Golden assistant - Chapter 46 - While shooting, slowly search for the female lead

 

 

"I can't see anything," Lu Zhou said. "Can't even browse Taobao, can't read."

"Just practice a little every day," Xiao Yi advised him.

Lu Zhou replied, "I'll contemplate life then."

So Lu Zhou began to sit and contemplate life. Occasionally, thinking about life for half an hour was enough. If one kept contemplating life, they'd end up feeling quite depressed. During meals, with the restaurant lights shining down, Xiao Yi would watch Lu Zhou, who had his eyes covered, fumble with chopsticks, poking around.

Lu Zhou couldn't find where the dishes were. Xiao Yi was almost dying of laughter. Lu Zhou asked, "What are you laughing at?"

Lu Zhou spoke with a smile on his face. Even with his eyes covered, his handsome face exuded an irresistible charm.

"Nothing," Xiao Yi replied, "You suddenly became so gentle."

"Really?" Lu Zhou said, "Maybe because I've calmed down."

"Shall I feed you?" Xiao Yi asked.

"No need, do blind people need to be fed every day?" Lu Zhou remarked.

Xiao Yi sighed, and Lu Zhou thought for a moment before adding, "Just once, let me experience it."

Before, Xiao Yi had fed Lu Zhou while he was injured and bedridden. But now, the feeling was different. Xiao Yi gathered up some food and fed it to Lu Zhou's mouth.

Lu Zhou was caught off guard by being fed and hadn't even opened his mouth when Xiao Yi's spoon arrived, smearing food all over his face.

Lu Zhou: "..."

Xiao Yi was about to burst into laughter. Lu Zhou was at a loss, saying, "You must be deliberately teasing me."

"Hahaha hahaha hahahaha..." Xiao Yi laughed uncontrollably, leaning on the table. Lu Zhou reached out and fumbled around for tissue to wipe his face. Xiao Yi helped him clean his face. Lu Zhou sat there like a quiet child under the warm light. Suddenly, he held Xiao Yi's hand, and Xiao Yi's heart skipped a beat. He leaned in and kissed him.

"I love you," Lu Zhou expressed.

He reached out and touched Xiao Yi's face.

"Ganbao has never seen what his wife looks like," Lu Zhou noted. "They were probably similar to us at home."

"I love you too," Xiao Yi answered. "Yes, they supported each other. If Ganbao's wife dies, Ganbao will definitely be very sad."

Lu Zhou didn't add anything, sitting at the table. Xiao Yi said, "Ah."

Xiao Yi fed Lu Zhou, and they ate slowly. After feeding Lu Zhou, Xiao Yi ate by himself.

"Let me do the dishes," Lu Zhou stated.

He fumbled around and cleared the table, and Xiao Yi tied an apron around him and took away the knife to prevent him from accidentally cutting himself. He watched as Lu Zhou washed the dishes.

In the evening, Lu Zhou sat on the sofa, and Xiao Yi lay in his arms browsing the internet. Lu Zhou couldn't see anything, and Xiao Yi asked, "Want to listen to the TV?"

"No," Lu Zhou responded.

"How do you feel?" Xiao Yi said.

"Lonely," Lu Zhou replied. "It's lonely in the world I can't see, without a sense of security, longing for someone to accompany me. Director Chai is indeed an expert. He asked me to use this method to supplement my understanding of the character."

Xiao Yi nodded. That day, Lu Zhou experienced almost the entire day with his eyes covered.

On the following day, Lu Zhou kept his eyes covered and remained seated in the conference room while everyone observed him.

Director Chai remarked, "Remember to uncover your eyes when necessary."

Lu Zhou agreed with a nod and added, "Feel free to carry on with your conversation, everyone."

This routine continued on the third day, the fourth day, and so forth...

*

On Monday, a week later, Deng Xiaochuan went to talk to the investors and didn't come. Director Chai said, "Today, let's talk about some ideas for this play. Yesterday, I talked to Director Guo, and we watched some documentaries. I have a completely new idea."

Xiao Yi's most feared phrase from a director used to be, "I have a completely new idea." Every time he heard this phrase, it meant trouble for everyone. The screenwriter ended up hospitalized from the ordeal, the outdoor scenes drove people to the brink, and the actors were left needing psychiatric treatment...

Xiao Yi pretended to be very interested and listened intently, while Lu Zhou asked, "Tell us about it?"

