Chapter 125: Return of the Condor Heroes Released

As soon as Zhou Jinxuan left the hotel, Chen Senlin got up immediately.

Half an hour later, he drove his Wuling van to the highway entrance.

Because he lied to Zhou Jinxuan; his distant cousin actually didn't arrive past 11 o'clock, but past 10 o'clock. Because he wasn't specifically coming to see him either; he was going to Tianjin to handle something and was passing through Langfang, so he came to see him.

As for whether they would eat or not, that was uncertain.

Chen Senlin thought that if the other party could stay for a meal, that would be best, and Zhou Jinxuan would naturally fall into his control smoothly. If the other party didn't give this face, it didn't matter; anyway, as long as a woman loosened her mouth, don't even think about becoming tight again.

Why say past 11 o'clock? Naturally, it was to leave himself some leeway. So that he could advance or retreat freely.

He didn't mind the cold either, specifically got out of the car after arriving at the highway entrance, and stood in the cold wind waiting. Fortunately, it didn't take long before a half-new, half-old Santana drove in from the highway.

The car stopped directly beside him, the passenger window rolled down, revealing the face of a slightly fat middle-aged man, with a lukewarm smile, "Senlin, waited long?"

Chen Senlin was stunned for a moment.

Because in his impression, his distant cousin Liu Wenjing was very thin and dark, which didn't match this man with bulging cheeks at all. They weren't very familiar, and it had indeed been nearly three years since they last met, so he really didn't recognize him at all.

Seeing that he didn't respond, Liu Wenjing's face turned cold instantly, and with a "whoosh," he rolled up the car window.

Afterward, the Santana began to reverse, seemingly wanting to make a U-turn on the spot.

Chen Senlin came back to his senses, almost disregarding his life as he pounced on it, slapping the passenger window, and shouting: "Cousin, cousin, what are you doing? I was blown stupid by the wind just now, I'm sorry, I'm really sorry, I didn't recognize you for a moment."

The Santana stopped, the window rolled down again, and Liu Wenjing said coldly: "I thought you didn't welcome me."

Chen Senlin smiled fully: "How is that possible? If you can come, I didn't sleep well yesterday, just thinking about coming to pick you up early today. Brother Wenjing, why don't you get in my car? Let's find a place to sit, and have a meal by the way, how about it?"

"Forget it, your car..." Liu Wenjing glanced at the van behind Chen Senlin, gave a light snort, and turned to the driver beside him: "Xiao He, go drive his car and follow behind."

After a while, two cars drove into the city one after the other.

Even while holding the steering wheel of the Santana, Chen Senlin didn't forget to apologize with a smile again: "Brother, it's been two years, you've changed so much, I really apologize for just now, I didn't recognize you."

Liu Wenjing laughed from his nose, "Eat? We'll see, I have things to do, I have to leave later."

Chen Senlin hurried to say: "No matter how busy you are, you can't tire your body. Brother, I know you're hard-working. This small place of Langfang actually doesn't have anything good. It's been two years, I just want to treat you to a casual meal. In the afternoon, I'll find two beauties to loosen your muscles and bones, how about it?"

Liu Wenjing laughed: "Senlin, it seems you're doing quite well these two years, is the comedy troupe business quite good, and have you taken quite a few orders?"

Chen Senlin hurried to say: "Yes. Sigh, speaking of which, if it weren't for you giving me a few pointers two years ago, telling me to go out on my own, how could I, Chen Senlin, have today? So, you must give me face today and let me treat you well. To tell you the truth, I have quite a few beauties under my hand now, of all types. No matter which one, as long as you like her, I'll arrange it for you today. What do you think?"

Liu Wenjing laughed: "Don't give me that, if I really wanted to, would I need you to worry?"

Chen Senlin's face was a bit awkward when he heard this, but he quickly adjusted and laughed, saying: "Brother, let's not talk about this, it's rare for you to come here, let's have a good drink first, and we can chat about other things slowly."

Liu Wenjing shook his head and said: "You find a place, we can have a casual meal, but forget about the rest. This time Director Kexin asked me to go to Tianjin to handle something, and I have to finish it this afternoon, so I can't delay."

Chen Senlin heard this, and his voice dropped a few degrees again, "Brother, are you still working for Director Chen now?"

Liu Wenjing "hummed," "Why? Didn't expect it?"

Chen Senlin knew that this narrow-minded cousin was unhappy in his heart again, so he hurried to make up for it: "No, no, you're so capable, Director Chen definitely can't bear to let you go. I guessed it, he definitely still wants you for the new film. Brother, you work for Director Chen, you must have seen quite a few big stars, right?"

