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

Chapter 479, Li Quan!

The naughty child in my dream.

He is like a truly "living" person. A person who exists in this world, he exists in the past.

Memories that are real, not like illusions.

Memories etched with the marks of time.

Li Yun felt that he still needed to trace back to this feeling.

Memories of the past, things from that bygone era.

At this time.

The second group of people who came to join Shengchang Culture and Li Yun also arrived.

A group of young people, led by Eddie Peng.

At this moment, looking at the handsome young people in front of him, Li Yun smiled slightly.

"You're a bit late."

"Terminating the contract with my previous company is a bit troublesome," Peng Yuyan joked. "It's not like we're slaughtering a pig; there's no need to force us into it."

Eddie Peng, along with some actors from the Beijing entertainment circle.

They came to seek refuge with Li Yun, fulfilling their "dream".

This is a brand new circle.

He had thought it through. Despite the doubts of many friends and elders, he still made his choice—between the Beijing circle and the brand-new "Li circle," he decided to choose the Li circle, whose future was uncertain!

Foolishness, impulsiveness, youth—many negative impacts shook his reason—but pleasure wouldn't lie to him.

I filmed Li Yun's scenes and acted opposite him.

That instinctive thrill of professionalism doesn't lie.

At this time.

Now we still need three more bad kids.

Zhu Chaoyang, Pu Pu, Yan Liang.

Yan Liang is a child star—played by Jackson Yee, a three-character combination, set in Beijing.

Pu Pu is an amateur actress.

Zhu Chaoyang. To be honest, Li Yun was confident that he could handle the role of Zhu Chaoyang. The sense of immersion was like a projection of past memories. With this body, Li Yun even felt that he didn't need a system to fully immerse himself in the character.

But to ask myself to play a twelve-year-old child is a bit...bizarrely excessive.

This requires one.

Strange kid.

As for where to find this strange child...

Li Yun knew.

"I'm sure I can find my mirror in the place where I was born."

There are actually quite a few child stars to choose from in the industry, although the ban on child stars in Beijing's entertainment circle is very severe.

However, it's not necessary to make things difficult for child stars. In fact, many people behind child stars see this as a stepping stone to advancement. After all, Li Yun is quite famous in the industry, and his strong abilities as both an actor and a director are undeniable.

Even if this so-called "Hidden Corner" doesn't clearly reveal what kind of suspense genre it is.

At least.

There is a lower limit.

Yes, this is the current assessment within the industry. Although the suspense genre currently has a ceiling, with so many excellent works from Japan, it's not without its competitive advantages.

As for the other two members of TFBOYS, Wang Yuan and Huang Junkai, they originally wanted to reunite the cast of child actors from "The Hidden Corner".

But he was rejected.

"This Li Yun is really incredibly arrogant. It's his good fortune that our little duo can work on his projects."

I don't know why.

The news got out, and within the fan community, there was a debate between group fans and solo fans.

Jackson Yee has the fewest solo fans in the group, while the other two members have many. He immediately became furious when he found out that the other two members were not involved in the script.

Why can he do it, but our two little ones can't?

The uproar on the internet may well be partly due to the influence of capital behind idol groups.

"This Li Yun, while talented, his style of doing things is quite prone to offending people," Tang Min remarked, clicking his tongue as he observed the public opinion around him. He truly hadn't been swayed by the opinions of fan groups and idol organizations.

but.

Tang Min could also see it.

Li Yun is not bound by convention when it comes to casting.

She was starting to get restless.

Guang Province, Huizhou.

When Li Yun arrived here, the familiar feeling from his memories resurfaced once again.

Here, on Sanjiang East Road, there is a children's welfare home where Li Yun once stayed.

Indifference and numbness were the feelings Li Yun experienced in the welfare home, yet she couldn't help but feel grateful.

Regardless of the caregivers here, the welfare home system at least allows this body to survive without any relatives or friends, and even provides the opportunity to read and write.

This feeling of gratitude.

