Global Film Emperor

Chapter 120 Getting Ready for the Show (Fourth Update)
"Aze, how did the audition go?"

"Not ideal, there were some mistakes."

On the way to the airport, Lu Ze was looking at the scenery outside the window in silence when he received a call from Shen Jinghan asking about the situation. So he explained the whole story to him.

Shen Jinghan wasn't surprised at all, because such things had happened far too often in her career as a manager. After closing her laptop, she asked, "So what does Liu Ying mean? Does he have absolutely no good feelings towards you, or is he still hesitating?"

"He's probably hesitating. Director Liu's expression clearly shows that there might be one or two more good performers ahead of him."

Lu Ze was not discouraged either, because when it comes to auditions, you can't expect that no one else who came for the audition will perform better than you. It's normal to win and lose.

Moreover, he only made some minor mistakes when he shouldn't have, and it wasn't a complete disaster, so he wasn't feeling too bad.

"So, do you still hope to get this film role?"

"Of course, it would be best if I could get the chance to act in it."

"Okay, then I understand."

After hanging up the phone, Lu Ze let out a breath. Shen Jinghan's meaning was clear: it was time to compete with that person, or those two, in terms of backing.

As the current top star of Qian Shijia, as long as Lu Ze wants to act, Qian Shijia will use any means necessary, whether it's finding people or pulling strings, to get Lu Ze into the production team, unless they can't compete with the other side.

Those famous directors aren't that ideologically aware, nor do they insist on making this film well or using only certain directors. Besides, Liu Ying is just hesitating and hasn't completely lost faith in Lu Ze yet.

There will be plenty of opportunities.

Upon arriving at the destination, Lu Ze put on his hat and sunglasses, got out of the car, opened the trunk, and took out the luggage that he had left in the car yesterday.

He waved goodbye to Liu Bin and turned to walk into the airport. He was going to be on a variety show tomorrow and had to fly to the filming location tonight.

Because it was a slow-paced variety show, Lu Ze didn't have Wang Zixuan with him. After getting his boarding pass, going through security, and checking his luggage, it was almost time. He had just sat in the waiting room to charge his phone when the announcement reminded passengers to board.

Lu Ze's destination this time was a small mountain village located below the beautiful Suzhou.

Fasten your seatbelt, mute your phone as usual, and the man next to you is quietly reading a book. Lu Ze also takes off his hat and glasses and takes out the script of "The Boxer" from his bag to start reading again.

He has a tenacity; even if he isn't chosen, he has to thoroughly understand the role and figure out how to play it appropriately.

After the plane landed smoothly on the ground, Lu Ze rubbed his ears, put away the script, and then disembarked in order.

The show "Back to Field" had already informed Lu Ze that someone would be waiting for him at the door. After looking around for a while with his luggage, he noticed someone holding up a sign with the words "Lu Ze" in big letters.

"Hello, this is Lu Ze. How long have you been waiting? Thank you for your patience."

"Hello, Mr. Lu Ze. I've only been waiting for a short while. Give me your luggage, I'll help you with it. Let's get in the car first."

"I really don't deserve to be called a teacher. If you feel uncomfortable calling me Lu Ze, you can just call me Mr. Lu. I'm still a human being, and I can accept being called Mr. Lu."

Seeing that the staff member seemed a bit nervous and looked quite young, Lu Ze knew he must have just started his internship at Hunan TV, so he made a joke.
Lu Ze wasn't the type to like being called "brother" because of his age. Calling him "Lu'er" or "Da Ze" would make him and himself uncomfortable, so they simply called him "Mr. Lu," which made neither of them feel awkward. Of course, "Mr." didn't refer to the kind of "Mr." in ancient China.

The suitcase wasn't heavy, and the man looked a little anxious. Lu Ze didn't refuse to help him pull the suitcase, guessing that there was a leader supervising him and he didn't want to make things difficult for his younger brother, so he just gave it to him.

Sure enough, there was a Volkswagen Lavida with the "Back to Field" logo at the entrance. A slightly overweight middle-aged man was sitting in the car. After seeing Lu Ze, he got out of the car and shook hands with Lu Ze.

