Chapter 133 A Miraculous Report on the Second War…
Chapter 133
Lin Yuan didn't pay much attention to this year's Golden Wing Awards. After all, he had already won it once, and the chances of him winning Best Supporting Actor again were not high.
It's not like the time when he and Geng Yue were competing for the award anymore; the excitement of Geng Yue's fans has increased the attention given to the award.
Moreover, Xu Lijia is serving as the chairman of the judging panel this year, and Lin Yuan doesn't think that the other party would just stand by and watch the award fall into his hands.
Lin Yuan has been focusing his energy on losing weight lately.
To be honest, this kind of life is quite painful.
Lin Yuan isn't the kind of actor who spends all his time at the gym, but for the sake of filming, he pays great attention to maintaining his physique. In addition, several songs in his new album require dance moves, so Lin Yuan hasn't completely neglected this aspect.
After all, the original owner was an idol.
At the wrap party for "Ghost Arts," the crew was unusually generous, allowing the actors to eat to their hearts' content. The cakes ordered by the crew all looked like they had lots of cream and tasted delicious—Lin Yuan loves cream.
But under the watchful eye of his agent, he didn't touch a single bite.
Yu Ying was still waving the lobster in front of Lin Yuan, and Lin Yuan secretly took a bite: "Protein, it's okay."
“Isn’t a cake just eggs and milk?” Yu Ying glanced at him. “Don’t fool yourself.”
Lin Yuan: "Only by deceiving oneself can one deceive others."
“Look at your agent’s eyes,” Yu Ying pointed, “They’re really scary.”
Lin Yuan: "..."
The total box office of "The Ghost" has exceeded 1 billion yuan, and it is currently ranked 7th in this year's box office rankings.
However, in terms of production costs, "Ghost Magic" ranks at least outside the top 15.
Regardless, Lin Yuan's first starring film was a decent result.
"You've been so busy this year," Yu Ying remarked. "You've been filming one drama after another, and now you're going to be making a movie."
“I thought I’d have some free time,” Lin Yuan sighed. “So far this year, I’ve only written three songs.”
Lin Yuan originally thought he could complete the amount of work for an album, but although he could create during breaks in filming, his energy was still taken up by filming.
During the promotional period for "Ghost Arts," he was very busy, traveling from one city to another, his mind a jumble of thoughts, unable to squeeze out any inspiration.
Creating something requires ample time and the creator's interpretation of the world.
Lin Yuan felt that he was severely lacking in both aspects.
He had to put songwriting on hold for now.
It's only October, but various platforms have already extended invitations to his New Year's Eve gala. Lin Yuan has participated for two years, but after thinking it over, he declined this year.
He should have been filming "Bloody Memories" at that time.
Besides, "Mandala" will most likely be broadcast soon, and Lin Yuan wants to get a few months of free time after that to leave enough space to write songs.
This is something that always needs to be done.
He's not the kind of genius who can just write a few songs and touch people's hearts; he still needs to make a choice.
...
"Losing weight is so hard." Lin Yuan sighed for the ten thousandth time.
Especially since he has a low initial weight, it's even harder for him to lose weight.
He needed to go from a normal state to a state of extreme thinness, requiring a proper diet and intense exercise to burn off energy. The nutritionist gave him a comprehensive list of plans.
Before filming even began, Lin Yuan was already going down into the mine to experience life there.
This was requested by director Ren Maoxing.
Lin Yuan had only been there for three days, and the skin on his hands was already worn raw. As an actor, his workload was probably less than one-tenth of that of a normal miner. The smoke and coal dust scattered throughout the mine made it difficult for him to breathe, and the dust mask stuck to his face made it hard to breathe.
During the few days Lin Yuan was there, he only helped carry the equipment once, and that was because he insisted on experiencing it himself.
A few people lifted the equipment, which weighed several hundred kilograms, without any problem. In that instant, Lin Yuan felt as if his shoulders were about to collapse.