"I'm thinking," Director Chai pondered for a moment and continued, "Could we use the erhu, a traditional Chinese musical instrument, as the soulful melody running through the entire movie, turning it into a uniquely traditional yet peculiar Chinese-style musical?"

Xiao Yi: "..."

Lu Zhou: "..."

"Lu Zhou, this is a very demanding requirement for you," Director Chai admitted. "But as you said, your assistant can compose."

Xiao Yi: "..."

Xiao Yi silently cried out, ‘Oh my God, spare me!’

That afternoon, the erhu teacher arrived and played a segment for Director Chai, Xiao Yi, and Lu Zhou. Xiao Yi's mouth twitched, almost kneeling before this teacher.

"Teacher Chen," Xiao Yi said, "Do you remember me?"

"Oh," Teacher Chen looked up, glanced at Xiao Yi for ten minutes, then looked at Lu Zhou beside him.

"You're the one," Teacher Chen said, "who played drums and guitar under the girls' dormitory and got a severe reprimand."

Lu Zhou: "..."

Xiao Yi: "..."

With white hair and beard, Teacher Chen had an air of transcendence. "What's your name? Are you called Du Ma?" he asked.

Xiao Yi didn't know what to say anymore. He said, "Du Ma was my roommate. I went with him that time, and he ended up running away..."

Teacher Chen said, "Alright, alright, you seem to be doing well now! Chai highly recommended you."

This Teacher Chen was the professor who taught elective courses back then. When Xiao Yi saw him coming, he knew things would be reliable. But to let him compose, especially playing the erhu, was less reliable.

Fortunately, Teacher Chen had his own music team, and they took over the music production and editing part. Xiao Yi instinctively knew that with a teacher of this calibre, he would definitely learn a lot. So, he temporarily put Lu Zhou aside and began discussing composition with Teacher Chen.

Director Chai compiled ideas for Teacher Chen. Everyone discussed for several days, during which Xiao Yi served as an assistant throughout, organizing Lu Zhou and Director Chai's feelings, and his own understanding of the erhu for Teacher Chen.

Lu Zhou still had his eyes covered, walking around the house every day.

Xiao Yi played an erhu piece and looked at Lu Zhou.

"Not bad," Lu Zhou hummed the melody and added, "Did you compose this yourself?"

Xiao Yi said, "It's a bit like Joe Hisaishi's style (NT: Japanese composer and pianist, who wrote scores for all but one of Miyazaki's films and some for Takeshi Kitano’s). I got inspiration from him, but it can't be used. There are too many repetitive elements, and it feels too similar."

Lu Zhou nodded, and Xiao Yi fell into thought again. Lu Zhou asked, "Why are you silent?"

Xiao Yi uttered, "Huh? What's wrong? Are you feeling upset?"

Lu Zhou said, "When you don't speak, I don't feel your presence, and I feel unsettled."

Xiao Yi said, "Genbao must feel very lonely."

Lu Zhou murmured, "The loneliest person is the strongest. That's Genbao's inner strength."

Xiao Yi was instantly amazed and said, "That's impressive."

"It's from Ibsen," Lu Zhou said (NT: Henrik Ibsen, a Norwegian dramaturge, author of eg ‘A Doll's House’). Holding his cane, he walked up to Xiao Yi. Xiao Yi put down the erhu and was about to stand up, but Lu Zhou said, "Stay seated."

Lu Zhou reached out, touched Xiao Yi's short hair, his closed eyes, then he knelt on one knee, took Xiao Yi's hand, and placed it on his own face.

Xiao Yi: "..."

Lu Zhou: "How does it feel?"

"Hard," Xiao Yi answered.

Lu Zhou: "..."

Then, Lu Zhou performed a magic trick and pulled out a ring, saying, "Would you marry a blind man like me?"

The ring was the one Xiao Yi used to put on the doll's finger.

"I do, I do, I do—" Xiao Yi's roar almost flipped the entire house.

Another day passed, and when Xiao Yi came back, he said, "Let's do it."

Xiao Yi brought a chair, made Lu Zhou sit down, adjusted his posture for playing the erhu, held his hand, guided him to the strings, and began teaching him how to play.

*

For half a month, Xiao Yi and Teacher Chen argued back and forth countless times about the movie's theme song and melody. Every time Lu Zhou listened beside them, he would say, "I think Xiao Yi's tune is good."

