The birth of an actor

Chapter 88 is banned.

Chapter 88 is banned.
An Xin naturally didn't believe that someone of Wang Shuo's high status couldn't get his hands on a few boxes of genuine deer antlers.

He preferred to believe that he didn't want to go around asking people for it, making a scene, and letting the whole world know that he was taking kidney tonics and aphrodisiacs, so this kind of thing happened to him, a "kid".

After all, men always yearn for this kind of thing but don't want anyone to know.

When I hung up the phone and returned to the private room, the dinner was coming to an end.

After sitting comfortably for about ten minutes, everyone decided to go their separate ways.

Although they were all quite drunk and staggering, they were still sober enough not to make any mistakes.

Some people want to go back to school, while others plan to leave directly.

Liu Qiangdong and Gong Xiaojing belong to the latter category.

However, because of the drinking, everyone became somewhat sentimental.

Liu Qiangdong put his arm around An Xin's shoulder and said:

"Remember, if there's anything you don't understand, call me or your sister Jing. Don't be impulsive; if you don't understand something, just ask us. After all, we're older than you..."

"know."

Anxin responded with a sigh of relief, and also gave his assurance:
"Brother Dong, if you have any difficulties, contact me, I'll definitely help."

Upon hearing this, Liu Qiangdong remained silent, only grabbing An Xin's shoulders and shaking her vigorously twice.

After saying goodbye to everyone, Anxin rode her scooter directly towards Jishuitan.

It was already past 2 a.m. when I saw Sui Xi.

"Sister Sui, give me two boxes of sika deer slices and two boxes of red deer slices, slices of both. I'll talk to Uncle Li about the situation."

Hearing this, Sui Xi stopped asking questions and calmly dialed Li Jun's number to explain the situation. Li Jun didn't take it seriously.

Deer antlers are expensive, but not outrageously so.

A box of saw blades like the ones in the store weighs about 100 grams, and the price for 100 grams ranges from 600 to 800 yuan, depending on the type and quality of the deer antler.

After An Xin said that the crew wanted it, he instructed Sui Xi to get it for him over the phone.

So, after Sui Xi prepared two boxes of sika deer antlers (with two forks) and two boxes of red deer antlers, she had An Xin write a receipt to confirm that the four boxes of deer antlers had left the warehouse, and then quickly packed them up.

Soon, Anxin rode her motorcycle toward the place Wang Shuo had indicated.

We hurried along, asking questions, and finally arrived at a building that looked quite new next to the Kunlun Hotel.

Upon going upstairs, I saw the door number, which read "Good Dream Company".

Seeing that the address was correct, Anxin pushed open the door and politely asked the receptionist:
"Hello, I'm looking for Teacher Wang Shuo. My name is An Xin, and I have an appointment with him..."

"Don't worry, it's here."

Before he could finish speaking, a voice rang out from the side.

It was Wang Shuo.

He held a teacup in his hand, smiled and waved to Anxin, pointing to the door next to him.

"Brother Wang."

Anxin greeted them with a smile, nodded politely to the receptionist, and then walked through the door.

The layout of Good Dream Company was actually quite ordinary. One side was piled with a lot of... probably movie props. On the other side, there were several rows of bookshelves filled with a lot of documents, books, and folders.

The place is small, only about a hundred square meters, and feels very crowded.

Moreover, there are three separate doors, which look like three offices.

An Xin didn't pay much attention to the outside environment and went straight to the door. Only then did she realize that there was not only Wang Shuo inside, but also a man with a buzz cut who was about the same age as her.

"Come in, come in."

Wang Shuo sat in his boss's chair and smiled at the crew-cut man sitting on the sofa:

"He's the Anxin I was talking about, a pretty good kid... Anxin, you can just call him Brother Ye."

He didn't say his name, so Anxin could only politely call out:

"Brother Ye."

"Ah."

After looking him up and down, Brother Ye was somewhat surprised.

Although I'd heard about this kid from my childhood friend, but...

Such good conditions?
That face is enough to cause trouble.

As he was still in surprise, Wang Shuo asked:

"Why did you take four boxes?"

"Uh... these two boxes are from sika deer, they're top grade. These two boxes are from red deer, they're less effective. Brother Wang, you didn't tell me what I needed them for, so I just prepared two extra boxes."

