Global Movie Emperor

"So? Lu Ze, you are already in your thirties, can't you discuss something with me? Do you consider me your girlfriend? Yesterday you promised me that you were going to start a new life, but it turned out What? You followed him without saying a word, and when you arrived at the Imperial Capital Airport, the plane was about to take off, and then you called me to tell me that you were leaving? "

"I'm sorry Peiling, I did something wrong in this matter, but I don't want you and Mickey to have a quarrel after I make my decision, so I can only tell you after I get to the Imperial Capital."

"Tell me? Tell me, right? Really Lu Ze, I found... maybe I'm not that important in your heart. I really hate that you disrupt our planned life plan without saying a word. If you If you ever care about my feelings, you shouldn't leave, at least not today."

"I... I just want to give it a try. If the movie does not perform well after a few months, I will give up completely and go back to Luhua to work hard. This time I will treat it as a trip to the UK."

"Then the results are good?"

"..."

Gao Peiling heard Lu Ze's silence and sneered. She stretched out her hand to push back the long hair that was scattered in front of her forehead. She leaned on the bench and turned the water glass. She stared at the photo of the two of them next to the monitor and remained silent for a long time.

"Perhaps we should all think calmly for a while and wait until you finish filming the movie before calling me. Stay safe abroad..."

"beep……"

After she hung up the phone, Lu Ze glanced at the screen, threw the phone on the small table in the front seat of the plane, closed his eyes, rubbed his forehead with his palms, and sighed softly. He had gone too far.

But he really didn't want to see Gao Peiling and Mickey quarreling or fighting in front of each other in the pub. With Gao Peiling's fiery temper, it was not impossible. His behavior this time was more like a person who ran away from home because he was afraid of causing trouble and being known by his parents. child.

"What? The billionaire is angry? Maybe you can't be with the rich woman this time. I'm really sorry, but we can become rich ourselves! No need to be coy, we have to be our own masters and hold our destiny and money in our own hands!"

"Come on, stop brainwashing me. I know people who are involved in pyramid schemes, and I can use your tricks to fool adults when they are pissing and muddy. Save me, let go, I'll beat my mother. A phone call."

Lu Ze threw away the arm around his shoulders with some disgust. He picked up his cell phone and called Li Youmei. After three rings, the call was connected.

"Hello? Mom, there's something I want to tell you. I'm going to England. I'm leaving now. A friend asked me to go... act in a play. I'll be back in about two or three months. When I went to France before, I applied for a British visa, and it hasn't expired yet, so I can leave directly. Peiling knows, okay, then you and my dad take care of your health, I will definitely go back before the year."

The mountains in Lu Hua were much cooler than the city. The sparrows that stayed on the grape trellis chirped twice, making the environment more comfortable. Li Youmei hung up the phone, and the sound of the kitchen knife touching the cutting board was heard again.

"Where did Da Ze go?"

"He said that a friend asked him for a job. He was going to act in a play and he would be back in two or three months."

"oh."

Lu Weiguo still didn't say much. After informing him, he quietly watched TV and sipped tea slowly, but a smile suddenly appeared on his face.

…

The words were still a little hasty, because the flight attendant asked Lu Ze to switch his phone to flight mode. After the plane slowly entered the orbit, it suddenly accelerated and the plane rushed into the sky. Lu Ze's position was right next to the window, watching the plane getting closer and closer to him. Under the clouds, he closed his eyes and prepared to take a rest, but Mickey never had a good time.

"Damn, the economy class is so crowded. My knees hurt so much. "Insidious"... Hey, Lu Ze, isn't this the movie you shot before? It's now released."

"Well, so what?"

"Well... the investment of 600 million, if converted into pounds, is 1 to 8.3... it's almost 100 million. It's a big deal. Let me look at the box office on the first day, oh ~ more than 120 million! On the second day... One hundred and eighty million! Ninety-eight million on the third day. Oh my God, to be honest, Lu Ze, I feel that you are leaving this crew...a bit of a loss. If this continues, there should be no problem in hitting three to four billion. , Huh? Why is the box office so high but there are so many negative reviews?"

"Stop nagging, I already knew it. Just look at the date in the magazine."

"June 18th? Damn the magazine from two weeks ago? This is really disrespecting the economy class."

"It's two thousand yuan for a ticket. I'll give you a seat. You're just a ballast. Stop talking. I didn't sleep well last night. I'll catch up on my sleep first."

Lu Ze didn't want to explain to Mickey why a movie that was criticized all over the world was a box office hit. Mickey was not a fool anyway. He would figure it out when the time came and stopped talking to Mickey. Lu Ze put on the blindfold and fell asleep within two minutes. , as for how he slept, whether he snored or not, he didn't care.

