[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-more-tragic-i-act-the-stronger-i-get-my-fans":3,"chapter-the-more-tragic-i-act-the-stronger-i-get-my-fans-the-more-tragic-i-act-the-stronger-i-get-my-fans-chapter-12":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","The More Tragic I Act, the Stronger I Get — My Fans Beg Me to Stop Killing Off My Roles",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1297726,1723,"Chapter 12: A Scene, Another Deification!","the-more-tragic-i-act-the-stronger-i-get-my-fans-chapter-12",12,"\u003Cp>Jiang Ci's hand holding the drumsticks trembled slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The light in his eyes had already extinguished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then came a madness that seemed to burn everything to ashes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked at the dark mass of \"enemy troops\" (extras) below the city walls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His gaze seemed to pierce through time and space, seeing through the human heart's darkest depths... with both compassion and mockery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What difference is there between you and me?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We're all just chess pieces on this board called \"fate,\" powerless to control our own moves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The corners of his mouth twisted into an extremely ugly curve, yet it was filled with heart-wrenching agony.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was completely stunned by Jiang Ci's current state.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was no longer acting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was a perfect resonance at the soul level with the character's essence!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Qingying, standing not far away, felt her pupils slightly dilate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was seeing it again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That familiar, terrifying sense of realism that seemed capable of sucking people's souls right in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Last time, it was abandonment born of ultimate love.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, it was burning born of ultimate despair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What kind of soul was hidden within this newcomer named Jiang Ci?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Feng, the award-winning actor, had originally only intended to watch casually.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But when he saw Jiang Ci's smile, his normally impassive face showed astonishment for the first time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having been in the industry for thirty years, he had played emperors and generals, merchants and laborers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He believed his understanding of acting had reached perfection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet today, from this young man barely twenty years old, he saw something he had never touched before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This wasn't technique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was... talent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A talent that could make all techniques pale in comparison!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as the entire set fell into silence,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ci moved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Using all his strength, he slammed the two heavy drumsticks fiercely against the war drum before him!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"BOOM!!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A heavy sound exploded in everyone's eardrums.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately after.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The drumbeats suddenly became dense and frantic!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ci swung the drumsticks repeatedly like a madman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The \"wounds\" on his body split open, blood staining the city tower beneath him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His movements grew slower and more sluggish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he didn't stop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes remained fixed ahead, his pupils already beginning to lose focus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet the drumbeats continued to sound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One after another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if using his very life to play the final requiem for this doomed lonely city.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"CUT!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Director Li Xiang's roar carried a tremor he couldn't suppress.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The drumbeats stopped abruptly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The drumsticks in Jiang Ci's hands clattered to the ground, and his whole body slowly slid down along the war drum, breathing heavily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>People remained immersed in the tragically suffocating atmosphere, unable to break free.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several female script supervisors with low emotional thresholds were already covering their mouths, crying silently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Xueling's eyes also reddened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She looked at Jiang Ci lying on the ground, her eyes filled with shock and... a trace of pity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Monster...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Feng looked at Jiang Ci and squeezed out two words through gritted teeth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This wasn't derogatory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the highest praise an experienced actor could give to a junior.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Qingying stood in place, motionless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once again, this man's performance had shattered all her psychological defenses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good! Good! Good!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Xiang suddenly stood up from behind the monitor, shouting \"good\" three times in succession.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He rushed over, wanting to help Jiang Ci up, but withdrew his hand halfway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was afraid of disturbing the actor's emotions that hadn't fully subsided.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Quick! Medical team! Come check on him!\" he turned and shouted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ci lay on the cold ground, his chest heaving violently, his mind completely blank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During that scene just now, he had invested his emotions so deeply that it almost exhausted all his mental energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He felt like he had truly died once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But then, the voice in his mind instantly revived him completely!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Ding! Detected intense heartbreak emotion!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Heartbreak Value +120 from 'Su Qingying'!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Ding! Detected heartbreak emotion!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Heartbreak Value +50 from 'Zhao Xueling'!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Heartbreak Value +8 from female crew member 'Wang Xiaomei'!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A series of system notifications flooded Jiang Ci's consciousness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Settling accounts...]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[This performance earned a total of 210 Heartbreak Value points!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Current total Heartbreak Value balance: 282 points!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Congratulations host on extending 30 days of life time!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Current remaining life: 47 days 08 hours 15 minutes 32 seconds]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Holy shit!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>282 points!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And a direct one-month life extension!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He forcefully suppressed the impulse to leap up from the ground and roar at the sky, continuing to lie there \"weakly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An actor's self-cultivation still had to be maintained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crew members hastily helped him up from the ground, offering water and wiping sweat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Jiang Ci, are you okay?\" Director Li asked with concern as he approached.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm fine, director.\" Jiang Ci smiled weakly. \"Just a bit exhausted.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You kid, you're trying to give your life for this!\" Director Li patted his shoulder with mixed affection and frustration. \"That scene was absolutely stunning! I guarantee that when the movie releases, your character will become a classic!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Receiving such high praise from the director, Jiang Ci smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked up and happened to see Su Qingying and Qin Feng walking toward him side by side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What were they planning? A triple interrogation?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Feng stopped before him, his eyes that had seen everything carefully examining him from head to toe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That gaze didn't seem like he was looking at a junior, but rather at a precious treasure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Kid.\" Qin Feng finally spoke, his voice low. \"How did you do it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ci was startled: \"Huh? Do what?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't play dumb with me.\" Qin Feng's gaze was sharp. \"That state just now can't be achieved through technique alone. Tell me the truth, what exactly... have you been through?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Here it comes again! This question again!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ci inwardly groaned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why does everyone think I have some tragic backstory?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I'm clearly an optimistic, cheerful, and fun-loving young man!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could only deploy his universal shield once more, looking up at the ceiling at a forty-five degree angle, his eyes melancholy, his tone weathered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Teacher Qin, some things are better left in the past once they're over.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Feng looked at his \"story-filled\" profile and fell silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beside him, Su Qingying's gaze toward Jiang Ci grew even more complex.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With an additional element even she hadn't noticed... heartache.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, an untimely yet somehow perfectly \"appropriate\" voice interjected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Teacher Jiang, that was amazing acting! Truly eye-opening for me!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone turned to see that Lu Yifeng had returned unnoticed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stood outside the crowd, wearing just the right amount of amazement and praise on his face, clapping enthusiastically.\u003C\u002Fp>",1112,"2026-06-05T18:00:08.278Z",1,"novelbin.me","d2b78f0d4db038b03e3b1d5c4577d2895b97241349cf5a2654bf722387af7a64","the-more-tragic-i-act-the-stronger-i-get-my-fans-chapter-13","the-more-tragic-i-act-the-stronger-i-get-my-fans-chapter-11",366,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-more-tragic-i-act-the-stronger-i-get-my-fans-cover.jpg"]