Chapter 28 Shooting [VIP]
When you are working the days will pass slowly, but it is the opposite here in Luke.
Many antiques in the underground castle have magical properties, which caused some problems when the craftsmen were installing the teleportation array. Before it was repaired, he had to spend three hours on the road to eat every day, which added up to nine hours in the morning, noon and night, which was one hour more than the eight hours of golden sleep.
How can life not be happy?
After three days of staying at home, on the morning of the fourth day, the supporting roles were finally in place.
In his letter to Lillian, Luke asked her to help find some extras.
The team that came to Long Island that day was basically composed of members of the newspaper.
"We published all the famous news about Mr. Tara being kept and Miss Rah having secret meetings with married nobles."
Following the actors every day, they are more dramatic than the real actors.
Luke welcomed them and took out the script, which listed the characters they needed to play:
Wang Ma, a sly and cunning man;
Quickly regard yourself as half the master's steward;
The chef who always gives the real master a cold shoulder and only tries to please the fake master;
The bullying student group that succeeded in its mission...
"Please take your seats."
The supporting cast felt looked down upon, and finally a mean-looking man came out and said, "I can sit in a whole row of seats like this."
There is nothing I am not good at.
"One person can only play one role, choose the one you feel most strongly about."
Luka's gaze finally fell on Quill, who had infiltrated the supporting cast.
Since you are a human being, you must have a name.
The name Alex definitely cannot be used, and he still feels a little uneasy about calling him Alai.
After careful consideration, Lujia took the initiative to greet him with a smile, as if he was meeting an old friend: "Hi, Acai, long time no see."
It's a dish, not a vegetable, but if it's a vegetable you can't avoid it.
Luke made up a limerick and laughed in his heart.
Feather Pen knew from his expression that he had done something wrong.
After the successful connection, Luka led the small group to find Leo, and along the way reminded everyone not to run around and not to gossip about Long's private life.
The supporting cast assured: "Don't worry, we are the best at bullying the weak and fearing the strong."
The dragon clan is tough!
Only then did Luke feel completely relieved.
The Snow Dragon's island is located at the westernmost part of the entire sea. The special design of its buildings makes it look like a mirage from a distance, almost reflecting the shadow of the entire human city-state. Nowadays, the island is full of money-burning stuff, such as special photo stones, piles of magic crystals, and some filming props.
The supporting cast that followed swallowed hard as they watched.
These magic crystals are enough to buy a territory.
"Luke!" As a younger dragon, Isa was lively and was the first to greet him.
With the large number of outsiders coming to do business, Luke's identity is no longer a secret. Because Leo said Luke might prefer others to call him by his pen name, so Isa also called him that.
Luke smiled and nodded in response, and found that Leo and Denton both glanced at the quill for a second time, and he couldn't help feeling a little guilty.
Fortunately, it was just a glance.
Seeing that they had no extra reaction, Lujia's heart gradually settled down.
Compared to the feather pen, to be honest, the most suspicious person is myself. A useless magician could actually successfully deal a critical blow to Alec.
After secretly witnessing everything, Leo hesitated to ask any questions.
Just as Lujia was hesitating whether to bring up the matter, he caught a glimpse of some unfamiliar beautiful figures on the island. They were all too tall, dressed in exquisite fabrics, and had a naturally cold and inhuman aura, which was obviously the temperament of the dragon clan.
Leo: "They lost the fight, and I called them to help."
Leo promised to share a side story for free, and the other dragons didn't mind coming over to take a look and see what the movie was about.
Quill, who was standing behind Luke, had a stern face and seemed to be thinking about what he said.
Leo must have seen that Luke's practice was related to his faith, so he helped create opportunities for in-depth contact with other dragons.
Only contact can create good feelings.
Looking at the figure of the young man who had already started to run around, Quill said softly: "It's not in vain."
Now that Leo has paved the way, as long as Luke can win the hearts of other dragons with his personal charm, he can at least save himself a few decades of hard work.
The scripts for the first two episodes were distributed one by one, and Lujia was very busy. It was also his first time shooting a movie. Fortunately, he had followed many crews in the past, so he was familiar with the basic division of labor and the fixing of the position of the photo stone.
Now that the prime shooting period has passed, the first episode will be shot at dusk to create the atmosphere of just returning from work.
