Chapter 240: All those who make art films are guilty of Zhuang Boyi ( words long chapter)
Shen Lang soon realized how much attention they were receiving.

"Come on, I'll take you to meet some friends in the circle at noon today!" In the evening, after finishing the shooting, Shen Nan put his arm around Shen Lang's shoulders and said with a smile!

"Damn, you're smiling so lasciviously, is there a woman at the table?"

Shen Nan's face suddenly turned red when he heard this.

Shen Nan was in his forties. He was married in his twenties and had a son.

However, the two sides later broke up peacefully and the son lived with the woman.

Compared to the mess in Shen Lang's marriage, Shen Lang's ex-sister-in-law was a very nice person. The divorce was due to their incompatibility of personalities. For the sake of literary style, the two of them didn't even blush when they handed over the divorce papers, let alone quarreled.

However, times have changed. His ex-second sister-in-law is doing very well in the music industry and has countless suitors, but his unlucky second brother has not made any move so far. His uncle and his wife are so anxious that their lungs are about to burst!
"Don't talk nonsense. They are just a few directors in our art film circle, among whom..."

……

One of them was a woman with long hair and a cold face!
"Haha, Director Shen, you have so many tricks. No wonder you changed your career to shoot this kind of script that exposes social realities!" One of the tall men in his thirties with a ponytail started teasing Shen Nan when he saw him.

At this time, another short and fat middle-aged man with a mustache and a peaked cap stood by and said with a smile: "This is Director Shen's younger brother, Mr. Shen Lang, right? Director Shen, why don't you introduce us?"

The woman with a cold expression on the side never spoke.

Shen Nan glanced at her secretly, and then smiled cautiously like a young man in his first love: "Shen Lang, let me introduce you..."

At this point, he pointed at the tall man with a ponytail and said, "Qin Lie, my junior in college, a very talented director. Have you heard of the movie "Suffocating Love"? It's the work of my junior. He is currently filming "Original Sin", which tells the story of the forbidden love between two men..."

Upon hearing this, the tall girl with ponytail immediately raised her hair and added, "Haha, I'm aiming for the Green Snake Award in South Korea!"

"Yes!" Shen Nan laughed heartlessly, "Qin Lie is a frequent visitor to the Green Snake Award!"

Ponytail smiled and glanced at the woman beside him without paying attention.

Shen Lang finally understood.

This person is my second brother’s love rival!
At this time, Shen Nan came to the man in the peaked cap and mustache and said, "Zhou Pu, your shooting style is bold, and you are also a master in script writing in our circle! Although there are not many films released, audiences who like art films call you the "philosopher among art film directors"!"

When the philosopher took off his hat, he turned out to be bald. He was very polite when he saw Shen Lang: "Teacher Shen, I like your work. You are one of the few actors in the circle who I can feel is very dedicated to acting!"

Shen Lang smiled. Although this short and fat man with a round face did not wear his hair in a ponytail like the girl just now, his rat eyes were rolling around, and it was obvious at a glance that he was not an easy person to deal with.

But, it’s none of my business…

Shen Lang smiled and stretched out his hand to shake his hand and said, "Director Zhou, which school of philosophy do you belong to?"

"Postmodern!"

"Oh! I've admired you for a long time!"

It was Shen Nan's turn to introduce the woman. Shen Nan said nervously, "This woman is called An Yin. She is a top student who graduated from the Huaguo Academy of Fine Arts. After graduation, she crossed over to make movies."

"An, the movies directed by An have the feeling of the great Hong Kong director Wang Jiawei! At a fan meeting, the queen Wang Fei was also very interested in her movies!"

An Yin smiled reservedly, stretched out a slender and soft hand and shook hands with Shen Lang: "Teacher Shen, I often hear Brother Nan talk about you!"

Shen Lang decided that from now on, he would avoid any contact with those who made art films.

Fuck, he used to think Shen Nan was a bit effeminate.

Now it seems that this is considered normal development in their circle.

These two are either pretentious or creepy. Even if I, Shen Lang, use my advanced villain acting skills, I can't act like these three.

However, we should still give due face to our second brother.

He smiled and asked, "What films has Miss An made?"

"An Yin's movie about the love life of female football players after retirement was even shown on CCTV!" Shen Nan quickly interrupted.

Damn, you are such a talkative guy? Shen Lang glared at his second brother.

An Yin smiled slightly: "Compared with Brother Nan and Brother Zhou, I am far behind, especially Brother Qin, who has won numerous awards abroad. I still need to work harder!"

The ponytailed man named Qin Lie suddenly stood up when he heard that.

Among the three men, he was the only one specifically mentioned. What kind of treatment is this?

Sure enough, while the other two, Zhou Pu was rubbing the soles of his shoes meaninglessly, Shen Nan's face darkened.

At this time, An Yin smiled again: "However, I really admire Brother Nan for being able to step out of his comfort zone and boldly shoot this kind of film that exposes the bottom of society. Brother Nan's future achievements will definitely not be something I can catch up with!"

