Global Movie Emperor

"The weather can change at any time. It was sunny just now. Brother Ze, why don't you drive. I'm a bit afraid in this weather. I'll give you the car keys."

Just came out of the shopping mall, the originally sunny weather suddenly turned cloudy, and the wind made me feel a little out of breath. A raindrop fell on the roof of the car, and then the raindrops began to intensify, and blue-purple lightning flashed across the sky, like As if someone was about to survive a catastrophe, the ground began to smoke. Obviously, this rain will definitely not be light.

This undoubtedly ruined Gao Peiling's good mood. She handed the car keys to Lu Ze glumly, combed the wind-blown hair behind her forehead with her fingers, opened the trunk, put the gift box carefully, and sat in the passenger seat. On the road, he leaned against the car door, folded his arms, and kept looking out the window, watching people who were also caught off guard by the rain running wildly on the street.

Today is the Dragon Boat Festival. It is a good day whether it rains or not. The students have a rare short holiday. Schools and educational institutions also have a holiday, giving Lu Ze and her a whole day to get along. .

It was also on this day that Lu Ze made a decision, which surprised her at first, but was followed by excitement and unreasonable nervousness. Yes, Lu Ze planned to meet her parents.

Lu Hua's rule is that the man must first go to the woman's home as a guest, and only after obtaining the consent of the woman's parents can he take the woman back to his home. If the two can really get engaged, the parents of both parties will meet again, otherwise the young man may think it is no big deal. Yes, but in the eyes of the older generation, the woman will inevitably be given the impression of being frivolous.

It is also because of this rule that if Lu Ze really wants to go further with Gao Peiling, he must get the approval of the girl's parents. It just so happens that Gao Peiling finally has a holiday today, so he chooses a day to visit the Gao family.

The vehicle drove for about ten minutes, but the sound of rain still did not subside. If a thunderstorm can fall for such a long time, the amount of precipitation will definitely not be low. There is already a lot of water on the road. When the vehicle is driving, it will always splash large amounts of water. , in order not to hit pedestrians, Lu Ze had to slow down his driving speed and follow the map on his mobile phone to move forward slowly.

"Brother Ze, the water won't rise, right? If this happens in the next hour, the car will be swept away. The more I think about it, the more annoying it becomes! How come it's like this?"

"Although Lu Hua's drainage system is not very good, it is definitely better than you think. It won't rise for another hour, and the thunderstorm won't last that long. Don't worry, I'm sure we'll be home in another forty minutes. I'm sure I really hope there will be heavy rain, but the drought in the first half of today is indeed a bit too much, don’t you think we need to divert water for farming now.”

"You said it was the first time you went to my house and it rained so heavily. It was so unlucky for you to come in the wind and rain."

Lu Ze glanced sideways and saw her frowning, not relaxing for a moment. He suddenly felt a little funny, shook his head, stopped at the red light, pulled two pieces of paper to wipe the foggy windshield, and turned the car The window was opened less than a centimeter wide, and he handed her the toilet paper, indicating that she could wipe the passenger glass so she could see the rearview mirror.

"After all, she is a female graduate student who has returned from studying abroad. Why is she more superstitious than the old man in our village? Don't think about those messy things. Just stare at the car window and wipe it if it is foggy. It depends on my uncle and aunt's impression of me. If the impression is not good, it will be useless even if the weather is 40 degrees or so."

Maybe the quality of the tissue paper was not very good. After wiping it on the wet glass, it left tiny fiber hairs on the car window. She had to wipe it with the back of her white hand. After throwing her fingers into the garbage bag, she looked at Lu Ze didn't know why, but when she saw Lu Ze's calm look, she got a little angry and muttered angrily.

"Why are you so calm? On the contrary, I am extremely nervous. Why do I feel like I am going to meet my uncle and aunt? Can you be more nervous?"

"Why am I not nervous? I am, but I am an actor, so I am just pretending to be calm."

"Ghosts believe you. I'll take a nap and call me when the time comes."