The protagonist of "Bloody Past" is Wei Liang, a miner, but the whole story does not revolve around miners. It mainly tells the story of Wei Liang's revenge and his experiences after he climbed up.
However, his revenge... in some ways, originated from the mines.
Why would his friend harm him? Because he had no money, and because of the dark and damp life he endured day after day—forever in the dark mine, which made him want to escape and twisted his mind.
Wei Liang finally had the chance to escape and the money he had been longing for.
The director asked Lin Yuan to pay attention to observation, not only of life, but also of people.
Ren Maoxing's previous works gave Lin Yuan a hard-edged impression. His perspective was cold and harsh, always depicting the northern land, coniferous forests, permafrost, and a somber sky, a vast but inescapable forest...
Humans are never machines.
But the miners' lives are like a machine, day after day, with little change.
In that instant, combined with the script, Lin Yuan roughly grasped the outline of the entire story in his mind.
He understood what kind of movie the director wanted to make.
His experience didn't last long because Lin Yuan couldn't stand that environment. He stayed for a week before he started having allergic reactions, and his nose was full of dust when he took off his mask.
Moreover, he is an amateur after all, and from a safety perspective, the mine will not let him stay for too long.
Lin Yuan could only take advantage of this opportunity to observe repeatedly.
Ren Maoxing said he believed in Lin Yuan's abilities—in the director's mind, Lin Yuan is the kind of actor who is very good at expressing emotions, and Lin Yuan will definitely be able to observe more subtle things and show the unique side of the character Wei Liang.
Every night after returning to his dormitory, Lin Yuan would write a little in his diary, recording his thoughts and feelings about the day.
He kept a diary mainly to enrich the characters, but Lin Yuan felt that such observations would also inspire his creative work.
I just haven't had time to write a song yet.
"I thought you'd complain," the agent remarked.
"Compared to other people's suffering, what is my suffering?" Lin Yuan sighed.
He even felt a sense of shame.
Lin Yuan had never told anyone about this idea.
He was, after all, here to experience life. His profession is that of an actor, whose hardship is less than one percent of that of miners, but whose rewards are a thousand times greater.
Lin Yuan seemed out of place from the start.
He wasn't very good at interacting with people, and when he tried to fit in, Lin Yuan experienced shame to some extent.
He was merely observing; as an observer, he could never truly immerse himself in the experience.
At this point, Lin Yuan would think more – since he couldn't immerse himself in the role, would the character he portrayed also seem unreal to others?
The life he experienced was probably just the tip of the iceberg.
The miners were unwilling, but they still had to play along with him in this charade; Lin Yuan's very presence was a disturbance.
However, this idea was not suitable to say to Director Ren Maoxing, nor to Feng Zeng; Lin Yuan had to process it himself.
As an actor, Lin Yuan feels that he is actually a rather complex person and tends to overthink things.
After the life experience ended, Lin Yuan stopped complaining and focused on losing weight. Objectively speaking, what he did wasn't really weight loss; it was just an actor controlling his weight according to the requirements of his role.
Hollywood has several actors with flexible weights who can gain hundreds of pounds for a role or quickly lose weight to skin and bones.
Their hard work and dedication have enabled them to carve out a niche for themselves in the industry—that's a level of acting skill.
The acting of that deranged cannibal was on another level altogether.
...
He Xun could hardly bear to look at Lin Yuan: "How did you get so thin?"
"I lost weight because of dieting," Lin Yuan sighed. "I need to take supplements now."
"It's kind of scary," He Xun remarked. "If you were making a TV series, you'd probably have to use props."
"Who are you laughing at?" Lin Yuan glanced at He Xun. "That's a bit mean."
He Xun was struck by the screenshot he sent to Lin Yuan yesterday. Recently, another strange thing had happened in the drama industry. To be precise, this kind of situation is happening all the time in the TV drama industry.
A male celebrity's muscles became a trending topic.
In the show, the actress admires his perfectly photoshopped muscles, but the photoshopped image is so unrealistic that it looks fake.
