436: Netizens commented: "Even the behind-the-scenes footage is this funny, I can't imagine how good the full movie will be!"

"Xu Lu, I heard a director named Zhao Fu wants to challenge your status as a comedy master. What do you think?"

Reba, that girl, has been bored lately and has been coming to the set quite often.

Today, when they were on a break, she brought up this topic.

"What do you think?" Xu Lu didn't answer; instead, he retorted with a question.

Reba thought for a moment and said: "Although I don't want to compliment you, I have to admit that your level in comedy is something ordinary people can't compare to. I've taken the time to watch this guy Zhao Fu's movie; although it's not bad, it's still far behind what you film!"

Xu Lu laughed and said: "If you've already said it's far behind, why ask me what I think? Of course, I don't even need to watch it!"

"Tch! I knew you weren't one to take a compliment. By the way, I'm so bored. How about I make a cameo appearance in something for you? Even an extra role works!" Reba punched Xu Lu lightly and suddenly made a suggestion.

There was no reason for Xu Lu to refuse a request like that. After all, in the movie 'flirting scholar', he really needed a lot of pretty female characters.

Since Reba was willing to come over as free labor, Xu Lu naturally thought, 'Why not use it if it's free?'

He thought for a moment and quickly found a suitable role for her, immediately saying with a smile: "I've got a role for you—be my wife!"

"Wh... what? You're dreaming!" Reba blushed instantly, her little fists looking like they were about to rain down on Xu Lu.

Startled, Xu Lu quickly said: "Hey, hey, hey, where is your mind going? I'm saying let me cast you as my wife in this movie—as a character, not actually making you my wife!"

"You didn't explain clearly just now. Hmph, you just wanted to take advantage of me!" Reba realized, and immediately became 'embarrassed and angry'.

Xu Lu could only appease her, saying: "Alright, alright, it's my fault for wanting to take advantage, it's my fault for having bad intentions, I'm guilty. It's just to be my wife in the show. In the scenes we haven't filmed yet, my character has eight wives, and you'll be one of them."

"You big pervert!" Although she couldn't harp on the 'being a wife' point anymore, Reba quickly found another angle and said: "Eight wives? Xu Lu, tell me the truth, do you actually want to marry eight wives yourself?"

Xu Lu retorted: "What nonsense are you spouting? Don't talk rubbish, or else my lifelong reputation will be ruined by you. Besides, this is a movie. In the historical context of Tang Bohu, having more than one wife is logical. Anyway, are you doing it or not? If you're not, I'm going to look for someone else..."

Hearing the 'ultimatum', Reba could only 'reluctantly' agree. However, when she went to pick out her costume, the smile on her face was already so sweet, as if she had eaten some kind of candy.

...

"Ahahahaha, this is too funny. Ruhu, I thought she was a pretty girl. I didn't expect it to be a man dressed as a woman, a bandit, and he even started wrestling with the lead!"

"Yeah, we on set were laughing until we couldn't breathe. The audience will definitely die laughing when they see it."

"How is Director Xu's brain wired? It's so damn funny, he just casually comes up with punchlines."

"I feel like this segment is going to go viral online. Hahahaha, the word 'Ruhu' has suddenly become impossible to look at directly."

...

"Left Green Dragon, Right White Tiger... I thought this guy was going to be tough, but I didn't expect him to be written off as soon as he appeared!"

"And those two idiot brothers, hahahaha, do they have to be this funny? They're killing me."

"Sister Pomegranate is even funnier. That outfit—oh my god."

"And the head of the Hua Mansion guards, the drawing in his hand looks so cute. It's said to be from Director Xu's own hand..."

...

Since it was a comedy, the atmosphere on set was always very joyful. Because each Actor basically only knew their own scenes and lines. But as for what the actual effect would be, even they didn't know until they performed it.

Thus, there were many times when the Actors themselves would break character and laugh while performing. Of course, Director Xu never forbade this.

It's a comedy, after all. Since you want to make the audience happy, the Actors have to be happy first. Likewise, the on-site staff were often doubled over with laughter at the Actors' performances.

Fortunately, dubbing is done in post-production, so the constant laughter didn't have much impact on the set. Also, to facilitate promotional efforts, some inconsequential behind-the-scenes clips gradually leaked out.

When netizens saw them, they were instantly excited: "Holy crap, holy crap, holy crap, this is the 'flirting scholar' that Director Xu is filming! I really want to see the actual movie soon!"

"Exactly! Even the behind-the-scenes are this funny, I can't imagine how good the actual film will be!"

"As expected of Director Xu. Although he hasn't filmed a comedy in a long time, he is the undisputed king of this genre!"

"I've always said Director Xu is the King of Comedy. No one really understands comedy better than him!"

...

"Before, I still held a little hope for that Zhao Fu, but now, even that little hope is gone."

"Hahahaha, if you believe Zhao Fu can surpass Director Xu, you might as well believe I'm Qin Shi Huang!"

"That's a bit hurtful. Although Zhao Fu is far behind Director Xu, he's still okay. It's just that he picked the wrong opponent this time. Give him a chance to start over!"

"I was just eating, and when I saw that scene with Ruhu, I burst out laughing. Then... my wife was sitting opposite me. Now here's the problem: how do you coax an angry wife?"

The silly netizens are always so full of joy. Of course, it was also because the leaked behind-the-scenes clips were truly interesting that everyone was so eager to discuss them.

Meanwhile, those industry insiders holding funds but having no good projects to invest in were all green with envy.

"Sigh, why is Great Xu never short on money? Even with money in hand, we can't give it away!"

"Exactly. If other directors ask me for a few million or ten million, I still have to carefully evaluate their strength. But if Director Xu were willing to ask me for 200 million, I'd transfer the money without a second thought."

"In today's industry, Director Xu's box office harvesting ability is in a league of its own; no one is on the same level as him."

"That's very true. His total box office has long exceeded 20 billion, right? It's truly terrifying."

...

"Some directors keep saying Director Xu isn't actually that great, but they don't think about their own box office numbers. If they could have half of Director Xu's box office data, they would have plenty of people lining up even for the biggest productions."

"Indeed, as long as the box office can be guaranteed and investors can make money, funding is simply not an issue. The problem now is that we can't find reliable people to spend the funds on. It's truly a headache!"

"There's another problem, which is that Da Xu Culture isn't short on good scripts either. Otherwise, if one could find a good script, maybe they could move Director Xu, but it's a pity!"

"We encounter an all-around, flawless director, yet we can't even find a door to invest. Isn't that strange?"