Lu Ze really wasn't nervous. He didn't look like his boyfriend was visiting him for the first time. Instead, he looked like a couple who had been married for twenty years came back to their parents' home.

It’s really not her fault that Gao Peiling is angry. She doesn’t want to see Lu Ze in embarrassment. It’s just that she feels that the tension at this time usually comes from the importance he attaches to his girlfriend and respect for the woman’s family. But now Lu Ze’s calm appearance Her appearance would inevitably make her feel that her status in Lu Ze's mind was somewhat dispensable.

….

The journey was not as long as Lu Ze imagined, and we arrived at the place in more than 20 minutes. Of course, this was directly related to the fact that the rain stopped after Gao Peiling had just squinted for two minutes.

This villa area, where 80% of Luhua's wealthy people live, is located on the hillside of the nearest mountain to Luhua City. At the foot of the mountain is Luhua's mother river, and is estimated to be 60% covered by green plants. In this place, even if Lu Ze didn't understand Feng Shui, he still felt that he could live for at least three to five more years by living here.

The closer she got to home, the more nervous Gao Peiling became. After Lu Ze woke her up and asked her to swipe her card into the community, she kept holding Lu Ze's hand holding the gear lever tightly. Lu Ze could feel the sweat on her palms, with a little sweat. Wen Nuan, but she seemed to still be angry with Lu Ze, and did not look at Lu Ze until the car parked in the garage of the single-family villa at the end of the entire park.

"Or... have a cigarette? I'll take it easy first, you have a cigarette and then we go in."

"Don't you hate the smell of smoke?"

"Oh... just light one~ I am bringing my boyfriend home for the first time at such an old age, am I still nervous? Brother Ze is so cool, light one and let me prepare for five minutes."

"Xiao Ling? Why don't you get out of the car when you come back?"

Lu Ze was looking at Gao Peiling, who was rubbing against the car seat like there were maggots on her body. He was a little amused. Just as he was about to speak, a woman's voice came from outside the car. She called Gao Peiling so affectionately. The two of them were trying to figure it out with their feet. Who is it? Suddenly, Gao Peiling solidified into stone in the car seat, quietly gesturing to Lu Ze, reminding her.

"my mother……."

The two of them had no choice but to get out of the car. The person who caught Lu Ze's eyes was a middle-aged woman wearing sportswear. Her eyes and nose looked like they were carved out of a lathe with Gao Peiling. Her face shape was also very similar, but she looked very similar. It is true that she is not as good-looking as Gao Peiling, and can only be regarded as average. She is well-maintained. She looks at Lu Ze with a smile on her face. It seems that she is particularly attracted to Lu Ze. Lu Ze has also heard about it. It was Gao Peiling who first approached the second master as a matchmaker. mother.

"Hello, auntie, I'm Lu Ze. I'm really sorry that I didn't come to visit you for so long. I just went to buy some gifts with Pei Ling. Don't dislike it."

"Hey, what's there to dislike? Being able to bring something is friendship. Auntie is very happy. I have been watching you on TV before, but this time I can see you in real life. You are taller and stronger than I thought. Come in quickly. Come on, Jiyong, Xiaoling and the others are back!"

In fact, there was no need for Gao Mu to shout. Gao Jiyong was already waiting at the door. When he saw Lu Ze and Gao Peiling carrying large and small packages, he also went down the steps to help carry things. His expression was not serious, and he carried Gao Peiling with a smile. With the thing in his hand, Lu Ze just wanted to introduce himself, but saw Gao Jiyong wave his hand.

"Don't introduce me. We met when you were young. Have you forgotten? Alas... you have grown so old in a blink of an eye. How is Lao Lu's health now?"

To put it bluntly, Lu Ze didn't need to introduce himself to Lu Hua. From the age of three to seventy or eighty, there was no one who didn't know him. But Gao Jiyong wasn't making up lies either. The two of them were still friends when Lu Ze was young. We really know each other.

