Reborn Action Star: Starting in Hollywood

Chapter 460: New Movie Starts Filming ( Words)

John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York.

When Lin Yuan walked out of the airport, Meng Tao greeted him with a smile: "Welcome back, I missed you so much."

There was something completely wrong with that flattering smile.

As the company develops better and better, Meng Tao has become a company executive.

His work became increasingly busy, and all the company's plans involving action scenes had to be reviewed by him.

In addition, he is also the head of the production department. Although the final review authority for film project approval lies in Lin Yuan's hands, Meng Tao is responsible for the initial review.

This kind of job of picking people up at the airport can be left to the assistant. There is no need for Meng Tao to go to the airport in person.

The pick-up time is very uncertain, sometimes you have to wait for several hours, and after picking up the person, you still have to act as a driver and luggage porter.

Lin Yuan guessed the reason for his enthusiasm.

"You are so attentive, you must be asking for something. Is it for your movie?" Lin Yuan asked with a smile.

"Hehehe, the filming of "This Messy Damn Life" is waiting for you." Meng Tao replied with a fake smile.

"This Messy Damn Life" is the movie that Meng Tao wants to shoot.

It tells the story of a middle-aged man who faces his wife's infidelity and files for divorce.

I have to say that this story really fits Meng Tao, but I also have to admit that he is truly a warrior who faces his painful past.

After reading the script, Lin Yuan understood why Meng Tao wanted to make such a movie.

"Actually, it doesn't matter if I'm not in the role. The script of the movie is good and it won't be a loss. Besides, you are the head of the film production department. Just submit the project proposal and I will sign it." Lin Yuan replied.

"Hahaha, as the head of the production department, I can't just give myself a backdoor. If I can't get you to star in it, this movie shouldn't be made." Meng Tao said.

"Okay, I agree to give you the role, but I can only give you three weeks of filming time. Before that, I have to complete the filming of "Pirates of the Caribbean 3"." Lin Yuan said.

It is now May 5th, and Lin Yuan is about to join the crew of "Pirates of the Caribbean 20" for filming, which will take a total of one month.

This month is the time Meng Tao uses to form a crew, finalize the leading actors, and prepare for filming.

Around June 6th, Lin Yuan, who has finished filming "Pirates of the Caribbean 20", will join Meng Tao's crew and officially start filming.

After three weeks of shooting, it was already mid-to-late July.

Lin Yuan was very busy before the end of August, and being able to spare three weeks was already the limit.

Hearing Lin Yuan's affirmative answer, Meng Tao cheered, then said with a smile: "Great, you are so loyal. Having you join me makes me feel at ease."

What Meng Tao said was not empty talk. Lin Yuan's joining was of great significance to him.

First of all, Lin Yuan's participation can bring great attention. Although Lin Yuan plays a supporting role to Meng Tao in this movie and plays the second male lead, as long as Lin Yuan appears in the movie, the movie will gain attention, which greatly increases the success rate of the movie.

Secondly, Lin Yuan's appearance in the film will help Meng Tao secure many more actors. Actors who Meng Tao might not have originally wanted to invite may change their minds because of Lin Yuan's presence, which will make the film's cast even more impressive.

Finally, Lin Yuan has never failed at the box office, and everyone believes that any movie he stars in is bound to be a hit. This might be superstition, or even metaphysics, but it's been proven countless times. It's hard not to believe it.

Therefore, Meng Tao, who had dealt with Lin Yuan, was in a very good mood at this time.

He wanted to make this movie, but he couldn't let personal matters interfere with his work. If he really lost money, it would be difficult for him to explain to the company. Now he is completely relieved.

The vehicle carried Meng Tao all the way to Douglaston Town.

"Not going to the company?" Lin Yuan asked.

"Let's go talk about my movie. Mr. Eisen is waiting for us." Meng Tao said.

The two of them came to Mr. Eisen's study and sat down.

"Welcome back, the kendo tournament was exciting. Especially your duel with Miss Adams. You are such a romantic man. Now you should completely capture her heart." Mr. Eisen said with a smile.

