Global Film Emperor

Chapter 167 Getting ready to leave
"Director Liu, how's the editing going?"

In the office of Qingguo Media, Lu Ze blew on the scalding hot tea, took a sip, and felt the roughness on his tongue from the heat. After savoring the sweetness of the tea for a while, he put the teacup on the table. Liu Ying, sitting across from him, was chatting idly.

Compared to Lu Ze's shabby office, Liu Ying's office was much more impressive, decorated in a Chinese style, with a solid wood coffee table adorned with root carvings and various tea sets, exuding a sense of grandeur.

"The first draft is almost finished. With a lot of manpower, the editing is going very quickly. Let's not talk about the movie; it's unlikely to be released before March next year. Speaking of you, I haven't seen you for two days. Why does your face look a bit rounder?"

"Really? You haven't practiced your movements, so your rebound must be fast. I'm itching to practice now, but I have to hold on for the new film."

Lu Ze touched his face. The process of building muscle is very slow, but if you stop training and don't control your diet, you'll gain weight quite quickly.

Lu Ze's abs are not very noticeable now, unlike when he was filming "The Boxer," when his abs were very prominent and protruding, making him look like a muscular man.

"Director Song Qingmin's new film, right? It's good. He's an experienced director. I've learned a lot from his previous works."

Liu Ying's information network was quite efficient. Even though Lu Ze hadn't mentioned it, he already knew about it and took the initiative to start the conversation. Indeed, while the mainland film industry was underdeveloped, Hong Kong films were at their peak, and mainland directors were more or less influenced by Hong Kong directors.

"Well, I'm going to Hong Kong in a couple of days. Things are moving so fast there, I'm still not used to it."

Lu Ze received a call from director Song Qingmin this morning, hoping that he could arrive in Hong Kong the day after tomorrow. Hong Kong films have always been known for their rapid production. At their peak, they could even finish shooting a film in just two or three months and release it hastily to make money.

Although it sounds like it was made in a shoddy way, there were actually quite a few gems in it, which had a huge impact in that era and could even be called a classic by today's standards. In Lu Ze's opinion, it was quite unbelievable that such a fast production speed could achieve such good results.

"That's just how people are over there. It's okay now that the economy is bad, but before, they were incredibly fast. They were willing to do anything, no matter how rough or rough the job was. The production assistants worked like crazy. After all, back then, there were hundreds of movies a year, so there was no shortage of work. The faster you went, the more you earned. You'll get used to it."

"Yes, I've never been to Hong Kong before. I'll go and see the local customs and culture in a couple of days."

"There's not much to see. There are too many old houses, and developers can't afford to move them. The external urban construction isn't even as good as on the mainland. The food is also bland, with not many dishes that are heavy on oil and salt. I can't get used to it. Mainlanders suffer when filming there."

Liu Ying had some issues when he was filming in Hong Kong, which left him with a bad impression of the place. However, now that Hong Kong has been back for over 20 years, those issues are no longer relevant.

Lu Ze knew that Liu Ying's impression was subjective, so he didn't say anything, finished his tea, got up, picked up his coat, and patted off the tiny lint stuck to it, not knowing where it had come from.

"Let's talk about it when we get there. I'll be going now that the work is done, Director Liu."

"It's already past five in the afternoon, let's grab a bite to eat together. You're here to work, it's not right for me not to provide meals, is it?"

"Alright, really, you don't need to. If you keep eating like this, you won't be able to maintain your figure from before, and then you'll have to lose weight again, which will be even more painful. Let's control our eating for now. No need to see me off, Director Liu. I'm leaving now."

In the corridor of Qingguo, although Lu Ze was not from their company, many people still greeted him when they met him. Lu Ze was not an arrogant person and politely nodded in return.

Wearing a leather jacket, he didn't know what had happened to his fashion sense lately. Jeans, leather jacket, Doc Martens, knit hat, plus a light stubble, and sunglasses, and his figure wasn't out of shape to the point of being unrecognizable, he did look like a handsome middle-aged man.

