This celebrity is absolutely wicked.

Chapter 16 Why are you taking this so seriously?

After dinner, Lu Ran returned to his dormitory.

My roommate has already gone out to work part-time, so he's all alone in the dorm now.

Lu Ran turned on his computer, which had a script open on it, and then took out a notebook and a pen.

"Lu Jie doesn't have many lines, but the character is very distinctive. His repeated failures in the civil service exam have given him a morbid obsession with the civil service profession, which can be seen from the fact that he makes his employees call him Director Lu."

"What would such a person's everyday attire be like? What would their words and actions be like in daily life?"

Lu Ran fully utilized his talent for emotional immersion, completely transforming himself into the character of Lu Jie.

"First of all, he definitely has to wear an executive jacket, and his billiards hall is also called the People's Billiards Hall. You can see some clues from this. The screenwriter actually thought about this aspect of the design."

Lu Ran spent the entire day searching for information online to refine his portrayal of the character.

The script doesn't provide much information about Lu Jie, just the name of a billiards hall, plus the nickname "Hall of Lu".

Lu Ran added the rest.

He had to repeatedly read the script, analyze the plot, character personalities, relationships, and lines.

Lu Ran also bought an executive jacket online. He bought it locally, and the delivery was on the same day, so he could use it the next day.

Money doesn't matter; he has already received the money from Su Qingtang.

While Lu Ran was studying the script, Su Qingtang was also busy.

After catching up on sleep at home, she opened the file that Lu Ran had sent her.

At first, Su Qingtang was just looking around.

After all, Lu Ran's experience in stage performance is too limited.

Lu Ran hasn't officially debuted yet; his first official stage performance was on "Future Singer".

Lack of experience means being unable to offer effective advice in any area.

But when she saw the contents of the document, a look of surprise appeared in her beautiful eyes.

"In terms of breath control, pay attention to lowering the fulcrum and use the diaphragm-lower back coordinated breathing method. When inhaling, the diaphragm sinks and the ribs expand to ensure that the high-note bursts have continuous air pressure support, just like a good song that gets wider and wider as you sing it..."

"Tip: At the breathing points of long sentences, quickly use abdominal breathing to replenish air and avoid the tone break caused by chest breathing."

"When performing on stage, pay attention to emotional expression. For example, when singing 'Good days are spent in song,' slightly raise the corners of your mouth, lift your cheekbones, and keep your voice bright to convey a sense of happiness, avoiding excessive sentimentality..."

"Targeted training: High-pitched endurance training, hold the 'u' vowel at B4 pitch for 15 seconds, three sets a day, to enhance muscle control."

……

The document provided by Lu Ran is very detailed.

Besides how to sing the song well, there's also the stage design, how to arrange the live harmonies, and so on.

After reading this, Su Qingtang had already mentally pictured the scene.

With her as the lead singer, providing harmonies, and the stunning stage design, it's an absolutely phenomenal performance.

This is much better than her going up and singing the song by herself.

Once this document is released, the preparatory group for "The Song of the Earth" can be disbanded. Everyone just needs to follow the instructions in the document step by step.

"It feels like he already has the whole picture of this song performed in his mind."

Su Qingtang increasingly sensed that Lu Ran was extraordinary.

This person is such a genius, truly blessed by God.

She then organized the documents, separated the stage design section, and sent it to Zhang Delin.

"Teacher Zhang, the stage design for 'Earth Song' is complete."

Zhang Delin was working at the time, and after seeing the message, he replied with a smile: "So fast? You're busy with this as soon as you get back?"

"No, I went back and took a nap. The stage design was sent to me by Teacher Shunqi Ziran."

Su Qingtang originally typed it as Teacher Xiao Lu, but then changed it to Teacher Shunqi Ziran.

Zhang Delin frowned: "Okay, I'll take a look."

If it's Su Qingtang's design, then he will definitely take it seriously.

After all, Su Qingtang has participated in many performances, so she must know what kind of design is more suitable for him.

While Shunqiziran may be the original composer of the song, he may not necessarily understand stage design.

But after Zhang Delin finished reading the document, he fell silent.

"Is this really something that happened naturally? A young person did this? Without more than ten years of experience, how could someone design something so meticulously?"

In Zhang Delin's view, this stage design was something he could use right away.

Why would he need to refer to anything? He can just use it directly!
Just follow this document, and the on-site effect will definitely be excellent!

He immediately opened the "Song of the Earth" preparatory group and quickly typed out a line of text.

"Teacher Shunqiziran, I've seen your stage design, it's amazing!"

Su Qingtang chimed in from below, "Yes, with Teacher Shunqiziran's design, we can get right to work, which saves us a lot of trouble."

Other people in the group started sending messages, asking what had happened.

Zhang Delin and Su Qingtang explained the situation, and everyone understood.

Subsequently, a series of praises appeared in the group.

After seeing these messages, Lu Ran carefully considered how to reply.

He shouldn't be too flamboyant; he should maintain the image of a calm and natural teacher.

If it's someone he knows, then he can just reply casually.

The most likely response will be, "You couldn't even hold on after just a little bit of action?"

Lu Ran typed out a message.

"You flatter me, teachers. I only made some basic ideas based on the theme of the song. The specific implementation still needs to rely on Teacher Zhang and the team's professional adjustments. If there are any shortcomings, please let Teacher Zhang point them out and make corrections."

After checking it, Lu Ran sent it out.

[5 points earned.]

Lu Ran sighed, "It's exhausting to talk to this group of people."

In the group, everyone couldn't help but feel admiration after seeing Shunqi's natural reply.

What is humility? This is fucking humility!
People sent various emojis, some giving a thumbs up and others clapping.

The whole group had an old-fashioned vibe.

