This director is vindictive.

Chapter 336 Shen Teng shattered in vain, while the stone slab had the last laugh!
"Director Chen, what the heck is this about breaking a boulder on your chest?" Shen Teng was completely dumbfounded after seeing the news!
Before this, it was unclear whether it was due to negligence on the part of Wang Guanglu or Zhang Yimou, but no one had informed him.

He only found out after seeing the news, the trending topics, and many people tagging him in their posts, and then receiving teasing phone calls from several friends in the industry!
In short, I was completely bewildered!

He became even more frustrated when he saw that everyone said it was Chen Mo who had orchestrated it.

This is not a scam!

"Hahaha! You don't know?" Chen Mo almost burst out laughing like a pig when he heard Shen Teng's words and his resentful voice.

To be honest, this was just a sudden idea he came up with on a whim, but he really didn't expect that Lao Wang and Lao Zhangzi would hit it off so quickly, and then they didn't even notify Shen Teng, the person involved.

"Isn't that right? Nobody notified me!" Shen Teng was still puzzled.

"I saw Director Zhang say that this idea was yours? Director Chen, you can't do this to me!" Shen Teng said again.

"Ahem, well, I just mentioned it casually when I was on the phone with Mr. Wang from Guangxian. Really, it was just a casual remark. Who would have thought he would be in such a hurry and forget about you, the person involved? Ahem, so I'm not taking the blame for this!" Chen Mo said with a smile.

This is getting more and more interesting.

To be honest, Chen Mo never thought this plan would be approved, after all, it did sound a bit outrageous.

But sometimes reality is just that magical!
So the question is, why didn't anyone notify Shen Teng?
"No way?" Shen Teng was also dumbfounded when he heard Chen Mo's words.

These people are so unreliable!

"Yeah, actually I'm in the same boat as you. They didn't tell me they were really going to use this idea for promotion! So, I'm a victim too! Really!" Chen Mo said, forcing a laugh.

Shen Teng's voice on the other end of the phone grew increasingly tragic: "Director Chen, you've really put me in a difficult position. Breaking a boulder on my chest—I've never learned that before! I can't just cram at the last minute and find a master to teach me, can I?"

Shen Teng knew, of course, that he couldn't win against the system, and in fact, his opinion wasn't that important anyway.

How could he dare refuse? He inexplicably became the main force in the publicity, which is fine, after all, he's the lead actor. But performing a chest-breaking stunt on the red carpet, that's really... hard to judge!
Chen Mo finally couldn't help but laugh out loud: "How about this, I recommend a teacher to you? I know an old master in a circus troupe who specializes in teaching this—"

"Hahaha!" He covered the phone and couldn't help but laugh a few times.

He actually has a high threshold for laughter, unless he can't help it.

"No, no, no!"

Shen Teng quickly interrupted, "My old back can't take this. How about we try another plan? For example..."

He suddenly lowered his voice: "Want Yi Yangqianxi to do a street dance? Young people are spineless!"

Just then, Yi Yangqianxi's protest came from the other end of the phone: "Brother Teng, I heard you!"

Then came the sound of the two laughing and joking.

Looking at the increasingly outrageous ideas circulating online under the hashtag #ShenTengBreaksAStoneOnHisChest# on his computer screen, Chen Mo suddenly said with a wicked grin, "Actually, you don't need to actually perform; you could do some performance art."

"For example, on the day of the premiere, if you wear a T-shirt with 'breaking a boulder on your chest' printed on it, and carry a prop stone slab made of foam, the effect will be much more interesting than actually breaking it."

Before Shen Teng could respond, Wang Changtian's excited voice suddenly broke through the phone: "This is great! Director Chen truly is a publicity genius! It's both safe and newsworthy!"

It turned out that Lao Wang had somehow gotten close to Shen Teng.

Well, Wang Changtian only remembered afterward that he hadn't informed Shen Teng, which is why he showed up.

As it happened, I overheard Chen Mo and Shen Teng talking about that idea.

I was immediately awestruck!

"Mr. Wang, when will you—"

Before Shen Teng could finish speaking, he heard Lao Wang already making arrangements: "I'll have the publicity department prepare custom T-shirts immediately. The stone slab needs to be made as realistic as possible, and it should be engraved with 'Chen Mo's Recommended Style'!"

Chen Mo sighed, "Wait, don't carve my name on it!"

However, the line on the other end of the phone was busy.

This whole mess made Chen Mo want to slap himself. He really shouldn't have opened his mouth!

