Entertainment: The Path to Best Actor for Talented Actors

It was already two hours after the meal was finished.

After parting ways with the young couple, the two returned to their hotel.

On the way, Xu Qing asked Zhang Ze when he would find her a sister-in-law.

Zhang Ze shook his head and said that matters of the heart should be left to fate!

The next day, Zhang Ze met his three female companions from the drama.

They are Zeng Lai, Zeng Baoyi, and Gao Yuyang.

When Zhang Ze saw Zeng Lai, he felt his heart skip a beat.

There's a feeling of mental blankness when you have tinnitus, and all you can see is Zeng Lai's figure.

Today, Zeng Lai wore a bright red dress, with wine-red wavy hair and fair skin that made her stand out.

Standing at 1.7 meters tall, Zeng Li was very eye-catching among the three, exuding a cool and aloof aura, with elegant, confident and composed demeanor.

Just standing there, even if you do nothing, you become the center of attention.

Zhang Ze, who has been in the entertainment industry for several years, certainly knows about Zeng Lai.

She was the most beautiful girl in the Central Academy of Drama in 96, and a classmate of Zhang Ziyi, Hu Jing, and Yuan Quan. Bao Jianfeng described her as a beauty that comes along only once every two hundred years.

He has a variety of titles and is highly regarded in the industry.

But for some reason, more than ten years after graduation, most of my classmates have become A-list celebrities.

And she's still struggling in third- or fourth-tier cities!

All three actresses were senior figures in the industry, and Zhang Ze greeted them very politely.

The second male lead in this drama is Hong Kong actor Cheng Sai-shing, a veteran actor. When Zhang Ze was a child, he often watched him play the role of Fat Cat.

Another male actor in the crew is Zhang Tong, who gained fame for playing the role of a monk in "Bright Sword".

After all the actors were in place, the director and producer treated everyone to a welcome dinner, and that's how everyone got to know each other.

He was no longer as reserved or awkward as he had been at the beginning when he spoke.

What Zhang Ze didn't expect was that after getting to know them a little better, he discovered that the three actresses liked to tease him.

Just like when he was in school and was teased by older female students, he was a little overwhelmed.

[Zhang Ze, who do you think is the prettiest among the three of us?]

[Zhang Ze, if you had to choose one of the three of us to be your girlfriend, who would you choose?]

Every question was a potential disaster, and even though Zhang Ze had high emotional intelligence, he still answered them with extreme caution.

After the meal, Zhang Ze was drenched in sweat.

Fat Cat patted Zhang Ze on the back and said in his broken Cantonese-accented Mandarin, "Little Turkey, are you enjoying having so many women? Take your time and enjoy it!"

The following day, the production crew held a launch ceremony at the Guangdong Street and Hong Kong Street of Hengdian World Studios.

In front of a white two-story building, an incense table was set up, with two extra-large red candles standing on either side of the incense burner. A banner reading "Opening Ceremony of the TV Series Shrimp Ball Legend" was hung on the second-floor staircase.

Amidst the crackling of firecrackers, Zhang Ze, the male lead, stood beside the director to offer prayers and incense, wishing for a smooth filming process.

After offering incense, the director took a knife and began to carve up the roast suckling pig.

"Aze, come eat a pig's head, and may you rise to prominence soon!"

After the director finished cutting the pork head, he handed Zhang Ze a large piece of pork head meat, which Zhang Ze quickly accepted.

Previously, only the lead actors were entitled to eat pig's head meat; he only realized this now that he's a lead actor himself.

So there's a story behind pig's head meat!

Then the director handed him an apple, symbolizing peace and safety!

Afterwards, the main members of the crew stood together for a group photo.

"The Legend of Shrimp Ball" has officially started filming!

In the drama "The Legend of Shrimp Ball", Zhang Ze has a total of more than 900 scenes, and there are many action scenes in it.

This is a considerable challenge for Zhang Ze.

After filming started, the action director from the crew came over and asked, "Aze, there are a lot of action scenes in this drama. Have you considered using stunt doubles?"

If a stunt double is used, I'll make some changes to the action design to ensure there are no obvious flaws.

"Of course I don't need a stunt double. I've loved Hong Kong martial arts action movies since I was a kid."

This time I finally have the chance to experience Hong Kong martial arts, so I'm definitely going to do it myself.

The action director, an elderly martial arts instructor surnamed Jin from the Hong Kong Sammo Hung Stunt Team, looked at Zhang Ze's delicate appearance with some skepticism, "Are you really capable? Martial arts moves are very dangerous and tiring."

