Chapter 268 Some people kneel for too long and can no longer stand up

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Shen Lang is in bad mode!
After returning from the United States, actor Shen hated fried chicken and missed the delicious food of his motherland, so for nearly a month, he took his little piglet on a "shopping and eating" trip.

However, fame brings troubles. Shen Lang hadn’t even had two days’ rest when trouble came knocking on his door again!

It turned out that the cause was a photo taken at Los Angeles Airport in the United States that was sent back to China.

In the photo, Shen Lang is saying goodbye to Samuel, Maria, and John and his wife. In the camera, John is holding Shen Lang's hand and talking.

This was originally an ordinary paparazzi photo.

You know, Los Angeles is the home of Hollywood, and paparazzi will definitely be there at airports where celebrities often appear.

There is nothing new about the content of the photo, but there are some problems with the reporting in the United States.

The general meaning of the report was that John said goodbye to an actor and editor from China.

Then the reporters dug deeper.

It turns out that Shen Lang, whose English name is Jeff Richardson, is from China and is a relatively well-known actor in China. Damn, it makes me angry just thinking about it, how can he be only slightly famous?

Okay, let’s not dwell on this and get on with the report.

The online version of the newspaper said that John was now embroiled in a money laundering scandal. This movie was directed by an unknown guy who looked like a hippie, and the screenwriter was from China. They had reason to believe that this was another bad movie that would be used as a tool for money laundering.

The next five hundred words specifically attack John for not valuing his acting career and becoming an agent of an Asian money laundering group in the United States.

The most interesting thing is that the website also put a photo of Shen Lang playing Manager Lu at the bottom of the article.

Yes, that’s right, it’s that classic still of a vulture with its head tilted and eyes sinister.

As soon as the article was published, it caused an uproar in the United States.

You know, John is a household name in the United States, and many people grew up watching his movies.

Now that I see my childhood idol has become an agent of the [Chinese Money Laundering Group], you can imagine the disappointment in my heart!
Originally, the director team and John himself did not take this matter as a big deal.

This newspaper is a tabloid in Los Angeles. Most of its content is eye-catching and has low credibility.

But then, things took an unexpected turn.

As we all know, lies need to be based on real events to be credible.

Things took a turn for the worse when John's agent revealed that he was being investigated by the Money Laundering and Asset Recovery Section of the Department of Justice.

Several of John's original advertisers approached him and negotiated to terminate the contract.

Later, it even affected Samuel, and some people rumored that Samuel was also a member of his gang.

In an interview, Scott McDonnell, president of the American Motion Picture Association, openly declared that the association would be irreconcilable with money laundering groups, and that self-degrading actors like John Travolta would be despised and abandoned by their film colleagues across the country.

Scott is well-known for his big tongue in the American film industry.

However, you may not trust him, but you must never ignore the American Film Association behind him!

The organization is headquartered in California, and it was the organization that led the creation of the American film rating system. The power of this association is so great that its influence can even reach overseas.

For example, China's Slow Broadcast, Thunderbolt, and Zhongzhong Film and Television are all on his blacklist.

So, even though everyone knows that Scott, the current president of the American Film Association, is a big mouth, everyone also attaches great importance to every word he says.

After all, no one wants to be on his blacklist.

After John heard about this, he urgently contacted his lawyer and asked his lawyer to notify the tabloid and the American Film Association.

With the Justice Department's certification, the tabloid deleted the article about John's money laundering.

But I don't know if it was for the sake of face, Scott only admitted that John did not launder money and apologized for it.

However, he still insisted that a hippie director and a Chinese screenwriter could not make a good movie. Whether it was a good movie or not, even if he was the chairman of the American Film Association, his words would not be convincing before he had seen the movie.

Originally, this matter had gradually calmed down in the United States. Apart from knowing that there was an independent movie starring John, Samuel, and Uma, called "Pulp Fiction", the public had no other impact.

However, when this incident was reported back to China, bizarre rumors began to spread on the Internet.

"Lu Bingkun walked out of the play, and a certain American actor was exposed for money laundering in the United States!"

"When Shen Lang went abroad, was it his acting skills or something else that made him rely on them?"

"The president of the American Film Association claimed that John Travolta teamed up with a mysterious Chinese to launder money, and the news has gone viral!"

"According to the oral accounts of local international students in Los Angeles, the American media has been reporting extensively on the illegal activities of a certain domestic villain actor, such as money laundering!"

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Obviously, these media reports have almost pointed out that Shen Lang is the protagonist of this incident. In addition, the news of Shen Lang going abroad has long been widely circulated, and netizens are directly shocked.

"Shocked, Shen Lang actually went abroad to act?"

"Oh my god, man, your information delay is really serious. The drama has been filmed, but now foreigners are saying that Shen Lang is cooperating with foreigners to launder money!"

"Look, isn't it? When I watched him in All or Nothing, I thought the scene where he was making a phone call to launder money was so real. Without practicing it thousands of times, how could he understand this routine?"

"Come on, that's a script written by the screenwriter!"

"It must be under his guidance that the screenwriter wrote it so realistically!"

"You said that... Shen Lang played a drug dealer. Later reports also said that he didn't take drugs, and the reports were published!"

"Haha, Xiao X and Xiao X have been saying that they don't take drugs. Do you believe them?"

"I do not believe!"

"I don't believe it either!"

Seeing that the rumors online were becoming more and more exaggerated, even the director Shen Ao and producer Ning Hao of "All or Nothing" came out to refute the rumors.

"The script was completed by the screenwriter alone. When Mr. Shen joined the crew, he directly participated in the filming and did not participate in the script writing work!"

"As far as we know, Shen Lang has always been a good citizen who abides by the law. We hope that some media outlets will report the news with a responsible attitude towards others!"

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However, when a rumor spreads to a certain extent, all refutations become conspiracy theories.

"Do you think what Shen Ao and Ning Hao said is true?"

"What do you think? They are all stakeholders, how could they say bad things about Shen Lang?"

"Then do you believe that Shen Lang was chosen by foreign directors and sent to film abroad because of his acting skills?"

"Haha, do you believe it?"

"These Chinese movie actors can just act in their own country, but foreigners would hire them to act in movies? What shining points do they have that foreigners value so much? Ha!"

……

When Gu Jialan saw this information, he had never been so angry. He said to Shen Lang beside him: "Some people in our country have been kneeling for so long that they can no longer stand up and speak!"

"Why can't we Chinese go abroad and play roles in foreign films?"

　Today's three updates are over!
　　It’s the end of the year and I’m very busy at work!

　　Updates may be delayed, but I will try my best to keep the pace of three updates a day!
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