In China, in addition to celebrity artists, people who work in the cultural and entertainment industry actually have another name, called literary and artistic was a name from a long time ago, and few people still use it now. It has almost become a respectful name in certain occasions.
For artists, at a certain stage, if you have accumulated certain achievements and industry reputation, you will become an "old artist with both virtue and talent."
Many artists of the older generation are actually striving for this goal.
In fact, Lu Yanhe had never thought that he would be associated with the title of "literary and artistic worker" so soon, and he had never thought that he would be called a "young artist with both moral integrity and artistic talent" by some media.
Seeing the media's evaluation of him, Lu Yanhe felt ashamed.
However, after the Spring Festival Gala, the song "Chinese" became really popular when it was played in the streets and alleys across the country.
In the live broadcast room, many people were also covering this song.
This song is catchy, has a simple melody and is easy to learn.
Chen Siqi's little nephew Jiang Huadong was wearing headphones and learning to hum, saying that all his classmates were learning this song.
Sure enough, even though the Spring Festival Gala is no longer the same as it used to be, it still has the influence it should have. As long as your work is good enough, you can still become famous overnight.
Lu Yanhe and Chen Siqi stayed at her grandparents' house for three days, and then went to Iceland together.
They stayed there for a week, enjoying their own time without work or other people interrupting them.
At this time, the shortlist for this year's Sitol Film Festival was also announced.
Once again, no Chinese-language films were shortlisted for the main competition unit.
The fact that there were no finalists is actually nothing.
The Xitul Film Festival prefers auteur films, but there are indeed relatively few auteur films in the Chinese-language film industry nowadays, and since the quantity is not high, it is naturally impossible to produce a steady output of excellent works.
However, because Chinese-language films performed so well in the past two years and seemed to be on the verge of taking off, they have failed miserably at international film festivals in the past two years, much to everyone's disappointment and inevitably leading to complaints.
Some people even sent messages to Lu Yanhe, asking him what he thought about this situation.
Lu Yanhe thought, what can I think about this?
The differences in the film industry and environment only indicate that Chinese-language films in the past two years are not quite in line with the West Tull Film Festival’s approach.
This year's Spring Festival time slot is entirely occupied by commercial blockbusters.
Domestic films are currently in an unstable stage of surging box office.
The market's potential has not yet been fully tapped.
The audience's habit of going to the cinema to watch movies is still in the process of being established.
At this stage, we cannot expect many author films to emerge in the general environment, as directors have been absorbed by commercial films and genre films.
The only one that still regularly launches films by author-directors is the domestic Youth Film Venture Capital Fund.
Lu Yanhe now increasingly believes that any discussion of movies without considering the industry and environment is just empty talk.
"It's a good thing that Chinese-language films can shine at international film festivals, but it doesn't mean something has really happened if they don't appear at international film festivals, as if the film is no longer good." Lu Yanhe said this directly in a telephone interview with a media outlet. "The current stage of Chinese-language films is inseparable from our market. When the market gradually stabilizes, both commercial and art films will have their own stable production and sales industry chains, and naturally there will be more auteur directors who can appear at film festivals."
"In the past two years, Chinese-language films have experienced a huge boom, which happened to be the right time. Everyone produced works suitable for film festivals at that time." Lu Yanhe said, "Take myself as an example. I made a lot of films suitable for film festivals in the past few years, so I had many nominated. In the past two years, I have made fewer films, which is because I have my own career plans. I don't think there is something wrong with Chinese-language films just because there are no Chinese-language films in one or two film festivals. I have read a lot of good scripts in the past two years, and there will be more and more good films."
After Lu Yanhe's remarks were published by the media, they triggered criticism from some people.
The criticisms mainly focused on: You know yourself that you haven't made any real movies in the past two years. You have been making cheesy commercial films like "Burning" and "The Mist". How dare you say that?
Seeing this criticism of Lu Yanhe, Lu Yanhe just smiled without commenting.
He just needs to express the attitude he should express.
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During the week in Iceland, Lu Yanhe and Chen Siqi stayed in the house most of the time.
They lived in a small cabin here.
The conditions are very good.
When the snow and wind weren't so strong, they would go out for a walk together - fully armed and as bloated as penguins.
