Global Film Emperor

Chapter 165 Written Examination
The space was pure white, with a desk and a very soft, comfortable executive chair. When Lu Ze opened his eyes, he was already sitting in the chair.

The first tutorial of the second-level system has come to a temporary end. It was different from what Lu Ze had originally expected. Lu Ze thought that the upgraded course would be to copy the script, then build a model, and use Jia Helong's life to achieve the status of the leader of the Yi Sheng Gang in Hong Kong, which would be equivalent to shooting a movie in the course.

But now he knows he was wrong. It doesn't just go through the original story in the tutorial; it works backward, deducing the entire life of Jia Helong before he came to Hong Kong.

In other words, Lu Ze no longer needed to rack his brains to write a biography or autobiography; he experienced everything in the system space, reliving all the major events in Jia Helong's life before the age of sixteen.

Now, there's a test paper and a pen on his desk. Without the system reminding him, he knows that the written test has started. There's a 90-minute countdown above the screen, and it's already counting down.

(1): If Jia Helong has a conflict with people from the neighboring village, and the neighboring village and Jia Helong’s village have a very close relationship, and the person who has fallen out with Jia Helong is Yu Shu’s cousin, how will Jia Helong resolve the situation?

Does this even need thinking? Lu Ze clearly remembered the details of Jia Helong's life from age eight to sixteen. Given Jia Helong's personality, he would definitely resolve conflicts with violence, so Lu Ze picked up his pen and wrote it on the test paper.

A: Solve the problem with violence, fight violence with violence, and beat up my cousin.

The exam paper was long, but Lu Ze wrote it very quickly. Time passed slowly, and after ninety minutes, the paper disappeared automatically, and Lu Ze had finished writing it all.

"Grading in progress. Test score: 62 points, passing grade. Punishment begins."

"No! I passed, why did you hit me? I...I...I..."

Lu Ze was dumbfounded. He had clearly passed, so why was he being punished? And he also learned the second use of this chair: it was electrified!
Perhaps the original whipping was just a minor punishment, and the second stage of punishment was much more intense. It immediately helped Lu Ze kick his internet addiction. It was probably less than 220 volts, around 150 volts, but it was still quite satisfying!
I was shocked for a full five minutes. This feeling was even worse than being whipped. Although it didn't hurt as much as being whipped, I was completely numb from the shock. This was only possible because I was in the system space. Outside, I probably would have been stunned into sleep by the shock.

Lu Ze lost control of his bladder and peed all over his pants. Now, he was trembling as he picked up a pen. A new test paper was placed on the table, and the countdown above it restarted, but this time it was eighty-five minutes.

The system didn't give Lu Ze any hints at all. He didn't even know that he had gotten the question wrong. He could only guess and think carefully about Jia Helong's thinking and cognition, and consider how he would do in this situation.

He was writing in a hurry, and if it wasn't up to standard, he would be electrocuted. If he didn't finish, he would probably be in even more trouble. For a moment, Lu Ze was so anxious that he almost cried. A 27-year-old man wetting his pants, this was a blow to his ego, okay?
Eighty-five minutes later, when he hadn't finished writing and the paper was taken away, he was utterly desperate. But the system didn't disappoint him.

"Grading in progress. Test score: 57. The test paper is not neat, deduct five points. Punishment begins."

"Fuck you!"

Lu Ze never expected that such a ridiculous thing as a "presentation grade" existed. He was so shocked by the electric shock that he was trembling. It would be a miracle if he could write anything well! This time, the punishment for failing the test must have been upgraded. He was shocked for ten minutes, and then another test paper was placed on his desk.

I had just picked up my pen and written for five minutes when I realized that my system alarm had gone off. At 7:30, I logged out of the system space on time, and the beautiful day began.

He sat up in bed, reached out and wiped the mattress; it was already wet. He went to the bathroom to take a good shower first, then hurriedly ran downstairs with the bedding. He glanced around to make sure no one saw him, quickly threw the bedding into the trash can, and then ran upstairs as if fleeing.

