Huayu Entertainment: Starting with Exorcising Evil from a Film Queen

Because of her ex-boyfriend's affair, her reputation and career suffered a huge blow, almost ending her acting career.

Although they finally broke up and escaped that nightmare, the impact was far from over.

She received almost no acting offers throughout the entire last year.

This film, "The Dream of the Past," is her first project after a year-long hiatus.

Huayi Brothers invested in her project, and her co-star was Chen Kun, who had become very popular with "The Story of a Noble Family." She thought this would be a new and wonderful beginning.

Unexpectedly, not long after filming began, strange things started happening to the crew.

Just as she was feeling upset, she noticed the handsome young man who walked into the prop room.

Who is that?

She's really good-looking and has a very special aura; she definitely stands out from the crowd of extras.

When did this person join the film crew?

Driven by curiosity, she observed every move Zhang Ze made with the assistant director and the production assistant.

In her view, it was all very dramatic.

They were only inside for less than three minutes when a yellow notice was posted on their door and they came out?

She doesn't really believe in these superstitious things, but in the entertainment industry, there are too many people who believe in them. Praying to gods and Buddhas is the norm, and there are some things that you really can't explain.

"If only... if only it really worked."

A thought suddenly popped into Li Xiaoran's mind, "Perhaps... I can ask him to take a look at it for me too."

Half an hour later, the assistant director shouted to everyone to get ready to start filming.

Everyone in the crew sighed and groaned, looking ready for another round of torment, but they still dragged their tired bodies back to their posts.

The next scene to be filmed is a solo performance by Chen Kun in an indoor setting.

Everyone was on tenterhooks.

However, what happened next left everyone speechless.

Chen Kun, who had been in poor condition, frequently forgot his lines, and even smashed a mirror in the dressing room, actually nailed it in one take this time!

His emotions, lines, and performance were all impeccably precise.

It was as if the restless person from before was not him at all.

Immediately afterwards, the lighting stopped malfunctioning, the cameras stopped breaking down, and the actors were in better and better condition than the last.

The oppressive and suffocating atmosphere that had been there before had completely dissipated without anyone noticing.

The filming progressed unexpectedly smoothly.

Director Dong, who had been keeping a tense expression, finally broke into a long-lost smile. He jumped up from his chair excitedly, unable to hide his joy.

He grabbed the assistant director Wang next to him, his voice trembling.

"Old Wang! That's amazing! Absolutely amazing! We've really met a master this time!"

Director Dong is now completely terrified. The torment he has endured for the past two weeks has made him prefer to believe it's true rather than dismiss it.

"Didn't you say you left your contact information? Hurry! Call that master right now! Tell him to come to the set tomorrow!"

"No! Tell him to come now!"

Assistant Director Wang smiled wryly, "Director Dong, the guy's probably already gone. I'll call him now."

Director Dong rubbed his hands excitedly, pacing back and forth. "Tell him, forget about a guest appearance. As long as he's willing to come and stay on set every day, even if he just eats and doesn't work, I'll pay him a salary! No, two salaries!"

For a film crew, the most important thing is to finish filming smoothly.

With a powerful figure like Zhang Ze keeping things in check, even if we do nothing but act as a mascot on set, it's still worth it!

Director Dong is truly terrified by the strange things that have happened these past few days.

the other side.

Zhang Zegang found a noodle shop near the entrance of the film studio to grab a bite when his old Nokia phone suddenly rang with a piercing ringtone.

He picked up the phone, glanced at the caller ID, and saw it was an unfamiliar number.

When the call connected, I heard an excited yet slightly obsequious greeting from Deputy Director Wang on the other end.

"Master! Hello Master! I'm Lao Wang, the assistant director of the 'Dream of the Past' drama crew!"

Zhang Ze held the phone a little further away; the other person's enthusiasm made him feel a bit uncomfortable.

"Resolved?"

"It's resolved! All resolved! Thanks to you, we just finished filming a scene, and it went incredibly smoothly! Director Dong asked me to make sure you come to the set tomorrow. Is that convenient for you?"

"Sure," Zhang Ze replied readily.

"That's wonderful! Don't worry, Director Dong will personally arrange the role you want! I guarantee you'll be satisfied!"

Zhang Ze told them he would arrive on time the next morning, and then hung up the phone.

Just then, the noodle shop owner brought over a steaming bowl of beef noodles.

Zhang Ze picked up his chopsticks, scooped up a mouthful of noodles, blew on it to cool it down, and began to eat slowly and deliberately.

"This is not bad."

After finishing his noodles and returning to his rented room, Zhang Ze opened the control panel.

Name: Zhang Ze

Age: 20

[Cultivation Level: Refining Essence into Qi (2/100)]

[Acting Skills: Beginner (24/100)]

[Reputation: 13]

He tapped his finger in the air, pondered for a moment, and without hesitation, poured all 13 of his hard-earned reputation points into his acting performance.

A barely perceptible warmth swept through my mind.

[Acting Skills: Beginner (37/100)]

Countless acting techniques and knowledge about how to control the finest facial muscles and how to convey complex emotions through a tiny movement suddenly appeared in his mind and flooded in.

This knowledge is not theory that needs to be memorized; it's more like an innate instinct.

He even subconsciously walked to the only relatively clean broken mirror in the room and tried to move the muscles in his face.

The person in the mirror, who was nonchalant and lazy a moment ago, suddenly became tinged with deep melancholy with a slight twitch of a muscle.

Although he was still quite inexperienced, Zhang Ze could already clearly sense the difference.

He knew exactly how to practice and how to improve.

Of course, for him, the efficiency of practicing hard was far less than that of simply adding points directly.

Reputation is the real currency.

After the points were added, Zhang Ze breathed a sigh of relief.

Compared to the difficult-to-learn and difficult-to-master cultivation, acting skills are more helpful to Zhang Ze at this stage.

He wasn't in such a hurry to improve his cultivation level.

We live in a society governed by the rule of law, and although sordid things that hide filth and corruption have never ceased, they are rarely encountered by ordinary people now.

With his current meager skills, he can't even withstand a brick thrown by a petty thug, let alone endure bullets.

Unless one can cultivate to the point of flying on a sword and achieving immortality, the cost-effectiveness of cultivation is not high in this modern society.

Whether cultivation level actually possesses this ability is something even Zhang Ze himself doesn't know.

As far as Zhang Ze knew, there wasn't a single person who had entered the Dao in the entire Longhu Mountain except for Zhang Ze himself, so it was probably the same in other places.

Zhang Ze estimated that even if he eventually became a true high-ranking cultivator, he would at most be like the so-called Peng Zu, living a long life and having a good body, but he probably wouldn't be able to achieve immortality or fly on a sword.

From the current perspective, the greatest benefit of having cultivation is to prolong life and improve physical health.

Zhang Ze is only twenty years old and in excellent health, so he has no worries about this kind of thing.

Even if your body fails in the end, it's still perfectly feasible to temporarily strengthen your cultivation!

In comparison, his acting skills are currently his most fatal weakness.

He was a self-taught individual, never having attended a professional institution. He learned everything on his own in Hengdian, which resulted in extremely low efficiency.

If you want to go further in the fame and fortune of the entertainment industry and gain massive popularity, superb acting skills are an essential stepping stone.