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

Chapter 499, the last sentence

Everything unfolded exactly as expected.

At this moment, looking at everything in front of her, Liu Lili had this thought.

Everything went exactly as she expected; nothing was out of the ordinary.

Cheng Yong is a loser, a complete failure in life and in his career. In this era, according to universal values, his life is nothing but a mess.

This mess of mud was changed by two things.

One was meeting Lü Shouyi, and the other was being diagnosed with chronic myeloid leukemia in the hospital.

When these two things intertwine with poverty, the desires that emerge are interwoven.

A person who is looked down upon by others, once he gets this path, will keep going on it until he reaches the pinnacle of life.

Whether one perishes at their peak or is defeated and killed by their opponent at their peak, that's the ending of this type of crime movie.

In her heart, Liu Lili silently gave the movie a score.

"6.5 points."

It's a decent commercial production. Although the plot is predictable, it's still a decent commercial work. The acting is the most outstanding aspect. Apart from Li Yun, Wang Chuanjun and Peng Yuyan both delivered first-class performances.

Wang Chuanjun, who was previously unknown, may reach a level and realm that he could never have imagined before through this movie.

He was truly discovered by Li Yun.

At least the two of them are better and stronger than they were in their previous works.

This is beyond doubt.

In fact, this is also a point that intrigued Liu Lili. Generally speaking, an actor's performance is also related to the background of the script.

As it stands, this script doesn't seem to offer any exceptional performance opportunities.

Solid, but also old-fashioned; not bad, but not outstanding.

It doesn't look like a great work that can strongly inspire acting skills.

It can only be said that their seemingly inexplicable "strong sense of immersion" is due to the director's guidance.

After all, the director is also a formidable and powerful actor.

This confirms Liu Lili's idea that Li Yun has great potential and a promising future. His skills as a director and actor make him a very promising candidate.

If paired with an excellent script and production, he truly has the potential—which is also the reason for Liu Lili's last-minute decision to switch sides this time.

Li Yun's talent gives people hope.

At least Liu Lili felt she should take a gamble on him.

Also.

The future is promising.

It's truly remarkable that someone so young possesses such solid skills.

"In my eyes, this movie deserves a 9 out of 10."

At this moment, Liu Qianqian smiled.

She played a minor role in "Dying to Survive".

Fortunately, she wasn't too immersed in the film and was able to "watch" it from an outsider's perspective.

They were the initial audience.

For Liu Qianqian, this film, "Dying to Survive," deserves a score of 9 out of 10.

"Then let me see for myself."

At this moment, Liu Lili was unconvinced.

The future is promising.

But not 'now'.

Now, everyone should be able to clearly see the potential of this script.

The 'upper limit' is right here, and you can glimpse it.

At least now, we can completely guess how the plot will unfold.

"Please raise your hand if you have ever used our German-made Glenin."

"There are so many!"

At that moment, a large number of people in the hall raised their hands. Zhang Changlin, dressed in a white coat and looking quite refined, stepped down from the podium and kindly asked the amiable old woman, "Have you used our medicine? What were your experiences?"

"Academician Zhang, hello! Look how much better I feel now, the plaques have faded, and I feel much better than before. Thank you, Academician Zhang, and thank you for the German-made nano-Gleevec."

This elderly woman, who was an extra, had somewhat stiff acting skills.

The feeling of memorizing lines is indescribable.

Of course, what this old lady was doing at that moment was 'memorizing lines.' Any viewer could tell that she was awkwardly reciting lines and acting stiffly.

"I feel very gratified to see my fellow patients recover."

"This proves our efforts weren't in vain; we've completely eradicated chronic myeloid leukemia!!!!"

Thunderous applause erupted.

In this vast hall, the "patients" were filled with fervor.

"Especially now," Zhang Changlin said.

Anyone who buys medicine on-site will only pay 2,000 yuan for Gleevec, which originally cost 3,000 yuan!

Zhang Changlin perfectly embodies the feeling of an "opponent".

"This villain is quite something!"