Lu Ze was in a daze all day, multitasking, constantly thinking about the questions on the test paper, wondering what Jia Helong would do given his character.

Fortunately, today was just a photo shoot. He was given plenty of time to think, constantly recalling Jia Helong's various behaviors during the course, and gradually discovered the signs.

This person is very complex, extremely complex. Sometimes he is impulsive, but he only acts impulsively when he can handle things reliably.

On the contrary, when faced with someone who could pose a threat to him, he would remain remarkably calm and intelligent, immediately recognizing the consequences and quickly devising a solution. Most importantly, he was ruthless; even when he killed someone for the first time, his mindset was remarkably stable, perhaps largely due to a childhood head injury.

Lu Ze had previously seen a professional brain research project, which was presented in the first level of the course. It stated that head injuries can easily damage the amygdala, and the amygdala is the organ that controls the ability to perceive fear. Jia Helong is very likely someone with amygdala damage.

Even if such a person had never attended school and didn't even know how to write his own name, Lu Ze could understand why he could thrive in the dark Hong Kong of the 1950s.

After a day of filming, we finished early today, shooting everything around 5 PM. Meanwhile, Jack & Jones' endorsement fee has been deposited into his account. After profit sharing and taxes, he received over 16 million yuan. Combined with his previous savings, his personal savings have officially exceeded 20 million yuan. This is his answer to himself after three years since his official debut.

Moreover, Xia Wei will be endorsing a mobile phone in a few days, which will probably bring in more than five million yuan. Even in Shanghai, that's enough to buy a very nice house.

So, taking advantage of the fact that he had nothing to do that evening, he wanted to go and check out the house in Jiuzhou Hailan Bay, also hoping to buy some time so he wouldn't get electrocuted later; that thing was really too much of a hassle.

Liu Bin escorted him to the entrance of the sales office. Lu Ze asked Liu Bin to buy a few blankets, as he had some in the guest room at home, but he estimated they might not be enough.
Wearing a hat and sunglasses, Lu Ze pushed open the door of the sales office. There weren't many people inside. Firstly, house prices in Shanghai had actually dropped a bit, even the prices in Hailan Bay had decreased by thirteen percent.

Although it may not seem like much, the total number is still large. Moreover, due to its location and school district, Hailan Bay's price has not dropped much; there are quite a few properties that have dropped much more.

There are still many options for buying a house in Shanghai now, even at 100,000 yuan per square meter. However, ordinary office workers can't afford them, which is probably why newly opened housing developments don't have busy sales offices.

This is definitely not a good time to buy a house, because many "experts" in finance and real estate say that the housing prices in Shanghai in 2019 are not optimistic, and the facts are proving that housing prices are falling continuously.

But Lu Ze didn't think it mattered much. After all, he was buying the house to live in permanently, not to speculate. He just wanted a house to give himself a sense of security, nothing more. Whether it cost more or less, Lu Ze was willing to accept it.

"Hello sir, do you need my help?"

"Hello, I'd like to look at some apartments. I'd like a larger one, not a fully furnished one. I've heard that they have duplexes here. Could you tell me more about them?"

"Okay, sir, may I ask your surname?"

"My surname is Lu."

"Mr. Lu, you can take a look at the 23rd floor of buildings 8, 9, and 10, and the 15th floor of buildings 13, 14, and 15. The 23rd floor is 177 square meters, and the 15th floor is 248 square meters. The apartment layouts are the same for the same size; the only difference is the building number."

"Then I'd like to ask, what's the price per square meter for both apartments now?"

"177 square meters is 128,800, and 248 square meters is 125,400."

"Let's go look at the apartment then, it's 248 yuan."

He did a quick mental calculation: 125,400 square meters, 248 square meters. That would cost over 30 million yuan. But when buying a house, Lu Ze still chose a big one, because it would make him feel more at ease.

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(End of this chapter)