Global Film Emperor

Chapter 30 Heading to the Magic City
On his way back, Lu Ze walked absentmindedly. The audition script was very thin, and he folded it neatly and put it into his bag.

He held the bag tightly with both hands, staggering as he passed each intersection, starting from the town center of Hengdian, walking to the suburbs, and finally returning to his home.

He bought two dishes midway through because he had forgotten to bring back the leftover boxed lunch from the film set, and drank two bottles of beer to calm himself down.

He gently opened the script; the character he was to play was named "Zhang Lixian".

The script does not explicitly describe Zhang Lixian's detailed personality traits, but only provides a general description of his ancestral home and life.

He then immersed himself in the two hundred-plus words left in the audition script, and began to use his "life's learning" in the system to analyze the script and Zhang Lixian's character mentality.

The subsequent conclusion was that the soldiers were arrogant.

A soldier who doesn't value human life, is obsessed with war, and vents his frustrations on others, or rather, he is a spoiled brat.

Shifting his gaze from the script, Lu Ze opened a search engine and looked up "My Chief and My Regiment," then was surprised to find that there was actually a novel with the same name.

After clicking to watch, Lu Ze realized that this drama must be adapted from a novel.

To understand the complete script of this play, he immersed himself in the novel until he came across the paid chapters of the original work. Without hesitation, he spent 100 yuan to support the official version!
While reading this novel, Lu Ze began to feel joy or sorrow for the characters' experiences. Lu Ze couldn't help but admire the author's writing skills and storytelling ability. The sparks generated by the collision of talent and a good story gave birth to this excellent work.

Lu Ze read all night, finishing the last chapter. By then, dawn was breaking. He suddenly understood everything about the book. It was different from all the war dramas he had acted in before. It used the past to describe the present. On the surface, it was about war, but in reality, it focused on depicting human nature, which was the most valuable aspect.

Zeng Long has already submitted his audition application to the production team. He will be going to Shanghai in four days to participate in the audition. Whether he succeeds or not depends on this one attempt.

Just yesterday, he finished filming his scene for Director Liu's movie, and then Lu Ze chose to turn down other film crew jobs and stay home to thoroughly study this book.

He picked up the paper and pen and began to write an extension of the novel, as well as an autobiography of Zhang Lixian, trying to put himself in the role and repeatedly reciting the lines he had left for him.

This is a good work, so he understands and agrees with why director Guo Mingde chose to make it, because he also likes this work very much.

So, he spent the last few days diligently writing his autobiography in this small, dark room. He practiced as if he were possessed, and he enjoyed the feeling immensely.

On the day of the audition, he tidied up his clothes and cleaned up his beard, which he hadn't shaved for several days. He stood straight in front of the mirror, looking at himself in the mirror, full of energy and spirit!
set off!

After a nearly four-hour train ride, followed by a half-hour subway ride using navigation, and a 1.2-kilometer walk, he arrived at the interview venue, the "Xiyuan International Convention and Exhibition Center," which is also the office of Tiancheng Pictures.

Building B, 8th floor.

He followed the crowd into the elevator, pressed the button for the 12th floor, looked up at the floor number displayed above the elevator door, and then the 8th floor arrived. He got out with four other people, three of whom looked like staff members.

The other one doesn't seem to fit his personality; rather, it does fit his temperament today.

"Here for an audition?"

"Here for an audition?"

"Yes."

"Yes," they both said in unison, then gave each other friendly smiles. They knew in their hearts that they were both trying out for the same role, and they were going to compete for it today!
Pushing open the soundproof glass door, we walked to the front desk, where a pretty young lady stood with a smile on her face, looking at us.

"Hello, we're here for an audition today."

Lu Ze spoke first, not only referring to himself but including both of them, feeling that this way he wouldn't seem too petty.

The receptionist had a really nice voice. She asked the two of them, "May I ask which film or television production you're here to audition for? Have you applied for any roles before?"

"Yes, I have. My name is Zhang Fenghe. Could you please take a look at my records?"

"My name is Lu Ze."

The receptionist glanced at the computer and smiled, "Okay, please go to the left and wait in the second door."

"OK, thanks."

The two did not exchange another word. Walking down the corridor, they stood at the door of the second door, and Lu Ze knocked on the door first.

"Please come in."

After pushing open the door, there was a large conference room with over a hundred people already seated inside. A man around forty years old sat at the head of the table, nodded to the two of them, and said, "Find your own name and just put a checkmark on it."

He pointed at Lu Ze and then at Zhang Fenghe, saying, "You're 118, he's 119. Alright, find a seat and wait."

The two did not sit together because Lu Ze felt it was too gay to sit with his competitor, and Zhang Fenghe obviously felt the same way.

To be honest, Lu Ze was extremely nervous, and he guessed that everyone present was nervous as well. After carefully looking at the people present, he realized that the vast majority of them were already established figures in the industry, and there were very few people that Lu Ze did not know, except for Zhang Fenghe.

"Number 36, Number 36, come with me."

A girl at the door was calling out to people at an average rate of one every five minutes. All the people called out had one thing in common: they never came back after leaving.

As time went on, Lu Ze relaxed a bit. After all, they were still far away from him. He began to observe these people. Some were scrolling through their phones, while others looked nervous, probably memorizing their scripts.

After the girl outside the door called out the hundredth person, his pressure began to rise, and he started reciting his lines repeatedly. At this point, he had long lost interest in looking at anyone else; dealing with his own affairs was the most important thing.

"Number 118, number 118, come with me."

When it was his turn, Lu Ze stood up. Everyone's eyes turned to him, but he didn't care much. He was already in the zone and felt confident that he had this win!

He pushed open the meeting room door and followed the girl to the last room in the corridor. He knocked on the door and then let Lu Ze in.

But the moment he stepped inside, Lu Ze felt the pressure increase several times over, and he immediately felt sweat beading on his back.

Because Guo Mingde was sitting in his seat, resting his chin on his hand, flipping through Lu Ze's information, and then turning his gaze to Lu Ze.
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