"All right, let's go!"
Jiang Du said with a broad smile.
Chen Zhiyuan was still absorbed in what he had just said and did not react for a moment.
"Where are we going?"
"To break the Fourth Wall, of course."
Just as Jiang Du finished speaking, he suddenly frowned, as though he felt some discomfort.
"But... how do we break the Fourth Wall?"
"There are plenty of ways. Once we knew this was a movie, the advantage had already swung entirely in our favor." Jiang Du's voice was quiet, but it carried immense confidence.
For a moment, Chen Zhiyuan seemed to see Yang... no, the sense of security Jiang Du gave him was even stronger than Yang's.
"The first thing we need to clarify is the definition of the Fourth Wall." Jiang Du spoke as he headed downstairs. "Performances originally took place on a stage. The sets generally had only three walls, leaving the front open for the audience to watch."
"The side facing the audience is considered the Fourth Wall. It doesn't exist, yet it is present throughout the entire performance. It separates the actors from the audience, preventing the actors from 'seeing' them and allowing them to become the people in the story."
"Fundamentally, nothing changed when performances moved to the screen."
Jiang Du spoke unhurriedly.
His explanation was fairly easy to follow. Chen Zhiyuan listened carefully and finally understood the concept.
In other words, the Fourth Wall was an invisible wall separating actors from the audience. It was transparent to the audience but opaque to the actors.
Drama, movies, and stage plays were meant to create a convincing theatrical illusion. The audience knew they were watching a story and that everything was a fictional performance, while the actors were enclosed within the Fourth Wall, living as their