Global Film Emperor

Chapter 219 An Interesting Film Contract

When Lu Ze came out of the bathroom, Wang Zixuan was no longer in the room, and the lame cat was also gone. Only Lao Song was sitting on the sofa watching TV.

"What about her?"

"She said she took the cat to the pet store to get it bathed and vaccinated. But the young lady didn't do anything wrong. Think about it yourself, there's no need to give her a hard time. She's been with you for several years now."

Lu Ze didn't reply. He went to the kitchen, poured himself a cup of hot water, took a sip to warm his stomach, then opened the utility room and took out four large suitcases, throwing them on the floor.

What are you doing?

"move place."

Lu Ze had made up his mind. Since there was nothing else to do today, he decided to just move. Luckily, Song Guiyuan was here, so the two of them could pack quickly. Once they were done, they could contact a moving company and have everything taken away in one go.

"You're really going to be my drudge? I'm scared of you. Fine, I'll just go and familiarize myself with the place so I don't get lost next time."

Old Song kept muttering to himself, but he didn't just lie there and started helping to pack things up. Actually, Lu Ze didn't have much stuff—just clothes, a computer, and some books.

Seeing the biographical sketches Lu Ze had written for his roles in the study, averaging two or three hundred thousand words, almost the length of a published novel, Old Song casually opened one to take a look and clicked his tongue twice. Nowadays, there aren't many actors who can write such thick biographies for a role; he himself doesn't like to write them.

At this time, the moving company arrived and started moving things downstairs. Lu Ze took Lao Song's phone and called Wang Zixuan, telling her to just go directly to the new house.

After entering the password and opening the door, the new home was indeed bright and spacious, with huge floor-to-ceiling windows providing a good view. The house was in a modern Chinese minimalist style, with the main color being wood brown. Although it couldn't compare to the blueprints provided by designer Lu Ze, it was still quite to Lu Ze's liking.

After the moving company left, Wang Zixuan returned, carrying a black double bag with the cat inside. In her hands, she carried a cat carrier, litter box, cat food, and a whole host of other cat-related necessities.

The cat was still ugly after its bath, but its fur was much shinier than before. It shone brightly in the sun, looking healthy. Wang Zixuan left it in the living room to play by itself and joined in tidying up the room.

"Alright, it's already 2 o'clock. My flight is at 5 o'clock, so I have to go now."

Song Guiyuan wiped the sweat from his forehead. He hadn't done any physical labor in a long time, and being middle-aged, his physical condition was indeed not good. He picked up a bottle of mineral water and gulped down half of it before preparing to leave.

"Don't rush off. You've worked so hard helping me move, and now that everything's settled, why don't you grab a bite to eat before you go?"

"Forget it, you heard your sister-in-law call me. Yesterday she left my son with Zheng Yi and ran off to Shanghai. She got furious. If I don't go back today, she'll call me to the Civil Affairs Bureau. Do you think I dare not leave? Let's go."

Because of him, Song Guiyuan and his wife had a fight. Lu Ze felt quite embarrassed, so he asked Old Song to pass on a message to Zhuang Xue. He then got up, saw him downstairs, hailed a taxi, and watched him leave.

There happened to be a mobile phone store downstairs, so I got a replacement SIM card. Wang Zixuan had already bought the phone. When I returned to the new house, Wang Zixuan was wiping the bookshelf and putting Lu Ze's books on it.

Hearing the door open, she turned around and met Lu Ze's gaze. She bit her lip, put the last book away, and then hesitated before saying goodbye to Lu Ze. Lu Ze suggested they grab a bite to eat together, but she refused, put on her shoes, and left the room.

It only took a dozen minutes for the room to go from bustling to deserted, leaving only Lu Ze and a cat in the room.

After inserting the SIM card into the phone and turning it on, the cat quietly jumped onto the sofa and sat next to Lu Ze. It seemed to be attracted by the TV that was turned on, and stared at it with wide eyes.

Lu Ze called it twice, but it didn't respond because it was too engrossed in its activity. Finally, Lu Ze remembered the name Song Guiyuan had given it when he was playing with the cat, and called it softly.

"The cripple."

It turned its head and stared at Lu Ze with a somewhat unfriendly look. It seemed that with that world-weary face, it could never be kind to anyone.

It was quite amusing, making Lu Ze laugh. He reached out and stroked its fur, which felt much better than before it had been bathed. And so, this rather unpleasant name was decided.

"Ding dong."

He picked up his phone and glanced at it. It was a call from Shen Jinghan. He coughed to clear his throat and answered the phone.

"Hello? Aunt Han."

"Aze, are you free right now? If you do, come to the company now. I have a few new film contracts recently, and we can talk about the new jobs. It's hard to explain over the phone."

Shen Jinghan didn't ask Lu Ze where he went last night. Although she received a call from Wang Zixuan early this morning saying that Lu Ze was missing, it was good that he was back. He was almost thirty years old, and she didn't need to ask about everything. As for the new job, she just wanted to show Lu Ze a few new film contracts in person. Whether he took the roles or not was up to him. The reason she was in such a hurry to have him come over was because Xue Xue and her girl group were going to participate in a program, and she was going to accompany them to Hunan tomorrow.

"Okay, I'll be right there." After hanging up the phone, I put on my hat and sunglasses, put the cripple in the pet carrier, carried him downstairs, and drove the Mercedes-Benz G-Class I borrowed from the company to Qian Shijia.

