Global Film Emperor

Chapter 286 Finishing

"Are the props ready? Hurry up, it'll be dawn soon, so hurry up! The logistics team, clear everyone out, make sure the pedestrians are avoided and don't get caught on camera. Are the actors finished with their makeup? Hurry up!"

At five o'clock in the morning, before dawn, the crew began to busy themselves setting up the scene and preparing for the final scene to be filmed. After filming this scene, "Find You" would be completed.

This drama has gone through countless difficulties to film. Not only Lu Ze, but also the director and even the crew members have encountered problems.

Accidental injuries, a mass cold, lost props, difficulties obtaining approval for filming locations, issues with water and food, and even some reckless thugs who came to extort and assault crew members—all these problems left everyone physically and mentally exhausted. Fortunately, these problems were all overcome, and the film finally came to a close.

However, this is also the most tense time for everyone. The crew members are wearing headlamps and checking the equipment and the road. Lu Ze's accident last time taught them a lesson, and they dare not be careless again.

The actors who participated in the final scene were Lu Ze and Tang Renxuan. The two, one big and one small, were sitting in the dressing room, having their faces painted by the makeup artist.

Lu Ze was alright; he didn't feel sleepy even after waking up around 3 a.m., but the child was really not doing well. He kept dozing off while sitting in the chair. There was nothing Lu Ze could do but reach out and hold him down so that he wouldn't lean forward. He could only watch as Tang Renxuan slowly drooled from the corner of his mouth, running down his chin, forming long strands, and then dripping onto the back of Lu Ze's hand, which felt a little cold.
The makeup artist held back her laughter until both of them finished their makeup. Only then did Lu Ze wake up the sleepy-eyed Xiao Renxuan, let the child wake up and get some fresh air. After that, Lu Ze straightened the cloth bag on his leg and took out a lump of coal wrapped in a plastic bag from his pocket.

Open the plastic bag, take out the coal briquette and place it in the palm of your right hand, cover it with your left hand, sandwich the coal briquette between your hands, and quickly rub it together!
Finally, rub the coal lumps on your fingernails a couple of times, take the water handed to you by the makeup artist, and rinse simply without soap until your palms are clean, but coal ash still remains in the lines of your palms where your nails meet your flesh.

In addition, Lu Ze's hands were already large and calloused, making them look exactly like the hands of a manual laborer. The preparations before filming were completely finished.

He put the raggedly dressed Xiao Renxuan into a sanitation tricycle, then put on an orange sanitation worker uniform with reflective paint, and slowly rode the tricycle into the film set. He gave He Ruikuan, who was wearing a hat, an OK sign, and then didn't react.

Director He. Director He.

Liu Ying nudged He Ruikuan, and the old man finally hummed in response. He sat up straight, rubbed his face vigorously, shone his flashlight on Lu Ze and Tang Renxuan to make sure their outfits were okay, unscrewed his water glass, took a sip of strong tea, and inhaled sharply.

"Is it over? Then hurry up and go back to sleep after filming. I'm sleepy. I can't stay up all night at my age. Xiao Wang, give me a military overcoat to wear. It's a bit cold. Lu Ze, you two try to get it in one take. All departments, get ready. Script supervisor, get the clapperboard ready."

"Find You, Scene 133! Act One! Begin!"

With a snap, the clapperboard snapped shut, tucked under the script supervisor's arm, as he quickly bent down and retreated, handing the camera over to Lu Ze and Tang Renxuan, "father and son."

A large truck carrying sand roared past them, making a huge noise; it was clearly speeding, which startled the father and son.

Because of his deformed left leg, Wang Jian could only push the cart slowly forward. When a car passed by, the silver light reflected off his clothes, making him very conspicuous. Wang Shuangxi sat in the garbage truck, his hands wrapped around his knees, looking around.

Only when his eyes fell on a crushed Ice Dew plastic bottle on the ground did he quickly get off the vehicle, pick it up, throw it into the tricycle, and smile at Wang Jian.

