Global Film Emperor

Chapter 312

“diu~diu~”

Hello, Uncle Lu!

When he got to the underground parking garage, Lu Ze unlocked his car, threw his bag into the car, and prepared to drive home. Suddenly, he heard someone calling him from the right. When he turned around, he suddenly saw a girl standing behind Lu Ze's car, sticking her head out to greet him.

Judging from the position of his head, he is not short, probably between 1.7 and 1.75 meters tall. He has long black hair, which is of very good quality and appears very smooth and shiny under the energy-saving light.

She has an oval face, unlike the sharp chin of a heart-shaped face. She has big eyes and long eyelashes, and Lu Ze is sure she isn't wearing false eyelashes. She has a straight nose and cherry lips. In short, her features are three-dimensional and very delicate. As for her figure, she is hiding behind the car, so Lu Ze can't see it yet. But just this face alone meets all the Chinese people's standards of beauty.

"Hello, what can I do for you?"

Lu Ze knew who she was, of course. The two of them had just been sitting in a conference room having a meeting. Lu Ze clearly remembered how scared she was of him and didn't dare to breathe. Most importantly, she was the only person in the crew who got in through Lu Ze's connections. She was Guo Mingde's niece, Pei Yuanhui, who was twenty years old this year.

The mistress that He Ruikuan sent in couldn't really be considered someone who got into the crew through Lu Ze's connections. After all, He Ruikuan could probably get anyone into any production crew he wanted without being refused. It was just that he sent her to Lu Ze, and Lu Ze turned a blind eye to it.

This girl was the only one Guo Mingde asked Lu Ze to get the role for. After all, Guo Mingde's status in the industry wasn't as high as He Ruikuan's, so Lu Ze could choose whether or not to give him that favor.

But Lu Ze owed this person a huge favor. If Lu Ze hadn't joined the "My Chief and My Regiment" crew, he might not be where he is today. Even with the system's help, if Lu Ze hadn't been recommended to Qian Shijia by Guo Mingde, he would have taken a lot of detours. Now that someone who had done Lu Ze such a great favor was asking him for a favor, Lu Ze had no choice but to give them face.

Let's not even talk about Guo Mingde taking advantage of others' kindness. In this circle, it's all about you owing me favors, him owing you favors, and me owing others favors. It's all about these intricate relationships and favors that eventually become a mess, and when there's no clue what to do, that's how connections are formed.

This circle welcomes a chaotic network of personal connections; those with well-defined relationships are often disliked. People who dislike owing favors often don't fare well in this circle.

“Hello Uncle Lu, my name is Pei Yuanhui. My uncle is Guo Mingde. When I came here, he repeatedly emphasized to me that I must call you uncle.”

This girl is quite outgoing. She was terrified of Lu Ze in the conference room just now, but now she walks up to him as if nothing happened and greets him happily.

Because of his age, and because his face is completely different from most celebrities who look much younger than their actual age, there are people online who call him "uncle," but Lu Ze rarely hears adults call him "uncle" in person. Although he doesn't show any expression on his face, he can't help but feel a little melancholy.

Of course he knew who Pei Yuanhui was, but he lied in the meeting room, claiming that he didn't know any of the new actors. Now he couldn't very well admit that he knew her.

Moreover, the girl boldly disregarded the rules. Just ten minutes after Lu Ze repeatedly emphasized that she was not allowed to use connections, she came running over to try and establish a relationship. Lu Ze was somewhat surprised by this. It was clear that the girl was not the type to take things too seriously, which was probably related to her family background.

Lu Ze knew that her family ran a mid-to-high-end chain restaurant. It was an undeniable fact that children from business families generally had high emotional intelligence. Moreover, the catering industry always came into contact with all sorts of people from all walks of life. Through this exposure, they naturally learned some of the unspoken rules of the industry.

But what she didn't expect was that Lu Ze was telling the truth at the meeting: no matter how good the person you recommended was to him, during work hours, he would not give them face if he didn't want to.

"Okay, I understand. I remember saying earlier not to try to curry favor with me. Are you ignoring what I said? Director Guo and I have a good relationship, but that doesn't mean anything. The result of what you're doing is that I will be stricter with you and have higher expectations of you."

"That's not what I meant. I just wanted to invite Uncle Lu to dinner. I really admire your acting and would like to learn more from you."

"No need. You'll learn during the filming process, and there's no need for further communication. Be careful on your way home. I'm leaving now."

"Hey!! Uncle Lu! Uncle Lu!"

Before she could speak again, Lu Ze stepped on the gas and drove away from the underground parking lot, leaving Pei Yuanhui standing there in a daze. After she came to her senses, she snorted, stomped her foot, and got into a blue Beetle.

