Chapter 236: The Profoundness of the Chinese Language

Several people followed Yu Youwei's gaze.

They saw a group of burly men in the center of the street surrounding two young people, with all sorts of photography equipment and lighting gear set up around them; the scene was flashing with dazzling light and appeared very lively.

Seeing a film set in person for the first time, the group of four couldn't help but stop to watch. However, the more they watched, the more uninteresting it became; they were all unfamiliar faces, and the filming process was boring to the extreme.

It was completely different from the visual feasts on the screen.

"Let's go! Nothing much to see here!" Shen Yan waved his hand, signaling the three women to prepare to leave.

But just as the group of four was passing by, a middle-aged man with a square face suddenly popped out from some unknown corner and blocked their path.

He said in a rough voice, "Handsome, beauties, please wait a moment."

Shen Yan sized him up and asked indifferently, "Is there something you need?"

Sensing that Shen Yan was the backbone of the group, the middle-aged man revealed a warm, spring-breeze-like smile and said, "Handsome, it's like this: I am the casting director for the film *Magnificent Beauty*. I wonder if you all have some time to act in a scene as extras and experience the fun of being an actor."

As for this *Magnificent Beauty*, Shen Yan hadn't even heard of it; it was either a box-office flop that came at the wrong time, or it was purely a terrible movie.

No interest!

However, he still asked about the specific filming requirements out of curiosity.

The middle-aged man said there was a scene at the entrance of a coffee shop that required a handsome man to play a rich second generation drinking coffee there, with three beauties by his side to add to the appearance; there were no lines, and if filming went smoothly, it could be done in one hour.

The pay was five hundred for the man and three hundred for the women.

The compensation could be considered quite sincere.

Shen Yan had no interest in these things and turned to ask for the three women's opinions; Yu Youwei said with interest, "It's a rare opportunity, why don't we try it and experience the fun of being an actor for once."

The well-behaved girl felt everything was fresh and curious, and she was also very interested. Wu Yue'er even boasted that when the film was released, she would clip the segment out to brag to people later.

"We were once actors, and the kind that showed our faces, too."

All three women wanted to try, and Shen Yan didn't mind; he just took it as experiencing life.

The middle-aged man was instantly overjoyed. Originally, he had planned to just pick a few people from the crowd to act, but seeing these handsome men and beautiful women with such high-level looks, he had a sudden inspiration and wanted to have them try it.

The cost wasn't high anyway, and perhaps it could have an unexpected effect.

After finishing the street scene, the crew moved to the entrance of the coffee shop. The group of four was dressed beautifully and didn't need to change clothes at all; they just needed a little bit of makeup.

From this, one could see that the standards of this crew were truly not high; no wonder they were unknown.

There was a reason for their failure!

Just as the middle-aged man said, the difficulty of filming this scene was not high. Shen Yan's image was that of a rich second generation, sitting at an outdoor seat outside the coffee shop, his expression relaxed and lazy, exuding an innate confidence and sense of superiority.

Wu Yue'er sat on the right, carefully peeling grapes and feeding them to Shen Yan's mouth, while Chen Shanni stood behind him, her hands gently resting on Shen Yan's shoulders, kneading his shoulders and back.

Yu Youwei was on the left, pure and lovely, responsible for massaging Shen Yan's arm.

Surrounded and served by three beauties, the "cool factor" was maxed out.

Of course, money certainly wasn't that easy to earn; sitting opposite Shen Yan was also a father and son.

After being interrupted by "Cut!" several times in a row.

Just as the director shouted "Action!" again, the young son opposite Shen Yan spoke first: "Dad, I'm in a relationship."

The father said happily, "Being in a relationship is good; you're not young anymore, as long as you like them, that's fine."

The son said, "It's a Henan person!"

The father's smile instantly froze; he turned his head, first looking in disbelief, then glaring at him with eyes spitting fire, and then slapped him across the face, cursing: "You brat, I'll kill you! It's fine enough that you're in a relationship, but you're with a man."

The son hurriedly explained: "I said it's a Henan person."

The father gave him another slap and cursed loudly: "You're still talking! I'll let you be with a man."

Seeing this situation, the group of four, who had experienced the profoundness of the Chinese language, burst into laughter.

Immediately after, a bullet shot from somewhere unknown, Shen Yan bowed out on the spot, and the people on the scene showed horror, screaming repeatedly and fleeing in all directions.

"Cut!" This time the director nodded with satisfaction.

He indicated that this scene had passed.

From start to finish, it took nearly an hour and a half.

When they each took their pay and left the filming site, Chen Shanni was still clutching her stomach and laughing, "This screenwriter's train of thought is truly unique—'Henan person' and 'with a man,' I can't believe he thought of that."

"Hee hee hee!"

Yu Youwei and Wu Yue'er were also having a great time, feeling very fortunate to have taken this scene; they could earn money and experience the fun of being an actor.

The key was that the scene was so funny.

Shen Yan said, "This kind of plot often comes from life; I've seen similar situations a few times."

The three women immediately became interested and urged him to tell them.

Shen Yan: "Once I went to a barbershop, and there was an old man inside who arrived before me, so the proprietress asked: 'Old man, are you here for a haircut?'"

"The old man said yes."

"The proprietress felt that a haircut wouldn't make much money, so she took out a glass bottle and said: 'Old man, this is the hair oil our shop just got in.'"

"The old man was familiar with this routine and said directly that he wouldn't buy it."

"Proprietress: 'Don't buy it, just try it.'"

"The old man was short-tempered; as soon as he heard that, he got angry and questioned: 'Why, if I don't buy it, are you going to hit me?'"

"The proprietress wanted the old man to experience it once without having to buy the whole bottle, so she explained: 'No, I mean don't buy it, just try it.'"

"The old man was even angrier now; he tore off the cape around his neck and said furiously: 'Fine, try it then, you hit me!'"

"The proprietress continued to explain: 'Don't buy it, just try it.'"

"The old man clamored: 'Then you hit me and try it!'"

As his voice fell, the three women couldn't help but giggle.

This experience was so similar to the plot just now; it could be called the same result achieved by different methods.

Clearly, it could have been explained clearly by changing a few words, but the people involved just couldn't turn their brains around and were clumsy with their words.

However, it was precisely because of this that the entire process was so vivid and interesting.

Suddenly, Chen Shanni had a bright idea and suggested, "How about we all go watch this movie together once it's released?"

"Yes, yes!" Wu Yue'er and Yu Youwei readily agreed, and suggested that they could call others to join them as well.

They imagined the scene where their good friends saw the quartet appear on the screen, whether they would be in disbelief, or so surprised that their mouths would hang open, or even have their jaws drop to the floor.

Thinking of this, the three women could not suppress the excitement in their hearts, wishing that day would arrive immediately.

Actually, Shen Yan wanted to say that finishing the filming of a movie did not mean it could be released.

Subsequent stages like censorship and distribution might still encounter various problems and challenges, and it was even possible for the project to die halfway through.

However, the three women were immersed in joy, and to go and pour cold water on them now would be nothing but a complete idiot move!

At this moment, Wu Yue'er asked Shen Yan meaningfully, "The three of us served you just now; did it feel super great in your heart?"