The More Tragic I Act, the Stronger I Get — My Fans Beg Me to Stop Killing Off My Roles-Chapter 193: Feeding You into the Shape I Want You To Be!

Jiang Ci returned to his hotel room.

In his mind, he kept replaying that line of blood-red system warning hovering above Wen Nian's head.

[Warning: Target "Wen Nian" has activated the "Host Protection" protocol!]

"Host Protection protocol?"

Jiang Ci sat down on the sofa, calling up the detailed description of the protocol in his mind.

[Host Protection Protocol: A defensive mechanism of advanced parasitic behavior.]

[Operation Mechanism: After the parasitic relationship enters a stable phase, the predator (Wen Nian) will perform continuous mental anchoring on the host (Luo Yu). Once an external "threat source" (Jiang Ci) that may threaten the host's status or shake the host's psychological dependence is detected, this protocol will automatically activate.]

[Activation Effect: Through indirect verbal hints and behavioral guidance, it systematically amplifies the host's existing "insecurities," "jealousy," and "sense of crisis," and precisely converts them into intense hostility towards the "threat source."]

[Ultimately, an "information barrier" is established around the host, ensuring the host remains under the predator's absolute control.]

Jiang Ci read it word by word.

Far from feeling anxious, he instead smiled silently.

A hunter's excitement upon discovering a more perfect trap quietly spread in his heart.

So that's it.

The deluxe upgraded version of psychological manipulation.

Isolating Luo Yu by amplifying his negative emotions to achieve complete control.

Wen Nian's methods were sophisticated and vicious.

But Jiang Ci's thought process didn't treat this as a crisis.

His mind raced.

Wen Nian's core was emotional amplification.

Luo Yu's core was being an acting fanatic.

And what Jiang Ci needed most right now was a perfect opponent who could bring Bad Ending Aesthetics to its extreme.

A "Chi Jie" who hated "Ye Chen" to the bone, hated him so much he wanted to grind his bones to dust!

Originally, Jiang Ci was worrying about how to make Luo Yu, a real-life acting fanatic, erupt with that kind of ultimate cruelty in the drama.

Now, Wen Nian had personally delivered the answer.

A plan instantly formed in his mind.

Reverse utilization.

Since Wen Nian wanted to "feed" Luo Yu hostility, then he would openly "accept" it!

He would actively play the role of a talented actor who was arrogant because of his talent, sharp and aggressive, overshadowing Luo Yu at every turn.

He would precisely guide and focus all the jealousy, resentment, and hostility that Wen Nian painstakingly stirred up onto the character of "Chi Jie."

He would "feed" Luo Yu into exactly the shape he wanted.

Thinking of this, Jiang Ci's mood lightened considerably.

At that moment, his phone screen lit up with a faint glow.

A new WeChat message, from Su Qingying.

Jiang Ci unlocked his phone.

There was only one short sentence on the screen.

"That Wen Nian is not simple. Don't get distracted, focus on acting."

Jiang Ci looked at the message, feeling an inexplicable warmth flow through his heart.

He smiled, his fingertips tapping on the screen.

"Don't worry, I know what I'm doing. It's all for the movie."

Message sent.

In another room.

Su Qingying looked at the reply on her phone, her beautiful eyebrows furrowing even tighter.

For the movie?

Coming from Jiang Ci, paired with his deliberately distant attitude towards Luo Yu at the dinner party tonight, the meaning completely changed.

It sounded more like a young man's impulsive statement.

He really had been affected by that woman after all.

Su Qingying put down her phone and did not reply.

The next morning.

The atmosphere on set grew even more bizarre.

The rift between Jiang Ci and Luo Yu had become an undeniable fact.

Today's filming content was one of the few daily life scenes in "Longing Across Time."

Zhang Mouyi called Jiang Ci and Su Qingying over to the monitor.

"This scene is very important."

He pointed at the script. "I don't want the playful bickering of a young couple. I want the collision and fusion of two worldviews!"

"A Li is a modern person. She wants to care for Ye Chen in her own way. Ye Chen is a thousand-year-old half-demon. He instinctively rejects, doesn't understand, and even scorns these modern things."

"This process needs to be sweet but not cloying, to have contrast, and more importantly, to have emotional progression."

Zhang Mouyi waved his hand.

"Go prepare."

Filming began.

The first scene: A Li teaches Ye Chen how to use a thermos.

Under the ancient divine tree, Su Qingying, dressed in modern clothes, had a bright, radiant smile.

She handed a pink, cutely-shaped thermos to Jiang Ci.

Her performance was full of life's vitality, and that sense of anticipation was genuine.

"Ye Chen, try this. Hot water from this world, it's good for your health."

Jiang Ci, dressed in red, wore an expression of wariness.

He didn't take it.

Instead, he first leaned forward slightly, brought his nose close to the pink thermos, and gave it a gentle sniff.

An extremely subtle action that instantly established the character.

The instinct of a half-demon.

He was filled with distrust towards this strange "magical artifact" that emitted the smell of plastic and metal.

He looked up, frowning at Su Qingying.

His eyes clearly said: Are you trying to poison me?

Behind the monitor, Zhang Mouyi leaned forward slightly.

Yes, that's exactly the feeling!

Su Qingying, playing A Li, completely understood. She pushed the cup forward again.

Jiang Ci, imitating A Li's manner, clumsily unscrewed the lid and brought it to his mouth.

He carefully took a small sip.

The next second.

His whole body shuddered, and he quickly moved the cup away.

His lips pressed tightly together, his face full of disbelief.

This "magical artifact" looked simple, yet it actually had such an effect!

The contrast and cuteness of the entire process vividly portrayed Ye Chen's proud and aloof nature stemming from his lack of worldly experience.

"Cut!"

Zhang Mouyi's voice carried excitement. 𝘧𝓇ℯ𝑒𝓌𝑒𝑏𝓃𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭.𝒸ℴ𝓂

"It's a pass! Excellent!"

He rarely got up from behind the monitor, but this time he stood and pointed at Jiang Ci from across the set. "Jiang Ci, that look of disdain mixed with curiosity you just had, that's the soul of Ye Chen's character! Keep it!"

The straightforward praise spread throughout the film set.

Not far away, Luo Yu, who had been steeling his emotions in a corner, heard the commotion.

When he saw the approval Zhang Mouyi showed towards Jiang Ci, his entire aura instantly darkened.

Wen Nian stood right beside him, leaning close to his ear at the perfect moment, whispering in a voice only the two of them could hear.

In Jiang Ci's field of vision, the system panel automatically popped up.

[Mental Implantation: Rendering the humiliation of "having the spotlight stolen."]

A chill flashed in Jiang Ci's eyes.

Mental Implantation... This woman's methods were truly beneath contempt.

Su Qingying also saw this scene.

Looking at Jiang Ci's almost "show-off" level of acting, and then at Luo Yu's increasingly distant and gloomy demeanor, her worries grew heavier.

In her view, Jiang Ci was deliberately provoking, responding to Wen Nian's overt scheme.

And Zhang Mouyi, behind the monitor, watched all of this with great interest.