Global Best Actor: Starting with Picking Up Attributes in America

Chapter 422 Time Management Master

"No!"

Chen Xun and Shen Man spoke in unison.

After they finished speaking, they looked at each other and couldn't help but laugh.

Chen Xun explained with a smile, "There were only about twenty people in our class back then, and we all got along very well. Shen Man was the top student in our class. She did her homework better than anyone else. I even copied her homework."

"Oh, copying homework~"

Show Lo started stirring things up again: "You develop feelings for each other while plagiarizing, right?"

"piggy!"

Shen Man picked up some peanuts from the table and threw them at him: "If you keep talking nonsense, don't bother coming on the next episode!"

Show Lo immediately covered his mouth and made a zipping motion, but he still couldn't help but secretly laugh.

After a while of commotion, everyone finally sat down to eat again.

After a few rounds of drinks, the conversation flowed freely. Show Lo leaned over to Chen Xun, patted him on the shoulder, and said with the air of someone who had been through it all, "Chen Xun, it's not that I'm criticizing you, but you're not doing well."

Chen Xun was completely bewildered: "Why can't I do it?"

"Look at you!"

Show Lo lowered his voice and said mysteriously, "With such good looks, so much money, and an Oscar-nominated actor, you must have no shortage of girls around you, right? But let me tell you, what's the most important thing when getting along with girls?"

"What?"

Chen Xun was somewhat curious.

"Time management!"

The moment those words were spoken, the entire table fell silent.

Everyone looked at Show Lo.

Chen Xun nearly spat out his beer, barely suppressing a laugh as he said, "Brother Pig, you have experience?"

"Of course!"

Show Lo patted his chest, looking smug: "I'm known as the master of time management! I can break down a 24-hour day into 48 hours! I have to record shows, hold concerts, and spend time with my girlfriend—my time is perfectly managed!"

He got more and more excited as he spoke, counting on his fingers as he shared his experience with Chen Xun: "Let me tell you, time is like water in a sponge, you can always squeeze some out."

"You need to learn to make use of fragmented time. For example, you can reply to messages while on a plane, make phone calls during breaks from recording a program, or even send a WeChat message while going to the bathroom."

"And another one,"

He leaned close to Chen Xun's ear and whispered, "You must put your phone on silent, and you can't have just one phone. It's best to have one for each girlfriend, so you won't get caught—"

"Hahahaha!"

The entire table could no longer contain themselves and burst into earth-shattering laughter.

Sun Honglei laughed so hard he slapped the table, tears streaming down his face: "Little Pig, don't you dare corrupt Chen Xun! Everyone knows about your messy affairs!"

Huang Bo laughed so hard he couldn't stand up straight, pointing at Show Lo and saying, "You have the nerve to teach others about time management? Last time you were three hours late for the show, saying you were stuck in traffic, but then someone photographed you at a hotel with your girlfriend, have you forgotten?"

"Chen Xun is much more reliable than you. Does he need your guidance?"

Huang Lei jokingly added, "Besides, is that time management? That's group sex!"

"What's wrong with group sex?"

Show Lo, with his neck stiff, retorted, "Group activities are still exercise, isn't it good for your health?"

Zhao Jinmai, being young, didn't understand the "group activities" joke and asked Chen Xun next to her with a puzzled look, "Brother Chen Xun, what are group activities?"

Chen Xun was taken aback and glared at the little pig: "It's just—it's when a lot of people exercise together, like playing basketball or soccer."

"oh."

Zhao Jinmai nodded as if she understood, and everyone laughed even harder.

Just then!

As the little pig proudly shared his experience, several attribute orbs fell from his body:

[Time Management Master +20]

[Overnight battery life +10]

[Communication and affinity with the opposite sex +15]

[Physical fatigue resistance +10]

Chen Xun looked at the attribute ball that the little pig had dropped and didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

I never expected that having a meal could unlock such an amazing achievement. However, this time management skill is quite useful. In the future, when I'm filming several movies at the same time and doing promotional work, I won't have to worry about not having enough time anymore.

"Brother Pig, I've learned a lot."

Chen Xun suppressed a laugh and cupped his hands in a respectful gesture to Show Lo: "I will definitely learn from you properly in the future if I have the chance."

"Don't mention it. If you have any relationship problems in the future, just come to me, and I'll take care of it for you!"

Show Lo proudly raised his chin.

"Come on, you!"

A group of people rolled their eyes at him.

Everyone laughed again, and the atmosphere in the private room became more and more lively.

Sun Honglei raised his glass to Chen Xun and Shen Man and said, "Come on, no matter what, it's fate that we're all gathered here today! I'd like to toast you both, wishing you two a long and lasting friendship! And I wish 'The Wandering Earth' a huge box office success!"

"A box office smash!"

Everyone raised their glasses and clinked them together.

Chen Xun smiled and said, "Thank you everyone. When the movie is released, please be sure to come and support it!"

"rest assured!"

Sun Honglei patted his chest and said, "I'll book a hundred screenings! I'll get all my friends to go!"

"I'll book fifty shows!"

"I'll book thirty shows!"

Everyone responded enthusiastically, and the private room was filled with laughter.

It was already late at night when we finished eating.

At the restaurant entrance, Sun Honglei leaned against the doorframe, winking and shouting at Chen Xun and Shen Man's retreating figures, "You two, slow down! No need to rush back!"

Show Lo immediately chimed in, "Yeah! Have fun! Don't worry about us!"

Huang Bo laughed and nudged Sun Honglei, saying, "Don't stir up trouble. They're just old classmates catching up."

19

"Reminiscing? I think it's more like reminiscing about old times."

Sun Honglei chuckled: "Look how well they match when they walk together."

Zhao Jinmai, biting her milk tea straw, blinked her big eyes and asked, "Brother Honglei, did Brother Chen Xun and Director Shen really never get together back then?"

"Who knows?"

Huang Lei smiled and shook his head: "Who can really say what happens in youth?"

Chen Xun and Shen Man both heard the commotion behind them. They exchanged a glance and couldn't help but laugh.

Shen Man pulled her coat tighter around herself: "These people are still so irresponsible."

"You'll get used to it," Chen Xun said with a smile. "That's just how they are; they love to gossip all the time."

Instead of taking a taxi, the two walked slowly along the stone-paved path of the old alley towards the nearby snack street.

The cool evening breeze in Shanghai in late autumn lifted Shen Man's long hair, and the dim streetlights in the alley cast long shadows of the two of them.

Warm yellow lights emanated from the old houses along the roadside, and occasionally the sounds of stir-frying and neighbors chatting could be heard.

"I never expected that Shanghai still has such charming old alleyways."

Chen Xun looked at the sycamore trees along the roadside: "It's a bit like Chinatown in Los Angeles back then, with this kind of slow-paced feeling."

Shen Man nodded, a hint of nostalgia flashing in her eyes: "Back then, a bowl of plain noodles at a Chinese restaurant in Chinatown could make us happy for a long time."

Chen Xun laughed: "Do you remember? In our sophomore year, we spent three days straight in the school's editing room to finish our final assignment. We only slept two hours a day. After we finished, we collapsed on the floor of the editing room, unable to move. You even cried and said you never wanted to study film again."

"No way!"

Shen Man blushed and slapped him lightly: "You were the one who cried first. You said you worked as an extra all day and didn't even earn enough to buy a bowl of beef noodles. That's so sad."