Until 10 o'clock in the evening, the plane landed at Dubai Airport, and they had to wait for eight hours at the Dubai airport before connecting.

The feeling of landing was pretty good. After being woken up by Mickey, the two of them went to the smoking room first to relieve their craving for cigarettes. Then they bought two hot dogs and sat in the corner of the airport cafe to talk about it. The purpose of Lu Ze's trip to the UK.

"Show me the script."

"no problem."

Mickey opened his school bag and took out the stack of A4 paper. The handwritten script looked unusually neat. The words written in blue ink were neatly arranged. Lu Ze could see that Mickey had some cursive writing habits. However, all the text does not use cursive fonts, which would make it more difficult for viewers to read. Instead, it is written in standard fonts.

This shows Mickey's attitude towards scripts and even movies, which Lu Ze recognized very much. It's just that it's not bound. If you need to read a page, you put this page at the end. It's really a bit scattered, but It didn't matter, because Lu Ze was already attracted by the content and his eyes were deeply caught by the words.

It was not until an hour and a half later that Lu Ze handed the script back to Mickey, pinched the corners of his eyes, took a sip of the cold coffee, and said nothing. It was not that he was pretending to be profound, but to ease the emotions caused by the script. .

According to the domestic film industry standards, this script is bold and sharp. In other words, it is impossible to pass the censorship, because the content expresses an attitude that human nature is inherently evil. At this point, people all over the world are it's the same.

This reminded Lu Ze of another director who wrote and took selfies, Zhuang Yu, who had just entered the marriage hall.

Both of them have the same sharp attitude towards movies, and they both have great hostility towards the bad world. However, the difference between the two is that Zhuang Yu is portraying the sadness of the world, but is full of compassion, while Mickey is portraying the sadness of the world. Evil, but full of resistance to evil.

Mickey saw that Lu Ze was relaxing, so he didn't interrupt. After stuffing the script into his schoolbag, he picked up the cold hot dog, ate the sausage, bacon and cheese inside, and ate the remaining bread, lettuce, tomatoes, sourdough and so on. The cucumber was thrown into the trash can. Finally, he drank the coffee in one gulp, burped, and then spoke slowly.

"You read the script so quickly? But from the look of you, you should have read it seriously. How about it?"

"The kicking cat effect, the suggestion effect, the Mandela effect, and some other effects I've seen, but I forgot what they were called. It's a genius idea."

"Clever, but it wasn't an idea, it was something that happened to me. I just wrapped it up into another story and was determined to make it good, so what do you think of it?"

The two looked at each other, and Mickey showed a mysterious smile. Lu Ze looked at him for a long time, took a sip of coffee, and nodded gently.

"I like it."

"Okay, let's be honest, I can't get investment at all. The bank won't lend me a loan, and the film company only wants to buy the script and won't let me be the director, so I have to sell another one. I really like the script and have raised 250,000 euros. All I can give you is 50,000. That’s really all I can give you.”

"If I cared about money, I wouldn't have come this time. Besides... I know how much I'm worth now. In exchange terms, it's more than 400,000. Two or three months is already a lot."

Even if Lu Ze had gone abroad with him, Mickey was actually still worried. After all, he could go back if he could leave. If Lu Ze felt that the offer was insufficient, or if he felt that the script was not satisfactory, he would not be able to stop him. Lu Ze's nod brought him a surprise, so now that Lu Ze agreed, he was definitely moved. And he expressed it equally frankly, standing up and hugging Lu Ze.

"Thank you, thank you Lu Ze, I will definitely pay you back twice as much, I promise."

"It doesn't matter if you haven't paid it back yet. After all, we all want to fight. As long as we win, you will actually give everything back to me. I also want to thank you. You can still remember me with such a good script, um...I Answer the phone and feed the sea?”

Dahai was the first customer who came to Lu Ze's restaurant after it opened. Lu Ze left in a hurry, so he entrusted the lame man to Dahai to take care of him. Anyway, he was writing novels, and he just had a free day to pee. He took care of the lame man and directly patted his chest to ensure that the lame man would gain two pounds after Lu Ze came back.

But now Dahai may be feeling regretful. Lu Ze has not come back after walking for more than ten hours. It seems a little anxious and jumps up and down in Dahai's house. It can't be helped, so Dahai called Lu Ze like this. At this time Lu Ze felt apologetic in his heart, not only to the sea, but also to the lame man. After all, the lifespan of a cat is not long. As the owner, he cannot give it long-term companionship. It is also a kind of irresponsibility. Even now The lame man is only four or five years old and can only be regarded as a young and middle-aged man.