On the day when they finally decided on the theme song, after a long discussion, no one could agree on the main melody. Teacher Chen's was good, and so was Xiao Yi's. Teacher Chen's was deep, while Xiao Yi's had a bright tone. Teacher Chen's piece felt more seasoned, while Xiao Yi's lacked a sense of melancholy but was filled with a vast feeling of the sky.

This time, Lu Zhou insisted on using the song Xiao Yi wrote. He said seriously to Teacher Chen, "I prefer his second one, 'Distant Mountains.' It gives people a feeling of hope and future. Even if life is full of pain, hope is like the mountains in the distance, undulating, giving us hope when we see it."

Everyone knew that Lu Zhou was actually an amateur, but as the lead actor, he insisted on this. Teacher Chen had no choice but to concede appropriately and agreed to use the theme song written by Xiao Yi. After all, the entire music team was integrated, and it didn't matter whose name was credited for the composition, as long as Director Chai felt it was okay.

Director Chai said, "I personally think both songs are good, but I also lean towards Xiao Yi's. Let's let the producer decide which one will be the theme song and which one will be the interlude."

Xiao Yi added, "At the end of Scene 42, inserting the theme music, using Scottish bagpipes, wouldn't that be more suitable?"

"Bagpipes," Teacher Chen pondered for a moment, then got up for a drink of water. "It just doesn't feel right; modulating is fine."

Xiao Yi continued, "After post-production, there won't be a Western music atmosphere, it will just add to the desolation."

Teacher Chen reacted, "That's one way to do it, but your method is too diverse. Piano, organ, bagpipes, guzheng—all of them. Why don't you concentrate on studying the erhu?"

Xiao Yi didn't argue back. Teacher Chen said, "I'll ask the producer and listen to it after it's done."

Deng Xiaochuan brought some good news that the investment was almost in place. There was still a shortfall of several million in the funding part. Xiao Yi listened to the report and felt that it was definitely going over budget. Deng Xiaochuan was in contact with the female lead because there were nude scenes, and Director Chai was very insistent. The pay was low, and no one was too eager to take it.

With Christmas and New Year approaching, it had been over four months since the planning of this film began, and it still felt like a distant dream.

Director Chai said, "I think it's like this, there won't be any news before Chinese New Year. Lu Zhou, if you have time, I suggest you go to Xinzheng in Henan or Luohe, find a village, and experience Genbao's life."

Lu Zhou nodded and said, "I'll ask Xiao Yi about his schedule."

*

Xiao Yi and Lu Zhou spent New Year's in Gansu and visited the place where Director Chai was about to shoot. The weather was very cold, with biting winds. Most of the houses were made of stacked stones, and everyone was quite poor.

On their way back, they passed through Datong, Shanxi, where there was finally some liveliness. Xiao Yi rented a small two-bedroom apartment in the countryside, planning to return in January.

There was no heating or hot water here, only coal stoves for warmth. Lu Zhou was busy every day, tending to the fire with his eyes covered. Although the living conditions were much better than Genbao's, the atmosphere in the countryside, with people coming and going, was somewhat similar to what was described in the movie.

With the dry cold blankets and the feeling of sitting in the courtyard basking in the winter sun all day, there was even a wheat field not far away.

Lu Zhou always had his eyes covered, wearing a hat. For the time being, no one recognized his identity. There was so much to do; he had to fetch and boil water, although there was a gas stove taking a bath was very troublesome. He had to carry the gas cylinder upstairs. Xiao Yi was afraid that Lu Zhou's shoulder injury would recur, but Lu Zhou insisted that his other shoulder was fine.

So the two of them lived like a rural couple, living each day from sunrise to sunset. At night, Xiao Yi would read to Lu Zhou a bit.

"It feels like we've lived two lifetimes," Lu Zhou noted.

Xiao Yi said, "I feel the same... This life is truly miraculous."

Holding a cane, Lu Zhou listened to another blind man playing the erhu in the village. He whispered, "His playing isn't as good as yours."

Xiao Yi said, "These are all folk tunes; we're different. My erhu isn't pure anymore; it carries the feeling of pop music."

Lu Zhou listened for a while but couldn't hear anything special. Later, he went with Xiao Yi to buy groceries. Xiao Yi bought a chicken, while Lu Zhou bought garlic on the other side. It took him a while to search for money when paying, and then another while to find change when receiving it.

