Chapter 159: A Group Dinner and Improving Directorial Skills
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By the time everyone had finished filming, it was already five in the afternoon.
After removing his makeup, Shen Luo gathered everyone together and suggested they go out for a meal.
Jiang Yun thought it over. Since he had nothing else to do, he decided to bring Li Mengya along.
Shen Luo led everyone to Moonpoint Restaurant.
“Brother Luo, is Moonpoint Restaurant a chain?” Jiang Yun asked.
“Mm-hmm!” Shen Luo nodded. “Everyone, I’ve reserved a private room for twenty. Let’s go in.”
“All right!”
“Welcome to Moonpoint Restaurant!”
The two rows of greeters standing at the entrance shouted in unison.
A tall greeter stepped forward. “Do you have a reservation?”
“Shen Luo,” Shen Luo replied, giving his name.
“All right, Mr. Shen. Please follow me!”
The greeter led them to a private room.
Everyone entered, took off their coats, and removed their sunglasses and masks.
“Sit wherever you like,” Shen Luo said.
Jiang Yun casually chose a seat. To his surprise, Wang Fengwan and Li Mengya both sat down beside him.
Jiang Yun rolled his eyes. “The two of you sitting next to me is going to interfere with my social life!”
“Then should we leave?”
“Or should I leave?”
Jiang Yun was speechless.
Once everyone was seated, they began ordering food.
“Everyone, have a look and see what you’d like,” Shen Luo said, passing the menu around.
Jiang Yun took the menu and handed it to Li Mengya. “See what you want to eat.”
Li Mengya glanced at it. “I want this—country-style pot stickers.”
“That’s all?”
“That’s all!” Li Mengya shook her head.
Jiang Yun then handed the menu to Wang Fengwan. “See what you want.”
“Hmph!”
Wang Fengwan took the menu without answering him.
In the end, Wang Fengwan ordered a plate of assorted vegetable salad.
Jiang Yun returned the menu to Shen Luo. “Brother Luo, one serving of pot stickers, one vegetable salad, and a bowl of dumplings for me.”
“We’re going to drink later. Why are you ordering dumplings?”
“Uh…”
Shen Luo turned to the waiter. “One serving of pot stickers and one vegetable salad. No dumplings.”
“Certainly!” The waiter took out the ordering device and began entering the order.
Among those present were Ren Xing, Wei He, Zhu Yin, Zhou Yu, Yang Mi, Guan Tong, and Zheng Ling, along with the others.
Everyone sat together, chatting and laughing.
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“Ah, I want a seafood feast!” Guan Tong sighed.
“Who wants a seafood feast?” Shen Luo asked, looking around at everyone.
“I do!” Guan Tong answered.
“They have one here!”
“Really?” Guan Tong’s eyes lit up.
“Come on, I’ll take you to choose.”
“Wonderful!”
And so Shen Luo took Guan Tong off to select seafood.
The rest of them waited. Before long, the two returned. Shen Luo was carrying one box, and Guan Tong was carrying another.
“What are those?” Zheng Ling asked curiously.
“What else could they be? Liquor, of course!” Shen Luo replied irritably.
“Oh no!”
Everyone was speechless. Judging by the setup, it looked as though they intended to drink themselves to death.
Shen Luo opened one of the boxes, took out two bottles, and placed them on the large round table. “This is Maotai!”
“Brother Luo, a little alcohol can lift the spirits, but too much damages the body. Isn’t this a bit excessive?” Hua Yu said.
“What do you know? Men of our generation should eat meat by the mouthful and drink liquor by the bowl!” Shen Luo declared with heroic gusto.
Hua Yu was speechless.
In the end, Shen Luo was completely unconscious after just two cups.
Shen Luo opened the other box and took out two bottles of red wine. “You ladies should drink a little less.”
“All right!”
After a while, the waiters began serving the dishes.
“Hello. Cream-baked lobster. Please enjoy.”
“Steamed hairy crab. Please enjoy.”
“Country-style pot stickers. Please enjoy.”
