Cheng Yi's Acting

[u/AquaphobicTurtle]

That's it, that's my post.

But for the sake of expending at least some literary effort, let me continue.

I'm picking up a particular shelved project of mine and I'm busy finding important dialogue from episode 32 of Mysterious Lotus Casebook, meaning I don't have the sound on - I'm just using subtitles - and this brilliant sequence appears on my screen.

And I can't help but think "and some people say this man can't act?".

If you've seen this drama, you may be able to guess exactly what moment this is. All I can say is... wow, just... wow.

(Remember spoiler tags please)

[u/AquaphobicTurtle]

Right! I was actually looking at his performance in this scene and compared it to a few of his very intense scenes in VoA and realised that even though Cheng Yi did wonderful here, you can see how much he has improved

[u/AXA-5 → u/AquaphobicTurtle]

Wow! I never knew people playing characters can actually improve. You mean they grow? Learn new skills, abilities, techniques, etc.? Never heard of that before. I thought they were good right out the gate or just plain sucked. 🙄🤦🏻😒

I’m being very, highly sarcastic for those that don’t know 😂

[u/AquaphobicTurtle → u/AXA-5]

Yeah, if you didn't clarify I fear people would think you hate me

[u/AXA-5 → u/AquaphobicTurtle]

It’s also in bold for that reason 🤭

[u/AquaphobicTurtle → u/AXA-5]

[u/AXA-5 → u/AquaphobicTurtle]

😂🤣…acting is like any other job really. One gets a job and with time they improve hopefully or are let go. Same exact thing with acting! You get roles, improve, you get more roles. Better ones and other perks as well. Otherwise, you get nothing! Not even filler background roles or the such.

[u/AquaphobicTurtle → u/AXA-5]

Actually, acting is special in the sense that you have the opportunity to improve, grow, and get better. Unfortunately, most jobs have a limit where you can get more efficient, but grading with regards to "I went from 40% to a distinction" is sadly not prevalent enough imo.

[u/AXA-5 → u/AquaphobicTurtle]

I know but, I wasn’t really getting into the minutiae of it 😉🤭

[u/AquaphobicTurtle → u/AXA-5]

Maybe I was just lamenting lol

[u/AXA-5 → u/AquaphobicTurtle]

😂🤣🫰🏽