"Hello, Teacher Lu, I am the artist manager of 'Back to Field', my name is Zhao Lei."

"Hello Brother Zhao, I dare not call myself a teacher. You are older than me, just call me Lu Ze." The position of artist manager in variety shows is not a small one. After all, it is the person in charge who directly deals with all kinds of big stars. If the position is low, no one will pay attention to him.

"Alright, let's get in the car first. Filming will begin once we're in the car."

After Zhao Lei reminded Lu Ze, he put the suitcase in the trunk. As soon as he got in the car, the young man sitting next to Lu Ze handed him a new mobile phone.

"Mr. Lu, please keep your phone safe and don't let the camera capture it. If you don't mind, you can also put the SIM card in this phone."

The phone was already unpacked and fully charged. When Lu Ze opened it, he found a SIM card inserted inside. He turned off his phone, used a SIM card ejector tool to replace the card, turned the phone back on, fiddled with it for a bit, and then put it aside.

"So, where should the three of us go first?"

"Let's go to Changshu first, and then we'll go to the village early tomorrow morning. You can think about what you want to eat now. Once you've decided, you can call now. The phone number is already in my contacts."

The atmosphere in the car wasn't tense. Lu Ze had reviewed "Back to Field" beforehand and knew the general filming process. When Zhao Lei told him that he could choose his dishes, he couldn't help but picture all sorts of dishes in his mind.

But the human brain is sometimes quite strange. When you're not planning to eat, a variety of cuisines can pop into your head, but when you're about to eat something, you can only think of a few dishes over and over again.

After much deliberation, Lu Ze could only think of the pickled cabbage and pork from his hometown, as well as the dishes he ate most often in Shanghai. Finally, he made a decision, took out his phone, and dialed a number.

"Hello, this is Mushroom House."

Judging from the voice, it was a very gentle man. Lu Ze naturally knew who it was, after all, he had grown up watching his shows and was very familiar with him.

"Hello Teacher He, I'll be at the Mushroom House tomorrow, I'd like to order something first."

"Okay, sure, I'll grab a pen first, then you go ahead."

"It's spring now, so I want to eat some spring pancakes. I'll have shredded potatoes, shredded pork with sweet bean sauce, hot and sour bean sprouts, and 'ants climbing a tree' (a Sichuan dish) as side dishes. I don't care about anything else."

"Okay, no problem. Don't hang up yet, let's talk first."

There was some noise on the other end, as if they were guessing who Lu Ze was. For the sake of the show, Lu Ze didn't hang up in a hurry and made a few jokes with them. Anyway, everyone knew exactly who he was, so he just played along.

After chatting for about five minutes, Lu Ze hung up the phone and chatted with Zhao Lei and the young man for a while. Time passed quickly, and they arrived in Changshu.

The first thing to do upon arrival was to treat Lu Ze to a meal. Lu Ze and Zhao Lei were the main force, while the younger brother was too embarrassed to eat.

Lu Ze originally thought he should lose fat first and then build muscle, but later Coco Lee recommended that if he wanted to build muscle, he didn't need to watch his diet first, and could start losing fat after he had built muscle.

If he doesn't get selected for "The King of Boxing," why bother losing weight? He's not fat now, he can just exercise normally and eat whatever he wants.

During the meal, Zhao Lei told Lu Ze some precautions for the filming period: don't take out branded items, don't be too taboo about what you say, but don't mention senior figures in the industry or bigwigs in the company, because those are not people you can talk to.

If you want to promote the new movie "Hello, Mr. Tree", you can mention it. The production team wouldn't mind helping Lu Ze promote it, after all, there's a relationship between Shen Jinghan and Li Nuan.

Actually, there aren't many taboos in slow-paced variety shows. They mainly revolve around life. As long as you don't go off-topic, you can talk about anything, as long as it's heartwarming.

After dinner, Lu Ze stayed at the hotel arranged by the production team. Lu Nan called him on WeChat and they chatted for more than ten minutes before Lu Ze washed up and went to bed.

After much deliberation, the program decided that it would be better to retain the original surnames of the two seniors, which would increase the sense of immersion without involving their normal lives and causing their personas to collapse.

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(End of this chapter)