All-rounder Artist-Chapter 675 - 641: Life is a Cage_1

The movie began with three interviews.

The first interviewee was a stern middle-aged man;

The second interviewee was a lovely young woman;

The third interviewee was a rather muscular young man.

"My life IS ’The Truman Show’."

"I find such a life very fulfilling."

"The content is real, just as you see it, it’s not fake, the only thing that’s controlled is the director."

"Audiences watch all night, seeing him as a good friend."

"..."

After the interview.

Truman officially made his debut.

A caption flashed across the screen:

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The start seemed abrupt, random.

But actually, there were several subtle hints in the beginning.

Everyone present is a professional theater representative.

Even those with slower reactions gradually understood what the start of the movie was about after the three interviews.

Suddenly.

The expressions of many of the theater representatives changed drastically!

At the same time.

Ye Hongyu’s pupils contracted slightly. Your next read awaits at novelbuddy

"So it really is that!"

On Ye Hongyu’s right, Pan Lei’s voice shook slightly!

He felt something was off about the interview with the middle-aged man from the start.

And now.

He finally confirmed his thoughts!

It seemed to be a show being broadcasted live!

And those three interviews just now were probably with the director and the lead actors—

In other words!

The protagonist’s life is being broadcasted live worldwide!

All the people around the protagonist are actors, and only the protagonist is oblivious!

Suddenly!

The theater erupted in a buzz of whispering!

"This is crazy!"

Pan Lei repressed his excitement, this idea shot through his heart like a bullet from the very beginning of the movie!

And on the big screen.

The film finally entered the world of "The Truman Show".

The cinema representatives gradually quieted down, but their expressions were significantly more serious than before.

"Good morning!"

Truman greeted his neighbors as soon as he walked out the door:

"If I never see you again, good morning, good evening, good noon."

His smile radiated on his face, Truman was full of sunshine.

"Good morning."

He seemed to get along harmoniously with all his neighbors.

The representatives in the theater were intently observing the neighbors’ expressions, perplexed.

If this was a regular movie, they wouldn’t be interested in supporting characters like neighbors.

But because of the introduction at the beginning, film critics could hardly ignore these supporting characters.

To the critics, it’s clear those characters are actors.

But evidently, the supporting characters weren’t giving much away.

From this segment alone, the supporting characters seemed to be just ordinary people living in Truman’s world.

Driving…

Going to the office…

Truman seemed to be an ordinary office worker.

However, the film’s camera angles were intriguing.

Across the lenses, Truman was not seen from standard angles, but rather, peculiar ones…

"Hidden cameras?"

Someone guessed the implication of these shots.

"Good morning, Truman!"

A pair of twin men suddenly greeted Truman, seemingly unintentionally pushing Truman in front of a billboard.

The billboard displayed an ad for a restaurant.

"A commercial plug-in for a variety show?"

Pan Lei straightened up, murmuring with a strange expression on his face.

At the same time.

Around them, soft laughter erupted.

Clearly, Truman didn’t realize he unintentionally aided the two bit players in an advertisement.

He was still trying to sell insurance to the two bit players.

This revealed Truman’s real job.

He was insurance salesman.

No wonder Truman told his neighbors in his morning greeting, "If I never see you again, I wish you a good morning, good noon, and a good night."

What would happen next?

Pan Lei kept his eyes glued to the screen.

The opening of the movie showcased an amazing, high-level concept. How to maximize the impact of such a concept would be a true test of the screenwriter’s skills.

Upon entering the office.

Truman sneakily made a phone call; he wanted to go to Su City in Qin Continent…

Su City is where Starlight’s company is based.

Everyone tacitly understood Xian Yu’s regional promotion.

However, the movie did not explain why Truman wanted to go to Su City.

Then, Truman tried to go out to sea.

But when he saw a small boat sinking in the water, his face turned pale, and he left in fear…

Is Truman afraid of water?

The movie still did not provide an explanation.

The experienced cinema representatives understood that the plot was laying out something.

Back at home.

Truman’s wife arrived.

This wife was none other than the actress being interviewed at the beginning of the movie!

If the advertising method of the twin brothers was somewhat subtle before, the wife’s advertising was straightforward:

"The supermarket’s on sale, I bought this Chef’s Companion, it doesn’t get dull when chopping and grinding..."

Some people in the audience laughed.

If someone in reality spoke in ad slogans, it would look silly, but to Truman, it looked like just a normal scene from his life.

"Wow, that’s amazing."

He responded symbolically, clearly accustomed to this situation.

In fact, he didn’t understand what his wife was doing, let alone that countless viewers were watching him.

It was quite humorous.

Dark humor.

I am the only one in the world who doesn’t know that I am the protagonist.

Amidst the laughter.

The plot finally explains the gaps from before.