At that time, Gao Jiyong's career had just started, and he just opened a furniture factory. Lu Weiguo was doing tree-fighting work at that time, and he often needed to transport wood to Gao Jiyong's site. At that time, Lu Ze would occasionally go with his father, and let his father go there with him. The town bought him some candy bars.

But normally, Lu Weiguo couldn't talk to Gao Jiyong. After all, his rank was here. Gao Jiyong had an impression of Lu Ze entirely because Lu Ze was very good-looking when he was a child, which was enough to impress people with quite conservative aesthetics at that time. Profoundly, it can be said shamelessly that before Lu Ze was twenty years old, he was really a famous handsome man in eight villages in Zhaojia Bangzi.

Lu Ze didn't expect that Gao Jiyong still had an impression of him, but he had forgotten that he and Gao Jiyong had a relationship decades ago. After all, Lu Ze was only four or five years old at that time, and he didn't remember anything at all.

"I really don't remember. I wasn't a little old at that time, right? I just remember that my dad went up the mountain to fight against the tree. My dad is still in good health now, but his legs and feet are not very good."

Gao Peiling didn't seem to know that Lu Ze and Gao Jiyong had this fate. She looked at her father in surprise and asked curiously: "Why don't I know? Dad, why didn't you tell me?"

"I forgot to tell you before. You weren't there yet at that time. I really didn't expect that you would be able to have a relationship with Lu Ze after a few decades. Fate is really interesting. Lao Lu has been blessed with all the hardships in his life. No. Come on, don’t mention it, let’s go in and eat.”

The four of them entered the room. Gao Jiyong took a look at the gifts that Lu Ze brought over. They were not very high-end, they could only be considered useful. After all, Lu Ze's life was very tight now. There was no need to act like a big-tailed wolf. Gao Jiyong Jiyong didn't have any objection at all. Instead, he complained that Lu Ze didn't need to buy so many things, and then asked Lu Ze and Gao Peiling to wash their hands and eat.

The decoration of this villa must be a few years old, but the classical European style is still very impressive now. The nanny at home is cooking, and the smell wafting from it makes Lu Ze certain that the nanny's skills are definitely the same. .

After washing their hands, the four of them sat down at the dining table. There were no complicated rules or sectarian beliefs. After Gao Jiyong moved his chopsticks, Gao's mother asked everyone to move their mouths. Lu Ze took the initiative to toast Gao Jiyong, and the two men drank. Happy, this made Gao Mu and Gao Peiling smile even brighter.

During this period, Gao's mother also asked about Lu Ze's current work and plans for his future life. It could be seen that Gao's mother was very satisfied with Lu Ze as his prospective son-in-law. Her eyes were full of joy and she kept picking up food for Lu Ze. , and Gao Jiyong spent most of the time chatting with Lu Ze and did not ask Lu Ze too many questions.

After eating and drinking enough, Gao Jiyong took out the tea that he had treasured for a long time. The two men did not drink much today. Each of them only drank two glasses of liquor and a few bottles of beer. They were just tipsy and could continue chatting.

On the small stove, water mist gradually rose from the kettle, and the lid of the pot was lifted and lowered by the heat, making a small but still crisp knocking sound. Lu Ze scalded the cup and filled Gao Jiyong's tea cup to seven minutes. Full, what you get is two table knocks and a cigarette.

Without being polite, the Gao family's mother and daughter were cutting fruits after dinner in the kitchen. Only Lu Ze and Gao Jiyong were left in the living room, watching the CBA broadcast on the sports channel.

"You'll stay at home today, and I'll ask Aunt Chen to tidy up the guest room for you later. A grown man shouldn't have the habit of recognizing a bed, right? The tea is made well."

Gao Jiyong held the remote control and played the TV channels at a constant speed. It seemed that there was no program he wanted to watch. He kept changing the channels until he adjusted the cycle and the channel was set on the movie channel. Then he gently placed the remote control on the table. He took a sip of tea.

"Don't bother Uncle Gao. I'll leave in a moment. I have to go home tomorrow morning, and there is a pet at home that is not locked up. If you don't go back at night, it will rebel."

