Global Movie Emperor

"Sister-in-law, are you up so early? Do you have an iron here? I want to iron two pieces of clothing."

At six o'clock in the morning, Lu Ze quietly opened the door, only to find that Wang Pushen's wife was already busy in the kitchen. The casserole was puffing with steam. He guessed that she had been up for a while. Seeing Lu Ze push the door open, he asked with a smile. Say good morning.

"Ironing your suit, right? You can put it here first. My sister-in-law will iron it for you later. You old men can't do this job. You're too messy to iron it well. It's uncomfortable to wear, and it doesn't look good. You go back first and sleep for a while. When the meal is ready, you will have time to get up again."

"It's okay. Don't worry, sister-in-law. I often do ironing. This always troubles you. I'm quite embarrassed. Just tell me where it is."

The two argued for a few words, and finally she gave up trying to persuade Lu Ze again, pointed to the position of the nanny room, and praised Lu Ze by the way, pretending to complain that her man could never do this kind of thing well, for this kind of thing. After complaining, Lu Ze could only smile, say a few nice words about Wang Pushen, and then walked into the nanny's room.

The nanny's room is very large, about 20 square meters including the bathroom and workroom. There is a bed in it, and the quilts are folded neatly, but it doesn't look like no one has lived there. It's probably because of Lu Ze's arrival. In order to keep the secret, Wang Pushen and his wife sent the nanny out and came back after Lu Ze left.

After placing the ironing board and heating the iron, Lu Ze carefully ironed the wrinkles on the suit one by one. After letting it cool down, he put it on directly and walked out of the nanny's room holding his pajamas.

At this time, the family of three all got up. Wang Pushen and Wenwen were washing and making trouble in the bathroom, laughing a lot. Lu Ze took the porridge from his sister-in-law, thanked him, and did not start it directly. When his father The two women went to the table together and then moved their chopsticks.

"Lu'er, how are you going to Hangzhou soon?"

"The high-speed train leaves at 10:40 in the morning."

"Forget it, there was such a big commotion at the airport yesterday, do you still want to have another one at the train station? I just called the company's car. My secretary, Xiao Zhang, will drive for you for a day. This guy needs to know how to do it for you. Being a driver will probably make you extremely happy."

"This is too much trouble for you, Brother Shen."

"It's not troublesome at all, but the car is not very good. It's a 20-year-old A8. As long as you don't mind it, that's it. Let's eat."

Breakfast is just white porridge and pickles. This is a change made to cater to Lu Ze's taste. Seeing Wenwen's lack of appetite and the way she kept stirring the white porridge with a spoon, she probably doesn't like it very much, but she doesn't have to be petty. Seeing that Uncle Lu Ze was enjoying the food, he quickly took a few bites.

After the meal, Mrs. Wang helped Wenwen pack her schoolbag, and the two gentlemen sat stupidly at the dining table, waiting for the water to boil. After the induction cooker stopped heating, they picked up the gooseneck kettle to brew coffee and drank a refreshing cup.

"Dong dong dong..."

Wang Pushen stood up and opened the door. There was a young man standing outside the door. He was not tall and a bit fat. When he saw Lu Ze, he didn't know where to put his hands. He stretched out his hands to shake Lu Ze's hand, saying that he finally saw him. Like idols.

"Brother Shen, I'll leave first."

"Okay, we'll see you in the Imperial Capital then. Xiao Zhang, please drive slowly and pay attention to safety."

The two brothers hugged each other gently. Seeing this, Xiao Zhang hurriedly picked up Lu Ze's luggage and took the lead to go out and get off the elevator. He waited for Lu Ze to put on his shoes and go out. In the elevator, neither of them spoke. Xiao Zhang's attention remained Regarding the floor reminder, I don’t know if I want the time to go slower or faster.