"Don't worry! No matter how hard or tiring it is, I won't be afraid! I'll be careful!"

The action director gave Zhang Ze a thumbs up, saying, "Good job, young man. Many young actors in mainland China don't know how to fight anymore."

"Use a stunt double for every action scene. I have faith in you!"

"Haha, Mr. Jin, you must be talking about those people filming the period drama next door! Don't worry, I'm not like them!"

The first scene of filming usually features the male lead filming first, to make it a great start.

As the male lead, Zhang Ze naturally took on the first shot.

Hearing the stage manager tell him to get ready, Zhang Ze got up and stuffed all the small sketchbooks he was carrying into Zeng Lai's arms.

"Teacher Zeng, could you please get these things for me? I'll be right back!"

Startled by what was suddenly stuffed into his arms, Zeng Lai looked down and saw that it was several comic books.

Somewhat delighted and surprised, "You actually bought the comic book version of 'The Story of Shrimp Ball'?"

"Yes, if you want to fully understand the characters, you need to carefully study the stories in the comic books."

You can take a look too; it will help you understand the characters.

After Zhang Ze left, Zeng Baoyi and Gao Yuyang also came over.

"Wow! Zhang Ze is so serious! He even secretly prepared comic books!"

The two of them picked up a book and flipped through it curiously. Suddenly, Zeng Baoyi exclaimed, "Hey, look! From this angle, doesn't Zhang Ze look like a shrimp ball from a comic book?"

"It really looks just like it!"

The three observed carefully and were somewhat surprised, then began to chatter amongst themselves.

Each shot took about ten minutes to film. After Zhang Ze returned,

The three excitedly told Zhang Ze about their discovery, which surprised him, as he thought they were lying to him.

Zeng Lai took out his phone, found the right angle, took a picture, and handed it to Zhang Ze to show him.

Zhang Ze took Zeng Lai's phone, examined it carefully, and compared it with the illustrations in the comic book. In the end, he confirmed that they really did look alike.

This strange and wonderful coincidence is truly amazing!

"Mr. Zeng Lai, it's your turn to act next. Please get ready," the stage manager reminded him from the side.

Zeng Lai returned the stack of comic books in his arms to Zhang Ze, and tried to hand the script and phone in his hand to his assistant, but found that his assistant was not with him.

Zhang Ze offered, "Teacher Zeng, how about I help you get it?"

After a moment's thought, Zeng Lai handed the script and his phone to Zhang Ze.

"Thanks! My assistant is so unreliable, I don't know where she's gone. I'll give her a piece of my mind when she gets back!"

After Zeng Lai left, Zhang Ze looked around and finally spotted Xu Qing not far away.

And the girl standing next to her at this moment is none other than Zeng Lai's assistant!

"That brat, she doesn't even do her job as an assistant properly, and she's stolen someone else's assistant away."

He was thinking about it, but he didn't call Xu Qing back; it was just as well that his assistant wasn't around.

This would be a good opportunity for him to get to know Zeng Lai better.

And there you have it, the phone and script are now in my hands!

Zhang Ze opened Zeng Lai's script and took a look.

It was filled with insights and notes, with key parts marked with highlighter.

Zhang Ze could clearly feel Zeng Lai's understanding and insights into the script.

You can also understand how the character Hei Mudan's inner thoughts change when facing Xia Qiu.

At this moment, he felt as if he had stepped into the world of Black Peony, where his perspective from the perspective of Shrimp Ball collided and merged with it.

After an unknown amount of time, Zhang Ze looked up and found that Zeng Lai was standing in front of him at some point.

"Sorry, I got so engrossed in watching it."

Teacher Zeng's understanding of the script is truly admirable. He has many perspectives on the main characters, Xiaqiu and Hei Mudan, that I never thought of.

After reading your annotations, I have a much clearer understanding of my feelings towards shrimp balls and black peony!

Zeng Lai felt a little embarrassed by Zhang Ze's praise and raised her hand to brush her hair aside!

As they finished work in the evening, Zhang Ze looked at Zeng Lai, whose figure swayed in front of him, and strode away with his assistant.

On a sudden impulse, he called out, "Teacher Zeng, please wait!"

Zeng Lai looked over curiously.

Zhang Ze said, "Teacher Zeng, could you send me that photo you just took?"

I want to post a Weibo!

Zeng Lai, without a doubt, enthusiastically said, "No problem, add me on WeChat!"

I'll send it to you via WeChat!