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Chapter 106 Getting Too Immersed in the Role
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With "Love is Not Blind" achieving both box office and critical acclaim, the reward should be substantial. Lin Feng quickly opened the system to check:
[Work: Love is Not Blind]
"Production Quality": 4 stars; Through a series of vivid and interesting storylines, it showcases the real state and psychological changes of urban young people when facing emotional setbacks. The plot is tight, the narrative is smooth, the characters are distinct and unique, and it resonates with the audience.
"Production Revenue": 5 stars; with a production cost of 1000 million, it achieved a box office of 4.76 million, with a return on investment of 4760%.
Awards: No awards yet (no comment).
"Impact": 5 stars; It caused a strong social reaction, pioneered the Chinese chick flick genre, and was a phenomenal blockbuster film in 2011.
"Personal Contribution": 5 stars; an important male protagonist and behind-the-scenes manipulator.
"Final Evaluation": 5 stars for actors, 3 stars for directors (project organizers, but not directors, receive half the reward).
Wow, this reward is great! A full-star reward! And besides the expected actor-related rewards, Lin Feng didn't expect there would be a director-related reward as well. In addition to the "Business Negotiation Card (Gold Card)" from the system's newbie bonus, this is the first time Lin Feng has received a director-related reward. Not bad at all!
Lin Feng was itching to try his luck with a director-related reward, but then thought better of it. These three stars could only be used to draw "white cards," not "gold cards." After several draws, Lin Feng could at least distinguish between "white cards" and "gold cards": "white cards" have certain limitations and are relatively simple, and generally cannot break the rules.
The "Gold Card" is characterized by its team-oriented and groundbreaking nature, allowing it to break through the rules.
Moreover, the system's first major category lottery usually offers three reward options for categories like singers and actors, and even the general category has three options right away. Therefore, Lin Feng postponed the director category reward lottery and waited for a more suitable opportunity.
However, directors cannot participate in the lottery, but actors can. There's no need to even consider it, since Lin Feng has plenty of stars now.
Adding to the remaining 1 star in the actor category, Lin Feng now has 6 stars in the actor category and 3 stars in the director category. It's been a long time since Lin Feng has fought such a rich battle.
Without waiting any longer, Lin Feng started drawing. He spent 5 actor-type stars to draw a "gold card" and kept the remaining star for later.
"Ding!"
For this lottery, the system directly selected the "Actor Experience Card": which allows you to experience the performances of actors in other movies and TV series.
What does this mean? Lin Feng already had an "acting experience card" before, so what's the difference?
What's the difference between "Actor Experience Card" and "Acting Experience Card"—they differ by only one word?
After studying it for a long time, Lin Feng finally figured out the difference between the two. The "Actor Experience Card" allows you to experience the performances of actors in other films and TV series, which is a type of actor experience.
The "Acting Experience Card" can increase the character fit by 0-20% and enhance the corresponding acting skills to varying degrees, thus belonging to the category of character experience.
The "Acting Experience Card" is mainly for the characters in the play. For example, before filming began, Lin Feng experienced the roles of "Wang Xiaojian" in "Love is Not Blind" and "Xiang Yu" in "The Legend of the Feast at Hongmen". These are all examples of role experience.
The "Actor Experience Card" is mainly for actors' performances; for example, Lin Feng can experience acting in "Love is Not Blind".
Wen Zhang's performance and Feng Xiaofeng's performance in "The Legend of the Feast at Hongmen" are examples of actor immersion. However, the world no longer has Wen Zhang's version of "Love is Not Blind" or Feng Xiaofeng's version of "The Legend of the Feast at Hongmen," so Lin Feng can't experience them. Besides, with Lin Feng's current acting skills, why would he need to experience their performances? At least actors of Liang Chaowei or Liang Jiahui's caliber should be able to perform them!
This skill card is pretty powerful; it allows you to experience the performances of actors in other movies and TV shows. It seems to have a lot of value!