When they returned, Xiao Yi got inspired and sat in the courtyard playing the erhu. People were attracted by the sound of the music. When Xiao Yi played, Lu Zhou quietly went inside. When he came out again, he carried a enamel basin with rice in it, shook it, and improvised a few lyrics to Xiao Yi's tune.

Xiao Yi: "..."

With a clinking sound, people began to throw coins inside. Xiao Yi thought, Director, you're missing out on such a good post credit scene... Finally, Xiao Yi stopped playing. Lu Zhou earned two yuan and used it to buy candy for the children in the courtyard.

One day, when Xiao Yi came back, he saw Lu Zhou standing outside the courtyard playing hopscotch with a five-year-old girl from the neighbouring house.

"No, no!" the little girl said, "You go back there! I said we start when I say so!"

Lu Zhou: "Okay, okay."

Xiao Yi quickly took out the DV camera and secretly recorded it.

The little girl held Lu Zhou's hand and made him go back to the starting point. Her mother came out and started scolding the little girl, telling her not to bother Uncle. Lu Zhou hurriedly smiled and waved his hand, indicating it was okay. Following her instructions, he played hopscotch with a group of children.

A few days later, more children came looking for Lu Zhou and asked him to play the villain since no one wanted to play that role, Lu Zhou became the villain, being poked with wooden sticks, falling down, and shouting, "Your Majesty, have mercy!"

Xiao Yi sneaked a shot of Lu Zhou and in his mind, the song "Clang Clang Clang" began to play on repeat: "Don't call me Your Majesty, call me Your Queen..." (NT: possible reference to the song, "The Trolley Song" interpreted by Judy Garland)

After the New Year, when they returned to Beijing, Director Chai watched the footage shot by Xiao Yi and almost died laughing.

"Little Xiao, you're amazing!" Director Chai conceeded, "Director material!"

Lu Zhou blushed and still had his eyes covered, laughing, "He's my gold medal assistant." (NT: ‘gold medal assistant’ is the alternative tittle of this novel)

"Every day is like this," Director Chai sighed, "It's really fulfilling with ideals and pursuits! Come on, Lu Zhou, see how you feel. In a few days, you won't need to wear the blindfold anymore. There's still a funding gap of 4 million yuan, but we've found the female lead, who is a talented newcomer."

On January fifteenth, during the Lantern Festival, Lu Zhou finally took off his blindfold.

The female lead had disappeared again a few days earlier.

Xiao Yi felt defeated by the unpredictability of this crew, but Director Chai remained calm, saying, "It's alright. Let's focus on preparing to start filming first, and we can continue searching for the female lead as we go."

Xiao Yi could almost recite these words by heart. This time, Director Guo was also present, entering with a jovial remark, "Ahaha, we've got a gold medal team here."

Xiao Yi hurried to pour tea for Director Guo. He held great admiration for him, as Director Guo was the one who had facilitated his transition from an assistant to a creative contributor within the crew. It was no wonder Lu Zhou held him in such high regard. Every exceptional director had the ability to lead the entire team through a process of transformation.

The crew initially rented a house for 20 thousand yuan per month in Beijing. While staying there temporarily, they ended up revising the script yet again. Director Guo and Director Chai inspected the set together, with Director Guo overseeing production and Director Chai supervising filming. Zheng Xiaocong Studio and Lu Zhou Studio each contributed 4 million yuan, with the remaining investments coming from a capitalist firm. Deng Xiaochuan served as the producer.

Since Xiao Yi first laid eyes on the script, it had undergone 20 revisions, and the original screenwriter had ended up hospitalized and never returned.

So Director Guo invited three more screenwriters to have a meeting, giving the script a final revision. Counting the previous three screenwriters, this film had a total of n screenwriters.

The props team had already sorted out the location. They brought in a group of professional extras from China Film. These extras were all experienced actors. Zheng Xiaocong and Hu Yang also joined the crew, with Lu Zhou making a cameo. Xiao Yi asked if they should find Wu Henggu, but Lu Zhou waved it off.

In February, the entire crew boarded planes in batches and headed to Taiyuan, then transferred to Linfen from Taiyuan, and finally drove to Jixian County. They rented a rural area where all the residents had been temporarily relocated by the government for the duration of the filming and replaced by actors.

