System: Master Your Life-Chapter 661 - 169: Xu Lin Enters Purgatory Mode, Hand-Builds a Computer Operating System

Chapter 661: Chapter 169: Xu Lin Enters Purgatory Mode, Hand-Builds a Computer Operating System

Xu Lin’s arrival was just a small interlude for this film crew.

The morning’s shoot started quickly.

Because there were mostly veteran actors, there were three national level actors in the first episode.

So in Xu Lin’s view, watching them perform was quite enjoyable.

Much better than the previous crew, where there were barely any truly skilled actors.

Only this kind of historical drama, serious drama, is where veteran actors can really shine.

Xu Lin is the head screenwriter, so he just needs to keep an eye on the script.

Sometimes, these veteran actors will improvise; simply put, when they get going, the lines they come up with might suit the scene even better, so it gets adjusted.

It’s impossible for all the lines in a show to be followed verbatim from the script; there’s bound to be some improvisation, and it might even turn out better than expected.

Time quickly came to noon.

Xu Lin was hosting lunch, ordering food from the best hotel here in Hengdian.

In fact, Xu Lin had already talked to the hotel yesterday.

So today’s lunch was very impressive, you could say each person’s meal cost over a hundred.

Don’t underestimate a meal costing over a hundred.

These meals, when bought in bulk, are quite cheap, the so-called quantity creates wonders; who knows how much the people in charge of food pocket secretly.

If someone manages meals for a crew for three months, they could buy a car worth hundreds of thousands.

Because the profits are huge, it’s hard to say if meals even cost fifteen per person on average.

Xu Lin still used the strategy of hosting meals to integrate into the crew.

During meals, he ate with the crew rather than the actors.

Many actors have a persona on screen, but who knows what they’re like off-screen.

Actually, Xu Lin doesn’t like hanging out with actors; chatting with the general crowd is much more comfortable.

"Brother Xu, want a cigarette?"

"I’ll take one."

Xu Lin took a cigarette and put it in his mouth; the person offering was one of the makeup artists, who also lit Xu Lin’s cigarette.

Anyone who knows how to behave understands that Xu Lin treated everyone to a lavish meal, so offering him a cigarette is only fair.

"What brand is this?"

"Winston, a foreign brand."

"Oh."

Xu Lin didn’t recognize this cigarette brand.

The makeup artist went on to say it’s an American brand, then rambled on about it.

Everyone just listened to him chatter; when men gather, it’s mostly about smoking, drinking, and chatting about this and that.

Xu Lin remembered when Zhang Boyu in the Capital City gave him a cigarette, saying you couldn’t buy it on the market, it wasn’t in circulation, and the taste was indescribable, which Xu Lin found quite nostalgic.

Actually, Xu Lin didn’t know that kind of cigarette was specially supplied, you couldn’t buy it even if you had money.

"I’ll take a stroll, you all keep chatting." 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝐰𝚎𝕓𝐧𝚘𝘃𝗲𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝕞

After finishing his cigarette, Xu Lin got up to say goodbye, planning to take a walk nearby.

He walked into Taihe Palace.

There were quite a few people inside.

At this time, the weather was quite hot. People were enjoying the fans and chatting here.

Inside the hall, there was a dragon chair, often seen in Ming and Qing dynasty dramas.

I guess many people would want to sit on it.

You can’t sit on the one in the Beijing Palace Museum, but why not this one?

Every year there’s an emperor; this year it’s my house’s turn.

This thought came to Xu Lin’s mind.

At that moment, two actresses were sitting on the dragon chair taking photos. One girl posed seriously, as if the Emperor was holding court. Of course, for this position, it’s hard to find anyone in the whole country who can really pull it off.

The other girl was photographing her.

"Mr. Xu, do you also want to sit on the dragon chair?"

One girl noticed Xu Lin approaching.

"I’m also a bit interested in this chair, just like you guys." Xu Lin smiled.

"Mr. Xu, please!"

The girl sitting stood up, posing as if respectfully inviting a big figure.

Xu Lin said, "Then I’ll sit!"

Both girls nodded.

So Xu Lin sat down.

After sitting, Xu Lin looked forward, then down, and everyone was watching him.

But Xu Lin ignored them.

He was just thinking about what ancient emperors thought sitting in such a position.

The power of the Emperor was immense; everything within the borders belonged to him. Simply put, even your wife was his.

So how alluring is imperial power?

Yuan Shikai almost became an eternal Saint, yet he couldn’t resist the allure of being Emperor and ended up infamous.

After sitting on the dragon chair for a few minutes, Xu Lin got up.

"Mr. Xu, it’s a pity you’re not an actor!"

One girl had taken a photo of Xu Lin and couldn’t help but comment after looking at the photo. She showed the photo to Xu Lin.

"See, the aura is bursting out of the screen; no one could play the Emperor better than you, especially as a young Emperor!"

"Why not say I should just be Emperor and not just play one?" Xu Lin laughed.

"Haha... that’s true, if Mr. Xu were in ancient times, he’d definitely be Emperor!"

"Of course, and by then I’d have a harem of three thousand beauties, and you two ladies would be my consorts."

"Haha, Mr. Xu, you’re really greedy, wanting both of us at once!"

The two ladies playfully pouted, but they didn’t mind Xu Lin joking with them. After all, Xu Lin was handsome, young, had a good temperament, a strong aura, and he was a notable figure. A hexagonal warrior like him, no woman would reject Xu Lin, even if she were a lesbian.

Xu Lin chatted with them for a bit, then wandered off to see other places.

"This Mr. Xu is really handsome!"

After Xu Lin left, the girls opened the photo album again to have another look.