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Actor Huang Di-yang recounts harrowing kidnapping scene, experiencing 'life flashing before his eyes'

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  • Actor Huang Di-yang described his role as the second son of a wealthy magnate in the drama "Becoming Famous" as the most desperate of his acting career.
  • In the first episode, his character, Qiu Long-tai, is kidnapped shortly after a lavish introduction.
  • Huang revealed he requested to add more to the scene where his character is choked and suffocates, experiencing a near-death hallucination.

Actor Huang Di-yang found his role as Qiu Long-tai, the second son of a powerful conglomerate in the public television and EBC drama "Becoming Famous," to be the most physically and mentally despairing of his career. The character makes a grand entrance in the first episode, only to be immediately kidnapped.

This is absolutely the most desperate moment of my acting career, both physically and mentally.

โ€” Huang Di-yangDescribing his experience playing the character Qiu Long-tai.

Huang revealed that he requested the director to enhance the kidnapping scene, particularly the moment his character is choked and suffocates. During this intense sequence, Huang experienced what he described as "life flashing before his eyes."

I even asked the director to add more to the scene where I was choked and suffocated, seeing visions of my life flash before my eyes.

โ€” Huang Di-yangDetailing his request to enhance the intensity of the kidnapping scene.

He described the scene as a "thrilling kidnapping case" where he was choked to the point of suffocation, seeing visions of his life. Huang admitted to adding the detail of crawling on the ground and eating his bento box while in this dire situation, pushing the boundaries of his performance.

I crawled on the ground and ate my bento box.

โ€” Huang Di-yangDescribing a specific action he added to the scene to convey desperation.
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Originally published by Liberty Times in Chinese. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.