Entertainment: The Path to Best Actor for Talented Actors

Xu Qing refused to leave, and Zhang Ze had no choice but to comply.

Considering that people in Northeast China are used to sleeping on a kang (a heated brick bed) together as a family, and that both of them were wearing thick thermal underwear, they went along with Xu Qing's suggestion.

Nothing was said that night.

Around seven o'clock the next day, Zhang Ze sat up in bed.

Xu Qing, who was beside him, was still fast asleep, covered by the blanket.

He took his clothes from the kang (heated brick bed), put them on, got out of bed, folded the quilt, and put it in the wardrobe.

In Northeast China, blankets are not allowed on the kang (heated brick bed) except for sleeping.

One purpose was to dissipate heat from the heated kang (a traditional heated brick bed) and prevent the quilts from being scorched.

Secondly, having a quilt on the bed would be considered sloppy and untidy by the neighbors, and one would be laughed at in the village.

It was already bright outside.

The heavy snow that had been falling for more than forty hours has stopped.

Looking out through the glass window, the yard and fields were all covered in white.

Zhang Ze, holding a roll of toilet paper, came out of the room, trembling.

This was a decision he made after a long internal struggle.

It's so damn cold outside! If they weren't really bursting, who would want to go to the toilet in Northeast China?

Going to the toilet in Northeast China is a formidable challenge.

What does it feel like to have a sore butt from being so cold? Zhang Ze has experienced it for himself.

The whole process took less than two minutes, making it the fastest he's ever gone to the toilet in his life!

Using your phone while in the bathroom?

That doesn't exist.

As Zhang Ze acted, he thought to himself, "Isn't it true that women often complain online about the lack of women's restrooms in scenic spots, and that some even take over the men's restrooms?"

Let's take a look at the toilets in Northeast China and see if the problem lies with the toilets or with the people.

"Uncle, you're up early! You're so diligent, you've already cleaned the yard."

When I was chatting with Old Liu yesterday, he complained that calling him "Grandpa" didn't sound nice.

Just have Zhang Ze and his niece call him "Uncle."

Zhang Ze readily agreed and started calling him "Uncle".

It snowed for forty hours straight, and the snow in the yard was nearly half a meter thick.

My uncle simply used an iron spade to clear a path about one meter wide.

"I'm getting old and don't sleep much, so I'll get up and tidy up the walkway."

My eldest uncle doesn't talk much, but he loves to laugh.

His smile conveyed sincerity, and Zhang Ze's first impression of this mentally disturbed man was quite good.

He was simply feeling hopeless and somewhat self-destructive because of the death of his lover and the loneliness of his home after his daughter's marriage; he was not mentally ill or crazy.

At this moment, Xu Qing, with her hair disheveled, came out of the room and ran towards the toilet.

A minute later, the uncle's two nieces also joined the army scrambling for the toilet.

A day in the life of a Northeasterner begins with a scramble for a toilet!

After washing up, Zhang Ze led Xu Qing, carrying a stainless steel basin, towards the film crew's canteen.

When Zhang Ze walked onto the street, he witnessed a shocking scene.

In a short distance of less than a few dozen meters, the road was filled with men and women wrapped in military overcoats or down jackets, each carrying a stainless steel basin.

Those were crew members, probably a couple hundred people, giving Zhang Ze the illusion of going back to the days of eating from the same pot decades ago.

The canteen was set up in an unused courtyard in the village. The entire courtyard was covered with plastic sheeting, making it very warm inside.

The courtyard was filled with the kind of tables, chairs, and benches used for banquets at weddings and funerals in rural areas.

This was the first time they had encountered such a situation, and both of them looked around the courtyard with great curiosity.

The breakfast in the cafeteria is quite substantial, after all.

A whole pot of pickled cabbage noodles was cooked, and it looked incredibly appetizing.

The sauerkraut steamed buns have thin skins and plenty of filling; one bite will awaken your entire taste buds.

Zhang Ze drank a bowl of noodles and ate two steamed buns.

The steamed buns with pickled cabbage, in particular, are absolutely delicious.

He would have liked to eat another one if he wasn't so full.

The entire crew didn't provide any special meals for the actors; everyone ate from the same pot.

"Hey! We're already eating!" Zhang Jiayi straightened her back, carrying her own bowl of noodles, and sat down next to Zhang Ze.

"Teacher Zhang, you've come to eat here in person! Why didn't you have your assistant call for you?" Zhang Ze said with a smile.

"It's lively and crowded here. I like to drink noodles, but it won't taste the same if I take it back!" he explained after sitting down.

Around 8:30, the crew began filming.

