Huayu 2011: Starting with Hilarious Men

Zheng Nan invited Qiao Shan to dinner, but instead of going to Formosa Boulevard, she chose a star-rated hotel and booked a private room.

Qiao Shan was still embarrassed when he arrived at the place.

"Thank you for the expense, buddy. Just find a small restaurant to eat at." These words came from Qiao Shan's heart.

"Today marks the first shoot of the second season. Besides welcoming you, Brother Shan, this is also our opening banquet," Zheng Nan explained.

It was almost 10 p.m. when they finished dinner. Zheng Nan told Qiao Shan to get some rest tonight and continue filming tomorrow morning.

The second day's filming process was almost identical to the first day, only the content was different.

They filmed clips such as "Attacking My Kidney Reflex Zone" and "Happy Sex".

The image of the Emperor Johnson Bathing Hall is reinforced by repeating scenes from foot massage parlors.

In addition, Zheng Nan and others filmed in a foot massage parlor for two consecutive days, and many people took photos with them or even secretly took pictures of them. Some of the photos were uploaded to the Internet.

After seeing these photos, Sohu Entertainment immediately published a news article: 【Shocking! The second season of "Hilarious Men" was actually filmed in this kind of place?!】

This kind of sensational news is very attractive and draws people to click and read.

Then netizens saw various photos of foot massage parlors.

There were criticisms of vulgarity in the first season of "Hilarious Men". After seeing the words "foot massage", these people became even more convinced and directly criticized it in the comments section of the news.

[A foot massage parlor? Is this a place a legitimate film crew would go to? They're pushing the boundaries again!]

[This is vulgar content; I don't know how it became popular!]

There were no foot massage parlor scenes in the first season; with Sohu's support in the second season, it became even more vulgar!

Such critical comments are currently in the minority and will soon be overwhelmed by supportive comments.

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Over two days, Joe Shan filmed eight different scenes at a foot massage parlor, which happened to be one scene per episode in the eight episodes of the second season.

"Cut! Congratulations to Teacher Qiao Shan on wrapping up filming!" Zheng Nan announced the end of Qiao Shan's scenes: "This is my uncle, Brother Shan, you go and calculate the fees for these two days."

In addition to the 4,000 yuan performance fee for these two days, Qiao Shan also needs to calculate accommodation and travel expenses.

Zheng Nan now owns a company, so the procedures need to be formal.

After seeing Qiao Shan off, the old uncle began to settle accounts with Lin Wenruo and the others.

A normal person earns 500 a day, but Lin Wenruo and Yuan Bingyan, who appear on screen, earn 800 a day.

Lin Wenruo is entitled to an additional 1,000 yuan in compensation for emotional distress caused by dressing as a woman.

Normally, the guys wouldn't be able to reach this price. This is Zheng Nan's small way of repaying the guys for helping him for free in the first season, and there will be more in the future.

Lin Wenruo accepted the 2,600 yuan. Although his family was well-off, he still felt great earning money with his own hands.

Moreover, he earned this money by selling his dignity; it is what he deserves!

Yuan Bingyan held the money to her nose, took a deep breath, and exclaimed, "Wow! It's so good to make money!"

"No matter how good your money is, you still need to pay taxes properly." Even though these people's earnings were below the individual income tax threshold, Zheng Nan still reminded them.

This was mainly said to Yuan Bingyan.

If Yuan Bingyan is blacklisted again for tax evasion in this life, then that's just fate.

In his previous life, Zheng Nan didn't believe in fate, but now, as a reborn person, he has no choice but to believe.

Unfortunately, Yuan Bingyan didn't grasp the deeper meaning in Zheng Nan's words and nonchalantly replied, "I know, I know."

"What's next?" Seeing how well Ren Yi enjoyed watching Qiao Shan's performance these past two days, he couldn't wait to ask Zheng Nan about the next filming plan.

"The next step is preparing for final exams. We're only freshmen; don't you want your graduation certificate?"

Zheng Nan also wanted to continue filming "Hilarious Men", but as a student, she still had to attend classes.

Although the Shanghai Theatre Academy is relatively lenient in its management, it still has requirements; it's impossible for Zheng Nan to skip classes and film all the time.

Zheng Nan is not so special that she doesn't need to take final exams.

"We still have to go to class?!"

"I hate 8 a.m.!"

The college students let out a wail.

"What about the company side?" Ding Xiu asked.

"We'll settle the fees for the two photographers and then discuss where to shoot next. Once I'm on summer vacation, we'll quickly move forward with the shooting schedule," Zheng Nan said after thinking for a moment.

"How do you plan to handle the guest appearances by celebrities you envision?"

"Well... let me think of something."

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School days became much more boring.

My daily routine consists of three points: dormitory, canteen, and classroom.

Zheng Nan is currently the most famous freshman at the Shanghai Theatre Academy. Many teachers like to call on Zheng Nan during class and ask her to perform a role or recite lines.

During the day, female students would often come to Zheng Nan to take photos with her and ask for acting opportunities.

In the evening, Zheng Nan chatted with Reba, sharing interesting things that happened each day.

Yuan Bingyan, who was in the girls' dormitory, was puzzled as to why Dilraba was replying to her messages slower and slower lately.

July has arrived.

Zheng Nan began to nervously prepare for her final exams.

The first semester final exam mainly tests diction, physical expression, stage vocalization, and performance.

Zheng Nan came in last place last semester, and she must redeem herself this semester!

It's not that I dislike being last, it's just that I'm somewhat famous now, and I have to save face.

It would be so embarrassing if I got last place in the exam.

On July 12th, the final exams at the Shanghai Theatre Academy officially ended. Zheng Nan finished her freshman year with the third-highest score in her professional courses and welcomed the long-awaited summer vacation.

The second season of "Hilarious Men" can finally continue filming.

During this time, Zheng Nan realized something: he was a student at the Shanghai Theatre Academy, and the Shanghai Theatre Academy was his social circle.

Moreover, Zheng Nan is no longer a nobody with no fame, so it wouldn't be difficult for him to find alumni from the Shanghai Theatre Academy to make cameo appearances.

"Who are some graduates of the Shanghai Theatre Academy who are still working in Shanghai recently?" Zheng Nan thought for a moment, took out the phone book she had asked Professor Long for, found a phone number, and dialed it.

"Hello, is this Brother Sun? I'm your junior from the Shanghai Theatre Academy. Professor Long gave me your contact information. My name is Zheng Nan."

"Zheng Nan?" Sun Yizhou recognized Professor Long from the Shanghai Theatre Academy, but while the name Zheng Nan sounded familiar, he couldn't place her.

"Zheng Nan, who directed 'Hilarious Men'." Zheng Nan quickly added the prefix.

"Okay, sorry, I've been memorizing lines all day lately, I just couldn't remember them right now." Hearing "Hilarious Men," Sun Yizhou immediately knew who was on the other end of the phone: "Junior, what do you want?"

"The second season of 'Hilarious Men' has started filming. I was wondering if any of you seniors have time to make a cameo appearance. I'll pay you for it," Zheng Nan asked politely.

"Since we're all alumni, there's no need for a service fee. However, I'm currently filming 'iPartment 3' on set..."

Currently, filming for "iPartment 3" has just started, and Sun Yizhou has just joined the cast, so it's not convenient for him to take leave to make a cameo appearance.

"Whose call was that?" Li Jinming asked from the side.

"It was Zheng Nan, the director of 'Hilarious Men,' who called to ask if we had time to make a cameo appearance," Sun Yizhou explained.

"Just ask the director," Li Jinming thought simply, and stood up directly: "I'll go ask."