My Healing Games

In Chapter 9, his acting was so convincing, it was as if he had personally experienced it.

Reaching the front of the gloomy apartment building, Han Fei gently knocked on the door, and soon a staff member came out.

"Director Jiang Yi asked me to audition, but I've run into some trouble recently, so I might..." Before Han Fei could finish speaking, he was enthusiastically pulled into the apartment.

"You've finally arrived. Director Jiang is furious. The newcomers these days are getting worse and worse. They can't portray the feeling he wants at all. Director Jiang has already rejected several people."

"I've never acted in a ghost movie before, and I have something very important to do tonight..."

"Director Jiang! The new actor is here!" The staff member shoved the script into Han Fei's hands: "Normally there would be a special place for auditions, but we're making a low-budget thriller, so we're not going to be so formal. Hurry up and go over there, Director Jiang and the others are getting impatient."

Holding a copy of the script, Han Fei was ushered into a room where six actors of varying ages were standing against the wall, none of them daring to speak.

"Are you acting? Have you ever truly respected this profession? This is utter nonsense!" In the center of the house, a middle-aged man pointed at the actors and said sternly.

He spoke so loudly that he frightened one of the young girls into tears.

"Still crying? Why is your blood only on your clothes? Not on your face or hands? Did the killer try to avoid getting your face dirty when they were stabbing you?"

"Let me tell you, if you think it's dirty or tiring, then don't become an actor! I don't care if you were arranged by the investors or not. Since you've come to participate in my drama, then you have to do things according to my requirements." Director Jiang has a fiery temper and used to be a teacher at the New Shanghai Film Academy, where he taught Han Fei's class.

After scolding him for a while, Director Jiang finally looked at Han Fei and said, "I've heard about your situation. I have a role here that you can try out."

Han Fei glanced at the atmosphere and knew he couldn't directly refuse to participate, so he said tactfully, "Director Jiang, I've never acted in a thriller before."

"The audience can define the actors, but the actors shouldn't define themselves. You are an actor, understand?" Director Jiang walked over to Han Fei with the script in hand: "Our drama is based on a real case from a few years ago—the human jigsaw puzzle. The murderer has not yet been caught. To make it easier to get into character, I suggest you watch more news reports from that time and try to understand the character's inner thoughts."

"Then who should I play?"

“In the case of the human body jigsaw puzzle, the police announced seven victims, but the murderer actually used the bodies of the deceased to create an eighth victim. You play the second victim—Wei Youfu.” Director Jiang spoke very quickly, constantly flipping through the script: “Let me briefly explain the scene to you. Wei Youfu is an ordinary white-collar worker. He works overtime until late at night and doesn’t get home until he finds his wife isn’t there. He sends her a few messages, and she replies that she’s gone to her parents’ house. Exhausted, he doesn’t think much of it and goes straight to the bedroom. Here’s the key point: actually, his wife hasn’t gone to her parents’ house. Wei Youfu’s wife is already dead. The murderer is hiding in the bathroom disposing of her body. The messages he just sent were also from the murderer.”

"I'd like to ask, what is Wei Youfu's personality like?"

"Listen to me first. The most difficult part of this scene is the second half. When Wei Youfu is half asleep, he hears the bathroom door open, and his wife's head is placed in the doorway. Just as his fear is ignited, an even greater fear strikes! The killer leaves the bathroom and makes him his second target." Director Jiang highlighted several key points from the script: "We can't possibly show scenes of disposing of corpses on the big screen, so we can only convey the cruelty to the audience through your facial expressions. You have to use your fear to evoke the audience's fear! Can you do that?"

"I'll give it a try, after all, I've never been into horror movies before." Han Fei's dream is to become a comedian, and he doesn't know how he started auditioning for horror movies.

"Alright! Let's go to the location and get a feel for it." Director Jiang waved and called over several cameramen to come up to the second floor: "This is the filming location we've chosen. We originally wanted to film at the crime scene, but we couldn't contact the owner of that haunted house."

The room had been blackout treated beforehand, and with the curtains drawn, it appeared dark and gloomy.

"Everyone get ready! Cooperate! The male villain hasn't arrived yet. Production assistant, put on a mask and go to the bathroom to play the murderer. You need to open the door at the right time, drop the head in, and then push the bathroom door open and rush out."

Five minutes later, everyone was in their places, and the room instantly fell silent.

Seeing Director Jiang's gestures, Han Fei gradually got into character.

Lying in the dimly lit bedroom, his body slowly engulfed by darkness, Han Fei closed his eyes.

There's no need to act; the terrifying memories of last night just surfaced in my mind.

A chilling, icy, bone-deep despair, an inescapable sense of hopelessness.

"Bah!"

A soft sound suddenly came from the quiet room. Han Fei opened his eyes groggily, his gaze sweeping across the living room before finally settling on the bathroom door lock.

Everything seemed to have been rehearsed many times before. His wandering gaze gradually focused, and before Han Fei was fully awake, the bathroom doorknob turned by itself.

The light was distorted, and the bathroom door was pushed open a crack.

A cold wind blew across my cheeks, and behind that dark door seemed to lie a world of the dead.

His pupils constricted, his heart pounded, and when five fingers emerged from the crack in the door, the fear etched into Han Fei's memory was triggered!

His blood rushed, his heartbeat quickened, and his adrenaline surged. Han Fei's face turned deathly pale instantly. His body activated its self-protective mechanism, and his psychological fear even directly triggered a physiological reaction.

His wife's head rolled out through the crack in the door, her familiar face rolling across the living room floor. She seemed to be laughing, chasing after him, or questioning why he wasn't with her.

The fear hidden deep in Han Fei's consciousness was activated. At this moment, the bathroom door was completely opened, and a blood-dripping knife came into view. The murderer rushed in from the darkness!
The familiar darkness, the familiar fear, but this time he had nowhere to escape!
The pale face hidden beneath the lampstand in his mind overlapped with the murderer in front of him, igniting the fear deep within Han Fei's heart. The real threat of death made him make the most terrified expression!
That look in his eyes was indescribable. Even the murderer who was running towards Han Fei stopped in his tracks and turned to look behind him.

"CUT!"

Director Jiang, holding the script, stormed over and angrily yelled at the production assistant playing the murderer, "Why are you turning around! You're the murderer! What are you looking at!"

"No, Brother Jiang." The stagehand took off his mask, his face also covered in cold sweat: "When I saw Han Fei's expression, I really thought there was something behind him, so I unconsciously turned my head to take a look."

"You're a murderer, what are you afraid of! Such a perfect shot wasted, it's infuriating!" Director Jiang said, then ran into the bedroom and personally helped Han Fei up: "Han Fei, your acting has improved so much! You have a talent for thrillers! I feel like you were born to act in thrillers!"

"Am I really that good at acting?" Han Fei's mood had just calmed down, and his expression returned to normal.

"Of course! Your acting was so realistic, it was like you actually experienced it yourself, it was amazing!"

(End of this chapter)