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

Chapter 248, He is a Manchu Han Imperial Feast

[Sending off: Jimmy]

[Reward: Certified Public Accountant (CPA) skills]

[Character Disguise +10]

"A gang member for a time, a gang member for life. Do you think those labels are so easy to remove? Wanting the benefits of the gang without wanting to bear the consequences? There's no such thing as a free lunch. Don't be so greedy. What goes around comes around."

Certified Public Accountant's Competence

How should I put it? If I stop acting, I'll make a living using this.

As for "pretending one's temperament," it roughly means being able to conceal a part of one's inherent temperament.

This is somewhat useful.

Like the previously acquired noble and domineering attributes.

Some roles don't require that, so you can use your demeanor and ability to disguise yourself to hide it.

Like Jimmy, he used wisdom to cover up his true nature, including greed and ruthlessness.

it works.

It's extremely useful!

The TV series "Hey Society" is still filming.

Although the "finale" part of the filming has been completed, many supporting characters' storylines were not finished, such as Big Head, Dongguan Boy, and even the airplane's storyline was not completed.

Li Yun and Ren Dahua were the first to finish filming.

These two are the two biggest winners in "Election" and "Peace is Precious".

That's what they say, that they're the biggest winners, but actually...

There are no winners in this movie.

Perhaps the winners will be the people of Hong Kong?

This is also one of the main themes of Du Qifeng's film: none of these gang members have a good ending. People like Fei Xue and Fei Ji are already showing Du Qifeng mercy. After all, those two...

at this time.

Du Qifeng threw a small wrap party for Li Yun and Ren Dahua, the great actor.

Of course, the main purpose was to entertain Ren Dahua, the great movie star.

"Your acting was truly superb. I can't wait to see you perform on screen." Du Qifeng was also flushed from drinking.

Ren Dahua, a renowned actor, delivered a stellar performance.

It was truly spectacular!

He possessed incredibly profound skill.

Off-screen, he became quite refined.

At this moment, Ren Dahua smiled slightly.

"Filming this movie, 'The Gangster,' was very enjoyable. Tony Leung Ka-fai was a great opponent. If possible, I'd like to go fishing with him again to relive that feeling."

Ren Dahua's words caused a burst of laughter.

"I'm afraid Leung Ka-fai won't be willing to go fishing with you for a while," Ye Youhai joked.

At this moment, Li Yun smiled slightly.

"Who goes fishing without a helmet?"

"Hahaha"

Who goes fishing without a helmet? — Big D learned this the hard way.

"Actually, I feel like I'm serious."

After a moment's thought, Ye Youhai said, "Actually, I quite like fishing too, but next time I go fishing, I'll probably think about wearing a helmet."

I'm not kidding.

Instead, after watching that scene, Ye Youhai felt a chill run down his spine from the bottom of his heart.

I felt a chill.

Even knowing that he filmed it himself, knowing that it was fake, all acting, that kind of acting still left a psychological shadow on Ye Youhai.

An acting style that genuinely gave him a phobia of fishing.

Ye Youhai certainly knew that this was an expression of acting skills!

But knowing is one thing, but his inner feelings do not deceive him.

He was just scared.

I don't want to go fishing.

and also.

The fishing trip with Renda Hua.

I reckon no one else present would dare to do that.

At this moment, Zhang Jiahui came to Li Yun.

"Want a drink?"

"Okay." Li Yun smiled. He had originally intended to take the red wine, but put it down after taking half of it and picked up the beer instead: "This is better."

Zhang Jiahui was stunned for a moment.

By the way, he's not Jimmy anymore.

And I am still the 'airplane'.

"You're very capable," Zhang Jiahui said after a pause, "I was too narrow-minded."

Although Zhang Jiahui and Li Yun didn't have much private interaction on set, Li Yun was unaware of Zhang Jiahui's previous opinion of him.

But this future movie star probably had some reservations about himself before.

But it doesn't matter.

Li Yun smiled faintly.

"If you don't have the skills, you'll be a laughing stock if you try to play these challenging roles."

"Actually, it's not like there aren't any. When I was young, I saw too many people who didn't live up to their reputation," Zhang Jiahui joked. "Including myself back then, I was one of those people. When I was least capable, I carried the most expectations and honors."

Zhang Jiahui was groomed by Fatty Wong to be the next Stephen Chow.

He made sure he had all the resources he needed.

Back then, he was the person he himself claimed to be, and he endured too much gossip and slander.

It is through enduring humiliation and hardship that we have come to this point.

The character of the airplane is presented as a result of his painful and transformative experience.

Li Yun was somewhat surprised.

Then raise your hand to pick up the beer.

"Cheers."

"Cheers."

After clinking glasses, Zhang Jiahui joked, "The way you chop people up is really terrifying, it doesn't look like you're acting at all."

Is that what you mean?

Li Yun revealed the same expression he had when he was chopping people up in front of Jiaqian Ge, exactly the same, a complete replica.

