Global Movie Emperor

"Robert, are you okay Robert."

The wife stood up, sat next to the professor, and gently put her hand on his forearm, but even though he felt the coldness, he still looked at his wife with a confused look, obviously he had not recovered yet.

In her more than 20 years of marriage to the professor, this was the first time she had seen him lose his temper like this, which was why she was worried. Maybe asking him to watch the video just now was not a good idea.

Thinking about it personally, this is tantamount to a bombardment of the soul. It is a complete denial of the professor's more than 20 years of professional performance education and the theoretical foundation of performance. This feels... like an atheist has seen God?

"Huh? I'm okay..."

After a long time, he finally woke up from his sluggish state, but was discouraged. After comforting his wife, he leaned on the chair without saying a word. His mind was filled with memories of Lu Ze's abilities in the video, and before he knew it... he appeared. A bit old-fashioned.

This is not an improvement in the performance theory system, and it has not even become a performance method recognized by the industry. However, at this moment, the professor's sense of loss has reached an unprecedented level.

Genius?

This word has been used on Lu Ze more than once. Ever since Lu Ze was born, this word has been applied to him, and it has been recognized more and more. However, all the previous praises have not been like this. This time it was intuitive.

"Let me get you a glass of water."

She came out of the kitchen and placed the water cup in front of the professor. In the kettle, water splashed and gushed out from the spout. Under the light, it shone with golden luster. Maybe the sound of pouring hot water can really soothe people's souls. Listen. With the sound of splashing, he gradually adjusted his mentality to normal.

During a trip to China five years ago, he had the habit of drinking hot water at home. Feeling the temperature of the water glass, he brought his mouth closer and blew in habitually, and white mist condensed on the glass. He sipped. After taking a sip, the water flowed down his throat and into his abdomen. He could clearly feel where the water had reached in his intestines and stomach, and finally flowed into his stomach, which also made him relax his brows and reveal his usual gentle smile.

"Thank you dear."

"Is he really that powerful?"

After putting the dishes and chopsticks in the dishwasher, she sat on the sofa and flipped through the magazine, asking the professor about Lu Ze, but her eyes were still fixed on the text instead of looking into her husband's eyes.

She didn't want to see her husband defeated, but she had to bring up the topic to avoid letting him keep it in his heart alone.

"It's much more powerful than I imagined. If he really has an extremely stable performance like in the video, then he is destined to be favored and sought after by major film companies. This is not a situation I want to see."

This has nothing to do with jealousy. When an actor's condition is extremely stable, the filming period can naturally be shortened. Then the crew's expenses will be shortened, the release time will be advanced, and even the return of funds will be accelerated. This is for the actors, crew, There are benefits to the film studio and all three companies, but the premise is that this extremely stable actor is an individual.

But if this is not the superpower of individual actors, but a training method that can be practiced systematically, then there will be a market for super-stable actors. Since there is a market, there will definitely be people who take risks to cater to the market. When the time comes, it will be hard. They are still actors who want to cater to the market but are not talented enough.

As a teacher, he was very afraid to see his students holding this book and saying hello to him one day in the future. He was even more afraid that one day he would have to visit his students in the hospital.

But as a scholar of performance theory, he also expected the theoretical system to expand again. The constant collision of the two ideas in his mind was the root cause of his mental collapse.

The wife looked at the magazine, but didn't turn another page for a long time. She didn't know how to act, so naturally she couldn't decide anything for her husband, so she could only ask softly.

"Are you going to lash out at him?"

"No. In terms of academics, I respect him. He has already taken the path of a master of acting. But in terms of education, I will never allow my students to read his books. That's it."

After drinking the warm water in one gulp, he leaned back in his chair and closed his eyes to rest. All he could think about was how to explain to his students. His wife did not interrupt him anymore and just gently turned a page of the magazine. The two of them were silent. Like people who also watched the video.

…

In just half an hour, the video has been played more than 20,000 times. Although the comments section is not as negative as before the video was released, it still has mixed reviews.

Many people do not believe in the authenticity of the video and believe that a certain part must have been edited out before the recording was made, so that Lu Ze could appear as if he was possessed by a ghost.

Some performance YouTubers have started making videos, hoping that they can confirm or debunk the authenticity of the video content. Two hours later, several videos have been uploaded to the website. Although the production is relatively rough, several UP Everyone agreed that there was nothing wrong with the video.