Liu Wenjing sighed and said: "Can you have some ambition? Speaking of which, the line of work you're doing is also the entertainment industry, how can you say such layman words? What big stars? No real big star likes to hear these three words, they all call themselves actor so-and-so."

Chen Senlin hurried to say: "Yes, yes, then are you quite familiar with Zhou Xun and Jin Chengwu?"

Liu Wenjing shook his head and said: "Can't say familiar, just see each other all the time, have to give each other some face... um, Zhang Xueyou calls me brother, Chen Nuo calls me brother, it's about that level."

Chen Senlin felt sour and swollen in his heart, feeling that what the other party said was too hateful. He forced a smile: "You're really powerful, you have so much face in front of them, no wonder Director Chen continues to cooperate with you."

Liu Wenjing sighed and said: "Can't say it like that, Hong Kong people, difficult to serve. We assistant directors are truly serving like cows and horses on the scene. If I didn't have a bit of discernment, the new film wouldn't have been my turn."

Speaking of this, Liu Wenjing also felt a bit of emotion in his heart.

Being an assistant director is a bitter job, but it depends on the situation.

Being an assistant director for a top big director is actually always a hot commodity.

Not only can you learn things, but the key is connections and reputation.

If one could make an appearance on the cast and crew list of a film with a box office of tens of millions, that would be a solid credential.

If one were even luckier and could appear on the cast and crew list of an award-winning film, then one would never have to worry about finding a job for the rest of one's life.

Or even further, if one's ancestors were buried in a lucky spot and smoke was rising from the grave, and one encountered a badass film crew that not only won international awards but also—damn it—only had a few people...

Thinking of this, Liu Wenjing couldn't help but let his mind wander and drift into daydreams.

If, back when that mute was digging graves on the mountain, he had been lucky enough to go and lift a hoe for him, or help him brush the dust off his knees...

Perhaps he could have secured a million or so in investment by now, filmed some movie, and become a proper director.

Don't you see that Xu Jun? Damn it, what was he back then? Just a third-rate photographer.

No matter where he went, who the hell gave a damn about him?

Now, whether in Hengdian or Che Dun in Beijing, no matter which crew he goes to, even the directors usually take the initiative to come over and greet him, calling him "Director Xu."

Director my ass.

Isn't it just that he had good luck, ran into Zhang Yiyi, and ran into that Sun Wukong who popped out of a crack in a rock?

Liu Wenjing would bet that that Director Xu, at the very beginning, was 100% like him, thinking that Sun Wukong was just a monkey.

He absolutely wouldn't have imagined that just two days later, this little monkey would suddenly transform into the Great Sage Equal to Heaven who wreaked havoc in the Heavenly Palace.

With one swing of his staff, he overturned all the big and small names in the domestic entertainment industry, leaving countless people with their jaws on the floor. Afterwards, there were many jealous people secretly whispering behind his back about how glory leads to decline, and that the young man would trip up sooner or later.

Trip up your mother.

Not only is he the Great Sage Sun, the Monkey King sitting in the Water Curtain Cave on Flower Fruit Mountain in the East, but now that he's gone to the West, he's also become the Victorious Fighting Buddha!

That's Warner Brothers, for heaven's sake.

In Liu Wenjing's heart, even if Warner isn't the Buddha, it's at least at the level of Manjushri Bodhisattva.

Enlightened by this, that originally illegitimate Monkey King has truly become a force to be reckoned with. Haven't you noticed that the number of malicious comments online has plummeted? There are only a few accounts left, still harping on about "heartless ex-boyfriend" and "playboy." Liu Wenjing doesn't know if these accounts are maintained by some company or if it's just individual behavior, but in any case, he feels that whoever is doing this probably hasn't grasped the situation.

Let's just talk about a few people.

Is Jiang Wen a playboy? Is Zhang Yimou a playboy? Is Cheng Long a playboy?

Who doesn't have a few bed partners on call?

In the domestic entertainment industry, using scandals to try and take down true film industry heavyweights is just asking for trouble.

Especially someone who can be said to have won honor for the country.

As long as Chen Nuo doesn't break the law, even if he has three wives and four concubines and throws sex parties at home every day, no media will report it, or dare to report it.

After all, he isn't like some people who have no market once they leave the country.

An actor who lands this kind of role at Warner, as long as the final film isn't too bad, will definitely have other American film companies willing to place a bet on him.

If they push him too far, he can just immigrate.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but think of the new film currently in preparation.

