Global Film Emperor

Chapter 136 Veteran Actors

"Buzz buzz buzz I think"

Lu Ze woke up from his sleep, turned off his phone alarm, rubbed his face which was a little numb from sleep, and drew back the curtains to let the sunlight in.

Last night, Lu Ze figured out that the casual entertainment game in the system was actually similar to The Sims. Eating, drinking, and having fun in a future world was quite interesting.

The information about "Tomorrowland" was blocked even more severely. When Lu Ze woke up, he only remembered playing in the system game for a few days. As for what he played, it was all blurry. It was just a game.

But thinking about it this way, Lu Ze felt that the system was quite mean. It slapped him and then gave him a treat. He endured several years of beatings, and after the beatings were over, it told him to go have some fun, and that it was on the house.

Perhaps because he was having a good time in the game, when Lu Ze woke up, he wasn't too affected by the drug lord's lessons. He was in a good mental state and a good mood.

The film crew started work at 8:30 in the morning. Lu Ze was right at the film set, so he wasn't in a hurry. After washing up, he lay back down on the bed, sprayed some Yunnan Baiyao on himself, and picked up the script to review the scenes to be filmed that day.

After watching for a little over twenty minutes, the noise outside became too much for Lu Ze to bear, as the staff were busy setting up the set.

I pushed open the door, greeted the staff and the boxers in the gym, and went to the cafeteria to eat my breakfast. I had been training for several months, but I was still a little unaccustomed to it because of filming. After finishing my meal, I went to the changing room to change into my swimming trunks and planned to swim in the pool for about ten minutes.

"Brother Lu, here's your water bottle."

Wang Zixuan handed Lu Ze his large sports water bottle. Her hands were too small, so she had to hold it with both hands. Inside was protein powder that she had prepared for Lu Ze.

Previously, female non-staff members were not allowed to enter the training grounds for professional boxers at the boxing gym because the boxers were a bunch of testosterone-fueled wolves, and it was feared that girls would interfere with their training. Even the female staff members were generally dressed in men's clothing and were not pretty.

That's why Wang Zixuan didn't come with Lu Ze when he was training. Now the film crew has requisitioned the place for her, and Wang Zixuan has officially moved into the boxing gym, living next door to Lu Ze.

Occasionally, a boxer would come over to look at the girls, and the coaches would beat these rascals with rubber batons until they screamed in pain. But even after being beaten, those thick-skinned guys were still shameless and would come over to look at the girls whenever they had the chance.

"Yes, I went swimming. Director Liu came and called me as soon as he arrived."

Lu Ze handed the lunchbox to Monkey, took the water bottle, and headed to the swimming pool. He changed into his swimming trunks, put on sunglasses, warmed up, took a deep breath, and plunged into the pool to burn off as much energy as possible.

After swimming about a kilometer, Wang Zixuan came over to call Lu Ze back. He quickly climbed out of the pool, took the towel Wang Zixuan handed him, took a shower in the bathroom, and arrived at the film set just as the props team had finished setting up and the camera crew began checking the equipment.

"Pull that photo a little to the left, okay, that's fine. Time to go swimming?"

Liu Ying sat in the chair, glanced at Lu Ze, turned around and greeted the props team before picking up his water glass, unscrewing the cap, and asking a question.

"Yeah, it feels a bit uncomfortable if I don't practice."

"Okay, that's good. Go change your clothes, and then go rehearse your lines with Teacher Guan."

"it is good."

Liu Ying greatly admired Lu Ze's diligence. Although he had accepted gifts before casting Lu Ze as the lead actor, Lu Ze would now return the gifts if asked.

There are very few actors like Lu Ze who can execute a task precisely without complaint and who doesn't make excuses for mistakes among the younger generation. If that actor had been chosen, Liu Ying might not have had such a comfortable experience.

I heard that the actor recently got into some trouble. Although it hasn't spread to the outside world, it's already circulating in the industry. They say he changed the lines haphazardly and even righteously claimed that the changes were appropriate and for the sake of the production team.

This story spread, and from then on, major film studio tyrants had to think twice before casting him. Only the more generous or cowardly directors dared to use him. Directors are the most possessive people when it comes to the entire film. It's their film, not someone else's. How they want to shoot it is their own business. Even if actors make suggestions, it's annoying enough, let alone arbitrarily changing lines or rewriting the script.

Upon hearing this, Liu Ying was overjoyed. If his script had been altered without his consent, he would have definitely spent several years in prison for intentional assault.

But even if I go to jail, I'll still take him down. Who the hell do you think you are? Changing my stuff?
Lu Ze changed his clothes. There were no action scenes today, so he didn't have to wear just a pair of athletic shorts anymore. He changed into a washed and distressed black tracksuit, which had been washed several times by the costume team and then exposed to the sun. Now it had faded and turned purple.

After his makeup was done, Lu Ze came out of the dressing room and looked at the elderly people sitting and resting outside the door. He was excited and thrilled. After all, he was a movie star, the 32nd and 47th Golden Rooster Award winner!

Lu Ze grew up watching Guan Yong's movies, and the film that sparked Lu Ze's interest in the film industry was "Cold Gun," starring Guan Yong.

He hadn't expected that Guan Yong would make a cameo appearance in the movie "The Boxer," so he hadn't prepared at all until yesterday when he heard the news that Guan Yong was coming.

His palms were a little sweaty. For Lu Ze, Guan Yong was truly an idol. He rubbed his palms hard along his trouser seam, walked over, and bowed respectfully to this senior and idol.

"Hello, Mr. Guan. I am Lu Ze, the male lead in 'The Boxer'. I am also a fan of your films. I have seen all of your works, from 'Cold Gun' to 'Loneliness'."

Guan Yong seemed surprised that Lu Ze was actually his fan. He paused for a moment, then laughed, reached out and shook hands with Lu Ze, patting Lu Ze on the shoulder.

"Hello, hello, I've seen your play 'Mr. Tree' too. It was very good. You acted really well and you can endure hardship. Well done! Come and sit down."

"You're too kind, teacher."

He reached out and pulled over a chair for Lu Ze to sit down. The man in his sixties had a very good first impression of Lu Ze. After all, no matter how old you are, you can't feel any disgust towards someone who is so respectful to you and who has grown up watching your work.

"I heard you're a background actor from Hengdian World Studios?"

Many people have asked this question, even fans and passersby know the answer, but Guan Yong still asked it, which can be considered as finding the simplest and easiest topic for the two to talk about.

"Yes, I worked in Hengdian for more than two years, almost three."

"Oh, so you haven't had any professional acting training, right? That's really amazing. Everyone who can come out of Hengdian is talented."

"Professor Guan, you flatter me. As a junior, there is still much I should learn. I should learn more from seniors like you, and I hope you will not hesitate to give me your guidance."

"What kind of talk is that? Just ask if you have any questions. We don't have much time left. Let's rehearse our lines first. We can talk about any problems after we finish filming this scene."

"Yes, Teacher Guan."

Guan Yong only makes a brief appearance in this film, with just one shot. After filming is finished, Guan Yong will be leaving, so Lu Ze cherishes this opportunity quite a bit.

"Lu Ze! Teacher Guan! Are you ready? It's time to go to the theater."

There were many lines, and it was a long take of about three minutes. Guan Yong is a veteran actor, and Lu Ze had memorized the lines perfectly, so there were naturally no problems with acting together.

"Alright, Director Liu! Please go first, Teacher Guan."

He made way for Guan Yong to walk in front, and Lu Ze followed behind, adjusting his mindset. It was time to compete with the veteran actor.

Chapter Two is just a few hundred words away, I'll post it in ten minutes!
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