[{"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-145":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},1297709,1723,"Chapter 145: A Side Hustle for the Working Man","the-more-tragic-i-act-the-stronger-i-get-my-fans-chapter-145",145,"\u003Cp>As Wei Song's earth-shattering \"Cut!\" rang out, the applause that had been suppressed for so long erupted thunderously from behind the monitor, from the staff inside the tent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Chun, who played Fan Kuai, threw away the prop sword in his hand and strode over to Jiang Ci.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reckless, death-defying ferocity on his face had faded, replaced by undisguised admiration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Jiang Ci, I'm convinced!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Chun's voice was still booming as he slapped his own chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Really! That 'sit' of yours just now choked back the whole pile of lines I had prepared!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So damn awesome! I really thought I was about to be dragged out and beheaded by you at that moment!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ci had just detached himself from the state of Xiang Yu. The passive skill [Emotional Isolation] was slowly smoothing the ripples in his heart. He hadn't even had time to speak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Feng, already draped in the coat handed to him by his assistant, walked over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You two just now, one really dared to charge in, the other really dared to sit, you stirred up the acting itch in us old-timers.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This Film Emperor's words were always so concise, yet they hit the nail on the head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Hanyu also walked over, stroking the fake beard stuck to his chin as he looked at Jiang Ci.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In that scene just now, your silence carried more weight than Fan Kuai's ten thousand lines.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The veteran actor's evaluation always came from a unique angle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wei Song, holding the walkie-talkie, strode quickly into the large tent. The excitement on his face was impossible to hide, and he walked with a spring in his step.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This afternoon! Prepare for Liu Bang's escape from the feast!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He scanned the circle, his gaze sweeping over Qin Feng, Liu Hanyu, and Chen Chun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Qin Feng, I want you to act out that wretchedness, that fear of crawling back from the gates of hell! And a tiny sliver of relief at having survived a disaster!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hanyu, you stay behind to cover the retreat, you need to be steady, you are Liu Bang's last shred of dignity!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Chen Chun! You protect him as he runs, act out that anxiousness of a loyal servant protecting his master!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The director rattled off the afternoon's shooting plan at an extremely fast pace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Rest on location for two hours! Makeup team! Touch-ups! Props team! Prepare the afternoon's set!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once again, the entire crew began operating with high efficiency.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The afternoon's filming went surprisingly smoothly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps that peak duel in the morning had completely roused the veteran actors' states to their utmost limits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Feng portrayed Liu Bang's wretchedness, fear during the escape, and that sliver of relief at having survived a disaster, with vivid perfection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the Gobi Desert, he really took a hard fall in the mud, his hair crown askew, covered in filth, scrambling and crawling as he was hauled onto the horse's back by Fan Kuai.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That wretched, fleeing figure was perfectly captured by Wei Song's lens.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the final scene shot returned to that oppressive large tent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Bang had already escaped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the tent, Zhang Liang, played by Liu Hanyu, stood alone, facing the Hegemon on the main seat whose joy and anger were not shown on his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Great King, the Duke of Pei cannot hold his liquor well and has taken his leave first. He ordered your servant to present a pair of white jade discs as a gift to you, Great King. And a pair of jade wine vessels to be presented to the Honored Father.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Hanyu's performance was as calm as still water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Holding the lacquered box containing the treasures, he slowly stepped forward, his posture humble, yet neither subservient nor arrogant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Chu general took the lacquered box and presented it before Jiang Ci.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ci opened the box.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He first picked up the pair of white jade discs, casually toyed with them in his hand for a moment, then discarded them like worthless objects, throwing them onto the low table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then his fingers touched the pair of crystal-clear jade wine vessels.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind the monitor, Wei Song and screenwriter Li Jun didn't blink.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to the script, Xiang Yu should fly into a rage at this moment, smashing the jade vessels fiercely onto the ground to vent his anger at \"actually letting him escape.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Jiang Ci did not.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He merely took the pair of jade vessels in his hand, his fingertips slowly rubbing against the warm, smooth jade for a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He seemed to be contemplating something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the tent, only the crackling sound of the burning torches could be heard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He raised his head and glanced at the gray, overcast sky outside the tent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A trace of irritation, bordering on boredom, emanated from his entire being.