Zhang Jiahui almost spat out his beer after taking a sip.

Holy crap, that's terrifying.

"You did it on purpose."

"Hahaha, just joking around at the dinner table, don't take it seriously," Li Yun laughed.

But such a performance did indeed shock Zhang Jiahui.

What type of actor is he?

Judging from his performance during filming, he seemed to be completely immersed in the role.

Moreover, the level of immersion is extremely deep; without such profound immersion, it would be impossible to achieve that level of expressiveness.

But now he seems to do it effortlessly, as if it were something from the methodology school.

"I really don't understand you anymore. This is the first time in so long that I've seen an actor like you."

On the other side of the table, the director team, including Du Qifeng and Simon Yam, were bragging.

"Let me tell you, no matter what kind of movie it is next time, it will be very difficult to get an all-star lineup like ours. The Hong Kong film market is a thing of the past."

"I'm always thinking, what will happen to our Xiangjiang film market if Stephen Chow and Jackie Chan, two actors with such box office appeal, retire? It'll be finished!"

The last Kung Fu vs. New Police Story was definitely a mini-peak in Hong Kong's box office, with two top-tier figures with box office appeal leading the charge.

The two films accounted for 80% of the box office during that period.

This box office appeal is terrifying.

What was thought to be a resurgence turned out to be a small swan song.

Du Qifeng has provided some data here: in almost every release period, foreign films have accounted for 70% of the box office in Hong Kong.

People are no longer discussing those well-known old Hong Kong stars.

Instead, it was a green giant, a spider-man swaying through the streets and alleys on his spiderwebs.

Even art films, a genre that can only be used to win awards in China, can make a fortune at the box office when they are made abroad.

Times have really changed, and for the worse.

"Their so-called art films are nothing but talk of freedom and democracy—that utter nonsense and hypocrisy. And these kids just happen to like that stuff. They're subtly trying to change the minds of Hong Kong people through their art. They're really wicked!"

"Americans and British golden gorillas are exactly the same."

Du Qifeng blushed as she spoke.

Whether or not it's good to vent.

The Hong Kong film market is now a thing of the past.

He alone couldn't change anything. Even Stephen Chow and Jackie Chan couldn't change anything.

Cut it.

After being taken advantage of a couple of times, you'll get used to it.

Of course, this was just a casual remark, since some of the people present had elders who were knights of the British Empire.

A Chinese jazz musician, haha.

More discussion returned to the film "Hey Society".

Let's return to the film itself.

At this moment, Ren Dahua stood up and excused himself.

"I'm going to find our Mr. Li. Please excuse me for a moment."

"It's alright, Mr. Rendahua, why don't you go find your appetizer first?" Du Qifeng had sobered up a bit by now and stopped saying those discouraging things.

Saying discouraging things won't help.

"By the way, you've been staring at your side dishes ever since the meal started, why don't you go find him?"

Excuse me.

At this moment, Zhang Jiahui had drunk a few glasses of wine and his mind was still a mess. He was still struggling with whether Li Yun was an immersive actor or a method actor.

He's so weird.

"Mr. Ren."

"You don't mind if I sit next to you, do you?"

"Please." When Zhang Jiahui saw Ren Dahua arrive, he became more alert. Ren Dahua was a big shot in Hong Kong.

I am a very high-ranking person, both in terms of social status and industry standing.

"Want a drink?"

"I will not be negligent." Li Yun smiled slightly and raised his wine glass.

However, at this moment, Ren Dahua stared at Li Yun and said.

"I'm not going to drink with you, I'm going to drink with Zhanmi."

Zhang Jiahui was somewhat taken aback. Looking at Ren Dahua's serious eyes, he didn't seem to be drunk at all.

Li Yun shook her head and said.

"I'm right here."

"Really?" Ren Dahua smiled and said, "Then let's drink together, cheers."

Their wine glasses clinked together.

Li Yun downed a glass of beer in one gulp, while Ren Dahua, still a bit disappointed, was holding a glass of red wine.

It looks a bit odd to clink glasses of red wine and beer together.

But it also seems so natural.

After finishing his drink, Ren Dahua turned and left, returning to his own table.

"I hope we'll have the opportunity to collaborate again in the future...and I hope we can have more scenes together next time."

When he returned, the famous actor's face was flushed.

"How come you turned into this state after just one trip to see the vegetables?" Du Qifeng looked at Simon Yam's flushed face with some astonishment.

Is this because he drank too much?

This was the first time he had seen this gentleman with such an expression.

So greedy.

A greedy expression that made his face flush red.

There's one thing you might be mistaken about.

"He's not an appetizer."

"He is the master of the Manchu Han Imperial Feast."

At this moment, under Du Qifeng's shocked gaze.

Ren Dahua drooled from the corner of his mouth.

That was definitely the expression on someone's face when they saw a Manchu Han Imperial Feast.

The expression on his face suggests he wants to devour it completely!

(End of this chapter)