Tea-flavored Romance

"Play the music... 'We Are The Champions'! Tonight, we won't leave until we're drunk!"

The atmosphere suddenly became cheerful, and a voice suddenly emerged from the corner, questioning the group's strange thought process.

"That's not right... He just had problems with the filming schedule... It didn't say he'd given up because he'd failed completely..."

"Besides... even if he filmed something terrible, Gu Xihua still went drinking with her team..."

"..."

"..."

"hiss……"

Zhang Ziming's face turned pale; he suddenly realized he was having another heart attack...

"Boss! Boss... cheer up... there's still a chance! We haven't lost yet!"

"Hurry up and make something up, or I'll kill you."

"The main problem is that you're overcomplicating things..." Skinny Monkey said in a deep voice, "Since ancient times, beauties have only been fit for the strong... This is an unchanging truth... Ning Yuan's short film was terrible, that's his weakness... As the saying goes, strike the snake at its seven inches, we just need to target his weakness and deliver a thunderous blow!"

"How exactly do you do it?"

"We'll use a masterpiece to prove to Gu Guanxue that she was wrong before!" Skinny Monkey's eyes gleamed with a sharp light, and he slammed his fist on the table as if he were on fire. "Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river, never underestimate a young man's potential! Who says we can't do it!"

"Damn, this is getting exciting..."

"Where have I heard that before?" Zhang Ziming asked, puzzled.

“I know that, it’s what Ning Yuan uses to motivate his brothers…” A follower raised his hand and said, “There are even people on the forum who have compiled Ning Yuan’s motivational quotes.”

"??? You even have to borrow chicken blood from that guy... You guys are hopeless..." Zhang Ziming looked desperate. Skinny Monkey, the underling, quickly supported him and said loudly, "Don't give up, Boss Ziming!"

"When it comes to making movies, do you really think that someone like him, a computer science major who switched majors halfway through, is inferior to a native film student?!"

“But…” Zhang Ziming gazed at the gray sky and sighed, “All my talent is useless; I can’t find a good script… I have nowhere to use it… Heaven is jealous of talent!”

"Problems that can be solved with money aren't problems at all!" Skinny Monkey slammed his fist on the table and stood up, saying, "I heard that Ning Yuan wrote his own script, and it's a complete mess... There's no way a computer science student like him could be better than us... Let's buy one!"

"Buy one, boss!"

"Let's buy one! For the glory of the film department!"

Looking at the resolute faces of his brothers below, Zhang Ziming felt a surge of emotion. With such a group of good brothers by his side to conquer the land, how could he not destroy this scoundrel Ningyuan?

"To boost your confidence, Ziming, I went through a lot of connections and got a sample of some of their recent footage from his roommate. You can take a look and find some confidence." Skinny Monkey said, pulling out a USB drive: "It's right here... Do you have a computer...?"

"You even managed to get this... You're truly amazing!" Zhang Ziming was overjoyed. Knowing your enemy and yourself is the key to victory. Being able to know your opponent's strengths and weaknesses in advance will undoubtedly tilt the scales of victory even more in their favor!

"Hey~ it's nothing..." Skinny Monkey waved his hand: "They don't seem to care much about these sample shots, probably because they think they're too rubbish and they're not planning to use them..."

"Alright, alright, enough talk, let's get started..."

As the projector screen slowly descended, the computer screen appeared on the white cloth. Skinny Monkey opened the USB drive, gently clicked play, and then quickly ran down to sit and enjoy Director Ning Yuan's failed work with everyone.

"..."

"Dragon King, why should you personally intervene in the affairs of the four great families of Jiangcheng..."

"The hatred for my parents is irreconcilable, and I will personally avenge them! Back then, the four great families joined forces to destroy my Xiao family, and I will make them pay for their crimes in blood!"

"You remnant of the Xiao family! You actually dare to come back! Kid, you're asking for death..."

[Full-screen special effects]

"Xuanyuan Reborn, Primordial True Dragon! You are a dragon!"

"√!"

"..."

"Shura, be patient!"

"I can't take it anymore... From now on, I'll just consider Shura dead! I'd rather be a live-in son-in-law."

"You scoundrel, what kind of birthday gift did you buy?!"

The basin broke.

"You spent 20 yuan on a broken clay pot, and this slap is a testament to your blindness!"

"Disrespecting the old lady, this slap is a punishment for your lack of respect for elders."

[Slap]

"This slap severs all ties between us! I sever all ties with the Liu family!"

"Rebellion...rebellion...the son-in-law of the Liu family dares to betray his master!"

"Grandma Liu, what's going on..."

