140: Chapter 140 The Chosen One, Fu Weijun

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Director Han Xiao was still quite satisfied with Lin Chuyan.

Prince Xiao Ran from the drama + Xie Yu from the hovering blade—combining these two, and with a bit of fine-tuning on the details later, there shouldn't be much of a problem. He had confidence in Lin Chuyan's acting skills.

Before leaving, he didn't say much, just handed the script to Lin Chuyan, asked him to give an answer within a week, and expressed his wish for him to play the role.

Lin Chuyan also had a very pleasant conversation.

Although they were just chatting and hadn't worked together before, he just felt that Director Han Xiao was the best director he had ever encountered so far, bar none.

Director Zhang Qian, Director Yang Yang, Director Liu Zhi, Director Yu Jin... in Lin Chuyan's eyes, none of them compared to him.

The two chatted a lot. Besides admiring Director Han Xiao's talent as a director, Lin Chuyan even discovered that he understood music very well!

Upon further conversation, he discovered that, just like him, the other man hadn't been professionally trained at all and had actually been a Guitar player in a band!

What was even more coincidental was that when he formed his band back in the day, he had rented the very same rehearsal room that was now his office!

Goodness, that was too much of a coincidence.

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After seeing the director off, Lin Chuyan asked Wu Yue and Xia Zhi to go out, telling them to enjoy themselves in the Magic City and not to worry about him.

As for him, he didn't leave the room for the entire afternoon, just holed up in the hotel reading the script.

It wasn't until Wu Yue came to knock on his door for dinner in the evening that he had barely finished reading it.

However, Lin Chuyan didn't want to go out, so he just had Xia Zhi bring him some takeout and called it a day.

It wasn't that he wasn't hungry; it was that he had actually started crying while reading, which was a bit embarrassing, and he didn't want to be seen.

How should he put it? This script was truly solid and brilliant.

Just as the director said, this drama was actually about the story of the protagonist, Wang Xiang.

Wang Xiang was a train driver at a steel mill in the 1990s. Facing the pressure of being laid off, he began cooperating with the police to investigate a dismemberment case, only to unexpectedly have his son, Wang Yang, meet with misfortune because he got involved in the case.

Through Wang Xiang's perspective, the script depicted a father's emotional journey when facing drastic life changes, as well as his relentless pursuit of family and truth.

The plot spanned the past, present, and future, and in the end, in the long season, the elegy of fate sounded, leaving the audience with profound thoughts.

Lin Chuyan didn't know what to say. This wasn't just some dismemberment case; it was an ambitious portrayal of the landscape of an era.

Lin Chuyan finally understood why this drama was called "the long season"; it carried the memories and fates of too many people.

Director Han Xiao was right; the main storyline really didn't have anything to do with him. The three down-and-out middle-aged and elderly people in it were the core of the story.

But this script was just too good. If it could be filmed faithfully, honestly, it felt like ten of the drama wouldn't compare to it... (Sorry, Director Yang).

To be able to act in a drama like this, honestly, he was the one who should feel honored.

Moreover, after reading the entire script, Lin Chuyan had a very deep impression of the Character Fu Weijun.

This Character was truly brilliant!

Lin Chuyan followed his usual routine, took out paper and pen, and started writing down whatever came to mind.

Although the script had already explained Fu Weijun's background very clearly, he still had to carefully ponder how to act out this role.

First of all, why was the mute Fu Weijun so ruthless? Why did he resort to violence at the slightest disagreement? Was he truly evil?

Of course not!

This point didn't need him to act out; the Character tone set in the script was exactly that.

Like Xie Yu from the hovering blade, who also seemed ruthless, but the gap between him and Fu Weijun was actually too big.

One lived in luxury and was a bad seed by nature; the other was forced by life—if he didn't act that way, he couldn't survive.

Which Character image was fuller? Did that even need to be said?

In Fu Weijun's environment, he could only use the logic of the law of the jungle at the lowest level to fight for the slightest bit of living space. Every chance to catch his breath he obtained was won by risking his life and giving it his all.

Furthermore, for every time he acted ruthlessly or resorted to violence, the script provided sufficient justification for such behavior.

Therefore, the audience wouldn't hate this Character. As long as it was acted well, they would instead be able to empathize with him!

Secondly, Fu Weijun had an older sister and had the bond of family affection. Judging from his behavior on several occasions, he was definitely a "sister-protecting maniac," which was absolutely a plus.

In the end, Fu Weijun even sacrificed himself for his sister; this was the radiance of human nature.

From the perspective of family affection, it could be called great.

Finally, the script even arranged a romantic subplot for Fu Weijun.

The most amazing part was that this brave and fierce youth fell in love with a hostess at first sight, gave his burning and pure affection, but received the most hurtful and direct rejection in return.

On top of that, this hostess was also a bad person.

How should he put it? The audience would definitely feel even more sorry for Fu Weijun.

This was such a sympathy-grabber.

Lin Chuyan thought for a moment and wrote down two keywords in his notebook.

Despair, Purity.

Yes, from the moment Fu Weijun was born, his life was one of despair.

Deaf-mute, parents both deceased, abandoned.

Growing up at the bottom of society, wanting to live a decent life, yet the video arcade he ran was still smashed.

He finally fell in love with a girl, only to be ruthlessly rejected because of his status, and in the end, he even had to personally bag up the girl who was killed by his own sister... It really was plastic love and "bagged" girlfriend.

Who could be more desperate than him?

As for purity, his personal idea was definitely to play Fu Weijun as a "pure love warrior."

Like Prince Xiao Ran from the drama, who, although he loved Character, was still aggressive and invasive.

As for the Character Fu Weijun, Lin Chuyan's idea was very simple—he could be as fierce as he wanted in the beginning, but whenever he faced the girl he liked, he must act shy and pure!

In his entire life, he hadn't even had the chance to live properly for himself before dying silently in prison.

When such a pure person was forced into despair, didn't that sense of tragedy come rushing at you?

"Awesome, I really am a genius!"

As he wrote, Lin Chuyan even started to admire himself a little.

However, after writing all that, he was still not quite satisfied. How to put it? All of the above was a bit too "big"; he wanted to continue focusing on the details.

So he picked up the script and started reading it again. Of course, this time he picked out Fu Weijun's scenes to read.

Soon, he focused his attention on Fu Weijun's hearing aid.

The script did mention the hearing aid, but it was still a bit unreasonable.

This hearing aid should be a very valuable item for Fu Weijun; wouldn't he have to take it off first when getting into a fight?

Lin Chuyan thought of the jade thumb ring from when he filmed the drama. Hmm, the action of "taking off the hearing aid" must be carefully designed later; he couldn't just act it out haphazardly.

Lin Chuyan didn't know if the audience would be able to notice such details, but he only knew that this was very important to him—to become a truly good actor, paying attention to details was a must.

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Hmm, he was a bit hungry; he should first have a bite of the takeout Xia Zhi brought.

While eating, he thought of something else. Didn't he just unlock the "Sign Language" skill from the treasure chest?

Damn, this Fu Weijun—if I don't play him, who will?

The chosen one: Fu Weijun!