Lu Ze asked Dahai to pass the phone to the lame man. He comforted the lame man on the phone. The lame man seemed to understand. After calling a few times, he took the initiative to go back to the cat cage to sleep. This also made Lu Ze determined to work hard. He wanted to film the scene under the best possible conditions, finish the filming as soon as possible and go home, there are many people waiting for him at home.

After hanging up the phone, Lu Ze asked Mickey to take out the script again. The two began to discuss the storyboards of the script and the modification of the storyline. They continued talking until six o'clock the next morning in Dubai.

On the flight to the UK, the two people's state was completely opposite to that of the flight to Dubai. Mickey began to fall asleep, while Lu Ze kept studying the script. After systematic and squeezed training, in just a dozen hours, Lu Ze has a good grasp of the protagonist's character.

Because the air tickets to Liverpool were sold out, the two of them flew to London first. When they got off the plane, it was around four in the afternoon. The two of them had dinner in London. Due to limited funds, Mickey could only ask Lu Ze to eat on the street. Shop for fish and chips.

To be honest, Lu Ze felt that this thing... wasn't very tasty. The main reason was that the dough for the fried fish was too thick and there was an indescribable smell. On the contrary, Lu Ze ate a lot of French fries, which was not a bad thing. The French fries are particularly delicious just because Lu Ze likes to eat potatoes.

After dinner, we took the train, the most common means of transportation in the UK. After a three-hour drive, we finally arrived in Liverpool at 8pm.

My first impression of this city may be that when I just left the train station, a big white horse riding by a female police officer came out and almost smashed the cake on Lu Ze's feet, and when the originally heroic female police officer got off her horse to shovel shit. , somewhat funny.

"It feels so good to be home~ Let's go, I'll take you to a place where you can have fun."

Mickey grabbed Lu Ze's arm and hurried forward. However, when Lu Ze heard that he was going to play, he immediately frowned and stopped.

"I think the most important purpose now is to prepare the crew. I came to the UK with you, not for tourism."

"Of course I know, but this is your first day here! Don't keep working like a robot. How did you entertain me when I went to China? Then how will I entertain you when you come to Liverpool? , believe me, this is the last time before finishing the movie, let’s go, let’s go!”

Hearing what Mickey said, Lu Ze had no choice but to follow him and passed several bars along the way. Many young people dressed in fashionable clothes stood in line at the door of the bar to check their ID cards. Unfortunately, the destination for both of them was not these bars. Finally, twenty minutes later, Mickey brought Lu Ze to a stop, stood at the door of a bar called Lion Heart, and made a gesture of invitation to Lu Ze.

Entering the pub, he was greeted by the smell of alcohol and loud noises, but Lu Ze also breathed a sigh of relief. Compared with nightclubs where electronic music was playing non-stop, this kind of English-style football night game was on the TV. The old bar is more popular with middle-aged people like Lu Ze.

"Hey! Mickey! Your new boyfriend?"

"I'm not a pervert who likes wearing leather underwear, right? James? Hey! Elena! You're beautiful again."

It seems that Mickey is still a celebrity here. There are many guests who greet him and make fun of him. Occasionally, a drunkard who drinks too much and talks dirty will fire a map cannon, but Mickey immediately scolds him back, explaining what it means to be sharp-tongued and sharp-tongued.

Lu Ze's focus is on the overall environment of the bar, which is similar to the English bar in the movie. The wooden structure decoration looks very retro, but the walls are covered with photos. Even though Lu Ze doesn't pay much attention to football anymore. , and also recognized many of Liverpool’s famous players and the team’s historical players.

"Mickey, what have you been doing these past two days? Why is there no one around?"

After finding an empty seat and sitting down, a girl wearing waiter clothes came over. She looked like a typical Western beauty, with a hot body, blond hair and blue eyes. She was chewing gum and chatting and laughing with Mickey. When Lu Ze walked in, I already knew her name.

"I just came back from China and kidnapped a friend."

"China? Is it fun? How is the scenery?"

"Scenery? I don't know. I only stayed in China for two days and drank too much. Let me introduce you to Elena, the daughter of the bar owner. This is Lu Ze. You can call him loser. Of course, I also changed my name. , I am also called loser, two losers...that's it.

Lu Ze didn't mind this kind of self-deprecating joke, and just waved to Elena. Instead, the girl shook Mickey's shoulder and tried to comfort Mickey. After all, everyone knew what Mickey was like, but Lu Ze I always feel like there is something going on between this girl and Mickey.

