Entertainment: The Path to Best Actor for Talented Actors

Moreover, he's playing Zhu Di, such a charismatic emperor; if he doesn't perform well, he'll be heavily criticized.

The old man's expression was somewhat solemn, and Zhang Ze could tell at a glance that he was under pressure.

"Oh my, isn't this my grandson?" Wang Xueqi said with a smile when he saw Zhang Ze.

"Grandpa! Remember to pass the throne to me!"

Wang Xueqi is over seventy years old, but calling Zhang Ze "grandson" is perfectly fine for him.

Zhang Ze smiled and walked over to the old man, putting his arm around his shoulder in a friendly manner.

The two had never worked together; they had only exchanged greetings at various parties.

They acted like old friends the moment they met, breaking the ice entirely through their personalities.

In this drama, Zhu Di dotes on his grandson Zhu Zhanji.

Even his rebellion stemmed from the fact that Zhu Zhanji was born, and he didn't want his grandson to suffer like he did, so he launched the rebellion.

The father and son have a very close relationship, both historically and in the script.

Upon meeting, Wang Xueqi immediately pointed out that Zhang Ze was his grandson.

Zhang Ze then naturally put his arm around the old man, and they acted like father and son on set, without any problem.

Soon, Yu Haoming, who played the second prince, and Liang Guanhua, who played his father, also walked in.

"Oh! You two have become so close! No wonder the old man passed the throne to you; you've been secretly bewitching him."

Yu Haoming plays the second prince, who covets the throne throughout the series. Seeing the close relationship between the father and son is a bit bittersweet.

These people are all veterans who have been in the industry for over ten years.

Even if they haven't collaborated on any projects, they've all known each other.

So the atmosphere was quite cheerful during our first meeting.

As the group chatted, actresses Tang Wei, Deng Jiajia, and Wu Yue arrived one after another.

With the arrival of the woman, everyone became much more well-behaved.

Because Zhang Yixing's role is only in the later stages of the series, he has not yet joined the cast.

To produce this TV series, the production company planned to invest 5 million yuan and spent a lot of time and money on behind-the-scenes work.

According to Zhang Ze, the filming studio alone covered a 3000-square-meter shooting area.

The costumes and props were also very well done.

Once the film crew starts shooting and gets busy, time flies by.

That day, the crew was setting up the set in a traditional courtyard in Hengdian.

Liang Guanhua, who plays Zhu Gaochi, and Yu Haoming, who plays the second prince Zhu Gaoxu, stood there in gorgeous Ming Dynasty costumes, discussing how to film the scene.

As soon as the director yelled "Action!"

The two knelt on the ground, with a group of palace maids and eunuchs waiting behind them with tea.

Just then, a eunuch walked over holding a parasol. The eldest eunuch waved his hand to stop him, saying, "Hurry up, don't use the umbrella!"

The second child hooked his arm around the child's and called out, "Come on, come on!"

The eldest eunuch said to take it away, and the eunuch turned to leave. The second eunuch said to come back, and the eunuch turned back again.

The two brothers kept saying "Let's go" and "Let's come," leaving the little eunuch completely bewildered!

"I'll make him leave!"

"I'll send him!"

"Oh dear! It's so sunny, brother! Let's hold the umbrella for a while, and wait for Father to deliver the decree before letting him take it away!"

"Second brother, that's it!"

"What do you mean by that?!"

"They have absolutely no manners!"

The two brothers kneeling here didn't stop them from arguing at all.

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"From now on, you will be the crown prince!"

"Didn't Father always say before that the young master is often ill, and you should encourage him?"

After filming this scene, Zhu Di walked out of the room exuding domineering aura.

Zhang Ze, like a lackey, moved a chair from inside the house and placed it behind Wang Xueqi.

Today, Zhang Ze truly witnessed the acting skills of a veteran actor.

Wang Xueqi jumped up from his chair, his eyes filled with sadness, and said, "That little bastard Jianwen was incited by those bad guys Huang Zicheng and Qi Tai to try to reduce the power of the princes."

"Imprison the entire Zhou family in Yingtian, depose the King of Dai, place the King of Qi under house arrest, kill the King of Xiang, and transfer troops to Shuntian!"

"They sent a few minor officials to keep an eye on me, to see if I'm planning a rebellion!" As he said this line, Wang Xueqi put his hands on his belt, a helpless expression on his face.

He laughed somewhat forlornly, saying, "I ate pig manure in the pigsty for years before I finally conquered this world!"

Standing to the side, Zhang Ze watched Wang Xueqi's performance and felt very impressed.

"Amazing! This is practically Zhu Di himself! The director's eye for casting is truly amazing."

"A veteran actor truly lives up to his reputation!"

With just this one line, Wang Xueqi brought Zhu Di to life!

After speaking, he slowly walked up to Zhu Gaoxu, his tone changing from righteous indignation to much gentler.

"Today, in front of all the ministers, tell me, when did I ever tell you, 'The Crown Prince is often ill, so you should encourage him'?"

Yu Haoming's eyes darted around as he suppressed his inner turmoil and answered.

"The emperor didn't say that!"

"The Emperor didn't hear me!" Zhu Di shouted.

"The Emperor never said that! I was just talking nonsense!" Zhu Gaoxu had no choice but to reply loudly. Yu Haoming was probably thinking the same thing at that moment.

You're the emperor, so you call the shots. Before, during the Jingnan Rebellion, you just made empty promises and needed men to fight.

Now that the country has been conquered, they're denying it. What kind of father would betray his son like this?

"Slap him!"

Yu Haoming slapped himself twice hard, and Zhang Ze could hear the sound even from 5 meters away.

At this moment, Zhu Di grabbed Zhu Gaochi's belt.

Zhu Gaochi, with a terrified expression, was pulled to a chair by Zhu Di.

Liang Guanhua perfectly portrayed the cowardly eldest brother, constantly calling him "Daddy."

"The position of Crown Prince has been decided, and the world can be at peace! You are all here today to bear witness, so that from now on, no one will say anything that my father is unkind or my son is unfilial."

"Grab him, drag him out, and behead him!"

Zhu Di's clenched teeth sent a shiver down Zhu Gaoxu's spine as he watched from below the stage, realizing that his father was serious.

He immediately knelt down, gritted his teeth, and shouted, "May the Crown Prince be blessed with ten thousand years of happiness and peace!"

Zhang Ze stood off-camera, watching Yu Haoming's performance and couldn't help but nod in approval.

When God closes a door, He always opens a window!

Having shed his idol image, Yu Haoming's acting skills are truly getting better and better.

The Zhu family, starting with Zhu Yuanzhang, has always placed great importance on family and has always shown great respect for the empress.

Zhu Di had only nine children in his lifetime, seven of whom were born to Empress Xu.

Empress Xu's name was Xu Miaoyun, and she was the eldest daughter of Xu Da, a founding general of the Ming Dynasty.

She was Zhu Di's ideal woman, and the two had a very deep relationship.

Therefore, when Zhu Di interacted with his three sons, he experienced a level of familial affection that was often lacking in other imperial families.

In the drama, the three sons do not usually call Zhu Di "Emperor" or "Father," but rather "Dad," and Zhu Zhanji also calls him "Grandpa."

Therefore, there was a unique kind of joy in filming the scenes with the men of the Zhu family.

After finishing work on set, the group of us went to a restaurant and had a few drinks.

When a group of men get together, they're bound to brag a bit!

For actors like them, national affairs are off-limits, so they can only talk about history.