The Long Aotian Cub Becomes the Pampered Darling of a Wealthy Family 147

Chapter 147

Ye Jiabao took a deep breath, suppressing his anger. “I remember you filmed an art film, right? What’s so good about it?”

Tiantian’s brows furrowed into a small caterpillar. “It’s good. The director uncle even praised my acting for improving!” In this movie, because of the character’s particularity, Shen Tiantian had no lines and had to convey his emotions through his silent eyes.

By the end of the filming, Shen Tiantian was completely immersed in this character.

Ye Jiabao let out a soft scoff, his face full of indifference. “Don’t worry, your movie won’t be a hit.”

In his previous life, the film that Shen Tiantian had acted in, like countless art films, had a deep connotation and a tragic undertone, and was critically acclaimed but not commercially successful. Although it had received a few award nominations, it was not popular in the market.

Unlike the one that Ye Jiabao had acted in. A National Day New Year’s film, a family-friendly movie. A comedy at its core, with a light-hearted plot, it had sold very well in his previous life.

If it weren’t for the fact that the company Ye Jiabao had signed with had a certain influence in the industry, he might not have been able to get a role in this movie. “I’m too lazy to talk to you. The box office of the movie I acted in is getting higher every day.”

After Ye Jiabao finished speaking, he ignored the angry Shen Tiantian and hung up the phone. Before going to bed, Ye Jiabao habitually searched on various apps and was relieved to see that the popularity of the film he had acted in was still high.

The movie that Shen Tiantian had acted in had been specially released to avoid the National Day holiday and had just been released not long ago. The popularity was not high, and the cumulative box office was only a few million.

Ye Jiabao, who had been suppressed by Shen Tiantian in everything, finally had a chance to be proud. Time flew by to Saturday. The autumn was high and the air was crisp. The sun fell from the cotton candy-shaped clouds, scattering down a golden foil-like light.

Tiantian woke up early, packed his things, and with a large backpack filled with homemade movie merchandise, he went to the movie theater by car. A few of the children in the class had already arrived early.

They were sitting in the screening room with their parents, chattering as they waited for the movie to start. Tiantian had gotten an advance on his pocket money from his daddy. He bought a cup of hot milk tea for each of the children and also distributed the movie merchandise to them.

It was a case of losing money to gain popularity. The movie began. This movie was indeed a tragedy at its core, and the filming was presented in an oppressive and heavy style.

The children were young, and their ability to empathize with the story was weak. Halfway through, they had no idea what was being acted out. On the contrary, the parents who had come to watch the movie with their children were gradually engrossed.

When they saw the scene where the character played by Shen Tiantian was scolded by his big brother, but he couldn’t open his mouth no matter what, some of the more emotional parents had tears fall with a plop.

The ending of the story was not happy either. The male lead could not get out of the small village, could not marry the girl he loved, and could not help his disabled little brother. It was a complete tragedy.

After watching it, almost all the parents’ hearts were empty. The story was too realistic, and the emotions were not extremely up and down, making it impossible for people to find a way to vent. After the movie ended, several parents were unable to come back to their senses for a long time. The aftertaste of the movie was like a soft wave, coming one after another.

Shen Jinfeng, who had come to the movie theater with his little brother, was also amazed by the character played by Shen Tiantian. The big screen could best show a person’s acting skills. Shen Tiantian was so young, and his acting was not yet systematic. He was almost entirely relying on his own talent.

But his performance in the drama was not at all inferior to those old actors. Shen Jinfeng lowered his head, looked at Shen Tiantian, who was holding a bucket of popcorn with his cheeks puffed out, opened his mouth, and was speechless.

After the movie ended, the parents took the lead in clapping. The children who didn’t understand also followed suit and clapped, although their little expressions were all dazed.

The parents discussed in a low voice:

“Tiantian acted very well.”

“It was beyond my expectations. I thought it was a formulaic movie before I came.”

“This movie should win an award, right? I feel it’s better than the few I’ve seen before.”

Tiantian received everyone’s praise, and a light pink flush appeared on his little ears. A few strands of his hair were happily sticking up, and his smile was particularly shy.

The screening was over. Tiantian held his brother’s hand and bounced out. When he reached the movie theater lobby, Shen Tiantian saw the movie promotional stand outside.

The promotional stand in the middle was for the one that Ye Jiabao had acted in, but Ye Jiabao’s role in the drama was too small, so his figure was not on the stand. In the corner was the movie that Tiantian had acted in.

Besides the male and female leads, the character played by Tiantian was also very important, and he occupied a not-so-small position on the left side of the stand. Shen Tiantian took a picture with his own stand, made a small peace sign, and his smile was brilliant.

Shen Jinfeng helped him to take the picture and said with a smile: “The plot and the core of the movie are very good, but it’s a pity that the audience for this kind of movie is destined to not be very large, and the box office will not be very good either.”