"Let's shoot the later scenes first." Lujia made prompt adjustments.
The entire crew moved to a building in a mansion.
Everyone was busy with their own things, and Luke used the softener to toss Quill's hair.
"Cai, your hair is too hard, it doesn't fit the character, it needs to be smoother."
It should have the feeling of the fragrance of tea.
Feather Pen was frowning and was about to correct the address, but when he raised his eyes, he saw a slender neck.
From his angle, he could just see Luke's slightly open collar. The two were so close that Quill could even vaguely smell a slightly sweet scent.
"Drink less animal milk." The gray eyes turned away.
Luke: “?”
The content of this shooting is very simple, using flashbacks to introduce why the protagonist was brought back from the slums.
The cause was that in a sudden battle more than ten years ago, a child of a big family was stolen by the rebels shortly after birth. The subordinates were afraid that their master would be too sad, so they brought their own newborn child and lied that the young master had found it.
More than a decade later, a rebel general who had been on the run was captured. In order to avoid being executed, he confessed that the child he had stolen was still alive and living in a slum.
Now we are going to film the family perspective before the real Master comes back.
Luke tapped the board gently: "Begin."
The former feather pen, now Ah Cai, has already memorized Luke's script. After a slow motion shot, he spoke the lines:
"When my brother comes back, should I give up my room?"
When making the decision to play the fake young master, Feather Pen only considered the audience's resentment and the pleasure of severely suppressing Luke in the play.
When he actually started reciting his lines, his face turned pale.
Is this something a human can say?
"I am willing to give it up, but that room contains many precious memories of my childhood, especially those with my father and mother..."
"Ka, ka, ka." Lujia quickly stopped burning the magic crystal, walked forward and said, "You have to use a cautious and aggrieved tone."
What are you feeling wronged about?
I asked you what you are feeling wronged about?
Quill's almost cold eyes glared at him.
"Don't ruin your character." Lujia pretended to help tidy up the clothes and lowered his voice: "The more people hate you, the better it is for you."
The magic crystals wasted every time you play a card are money.
Luke's heart was bleeding and he could only persuade him with kind words.
Quill finally listened to a little, but he really couldn't make an expression of grievance. When the filming started again, he simply walked directly to Leo and Isa, lowered his head, and pretended to be afraid of being abandoned.
Leo: “…”
In the past two days he has been busy engraving inscriptions on the photo stone and setting up the teleportation array. He has hardly read the script at all. Dragons have a photographic memory anyway, so he only needs to take a quick glance before shooting.
Now that I've finished reading it, I feel like there's something stuck in my throat.
For the first time, Leo's originally majestic voice sounded a little dry:
"It's troublesome to move around. I'll ask Wang Ma to clean up the guest room. Your brother can stay there when he comes back."
The fake young master continued to feel wronged: "But I'm worried that my brother will be unhappy."
When it was Issa's turn, she forced a smile and said, "Why not? I'm sure your brother won't mind."
"...Thank you, mother, thank you, father, thank you for loving me so much... and for letting me stay in this family."
"Silly child, you will always be our child."
Isa's face became more and more distorted with smile, and the last few words almost jumped out from between her teeth.
She should have read the script before the audition. She is almost out of love with this world.
“Come closer, come closer!” Director Lu held the script in his hand and held his head high.
Due to the height difference between him and the actor, he stood on the table to establish his authority and tried hard to remind them with his mouth: "Mother, pat the fake young master gently to comfort him. Father, soften your expression and watch this scene seriously but lovingly. The family hugs each other in the end... There must be a loving atmosphere!"
Many of Rio's fellow tribesmen were standing outside the door, watching the fun.
A hurricane dragon acting, they could laugh just thinking about it.
As a result, no one can laugh now.
The plot is so outrageous that you'll vomit just by listening to one line.
Finally, the Green Crystal Dragon couldn't help it and interrupted the filming to question the stupid plot: "Whose parents would treat the fake master better than the real one?"
Luke: "My home."
“…”
The standard answer, can't be criticized.
When merchants spread rumors, they always exaggerate them and artificially add a lot of bloody and tragic past to Luke.
But for the dragons of Dragon Island, they did not feel too much shock after hearing this.