"Let's not talk about my private life, let me talk about the third movie I shot this year." Lin Yuan replied.

Hearing Lin Yuan's words, Mr. Eisen couldn't help but roll his eyes to express his contempt.

Lin Yuan's film output this year is significantly lower than last year.

"The Legend of Tang Dynasty", "Pirates of the Caribbean 3", and "This Damn Messy Life" can barely be considered three movies.

The number is the same as last year's three movies, "The King of Spy", "Pirates of the Caribbean 2" and "The Lin Yuan Couple".

But the problem is that in last year’s three movies, Lin Yuan was the absolute leading actor, and they were all real action movies.

These three films this year seem a bit watery.

There is no need to say much about "The Legend of Tang Dynasty". This movie is solid and it is also proof that Lin Yuan did not give up or slack off this year.

But in the last two movies, Lin Yuan played supporting roles, and he was also used to make up the numbers, saying that he also filmed three movies this year?
Mr. Eisen's contempt is not without reason.

"Stop making innuendos and take a look at my budget and revenue target," Meng Tao interrupted.

Mr. Eisen let go of the information handed to him by Meng Tao, took a few glances at it and said nothing.

He looked at Lin Yuan, motioning him to speak.

"The production cost is $2000 million, the publicity and promotion cost is $2000 million, and the expected box office revenue is $1.8 million?" Lin Yuan asked.

"Well, our company is responsible for both production and distribution, and we expect to share 68% of the box office revenue, which is about 1 million US dollars. Compared with the production cost of 4000 million yuan, the profit margin of this film is very good." Meng Tao said excitedly, as if he wanted to infect Lin Yuan with this passion.

"Not enough, this is not enough." Lin Yuan replied.

"Investing 4000 million US dollars and earning back 1 million US dollars, is this profit margin not enough?" Meng Tao asked puzzledly.

"Lin Yuan means that the box office scale is not large enough." Mr. Eisen also spoke.

"Sorry, I don't quite understand." Meng Tao asked.

"It's not a question of profit margin. Given Lin Yuan's status, if a movie he stars in only grosses $1.8 million, no matter how high the profit margin is, it will be inappropriate." Mr. Eisen continued:
"The film company is planning to go public this year, and Lin Yuan is the biggest anchor. If we make a movie that only takes 1.8 million yuan at the box office, it's hard to predict what investors will think.

Investors don't care if you're the lead or supporting character; they'll just wonder if Lin Yuan's appeal has waned. So if you're shooting with the sole goal of $1.8 million, it's not worth it."

"Okay, you're right. I really didn't think it through. I didn't consider that the company is at a critical time point in the capital game. Why don't I not bother Lin Yuan and find a way myself." Meng Tao replied.

Lin Yuan smiled and shook his head, saying, "There's no need to be overly cautious. I've indeed appeared in too few films this year, which is also a problem. I'm happy to lend this film to you to help boost my popularity."

I've adjusted the budget and box office targets for you, take a look."

After saying that, Lin Yuan wrote a few numbers on a piece of white paper and handed it to Meng Tao.

"The production cost is 5000 million US dollars, the publicity and promotion cost is 7000 million US dollars, and the box office target is 7 million US dollars?" Meng Tao said in surprise.

The box office target was raised from $1.8 million to $7 million, and Meng Tao didn't say anything. If Lin Yuan said it could be done, he believed it.

The publicity and promotion costs increased significantly by $5000 million. Although this is a lot, considering the box office target of $7 million, the publicity and promotion costs of $7000 million are nothing.

After all, if we aim for the box office goal of a blockbuster, the publicity and promotion costs must naturally be at the level of a blockbuster.

But the production cost of 5000 million US dollars increased by 3000 million US dollars, which made Meng Tao difficult to understand.

"My movie is just a low-budget urban romance film without any exaggerated special effects. How could it cost $5000 million to produce it?" Meng Tao asked.