Although he said that. Shen Jinfeng still felt that Shen Tiantian’s acting in this movie would be a great help to his future career. How many traffic stars who relied on their youth wanted to transform but couldn’t find an opportunity.

Shen Tiantian, on the other hand, had directly half-stepped onto the path of an acting actor. This label of an acting actor with strength was not something that anyone could just put on. He had thought that it would be a very good ending if this movie could end with a box office of tens of millions.

But on Saturday night, the movie’s popularity suddenly had a small peak. The reason was simple. Lu Wei, who was firmly in the top spot of male stars in the industry, had posted a promotional Weibo post for the movie.

The fans below were moved by the wind and all came to comment:

[It’s the movie that Tiantian acted in! Lu Wei really helped to promote it.]

[Lu Wei’s best friend in the industry, Shen Tiantian!]

[Don’t say that about our Lu San-sui! Alright, he is indeed a little childish.]

[Indeed, people of the same age should play with people of the same age.]

Many of Lu Wei’s fans knew that Lu Wei and Shen Tiantian had a very good private relationship. But they hadn’t expected it to be this good.

He had actually used his own traffic to help Shen Tiantian for free. And he was promoting such a movie with a dismal box office. But out of the filter of the ancient drama characters that Lu Wei and Shen Tiantian had played before, many fans and passersby went to see this movie after the incident fermented.

With the movie’s solid quality, any audience who had calmed down to watch it was touched by the delicate emotions in the movie. The movie finally had a small outbreak. Many movie explanation bloggers on many platforms also posted their movie review videos after watching it.

They unanimously evaluated that the movie’s quality was good and the plot was online. Unfortunately, the viewing threshold was too high. The focused perspective was too small, and it was easy to feel that it was moaning without an illness and being pretentious after watching it.

But it could not be denied that this was indeed a good quality movie. With the help of word-of-mouth and traffic, the movie’s box office actually began to increase day by day. Although in the face of other hit movies with a daily box office of tens of millions, it was still not enough.

But as a small-budget art film, such a result had obviously far exceeded expectations. Shen Jinfeng, the biggest investor in the movie, had even made a small profit from this movie.

Ye Jiabao, who had been paying attention to the box office popularity, had witnessed the entire incident from beginning to end. The anxiety and helplessness in his heart unknowingly welled up again.

This movie should have flopped to the point of being unknown!

But now, this movie had actually managed to make a splash. Another thing that was completely different from his previous life!

Ye Jiabao felt as if he were a duckweed, floating on the water, unable to grasp anything. A thought even faintly appeared in his mind.

It seems that his rebirth will not bring him any change.

On a lively street stall. The fragrance of malatang exploded, and in the cool early autumn air, it was like a bomb, quickly igniting the taste buds of the diners.

Lu Wei, wearing sunglasses and a hat, was wolfing down the malatang in front of him. And Shen Tiantian, who was sitting on the side, was drooling. Tiantian held his little face, and a lump of soft and white cheek meat was squeezed out. His big eyes were staring at the malatang in front of his big brother Lu Wei without blinking.

“Big brother Lu Wei, is the malatang delicious or not?”

Lu Wei’s nose was sweating from the spiciness. He took a couple of hissing breaths and shook his head. “It’s not delicious. This is bitter.”

Shen Tiantian’s face scrunched up into a little bun, and he didn’t believe it at all. “This is spicy. I’ve had it before.”

Lu Wei wiped the sweat from his forehead with a tissue and pinched Shen Tiantian’s little baby fat. “You know and you’re still asking me? Of course it’s delicious! How can a malatang that someone else is treating you to not be delicious?”

As the one who was treating, Tiantian, who was so poor he could only afford this one portion of malatang, swallowed his saliva. To thank his big brother Lu Wei for helping to promote his movie, Tiantian not only magnanimously forgave his big brother Lu Wei but also treated him to malatang.

Tiantian leaned his little head over, rested it on his big brother Lu Wei’s arm, and stared at him with expectant eyes. “Big brother Lu Wei, can I have a small bite?” He even added a few words. “My mouth is very, very small. I’ll only eat half a small meatball in one bite.”

The little person in Lu Wei’s heart was laughing and pounding the ground, but his face was still cold. “No.” Lu Wei pulled the malatang in front of him, deliberately making Shen Tiantian drool. “It’s so cold. It’s so satisfying to have a bite of malatang!”

Tiantian rarely ate spicy food, and he had only secretly tasted malatang before when his brother was not paying attention. The strong fragrance of malatang lingered around the tip of his nose. Tiantian opened his mouth, trying to snatch the food from his big brother Lu Wei’s chopsticks.

Fortunately, Lu Wei was quick and had put the meatball in his mouth first. “Hehe, not as fast as me, right!” Lu Wei was very proud.

Tiantian was so angry that he reached out his small paws and gave him a set of cat-cat punches. “Take this, take this!”

Lu Wei rolled up his sleeves and calmly met the challenge. “Who’s afraid of whom!”