"It's so hard to come here, why do you think you're leaving so late at night? Our family doesn't have this kind of hospitality. Let's not talk about it for now. You are knowledgeable. What do you think of his performance?"

The TV series "The Legend of Lu Xiaofeng" is playing on the TV. In Lu Ze's impression, it has been broadcast on the TV station for almost ten years, and there are several movies in the same series broadcast every year, which belong to the domestic market. It is specially filmed and will only be broadcast by CCTV and will not be released in theaters.

Actors are all within the system and have very little contact with commercial actors like Lu Ze. If Lu Ze hadn't been awarded the title of National Second-Class Actor, he might have had nothing to do with the actor who played Lu Xiaofeng. This actor's acting skills... are actually just that. They belong to the level of a seasoned veteran. They are much better than commercial young actors, but they are far from top-notch. In Lu Ze's opinion, his script skills are pretty good. Yes, but the biggest problem is that he is artificial. His expressions and movements are similar to those of a drama actor, which is too pretentious.

But in line with the principle of keeping his words to himself, Lu Ze didn't want to belittle others and make himself look more authoritative, so he just watched the movie and nodded.

"Well enough."

"I feel that his acting is not good. Although I am an outsider, from the audience's point of view, I feel that his acting is not good and not close to life."

To make a martial arts movie close to life is simply forcing people to do something difficult. Although the acting is a bit exaggerated, it is actually a tolerable thing for a martial arts movie. However, Lu Ze felt... There was something in Gao Jiyong's words, but there was nothing he could do about it. This was his girlfriend's father. Naturally, Lu Ze would not refute and could only follow his words.

"Yes, art comes from life. Of course it is better to be close to life."

"You don't have to follow my words. You are an insider, so you will naturally have your own opinions. But I don't really believe it. When I look at actors and singers in auditions, they all say that acting is my dream. , Singing is my life, can it be true? Can what I say be true? Why did you become an actor in the first place?"

The smoke twisted into an enchanting arc in the air, dancing under the light. Lu Ze stared at it, flicked the ashes, stopped the dance, and understood what he meant.

"For money, just make a living, earn a living."

"Hahaha, this is the truth. Dreams and other things are just covering up profit and hypocritical shame. In fact, they are all for life. Alas... But to say the least, your business is not easy."

"No profession is easy, and it is not easy for you, Uncle Gao, to build such a large family fortune."

When Gao Jiyong saw his daughter coming out of the kitchen carrying cut fruits, he stopped talking and put out the half-storied cigarette. When you get old, you have to smoke to maintain your health. No matter how expensive the cigarette is, you can't smoke the second half. , drank all the tea, and Lu Ze poured it again. Gao Jiyong raised his head, winked at Lu Ze, and winked a little mischievously.

"Having dreams is a good thing, right..."

Gao Jiyong didn't say the second half of the sentence, and it wasn't even certain whether he had the second half of the sentence, but Lu Ze thought that there was probably yes. Seeing him staring at him, Lu Ze nodded and smiled back.

"What are you talking about? You are so happy. Brother Ze, let's eat some fruit. You have drank so much wine. Dad, you should eat too. I will clean up Brother Ze's room..."

"No need to bother, I have to go. The cripple is still at home. If I don't go back tonight, it will rebel. We really can't stay here tonight. If uncle and aunt don't mind, I'll come over and disturb you another day."

Regardless of the obstruction of the three members of the Gao family, Lu Ze insisted on leaving. Gao Peiling knew that the lame man was at home, so she did not stop him too much. She just complained that Lu Ze did not make preparations well and had to go back late at night.

After Gao Jiyong called the driver, a little while later, a Little Golden Man parked at the door of the villa. Lu Ze was just about to say goodbye to the three of them, but saw Gao Jiyong walking out of the room carrying two boxes of things and handing them to Lu Ze.