"Low cost? I didn't calculate the cost, so you have an illusion?" Lin Yuan asked with a smile.

He was right. When Meng Tao invited Lin Yuan to participate in the film, the production cost of this film was no longer low-budget.

Lin Yuan's salary for starring in the movie at this time, if calculated according to the market price, would start at at least 2 million US dollars, including basic salary plus commission.

Don’t think it’s too much. Every movie starring Lin Yuan has been a box office hit, proving that he is totally worth the price.

Some film companies were eager to give money to Lin Yuan, but they couldn't because they could definitely earn back whatever money they gave.

Even if Lin Yuan was not the leading actor but only a supporting role, he would still receive a salary of 5000 million US dollars.

In "Pirates of the Caribbean 3", Lin Yuan's role was only one-fifth of his previous role, but Disney still offered him a sky-high salary of $1 million.

Lin Yuan joined Meng Tao's movie. Although he did not receive any salary because the movie was fully funded by his own company, it does not mean that this movie can be associated with "low-cost production".

"Okay, okay. I mean, excluding you, the production cost is less than 5000 million US dollars, right?" Meng Tao asked.

"The actors you chose are not good. Cross them all out and do as I say." Lin Yuan replied.

"Why not? The ones I chose are all veteran actors with good acting skills and good reputation." Meng Tao asked.

"Because it's too ugly." Lin Yuan replied.

“…” Meng Tao was speechless.

Seeing that he was not convinced, Lin Yuan asked, "Do you know what the key to box office success is for Hollywood commercial films?"

He spoke very clearly about the two words "commercial film" and "box office".

"A mature film industry and excellent special effects production?" Meng Tao answered uncertainly.

This is the standard answer, but Lin Yuan obviously doesn’t think so.

"It's handsome men and beautiful women. If the day comes that the leading actors in Hollywood commercial films are no longer handsome men and beautiful women, the box office will be doomed soon." Lin Yuan replied.

When saying this, Lin Yuan recalled the aesthetic downgrade of Hollywood in his previous life and played with political correctness.

When the dark-skinned mermaid appeared and the ugly Snow White dominated the screen, the market voted with its feet and made the most real choice.

Commercial films, in order to attract people to the cinema, must have well-made films, excellent actors, and outstanding scripts.

But the most important thing is to have eye-catching handsome men and beautiful women.

Is "The Shawshank Redemption" a good film? Does it have a high rating?

But do you know how much it grossed?
Only $2880 million worldwide.

It doesn’t mean that the better the movie is, the better the box office will be.

For commercial films, all the attractive gimmicks must be used to the fullest to achieve the desired results.

"Then who do you want to star in it?" Meng Tao replied.

The most important roles in Meng Tao's film are as follows:
The first one is definitely the male protagonist in his early 40s, a poor hapless man whose wife cheated on him. He is an honest man without any charm, a standard ordinary man.

The second is the love saint and playboy played by Lin Yuan.

These two roles have been finalized without any objection.

The third one is the male protagonist's wife, the heroine who cheated on her husband. The requirement is a mature woman around 40 years old with a charming appearance.

The fourth role is the girlfriend who makes the romantic savant turn back and retire from the world of romance. This actress needs to be a mixed-race beauty around 20 years old.

The fifth one is the male protagonist's nanny. She needs to be young, beautiful and full of energy.

The sixth one is the first beauty that the male protagonist conquers, and the lover who helps him regain his confidence. The requirement is that the woman should be smart and confident, and in her 30s.

Lin Yuan wrote down a few names on a piece of white paper:

Wife: Nicole Kidman

The romantic girlfriend: Megan Fox.

The babysitter: Scarlett Johansson.

Lover: Gwyneth Paltrow.

There is no need to say much about Nicole Kidman. She is 37 years old and 1 meters tall.

The fact that she is Tom Cruise's ex-wife is enough to prove her beauty.

Megan Fox, the heroine of the future "Transformers" movie, is 18 years old this year, 1 meters tall, was born in Rockwood, Tennessee, USA, and has French, Irish and Native American ancestry, which meets the requirements of a mixed-race beauty for a movie role.

