Huayu 2011: Starting with Hilarious Men

Creators are always at a disadvantage when dealing with platforms.

This kind of thing is unreasonable, and there's no reasoning to it.

Everyone will encounter similar situations after entering society; Zheng Nan is simply sharing her experience with everyone in advance.

"Let's not talk about anything unpleasant, I'll give everyone a bottle!" Lin Wenruo was quite good at livening up the atmosphere.

Seeing that Zheng Nan's conversation was a bit too realistic and even a little dark, he immediately performed a small fountain show.

"Holy crap, you sprayed me all over! Stop spinning!" Ren Yi, who was sitting next to him, got caught in the crossfire.

"Time flies, it feels like just yesterday that the first season of 'Hilarious Men' was almost over." Yuan Bingyan sighed as she cut her steak. "This beef is a bit tough. I should have known better than to cook it well-done."

"That's right, I'll be turning eighteen again soon," Zheng Nan chimed in.

"Hey! Have some shame, Lao Zheng. You're eighteen every year, aren't you?" Duan Xingye, who wanted to pursue a career in government, wished time would pass faster so he could take the civil service exam.

"You don't understand how wonderful youth is!!!" Zheng Nan said from the bottom of her heart.

Only by experiencing aging can one truly understand the preciousness of youth.

Unfortunately, normal people cannot have both at the same time.

Zheng Nan is different; time can be turned back, and even green beans can be stewed!

"We don't need to understand, we're young!" Compared to others, Yuan Bingyan preferred hanging out with Zheng Nan because she could banter with him whenever she wanted.

"The vast horizon is my love, and flowers are blooming at the foot of the rolling green hills..."

The phone rang; it was Xu Yuanyuan calling.

"What does Reporter Xu want with me?" Zheng Nan asked as she answered the phone.

"Congratulations Zheng Nan on surpassing 100,000 Weibo followers. Tomorrow, 'Hilarious Men' will end. I'd like to ask if you'd be interested in another interview."

Xu Yuanyuan's last interview with Zheng Nan went very well, and she has been wanting to interview Zheng Nan again recently.

Zheng Nan exited the call page, opened Weibo and glanced at it; her followers had indeed just surpassed 100,000.

"I'm sorry, Ms. Xu, I'm currently focusing on my writing and have no plans to give interviews at the moment."

After her last interview went viral, many entertainment media outlets contacted her for interviews, but Zheng Nan declined them all.

Stories shouldn't be told too many times or too frequently; audiences will get tired of constant, high-intensity exposure.

Ultimately, it's the work itself that speaks for itself.

Being a celebrity requires maintaining a certain level of mystery; appearing on too many variety shows is not a good thing.

In the future, many good actors will go on variety shows because they can make money quickly, but when they go back to acting, they find that they can't do it anymore.

One reason is that the audience is distracted from the story.

On the other hand, once actors get used to the filming style of variety shows, it feels awkward and exaggerated when they try to act in dramas.

Zheng Nan has no intention of becoming an internet celebrity, and she avoids unnecessary interviews whenever possible.

"I understand, I understand. Creativity is important. Zheng Nan, if you'd like to be interviewed, please contact me." Xu Yuanyuan was very tactful and hung up the phone after a few words.

Everyone remained silent while Zheng Nan was on the phone; Yuan Bingyan even stopped chewing the steak she had put in her mouth.

As soon as the call ended, Lin Wenruo complained, "Old Zheng, you can't be so aloof. You won't even accept interviews anymore. You should earn some money, don't always try to freeload off me at the end of the month."

"What's wrong? Did your family cut off your allowance?"

"Not completely cut off... but it's already five thousand a month." Lin Wenruo sighed deeply; her life of extravagance was over.

"Why?" Zheng Nan asked, very curious.

As the only child in her family, Lin Wenruo grew up being pampered, otherwise she wouldn't have developed the personality she has now.

"When my dad sent me my allowance, I acted all high and mighty. I told him that I had made a movie with my buddies and that it had become a hit, and that I should let my dad check it out online."

At the end of "Hilarious Men," Zheng Nan specially thanked everyone in large characters, especially Lin Wenruo who provided the camera.

When Lin's father saw this, he was very pleased that his unlucky son had started to do something worthwhile.

In Lin's father's mind, doing serious work meant growing up, growing up meant becoming independent, and independence meant not being spoiled.

As a result, Lin Wenruo's living expenses were reduced from 30,000 to 5,000.

"I only managed to keep this five thousand by crying and wiping my eyes out. I'm so miserable!" Lin Wenruo said, feeling wronged.

"Damn it, even a regular worker can't earn five thousand a month." Zheng Nan showed no empathy whatsoever.

Ding Yanqiu has been a police officer for over ten years, and she only earns a little over four thousand yuan a month. That's the salary in Northeast China.

The only reason there were students present was because short videos weren't as prevalent at the time.

If someone records me saying this and posts it online in the future, I'll be bombarded with criticism from netizens.

"If you keep acting tough, I'll make you fly." Ren Yi, a local resident of Shanghai, gave him a sharp rap on the head.

He felt relieved and retaliated against Lin Wenruo for spraying him earlier.

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On Saturday night, Zhang Wei, a recent graduate, lay down early in his small rented room. To his left were his favorite fruits and snacks, and to his right was a Coca-Cola that had just been taken out of the refrigerator and was still chilled.

I'm reading the novel while waiting for the next update of "Hilarious Men".

When I was in college, I didn't think weekends were that important. I would skip required courses and elective courses anyway, so there was no difference between Monday and Saturday.

But after starting work, I realized how great the weekends are. I started looking forward to Friday from the moment I started work on Monday.

"Pfft!" The cap of the cola bottle was squeezed open.

"Ha!" A perfect burp came up after taking a bite.

A bottle of Coca-Cola costs three yuan, but the first sip alone is worth two yuan and fifty cents.

I checked the time on my tablet; it was 19:40 PM.

Zhang Wei remembers that Youku updated episode 7 of "Hilarious Men" at 19:52 yesterday, so it should be around today.

"What?! It's already been updated?!"

Zhang Wei refreshed the page casually and was pleasantly surprised to find that the final episode had been updated.

Without considering why the update time was brought forward so much, Zhang Wei simply rolled over, positioned himself in the most comfortable position, and started playing.

I have many stories to tell about "When You Love Me".

Artistic, suspenseful, and lighthearted—anything is fine…

The familiar opening theme song, it just feels right!

The opening sequence of "Hilarious Men" is very short, only about thirty seconds long, shorter than many other shows. Moreover, Zheng Nan used a little ingenuity in the editing, making the opening sequence of each episode different, giving those who follow the series a little fun in finding the differences.

In the final episode, Zheng Nan, the lead actress, appeared as usual, and familiar faces such as Dilraba Dilmurat, Yuan Bingyan, and Lin Wenruo also made appearances.

"These two young ladies are both so beautiful," Zhang Wei remarked instinctively.

Given the budget of the first season of "Hilarious Men," even with Zheng Nan's best efforts, it was still relatively rough. The good looks of Dilraba Dilmurat and Yuan Bingyan were definitely a highlight.

Twelve minutes passed in the blink of an eye. The final episode finished playing, and a large caption appeared:

The script outline for the second season of "Hilarious Men" has been completed, but there's not enough money and the cast hasn't been finalized yet. We hope you'll have the chance to see it again sometime.

The text remained for five seconds, then the end credits started playing, and the same thank-you list as the previous seven episodes began to scroll.

Normally, I would just turn it off when I saw Zhang Wei at the end, but today it's over, and I suddenly feel a little reluctant to say goodbye. I want to say something.