“Woo-hoo! My pot stickers are here!” Li Mengya cheered.
She did not pick up her chopsticks, however, since the dishes ordered by the others had not all arrived yet.
A little while later, every dish had been served.
“Let’s start eating!” Shen Luo said.
“All right!” everyone replied.
And so the seventeen of them began drinking and chatting.
By the time everyone had finished eating, it was already nine at night.
They were preparing to settle the bill and leave when Shen Luo rushed into the restroom and began vomiting violently. He had originally insisted that he would pay for the meal, but in the end, Zheng Ling paid the bill.
After returning to the hotel, Jiang Yun went back to his room and collapsed onto the bed.
He rested for a while, then pulled himself together and began serializing today’s installment of his novel.
Azure Cloud: Jade Dynasty had already become a sensation. Its click count had now surpassed three hundred million.
The performance of A Perfect World was also quite good. Jiang Yun estimated that it would truly explode in popularity once it reached its conclusion.
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“System! Open my personal panel!”
“Ding!”
Host: Jiang Yun.
Singing Ability: S-Rank (Capable of supporting a grand concert)
Acting Ability: B-Rank (Capable of playing the third male lead)
Directing Ability: D-Rank (Capable of shooting a no-budget, low-quality film)
Acquired Skills: Special Forces physique, culinary mastery, piano mastery, S-Rank finger speed, clear logic, martial arts mastery, permanent hacker services, special-effects technology, game-development technology, animation-production technology.
Owned Songs: “Outwardly Indifferent,” “Crossing Oceans to See You,” “Rice Fragrance,” “Heartbroken Pacific,” “Become Rich,” “One Night in Summer Capital,” “Blue-and-White Porcelain,” “Free Flight,” “Little Apple,” “The Brightest Star in the Night Sky,” “The Fifteenth Moon,” “You Say I’m Your Superhero,” “Huo Yuanjia,” “Chrysanthemum Remnants,” “Preface to the Orchid Pavilion,” “Let Go of Sorrow,” “Someone Like Me,” “Goodbye,” “Special Love for Someone Special,” “Free as the Wind,” “You Are a Song in My Heart,” and “My Chinese Heart.”
Owned Piano Pieces: “Canon,” “Wedding in a Dream,” and “Piano Music of the Night.”
Owned Novels: Battle Through the Heavens, A Perfect World, The Smiling, Proud Wanderer, New Butterfly Lovers, and Azure Cloud: Jade Dynasty.
Items: Two S-Rank Acting Experience Cards; one one-time Hacker Technology Experience Card, expired.
Popularity: 50,003,086.
Seeing that his popularity had surpassed fifty million, Jiang Yun nodded in satisfaction.
He had not entered the simulation training room for quite some time, so he decided to go in and train.
This time, however, he would not be training his acting skills. He would be training his directing ability.
Jiang Yun began preparing for his next step. He had successfully transformed himself from a singer into an actor. His next goal was to become a director. Step by step, he intended to build his own entertainment empire.
“System, enter the simulation training room!”
“Ding! The simulation training room has been successfully activated!”
Jiang Yun lay on the bed as his consciousness entered the simulation training room.
He arrived in a certain space and looked around, discovering that it was a film set.
The intelligent AI of the simulation training room appeared, dressed in a seductive professional outfit.
The intelligent AI began by explaining lighting, camera angles, and camera movement.
Jiang Yun listened quietly, like a sponge constantly absorbing knowledge.
Four hours later, Jiang Yun exited the simulation training room.
He glanced at the time. It was already half past two in the morning.
Jiang Yun got out of bed and drank a cup of warm milk before lying down and falling into a deep sleep.
Morning came.
Jiang Yun awoke to brilliant sunlight outside the window.
He stretched, instantly feeling refreshed and invigorated.
He got out of bed, brushed his teeth, and washed his face. Then he began shaving. While doing so, he deliberately left a little stubble.
It gave him a distinctly masculine appearance, with a touch of world-weary beauty.
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