"Guoguo, can you keep an eye on the cat for me?"

After leaving the cripple with the receptionist and receiving confirmation from Guoguo, he entered the company corridor. Many trainees had interesting expressions upon seeing Lu Ze. After all, the incident had caused quite a stir, and Lu Ze, as the main character, naturally attracted a lot of attention. Most of these trainees were not familiar with Lu Ze and were just watching the show.

While this was still at the company, online, the news of Jiang Wenshu's suicide had already caused a huge uproar. Countless self-righteous keyboard warriors stood on the moral high ground and began to fiercely criticize Jiang Wenshu's fans who had turned against her, starting a massive online feud.

Lu Ze didn't respond. The person was already gone; what was the point of saying anything now? Why didn't anyone say a good word for her when she was alive? Now they're remembering Jiang Wenshu's good deeds? Does it mean that as long as she's dead, everything she did was good, but while she was alive, she was bad?

Lu Ze has barely browsed the internet these past few days. She's dead, that's it. He has no desire to read those hypocritical prayers and wishes for heaven online.

On the contrary, Lu Ze was photographed leaving Jiang Wenshu's house ten minutes before she fell from the building, and then he was the first to arrive at the scene as a friend and relative after she fell. Many people praised him for his loyalty. However, some conspiracy theorists believe that Lu Ze killed Jiang Wenshu. Anyway, the internet is a place where everyone can say whatever they want without taking responsibility. Lu Ze only has one thing to say to them.

Just be happy.

As for Lu Ze hitting the reporter? Compared to the huge news of Jiang Wenshu, could that still be considered a hot topic? Netizens cheered after seeing it, and then what? Nothing. It was quickly forgotten. Only the reporter took the injury report the next day and went to Shen Jinghan to ask for 50,000 yuan.

As a result, Lu Ze's overall image in this matter is positive and has not been greatly affected. Apart from those sanctimonious people who think hitting someone is wrong, most onlookers are quite supportive of him slapping the reporter. The online trolls hired by some petty people have not been of much use either. There is really no way to stir up any negative news about Lu Ze right now.

The two media companies, Tianhe and Dingxin, are still locked in a fierce battle, providing netizens with plenty of gossip to enjoy. Today it's about who committed domestic violence, tomorrow it's about who did drug use—the sheer volume of juicy gossip is incredibly entertaining. However, this has little to do with Lu Ze.

"Aunt Han."

"You're here? Please have a seat. Let me ask you what you'd like to do first. Do you want to take a break, or continue filming? I'd like to hear your opinion."

Shen Jinghan poured Lu Ze a cup of chrysanthemum tea, wanting to see what Lu Ze meant first.

She actually wanted Lu Ze to take a break. It seemed that Lu Ze had been having a string of bad luck since filming "The Boss," with illness and the death of a close friend. She was worried that Lu Ze would be overwhelmed.

She was already worried about Lu Ze continuing to film after he fell ill, but fortunately, his mental state improved a lot after he joined the crew.

Shen Jinghan had considered that Lu Ze's mental state had improved because of filming. Although she, who had studied psychology on her own, had never seen such a case before, even Lin Yuezhu had never seen one, she could not rule out the possibility. However, after filming "Living" was completed, Lu Ze still did not have a relapse, so she felt that it had nothing to do with filming, but rather that Lu Ze himself had some control over his condition. Otherwise, she would not have dared to suggest that Lu Ze take a break.

"shoot."

"Alright, I've received seven film offers recently. Which one do you think is suitable?"

Seven film offers were placed in front of Lu Ze. He first opened the first page and glanced at it, then immediately eliminated three of them: two from Tianhe and one from Dingxin. Regardless of the quality, he wouldn't film the movies invested in by these two companies, no matter how much money they offered.

He didn't have the ability to bring down these two well-funded companies. Lu Ze could only guarantee that he would never take on another project from these two companies in his lifetime.

Lu Ze glanced at the remaining three film offers and, to be honest, he didn't think they were good enough. The quality wasn't up to par. Good scripts are rare; otherwise, so many big stars wouldn't only make one film every few years.

There are too many wolves and not enough meat in this industry. There are many good actors in China, but there are not many scripts that match their strength and allow them to fully perform. It's not just Lu Ze who is waiting; they are waiting too. Not every good drama will offer Lu Ze a role. Lu Ze's current strength allows him to choose scripts, and similarly, good scripts will choose actors.

"None of these seven will do. Aunt Han, could you help me contact any directors who are planning to start filming soon, especially those who are short of a male lead? I'm willing to audition for them, but the quality of the role must be up to standard."

Shen Jinghan wasn't surprised; she knew this would happen. Although she thought the film offer from Tianhe was acceptable, she also knew that having Lu Ze film it was a no-go.

"Okay, I'll go find some film contracts now. Oh, and take a look at this one too."

Shen Jinghan took out another film contract from the file bag. The reason it wasn't placed with the other seven film contracts was because it wasn't a movie.

"The continent of Isidore? What's that?"

Turning to the first page of the film offer, Lu Ze raised an eyebrow. He was genuinely interested in this stuff. Coincidentally, he had taken a professional course on motion capture in the first stage of the system, but he had never had the chance to actually get involved. He never expected that someone would send him a film offer for this kind of thing.

This is different from all the scripts Lu Ze has directed before. It's short, but it's incredibly expensive because it's game CG.

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(End of this chapter)