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Why Do Four Directors Appear on Stage?

Director becomes a multiplying position inside the scene.

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One command opens another layer

When He Fa's voice enters, the stage immediately names a higher position. The question is less biography than power: what position has the scene just recognized?

The director position multiplies

Real director, director in the film, director in the play, director from nowhere: the title no longer belongs to one stable person.

The joke carries responsibility trouble

The scene is funny, but not only funny. The more explanations appear above the action, the harder responsibility becomes to place.