“I never thought I'd have the chance to sleep in a school dormitory again.”

“The feeling of nostalgia!”

Lu Xuan sighed with emotion.

To avoid unnecessary expenses, he and Li Hao stayed in the empty school dormitory.

As for the other actors, they basically went back to their own dorms after filming.

No choice, the budget was tight.

Fortunately, the actors didn't mind. Anyway, the filming location was right next door, just a short walk to the left.

Moreover, staying in a familiar dormitory allowed them to study the script and roles more diligently.

Meals were also taken in the school cafeteria, which was cheap and good.

It could be said that the conditions were exceptionally harsh!

But even so, Lu Xuan was extremely strict when filming.

"Cut! Let's do it again!"

"No good! Let's do it again!"

"Your expression is too forceful, let's do this one again!"

He had to make every shot satisfy him, otherwise, they would retake it.

What set Lu Xuan apart from other directors was that he generally didn't scold the actors, but used the most bland tone to say the most infuriating things.

"Is this all you've got? Is this what the students of Huazhong University are like these days?"

"When I was your age, I was already starting to film my second drama! What about you?"

"You can't even get through such a simple scene, how are you going to become big stars and big directors in the future?"

The rookie actors on the scene had basically heard of Lu Xuan's story.

So, even if they were indignant in their hearts, they had no reason to refute his words.

Lu Xuan was also a little surprised.

He thought that if he said this, someone would jump out and refute him.

But he didn't expect that this year's students were quite tough, and they could endure and do as he said in the face of his repeated retakes.

Even the girls were like that.

"These are all diamonds in the rough..."

Lu Xuan decided to polish them well.

Therefore, in order to make every shot perfect, Lu Xuan's requirements became even more demanding.

"So tired... is filming always this tiring!"

"No, when I see other people filming, they just strike a few poses, and then 12345 and that's it."

"Damn, isn't that just torturing people!"

The actors gathered together privately, secretly complaining.

They all denounced Lu Xuan, who was even stricter than their acting class teachers.

A gentle and sweet-looking girl retorted, "But, aren't our improvements also very obvious?"

She was the female supporting character in the drama, playing ‘Qiu Ya’.

"A strict teacher produces outstanding students. I think what Director Lu said makes a lot of sense."

"Memorizing lines is originally the basic skill of an actor, and it's what we should do."

"Moreover, Director Lu is so strict for the final quality of the film."

"I believe everyone was moved by the script, that's why they stayed, right?"

Hearing the girl's words, the others nodded.

"If it weren't for the script being so good, I would have left the next day."

It could be said that most of the people were able to stay until now entirely for the sake of the script content.

A thousand-mile horse is common, but a Bole (a person who appreciates talent) is not.

A good script will make a good actor; a good actor will also make a good script.

"With such a high-quality script, even if Senior Lu found a few third-tier actors, it would still be a hit!"

"But Senior Lu specially left this opportunity to us in order to repay his alma mater. Shouldn't we repay his kindness?"

The girl's eyes were bright, and what she said made the others a little ashamed.

Yes, if they couldn't even endure this little bit of hardship, how could they talk about debuting and making a name for themselves!

After this incident, the actors' passion was once again aroused.

Sometimes, even if Lu Xuan didn't ask, they would actively look for flaws and ask for retakes.

Lu Xuan had not even anticipated this phenomenon.

Although he didn't know why, he was willing to accompany the actors to grow.

With the joint efforts of both sides, the filming progress of the crew was very fast, and the actors all said that they had benefited a lot.

"I didn't expect Senior Lu's directing skills to be profound, and his acting skills are equally superb."

"Yeah, that one-second entry into the scene just now didn't even give ‘Qiu Ya’ a chance to respond!"

In order to guide the actors, Lu Xuan occasionally chose to go on stage himself.

The scene just now was a scene between the male lead ‘Xia Luo’ and ‘Qiu Ya’.

"Watch carefully, the eyes and expression are especially important in this scene, look at my eyes!"

Lu Xuan closed and opened his eyes, entering the scene in a second.

The affectionate gaze and the brewing of love in his expression directly hit ‘Qiu Ya’s’ heart, so that she forgot her lines for a moment, and just stared at Lu Xuan blankly.

Dong—

As a result, she received a flick on the forehead from Lu Xuan.

"Hey, wake up, girl! We're filming!"

‘Qiu Ya’ covered her head and said innocently, "It's because Senior, your acting was too good, I took it seriously!"

Lu Xuan: "..."

After these occasional small episodes, many actors respected and admired Lu Xuan even more.

The private title also gradually changed from Senior Lu to Teacher Lu.

If there were no accidents, *Charlotte Trouble* would be successfully completed soon and enter the post-production stage.

However, if there are no accidents, then an accident is about to happen.

"Director Lu, I quit."

After saying this, the actor named ‘Meng Te’ in the drama left directly.

As a rich second generation, he had long been unable to stand Lu Xuan's strictness, and today he finally exploded.

In his opinion, this kind of crew without traffic could not become popular.

Even if the script is well written, it will not become popular!

So he directly chose short-term pain. He had already transferred the liquidated damages to Lu Xuan's account. It could be said that he left extremely freely.

"Teacher Lu, he..."

The actors didn't expect such a thing to happen, and they all looked at Lu Xuan worriedly.

They thought that Lu Xuan would be very angry, and the calm surface was just the prelude to the storm.

But they never expected that when Lu Xuan opened his phone and saw the liquidated damages arrive, he actually smiled.

He had actually been mentally prepared for this kind of situation.

He just didn't expect the other party to be so straightforward. It seemed that his family had a mine.

"It's okay, it's okay, everyone continue filming!"

Lu Xuan waved his hand with a smile, signaling everyone to continue filming.

Seeing that he was really okay, the actors were relieved.

"Teacher Lu, then what about the role of ‘Meng Te’..."

"Don't worry, I have made arrangements."

Lu Xuan walked to Li Hao and patted him on the shoulder: "Brother Gun, can you help me out?"

"With your figure, you can tell that you're the material for acting as ‘Meng Te’."

Li Hao glared: "What the hell? You want me to play that sissy?!"

Lu Xuan's tone was sincere: "His name is ‘Meng Te’, besides, it's just acting, as the assistant director, Brother Gun, you have to set an example!"

"Isn't it just cross-dressing? What's the harm in trying!"

"Then why don't you act?"

"I don't match the character's image."

"I...."

In the end, due to budget issues, Li Hao still agreed to play ‘Meng Te’.

The small storm was resolved, and the crew continued filming as normal.

Because he had the most detailed script in hand, the filming progress was very fast.

Lu Xuan only needed to shoot according to the script's storyboard, and didn't need to take detours in terms of cinematography, saving a lot of time.

But as the filming drew to a close, a new problem was placed in front of Lu Xuan.

"Damn it... this BGM is a bit tricky!"