After the major facelift of the A8 in 2019, there have been few changes in the models in the past few years. Unless you are a car enthusiast, ordinary people can't figure out what year this car is. The interior of the car is very clean, and there are no beige leather seats. The color changed after a long ride. Lu Ze was not short-sighted and glanced at the control panel. This four-year-old car had only driven less than 20,000 kilometers.

"Mr. Lu...how should we go?"

Xiao Zhang was a little nervous. After fastening his seat belt, he had to ask Lu Ze which way to go. He looked like an online car-hailing driver. After receiving Lu Ze's response, he adjusted the navigation route and started gently. In order to give Lu Ze the best riding experience.

Since it was the peak time for work, the Ring Expressway was very congested. Taking advantage of this time, Lu Ze could also appreciate the changes in the Magic City in the past few years. The core business district has basically remained unchanged, just as it was when Lu Ze left. , but when he walked to the outer city area and was about to reach the intersection of the highway, the rows of townhouses and bungalows conflicted with Lu Ze's memory. If Xiao Zhang hadn't reminded him, he wouldn't have known where this place was.

Xiao Zhang's driving skills were good and the car drove very steadily. The sound of the radio became the "culprit" that hypnotized Lu Ze. Gradually, he became sleepy. He leaned against the car door and squinted for a while. When he woke up again, he happened to be there. The entrance to Lantai headquarters.

"Mr. Lu, we are here."

"I know, thank you for your hard work, Xiao Zhang. You must drive slowly when you go back. Just leave your luggage at the airport. I said hello to the airline and I will pick it up myself when the time comes."

"Okay, Mr. Lu, please walk slowly."

When Lu Ze got off the car, Xiao Zhang did not drive away immediately. Instead, he looked at Lu Ze's back. It was not until he entered the Lantai headquarters and sent Wang Pushen a text message that he had arrived safely that he drove away.

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He sent a message to Wang Zixuan and asked her to bring her team over. She put away her phone. Before he could go to the front desk, the central elevator stopped on the first floor. A group of people came out and walked quickly towards Lu Ze. He greeted Lu Ze enthusiastically. Ze expressed his excitement and welcomed him to Blue Terrace.

"Hello, Teacher Lu, I am Du Mei who has contacted you before. When I meet you this time, I would like to apologize to you first. I am sorry for causing you any inconvenience before. I hope you don't mind it. Let's go up first. Come on downstairs, I’ll tell you the details later.”

For Director Du, Lu Ze was not really disgusted. It was just that he accidentally touched his bad luck and was slapped by him. Otherwise, given Lu Ze's character, he was not a person who liked to be slapped in the face. He nodded. He said he didn't care, and then followed Director Du into the elevator and arrived at the lounge of the column team.

At this moment, the filming of the "Performer" program has begun. On the floor where Lu Ze is located, even if the room is well soundproofed, you can still hear the female voice reading lines and background music coming from the speakers.

The so-called invitation of Lu Ze as the guest mentor in the first episode is just to film what Lu Ze has to say in one go and then cut it into the content to be broadcast in the first episode. It does not necessarily require Lu Ze to watch the competition. Comments will be made after the performance.

The filming of this type of variety show is basically divided into several steps, including contestants' performances, instructors' comments, host's speech, and audience voting. After these steps are completed, the entire content is divided into several episodes for post-production. This is the production process of a program, at least for the first round. Those who need online voting will be counted separately.

In this way, the shooting cycle is shortened, the artist's schedule is concentrated, the production process is short, and the cost is reduced. The advantages are very obvious, but the disadvantage is that the variety show is turned into an assembly line, without any sense of reality, and violates the reality show. The principle of showing real people has become a tool to make money quickly by deceiving the audience and a factory that helps artists shape their characters.

It is also because of this that Lu Ze is particularly disliked by this kind of program. You have to say that filming a symposium is okay. Even if it is shot according to the script, it can still tell the truth, talk sincerely, recall the glorious past, and look forward to the ambitious future. , it’s quite interesting to express your own opinions and values.