Most of the time in Iceland, they were the only two people in sight.
It seemed as if there was nothing between heaven and earth. In such an environment, they leaned on each other, held hands, and trudged through the snow with difficulty, and their hearts became closer.
"If you asked me to live here for half a year or a year, I definitely wouldn't be able to adapt, but staying here for a week like this is really nice."
Chen Siqi leaned in Lu Yanhe's arms, and the two of them sat by the stove, warming themselves by the fire. Her face was glowing red in the firelight.
Lu Yanhe said: "In the future, we will try to have more holidays like this every year."
"Yeah." Chen Siqi nodded. "After I go back, there will be endless work again."
"Don't you love working?"
"Love is love, but not love is endless." Chen Siqi said, "You probably can't understand the feeling of having to deal with things as soon as you open your eyes every day. Although you have a lot of things to do over there, the nature is different."
"Yeah." Lu Yanhe nodded. "Let alone other things, just participating in some meetings in Linghe is a headache for me. I have to participate even if I don't want to. Sister Zi Yan insisted that I participate and said that it would enrich my life experience."
"Sister Zi Yan said this and hit the snake at its most vulnerable part." Chen Siqi laughed.
Lu Yanhe: "In fact, sometimes I think it's not that I don't understand. I only gradually realized later that I seem to be subconsciously resisting understanding these things."
"Ok?"
"Don't laugh when I say this. I always feel that the higher the degree of socialization, the less sensitive things there are. So to some extent, I am more resistant to this kind of socialization."
Chen Siqi nodded.
"I see."
"Actually, I might not be right to think so."
"No matter whether he is right or wrong, just do what you want now." Chen Siqi suddenly sat up straight and looked into Lu Yanhe's eyes from a close distance, "Just like what I want now--"
She clamped Lu Yanhe's face from both sides with her hands like squeezing a hamburger.
Lu Yanhe's eyes widened in surprise, and the flesh on his face was squeezed into a ball.
Lu Yanhe actually didn’t quite understand why Chen Siqi suddenly did this.
but--
Let her do whatever she wants.
He laughed.
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After returning to China, Lu Yanhe stayed quietly in Ziyuan Bridge for two weeks, going over the script of the second season of "The River of Silence" that he had written in parts before from beginning to end.
So, fans who had not seen Lu Yanhe’s live broadcast for a long time had the rare opportunity to see Lu Yanhe live broadcast for two consecutive weeks, working at his desk for at least a dozen hours every day from morning to night.
Many fans were surprised to learn that he was writing the script for the second season of River of Silence.
However, when Lu Yanhe did this live broadcast for two consecutive weeks, everyone could see how focused and determined he was when he was writing the script, and suddenly they understood why he could create so quickly.
Some writer friends that Lu Yanhe knows said jokingly: I was swept up.
The live video of Lu Yanhe writing at his desk for ten hours every day for two consecutive weeks was made into a picture, and many of the writer's readers left comments in the comment section urging him to update and publish more books.
Liu Jiazhen made a helpless expression and said: Fortunately, Lu Yanhe is an actor, and a screenwriter secondarily, especially not a writer, otherwise I would be killed by him.
Mingyin reposted Liu Jiazhen's Weibo post and said: I will never dare to say that I am hardworking again.
But in fact, Mingyin is a very hardworking writer.
She basically writes one or two books every year, and sometimes even three.
After writing many scripts, Lu Yanhe finally understood why many people say that writing scripts is actually a job.
It doesn't really need that much literary stuff.
It is a form of expression that relies on plain description to convey feelings.
Once the whole story is clear, the screenwriter just needs to write the story and dialogue carefully and step by step.
The more you write, the better it becomes.
As for the literary or literary form, style, and rhythm of the dialogue, these are matters that depend on skill rather than diligence.
Lu Yanhe has been reading a lot over the years. The initial purpose was because he liked reading, and also because he didn't want to be ignorant and unable to accurately convey some subtle emotions when acting. When his life experience was not rich enough, he could only rely on reading to increase his emotional experience, even if it was just a fictional emotional experience.
However, Lu Yanhe gradually realized that extensive reading had a very obvious help in the language rhythm of his script writing.
