I am not mentally ill, I am the actor with a thousand faces

Chapter 510: The Bad Kid in the Secret Corner
Li Liguo had no way to refute
Originally, he could not refute it. After all, the trend of "worshiping foreign things and fawning on foreigners" is very obvious inside and outside the circle, from directors and actors to the audience.

The fact that people in the circle call going to Hollywood "ascension" is a testament to this. Many actors clearly have bright futures in China, but ultimately choose to go to Hollywood to play supporting roles and be vases.

The same goes for domestic audiences. The box office of Hollywood movies is generally not comparable to that of domestic movies.

Originally, he thought so, and it was irrefutable.

But he thought of it.
"If this is true, then what about 'Dying to Survive' which is now trying to break the 1 billion club?"

If you say that domestic audiences do not support domestic works.

Then "Dying to Survive" is a strong piece of evidence.

However, Tang Min nodded and said, "Yes, the performance of "Dying to Survive" is undoubtedly an impressive one billion club. It is a work that can leave its name in the history of Chinese film. If there is anything wrong with this movie, it is probably because of the subject matter. It can only earn domestic box office but not foreign exchange."

Of course, after she said this, she changed the subject.

but.

This is just Li Yun. His talent and courage created this work.

Yes, courage.

The Chinese entertainment industry has had its share of successors in the past. In the early 90s, there was a wave of excellent science fiction works released, but later on, they were replaced by romance dramas and family dramas.

Science fiction works are gradually disappearing and losing their market.

The reason is probably that the West started earlier and has a more mature market.

"Let me tell you a little-known fact: the Doctor Who series began in 1950. The Westworld novel was published in 1967, and the first version of the TV series was released in 1984."

For the audience.

You have been starting for one year and have a level of 7, while others have been starting for ten years and have a level of 8.

So for the audience, they will choose works with a score of 8 that are ten years old or older.

The quality of "fairness" comes first. This logic itself is correct and is a correct principle.

I don't care when you started.

But now the quality of others is better than yours
If I have the same amount of time and money, as a viewer I will choose the better work.

It's like a snowball.

"The domestic industry is the same. Only CCTV has a say in historical dramas, workplace dramas are more popular in Hong Kong, and when it comes to romantic idols, we at Tangren and our Shanghai industry are unique in our approach." Tang Min said: "It will be difficult for latecomers to catch up with us."

as an audience.

That’s the choice, the rational choice.

Li Liguo was speechless, because this is the truth, it is very real
From science fiction to suspense, the same principle applies.
"Speaking of "White Night Walk", its operation mode is actually a bit like the mode of our Shanghai circle. There is no doubt that Keigo Higashino is talented, but the operation mode of his personal pseudonym is to be operated as an 'idol', an idol that is well-known in the Asian field."

At this time, Tang Min said.

It can be said that "White Night Walk" is a combination of idol and real talent, coupled with the publicity and promotion methods of Wang Chen and others.

This opponent is very difficult.
But compared to the position of science fiction films, the position of suspense films is lost, so let it be lost.

After all, one can't have it all.

originally.

December and January should be the time for this group of warm-hearted friends to watch movies with Li Yun.

But Li Yun refused this time. At least, in December, Li Yun will go to watch a play with another person.
"Damn it! Is it a girl? It must be a girl! You are such a beast!" Jiang Wen said viciously. There are obviously two girls who like you, but you actually went alone with others!

How abominable!
"Which beautiful girl is it?" Gao Yuanyuan's words sounded a little sour.

Liu Qianqian didn't say anything, just stared at Li Yun with her big watery eyes.

Li Yun said with a helpless smile.

"Where did this girl come from? I'm going to watch the movie 'The Bad Kids' with another lead actor in it."

As for why he wanted to watch it with him, Li Yun didn't know why.

Just think.

That's what we should do.

At this time, Liu Qianqian still didn't say anything, just looked at Li Yun, and after a long while, she smiled and said, "Then see you in January! We will watch the December schedule together."

"Sorry."

Li Yun left his house key and went out.

Went to the welfare home.

It was incredible. After watching the movie in prison, Li Yun unlocked the TV series he filmed in the welfare home. He even found it a little funny.

Zhang Yi, actor of Zhu Chaoyang.
After filming this work, his life changed a bit. After all, he had filmed a TV series with teenage idol Yang Qianxi. For the girls in the courtyard, this was the biggest topic of conversation - this also made Zhang Yi feel very troublesome. After all, if girls were close to him, it meant that the boys would bully him.

Plus his thin body.

A man of decisiveness and awareness of the times is a hero.

In the orphanage, he put on his disguise again and became the somewhat lonely, harmless "good kid"
"I didn't expect that you still remember me." At this time, Zhang Yi looked at Li Yun with some surprise.

A big director, a big star, his life trajectory and that of a young man like me no longer have any room for intersection. Inside or outside the circle, anyone who pays a little attention to the entertainment industry knows what the name Li Yun means.

At that time, maybe I was really "suitable" for this TV series, so I had the opportunity to participate in it.

It was just a gathering.

The trajectories of life will probably never intersect with each other in the future.

"How can you not remember? You are my leading actor." Li Yun looked at Zhang Yi, the young boy, and felt a little emotional.
When we were filming together, he was only a little over 1.5 meters tall, but now he is over 1.6 meters tall.

He has grown a lot taller.

"Thank you so much." Although Zhang Yi spoke lazily, in fact, it was easy to guess the boy's thoughts.

At least there is some unexpected joy about Li Yun coming here.
That subtle, small feeling of secret joy.

"Dean, I pick up my little hero at 8 o'clock every night, that should be okay."

