The slipper flew through the air, but Xiao He quickly dodged it and it fell to the ground.
With this dodge, Xiao He's contorted body smoothly spun around, then straightened up again, returning to normal. He looked helplessly at Liu Rulan, who had broken the atmosphere, as if the dislocation of his joints had never happened: "Sister Liu, you really came at the worst possible time."
The carefully crafted atmosphere has been completely ruined.
What a pity...
Xiao Chen finally realized what was happening, took a step back, clutched his chest, and gasped for breath: "Damn, Brother Xiao, where did you learn this move? It's awesome! I almost thought you had mutated and were going to pounce on me and bite me."
Liu Rulan calmly walked over barefoot, put her slippers back on, and then looked Xiao He up and down with a look of disgust: "Is this the bone-breaking dance you were talking about taking classes to learn a while ago?"
This doesn't look like a bone-breaking dance at all; it looks more like someone who went to a haunted house for advanced training and can now work there as a staff member.
Based on Xiao He's move just now, Liu Rulan was certain that Xiao He could scare the guests in the haunted house so badly they would wet themselves.
He's such a handsome guy, he shouldn't waste his talent by learning all sorts of nonsense.
Liu Rulan warned Xiao He: "Don't show off or scare people like that next time. At least maintain a proper celebrity demeanor, okay?"
Xiao Chen was astonished: "Huh? When did Brother Xiao start learning to dance again? How come I didn't know? And isn't the bone-breaking dance supposed to be very difficult to learn? This thing should be practiced from a young age... right?"
The most important question is how exactly the bones became dislocated!
He clearly heard the sound of bones cracking!
Xiao He's gaze drifted: "Um, I just went to learn a little bit, and the dance teacher said I have amazing bone structure and am a good candidate for learning bone breaking, so I just casually learned a few moves."
Actually, it was just an excuse Xiao He made for himself regarding this skill. Liu Rulan was very busy lately and had no time to care about him at all.
The only thing that frustrated Xiao He was that his move had almost scared Xiao Chen, but when Sister Liu came in, she didn't show any suspicion or fear. She just picked up the weapon and threw it at him.
Xiao He said with a hint of resentment, "Sister Liu, look at Xiao Chen, and look at yourself. Your reaction just now was too calm. You almost hit me."
Liu Rulan simply shrugged: "Isn't this the normal reaction? If you really mutated, then throwing something at me might save Xiao Chen's life. But if you're faking it, then isn't it more appropriate for me to hit you?"
All those dirty tricks I learned were used to scare my assistant.
Doesn't that deserve a beating?
Xiao He: "...That makes a lot of sense."
But Xiao He couldn't help but defend himself: "It was Xiao Chen who first randomly liked posts saying bad things about me online! He was secretly stirring things up! I'm just helping him get more compensation for emotional distress!"
Xiao Chen, who was gossiping about his boss and even secretly liking posts on his alternate account, also emphasized somewhat awkwardly: "Everyone was just making a joke, not criticizing Brother Xiao, and I was using an alternate account!"
Which worker doesn't complain about their boss a few times?
Cough cough—
"Will my compensation for emotional distress increase?"
Xiao Chen shamelessly asked again.
Liu Rulan looked left and right, and finally understood that the two of them deserved their punishment.
"Let's calculate."
Liu Rulan sighed, then glared at Xiao He: "Deduct it from your salary!"
Xiao He: ?
Where is the company boss?
Where is the boss's power?
Xiao He swallowed all his words.
"But that move of yours just now would be perfect for a horror movie."
Liu Rulan looked Xiao He up and down, then got into work mode and began to think seriously, seemingly searching her mind for a suitable script.
But soon, regret showed on her face.
"It's a pity that there isn't much of a market for ghost movies right now, and there aren't any suitable scripts either."
Otherwise, Xiao He's move would have been enough to amaze the director.
Xiao He shrugged: "How about I go and play a zombie?"
Liu Rulan's lips twitched, her voice tinged with helplessness: "You should still remember that zombie movie 'Silent Search,' right? It's the crew you auditioned for but failed. Back then, the entire crew got into trouble, from the director and producer to the actors and operations staff. They were basically all investigated. Those who were supposed to go to jail went to jail, and the others who managed to escape are now long gone from the industry. The investment of ✪ Nоvеlіgһt ✪ (Official version) several hundred million yuan went down the drain, and it was pulled from theaters in a sorry state, never to be seen again."
"Since then, there have been no more zombie movies in the industry."
Liu Rulan said with a hint of regret, "Given the influence of 'Silent Search,' it's possible that no one in China will dare to touch zombie movies again in the next five years."
That was one of the most disastrous investment projects in the industry in recent years, and a bloody lesson that scared away almost everyone who was still observing this market.
So Xiao He still wants to act in zombie movies?
Haha, there won't even be any zombie-themed movies anymore, let alone zombies.
Xiao He: "...The impact is actually this serious?"
Liu Rulan sighed: "That's how the capital market is. When a theme fails, other capital is naturally unwilling to invest in it. When a theme can easily succeed, it naturally becomes a template to be used, and countless capital will rush to it."
The failure of each major investment project undoubtedly signals the cessation of development for that particular theme.
Although it may only be temporary, no one wants to continue being a pioneer.
For example, the zombie genre now, and science fiction films from the past.
Upon hearing this, Xiao He could only sigh.
To be honest, hearing the name "Mo Xun" again felt like something from a past life. All the people he had met back then had gradually left the big stage of the Chinese entertainment industry, and Xiao He had never seen those old friends again.
However, Xiao He still felt a lot of regret about Tong Junhui, the former artist associated with Liu Rulan.
"After that incident..."
Xiao He hesitated, carefully observing Liu Rulan's expression.
How is Tong Junhui?
Tong Junhui's face was injured, and he also withdrew from the entertainment industry again because of the case. Later, Xiao He and the others went abroad to film "No Bait". In the blink of an eye, Xiao He has never heard any news about Tong Junhui, and Tong Junhui has not been mentioned on the Internet.
It was as if he had been completely forgotten.
This time, after Xiao He asked the question, Liu Rulan shook her head: "I don't know, he seems to have disappeared completely again."
Xiao He was stunned for a moment, then seemed to realize that Tong Junhui was avoiding Liu Rulan, and also avoiding them.
Now that Xiao He's career is going smoothly and without any setbacks, Tong Junhui can't help but feel a little melancholy when he sees them again.
It would be better to just become strangers and never see each other again.
Xiao He then stopped mentioning the matter.
Liu Rulan, however, remained calm and did not show any further emotion regarding Tong Junhui's matter. Instead, she took out her phone to record: "Although you can't act in ghost movies or zombie movies, it's still a skill. I'll add it to your resume in case any director takes a liking to you later."
Xiao He: "...Okay."
But what kind of director would be interested in such a skill?!