Damn, just thinking about having my own name printed on a T-shirt makes me feel a little ashamed!

Time flew by and the premiere of "Man Jiang Hong" arrived quickly.

It was already common knowledge that Shen Teng would perform breaking a boulder on his chest on the red carpet at the premiere.

So, on the night of the premiere, the media reporters and live streamers were all eagerly waiting for the film to be released.

I'm waiting with great anticipation.

"Do you guys think Shen Teng will really perform breaking a boulder on his chest? This is the first time I've ever seen that, hahaha, Chen Mo's thought process is really too twisted, hahaha!" While waiting, everyone couldn't help but discuss it.

"In ancient times, people performed on the streets. Aren't celebrities performing too? So, there's nothing wrong with Shen Teng breaking a boulder on his chest!"

"The question is, was what he broke really a 'big rock'? Hahaha!"

"It has to be Chen Mo! Premieres are usually not that interesting, but movie premieres with Chen Mo are always so interesting!"

"Of course! I just don't know if Chen Mo will bring his harem again this time."

Everyone was talking about it.

Finally, celebrities began to arrive at the red carpet, getting out of their cars and walking the red carpet.

What's interesting is that none of these celebrities actually walked the red carpet.

Instead, they all waited there with great interest.

When reporters asked why, they all replied that they were waiting to see him "break a boulder on his chest"!
Finally, Chen Mo walked onto the red carpet alone, and the media immediately swarmed around him, flashing their cameras incessantly.

Upon arriving at the interview area, the reporter asked, "Director Chen, how did you come up with the idea of ​​having Shen Teng honestly perform breaking a boulder on his chest?"

"Ahem, I need to clarify something. I just said it casually! I'm not taking the blame for this!" Chen Mo quickly said.

Just then, a background music started playing.

Everyone was a little dumbfounded because the background music was all too familiar.

The kind of background music that plays when the God of Gamblers appears!

The media reporters, no longer concerned with interviewing Chen Mo, all turned their attention to the car at the end of the red carpet.

The next moment, Shen Teng actually got out of the car wearing the same trench coat as the "God of Gamblers" and with his hair slicked back.

The next moment, everyone burst out laughing.

Because Shen Teng jumped off the car while stepping to the beat of the classic background music from "God of Gamblers," carrying a speaker that was half his height.

The hem of his black trench coat almost got caught in the car door gap. As he frantically pulled at the coat, too much hair gel was used on his slicked-back hair, causing a tuft of hair to stick up on his forehead.

"Make way! Make way!"

This guy was carrying a speaker in his left hand and trying to imitate Chow Yun-fat touching his ring with his right, but the ring was too tight and got stuck on his knuckle, making him wince in pain. He suddenly stopped in the middle of the red carpet, and the speaker crashed to the ground with a "bang," startling the reporters in the front row who all leaned back.

The funniest part was the way he took off his trench coat—he grabbed the collar with his right hand and swung it back, only to have the coat snag on the speaker antenna. He was spun around almost halfway, nearly landing face-first. He managed to grab Yi Yang Qianxi's shoulder at the last second to avoid falling.

"Oops, oops!"

Shen Teng turned and winked at the camera: "The 108th generation successor of the God of Gamblers, a professional rock-breaker for twenty years!"

There was laughter again at the scene.

"Hahaha! This comedy is perfect!"

"Don't ask me why I'm crying, I'm laughing so hard I'm crying!"

"Wow, this is amazing! Even Chow Yun-fat would give it a thumbs up. This entrance not only has its own background music, but it also completely backfired!"

"So this is the God of Gamblers with amnesia?"

However, everyone quickly noticed Shen Teng's black T-shirt, which had the glowing words "Loading Chest-Breaking Boulder Skill" printed on the chest!

Four more staff members dressed as characters from The Matrix quickly got out of the car behind him. They carried a two-meter-long white marble foam slab with the words "Chen Mo's Testimony: A Must-Have for Real Men" clearly engraved on it.

The media area erupted in laughter, and the flashbulbs went off like a galaxy.

Even the celebrities who were waiting to see the spectacle were laughing so hard they were practically falling over, completely disregarding their image.

This scene is absolutely hilarious!

Chen Mo laughed until his stomach hurt.

To be honest, he admired the other party quite a bit. He didn't know if it was designed by himself or by his team, but the effect was indeed very impressive.

So here's the question: are they really going to perform breaking a boulder on their chest next?

the answer is.
Shen Teng continued walking with an air of nonchalance towards the interview area, when suddenly he stumbled, and a stone slab crashed onto the red carpet with a "bang." He nimbly bounced to the side, raised an eyebrow at the camera, and said, "Look! This is the legendary—'Stone shatters, chest is big'!"

