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

Chapter 426, A soldier should die on the frontier; why should he be wrapped in a horsehide to return home?

At this moment.

Li Yun was also in the center of the film set.

As a director.

As Yan Xiaoguo.

When those complex emotions intertwine in your mind.

What Li Yun needs to do is probably to divide them into neat pieces and use them when needed.

Now it's in my head.

That was Yan Xiaoguo of the Qing Dynasty.

He endured hardship and humiliation in Hong Kong.

A feeling of longing unexpectedly welled up in Li Yun's heart.

That's my hometown.

A sense of belonging to one's hometown.

The family had served as high-ranking officials for four generations during the Qing Dynasty, enjoying imperial favor for generations.

The Emperor's boundless grace.

We must never forget.

Homesickness.

We must never forget.

This is about emotions and sentiments.

This filled Li Yun with immense longing and remembrance.

Among the elders and younger generations of the family, Yan Xiaoguo was an assassin, a cold-blooded and ruthless killer. Countless revolutionaries died at his hands.

For the revolutionaries...

He is a nightmare, he is a nightmare.

To the imperial family and the Qing Dynasty, he was loyal and a subject.

There was one thing that Li Yun found very interesting.

He then asked Yan Xiaoguo, who was standing in front of him.

Do you think what you did was right?

What's wrong with eliminating harm for the country and the ruler?

One who receives the emperor's bounty must serve the emperor faithfully.

I want the world to judge me as a loyal subject!

Those who harbor wolfish ambitions are those who are utterly ignorant!

is it?

Li Yun's performance at this moment captured the essence of both an actor and a coachman.

It was presented to Yan Xiaoguo.

The coachman watched his friend die before his eyes, feeling as insignificant as an ant or a pheasant.

Even the corpses were trampled on by the Manchu bannermen.

The flies in front of me were buzzing.

Yan Xiaoguo was standing in front of the corpse.

You say they are ignorant, but when he sees his friends, men of the same status as himself, being trampled on the land by the Qing Dynasty you serve.

Rotting and infested with maggots.

He wants to pledge allegiance to your Great Qing?

What kind of logic is this?

Yan Xiaoguo remained silent.

He let the flies on the corpse fly onto his nose.

"The country is now weak and can no longer withstand any upheavals. What they are going to do will only make the world more miserable."

"First, quell external enemies, then assist a wise and capable ruler! Only then can the chaos of the world be quelled! Only then can a peaceful and prosperous era be preserved!"

"Oh, to secure internal stability before addressing external threats! This is the principle you trust! That's wonderful!"

Li Yun then shared his feelings.

To become another person.

Not any character in Bodyguards and Assassins.

He was a member of the Eight Banners.

The Upper Three Banners.

At this moment, Li Yun galloped away on his Ferghana horse.

Right next to Yan Xiaoguo, a galloping horse kicked a civilian to death.

The sound of bones colliding with a horse's hoof.

Fragile flesh and blood, the sound of cracking.

Blood splattered onto Yan Xiaoguo's face.

"So this is what it feels like to ride a galloping horse and injure people—this feeling of being in control of life. A businessman would never experience this! This is the feeling of holding power in your hands!"

Even if Li Yun knew that this was a mistake.

This is absolutely wrong.

But a surge of pleasure welled up inside me.

The feeling of impact.

I will never forget it.

Because dominance is innate.

When you acquire the feeling that comes with this nature.

The thrill of domination.

With happiness.

No wonder everyone wants to be in a position of power.

"You bastard!"

Yan Xiaoguo was furious.

But at this moment, he stood still.

Because I am a member of the Eight Banners of the Qing Dynasty, you, Yan Xiaoguo, have a responsibility to protect my safety. Protecting me is what you should be doing.

do you understand?

"According to the laws of the Qing Dynasty, I am innocent, but those teachers who were with the students are utterly wicked. On my orders, execute all those treacherous villains!"

"My lord, I obey."

"Hahahaha!"

This kind of foolish loyalty is exactly what we need.

This kind of foolish, pathetic loyalty.

Li Yun fully experienced this feeling.

Even if I can't stand it, even if I think it's wrong.

But the feeling of loyalty will never be lost in your mind.

Because the Qing Dynasty had indeed treated its subject quite well.

"You have disappointed me greatly, Yan Xiaoguo." At this moment, Chen Shaobai was watching Yan Xiaoguo from the side. Even though he saw the Eight Banners soldiers riding horses and injuring people, he remained indifferent.

He continued to uphold his foolish loyalty.

He carried on with his foolish loyalty.

Laughable loyalty.

