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

Chapter 122, The Feeling of the Character

At this moment.

When it came time to audition for the new police story.

The story of Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils continues to unfold in the world of martial arts.

Amidst the chaos and turmoil of the martial world, amidst the karmic entanglements and grudges in those stories.

Everything.

Li Yun is preparing for his audition for the new police story.

He was imitating the character brought to life by the script.

He was copying the image of a man named Guan.

At this moment, Li Yun thought of that strange young man.

Twisted and perverted, with no trace of humanity visible in their eyes or brows.

He is a bad person.

Moreover, its evil is pure.

If it is this strange young man.

Perhaps it can capture the feeling one has for A-Guan.

Through him.

Go and fulfill this role.

At this moment, Li Yun took the initiative to call out this personality.

"Hello there."

"Hmph, you summoned me so easily, do you still expect that old geezer to suppress me afterwards?" The sinister young man sneered, "I dare to kill anyone, don't think I won't touch you, I even dare to kill myself."

"Are you really willing to kill yourself?" Li Yun calmly looked at the sinister young man in front of him.

"Yeah, give me a chance. I can kill myself. How I kill myself, however I want? By suffocation or by bleeding?" The sinister young man stared at Li Yun maniacally, his mouth stretched wide open. "I don't care."

Very crazy and eccentric.

This is the initial impression this character gives—a kind of madness that disregards everything.

How can we portray this feeling of madness?

Okay, that might be the most crucial point about this character.

When a person lives in this world, some things are important and some things are not, if they care about everything.

That person will live a very tiring life.

But the opposite is also true.

If you don't care about anything.

If you don't even care about your own life.

He would not be controlled or bound by anything in this world; he would only sink into depravity according to his twisted desires.

How can someone be so indifferent to their own life?

At this moment, Li Yun, as if possessed, arrived on the rooftop and stood there.

Let the cold night wind blow against your face.

Beside him was this sinister young personality, who was bewitching Li Yun.

If Li Yun were to jump down because of this, he would surely feel great.

After all, he didn't even care about himself anymore.

Why would I care about Li Yun, who is the main subject?

"Look at this world, so many unsatisfactory and unpleasant things. You don't even have parents, you're all alone here, and you're also plagued by illness. You're lonely. Either you go and make a scene like us, or you just die." The sinister young man whispered to Li Yun.

At this moment, Li Yun looked at the towering building.

Once you take that first step, it will all be over.

Yes, just like he said, as long as you take that first step, all your troubles will disappear.

Life is full of troubles, so why live at all?

All sorts of thoughts lingered in Li Yun's mind.

then.

then.

He turned around and resolutely walked off the rooftop.

The strange young man stared in astonishment at Li Yun, who so decisively stepped off the rooftop, as if everything that had just happened was an act.

At this moment, Li Yun muttered to himself.

"Yes, that's the feeling of self-destruction. Oh, that's so true. Is this what you're feeling? I can relate. That little bit of pleasure in destroying yourself is so addictive."

"Since you feel the same way, why don't you jump down and end it all?" The sinister youth looked at Li Yun and shook his head in confusion.

"Because you're an idiot."

"No, for me, life may have many regrets, but it also has many things to experience and goals to achieve. It is precisely because my life has been unfortunate that I need to turn it into something good."

"Good things will always happen when you're alive."

As an action-packed film, New Police Story focuses entirely on the characters of Cheng Shilong and Xie Tingfeng.

In fact, all the attention was focused on them.

An arrogant and self-righteous veteran police officer, lacking intelligence, confidently leads his team to wipe out a notorious criminal gang.

As a result of insufficient intelligence, their entire force was wiped out by heavy weapons, plunging them into the lowest point of their lives.

This plunged his life into an absolute low point.

Meanwhile, Wu Yanzu was calmly and quietly looking at the script at home.

"This role wasn't difficult for me to handle."

Or rather, it's quite simple.

His own melancholic temperament is the best reflection of this character.

That's the best proof that I can fulfill this role.

"I have a feeling this role was tailor-made for you," said Mary, Wu Yanzu's manager, with a slight smile. "This opportunity to work with Cheng Shilong should be yours, right?"

"Not necessarily, Sister Mary. Edmond Chan is also suitable for this role. This rising star from Hong Kong is equally qualified to be my opponent." Wu Yanzu was still cautiously optimistic about himself.

Chen Guanxi, who shares a similar temperament but is more youthful and has a more boyish feel, is also a strong contender for the role.

In terms of appearance, the two are equally matched. If we had to choose one over the other, it would have to come down to their acting skills and understanding of the characters.

Let's compete on substance.

