{"id":2257,"date":"2020-09-18T09:21:19","date_gmt":"2020-09-18T07:21:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ontimestory.eu\/?p=2257"},"modified":"2020-09-18T09:21:19","modified_gmt":"2020-09-18T07:21:19","slug":"mair-chapter-177-making-a-fool-of-yourself","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ontimestory.eu\/index.php\/2020\/09\/18\/mair-chapter-177-making-a-fool-of-yourself\/","title":{"rendered":"MAIR &#8211; Chapter 177 &#8211; Making a fool of yourself"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!--StartFragment--><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Although the original &#8220;Red Actress&#8221; was a work of high literary, its narrative sense was not very strong, and it is very difficult to adapt it into a movie. However, under the adaptation of Yang Yizhou, it retained the sad temperament of the original work, but strengthened the narrative, which leads to today&#8217;s &#8220;Red Actress&#8221;.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yang Yizhou, one of the top writers in China, showed his skills incisively and vividly in this movie, His perfect cooperation with Director Xie and the excellent acting skills of the actors brought the audience into the plot.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With the slow narration of the movie, an hour and a half passed in a blink of an eye, and the story came to the end.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cheng Yanxin&#8217;s identity was exposed, but she didn&#8217;t panic at all. She just sat on the chair in her study and sunlight got through the window panel making the room half bright and half dark. Cheng Yanxin sat between the bright and dark boundaries.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She opened the drawer and found half a full box of cigarettes and matches in it. This was what Zhou Hanchen left here.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since Cheng Yanxin decided to separate from him, she returned all his things and sent them back. Only this pack of cigarettes, was accidentally left here when Zhou Hanchen sent Cheng Yanxin home. Cheng Yanxin hesitated for a long time, but finally she did not throw it away, but put it safely in the drawer.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cheng Yanxin fingers gently caresses half a full box of cigarettes.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She remembered the way Zhou Hanchen smoked. He was half leaning under the streetlamp light, with smoke curling around his fingers, and his eyes were covered by glasses but when he looked up and saw her, the joy in his eyes could not even compare with the stars all over the sky.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cheng Yanxin looks down as if the whole person sunk into dark.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Trembling, she opened the cigarette box and pulled out a cigarette, which was held between her lips, but the fire was not lit several times. The light of the match swept over her face, as if to give a glimpse of the fear and regret that the legendary beauty had never shown.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After all, she was just a mortal. At the time of death, she couldn&#8217;t help but show the mortal emotions, but these emotions are too short, just like the moment when the match suddenly lighted and goes out, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">quickly making people think it was an illusion.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But the keen movies critics still saw it, and there was a strong sense of disbelief in their hearts.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This scene was not an edited shot, the camera was firmly facing Cheng Yanxin face, and even the angle hasn\u2019t changed. These complex and difficult emotional changes were done all by the actress herself. What an acting skill this was !<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She didn&#8217;t say a word, but still brought all the audience into this sad atmosphere. Some members of the audience had already <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">let out low sobs.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Finally, a match lit the cigarette, and the faint light fell on Cheng Yanxin&#8217;s face.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Instead of smoking, she looked dazed. No one knew what she was thinking about, but suddenly her eyes showed a smile. She took the cigarette off her lips, and a touch of her lipstick was left on it,<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She smiled softly and put the cigarette on the inkstone.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The camera turned, and through the light of the fire, it could be seen that she walked out of the room. Outside, there was the sound of military boots stepping on the ground neatly, as well as the sound of guns colliding.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The light of fire gradually dimmed.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cheng Yanxin&#8217;s death was filmed with great restraint, as if the director couldn&#8217;t bear to see such a peerless beauty die under the guns of the neon army. However, such a blank left the audience more and more aware of the heavy sadness behind this history.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When the darkness faded again, it showed the old Zhou Hanchen who was sitting in a courtyard. On a bright spring day, you could hear the sound of children laughing and playing.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He looked peaceful, as if with a smile, he murmured: &#8220;Finally liberated, I don&#8217;t know if you have seen it, but it doesn&#8217;t matter. I&#8217;ll help you see this day&#8230;&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As the camera zooms out, the blazing sunlight falls on the position beside him, as if converging into a graceful posture.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At the same time, the ending song of the movie sounded and the cast list appeared on the screen.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was only then that the audience regained their senses, many people wiped their tears in a dazed way. Then, the whole theater burst into violent applause.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This applause lasted a whole minute.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This was the highest praise for all the cast members and crew.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Director Xie wiped the corners of his eyes and led the main cast to the stage to accept the reporter&#8217;s interview.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reporters rushed to forward them their microphones, both the quality of the movie and the reaction of the audience have proved the success of this movie. If there were no accidents, it would be the best movie of China this year.