As for why mixed-race is required, I will leave it as a mystery and not elaborate on it for now.

There is no need to say much about Scarlett Johansson, who will play Black Widow in the future "Avengers" series of movies.

She was famous for her sexiness and hotness, but she was only 20 years old at the time and looked quite innocent.

The reason why I say it looks like that is because she and Meng Tao have been having an affair for a long time, and they have been having a pretty wild time. This role is suitable for her, so getting her to act together can be considered as a small favor to Meng Tao.

The final actress is Gwyneth Paltrow, who will play Pepper Potts in the upcoming Iron Man films. She's 32 years old, 1 meters tall, and has a beautiful, intellectual look, perfect for the role.

The actors have been confirmed, and they are all beauties with different styles, and they are extremely pleasing to the eye.

After seeing this list, Meng Tao knew why the filming costs had to be increased.

They are all actors who are already well-known in Hollywood, among whom Nicole Kidman has even won the Oscar for Best Actress.

Compared to his previous plan to choose a group of unknown young actors, the cost has skyrocketed.

"Choose the casting according to what I said, and your movie will be a success," said Lin Yuan.

"Well, you have good taste. They are all impressive beauties." Meng Tao replied.

"Meng Tao, you will be the film producer. I have one last question. Who do you want to be the director?" Mr. Eisen asked.

"Can I choose myself?" Meng Tao asked.

"Of course, you are the producer. You can hire a director from within the company, or you can hire one from outside if you want," Mr. Eisen replied.

Meng Tao thought about it carefully and said, "I want to invite Director Nolan. I've worked with so many directors, and his ability convinces me the most."

Lin Yuan nodded inwardly at Meng Tao's choice, indicating that he really knew how to choose.

During the filming of "The Legend of Tang Dynasty", director Nolan's professional ability and conscientious attitude conquered the entire crew.

Although he is currently busy with the post-production of "The Legend of Tang Dynasty", he should be free in a month to participate in the production of this film.

"Your choice is very wise. Then go and talk to Director Nolan yourself. Whether you can come to an agreement depends on your ability," said Lin Yuan.

"Seeing the configuration of this crew, I suddenly felt full of confidence," said Meng Tao.

"You're filled with lust after seeing a bunch of beautiful women, right?" Lin Yuan complained, then continued, "Well, I have to rush off to film Pirates of the Caribbean 3. See you in a month."

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The filming of "Pirates of the Caribbean 3" has already started for 3 months.

While Lin Yuan was still busy filming "The Legend of Tang Dynasty" and before the kendo tournament began, "Pirates of the Caribbean 3" had already started filming.

The film's interior scenes were mainly shot in Singapore, while the exterior scenes were mainly shot in the Caribbean.

It mainly consists of three small islands and their surrounding waters: the Bahamas, the Dominican Republic and St. Vincent.

At this time, the crew was in the Dominican Republic, and Lin Yuan rushed there with ease to meet up with the crew.

Lin Yuan had been here before when filming "Pirates of the Caribbean 2", so he was not unfamiliar with finding the way.

When Lin Yuan arrived at the crew, he met Annie, whom he hadn't seen for a long time. As they hugged each other warmly, she whispered in Lin Yuan's ear:

"That flying fish suit you wore during the Kendo Tournament finals was so cool. Wear it when you come see me next time."

Sure enough, all of Lin Yuan’s women were conquered by this uniform.

The last time I saw Liu Yufei, a lot of the gold threads on her clothes fell off because of her intense movements.

There’s no way around it, top-quality workmanship clothes are just delicate.

In order to meet the sexual needs of his girlfriends, Lin Yuan has planned to customize two more sets.

Even if a set costs a million dollars, but it can make everyone happy, it is worth it.

After hugging Annie, Lin Yuan was warmly welcomed by the crew members.

Director Verbinski, Johnny Depp...these are all old friends.