And this kind of talent show, whether domestic or foreign, is a tool for profit and star-making. Even though they are big productions, they spend a lot of money on hiring mentors and setting up the stage. These smart people don't use it in the right place. One can always make money back from the audience.

Therefore, no matter how much appearance fee they gave Lu Ze, whether it was more than what he would have received for starring in a movie that was painful and hurtful to his body, Lu Ze would not match the money. At least he used his talents and abilities to make movies. Whether you are hungry or full depends entirely on your strength, and it is not like a talent show that creates cheap idols for young people to make a fortune.

When his career was just starting out, he didn't accept mindless romance movies or time-travel costume dramas for the same reason. You love him, he loves her, and she loves you. This mess is really not a good thing. If you have the time, you might as well do it. Watching two episodes of Country Love, although it is exaggerated and slightly silly, the roots are still close to reality.

Therefore, he came here only to talk about the cooperation between Universal Brothers and Lantai, and he would not talk about anything else.

"Teacher Lu, should we go backstage for a walk? I want you to have a practical inspection to see if our performers can satisfy you?"

She poured Lu Ze a cup of tea again. Seeing that Lu Ze had almost rested, she felt a little moved and invited Lu Ze to watch the recording of the show. This was reasonable and reasonable. Lu Ze did not refuse and followed Director Du to the recording. The hall, as expected, was empty. There were actors performing on the stage. Some problems seemed to have arisen. The camera crew was stopped, and several actors discussed the changes that needed to be made on the stage.

This is normal. There are times when mistakes are made during filming. What's more, when they participate in competitions, the remakes are all difficult movie clips. For these young actors, don't even think about surpassing the original version. Even mastering the essence is a difficult problem.

Just like what is shown on TV, they act as soon as they come up and leave after the performance. In fact, they are all carefully selected from the multiple plans for the remake. Otherwise, when the actors come on stage, there will always be a scene where the audience applauds. What is it for? What's the purpose of the scene in Good Voice where you push the door with a microphone?

It is just to achieve a seamless cut in the eyes of the ordinary audience, so that people believe that they have just come on stage and are performing for the first time, or even cut to the audience during the performance and cut back again, it may also be to achieve this purpose.

Lu Ze doesn't know these young people, and has never even seen their appearance. But judging from the performance of just ten seconds, several of them are passable, and they are the type that are easily praised by the audience in TV dramas or online dramas. , cannot compare with the monsters of the younger generation, but it can still occupy a place among young actors.

But their shortcomings are also very obvious. As soon as they appear on the big screen, their secrets are guaranteed to be exposed, and their temperament is half an inch worse than that of serious young movie actors. Even in terms of lines, expressions, and body movements, there is not much difference between them and movie actors, but it seems It always looks dull and lifeless when you go up there.

There must be reasons for the differences between movies and TV series. If it is a bad movie, you can also blame the director for his poor editing. After all, movies are the director's art. A very capable director can make an ordinary person look colorful. Yes, but in the final analysis, the specific gap is still reflected in the word "fine".

Movie actors must be meticulous in expressing their emotions, and must maintain their condition until the end of the scene. Once they are discouraged, even for one second, one line, and the scene is considered useless. For an actor of Lu Ze's level, one look, One word, or even a mistake of a few tenths of a second, may cause the whole scene to be repeated.

For TV dramas, the director may be too loose with the word "fine". Otherwise, how can you let people shoot dozens of episodes? Can one scene be stuck for a month like in a movie? If we really want to pursue such meticulousness, a thirty-year-old director may not be able to complete the entire film until he is seventy years old.

Of course, this excludes bad film directors and a small number of foreign drama teams who produce comparable movies, because their main roles are basically cast by movie actors.

Therefore, Lu Ze has already given these actors a pass in his heart. Even if they win the championship in any way, it is unlikely that the Universal Brothers will want them. After all, they can choose from the ready-made ones. There is no need for them to train another performance. Actors who are basically cast in a fixed way, unless they are only given a small role ranging from a few seconds to a few minutes.