It is something that can never be erased.

The welfare home also treated the visit with great fanfare. Upon hearing that a big star was coming, they received all sorts of high-level hospitality.

First, Li Yun made a donation.

On behalf of all the staff of the welfare home, I salute you!

The director of the welfare home, an elderly man in his sixties, was rubbing his hands together, his face full of gratitude.

"Mr. Wang, do you recognize me?"

Wang Fugui never expected Li Yun to ask such a question.

"Well... my grandson loves your works, especially 'Bodyguards and Assassins'," Dean Wang Fugui said softly at this moment, "and my son particularly likes your 'New Three Kingdoms.' May I ask if I could get an autograph later?"

"sure."

Li Yun signed his name for Dean Wang.

In Li Yun's memory, Wang Fugui was a teacher who treated him very badly. He would use his fists to beat up the disobedient children in the orphanage, and he was quite violent. He probably regarded the children in the orphanage as "inferior," and that sense of discrimination was quite obvious.

Li Yun rubbed his memory, recalling how badly he had been beaten by him, even though he was still a "good kid".

From Li Yun's perspective, Wang Fugui was undoubtedly a "bad guy".

But Li Yun still remembers that Wang Fugui, who was an ordinary teacher back then, once had a physical argument with the principal. After that battle, the orphanage was able to have meat and vegetables once a day, and even the elementary school teachers for math and English, who had been delayed for a long time, were finally able to take their places.

Humans are very complex beings.

"I want to use the children from the orphanage for filming."

"No problem, choose whatever you like!"

Wang Fugui agreed with everything Li Yun said. He certainly didn't expect Li Yun to be there to adopt a child, or rather, for the orphanage, adopting a child wouldn't change anything.

With a big spender or sponsor, you can do a lot of things.

Improve the meals, promote the program, and hire teachers.

Thinking about this...

Wang Fugui smiled broadly.

"I can feel the hatred. The good child still hates this person because he really discriminated against you and really hurt you a lot."

"But this world has never been fair; opportunities to change one's fate are never available to everyone."

Li Yun got the chance to change his fate.

But the 'Li Yun' in this body did not experience his humiliation, his anger, or his resentment.

Li Yun could sense it.

The best acting is the natural feeling.

Any actor.

It feels like nothing can compare.

At this moment, Li Yun was inspecting the orphanage. Under the introduction of Director Wang Fugui, he brought all the well-behaved children with him.

There are many emotions: fear, excitement, worry, curiosity, and eagerness to try.

To become a big star, to become an actor.

For them, it was like grasping at a straw.

A straw that can climb out of hell.

In a daze, Li Yun saw the memories of his body.

I was one of those children back then.

That's how we pursue our dreams.

Even knowing it's a strange, illusory dream, even knowing it's all just a dream and might have no outcome, they'll still be like moths drawn to a flame.

Rushing toward that streak of sparks

They knew perfectly well that this was a path to certain death.

Among these children, Li Yun noticed one who was thin and frail, noticeably more withdrawn than the others, and whose eyes were more "honest".

It looks quite harmless.

In fact, his evaluation here is quite ordinary.

An ordinary child with no ambition or desire, who seemed a little numb.

Most of the children in the welfare home are like this.

They become so numb that they leave this place and continue to exist as numb beings in society.

His eyes were dead.

They died in a way that made them appear harmless.

However, you looked at the child at that moment and smiled slightly.

"He's the one."

"Him?" Wang Fugui was surprised that Li Yun would choose this child, a child whose characteristics he couldn't even describe.

They look like they're just there to make up the numbers.

But it was this person who was just there to make up the numbers who ultimately gained Li Yun's approval.

Li Yun looked down at the young man.

Come on over.

Zhu Chaoyang.

Where would you find an honest kid carrying a knife when meeting people?

The parents are divorced, and neither of them wants the child.

The father simply remarried, and the child, unwanted by both sides, ended up in an orphanage. This situation is actually quite common in orphanages.