The scene erupted in deafening laughter, even causing Yi Yangqianxi, who was drinking water, to spit it out.

Chen Mo covered his face and took a half step back, but Shen Teng grabbed him: "Director Chen, don't go! You have to personally inspect the amazing skills you recommended, right?" As he spoke, he took a T-shirt of the same style from a staff member next to him, and spread his hands. The T-shirt also had a QR code printed on the chest. Scanning it led to a ticket purchase link for "Man Jiang Hong".

Chen Mo accepted the T-shirt somewhat speechlessly, but he wasn't being pretentious; he understood the importance of promotion.

He simply took off his coat and put it on.

But that's not all, they said they were going to perform "breaking a boulder on their chest"!

It's definitely not something that can be resolved by simply performing some kind of performance art.

Finally, Shen Teng lay down on the ground, and then, even more absurdly, he pulled the foam "stone board" over his chest like a blanket.

"Come on! Push hard, don't hold back!"

"Hahaha!" The whole audience burst into laughter again.

"You're not even going to pretend anymore? You just dragged him over there by yourself!"

"Outrageous! This is the most perfunctory chest-breaking boulder performance I've ever seen!"

Everyone couldn't stop laughing.

Yi Yangqianxi swung the 30-ton inflatable hammer and slammed it down on the stone slab with all his might—"Duang!"

The stone slab remained completely still, without even leaving a mark.

Shen Teng lay beneath him, fully prepared to scream, but nothing came of it. He peeked open one eye: "What happened? Did it miss?"

Unconvinced, Yi Yangqianxi slammed the hammer three more times: "Duang! Duang! Duang!"

The stone slab remained intact, while the inflatable hammer was bounced high into the air.

The audience was stunned for a moment, then burst into thunderous laughter:
"Hahaha, this stone slab has come to life!"

"The manufacturer definitely cut corners—they added too much material!"

"Shen Teng was lying there all alone!"

Yi Yangqianxi was so anxious that sweat beaded on his forehead, and he swung the hammer more and more violently. Yet, everything seemed unchanged! The stone slab was still the same stone slab, and the hammer was still the same hammer!

Yi Yangqianxi was completely dumbfounded, and Shen Teng, lying on the red carpet, was also somewhat dumbfounded.

Then Shen Teng timidly raised his hand below: "Um... how about I come up and smash it?"

The audience was stunned for a moment, but then burst into laughter!

Viewers watching the "breaking a boulder on his chest" live stream burst into laughter.

The barrage of comments exploded.

"Oishi: Come on!"

Shen Teng: Push harder!

Yi Yang Qianxi: I tried my best!

"Manufacturer: No matter how hard you try, it's useless. Chen Mo testifies that this is a real man's stone slab; no matter how you smash it, it won't break a single bit!"

"Hahaha, I'm laughing so hard I'm peeing my pants! This stone slab is definitely the star of the show!"

"No matter how hard I smash it, it won't break. This prop is so unprofessional!"

The scene became very awkward.

Shen Teng ripped open the foam slab, grabbed the inflatable hammer handed to him by Yi Yang Qianxi, gritted his teeth, and swung it around, smashing it against the slab.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

The hammer made a dull thud when it hit the stone slab, but the foam board was like a piece of chewing gum, denting and bouncing back without even a crack.

"This crappy prop!"

Shen Teng was so anxious that sweat beaded on his forehead, and he swung the hammer more and more violently.

The audience was laughing hysterically, with some clutching their stomachs and yelling "Ouch!", and even female celebrities laughing so hard that their lipstick got all over their teeth.

Yi Yangqianxi stood by helplessly, wanting to help but not knowing what to do. In the end, he could only weakly say, "Brother Teng, how about we change positions?"

The most amazing thing was the stone slab, which trembled violently after being smashed, and the words "Chen Mo testifies" on its surface shook as if mocking them.

One photographer was laughing so hard his hands were shaking, and all the photos he took were blurry. Chen Mo squatted by the red carpet, laughing so hard he kept slapping his thighs, getting his suit trousers covered in dust.

Suddenly, with a "Duang" sound, the hammer bounced back and hit Shen Teng's face. His stunned expression was captured on the big screen.

There was a moment of silence, then a thunderous burst of laughter erupted, even the security guards were laughing so hard they had to lean against the wall. The stone slab remained intact on the red carpet, as if to say, "That's it?"

