“Director, I think Tang Feng’s acting just now was very good . He’s already surpassed my expectations of him on some levels . Aren’t you just deliberately putting pressure on him?” During the break, the secondary director for the film struck up a conversation with Li Wei . He had been watching from behind the monitors the whole time . Starting from the first take, he’d thought that Tang Feng was quite good at acting . He didn’t understand why the director was bent on calling cut time after time . Li Wei was eating lunch in his trailer . When he heard the question, he smiled mysteriously . He put down his chopsticks and took a drink of water . He explained, “The only reason you think he’s good is because you’re comparing him with other actors his age . But you’re right, compared to those inexperienced young actors, he really is exceptional . And not just by a bit, he’s leagues ahead of them . Be it his comprehension of his character or his attitude around the set, he’s simply exceptional . ” “Director, does that mean you’re comparing Tang Feng with veteran actors instead?” The secondary director was shocked . That was simply too high a standard to measure a new actor against . Tang Feng had a long road ahead of him, to pit him against actors who had years of experience on him was unfair . Li Wei shook his head . “I’m not comparing him with the veterans . I’m simply drawing comparisons between Fiennes and him . Fiennes’ death has left a hole in our film, but I would never select a random actor to fill in for him . If I did select someone new, then not only do I want him to reach Fiennes’ level, I want him to surpass Fiennes!” If the secondary director was shocked before, now he was stunned . He widened his eyes and stared at Li Wei for a long while before he finally understood what the director was saying . He shook his head . “No, no, that’s ridiculous . How is that possible? Fiennes is a natural born actor . He’s a genius recognized by the public . Tang Feng’s too young . It would be a miracle if he could reach Fiennes’ level . ” As for surpassing Fiennes? That was unthinkable . The secondary director wasn’t wrong for thinking that way . If someone suddenly declared that a new unknown singer was going to surpass the King of Pop, Michael Jackson, no one would take him seriously . They would think of it as nothing more than a foolish fantasy . However, Li Wei truly believed in his words . Like he had explained to Tang Feng earlier, there was something unique about the young actor . He had the charm that could set him apart even in a crowd of thousands . To a director, discovering a talented actor was sometimes even more exciting than filming a movie . A movie could be filmed anytime, but there was no guarantee that he would find a promising seedling to nurture every time .
He needed to put pressure on Tang Feng . Even though it would make the actor stressed in both body and heart, a diamond would never shine unless it was polished and cut into the correct shape . It was his choice to put Tang Feng through the trial, but Leroy’s expectations also had a hand in the decision . If Tang Feng lived up to their expectations, then this movie would push him right into the eyes of the public . If he couldn’t shoulder the pressure, then it meant he didn’t have the ability to survive in this competitive industry . ♦ After Xiao Yu left, Tang Feng curled up on the couch . He covered his face with his hands and pulled his legs in, nesting his head between his knees . After acting for over twenty years, it was inevitable that he would develop a few habits; a series of small movements and expressions . Adding everything up, it gave his acting the “thick and smooth” feel that Director Li Wei had mentioned . Most of the time, smooth and flawless acting would add many highlights to a movie . However, there were occasions when that type of acting wasn’t suitable . There wasn’t an actor in the world who would declare that he could act in any type of movie . Even someone talented had moments of mediocrity . Tang Feng was a good actor, but he had his faults . It wasn’t possible for him to act in any type of role in any type of movie and expect to succeed . Tang Feng had thought he was capable of acting well in Li Wei’s film . After all, the film had been made for Fiennes Tang
But Tang was a character that didn’t need any excessive acting . It was the complete opposite . His character was a sensitive one, full of naivety and frailty . It could be said that he was full of nervous energy . Frailty… Frailty…