Xiao Yi couldn't help but think this was amazing. Originally, they could have filmed at Zhuzhou Film and Television City or China Film, but the whole team was brought to Zhongduo Township... Didn't the investors feel heartache spending money like this? However, judging from Producer Guo's attitude towards spending money, they didn't seem concerned. They even brought their own tea leaves; they were frugal even in their daily expenses. When the crew had dinner together, everyone brought their own dishes.

However, on the second day of arriving at the shooting location, when the cameras began to set up, Xiao Yi felt that this movie was real... being filmed here was perfect.

"Wouldn't you agree?" Director Guo smiled and asked Xiao Yi, "Little Xiao, what do you think?"

"Yes," Xiao Yi nodded. "Yes, this is the perfect location."

"Yeah," Director Chai nodded approvingly. "This is indeed the perfect location."

The vast desert sands, the rolling mountains of the Loess Plateau, the desolate roads, and the greyish-yellow earth, these were scenes that no props or set could replicate. As soon as the props began to set up, everything was transformed. Whatever was lacking, they just made a phone call and had it brought over by the second batch of people from Beijing.

Generators started roaring, fuel was delivered, Lu Zhou and Zheng Xiaocong ate from a basin. Zheng Xiaocong said, "The chicken cooked by younger brother's wife tastes delicious."

Xiao Yi: "..."

Wearing windproof sunglasses, Zheng Xiaocong continued, "I haven't had this dish in a long time."

Xiao Yi did not know whether to laugh or cry. It wasn't easy to correct the title of ‘brother's wife’ fused by the film emperor. Lu Zhou was laughing beside him, urging everyone to drink. Director Chai and Director Guo played drinking games while gambling. Director Guo said, "No, no, Little Chai, I can't drink as much as you. If we keep drinking, I'll drink up the budget."

"What are you afraid of!" Director Chai's face was flushed from drinking. "With you two big shots in our team, we're sure to exceed! If we exceed, then Zheng Youqian (NT: yǒu qián, wealthy) and Lu Facai (NT: fā cái, good fortune) will become rich!"

Lu Zhou: "..."

Zheng Xiaocong: "..."

Xiao Yi was nearly dying of laughter. When Zheng Xiaocong heard himself being given the nickname Zheng Youqian, he couldn't help but make an expression worthy of an award-winning actor. That night, they had a good meal, drinking and eating, and then they officially started filming. Xiao Yi asked if they should promote it on Weibo, but Director Chai waved his hand and said, "We're not doing that. Let's just focus on making the film. That's better than anything else!"

Of course, they still had to pay respects to the gods, and even Director Guo couldn't avoid it. That night, they paid their respects to the local land god and offered wine. (NT: In Chinese culture, it is a common practice to pay respect to gods or deities before embarking on significant endeavours, including starting a movie production.)

So the next morning, all the crew members got up early, and they started filming. Lu Zhou got up at four in the morning to start his makeup. His skin was dark, dry, and smelled of dust. He was barefoot, with mud applied to his feet, wearing a pair of worn-out straw sandals.

Lu Zhou looked unkempt, holding his erhu, and took a makeup photo. His hair was tied up like dry grass, making it look like he hadn't washed it in ten days or so, dirty and filthy, with makeup wounds on his feet showing red flesh.

"Let's take a makeup photo," the coordinator said.

Xiao Yi: "..."

Xiao Yi couldn't help but think that this makeup photo would definitely become a dark moment in Lu Zhou's history! What was there to take photos of!

Zheng Xiaocong's face was covered in dust, looking like he had been blasted with ashes, barefoot like a madman, smiling as he approached, taking a photo with Lu Zhou. The leading actress was called Ying Zhuo, specializing in Tibetan dramas. She played both Wang Genbao's wife and daughter, with rough skin and worn-out clothes.

The three stood together for a photo, and Xiao Yi couldn't help but think that this was enough.

Ying Zhuo said, "Come on, Xiao Yi, join us."

"Come on, everyone, gather!" Zheng Xiaocong made a gathering gesture, and everyone moved in to take a group photo.

On that day, they shot a scene where Wang Genbao discovered the village. Most of the scenes were filmed in this village. Lu Zhou had to walk and sing at the same time, which was very challenging. However, Teacher Chen compiled all the Shanxi folk songs and even went back to school to consult an old professor to help Lu Zhou familiarize himself with all the lyrics.