From the first "Pirates of the Caribbean" movie, to three movies in three years, and up to today, everyone is already familiar with it.

But after this movie, Lin Yuan will withdraw from this film series.

Will Turner, the role that accompanied his acting career in its rise, will be sealed from now on, which is somewhat sad.

During the next month of filming, Lin Yuan tried his best to do his best and leave no regrets.

There are no thrilling action scenes in "Pirates of the Caribbean 3". It's not because Lin Yuan is unwilling to do so, but because they want to weaken his presence and highlight Depp.

Only in this way can Lin Yuan truly withdraw.

Therefore, this month's filming was quite easy for Lin Yuan.

He was on the set during the day, waving weapons and having sex, and at night he returned to the hotel and continued having sex with Annie.

In such a relaxing and happy time, a month passed quickly and Lin Yuan also completed his filming work.

He flew back to New York alone.

Preparations for "This Messy Damn Life" are complete, waiting for his arrival.

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"The lighting crew is in place!"

"The sound crew is in place!"

"The camera crew is in place!"

……

As all crews were ready, Director Nolan gave the shooting instructions:

"Action!"

In front of the camera is a high-end hotel.

The lights are dim and the flickering candlelight creates a romantic atmosphere.

But the camera did not shoot the man and woman sitting at the table, but moved under the table.

The camera kept switching, and the feet of men and women were bumping against each other under the table...

A beautiful leg wearing high heels and black stockings gently rubbed the man's trousers.

A beautiful leg wearing flesh-colored stockings was gently taken off, and the foot was stretched to somewhere opposite.

Just by shooting these scenes under the table, the audience can feel the ambiguous atmosphere flowing in the air.

At this point, the camera was fixed under a table.

The woman was wearing black stockings, her slender legs were adorned with a pair of elegant lambskin high heels, while the man was wearing a pair of wide, washed-out plaid trousers and a pair of New Balance sneakers.

These two pairs of feet were completely different from the surroundings. There was no interaction at all, but they were as calm as a pool of stagnant water.

The camera moved up, and saw Meng Tao and Nicole Kidman sitting opposite each other at the table.

Today is their 21st wedding anniversary.

The two had finished their main meal and were choosing dessert.

"What should we eat? Nothing tastes good when I'm with you." Nicole Kidman said while looking down at the menu.

Facing his wife's complaints, Meng Tao said helplessly: "Just eat the one from last time. I remember you liked it."

"I've been eating it for 10 years and there's no change at all, no novelty or excitement," Nicole replied.

"Then what do you want to eat? A change of taste?" Meng Tao said.

Hearing the words "change taste", Nicole looked up and said, "Divorce."

"Divorce? What kind of dessert is this? Is there such a thing?" Meng Tao asked.

"I mean, let's get a divorce." Nicole said seriously.

Meng Tao was surprised to find that his wedding anniversary was going to become his wedding anniversary?
He raised his head and looked at his wife in front of him without saying a word.

"I said I wanted a divorce!" Nicole emphasized again.

Meng Tao still said nothing.

The camera switches and the two of them are seen sitting in a car driving home.

Meng Tao sat in the passenger seat while Nicole sat in the driver's seat and drove the car.

"What are you thinking? I've already told you I want a divorce." Nicole said loudly.

Meng Tao didn't say anything.

"Silence won't solve the problem. Speak up," Nicole said.

"..."

"That's why I slept with someone else because of you!" Nicole continued.

Hearing this, a trace of pain appeared between Meng Tao's brows, but he remained silent.

"David, my colleague, you've seen him, right? The tall and handsome one. Last Christmas, when we were queuing up, he played Santa Claus and I played the deer. We did it," Nicole said.

Hearing his wife's words, Meng Tao immediately imagined David dressed as Santa Claus in his wife's office...

Thinking of this scene, his eyes reddened: "Stop the car, I feel dizzy."

Nicole ignored him and continued, "I'm with him because I feel like I have no feelings for you anymore. Now I want a divorce."

