The Best Actor in the Vase of Meiyu

Chapter 1112 Appearance
There is no doubt that Anson is brilliant.

There was no aggression, no argument, and no overwhelming momentum. He maintained a calm and peaceful attitude throughout the dialogue, quietly disintegrated the opponent, and gained the upper hand without making a sound.

When Reese was forced into a corner, she was completely unaware of Anson's turnaround because she also discovered the blind spot -

Correct, if she didn't want to work with Anson, but couldn't bear to give up the project, so she followed Anson all the way, expecting what would happen?
Could it be that deep in her heart, she already had the answer?

Now, what should I do?
An ordinary person would have been totally panicked by now, but Reese was not.

Not only that, after a little confusion, Reese stood firm and grasped a key from a pile of messy thoughts. She realized that she was completely caught up in Anson's rhythm.

How did Anson do it?
Does this mean that Anson is definitely not just the vase she appears to be?

When Reese complains that people are prejudiced against her because of her work and her appearance, is she also prejudiced against Anson because of his work and his appearance?
So, is she becoming the kind of person she hates the most, inflicting on Anson the treatment she is unwilling to endure?
Reese calmed down, her thoughts racing, and she decided to take back the initiative.

"You always carry your guitar with you. Why? To get into character?"

Over the past few days, Anson has always carried the guitar with him, going in and out, back and forth. No matter where he goes, the guitar will never leave his side.

To be honest, Reese sneered and looked down on such actions.

Because this is just a superficial act, just for show, it cannot touch the essence of Johnny Cash at all.

Going to the supermarket, to the restaurant, to the bathroom, even Johnny Cash would not carry his guitar around with him, but Anson carried his guitar clumsily, as if he had completely become one with it.

Such actions are too deliberate and artificial, but have no effect.

To sum it up: a show.

When the paparazzi took pictures of Anson, when passers-by saw Anson, they were all amazed at how much effort Anson put into fitting into the role; however, the fact is, if he really stood in front of the camera and couldn't act, he just couldn't act. He wouldn't suddenly transform into the god of music or the god of acting just by hugging a guitar for three months.

The emptier the bottle, the more people are keen on this kind of superficial work.

Reese knew about this when she was in school. There is a type of students who carry books with them wherever they go, as if books are their best friends in the world. But in fact, they just sleep on the books with an empty head, and they always rank at the bottom of the exams.

And in Hollywood, it's everywhere.

So, Reese never cared.

But now, Reese was a little shaken. Considering Anson's intelligence, he should disdain such superficial efforts because they were too crude and superficial.

But why?

Following Reese's gaze, Anson looked down at his guitar and smiled, "Yes. To experience the role."

Reese: ...

Dislocated jaw.

Anson actually admitted it? Just admitted it so simply?
Is this stupidity and ignorance, or is this wisdom in disguise?
For a moment, Reese was a little confused and even forgot how to start the conversation. The thoughts in her mind blurted out, "But why? Why use such a rough method?"

Anson noticed Reese's "aggression" and that she was trying to take the initiative; but this time, Anson was not going to interrupt Reese.

“Simple can mean crude, but it can also mean intuitive.”

"In the 1950s and 1960s, the music equipment was not complete and advanced." "Many times, singers would go on stage with just a guitar. If they were lucky, they would have a microphone. If they were unlucky, the microphone and speakers might become obstacles to the performance."

“So, the most important partner for singers is their guitar.”

"Country. Folk. Rock. Pop. No one is exempt from this."

Anson still seemed unhurried. He and Reese stood in the supermarket parking lot, basking in the sun, chatting like old friends.

Occasionally some figures passed by, but no one was too lazy to even look at them for a moment. Everyone was busy with their own lives and had no time to pay attention to the two figures in the parking lot.

"In that era, countless people used music to change their lives, to create music art, and to make their voices heard, so Woodstock was born later."

“People believe that they can use music to change society and the world.”

“Therefore, there are too many singers who have dreams of becoming musicians; but due to a lack of promotional methods, countless dreams can only sleep in the ice and snow.”

"They didn't even have a place to rent, so they had to stay in different friends' houses and hang around in different bars, trying to find performance opportunities."

"Once the opportunity comes, they need to be there and perform at any time."

"And the guitar is their only support and also a tool for survival."

“No matter where you go, as long as you carry a guitar, it means opportunity and hope; but if you don’t have it, you won’t be able to seize the opportunity even if it comes.”

"You ask me why I walk around with my guitar like an idiot everywhere?"

“Because I was trying to find the feeling of half a century ago in 2003, because I was trying to understand what music meant to their lives, because I was trying to feel how they were wandering around carrying their dreams and lives on their shoulders.”

All of this is thanks to a movie that Anson personally likes very much——

"Inside Llewyn Davis".

In this movie, director Coen brothers depict a world of losers, struggling to hold on to a flame of dreams in the scorching winter. New York in the 1960s gave birth to countless great singers but also drowned countless talented and vibrant souls.

It is difficult to truly feel their situation and the atmosphere of the time by recalling that era only from pictures and texts, but one can still feel the struggle and ending flowing deep in the soul through the movie screen.

In real life, Johnny Cash was successful, unparalleled in his success; but Johnny still lost himself in the whirlpool of fame and fortune.

At present, it is somewhat similar to the 1960s. Rock music is disappearing, while pop and dance music are booming. The music market is sluggish, but pop stars continue to rise. Anson is trying to feel the pulse of the times.

It's not just about playing Johnny Cash, it goes one step further than imitating Johnny Cash, but about feeling the collision between Johnny Cash and the entire era, and feeling a state under the grand era.

Performance should not be just a poor imitation.

If an actor fails to understand the atmosphere and power of that era, he is doomed to fail to recreate Johnny Cash's state in that era.

So, even though the guitar was of no use to him when he went to the supermarket, Anson still showed up with it on his back.

It's like a show.

(End of this chapter)