[{"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-333":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},1297997,1723,"Chapter 333: This award was half forced out by Jiang Ci!","the-more-tragic-i-act-the-stronger-i-get-my-fans-chapter-333",333,"\u003Cp>Chapter 333: This award was half forced out by Jiang Ci!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The stage curtains silently slid open amidst the mournful sound of the Xun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A wash of deep blue light quietly poured onto the center of the stage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dozens of dancers clad in tattered, blood-stained armor slowly rose to their feet in time with the Xun's melody.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their movements were heavy and sluggish, as if dragging chains,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>each turn, each lift of an arm, carried the desperate resolve of someone utterly spent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An aura of tragic solemnity pressed down upon the entire hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the music ended, the dancers collapsed, maintaining their battle-death postures, with no curtain call.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Spotlights flared, and a well-known host in a glittering tuxedo walked onto the stage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His face wore a flawless, professional smile as he attempted to lighten the mood with a joke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"After watching such a stunning performance, I almost thought I'd walked onto the wrong film set and wanted to grab a weapon to charge into battle for the Hegemon!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As per custom, a wave of polite laughter should have rippled through the audience.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, as the camera swept over the front row, the area reserved for *The Legend of Han and Chu* crew was a picture of somber intensity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Feng, Zhao Yingfei, Huang Shengqiu, and even Director Wei Song—none of them laughed, still immersed in that profound sorrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The host's smile stiffened for a fraction of a second, his fingers unconsciously tightening around the microphone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he was, after all, a seasoned veteran. His pivot was measured in milliseconds,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the playful expression on his face instantly melting away, transforming into a solemn gravitas seemingly moved by the atmosphere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It seems tonight we are not merely attending an awards ceremony.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We are accompanying the Hegemon, retracing his final journey along the Wu River.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As his words fell, thunderous applause erupted throughout the venue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This seamless transition turned awkwardness into style, elevating the entire awards ceremony to an epic level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Next, we will present the first award of this year's Golden Rooster Awards!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"【Best Art Direction Award】!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The host announced loudly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the large screen, clips from the nominated works began to play.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the footage switched to *The Legend of Han and Chu*, a collective gasp of shock echoed through the hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Julu. The Mass Grave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under dim, gloomy skies, the \"corpses\" of surrendered Qin Army soldiers were piled into mountains, rivers of blood flowing between them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tattered banners were planted atop the mountain of corpses, creating an aesthetic filled with a sense of deathly order.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The position of every single body, the angle of every banner, silently narrated the atrocities of war and the degradation of humanity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sense of suffocation pierced through the screen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The winner of this year's Golden Rooster Award for Best Art Direction is—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"*The Legend of Han and Chu*, Master Chen Kai!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amidst applause, an elderly man with graying hair, dressed in a simple jacket, walked onto the stage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He accepted the trophy and stepped up to the microphone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone expected him to deliver a standard acceptance speech.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the very first sentence he uttered plunged the entire venue into silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This award,\" Chen Kai raised the trophy, \"is half forced out by Jiang Ci.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All cameras focused on Jiang Ci in the front row.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old man didn't even glance at him, continuing on his own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Many have praised the realism of the Hegemon's suicide by the Wu River in the film, saying that sense of fatalistic resolve is unmatched.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But no one knows that before filming that scene, just for the prop sword Xiang Yu uses to commit suicide, Jiang Ci made our Props Team revise it nineteen times.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire hall erupted in an uproar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Kai's voice carried clearly to every corner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Every time he just said 'It's not right.' I asked him what was wrong, and he couldn't explain it clearly. He just kept testing the sword on set, over and over.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Until the nineteenth time, when we added three grams of weight to the hilt, he finally nodded.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I was truly driven mad by him back then. I asked him what the hell he was trying to achieve.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Kai paused. When he spoke again, his tone had become as devoid of personal emotion as Jiang Ci's own, a simple statement of fact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He said, 'The resistance when swinging the sword is off. If it's three grams lighter, the weight of a hero going to his death is lost.'\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Three grams lighter!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old man raised his voice, repeating it into the microphone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"At that moment, I really wanted to take that sword and chop him. What does a rookie know about art props!