The most important aspect of an actor's performance is the experience. In other words, Lin Feng can experience the performances of those award-winning actors. This kind of hands-on experience will definitely help Lin Feng's acting skills improve even further.
As expected of a gold card, it's really impressive!
This is absolutely the "gold card among gold cards," the top-tier skill card for actors!
Moreover, thinking of this, Lin Feng also thought of the "Singer Experience Card" and "Director Experience Card" that complement the "Actor Experience Card". With the "Singer Experience Card", he could choose to experience a concert by the "King of Pop", Michael Jackson.
The "Director Experience Card" allows him to experience directing a film by world-renowned director Christopher Nolan.
This unparalleled experience, and the world's top-tier firsthand experience, is what makes it so rare. As the system becomes more and more powerful, its true value is gradually being revealed.
This motivated Lin Feng even more; he wanted to earn more little stars and draw more skill cards so he could use more skill cards.
Whose performance should we experience this time with the "Actor Experience Card"?
Lin Feng needs to think this over carefully.
Too much time won't do; the best time is the present, otherwise it's too old, and much of the experience will be outdated, which wouldn't be of much significance to Lin Feng. In other words, the best film and television works are those from after 2000, and they must be existing works. Lin Feng can't experience the classic works that weren't published in his previous life.
This is my first time experiencing it, so I can't waste it. I've finally got a chance to try something amazing, so I definitely want to experience the best of it.
In the 21st century, if you were to select the greatest actor, Daniel Day-Lewis would almost always top the list.
Daniel Day-Lewis is the only actor to have won the Academy Award for Best Actor three times, an achievement that remains unmatched and is unlikely to be surpassed in the future.
Meanwhile, Daniel Day-Lewis's 2008 film "There Will Be Blood" is also hailed as one of the greatest acting performances of the 21st century (acting performance, not film).
In the 21st century, what could be more fitting than the performance of the greatest actor and the greatest actor of all time?
For Lin Feng, if he's going to experience something, he wants to experience the most amazing thing. He wants to see how far he is from achieving a performance of this cinematic caliber.
In the dead of night, Lin Feng washed up and got ready, then used the "Actor Experience Card" to experience Daniel Day-Lewis's performance in "There Will Be Blood".
Lin Feng drifted off to sleep, and when he woke up again, he found himself in the middle of filming "There Will Be Blood" as Daniel Day-Lewis.
Lin Feng felt as if he were possessed by Daniel Day-Lewis. It was a really wonderful feeling. Although Lin Feng couldn't speak or control himself, he knew how Daniel Day-Lewis spoke, how he acted, and even what he was thinking. He truly experienced the performance journey of this most extreme method actor in "There Will Be Blood" firsthand, but only during the performance process.
Although the filming of "There Will Be Blood" only lasted two and a half months, Daniel Day-Lewis had already been preparing for the performance for three months in advance.
He completely transformed himself from the inside out, altering his physical appearance by gaining 30 pounds to make his figure appear bulky and imposing, befitting the image of an oil tycoon.
Detail refinement: To mimic the hands of a miner who has been working for a long time, he sanded his fingertips with sandpaper every day until they bled, and even embedded oil stains in his nail crevices, just to make every line in the close-up shots look realistic.
Voice training: He spent three months learning the Texas dialect, deliberately honing his vocal cords to have a rough, sandpaper-like texture, making his lines more persuasive.
Lin Feng felt a little ashamed that such top-tier actors had done so much preparation before the actual filming. He had never been so serious in all the films and TV series he had acted in.
Lin Feng quickly realized why he had never been so serious and dedicated before: because his "acting experience card" was the best tool for him to get into character!
Yes, having a system is really convenient!
However, there are many things that older generation actors can learn from. Daniel Day-Lewis was so serious in his pre-production work, so it goes without saying that he was even more meticulous during filming, to the point that he was almost nitpicky.
During the actual filming, he demanded that all crew members address him by his character name, refused to communicate with other actors off-screen, and even stormed off set in a rage when his assistant called him by the wrong name, only returning after an apology.
