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Chapter 294 - 261: Rare Attribute Points, Appearance +1_2

Chapter 294: Chapter 261: Rare Attribute Points, Appearance +1_2

After some skepticism, Sun Yueqing was eventually convinced by his recent improvement in status, temperament, and spirit.

After finishing this topic, she couldn’t help but say helplessly as she looked at Wu Mu, "You really know how to offend people."

Wu Mu responded with his usual answer, smiling, "Isn’t it them who offended me?"

"I wasn’t speaking nonsense. His fans were cyberbullying, and I advised him to manage his fans so that his reputation wouldn’t be tarnished. Is there something wrong with that?"

Sun Yueqing sighed deeply, "Wu Mu, I’m afraid it would take me a lifetime to learn your confidence."

"Ha ha, just learn it."

After joking around for a while, Sun Yueqing turned back to the main topic, "Today, we have only the last scene left, the one where Uncle Cui chases the train. The director specifically saved it for today’s shoot. After this, the film wraps up."

This scene is where Wang An finally uncovers the truth about his son’s death, bringing an end to the long, burdening season that had lasted eighteen years.

As he walked through the cornfield on the railway tracks, he then vaguely saw himself from eighteen years ago driving the train through the cornfield and chasing after the train.

When Wu Mu and the others arrived at the filming site, the shooting hadn’t started yet.

However, the atmosphere on-site was very solemn, with everyone holding their breath, preparing for the last scene.

Even when Yang Rongfa saw him coming, he just nodded in greeting but didn’t come over, continuing to quietly arrange the shooting process for later.

Hmm, apart from the way he looked at Wu Mu, he seemed to be stunned like Sun Yueqing for a moment.

The crew was busy preparing in an intense and orderly manner, with Cui Fu himself sitting in the corner of the set, head down, blocking out the external world, seemingly brewing his emotions.

Everyone nearby tactfully did not disturb him, even lowering their voices a few notches.

Wu Mu and Sun Yueqing watched from the periphery.

"Okay, the last scene, everyone get ready!"

Cui Fu, who seemed to have been sitting for too long, staggered a bit as he stood up, his legs not moving smoothly.

"Uncle Cui has entered the status," Sun Yueqing whispered.

Wu Mu nodded; in the past, he might not have understood the meaning of Sun Yueqing’s words.

But now, with his Natural Actor Talent, he knew she meant that Cui Fu had already gotten into character.

His legs and feet were not really clumsy—this was the status of the nearly elderly Wang An in the drama, whose last bit of tension had also relaxed.

The filming hadn’t even started yet, but the actor seemed to have already turned into the character himself, truly a seasoned actor who had won awards.

"Scene ninety-six, Take one, Action!"

Following the clapperboard, Cui Fu, now made up to look somewhat disheveled, walked along the railway.

The scene in the drama featured a train, but obviously, there wasn’t one in real shooting—it was to be imagined.

But in Cui Fu’s fantasy, it seemed like there really was a train there.

As he walked forward, he suddenly stopped as if he heard something, turning his head back.

From the sidelines, Wu Mu was quite moved seeing Cui Fu raising his head and turning it back.

He had heard before that some actors’ shots could provide a deeply moving experience, but he had never deeply felt it until now.

But that look from Cui Fu gave him a bit of that experience.

Cui Fu’s mouth slightly open, staring blankly into the distance.

It was as if he wasn’t looking at an empty cornfield but at the train in his heart, watching his own life for the past eighteen years.

The train from eighteen years ago approached Cui Fu slowly, Cui Fu gradually rotated his gaze.

The train passed by him and continued ahead.

His facial muscles twitched, in an expression halfway between laughing and crying, he staggered forward, chasing after it, swinging his arms.

"Look forward, look forward, don’t look back, don’t look back..."

...

"Cut, It’s a wrap!"

"Great!"

"That’s a wrap!"

The set erupted in a roaring celebration.

"Everyone pack up, go take a shower and rest, tonight is the wrap party, we don’t stop till we drop!"