"Stop talking about this, what would you like to drink?"

"A bottle of Black Label, two ounce cups, and two glasses of ale. When we finish drinking, there will be two more glasses of beer until one of us lies down. What do you want, Lu Ze?"

"Whatever you order, I'll drink."

The girl understood and returned shortly after leaving with drinks and snacks. After placing them on the table, she greeted the other guests with a smile.

Mickey unscrewed the whiskey at this moment, filled two ounce cups, and then threw the ounce cup directly into the beer, creating a thick layer of foam. He handed Lu Ze a cigarette, lit it and raised the glass.

"cheers!"

Perhaps it was because it was easy to get drunk this way, or perhaps because of the jet lag. As soon as they finished the second cup, the two of them became a little tipsy and blended into the bar environment, shouting loudly at the rugby players on TV until they As soon as the third cup was raised, a pair of arms was placed on Mickey's shoulders.

"Look who this is? Mickey, how are you? My friend, I haven't seen you for a few days. I thought you were in jail again. Is prison food still to your liking?"

Not to mention Mickey, even Lu Ze changed his expression instantly. You must know that being in jail is a scar that Mickey cannot mention, but this person keeps adding salt to Mickey's wounds. This proves that he... is not a friend. .

"What did you say?"

After flicking the ashes from his cigarette, Lu Ze stared at this drunkard wearing a wrinkled and unseemly suit with a face as red as his butt. He didn't mind having a fight with his grandson. He would definitely be able to beat him anyway. Really. If it doesn't work, just call someone. The fight is so fierce that there are a lot of things in his mind.

"It has nothing to do with you, outsiders, you know? I've never been racist, but I hate those self-righteous outsiders. I don't care if you are Asian or Chinese-American, this is Liverpool."

But before Lu Ze could stand up, he was pushed down by Mickey. He shook his head at Lu Ze and asked Lu Ze to sit back down. At this time, Elena also walked over in a hurry.

"You'd better not make trouble in my house. If you drink, drink honestly. If you don't, get out of here. Dave, I hate you."

This man has a grudge against Mickey, but he would not dare to argue with Elena in the tavern. After all, 80% of the people sitting in the tavern are regular customers, and among these old customers, 100% Ninety percent of his life was spent watching Elena grow up. If he didn't want to have his brains beaten out, he had to be honest and obedient.

"Okay, then I'll have a glass of Chivas Regal with a slice of lime."

This drunkard was obviously drunk, but he was still not unconscious. He waved his hand and honestly found an empty seat to sit down. Elena smiled at Mickey before turning and leaving.

"who is he?"

"I used to have a neighbor whose company went bankrupt. He lived on alcohol. His wife got divorced and took away the children. He borrowed money from me when his relief funds were spent. I didn't lend it to him, so he hated me. No one here likes me. He, after all, is from Liverpool, you can’t do anything with him, otherwise no one here will welcome you, unless..."

Mickey shook his head, and after clinking glasses with Lu Ze, he waved to Elena again, running over again and again, which made the girl obviously unhappy. Even if he was interested in Mickey, he would not be so bossy. .

"What are you doing again, are you helping me lose weight?"

"No, I have something to ask you. Do you want to make a movie?"

This question obviously shocked Elena. She opened her mouth and couldn't speak for a long time. She just kept shaking her head. It was difficult for her to regain her tone and stuttered her answer.

"Who wouldn't like it? But I know how much I weigh, and I know that this kind of joke is meaningless, so don't make fun of me."

"No, what I said is true. Although my new movie is low-budget, it is not a joke to you. Female lead, do you want to film it?"

"Can I really do that?"

"Stop talking nonsense, do you want to do it?"

"certainly!"

Lu Ze was naturally surprised by Mickey's ridiculous decision, but after all, Elena was right in front of him, and he couldn't object in front of her. He could only drink beer silently, while Mickey smiled and clenched his hands. He leaned on the table and stretched his neck to look at Lu Ze.

"Do you know what I just meant?"

"What's the meaning?"

"You are an outsider, you can't beat him, unless the Liverpool people beat him themselves..."

As soon as he finished speaking, Mickey stood up instantly, walked towards Dave, grabbed the wine glass in Dave's hand, and smashed it on his head. The wall of the whiskey glass was very thick, so it didn't break. He threw the wine glass aside. Obviously, he was afraid that something would happen if he continued to smash it, so he could only kick Dave down, sit on his waist, and punch him in the face.

The surrounding guests were watching the excitement and started cheering under the influence of alcohol, until the bar owner came out of the bar, more than two meters tall, and threw Mickey aside like a chicken.