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In addition to reporters, the on-site critics were also very excited. Many critics have posted brief comments on their Weibos, without exception they were only praises.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some critics have boldly predicted that the box office of &#8220;Red Actress&#8221; will exceed four billion yuan, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">making it another masterpiece of Director Xie.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The main cast on the stage finally felt relieved in their heart, especially Wei Siyong whose whole face seemed to be flushed. Although he was very confident in this movie when he was still filming, but now the audience response was far beyond his expectation, which makes him even more excited. If \u201cRed Actress\u201d is just as\u00a0 predicted by movie critics, he is likely to win next year&#8217;s Golden Ying Award for best actor and completely secure his position as a front-line actor.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This kind of anticipation made Wei Siyong work harder and harder in promotion. He is full of spirit, and the golden sentences appear frequently, making him the limelight at the premiere.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When Wei Siyong was satisfied with his ambition, Fu Cheng, who was sitting under the stage, was very upset.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fu Cheng, with a stiff smile, accepted the baptism of all kinds of eyes around him. He could guess what these people were thinking, he lost such a huge watermelon which was picked up by Wei Siyong.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fu Cheng looked at Guo Wenyuan, who was standing next to Wei Siyong with a touch of hatred. He gritted his teeth with hatred. He never thought that he was expelled from the &#8220;Red Actress&#8221; because of his own person, but blamed Guo Wenyuan for everything.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If Guo Wenyuan hadn&#8217;t complained to Sheng Jiang, he would not have left the cast of &#8220;Red Actress&#8221;, and now he would have stood on the stage and accepted all the compliments from the reporters and the admiration of the audience.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thinking of this, he quickly turned his head to look at the single-minded Taoist sitting next to him: &#8220;Taoist, please today\u2026. Taoist, why are you crying too? &#8220;<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The single-minded Taoist looked at the stage with a stiff expression and tears were streaming down his face.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As a matter of fact, he really has two brushes. As soon as he came in, he noticed Guo Wenyuan and found that his face had changed. His former face of death had disappeared and turned into the face of wealth and fortune.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At first, when he saw photos, it was not so obvious. But now, when he sees the other person with his own eyes he become more and more confused. It was not like being taken over by some fierce ghost. It was not too much to say that such a good face is the reincarnation of ten generations of good people.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He couldn&#8217;t think of the solution, and could only take out his charm.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This was left to him by his master, with which he could see truth through everything.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But when Taoist lit the spell and opened his eyes again to look at Guo Wenyuan, he was almost blinded by the dazzling golden light.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He could only see his position in the front row as he had been completely covered by a thick golden light of merit, and even he couldn&#8217;t see him clearly.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Taoists heart was about to explode.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How much of goddamn merit this was!!!<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During the whole process of the movie, everyone else was moved by the movie and cried bitterly, while the Taoist priest was moved by the golden light, which made him unable to close his eyes.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As a Taoist, he knew that the identity of Guo Wenyuan was by no means simple, so he should give up.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thinking about this, the Taoist began to consider how to terminate his deal with Fu Cheng.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When Fu Cheng saw that he looked uncertain, he became a little worried. He lowered his voice and said, &#8220;Taoist, what&#8217;s the matter with you? Hurry up and get rid of that demon! &#8220;<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Taoist frowned and said: &#8220;No way.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fu Cheng froze, then blurted out, &#8220;What are you talking about?&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He did not control the volume, and immediately attracted the attention of the audience nearby. Fu Cheng quickly closed his mouth and looked at the Taoist with bad eyes.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Taoist, knew that he hated Guo Wenyuan very much, that he might not be able to explain it clearly for a moment, the golden light was so dazzling that it made him dizzy. So he just stood up and left, he will explain to Fu Cheng later.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At this time, the host happened to say that he was going to select someone from the audience to question the crew. He then saw the single-minded Taoist standing up, he didn\u2019t notice Fu Cheng sitting next to him. He only saw that the movie had been finished for such a long time but this man was still crying.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He must be a loyal fan of the book, so he said enthusiastically: &#8220;This gentleman, yes, yes you. You are still crying. You should have been deeply impressed by this movie. Do you have any questions to ask our crew? &#8220;<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As a result, everyone&#8217;s eyes were focused on the single-minded Taoist.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The single-minded Taoist immediately froze in place.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211;<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the front row, Pei Ran was talking to immortal Mingjing.