Chapter 59

On the way back to the hotel from the fruit stand.

"Are you sure you don't want to eat?"

"This is a local Kunming specialty pastry."

"Made with rose petals and baked with honey."

"It’s so crispy!"

"Imperial pastry from over 300 years ago, Emperor Qianlong’s favorite? Awesome!"

Lin Yu held a flower cake, devouring it while reading the introduction on the box.

Awesome!

What’s truly awesome isn't the flower cake, but you, Lin Yu!

The belief-based experience class just now didn't just teach Zhang Zhang Yixing a good lesson.

Even Sister Reba and the experienced Director Ning benefited greatly and were deeply shocked.

Indeed!

Why are movies filmed today not realistic? It’s because actors haven't experienced many of these things themselves.

Many people also say, if acting requires real listening, real seeing, and real feeling, then what are actors for!?

But truly good actors won't tell you that most of what they act has shadows of real life; when they need it, they can pull that emotion out from their hearts.

Young actors either force their crying scenes or mostly use eye drops and high-tech.

But Ning Hao knows that when veteran actors perform crying scenes, they recall their most sorrowful times.

Some recall the passing of a loved one!

Some recall the parting of a lover!

How can eye drops compare to crying with such emotions!?

I’m just asking you, how can eye drops compare?

Lin Yu is truly a good actor; he is completely going against the current, walking on a different path from the movie industrialization assembly line!

Thinking of this, Ning Hao looked up again at this young man who had just turned twenty. He couldn't imagine, and had no way to imagine, how high Lin Yu would eventually reach, or even where he would lead the Chinese film industry.

Beside him, Zhang Zhang Yixing was also silent, calming his heart to start pondering his future acting path.

Back when he was in Director Huang Bo’s movie, "The Island," he thought eating raw fish alive was already very professional.

He had been completely lost in the praise of others.

But today, Zhang Zhang Yixing finally realized how far he was from the title of "actor."

If it weren't for Lin Yu’s method, Zhang Zhang Yixing would probably only have performed fear and panic by shouting or staring blankly.

But now...

Whenever he thought of that hulking man with the watermelon knife wanting to kill him, that feeling of suffocating fear and panic would come, just like a book in his mind that he could pull out and flip through whenever he wanted to consult it.

Awesome!

Holy crap.....!

Zhang Zhang Yixing suddenly thought of a terrifying question, and his whole body went numb, breaking out in goosebumps.

This is the method Lin Yu taught him; if a person is a book, then how much data on how many people does Lin Yu have stored in his brain?!

Dozens!

Hundreds!

Or rather, a thousand faces for a thousand people!

It’s a good thing Zhang Zhang Yixing didn't ask that question.

Otherwise, the answer would be...

Lin Yu: Not much, just a library, only about six billion books!

"Don't stuff it into my mouth!"

"Mmph, mmph, mmph."

Sister Reba looked at the young man stuffing a flower pastry into his mouth, her expression very complex.

Both secretly happy and conflicted!

Am I really worthy of Lin Yu?

Previously, Sister Reba had always been at Jiaxing Media, taking on roles with Boss Yang. Although many people praised her to her face for being beautiful and kind-hearted, Sister Reba was very clear-headed: these were just the benefits brought by her looks and popularity.

After all these years,

her costume dramas were still stuck at the little fox Feng Jiu from *Eternal Love*,

and in modern dramas, only *Diamond Lover* was worth mentioning.

Honestly speaking, her acting was just "not good enough to be the best, but better than the worst"!

Look at the awards she had won: Most Popular Award, Highest Popularity Award, Golden Eagle Goddess Award!

Isn't this just the champion of the bar and nightclub atmosphere group?

Having debuted for so long, she only had nominations for supporting actress and no awards of any real weight.

Sister Reba was actually under a lot of psychological pressure; her reputation was basically that of a "vase" character, someone who just added a bit of decoration.

"No, what are you three thinking about?"

Lin Yu wiped his mouth with a tissue and mumbled.

"Here we go!"

"Second lesson:"

"The form and spirit of an actor!"

"Good actors possess both form and spirit; let’s talk about form first!"

