Chapter 136 – Imagining Lu Zeyu naked

Translator: ChuRen/ YuQiChen

Assistant Li was starting to feel confused and couldn’t help but interject, “What kind of movie are you filming? You need actors with good physique, good skin, and good stamina?”

Having followed Lu Zeyu for so many years, Assistant Li had seen a lot, but she had never heard of such strange requirements for making a movie.

Le Ke put Lu Zeyu’s autograph back in his backpack and proudly took out his phone, saying, “Our movie is amazing. Once you see it, you’ll understand. I have a copy in my phone, and I watch it every night before sleeping. The unparalleled visual effects and impact are beyond compare, absolutely magnificent!”

“Even an eighty-year-old man would feel rejuvenated after watching it, wishing he could live another five hundred years!”

Assistant Li’s curiosity was piqued. What kind of movie was this with such fantastical descriptions?

Le Ke took out his phone and scrolled through a folder.

“Le Le!”

Tang Qing, now back in his clothes, hurried out, apologizing, “He was waiting for me. Did he cause you any trouble?”

Knowing Le Ke’s outgoing and enthusiastic nature, Tang Qing was worried he might disturb Lu Zeyu’s rest.

Assistant Li greeted Tang Qing and curiously asked, “Director Tang, haven’t you directed a film before? This actor mentioned he worked with you on a trilogy.”

“What kind of movie is it? I haven’t heard of it before.”

Lu Zeyu also looked up, his delicate peach blossom eyes gazing lightly at him.

Tang Qing’s mind went blank instantly.

Le Ke had no filter, seemingly eager to let the whole world know he was a gay male, just like that.

Tang Qing tried to remain composed, “It’s just… just a regular movie. A low-budget, ordinary movie, nothing worth mentioning, no promotion done.”

His speech sped up noticeably, his voice slightly trembling, and he lowered his head to touch his nose.

Assistant Li was still very curious and continued, “What genre is it? I heard it requires good skin, good physique, and good stamina?”

“It’s just… um…” Le Ke was about to answer casually.

“It’s an action film!”

Seeing the enthusiastic Le Ke about to speak up again, Tang Qing quickly stepped on his foot, interrupting him.

Tang Qing almost wanted to sew Le Ke’s mouth shut, never expecting him to blurt out so much.

He clenched his teeth and forced an explanation, “It’s an action film, and there are fight scenes where clothes may come off, so there’s a higher requirement for stamina and physique. It’s aimed at a young female audience, hence the need for good looks and flawless skin to appeal aesthetically.”

Having been in the industry for many years, Assistant Li had some understanding of the film industry.

After hearing Tang Qing’s response, he looked even more puzzled and asked, “Young women don’t usually like action films, Director Tang, the positioning of your movie seems a bit strange.”

“And why can’t I find any information about your work online?”

Tang Qing’s brain raced, feeling embarrassed, “Haha, young women don’t usually like action films, they prefer watching light-hearted films…”

He blurted out, “So my movie, it flopped, completely failed! My gege foresaw this, so he had me use a pseudonym for filming. He thought it was embarrassing, and we didn’t promote the movie afterward, so you can’t find anything about it.”

Assistant Li suddenly understood, “I see.”

However, Lu Zeyu gazed thoughtfully at Tang Qing, his peach blossom eyes revealing a cryptic expression.

Seeing Lu Zeyu’s scrutiny, Tang Qing couldn’t help but look away, feeling anxious.

As a professional actor, Lu Zeyu had studied facial expressions and could easily tell when someone was lying. Tang Qing was nervous and guilty.

It seemed like the movies he had acted in were something unsavory.

Despite Lu Zeyu’s keen insight, he couldn’t fathom that Director Tang, the brother of Tang Bo from the prestigious Tang Entertainment Group, would secretly film an adult film trilogy.

After handling the situation with the others, regardless of whether they believed him or not, Tang Qing quickly took Le Ke and ran out of the set.

“Le Le, how many times have I told you not to talk about our filmmaking activities with others?” Tang Qing whispered.

“Why, Director Tang? Isn’t our movie exciting and meaningful?” Le Ke gazed innocently at Tang Qing, his teddy-like eyes filled with confusion.

“In the human world, making these kinds of films is a… more… private matter,” Tang Qing tried to convince Le Ke, “People only watch and film these types in secret, not openly discuss them in public.”

“So we generally refer to them as adult films.”

Le Ke looked puzzled, “Why not? There’s a show on the Central Channel called ‘Animal World’, right?”

“If human kids can watch animals mating, why can’t humans openly watch human mating?” he continued.

Tang Qing: “…”

Le Ke went on, “The human birth rate is decreasing, right? In my opinion, they should show human mating films on the Central Channel, on giant screens, on roadside billboards…”

He seriously pondered human reproduction issues, adding, “It’s best to have the Movie Emperor Lu act in them because not only is he good-looking, with a hot and sexy body, but even his waist is a rare ‘dog waist.'”