Of course, he would not fool the audience of his motherland for money by allowing a young actor who has attracted much attention in China to participate in his company's film as a small supporting role. Lu Ze If Mickey wants to do it, Lu Ze can break his legs.

He just wanted to see if any of the participating actors were actors with movie backgrounds or TV drama actors with their own aura. If not, the contract would not be discussed. He would rather give up the money than defeat the enthusiasm of his own country. In the face of the audience, he would not have turned into a fake foreign devil after going abroad for two days.

As for the rule of letting the male champion and female champion into the crew, Lu Ze believes that if there is no big shady story, the movie actors will definitely win the championship. This point must also be discussed with the people in the column team when negotiating the contract. talk.

Lu Ze tacitly agrees that small shady stories can exist. Whether it is giving the actor under care more scenes or helping him gain popularity, Lu Ze will not care about these, as long as the championship is well-deserved. , if the column team is really brave enough to create a champion that is not worthy of the name, you will be finished if Lu Ze can't do it.

Several young people on the stage were chatting happily, and Lu Ze and Director Du were also approaching in the audience. The young man who was the first to find out that Lu Ze was present was surprised at first, then it turned into surprise, and finally he stood at attention. Others also noticed something was wrong and directly copied and pasted the expression of the first young man. Finally, several people lined up in a row, standing like young pioneers.

"Hello, Teacher Lu."

There are no other titles, they are all respectfully addressed as teacher. For practitioners in film and television dramas, they are eager for Lu Ze to recognize this apprentice. Not only can they learn skills, but they can also become the disciple of Mr. Chen Yongbin. How happy!

Disregarding status and power, let’s just talk about Lu Ze’s personal strength. After the release of “Afterlife”, Lu Ze was praised to the sky by the Japanese media, and was even called the movie emperor from the Dragon Clan, although Lu Ze didn’t really want to accept this. The title... After all, there was a peerless fierce tiger from the empire ahead of him. This kind of second-rate title always made him feel a little embarrassed.

Although Europe is not as fierce as Japan boasts, it is not like Mickey, who is scolded wherever he goes. Most media praise Lu Ze. Even if he is scolded, it is just like the scolding maniac. Brother Mickey suffered a lot together.

These news were reprinted by the domestic media, which also made Lu Ze's fans in China happy. Gradually, the jingle was widely circulated and recognized by the Chinese audience. Gradually, Lu Ze seemed to have become a tower over all the actors in China. Mountain.

"I hope to surpass Lu Shen every year, and Lu Shen will teach me how to behave one by one."

Many people are dissatisfied with this and even regard Lu Ze as their enemy. However, it is undeniable that Lu Ze is the best Chinese actor in the world. Moreover, Lu Ze is also a member of the Electronics Association and Mr. Chen’s disciple. , this tone...it won't kill you if you hold it in your heart, right?

Regarding their performance, Lu Ze just waved his hand gently and asked them to continue rehearsing, then followed Du Mei towards the backstage, leaving only a few people on the stage frustrated and wailing.

Compared with the waves of people being filmed, there were more people backstage. There was no need to count them in detail. They must have been upwards of twenty people. After seeing Lu Ze, his reaction was exactly the same as that of the people on the stage. Lu Ze took a closer look and saw that there were Lu Ze knew a few of them. They were all popular actors in recent years. They were not very young, and were basically in their mid-twenties.

Looking to the back of the crowd, he seemed to see a familiar person. Lu Ze stared at his face with frowning eyes. The two looked at each other. His lips moved slightly and he didn't hear what he said clearly. But at this moment, Lu Ze revealed a rare expression. smile.

He nodded slightly at him. Before anyone could find out who Lu Ze was smiling at, Lu Ze dropped his expression and casually encouraged the young actors. Not long after, a call came on the mobile phone. Lu Ze brought Director Du turned around and left the backstage, answered the phone, and Wang Zixuan and the negotiation team had arrived in the conference room.

"Call your team over and let's talk."

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