Global Movie Emperor

Three days after the press conference on the 14th, that is, on September 17th, the long-prepared "Rise of Mankind: Inferno" officially started filming at the Rubik's Cube Special Effects Studio.

Since this is a special effects blockbuster that will last more than two hours, the number of crew members exceeds an astonishing 200 people. If it were an ordinary war movie, 200 people would be nothing, nor would a crew of 300 to 500 people. No, but there are still more than 200 people working in the special effects company, so the number is very large.

Due to the large number of people, the scene seemed disorganized, but in fact, everyone was performing their duties and in good order. The staff of the props team were busy setting up the scene, like building blocks, laying out the outline of the scene.

In the dressing room, all the actors were wearing professional motion capture tights, with white spots on their bodies and faces. After Lu Ze put away his clothes, he sat aside and read the script.

Because of the original setting, human beings are very weak, basically just bones covered with skin. Such a shape cannot be achieved by reducing points. If they are really hungry like this, they will probably die.

Therefore, the characters still have to rely on special effects to create the characters. It will not be until the second or third film that the character image will be improved. It is a bit far to say now.

"Brother Lu, let's go, I'm ready too."

Looking back at Li Jianni, she had the same look as Lu Ze. There was a hood on her head with her hair tucked in. Her face was covered with spots. With her current look, no one would be able to say that Li Jianni was beautiful.

Lu Ze nodded and left the dressing room with her first. He walked to Bai Xiqun and found a place to sit down. They each read the script. The first scene was performed by Lu Ze and her together. She hadn't acted with Lu Ze in several years. To be honest, Li Jianni was under a bit of pressure.

"Director Yang, when will the scenery be ready?"

Lu Ze picked up the walkie-talkie and asked Yang Chen, the director of "Forensic Qin Ming" and now the assistant director of "Desolation". For Yang Chen, Lu Ze is still a pity. Compared with Lu Ze's time at Sega It's early, but I haven't been doing well.

Maybe due to luck, or maybe because of his poor ability, he never produced a stunning work to prove his worth, which made the company gradually disappointed while waiting. In the end, he could only make TV series or even online series. He is the only one among the elders who can live like this.

It was also to reminisce about old friendships. When the company was choosing an assistant director, Lu Ze recommended Yang Chen. Anyway, Yang Chen was still qualified for the assistant director's job. This drama can also be regarded as one of Yang Chen's qualifications. If Yang Chen really has the opportunity, then Entering the film industry, "Insidious" can be considered a good stepping stone.

"It will take about ten more minutes. It will be over within fifteen minutes, Xiao Wang! Wait! Pay attention to safety! What if you hit someone? Be careful when hanging this thing high."

He put the intercom on the table, shook his head, took out the cigarette case and handed it to Bai Xiqun. After lighting the cigarette, he lowered his head and read the script again, and picked up a pen to draw different lines on it.

"Brother Lu, haven't you changed this habit yet? Nowadays, reading scripts on tablets and typing notes is very easy. It seems like you have never used it before?"

Li Jianni put the tablet in front of Lu Ze. Indeed, the annotations on it were much neater than those drawn by Lu Ze himself, and much cleaner than Lu Ze's script.

"I'm not used to it, and I don't know how to handle it. It's easier to memorize things written by hand. Paper books still feel better than high-tech things."

Li Jianni didn't know how to evaluate Lu Ze's old habits. She could only echo a few perfunctory words, and then stopped talking. It wasn't until Yang Chen informed the two of them that the set was completed and they were ready to go on stage that they both agreed at the same time. Put down the script, stretch your muscles, and walk onto the set.

"All departments are getting ready! All departments are getting ready! We are ready to shoot. Unrelated personnel have left. The props team will check the props one last time. The camera crew will check the tracks and lenses. Obstacles will be reported quickly. It's over."

"The prop group is OK, Over."

"The camera crew has completed the inspection, Over."

Upon hearing the reply, Bai Xiqun waved to the keeper beside him. The keeper quickly entered the field, stood in front of the camera and typed down the slate. After a crisp snap, he shouted loudly.

"Act 1, Scene 1 of "Desolation"! Begin!"

In an instant, Lu Ze focused all his attention on himself and Li Jianni, looked directly into each other's eyes, and waited for the other party to speak the first line.

.......

"What's this?"

"It's light."

"Light? I think... I heard someone say that the sky used to shine. Is this it? It's so warm... I think I like this thing."

"No one dislikes it. After all, it no longer exists. It is dead. Only a little bit of light remains here."

"Dead? Then... can I eat it? I am very hungry and very cold. Will I be full if I eat it? Will it keep me warm?"

Although Lu Ze was concentrating on acting, he felt dissatisfied in his heart. He had been waiting for Bai Xiqun to say "Ka", but he still didn't hear it, which made Lu Ze a little puzzled.

The words spoken just now were very ordinary, and an actor should be able to perform them, but when Li Jianni said this line, Lu Ze felt very... artificial, or greasy, like a child reading it. It’s the same as the text, there are emotions there, but it’s hard to avoid hearing it feel a little awkward.

Focusing on Li Jianni's face, she didn't seem to think there was anything wrong with her lines, and continued to act. Since Bai Xiqun didn't shout to stop, Lu Ze could only accompany her to continue acting this part, which made Lu Ze very happy. Uncomfortable plot.

"It's not edible, it's just used to warm and light up the place."

"That's really a pity..."

"stop!"

Still not waiting for Bai Xiqun to call it quits, Lu Ze really didn't understand why he didn't stop it immediately when there was such a big problem with the lines. If he could pass the acting, then what else do actors need to do?

