Thirty-five years later, the man unexpectedly visited. She had just finished a scene with thick makeup on her face. She sat in the dressing room and answered calmly while removing her makeup.
The calm on the surface cannot hide the anxiety in the heart. But she was still acting, she was looking forward to it, looking forward to the noodles without knowing the truth, looking forward to the noodles still in the dark, looking forward to the noodles and leave as soon as possible.
But she was wrong! That old man has not come for old love long ago (no doubt, she really thought the noodles came for old love at first). The reason why he visited was entirely because he had guessed too much the truth, and meeting with her was just to verify the truth on the spot.
As the director of "Once Upon a Time in America" said, actors can only be masks or robots. As an actor for 35 years, she has been lost for too long. She no longer knows her original identity, and she can't be more reluctant to use her original face to face noodles. She had worn the mask for too long, and she couldn't take it off anymore.
So after a lapse of 35 years, when he suddenly visited, it was tantamount to pushing her out of the illusion without mercy and putting her in front of the reality, so she would say "I never thought I would see you again" (this is of course her Inner hope). But in the actor's instinct, even though she was unprepared, she could act calmly at the scene, greet, chat, and even smile...
Until he mentioned the "party invitation on Long Island", her face changed; until he pressed Bai Who on earth is Minister Li, she was in a panic beyond her control; until he asked her mercilessly why didn't she simply admit that she was Minister Bailey's lover? And just at this time, her son named "David" also came to this scene to verify the truth (this child was born to her and another man behind the dark)... She knew that she was in this scene. Finally she couldn't continue acting anymore, she collapsed, and finally revealed the true colors of an actor with "bad acting skills".
She began to plead, begging him to leave through another door as soon as possible, and leave "don't look back". On the surface, she did not want him to face the cruel truth, but in fact, she still wanted to escape, she herself did not dare to let the truth unfold at this moment when he and her were present together.
The ridiculous thing is, what truth is so cruel that he can't face it? As a deceived person, he can actually face everything. On the contrary, people who deceive themselves, such as her poor acting actor, dare not face the truth.
Yes, "a poor acting actor", this is the evaluation of the man who once loved her so deeply after meeting her 35 years later.
When she left him 35 years ago, she had already told him that she really belonged to her own ambitions and Hollywood dreams. But 35 years later, I am afraid that not only he did not expect it, but even she herself never expected that in these 35 years, she would actually perform her own life drama to this purpose... for the special Purpose, willing to be a mistress and give birth to a despicable one she once hated the most, just because the despicable man hiding behind the dark holds wealth, power and status?
Finally, in the eyes of the man who had devoted all his heart and soul to love her, she became a complicated "image", a poor actor, and a thick mask...
Finally, he opened the door without hesitation. I saw a young face and saw the truth. Although he had been mentally prepared, it was undeniable that he was still somewhat shocked.
But he finally left, walking heavy and relaxed.
And she, the actor who played this scene, leaned on the door frame, hung her head, she was infinitely sad, half of the makeup was removed from her face, making the entire beautiful face appear in a mess-my God, this is the end Who is it?
Finally, at the banquet in Bei's Mansion, she, who appeared as the hostess, saw him walking in, and his gaze was just a glance at her, and he never looked at her again.
The actor with poor acting skills finally has nothing to do with him.
And at this time, even though she had already taken off her makeup, did she really remove the thick mask on her face?
I'm afraid she doesn't even know it.
Perhaps from the night when she refused to leave him 35 years ago, her life has long been destined to be an endless play, a mask that can never be removed.
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