Not everyone is fully prepared to be a parent before becoming one, and not all children are the product of love.

They may just be the product of an accident, or even some less-than-pleasant accident.

A birth without being loved or blessed by anyone.

This is a common sight in this area, but the boy in front of you, Zhang Yi, who is about 12 years old, makes you realize that he is different from other children.

Other children were affected by circumstances beyond their control, to varying degrees.

But the boy whose real name is Zhang Yi is different. He was abandoned by his parents when they were sober and aware of the situation. He had experienced love before, and he had not never had it.

Instead, they were abandoned.

A pitiful wretch who has been abandoned.

This role is perfect for him.

As far as the welfare home is concerned, whatever Li Yun, the sugar daddy, says goes.

Amidst the intense jealousy of the other orphans in the welfare home,

Zhang Yi glanced back.

Why did you choose me?

There are quite a few kids here who are prettier and have a better appearance than me.

"You're very calm; at least you asked me why." Li Yun admired Zhang Yi's temperament. He didn't believe he was favored by fate; he preferred to believe it was just a deceptive illusion.

"Because you're a bad kid, and my script just happens to need a bad kid."

Zhang Yi was stunned. In the orphanage, he had always been seen as a quiet and well-behaved child.

Only Li Yun revealed his true nature as a bad kid.

After a moment of silence, he strode forward.

Actors were selected from orphanages.

Moreover, he was the lead actor, and Jackson Yee was cast as a supporting actor.

Although Jackson Yee admires Li Yun and considers Li Yun to be his idol.

But that doesn't stop his fans from going crazy.

The group's fans had already gone crazy, and the solo fans of the other two members had also gone crazy. Now, the solo fans of Jackson Yee have also started to go crazy.

It can be said that Li Yun's actions offended several groups.

How did Li Yun manage to offend everyone?

However, this is exactly what happened.

In the eyes of people in Beijing's elite circles.

That's a sign of being cunning and manipulative.

"Isn't this just the same old trick used by the Shanghai entertainment circle to generate buzz? When they don't have an advantage in script production, they use off-site buzz to add excitement to the event. This is a common tactic used by those idol groups."

Wang Jinghua felt as if she had seen through Li Yun at a glance.

He's finally run out of ideas.

But she also felt that Li Yun was no ordinary person. Although Li Yun chose the strategy with the most bullet comments, such a clever move could only be come up with by a truly talented person.

"I wonder if those people who flocked to him out of some ridiculous dream will regret it now, seeing what Li Yun's actions have done."

Among those speaking were Wang Jinghua's subordinates and capable assistants, who were complaining that many people had gone to find Li Yun, which was absolutely unbelievable.

The fact that artists terminated their contracts and ran away, and that a whole group of them did so, is not only incredibly foolish to the people at Golden Harvest Entertainment, but also extremely embarrassing.

At least for people in this circle.

Now this strange thing has happened.

The sheer volume of negative attention generated without spending a single penny is infuriating. In this fast-paced era, provoking them is never a good thing.

not to mention.

This script, judging from the very beginning, doesn't seem very reliable. With such ridiculous problems arising during the casting stage, who can still have confidence that this is a serious production?

"The Hidden Corner is officially counting down to the start of filming. Grab your scripts and get ready for filming to begin."

The roles are all ready. Actors who have broken away from the Beijing and Hong Kong circles have officially joined a brand new place called the Li Circle.

It sounds like something made up by teenagers playing house, but in reality, Li Yun does have a circle of influence.

Before arriving at the old street in the area.

Li Yun at this moment.

In a daze, it seemed as if I saw the past again, immersed in memories of bygone days.

Zhu Chaoyang.

Li Yun.

Zhang Dongsheng.

Li Yun.

The system did not appear, nor did any personality emerge, but deep within Li Yun's very being, the hidden past, the perfectly complete script, was presented in Li Yun's world.

The past appears clearly.

The life and past of this body.

It's a hidden corner.

(End of this chapter)