Hearing this, Meng Tao unbuckled his seat belt, suddenly opened the passenger door and jumped out of the car.

"Boom!"

After landing, Meng Tao rolled over several times on the ground. His clothes were torn and he looked quite disheveled.

"Oh my God!" Nicole, who was driving, did not expect Meng Tao to have such a reaction.

She hurriedly stopped the car, got out, and ran to Meng Tao: "Are you okay?"

"I agree to your divorce request and I will move out as soon as possible." Meng Tao said with a dead heart.

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The camera switches to a bar.

The beautiful Megan Fox is chatting with her best friend.

"I love my boyfriend very much and I am ready to marry him and have children with him," said Megan Fox.

My best friend rolled her eyes. "Don't you think your boyfriend is hypocritical and selfish? Have you been brainwashed by him? Do you want to tie your life to a man like him?"

Apparently Megan Fox didn't like her bestie talking about her boyfriend like that, and the two of them argued in a low voice.

Not far away, Lin Yuan was sitting among a group of beauties.

He was surrounded by beauties on both sides, and the beauties on both sides were amused by his occasional remarks.

But his eyes were not on the beauty next to him, but were fixed on Megan Fox.

He had been watching Megan Fox for a long time and that was his type.

At this time, he finally couldn't sit still anymore. He silently shook off the two women beside him and walked towards Megan Fox's table.

At this time, Megan Fox was still arguing with her bestie:

"My boyfriend is very charming and I think he is very sexy," said Megan Fox.

"Sexy? Your boyfriend looks like a carrot." The best friend complained.

"Who looks like Lu Luobo?" Lin Yuan asked with a smile.

Hearing his words, Megan Fox looked up and saw Lin Yuan's handsome face.

She blushed immediately: "How handsome!" Compared to him, her boyfriend really looked like a carrot.

My best friend pointed at Megan Fox and said, "Wow! Handsome guy. Some people think that looking like a carrot is sexy. Do you believe it?"

"I don't understand who looks like a carrot. But this lady is definitely very sexy and she deserves the love of all men." Lin Yuan said to Megan Fox with a smile.

Such compliments made Megan Fox's already red cheeks even redder.

"Are you attracted? Isn't he much more handsome than that carrot?" Seeing this scene, the best friend said to Megan with a smile.

Megan was embarrassed and angry: "How is that possible? And I have a boyfriend!"

After saying that, she stood up from the chair, leaving Lin Yuan and her confused best friend alone.

Lin Yuan looked at this scene and did not feel angry. Instead, he looked at Megan's back with a smile and more interest.

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The camera switches again, arriving at a standard American middle-class family villa.

The sect sign at the door indicated that this was Meng Tao and Nicole's home.

At this time, the only people at home were their 13-year-old son Jim and Scarlett Johansson.

Scarlett was cleaning, scrubbing the furniture with a rag.

Accidentally, she knocked the photo frame on the cabinet to the ground.

"Clang!"

With the sound of breaking glass, the glass on the photo frame cracked.

Scarlett Johansson picked up the photo frame and saw that the photo inside was a photo of Meng Tao and Nicole.

The traces of broken glass separated the two people.

Scarlett Johansson smiled and said, "I wish your relationship could be as broken as this picture frame."

After saying that, she stretched out her hand to block Nicole in the photo and stared at Meng Tao infatuatedly.

After a while, Scarlett Johansson came upstairs, calling out as she went upstairs: "Jim, I'm done with my chores. I'm getting ready to leave."

Jim ignored her, so Scarlett walked to the door of his room and pushed it open.

As soon as the door opened, Scarlett was stunned by the scene in front of her.

Jim was seen lying on the bed, doing handicraft work quickly with his right hand, and holding a photo of himself in his left hand to add to the mood.

Seeing this scene, Scarlett blushed immediately and screamed: "Ah!"

Then she ran down from the second floor quickly.

Jim was also confused. After being embarrassed for a long time, he put on his pants and came down from the second floor.

Scarlett was seen carrying him on her back, not even looking at him.

