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

Chapter 439, Filming Begins for "Dying to Survive," a Greasy Man Rotting in the Mud

It's only been a short time since we last met, and I'm already leaving?

Li Yun was both amused and exasperated, but seeing Liu Qianqian's tearful face, he could only offer her gentle words of comfort.

"I won't leave. I'm perfectly healthy. It's all just acting. I just imitated the character's feeling to play this role and act in this movie well."

"Are you really not lying to me?" Liu Qianqian raised her watery eyes, afraid that Li Yun was deceiving her.

At this moment, even Liu Qianqian herself did not realize that she, who was used to the heroic and valiant image of the "leading lady" role, would be so flustered.

In that instant, I felt as if I wasn't even myself anymore.

She knew she was afraid.

Afraid of losing, afraid of losing Li Yun.

It turns out that he was such an important person in her life, so important that even the slightest rumor could make her cry uncontrollably.

She knew perfectly well how much Li Ge, as an actor, would delve into his acting skills.

This is proof of Brother Li's dedication.

The amazing heat that comes from a passion for the industry

He is Li Yun, Brother Li, and I constantly chase after him, constantly trying to keep up with him. Brother Li.

Why would I lie to you!

"So what did you do yesterday?"

"I went to gather material yesterday, and just happened to revise the script while I was at it."

"Then swear! You won't lie to me!"

"I swear!"

Although Liu Qianqian didn't know what position she should stand on to get Li Yun to swear an oath to her, that's what she said.

Li Yun did the same.

However, today, Liu Qianqian also realized one thing—she cannot lose him in her life.

He is already an indispensable person.

An indispensable place.

Reliving the feeling of death is not actually a good thing.

This feeling is definitely not good.

This is a shadow, a shadow that Li Yun can never erase no matter what he does; the passing of life is so helpless.

Even though Li Yun is living so vividly now, he can still feel a slight shadow over that past.

That shadow stemming from the feeling of death.

In fact, it was also a shadow over Li Yun's life.

That's why Li Yun was able to never forget that pain.

But it's just not forgetting.

In this era, in this world, I have dreams, goals, friends and brothers, followers and followers.

Regardless, I am living a vivid life now.

To live so purely.

Because I cherish everything here, I cannot let this disease kill me a second time.

At this moment, Li Yun was looking at Liu Qianqian's face.

and also.

I don't want her to disappear from my life.

Whether it's death.

They were unwilling.

Li Yun returned to the film crew, and the rumors circulating about him had become so widespread that even Wang Chuanjun and Peng Yuyan were starting to believe them, trusting the acting genius Li Yun.

He is suffering from an illness, and his life is counting down.

That's why I was able to express that feeling so purely and vividly.

If your idol really reaches that level, then what's the point of chasing after them all this way?

Peng Yuyan was conflicted, and even broke out in a cold sweat, though he didn't know why.

Perhaps it was because Li Yun had personally experienced the fear of death.

Did that genuine feeling make him feel a little uncomfortable?

Perhaps that's true.

Because death is not something that most people can accept.

What frightened Peng Yuyan, besides the palpable feeling of death...

And Li Yun's attitude.

What exactly is his attitude towards acting and preparing for filming right now?

Is he going to die?

But for a dying person, his attitude in preparing the script at this moment is too serious, that wholehearted attitude, that attitude of putting everything else behind him, is too real.

If he really has a terminal illness.

That would be too outrageous.

He even turned his terminal illness into nourishment for filming and acting, a dedication that he himself admired.

If it's not a terminal illness.

That would be even more perverted.

To portray the weakness of illness in such a way that a healthy person can appear sick is, in Peng Yuyan's words, "he looks sick even though he's not sick!"

That's insane.

Looking at Li Yun now, he seemed to be busily preparing to start the machine.

Ah, he's not a patient today.

Instead, Li Yun, the director, is decisive and clear-eyed. The man who was dragging his dying body yesterday is no more.

It's still the same familiar, talented Li Yun.

This contrasting and surreal feeling makes it impossible to tell which one is the real him.

Is it acting skills?

It's acting, isn't it?

It's the actor's skills and abilities that bring it to life.

Peng Yuyan realized she really couldn't tell the difference.

"What's wrong?"

"Are you really sick or just pretending?" Peng Yuyan asked Li Yun directly.

Li Yun grinned at the question.

you guess?

I am indeed sick, and I do need treatment. However, the physical illness has disappeared, and it has been replaced by a mental illness.

A mental illness that can destroy everything one possesses—I will cure it.

So now.

Filming for "Dying to Survive" has officially begun.

When Li Yun appeared in his costume as the lead actor "Cheng Yong".

Everyone was stunned.

Before people could even recover from the feeling of Li Yun being a "patient," Li Yun reappeared in front of them with a completely new face.

An absolutely brand new face.

His beard was unkempt, his eyes were sunken, and you could smell his greasy odor even from a distance when he yawned—he really was greasy.

What's incredible is that Li Yun was able to so vividly embody the feeling of "greasy" in front of people.

At that time, Cheng Yong was the owner of an Indian herbal oil shop.

Sloppy, embarrassed, unambitious, smoking, staring at the computer, his left leg trembling.

