Chapter 36: Confronting the Uncrowned King

  Lin Xiao walked towards the scene, leaving behind a trail of shattered eyeballs on the ground.

  "What's the name of that newcomer?" Li Hongtao asked thoughtfully, looking at Lin Xiao's back.

  "Seems like his surname is Lin, but I forgot what his name is." Wang Ye Tian said thoughtfully "He has a bit of guts."

  "How many points?" Li Hongtao smiled and looked at Wang Yuetian, "Little Wang, it's not me who said it. I've been acting for almost ten years, and when I met Teacher Gao, we all called ourselves students. Have you ever seen a student say to their teacher, 'Teacher, I want to take the same test as you, and my score will definitely be the same'?"

  "Let's see about that." Wang Yuetian said with a smile, "I heard he got the approval of Old Man Chen and Teacher Su Qinger, I hope he has some real talent and skills, otherwise what happened earlier was just foolishness not bravery. Ah, do you think he can make a good show?"

  "You're thinking too much, after all, a teacher is still a teacher." Li Hongtao said.

  Near the director's chair, several old actors looked solemnly at the camera.

  "Lao Yao, you say, is it possible for Xiao Lin?" Xue Zhongrui asked.

  "It's impossible." Yao Chang'an shook his head. "Appreciation is one thing, and actual ability is another. He's a good seedling with a solid foundation, but he's too arrogant... Haha, don't you and I know his true abilities?"

  Chen Jialin sighed, "How did I not know these things? Not to mention the new generation, but even among the first-line artists who have not been banned, there are very few who can perfectly interpret under the aura of Old Gao's full force. However, this kid is indeed a promising material, if he really performs..."

  His eyes flashed "Then I'll introduce him to a good play!"

  "Lao Chen, you're really something else." Yao Chang'an said with feigned anger. "You'd think of a good show and not even think of us."

  Chen Jialin cried and laughed "I just saw the script too, it's quite perfect, and it's a play for the new generation, no old guys are needed."

  "Oh? What's the name of it? You can praise a perfect script, not many, you've revised Kangxi's script several times." Xue Zhongrui became interested.

  "Blood-colored romance." Chen Jialin glanced at the camera. "However, I'm afraid he won't have a chance to get this gift. Get ready, don't keep others waiting any longer, this play has been dragged on for too long."

  "Everyone in their place!"

  Everyone's eyes were focused on Yu Xi.

  “A！”

  With this sound, Gao Lan Chun walked into the scene. Standing there, Lin Xiao immediately felt that the other side was playing for real!

  Gao Lan Chun stood quietly, his face neither sad nor happy, not showing any sorrow for the lives of thousands of soldiers. At this moment, he was just a figurehead! He came here only to go through the motions.

  He suddenly raised his hand, signaling them to stop.

  Chen Jialin immediately shouted CUT, the old actor's opinion is to be respected.

  "I think it's time for a cup of hot tea," said Gao Lan Chun, who was not bothered by standing in the rain at all.

  Chen Jialin and several old-timers exchanged a glance, didn't ask why, and immediately called for someone to bring over a cup of tea.

  "Hmm, Old Gao is really getting into it now." Yao Chang'an said "It's only at times like these that he'll ask for props to be added on his own initiative."

  “A！”

  As he started again, Gao Lan Chun's face was calm and serene. Not far ahead was the battlefield where thousands of people had shed blood, but he seemed to feel nothing at all.

  "I don't smell anything." He suddenly turned his head and smiled slightly at a nearby extra, narrowing his eyes and saying "The smell of blood."

  In front of the camera, everyone exchanged a glance and added some lines, but it was unusually fitting.

  The dragon suit suddenly broke out in a cold sweat and hastily nodded "Yes, yes."

  "Which dynasty's rivers and mountains weren't irrigated with blood?" He smiled coldly, and not far away, Lin Xiao had already run over.

  He beckoned to the side, and a cup of tea was brought up. In the misty rain, he lifted the teacup, and a hot air came out. His eyes full of wrinkles smiled and looked at him, taking a sip.

  "Camera! Close-up!" As soon as Gao Lan Chun picked up the tea, Chen Jia Lin immediately understood and the camera moved over right away. In an instant, it captured Gao Lan Chun's completely carefree expression as he drank his tea.

  "Marvelous!" "In a place like this, yet with a heart as hard as iron and stone, not feeling any sorrow for the passing of lives that are none of his concern, this is what it means to be a ruler who holds absolute power!"

  People who know their stuff gave out their praise without any reserve.

  Li Hongtao sighed "That kid is done for."

  Wang Yitian didn't speak for a long time before finally opening his mouth "Maybe there's a miracle?"

  "Teacher Gao has performed to this extent, do you think he can make a comeback? If so, at his age, winning the Best Actor award consecutively would not be a problem."

  Li Ruijin's eyes also shot out venom. Liu Yiyi had just sent him a text message, and he already knew everything that had happened.

  No one would believe that Lin Xiao could take down this city if he didn't say it himself, it's unrealistic.

  "Kid! I want you to taste the flavor of being suppressed too! Cherish the last ten minutes of the crew well!" He and Qian Zhong thought in unison.

  Gao Lan Chun was drinking tea when suddenly the teacup fell to the ground, and through the steam he vaguely saw a soldier running towards him with a bright yellow belt around his waist.

