Chapter 58: "The Biggest Dark Horse of the National Day Box Office! A Movie Worth Five Billion at the Box Office!!!" (Part 2)

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"There were several moments in there where the acting was so explosive that I couldn't even believe it was Cheng Cheng!"

"To put it without exaggeration, throughout the entire film, Cheng Cheng's acting performance stands out as number one by a wide margin. If he keeps this up, even compared to the domestic entertainment industry as a whole, he is in a league of his own."

"As for the other actors, they all completely surprised me as well."

"Wen Lian, she has found the path in this film that truly suits her development in film and television. It's not about how exceptional her acting is, but rather her beauty! She is genuinely gorgeous!"

[Indeed, I was mesmerized by Wen Lian's beauty!]

[That video of her blowing a kiss is ridiculously stunning! No matter how others try to imitate it, they can never replicate that specific vibe of hers. They either lack allure or try way too hard, but Wen Lian hits the absolute sweet spot!]

"She has a few scenes that are genuinely breathtaking."

"What impressed me the most was a head-to-head scene between her and Cheng Cheng. At that moment, Cheng Cheng, playing the fraud ring boss, calls Wen Lian into his office and forces her to kneel."

"In that particular shot, combined with the fear, shock, helplessness, and abhorrence in Wen Lian's eyes, alongside her nearly trembling body—it genuinely made the audience feel the intensity of her emotions right through the screen, evoking a real sense of dread toward Cheng Cheng."

"It's fair to say that ever since *Ballad of the Dual Times*, Wen Lian has finally secured another representative masterpiece!"

[Lian's fans are weeping tears of joy! Welcome back!]

[Ahhhhh, I am bawling my eyes out!]

[She's back, they're all back!]

[I love Wen Lian!]

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"Li Yang—he has been through a lot: sudden explosive fame, arrogance, the collapse of his public persona, and complete obscurity. It's easy to forget that he is only twenty-five years old this year!"

"I won't judge the past, but in this movie, he has truly achieved self-redemption and a rebirth through the flames!"

"While watching the film, I even forgot for a moment that he was Li Yang; I genuinely felt he was Pan Sheng, the programmer who got lured into a trap and scammed."

"Acting in the domestic entertainment industry easily falls into two extremes: one is the facial features flying everywhere out of control, and the other is the blank, expressionless 'deadpan' face. These two flaws might be tolerable on the small screen of television, but once they hit the big screen of a cinema, they are easily magnified and completely pull the audience out of the experience."

"In *No More Bets*, Li Yang didn't exhibit a single one of these problems."

"His eyes, his facial muscles, and his body language were all actively acting."

"When threatened, the fear in his eyes, the twitching of his facial muscles, and the tension in his limbs all vividly conveyed a terror originating from the very depths of his soul."

"During the scene where he swallows paper in the toilet, his performance was powerful enough to make the entire audience freeze, stopping them from reaching for their popcorn."

"When the cash scheme is exposed, the Yellow-Haired Guy is murdered, Anna's fingers are pinned with bamboo skewers, and his own legs are broken, he portrays both fierce anger and profound guilt."

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"Seeing Anna sinking into the sea, his tear-filled eyes are brimming with hatred."

"When he is rescued, looking at Anna, he smiles, completely filled with a sense of release."

"These are performances that truly allow the audience to resonate with the character!"

[Li Yang has accepted plenty of terrible scripts in the past, but his acting skills are genuinely there. No matter which angle this film shoots him from, he is phenomenal.]

[I used to think he was just another traffic-driven pretty boy; I was so superficial.]

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"Qi Hao!"

"Qi Hao plays a muscle-bound enforcer in the film, the secondary villain, A Cai..."

"In this movie, he has completed the leap from a web-movie actor to a cinematic actor! Sharing the exact same circumstance is Meng Cai. When I saw him in this movie, the thought actually crossed my mind that he had finally made it!"

"Because by the time he appeared on screen, the movie had already been running for over twenty minutes, and my perception of the film had completely shifted—I realized this was absolute perfection as a blockbuster hit! So when I saw Meng Cai make his entrance, I was genuinely and sincerely happy for him."