Everyone came here for Shen Nan. They first praised Qin Lie, and then praised Shen Nan.

Look at Shen Nan again. He was so sad just now, but now he is smiling like a forty-year-old child.

What the hell.

He has a cold face, but does things flawlessly.

Is this a tea artist?

Qin Lie was a frequent guest at the Green Snake Awards, so she won it first.

She keeps a little dog like Shen Nan in reserve.

But I still have to pretend to be pure and innocent.

interesting!
interesting!
After three rounds of wine, five flavors of food.

Zhou Pu took a bite of the eel tofu and finally put down his chopsticks. Just now everyone was talking about Blind Well, but he didn't participate. He put down his chopsticks and immediately raised his glass to Shen Lang and said, "Teacher Shen, I toast you!"

Shen Lang drank with him, but Zhou Pu did not sit down: "Teacher Shen, are you familiar with Director Liu Wei?"

"'Women Are No Longer Silent'?"

"Yeah!"

"I am familiar with it. They invited me to film a Republican drama a while ago!"

"That's great. This is what's going on. I'm planning to switch to acting in TV series, and I'm not very familiar with the scheduling of large crews. Director Liu happens to be my fellow villager, so I'd like to ask you to introduce me to him!"

As soon as Zhou Pu arrived, his attention was always on Shen Lang. Shen Lang was wondering what was going on.

As long as he's not coveting my stunning beauty, it's fine: "Director Liu, right? Okay, I'll talk to him later, it shouldn't be a problem."

Zhou Pu said gratefully: "Thank you so much!"

After that, he poured a glass of wine for Shen Lang and filled it up for himself. This time, he held up the glass and said, "Teacher Shen, I'll drink it. You can do whatever you want!"

After saying this, he gulped down.

Qin Lie asked curiously, "Zhou Pu, you were doing well in making art films, why did you change your career?"

Zhou Pu wiped his mouth and cursed: "Art film, this piece of shit is worse than making a porn movie? Not only do they not make a penny, but they also spend money on it!"

Qin Lie saw that he was talking nonsense, so he coughed and said, "You can't say that. What we shoot is art, and what those directors shoot is garbage!"

"Take me for example. The nominee of the Green Snake Award of South Korea is well-known both at home and abroad. For someone like me, what does money mean?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhou Pu burst out laughing: "Director Qin, just pretend to be cool, why do you keep pretending? Is it a big deal to be nominated for the Green Snake Award? And fame, you can get as much money as you want. Just coax the girls, you are all in the circle, isn't it tiring to keep pretending like this?"

"You!" Qin Lie knocked his wine glass and stood up, staring at Zhou Pu.

Unexpectedly, Zhou Pu didn't even bother him. Instead, he turned to look at An Yin and said, "Director An, sometimes when you're looking for a significant other, you have to be careful! Some people, besides being good at playing, are also very good at having fun!"

"Who the hell are you talking about?" Qin Lie cursed.

Zhou Pu then pretended to understand and said, "Oh, Director Qin, I definitely didn't mean that you checked into a hotel with the two male protagonists of Original Sin three days ago! Please don't misunderstand me!"

"What the hell..."

Chaos!

But the fight couldn't start.

The Qin guy only knew how to argue, and Shen Nan blocked him in the middle, so the tall and strong man couldn't rush over. "Give me some face, Director Zhou, you said you were drunk too, too drunk! These are just jokes, Director Qin, don't take them seriously!"

Hey, Shen Nan told Qin Lie not to take it seriously, but he really didn’t take it seriously. He sat down panting and glared at Zhou Pu, “Zhou Pu, are you crazy tonight? Why are you targeting me?”

Zhou Pu sneered, "Qin, I've been annoyed with you for a long time!"

"Director An, don't be fooled by this guy. This guy is a toad playing with a frog. He looks ugly but plays with it like a fool!"

"You should find someone like Shen Nan, who is sexy, talented, and whose family is full of artists. It's a good atmosphere, don't you understand?"

At this time, An Yin suddenly said: "Director Zhou, you've drunk too much!"

"An Yin, don't listen to Zhou's nonsense..."

Having said that, he reached out to pull An Yin's clothes and tried to explain.

But An Yin dodged with disgust and said, "Director Qin, Director Zhou has some misunderstandings between us. I don't want everyone to deepen this misunderstanding. Please be respectful, understand?"

Qin Lie looked at An Yin in astonishment and was speechless for a long time.

Shen Lang was also confused by these three people and had no idea what they were doing.

However, seeing that the wine could not be drunk, Zhou Pu was the first to bow to Shen Lang and said, "Teacher Shen, please take care of my business!"

Shen Lang nodded and said, "I'll contact you later and let you know if there's any news!"

Zhou Pu smiled and said, "Okay, that's nice!"

