Chapter 368: The “Deduction Method” of the Script
“Clatter!”
The red curtain fell, covering Liu Lingshan and the rebel inside and isolating them from the audience outside.
When the curtain rises, it marks the beginning of the play.
In this enchantment, the drama process is divided into four fixed parts:
Step 1: Explain the relationships between the characters to the audience.
Step 2: Explain the conflicts and contradictions between characters and specific events to the audience.
Step 3: The character’s emotions get out of control.
Step 4: Fight and decide the winner.
Liu Lingshan will also be aware of the rules of this process, and the progress of this process is not decided by the rebel or Liu Lingshan, but by the barrier. The audience's expectations will determine the progress of this process.
“Boom!”
“Boom!”
“Boom!”
Rhythmic drum beats began, the red curtain gradually rose, and the continuous emphasis of "bang bang bang" and the light that came from nowhere shone on Liu Lingshan and the rebel.
In the dazzling light, Zuo Luanjun looked at Liu Lingshan with a very sad expression... She had entered the acting state.
At the same time, sad music suddenly sounded from nowhere, long and lingering, setting off the sad atmosphere of the story from the very beginning.
Liu Lingshan looked at the rebel coldly, chewing over the rules in his mind again and again.
Liu Lingshan also had to admit that this was a very tricky barrier, especially for first-timers. The more complicated the rules, the easier it was to suppress the "actors" who were pulled into the barrier.
This is like a game in which a player who has reached the highest level invites another novice to play against him. This is fair from the perspective of the game mechanism, but the difference in their understanding of the rules will determine that the two parties' use of the rules is completely on different levels.
Now, Liu Lingshan is the rookie, and the rebel is the master.
"No matter who commits the crime, they must be punished accordingly. An... You have killed too many people. Although I am no longer a policeman, I will kill you here today." Liu Lingshan spoke, his voice sad but firm.
In a word, she has set the tone for the relationship between the two - the criminal, and the punisher who has lost his qualifications as a criminal police officer.
The reason why Liu Lingshan decided to finalize this setting first was due to many considerations.
Although she was confident that she could defeat the other party, the chance of failure was still high as she was using her own weaknesses to take advantage of the other party's strengths.
If she was really suppressed by An in the subsequent performance, then she would have to forcibly interrupt the performance and kill the opponent with her strength even if it meant risking the consequences of having her self-cognition modified.
But the modification of cognition will have extremely serious consequences. If her character in this performance is a dangerous criminal, then even if she successfully kills An, she will act with the mindset of a criminal for quite a long time after she gets out.
Liu Lingshan couldn't imagine what the consequences would be if she acted with the mindset of a criminal. Not to mention that the director's political status would suffer a huge blow, it was also questionable whether there was anyone in the alliance who could suppress her.
Therefore, when shaping the character at the beginning, it is necessary to prioritize occupying the moral high ground, or at the very least, maintain a normal personality.
Of course, it would be best if the image could be basically consistent with the original one. Although she didn't know what kind of modification was used to modify her self-cognition, Liu Lingshan believed that it was most likely pieced together from materials to be extracted from her own memory fragments.
Based on these considerations, Liu Lingshan defines himself as a punisher who has lost his qualifications as a police officer.
Because if she defines her character as a police officer, then An could easily pin the character of "a police officer who frames innocent people to satisfy personal purposes" on her by just saying some clever lines, which is something Liu Lingshan doesn't want to see.
Therefore, she created an image for herself as a former police officer who is no longer a police officer. This image easily portrays in the audience's mind an image of a person who is willing to enforce justice even if it means losing her job.
"Don't you know who the real criminal is?" The rebel king said sadly, "In order to cover up his crime, you are going to kill your own sister?"
"I don't understand what you are talking about." Liu Lingshan said coldly.
"I've found evidence! It was my brother-in-law who murdered me! I can prove it to you!"
"An, what are you talking about...what brother-in-law? I have never been in love!" Liu Lingshan opened his eyes wide, extremely shocked.
"Sister, what are you talking about! You've been married for five years! ... He died in the line of duty in that explosion last year, and you..."
Looking at the rebel with a shocked face, Liu Lingshan felt the pressure.