"He is finally no longer an eternal extra; he has finally landed an important role. His hard work has paid off, and all of his accumulation up until this point has finally blossomed and borne fruit!"

[I had no idea who Qi Hao was before this.]

[Make Meng Cai famous, everyone!]

[What consoles me the most is that someone who relies purely on strength has finally received what they rightfully deserve.]

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"Yet, the one who amazed me the most wasn't Wen Lian, Qi Hao, Li Yang, or Meng Cai—it was Yan Gou'er!"

"This girl is simply bursting with aura! Seriously!"

"She's just like Bai Bei when she first debuted at seventeen or eighteen! She possesses a fresh, transcendent spirit! And yet, her aura is different from Bai Bei's. Bai Bei is extremely spirited, but her face lacks a bit of narrative depth, and she isn't the type who evokes instant pity."

"Yan Gou'er is naturally blessed with a face that tells a story, and she carries a baby-faced innocence that easily draws deep sympathy. It is simply absolute perfection!"

"I believe that if you go and watch *No More Bets*, you will never think I'm exaggerating!"

"Judging by her performance in the film, the character she plays is actually at a disadvantage—essentially, she functions as a plot device with very little screen time. Yet, she sheerly relies on her innate aura and acting chops to partially strip the character of that tool-like feel, turning her into a flesh-and-blood human being."

"After watching the movie, I even went to look up information on this girl and found out how incredibly hard it is to find anything about her! Before starring in *No More Bets*, she was completely a civilian among civilians—she literally did not exist in the entertainment industry! Later, I was fortunate enough to learn through some friends that she is actually a junior at the Imperial Beijing Film Academy."

"Brothers, I dare make this bold declaration: with an actor this spirited and hard-working, she will definitely secure a spot in the top tier of female actresses in the Tianxia entertainment industry in the future!"

On the video, accompanied by the poignant background music, a clip of Yan Gou'er from the promotional trailer of *No More Bets* appeared.

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The bullet comments surged.

[Wife, oh wife, my heart has been sniped.]

[A literal novel heroine!]

[So spirited, so pure.]

[She is truly an absolute treasure.]

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"Anyway, right now I am just shocked, immensely shocked, and I'm still in shock while making this video!"

"This movie didn't just surprise me with its story, plot, and texture; the actors completely blew me away too!"

"As for the roles in here, if you tell me that replacing them with a few other actors who have decent acting skills and fitting appearances wouldn't ruin the quality—I'd agree!"

"However... if you look for actors whose acting steadily surpasses Cheng Cheng, Li Yang, Qi Hao, Meng Cai, Wen Lian, and Yan Gou'er, while also matching the character profiles, you'll realize there are practically none!"

"So I can't help but wonder, how on earth did Cheng Cheng pull this off?"

"My friends!" Shang Shi suddenly shouted with a burst of exhilaration in the video, "Isn't this fu*king shonen anime coming to life?!"

"Outside the film, Cheng Cheng led a whole group of actors to complete their very own desperate gamble!"

[Holy crap, why do I feel like crying?]

[I'm tearing up, folks!]

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"Lastly, I genuinely hope this movie becomes a massive hit!"

"Because once the movie explodes in popularity, it will undoubtedly spark an anti-fraud frenzy across the entire globe. More self-media creators will tackle this topic, experts from all walks of life will step in to provide commentary, the police and civilians will leverage the momentum together, and anti-fraud awareness will reach every household. During the National Day holiday blockbusters, protecting tens of thousands of families from scams—at that point, this film will have accumulated boundless virtue!"

"Therefore, I personally strongly recommend everyone to go watch this film. Anyway, after watching it, I felt that the anti-fraud promotional effect was truly explosive; I've already arranged for my own parents to go see it."

"Alright, that's all for this video's content! I'll finish watching the remaining three movies as soon as possible and put out reviews for them too!"

"Thank you all for your triple-likes, follows, and support."

"I am Shang Shi, see you all in the next video!"

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