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, he let go of his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It couldn't even be called \"smashing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He casually \"thumped\" the pair of priceless jade vessels onto the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like discarding two troublesome pebbles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Crack!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two crisp shattering sounds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The jade vessels shattered into pieces on the hard ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This action held no towering rage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only an arrogance that ran bone-deep, and a complete, utter disdain for Liu Bang, this \"fish that slipped through the net.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This understated, almost casual handling felt more heart-palpitating than hysterical fury.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind the monitor, Wei Song felt the hairs on his back stand on end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Liu Hanyu, standing in the tent portraying Zhang Liang, looking at the shards of jade vessels on the ground, couldn't help but give a slight, uncontrollable tremble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a complex reaction—triumph at a successful scheme, yet also a deep regret for the opponent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew that from this moment on, Xiang Yu had already lost half of his empire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hongmen Feast, wrapped!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, Wei Song's voice, filled with satisfaction and fatigue, broadcast through the loudspeaker, reached every corner of the film set.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The parts for the core actors of Group A were, at this moment, temporarily drawn to a perfect close.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The atmosphere of the entire crew instantly relaxed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Whoa!! It's a wrap!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cheers that had been suppressed for so long finally erupted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Assistant Sun Zhou was the first to rush up, holding a thick coat and a thermos cup.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brother Ci! Quick! Put this on! Have some hot water!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ci sat on that tiger-skin-covered grand chair, unmoving.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The passive skill [Emotional Isolation LV1] quietly triggered once again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That complex mix of arrogance, irritation, and boredom belonging to Xiang Yu was being rapidly stripped away by a cool, refreshing force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He took the hot water Sun Zhou handed him and drank it down in big gulps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The warm liquid slid into his stomach, dispelling the last of the chill from his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had just put the cup down when the phone in his pocket buzzed with vibration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ci took out his phone and glanced at it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Caller ID: Lin Wan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He walked to a relatively quiet corner of the film set and answered the call.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hello, Sister Wan.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the other end of the line came Lin Wan's barely concealed excitement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Jiang Ci! There's news from Director Hou about the script for 'The Lurker'!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Director Hou?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ci was stunned for a moment before he remembered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sun Zhou had mentioned to him that the other party was also a big-shot director.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He's very interested! He's arranged to meet us for detailed discussions in the middle of next month!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was absolutely good news.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The chance to collaborate with Director Hou was something countless actors dreamed of.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Jiang Ci could even digest this good news, Lin Wan's tone suddenly shifted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Also, I got you a job.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A second-tier menswear brand called 'Lang Feng' wants you to shoot their next season's spring-summer endorsement.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The timing is also set for next month, right before meeting Director Hou. Consider it a warm-up.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ci acknowledged, \"Okay.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shooting an ad was also a novel experience for him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sun Zhou had mentioned it to him several times before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the other end of the line, Lin Wan, having finished briefing the work, seemed ready to hang up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it was as if she remembered something and added,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, right.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This time, 'Lang Feng's' shooting theme is called 'Embrace the Sunshine'.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A trace of peculiar amusement entered Lin Wan's voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The main focus is a healing-style smile.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ci: \"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the other end of the line, Lin Wan's amusement grew stronger. She asked in a teasing, yet genuinely inquiring tone,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You... do you still remember how to smile, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1429,"2026-06-05T18:00:08.556Z",1,"novelbin.me","3057cdb943e1ec93ee1dc755cbbf5a5ed1c2a0e583735278f5582b60dfbac280","the-more-tragic-i-act-the-stronger-i-get-my-fans-chapter-146","the-more-tragic-i-act-the-stronger-i-get-my-fans-chapter-144",366,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-more-tragic-i-act-the-stronger-i-get-my-fans-cover.jpg"]