If the Sigma man is the symbol of the perfect man, then the current "Cheng Yong" is the opposite of the Sigma man.

A man who is greasy to the extreme.

He'd smoke, drink, eat betel nuts, stay up all night, and even if his son was calling him from the side, he'd finish this game first.

Such a terrible lifestyle makes one think that even if this kind of person gets sick, it's definitely not something that would elicit sympathy.

Even if he gets sick, it can only be considered that he got what he wanted.

"Holy crap, how did this guy even find a wife?"

Eddie Peng raised this question right here: if this guy could find a wife, it would be more like science fiction than a science fiction movie.

Regardless of whether the character has grown or not, his greasy appearance alone makes him unlikable.

Fortunately, the initial plot involves Cheng Yong discussing divorce and child custody with his ex-wife.

They even had a conflict.

His ex-wife said.

How can you afford to raise a child with your poverty? What kind of life do you plan to give him?

Although his words were a bit sharp and sarcastic, they were indeed true.

What kind of life can Cheng Yong provide for his child?

These words deeply wounded his pride, and in a fit of rage, he got into a fight with the lawyer who came to discuss the divorce.

It even hurt his ex-wife.

Yes.

Cheng Yong is an absolute and utterly despicable person.

Liu Qianqian looked at Li Yun as if he were trash.

No, it's not Liu Qianqian, it's police officer Cao Bing, Cheng Yong's sister-in-law.

Disgust, contempt, and anger at him for injuring his sister.

The various negative emotions in his eyes.

It all bursts forth in just a few shots, without any extra feeling.

And there was disdain deep in his eyes.

No one expected that Liu Qianqian could portray such a sense of power.

Clean and crisp acting skills.

solid.

This kind of acting feels very solid.

To outsiders, it felt like a distant memory, that little girl who debuted with her beauty and was called a celestial being.

His acting skills can now be described as solid.

Actors.

She separates her acting from her own feelings. No matter how good her relationship with Li Yun is usually, she is now a police officer who hates Cheng Yong.

I loathe this worthless piece of mud that can't be helped.

Everyone looked down on him, no one respected him, and his life was decadent and rotten.

This marked the worst possible start.

Cheng Yong was diagnosed with chronic myeloid leukemia.

Exorbitant medical bills, child support for his son, and rent for this small Indian herbal oil shop—this mediocre middle-aged man's life path, from decay and stagnation to a silent death, is likely the typical one for most people in this situation.

But it was at this time that he met Lü Shouyi.

Guan Gu from the sitcom "iPartment" is amazing.

A young actor whose resume is the weakest in the eyes of others.

"My old neighbor's surname is Lü, and his surname is Lü Shouyi."

"This is Boss Cheng."

"What's wrong with you?" Cheng Yong looked at his landlord, neighbor, and Lü Shouyi with suspicion.

Even though his life has deteriorated to the core, Cheng Yong, as a rotten person, still maintains the lifestyle of a rotten person.

"Aren't you short on money lately? Let me introduce you to a business opportunity. He wants you to help him bring some medicine from India. Do a good job and seize the opportunity."

"Smuggling medicine? That's smuggling."

"Did you get all this Indian herbal oil from legitimate channels? Alright, you two can talk it over."

"Why do you tell everyone everything?" Cheng Yong complained a bit about his neighbor.

But the response was one of disdain.

You're so poor you're practically bankrupt.

Don't worry about these things.

However, Cheng Yong didn't want to do this job.

Smuggling drugs is a criminal offense.

I would never do such a thing.

And you're only giving me 3 yuan? I'd risk getting caught smuggling if I only gave you 3 yuan.

I would never do such a thing.

Forget about it.

But Lu Shouyi, the man in front of them, seemed unwilling to let go of this man who had a way to smuggle drugs.

He took off his multiple layers of masks.

He said excitedly.

"Let me tell you, this drug is called Gleevec, and it's used to treat chronic myeloid leukemia. The original drug costs 3 yuan, while the Indian generic version only costs 2000 yuan. They have the exact same effect, a 20-fold price difference!"

"A twenty-fold price difference? Same effect?"

"right."

"Roll, roll, roll, roll!"

Cheng Yong impatiently threw him out. "You've tried to scam me! Don't mess with me, I'm in a bad mood right now."

However, Lü Shouyi still left his phone number with Cheng Yong.

Humble, cowardly, and sickly.

His abnormal weight loss was a sacrifice and preparation he made as an actor for this role.

A will to survive also burst forth in his eyes.

Humble, cowardly, the desire to survive.

Everyone regarded Cheng Yong, this greasy man, as trash.

Only Lü Shouyi saw Cheng Yong.

It was like seeing a last straw.

At this moment, Eddie Peng was having some doubts about life.

What kind of monsters are these?

Liu Qianqian's acting skills have undergone a complete transformation compared to her role as Zhao Ling'er.

She has now completely broken free from the constraints of being a celestial being.

What surprised him most was Lü Shouyi, the actor who starred in the sitcom "iPartment".

A nobody, an unknown actor.

But now...

He used his acting skills to tell Eddie Peng that he was just an unknown person.