"Brother Lu...what's wrong?"

"There's something wrong with your line. The emotion is too redundant. Don't use a weird accent. Director Bai, don't you hear the problem?"

Ignoring Li Jianni, Lu Ze directly focused his attention on the director who looked like a decoration. Don't he have ears? Or is it blocked by earwax? Why don't you call it a day?

"I don't think there's any problem..."

"Huh? Is this no problem?"

"Wait a minute, Director Bai, I do feel that there is something wrong with Li Jianni's line just now. It was a bit too exaggerated. It's okay. It has stopped. Just one more line. Jianni, please back off a little bit. Don't be nervous."

Yang Chen had to come over and be a good guy at this time, and he owed Lu Ze a favor, so he should stand on Lu Ze's side and speak. Besides, he also heard Li Jianni's question just now, so it was not an exaggeration.

"Okay, I understand. Director Bai, let's do another one. Brother Lu, I'm sorry..."

Seeing that things calmed down, Bai Xiqun once again called the stewards to enter. The first act did not get off to a good start, which disappointed everyone, but the more disappointing thing was yet to come.

.......

"Dead? Then...I can eat..."

"Stop, it still doesn't work. This time the lines are too white and dry."

........

"Dead? Then...I can eat..."

"stop!"

.......

"Dead? Then...I can eat..."

"stop!"

.......

Fourteen times, such a simple scene was stuck fourteen times, and more than an hour was wasted. Lu Ze didn't know what Li Jianni was thinking. Is she giving back the professional skills of the class to the teacher? Or are you just teasing him? He could only hold back his anger and look at Bai Xiqun.

What made him even more angry was that the director was stuck so many times and acted like nothing was wrong. He didn't make any noise or yell after stopping. Why was he sitting in his seat? play cell phone!

"Director Bai, what's going on?"

Lu Ze looked at Bai Xiqun and spread his hands to express his incomprehension. This time, even Yang Chen remained silent and just smoked one cigarette after another.

"Oh? Oh, something happened just now. I'm sorry, Jenny, please be serious. Let's try to get over it once, okay? Notes!"

.......

"Dead? Then...I can eat..."

"Stop! What are you doing? You! You can't even say these two sentences! After six or seven years of filming, you kept going back more and more? I'm talking to you! Look at me!"

Lu Ze finally broke out during the seventeenth shooting. Looking at Li Jianni, who was still distracted, and Bai Xiqun, who had lowered his head and played with his mobile phone after the filming, what made him angry was not Li Jianni's abnormal performance, but their lack of attention. Only Lu Ze himself is serious, but they treat Lu Ze like a monkey.

"Brother Lu, I..."

"What am I! After so many years of filming, you have focused solely on commercial acting? You feel that filming is not as profitable as commercial acting, and now you can't even film well? Isn't your head teacher in the magic drama Du Ruoqian? Do you need me to give it to him? Make a phone call! Let him see your current virtue! As you are now, any college student I can play can do better than you. If you keep doing this, I think you can still do it for a few more years!"

"I didn't...I..."

"Okay, okay, stop arguing. Lu Ze, calm down. Sit down first. Why are you getting so angry? It's not good for your health. Zixuan, make Lu Ze a cup of tea to calm the anger. Sit down and smoke. Smoke, don’t be angry.”

Seeing that Li Jianni was scolded by Lu Ze, the entire crew was so angry that they didn't dare to breathe. There was no other way. Yang Chen, the peacemaker, could only stand up again, put his arms around Lu Ze's shoulders and pushed him down on his seat. , it was also the first time for Wang Zixuan to see Lu Ze get so angry on the set. After hearing Yang Chen's words, she quickly went to make tea for Lu Ze with her short legs.

It's just that Lu Zezhen couldn't control the fire in his heart for such a long time. Especially when he saw Bai Xiqun staring at him silently, a spoonful of hot oil poured on Lu Ze's heart again.

"Director Bai, you are so awesome. You haven't said a word until now. Do you think I, Lu Ze, am a fool? I don't know what you mean! I am running around doing this and that, and I owe a lot of favors. , but you’re fucking stumbling upon me! You can, okay, don’t you want the power? Here, I have to take care of this shit! We’ll see.”

"Lu Ze! Lu Ze, why are you going!"

"What can we do? Change clothes and go home!"

Ignoring Yang Chen's obstruction, Lu Ze entered the dressing room, changed his clothes, and strode out the door. Wang Zixuan turned back and stared at Li Jianni. She didn't understand that the crew was so difficult that they could only share a room with her, a little assistant. Why did Li Jiani in the room look like this? Finally, she shook her head silently, followed Lu Ze and left with her bag.

The final result was that the crew, which had only been filming for less than two hours, completely gave up and stopped working early to go home and nurse.

.......

On the way home, Lu Ze had already adjusted his emotions. He sent Wang Zixuan back first, then returned to his residence, opened the door, took a shower and went to bed directly.

"Meow......"

Seemingly knowing that Lu Ze was angry today, Laizi, who was never clingy and would not go anywhere for food, took the initiative to enter Lu Ze's bedroom, jumped on the bed and lay down next to Lu Ze.

Feeling the comfort from the lame man, Lu Ze's mentality finally felt better. He reached out and touched the cripple's forehead lines. The room was quiet. One person and one cat fell into a deep sleep. They slept until about eight o'clock in the evening. Lu Ze was awakened by an unexpected phone call. .

"Hello? Aunt Han...what's wrong?"

"Aze, who did you tell about your mental illness?"

"Me? I didn't tell anyone. What's going on?"

"If you think about it carefully, there are media reports about your illness!"

"..."