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Chapter 343 The Threat of Chinese Films

Being caught by someone is a very troublesome thing.

Li Xiaoran tried to trick Chen Shiping into revealing something, but he couldn't control himself and took the initiative to hand over the evidence.

It's okay now!
Chen Shiping, who had no will to resist, just lay there, and he seemed to be enjoying it quite a bit.

After working for more than half an hour, Li Xiaoran finally let him go.

The little girl has no strength left.

Offense and defense change shape!

Li Xiaoran panted and said, "I'm so tired. I want to eat more later."

"What are we having for dinner?" Chen Shiping asked while he lowered his head and worked busy.

"There's a new western restaurant opened in Xinjiekou, Zi Han said the milkshakes there are especially delicious!"

"Milkshake, I can make that too."

Li Xiaoran rolled her eyes at him and said, "You're just bragging. If you can't wear it, don't wear it. Go buy an umbrella of your own size next time."

"Okay, then don't wear it. I'll teach you how to make a milkshake!" Chen Shiping said with a snort.

Li Xiaoran was disgusted and dragged him to wash it.

After a while, Chen Shiping and she got dressed and went out.

Along the way, Li Xiaoran was still teasing Chen Shiping.

Ask him who is prettier, him or Chen Zihan.

Chen Shiping doesn't even want to pay attention to her, what the hell!
These two girls do look alike, except that Chen Zihan's face is slightly bigger than Li Xiaoran's.

The legs are longer though.

At the Xinjiekou intersection, Chen Shiping dropped Li Xiaoran off the car and went around to the restaurant from the other side.

Still need to pay attention to one thing.

Although no one will click on you, you still have to be careful.

Such trivial questions have never been an option for political opponents.

To put it bluntly, you can't kill him, and you can't clear him up.

The superiors have to investigate after receiving the report. Do you think they will give us a heads up before investigating?

Talented people like Chen Shiping will basically not fall from power because of this issue.

Unless the leaders above want to get rid of him, it’s useless for others to report him.

To put it in a negative way, some literary masters even receive proactive help from their superiors.

However, Chen Shiping is usually cautious and tries to reduce trouble as much as possible.

In the private room of the restaurant, Li Xiaoran and Chen Zihan had already ordered their meals.

Two people were each holding a milkshake and sipping it.

It’s just that Li Xiaoran’s expression was a little weird, and her delicate nose was always sniffing subconsciously.

Chen Zihan also sniffed it and asked curiously, "Is there any smell?"

"No, no!" Li Xiaoran said awkwardly, "My nose is uncomfortable!"

"Oh." Chen Zihan paused and asked, "Did Mr. Chen say when he would come over?"

Li Xiaoran put down the milkshake and said, "It should be here soon."

As soon as he finished speaking, Chen Shiping pushed the door open.

Chen Zihan immediately stood up and greeted him.

"Hello, Mr. Chen."

Chen Shiping smiled and said, "Don't be so polite, just be casual in private."

Li Xiaoran secretly curled her lips and said, "You want to be rude to me!"

Chen Shiping ignored Li Xiaoran's little action, sat down and said, "Have you ordered?"

Chen Zihan immediately handed over the menu and said, "You haven't ordered yet, so I don't know what you like."

Chen Shiping nodded, took the menu and casually ordered two appetizers and a steak. He didn't order dessert as he had no interest in it.

Treating a big boss to a meal, Western food is actually quite cost-effective.

If it is Chinese food, there will be more dishes and some things that you can't usually eat.

If you order something you don't normally get, one dish can be worth a high-end Western meal.

There is no such thing as a good deal on Western food.

The lower limit of Chinese food is low, but the upper limit is so high that people dare not even imagine it.

The Chinese food that rich people eat is different from that eaten by ordinary people.

After we ordered, the waiter came in and served the wine, then left.

The topic between the three of them was just opened.

Chen Zihan still didn't know how to chat with Chen Shiping.

I always feel that his aura is too strong and he can't let go, and I envy Li Xiaoran's relaxed and casual attitude.

Li Xiaoran ate a milkshake and said to Chen Shiping, "Why don't you try this milkshake? It's delicious!"

"It's delicious, eat more!" Chen Shiping said unhappily. She refused to eat when I asked her to at home just now!

Now he comes here to deliberately irritate him!

Li Xiaoran laughed happily when he saw him being humiliated.

Chen Zihan was really envious and took the initiative to say, "Mr. Chen, why don't you try the pudding here? It's also delicious."

Seeing that she was rather reserved, Chen Shiping thought about it and nodded in agreement.

Otherwise, she would probably be even more embarrassed.

Li Xiaoran couldn't help but roll her eyes.

You bastard, you still say you have no interest in me!
I see you are very greedy! You want to eat everything!

But Li Xiaoran always felt that he wanted to have two meals a day!

This kind of thing is absolutely impossible!

Li Xiaoran turned her head to look at Chen Zihan's face and felt that he looked a bit like herself.

No, I look a bit like her. Chen Zihan is one year older than her.

Chen Zihan and Chen Shiping had already started a conversation and were no longer so reserved.

A small cup of pudding can start a conversation.

Chen Shiping pretended not to understand and asked, "Does this mean that we need to crack the caramel open?"