When he first started writing a script, he had to think about every sentence before typing it out on the keyboard. Now, he hardly has to think at all. After thinking through the main personality of each character and the development of the story, he feels like he has become a carrier, a "ruthless typing machine." Before the next word is typed out, he doesn't know what word he will type out.
Writing became an intuitive habit.
So, he wrote faster and more steadily.
These two weeks of intensive writing allowed him to rewrite "The Silent River" twice from beginning to end.
The script has a total of nearly 300,000 words, and it was filmed into a series of only 15 episodes.
After editing, it may be even less.
He sent the script to Chen Lingling.
After sending it, he felt as if half of his life had been sucked away from him. He suddenly became depressed and listless.
Unfortunately, Li Zhibai and Yan Liang both joined the group and couldn't accompany him.
Lu Yanhe looked around and finally found Peng Zhixing to have dinner and drinks with.
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In February, Yuming was still blocked by heavy snow.
The heavy snow fell endlessly.
There are many choices for eating out in this kind of weather, but the most easily thought of option is still hot pot.
Peng Zhixing said he had eaten at a very good old duck hotpot soup base and wanted to take him there.
Peng Zhixing drove to pick up Lu Yanhe.
As soon as they met, Peng Zhixing laughed and said that he looked like he had been sucked dry by a goblin.
Lu Yanhe pursed his lips and gave him the middle finger.
Both of them were dressed very simply - they both wore long black down jackets, covering themselves tightly to block out the chilly wind.
Peng Zhixing asked: "Have you finished writing your script?"
"After finishing writing, I feel very empty." Lu Yanhe smiled.
Peng Zhixing nodded: "I understand. When you concentrate all your energy and go all out to finish a task, you suddenly fall into a state of melancholy. I often finish recording a show late at night and drive home alone. In such a big city, there are usually people coming and going, but at that time, there will be no one, and you will also have the feeling of emptiness you described."
Whether it is Lu Yanhe or Peng Zhixing, their creative methods actually make it difficult to get immediate feedback. Of course, it is not to say that immediate feedback is the most valuable. But it is inevitable for people to create something and hope to get feedback as soon as possible.
What do you think of it?
How would you feel?
Few people create a work 100% for themselves. Most people want to be recognized by others, or to be liked by others.
Therefore, between the completion of the creation and the presentation of it to others, there is a period of time during which one experiences both mental fatigue and a sense of exhaustion after a long period of creation, as well as the anxiety of not knowing what will happen in the end.
Lu Yanhe rarely takes the initiative to ask others out.
This time he asked everyone one by one, "Do you have time? Let's go out for dinner and chat." Some people thought his behavior was abnormal. Even if they had work and couldn't come, they would still call him and ask if he had encountered any problems. They were very concerned, so concerned that Lu Yanhe couldn't help laughing and crying.
"'The Birth of an Actor' will officially begin recording in March," Peng Zhixing said, "It will be a very exhausting job by then, so you should take a good rest."
Lu Yanhe nodded.
In the evening, they ate hot pot while talking about the show and future plans.
"How did you come up with the show "The Birth of the Actors"? " Peng Zhixing asked.
Lu Yanhe said: "When I was filming The Mist, I found that the American actors I worked with had a very solid performance style and foundation. After asking, I found out that they had all been performing on stage since they were young. Before they officially participated in film and television performances, they already had rich performance experience. I felt that our domestic film and television actors still lack this kind of stage performance experience. It happened that Sister Zi Yan's agency signed a few very talented but not well-known actors. In order to make them popular, I thought of doing such an acting competition program."
Peng Zhixing said: "I'm not an actor, but I'm still quite nervous about this show."
"Nervous? Why?" Lu Yanhe asked.
Peng Zhixing said: "You are a very outspoken person, Chen Lingling is ruthless, and Chen Bige and Shang Yongzhou are two acting masters who have already become gods. If you come to this program and comment on the performances of dozens of actors, I am worried that some actors will collapse on the stage."
"Collapse... collapse?" A big question mark appeared on Lu Yanhe's forehead.
“Have you not considered that some actors might not perform well and would collapse when you point out their problems?” Peng Zhixing asked.
"Will you collapse when your problems are pointed out?" Lu Yanhe was even more surprised.
Peng Zhixing was silent for a while, then said, "I suddenly feel that it is really necessary for you to do this program."