Their lifespan is so long that stories like couples turning against each other and siblings killing each other are no longer uncommon. Especially after they have something to do with the demon clan, it seems even more natural.
There is no real empathy in the world, so Luke makes them feel it themselves.
The Green Crystal Dragon who asked the question first had a gradually weird expression, so it wasn't a crappy movie that was out of touch with reality, but a documentary?
While the group of dragons were deep in thought, Luka took advantage of the intermission to go to the private room alone to change clothes and put on makeup.
The next shot will be his first visit to the wealthy area and return to his real parents' home.
When Luke came out again, Feather Pen's eyes darkened.
The boy was wearing the clothes they had first met in the land of exile. He had actually still kept the tattered shirt. He had deliberately messed up his hair, making the whole look gray.
The monotonous dullness makes those eyes look particularly bright.
All the other glamorous people nearby were made to look like scum under the outrageous text.
"Ah, you are dressed too poorly." Lujia took a look and hung a jadeite on the feather pen, put on two rings, and added three waist pendants.
Feather pen: “…”
Do some human work.
"Everyone, please familiarize yourself with the script." Lu Jia particularly emphasized that he must show his love and care for the fake young master.
The magic crystals around were rekindled, and the image stones began to record the sins in the room. The crystal surfaces with inscriptions clearly imprinted the details of everyone's clothing.
The plot begins with the eldest brother bringing the real young master back home.
Feather Pen was sitting on the sofa. When he heard the door open, he turned around abruptly. Seeing the two people at the door, he ran towards the tall figure first: "Brother, you come back..."
Luke's face flushed, and he felt great when he was called "brother".
He scratched his head embarrassedly, smiled awkwardly and started again.
Quill tried to suppress his expressionless indifference: "Brother, you're back."
The first "brother" was actually referring to the big brother role played by Denton, but Luke and Denton were standing very close to each other and he accidentally put himself in the role.
Seeing Luka, Quill Pen called out "Brother" in a weak voice, seeming a little uncomfortable.
As expected, he is the one who almost ruled the continent!
This performance is perfect.
Luke was very satisfied with his condition, then pursed his lips and said nothing.
Because he was too lazy to memorize the script, he gave himself a taciturn character.
Considering the audience's resentment after the film was released, Quill Pen endured the humiliation and said the line: "Brother, why are you ignoring me? Do you... don't like me?"
As the last word fell, the throat of the quill moved suspiciously.
I feel a little nauseous.
Again, what are you feeling wronged about? What exactly are you feeling wronged about?
Luke turned sideways, in a semi-blind spot of the camera, and desperately winked at Isa, saying, "It's your turn!"
Isa suddenly reacted, recalled her lines, and hurried over with a stern face.
She only put her arm around Quill's shoulders and frowned at Luke:
"I know you have resentment in your heart, but your brother is innocent in this matter."
According to the script, Isa was a little dissatisfied with the fact that Luke couldn't straighten his back after entering the room, "Your brother is also a victim."
Quill nodded aggrievedly: "From childhood to adulthood, I have not even met my biological parents a few times."
Then go and see him now!
"Okay, it's inevitable that you will feel uncomfortable on your first day back," Leo said. He looked at Luke from a distance, and didn't even come over. He just ordered the servant, "Wangma, take the young master back to his room."
Wang Ma came over quickly: "The guest room has been cleaned up, please follow me."
Hearing the word "guest room", Lujia's thin shoulders trembled slightly, and he followed Wang Ma upstairs without saying a word.
There wasn't a single line of dialogue throughout the whole process, it was awesome.
I want a protagonist who doesn’t have a mouth.
This scene ended perfectly.
After the photo stone stopped working, the gears in the feather pen's blood vessels seemed to hum. Unable to bear it any longer, he asked coldly, "Do I have no other emotions except grievance?"
Luke: "Aren't you aggrieved?"
The feather pen spoke each word with emphasis: "This. Calls. Frustrating. Humiliating."
There was no sound from either the actors or the audience.
Isa now deeply regretted coming here to act. She couldn't imagine how such outrageous words could come out of her dragon's mouth.
And she didn't know if it was her illusion, but it seemed like there were several small earthquakes just now.
Is Uncle Grover turning over?
Seeing Luca coming over, Isa was about to bring up this matter, but a piece of beautifully framed cardboard was handed to her first, with a few gold foil flowers on the back for decoration.