Although Liu Lingshan had already set up her character, the rebel overturned her carefully set character with just a few words.
The rebel first set himself up as her sister, and then tried to use the answer "she was trying to cover up her husband's crime" to cover up Liu Lingshan's previous personality of overflowing sense of justice.
In order to prevent the character from being rewritten, Liu Lingshan gave the rebellious king the setting of a madman.
In order to maintain the advantage of his character, the rebel also attributed the image of a madman to Liu Lingshan.
Now, in the eyes of the audience, it is no longer clear who is telling the truth and who is lying between the two of them. Liu Lingshan has changed from a former policeman with an overflowing sense of justice to an unemployed policeman who is suspected of being crazy, while Zuotuanjun has changed from a murderer to an innocent person who is about to be killed by his sister, and may also be a madman.
Before we even had a few words after entering the barrier, the anticipation had already reached its highest point, and there was no need to add more suspense to the story.
At this point, the audience wants to know what the truth behind all this is.
In the audience, Flora and Wu Yixin were sitting side by side discussing the details of the play. They had now completely forgotten each other's identities. In this illusory dream, they only remembered that they were audiences watching the drama together.
"One of these two people must be crazy. Who do you think it is?" Flora asked.
Wu Yixin stroked his chin, staring at Liu Lingshan and Zuo Luanjun in the center of the stage, and fell into deep thought.
After a long time, he said, "I think it's the elder sister who's gone crazy. First of all, if the elder sister really has never been in love or married, then why would the younger sister invent such a brother-in-law to exonerate herself? Even if it's a fantasy, isn't this kind of fantasy too illogical?
But if the elder sister is crazy, then everything makes sense. She may love her husband too much, and then her husband committed a crime, but she was unwilling to admit it, and then she forgot about it. After investigating on her own, she finally locked the suspicion on her younger sister. "
"Why target my younger sister? Why choose my younger sister to cover up the crime and find a scapegoat?" Flora asked puzzled.
"Uh...well...well, a madman...a madman is like this and that, and there must be a hidden story behind it, yes! There is a hidden story." Wu Yixin nodded to himself and casually passed it off.
…
For the two people sitting in the center of the stage, the pace of the drama is accelerating rapidly.
The drama progressed quickly beyond the first step, and the script was pushed to the second stage - they had to explain the specific events to the audience.
Just now, Liu Lingshan fell into an unfavorable situation and was bitten back by the other party.
Based on all the lines they had said before, Liu Lingshan felt that the audience would most likely be more inclined to regard her as a lunatic.
She couldn't let this happen, she had to save the situation and keep her image in a favorable light.
In an instant, several plans were rehearsed in his mind, and Liu Lingshan had an answer.
She frowned, showing a confused and shocked expression, and shook her head in disbelief, saying slowly: "Ann, what are you talking about! It was your husband who died in the bombing last year!"
The audience around was in an uproar, and Liu Lingshan was very satisfied with this, which showed that her reversal was just right.
"Sister, you are...what are you talking about?"
The rebellious king showed a look of concern and worry, as if he was looking at a madman.
"An, I don't know what happened between you and Qin Feng. Qin Feng did pursue me when I was in college, but I didn't agree at the time, and we didn't have any relationship afterwards. He is just my brother-in-law... Wait!"
After saying this, Liu Lingshan suddenly showed a shocked expression. She stared at Zuo Luanjun and slowly narrowed her eyes: "Did you kill those women because of Qin Feng!... Or... because they look like me?"
Liu Lingshan stared into the eyes of the rebellious king, then quickly lowered his head, looking angry and confused, as if he did not understand it all at all.
"An, why are you doing this?! Qin Feng has always loved you, why don't you understand? It doesn't mean that once he pursues someone, he will always like that person. She has already loved you." Liu Lingshan's voice suddenly rose, and his voice was trembling.
The rebel was stunned for a moment, his heartbeat gradually quickened, and his brain began to get excited.
As expected of a master, he completely understood the rules of the game in such a short time!
One of the elements of an excellent script is that every sentence must convey useful information. The gun that appears in the first act must be fired in the second act.
The two actors keep accusing each other of lying, and this kind of script that repeats itself over and over again is not a drama at all.