"Lao Lu's legs and feet are not very good. I asked people about the medicine. You can give it to Lao Lu to try. It is for external use. It won't hurt anyone. If it works, just tell me and I will buy more. This medicine is a bit difficult to buy. "

Lu Ze looked at the two pill boxes and then at Gao Jiyong. He winked at Lu Ze again. Among the people present, only Lu Ze understood the hidden meaning.

This medicine is only sold in an old Chinese medicine clinic in Xiangjiang. It is really difficult to buy, and it is really expensive. Lu Ze bought it once, and now...

Lu Ze understood what Gao Jiyong meant, so he didn't refuse. After taking the two boxes of medicines with both hands, he didn't mention that he had bought them before, otherwise he would slap himself in the face. He could only smile and thank them, without saying a word about the medicines.

"Thank you uncle for your trouble. I'll leave first. Auntie and Pei Ling should go to bed early. I'm really sorry for disturbing you so late. Thank you for your hospitality."

"It doesn't matter. Just send a WeChat message to Xiaoling when you get home. You didn't drink too much, right? Young people, it's a good thing to have dreams..."

This nonsensical remark made Gao Peiling laugh out loud, tap her father's arm lightly, and look at Lu Ze teasingly.

"Dad, Brother Ze will be thirty-two in a few months~ He is no longer young, he is an old man."

"Younger or younger has nothing to do with age. Mentality is the key. Well, it's too late. Be careful on the road."

Lu Ze got in the car, told the driver the address, and looked out the window. Gao Jiyong smiled and waved to him. Then the car started and drove out of the villa area.

…

After seeing Lu Ze off, the three of them returned home. Gao Peiling lost her energy at work. She sat on the sofa and stuffed a piece of dragon fruit into her mouth. Then she hurriedly looked at her parents, wanting to hear what they thought of Lu Ze. After all, although she has independent ideas, she is also family-oriented in her character.

"Mom and Dad, how is Brother Ze? Mom, what do you think?"

Gao's mother still had the same view, and couldn't be more satisfied with Lu Ze. First of all, he has a good character. He has been watched by the public as a public figure for so many years, but there has been no smear news, which is enough to prove this. He also has a good personality and a stable atmosphere. At first glance, it seems that he is a person who has seen the world, and he is shrewd. Anyone who can get ahead in the entertainment industry cannot be a fool.

As for whether he has money now, it doesn't matter at all. After he gets married, it doesn't matter if the Gao family rents a house or a car, and the Lu family doesn't spend a penny. Anyway, there is only one daughter in the family. In ten or twenty years, the old couple will be together. After death, the family property must be left to the daughter. She has money, and there is no other way. As long as the person is good, it doesn't matter what the other person's family is.

"I think Xiao Lu is a very nice person. Mom has no objection to your association with Xiao Lu. As long as you two have a good relationship and you are not wronged, Mom doesn't care about anything."

"Mom, you said I'm a little touched. Eat Kougua and I'll feed it to you. Don't worry, Brother Ze is not the kind of person who has no future."

I inserted a piece of watermelon and stuffed it into my mother's mouth. Seeing that my father was still holding his arms with his cigarette butts in his hands, watching TV intently, he stretched out his feet and pushed his father gently, picked up the cup from the table and took a sip of tea.

"Dad, can you also express your feelings? How do you feel about Brother Ze?"

"Me? I had a good impression of him before, but now, I don't recommend that you associate with him."

"Snapped……"

The tea cup fell to the floor and smashed into pieces. Gao Peiling suddenly panicked. Her nose felt sour for a while. She looked at her father in puzzlement. The two of them had just had such a good chat, why did her father suddenly turn away and refuse to recognize anyone else? Woolen cloth? She really wanted to ask why, and she took action.

"Why……?"

Gao Jiyong finally let the smoke burn to the second half, which was rare. He did not look at his daughter, his eyes still stayed on the actor on TV who just said that acting was not suitable for life.

"His ambition has been worn away, but I can feel it... He still longs to act. This kid is very nice, but I don't want you to marry a man who only knows his wife and children. I don't want you to marry him either. If a man who often doesn't come home from filming for a year and a half gets married, then...you won't be happy."

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