Lu Zhou walked into the village with his erhu as the camera moved in. Xiao Yi couldn't help but feel nervous; Lu Zhou's voice started off small but gradually grew louder.

"No one watches over the empty fields... Sigh, the hardship of the lonely widower." Lu Zhou's voice was low and hoarse, deliberately producing a rough voice like a broken gong as he sat on a wooden stake outside the village.

Rolling his eyes, Lu Zhou wore specially made contact lenses, so at this moment, he couldn't see anything either. He began to fumble with the erhu.

Xiao Yi sat opposite him, and the sound engineer brought the microphone over. The professional erhu player hired by the crew and Xiao Yi began to prepare. The musician started playing, and with this action, Lu Zhou's white eyes turned towards the sky. Props in the distance released crows, and the crows croaked and flew into the sky.

If you watched this scene alone, it would seem quite comical. However, Xiao Yi hardly had time to think about it. He nervously watched Lu Zhou's fingering. As soon as the musician stopped, he immediately picked up the tune.

In between, there was a break, conveniently coinciding with Lu Zhou's fingering pause.

Director Chai didn't call "Cut," he just watched intently. Lu Zhou continued to play the erhu, opened his mouth, his lips cracked, the dryness evident, his voice hoarse. Sitting next to the village, the scene was windy, leaves scattered, and dust swirled.

Director Chai finally said, "Let's do it again from the beginning."

The clapper struck the board, signalling the start of the scene. Lu Zhou paced back and forth as the sun emerged from behind the dark clouds. Xiao Yi attempted to put on Lu Zhou's blind contact lenses, but inserting them directly into the eyes proved uncomfortably challenging. Additionally, the props team had applied honey to Lu Zhou's feet, attracting flies from the stinky ditch behind the village.

One scene took the entire morning to film. After lunch, the wind intensified, causing the tent cloth to flap wildly. Under a tree, Lu Zhou appeared visibly fatigued.

"This is it!" Director Chai exclaimed. "It's perfect! Let's redo it, following the same feeling as before!"

The strains of Lu Zhou's erhu resonated in the wind until two children suddenly ran out, halting the music.

"Scenes with kids are always tricky," Director Guo remarked.

"Come on in! Come!" Zheng Xiaocong, portraying a drunken character, stumbled forward. "What's this?"

As Zheng Xiaocong reached for the erhu, Lu Zhou remained silent, his hand outstretched and mouth slightly open.

"You play," Zheng Xiaocong, adopting the role of a ruffian, said with a grin.

Since Lu Zhou's collaboration with Li Changzheng in "Sleek Rat and Flying Cat," Xiao Yi had seldom witnessed another actor sharing the scene with Lu Zhou. But this time, Zheng Xiaocong's performance complemented Lu Zhou's perfectly. It was evident why Zheng Xiaocong had won international acclaim. His portrayal felt entirely unique, diverging from Lu Zhou's character. With a slight grin, he signalled for Lu Zhou to continue playing the erhu.

As Lu Zhou resumed playing, Xiao Yi, whose erhu skills were limited, could only take over during moments of heightened excitement or when a mistake occurred in Lu Zhou's playing.

The scene extended from morning into the night, finally concluding when Zheng Xiaocong escorted Lu Zhou back home and provided him with food and shelter.

Next came a night scene, set in a courtyard and filmed indoors due to the cold weather. Despite the use of heaters, everyone shivered in their down-filled garments. As the props team laid down steamed buns, Zheng Xiaocong engaged Lu Zhou in conversation about his erhu skills, urging him to play more songs.

Thus, Lu Zhou enjoyed noodles served by Zheng Xiaocong's wife and began playing the erhu in the room.

Then came the female lead's performance. If the first scene had been challenging, this night scene proved even more arduous. The crew endured sub-zero temperatures, waiting for Lu Zhou to film while water dripped into ice in the yard. Despite the harsh conditions, they wrapped up by ten o'clock.

The following day saw a repetition of Lu Zhou's initial scene, where he walked into the village from outside.

After three days of filming, Director Chai finally approved the night scene. The female lead's expression as she listened to Lu Zhou's erhu in the kitchen drove the entire crew to the brink of insanity.

 

Translator : DarNan