Feng Changhao moved much faster than Lu Ze had imagined. Two days later, he signed the largest outsourcing project in the history of Rubik's Cube special effects with Rubik's Cube Special Effects Studio, involving more than 300 million yuan.

Because of this large order, Rubik's Cube Effects attached great importance to it and promised to provide professional motion capture training to the 25 people, including Li Jianni, free of charge.

And so, the days of suffering began for these twenty-five people.

"It's been a long time, John. It's been two years, hasn't it? These past few years have been tough. You've aged quite a bit."

John, the team leader in charge of the CG production for "Eita," was an old acquaintance of Lu Ze. He looked much older than he did two years ago, as if two years had passed in the blink of an eye.

His already worrying hairline is now completely gone, while his beard has grown very thick, though it's already covered with some silver frost. His crow's feet and forehead wrinkles are very pronounced, and he's also gained weight, looking more than twice as big as he did two years ago.

"Hey, long time no see, buddy. This is why I envy Asians. Why don't you guys age? It's unbelievable! If you lived in America, people would believe you were twenty. Are you married?"

"Not yet." "That might be related to getting married. You'll naturally gain weight after getting married, and you know the pressure of family. Housing prices in Shanghai are too expensive, much more expensive than in my hometown of Cleveland."

He forced himself to find a reason for his aging, and somewhat sullenly complained about the gradually recovering housing prices in Shanghai. Having lived in China for twelve years and having two sons who speak fluent Shanghai dialect, John's thinking was now beginning to change into that of a typical Chinese person, and he was starting to worry about his two sons getting married and having children.

"You can't compare a city with less than 400,000 people, where you rarely see cars even in broad daylight, to a megacity like Shanghai. Everything will be alright, buddy. Where are the people we brought with us?"

"I hope everything will be alright. Your people are in the sixth practice room on the upper floor, being trained by Coach Joe. It's a bunch of rookies, and you've had a tough time. Every family has its own problems, right?"

"I think so."

After saying goodbye to John, Lu Ze quickly went up the steps inside the Rubik's Cube Special Effects Company to the second floor, walked to the sixth room from the front, and looked inside through the glass door.

The training was a live-fire exercise. The twenty-five people were all dressed in black bodysuits and hoods, listening attentively to Joe's instruction. Afterwards, they were suspended by wires in the house, barely maintaining their balance in the air.

"Alright, let's take a ten-minute break first, and then Li Jianni will start. Come in, Lu, I see you."

Pushing open the door, Lu Ze hugged Qiao and casually asked how she had been doing before turning his attention to Li Jianni, who was secured by wires.

"how do you feel?"

"I'm so tired and it hurts so much. My waist is already red from being constricted. I put some cotton padding in it, otherwise it might break open later. Hey Lu, why don't you learn?"

Li Jianni and Lu Ze have known each other for six years, almost seven, so she doesn't need to be too reserved when speaking. She puts on an expression that says, "Why should we have to practice while you're just idly sunbathing?"

"Dissatisfied?"

"Of course I disagree."

Hearing their conversation, Qiao, the foreigner who spoke Chinese, laughed first. Lu Ze also smiled and exchanged a glance with Qiao before turning to look at Li Jianni.

"How about we make a bet? If I can do it, you'll practice an extra hour every day for a month. If I can't, I'll practice with you guys every day, how about that?"

Seeing Lu Ze's confidence, Li Jianni felt a little uneasy, but thinking that Lu Ze didn't seem to have acted in any wire-work scenes, she finally gritted her teeth and agreed, and asked the other twenty-four actors behind her to confirm.

"Did you hear that? Brother Lu said if he can't keep up, he'll train with us. I'll wait until you're so tired you run away."

"No problem, Joe."

"OK."

After taking a protective belt and fastening it, Lu Ze tightened the steel wire, gave Joe an OK sign, and then gradually rose up, maintaining a very stable balance. He then lay flat on his back while the Muggles stared in disbelief, using his core strength to maintain his balance. The subsequent movements became increasingly difficult and dangerous until Lu Ze ran out of energy and waved to Joe, asking him to put him down.

"Do you submit or not?"

He loosened his belt, took the towel Joe handed him and wiped his sweat, then asked the stunned actors a question, with Joe chiming in beside him.

"Lu's wire work skills are top-notch among non-professionals, and as for motion capture, he is one of the best motion capture actors in the country. I'm glad you compare yourself to him. One hour a day, right? I've got it. But speaking of which, Lu, you've regressed a bit."

"There's nothing I can do. I'm getting old, and I don't have time to practice anymore."

After wetting the towel with ice water and wiping his face again, Lu Ze ignored the young people's preferences, pointed at the wire harness, and smiled.

"Practice hard, I'm going to eat watermelon, there's none for you guys."

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