At this time, Qin Lie suddenly said: "Mr. Zhou, if you have the guts, don't leave. Let's go out and practice!"

Zhou Pu looked Qin Lie up and down and sneered, "Childish, immature, do you think you are an elementary school student or a junior high school student? I haven't said anything unpleasant yet, do you want me to tell you in front of everyone?"

As soon as these words came out, Qin Lie felt like a chicken with its neck strangled.

Zhou Pu came up to him, patted Qin Lie on the chest and said, "You, in terms of ability, you can't compare with Director Shen Nan at all, do you know that? What's the matter with the title of the Green Snake Award? Don't you have any idea?"

After saying that, he pushed Qin Lie away, apologized to everyone, and left.

Qin Lie and An Yin were silent, while Shen Nan stood aside feeling awkward.

Shen Lang crossed his arms and watched the show for such a long time, and finally said: "How about we call it a day today? I'll call a car to take everyone back to rest?"

Qin Lie said at this time: "An Yin, I'll call a designated driver and take you home!"

Unexpectedly, An Yin smiled and said, "Director Qin, that's not necessary..."

After saying that, she lifted her hair and looked at Shen Nan: "Director Shen, how about I trouble you?"

Shen Nan, the bootlicker from the previous year, finally showed signs of becoming a regular employee. He immediately said enthusiastically, "Okay, okay, okay! I'll call someone to come over!"

Qin Lie saw this scene and was furious. He said coldly, "Since you don't want me to send you off, I'll leave first!"

Who will keep you?

no one.

After Qin Lie left, An Yin asked about the situation of the mine accident as if nothing had happened. Then, he got on the crew's car when the person to pick him up arrived.

"Shen Lang, get in the car!" Shen Nan, this silly straight man, is still inviting.

Shen Lang rolled his eyes at him and said, "Please take Miss An to the hotel. I'm drunk. I need to go for a walk to dry off the alcohol!"

"Then come back early!"

……

Shen Lang had indeed returned to the hotel where the crew was staying early, but when he pushed the door open, he found Shen Nan sitting inside.

"Fuck you. Shouldn't you be taking a shower and guiding Director An by now? Why are you here?"

Shen Nan said with a constipated look on his face: "We haven't even reached her hotel yet, and she said she was tired today and wanted to rest early! Look, I just got back too!"

Playing hard to get!
The little tricks are familiar!
Shen Lang smiled and said, "Brother Nan, believe it or not, Director An will call me in less than ten minutes!"

"Phone? What did you say?"

"Of course I can't. I want to talk to you!"

"Impossible, she said she had a headache and went back to sleep..."

Before Shen Nan finished speaking, the phone rang. He picked up the phone and was stunned.

Shen Lang smiled slightly and fell on the bed.

"Hey, um, um, I know, I know you're looking at me specifically!"

"Do you really have a headache? Do you want me to buy some medicine and pass it to you? No! Oh, what should I do?"

"Okay, okay, I'll call you after I finish my shower!"

……

Shen Nan looked at Shen Lang in shock: "How did you know she was going to call?"

Shen Lang smiled slightly: "Brother Nan, listen to my advice. You are not this woman's type, nor are you her opponent! She is fishing. Qin Lie has a wide range of hobbies and does not meet the requirements. So, you, the spare tire, will take over, right?"

"you……"

Shen Lang's words were even more cruel: "After she has squeezed you dry, you will no longer be of use to her, and she will look for her next target!"

"Why are you so sure?"

Shen Lang looked out the window and said leisurely: "Back then, I was also a little licker!"

His voice was desolate and resentful, giving Shen Nan goosebumps.

When Shen Nan thought of the trouble Lin Jiaer had gone through at his second uncle's house, he suddenly felt a chill down his spine.

"San'er, you are a philosopher of life!"

"Haha, rather than saying I'm a philosopher, I'd rather say I'm an unlucky guy. I still owe the bank money!"

"Yeah, poor..."

"How about you lend me some?"

"roll!"

……

Jokes aside, Shen Lang asked his second brother, "What is the conflict between Zhou Pu and Qin Lie? The revenge for his father's murder? The hatred for his wife's seizure?"

"No, his ability is average, and the quality of his films is also average!"

"However, his works are always accepted to compete in major international film festivals abroad."

Shen Lang laughed: "Qin Lie's level is really fucking rubbish. Even at this level, he can only be nominated for the Green Snake Award!"

"Zhou Pu and I both received nominations for the Green Snake Award, but in the end, neither of our films made it through the review."

"At first, no one knew it was Qin Lie's doing. I later heard about it from the son of my father's former subordinate!"

"I don't know how Zhou Pu knew this!"

Shen Lang was curious at this time and asked: "Zhou Pu pointed out this matter at this time. Isn't he afraid of revenge from Qin in the future?"

"Revenge? Do you know who Liu Wei is?"

Shen Lang: "Director?"

(End of this chapter)