Global Movie Emperor

"Thank you for sending me back. Mr. Lu, where do you live? Is it far from here? Or... just drive the car first. I'm not in a hurry to use it. If you need it, pick a time to return it. I’ll be fine.”

After coming out of the cinema, there was light snow in the sky. The windshield wipers were turned on the slowest setting, cleaning the windshield that was slightly fogged due to the large temperature difference. After the car was turned off, two yellow lights came on. , lighting up the small space in the car, the two looked at each other, she looked into Lu Ze's eyes, and said this without any reluctance.

The two chatted pretty well all the way, and they found some familiarity with each other. It was not awkward to get along with each other. After watching the movie, she asked Lu Ze to drive her back to her home because she did not dare to drive in the snow. residence.

"Ding ding ding... ding ding ding... don't bother with the car. I live not far from here. Sorry, let me answer the phone first. Hello? Director Liu... ...haven't seen you for a long time."

I don’t know if it was a coincidence, but Lu Ze and Gao Peiling had just watched Liu Ying’s new Lunar New Year movie. The director who should have lost contact with Lu Ze unexpectedly contacted Lu Ze, which surprised him a little. .

"Aze, what are you doing? How have you been resting these past few months?"

"Fortunately, I eat and sleep every day, sleep and eat, and don't have to worry about anything. Yesterday I said that I had gained five pounds, which is fine. Why..."

"Have you seen my new movie? The results are good, very ideal, but the filming of this movie has already been completed at the end of September and has been postponed until the Chinese New Year. I recently picked up a script. It is very good. I feel itchy after watching it. , I just need an assistant director. You see...if you have enough rest, come back to work."

Everyone knows that Lu Ze is having a hard time now. Everyone in the industry knows this, but Liu Ying is the first one who is really willing to give Lu Ze a hand. He is now letting Lu Ze act... ..It is more difficult, but it is not impossible to do some chores behind the scenes. At least it can give Lu Ze a considerable source of income.

Liu Ying's call was entirely out of good intentions, and Lu Ze understood it, but it was still a bit difficult for Lu Ze to ask him to return to the crew and stop filming, and to be an assistant director who might only need to train actors.

After all, when he was filming before, he was just an engineer on the crew. He would shoot whatever the director told him. He rarely expressed his opinions. To put it bluntly, the job of assistant director was slightly beyond his ability. In addition, he has been doing it for so many years. In the crew, whenever the assistant director has an idea to discuss with the director, no one is emotionless, and there will definitely be quarrels.

You let Lu Ze join the crew without giving any suggestions. He felt uncomfortable and only trained the actors. Now it is estimated that those actors will not be convinced by him, and they will not be happy to stay on the crew anyway. After thinking about it... or forget it.

"I accept Director Liu's kindness. I just watched the film you made. It's really good. I think there will be no problem in controlling the crew with you here. I...may be a bit redundant."

The phone would inevitably have some sound leakage. Secondly, it was quiet in the car. She could clearly hear what the person on the other end of the phone said. She did not look directly at Lu Ze, but just looked at Lu Ze's eyes in the rearview mirror. These " "Window" does not show decadence, but a kind of indifference after thinking. However, it will definitely not be an easy decision for her to give up this matter.

An emotion gradually spread in my heart, not pity or sympathy, let's just say distressed... The relationship between the two of them has not reached that point yet.

In short, this kind of emotion is complex but straightforward. After all, men with stories are always more attractive than men with smooth sailing.

Lu Ze's story... is not a legend, but it is not that simple. If Lu Ze were to tell those unrecorded stories recorded by the Internet, he would probably not be able to finish them in three days and three nights. He is not He is a man shrouded in fog, but he exposes himself completely, as if he is telling people, my story is here, if you want to understand it, come here and listen to me slowly.

Liu Ying's help was rejected by Lu Ze, saying that whether Lu Ze was arrogant or ignorant of praise, Gao Peiling had no right to judge these things, but she believed from the bottom of her heart that this man must have been here all these years. It will be hard.

If you really had to use one word to describe her current inner emotions, maybe you could call her... overflowing maternal love for this man who was four years older than her.

She didn't listen to the conversation on the phone after that. She just used the index finger of her right hand to gently roll up her hair, pulled it twice with a little force, and then let go, over and over again, but her eyes stayed on him in the rearview mirror.

"I'm sorry, I just answered the phone and I don't need the car. You're too polite. Come on, I'll take you into the unit and then I leave. The car is parked here?"

"Huh? Oh, okay..."

The two unbuckled their seat belts, and Lu Ze handed her the key again, and walked side by side with her into one of Lu Hua's most upscale residences so far, and walked to the door of the unit. Lu Ze said goodbye and prepared to leave.

"How about... go up and sit down? It's so cold. Thank you for sending me back. Can you come in and have a cup of tea?"

Lu Ze glanced at her and saw that her face was slightly red. He didn't know if it was because of the cold. But Lu Ze was sure that what she said about going up to have a cup of tea was just a literal meaning, so he had no intention of going up. Of course, if it wasn't just a literal Meaning, then he can't go up even more.

"There's no need to drink tea. It's already very late. I have to go. You go upstairs. Goodbye."

"Wait a minute! Bring a scarf. At least it can protect you from the wind and cold. Take it with you. Then... thank you for today, Mr. Lu."

Holding the scarf that she had just taken off from her neck and still retaining the warmth, Lu Ze grinned lightly and nodded to her. When he saw her entering the lobby, he turned and left.