The characteristic Tang Feng had been trying to cast away his entire life was ironically the one he needed the most . He had to take off the armor he had wrapped himself in and expose his soft and delicate side for everyone to see . Like a snail without its shell . But it was easier said than done . “Frailty . A fragile feeling . Maybe I can start by thinking of unhappy things . ” Tang Feng took a deep breath . He closed his eyes and held his head inside his hands . After submerging himself in the darkness behind his eyelids, Tang Feng could faintly hear the quiet chatter of people walking by his trailer . He wondered if they were talking about him . Maybe they were talking about how he had wasted their morning on one scene alone . About how he had wasted a whole reel of film and had nothing but a pile of garbage to show for it . Tang Feng felt a bit miserable when that thought appeared in his mind . But rather than deliberately ignoring those dark thoughts like he normally did, he caught onto their tendrils and sank down with them . He remembered the time when he had been abandoned on the streets by his parents . It was rather similar to Tang’s situation inside the film . He had never seen his parent’s faces . When he had been picked up by some kind stranger, he had probably been crying, feeling cold and hungry . As an infant, it was his natural instinct to cry at discomfort . He never knew that he had been branded with the mark of an unwanted child at that moment . While sitting at the window inside the orphanage, he yearned to be normal . He wanted to nestle inside a mother’s warm arms, acting spoiled like any other kid . He wanted to sit on top of a father’s shoulders, bouncing up and down with his father’s gait . At bedtime, he wanted someone to tell him a story, kiss his forehead, and tell him goodnight . He dreamed after the childhood years he never had . But he didn’t have anyone to act spoiled around . He didn’t have anyone to lift him high up into the air . And he didn’t have anyone to read him a bedtime story or kiss him gently on the forehead . He could only sit beside the window and hope that someone would come to take him outside the orphanage . The reality he lived in forced him to grow up early . While everyone around him was running around playing games, he had learned to take care of himself . He learned to motivate himself in his studies and to take his medicine on time .
More than once, he wished that he were a bird so that he could spread his wings and fly over the earth . But he could only sit beside the soccer field and watch as other kids his age played soccer with their friends . As he didn’t have any friends, no one ever invited him to play soccer . Children liked noise and excitement, they didn’t want to play with someone who couldn’t do anything but read books . At that age, children didn’t possess any evil thoughts . They only followed their natural instincts . However, the blunt actions and words of children were often the most hurtful . ♦ When Lu Tian Chen pushed opened the door to the trailer, he was faced with the scene of Tang Feng curled up on the couch . The actor seemed to be choking on his emotions, giving out sounds like the cries of an abandoned kitten . Xiao Yu had told him earlier that filming wasn’t going well for Tang Feng, which was why he personally came over to see . “Tang Feng, what’s wrong?” Lu Tian Chen was unexpectedly warm for someone who always appeared cold and indifferent . His voice was light, as if speaking to a child . He didn’t mean to treat Tang Feng as a child, but faced with the actor’s completely unguarded state, he didn’t know what else to do . “They say that I’m going to die soon . ” Tang Feng’s muffled voice came through between his knees; his voice carried none of its usual calm and gentle cadence . “Who said that to you?” Lu Tian Chen walked over and crouched down . Tang Feng still had his head between his knees, his entire person cowering into the couch . Lu Tian Chen glanced over him, his eyes stopping on the actor’s bare feet . Every toe was curled up on itself, trembling in time with every word Tang Feng forced out . “Every…every single one of the kids . ” Tang Feng could see the ring of kids surrounding him, drowning him in their chatter . You are the same as us . We’ve all been abandoned by our parents, but I think your parents must have really hated you . Because you’re sick! The teacher said you could die at any time and that you won’t live long . That’s why nobody wants to adopt you . Because you’re weaker than a cat! You won’t even live as long as a cat! Go away! Do come near us! You’re sick . I don’t want to be infected . What? You want to play basketball with us? No, we don’t want to play with you . You’ll scare us . “Many, many people . ” Keeping a hand on his forehead, Tang Feng took a deep breath . He had almost been swallowed by the dark reaches of his memories, by everything that he didn’t want to remember . When someone was finally willing to adopt him, he couldn’t even remember how happy he was . He was happy and worried at the same time . He was afraid he would scare off his new parents if his heart started acting up . He didn’t want to cause trouble and make his new parents unhappy, so he forced himself to act mature and keep up a smile at all times . When he had been bullied in school, he would wrap himself in blankets and cry inside his bed instead of telling anyone . After wiping away his tears, he would still be the strong, mature, and optimistic Fiennes Tang . “I’m fine . ” Tang Feng lifted his head . Through unshed tears, he saw the worried face of the man crouching before him .
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