Global Film Emperor

Chapter 51 Transformation, Modern Drama
"Cheng Yuan..."

Lu Ze thought for a moment and quickly remembered the director's basic information.

This director is not as outstanding as Guo Mingde, and is much older than Guo Mingde, but he is still considered one of the more famous TV drama directors, and can be regarded as a first-class director in China.

Unlike Guo Mingde, Guo Mingde's TV dramas are mostly military dramas and war dramas, which are full of passionate themes and are mainly from a male perspective.

Cheng Yuan is known for his urban dramas, mostly romance dramas, which are mostly watched by women. He has very high standards for scripts, meticulous filming techniques, and demanding high standards from his actors.

This was all the information Lu Ze knew about Cheng Yuan. The reason he was inferior to Guo Mingde was not because of his lack of ability, but because of the inferior subject matter.

Guo Mingde pays great attention to the content and depth of the script. Although this results in a smaller audience, it is worthy of respect and no one can say anything bad about it.

Cheng Yuan, on the other hand, has a wide audience, but because he always films love stories, he is inevitably criticized for his love triangles and negative emotions.

Lu Ze sat back down on the sofa, looking at Shen Jinghan and Gao Wanzhi. A short while later, Shen Jinghan handed him the script.

Lu Ze took it with both hands. It was just an audition script, not very thick. Lu Ze glanced at the cover and saw that the script was called "Youth in the Capital".

It's obvious that this is an urban drama. It's probably a work in which Cheng Yuan reluctantly returned to his original subject matter after his failed attempt at a transformation last year.

But this was a new genre for Lu Ze, since he had never filmed an urban drama before.

Lu Ze turned to the first page and began to read the contents.

Guo Xiaofei: The second male lead, a migrant worker in Beijing. After graduating from university, he interned in the capital. During this time, his college girlfriend ran off with a rich second-generation, giving him a "forgiveness hat". Later, he developed feelings for the first female lead, but was also liked by the second female lead. Due to the pressure in the capital and his lack of confidence in his income, he became realistic and gloomy, and finally succumbed to reality and left the capital.

Lu Ze felt that this character was too tragic. In the end, he achieved nothing in his career and love life, but he did not deserve sympathy because he should have had a bright future. He ended up in such a state entirely because of his own actions.

This drama still contains some less-than-ideal values ​​and views on love, as well as a complicated love quadrangle. It is still a love story between a rich second-generation and an ordinary girl, and between a rich and beautiful girl and a poor guy struggling in Beijing.

There are only six main characters, and the third female lead and the third male lead are together the whole time. This is the only love story in the series that lasts from beginning to end.

The most challenging role in this drama is the second male lead. As for the male lead? Playing a cool rich kid isn't actually that difficult. Just be handsome, awesome, and awesome.

In summary, this drama actually has a very old-fashioned plot, and its target market is a group of underage girls who are still looking forward to love.

After glancing briefly at the conversation, and noticing that there were two other people waiting nearby, Lu Ze closed the script, placed it on the table, and took a sip of water from his teacup.

"Finished watching? What did you think?"

“I’ve never acted in a modern romance drama before, but I think it’s no problem and I can give it a try.”

This is the second male lead, no small role. It's fair to say that Zhang Lixian is far inferior to Guo Xiaofei.

Since the company has already pulled strings to secure him an audition for the second male lead role, Lu Ze has no choice but to go on these melodramatic romance dramas, even if he doesn't like them.

Gao Wanzhi nodded in satisfaction: "Actually, the company made some considerations when choosing this drama for you. You have always been filming war dramas. If you continue to film war dramas, firstly, the audience's perception of you will be fixed, and secondly, the audience for anti-Japanese war dramas is too small, which is not conducive to your development. After discussion, and by chance, the news that Director Cheng Yuan was going to start filming a new drama came out, so we fought for an opportunity for you. It is good that you have the courage to make a change."

Have the courage to make a change? Lu Ze couldn't be happier to make a change. He was fed up with the dusty film sets and the ringing in his ears after explosions. He would be overjoyed to be able to take on a different kind of role.

"When should I go for the audition?"

"You still have plenty of time, it's mid-January, but you have to work hard. The company hopes you can secure this role on your own." Gao Wanzhi spoke very frankly. Lu Ze was required to make a career change according to the company's plan. If Lu Ze failed the audition, the company would find an opportunity to promote him.

But this will inevitably disappoint the higher-ups, and they will inevitably have to consider whether it is worthwhile to make the next phase of resource investment for Lu Ze.

In other words, if Lu Ze is selected himself, saving the company resources, then after the film is completed, the company will reinvest the saved funds back into Lu Ze.

If he wasn't selected, then we'll have to see how the show goes after it airs before deciding whether to give Lu Ze any more resources. We can give him resources, or we can not.

So now, Lu Ze has a pretty good grasp of his own life and death; if he succeeds, he lives; if he fails, he's half-dead.

Lu Ze felt the pressure and let out a long breath.

"I understand, Sister Gao. I will do my best."

Lu Ze carefully put away the script, rolled it up, and stuffed it into his bag, but then noticed a strange smile on Shen Jinghan's face.

“I think you two are overreacting. I’ll talk to Cheng Yuan to find out more. Lu Ze, you don’t need to worry too much. How about this, I’ll see when Cheng Yuan is free, and I’ll invite him out for dinner.”

Upon hearing Shen Jinghan's words, Lu Ze slapped his forehead. He had forgotten about this. The company has its own resources, and the agent has her own connections. He had just heard Shen Jinghan say that she and Cheng Yuan were friends, so she should be able to find out what Cheng Yuan was thinking, right?
This is the advantage of having a senior agent. They are friends with directors, investors, advertisers, and all sorts of big shots who can help artists, clearing obstacles for them.

Lu Ze was a little puzzled. Why would such a well-connected agent come to Qian Shijia? And why did all the artists she had managed before terminate their contracts with her?
Unable to figure it out and not daring to ask, Lu Ze could only thank her.

"Then I'll have to trouble you, Aunt Shen."

"You're welcome. As your manager, you don't need to thank me for this. Is everything alright now? I'll be going now. Lu Ze, where do you live? Would you like me to give you a ride?"

After Lu Ze refused, the nearly fifty-year-old beauty left carrying a red LV bag and wearing sunglasses.

After Shen Jinghan left, Lu Ze also said goodbye to Gao Wanzhi and headed home.

It was only midday when Lu Ze went to a stationery store and bought a few notebooks and pens. He then returned to his bedroom and began to write furiously.

The role wasn't too difficult to play, but Lu Ze still gave it his all because he couldn't afford to slack off on the opportunity.

Lu Ze wrote until after 6 p.m., and had written about 8,000 words of Guo Xiaofei's autobiography.

Don't be fooled by the short word count; the script provides very little information, requiring Lu Ze to fill in the gaps in Guo Xiaofei's life before the plot begins. With only eight thousand words, Lu Ze was already feeling dizzy from writing.

After finishing my meal, I wrote for a while longer, reaching about 10,000 words. After washing up, I laid out the dried sheets and blankets, closed my eyes, and went to sleep.

After entering the system space, I quickly skipped over the courses I had already completed and then found the simulation course I was going to study tonight.

Tonight's course selection was targeted; he had seen it before, but hadn't studied it yet.

I let out a breath, hesitated for a moment, and then firmly chose the course.

"Loading 'Urban White-Collar Lifestyle Habits and Mindsets', please prepare 3...2...1...course begins."

This play was written by Huochai himself, and the descriptions won't be too long. I was tired last night, so I'm only updating now. Sorry. The next short story is expected to be around three chapters.

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