Chapter 18 Prime Time

The end of September, the first prime time before the winter vacation.

The competition for movies released during this time period is very fierce.

For example, "The King's Creation", a large-scale production on ancient mythology, is the most eye-catching in this year's golden autumn prime time, whether it is the costumes, props, post-production, or the cast.

A month before this, "The King" had already used media, cinemas, and every possible means of promotion you could imagine.

There is another art film "Ideal Sky" in the same period. Like "The King", this film was not originally scheduled to be released in the golden autumn period.

But I don’t know if it was because Shen Lang used the upgrade to disrupt time and space, they were all released early in the same period.

"Ideal Sky" tells the story of several young people who invest in starting a business and find love after graduating from college.

Although the production is not big, the six leading actors are all the hottest traffic stars in mainland China.

They brought their own traffic into the group, making the originally niche films become popular among everyone.

Add to that the four films that were originally competing at this level, and it’s simply a box office nightmare.

The media is also hyping up the fierce competition in this prime time slot.

The least favored one among them is undoubtedly "All or Nothing", which has a low budget, small production and niche subject matter.

Compared with other movies, although "All or Nothing" is produced by the famous director Ning Hao and supported by the domestic first-line male star Zhang Yixin, its overall strength cannot be compared with movies like "The King".

The media estimated that even "Ideal Sky" could crush "All or Nothing" at the box office.

For an actor like Shen Lang, the box office performance has nothing to do with him.

His work has been completed, and apart from cooperating with product promotion, he has nothing else to do.

But I don’t know whether it’s because my reputation is too bad or because [friendly competitors] are making trouble behind the scenes.

Over this period of time, some remarks against him have flooded the Internet.

"Choosing Shen Lang as the lead actor in "All or Nothing" will be the biggest failure of this movie!"

“All or Nothing is an anti-fraud film, but it promotes domestic violence while fighting fraud!”

"A well-known filmmaker: I'm not questioning Shen Lang's acting skills. In addition to playing a domestic violence man, does he have other outstanding works?"

……

At this time, in Boss Gu’s office!
Shen Lang crossed his legs, refreshing the unwarranted attacks on him with interest, and occasionally commenting or liking one or two posts.

Gu Jialan didn't think he was angry at all, and asked curiously: "Tomorrow is the movie premiere, aren't you nervous at all? There will be a lot of media coming!"

"Why are you so nervous?" Shen Lang looked up at her. "You said I committed domestic violence? The police haven't arrested me yet, and they're jumping up and down saying they have evidence. It's been more than a year, but where's the evidence? If anyone dares to prove me on the spot, I'll beat him to death on the spot!"

Gu Jialan: “…”

"By the way, boss, I've been living and eating in the company for quite a while. Look, hey, next week is my repayment date. Can I use this dividend and..."

Before he finished speaking, Gu Jialan said angrily, "Shen Lang, if you didn't tell me about this, I wouldn't be angry. Look at what you did. You set up a tent at the front desk when you slept at night, and scared the female employee who was working overtime that night and broke her leg. She is still in the hospital for treatment. Who will take care of her affairs?"

Shen Lang touched his nose and said aggrievedly: "Is this my fault? I happened to go to the bathroom to brush my teeth that day, and the lights were off. We bumped into each other. She scared herself. What does it have to do with me?"

Gu Jialan had already arranged the funds, but she just wanted to teach Shen Lang a lesson. Why was he acting so unclear with the actress the first time he went to the crew?
Gu Jialan suddenly felt that his thoughts were sour and inexplicable!

"It's all Shen Lang's fault. He should be taught a lesson!"

Gu Jialan glared at him and changed the subject: "I heard that Jing Cheng will fly back from the filming site in Gan Province tomorrow to attend the premiere?"

Speaking of Jingcheng, this girl has been in contact with him recently. I heard that he is filming a road movie and is in the northwest.

A few months have passed in a flash. She will be back tomorrow to attend the premiere of the movie, and she has asked him to pick her up at the airport!

"Ah, yes! Boss, I have to go to the airport to pick her up tomorrow. Can you lend me your coupe? Is the key still in the first drawer?"

Gu Jialan's face darkened when he heard this: "Shen Lang, get out of here!" "No, I haven't finished talking yet. Why are you pushing me..."

"..."

Early the next morning, Jingcheng's plane arrived at 10:30 am.

Shen Lang drove his boss's sports car to the airport early to pick him up.

When Jingcheng came out of the VIP channel, the girl who was very cheerful on the phone and WeChat was actually shy when they met for the first time after not seeing each other for several months.

"Shen, Brother Shen!"

Shen Lang took the gift from her hand and said with a smile: "You have lost weight again. I haven't eaten seriously recently."

His words immediately made Jing Cheng relax: "Didn't I say it on WeChat? The crew has a lot of beef and mutton every day, I dare not eat too much!"

The two talked as they walked and soon got into the car.

Jing Cheng sat in the passenger seat and looked around at the furnishings in the car. Suddenly, his face lost its happiness: "Brother Shen, whose car is this?"

"It belongs to my boss. I borrowed it with great effort. Please move the passenger seat back so that your long legs don't get in the way!"

Jing Cheng has been aware of Shen Lang's situation for a while now. Hearing this, he frowned and said, "Brother Shen, I've already told you. If you have any difficulties, just tell me directly."

Shen Lang didn't pretend to be cool. His situation had been reported extensively by the media.

He nodded: "Of course I have to ask you for help when I have trouble. You pay for lunch. I have agreed that you are not allowed to pretend to be drunk!"

This sentence made Jing Cheng blush.

……

After dinner, Jing Cheng went to the hotel arranged by the crew to rest.

At night, when the lights came on, Shen Lang's first movie after his time travel finally premiered.

When Shen Lang met the crew members again, the friendship they had experienced together a few months ago seemed to come back to everyone's mind all of a sudden.

Zhang Yixin was the first to run over and gave Shen Lang a big hug: "Teacher Shen, the crew without you feels full of malice!"

Then came Wang Dalu, Sun Yang, and finally even Zhou Ye ran up and gave Shen Lang a gentle hug.

"Teacher Shen, during this period of time, I recalled how you took care of us when we were in the crew, and I am really grateful in my heart."

Shen Lang smiled and said, "You are all young people with great potential. Your future achievements are limitless. At any time and in any place, you must remember that you are the best! I will silently cheer for you!"

Only by getting along with each other can you know whether a person is good or bad; everyone finally understands what it means that seeing is believing!

At this time, invited audiences, guests and media for the premiere of "All or Nothing" were entering the venue one after another.

In the noisy environment, the topic of conversation among everyone naturally revolves around Shen Lang, whose reputation has become increasingly bad recently.

"I heard Shen Lang is arriving tonight too!"

"How can I not come? He's the lead actor in the movie!"

"Hey, this guy is really shameless. If it were me, I would definitely find a plausible excuse to refuse!"

"So they can make a living in the entertainment industry, but you can only be a reporter! You don't have their thick skin!"

"Hahaha, yes, yes, you are right!"

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