Global Film Emperor

Chapter 107 Shooting begins

When Lu Ze came out with his eyes half open, Zhuang Yu felt that the tree had come alive. Silent and lonely, full of worries, just by looking at him coming out of the house, Zhuang Yu knew that he had not made a mistake in casting this actor.

The first scene was a chat between the tree and the van driver. Lu Ze was very calm and no longer felt the tension he had before when filming.

It's not that he's become tired of filming, but rather that he's moved past the initial excitement of being a newcomer and has started to raise his standards, striving to achieve his best and most perfect performance in his roles.

On the contrary, Zhao Tianlai, the Errenzhuan performer, was a little nervous. As an Errenzhuan performer, he had even performed on the provincial TV station before, but now? After that trend was no longer popular, he could only return to the place where he first started performing.

Rural.

He couldn't really let go of it. Life is bound to have its ups and downs, but what about him? His rise and fall were not up to him. He was just someone who was pulled up by the times and then kicked down by the times, or rather, a pitiful wretch.

When Zhuang Yu approached him, he wanted him to act in a movie. He didn't mention the salary or what role he would play. He simply said, "I want to cast you in a movie." He agreed. What he acted in wasn't important. He just wanted to return to the camera and rediscover himself from ten years ago.

But now, when filming actually started, he got nervous. He was so nervous that he didn't dare to pull the car door open too hard. He had to pull it three times before he finally got in.

"Are you ready, Lu Ze?"

Zhuang Yu asked a question, but Lu Ze didn't speak, only nodded. Zhuang Yu then called out to the script supervisor, "Get dressed!"

"Hello, Mr. Tree, Scene One, Act One, Begin!"

With his hands in his pockets and wearing earmuffs, Shu swayed as he walked to the van. In Northeastern dialect, he was a complete scoundrel, like a hooligan.

"Hey Tree Bro! What's up? Not busy anymore?"

He rolled down the car window, greeted the tree, and even threw in a broken English phrase. He rested his hand on the window with a smile, perhaps thinking he looked very impressive.

He sighed, reached out to tap the van door, but hesitated. He didn't actually put his hand down; he just tapped the door with his palm.

"The Premier is busy, but we're not."

Lu Zeyan has a natural advantage in accent. He made a joke that made the person in the car laugh. Then, Shu twisted his hand and retracted it halfway in a somewhat deformed way. He strode out of the passenger seat and got into the car.

Shu seemed to enjoy sitting in the passenger seat. He shifted around a couple of times to find a comfortable position, glanced back at the trailer behind him, reached into his pocket to take out a cigarette, and asked a question in confusion.

What are those people doing?

"Isn't that Ruiyang Mining? The decorations are amazing, it's about to open, let's try our luck."

He picked up a hard box of Changbaishan cigarettes from the dashboard and handed one to Lu Ze. Their fingers touched, and Shu felt that his hands were cold and trembling slightly.

"So fast?"

"Then I guess they'll ask you to cut the ribbon when it opens, right?"

Shu picked up the lighter, clicked her tongue, and with a hint of insecurity, lit it for him first. When he saw him block the lighter with his hand, her smile seemed to widen a little.

Zhuang Yu and Li Wei stared at the monitor. Zhuang Yu's satisfied expression was undisguised. The actor that Song Guiyuan had introduced to him had truly not disappointed him.

Li Wei, an actor who had previously worked with Lu Ze, is now somewhat silent.

Lu Ze's acting skills have improved. It's not that Lu Ze's acting skills were bad before, but they were far from being as skillful, graceful, and responsive as they are now.

From the very beginning, he observed the performances of both actors, wondering how well the Errenzhuan actor was performing.
It's alright, I'd say. Although he's still holding on, you can tell Li Wei is nervous. He's trembling, and if he can't hold on, the whole scene will fall apart.

And Lu Ze? His subtle expressions, gestures, tone of voice, and demeanor were all spot on. Any more would have seemed like overdoing it, and any less would have been lacking.

The audience certainly can't be so picky, scrutinizing even a micro-expression, but as an actor, and a powerful one at that, Li Wei is demanding. And for this performance, no matter how demanding he is, he can only give Lu Ze a perfect score.

This scene is something Lu Ze couldn't compare to during the filming of "My Regiment". He doesn't think Lu Ze could have made such great progress in such a short time, that's impossible. He just thinks Lu Ze really worked hard and thoroughly understood the character through diligence.

In Li Wei's view, it would be strange if an actor with such connections, acting skills, and hard work didn't rise to prominence.

"You're laughing? If you don't become a cadre in your life, you'll have wasted your potential."

Upon hearing his words, Shu's expression unconsciously softened, and he stared straight ahead, remaining silent.

"Let's stop the bus for a moment and let the children get on."

The eight children were found in the village, and each child only needed twenty yuan. The children, carrying schoolbags, started pretending to argue, and occasionally pushed each other.

In fact, Zhuang Yu was overthinking it. That's just how the kids in the village are. They're always fighting for no reason. It's just their true nature. As long as you remind them not to look at the camera, they'll push each other around and really get into a fight.

"Don't be nervous, just chat normally, don't look at the camera, just bring it into the conversation."

Lu Ze stared straight ahead, a cigarette between his fingers, and muttered something to Zhao Tianlai. Zhao Tianlai didn't answer, but just nodded vigorously to indicate that he understood.

"Get ready, Zhao Tianlai, make your smile even wider. Okay, let's begin."

"These bastards... have they rebelled?"

Shu pushed open the car door, his hands still twisted and held up, and came to the child's side, shouting, "You've rebelled! Let go! Go! You're disturbing public order!"

"Who are you? Who do you think you are?"

The child's defiant questioning made Shu lose face; how could he not be angry that a child looked down on him?
He deliberately poked the cigarette butt in front of the children, startling them so much that they took a half step back.

"Whose seed are you?"

"What business is it of yours how we negotiate!"

The child's tone and volume really made people want to punch him. Shu got even angrier. As an adult and an elder, he couldn't accept this tone and put the cigarette butt in his mouth.

"You little brat, disturbing public order, I'll beat you up! Go!"

He raised his hand, and all the children ran away in fright. He followed and swung his arm a couple of times, but clearly without much force, watching as the children ran away shouting "You're hitting children!"

A blue motorcycle passed by. It was Xiao Zhuang, Shu's only friend. He rode by on his motorcycle and greeted Shu in a mountain accent.

"Hey? Brother Shu? What are you doing?"

"Xiao Zhuang? Off work already?"

I walked over, looked around, and saw Shu straddling the motorcycle, saying without any hesitation, "Give me a ride."

"middle!"

"Click! Pass!"

Xiao Zhuang rode his motorcycle back with Lu Ze on his back. Lu Ze gently stomped the snow off his shoes, sat down to the side, threw away his cigarette butt, and took a sip from his water bottle.

Li Wei gave Lu Ze a thumbs-up, and Lu Ze nodded, calmly put on his military overcoat, leaned back in the chair, closed his eyes, and rested for a while.

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(End of this chapter)