Chapter 32: Charlotte's Trouble Premiere Begins!

Some people lack iron!

Some people lack calcium!

What I lack most is face...

The film had just begun, the screen was still black, but a narration came through, the voice tinged with a bit of self-mockery.

"Yo, that's not Shen Teng's voice, is it, Director Lin? You're using the original audio for this film!" Huang Bo asked curiously.

"Yeah, basically all original audio!"

Lin Mo nodded.

Everyone continued watching.

As the picture unfolded, a unique "wedding chase battle" came into view, Ma Dongmei wielding a kitchen knife, relentlessly pursuing Xia Luo, who became the focus of the entire scene.

This scene at the wedding instantly whetted everyone's appetite.

What kind of hatred would make someone wield both knife and leg?

Next, the screen shifted, and it was an animated short theater.

The main and supporting characters appeared one by one, the director's name shone onto the scene, and finally, the big letters "Charlotte's Trouble" loomed before our eyes, announcing the official start of the film feast.

The camera switched to a splendid garden, a dazzling white Maserati glided in, a close-up of its emblem, quite imposing.

And then.

This Maserati began to drive around the park, lap after lap.

"My girlfriend's sixtieth birthday!"

This classic opening line appeared.

It made everyone laugh.

You should know.

Know that it's only 2015 now; many memes haven't appeared online yet.

Only when Xia Luo's old classmates appeared on screen did the car come to a steady stop.

Seeing this.

Only then did everyone understand.

Why would Xia Luo let his brother-in-law drive the car around in circles?

Turns out it was just to show off!

Xia Luo's narration sounded slowly, revealing his true purpose for this trip—Qiu Ya.

He recalled those greenhorn years:

"Back in school, she was famous, the school belle recognized by all!"

"And I was even more famous, the joke recognized by all!"

These two lines easily sketched the vast distance between them.

"I want to have a flash of inspiration on her most important day, then vanish forever, becoming an untouchable male god in her life; although today's protagonist isn't me, I will wear the handsomest outfit..."

"But the tragic part is, I actually ended up wearing the same outfit as the MC!"

MC: "Hey fellow professional, did you walk into the wrong room?"

Instantly, laughter filled the wedding venue.

Hiss...

From the film's opening to now.

Just a few minutes.

But it left Xu Zheng, Ning Hao, and Teng Hua Tao quite surprised.

These lines, this plot, are tightly interlinked.

In just a few minutes, it delivered several laughs, and it was very natural.

Xu Zheng couldn't help but say: "A few lines, a few scene cuts, can entertain the audience, and with such depth, the rhythm is spot-on, Junior Brother, your directing skills are not bad!"

Ning Hao beside him also nodded in agreement: "Hmm, the plot advances quickly without chaos, the jokes are dense yet high-class, Director Lin really understands the audience's psychology!"

Teng Hua Tao also said happily: "I've long known Boss Lin's directing ability; it was already shown during the filming of *Lost in Love 33 Days*."

Finally, there was Teacher Wang.

He also said, Lin Mo's directing skills are really good.

And Lin Mo just smiled without speaking.

They continued to watch the movie seriously.

At the premiere venue.

Professional film critics also came, a few of them.

The reason they came.

Cough cough...

Was because they took Director Lin's money.

Originally, they thought a novice director couldn't produce anything special.

As a result..

It's only been a few minutes.

Lin Mo's directing level made them feel quite surprised.

This Director Lin...

Seems to have something going for him!

Next.

It was Xia Luo and his old classmates gathering, sitting together at one table.

Back in high school.

Xia Luo was the joke recognized by the whole school.

Therefore, his old classmates also used him for amusement.

Especially that kid Zhang Yang, with a mischievous grin, had Yuan Hua compose a poem for Xia Luo on the spot; when the poem was recited—"Going alone to the banquet in a chicken‑feather outfit, all the classmates are also dressed in chicken feathers"—it made everyone bend forward and lean back, and even the audience burst into continuous laughter.

At this moment, the homeroom teacher from their high school days, Teacher Wang, made an appearance.

And Wang Rui, sitting next to Lin Mo, saw that the teacher in the movie also had the surname Wang, so he half‑jokingly, half‑seriously said, "Hey kid, this Teacher Wang can't be modeled after me, can he?"

Lin Mo, upon hearing that, quickly waved his hands with an innocent look: "It's false, Teacher Wang, the name is purely coincidental; I can come up with a name faster than flipping a book!"

Ahem.

He shot this film without changing any character names, mainly because he was too lazy to think.

When Teacher Wang arrived, the atmosphere on the spot got even more lively.

Zhang Yang waved his cup in his hand, his face beaming, and said, "Teacher Wang, do you still remember me? That winter I was first in the long‑distance run!"

Teacher Wang smiled squint‑eyed and said, "First…"

Zhang Yang's smile stiffened, and he hurried to add, "During that New Year, my dad went to give you a Sony radio…"

Immediately, Teacher Wang called out his name: "Zhang Yang, the teacher must not forget!"

Yuan Hua, seeing this stance, couldn't be outdone; he lifted his cup and joined in, producing a crisp clink with Teacher Wang: "Teacher Wang, my dad gave you a television!"

Teacher Wang, upon hearing that, was so delighted his eyes narrowed to a slit: "Yuan Hua, still such a talented person!"

Just as everyone was laughing together, a goofy laugh came from beside them: "Teacher, I gave you a wall calendar!"

Teacher Wang, hearing that, laughed and shook his head: "Then the teacher can't recall!"

The next second, Teacher Wang's voice rang out again: "But the teacher doesn't hold grudges!"

Meanwhile, in other cinemas.

The audience who saw this segment couldn't help but burst into laughter.

Hahaha!

"This part is so funny!"

"The teacher doesn't hold grudges, haha!"

"This line is 666!"

"This teacher really is opportunistic!"

And at the premiere venue.

Indeed, it is.

These professional Film Critics, as well as Xu Zheng, Ning Hao and the others, also couldn't help but start laughing.

As for the others,

need not even be mentioned.

Teng Hua Tao laughed uncontrollably and teased: "Lao Wang, so that's the image you have in Lin Mo's heart, haha!"

Teacher Wang waved his hand, his eyes narrowed to a slit with laughter, and retorted: "Go, go, go, you guy, you just love to tease me."

Lin Mo, seeing this, quickly cleared his throat and became serious: "Ahem, actually Teacher Wang is also a very good teacher; you'll see after…"

And the following movie footage, well…

Xia Luo's wife, Ma Dongmei, rushed onto the wedding scene.

Then Ma Li's pure Northeastern accent also kept the crowd laughing continuously.

Then the opening scene appeared.

Ma Dongmei brandished a knife, chasing Xia Luo all over the hotel.