[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-how-can-you-be-an-emperor-of-acting-without-lett":3,"chapter-how-can-you-be-an-emperor-of-acting-without-lett-how-can-you-be-an-emperor-of-acting-without-lett-chapter-17":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","How Can You Be an Emperor of Acting Without Letting Loose?",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2324729,4547,"Chapter 17: Return to the Extras","how-can-you-be-an-emperor-of-acting-without-lett-chapter-17",17,"\u003Cp>Bamboo leaves swayed, producing a rhythmic rustling like ocean waves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amid the dense bamboo forest, chaotic footsteps echoed as two figures—one tall, one short—tugged at each other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let me try! Once you see it, you’ll know!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m good at this—I won’t let you down.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do you even have any shame?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I want money!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fine, fine, you’re so annoying.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yuan Bin, finally worn out, slapped away the hand gripping him: “But you follow my orders. You’re going after extra roles? Do you even have any shame?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How much does that kind of work pay?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Luo grinned, utterly unembarrassed: “I always follow your orders, don’t I? Besides, having someone with my skills on set saves you trouble!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Enough talking.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The exasperated martial arts director pointed to a large truck nearby: “Go change your clothes!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Luo beamed: “How much per day?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yuan Bin sighed helplessly and made a clear hand gesture.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s too little!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Luo argued fiercely, trying to win more: “Add a bit more—you know my sword skills are good.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Can you show your face?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One sentence from the other shut him down completely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, Li Luo didn’t give up. After more wheedling and persistence, he finally secured a hundred yuan, then cheerfully let go of Yuan Bin, who was rushing to the toilet, and strolled calmly toward the extras’ changing area.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The drama *The Smiling, Proud Wanderer* features many scenes set in bamboo forests.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crew had already filmed here for a week.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They still had to continue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After finishing his own scenes, the set was quickly rearranged, and filming for the Green Bamboo Alley battle began in full swing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Luo, with nothing else to do, didn’t want to rest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He promptly sought out Yuan Bin for a stunt job—after all, the Green Bamboo Alley battle needed many extras, and standing in the back waving swords randomly wouldn’t be noticeable to viewers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike other actors, his next job was still unknown.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Between pride and money.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He chose money.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lo Ge.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Good morning, Lo Ge.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amid the chaotic calls, Li Luo nodded and smiled at the extras, then walked straight to Lin Can.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For this large-scale brawl scene, the crew’s stunt team had to be fully deployed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most extras could only swing wildly without skill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those of us with real martial arts had to stand at the front line, surrounding the protagonist, matching his moves precisely so the fight scenes looked convincing on screen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Aren’t you sleeping in the hotel? What are you doing here?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Li Luo, Lin Can yawned, still sluggish from drinking until past one a.m.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every movement he made clinked and clattered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The guy was dressed as a disciple of the Qingcheng Sect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only was his hair tied into a topknot, but he wore a belt of straw around his waist—though it was less a raincoat and more like a grass skirt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked absurd.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Here to change clothes.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Luo couldn’t stand the thought of hopping around in a grass skirt—he grabbed a nearby black cloth and swiftly wrapped it around his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Next, the assault on Linghu Chong and Ren Yingying involved three groups.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One group only needed to wear black clothes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The easiest option.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Lin Can’s stunned stare, Li Luo snatched up a pair of wide black pants and pulled them over his jeans. In moments, he transformed from Lin Pingzhi into an ordinary extra.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Not quite right.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He thought for a moment, then bent down and slapped the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He rubbed his dusty hands hard across his face, then grinned triumphantly at Lin Can: “Still recognize me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of course.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Can nodded firmly: “You’re a lunatic!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Luo didn’t care about others’ strange looks—white silver was what mattered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He grabbed a random prop sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then wandered over and sat down among the extras.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lo Ge?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What are you doing?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Aren’t you supposed to be Lin Pingzhi? Don’t you have any lines today?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing him sit, the extras were baffled and asked questions all at once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We’re short-handed.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Luo waved his light sword around, making up nonsense: “Yuan Zhi saw I had nothing to do, so he told me to come over and practice moves. Hey, I’m just a helpful guy—I couldn’t say no.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t be shy!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the others tense, he grinned: “We’re all the same—I used to be an extra in Hengdian.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t treat me like some star!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that curse, the atmosphere instantly loosened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing he’d once been an extra too, the crowd of extras immediately gathered around, excitedly asking about his past.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With nothing else to do,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He chatted wildly, leaving the extras stunned and wide-eyed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rarely did they meet someone with their own background who’d now landed such an important role—admiration and envy rained down on him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only when Yuan Bin returned from the toilet did the extras scatter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Yuan Bin’s hostile glare,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Luo grinned and quickly dodged away, swinging his long sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Linghu Chong!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Come out and die!!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the assistant director’s command, the three groups standing in the bamboo forest shouted and banged noisily at the elegant courtyard ahead. Li Luo, with a semi-transparent black cloth tied over his eyes, wildly waved his sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This kind of job—no camera focus, no acting required—carried zero pressure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just one word:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Play!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He walked back and forth several times.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His throat went dry from shouting—finally, the scene ended.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Zhong saw Li Luo, dressed as a black-clad thug, wildly swinging his sword, and stared blankly. After Yuan Bin explained, he could only smirk, then kicked the kid before giving up on saying anything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After lunch, Li Erpeng as Linghu Chong finally appeared, launching into a long rant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He struggled through half an hour of lines before finally reciting them smoothly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re full of shit!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the leader’s roar,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All the extras swung their swords and spears, charging toward Linghu Chong’s courtyard with loud war cries.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Can and Du Yun, dressed as Qingcheng disciples, leapt into the small stream encircling the courtyard. A group of ducks previously placed there flapped wildly in panic, creating chaos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All cameras were deployed, and the cinematographers focused intently on capturing this grand scene.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In one cinematographer’s frame,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Luo, sword in hand, leapt effortlessly over the stream.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He charged forward like a tiger, kicked out, and smashed the bamboo fence surrounding the courtyard—black-clad extras surged in behind him!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once inside the courtyard, the crowd abruptly halted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That take was good.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But we need to catch the ducks, rebuild the fence, and do it again.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Zhong stood on a chair, pointing his megaphone at the center of the crowd: “This time, you brats, stay back! If you charge forward like that again, I’ll make you run twenty laps around the set!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hahahaha~”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amid the crowd’s laughter, Li Luo reluctantly pulled off his eye cloth.\u003C\u002Fp>",1140,"2026-06-20T17:17:01.025Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","cf30f4714493053044421ad32bced00928c89c03858a4106c21270e4ee1c1c43","how-can-you-be-an-emperor-of-acting-without-lett-chapter-18","how-can-you-be-an-emperor-of-acting-without-lett-chapter-16",461,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fhow-can-you-be-an-emperor-of-acting-without-lett-cover.jpg"]