It seems Director Chen originally wanted the other party to act in it, but after checking with the agent, it seems the schedule conflicted with Warner's. So, in desperation, Director Chen thought about whether he could have the other party make a cameo.

That was what led him to become Director Chen's assistant director once again.

Otherwise, there are so many unemployed director candidates in the country, and plenty who are more professional than him, Liu Wenjing. He, Liu Wenjing, was lucky enough to be picked by Director Chen for "Perhaps Love" and joined the crew once; how could it possibly be his turn to get a second chance?

He, Liu Wenjing, isn't at that level yet.

Isn't it all because of the fate from back then?

It was nothing much, just standing at the base gate and picking the person up once. Later, when sending the person off, he observed their expressions and noticed a clue, so he tipped off Director Chen in advance, leading Director Chen to borrow a car and adjust the schedule, doing the other party a huge favor.

Later, he heard that Xu Ke, in order to do him a favor, let him make a cameo in a new film, even giving away the position of the new film's lead actress, while Director Chen didn't do anything here except borrow a car for two days.

Hehe, there was still a little bit of his own contribution in there.

A smile couldn't help but spread across the corners of Liu Wenjing's mouth.

Seeing the other party silent for a long time and suddenly smiling, looking seemingly smug, Chen Senlin felt like a cat was scratching his heart; he really wanted to know what Liu Wenjing was thinking of, but was too embarrassed to ask.

It just so happened that the car had already driven into the Langfang city area.

Previously, Chen Senlin had felt that kicking Su Mingming out of the Langfang city area and dominating the market was a badass thing to do.

But now, meeting his cousin and hearing him chat about Chen Kexin, Zhang Xueyou, Jin Chengwu, and Chen Nuo, he suddenly felt his own perspective was too narrow, like looking at the sky from the bottom of a well.

Even if he occupied the entire market in Langfang, so what?

Maybe after working for a year, after deducting entertainment expenses, it would only be enough to trade that second-hand eight-seater van for a new one.

He was too embarrassed to boast about how glorious he was doing or how miserably he had suppressed his competitors, so he just pointed forward and said, "Cousin, look, that's my current team. That big black bear and Megatron are both there."

After speaking, seeing the other party didn't react, he turned his head and glanced.

He saw Liu Wenjing staring intently at the other side, motionless, even after the car had driven past, still looking back.

Not until his head had turned 180 degrees and he really couldn't see anything anymore did Liu Wenjing turn his head back and ask in a dazed tone, "Senlin, who were those people just now?"

Chen Senlin's heart skipped a beat. Could his cousin have taken a fancy to that little beauty just now?

He had glanced just now; it seemed Su Mingming had gotten smart today. Instead of letting people dress up as flower fairies at the start, that little girl was wearing a pink and white ancient-style dress, and she did indeed look very good.

Come to think of it, maybe his side had suffered a small loss in competing for the audience this morning.

He laughed: "Cousin, I'll poach her for you another day. When the time comes, you come again, and your little brother guarantees you'll get your wish."

Liu Wenjing frowned, turned his head, and asked, "Poach who? Poach him?"

Liu Wenjing felt like Chen Senlin had gone crazy.

However, he didn't know if his eyes were playing tricks on him or if he was having a nervous breakdown.

In any case, just as the car drove past, he saw a clown standing with his hands behind his back, head lowered, in front of an Optimus Prime, as if he were being scolded.

He had his head lowered.

Otherwise, Liu Wenjing might not have recognized him.

Because when they filmed that scene on the bus, someone was also lowering his head like that, reading a newspaper.

That angle, that shot, that profile—he had watched it with Chen Kexin not a hundred times, then eighty; he could practically draw the head shape and bone structure of this person.

At the time, Chen Kexin had proudly said, "This shot can be mentioned in the same breath as the mute's first scene."

Liu Wenjing also thought so.

One desolate, one sexy; from a director's perspective, both were beautiful beyond words, a shocking feeling.

He had secretly watched it many times afterwards, swearing that if one day he could hold the director's chair, he would definitely film a shot of this caliber.

Therefore, he was truly very familiar with Chen Nuo from this angle.

So familiar that even though the clown had makeup on his face and seemed a bit fatter, his height, head shape, physique, facial features, and jawline immediately matched the person in his mind.

At first, he thought he was dreaming.

But immediately, a bolt of lightning flashed through his mind.

What was the movie this guy recently took, and what was he playing?

The Joker!?

In that instant, all the hair on Liu Wenjing's body stood up.

(End of chapter)