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

Chapter 310, What is Faith?

The project "Let the Bullets Fly" is in the planning stages.

Li Yun and Jiang Wen are working together, but we'll have to wait until he finishes organizing everything before we can proceed.

Jiang Wen also greatly admired Li Yun's energy.

They're practically animals.

It was only at this moment that Li Yun realized that the "Let the Bullets Fly" project was far more difficult than the "Melting Pot" project.

Compared to Jiang Wen's current team.

I couldn't fully take on the responsibility of filming this movie.

"There's nothing I can do; I just can't find the right people or actors."

Jiang Wen shrugged.

Yes, if we count the timeline, "Let the Bullets Fly" was prepared many years in advance.

At this time, Jiang Wen did not yet possess the abilities he would later acquire.

And fame.

It also has appeal.

We can't afford to drag such a team along.

Actually, "Let the Bullets Fly" was released late back then.

The Chinese entertainment film market had been dominated for many years, and one blockbuster like "Let the Bullets Fly" was not enough to save the entire film market.

It wasn't until the release of "Dying to Survive" and "The Wandering Earth" that the entire film market reversed its downward trend.

Li Yun, however, was lost in thought.

The most distinctive feature of "Let the Bullets Fly" is that it appeals to both highbrow and lowbrow tastes.

Ordinary people find amusement in this.

A refined person values ​​inner qualities.

This is also why, in Li Yun's mind, "Let the Bullets Fly" is one of the best movies he has ever seen.

It can be appreciated by both the refined and the common people.

That would truly be an excellent movie.

"I really want to use him to gain fame and fortune as soon as possible."

Li Yun thought.

Perhaps only "Silenced" made a name for itself.

Only by gathering the resources for "Let the Bullets Fly" on my own can I achieve this.

"A spy drama? That's good. I know the guy who directed 'Lurking.' Apart from being a bit eccentric, he doesn't seem to have any other problems. It's a project that Director Qing's team collaborated with Southern TV, so it can be considered a cross-industry work."

After Lu Zhengguang learned that Li Yun had taken on the role in "Lurking".

This also expressed support.

The subject matter is challenging.

It tests acting skills, expressiveness, and comprehension.

Excellent spy dramas can express the theme of "faith".

This is Lu Zhengguang's standard for judging whether a spy drama is excellent. So far, there are very few anti-Japanese war dramas or spy dramas that meet his standards.

If there is no sense of 'faith'.

Then espionage becomes meaningless.

Deep behind enemy lines, people of the same ethnicity but with different stances.

A belief that fights for different ideas.

"Does Xiao Li have any religious beliefs?" Lu Zhengguang wondered at this moment.

Even if Li Yun successfully finished filming "The Young Students" and played one of the Three Friends of Xiangjiang.

Lu Zhengguang couldn't tell whether Li Yun had any religious beliefs.

All that can be seen is that Li Yun is an excellent actor, a genius actor with absolute talent.

But the feeling of faith.

It doesn't depend on the artist's skills.

The production team of "Lurking" actually had many problems.

The problem is that his resource positioning is in an awkward position.

This kind of script is clearly a playground for middle-aged actors, and also features some veteran actors.

Peng Yuyan.

A new generation of male actors.

This project was indeed attractive to him personally.

Wang Jinghua even thought he was sick.

That's absolutely insane.

It's not that there's anything wrong with Eddie Peng going to the "Lurking" production team, but rather that he's genuinely working on his acting skills.

I've already been cast in the "Lurking" production team.

He was an information officer at the transportation station.

Peng Yuyan's role in the Tianjing Military Intelligence Bureau is not good enough. Even if he were forced to go, he would be completely overshadowed by the veteran actors.

And yet, I'm still disappointed.

Wang Jinghua was actually a bit speechless.

They are actors of what level, and you are actors of what level. This is a big stage for the middle generation to shine.

You can just use some scraps to mix in, that'll be enough.

There aren't that many twists and turns.

"Middle-aged actors, new generation actors, and veteran actors—these three distinct fields are especially clear-cut in CCTV scripts, where veteran actors, new generation actors, and middle-aged veteran actors are clearly distinguished," Wang Jinghua pondered. "If you, as a new generation actor, go there, to put it bluntly, you're just asking for trouble."

找虐

That's a very cruel statement.

The result is that you don't gain anything, you get outplayed by others, and you end up feeling frustrated.

"If it's Li Yun, he'll definitely be in the scenes at Tianjing Station," Peng Yuyan said softly.

Li Yun, Li Yun, and Li Yun again.

Wang Jinghua now feels a strange pressure whenever she hears this name.

She was even a little afraid of the name Li Yun.

After all, this young generation has been slapping her in the face time and time again.

Stop hitting me, please stop hitting me.

But here, Wang Jinghua still insists on being stubborn once again.

"If he goes to act in the scenes at Tianjing Station, just wait and see how he fares. These kinds of small-scale dramas have a lot of close-up shots; even the slightest flaw will make him look inferior."