Lu Ze called Liu Bin and waited at the intersection. He took out a cigarette from his jacket, tossed it into the air with one hand, and accurately put it in his mouth. The sexy, big-butt-style Zippo made a crisp clanging sound and burst into flames.

Perhaps because his current image doesn't quite match Lu Ze's on-screen persona, he wasn't recognized. However, a few girls who liked Lu Ze's type of man came over and asked for his WeChat.

With a few minutes to go before Liu Bin's arrival, he flicked his cigarette ash into the trash can and began to think about the system courses. He had finished the test paper last night; although the process was arduous, after completing the fifth test paper, he scored 85 points, finally avoiding another electric shock.

He also understood the system's requirements: even passing would result in an electric shock, and only those who scored above 80, achieving an excellent score, would be exempt from punishment and the course would continue.

Last night, after passing the exam, he returned to the system course, becoming Jia Helong himself, to observe from a first-person perspective how Jia Helong would act when the events on the exam occurred.

Most of the answers were the same as Lu Ze's on the test paper, but the way he did some things was quite different from Lu Ze's answers. This is the problem that Lu Ze got wrong. By observing Jia Helong's character and conduct in this way, one can more intuitively understand what kind of person he really is.

After receiving the answers, the written test continued, and the system issued a second test paper. Lu Ze had not yet passed and was still trapped in his misery.

Just as he was starting to figure out a problem, a black Volvo van pulled up at the intersection. Lu Ze stubbed out his cigarette in the trash can, opened the car door, and got in.

"Go home?"

"No, let's go to the computer mall first, I'll buy a computer."

Lu Ze hadn't really thought about this before, since a mobile phone could basically meet his office needs. He didn't really need to use the internet for office work except for receiving scripts via email.

But now that he thinks about it, Lu Ze still decides to buy one. Whether he's reading scripts or writing biographies, at least the text on the computer screen will be bigger, making it less tiring on his eyes.

Moreover, a handwritten biography is definitely more comfortable to read than a handwritten one, and you don't have to carry around several notebooks anymore. Before, Lu Ze always stuffed his biography into his backpack, and he would always tear the notebook when he took things out. It also got dirty from carrying it around so often.

Most importantly, you can play games to pass the time when you're bored.

When he finally left the computer mall, Lu Ze couldn't resist making a purchase and bought a desktop computer and a laptop. No matter how old you are, you can't help but like digital products, and Lu Ze was no exception.

The two computers cost a total of 50,000 yuan. The configuration wasn't the highest, but it wasn't low either. Lu Ze knew a little about computers, so he wasn't ripped off by the computer market. He just made some concessions to let the owner make a little profit. If we're talking about bargain hunters, Lu Ze could already be considered a qualified junk collector.

We brought everything home and set it up. The computer desk at home is quite high-end; it's just that we'd never used it before. Now it's finally being put to good use.

After Liu Bin left, Lu Ze ate a quick bite, turned on his computer and desk lamp, and recalled the various parts of the system course he had attended before, then typed them into the computer.

A bad pen is worse than a good memory. Even if you keep the course in your head, you will still forget it. You can only finish writing the biography while it is still fresh in your mind. Anyway, you don't need to fill in the gaps in your memory. Just type away and it's done.

Lu Ze felt a bit tired and turned to look at the clock. It was already past ten o'clock. He had to shoot a mobile phone commercial for Xiawei tomorrow, so he had to get up very early.

There's not much to compare between the endorsements of Hawaii and Jack & Jones, but if we really had to compare them, Hawaii's endorsement is much more important than Jack & Jones'.

Lu Ze didn't dare to delay. He saved the document to a USB drive, quickly washed up, lay down on the bed that the housekeeper had already made, set his phone alarm for six o'clock, and then closed his eyes to continue the exam.

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(End of this chapter)