Looking at Yang Rongfa, who was now relaxed and smiling while greeting everyone, Wu Mu joined Sun Yueqing beside Cui Fu who had just finished his scene and had returned to his seat, still looking somewhat exhausted.

"Uncle Cui."

Cui Fu looked up, saw them and waved his hand, "It’s fine, just getting old and need a rest."

He looked at Wu Mu, as if he suddenly remembered something, and said with a smile, "Wu Mu, acting is actually very interesting. Initially, I took it just as a profession to make a living, mechanically acting and reacting according to the needed expressions."

"But as I acted more and more, especially after truly dedicating myself to it, I found that acting is really fascinating; a person’s life is so long, yet there’s only one path to follow."

"But acting is different. When you really immerse yourself into a character, it feels like you have experienced a completely different life. I am not just stuck on the path of Cui Fu anymore. I have other paths called Wang An, Li Ming, Tang Guangxian."

"It’s like living several lifetimes at once, experiencing the possibilities of other lives, and it feels like the scale of life itself gets extended."

Cui Fu rambled on.

Wu Mu nodded silently, "Hmm."

The crew had almost finished packing up, and everyone was ready to head back together.

On the way, Sun Yueqing was visibly upset, "Why would Uncle Cui say these things to you? He has never said such things to me!"

Wu Mu smiled slightly, "You, being the top young actress, who would dare to teach you? It’s only someone insignificant like me who gets looked down upon."

"Nonsense!"

"Uncle Cui must feel that I’m just mediocre, and speaking about such things to me is pointless, unlike talking to a brilliant talent like you!"

Isn’t there any justice left!

In the past, when they acted together, it was always Wu Mu who got ridiculed!

Now, all of a sudden, Sun Yueqing realized that perhaps she was the one being looked down upon!

"Haha, don’t overthink it. You are already the top young actress. If you don’t have talent, then who does?"

Hmm, but maybe still slightly behind compared to being designated as a Natural Actor with super talent by the system.

The words from Cui Fu earlier, whether out of rambling or caring for the juniors, couldn’t bear to see a good acting prospect go to waste,

Wu Mu had to admit, this man was truly a genuine, veteran artist.

However, to him, a person who cheats with a system... it might have been in vain to speak to him.

That night, the crew had a private celebration at a hotel in Chun City.

"Here’s a toast to everyone, I thank each of you for your hard work over these past three months."

"To Mr. Yang!"

"I’m drinking, tonight I won’t stop until I’m drunk!"

Wu Mu still sat at the main table, sipping his ice-cold Coke.

This time, no one dared to disturb him.

Not only did no one bother him, but after Yang Rongfa toasted everyone, he immediately came over to Wu Mu.

"Mr. Wu Mu, here’s to you. We owe a lot to you for this drama, otherwise, we might not have been able to finish."

"That’s not true, even without me, any other investor would have managed to finish, Li Hu could do it just the same," Wu Mu laughed.

"Mr. Li as an investor is not like you, Mr. Wu Mu," Yang Rongfa said sincerely.

Hmm, except in terms of finding buyers perhaps.

Holding his drink and looking at Wu Mu’s face, which seemed slightly more handsome than before, Yang Rongfa felt somewhat reflective.

Initially, because of the issue with the director from France, he didn’t have a good impression of Wu Mu.

Moreover, because of the rumors in the industry, he always thought Wu Mu was a troublemaker.

But after truly getting to know him...

He found that Wu Mu wasn’t a troublemaker, but rather that his personal boundaries were just very clear.

This man truly believed that no one was significantly above him.

Everyone is equal.

He didn’t change for anyone’s will or benefits, always putting himself first.

If you don’t try to make such a person bow down or conform, or try to force him to act against his beliefs, you would find he is actually very easy to get along with.

It’s just a pity that those in the world who don’t want others to bow down are always in the minority.

When people gather, there’s always a need to determine who is higher or lower.

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ps: After the National Day, the schedule switches to once every six days.