Body language: In the early stages of the character's life, as a humble miner, he hunched over and dragged his feet; after becoming an oil tycoon, he straightened his back and every step seemed like he was treading on the ground.
Changes in gaze: The gaze changes gradually as power increases—in the early stages it flickers uncertainly, in the middle stages it becomes sharp like a hawk, and in the later stages it solidifies into a hollow glass bead.
Moreover, in order to achieve a better performance, he not only communicated and rehearsed repeatedly with the director, but also frequently communicated with the lighting and photography teams. A good performance is the result of teamwork and is also the result of hard work.
At this moment, Lin Feng felt the same way in his dream: There is never any shortcut. It turns out that every frame of the movie star's performance is honed with blood and flesh!
In particular, Daniel Day-Lewis delivers a peak performance, especially in the bowling alley killing scene where he smashes a missionary to death with a bowling pin, shouting, "I am the Third Revelation!"
To portray the character's complete madness, he stayed up all night before filming, deliberately putting himself on the verge of a mental breakdown. The resulting pupil tremors and uncontrollable muscle spasms became one of the most breathtakingly violent scenes in film history.
This is no longer just torture, it's pure torture! Lin Feng felt like he was being interrogated by the enemy for 24 hours straight without sleep. Most people really couldn't stand it!
No wonder the Oscars praised him, saying, "He makes the audience forget the existence of the performance, as if they are witnessing the death of a tyrant."
Even the Cambridge University Department of Drama broke down his performance into 742 micro-expression samples, saying that he "redefined the boundaries of method acting."
The next day, when Lin Feng woke up, his muscles twitched uncontrollably. His eyes were a mix of greed, madness, confusion, and detachment. It took him a long time to realize that he was in the real world.
Although it was just a dream in reality, Lin Feng experienced it for almost half a year in his dream. This kind of extreme experience is truly "no madness, no life"!
No wonder Daniel Day-Lewis chose to retire from acting after winning three Academy Awards for Best Actor. This kind of extreme performance is really too exhausting. It's not acting anymore; it's portraying another person's real experience. It's like dissecting human nature!
Of course, this level of acting experience was very rewarding for Lin Feng. He gained a new understanding and appreciation of many things he didn't understand, didn't pay attention to, or even used to doing before.
As for how much Lin Feng will learn from this acting experience and how much his acting skills will improve, he himself is not very clear, but he will definitely make some progress.
The biggest takeaway from this experience was definitely learning English.
Previously, Lin Feng only had a basic level of English proficiency, but now he can speak fluent American English with a Texas accent.
Lin Feng, who had struggled to learn English for over a decade, quickly mastered the language in an English-speaking environment through this experience. He also gained a deeper understanding of American culture.
Lin Feng not only experienced Daniel Day-Lewis's performance, but also his life experiences during this period. The most powerful aspect of this "actor experience card" is that it is not only about the actor's performance, but also about experiencing a life experience.
This gave Lin Feng more ideas. Next time he experiences acting, he doesn't have to limit himself to acting. He can experience more of an actor's life and learn more skills. For example, if he wants to learn action, he can experience the action films of "Kung Fu Emperor" Jet Li. If he wants to learn comedy, he can experience the comedy films of "King of Comedy" Stephen Chow, and so on.
Well, before experiencing Daniel Day-Lewis's "There Will Be Blood" again, I must first watch an action movie so that Raymond Lam can quickly get out of character.
Otherwise, like Lin Feng now, he can't get out of character even after a day or two of the experience. He doesn't know if it's a side effect of using the experience card or if this level of performance is too extreme. Lin Feng's post-performance syndrome is too severe. Even though Lin Feng has been exercising all day these past few days, he still can't get out of character. He's so nervous that he can't fall asleep at night.
It would be great if a "distraction adjustment card" were released right now; perhaps it would be better after "The Legend of the Feast at Hongmen" airs for a while.
Lin Feng will only have a chance to participate in the lucky draw when the film is finished showing.