"Old Qi, you've come to see something ridiculous... This son-in-law of the Liu family is about to betray his master."

"What...Greetings, Lord Asura!"

"You...you are Shura!"

"√!"

The progress bar of the short film slowly came to an end. The movie theater was quiet, and no one made a sound, as if their minds were still on Ning Yuan's mesmerizing swoosh smile on the big screen.

Zhang Ziming hesitated for a moment and looked at the skinny little brother.

"This...this really is a recently shot, discarded draft from Ning Yuan?"

Skinny Monkey swallowed hard and nodded in agreement.

"That should be correct."

"This film..."

"It seems... the filming turned out pretty good..." Zhang Ziming stroked his chin, gradually sinking into a state of existential doubt...

Chapter 54: #The Dragon King's Wife#

"Looks pretty good... kind of like the plot of a novel I read... The Crooked-Mouthed Dragon King, so captivating... My mind is filled with Ning Yuan's smile right now..."

"Me too, +1..."

"Is this really the discarded draft that Ning Yuan and the others didn't want?" Zhang Ziming was momentarily stunned, then gave a bitter smile: "So be it... so be it... I've lost... In this battle of love, I've ultimately lost miserably..."

"Actually, being a joker isn't so bad... If you don't have a heart, you won't get hurt..."

Upon hearing this, the skinny monkey was horrified and grabbed Zhang Ziming's hand with great sorrow, shaking his body desperately, as if hoping to rekindle his fighting spirit.

"We were ready to fight to the death, why did Your Majesty surrender first?!"

"Ziming, wake up! We haven't lost yet!"

"Why...why do you say that?"

"You guys are actually impressed by this ridiculously flawed Dragon King movie... Is that even fair?" Skinny Monkey roared angrily, "I think you guys have no taste at all..."

"Their filming is really good, it almost got me fired up... You have to acknowledge the good points of others, but your mentality really isn't cut out for art."

Zhang Ziming said with a serious expression, "That's right. Although Ning Yuan is my lifelong enemy on the road to getting rid of the Joker... I have the respect for his directing skills... He is a worthy opponent."

"It seems the winner of this short film competition has already been decided... Alas... It's not that our army is too incompetent, it's just that the enemy is too cunning."

"I didn't expect our opponent to be so strong. I was careless..."

"In the end, I shouldn't have forced the hiring of online trolls. When you gaze into the abyss, the abyss also gazes into you... The result of hiring online trolls is being backfired."

Skinny Monkey: "???"

Are these people even film students? Don't they have any appreciation for beauty at all?! Although his video is indeed very catchy and addictive... since when have short film competitions been about winning awards through brainwashing!

“You’re not worth discussing things with…” the skinny monkey sighed. “You…”

"Holy crap... Guys, come quick! It seems Ning Yuan and his crew uploaded their unfinished footage online. I've only been browsing for a little while and it's already got tens of thousands of views... Homepage notification!"

"This is amazing, and it's even a compilation version... Holy crap, Gu Guanxue is in it!"

"What? Gu Xihua actually likes this kind of silly stuff... Let me see how good Gu Xihua's acting is..."

"Hahahaha, damn it! I recognize that guy in the wig playing an old man, it's Old Wu, the captain of the fifth platoon of cars!"

"Hey, isn't that the guy I play basketball with...? He's even in the picture..."

"They're going to be famous!"

Zhang Ziming: ? ? ?

It's over... It's really over this time... There's absolutely no hope of turning things around...

If I were the Joker... then wouldn't my opponent Ning Yuan have a script in his hands...?

Batman!?

Damn it! (Chinese and Japanese bilingual)

……

Inside a Korean BBQ restaurant, Jiang Manyue stared at Master Ning across from her, unable to utter a single word for a long time.

"Jiang Manyue?"

"Ah."

Why are you looking at me?

"I'm thinking."

"?"

"Think about what I should call you now..." Jiang Manyue said softly, "Dragon King? Or son-in-law Ning?"

"..."

“If I hadn’t witnessed your filming process… I probably would never have believed that the person who filmed The Legend of Dragon King Shura and The Tuner was the same person.”

"In a sense, both ideas are brilliant." Jiang Manyue rubbed her temples, looking helpless. "It's just that the difference in style is too great... May I ask, how did you come up with these ideas?"

"Ahem... Keep it low-key... Keep it low-key..." Master Ning coughed twice, pulling down his hoodie. Just now, a couple seemed to have glanced at him intentionally as they passed by their table, which made him feel quite guilty...

I only posted it online a short time ago... how come it's already trending online so quickly...?