At this moment, even celebrities couldn't maintain their image at all, and they were all laughing so hard they were almost falling over!

Chen Mo was already doubled over with laughter; the stone slab was just too damn eye-catching.

They didn't give me any face at all!
Shen Teng stood with his hands on his hips, staring intently at the stone slab, completely dumbfounded.

This is totally not in the script! This scene wasn't in the script at all!

But what do we do now?
Should we replace the stone slab?

Shen Teng stared at the unmoving stone slab, then suddenly threw the hammer to the ground, turned to the camera and flashed his signature sly grin: "Ladies and gentlemen, this is the spirit that 'Man Jiang Hong' wants to convey—the will to serve the country with utmost loyalty, as unbreakable as this stone slab!"

Good heavens, they managed to make that work?
A chorus of boos and laughter erupted from the crowd.

Yi Yangqianxi had a sudden inspiration. He took a marker from a staff member and wrote "Qin Hui was here" on the stone slab in a flamboyant style.

Upon seeing this, Shen Teng immediately put on his dramatic act, clutching his chest and taking three steps back: "Ah! The treacherous minister's handwriting is more effective than a hammer!"

This impromptu performance had the audience in stitches once again.

As Chen Mo wiped away tears of laughter, he walked onto the red carpet and pulled a small remote control from his pocket: "Actually, there's a smart chip inside the stone slab."

As he pressed the button, the stone slab suddenly exploded with a "bang," and countless colorful pieces of paper printed with ticket stubs of "Man Jiang Hong" gushed out.

Chen Mo himself was taken aback.

Then he winked at the dumbfounded Shen Teng: "This is the real 'breaking the boulder'! The surprise is always saved for last."

The media area was instantly ablaze with flashes. A reporter shouted, "Director Chen, is this another one of your crazy ideas?"

Chen Mo raised his hands in surrender: "This time it really isn't!"

"I don't know which staff member handed this thing to me just now!" Chen Mo explained.

Yes, he was telling the truth. Because he really didn't know about this beforehand.

Of course, this was definitely arranged by the publicity team. It's just that they probably didn't tell Shen Teng and Yi Yangqianxi. Just now, a staff member secretly handed Chen Mo the remote control and told him that there was a chip inside the stone slab. He could "detonate" it by pressing the button on the remote control!
Chen Mo almost threw the remote control away. What the hell was this "detonation"? Anyone who didn't know better would think they were playing some kind of horror game!

Poor Shen Teng and Yi Yangqianxi were completely unaware of what was happening and were still somewhat bewildered.

So their performance was all for nothing!

Suddenly, Chen Mo looked at the camera seriously and said, "The real skill is here—using comedy as a shell to wrap up patriotism, that's what you call breaking a boulder on your chest!"

Applause erupted immediately.

This "performance art" has finally come to an end, but the effect was certainly enough!

That night, the trending topics exploded:

#Shen Teng Breaks Boulder with Reverse Chest Movement# Explosive

#Best Actor: Big Stone! #Explosive

#Chen Mo confirms, a true man like Shi Tou!#
A marketing account posted: "When it comes to advertising, you can always trust Chen Mo—he made even foam boards the best advertising space of the year!"

Some netizens even offered a so-called physics-based analysis: "According to calculations, the impact force that the foam slab can withstand = Yi Yangqianxi's weight × embarrassment index ÷ Shen Teng's hairspray thickness! Chen tacitly confirms that this product indeed conforms to the law of conservation of momentum (with force analysis diagram attached)."

One comment read: "So the stone slab didn't break because Shen Teng's thick skin cushioned the impact? (doge)"

"Case solved! This stone slab is made of the same material as the planetary engine in 'The Wandering Earth'! We recommend applying for a patent. #ChenMoHappySlab#"

"Got it, Wu Jing will use this to block bullets next time he films Wolf Warrior 3 (Wolf Warrior PTSD flare-up)"

"Research enthusiasts are furious! Where in the Southern Song Dynasty did they have such high-tech stone slabs? I suggest changing it to a kneeling statue of Qin Hui breaking a boulder on his chest, which could also be used to promote cultural and creative products in scenic areas (Yue Fei Temple revised its visitor guide overnight)!"

"Shen Teng: I shattered the stone slab, but Qin Hui shattered his integrity (Yue Yunpeng's shocked face)"

"The divination predicts the next marketing wave: Director Zhang Emo will personally wield a hammer, while Gong Li lies on a stone slab saying, 'That's it?' (The Tai Chi symbol spins wildly)"

(End of this chapter)