and more admiration. In the past, someone had also said that his efforts were "fake".

Maybe there was some pretense at the beginning, but as time went by, until now, countless false efforts have created a strong self.

Even if it's just a little bit of growth each time.

That is also growth.

Zeng Zhiwei is also one of the few people in the crew who agrees with Andy Lau's attitude. He even doesn't think that Li Xuan is doing useless work.

For the crew.

It's just a character for a few shots.

But for "Infernal Affairs".

This is the first half of Liu Jianming's life.

What was Liu Jianming's first half of his life like?

At this time, as Li Xuan was writing
His image gradually became clearer.

The image of a gangster, who had lived in Temple Street since childhood and was used to seeing all kinds of people, began to blur and change before his eyes.

At this moment, Li Xuan felt like he was in Temple Street. There were all kinds of people here, nosy women, pimps, and the words spoken by each of them were a thousand times dirtier than what Fei Xue said, but this way of speaking seemed to have become a daily routine here.

My name is Liu Jianming, and this is the land where I was born and raised.

My mom is a prostitute and my dad is a gangster.

So, I am also a gangster.

The gangsters in Temple Street.

By the time I was old enough to understand, I had no idea who had hacked my father to death on the street. Maybe he blocked the knife for the eldest brother, or maybe the eldest brother used him to block the knife, but it didn't matter anymore, it wasn't a big deal.

Isn’t this the end of the Young and Dangerous guys who put loyalty first?

The boss, who is obsessed with profit, taught people to be loyal, but in the end he is the boss when it comes to dividing territory and women, and he is the younger brother when it comes to taking the blame.

But there's nothing we can do about it.

Because the boss is the boss, everyone abides by this rule. If you are not loyal to the boss, your survival in Temple Street will be very miserable.

So, I am also "loyal".

The stench of the sewers rushed straight to my head, a mixture of male and female body fluids, and even a hint of corpses. Was it because of the excessive flour? Perhaps, here, the ways of death are always strange.

After all, this is the dirtiest and most down-to-earth place in this "Four Asian Tigers" city.

I'm used to the taste.

But just because I'm used to this taste doesn't mean I will accept it.

Dim Temple Street.

Rats and cockroaches in a filthy mire.

Watching the boss drinking, eating meat, playing with women, and living in a high-rise building.

Watching the younger brothers rushing to the front to block the knife for the boss out of loyalty, but their lives are in danger and they can't even afford to live in a coffin house. They can only hang out with the dirtiest nosy women and live with flour. It won't be surprising if they die in front of a sewer from excessive flour or injuries.

I looked up.

I stretched my hands toward the sky.

Occasionally.

I'm fantasizing too.

I want to escape from this quagmire, become the boss, and be the superior person.

(End of this chapter)