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Chapter 228 On the Tao
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After eating, Denzel couldn't bear it anymore, but it was obvious that Mira kept harassing him, which left an impression on him, and he raised his hand to Mira first, intending to let her not disturb him.

Milla Jovovich obviously knew what Denzel Washington was going to say to him, raising her hands in surrender.

"OK, OK, I won't interrupt this time, you can talk at ease, and I will study hard!"

Denzel nodded in satisfaction, "That's right!"

Li Sheng hurriedly waved his hands, "Don't, don't, I'm just a person who has just entered the circle not long ago, so you're really offending me by saying that!"

"Communicate, communicate, just communicate!"

Denzel waved his hand indifferently, "It doesn't matter, let's start!"

Li Sheng nodded, thought for a while, and asked Denzel Washington, "What do you think is your problem now?"

Denzel Washington touched his chin, thought for a while, frowned, and began to talk about his problem.

"It's like this. My roles have always been the more serious type, serious dramas. I want to develop this serious and restrained acting method to the extreme."

"But I always feel that I can't go up, and I can't get in. I can't figure it out. I have tried various methods, but it still doesn't work!"

"For this reason, I also specially visited my senior Morgan Freeman to find out the problem, but Morgan told me at the time that the road was walking by myself. He couldn't help me. He could only tell me that my direction was correct. of!"

Milla Jovovich half-understood. Denzel obviously waited for Li Sheng to answer after talking so much. Milla turned her attention to Li Sheng.

Li Sheng frowned and thought for a long time, then tapped lightly on the table with his fingers.

"That's right. I think Morgan Freeman's advice to you is correct. You are heading in the right direction. You can keep going. As for why you can't enter the realm you want, I can't say!"

"Why is what Morgan said right?" Denzel didn't ask, and Mira asked this question.

Li Sheng thought about it and gave her an example.

"The Japanese film master Akira Kurosawa once said that those who learn from me live, and those who resemble me die!"

"Relying on his own hard work or talent, Morgan Freeman has found his own way for decades. On this way, he is the only one, the king!"

"If you learn from him, even if you really succeed, even if you really surpass Morgan Freeman, when people talk about you, they will only say, look, that's Denzel Washington, Morgan Freeman is second!"

Denzel Washington nodded in agreement. He couldn't figure it out when he came out of Morgan Freeman's house. It took him a long time to figure it out. He didn't expect that the man in front of him who was so much younger than himself could hit the nail on the head If you point it out, maybe he can really give himself some enlightenment!

"I understand! It's about walking out of my own way!" Mira nodded, expressing that she understood, but immediately began to frown and meditate again, not knowing what she was thinking about.

"Yes!" Li Sheng nodded, and then he brought the topic back to Denzel.

"Let's talk about your problem now!"

"Serious, restrained, I don't know what genre this kind of performance is, but among our Chinese actors, there is one like the one you mentioned, who has completely integrated restraint into his bones."

"His plays have always been calm and restrained, without any exaggeration or overly expressive expressions, but every move, every frown and smile has the charm of drama, as if the character is him, and what he does is the role of the character. Do it!"

"What?" Denzel was stunned, 'Anyone can do this? '

"Who is he?"

Li Sheng smiled and shook his head, "You may not have heard of him. His film works are relatively few. If you have the conditions, you can look for his works in the future, or I will mail you some after I return to China!"

"Oh, really? Thank you so much, but you haven't told me who he is yet!" Denzel asked impatiently.

"Chen Daoming!" Li Sheng said.

"Chen-daoming?" Denzel repeated, seeing Li Sheng nod his head, he said something again, confirming that he had written it down, and thanked Li Sheng again.

Li Sheng shook his head with a smile, took two sips of the coffee that was served after the meal, and moistened his throat.

"Actually, let's talk about other issues. I had a teacher tell me before that there are two kinds of acting skills!"

"Collect or put!"

"In China, there is another saying that different routes lead to the same goal. Well, this may be difficult to understand, so let me put it this way!"

"All roads lead to Rome, and Rome is the state you want, the state you have been pursuing, and each road is the route you choose for yourself!"

"Whether you are extroverted or introverted, they are all paths to success, it's just that our choices are different!"

"I'm not very familiar with actors in Hollywood, but in our country, basically every famous actor or filmmaker who has established his own style has his own specific set of skills, or secrets. !"

"It may not be appropriate to say it's a secret, because everyone knows their way and style, but they just can't do it!"

"For example, Jiang Wen, one of us Chinese who is well-known abroad, whether he is a director or an actor, his approach will always look reserved, but in fact he is unrestrained, and he has determined his own way!"

"As for me, I'm just getting started now, and I haven't made many films since I entered the industry."

"I made a film about taking a shower. In the whole film, I acted as a fool. Most of the time I was restrained, and very rarely I needed to be unrestrained. For example, when we saw Wang Mao together just now, his way I think it’s actually the restrained kind, but it’s not restrained and serious.”

"I also have a purely commercial film being screened, called Fearless. The first half of this film is probably an external performance, and the second half is restrained."

"So I said earlier, we're just communicating."

"The road to film is still very long and far away, and I, just a beginner, am still on the way."

Denzel nodded in agreement, and Milla Jovovich propped her chin with one hand, looked at Li Sheng Kaikai and talked about what she was thinking, and nodded in agreement when she heard this.

Denzel Washington raised the coffee in his hand, "For us on the road! Cheers!"

"Cheers to the movie!" Milla Jovovich also raised her glass.

Li Sheng smiled and raised his cup too.

"For the three of us to get to know each other, cheers!"

The three of them clinked glasses, took a sip, looked at each other and smiled knowingly.

(End of this chapter)