It's not that they lack the ability.

As for their true strength, you've seen it for yourselves.

At this moment.

Wang Chuanjun also experienced the unique thrill and joy of acting.

I've never experienced this before.

Because the character Guan Gu Shenqi doesn't give him that kind of pleasure. In his mind, a character should be three-dimensional, with its own pursuits and personality.

He had already figured out Lü Shouyi's feeling.

That base will to survive.

Humble, but absolutely not shameful desires.

"Gleevec is a drug used to treat chronic myeloid leukemia. Once you start taking it, you have to take it for life." The doctor answered Cheng Yong's question without looking up.

At this time, Cheng Yong also had chronic myeloid leukemia.

He thought of his poverty and his illness, and finally asked the question.

"Have you heard of Indian Gleevec? How effective is it?"

"Don't even mention how effective the medicine is. Let me make this clear first: if you take this medicine without authorization, I will refuse to treat you."

Why?

"This is a banned drug. What will I do if you take it without authorization and get sick?"

"What if many patients can't afford it?"

Clearly, Cheng Yong belongs to the group of people who cannot afford it.

"Then there's nothing we can do. Once we enter the acute phase, we can only wait to die."

The doctor coldly pronounced Cheng Yong's death sentence.

Poor people who can't afford genuine medicine can only wait to die.

Cheng Yong, meanwhile, was pondering and reflecting on what he had just said.

Because of the doctor, he never answered Cheng Yong's first question.

How effective is his medicine?

This movie has quite a few comedic scenes.

When Cheng Yong was doing business with Indians, he was talking to them.

Cheng Yong said, "I want the Gleevec distribution rights for the Greater China region from your factory."

You have to understand that the Greater China region is vast, and there are countless potential patients who want to live but can't afford the genuine drugs.

You've given me this agency right, and I'll help you sell the medicine continuously.

good for everyone.

The patient has medicine to take, and you have business to do.

That's great.

The Indian boss was clearly tempted, but he still had a question for Cheng Yong.

You speak with such lofty righteousness, do you want to be a savior?

"Savior? What savior nonsense! They need to make money, make money off the USA, make money off the USA!"

Many hilarious interactions occurred during this time.

The guy smuggling the "miracle oil" kept shouting for more money.

Cheng Yong greeted him with a series of traditional Chinese greetings in Chinese that the Indian couldn't understand.

Fortunately, there were 100 bottles of medicine.

They brought it back to China from India.

The story of Cheng Yong and his team begins here.

Lu Shouyi, and the stripper who is the leader of a patient support group.

Huang Mao, who came from the countryside and didn't want to burden his family, was preparing to find a place to die alone. His acquaintance with Cheng Yong began during a robbery.

Peng Yuyan plays a simple, quiet country boy who doesn't utter a single line of dialogue from the moment he's arrested until he's beaten. He can only express his thoughts through his eyes and actions.

Li Yun asked Peng Yuyan if she could do it.

can do it.

Wang Chuanjun can do it.

If Liu Qianqian can do it, how could I, Peng Yuyan, not be able to?

I can definitely do it.

At this moment, Peng Yuyan became even more excited. It turned out that not only Li Yun could have a complete scene with her, but Wang Chuanjun could as well.

The more opponents I have, and the stronger they are, the more fucking excited I get!

He gets into character remarkably quickly, swiftly, and accurately.

By becoming that awkward rural boy, Lü Shouyi at least knew how to survive.

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There's also a priest who understands English, has extremely high moral standards, and adheres to the principle of "If I don't create hell, who will go to hell?" by joining this smuggling crime.

This part of the story was filmed in a very interesting way, following the formula of a Hollywood action movie.

The same path.

The same kind of enjoyment.

Gleevec, which cost 500 yuan to import, was sold for 5000 yuan.

Moreover, demand exceeds supply.

After all, the genuine medicine costs 3 yuan.

After deducting the nearly seven or eight times profit from shipping costs, Cheng Yong went from an unknown Indian aphrodisiac shop owner to the pinnacle of his life.

Money and wealth, things he could never have before, are now flowing into his pockets.

Money, desire, through smuggling this so-called Indian miracle drug.

The small team is also approaching satisfaction.

With an extremely strong will to survive, Lü Shouyi was given a chance to live, while Huang Mao, a rural boy with a strong sense of self-respect, accepted the gift with a clear conscience because it was the result of his own labor.

In a daze, everyone had a feeling that they all had a bright and beautiful future, a future that they, as leukemia patients, did not dare to hope for.

They are waving to them.

Li Yun was immersed in this exhilarating sense of success all night.

A greasy, poor, and lowly middle-aged man.

Fuck it.

I am now the number one importer and distributor of Gleevec in India.

If the story ended here.

So this is a classic commercial action movie, where the protagonist, who has been frustrated for most of his life, reaches the pinnacle of his life because of this opportunity.

Li Yun's state of mind was highly similar to Cheng Yong's at this moment, and their sense of exhilaration was also highly similar.

It even gave Li Yun a certain feeling.

The thought of not wanting the story to continue.

With fame and fortune, success, even illness can be prolonged thanks to medication.

Awesome!

(End of this chapter)