[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-playboy-of-huayu-how-did-a-celestial-immorta":3,"chapter-the-playboy-of-huayu-how-did-a-celestial-immorta-the-playboy-of-huayu-how-did-a-celestial-immorta-chapter-10":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","The Playboy of Huayu: How Did a Celestial Immortal Transform Me?",{"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},2297636,4495,"Chapter 10: Deceiving the Big-Bearded Man","the-playboy-of-huayu-how-did-a-celestial-immorta-chapter-10",10,"\u003Cp>Zhang Jizhong had intended to have the assistant director give him a simple explanation of the scene, but he hadn't expected Lu Kuan to enter the state as quickly as a veteran of the film crew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For an over-the-shoulder shot from a side camera angle, Lu Kuan found his position even more accurately than the stand-in who had walked through the blocking, and his camera presence was excellent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His lines were pronounced clearly and accurately, his facial expressions were controlled, and he possessed great visual appeal and plasticity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His performance without props, holding a sword that wasn't there, was also very realistic; his gaze and body movements fully captured the chain of actions used to provoke Yin Zhiping.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Jie was slightly stunned; he hadn't been very willing to be called over by the crew to assist with the audition, and did a new actor really require him to step in personally?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this was a novice actor? This performance without props was more professional than many drama students.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This momentary lapse in concentration caused him to be outshone, and even if Guo Jing wasn't his role, he shouldn't have been made to look so terrible in a scene with his opponent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sorry, let's do it again!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Kuan smiled and nodded at him, and the two of them walked through the two-minute scene smoothly and without error.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Qinqin watched Lu Kuan's performance with her mouth agape; even though this scene wasn't very difficult, it wasn't something a novice who had never acted before could handle so easily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The directors also looked at each other in dismay; Zhang Jizhong and Meng Fanyao, who knew Lu Kuan's background, both felt it was somewhat inconceivable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even with the most demanding requirements, one couldn't say there were any flaws in his performance, and it was even more outstanding than that of the bewildered Zhou Jie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To borrow a phrase from later generations, this world is just one giant makeshift stage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Daoist priest who just ran out of some deep mountain forest could seamlessly insert himself into a role in a film crew; it was truly hard to believe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But since all this was happening to this mysterious little Daoist, Jiang Qinqin and the others who were familiar with him felt it was inexplicably reasonable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, he possessed even more mind-boggling abilities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A smattering of applause rang out, and the Lu Kuan of this life had finally taken the first step in his acting career.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crew laid low and rested for a few more days, and everyone often saw that Yin Zhiping, who had appeared halfway through to snatch the role, getting very close to the big-shot producer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He frequently went in and out of his motorhome and even overstepped his bounds to arrange the crew's chores; he even wanted to manage how the tables in the dressing room were set!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He happened to be accompanied by the production manager Meng Fanyao, patrolling the crew like a eunuch flaunting his power, and the latter was also completely obedient, adjusting many details that had previously gone unnoticed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, this was just Lu Kuan making random plans; he had only made some improvements based on the most basic knowledge of Feng Shui to make the overall structure more reasonable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For example, making the aisles more spacious or improving ventilation; regardless of other superstitious nonsense, it was all just for show.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hahaha, Master Lu's methods are good. Now every newspaper headline is about the *Legend of the Condor Heroes* crew.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Kuan sat in the big-bearded man's motorhome and took the newspaper from his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Zhou Xun and Li Yapeng fall in love on set; the latter has a change of heart and dumps Qu Ying.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Anecdotes from the *Legend of the Condor Heroes* crew emerge; the excitement rivals the original drama!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Pretty Huang Rong steals a lover; Huazheng rushes to the hospital in tears!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had written Qu Ying as Huazheng; reporters these days were quite talented.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Director Zhang's influence in the circle is truly extraordinary. These media resources are the most important thing, heh heh.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Kuan subtly offered a compliment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The big-bearded man had always liked hearing good things, and the flattery of a clever person made him all the more pleased: \"Daoist Lu, what are your plans for the future? I have a few more dramas coming up; are you interested in participating?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Kuan understood what he meant; he wanted to bind him deeply to himself and use occult powers to protect his crew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was only a consultant fee of one or two hundred thousand, which was nothing in a crew with a budget of tens of millions; he could just treat it as buying peace of mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aside from Lu Kuan's ability in Feng Shui and geomancy, even if he came up with another dirty trick like this one, the advertising value alone would be equivalent!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still the same saying: if a person is valuable, even if they are a pile of dung, someone will be able to pick them out of a cesspit, let alone someone as extraordinary as Lu Kuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I've been reading books these past few days, preparing for the Beijing Film Academy art exam in March.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If the schedule doesn't conflict, I'm still very willing to continue working with Director Zhang and see if I can make a bigger breakthrough in my roles.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Kuan's decision to apply to the Beijing Film Academy was based on various considerations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First, he needed a formal identity to appear in this circle; he couldn't always appear in the public eye as a charlatan, as that wasn't respectable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Secondly, as the cradle of domestic film talent, the name of the Beijing Film Academy could provide many conveniences for the future acquisition and exchange of resources.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For example, the high-quality and inexpensive Youth Film Studio rarely produced many films, and those vacant production quotas could completely serve as a springboard for the start of his directing career.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For example, the fifth-generation Beijing Film Academy directors currently in the country, such as Tian Zhuangzhuang who had returned to school to pick up the teaching whip, and Zhang Yimou and Chen Kaige who were still shining brightly—with the identity of a Beijing Film Academy alumnus, one was always from the same school no matter where one went, right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or take the film censorship system that domestic directors found so headache-inducing; among the thirty-seven members of the censorship committee, besides some special commissioners from relevant ministry departments, do you know how many are from the Beijing Film Academy?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A person is the sum of all social relations; a suitable title could allow his abilities to be more fully utilized.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One could even fantasize about the identity of a state-owned factory establishment that was gradually declining, seeking a transition from a leader of a state-owned enterprise to a leader in a relevant unit's system, but that was a story for another day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Jizhong didn't yet know that this young man had already made comprehensive plans for his future, and he joked: \"It seems Master Lu is going to temper his Daoist heart well in this circle, eh? Heh heh.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing that he was going to apply to the Beijing Film Academy, the big-bearded man suddenly seemed to remember something: \"I started an agency with someone, and a friend's little girl wants to return to the country to be an actress. I'd like to ask you to take a look and read her fortune.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The little Daoist's heart stirred upon hearing this, but his face remained calm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Easy enough, easy enough.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Director Zhang, I've been chatting with Zhou Xun these past two days; you're going to take on another Jin Yong drama, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This drama of yours... could it be related to the girl you just mentioned?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You? This...\" Zhang Jizhong's mind raced, wishing he could think back to the beginning of time to see what details might have been grasped by the other party to make such a judgment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The key was that *Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils* had just been bought by the Jiangsu TV station, and he had also just been approached by investors to discuss production cooperation, and this little girl of his friend's that he spoke of was barely 15 years old and was only one of the candidates being considered...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The little Daoist smiled and took a sip of tea, and the sight made the hair on the big-bearded man's arms stand up; people said ghosts and spirits were nothing more than this!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could this person really calculate everything?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1436,"2026-06-20T06:05:17.358Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","b3349be62afb014d9eb4179fdbd67759d6305251c0334d7d6a09b0b140ecb0a9","the-playboy-of-huayu-how-did-a-celestial-immorta-chapter-11","the-playboy-of-huayu-how-did-a-celestial-immorta-chapter-9",343,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-playboy-of-huayu-how-did-a-celestial-immorta-cover.jpg"]