So Jim whispered, "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have done that."

"You little brat, I don't care what you want to do when you grow up, but can you please not hold my photo when you do it?" Scarlett shouted angrily.

"I'm sorry, that's because..." Jim said shyly.

But before he could explain, the door opened.

"crunch~"

Nicole and Meng Tao walked in.

"Mr. Meng? Why are your clothes torn? You are so dirty?" Seeing Meng Tao's disheveled appearance, Scarlett Johansson stepped forward and asked with concern.

"Because my wife cheated on me and wanted to divorce me. I lost control of my emotions and jumped out of the car." Meng Tao, who was on the verge of collapse, didn't care about shame and said everything.

Hearing this, Scarlett Johansson and her son Jim were stunned.

"Mom! Are you really going to divorce Dad?" Jim asked in disbelief.

"Yeah...our relationship broke down a long time ago." Nicole didn't dare to look her son in the eye.

"Does your sister know about this? What would she think?" Jim continued to ask.

"Your sister has grown up and moved out. Our divorce won't affect her," Nicole said.

"I'm so sorry to hear that," Scarlett said.

"This is my family matter, I'm sorry to have embarrassed you. It's very late now, so I'd better take you home so that old Johnson won't worry about your safety." Meng Tao said.

He doesn't want to stay in this house for a moment.

Scarlett Johansson is the daughter of Meng Tao's childhood friend, Old Johnson. Under the pretext of sending her home, Meng Tao and the nanny walked out of the house together.

When he got outside, Meng Tao couldn't help but take a deep breath, then got into the car and started it.

Scarlett Johansson, sitting in the passenger seat, was overwhelmed with emotions.

Although she really hoped that their relationship would break down when the photo frame broke just now.

Because she has liked this uncle for many years. If he divorces his wife, will she have hope?

But when she really saw Meng Tao so sad, Scarlett still instinctively felt heartbroken for him.

After all, this was the man she loved deeply. Seeing him heartbroken, Scarlett felt very sad too.

The two of them didn't say a word along the way.

When the car arrived at Scarlett's door, she did not get out of the car. Instead, she mustered up the courage to say, "You are the best and most outstanding man I have ever met. It is her loss that she does not know how to cherish you."

Meng Tao smiled and nodded to express his gratitude for the comfort, but said nothing.

So Scarlett had to get out of the car silently and watched Meng Tao's taillights leave.

Seeing this scene, a staff member on the scene said with a smile: "This script is quite interesting. It starts off with a lot of drama. The male protagonist is cheated on and divorced. The nanny at home is the daughter of his childhood friend. The son secretly has a crush on the nanny, but the nanny likes the male protagonist!"

"The later part is even more bloody and funny. This movie is simply Meng Tao's autobiography," said director Nolan.

"Is Lin Yuan the playboy in Meng Tao's real life?" asked the staff.

"No, it's actually Johnny Depp," said director Nolan.

"It's really realistic. No wonder Meng Tao came up with such a script." The staff member replied with a smile.

Filming continues.

Inside the bar, a depressed Meng Tao was sitting alone at the bar.

He has always lived a boring life and has never been to such entertainment venues. He is like a piece of wood.

Looking at the tall and sexy beauties all around him, he didn't know how to strike up a conversation with them. He could only silently repeat to himself: "My wife slept with someone else, she cheated on me, and she wants to divorce me."

But no one paid any attention to him.

After sitting there all night, Meng Tao finally plucked up the courage and knocked on the table at the bar next to him.

A beautiful woman in a silver dress sitting there turned around and asked with a smile, "Sir, do you want to tell me something?"

"My wife is with someone else. Am I really that bad?" Meng Tao asked.

Hearing this, the beautiful woman in the silver skirt smiled awkwardly and nodded: "It's such a pity to hear this news."

After saying that, she stood up from the chair and walked away silently.

Seeing this scene, Meng Tao was stunned: Why did you just say one sentence to me and then ignore me?
They even stay away from me. Am I really that unattractive?
Meng Tao had no idea that he was disturbing other people's fun.