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A wave of laughter rippled through the audience below.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But now,\" Chen Kai turned and faced Jiang Ci's direction, bowing deeply, \"I thank him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He made me understand that the truth in art lies not only in the grand scale, but also in those insignificant three grams of weight.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cameras focused on Jiang Ci.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He did not stand up, did not smile. Amidst the roaring applause, he merely gave an almost imperceptible, slight nod towards the stage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The gesture seemed more like an acknowledgment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An acknowledgment of something that was simply as it should be.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the back rows, Liu Wei, hearing those words \"three grams lighter,\" couldn't suppress a shudder that ran through his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He finally understood where he had lost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn't a chasm in acting skill, but a pathological level of immersion into a character.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Something he had long forgotten, perhaps never even possessed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was only the beginning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Best Cinematography Award】, 【Best Sound Effects Award】—one after another, they were claimed by *The Legend of Han and Chu*.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pace of the awards ceremony was alarmingly fast, as if pushed forward by an invisible hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With each announcement, the background music switched to the film's original score.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One moment it was the murderous tension of the Hongmen Feast, the next the roaring chaos of the Pengcheng battle, then the stirring Chu Songs by the Wu River.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire awards ceremony had become a showcase for *The Legend of Han and Chu*.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ci sat expressionlessly, yet the fabric of his suit jacket on his back was already sticky with sweat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He felt not as if he were sitting at an awards ceremony, but as if he were tied to a roasting spit,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>with the blazing fire below ignited by his fellow crew members.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This public execution was more suffocating than any negative review.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only thought in his mind now was: which pocket did Sun Zhou stuff that pack of wet wipes into this morning?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No good, the suit has no pockets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maybe pretend to adjust my collar and wipe with my sleeve?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No, the cameras are watching.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despair gripped him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just end it already, hurry up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as he felt about to evaporate, Qin Feng beside him suddenly leaned over slightly, his voice extremely low.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hear that?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ci didn't move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is what 'the play elevates the actor, the actor elevates the play' means.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Feng's voice was soft, yet carried the profound understanding of one who has weathered countless storms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You gave your all to perfect them. Today, they are using all this to perfect you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind them, Wei Song's mouth stretched into a grin, smiling like a crafty old fox.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had long known these old colleagues, driven half-mad by Jiang Ci, would do exactly this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was *The Legend of Han and Chu* crew's most dignified, yet most vicious, counterattack against all the slander and rumors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They intended to personally place Jiang Ci upon the altar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, it was time for the 【Best Screenplay Award】.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without any suspense, the award was presented to *The Legend of Han and Chu*'s Head Screenwriter, Li Jun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Li Jun's name was called, this highly respected screenwriter within the industry stood up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He did not immediately walk towards the stage. Instead, he turned around, facing Jiang Ci in the front row.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, this titan of the industry, in front of all the cameras, bowed deeply to that young man,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>bending the spine he had held proudly for a lifetime.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire hall fell silent for a second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately after, the Media Area erupted with a barrage of shutter sounds rivaling a battlefield charge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Jun walked onto the stage, accepted the trophy, and remained silent for a long moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He began, \"My script once tried to confine Xiang Yu with words, giving him only a skeleton.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He raised the trophy, his gaze traversing the sea of people, landing once more on Jiang Ci.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Word by word, his voice rang out firm and clear. \"It was the actor who broke free from the constraints of paper, giving him a soul that will endure for eternity.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Jiang Ci, thank you. You made me understand that a true character is not 'written' into existence, but 'lived' into existence.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the technical awards concluded, the host suddenly put away his smile,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>his tone becoming exceptionally solemn. \"The next award will be presented to the soul that bloomed in the direst of circumstances—Best Supporting Actress.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1531,"2026-06-05T18:00:08.557Z",1,"novelbin.me","6b3a2ae8d62d215357009d96b8fe649995f4b9debf74d1de9c311b9cec85fd9f","the-more-tragic-i-act-the-stronger-i-get-my-fans-chapter-334","the-more-tragic-i-act-the-stronger-i-get-my-fans-chapter-332",366,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-more-tragic-i-act-the-stronger-i-get-my-fans-cover.jpg"]