The reply I got from the dean was that there was no problem.
After all, Li Yun is a big star.

"Big stars have some weird habits. They like to watch TV series in places like this."

"I like it, it's none of your business."

Li Yun rolled his eyes at Zhang Yi, but Zhang Yi was a smart kid and he wouldn't ask anything.

At this time, Li Yun rented a small single room and turned on a small 18-inch TV.

This viewing experience won't be good.

At least, compared to the 43-inch color TV at home in Beijing, the experience is so much worse.

But Li Yun chose this place. This was the place where he lived when he was still working in Hengdian. It was a single room with only a small TV. That was all his property. When he first came here, he was in that single room.

Is it for the so-called recalling the bitter past and thinking of the sweet past?
Li Yun didn't know that there could be many reasons for doing this. Or there could be just one, very simple reason.

Because I wanted to do it, I did it.
"You are the protagonist this time. Look carefully and see how brilliantly you shine." Li Yun murmured at this time, as if he was talking to himself, and also as if he was talking to Zhang Yi.

at this time.

The TV series has started
Zhang Yi stopped talking and just acted as a good audience, watching himself as the 'protagonist' together with Li Yun.

In Zhang Yi's life, at least in the first half, he had never been anyone's protagonist. In his own world, he had always been just a supporting role.

No, not even a supporting role.

In Zhang Yi's life, he is just an insignificant and transparent person.

Even if he participated in the TV series this time, in the eyes of the children in the welfare home, he was just a lucky guy. He only had this opportunity because of good luck, appearance or other reasons.

It was just luck.

That's all.

But now, Zhang Yi, watching the opening song playing, felt a little bit of emotion. This is my work, an ordinary, poor kid in an orphanage.

A poor kid who might not even remain in other people's memories until his death.

Think carefully about this kind of life.

What a fucking failure.

Zhang Yi never thought that his life was a failure like mud, so how good could he be?

It's not much better.

Just continue to be a puddle of mud.

Countless times, voices told him that this was his fate, but today there was one person.

tell him.

You are the protagonist.

The word "protagonist".

Let him look dazed, let him feel that his past life, which was like mud, suddenly has colors here. Even if it is the color of mud...it is me.

Yes, those guys in the welfare home always say that they are just lucky, and after this experience, they will remain the same as they were, and their life paths will not change at all.

When he grows up, he may work in a factory, or he may die in an unknown corner because of a crime.

But now, but now, in this small 12-inch screen, I am the protagonist.

once.

Even once.

Tell everyone.

I have been here, I have existed.

At this moment, Zhang Yi was more serious than ever before.

Look at yourself seriously.

Short-lived.

Myself as the protagonist.

At the end of June, in a small coastal city called Ningzhou, students were taking their final exams.

The boy in the second row, Zhu Chaoyang, looks thin, weak and small.

After he finished the test paper, he had nothing to do, while the boy sitting in the back row was anxiously waiting for the note passed to him by the girl in the first row. The result of this test would determine whether he had a happy summer vacation. However, the note had to be passed through the boy in the second row.

That is Zhu Chaoyang's hand, but this Zhu Chaoyang doesn't seem to have the ability to help others.
This is also his character.

'hypocritical'.

And such a character is destined to be isolated.

However, he has always been like this, doing his own thing, but he is not someone who can be bullied. When others bully him, he will secretly spray water to fight back - and even say sorry.

He has excellent grades but is introverted and unsociable. Although the teachers are a little worried about his character performance in class, they do not dislike such children.

after all.

Overall.

He is just a, 'good kid'.

Compared to the gregarious 'basketball star'.

A good kid like Zhu Chaoyang will be even better in the eyes of the class teacher.
Zhang Yi's acting skills are very good. Even Zhang Yi himself thinks that his performance is very good.

This is completely 'I', it is 'myself'.

One is trying hard to be a 'good kid'. Another is trying hard to be a good kid in the eyes of adults.

Even if there is rebellion and resistance in the heart, in the end, it is all suppressed and oppressed in the heart.
But deep down, there will still be resistance and rebellion.

"So, Director Li, how did you get a glimpse into my world?"

Zhang Yi looked at Zhu Chaoyang on the screen, as if he was looking in the mirror, at his own life.

Well, compared to Zhu Chaoyang on the screen,

"Yes, how can I spy on your world? I can even see your inner thoughts clearly."

Li Yun looked at the lonely child in front of him.

Maybe, the person photographed is not Zhang Yi, but the unlucky kid named Li Yun.

A lonely, poor kid covered in a thick shell.

The opposite of Zhu Chaoyang is Yan Liang, who is a 'bad boy'.
He stole, ran away, rebelled, and escaped from the orphanage.

He brought Pupu from Hangzhou to this small city on the border of Guangdong province. The two children stole and hitchhiked along the way, using the most dishonorable way to get to this place from a distant place.

But the teenager ran across so many provinces just to find a life-saving straw, Yan Liang's old acquaintance, Uncle Chen, in order to get help from Uncle Chen to save Yan Liang's brother who was suffering from leukemia.

They have strong motivation but are too naive. Adults will not give you hundreds of thousands of dollars just for an old acquaintance. The world will not tolerate your naivety.

These two children ran away from the orphanage.

Their fate.

The first encounter with Zhu Chaoyang.

These two bad kids in the eyes of the world, when others would go to their parents and teachers for trouble, these two guys could cause the police to track them down across provinces. They hid in Zhu Chaoyang's house, because Yan Liang and Zhu Chaoyang were childhood friends. Although they have been separated for a long time, there is always a thin thread connecting their vague memories.

A good child in the eyes of a parent. A well-behaved child.

(End of this chapter)