Global Film Emperor

Chapter 89 Success is always accompanied by pain
The online uproar lasted for three days. During this time, Lu Ze remained silent, calmly observing everything. He was merely a tool of public opinion, aimed at Han Tian or Zhang Yushi. Although it might cause the two to hold grudges, it wouldn't seriously harm Lu Ze.

Furthermore, Lu Ze had subtly expressed his opinion to the company and Shen Jinghan, hoping not to work with these two in the future. It wasn't that Lu Ze was cowardly and wanted to avoid them, but the impression they left on him during filming was just too bad. If they were to work together again in the future, Lu Ze would probably make them so angry that they would have a stroke.

Acting with someone who just reads numbers or constantly uses a stunt double will severely lower your acting level. No matter how big a star you are or how great an actor you are, it's hard to get emotionally involved when working with such a person.

In short, Lu Ze is not going to play with the two of them anymore. Do whatever you want. Everyone has a company protecting them. If they really want to bully Lu Ze, a newcomer, just because they have a lot of fans, Hu Zhiguang will have to stand up for him.

On the third day, Hu Zhiguang spoke with Lu Ze. This was their third meeting. He comforted Lu Ze, because he was afraid that the young man would feel resentful after being scolded so harshly.

Seeing Lu Ze so calm, Hu Zhiguang was somewhat surprised but also very pleased.

What Lu Ze found strange was that every time he went to Hu Zhiguang's office, the boss always had his back to him, with his large executive chair completely obscuring his figure.

At first, Lu Ze thought Hu Zhiguang was trying to put pressure on him, but later he realized something was wrong. Hu Zhiguang was just turning his back to him and doing something. The third time Lu Ze entered the office, he seemed to hear a somewhat familiar voice: "Come on, Zhen Derui."

It's worth mentioning that because of this incident, "Beijing Youth" became popular as well. Lu Ze checked Weibo in the morning and found that "Beijing Youth" was the sixth most searched topic.

The viewership rating has been steadily rising, reaching 1.21 yesterday. In the internet age, this rating is quite impressive. The number of views on video websites has exceeded 80 million in three days. At this rate of growth, the production cost will be recovered by the time the series finale airs. Although it may not be a blockbuster, it is still considered to be in the middle to upper ranks among TV dramas in recent years.

The ratings aren't very high; it only has a 7.8 rating on video websites and an even lower 6.9 on Douban. It will definitely continue to drop in the future, so its reputation isn't very good.

Back in his office, Lu Ze glanced at the topics. Yesterday was the first time Guo Xiaofei and Tang Yufei met, and today there were already some "Double Fly Party" members hoping that Tang Yufei could be with Guo Xiaofei, and there were quite a few of them.

Because Tang Yufei was the only one who could defuse Guo Xiaofei's sharp tongue, she effortlessly resolved the awkward situation. A scene where Guo Xiaofei was amazed by Tang Yufei even became a popular meme.

Lu Ze's Weibo followers have started to surge, with a linear increase. By 2 PM today, Lu Ze's followers had jumped from over 4,000 inactive followers to over 80,000. Of course, a large portion of these followers are trolls.
However, the only Weibo post Lu Ze made after being verified was a selfie with a smiley face, which already received more than 7,000 replies and more than 10,000 likes.

"Please stop being so unreasonable, okay? I think you owe Han Tian a 'right'."

The reply he just received was a bit awkward, so Lu Ze immediately blocked the message notifications. He had actually forgotten to turn them off this morning, which was indeed a mistake.

But soon, a message posted by the official Weibo account of "Capital Youth" caught Lu Ze's attention. He didn't bother to read the other comments and quickly clicked to read it carefully.

"The Capital Youth has applied to the Hunan Golden Eagle TV Art Festival to compete for the best film and television awards in China. Who will win the Best Actor and Best Actress awards this year?"

This news left Lu Ze unsure of how to feel. Was he excited? Of course, as the second male lead in the drama, he was actually qualified to compete for both the Best Supporting Actor and Most Popular Supporting Actor awards.