"why?"
"I want you to see the real entertainment industry, not the film and television crew you are familiar with where everyone is excellent."
Lu Yanhe: "... Could it be that the actors they selected to participate in the competition are unreliable?"
“Don’t you know that although the program team also needs actors with good acting skills and strength, they need actors who are good at acting and making trouble even more?” Peng Zhixing hit the nail on the head.
Lu Yanhe suddenly became energetic.
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The voiceover asked: "Why do you want to participate in the show "The Birth of the Actor"? "
Liu Zhiyin said: "Let's try out the possibilities of life." Zhang Pingqing said: "Let more people see me, and see an actor named Zhang Pingqing."
Liu Yu said: "To prove to others that I can act."
The voiceover asks: "What do you hope to gain from this stage?"
Wang Dashan said: "It's a chance to exercise."
Cheng Hai said: "An opportunity to perform."
Wu Mingming said: "Get the audience."
The voiceover asks: "Do you think you can get the approval of the mentors?"
Zhen Hongyu smiled: "I hope so, but... they are all the best actors. Whether I can be recognized depends on my future performance."
The voiceover asked: "With your current status, fame and strength, why did you agree to participate in our program? When we were in the meeting, some people said that you should actually be a mentor."
Zhen Hongyu quickly shook her head and said, "The lineup of mentors for your show is too scary. I'm not qualified. Please don't flatter me too much."
She laughed again: "But why did I agree? First, there happened to be no scripts I particularly wanted to shoot, and this program allows me to work with many great directors and actors, even if it is just a small film. Second, it is because I haven't heard the real evaluation of my performance from people in the industry for a long time. Basically, now when I act, I can only hear compliments."
The voiceover asks: "What is your current masterpiece?"
Cheng Hai was silent for two seconds, then smiled somewhat wistfully and said, "Are they former teammates of Lu Yanhe, Li Zhibai and Yan Liang?"
Cheng Hai in the camera looked somewhat lonely.
The voiceover asks: "Are you still in touch with them?"
Cheng Hai seemed to be answering the question irrelevantly: "They are all very good people. Our relationship has not changed at all."
The voiceover asks: "Do you think you're lucky?"
Zhang Pingqing nodded, "I'm lucky. Although I've never been very popular as an actor, my life has been smooth. I haven't encountered any major setbacks. I've always had enough food and clothing. Even if I'm not that good as an actor, I don't have to worry about food and drink."
Liu Zhiyin said: "I am lucky enough to be here and answer this question."
He Sha: "I don't mean to sound pitiful, but I always seem to miss out on the most important opportunities in my life. You know? I almost became the leading actress in director Chen Lingling's new play."
……
On the day when the pilot film of "The Birth of the Actors" was released, Yuehutai and Northern Lights Video held a grand press conference.
Hosted by Peng Zhixing.
None of the three mentors were present, only Lu Yanhe went to stand on the stage.
When the pilot film edited from preliminary interviews was played on site, Lu Yanhe felt quite emotional.
Especially the part where you see the sea.
Lu Yanhe was actually quite worried about Cheng Hai.
He was also very clear that Cheng Hai's participation in this program was also a hurdle that he needed to overcome.
When he answered that his representative works were his former teammates Lu Yanhe, Li Zhibai and Yan Liang, Lu Yanhe's heart ached.
Life's circumstances are unpredictable.
At that time, Cheng Hai was one of the most popular boys among Fengzhi boys.
But now it has not fallen to this position.
Lu Yanhe sincerely hoped that he could get back on his feet.
Also present today is Liu Zhiyao.
An actress whose experience is somewhat similar to Cheng Hai, who was once popular but is now out of fashion.
She went on stage to speak as a representative of the participating actors, and tears began to flow after she had said just a few words.
"I really haven't had the opportunity to perform in front of the audience for a long time. Media friends who know a little about my recent situation may know that I have been filming online movies in the past two years. Some friends also asked me why they haven't seen me for a long time. Am I not filming anymore?" Liu Zhiyao said while crying, "It's not that I don't film anymore, it's that the dramas I filmed are difficult to be shown in front of you. So, I especially want to thank Lu Yanhe for planning such a program, which gives us the opportunity to return to the vision of so many audiences."