What's the big deal about a cheating wife? This is free and unrestrained America, and they're acting like the world is ending.

If you can't afford to have fun, why come to the bar?

This is a place to hunt for beauties, not a place to watch unlucky people complain!
"Hahaha~ Mr. Lin, you are so bad!"

"We'll keep you company tonight!"

At this moment, the sudden laughter of two women reached Meng Tao's ears.

He turned his head and saw Lin Yuan drinking with two beauties, one in each hand.

Looking at this scene, Meng Tao felt a strong sense of injustice: Why can't I handle any one of them, but he can have girls left and right?
"This damn effeminate little white face! Are women blind? How can they like this kind of man?!"

Meng Tao didn't forget to curse a few words angrily.

By the way, he also remembered Lin Yuan's appearance firmly in his mind.

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The next day, Meng Tao was working hard in the office.

He has been sitting in his seat for six hours straight.

Now he is no longer lazy like before, and he finishes the work of three days in just one day.

Only by working constantly can you fight the pain in your heart.

At this moment, his office door was suddenly pushed open.

He saw the big boss, who was several levels higher than him and who never spoke to him, suddenly pushed open his office door.

"Boss, is there anything wrong?" Meng Tao asked.

There are several levels between them, and it is not his turn to report directly to the boss.

"You have been performing very well recently. The report you wrote yesterday was outstanding!" the boss said with a smile on his face, and he did not forget to give a thumbs up to express his approval.

This was too abnormal. Meng Tao immediately understood what was going on.

"Are you comforting me? Do you know I'm divorced?" Meng Tao asked hesitantly.

"Divorce?" The boss was obviously quite confused.

"Don't you know?" Meng Tao replied.

"Hahaha, of course I don't know. Someone just told me that you hid in the bathroom and cried for a long time. We all thought you had cancer!" The boss laughed.

"Hahaha, thank God, it's just a divorce!" the boss continued with a smile.

In the free and unrestrained America, divorce is really not a bad thing. Many people even think it is a good thing.

It’s just like getting promoted, getting rich, and then your wife dies. The old one has to go before the new one comes. If you want to have more romantic encounters, how can you be tied to death?

Seeing his boss laughing wildly, Meng Tao felt mixed emotions.

He knew that his boss really cared about him, so he came to praise him.

But he also knew that his boss really didn't understand his pain. After all, in the eyes of his boss and many colleagues, what was marriage? Wasn't divorce a good thing?
This is a good thing to break free from the cage of marriage and regain freedom!

"Hahaha, congratulations, brother." The boss said with a smile.

Meng Tao had to laugh too, so as not to disappoint his boss's kindness: "Hahaha, indeed, it's just a small emotional issue."

"You're so lucky!" said the boss.

"Indeed, I am very lucky." Meng Tao replied.

"Compared to getting cancer, this is really lucky!" the boss comforted.

"Yes! You are right. Now I have to take a leave and move my furniture out of my house." Meng Tao said.

"Okay, okay! Go ahead, go ahead!" the boss applauded him.

Meng Tao stood up from his seat and walked towards the door.

Behind him, the boss clapped his hands vigorously and shouted, "Hey! Everyone! Don't worry, it's just a divorce!"

His colleagues gave him a standing ovation: "Great! It's not cancer! Relationship issues are not a big deal!"

"Haha~ Congratulations, you're free again!"

Faced with the applause and encouragement from his colleagues, Meng Tao felt embarrassed and helpless.

It seems that the times have changed a long time ago. No one takes marriage seriously anymore. Only I am like an old antique, clinging to marriage and family tightly.

"Thank you everyone, I'm fine." Meng Tao didn't look back, but just waved helplessly.

　I have to go on a business trip tomorrow and the day after tomorrow. I have a lot of things to do while I'm away, so I don't have the conditions to write.

　　Therefore, I will have to update a little less in the next two days, updating 6000 words every day.

　　When you come back, resume normal updates.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)