This celebrity is absolutely wicked.

Chapter 456 Master Liu: Could Lu Ran have taken a liking to me?
Lu Ran was trying to understand Sheng Xie's psychology this time.

If it were any other director, people might not respond if he deliberately stirred up trouble.

Only a director like Sheng Xie, who hopes to stir up trouble online, would respond. Not only would he respond, he would also want to make things bigger, ideally to the point that everyone on the internet knows about it.

Lu Ran's judgment was spot on; how could Sheng Xie possibly tolerate such treatment?

In the realm of period dramas, he was actually provoked by Lu Ran. How could he back down?
Absolutely not.

Lu Ran also took out the relevant scenes of the Drunken Sword Immortal from "Chinese Paladin 1" and studied them repeatedly.

He had already studied this drama before and had a deep understanding of the whole series.

Now that he has mastered the latest directing skills, he has a deeper understanding of some of the techniques used in filming.

To compete with Sheng Xie, you have to defeat him in the area where Sheng Xie excels most.

Lu Ran not only doesn't hire professional actors, but he also wants to hire an amateur actor.

Even if you find a professional actor and the final product is good, someone as shameless as Sheng Xie can still find a reason to back up his act.

What do you mean Qi Jia is a new actress? Isn't it normal for a professional actor to play the role well? Lu Ran directly blocked that path.

He wasn't going to film the entire series, but rather to combine some clips from "The Drunken Sword Immortal" into a short video.

With his current ability to train actors, achieving this goal should not be difficult.

While Lu Ran was studying the visuals and planning the short video script, netizens were already in an uproar.

Lu Ran and Sheng Xie went at it head-on, completely catching netizens off guard.

“Director Lu is confused. Your argument with Sheng Xie is no different from stepping in poop.”

"The time is too short! Even such a short video shouldn't be enough in three days, right?"

"I don't think Lu Ting has ever filmed a fantasy drama before, has he?"

"Never mind, as long as Sheng Xie is right, I'll support him. That damn director deserves to die, I hate seeing him."

"Regardless of whether Director Lu has the ability or not, I support him just because he dared to stand up!"

"What do you mean by ability or inability? These fantasy dramas on the market aren't that difficult to make right now. We shouldn't have too high expectations for Director Lu. It might be difficult to make a good one, but it's definitely not difficult to make one better than Qi Jia's."

"That's right, Director Lu can totally do it himself; his face is enough!"

While netizens were making a fuss, Qi Jia's fans also saw Lu Ran's Weibo post.

Qi Jia's fans want to criticize Lu Ran, but they can't find a angle to attack him.

Look at what Lu Ran said, it's all the director's fault, and in the end Lu Ran even felt sorry for Qi Jia.

For these fans, it was like finding a kindred spirit.

"Now that Lu Ran has said that, it seems that Sheng Xie's filming wasn't very good."

"Qi Jia's strengths were not shown at all."

"The director's ability is so important. Didn't we urge Qi Jia not to join the crew when it was announced before?"

"I feel bad for my brother."

The fans didn't immediately confront Sheng Xie, because in their opinion, while Lu Ran's words made sense, the older brother in the video was also very handsome.

Sheng Xie's crimes were not unforgivable.

An hour later, Lu Ran finished all the scripts for the short video.

He picked up his phone, opened Douyin (TikTok), and started a live stream.

A large number of netizens quickly flooded into the live stream room.

Lu Ran is currently sitting at his desk, and everyone can clearly see his appearance.

"What's the situation with Director Lu?"

Are you going to act in it yourself?

"We're still live-streaming, don't waste time, hurry up and film!"

Lu Ran smiled brightly: "Let me report to you all. Didn't we say before that we wanted to film a fantasy drama? I just finished up some things recently, so I was researching the fantasy dramas on the market. I found the short video that Director Sheng posted, and I really didn't think it was very good, so I thought I'd make one."

Lu Ran explained, then continued, "I'm not the lead actor in this short video. Since I said I'd just find anyone, I won't use a professional actor." This immediately caused a stir in the live stream.

"Pick me! Pick me! Director Lu, I want to be the Burning Cowboy!"

"Director Lu, I've always dreamed of being a fantasy hero since I was a child. You must give me a chance!"

"What's wrong with what I said before? Even if you go, you'll be a male prostitute, not a male prostitute. What kind of person do you take Director Lu for? Mr. Lu, am I right?"

In the live stream, a group of netizens shamelessly lowered their standards for a role.

This pained Lu Ran greatly; why didn't he have any female online friends?

Lu Ran: "Everyone, please don't get excited. I do hope to have the opportunity to film a drama with my fans and let everyone experience this kind of life. But this time the time is a bit tight, so I won't trouble you all for now. I'll find actors nearby."

I've finished writing the video script, and I'll be reporting on the progress daily. That's all for now, goodbye everyone.

After Lu Ran finished speaking, he turned off the live stream.

A group of netizens were stunned.

"He said he's already written the video script?"

"What kind of quick-draw players are these?"

“Director Lu, you’re still single. It’ll be hard to find a partner so soon.”

"I cried, and he even gave us a progress report."

"Of course we have to report! These are our people's cultural troupe soldiers. If we don't report to them, who will we report to?"

While the netizens were chatting, Lu Ran leaned back in his computer chair and took out his phone.

He started searching through his friends list.

He needs to find someone currently in Ancheng whose temperament is somewhat similar to that of the Drunken Sword Immortal.

If these aspects are met, the rest depends on his training.

Lu Ran's gaze swept through his friend list one by one, stopping when he saw the driver, Mr. Liu.

The profile picture used by driver Liu is of himself, a photo of a mature man.

"It's him!"

Lu Ran made a phone call to Master Liu.

"Come pick me up and take me to the company."

After waiting for half an hour, Mr. Liu arrived downstairs.

After Lu Ran got on the bus, he sat in the back and carefully looked at Master Liu's face.

Mr. Liu, who was driving, felt inexplicably nervous.

Lu Ran wasn't like this before. It just didn't feel right for a man to stare at another man's face.

"Could it be that he has a crush on me?"

Master Liu subconsciously clenched his buttocks.

Looking in the rearview mirror, he saw a satisfied smile on Lu Ran's face.

Mr. Liu's thoughts jumped from whether he was going to be sexually exploited, to whether he should quit his job if he was, and then to whether he could earn more money if he was sexually exploited, so that the pressure on his family would be less.

The car drove right up to the company building.

After parking the car, Lu Ran got out and said, "Master Liu, please come to my office after you park the car."

Upon hearing this, Mr. Liu's heart skipped a beat.

He drove his car into a parking space, took out his phone, and opened a group photo.

The photo shows him with his wife and daughter.

"I'm going all out for this family."

After looking at the photos for a while, Mr. Liu resolutely got out of the car, like a soldier heading to the execution ground.

(End of this chapter)