[{"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-24":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},1297738,1723,"Chapter 24: One glance left the entire audience stunned!","the-more-tragic-i-act-the-stronger-i-get-my-fans-chapter-24",24,"\u003Cp>The conference room was decorated quite simply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three people were already seated around a long conference table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the main seat sat a middle-aged man wearing a baseball cap, the brim pulled down low, making his expression difficult to read as his fingers tapped impatiently on the script.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was the director.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To his left, a man in a business suit was cheerfully pushing up his glasses, the shrewd glint behind the lenses betraying his identity as the producer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And sitting across from him...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ci's gaze wavered slightly when it landed on that person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A remarkably handsome man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Around twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old, wearing a well-tailored suit, with a composed demeanor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ci recognized him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Top-tier celebrity, Gu Huai.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With him present here, he was undoubtedly the male lead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike someone like Lu Yifeng, whose popularity was built on a perfect public persona, every award Gu Huai had won was genuinely earned through hard work under the spotlight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Trained professionally, he debuted at twenty, winning Best Newcomer with his first film.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was widely recognized in the industry as one of the rare few who could peacefully coexist with both the labels of \"popular star\" and \"skilled actor.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though waves stirred in Jiang Ci's heart, his expression had already returned to calm as he bowed deeply to the three.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hello Director, hello Producer, hello Teacher Gu.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm here to audition for the role of Chu Wuchen. My name is Jiang Ci.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The director lifted his head, his murky eyes sweeping over Jiang Ci, and gave an indifferent \"Hmm.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sit.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The producer continued cheerfully smoothing things over: \"Jiang Ci, right? Quite a spirited young man. Don't be nervous, just treat this as a casual chat.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only Gu Huai.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the moment Jiang Ci entered the room, he hadn't spoken a word, but his gaze remained fixed on Jiang Ci.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That look carried no hostility, yet it seemed to want to see right through him, inside and out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ci could sense that this top-tier, skilled male lead held professional skepticism toward him, this \"connection hire.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn't mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He sat down calmly, his back straight as a rod.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Jiang Ci.\" The director finally set down the script, his voice hoarse. \"Have you read the script?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, Director.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tell us your understanding of Chu Wuchen.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A routine question, yet it was the life-or-death hurdle for an actor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ci had long prepared his answer—this was his confidence as a professionally trained student, and something he had pondered with desperate intensity these past few days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meeting the gazes of the three, he spoke without arrogance or humility:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I believe the core of Chu Wuchen's character isn't his 'immortality,' but his 'humanity.'\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That one sentence made the director, who had been keeping his head down, pause his movements.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"All his aloofness and solitude are just a shell. The person inside that shell is actually more passionate and more pained than anyone.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He spent five hundred years protecting a lover who forgot him. This love is no longer a choice, but an instinct carved into his soul.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So, what others see as demonic heresy, he himself sees as the only righteous path.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Jiang Ci finished speaking, the conference room fell completely silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The expression on the director's face finally showed a hint of softening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The producer's commercial smile also transformed into genuine approval.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Gu Huai, who had remained silent all along, saw the scrutiny in his gaze fade somewhat, replaced by a barely concealed surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This newcomer had substance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His understanding was at least a level deeper than those other young celebrities who only knew how to act cool and handsome.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not bad.\" The director finally spoke his golden words, his tone carrying a trace of seriousness. \"Quite interesting.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He glanced at Assistant Director Wang beside him: \"What about the others?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Director, Zhang Yang and Li Zhe are both waiting outside.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yang, Li Zhe—Jiang Ci had seen their photos online. Both were somewhat famous third-tier male stars recently, and strong competitors for the role of Chu Wuchen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let them wait.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The director waved his hand, his gaze locking back onto Jiang Ci.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That look was like he had found an interesting toy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Since you understand it so thoroughly, let's skip the small talk.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He pulled out a page from the script and tossed it over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Go straight into it. Just this scene.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ci took the page, and with just one glance, his heart clenched violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Scene: Eternal Life Palace, Under the Moonlight]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Character: Chu Wuchen]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Chu Wuchen sits alone quietly before the white jade steps. Moonlight like water spills over his white immortal robes, making him appear even more aloof and cold as snow.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[He has just used his divine sense to discover traces of his reincarnated dao companion Yun Xi in the mortal realm and decides to descend alone to the mortal world.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[No lines, no actions. Just one long shot, close-up on the changing expression in his eyes.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A silent scene.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another damn silent scene!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The difficulty was even greater than that scene in Palace Conspiracy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that scene, at least he had Su Qingying as an object for emotional projection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in this one, he had to face empty air and, with just one look, portray five centuries of ecstatic joy, heartbreaking grief, and the rediscovery of what was lost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, this was actually good for Jiang Ci.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was what he excelled at most.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could feel the weight of the three gazes across from him suddenly intensify.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially Gu Huai—he leaned forward slightly, his eyes a mix of scrutiny and anticipation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wanted to see for himself whether this newcomer, so strongly recommended by that reclusive woman Su Qingying, was a dragon or a worm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ready?\" the director asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ci took a deep breath, gently placed the page on the table, and stood up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Director, I'm ready.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He walked to the empty space in the center of the conference room but didn't start immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He closed his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The technique for 'Broken Feeling gaze' from the Complete Guide to Scumbag Quotes and Techniques automatically surfaced in his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ci then entered the same state he had practiced at home for the \"Broken Feeling\" gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this moment, he was no longer Jiang Ci.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He truly seemed to have become a lonely spirit who had lived for five hundred years, standing in the cold Eternal Life Palace, overlooking the reincarnation cycles of the mortal world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All love and hatred had grown numb.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All passions and grudges had turned to ashes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But, there was one speck of dust that remained an obsession he couldn't let go of, even after traversing five hundred years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ci slowly, slowly opened his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was in that instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The director, the producer, and even Gu Huai sitting across from him all experienced a chilling illusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What kind of eyes were those?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At first glance, they were lifeless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Devoid of any emotion, any ripple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But looking deeper, you would see, within the depths of that lifelessness, a burning ruin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Above the ruin was the ecstatic joy of having searched for five hundred years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beneath the ecstasy was the heartbreaking grief of having long foreseen the outcome.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the end of the grief was a despair that would move even gods and buddhas.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone's breathing involuntarily halted.\u003C\u002Fp>",1228,"2026-06-05T18:00:08.278Z",1,"novelbin.me","82b967812e7ad883ec5596f7f940b9349c42be88ccb89138d1ce6ec3b20d3e76","the-more-tragic-i-act-the-stronger-i-get-my-fans-chapter-25","the-more-tragic-i-act-the-stronger-i-get-my-fans-chapter-23",366,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-more-tragic-i-act-the-stronger-i-get-my-fans-cover.jpg"]