Shooting outdoors in temperatures below -30 degrees Celsius was extremely difficult.

Everyone was wrapped in thick cotton-padded clothes, and some crew members even wore two cotton-padded clothes to keep warm.

While waiting to be filmed, Song Jia, who was standing next to her, was wearing a mink coat and a mink hat.

"I wore six pairs of thermal underwear today! But I still feel like I'm freezing to death!" She complained, jumping around with her hands inside her padded arm sleeves.

"Don't be ungrateful! You're dressed head-to-toe in a fur coat! It's so enviable. My fur coat looks cool, but it's not warm at all!"

Zhang Jiayi retorted to Song Jia from the side.

"Teachers, did you even consider my feelings when you said that?" Zhang Ze said, both amused and exasperated.

Seeing Zhang Ze's equipment and the conflicted expression on his face, the actors all burst into laughter, completely disregarding their conscience.

At this moment, Zhang Ze was wearing only a thin white shirt, and his face was made up with makeup indicating that he had been beaten.

He was wearing a long down jacket over a military overcoat.

Zhang Ze will be wearing a thin shirt and filming the execution scene in temperatures below minus thirty degrees Celsius.

Compared to other celebrities, Zhang Ze is the most unfortunate.

Zhang Ze covered his shirt with heat packs, including his pants, using a total of sixteen.

Hopefully, these things will save my life!

There's no need to pretend or act.

Wearing only a thin shirt, he stood there with his hands tied behind his back, his facial muscles trembling involuntarily, perfectly matching the environment of the film crew.

However, Zhang Ze wasn't the only one wearing a shirt; there were four or five extras standing next to him!

One guy even had his shirt unbuttoned, his chubby belly exposed to the air, and he was shivering all over.

Thinking of those extras who only earn three hundred yuan a day and are still persevering, while his own paycheck is over ten thousand yuan, he forced himself to endure a little longer.

After filming for about 5 minutes, the director yelled "cut!" and immediately had the crew wrap them up in blankets.

Even the director wasn't shouting "Don't help!" but rather, "Quickly, save them!"

In just five minutes, Zhang Ze felt like he was about to die; his whole body was numb from the cold.

After being carried to the room by the staff, I was forced to drink a large bowl of ginger and brown sugar water. It took me half an hour to recover.

"How are you feeling? Have you recovered?" Zhang Jiayi, Song Jia, and the rest of the cast asked Zhang Ze with concern.

"No problem, thank you everyone for your concern!"

Zhang Jiayi was moved by his fighting spirit, and his tone of voice became more affectionate, and he found him more and more pleasing to the eye.

"Good lad, you've got guts and you're a real man! Just my type, let's get to know each other better in the future!"

Because of the cold temperature and early darkness, the crew only filmed for six hours a day; any longer and the actors and staff would not be able to handle it.

After finishing filming that day, I returned to my uncle's house.

Zhang Ze discovered that his uncle was using snow to build a large snowdrift in the yard.

"Uncle, what are you doing?" Zhang Ze asked curiously.

I stayed at my uncle's house for two or three days and got to know him well. When I spoke to him, I was less polite and more friendly.

My uncle used an iron spatula to vigorously beat the snowdrift, making it compact.

"You've finished work so early? I'll build a snow house with the snow."

"Why are we building a snow house? Are we going to live in it?" Xu Qing asked innocently.

"It's almost Chinese New Year! I was thinking of building a snow house to store things, so they won't get damaged!" the uncle explained with a smile.

"This is a natural refrigerator! The Northeast is so nice, unlike back home where the refrigerator is always packed full during the Spring Festival, and a lot of things go bad!" Zhang Ze exclaimed.

At this moment, the uncle's two nieces also came out to help him.

After spending the last few days with them, Zhang Ze realized that the two girls were not biological sisters.

They are cousins, the children of the eldest brother's sister and younger sister.

Both girls were quite pretty, tall, and had smooth skin.

Like Northern Europe, the Northeast is known for its fair and smooth skin due to the cold weather, making it a famous place for beautiful women.

The two girls were overjoyed for days after a celebrity moved into their home.

My older sister has already graduated and works as a freelance media professional, while my younger sister is currently in university and on winter break.

The two girls were the same age as Xu Qing, and within just two or three days, the three of them became like best friends.

The three girls ran into the house to chat, while Zhang Ze watched with great interest as his uncle lay under the snowdrift, digging for snow pockets.

"Uncle, come out here for a moment, let me experience it!"

Seeing that his uncle was sweating, Zhang Ze called out, intending to try it himself so that his uncle could rest.

