The strange life of actors

I feel sorry for this guy - especially since he's a millionnaire!!! What strange things actors put themselves through... I'm sure there would have been other ways to portray Mao realistically. I don't think the result will be worth it, but I'll keep an eye out on the look-out.

Today I have a "dictee" in Chinese class. The teacher will say a word or sentence and I'm supposed to write it - in Chinese characters. I know how to write three Chinese characters in total, and then again, only badly. What does our teacher expect? We haven't learned how to write in class yet. I'm not entirely sure of the stroke order!