Three days later, Su Ze followed Zhang Zifeng to the set of Secret Visitor. He couldn't help but come to visit the set and wanted to see the acting skills of Duan Yihong and Guo Tianwang with his own eyes.
"Director Chen, long time no see." Su Ze said politely to Chen Zhengdao, "I'm sorry to bother you. I hope I have the opportunity to learn from you."
"Too humble!" Chen Zhengdao looked at the familiar yet unfamiliar young man in front of him, recalling what the future looked like in the first midsummer. Three years, just three years, things have changed.
"It's a pity that I don't have the opportunity to cooperate with you this time." Chen Zhengdao said with a serious face: "The main reason is that the role is really not suitable. You will definitely not like it if I pick one up, so I won't be embarrassed."
"You're welcome." Su Ze smiled and said, "We will have a long time ahead if we have opportunities in the future."
"There is definitely a chance!" Chen Zhengdao smiled and said, "Welcome to visit the class!"
After exchanging a few pleasantries and saying hello, Su Ze followed Zhang Zifeng to meet Duan Yihong, who was after all a senior fellow in the Chinese Drama Theater and an actor whose acting skills he admired very much.
"Senior Brother Duan, Su Ze is here." Zhang Zifeng came to the RV that the crew rented specifically for the starring actors to rest, and finally met the legendary Duan Yihong.
The assistant opened the door. Duan Yihong was reading the script. He raised his head and saw Su Ze face to face. He was stunned for a moment, then stood up and said enthusiastically: "Hey, come in quickly."
"Hello, Senior Brother Duan!" Su Ze politely extended his hand and said with a smile, "I'm sorry for disturbing you."
"Why are our brothers so polite?" Duan Yihong said dissatisfied: "I have long heard from Zifeng that you wanted to come to visit the class, but I have been looking forward to it for a long time."
"Don't stand around. Sit down and talk. What do you like to drink?"
Duan Yihong invited the two of them to sit down and signaled his assistant to prepare tea and snacks to entertain the guests. I have to say that the Chinese drama was indeed a breakthrough. The relationship between seniors became much closer in an instant.
"I have seen both White Night and The Silent Truth." After the greetings, Duan Yihong was not polite and said straight to the point: "Great performance!"
"Especially in White Night Chase, it is not easy for one person to play two roles, not to mention they are twin brothers. It is very difficult for the audience to tell who is the elder brother and who is the younger brother at a glance."
After speaking, he stared at Su Ze and said with admiration: "You did it!"
"Thank you, senior brother." Su Ze was very happy. It was not easy to get Duan Yihong's recognition. This was a sign of sympathy between people of the same rank.
To be fair, not to mention the script, the cast alone can be called luxurious. Aaron Kwok and Duan Yihong, the three-time Academy Award winner vs. the Tokyo Film Festival Best Actor, a battle of wits between the two heroes.
Zhang Zifeng and Zishan, the newly promoted national sister vs. the young Zhang Dongsheng, plus Tiffany Hsu, the scream queen of Treasure Island, a frequent visitor to thrillers.
Everyone has at least one suspense masterpiece!
The director is Chen Zhengdao, who has produced three outstanding works: "Hypnosis Master", "Memory Master" and "Skyscraper". How can such a lineup not arouse expectations?
"Have you read the script?" Duan Yihong gestured for the two of them to chat while eating, and asked Su Ze, "How do you feel?"
"The atmosphere is good, the characters are rich in personality, but..."
Su Ze and Zhang Zifeng looked at each other and said honestly: "It feels a little full."
"Yeah, me too." Duan Yihong had already expected Su Ze's answer, and nodded without surprise: "Too much is not enough."
Su Ze was stunned for a moment, and then gave Duan Yihong a higher level of evaluation. An actor's ability to objectively evaluate the role he interprets is a mature performance in itself.
"We are all our own people, just say whatever you have to say." After all, it was the first time they met, Duan Yihong knew that Su Ze must have reservations, and said seriously: "We are all actors, let's just discuss the matter!"
"Okay!" Su Ze was not polite. He came to visit the class just for discussion and study. No matter how pretentious the senior said, it would offend others.
"Movie narrative is not the logic of good movie a, good movie b = good movie c." Duan Yihong said with a helpless expression: "Cutting "Parasite" and "Shoplifters" together will only lead to an incomprehensible result. "
"This time the director's ambition is a bit too great!"
Su Ze and Zhang Zifeng looked at each other again. They both saw the same thing. As the two leading actors, they must have the most say after being there in person.
"A grass snake has a gray line, and it can travel thousands of miles." Seeing the depressed atmosphere, Su Ze joked: "The director is still capable."
"It's just that the movie is only two hours long. I think the visitors with different identities in this work are the biggest driving force to attract the audience. This requires enough dramatic tension and shocking enough secrets, so..."
"So the director arranged five in one go!" Duan Yihong interrupted: "Too many!"
Su Ze smiled and said nothing. After all, he was just a bystander. Although he could see many things clearly, some words were better left unsaid.
Summarizing the entire script, the secret of Mrs. Wang, played by Tiffany Hsu, was the first to be revealed: a lover who is unfaithful to the family and has an extramarital affair.
But the meaning of this secret lies in the understanding among the entire family members, and in the distortion of everyone's calm attitude.
So when Mr. Wang, played by Guo Tianwang, gave her a chance to leave, Mrs. Wang didn't want to leave, and even wanted to take away her daughter Wang Chutong, played by Zhang Zifeng, who took care of her relationship.
This is Mrs. Wang’s secret: the confusion of human nature.
Then the story returns to Yu Chengqiao, played by Duan Yihong, who lives in the basement.
The most difficult part to understand about Su Ze is that he is really the innocent victim in the whole story. He was deceived by Mr. Wang because of his amnesia, and he lived in a cold basement in panic all day long.
But is the source of his fear justified?
If it was the revenge of the powerful parents, then why did the Wang family, who were also the victim's family, go to such trouble to hide him in the basement for three years even if they would not harm him?
If it were a legal sanction, repeated verification and tracing would have given the audience a definite answer: Yu Jieqiao was not guilty, even if he did not understand the law.
After thinking about it, Su Ze could only say that maybe it was his secret?
The cowardice of human nature.
But fortunately, there is more than one story line related to Duan Yihong's character. Su Ze did not even carefully examine whether this cowardice is tenable?
Because Wang Chuqi,
The secret about this child steals everyone's attention.
After reading the script for the first time, before it was revealed at the end that he was the child adopted by Mr. Wang and was renamed Wang Chuqi, everyone, including Su Ze, probably thought that this child was Mr. Wang when he grew up?
Unkind and righteous, indifferent and ruthless.
Can he even say that his savior Yu Jianqiao is a murderer and should be locked up in the basement and starve to death?
Therefore, the secret of Wang Chuqi portrayed by Rong Zishan is that he still forcibly stitches up the cracks after knowing that the family has been distorted, which is the selfishness and desire for control of human nature.
Thinking of this, I couldn't help but look at Zhang Zifeng. Her secret of shaping Wang Chutong was the only person besides Mr. Wang who knew the whole truth. She knew the true identity of her younger brother, why her stepmother was chosen, and she also knew about Yu Jieqiao. Ridiculous scam...
Wang Chutong should be the most three-dimensional and full character among all the people with secrets.
Because she still carries the pain and memories of her mother.