After sending three thumbs-up emojis, Zhang Delin sighed, "Teacher Shunqizi is great in every way, except he lacks the liveliness of a young person."

Lu Ran had put down his phone and continued to study the character of Lu Jie.

He not only wrote and drew, but also acted it out in his dormitory, giving it a simulation.

In the afternoon, Cheng Dong sent him a message.

"Are you in the dorm? Do you want me to bring you some food?"

At this moment, Lu Ran was completely immersed in the role of Lu Jie.

He replied to Cheng Dong: "Comrade Cheng, the organization has decided that you should go to the canteen to purchase enough food for one person to eat in one meal, then go to the Cainiao Post Station to pick up a batch of goods. The code word for the meeting is 4-3-3128." Cheng Dong sent three question marks.

"Buying food and picking up a package, huh? You're talking nonsense!"

Lu Ran: "Comrade Xiao Cheng, what are you saying? This is utterly disorganized and undisciplined!"

Cheng Dong is not replying.

Lu Ran also snapped out of his immersive state.

This way of speaking is exactly how he envisioned the character Lu Jie to speak.

When Cheng Dong returned, he brought a package.

The package contained a business jacket and a pair of black leather shoes.

Lu Ran changed into the whole outfit and tried it on. The size was just right, and he felt that it satisfied Lu Jie's image.

Cheng Dong was dumbfounded when he saw Lu Ran's appearance.

"No, why are you wearing this?"

Lu Ran coughed a few times: "Filming."

Cheng Dong sneered, "What, are you playing a bureau chief or a county magistrate?"

"I'll play the director."

Cheng Dong almost choked on his drink.

In what kind of drama can a character become a department head in their early twenties?
This is absolutely a terrible movie!

The next morning, Li Quan called Lu Ran.

"I've arrived at your school gate. Let's go."

“I won’t ride on your motorcycle,” Lu Ran replied.

The fundamental principles cannot be changed.

"The boss sent a driver over, so you won't even have a chance to ride my motorcycle."

Li Quan's tone was quite regretful.

"Isn't this a good thing?" Lu Ran asked back.

When he arrived at the school gate with his things, he immediately saw a minivan parked there.

The van was very new and looked expensive.

Li Quan was standing next to the car, smoking with the driver.

After Lu Ran went over, he took a curious look. Li Quan introduced, "This is your nanny van. From now on, this will be the vehicle that picks you up and drops you off for work."

This is the treatment celebrities receive.

Even minor celebrities don't get this treatment; it has to be a big star.

Lu Ran asked with some curiosity, "What about your motorcycle?"

Agents are no longer allowed to follow their artists everywhere, and they can no longer ride motorcycles.

Li Quan took a deep drag of his cigarette, exhaled a smoke ring, and said, "From now on, you'll ride in the van, and I'll ride the motorcycle."

"Does your company reimburse your motorcycle fuel costs?" Lu Ran asked again.

Li Quan's expression froze instantly.

He hadn't even thought of this before.

The company only reimburses the fuel cost of the nanny van!
"Never mind, let's go."

The two got into the car, and Li Quan gave them a few more instructions and curiously asked Lu Ran about the things he was carrying.

Upon learning that it was an executive jacket, Li Quan's eyes widened in surprise.

"Lu Ran, you're really scaring me right now."

Lu Ran was so well prepared for a cameo role.

What do you want to do?
Are these still the celebrities of the entertainment industry in the era of internet traffic?

Half an hour later, the car arrived at the old town area, in front of an underground billiards hall.

The billiard hall's sign reads "For the People Billiard Hall".

"We'll be filming this scene right here," Li Quan explained.

After Lu Ran got out of the car, the driver went to find a parking space, and the two of them went up the stairs into the billiard hall.

Inside the billiards hall, the film crew was setting up the equipment.

Everyone greeted Li Quan as he entered.

Li Quan led Lu Ran to a somewhat overweight middle-aged man.

This man had a scruffy beard and looked very artistic, which fit Lu Ran's stereotype of people who were involved in the arts.

The man also saw Li Quan and came straight up to him.

"Li Express!"

Li Quan also said, "Meng Sanpai!"

The two were clearly familiar with each other. After shaking hands, Li Quan introduced Lu Ran to Meng Yichuan, saying, "This is the film's director, Meng Yichuan. He never shoots a scene more than three times, earning him the nickname 'Meng the Three-Shot'."

Meng Yichuan didn't care about the nickname Li Quan mentioned; his nickname had already spread throughout the industry.

To say that a film is shot no more than three times is to say that his acting is sloppy.

But Meng Yichuan didn't care. "I'm just making a web movie, it's not going to be shown in theaters, why should I care?"

Lu Ran also extended his hand and shook hands with Meng Yichuan: "Hello, Director Meng."

Meng Yichuan looked Lu Ran up and down: "He's even more handsome than those top celebrities."

He knew Lu Ran's identity beforehand; his boss had specifically spoken to him about it.

Li Quan said smugly, "Don't look down on him just because he's not famous now. Once the first episode of The Future Singer airs, he'll definitely be trending on social media."

Meng Yichuan let out a shout.

None of the entire cast and crew ever trended on social media.

“Okay, let’s get ready to do our makeup. Let’s hurry up,” Meng Yichuan said directly.

Lu Ran asked, "Do we have a changing room here?"

Meng Yichuan asked in confusion, "Yes, what is this?"

He noticed the bag Lu Ran was carrying.

Lu Ran took out an executive jacket from the bag and said, "This is the outfit I prepared for Lu Jie. Director Meng, please take a look and see if it's suitable."

Meng Yichuan was stunned.

It's just a small cameo role, why are you making such a big deal out of it?

(End of this chapter)