Men are naturally interested in this kind of thing.

With a cardboard box under his body, Zhang Ze stretched his body into the snowdrift and used a knife to chip away at the snow bit by bit.

Watching the snow cave grow bigger and bigger gives me a great sense of accomplishment.

After more than an hour of work by the two of them clearing snow, a snow house with a space of several cubic meters was initially formed.

"Just lay cardboard boxes on the ground and install a small door, and it'll be done!" Uncle Zhang exclaimed affectionately as he looked at Zhang Ze.

Wow! It's finished so quickly?

The three girls were quite shocked when they came out.

"It was thanks to Xiao Zhang's help that it was so fast. I never expected such a big star to be so down-to-earth!" the uncle said to them with a smile.

"Haha, what big star? I'm just a small-time actor." Zhang Ze said modestly.

It was still early, so the three girls suggested that they build a snowman next to the snow house!

The three found it interesting, so they picked up the iron shovels and started working.

Zhang Ze then worked with his uncle to finalize the details of the snow house.

The three girls were shouting enthusiastically, but their actual skills were terrible.

More than half an hour has passed, and the snowman still doesn't have a clear outline.

The only option was to call for help.

Zhang Ze took the iron shovel. "You guys just watch from the sidelines! Today, your big brother will show you what an art student can do!"

Art is indeed something that cannot be easily explained.

Although Zhang Ze had never studied art or sculpture, his work always had a unique feel that set him apart from ordinary people.

Even from just a rough outline, it's clear that his methods and way of thinking are different from ordinary people.

"Let's get a giant panda! It would look so cute leaning against the door of the igloo!" Zhang Ze suggested.

The three women gladly accepted.

After about twenty minutes, the outline and details of the giant panda gradually became apparent.

"Wow, Brother Zhang Ze, you're so amazing!" Such praise began to echo in the courtyard.

By this time, the eldest uncle had finished working on the snow house and stood aside, smiling as he watched the young man messing around.

When the uncle saw that Zhang Ze had made a beautiful panda, he suggested that since they had black cloth at home, they could stick it on the panda to make it black and white.

The suggestion was accepted by everyone, and after some cutting and tinkering, a giant panda with distinct black and white markings and an adorable appearance appeared before everyone's eyes.

The combination of the snow house behind the panda and the snow house looks very interesting.

Finally, the younger of the two girls took out a piece of sugarcane they had bought that day and stuck it into the panda's hand, which served as the finishing touch.

The panda looked like it had come to life!

The three girls all looked at Zhang Ze with admiration, which made him feel great!

Everyone took photos with the pandas and the snow house, creating wonderful memories.

With Mr. Zhang's permission, the older sister posted the panda video online.

That very night, the video went viral!

It garnered over a million views in less than three hours.

Zhang Ze played a significant role in this.

Wow, what an adorable panda! Is that Zhang Ze?

[The most down-to-earth actor]

I'm in love! My favorite actor is definitely exceptional.

The comments below the video are all discussing Zhang Ze's down-to-earth nature and artistic talent.

Zhang Ze also reposted the video on his Weibo account.

This added fuel to the fire of this trend.

When the older sister saw Zhang Ze mention her gratitude towards him, he smiled but didn't say anything!

The girl has good character, so I'll help her if I can. If she can make money through social media and doesn't have to go out to work, then staying home to take care of the elderly would be the best outcome.

The next day, on set, Zhang Ze learned that most of the actors in the crew knew about his panda-related activities.

Zhang Jiayi and Song Jia also liked Zhang Ze's Weibo post.

The director was also cunning. He took this opportunity to have several actors film a few videos and post them online to promote the TV series they were currently filming.

"Aze, do you have any extra power banks? Can I borrow them? All three of mine are dead!"

Yongmei, the actress who plays Zhang Jiayi's wife, came over and asked him a little shyly.

Teacher Yongmei described a woman who, while not conventionally beautiful, possessed a remarkable elegance.

The moment she stands there, you can feel the aura of a virtuous wife and loving mother from a scholarly family.

Despite wearing thick cotton clothes and a mask.

But even just showing her beautiful eyes, Teacher Yongmei is very recognizable.

"Goodness, you're a huge power consumer!"

"All three power banks are gone. What happened?" Zhang Ze asked in surprise.

"A friend gave me a heated thermal sweater! I didn't expect it to use so much power; even three power banks weren't enough!"

Standing in front of Zhang Ze, Teacher Yongmei took off her mask again, revealing her gentle face, and said with a little embarrassment.

"This high-tech stuff is amazing! I need to take a good look at it! You wait here, I'll go get the power bank right away."