Lin Yu wrote on the small whiteboard with a marker.

"I believe many directors, during auditions, will have actors put on costumes to feel the atmosphere of the character."

"You all have experience with this, right?"

"Come on! Share it."

Lin Yu acted just like a teacher, holding the marker and pointing at the students below.

"Exactly!"

"Lin Yu, I previously thought you only had talent, I didn't expect your theoretical knowledge to be so solid!"

Ning Hao’s eyes lit up again; the surprises Lin Yu brought him were truly too many.

For a moment, it felt like he was back at the Film Academy, sharing stories with the students.

Good grief! Now the roles were reversed, and he had become the listener.

"When we filmed before, we always tried to have actors wear the costumes. For example, if playing an Emperor, you have to wear the dragon robe to see if you have the aura of a ruler."

"If playing a Eunuch, you have to wear the slanted-collar or round-collar eunuch clothes, the small jacket and big gown, the boots, hat, and pants, to see if you have that treacherous and cunning temperament."

"The most extreme case is that some directors, when filming crime movies, actually go to prisons to get clothes worn by death-row inmates to truly experience the malevolence of a serious criminal!"

After Director Ning Hao finished this sentence, everyone present gasped.

It was certainly an eye-opener.

"Director Ning Hao, if you're interested, you can submit a resume to me later to be my capable assistant."

"I’ll provide social insurance and housing fund every month, a base salary of three thousand, plus food and housing subsidies."

"After the probation period, I can even issue you an internship certificate."

Lin Yu raised the corner of his mouth and said with a straight face.

"Hahahaha, Lin Yu, you’re really something."

Sister Reba’s eyes curved into crescents, and she laughed into a ball.

"Hahaha, Director Ning Hao, congratulations on finding a job; it sounds like the benefits are pretty good."

Zhang Zhang Yixing patted his chair, laughing until he shook.

"Hahaha, you kid."

Ning Hao was also amused and giggled.

Of course, everyone knew Lin Yu was joking.

Ning Hao had entered the 100-million-club director circle over a decade ago.

Not to mention his net worth was over 100 million; even if Ning Hao agreed, the Film Academy wouldn't let him go.

Film Academy: Damn it! Not being a revered guest professor, but going to be a pyramid scheme mentor’s assistant?

"Hehe."

"Back to the topic."

"People rely on clothes, horses rely on saddles."

"So, what does a dealer wear?"

Lin Yu wrote quickly on the small whiteboard.

This sentence

also left Sister Reba and Zhang Zhang Yixing stunned.

The two of them were basically flying all over the country and abroad for gigs every day.

Let alone going to a casino, they didn't even have time to go to an amusement park.

Although celebrities are chased by fans and look glamorous in public, there is a price to pay for that.

As public figures, they live under the spotlight; as long as they are in the domestic entertainment industry, there is no freedom to speak of.

"Lin Yu, I have studied the attire of dealers before."

Ning Hao took out the tablet he carried with him.

This was also Director Ning Hao’s habit; if he had any ideas or thoughts, he would record them as they came.

For this film, many details had been recorded in the book.

"Just this?"

When he saw the picture Director Ning Hao took out,

Lin Yu shook his head directly in denial.

"Too unrealistic!"

"Director Ning, I know you put a lot of effort into grasping the characters"

"and controlling the details of the figures."

"But you know very little about the attire and temperament of a dealer."

Lin Yu sighed, feeling deeply moved.

"Oh?"

"Then Lin Yu, what insights do you have?"

Ning Hao asked curiously.

Zhang Zhang Yixing and Sister Reba were even more clueless, looking blank.

Could it be that Lin Yu had been to a casino and seen a real dealer?

That was the only possibility!

"Lin Yu, have you been to Macau?"

Zhang Zhang Yixing asked directly.

In China, it is common knowledge that only casinos in Macau are legal.

"Ah!? Lin Yu, did you go to a Macau casino to see the dealers?"

Sister Reba blinked her eyes and leaned forward excitedly.

This role was truly too important to her.

Sister Reba was now also in urgent need of an opportunity to prove herself.

"Go to Macau specifically to see dealers?"