As he spoke, he handed over the four gift boxes.

Wang Shuo pointed to the kettle next to him:
"Pour it yourself, there are jasmine flowers in the tea canister."

"Uh-huh."

Anxin responded, while Wang Shuo didn't even look at the two boxes of red deer, but instead handed one box of sika deer to Brother Ye.

The gift box has a transparent plastic seal, through which you can see the pieces of deer antler inside.

With just one glance, Wang Shuo immediately noticed the difference.

The core of these sika deer's antlers is only a faint red.

But I'm relieved that the small bag I took for myself that day contained red tablets, and even after they dried, I could still see blood streaks.

Instantly, he understood, and felt relieved and happy.
"This is from a sika deer?"

"Yes. They are all two-barred, the best quality among forest-raised deer."

"Hey, what's the difference between forest-raised deer and wild deer? Aren't they both raised in the mountains?"

"The food is different."

Anxin shook her head, sat down on the other sofa, and explained under their gazes:

"Wild deer, regardless of whether food is plentiful or not, eat whatever is available. One second they're eating tender branches in the mountains, the next they're eating Acanthopanax senticosus leaves. Acanthopanax senticosus is also used to invigorate qi and strengthen the spleen, nourish the kidneys and calm the mind. Or, if they find a newly sprouted Ganoderma lucidum on a tree stump, they'll just nibble it off... But forest-raised deer are different. They have a fixed feed, and they don't even get to eat some precious medicinal herbs; people pick them first. Even if they do eat, they don't eat much. That's the difference."

"I see……"

Wang Shuo nodded, finally understanding the difference between wild and forest-raised deer.

Then he turned to Brother Ye and said:
"Take this home and drink it. Just one slice at a time, but it's a bit fishy. It's best to make soup with it. Didn't I tell you last time? With dates, goji berries, and the like..."

"Row."

After Ye Ge nodded in agreement, he asked:

How much are these two boxes?

“Seventeen thousand is fine. This is a bit more expensive than the ones sold individually, and the ones sold individually aren’t in such good condition.”

"Yes."

After An Xin finished speaking, Wang Shuo nodded:

“I went to the pharmacy and checked, and the deer antler from Tongrentang is indeed not as good as this.”

Brother Ye countered:

"What about these two boxes?"

He was referring to the red deer.

"A box of sika deer costs 550."

"Why are you taking the sika deer's? Why are you taking the red deer's?"

Wang Shuo seemed speechless, but Brother Ye rolled his eyes:

"Isn't Xiaogang coming in a little while? Give him these two boxes."

An Xin was taken aback, wondering if the "Xiao Gang" he was referring to was Feng Xiaogang.

"Oh yes."

Wang Shuo then suddenly realized what was happening and laughed:
"We need to find a place to eat tonight. He's been on set for ten days, and two boxes of deer antler won't be enough. He needs to drink something."

"just go."

As Ye Ge spoke, he picked up the briefcase next to him and took out a bundle of old men's bills in front of An Xin.

He counted out twenty-eight bills and handed them to Anxin.

Anxin politely accepted it, put it in her pocket, and said:
"Well... Brother Wang, Brother Ye, if there's nothing else, I'll be going now?"

"Why go?"

Wang Shuo waved his hand:
"Your sister Leilei will be here in a bit, and coincidentally, a close friend of hers will be arriving soon too. I'll introduce you to him. We'll see if there's a suitable role for you. Jing'er, do you have any?"

Anxin was taken aback.

This was something he really hadn't expected... He never imagined that Wang Shuo would be so loyal.

After looking An Xin over again, Ye Ge, who was called "Jing'er," said:
"We'll talk about it once it opens."

Just as An Xin was about to speak, Wang Shuo's mobile phone rang.

"Hey?"

"Oh, Xiaogang, where are you? You're so slow! Hurry up... What? Who?"

"No, why would he call me?"

"...Okay, we'll talk when you get here."

After hanging up the phone, Wang Shuo, with a cigarette dangling from his lips, looked puzzled.
"Xiao Gang came downstairs, rushing around, and asked me if Wang Genglian had come looking for me..."

Upon hearing this, Brother Ye was also puzzled:

"Wang Genglian? What's with him again...? Isn't killing one of them enough?"

Upon hearing this, Wang Shuo's expression turned somewhat unpleasant.