"It's the performance fee that was paid in advance." Lujia smiled, "Thank you for your hard work during the performance."
Then he sent one copy to Denton and Leo respectively. The two dragons glanced at each other's copies and knew that the contents were different just by looking at the beginning.
Leo was a little surprised.
Filming is bound to be a busy life, so he actually assumed that Luke could write the same thing and did not make any special requests. Unexpectedly, he not only completed the work with high quality, but also paid attention to the details of the manuscript.
Denton has read the first two paragraphs, and the level of the content is consistent with the main text, which shows that he has not been perfunctory.
"He's a good kid." He said in a deep voice, "If there's anything wrong, it's the devil's fault."
The child was instilled with wrong family concepts.
Isa also nodded heavily.
Lujia did not forget to send a small theater show to the group of dragons watching around, and the public opinion and reputation suddenly reversed.
Yes, no matter how wrong it is, it’s all the devil’s fault.
During the intermission, Luke said, "I'm going to go out for a walk and look for a suitable place to shoot the first scene."
He didn't want to waste even a minute, so he could start reshooting the first episode when the sun sets.
No one knew where the feather pen had gone. The other dragons were reading the extra chapters to make up for their mental trauma, and none of them went out for a walk together.
Luke walked alone on the empty street holding the script.
Grover was really obsessed with architecture, and the decoration of the roadsides was painstakingly designed. The only drawback is that the architectural styles are not uniform, and the overall style of the street looks a bit out of place.
However, this greatly facilitates the selection of shooting locations.
While Luke was staring at Ben, he looked around to see if there was any suitable building.
"This won't do. It's too flashy and not enough to highlight the protagonist's misery."
"That building is nice." Luke's eyes suddenly lit up. "It can be used to allow the person who impersonates the protagonist to go to school to have dinner with friends there, and not forget to make sarcastic remarks when he sees the protagonist."
But this is a bit stupid, after all, the protagonist's family background is very impressive now.
"Got it! The protagonist's parents disliked that he had not yet learned etiquette, so they did not reveal his identity to the public. They plan to wait until he learns better before announcing his identity."
"I entered the aristocratic college as a special admissions student. As the first poor student, I was bullied as soon as I entered."
"The fake young master was the top student in the grade, but the real young master cared too much about his parents' opinions and performed poorly in the exams, so he was even more disliked."
Haha, this is a life of abuse.
A smile appeared on Luke's lips, and as he walked with his head held high, he suddenly felt a little cold.
He raised his head and a beautiful hexagonal ice crystal fell into his palm.
"Is it snowing?"
Snow in June?
The cold wind blew down his neck, irritating his skin. Luke hissed, "It's so cold."
The sudden drop in temperature caught everyone off guard, and Luke quickly gathered his sleeves and prepared to go back.
When I turned my head, I was face to face with a huge dragon head of ice and snow.
The snow-white pupils almost blended with the snowflakes between the sky and the earth, and the breath filtered through was like crystal residue.
The distance between the two sides was so close that people couldn't even stand still as the giant breathed in and out.
Luke's face turned pale.
A dragon, a dragon that had never been seen before.
From the moment the first snowflake fell into his palm, the snow kept falling. The magnificent buildings were covered with ice and snow. Suddenly, Luke had an absurd thought:
Could it be that the sleeping snowflake dragon was woken up by me?
Although he knew that Grover would not harm the guests that Leo brought to the island personally, Luke swayed like a tumbler in the dragon's breath. There was an invisible barrier around him that could not be easily broken through. The snow piled on his body was not as cold as it was at the beginning, but Luka was wrapped up like a snowman.
The crystal clear dragon claws rested lightly on his head, shaking it back and forth, helping him shake off the fallen snow on his body.
Finally, Grover spoke:
"You are still young, but you don't learn well."
The author has something to say:
Excerpt from Luke's diary:
The dream life of a director: actors scramble to audition, the script is praised crazily, the ranking is disputed after the movie is released, and fans curse each other out of pity.
A Cai: Do you want to take a look at what you are saying?
Leo: It’s hard to make money from the extras, and the plot is hard to eat.
Isa swung her tail and signaled from high in the air: SOS.
Denton: When I am old, please read the script over and over again at my grave, and I will still be alive.
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