  He widened his eyes and his entire expression changed smoothly from confusion to shock. Then, he actually walked out from under the umbrella!

  Lin Xiao didn't see the beginning, but he saw Gao Lan Chun's change just now, and in his heart there was a very natural feeling.

  He secretly praised him.

  He dared to make this bet because he suddenly remembered the "Shadow Emperor's Elixir" prop.

  Two thousand, equivalent to half of his pay for a play, and it only lasted ten minutes. He gritted his teeth before deciding to use it, but before that, he wanted to experience the strength of this uncrowned king personally.

  As soon as the master made a move, he knew whether he had it or not. He already understood that he was still far from his opponent now. If he didn't use medicine, probably no one would remember that Gao Lan Chun's opponent was Lin Xiao, and even his shadow couldn't be found.

  However, he was not discouraged, but instead had a strong sense of determination. Just because he can't do it now doesn't mean he won't be able to do it in the future!

  He sighed and muttered to himself "Sure enough, Emperor of Acting's medicine is effective."

  The next second, the cold system voice sounded in his heart "Purchase successful, the medicine is taking effect."

  A strange feeling rose from his heart, and suddenly, countless classic movie clips appeared in his mind, a string of experiences that slowly emerged like pearls from the sea, quickly forming a beautiful necklace.

  As he ran closer and closer, he started to feel that his body was no longer under his control! Only his eyes were watching what was happening.

  Looking at Lin Xiao running over, Gao Lan Chun secretly shook his head. From the other's face, he didn't see any improvement in expression.

  "It was I who had high expectations." He smiled bitterly in his heart and hurriedly ran towards Lin Xiao.

  "Ah, Ming Xiang!" Lin Xiao had just run over and immediately fell to the ground, but he used one leg to support himself in a half-kneeling position. At this point, he should be extremely exhausted, barely surviving.

  "Are you... Yu Feng? Big brother Yu Feng?!" Gao Lan Chun's voice trembled, and she reached out to support Lin Xiao.

  In front of the camera, several old actors sighed. Lin Xiao's expression just now was among the best among newcomers, but in their eyes, it was still not enough.

  "Anyway, congratulations to Director Chen for finding a free laborer." Yao Chang'an shook his head "It's still too difficult for him to match up with Gao Lan Chun."

  Qian Zhong heard this and felt relieved, his heart blooming with joy. He had already thought it through - once Lin Xiao was no longer part of the crew, he would definitely call a few "good brothers" to take good care of him.

  He hastily followed up with "After all, Teacher Gao's acting career is almost as old as he is! Ah... what?!

  It's not just him, Yao Chang'an was also forced to swallow the second half of his sentence, Xue Zhongrui looked incredulous, Chen Jialin suspected that the camera had captured a ghost!

  Gao Lan Chun helped Lin Xiao up, but Lin Xiao's face was covered in tears, her eyes were red, and a kind of exhaustion that couldn't be hidden was perfectly revealed through her limbs and expression!

  This is a defeated soldier! The silent picture, yet made everyone understand this topic!

  "No... it's impossible!" Li Hongtao and Wang Yetian had the same expression, their eyes wide with shock that they couldn't conceal!

  Expressing with body language! Without saying, the audience can also guess, this is the essence of pantomime, a movie emperor-level trick!

  "What's going on?! Why isn't anyone speaking?!" Li Ruijin stretched his neck to look at the silent scene, his heart burning with anxiety.

  Gao Lan Chun himself was stunned, at this moment, he seemed to have met another version of himself, an opponent with equal strength!

  It's just like playing a game, although it has just begun, but with just one move, you can understand the other person's level, especially among top-notch masters.

  Until Chen Jialin's "CUT" woke him up.

  "Wow!" Everyone present, newcomers, old-timers, staff members, and assistants all inhaled a breath of cold air in unison, followed by an involuntary murmur of discussion.

  Everyone can see clearly that just now when Gao Lan Chun helped Lin Xiao up, the time she was stunned for was too long and was cut off by the director!

  Lin Xiao being stuck is normal, but Gao Lan Chun being stuck while acting with a newcomer is absolutely abnormal!

  "Sorry, Director Chen." Gao Lan Chun said apologetically, then added "I really didn't think..."

  "Haha, Lao Gao, don't blame you, just now Chen Daoming was here too, he also got stuck." Yao Chang'an said with a smile, nudging Chen Jialin "Hey, want to call over Old Chen? It's getting interesting here!"

  "Cough, cough!" Chen Jialin rarely gave him a white eye, then turned her head and smiled, "It's okay, Old Gao. Which actor hasn't been carded before? Anyone would have been carded just now."

  Gao Lan Chun fell silent for a moment, subconsciously repeating "I really didn't think..." again.

  "Director Chen, keep going! Don't stop!" Xue Zhongrui suddenly shouted out, pointing at the scene.

  Several people followed his hand and moved their gaze over, only to see Lin Xiao standing in place with tears streaming down her face.

  "This...this can't be getting into character completely, right?!" This time, even Yao Chang'an, who was laughing and joking around, couldn't laugh anymore.

  Li Hongtao, Wang Yetian only felt a bitter throat, fully entering the play, it's not easy for veteran actors to do this, how did a newcomer manage to do it?! Where can they put their faces now?!