Chapter 173 Entertainment
Lu Zhuoxia is not afraid of hard work. Pei Zhou expected that he took on this drama for Lu Zhuoxia, and his purpose was to stimulate him. Pei Zhou has been living in the circle for so many years and has a very vicious look at people. He can tell who is ambitious and who is wrong in his mind at first glance.
Different methods are used to deal with different artists.
Although Lu Zhuoxia looked green and weak, she was not without sharpness, but she was just hidden deep in the depths.
Pei Zhou also grasped the right measure. Although it is not difficult to win the male lead with his resources and connections, doing so will not only hurt the director's personal connections, but it is not conducive to his development of Lu Zhuoxia. He can set a high goal, but he cannot praise him too high at once, otherwise he will be powerless to fall.
After successfully arousing Lu Zhuoxia's ambition, Pei Zhou immediately increased the acting training course, making Lu Zhuoxia's daytime schedule almost full, and the task was very heavy. Compared with this, the previous training days were at most a starter.
Although the contract had stated that he had full responsibility for it, Pei Zhou still spoke to Miss Zhong.
Before the reason was ready was released, Ms. Zhong said lightly on the other end of the phone, "Okay."
It doesn't matter if the intensity is higher. Xiao Han believes in Lu Zhuoxia's ability to withstand pressure. He has survived so much pain in the original world's main line and has not fallen, let alone these things that are beneficial to him.
Less than two days after the audition passed, Lu Zhuoxia received the script sent by the crew and sat on the sofa in the villa to watch. After Xiao Han finished his work, he went downstairs to pour himself a glass of water. He noticed Lu Zhuoxia, "What are you watching?"
"Brother Pei took on a drama for me." Lu Zhuoxia said honestly.
This is a modern drama. Lu Zhuoxia's role is the second male lead, and she is the owner and chef of a restaurant. Regarding the acting skills, Pei Zhou has tried his best and closest courses.
Because the preparation time was only half a month, Pei Zhou avoided the important and helped Lu Zhuoxia analyze the script. The emotional line of the second male lead was actually not obvious, and it was much more obscure. Whether he started to fall in love with the heroine or finally letting go, he never showed it straightforwardly, but used him to make every dish for the heroine and the hero.
Pei Zhou also figured it out. It is impossible to let Lu Zhuoxia compete with the male and female leads in a short period of time, unless Pei Zhou misjudged Lu Zhuoxia's acting skills, or the rebirth of the actor Lu Zhuoxia in the next ten years.
This is all unrealistic.
Pei Zhou lowered his requirements, at least Lu Zhuoxia showed his presence in the play, so that the audience could recognize him as the second male character.
Xiao Han noticed that Lu Zhuoxia had some scalding on her hand and raised her eyebrows, "What's wrong?"
Lu Zhuoxia smiled a little embarrassedly because she played a chef who was good at Western Mediterranean cuisine. She was recognized in the industry at a young age, breaking the age record of becoming the first Chinese chef to receive the European Jasmine Cuisine Medal.
Most of his scenes are in the restaurant, which requires him to have a certain understanding of the cuisine and the kitchen. Pei Zhou arranged for him as a professional chef course, but he accidentally burned his hands while burning potatoes in hot water.
Because of his family experience, Lu Zhuoxia has never been exposed to Western cuisine. She wants him to play an excellent chef and even performs well. Pei Zhou is also very sad.
The only thing that is gratifying is that Lu Zhuoxia did not complain at all, did whatever she said and did not complain about being tired. This is probably the most obedient artist Pei Zhou has ever led.
Seeing Xiao Han's eyes still falling on the burned place on his hand, Lu Zhuoxia sincerely said, "I have applied medicine." His eyes were shiny, making people feel no harsh in their hearts.
In fact, Xiao Han wanted to say that his wound treatment level was really average, and he could tell at a glance that it was Lu Zhuoxia who secretly handled it himself.
Because he couldn't bear to hit Lu Zhuoxia, Xiao Han asked, "What script is it?"
Unexpectedly, Xiao Han would still care about such a small matter. Lu Zhuoxia was quite flattered and handed over the script.
Xiao Han read the script and finally closed it, and said confidently, "Okay, let's eat these tonight."
What she said was several important dishes that Chen Zhang, the male second male lead played by Lu Zhuoxia, had made in the script, including silver cod soup Mediterranean bread, cappuccino wild mushroom soup, and Italian wild mushroom ham simmered rice.
When he first heard Xiao Han's words, Lu Zhuoxia didn't react for a long time, just as he thought.
Once Xiao Han made a decision, he would immediately make a person who was difficult to change. As for the ingredients needed for these dishes, it was also simple. After a phone call, the door ringed in less than an hour, and the ingredients delivered to the door were delivered.
Silver cod soup Mediterranean bread is made of Icelandic haddock. The cod has a high protein and a very low fat content, which conforms to the vegetarian health principles of Mediterranean cuisine. Then, it is made into fish paste and added potatoes, plus garlic, supplemented with bell pepper sauce to make fresh fish soup, and finally spread on the baked Italian bread slices.
Cappuccino wild mushroom soup is made of four kinds of wild dried mushrooms, black truffles and broth, and spices to make soup, and then it produces fresh milk milk with soft and rich cappuccino coffee and pours it on top.
Finally, it is the Italian wild mushroom ham simmered rice. Italian rice is different from Chinese rice and Spanish rice. Due to the growing environment, it is larger, slender, more chewy and soft and slightly sweet. It is paired with mozzarine cheese and ham slices. The slightly salty texture is layered, and the spices do not overwhelm the main point. The original taste of the rice is excellently highlighted.
