Chapter 462: Chapter 462: Where Did She Get Her Acting Skills From?! Chapter 462: Chapter 462: Where Did She Get Her Acting Skills From?! It would also give Uncle Yang a chance to see her actual strength in acting.
Li Xingwan looked at them without the slightest hint of timidity, let alone fear. “Having the opportunity to match acting skills with Teacher Chen is an honor for me, and I certainly won’t miss it!”
“Very good! Haha!” Chen Ming was very pleased with her response. “The younger generation has guts. Come on then! Let’s not be modest with each other anymore. Let’s start right now.”
Uncle Yang then handed them the script.
Li Xingwan and the others received the script. It was the most iconic segment from a movie that Old Master Zhou had performed in his youth.
A psychotic psychiatrist of advanced age but highly esteemed in public. Inside, however, he was a demonic lunatic!
Nobody knows how many people he had ‘cured’ or how many lives he had touched with blood on his hands, and yet countless people believed in him. He reveled in it.
The female lead was an heiress with psychological issues, sent into his care by her parents, initiating a hellish existence and a quest for self-rescue. There were many intense scenes in the story.
For instance, there’s a scene where the deranged doctor forcefully pins the female lead against the hand-washing basin, his face contorted with fury, deliberately smashing her face with a hammer to terrify her.
And even making her eat the filthy organs from a corpse.
As the female lead became more and more unhinged, she finally suffered a psychological collapse and in a fit of uncontrollable emotion, she killed the doctor!
The film was a massive hit back in its day.
And with such famous scenes, if one were to perform poorly, they would be criticized.
After all, there were predecessors to live up to.
Chen Ming, of course, didn’t have a problem. He had plenty of acting experience.
It was Li Xingwan he was concerned about.
“Miss Li, do you have any problems?”
His worry was for her. Considering the script’s content, they would undoubtedly need someone with a rich, extensive acting background.
The actress who played the female lead in this film was also someone of a certain age within the circle, with a broad range of roles under her belt.
Her portrayal was exhilarating and authentic, capturing both the lunatic and the heiress.
Li Xingwan reviewed the pivotal scenes in the script once, then closed it. “I have no problems at all.”
“What big talk is she spouting?!”
“How could she possibly have no problems?!”
“She hardly has any acting experience!”
“Exactly! Does she even realize this is in front of Teacher Chen?!”
“Does she want to embarrass herself to death?!”
“Hmph!” Chu Youxuan also let out a derisive sneer, turning away with disdain. People like Li Xingwan were suited only for supporting roles, body doubles, existing in the shadows!
What acting skills does she have?!
Yet, a trace of worry surfaced in her heart. She seemed to have genuinely seen her act once.
That time, Xingwan’s explosive power was substantial, overshadowing her. Fearing being crushed by her, she slept with a bigwig to cut off Xingwan’s opportunities, relegating her to a stand-in role.
No! No! It’s been so long since then. Besides, Li Xingwan hasn’t been in the circle for five years. How could she have any acting skills?!
Chen Ming, hearing Li Xingwan’s words, was also taken aback. “Alright then, let’s take ten minutes to memorize these lines.”
After he spoke, Li Xingwan showed no intention of starting.
Li Xingwan spoke up. “I’ve already memorized them.”
“Pff! There was a moment, I actually felt like laughing.”