Just because of his own fame is not enough to convince the majority of netizens. Some people still think that this is a navy that took money from Lu Ze to launder his land.

What really caused the incident to change the minds of most netizens was a tweet for Lu Ze by Professor Robert Kesler, professor of the Department of Acting at the University of the Arts London.

As a performing artist with a background in stage plays, Robert has long been famous in the European stage play industry, and his status is similar to that of a singer who performs on the Chinese Spring Festival Gala all year round.

Judging from the major consumer expenditure tables in European cities from 2023 to 2024, among the annual fixed expenditures of people aged 25 to 60 and above in the white-collar class, the cost of watching art performances accounts for an average of 10% of the total annual income. Five to eight percent.

In London, the city with the largest artistic consumption, white-collar workers spend 10% to 13% of their annual income on watching art performances. Buying a stage play ticket to watch a performance in their leisure time is already a problem. The first choice for many people with stable income.

In this industry's economically prosperous situation, the stage drama masters born naturally have credibility that can convince doubters, which is far beyond the comparison of UP owners on YouTube.

At least it can silence the vast majority of people. As for those Internet mobs who will not admit Lu Ze's excellence even if they are beaten to death, just let it go. After all, they are a small number of clowns and cannot make any waves at all.

What was the reason for this tweet? Robert himself thought about it for a long time. It seemed that it was the sense of justice in his heart that was at work and his admiration for genius. Even though he was more than ten years older than Lu Ze, at this time, he could only believe that it was Just crazy.

Even if he can't benefit actors for the time being, Lu Ze can take a crucial step that no one has taken for a long time based on the theoretical basis of the acting profession, which is enough to earn his respect.

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"After reading Mr. Lu Ze's work "Performance, My Life", I initially had the same doubts as everyone else, and even had doubts about my own performance level and training methods. There is no doubt that the training methods proposed by Mr. Lu Ze In the eyes of most performers, it is unfeasible and extremely dangerous. If you have to try, even if you perfect a character and successfully bring it into it, can your life only rely on one movie?"

"It is difficult for us to eliminate the shadow of a character who is deeply rooted in people's hearts, especially in our own hearts. This is true for ordinary experiential acting methods, not to mention this more dangerous acting method, which may only be completed after one movie. It will require a lifetime of psychological treatment. I don’t think anyone can afford this kind of price. What’s more, there is a high probability that the movie you made will not be called a classic, let alone one that will be popular in the film industry. To leave a mark on history, if you dedicate your life to an ordinary film, this is not heroic in my opinion, but stupid.”

"I also watched the video, and the impact on my spirit is very obvious. I have acted in stage plays for decades, but I have never perfected the characters that once made me cry. Most of my impressions of these characters come from The original book, but now when I put on the costume again, I will definitely feel that I look a little strange in the mirror. This is the impact of this book on me. The longer my acting career is, the deeper the impact of this book will be on me. "

"I fully agree with what Mr. Lu Ze said at the end of the video. This is not a way suitable for all actors to practice. The meaning of its existence is to prove that this road is feasible. At least some people can walk it, and it is rich. It has a theoretical basis, which deserves our respect no matter what.”

"Through books, I understand Mr. Lu Ze's ambition. He wants to create a fourth performance form that is beyond the three major performance forms. This is a great ideal, but the theoretical framework he proposed today is not perfect enough and is difficult. Much higher than the three major acting factions. Here I also hope that netizens will not hold on to the ability to instantly enter the role, but consider why Mr. Lu Ze can not NG for eighteen consecutive games. This dream ability, It is the top priority in the entire training system.”

"From the current point of view, Mr. Lu Ze's performance method is not enough to transcend the three major performance factions, but it is not ruled out that he can perfect this performance method in the future and form a real performance faction. This is also very possible. At present, I prefer to include this performance method in the branch of experientialism, after all, it was born out of experientialism.”

"Perhaps we will witness the birth of the first acting guru after the new century. Even if his theory is not accepted by the public, at least he is still on the road to becoming a guru and climbing towards the top of an actor. I, and All those in the performance industry must pay tribute to him, because this road is destined to be lonely...no one can accompany him."

"A dramatic performer destined to be buried in the long river of history, Robert Kesler pays tribute to the great climber Mr. Lu Ze."

"Wish you to realize your ideals."

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