It all comes down to what's inside.

"Actually, we have another opponent this time named Li Yun, but this actor isn't much of a threat," Sister Mary said again.

The actor Li Yun has a resume entirely in mainland China, primarily acting in television dramas. His most recent television drama is Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils, in which he plays the role of Murong Fu.

And there are many disputes.

Wu Yanzu himself doesn't watch TV dramas much, nor is he particularly interested in TV drama actors.

"A TV personality?"

"I've acted in movies, but not many."

"It's probably just to make up the numbers," Wu Yanzu said with a slight smile. "We just need to keep an eye on Chen Guanxi."

There is an insurmountable barrier between television personalities and film personalities.

Someone who can act in TV dramas may not be able to act in movies; the difference between the big screen and the small screen is quite significant.

Perhaps they will achieve something in television dramas.

But for movies, a certain sense of camera presence is still necessary.

Wu Yanzu happened to have them, and he had a lot of them.

"The opportunity to work with Cheng Shilong is extremely rare, and this movie is 100% guaranteed to be a box office success."

"But whether you can gain a good reputation and generate buzz depends on the actors themselves."

At this time, at Emperor Entertainment.

Jiang Ling looked at Chen Guanxi with certainty, determined to win the role of A Guan in the new police story this time.

The main villain.

One characteristic of Cheng Shilong's movies is that everything revolves around him, from the script to the action sequences, all of which are his highlights.

In a movie, no second person can stand out.

So even though Cheng Shilong has a big reputation, those vying for roles are all newcomers who want exposure and to be promoted.

In fact, the production team of New Police Story felt the same way, so the audition invitations they sent out were all for new generation or mid-generation actors.

Everyone knows that the story revolves around Chengshilong.

Therefore, the control over other characters is relatively relaxed; as long as you can convey the general feeling, that's enough.

Therefore, whether other actors can gain attention under the spotlight of Jackie Chan truly depends on their own abilities.

Of course, while saying all this, getting the role is the most important thing.

Jiang Ling had Emperor Entertainment's screenwriters create a character design for Chen Guanxi, a character design that only suited him.

"Highlighting his indifference suits me well," Chen Guanxi said casually, looking at his script, the audition guide provided by Emperor Entertainment.

A cold-blooded, emotionless killer.

"Wu Yanzu wanted to project an aura of evil and gloom, which is his forte."

"You know that?"

"We're Emperor Entertainment, after all." Jiang Ling raised an eyebrow, a hint of pride in her expression.

Even before the Hong Kong film industry had completely declined, Emperor Entertainment remained an undisputed giant.

It's not that difficult to find out some things.

"An aura of evil and gloom? That does suit him quite well; that was my first impression." Chen Guanxi said calmly at this moment.

When I think of Wu Yanzu, the first thing that comes to mind is indeed gloom.

Of course, he was also handsome in a gloomy way.

This can be considered Wu Yanzu's advantageous temperament.

Chen Guanxi's strategy here is naturally to differentiate himself from competitors, emphasizing emotion and the lack of indifference.

That's where they need to stand out.

We still need to leverage our strengths and align them with our roles.

You can't afford to clash too much with your opponents.

"You've told us so much about Ah Zu, but what about Li Yun? He's our other rival."

At this moment, Chen Guanxi thought of Li Yun, the mainland actor who had been bothering him.

"He's no match for you at all; he's just here to make up the numbers. The last Infernal Affairs was just a coincidence."

"He's just a third-rate actor from mainland China."

"If we really have to categorize myself, aren't I second-rate myself?" Chen Guanxi shook his head and said, "There doesn't seem to be much difference between second-rate and third-rate, does it?"

"Why are you always fixated on that Li Yun? Compared to him, you're lowering your own status." Jiang Ling was somewhat speechless at Chen Guanxi's obsession.

There are differences even between second-rate and second-rate, not to mention the differences between second-rate and third-rate.

How can you compare a second-rate company like Emperor Entertainment with a second-rate company like a no-name brand?

Edison Chen is only a second-rate actor at Emperor Entertainment Group.

"This mainland actor was just lucky to be listed on the stock exchange. This time, he's a TV drama actor, and he comes from a no-name company."

Jiang Ling told Chen Guanxi not to dwell on it; Li Yun was just a runner-up, there was no need to even collect information about his audition.

At this moment, Chen Guanxi thought for a moment,

"But ultimately, setting aside all other factors, the actors are the most important element for a work of art."

Only Chen Guanxi still believes it.

Li Yun was also a major competitor in this audition.

"Fine, I'll just focus on doing my best. This time, I'll beat you in every way."

(End of this chapter)