Global Film Emperor

Chapter 67 Chaos
"Cut! That's a wrap, all done."

The last scene was between Lu Ze and Jiang Wenshu. After filming the scene, Lu Ze took off his tie and threw it on the table, picked up his water glass, unscrewed it, and took two big gulps of tea.

Shen Jinghan left for a while in the morning and returned to the film set around 3 p.m., and has been with him ever since. After filming wrapped up, he came over and put his coat on Lu Ze. He was only wearing a suit for the outdoor scenes and was indeed freezing.

"Are you tired? Go change your clothes, Auntie will treat you to dinner."

"No need, I am indeed a bit tired and want to go back to the hotel to rest."

"also."

Lu Ze nodded. He wasn't in a good mood today. After changing his clothes, he looked at Cheng Yuan, who was still sitting in his seat deep in thought, and said, "Director Cheng, I'll be leaving now."

"Let's go, be careful on the road."

Seeing his withdrawn state, Lu Ze didn't know what to say. He really hated Cheng Yuan's compromise, but he couldn't scold him. He even felt a little sympathy for him.

Which director doesn't want to wield absolute power and have the final say on set? But you also have to consider whether those above you agree, which is a very sad thing for a director.

Once inside the van, Lu Ze adjusted his seat to a comfortable position, closed his eyes, but his anger and dissatisfaction did not diminish at all.

The afternoon's scenes mainly focused on Han Tian and Zhang Yushi. Ironically, Han Tian left in the afternoon, saying he had to attend some event. Can you believe it?
How can we film this? We'll have to use wide shots and find body doubles. We can reshoot the scenes that require showing the face after the event.

He even made Zhang Yushi lazy. Since Han Tian had already agreed to find a stand-in, why should she bother with a stand-in? So she started to use her clone technique, only going up to act when her face was on screen.

Although she didn't leave, and waited until her scenes were finished before leaving, Lu Ze felt it was better for her to leave.

Otherwise, look at her sitting on a recliner on set, acting like a king, practically getting a full-body spa treatment, while we guys are freezing with snot running down our faces, our blood pressure is out of control, and our veins are about to burst.

"Are you still thinking about this? Calm down. It's their business how they film it. Just focus on doing your own thing."

Shen Jinghan had long noticed Lu Ze's dissatisfaction. In fact, when she saw Han Tian leave and use a stand-in to act, she was also furious and wanted to leave with Lu Ze, or at worst find him a stand-in as well.

Who are you looking down on? We're all actors, we're all acting. Why is it that the lead actor can use his clone technique while my Lu Ze has to go on stage in the freezing cold, shivering all by himself?
She had taken a break for several years before, and before that break, she had already seen the signs of market problems and the chaos in the industry caused by the capital offensive. But this was the first time she had felt it so directly, and even as a veteran in the industry, she could only sigh and say that she had learned something.

But her irrationality was only temporary. She quickly suppressed her displeasure. First of all, she respected Lu Ze. Since Lu Ze liked acting, she couldn't just meddle.

Secondly, the gap in status between Lu Ze and them is indeed too large. They are used to being criticized and act as if nothing happened, but Lu Ze cannot also get tainted by this stain. This would be detrimental to a newcomer.

Even though she swallowed her anger, she still treated Cheng Yuan with disdain.

Yes, Lu Ze got the role of the second male lead with Cheng Yuan's help, but he also received a bribe. It's a case of taking money to do a job, so neither of them owes the other anything. As for their friendship of so many years? She has tons of friends in the industry, but how many of them are true friends?

"I know they can't affect me, and I can't interfere with them. Driver, please stop the car."

Lu Ze knew that Shen Jinghan was just trying to comfort him. He was not young anymore and of course he understood this principle. He sat up and wanted to take off his coat to cover himself and take a nap. But when he glanced at the street, he saw Jiang Wenshu standing on the side of the street. He greeted her and asked the driver to stop the car.

"Waiting for a ride? Going back to the hotel?"

Jiang Wenshu is just a minor actress. Although her agent is very capable, she is not as lucky as Lu Ze. She doesn't get any attention from her agent, and her agent didn't even show up at the press conference.

Lu Ze had a good impression of Jiang Wenshu, though not in a romantic way. It was just that Jiang Wenshu's acting skills were good, and she wasn't spoiled. When filming with Lu Ze, she only wore a long dress, and her lips turned blue from the cold, but she didn't complain once. Not only would the director like such an actress, but even Lu Ze couldn't dislike her.

After a day of filming, the two had become somewhat acquainted. Seeing her dancing in the street with her arms crossed, Lu Ze offered her a ride, since they were both staying at the same hotel provided by the production crew, it wouldn't be a hassle. Jiang Wenshu's face stiffened when she saw Lu Ze. He had a weakness she couldn't ignore; she was afraid he would use it to blackmail her, and even more afraid he would expose it.

After a moment of awkward silence, she nodded to Lu Ze.

"Then get in the car, I'll give you a ride. I'm also going back to the hotel, let's go together."

Lu Ze waved his hand, thinking it was no big deal. As he always said, as long as it didn't affect his life and work, he wouldn't look at people with prejudice.

This made Jiang Wenshu hesitate. She had immersed herself in the role of Tang Yufei during the performance today, so she performed very well. However, during breaks, she felt restless whenever she was near Lu Ze.

"What are you thinking about? It's hard to get a taxi at this hour. If you're not getting in, I'm leaving."

It was rush hour, so it was really hard to get a taxi. Forget about hailing one on the street. What was worse, it was so cold that her phone was frozen and shut down, so she couldn't book a ride.

Clutching the hem of her coat, her shoes were so thin that her feet were numb from the cold wind. After a moment of internal struggle, she succumbed to the biting winter wind of the capital.

"Thank you, Sister Shen."

Once in the car, she noticed that Shen Jinghan was also there. She had heard of this top agent before and could imagine how much influence he wielded, so she quickly greeted him.

"Ah."

Shen Jinghan closed her eyes to rest and didn't pay any attention to Lu Ze. Actors aren't like popular idols; there's no rule against dating. It's just that they might have to hide it. If Lu Ze really had feelings for Jiang Wenshu, she wouldn't interfere too much.

The journey was silent. Lu Ze and Shen Jinghan both dozed off, leaving only Jiang Wenshu and the driver awake. Jiang Wenshu was even more energetic than the driver.

"Hello, my name is Lu Ze, I've booked a room."

After handing his ID card to the front desk and receiving his room key in return, Lu Ze waved to Jiang Wenshu.

"Then I'll be going now, see you tomorrow."

"Um, thank you for today. I'll treat you to dinner tomorrow."

"Okay, we'll talk about it tomorrow. I'm leaving now. Go get your room key."

He pressed the elevator button, went upstairs, swiped his room card, and entered the room. The facilities were average, typical of a three-star hotel, but Lu Ze really didn't like the small bathtub in the bathroom; it was too small.

He filled the bathtub with water, took out the script from his pocket, and began preparing for the scenes to be filmed tomorrow. He didn't care what others did, but his requirement for himself was that if he was going to act, he had to act well; otherwise, it was better not to act at all.

As for a second male lead's outstanding performance being able to revive a show? That's unrealistic. It's more likely if the script is bad but the lead actor performs well.

What Lu Ze wanted to do was to stand out as much as possible between the two popular celebrities, so as to attract some attention for himself. That way, at the very least, his salary could increase significantly in the future.

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