Chapter 1886 - Understanding (1/2)

In the end, she decided that this method was the most suitable one in her eyes.

Of course, Wu Jingli had a richer acting experience, especially in stage plays.

The acting method for stage plays was very different from that in films and television dramas.

Lu Man’s acting experience so far was mostly in films.

Although she’d participated in the Chinese Arts Championships and acted live onstage, the judges assessed her acting mostly from the angle of acting for films and television dramas.

Hence, she was thinking that perhaps Wu Jingli had a better acting method that was more suitable for a stage performance.

That was why Lu Man sought her advice humbly.

Wu Jingli said, “You’re exaggerating too much. You’re acting as a dance hostess, not a streetwalker. Why are you acting in such a seductive manner? Anyway, Man Yun’s character is actually very resolute and upright. In the end, she was a heroic woman who, for the sake of her family and country, did not fear death. How can you act her out as an evil woman, so proud and arrogant, making her look like a villain?”

“But in the first half of the script, she seemed just like a villain.” Lu Man explained her understanding of the character. “She was the top hostess in Paramount and was also Chen Dashuai’s lover at the same time. So many people were unhappy with her and mocked her for making a living off of entertaining others and prostituting herself. But it was precisely because of Man Yun’s pride and resoluteness deep down that other people stopped mocking her.”

“She admired Chen Dashuai. Chen Dashuai gave his all to serve his country. She admired him for his generosity and his loyalty. This is actually also a foreshadowing of her character, which explains why she could be so courageous as to tie herself up with bombs and throw herself to perish with the enemy. Actually, this is already pointed out right at the start. It was precisely because she had this patriotism in her heart even when she was just a dance hostess who made a living off of entertaining people. That’s why she willingly stayed by Chen Dashuai’s side.”

“It was also precisely because of her unyielding resoluteness that she would not admit defeat to anyone. That’s why the script initially portrayed her to be so obnoxious and defiant when she was being mocked by other people. She just wanted to teach a lesson to those people who knew nothing except resorting to petty schemes all day long. She did not like to give them face and just embarrassed them directly.”