Fortunately, Liu Yifei had been there for him these past few days, comforting him. "Lin Feng, you haven't seemed quite right these past few days. What's wrong? Are you sick?"
"Oh! This? I watched Daniel Day-Lewis's 'There Will Be Blood' a few days ago and tried to act it out, but I got too into the role and couldn't quite get out of character."
"You work so hard! You're even watching performances during the promotional tour. No wonder your acting is so good; you've put in so much effort behind the scenes!"
"It's alright. Actually, I didn't work that hard. I just happened to see it a while ago and tried it out, but I ended up getting so into the role that I couldn't get out of it."
"To help you break out of character, you can exercise more. I like to run, it helps me break out of character quickly. Oh, you can also try yoga or meditation, those also help you break out of character quickly."
"Yes, I've been trying them out, but I got quite into character this time, so the results aren't very good. Luckily, the promotional activities for 'The Legend of the Feast at Hongmen' have completely ended, so I can relax a bit now."
"If none of these work, you can go home and rest. When I was being harassed online before, I liked to stay at home with my family so I could calm down."
"go home?!"
Although Lin Feng tried various methods to alleviate the aftereffects, he still couldn't sleep at night. Sometimes he was very sleepy but just couldn't fall asleep. Just then, his mother called, "Xiao Feng, won't you be able to come back for the New Year?"
Lin Feng really wanted to go home. It seemed like he hadn't been home since they moved to their new house during the National Day holiday. Now he missed home; he was really tired and wanted to go back and visit.
"Mom, I'm going home, I'm going home right now!"
At this time, the Beijing-Shanghai High-Speed Railway officially opened, and Mount Tai was located right between Beijing and Shanghai. Lin Feng was able to get home in just over two hours, which was very convenient.
"Home is the warmest harbor." When Lin Feng returned home, he inexplicably relaxed. Although it was a new house, home is where his parents are. Lin Feng quickly felt familiar with the place after taking a walk around, since he had decided on the renovation plan himself.
The new house was indeed bright, and Lin's mother didn't have to work as hard as before. The only thing that hadn't changed was that Lin's father's condition hadn't improved. Lin Feng was still fantasizing about the scene of the family drinking tea and sunbathing on the balcony after his father recovered.
Although Lin Feng didn't get a single response from his father, he still told him about what had happened during this period. Even though his father couldn't hear anything, Lin Feng felt much calmer after talking to him.
At this moment, Lin's mother had prepared the egg and shredded pork noodles. Although Lin Feng usually ate very well and had eaten all kinds of delicacies, it just didn't taste like home cooking, which gave him a warm feeling.
"Eat slowly, don't burn yourself."
"Mmm, it's been so long since I've had my mom's handmade noodles. They're still so chewy and delicious."
"I've seen a lot of news about you on TV lately. Please take good care of yourself while you're out there, and don't overwork yourself."
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"How's my dad doing? I've been looking at him for a while now, and he doesn't seem to have changed much."
"Yeah, nothing's changed lately, it's still the same."
"Mom, I think these conventional treatments aren't working anymore, and our small town doesn't have the same level of medical care as big cities like Beijing. Maybe I should contact a major hospital to see if they can offer some alternative treatments!"
"Now I understand your father's situation. I've accepted my fate and I'm not going to cause any more trouble. If he wakes up, that would be great. If he doesn't, I'll just take care of him for the rest of my life."
"Mom, Dad might pull off a miracle, and now that we have money, we won't have to worry about money anymore!"
"I know we're not short of money now, so you should do more good deeds so we can have a clear conscience."
I slept soundly.
"Don't worry, I will definitely do good deeds!"
Lin Feng talked to his mother for a long time before going back to his room to sleep. He felt much more relaxed this time. He hadn't had such a good night's sleep in a long time. His insomnia was finally cured, and he felt refreshed again.
However, Lin Feng didn't stay at home for more than two days before returning to Yanjing. Yang Mi Studio opened, and filming for "Gu Jian Qi Tan" was about to begin.
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