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mingjing immortal and Pei Ran know each other for a long time. Although Pei Ran played tricks on him, they still had a good relationship. Later, after Pei Ran died, he went to Hong Kong for a memorial ceremony, and even used Taoism to summon his souls. He wanted to see his good friend again, but there was no result.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This made immortal Mingjing very sad. He thought Pei Ran&#8217;s soul had dissipated, his heart was broken and he never went to Hong Kong again.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He never thought that he failed soul summon because Pei Ran soul was imprisoned in Hong Kong stadium. After so many years, his soul did not dissipate, but instead, he had another adventure and reshaped his own body.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mingjing immortal felt too much emotion in this moment, so he started to talk about the old days with Pei Ran.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Taoist priest Qing Yuan didn&#8217;t expect that Pei Ran and his master were old friends, so asked Pei Ran curiously.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pei Ran then quite naturally took out a pile of the black history of this bright and clean immortal.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mingjing immortal looked at the shocked eyes of his disciple, and his whole person became almost depressed to death.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How could he forget? Pei Ran was a narrow-minded bastard and a good memory.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He finally set up a profound image of an enlightened master in the eyes of his own disciples, and now it was all over!<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Immortal Mingjing was both anxious and angry, urgently needing to find something to change the topic. Then he heard the host question and he hurriedly pulled Pei Ran and Qing Yuan: &#8220;OK, this is the premiere of the movie. What do you want to do! Focusing on the movie is the main business! &#8220;<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pei Ran smiled and didn&#8217;t expose him.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mingjing breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly turned his head to the audience who asked questions, pretending to be very attentive.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, when he looked, he froze.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Just as the single minded Taoist was wiping his tears and brainstorming what questions to ask, he suddenly heard a familiar voice coming from the front row that got rid of this dilemma.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;You Evil!&#8221; Pay for my cell phone! &#8220;<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Suddenly, he saw a familiar and elusive face standing up near the golden light.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201c\uff01\uff01\uff01\u201d<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With a sudden change in his face, he jumped directly from his seat, jumped nimbly over the head of the audience next to him, and rushed out of the theater.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Immortal Mingjing was not willing to show any weakness, and he stopped gossiping and ran out like a gust of wind.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The speed of the two men was so fast that the audience next to them saw only two vague shadows, then only the swinging door panel remained.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The reporters didn&#8217;t have time to respond and all of their faces looked dull.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thanks for his rich experience and quick reaction, Director Xie said with a smile: &#8220;I didn&#8217;t expect that the audience&#8217;s emotions would be so intense. It makes me very flattered as a director.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reporters: you donkey! <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0These two people say something about paying for cell phones and so on!<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It was clearly the personal grudge!!<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The reporters were resentful, but the scene happened so quickly that they didn&#8217;t take a picture, so they could only listen to Director Xie telling lies with his eyes wide open, but they soon saw Fu Cheng who had an ugly expression seating his seat.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The reporters eyes lit up with new light.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The big news was here! It seems that Fu Cheng really has something to do with leaving the cast. The show is on!<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fu Cheng felt the searchlight like the eyes of the reporters and had already guessed what the news headlines would be tomorrow, but he clearly didn&#8217;t do anything and he couldn\u2019t run away like a ghost.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He was speechless, and finally his grievances turned into a word.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;Fuck!&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>Edited by: LuLu<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Proofread by: Rubhyl<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Support translation:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/bePatron?u=25191841\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"217\" height=\"51\" class=\"wp-image-338 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ontimestory.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/become_a_patron_button.png?resize=217%2C51\" alt=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 217px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 217\/51;\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ko-fi.com\/lajnaa\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ontimestory.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/kofi3-3.png?resize=185%2C47\" alt=\"This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is kofi3-3.png\" width=\"185\" height=\"47\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 185px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 185\/47;\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\r\n\r\n<p><!--EndFragment--><\/p>\r\n<p><!--EndFragment--><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Although the original &#8220;Red Actress&#8221; was a work of high literary, its narrative sense was not very strong, and it is very difficult to adapt it into a movie. However, under the adaptation of Yang Yizhou, it retained the sad temperament of the original work, but strengthened the narrative, which leads to today&#8217;s &#8220;Red Actress&#8221;. 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