She dominates the entertainment industry with her disaster system

Ruan Tang has been in the industry for more than 30 years and has seen many actors who have become obsessed with acting.

Among them, there are many people like Su Lingxi, who got so immersed in the role that their behavior style and mental state changed, and there are also people who fell in love because of the role.

However, whether it is the former or the latter, the final outcome is mostly not very good.

The former often have their real life affected by not being able to act for a long time, and may even be forced to shorten their careers; although the latter is very common in the entertainment industry, nine out of ten couples who fall in love on the set usually end up breaking up.

After all, drama is drama and reality is reality, and as an actor, one should not blur the boundary between the two.

But this is easier said than done.

Even Ruan Tang herself had experienced the pain of being unable to get out of her role.

She is a typical method actor. Every role she plays is equivalent to reshaping her personality. It is not easy to always maintain the balance of her inner world.

Especially some roles are too close to the actor's self-experience or inner vulnerability. If an actor encounters such a role, it will be difficult for him to perform.

Of course, this does not necessarily mean that one lacks ability. It may just be that one has been immersed in it for too long and has too strong a sense of belief, so that one needs to take longer to leave the show than others.

Therefore, Ruan Tang never thinks that actors who have problems in their performance are bad actors.

But no matter what, she didn't want to see the students she taught develop psychological barriers because of problems getting into the role.

"Have a drink?" Gradually her thoughts came to light, Ruan Tang curled the corners of her lips, stood up and poured a glass of wine for the person opposite her.

Hot butter rum has a mellow taste. It can provide heat and relax tense nerves at the same time.

It is her favorite homemade cocktail every winter.

The capital city was not that cold in March, but it was the middle of the night and the temperature was much lower than during the day.

Su Lingxi reached out to take the wine glass, silently feeling the fiery temperature of the glass wall.

"I probably... need some rest time to adjust my condition." After a long silence, she spoke dryly, "Not necessarily now, I can rest after I'm done with this busy period."

Su Lingxi actually couldn't explain how she felt at this moment.

She was clearly aware of her own psychological changes, but was not surprised. Instead, she remained sober and rational.

The schedule for the next two months has been fully booked. Even if she needs a rest, she has to wait until she has finished all the tasks at hand.

Ruan Tang looked up at her and smiled slightly, "How strange! This is the first time I've heard you say you want to take a rest."

"Being slow in acting is not a big deal. You just lack time."

Su Lingxi sighed and spread her hands helplessly: "It's my fault for being too impatient before. I should have taken a good rest for a while after the filming of "The Rose Thorn" was completed."

If she had chosen to rest in time instead of forcing herself to attend the film roadshow and promotional activities of "Red Careerist", perhaps there would not have been any so-called problem of being out of character.

"Yeah, it's a pity that you were a stubborn and obstinate workaholic at that time, right?" Ruan Tang's smile became even wider.

I have to admit that her almost teasing attitude really made Su Lingxi feel a lot more relaxed.

Perhaps it was because the sinking sofa was too soft, perhaps it was because the moonlight falling on the floor was too gentle, or perhaps it was because the strong rum broke down her psychological defenses - Su Lingxi unconsciously changed to a more comfortable sitting position and slowly exhaled.

At least at this moment, she felt relaxed.

"Yeah, I might be a natural workaholic." Su Lingxi laughed softly, and her voice relaxed. "I'm always eager to succeed and become excellent... Doesn't it sound a bit strange?"

Ruan Tang took a sip of wine and said, "This is a very normal thought, not strange at all. I was the same as you are now when I was young."

They all desire success, praise, and to be at the top.

"But I underestimated the impact this play would have on me." Su Lingxi pursed her lips and said frankly, "I thought those high-profile events would be enough to help me get out of the role, but it turns out I was wrong."

She took another sip of wine. "Ge Cailing's personality is so distinct that I have to constantly magnify certain emotions that are similar to hers in order to accurately get into the role. She is very ambitious, but also very lonely. Her life is like a tragedy in a theater. When I become her, I can't help but feel lonely and endlessly bored."

"This is a common situation for experiential actors." Ruan Tang said thoughtfully, "Even though you used some of the techniques of the method school when playing this role, it is difficult to avoid the impact of the character's personality on your own psychological state."

The lights around were dim, Ruan Tang's voice was soft yet powerful, and Su Lingxi felt the long-lost sense of security at this moment.

The person in front of her was her teacher, the one who knew her best among all people and the one who first noticed that something was wrong with her.

Su Lingxi confirmed it again in her heart - she was very sure that she could open her heart to her teacher.

The next second, she loosened her hands that were tightly gripping the wall of the cup and spoke slowly.

"Chailing is a great character, leaving me plenty of room to perform... But sometimes I feel like her, lonely and tired, as if I'm forced to get further and further away from everyone... I don't know how to describe this feeling. Maybe it's because as a star, I always have some little secrets that I can't tell, but I can still handle these pressures, compared to those endless social occasions - maybe it was affected by the last private incident, or because I've been flying around for activities during this period. I often feel very tired, and I don't want to go out and face those people with their own thoughts, I don't want to smile at them, and I don't want to say some hypocritical greetings to them."

She paused, and continued, "I used to think I was very good at socializing, but I seem to have changed in the past few months. Sometimes, just seeing them come up to me and say hello makes me feel like I can't breathe... I can't even tell whether this is the residual emotional influence of the character or my own thoughts."

"I got the gist of what you said." Ruan Tang's expression faded a little. "Don't you think that you shouldn't be so easily influenced by a character?"

"Not exactly. I just feel like I'm not as strong as I thought..."

As Su Lingxi spoke, her voice gradually became lower.

Ripples appeared on the surface of the wine glass.

The atmosphere was silent for a long time. When the whistling sound of the wind outside the window became smaller, Ruan Tang spoke again, "You have done a good job. There is no need to demand that you do better."

The ripples on the surface of the wine glass subsided.

"really?"

"Really." Ruan Tang slowed down her voice, "Even when I was 20 years old, I was nowhere near as strong as you."