[{"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-57":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},2324769,4547,"Chapter 57","how-can-you-be-an-emperor-of-acting-without-lett-chapter-57",57,"\u003Cp>Inside the tent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two men with swollen bumps on their foreheads stared at each other, their expressions strange.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before the swelling goes down, they won’t be able to shoot another scene.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m sorry.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guo Feili applied ointment and smiled bitterly: “I never expected something like this to happen.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A little surprise is normal for a film crew.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Luo couldn’t help but chuckle, saying such things weren’t a big deal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let me help you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps out of guilt, Guo Feili squeezed a bit of ointment onto her finger and reached out to tap his forehead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No need.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though he said he didn’t need help, Li Luo didn’t move an inch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He felt her small hand gently rubbing his forehead—the touch cool and slightly silky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He couldn’t help but look at the woman before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her expression was serious, yet a hint of guilt lingered between her slender eyebrows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She looked utterly beautiful, especially the tiny diamond stuck at the center of her forehead, which completed her stunning face like the finishing brushstroke—he was momentarily spellbound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s enough.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guo Feili finished applying the ointment and let out a soft sigh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her gaze dropped lower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She found Li Luo staring fixedly at her, and she felt both annoyed and amused; she flicked his forehead lightly with her finger: “What are you staring at? Like you’ve never seen me before?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I haven’t.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Luo sighed and shook his head: “I still can’t believe I’ve met such a beautiful peony fairy.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Smooth talker.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guo Feili remembered how he’d swallowed hard just now and gave him a playful side-eye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The female assistant beside them kept her eyes down, her nose straight, her heart still.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her heart observed only air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if she’d heard nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guo Feili realized her assistant was nearby; she cleared her throat and quickly returned to her chair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Luo smiled, stood up, and walked out of the tent reserved for main actors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crew was now preparing to film the scene where the Golden-Haired Lion King uses his Lion’s Roar to stun a group of martial heroes; a circle of large drums had been placed on the stage, and pyrotechnicians were attaching explosives to the drum stands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The prop team held a set of identical clothes worn by Xu Jinjiang and were arranging a dummy in the center of the stage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was a big scene.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The explosives on the drum stands would all detonate soon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not even Xu Jinjiang himself would be on stage—let alone a stunt double; they’d just use the dummy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The extras had also gone into rest mode.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They could only enter the staging area once the pyrotechnics and props were ready.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he looked around, Wang Baoqiang wiped sweat from his face, enduring the constant chatter of the extra supervisor beside him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Thicken your skin.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I just asked the assistant director—he said Brother Luo noticed how hard you work, so he did it on purpose.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The extra supervisor looked at Wang Baoqiang and said patiently: “Li Luo is the male lead—if he speaks a few kind words for you, landing a role with a few lines would be easy.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Just go over, say hello, leave your name.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That wouldn’t be right.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though Wang Baoqiang was tempted, he firmly shook his head: “Brother Luo is injured—he needs to rest now.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah, you coward.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The extra supervisor shook his head in frustration, hands on his hips: “Once this chance is gone, it won’t come again.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Who’s going to remember you tomorrow, from a big shot like him?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he spoke, the extra supervisor kept glancing at Li Luo; when he noticed Li Luo looking toward their position, he immediately forced a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next moment, his smile grew even brighter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Go!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He shoved Wang Baoqiang forward: “He’s calling you over.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under Li Luo’s wave and the extra supervisor’s push, Wang Baoqiang, amid the envious stares of the other extras, shuffled awkwardly toward the actors’ rest area.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A distance of just dozens of meters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet the guy broke into a light sweat running it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he stopped, he didn’t speak—just grinned foolishly with his white teeth showing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sit down.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Luo pulled over two actor chairs and plopped down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I won’t sit—Brother, you sit.” Wang Baoqiang’s head darted left and right as he anxiously asked: “Brother, is your head okay?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your head’s the one that’s messed up.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Luo couldn’t help retorting, then picked up a slice of watermelon and handed it over:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Just sit. Don’t argue.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Baoqiang’s dark face flushed red; he nervously wiped his hands on his clothes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After taking the watermelon,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he carefully perched the edge of his buttocks on the chair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d never experienced anything like this—he didn’t know what to say.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All the extras watched this scene, their eyes gleaming green—how often do extras get to eat fruit?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just a cup of cold boiled water would be a luxury!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was already April; the afternoon sun had grown scorching.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even under the shade of trees, the heat was unbearable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Wang Baoqiang crunch into a bite of watermelon, the extra supervisor clearly heard the chorus of swallowing sounds around him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sweet?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Luo ate his watermelon slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t in season—tasteless, just for quenching thirst.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sweet!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Baoqiang swallowed the juice and nodded vigorously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Good it’s sweet.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Luo looked at the thin, sunburnt Wang Baoqiang and raised an eyebrow: “Being an extra is hard—but once you push through, sweeter days lie ahead.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mm.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Baoqiang grinned foolishly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was still dazed, unsure what to say.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Brother.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Li Luo quietly eating watermelon, he couldn’t help asking: “Why are you so nice to me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a youth, he’d been a lay disciple at Shaolin Temple, then drifted around Beijing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Extra, stunt double, day laborer on construction sites.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just to eat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d done every kind of job.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In human warmth and coldness, he’d mostly felt the cold—rarely any warmth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A chair. A slice of watermelon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Made him feel warm inside—this fruit Li Luo found bland,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>in Wang Baoqiang’s mouth,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>tasted as sweet as honeyed water!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Luo smiled: “You’re from the countryside, right?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Baoqiang wiped his mouth with his sleeve and chattered: “Brother Luo, how’d you guess so right? I’m Wang Baoqiang, from Dahuita Village, Nanhé, Xingtai.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Me too.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing he wasn’t done, Li Luo handed him another slice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Baoqiang’s mouth hung open in surprise: “Brother, you’re from Xingtai too? I can’t even hear the accent!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m from the countryside too.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Luo gave him a light tap on the forehead and said gruffly: “Two years ago, I was an extra in Hengdian. Seeing you was like seeing myself—I called you over just to chat.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Heh.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Baoqiang rubbed his head and burst into another dumb laugh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once the floodgates opened, he couldn’t help pressing Li Luo for stories about his days as an extra.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing that this man had once lain on the ground playing a corpse, eating a box meal with just a few vegetables, and wearing filthy, stinking extra clothes, Baoqiang instantly felt a sense of kinship toward Li Luo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Bro, you’re really strong.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He gazed admiringly at Li Luo’s clothes: “Now you’re the lead actor!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’ll have your day too.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Luo patted Baoqiang’s shoulder and said seriously: “Stay true to yourself. Life won’t shortchange you. Since you call me brother, I’ll give you my number.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you run into trouble or can’t find work, just call me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was a good, pure-hearted man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since we met!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then before dawn arrived, Li Luo had no objection to giving him a little light.\u003C\u002Fp>",1267,"2026-06-20T17:17:01.025Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","e57599608e503831c6bb098deb2bf0f8f31295aee5ca216b3240d92490d422cd","how-can-you-be-an-emperor-of-acting-without-lett-chapter-58","how-can-you-be-an-emperor-of-acting-without-lett-chapter-56",461,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fhow-can-you-be-an-emperor-of-acting-without-lett-cover.jpg"]