Previously, someone trended on social media for having too much belly fat and was ridiculed. Now, the production team has gone to the other extreme—Photoshopping in muscles that don't even exist.
Besides finding it absurd, Lin Yuan was also impressed by the actresses' exceptionally high level of professionalism.
"Isn't this considered a work injury?" He Xun was speechless.
"Fine," Lin Yuan agreed. "If I see something like this again, they should compensate me."
"They should blow up my phone."
He Xun naturally knew that Lin Yuan was going to film Ren Maoxing's new movie. Lin Yuan informed him first. Later, Xu Lijia came out to criticize the "Ghost Art" crew because of this. He Xun forwarded Yu Ying's Weibo post and Lin Yuan's Weibo post, becoming one of the busiest people in the entire entertainment industry that day.
Lin Yuan had reminded him, "You've definitely been remembered too."
"Don't worry, I don't plan to make movies for the time being." He Xun said calmly, "I haven't made it in the TV series field yet."
Although Xu Lijia has won many awards and is quite influential in the industry, he still has a significant weakness as a film actor: box office success.
He has a say in awards, but Lin Yuan is an actor who wins both awards and box office success, while Xu Lijia cannot dominate the field.
If he really had that kind of ability, Lin Yuan wouldn't have been able to act in "Bloody Past".
As the Golden Wing Awards are heating up, rumors that Lin Yuan won't win an award continue to circulate. Although netizens think Xu Lijia is quite tasteless, they can't deny the fact that Xu Lijia is the chairman of this year's jury.
He Xun came to see Lin Yuan mainly because he saw news online that Lin Yuan appeared to have lost a lot of weight.
He had heard that Lin Yuan had lost weight for the role, but he never imagined that Lin Yuan could lose this much weight.
He was frighteningly thin, and He Xun couldn't help but worry that something was wrong with his health.
"When will you join the crew?" He Xun asked.
"Let's wait a few more days," Lin Yuan said. "Things will get better after that. This period has indeed been quite tough."
He's been surrounded by onlookers like a giant panda for several rounds.
result--
The meeting between He Xun and Lin Yuan was also captured by marketing accounts.
With the Golden Wing Awards approaching, Lin Yuan has become a major focus for marketing accounts. They not only keep track of whether Lin Yuan is "angrily criticizing" Xu Lijia online, but also whether he has taken action against Xu Lijia offline.
Lin Yuan was, after all, a man who had studied boxing.
Who knows, he might have gone off to assassinate Yu Ying.
It's normal for Lin Yuan and He Xun to meet; netizens know that these two are best buddies and see each other several times a year.
It's normal for Lin Yuan to lose weight. The news that he would star in "Bloody Past" had already been exposed. Director Ren Maoxing had made a request, so he naturally had to lose weight as required.
Then, according to some marketing accounts, the story unfolded like this—
Lin Yuan appears to have lost a lot of weight due to alleged suppression by Xu Lijia; He Xun comforts his friend while remaining furious.
Lin Yuan: "???"
This is what clickbait headlines are all about!
He felt that marketing accounts were perfect for being beaten up in real-life offline.
Lin Yuan could only laugh when he saw such headlines. The marketing accounts were just making things up, writing the content as if it were true. They said that Lin Yuan looked thin and depressed, and that he couldn't get over it after a long time. He Xun took a plane overnight to comfort him, and Lin Yuan "finally smiled".
Lin Yuan: "…………"
Amazing report.
Lin Yuan didn't take it seriously, and He Xun didn't take it seriously either, but Xu Lijia did.
Xu Lijia first angrily denounced the marketing accounts on Weibo for writing nonsense and causing great damage to his reputation. Finally, he displayed his arrogant nature and left behind three very classic words—
Does he deserve it?
Xu Lijia did not specify who "he" was, but everyone knew.
Oh wow!
The Second War was imminent.
It doesn't matter if Lin Yuan doesn't take the challenge, at least Xu Lijia will, and that'll bring the KPIs, right?
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Author's Note: Here I am! [doge][doge][doge]
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