Only peace of mind, while listening is still confusing.

I was thinking to myself, what does this all mean?

"Hey, what a bunch of damn old-fashioned feudalists..."

Wang Shuo cursed.

Then he suddenly looked at An Xin:
"Anxin, what do you think is the essence of art?"

"Uh……"

Anxin was taken aback by the sudden question.

What is the essence of art?
He was genuinely stumped by the question.

But then Brother Ye shook his head speechlessly and said:

"Aren't you crazy to ask a child that kind of question?"

"What's so crazy about him? How can he not think independently?"

"That's nonsense. They're at the age when their minds are least constrained, and you insist on using a bunch of old-fashioned feudal ideas to instill their definitions into a child. What were you thinking?"

Let's not discuss their opinions...

An Xin could tell at a glance that the two had an extremely good relationship. After all, Wang Shuo held such a high position in the film and television industry; who would dare to talk back to him like that without some connections?

After Ye finished speaking, he turned to An Xin and said:

"Don't listen to your brother Wang's nonsense. Relax, the essence of art is freedom, and it shouldn't be defined by anyone's ideas. So don't pay any attention to him, he's just asking for trouble."

"Uh……"

"Hahahahaha..."

While An Xin didn't know what to say, Wang Shuo chuckled.

They seemed to be having a good laugh.

"Hey, Ye Jing, you're such a damn coward. Using my words to teach a kid, and then taking the opportunity to insult me, huh?"

"Who told you to ask such a question, just like those old-fashioned folks? They're making things difficult for us, but you're only making things difficult for a kid, huh?"

"Hahahaha, holy crap, hahahahaha..."

Wang Shuole was even happier.

He smiled as he watched Anxin, a cigarette dangling from his lips.

"Did you hear that? What your brother Ye said is actually the definition of art. Art itself is free, but now there's a group of people who have put shackles on it. This is the most despicable thing to do in the world, and it's something everyone has liked to do throughout history..."

"..."

I felt at ease and remained silent.

Or rather... he didn't dare to say a word.

Don't know what to say.

But in his heart, he... well, not exactly scoffed at the idea, but pretty much so.

I thought to myself, "I'm not going to argue with you now. Wait until Baidu finds out how Hollywood culturally colonized the world, then you can think about these things again."

Having witnessed suffering, you should understand just how terrifying artistic freedom truly can be.

"Don't worry, is it safe to drink this now?"

Hearing Ye Jing's words, Anxin nodded:
"Yes, you can drink it by soaking it in water, but it will taste a bit fishy. It's best to make soup with it, or you can soak it in alcohol..."

"I'll get some to try."

Ye Jing poured out the tea in her cup, opened the packaging, and threw in a piece of deer antler.

After soaking for less than a minute, he brought the cup to his nose and sniffed it.

"It does have a smell, but it's not overpowering..."

As they were talking, the door was suddenly pushed open.

Feng Xiaogang, who looked much younger than An Xin remembered, ran in breathlessly.

"Master Shuo...Master Jing, something terrible has happened, we...uh..."

Before Feng Xiaogang could finish speaking, he suddenly noticed a child in the room who looked to be only sixteen or seventeen years old, and instinctively shut his mouth.

"Why are you panicking?"

Wang Shuo seemed somewhat speechless, pointing a finger at An Xin:
"Don't worry, this is Feng Xiaogang. Just call him Brother Feng."

Anxinxin thought to herself that her generation was quite high.

Even though Director Feng isn't as popular anymore, there probably aren't many people in the entertainment industry who would call him "brother" instead of "Director Feng."

"Hello, Brother Feng, this is Anxin."

"Uh... um."

Feng Xiaogang nodded, revealing a set of teeth that weren't particularly straight, and even his canine teeth were rotten. He forced a very weak smile.

Wang Shuo then asked:

"What's wrong? Tell me slowly, there's water in the pot. Knowing you were coming today, Jing'er and I specially asked Anxin to bring you two boxes of good stuff."

Feng Xiaogang took a deep breath, ignoring the good stuff and the water, and said directly:

"I just received a call from the Film Bureau; they're stopping the filming of 'Outrageous'!"

"!"

Wang Shuo, who was smoking, suddenly trembled...

Cigarette ash fell onto my clothes.

next second...

