Entertainment: The Path to Best Actor for Talented Actors

Chapter 40 A Man Is a Boy Until He Dies

The shouting from Grandpa Milong next door didn't stop until 11 p.m.

That iconic phrase, "I'll teach you a lesson," echoed in the hallway.

Early the next morning.

Ayi ran to Zhang Ze's room and discussed switching rooms with one of them.

Ah Yi usually speaks with a Shanghai accent, saying things like, "Oh dear, I can't stand it!"

Zhang Guoqiang was engrossed in a game in his room until the early hours of the morning. I lay in bed, turning over and over, unable to fall asleep!

It felt like he was whispering in my ear.

I'll close my eyes right now and see if I don't teach you a lesson! You think I can't handle you?

Ayi had dark circles under her eyes and looked utterly hopeless.

This made Zhang Ze and Kang Ya burst into laughter. In fact, they had both suffered from the same thing. Last night, Zhang Ze only watched the movie for about twenty minutes before stopping.

It's just that Mi Long's thick Northeastern accent is too penetrating, making him very out of character!

The moment the lines flashed through his mind, Mi Long's face would appear before him, yelling, "I'll beat you up!"

I had no choice but to give up and started playing video games with Kangya.

It's just tough on A-Yi, who shares a dorm with him!

Zhang Ze and his companion firmly refused A Yi's suggestion to change rooms.

What a joke! Mi Long's voice is so loud you can hear him through a wall. Being in the same room as him would be the death of you!

When A-Yi failed to achieve his goal with Zhang Ze, he moved on to other rooms.

Upon hearing this news, everyone shook their heads in unison, deciding not to switch rooms with A-Yi.

In the end, the wisdom of the Chinese people prevailed: if they couldn't solve the problem, they dealt with the person who raised it!

Since no one could cure Milong, they arranged for Ayi to go to the veterinarian's room with the old man. Their room happened to be a three-person room with room to spare.

And so, Milong completely took over the room with the computer.

After everyone discussed it, they realized that this was too lenient on him.

So they raised their hands and voted that the room in the Milong building would become their internet cafe.

Everyone who wanted to go online went to that room, and Mi Long was appointed as the network administrator.

Everyone was satisfied with the proposal, and without notifying him, the resolution was unanimously passed.

"Brother Guoqiang, let's go eat!"

The two were neighbors, and Zhang Ze planned to invite Zhang Guoqiang along when he went to the cafeteria.

Zhang Guoqiang, sitting in front of the computer, is holding up one finger.

Wait, wait, just one minute!

I'm going to kill him right now!

Zhang Ze took a closer look, and wow!

It turns out that Mi Long was playing a matching game!

Zhang Ze was a little incredulous. He thought this was some kind of big game, with such a loud and boisterous attitude towards a simple matching game!

Fine, you can play whatever you want, but you're even playing a single-player game...

Zhang Ze was speechless.

Finally, Kang Ya couldn't stand it anymore and called Zhang Ze to help pull Mi Long up from the stool.

That's how they brought Mi Long, this internet-addicted teenager, to the cafeteria.

During a meal, Mi Long learned that his room had been turned into a public internet cafe, and he had become the internet cafe manager.

He looked surprised and expressed his opposition.

But everyone had already decided that their objections were ineffective and they would be forced to accept it in the end!

After finishing work in the evening, everyone ate dinner and then gathered in twos and threes at the Milong House.

Yu Xiaoqing and Xing Jiadong shooed Zhang Guoqiang away from the stool.

"Get out of the way, I need to harvest my crops, or those other bastards will steal them!"

Once Zhang Guoqiang left the stool, he didn't sit back down until 10 p.m.

There were just too many people, almost twenty. Everyone was either harvesting crops, stealing crops, or someone needed to look up information or send an email.

Mi Long's room has officially been converted into an internet cafe.

When he arrives, he has to serve tea and water to everyone!

He exclaimed that doing those push-ups yesterday was a huge waste; he and A-Yi didn't get any benefit from it and ended up like this.

Everyone felt a sense of triumph over his complaints, as if a great grudge had been avenged!

There are still too few forms of entertainment available at this time.

Apple phones have just popularized smartphones, but many actors are still using Nokia slider phones.

Some still have the full keyboard that was popular last year.

In addition, 3G networks are still in their infancy, and mobile internet speeds are so slow that even browsing a webpage is a struggle.

This shows the role of computers. After get off work, everyone likes to gather at Milong's place. Even if there's nothing to do, it's nice to chat and brag together.

The main reason is that Tengchong is too remote and has many mountain roads, so they dare not drive into the city at night.

With more people in the Milong House, the room next door, occupied by Zhang Ze and Kang Ya, naturally gained more traffic.

Many people also came over to visit.

We would watch TV or DVDs together, and later, some guy with incredible connections managed to find several game cartridges.

Good heavens, Zhang Ze and his friends' room has turned into an arcade.

Kang Ya is a hospitable guy. Around 9 p.m., he quietly went to the bathroom and used his own electric cooker to cook noodles.

There is only one socket there.

Filming the drama "Commander" was so tough that everyone lost several pounds. We didn't have to worry about dieting or maintaining our figures. Around 10 p.m., the actors would sit with bowls of noodles, playing games, just like when we were in high school.

Finally, the director couldn't stand it anymore and ordered everyone to go back to their rooms to sleep by 11 p.m.

After the director went downstairs, he quietly went to the production team.

They said, "The pay is already low enough, and the filming environment is poor, so we can't let these actors suffer in their daily lives. Look, they're so hungry that they secretly have extra meals in their dorms at night."

The next day, everyone suddenly noticed that the food served on set was much more plentiful...

The ancient town of Heshun, the filming location, should account for three-fifths of the weight of the virtual town of Chanda.

Most of the scenes from shows like Xiao Zui's Home, Mi Long's Home, and the Trial of Long Wenzhang were filmed here.

We've been in Heshun Ancient Town for a week, and we've taken some scattered shots.

That day, a new actor joined the film crew.

He was a fat man named Liu Tianzuo.

Zhang Ze recognized him; he was Lao Wei from Soldier Sortie.

Liu Tianzuo and the original crew of the soldiers were old acquaintances. He was very excited to see them and hugged them happily.

After the group had finished their friendly chatter, Zhang Yi pulled him aside and introduced him to Zhang Ze, Wang Xun, Chi Yuan, Tong Zhenjun, and a few other people.

Liu Tianzuo is also from Northeast China and has a natural social skill.

He easily joined their group, and you couldn't tell at all that he had just arrived on set today.

That afternoon, the only two female leads in the crew also arrived and joined the filming team.

When the two changed into their costumes and stood there...

Zhang Ze also saw Shangguan Jieci and Xiao Zui.

It was exactly as he had imagined.

Shangguan Jieci wore a striped shirt tucked into suit trousers, sleeves rolled up, and her long, slightly wavy hair flowing freely. She embodied the refined, well-educated daughter of a wealthy overseas Chinese merchant family, as depicted in the script—possessing both feminine gentleness and a strength no less than a man's.

Her temperament was fully displayed.

Xiao Zui, dressed in a cheongsam, perfectly matched the script. She wasn't stunningly beautiful, but her round face, bright eyes, and a braid hanging down her chest gave her a delicate and gentle feminine charm, making her seem like a sweet girl next door who evoked a protective instinct.

Xiao Zui's eyes, in particular, were bright and clear.

Zhang Ze felt as if it could talk!

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