“A top-notch man.”

“Who wouldn’t want to have kids with him after seeing him!”

Tang Qing: “…”

Tang Qing couldn’t help but start imagining Lu Zeyu being broadcast worldwide, naked and mating with someone…

No, no, stop that thought.

Le Ke had an incredibly strong brainwashing ability. Even if he stopped filming adult movies, he wouldn’t have to worry about being unemployed; he could go into sales.

“No, Le Le, listen to me, I’m serious.” Tang Qing pinched Le Ke’s ear and earnestly cautioned, “Regardless of whether you understand or not, in the human world, you don’t go around telling people you’re in adult films, got it?”

Le Ke innocently gazed at Tang Qing with his dark, grape-like eyes.

This teddy dog boy had clear and innocent eyes filled with naivety.

Tang Qing had to solemnly say, “Whether you understand or not, if I catch you telling anyone about this, I’ll shave off all your fur.”

“Turning you into a bald teddy pig!”

Le Ke was immediately horrified, forgetting about human reproduction issues, covering his curly head, “No!!!”

“I’d rather you cut off my head than touch my hair!!”

Tang Qing coldly chuckled.

A few years back when Le Ke was in his teddy form, he had a skin condition. To make it easier to apply medicine and recover, Tang Qing took him to a pet hospital and shaved off all his fur, turning him into a bald little pig-like creature.

The few cats on set were so frightened that they darted three meters away, as if they had encountered some kind of monster.

Le Ke, who was vain, was left with a huge psychological shadow.

After Tang Qing’s threats and intimidation, Le Ke finally stopped bringing up the matter.

…

The next day, there was a scene where the male lead was supposed to embrace the female lead passionately in the rain, expressing their feelings to each other.

“CUT!”

“Lu Zeyu, this take won’t do.” Gu Minghao shook his head as he looked at the camera.

After a moment of thought, he said to Lu Zeyu, “Come outside, I need to talk to you.”

Gu Minghao took Lu Zeyu aside to discuss the scene.

The female lead, Shangguan Linlin, was resting at a distance.

Tang Qing could probably guess why Gu Minghao wanted to talk to them on the side.

When Lu Zeyu was embracing Shangguan Linlin, his gaze and expressions were fine, fitting the character’s depth of emotion. However, his body movements seemed off.

His facial expressions seemed like he was madly in love, but his body movements conveyed disgust.

While embracing her, he was stiff all over, as if he couldn’t stand touching the female lead even through a hazmat suit.

Every time the director called cut, he would immediately let go of the female lead, as if afraid of touching her for another second.

It was like he was in the advanced stages of OCD.

“Tangtang, come here for a moment.”

Tang Qing put down what he was doing and quickly walked over.

“Tangtang, I can’t get through to him. Help him understand and rehearse the scene with him,” Gu Minghao said directly.

“Ah…?” Tang Qing’s eyes widened slightly.

Lu Zeyu turned his head to look at Tang Qing. His handsome face showed no expression, as if it didn’t matter who he was acting with.

Gu Minghao instructed, “The issue with that Shangguan is much more serious than Movie Emperor Lu’s. I’ll go talk to her about the scene. My mouth is going to get blisters from how busy I am.”

Before leaving, Gu Minghao added, “Tangtang, there’s no big issue with him. Just rehearse with him, help him get rid of that habit of avoiding physical contact with others.”

“If that doesn’t work, just hug him more. Won’t he get used to it after a while? Too many unnecessary things.”

With that, Gu Minghao walked off without looking back.

Leaving Tang Qing and Lu Zeyu staring at each other.

Lu Zeyu’s acting skills and professionalism were unquestionable.

Otherwise, he wouldn’t have won the Best Newcomer Award in his first film and the Best Actor Award in his second.

It was said that in one of the award-winning films, there was a scene where he had to immerse himself in stinky and dirty sewage. Despite multiple unexpected retakes, he never complained.

Tang Qing cleared his throat lightly, putting on his professional director facade, and said, “Movie Emperor Lu, let’s begin rehearsing the scene.”

Lu Zeyu nodded.

Without a word, the man immediately got into character.

He embraced Tang Qing tightly, pressing his strong chest against him, their chests meeting without a gap.

The man’s chest muscles were sexy and firm, hot and exuding a strong masculine scent even after being drenched in rain for a while.

He was half a head taller than Tang Qing, who found himself enveloped in the man’s embrace, breathing in the masculine scent with each breath.

After a few minutes, Lu Zeyu released the embrace and asked, “Director Tang, how was that?”

Tang Qing was still a bit dazed, feeling a tingling sensation where their skins touched.

He responded somewhat absentmindedly, “Wet.”

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