Turns out, Truman has been living in this place called "Eastfield Village" since he was born.

Yet, he has always desired to venture out of Eastfield Village and see the world beyond.

The reason why Truman fears water is related to a psychological scar from his childhood.

While sailing with his father, his father said the open sea was dangerous, but Truman insisted on exploring nonetheless. They ran into a storm and Truman’s father fell overboard and drowned.

Since then, Truman has been extremely scared of water.

"It comes together beautifully."

Pan Lei began to speak, every great idea carries with its potential holes and flaws.

This movie, however, fills in these flaws with detailed context, making everything seem logical.

"This is terrifying."

Ye Hongyu said somberly, "The father must also be an actor. In order to extinguish Truman’s desire to leave, the director set up a death scene for Truman’s father. Truman’s life was explicitly manipulated."

The question now is: was the father’s death a carefully choreographed hoax?

Or was it...

A genuine accident?

This question remains unanswered for now.

But soon.

In the next scene, Truman’s father shows up again unexpectedly!

"Dad..."

Truman is dazed.

Didn’t his father die?

Just then, someone rushes in and swiftly takes Truman’s father away.

Truman tries to chase after them, but it feels like the entire world is against him...

Countless faces block his way.

Even the cars on the streets obstruct his path.

In the end, he can only helplessly see his father leave.

"What’s this?"

This dramatic scene leaves the theater owners wide-eyed.

The father’s deaths had definitely been arranged by the crew!

But why has the father appeared again?

Has there been a glitch?

Or has the father had a change of heart and wants to tell Truman that it’s all a hoax?

A mountain of questions springs up in everyone’s mind.

Then, a new plot point arises.

It turns out Truman’s desire to leave Su City isn’t just about wanting to leave Eastfield Village, but it’s also about a girl he met in college.

Truman fell in love with her.

She went against the director’s script and tried to tell Truman the truth:

"Everyone knows everything about you, but everyone is pretending..."

Before she can finish, someone takes her away. The man claiming to be her father says coldly before they leave:

"We are going to Su City."

This gives Truman another reason to leave Eastfield Village.

Clearly.

His father’s reappearance made Truman skeptical.

He noticed everything around him seemed prearranged by an invisible hand:

The same faces and cars he sees every morning, even the timing could not be more structured.

Walking down the street, he could feel countless eyes covertly watching him.

He suddenly rushed into an elevator in a building, only to encounter the clapperboard within the film crew.

Truman feels pressure.

Unable to bear it any longer, he resolved to leave Eastfield village!

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This place is too strange!

But that invisible hand returns, and the feeling that the world is against him comes back—

At the airfare desk, he’s told there are no available seats for a month.

He takes the bus instead but it breaks down shortly after boarding.

His childhood trauma makes him scared to travel over water, so he decides to drive himself only to encounter a "nuclear leak."

He tries to run out on foot but is intercepted by a group of people in hazmat suits.

In front of the big screen.

None of the theater representatives speak.

All of a sudden, Eastfield village seems terrifying!

It’s like a huge cage, trapping Truman in place.

No matter how hard Truman struggles, he can not escape.

In the film, the many spectators eagerly discussing Truman’s actions in The Truman Show express their fondness for Truman, but none seem to understand his pain.

No.

There’s a girl, the same girl who tried to reveal the truth to Truman. She must be watching the Truman Show outside of Eastfield Village, clutching her heart.

Seeing Truman slowly piece together his own picture, the girl’s eyes well up with tears.

"Do not give up…" she murmured, looking at Truman on the screen.

Despair seeped into Truman.

He confesses to his friend Marlon about what he has been suffering, but Marlon simply comforts him:

"No one is trying to hurt you..."

Once Truman wanted out, everyone tried to keep him in.

His wife, with money.

His mother, with kinship.

And now, his friend Marlon, is trying to bind him with "friendship."

At this moment.

The camera suddenly shifts to the production team, the serious middle-aged man who was being interviewed in the beginning is sitting in the production center, carefully crafting captivating dialogues for Marlon.

"We’ve been best friends since we were seven..."

In the theater.

The silence was unnerving.

But all of the theater owners suddenly felt a cold shiver from within.

Unable to sit comfortably, Ye Hongyu adjusted his sitting position.

Pan Lei also stopped talking, his two hands locked tightly together.

Helplessness...

Anger...

Urgency...

Sadness...

A flood of emotions welled up within.

At this moment, they couldn’t help but want to rush into the movie and tell Truman that Eastfield Village is a hoax!

Everyone’s acting!

They are emotionally manipulating you!

All of these emotions are scripted. Your wife, your mother, and even your brother-- everything is an illusion!

Yes.

At this moment.

Everyone deeply wished for Truman to discover the truth and break free from the seemingly gentle but terrifying cage!