"Mitch, you're going to beat him to death. This is my territory. You can't make trouble here. Elena, call the police and let the police handle it. But before that, you have to compensate for my losses."

"No one can humiliate my friend! No one!"

Mickey was so drunk that he didn't seem to have beaten him enough. After all, he was the male protagonist of the fan version of "The Adventures of Jackie Chan". The moment he was thrown out, he got up and rushed over, but he couldn't get out of the bar owner's thighs, which were even bigger than Mickey's. Thick arms.

"That's enough Mickey! One hundred pounds and get out."

"But he scolded my friend!"

"But he's not my friend."

Seemingly realizing that the boss was here, he could no longer beat Dave. Lu Ze also hurried over to grab Mickey, took out a hundred pounds and was about to leave. At this time, he turned off the engine, panted violently, and sat aside, He washed the blood and wounds on his hands with beer, but the boss did not intend to let Mickey and Lu Ze stay in the bar anymore.

"Go away, go home and wake up, wait for the police to come to your door, Elena, see how Dave is doing."

"You better not kick me out, I'm serious Depp, your daughter is the heroine of my movie and you want to kick out the director of your daughter?"

After hearing the news, Depp first looked at Elena. After getting confirmation, he looked at Mickey up and down. Of course he knew that Mickey was a very powerful director. It is no exaggeration to say that the whole of Europe knew that there was a genius director in Liverpool. , but now he is fully aware of Mickey's situation, and he is skeptical about whether Mickey can still make movies.

"You? Can you still make movies? Who will invest in drug addicts?"

"First of all, I don't suck, never! In addition, although my new movie investment is not large, it has been approved. Do you want to follow me to check my bank account? If you have never respected me."

There was a huge difference in stature between the two of them, but Mickey looked at Depp without any timidity. It wasn't until Depp saw that he was indeed confident that he nodded, grabbed Dave's collar like a dead dog, and pulled him away. After throwing it on the roadside, he returned to the bar and waved to Mickey.

"You and your friends come and sit at the bar. I think... we need to talk. First of all, who is the hero?"

"That's my friend."

"Asian?"

"What? Look down on Asians?"

"Of course not, I'm just curious."

"Best Newcomer at the China Golden Rooster Awards, Best Actor at the Golden Rooster Awards twice, Best Actor at the Hong Kong Film Awards, Best Actor at the Bay Area Golden Horse Awards, and Nominated for Best Actor at Cannes. You are already arrogant. Have you ever looked down upon the winner of four trophies at Asia’s top film festivals? Are you not a primitive person? Look it up online yourself.”

The series of titles really deceived all the spectators in the bar, including Depp. The Golden Rooster Awards and Golden Horse Awards may not be well-known in Europe, but as the Hong Kong of Eastern Hollywood, the name of the Academy Awards is still widely known. In addition, Cannes Nominated for Best Actor at the film festival, it can easily prove that this man who everyone cannot recognize is really awesome.

"Okay, but I don't want my daughter to have explicit scenes on screen."

"If the kissing scene can be considered explicit."

"The script is here, let me take a look."

"Sorry, I won't take it out before signing the contract."

"I've never heard of such a rule."

"Because these are the rules I set."

"Why?"

"I'm Mickey Fernand Taylor."

"Have your friends seen it?"

"Seen."

Mickey did not hide the fact that Lu Ze had read the script, which made Depp a little angry. Why can the male protagonist read it but not the female protagonist? Just because Lu Ze is a several-time Best Actor, but his daughter is just the daughter of a bar owner? Just because his daughter works as a waitress in a bar?

"Why?"

"Because he's my best friend."

"Are you a couple?"

"He is not gay, and neither am I. It's just that he saved my life, and I am saving his life now."

This sentence makes people confused. Isn't it just a movie? How can you repay this life or that life while you two are fighting Contra? Maybe any filmmaker or movie lover who knows both of them can understand the meaning of this passage, but these rough English guys in the bar only know how to drink, watch games, vomit, and go home to have children. Obviously they won't understand.

Mickey took a glass of beer by himself, drank it in one breath, burped vigorously, and raised his head to Elena.

"It's getting late. We have to go back to rest. If you are willing to take pictures, please contact me after ten o'clock tomorrow morning. No calls are allowed before ten o'clock. I can't get up. Good night everyone."

He patted Lu Ze on the shoulder and led Lu Ze to leave. As soon as the two of them reached the door, Depp stopped them again. When they turned around, they saw Depp waving his hands helplessly.

"What about the name? At least the name can be known, right?"

"Effect."

"'Effect'? What do you mean?"

"Keep it secret, that's the rule I set."

"..."