Chapter 17 Upgrade
Suffering ING...

Two months after the filming was completed, the crew has already edited the film and is going through the review process!

But my boss still doesn't give me the money.

Shen Lang endured the fact that he didn't release the profit share, and the salary of the assistant director of the director team was transferred to the studio account.

That woman Gu Jialan didn't even transfer it to him.

Every time I called, they made excuses.

The boss is not here*3.

Finance is not at *9.

The security door of the finance room cannot be opened*2.

In the end, the reasons became more and more bizarre. The finance man's dog did a backflip and asked for leave to go to the hospital *10086.

What the hell, what kind of bullshit reason is this?
Shen Lang felt like he was the leader of a scam in the play.

But outside the play, I am just a fucking dog pusher.

"You are the one who should be investigated if you accuse me of fraud, Gu Jialan!"

My wallet is empty and my expenses are not enough to cover my income.

The arrogant words he had said on Weibo before were slapped in the face in reality.

What three personal assistants? It is visibly getting farther and farther away from the three people.

Just when Shen Lang was considering whether to add some sausage to his instant noodles for lunch, the phone rang.

"Teacher Shen, are you in the capital recently? Are you busy?"

The familiar voice of Director Shen came from the phone.

Shen Lang suddenly felt that Master Kang was not handsome anymore. He dropped his instant noodles and asked, "No, no, let's have lunch... No, long time no see, let's meet at noon?"

Shen Ao: "That's great. I just happened to have an appointment with a friend at noon. Please come over and sit with me, Mr. Shen. Do you have time?"

Shen Lang put his phone on speakerphone, then pulled down the page to scan a shared bicycle lane: "Time, okay, I'll cancel the lunch meeting!"

Shen Ao was delighted when he heard this: "Teacher Shen, that's really... hi..."

"Dude, send me your location, I'll be there right away!"

The road was speeding along, but Shen Lang parked the shared bicycle and looked up at the store name next to the navigation destination... Qingxu Tea Bar.

Damn, I feel full of malice coming from Shen Ao.

As they walked into the box, Shen Ao came up to them and gave them a big hug. Shen Lang looked at the table through his shoulder.

A fruit plate, two desserts, and a pot of tea.

Look at the tea cake, it’s raw Pu’er, specially designed for scraping oil.

……

"Teacher Shen, let me introduce you. This is Director Xu!" Shen Ao pulled Shen Lang in and introduced the person inside as they walked.

"Director Xu, you should know this person, Mr. Shen Lang, the assistant director and lead actor of our crew."

Director Xu was a middle-aged man with a big belly. When he saw Shen Lang, he smiled and stretched out his hand and said, "Teacher Shen, my wife likes to watch the TV series you starred in. Every time she finishes watching it, she grits her teeth. I have suffered a lot from you!"

Shen Lang shook hands with him and asked, "Where is Director Xu employed?"

Shen Ao quickly introduced: "Director Xu is the leader who is specifically responsible for film review!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Director Xu's face suddenly showed a faint smile, and his whole body became more upright.

Shen Lang hated this kind of "I really like to control you" attitude the most, so he kept silent.

Shen Ao said to Director Xu, "I asked Mr. Shen to come over to introduce you to some basic information about our film. He is the deputy director of our crew and knows the script very well. He has guided almost every actor's performance!" Director Xu glanced at Shen Lang, who was showing off his watermelon with his head down, and smiled and said to Shen Ao indifferently, "Really?"

Shen Ao poked Shen Lang, and Shen Lang looked up and said, "Director Xu, there have been so many cases of fraud recently. If we can release our film as soon as possible, it will serve as a good warning to the people!"

"Yes, yes, yes!" Shen Ao nodded. "We have received recognition from the government and many ordinary people while we are still filming!"

Director Xu nodded, took a sip of tea and said, "But there are many scenes in your film that will have a negative impact on the physical and mental health of the audience and fans. This..."

Shen Ao hurriedly said, "Director Xu, have you forgotten? We have already deleted a lot of scenes as you requested. If we delete more, the film will be fragmented and many plots will not be connected!"

Director Xu spread his hands and said, "I can't do anything about this. I really want to help you, but the system is the system. It can't just be there for show, right?"

Upon hearing this, Shen Ao could only nod repeatedly.

The two talked for a while, and Director Xu just used various excuses to shirk responsibility and refused to give Shen Ao definite confirmation.

Finally, Director Xu simply stood up and said goodbye, "I have a meeting this afternoon, so I'll stay with you for a while longer!"

After saying that, he turned and left. Shen Ao quickly chased after him, picking up a bag next to the sofa.

When he came back after a while, the bag in Shen Ao's hand was gone.

Shen Lang glanced at his hand, picked up a sweet-scented osmanthus cake and ate it while saying, "Done?"

Shen Ao sighed, sat down on the sofa dejectedly and said, "It's useless. He still keeps making excuses."

Shen Lang asked curiously, "Did the investors try to find some connections?"

Shen Ao shook his head: "The familiar leader above has just been transferred. Without supervision, all kinds of monsters and demons will jump out!"

Shen Lang was speechless: "Let's not talk about anything else. I'm short of money. How about you pay me the balance first, and I'll settle the bill with the company?"

Shen Ao had a sad face and spread his hands, saying, "The landlord doesn't have any surplus food! The movie won't be released, and the investors won't give me any surplus money! What can I give you?"

Shen Lang knew this would happen. He sighed and silently said "upgrade".

At this moment, a light flashed in his mind, and just as the light gradually dimmed.

Suddenly, Director Xu, who had just left, came back.

As Shen Ao and Shen Lang looked at each other in surprise, Director Xu walked up to Shen Lang and said, "Teacher Shen, hey, what do you think of this incident?"

"Just now, the senior leader of our company officially took office and happened to see your film. He was very impressed with your acting skills in the film and said that actors like you must make more educational films like this in the future."

"By the way!" Director Xu's smile became even more enthusiastic. "The big boss also said that when he has some free time, he would like to invite you to his home. He is your fan!"

Shen Ao was stunned.

Shen Lang was also dumbfounded.

Damn, is it so magical?

I just used [Upgrade], and the problem here is...

"So, this film doesn't need to be changed anymore?" Shen Lang said.

"No, no, the leaders think it's good, so how can it be bad? Right?" Director Xu asked enthusiastically, "Do you have a plan for scheduling the film? Do you want me to call the heads of the major cinemas?"

Shen Ao felt like he was in a dream and nodded subconsciously.

Director Xu actually took out his cell phone and made a call in front of the two of them.

……

Director Xu left, but the bag remained.

Shen Ao stared at the bag blankly for a long time, and suddenly hugged Shen Lang: "Teacher Shen, you are my lucky star. No, no, no, you are the lucky star of our entire crew. Baji..."

Nima!

Shen Lang wiped the saliva from his cheek in disdain. Ugh, my throat is shallow!
(End of this chapter)