This is the first time Lu Zhuoxia has watched Xiao Han cook when she lives in a villa. She is like an artist. She turns cooking into an elegant and beautiful performance, and cooking is a work of art.
The final result is that the dish is almost perfectly restored, exactly the same as the known pictures.
When Lu Zhuoxia saw these dishes, she couldn't help but be shocked and said, "Have you made it before?"
Xiao Han wiped his hands with a hot wet towel and denied Lu Zhuoxia's question, "No, I just searched the recipes online and copied them roughly. Compared with the authentic chef, there may be some differences in the taste."
She said calmly, "Let's taste it first."
Lu Zhuoxia almost held a respectful attitude and picked up a spoon to taste it. The cappuccino wild mushroom soup tasted strange, but it had a strong milky aroma and felt melted in the mouth. The Italian wild mushroom ham simmered rice is a risotto that is not good-looking but stunning in the mouth. The cod bread slices are crispy and tender, very delicious, with sweet stimulation and temptation of umami, which can make people enjoy their appetite.
In fact, this is also the first time Lu Zhuoxia has eaten Western cuisine, and it is only at the level of cooking potatoes in class.
Lu Zhuoxia seemed to have experienced the satisfaction and happiness that the second male chef in the script gave to others.
Even though he was overeating in the end, Lu Zhuoxia insisted on washing dishes.
Xiao Han didn't stop him, but said, "The second one in the white cabinet has a medical first aid kit and special scalding medicine."
Lu Zhuoxia later went to look for it obediently. Once she opened it, she found dozens of medicine ointments. The scald ointments were easy to find, and it was accompanied by a card for the correct scald treatment.
Lu Zhuoxia's mouth bent a beautiful curve.
After seeing this once, Lu Zhuoxia certainly would not make any obvious mistakes, and Xiao Han also told him seriously, "Since you want to do it, then do it best."
Lu Zhuoxia began to learn these dishes with Xiao Han, and the villa dinner also became a fixed silver cod soup Mediterranean bread, cappuccino wild mushroom soup, and Italian wild mushroom ham simmered rice.
During the day, Lu Zhuoxia insists on acting courses and physical exercises, and after returning to the villa at night, she learns from Xiao Han.
Although Xiao Han is not a good teacher, he only has these dishes, making it easy to make Lu Zhuoxia quick success in a short period of time.
Occasionally, it was made by Xiao Han, but most of the days later it was made by Lu Zhuoxia. Xiao Han would usually give face and taste it and then cook it by himself. Lu Zhuoxia took his own results very seriously. If he couldn't finish it, Lu Zhuoxia put it in the refrigerator, heat it up the next morning and put it in the lunch box to take it away. He ate it at noon during class.
Sometimes when you accidentally do too much, Lu Zhuoxia will give it to others, not only Pei Zhou, but also assistants Chen Yuan and Zhao Lan.
He didn't hide it from them, and confessed, "I did it."
It was just that he didn't tell Pei Zhou about Zhong Shuqi's teaching him these dishes. Pei Zhou seemed to have no idea that Miss Zhong had a good cooking skills.
Then he still doesn't want to say it out loud, as it is easy to feel that this will damage Zhong Shuqi's face.
Pei Zhou was very pleased with Lu Zhuoxia's efforts. Although he had eaten seven or eight meals in a row, it was obvious that Lu Zhuoxia's level was improving rapidly.
In order to play the role of a professional chef, it’s nothing to learn how to cook. He has also seen actors who have worked hard to read several historical books and biography in order to play a good historical drama. Because there are a lot of diving scenes, he finally got a diving license, learned boxing, Sanda, etc.
Some people deliberately used it as a gimmick, but more of it proved their serious attitude towards the role. Maybe efforts may not be successful, but if you are unwilling to care about it, you will not be able to act well no matter how hard you do it.
The day of joining the group was soon, and the director felt a little distressed because the second male lead who brought the group to join. Especially when I saw Lu Zhuoxia audition that day, the director and the producer praised it against their conscience, but they were thinking about how to edit and handle the plot line. However, although their acting skills were not satisfactory, their faces were worthy of the second male lead.
Let the audience love the second male face, the director decided in his heart.
What made the director feel a little better is that Lu Zhuoxia, who brought the capital to the group to play the second male character, was relatively humble and polite. She didn't act like a big shot. She arrived early and quickly went to put on makeup and changed clothes.
Before coming, Pei Zhou told Lu Zhuoxia, "Make your resources reasonably and make yourself worthy of it."
What Pei Zhou didn't say is that Miss Zhong is his biggest resource.
There were many people in the crew who heard the news and discussed it privately. After all, this was almost obvious. Lu Zhuoxia, a little star who was hacked a few days ago, suddenly became the second male lead who invested in modern dramas in tens of millions. How could people not guess?
But most people still envious, and many people hope that such opportunities will not be obtained.
The scene on the first day was in the script setting where the second male lead was in a quiet restaurant, which was found in advance. The crew rented the restaurant from the owner for four months because of sufficient investment and no shortage of money. The crew also decorated it with another decoration.
The exterior looks like snow-white walls, log design, and lazy vines in the sun, and the glass room looks very literary and fresh. The props set in the restaurant are also very attentive, from the lighting, open kitchens, and even tables and chairs, and the prints on the glass windows, they are all very romantic.
As the first Chinese chef to receive the European Jasmine Medal, Shen Zhang opened a restaurant alone after returning home.
Since I was in the restaurant, it means that Lu Zhuoxia had the scene the day before, and it was also the first scene for the second male lead.
Photography, lighting and various units are in place, so that the gentle light in the restaurant is not too dim, and the sunlight flows in from the glass window, which is just right with the light.
Then the second male lead appeared.
The director was stunned for a moment.
Chapter completed!