Caught in Affairs with Superstar

Chapter 666: Chapter 485: Four Killers_5

Even to say, whether a person is likable or not is actually determined by their flaws.

Viewing someone’s flaws as cute or not.

With such alterations, He Xuran and Yin Linglin’s characters no longer possess real flaws.

In fact, whether it’s jealousy or lechery, Zhou Yun feels these are not principle-based flaws; When well enacted, they are equally moving, equally loved by the audience.

Take lechery for example, in ”Eight Hundred,” the character played by Jiang Wu, his performance before death, makes him appear lecherous yet real, yet touching, making tears flow endlessly as one watches.

Or take ”My Past Life” where Lei Jiayin played the ex-husband. Why did Ma Yili choose him again? It seemed that by having Lei Jiayin play the adulterous man, he wouldn’t be criticized as harshly. The result was that Lei Jiayin’s portrayal of the ex-husband did indeed win over many viewers, who both cursed and liked him simultaneously.

Characters are well-rounded, and while it’s understandable for actors to protect their roles, overprotection, turning characters into perfect individuals, robs the performance of its meaning from the start.

Zhou Yun prefers exploring the reasons behind a character’s flaws. Why is a person like this? And, can a person face up to their flaws? Admit to their flaws?

Better to be frank than insincere.

After this script reading session ended, Zhou Yun took the initiative to call over Yao Yuanfeng.

She felt that Yao Yuanfeng was also very serious, attending every script reading session, and always for the entire duration. As the boss of a film production company, he must truly love this industry from the heart, otherwise he wouldn’t be involved in so many detailed aspects.

”I’ve finished ’Under the Moonlight,’ and so has Song Chi,” Zhou Yun said.

Yao Yuanfeng appeared unusually nervous and even swallowed hard.

Zhou Yun couldn’t help but comfort him with a laugh: ”President Yao, don’t be nervous.”

”What do you think?”

”President Yao, may I ask a question first?”

”Ask.”

”Is this a story about you and your first love?” Zhou Yun asked, staring into Yao Yuanfeng’s eyes.

It seemed that Yao Yuanfeng hadn’t expected to keep that secret, and he nodded in admission.

”Then my guess is correct. Song Chi and I share the same opinion; I would like to perform in this play, and he would too, if you want to turn it into a movie,” Zhou Yun said.

Yao Yuanfeng looked at Zhou Yun with a mix of astonishment and disbelief, ”Really?”

Zhou Yun nodded, saying, ”Really.”

”Don’t you think... that the script actually lacks a part of the content?” Yao Yuanfeng said, ”Why, why does she want to break up, why won’t she reconcile with him, the answers to these questions are all missing, the script is simply not complete.”

”Is it because she didn’t give you the answers?” Zhou Yun asked.

Yao Yuanfeng nodded slightly dejectedly.

Zhou Yun said: ”Incompleteness has its own beauty.”

Yao Yuanfeng looked at her in surprise.

”For a viewer, the completeness of a story is important, but sometimes, regret itself is a form of art,” Zhou Yun said. ”There’s a recent Japanese movie called ’Bouquet-like Love,’ which is quite well made. I don’t know if you have seen it, President Yao, but it also tells the story of a couple falling in love and then breaking up. This story is very complete, why they got together, why they broke up, the causes and the consequences are explained clearly, but when I was watching it, I was thinking, what if these explanations weren’t there? If it didn’t explain that the boy stopped reading comics, stopped playing big games, if it didn’t expound on the growing differences between them, if it didn’t solidly portray these details, what would the movie be like? To me, this film is just too full; every detail is rich, leaving no room for imagination. For the story of the couple in the film, both past and present are made crystal clear. The same goes for the movie ’Us After,’ which gave me the same feeling. Yet, I like ’Under the Moonlight’ because from beginning to end, it’s a one-sided perspective, it’s entirely the poem from this man’s memory. Therefore, he doesn’t know why the girl wants to break up with him, nor why she’s unwilling to reconcile with him. These unknowns, these whys, are exactly the most prevalent regrets we’ve experienced in our own lives, those questions that once appeared in our lives, before they could offer us answers, just vanished.”