Wang Jinghua couldn't help but say this at this moment.

"His acting skills are truly impressive."

After experiencing "The Return of the Condor Heroes," Wang Jinghua had to admit that Li Yun's acting skills were...

His acting possesses a powerful beauty; among the younger generation, at least for now, none of the most favored actors in various circles surpass Li Yun.

There is an absolute understanding of one's own way of performing.

Li Yun

Given time, he may indeed be able to carve out his own niche and become a TV King and Movie King.

However, there has always been a gap between the middle generation and the new generation.

If it were a typical second-rate mid-career player, Li Yun could easily suppress them.

But the middle-aged generation of CCTV actors who will appear in "Lurking" are all top-notch talents and future veteran actors.

Rather than acting skills, they are more like a natural expression that they can control.

Good acting skills are something many people may have, but those who can maintain a natural and flawless performance in long takes are truly rare.

In addition, there's Li Yun's approach to immersive acting.

Perhaps his condition will fluctuate for a while?

It's hard to say for sure about this.

"Alright, he might not even go on 'Lurking'. This script is a hot potato, and I heard the director isn't exactly a normal person either," Wang Jinghua shook her head.

Then, the next day, the news proved her wrong.

The production team for "Lurking" has been officially announced.

Li Yunlai plays Yu Zecheng, the male lead!

"The crew of 'Lurking'?"

At this moment, when Gao Yuanyuan saw the official announcement of the male lead of "Lurking", she also said softly.

Unexpectedly, Li Yun's next TV series will be a spy drama.

Spy dramas are a genre that's not easy to act in.

Gao Yuanyuan has acted in war dramas, but she has never acted in a spy drama.

Compared to the war of resistance on the front lines, spy dramas rely more on the actor's acting skills and sensibility.

She had never tried it.

But, Li Yun is here.

Gao Yuanyuan felt that she had a need to do this.

Go and try to get closer to him.

Go and take a look.

Liu Qianqian was sitting opposite Liu Lili at home.

This time, Liu Qianqian is not someone to be easily manipulated.

"Mother, you are free to withdraw the resources; I don't mind."

At this moment, Liu Qianqian looked at Liu Lili with clear eyes.

This made Liu Lili even angrier. She had originally intended to make Liu Qianqian face reality, which was why she had orchestrated this whole thing. But this time, Liu Qianqian was not defeated by reality.

Instead, it seems as if they have "awakened" to something.

Clear and lucid.

"Mother, you're right. All my previous achievements were inseparable from my family's help, but I seem to have mistaken that for my own ability. Before that, I had to pay the price for my limited understanding," Liu Qianqian said softly. "I don't want to be a 'Fairy Liu,' but even this 'Fairy Liu' was made possible by resources."

"I want to be the kind of person I aspire to be, even if I lose the name of Liu Tianyi. You know what I want to be?"

Actually, I already know how to become the person I aspire to be.

That longed-for image, isn't it just like Li Yun?

From humble beginnings, it has risen step by step to its present state.

Looking back on the journey so far...

Today, she can even act alongside veteran actors and chat with them with ease.

He even had plans to direct his own film, and I accompanied him to complete his first film as a director, titled "Silenced".

That is unknown to most people.

But Liu Qianqian knew it was an excellent movie.

Its significance is unmatched by ordinary films.

That scene of striving and working hard for it.

That kind of demeanor was something Liu Qianqian longed for.

I think I've found some meaning in acting.

A silhouette that one hopes to follow.

Looking into her daughter's eyes, Liu Lili suddenly felt a sense of unfamiliarity.

A kind of unfamiliarity that frightened her.

Under what circumstances would parents fear changes?

Even Liu Lili wouldn't dare admit it.

growing up.

The unfamiliarity that comes with growing up.

The official announcement of the male lead for the drama "Lurking" has been made.

It didn't generate much buzz within the industry, and the feedback was rather unremarkable.

The drama "Lurking" is too typical.

It's a subject that's hard to make stand out when filming.

But it's also difficult to reach the Earth's core.

The upper limit is not high, and the lower limit is not low.

To quote Li Yun, the male protagonist was both unexpected and reasonable.

This is understandable because Li Yun's performance in The Return of the Condor Heroes was outstanding. As a ticket to the top tier, Li Yun delivered remarkable results and performances.

What was unexpected was that he directly played the male lead.

It was originally said that Sun Honglei, a leading actor in his generation, would play Yu Zecheng.

This man with small, charming eyes.

He should have been the male lead.

But in the end, he couldn't resist the allure of historical dramas and turned to the Ming Dynasty.

In the realm of war dramas, another highly anticipated series that began filming this year is "My Chief and My Regiment."

It's a step up from the production of "Stealth".

This can be seen from the amount of funding involved.

Anti-Japanese war dramas and spy dramas are not the same genre.

Anti-Japanese war dramas feature more large-scale scenes and have a more stable audience.

The conflict intensified.

They were Japanese devils after all.

Their natural antagonism doesn't need much shaping.

(End of this chapter)