I Forged the Myth of the Ancient Overlords
Chapter 385 - 385 384. Best Actress Award_1

Chapter 385: 384. Best Actress Award_1 Chapter 385: 384. Best Actress Award_1 As everyone knows, Lu Ban’s actors are all exclusive to his projects and are rarely reused.

Most of the actors in each of his films and short movies are amateurs, and they only take part in one production, with the exception of a few who make repeat appearances; for the rest, it’s a once-in-a-lifetime meeting.

This is rather extravagant and also quite regrettable.

Note that in Lu Ban’s films, apart from himself, the acting skills of all other actors are rather remarkable; even a background extra seems to possess the acting prowess of a film emperor, making the immersion feel very full.

Such actors, any crew would cherish them as treasures if they came across them.

Yet, after Lu Ban uses them, he discards them, not even allowing them to appear a second time.

Such resources are truly enviable.

Moreover, Lu Ban keeps the identities of these actors very confidential; even the cast lists are comprised of character names. Numerous domestic journalists have dug deep but have been unable to find information on these actors.

It makes one wonder if these actors might not exist in this world at all.

“Do you think Lu Ban’s actors might be fake, all made up?”

“Dude, did you get obsessed with the movies? These are all real, live humans we’re talking about.”

“But no one has ever found any information about them. Even if we’re talking about film school students, there are only a few institutions in the country—it can’t be that they’re still undiscovered, right?”

“I have a theory, not sure if it’s correct, but could it be that Lu Ban is using ghost actors?”

“Here’s an ‘Eight-Character True Words’ slap for you. If he could find ghost actors, why would he still be making movies? Is he running a charity?”

“I think, maybe, it’s because he really is well-prepared and can find those who truly live in similar circumstances. Take ‘Magic Tide,’ for instance, if you get people from some backward and secluded villages to act, they can also produce that effect. But the challenging part is the search, and that’s Lu Ban’s most powerful weapon.”

“With so many people in the country, over a billion, it’s pretty simple to find a few that fit the characters’ temperaments. Don’t underestimate the power of probability.”

“I’m just curious about one thing: is the actor who played Amber as beautiful in real life? I feel like I’m falling in love.”

“This shows Lu Ban’s good protection of his actors. They’re all extras and passersby, with no personal information disclosed to prevent entertainment journalists from harassing them. It’s quite humane.”

“Saying these actors are ghosts is less believable than saying they’re all special effects. Considering how amazing Lu Ban’s special effects are, creating a few virtual actors or doing facial replacements is no big deal, right?”

“This time at Cannes, it seems he’s going to bring the lead actress. We’ll finally get to see her in person!”

“I think the Cannes Best Actress award is 100 percent hers. Not to mention anything else, just the expression of agony, struggle, and despair when she was burned—those can’t be acted out without thirty years of acting career and talent. I work at a hospital, I’ve seen many burn patients, and their expressions are very similar to hers!”

The vast majority of people are quite sane; they don’t really believe Lu Ban is actually hiring ghosts to act. Besides, they’re just common viewers who aren’t that into gossip. As long as the movie is good, who cares about anything else?

During the evening of Cannes time, it was already the middle of the night in China, but there was live coverage on TV and the internet, with crowds of people waiting in front of their screens even at 1 or 2 AM.

Various media platforms also mobilized in hopes of capturing first-hand material. At this moment, the world’s attention was on Cannes.

Several well-known directors and actors made their appearances in succession, setting off bursts of flash photography.

But the atmosphere at the scene had not yet reached its peak, as everyone seemed to be holding their breath, waiting for that anticipated moment to arrive.

Finally, halfway through the red carpet ceremony, a black luxury sedan slowly arrived, stopping at the starting point of the red carpet.

One person alighted from the back seat—it was Lu Ban, dressed in formal attire.

With his naturally striking looks and a bit of grooming, he was stunningly handsome and slightly unruly, with a hint of an artist’s carefree air, enough to pierce through every woman’s heart.

But the journalists were still tense. They had seen plenty of Lu Ban, and were almost bored with his face; they wanted to see the actor who played Amber.

They saw Lu Ban get out of the car on the side away from the carpet, then move to the side closer to the carpet, clearly acting as a chauffeur opening the door for someone.

For a moment, all camera flashes were poised, as everyone wanted to capture the moment when the actor who played Amber stepped out of the car.

Lu Ban opened the door and extended his hand.

Then, as if taking someone’s hand, he walked forward.

“?”

The journalists present were all stunned.

The audience watching the live broadcast was also stunned.

Where the actress Amber should have been standing next to Lu Ban, there was nothing.

Just air.

But he himself walked forward as if he were accompanied by a lady, paying no mind to the dumbfounded journalists around him.

At that moment, a journalist pressed the shutter, and the flash lit up, as if it were the signal, more flashes twinkled like stars continuously, capturing the scene.

However, once Lu Ban had walked the entire red carpet, everyone still seemed to be in a daze.

On the live streaming website, during the time Lu Ban was on the red carpet, the dense barrage of comments instantly cleared, and it wasn’t until everything ended that the comments exploded.

[Was that just now performance art?]

[I didn’t see it wrong, right? There was indeed no one beside him?]

[So it’s not just me who didn’t see Amber?]

[Isn’t this a bit funny, if Amber didn’t come, that’s fine, but why pretend there’s someone there?]

[No, you all didn’t see, she was just right beside Lu Ban!]

[You saw her? For real?]

[Damn, it’s not really haunted, right?]

[My take is that this is behavior art, Amber must already be inside the venue, waiting to appear on stage during the awards ceremony]

[What’s with this Lu Ban? Don’t get in the way of me watching my wife Amber, okay?]

[Could Lu Ban really have lost his mind? I heard before that he spent some time in a mental hospital]

[Amber, hehe, my Amber]

[So beautiful, Amber looks even better than in the movies, wow, my wife!]

Meanwhile, at the scene, even as several more guests walked the red carpet behind him, the journalists were still trying to make sense of it all.

What was Lu Ban doing?

Was it to correspond with the plot of the movie, so he had to pretend Amber was still there?

Many people who had been healed by Lu Ban couldn’t help but feel puzzled.

“Hey, you were part of the production, so you should know what kind of person Amber is, right?”

Pang Zhen, who was standing on tiptoe and craning her neck in the crowd, asked.

“I’m just a post-production worker; how would I get to see the actresses?”

Bai Qiquan replied, innocent.

“However, I do know one thing.”

“What’s that?”

Pang Zhen turned to look at him.

“Director Lu must have his reasons for doing this; we just need to trust in Director Lu.”

Bai Qiquan said as if making a guarantee.

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