At this moment, Cheng Shilong stroked his chin, having gained some insight into the villainous portrayal of 'Zhang Changlin'.

Compared to the protagonist Cheng Yong, he has more substance.

Anyone with eyes can see the difference, and even Cheng Yong himself can see the difference.

I work with this stuff.

They only dared to do it secretly, but this Comrade Zhang Changlin dared to do it recklessly, setting up such a large hall to sell this medicine.

The fact that he dared to commit this illegal act so brazenly speaks volumes.

He's even more impressive.

Their first conflict wasn't because of Cheng Yong, but because of Lao Liu. He said Zhang Changlin was selling counterfeit medicine, and that many of his fellow patients had gotten sick because of his medication.

The conflict had just begun.

Instead, Cheng Yong would have to face an opponent with an overall advantage.

The two men stormed into the police station but were released for disorderly conduct.

Zhang Changlin came and found Cheng Yong.

Why are you so agitated?

Turns out we're in the same industry.

Let's negotiate. I'll take your line, two million.

This is your profit over three years.

Are you going to retire with these two million, or continue to risk being arrested? You should know that if you are caught, you will be sentenced to eight to fifteen years in prison, or life imprisonment for serious offenses.

Someone like you, a boss, must have at least ten years of experience. I've been in this business for ten years too... I understand the law.

Think about it carefully.

On the very night Cheng Yong was considering this, the police came to inspect his aphrodisiac shop. Fortunately, Cheng Yong wasn't stupid and didn't keep everything in his aphrodisiac shop.

But this time he sensed danger.

"With such arrogance, the protagonist will surely show his courage and refuse his insulting threats and temptations next."

Cheng Shilong felt that if it were his own movie, he would definitely have a thrilling battle with this villain in the furniture store.

A kung fu comedy film absolutely can't be complete without a furniture store!

Unfortunately, Cheng Yong was not a kung fu master.

Even his personality was as cowardly as that of an ordinary person.

He agreed.

From here, the plot begins to take a turn. When facing his opponents, he neither defeats them with ruthlessness and a never-give-up attitude like a business tycoon, nor does he carve out his own territory in the furniture store with his fists like in the old movies of Cheng Shilong.

He simply agreed silently.

Finally, Cheng Yong and everyone had a farewell dinner.

The team eventually parted ways amicably.

Is that all? Is that all?

Everyone was stunned.

Liu Lili, Cheng Shilong, and Zhou Xingxing never expected the plot to develop this way. His choice was too ordinary; at this moment, he was simply cowardly.

"this"

However, Cheng Yong's choice was so compelling that no one could argue with it.

That's the most outrageous one.

At this moment, Li Yun was also quietly watching the movie, while Jiang Chenggang and Jiang Wen next to him were also surprised by the sudden turn of events in the plot.

The pacing of this plot is quite unexpected.

After all, the protagonist's legitimacy is generally not associated with the word "cowardice."

But "Cheng Yong" is acceptable.

He was originally a loser, looked down upon, impoverished, violent, and dissatisfied with life. But an opportunity brought him sudden wealth, which changed his fate and gave him a taste for the power to use money to look down on and insult others.

However, Cheng Yong is, in general, just an ordinary citizen.

Yes, nowadays he gives the impression of being a "petty bourgeois".

It's not what you might imagine—an autobiographical coming-of-age story of a smuggling tycoon, or the autobiography of a big shot, nor is it a propaganda film preaching that "all crimes will be brought to justice."

He is no longer a tycoon or a big shot.

They were just 'mortals'.

They're just ordinary citizens.

He was just an ordinary citizen who suddenly became rich and received a stroke of good fortune.

Not a tycoon.

It's not 'divine' either.

It's undeniably real. That's the choice he would make.

Why did Cheng Yong make this choice?

Because I am indeed an ordinary citizen, not a "tycoon".

The choices made when facing imprisonment

I don't want to go to jail, I don't want to have money but not myself. Such things only bring sorrow.

More than eight years.

The thought of possibly entering the Black Prison filled me with a deep-seated fear. I have a son. I have children.