Any information that appears in a drama should not overturn facts that the audience has already believed unless there is sufficient foreshadowing. Just like the protagonist in a novel, she cannot suddenly become the mastermind at the end without any foreshadowing. Now she cannot reverse what Liu Lingshan said just now.
All she could do was accept the other party's settings and admit that the person who died in the explosion was her husband, and that her husband once liked her sister and pursued her during college.
In addition, her identity as a murderer has been temporarily finalized in the eyes of the audience.
The Master’s character is more likable, and the audience will be more looking forward to the Master’s victory in the end.
Oh!
Had I been forced into a desperate situation so quickly?
…
In the audience, Wu Yixin was talking incessantly to Flora about his guesses.
"I know, I know! Actually, my younger sister is the crazy one! My younger sister's husband once liked my older sister, and he happened to have the same profession as my older sister, and maybe even worked in the same police station, so my younger sister suspected that my older sister and her husband were having an affair, and ended up becoming mentally ill!
The women she killed were probably the same as her sister, who had rejected other men before. After those men were with their current wives, they still liked the objects they had once pursued. The sister killed those women as a subconscious revenge on her sister!
What do you think of this reasoning?
Wu Yixin looked at Flora excitedly. He felt that all the pieces of the puzzle in his mind were complete. This should be the truth of the story.
Flora tilted her head slightly, leaning back against the soft chair, her beautiful eyebrows slightly gathered together, showing that she was also thinking seriously.
After a few seconds, she nodded, agreeing with Wu Yixin's idea: "That's right, so this is actually a family ethics drama, a misunderstanding caused by suspicion and jealousy."
…
On the stage, the rebel's brain was boiling.
She completely immersed herself in the role. She took what Liu Lingshan said as fact and regarded herself as an innocent sister who was not crazy.
But for some reason, after hearing what Liu Lingshan said, she even felt that she might really be crazy.
There is absolutely no point in refuting what was said just now. The master has constructed a very rich background relationship for the characters. Once this background is accepted by the audience, she cannot reverse the situation.
If you're going to lose, why not say a few lines that are out of place to force a plot twist?
No, this can't be done.
The rebel quickly denied this idea. If she did that kind of thing, her self-perception would be rewritten and she would become a resentful murderer, and her intelligence level would plummet.
At that time, she would definitely not be able to beat her master.
Ha ha.
Hahaha!
Awesome... this is awesome! This is the only way it's interesting!
That's the beauty of drama! A story should have exciting twists and turns to keep you interested.
You rebel, oh rebel, use your brain quickly and think of a way to turn the tide, otherwise... you might really be killed by the Master here!
The identity of the madman has been confirmed, but the development of the plot has infinite possibilities! As a scriptwriter, your mind should be immersed in and detached from the story, so you must not forget and ignore the audience's thoughts, and don't forget the real purpose beyond the story.
My goal is to defeat the master... The character setting is actually unimportant to me. Even if I am terrible, as long as the audience likes me more, that's enough.
"Sister, what are you talking about? How can my brother-in-law be my husband? If he is my husband, why has he never touched me in five years? Why does he spend most of the year on business trips with you?
Last Christmas, you stayed overnight at my house, and he went to the guest room in the middle of the night... Although I really wanted him to stay with me, because... because I really like my brother-in-law, but since my brother-in-law is my sister's, I would never have any bad thoughts!
So...it's normal for him to sleep in the guest room.
But sister, what's wrong with you? You've been talking strangely since just now...you said you've never been in a relationship, but don't you already have a brother-in-law?"
The rebel asked a series of incoherent questions. While saying these words, she had a nervous expression on her face. Her expression was subtle, puzzled and sensitive, unwilling and helpless.
It can be said that she has become a lunatic.
Yes, she accepted the character given to her by Liu Lingshan, but at the same time she also revealed to the audience the reasons that led to her madness.
In the eyes of the audience, the rebel is sensitive and has confused logic.
But in her heart, she was laughing calmly.
Now, the story she and Liu Lingshan performed has been completed by both of them. The cause, process, and result have all been filled in by the plot, and there is no longer any blank space for Liu Lingshan to write about.
In this script, it is clear who is the victim and who is the perpetrator.
Master, I am the winner.