But it is precisely this blind loyalty and filial piety that makes up this character.

Li Yun was looking at Yan Xiaoguo beside him.

Said.

"You proclaim yourself a loyal minister, full of passion and unwavering loyalty. You also acknowledge your teacher Chen Shaobai's ideal that studying is for the sake of the country. So, I'll ask you an interesting question: are you studying to repay the country's kindness or the emperor's kindness?"

"Repaying the emperor's kindness is repaying the country's kindness. You demon, do not try to confuse me!" The loyal minister Yan Xiaoguo glared angrily at Li Yun, his murderous gaze seeming as if he wanted to devour Li Yun.

"Wow, that's scary."

At this moment, a bead of sweat rolled down Li Yun's forehead.

On the power of suppressing evil.

Among the roles I've played.

Yan Xiaoguo is considered one of the strongest.

Because his will was extremely firm.

To achieve one's goals, one will stop at nothing, no matter the cost.

That's just the kind of person he is.

I will become him.

Go and feel the strength and perseverance of his will.

The Emperor's and the Nation's Grace?

Are they really the same?

At this point, Li Yun returned to the film set.

Open your eyes.

Tell the script supervisor to get ready to start filming.

This part is essentially a one-man show.

This is a one-man show by Yan Xiaoguo.

"3, 2, 1, begin!"

The next scene is about Yan Xiaoguo mobilizing his men, who lead the Qing Dynasty assassins to Hong Kong.

There is a very ironic scene here.

This general, dressed in the official robes of the Qing Dynasty and bearing the military power of the tiger tally, was now being stopped by people with the same yellow skin.

They are Hong Kong police officers.

"What are you here for?"

What am I here for?

The land of China.

What am I here for?

I still need to report my presence here.

Li Yun's subtle facial expressions revealed Yan Xiaoguo's slight anger.

That feeling of anger stemming from humiliation.

It mocks mercilessly, it mocks ridiculously.

The former territory of the Qing Dynasty.

The land that was once part of China.

It is now a British colony.

This land is called a foreign land.

It's incredibly ironic.

This is the character's expression added in Li Yunxin's revised script, including Yan Xiaoguo's added anger.

I even need to report to a lowly watchdog when I step onto my own country's soil.

How ironic.

Besides Li Yun's micro-expression acting skills.

And there are also changes to the script here.

At this moment, those around them also began to feel the magic of the changes.

A slight change in expression.

For actors, directors, and crew members who come from Hong Kong, this change seems unnecessary.

But for actors from mainland China...

Everyone can understand that feeling to some extent.

I experienced that feeling of humiliation.

"Back then, the Qing Dynasty signed so many humiliating treaties that ceded its sovereignty and even its own bloodline has to be severed."

At this moment, Leung Ka-fai spoke softly.

Although he is an actor in the Hong Kong entertainment circle, he is very patriotic. Back then, he even fell out with his former employer because of his acting in mainland China and was almost blacklisted.

Tony Leung Ka-fai, the actor known for his many faces, almost didn't make it.

Fortunately, those who forget their roots are always in the minority.

Tony Leung Ka-fai eventually got a lot of opportunities.

"The once-mighty Qing Dynasty assassins are now forced to obediently queue to enter the pass, even on their own country's soil. It's truly ironic. I wonder what reason there is left for them to be loyal to such a Qing Dynasty?"

Wang Xueqi also felt the chain reaction brought about by the slight change in the script.

A pretty good chain reaction.

At least from his perspective.

The necessity of the October Siege.

Many things are highlighted here as well.

Protect Sun Yat-sen.

This enabled him to launch the Xinhai Revolution.

End this humiliating history.

To end this humiliating and weak dynasty.

Yan Xiaoguo was undoubtedly a thorn in Sun Yat-sen's side.

He was upholding the dignity of this cowardly dynasty, a dynasty that had long since met its end.

A dog.

Yan Xiaoguo is nothing but a lackey.

This lackey is hindering the new path of revolution and upholding the dignity of the corrupt dynasty.

No matter how powerful he is.

They were no match for the people.

It cannot withstand the overwhelming will of this vast ocean.

This is also the main theme of Bodyguards and Assassins, the message the film aims to convey.

A corrupt dynasty cannot withstand the overwhelming force of the people, and outdated things will be replaced by more advanced ones.

Yan Xiaoguo is nothing but a lackey.

A lowly lackey.

Ignorant lackeys.

"Even when bullied and stripped of his dignity, he remained subservient. This is the consequence of a weak nation."

Chen Kexin nodded slightly.

Regarding Li Yun.

The matter of wanting to change his script without permission before.