I can't go to jail.

Anyway, Zhang Changlin will continue to sell the medicine he took from me, and I promised my friends that they can still get the medicine at a low price. I have done everything I could.

Those who need medicine still have it.

Yes, that's right.

At this moment, Li Yun's solo performance of eating hotpot alone, without any lines, perfectly conveys the emotional changes of a timid middle-aged man and an ordinary citizen through the subtle shifts in his eyes, making it incredibly moving.

A performance without dialogue.

Peak acting skills.

At this moment, Li Yun's acting skills reached their peak.

Aside from the unexpectedly excellent script, Li Yun's acting is also a visual treat.

This is the feeling that comes from true 'acting'.

Go deep into the marrow and immerse yourself in the role.

This is the feeling of being completely mastered by acting.

"This performance without dialogue is even more impressive than that of a typical Best Actor winner."

At this moment, Stephen Chow murmured.

This truly talented actor's evaluation is very fair.

A performance even better than that of the average Best Actor winner.

Aside from the script, what happened was unexpected. He thought it was the story of a smuggling lord's rise to power, and he also thought it would end in a strange positive energy segment.

But now, Cheng Yong has voluntarily given up his career because of that middle-aged man's cowardice.

Because of fear, one retreats. That's why one retreats.

The upcoming plot gives one a sense of...

curious.

A peculiar feeling of curiosity.

At this point, everyone knows where the film's message lies—the point where the characters' fates intertwine.

What makes fate intriguing now lies in the other people.

Lu Shouyi, Huang Mao, the dancer, and the priest were brought together by the Indian-made Grenadiers.

Now, the fate of India's Grenin has been entrusted to Zhang Changlin.

It remains to be seen how Zhang Changlin will control their fate.

But at least, Cheng Yong successfully escaped and became an outstanding entrepreneur. Especially after it was discovered that he didn't actually have chronic myeloid leukemia, his fate and that of "Gleevec" were completely cut off from any possibility of intersecting.

He has completely distanced himself from this group of marginalized people.

This group is not wealthy.

Marginalized people who can't even control their own lives.

After becoming a people's entrepreneur, he was able to take control of his own destiny and escape poverty, although he was still in a low social position.

They still have to be obsequious to bosses from other places.

But compared to his former self.

Their fate now is so much better than it was back then.

Just one day.

There was a woman, Lü Shouyi's wife.

She knelt down in front of Cheng Yong.

"Please, please save Old Lu."

She knelt down in front of Cheng Yong.

If there is a peak in acting skills...

So in this movie, "Dying to Survive," the first peak was probably Cheng Yong's solo performance, that farewell hotpot meal.

That hot pot meal was very lavish.

In the end, only Cheng Yong ate, while the others simply offered a toast and left, everything unspoken.

This scene portrays Cheng Yong's inner turmoil and complex emotional changes, showcasing a brilliant display of acting skills.

Another burst of acting talent came from Lü Shouyi.

If his acting skills were merely excellent before.

So their performance here was absolutely amazing.

A pale, emaciated, and dying person.

Lying in a hospital bed.

As Cheng Yong approached, the two locked eyes, but neither uttered a word or a line.

A thousand words are left unsaid.

A thousand words cannot express the bitterness in my heart.

Old Lu, how did you end up like this?

Where is your medicine?

Didn't Zhang Changlin give you any medicine?

That beast.

Cheng Yong was furious. He felt that Zhang Changlin, that old bastard, was blinded by greed and had broken his promise to him.

He was furious.

But Lü Shouyi remained calm.

Or perhaps his weakened body was no longer able to support him in responding with other emotions.

However, after Lü Shouyi finished reading Cheng Yong's work.

Dragging his weakened body, he grinned and said a sentence.

Do you want some oranges?

It's good for your health.

This was the last thing Lü Shouyi said to Cheng Yong. After saying this...

When Cheng Yong returned to his old ways, smuggling Gleevec from India.

It's just an urn of ashes now.

All his efforts turned to ashes and vanished like bubbles.

(End of this chapter)