After saying that, Liu Zhiyao bowed deeply in the direction where Lu Yanhe was sitting.
At this moment, Lu Yanhe was so scared that his face turned green.
He quickly stood up and waved his hand, but then felt that this was not enough, so he bowed back.
"..."
Peng Zhixing's words that night echoed in Lu Yanhe's mind again -
——Let you experience the real entertainment industry.
——The program team needs more acting and acting skills.
Regardless of how much truth there was in what Liu Zhiyao said just now, thanking him so exaggeratedly in front of so many media outlets must have been a bit of a show, right?
Lu Yanhe: "..."
In the entertainment industry, everyone has a "showmanship" mentality to a certain extent.
It’s just that the collaborators that Lu Yanhe had met before, at least in their interactions with him, all showed a more real side of themselves.
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As soon as the press conference ended, Lu Yanhe prepared to leave.
Peng Zhixing sent him a message: Do you want to have dinner together later?
Lu Yanhe: Is there anyone else?
Peng Zhixing: Just me, just eat something casually, I'll find a restaurant.
Lu Yanhe: OK.
He added: I was really embarrassed today.
Peng Zhixing: When I saw your expression, I couldn’t help laughing.
Lu Yanhe: Liu Zhiyao...did you know him before?
Peng Zhixing: I've heard of her, but never met her. However, the hottest thing at today's press conference was the video of her bowing to you to express her gratitude and you hurriedly bowed back. It went viral on the Internet.
Lu Yanhe: I don’t want to listen, please stop talking.
Peng Zhixing didn't care whether he wanted to listen or not and sent him a GIF.
I don’t know which wicked netizen actually made an animated GIF of this scene.
In particular, it also highlighted that he first widened his eyes in "surprise", then shook his hands helplessly, and finally bowed to Liu Zhiyao in a panic.
The whole process was extremely funny.
Lu Yanhe: "..."
He covered his face with one hand.
Wang Biao couldn't help but curl his lips when he saw him like this.
I must have seen it.
At this time, someone knocked on the door.
Wang Biao went to open the door, but he didn't expect that the person knocking on the door was Liu Zhiyao.
He was stunned.
Liu Zhiyao asked: "Is Yan He here?"
Wang Biao said, "Please wait a moment. Brother Lu is on the phone with someone."
He left the door ajar and turned to look at Lu Yanhe.
Lu Yanhe looked at him puzzledly.
Wang Biao mouthed: "Liu Zhiyao."
Lu Yanhe's face turned dark instantly.
Wang Biao continued to mouth: "What should I do?"
Lu Yanhe sighed and motioned for her to come in.
It's late.
"Hello, Sister Yao...Sister Zhiyao." Lu Yanhe immediately changed his words.
Liu Zhiyao smiled apologetically and said, "I just noticed that some of the things I said just now seemed to have caused you some trouble."
"No, no." Lu Yanhe shook his hand and said, "I just didn't expect it at first and was shocked."
Liu Zhiyao said: "But what I said is all true."
"Thank you, Sister Zhiyao. Actually, Yuehu TV and Northern Lights Video did a lot of work. I just took on the false reputation." Lu Yanhe said, "I am looking forward to your performance in the show."
Liu Zhiyao hummed, "I will do my best. Are you free later? If you are free, can we have lunch together?"
Lu Yanhe: "I've already made an appointment with someone else. Let's eat together next time."
He smiled and said, "Sister Zhiyao, I'm leaving first. See you later when the show is recorded."
He didn't give Liu Zhiyao any room to speak, for fear that Liu Zhiyao would ask her if he could go with him.
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“This is just the tip of the iceberg.”
Peng Zhixing said to Lu Yanhe with a smile.
Lu Yanhe put on plastic gloves, tore the roast chicken on the table, sprinkled it with chili powder, sighed in frustration, and said, "I am now beginning to hesitate whether to let the bodyguard guard the door of my lounge. In the future, no one is allowed to knock on the door without an appointment."
Peng Zhixing: "In fact, if you don't do this in your current position, things like this will keep happening. Many people will try every possible way to get close to you and find you."
As soon as Peng Zhixing finished speaking, Lu Yanhe's phone vibrated.