As the most prestigious and well-known TV drama award in China, if Lu Ze can truly break through at the Golden Eagle Awards, it will be the best publicity and recognition for him.

But the further Lu Ze read, the colder his heart grew. He knew perfectly well what level "The Capital Youth" was at. If no other TV series were outstanding this year, he could at least have a glimmer of hope with the character of Guo Xiaofei.

But this year, the competition for "Youth in the Capital" is fierce! Just seeing the title of the show, Lu Ze had already given up hope of winning any awards.

"My Chief and My Regiment" has been submitted for this year's Golden Eagle TV Art Festival.
Lu Ze thought it would be more practical to think about what to eat tonight. Although "Beijing Youth" far surpassed "My Regiment" in ratings and popularity, could a romance drama really compete with a serious drama? This wasn't a head-on collision, but rather an egg hitting a rock—it would only end in shattering. And just looking at the actors, Zheng Yi versus Han Tian? Unless the judges were blind and could be fair and impartial, Zheng Yi could forget about winning Best Actor.

In other words, the most popular male lead can be compared in terms of popularity, and Han Tian still has a great chance, while Zheng Yi, a man in his thirties, is definitely no match for him.

But when it comes to comparing himself to Chen Zhijun, who plays Long Wenzhang? Lu Ze has no illusions whatsoever. You have to know that Lu Ze is currently ranked over 1,500th on the celebrity popularity list, and that's only because of the popularity of "The Capital Youth".

And what about Chen Zhijun? He has over 800 followers, and his drama "My Regiment" has received rave reviews. It has firmly established itself as the number one drama in the anti-Japanese war drama category on Douban, with a current rating of 9.5.

Lu Ze could only smile helplessly, put away his phone, and knew he couldn't possibly win the award, so he gave up his hopes for it.

The most important thing now is to find a new game that suits me and consider the system upgrade issue.

Yes, the simulation courses in the system are nearing completion. Lu Ze counted, and there are still more than eighty courses left.

Some of these courses are at the very bottom, and we haven't learned them yet because of the order in which they are listed.

Some were too dangerous, so dangerous that Lu Ze didn't want to touch them at all, not even a little bit.

Examples include courses such as "Simulation Course on the Personality Traits of Serial Killers," "Psychological and Mental Simulation Course on Necrophilia," and "Simulation Course on the Physical Reactions and Mental State of Addicts."

Although Lu Ze knew that each lesson had a negligible impact on him, aside from greatly enriching his experience, the characters in each lesson only made him a little dazed when he first woke up. Once he got used to it and came to his senses, they didn't even affect his original personality.

But he still didn't dare, because the psychology of this kind of character was too extreme. Even if he only got a little bit involved and his personality changed slightly, it could be a huge hidden danger.

But he was also eager to upgrade the system and hoped to learn more. A person's perspective changes with the circle they enter. When he was in the circle of extras, he felt that his acting skills were pretty good.

But when he entered the acting world, he discovered that the basics were really just the basics. His acting skills were very solid, but he had already hit a bottleneck.

Because of the method acting approach and the environment provided by the system, he can compete with Song Guiyuan and others, and his acting skills can rival Chen Zhijun. But how does he compare with Yang Wenjin, who has been acting for forty years?

Yang Wenjin, the Best Actor, isn't very famous and doesn't have much influence in China. The actors who have won Best Actor awards at international film festivals are generally more talented than Yang Wenjin, not to mention those who are national first-class actors.

When Lu Ze watched the works of these veteran actors who made a living through acting and had spent their entire lives making films, he could clearly see the gap between himself and them.

As someone who loves acting and improving himself, how could Lu Ze not want to catch up with them?

Moreover, there's a system blocking his way. Even if Lu Ze doesn't want to pursue it, it can force him to. Just like those dangerous courses, Lu Ze understands that even if he doesn't want to learn them, the system will force him to.

Therefore, his growth and strength are destined to be high, but it is foreseeable that he will also suffer a lot.

(End of this chapter)