Lu Ze just wanted to understand why she went to the mall just now to buy this black scarf, which was obviously a men's style. In fact, she had already thought about what would happen after the movie, so she prepared this scarf for Lu Ze in advance to withstand the wind and cold. Maybe this is her little cleverness.

Following the children who were going out to set off firecrackers out of the community, Lu Ze lit a cigarette. When he exhaled, he couldn't tell whether it was smoke or the mist that condensed when he breathed.

He was under the dim light, on this snowy night, wearing a thick black scarf, holding a cigarette butt in one hand, and putting it in the pocket of his down jacket. Occasionally, like a child, he would clean up when people were snowing. A step on a good snowbank leaves its mark on the road that already has a thin layer of snow.

Until I met a new energy shared car that was only popularized in Lu Hua last year. I scanned the code to unlock it, sat in the driver's seat, fastened my seat belt, lowered the window, flicked the cigarette ashes, started the car, and drove slowly towards the distance. go.

"Ding dong..."

I didn't open it to look at it for the first time, until I stopped at a red light, took out my phone from my pocket and checked the text message from Gao Peiling.

"Mr. Lu, can we continue to contact you..."

He rubbed his thumb on the phone screen twice, scratching out the fingerprints left on the screen under the light, thought for a moment, and replied with only one word.

"good."

He turned off his cell phone and threw it in front of the windshield. He looked at the red light that was counting down the seconds. He rubbed his stubbled chin with his fingers and sighed. When the light turned green, he headed to the hotel he had just booked.

...

Of course, dating is not the main theme of starting a new life. Finding a new source of income is. So four days later, on the eighth day of the first lunar month, Lu Ze signed a one-year house rental contract with the owner of a commercial house.

Fortunately, the previous tenant of this house used this 70-square-meter house to open a coffee shop. In the end, due to the sluggish business, he had no choice but to cash out. Thinking according to Lu Ze's thinking, in a large residential area It’s no wonder that the business of opening a coffee shop is good, but it may also have a lot to do with the taste of the coffee.

But this also worked for Lu Ze. Basically, the room does not need to be modified. He only needs to paint the white walls with dark blue latex paint, buy some refrigerators and wooden seats, and it is all done. It is very simple, just to save money. , you have to do the work of applying latex paint yourself.

"Brother, no, no, my hands are sore. Please help, I can't lift anymore."

Hearing Lu Nan's call, Lu Ze hurried over, fearing that she would scratch the wall he had worked so hard to paint. He took the roller and dipped paint into the latex paint bucket.

Lu Nan was still on vacation, and it happened that the place had just been painted. It was very simple, so Lu Ze asked his sister to work as a laborer without any salary.

Lu Ze was not surprised that Lu Nan didn't feel tired at all when he was flying up and down the wall when he was naughty, but he had diarrhea as soon as he started working and could not reach a height of one meter in a long time.

"Brother, the paint fell off my head, ah!!! It's stuck on my hair, can this thing be washed off? I didn't realize until it was dry, what should I do?"

"It should work. If it can't be washed off, I'll cut my hair. It'll be fine."

"I......"

Lu Nan glared at his brother and swallowed the curse words, otherwise this older brother who had never practiced Taekwondo would probably kick out two of his teeth with a whirlwind kick.

He could only pretend that he didn't hear anything, and shook his hands as if they were boneless. He walked to the mirror left by the cafe owner, tore open the newspaper stuck on it, and pulled at his hair that had been dyed blue.

"Is the boss here? You ordered the plaque, right? You are Lu... Lu... Lu..."

Lu Ze's reputation is greater in Lu Hua than anywhere else. From an eighty-year-old lady to a child in kindergarten, it is nothing new for him to recognize Lu Ze. For the elder brother who made the plaque to recognize him, Lu Ze was not surprised either.

"Yes, brother, come in, sit down and have a cigarette? Take a break, take a break."

"Brother, have you made the plaque? Let me see if it looks good."

"Come back! The boss is still here, why can't you wait any longer? Sit down and say goodbye. Go to the supermarket next door to buy two bottles of water and a pack of cigarettes."

Hearing Lu Ze's scolding, Lu Nan didn't do anything. On the contrary, she was so frightened by the elder brother who installed the plaque that she almost swallowed her cigarette butt. She quickly waved her hands and smiled nervously.

"It's okay... My apprentice is cleaning it up outside. Go check it out. It's okay. If you're not satisfied with anything, I'll take it back and change it. I'll bring it back to you tomorrow."

Lu Ze really didn't expect the elder brother to be so polite. The two kept chatting, but Lu Nan controlled the desire to take a look first, and listened to Lu Ze's words and bought something back.

Maybe he was nervous. After his eldest brother finished smoking, he started to work no matter what. Lu Ze couldn't stop him, so he could only help hold the ladder and watch the plaque fixed right above the door little by little. About three hours later , was considered completely finished, and then gently opened the cloth covering the plaque.

Lu Nan watched as the words on the plaque were revealed little by little, and her mouth opened wider and wider. She turned to look at Lu Ze, who looked satisfied, and pointed at the plaque again.

"Brother...is your name correct?"

"Really? I think it's good. It's quite approachable."

"Um...hehe...hehe."

Seeing that Lu Ze was so satisfied, Lu Nan didn't know what to say. He just looked at the six bright characters "Brother Lu Beer House" on the plaque and showed a stiff smile.

"..."