Lu Yanhe picked it up and took a look.
It was Fuli who sent him a message: Are you okay? I saw the animated picture online, and you are almost broken. [haha]
Lu Yanhe put down his phone.
"Brother Zhixing, what about you? Haven't you ever encountered something like this?"
"It's definitely not as many as you have encountered." Peng Zhixing said, "Besides, what I encountered is different from what you have encountered."
Lu Yanhe: "Brother Zhixing, how did you deal with it?"
"I will help those who can, but I will directly and bluntly reject those who are too aggressive in their words and deeds," said Peng Zhixing. "You may find it hard to imagine how shameless some people can be in order to achieve their goals."
Lu Yanhe: "I have met shameless people."
Peng Zhixing: "I suspect that the shamelessness I understand is not the same as yours."
Lu Yanhe: "Why do I feel discriminated against by you?"
Peng Zhixing laughed out loud.
"But anyway, this program is very good and meaningful." Peng Zhixing said seriously, "The more I learn about this program, the more I think so. Especially after watching the pilot released today, it is different from other programs on the market. The people chosen by the program are very representative and have stories. I just checked my phone and not only your segment with Liu Zhiyao was trending, but Cheng Hai and Liu Zhiyin were also on the trending search."
"Jiyin is popular because she is already very popular, and Chenghai... most likely Zhou Pingan bought him a hot search." Lu Yanhe said, "But it is true that when we were selecting the cast, we made it very clear that there must be people with stories and who can spark discussion."
Peng Zhixing: "It's a pity to only have twelve episodes of such a program. We could have done more."
Lu Yanhe said: "If you do too much, it won't look good. Put the best content in the main film."
Peng Zhixing: "Will you make a second season of this show?"
"If the response is good, we'll do it." Lu Yanhe said, "In fact, I hope that this program can lead to discussions about acting, what is good acting, what is a good actor, and that more people can participate in the discussion, rather than just being defined by some conventional views. I saw some people talking about explosive acting and plastic surgery-like acting before, and some people said that some people performed expressionlessly and acted like a blind person... Well, it seems that I am quite arrogant when I say this, thinking that others are wrong. It doesn't mean that those who perform without expression are blind. Some people are sad and some are really emotionless. As a result, a group of people led the rhythm and thought that this was the same performance. I wanted to go up and debate with them, but then I thought about it and gave up."
Peng Zhixing couldn't stop laughing.
"You're so excited."
Lu Yanhe said: "I want to be rational and calm, but I can't do it, because after knowing what is good, I can't stand some people calling a horse a zebra. The most terrifying thing is that many people now call a zebra a zebra, not because they really don't know right from wrong, but because they lie with their eyes open just to chase stars and speak for their idols. This is the most terrifying thing, especially when a group of fans make up lies in all kinds of ways."
Peng Zhixing: "You always seem to be not very fond of your fans."
"I... I really don't like these fans on the Internet now, including my own." Lu Yanhe said, "I don't like them to like a person, so they are like locusts passing through the border and don't allow a second voice to appear."
"What if someone scolds you in different ways?"
"Just look at how they curse. They curse with a purpose. I actually enjoy watching them." Lu Yanhe said, "I'm really not trying to show off. Sometimes I block comments that are full of foul language or distort the facts, or that are discriminatory. But if you just say you don't like me or that the drama I acted in is not good, I really don't care. I'd be happier if you could offer some constructive criticism and suggestions."
Peng Zhixing nodded.
“But we just have to adapt to the current situation.”
"Yes." Lu Yanhe nodded. "I haven't thought about fighting against the current situation, but if I can change it a little bit, that would be great."
"Have you ever thought that what if the changes you want to make may not be a good thing for the current situation?" Peng Zhixing suddenly asked.
"I used to hesitate because of such thoughts, but now I rarely do that," Lu Yanhe said. "Unless we completely cut off contact with the world and the people around us, we are affecting the world around us every moment. Good or bad, it is better than doing nothing. And I also believe that no matter how capable a person is, he cannot defeat the macro historical process."
"I believe I am doing the right thing, and I am determined to do it. Only by having such a firm belief can I really do something. Otherwise, I will always worry about gains and losses, always look ahead and behind, and never achieve anything." (End of this chapter)
