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The Lu Chuan directed, Liu Ye, Chang Chen and others starred THE LAST SUPPER after nine months in production earlier wrapped, but on the last day actors still had to work in a tough environment. That day the team went to shoot on the plains, when rain and snow already started to fall and temperature dropped to 5 degrees Celsius below zero. The actors though still only wore flimsy costumes. As Liu Bang Liu Ye roared into the wind at the fortress, rain and now directly went into his throat. However he still was able to smoothly deliver his lines; as Empress Lu Qin Lan even had to crawl in the snowy and muddy ground while collapsing from crying. She even had to do several takes. Qin Lan's face was mixed with tears and snow. She was so cold that she already could not speak.
Since the production began, rumors like "investors backing out" and "film halting production" were endless. Lu Chuan even was called "Slow Slow Lu". Yet he was not affected at all and continued to his "slow work yields neatness" nature. By the end of the production his appendicitis even acted up again, but in order to not hinder progress he insisted against going to the hospital for surgery. On the set he had a IV drip and his professionalism touched many.