He still harbors resentment.

But now we have to admit that some of the changes in the details are actually quite good.

Take Yan Xiaoguo's entry into Hong Kong as an example.

The mockery was too overt.

This incredibly imposing villain

This lackey.

They were stopped by the gatekeeper.

The changes here are quite good.

Very good.

This dog.

It was a loyal dog, a foolish dog.

Foolish dogs of the Qing Dynasty.

His fierce appearance.

The author vividly contrasts this with his current obediently pulling out his entry permit and explaining his reasons for coming to Hong Kong.

After all, he is the master.

They were all afraid of the British Empire, which had colonized the area.

Besides, you're just a dog.

What can we do here?

All you can do is be a dog.

A servant of a master.

At this moment, they are far away on the other side of a foreign land.

Yan Xiaoguo and his team of assassins were dressed in Qing Dynasty official robes, looking quite imposing.

If this were placed elsewhere...

I'm afraid even commoners would have to come back with their heads.

I apologize for any shortcomings in our hospitality.

How could we allow important Qing officials to reside in this place?

This is a grave sin of a lackey.

This is a grave sin committed by a commoner.

Right now, we're in this incredibly simple place.

These assassins came from the Qing Dynasty.

He then knelt down facing east.

They knelt down solemnly and respectfully.

Towards the supreme imperial power in his heart.

kneel.

"We are all soldiers."

Yan Xiaoguo's voice was very deep and resonant, with a strange sense of determination.

A resolute determination to persist.

"A soldier should die on the battlefield; why should he need to be wrapped in a horse's hide to return home?"

"Brothers, let's drink this cup, slay the traitor Sun, and serve the court!"

"Slay the traitor Sun and serve the court!"

His passionate fervor and loyalty, along with the resolute and fearless look in his eyes, all told people that Yan Xiaoguo was absolutely serious about carrying out his words and principles.

If you don't know the plot of this movie.

When I saw this part.

Perhaps one might imagine a dramatic story of a soldier enduring hardship and biding his time.

A group of soldiers, committed to the principles of loyalty and righteousness.

On this foreign land.

They threw away their own hot-blooded heads.

At this moment, Yan Xiaoguo's voice had an incredible power to move people.

What were the other actors playing Qing Dynasty assassins' true feelings about this young commander and this mission?

As an actor

He knew he was the villain.

They were the most unethical guys in the movie "Bodyguards and Assassins".

They wanted to kill a group of people who wanted to change China and save the country.

They are the villains.

He is a bad person.

Generally speaking

It's difficult to portray a villain with a strong sense of conviction.

Evil people are not on the right path, so how can ordinary people act out their beliefs?

However, Li Yun's Yan Xiaoguo possessed an unwavering sense of conviction, and the firmness and determination in his tone constantly reminded everyone of this.

He stands here upholding the beliefs and principles he embodies.

Why kill the traitor Sun?

Because they wanted to serve the imperial court.

The principles of loyalty and righteousness are that simple.

At this moment, the others were also a little dazed.

Yes.

"He who eats the emperor's food must serve the emperor," in other words, Sun Yat-sen and his ilk were the real traitors who intended to disrupt this era.

This land we stand on.

Originally an inseparable part of the land of China, it is now occupied by the so-called British Empire, where the Chinese are treated as equals to dogs.

You learned things from foreigners.

The so-called folk arts taught to you by foreigners.

Is it really a good product?

All we know is how devastated this fragile land of China will become after another change of regime.

Why fight amongst ourselves?

and so.

Sun Ze and his gang are the real villains!

We are loyal subjects!

We are loyal and righteous pillars of the state.

"Slay the traitor Sun and serve the court!"

Under military orders.

The Qing court assassins' beliefs were stirred up by Yan Xiaoguo and Li Yun.

That sense of conviction and belief.

It flows right here.

This doesn't seem like the aura of a villain.

Absolutely not!

This overwhelming sense of conviction, the soldier's unwavering resolve and will to die on the front lines.

These things shocked the actors in the crew present.

For an instant.

Both Leung Ka-fai and Simon Yam felt that Yan Xiaoguo, the man before them, was not a villain.

He was a loyal and trusted minister.

Besides being domineering.

There wasn't a trace of the villain's evil.

After a long while, Simon Yam finally came to his senses and looked at Tony Leung Ka-fai, saying...

"So? How much of your strength is Li Yun worth using?"

After a long pause, Liang Jiahui finally revealed a greedy look in his eyes.

"Eighty percent."

The way he looks at Li Yun now.

It really looks like a delicious dish.

(End of this chapter)