"Who said that? Who called you? Who the hell is stabbing you in the back again? You #￥@# Wang Genglian..."

To be honest, when An Xin first met Wang Shuo, his impression of him was still based on his cynical demeanor from the interview. But after that night of getting to know him, he found that Wang Shuo wasn't so arrogant at all; on the contrary, he was the kind of person who had a "big brother" vibe when chatting and getting along with him.

Regardless of whether it's right or wrong, it's all about knowledge.

They have their own opinions on everything and are extremely persistent in them.

But if you sit in a room with this kind of person and chat, it seems like there will never be an awkward silence.

He's also very loyal. For example, when Feng Xiaogang came, he introduced himself directly and said, "Just call him brother."

In a single sentence, a relationship was established.

But when he started swearing, An Xin realized...

Indeed, the insults were quite vulgar.

It has a resemblance to what he saw in the reports and interviews.

Although he didn't know which movie "Lost in the Mighty" was, after thinking for a second, he stood up, picked up the kettle and tea leaves, and poured Feng Xiaogang a cup of tea first.

"Brother Feng, please have some water."

"Ah."

After taking the kettle, Feng Xiaogang shook it twice with relief and then went outside.

The kettle in Wang Shuo's office wasn't one of those old-fashioned electric kettles, but rather the kind from later times that was plugged in, boiled water with a single press, and automatically tripped when the water boiled.

It became commonplace in later generations, but in this era, it was still a novel and luxurious item.

The kettle also has the Siemens logo on it.

He unplugged the power cord, picked up the kettle, and went out. He didn't go back in after that.

They waited until a pot of water boiled before carrying it inside.

The room was starting to feel a bit pungent.

And nobody spoke.

They were all smoking and didn't say a word.

Seeing this, Anxin filled all three people's water cups with water and then left.

He was fiddling with a messy pile of props in the corner.

Look at this, and then look at that.

Until I heard the sound from behind:

"Safe?"

He turned his head and saw Xu Jinglei, so he smiled and greeted her:
"Sister Leilei."

"How did you get here?...Where's your brother Wang?"

Wearing a bright red woolen coat, Xu Jinglei walked up to him while asking him a question.

An Xin wasn't sure if she was imagining things... but she felt that Xu Jinglei was exuding a seductive aura with every step she took.

Xu Jinglei, after carefully examining An Xin's stubble in those few steps, laughed and said:

"Yeah, he looks even more handsome now that his hair has grown out."

"hey-hey."

Anxin smiled and responded, then pointed inside and whispered:

"Brother Wang, Brother Ye, and Brother Feng are all inside."

"Ye Jing and Feng Xiaogang?"

"Yes... Brother Feng came in a hurry just now and said that a movie called 'In a Disgrace' was not allowed to be filmed. I was afraid that it would be inconvenient for me to hear it while I was there, so I left."

Upon hearing this, Xu Jinglei immediately frowned.

After thinking for a moment, she said:
"I gonna go see."

He then strode into the office.

Anxin didn't follow, but waited for about three to five minutes before carrying the pot back inside.

Just as he was about to enter, he bumped into Xu Jinglei, who was about to come out.

He stepped aside, and Xu Jinglei walked out directly, saying:
"Are you hungry? They need to talk about something. Let's go eat."

Anxin understood immediately and shook her head with a smile:
"I didn't finish lunch until almost 2 p.m. Brother Wang, Brother Ye, Brother Feng, should I go back first? I have class this afternoon."

Standing at the door, after he finished speaking, Wang Shuo nodded:
"Okay, you can go back first. When things are less busy, I'll take you out for hot pot."

"Okay, I'll go now~ Sister Leilei, the water in the kettle just boiled."

"Okay. Then I won't see you off."

"Uh-huh."

Anxin waved goodbye and walked straight out of Good Dream Company.

Xu Jinglei took the kettle, returned to her office, and closed the door.

First, he filled everyone else's water bottles, and then poured himself a glass.

He then sat down on the sofa and stopped talking, only glancing at the boxes next to Ye Jing.

After a few minutes, Wang Shuo suddenly said:

"That's all for now, Xiaogang, Jing'er. I won't see you off. We can talk about it tomorrow. Both of you need to calm down."

Hearing this, Ye Jing nodded:

"Okay, Xiaogang, let's go."

"Ah."