In the darkness, amidst the speeding cars passing by, the father and son walked quietly toward the garbage heap ahead. Wang Jian picked up a small hook for collecting garbage, opened the trash can, and rummaged through it for things that could be sold as scrap. Instantly, a strange smell rushed into his nose. It wasn't sour, but it was truly a stench that most people couldn't stand.

Don't be surprised, sanitation workers often also work as scavengers. They use their job to collect recyclable waste and sell it to recycling stations to earn some extra money to supplement their household income.

Through the monitor, the three directors nodded, staring at the screen. This trash can wasn't a prop; it was a real "treasure chest." It was quite a feat for Lu Ze to search through it without batting an eye.

Another beverage bottle was picked up by Lu Ze. He unscrewed the cap, poured out the remaining water, gripped the bottle with both hands, twisted it shut, and then threw the shrunken bottle into the garbage truck in one swift motion. He continued to peer inside and found a red garbage bag overturned, underneath which lay a large cardboard box. The box was soaked in some liquid and emitted a strong, sour smell, likely from rotting fruit.

Lu Ze reached out and grabbed the cardboard box, just as he was about to take it out, when suddenly there were two squeaking sounds from inside. A large gray rat suddenly crawled out from under the cardboard box and quickly disappeared into the other trash, startling Wang Jian so much that he shuddered as if he had been electrocuted.

"Hahaha"

When Wang Shuangxi saw his father's startled and bewildered expression, he couldn't help but laugh out loud. His childish voice was as clear and melodious as a little bell.

Wang Jian twisted his hands, took out the cardboard box, threw it on the car, glanced at his son who was still laughing, took off his gray gloves with his fingers showing, reached out and gently pinched Wang Shuangxi's little face, and laughed along.

"pretty."

All the staff watching the two filming murmured quietly, "This is really improvisation. Nobody knew such a big rat could crawl out of the trash can."

He Ruikuan originally thought that such a sudden turn of events would definitely mean starting over, but he didn't expect Tang Renxuan's laughter to solve the problem so easily.

Even more impressive was Lu Ze. Even though he was startled, he still controlled his polio-induced movements and did not return to normal. He was still able to steadily handle the scene that had gone wrong and even added a very brilliant movement. This was beyond the emotional range that a normal actor could control.

This is an advantage that other acting and filming methods cannot match. Once the actors are emotionally immersed, they will not be easily affected. If an unexpected situation occurs, they will use the thoughts of the characters in the play to solve it. As long as the director does not yell "cut", the experts in the method acting do not need to stop.

While this scene may not be considered a classic, it highlights the father-son relationship even more, making it more heartwarming than a normal filming arrangement. The two's impromptu performance is quite remarkable.

The next scene shows Wang Jian taking his son back to the sanitation workers' rest station. When Lu Ze parks the car, Wang Shuangxi also gets out of the car, and the last scene of "Find You" is also filmed.

Filming has officially wrapped!
"Cut! That's a wrap! Hurry up and pack up your equipment, then everyone go back to catch up on sleep. We'll have a wrap party at the hotel at noon, no one is allowed to be late, you hear me!"

"heard it!"

When He Ruikuan shouted the words that everyone had been waiting for through a megaphone, the cheers never stopped from that moment on. Everyone hugged each other and thanked each other for their hard work over the past three months.

Lu Ze threw his dirty gloves into the garbage truck, looked at the sun that was already halfway up the sky, and stretched. The filming process of this movie was so tortuous that it was easily among the top three in Lu Ze's acting career. However, now that it was over, he felt a little regretful. At least he was happy to act alongside veteran actors, and the scenery he saw along the way was also deeply etched in his mind.

The actors can leave now, but on the bus, no one wants to sit with Lu Ze. They have to open the windows for ventilation in this cold weather. It's because Lu Ze smells too bad; they didn't include him when they hugged each other earlier.

Back at the hotel, Lu Ze took a thorough shower, applying shower gel three times. After leaving the bathroom, he walked to the bedside in a bathrobe, drew back the curtains, and was greeted by warm yet gentle sunlight.

I jumped straight onto the bed, bounced a couple of times on the soft mattress, pulled the covers over myself, lay on my side, and quickly took a nap before eating the wrap party and going home.

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(End of this chapter)