Chen Zihan nodded immediately, raised his hand to signal, and looked at him expectantly.

She especially likes the crackling sound of caramel being cracked.

Chen Shiping handed him the small spoon with a smile. He took the spoon after a moment of hesitation, and with a hint of excitement in his eyes, he directly cracked the caramel.

Li Xiaoran sighed in his heart, Chen Zihan was finished.

I'm not afraid of the big guys' unspoken rules, but I'm afraid of them playing ambiguous games.

Chen Zihan does feel very happy now. He feels that Chen Shiping is not that serious and is actually quite cute.

Seeing her little thoughts, I am willing to take care of her.

Chen Zihan didn't dare to think about anything else because the gap in status was too big.

Chen Shiping praised her a few words while eating the pudding, and then started talking to her about movies.

After talking about these issues, Chen Zihan finally opened up and shared some small stories about his experience in filming the TV series.

Chen Shiping was a good listener, but Li Xiaoran was not. He would interrupt from time to time.

Li Xiaoran was really afraid that Chen Zihan would fall into it.

Otherwise, what if Chen Shiping really asks us to put them together in the future?
However, Chen Zihan didn't notice it and was still enthusiastically sharing his life with Chen Shiping.

He's a big shot, and if he's willing to listen to me talk about these trivial things, I must rack my brains to tell a good story!
Li Xiaoran looked at Chen Zihan who was talking incessantly and gave up completely.

This sister is hopeless, just wait to be put together.

Do you want to change to a bigger bed later?
After the meal, Li Xiaoran was still lost in thought.

Chen Shiping was quite happy while listening to the story and eating.

But the happiest person is Chen Zihan, who feels like he and Chen Shiping are almost becoming friends!

We used to be superiors and subordinates with several levels of distance between us, but now we are equal friends. I feel very honored!
After dinner, Chen Shiping didn't see them off and drove directly home.

Chen Zihan looked at the taillights of Chen Shiping's car and couldn't help but say, "Mr. Chen is really easy-going." Li Xiaoran chuckled, you have never seen him serious.

If you ever get into trouble and end up in his hands, he’ll scold you to death.

If I fall into his bed one day, I will see his tough and violent side.

Chen Zihan turned his head and looked at her and asked, "What are you laughing at? Are you making fun of me? This is my first time having dinner with a big boss."

Li Xiaoran shook her head and asked curiously, "What do you think of him?"

"Very good, a good leader!"

"That's it?"

"Uh-huh!"

Li Xiaoran smiled and rubbed her face, "You're hesitating, sister!"

Forget it, never mind. His wife doesn’t care, so why should I care?

On the other side, Chen Shiping had no idea what Li Xiaoran was thinking.

He really didn't have those ideas, otherwise he would have waited until today and would have taken action long ago.

Chen Shiping drove back home and as soon as he entered the yard, he put his hands on his hips and shouted, "Xiu Lin! Daddy brought you some delicious food!"

"Oh oh oh~~"

Xiao Xiulin ran out of the study happily and threw herself at Chen Shiping's legs.

"Dad, what delicious food is there?" Little Xiulin grabbed Chen Shiping's clothes and tried to climb up.

Chen Shiping bent down and picked her up. He took her out with his other hand from behind his back and said with a grin, "Caramel pudding and strawberry milkshake. Kiss daddy."

"Daddy is so nice!" Little Xiulin gave him a perfunctory kiss and reached out to grab food.

Chen Shiping pinched her before putting her down.

At this time, Tao Huimin leaned against the door while chewing an apple and asked, "Where's mine?"

Chen Shiping spread his hands and said, "They were all taken away by your daughter."

When Xiao Xiulin heard this, she immediately ran away with a cup in one hand.

Chen Shiping laughed out loud and walked up to Tao Huimin and winked.

"My back is itchy, help me scratch it!"

Tao Huimin said unhappily, "You only know how to order me around. Why didn't you think of me when buying food?"

Then he slapped him and said, "Turn around!"

Chen Shiping grimaced and cried out in pain, turning around reluctantly.

Just as Tao Huimin was about to reach out to scratch his back, she saw a beautiful rose stuck on his belt.

A smile appeared on Tao Huimin's face.

Chen Shiping smiled and said, "Isn't it beautiful? Is it fragrant? I spent a long time choosing it!"

Tao Huimin hummed, stretched out her hand to let him grab some of it, took the flower and smelled it and said, "It doesn't smell good at all. I'm sweating all over. Go take a shower."

"Oh, then you can help me wipe my back."

"Okay, you go first and I'll put the flowers in place."

Tao Huimin went into the house with the flowers.

Chen Shiping smiled foolishly, then he saw his mother-in-law sitting on a recliner under a tree with a motherly smile on her face.

Chen Shiping felt embarrassed, wondering if his little interest had been seen.

"Mom, I didn't watch TV tonight."

"It's all over." Tao's mother said with a smile, "You can go and do your own thing."

"okay."

Chen Shiping responded and ran away quickly, feeling quite ashamed.

Mother Tao had a smile on her face and thought that her son-in-law was really good. Although he was often busy and not at home, the house was immediately different when he came back.

In the bathroom, Chen Shiping turned his back to Tao Huimin and talked about what had just been seen by Tao's mother.

Tao Huimin rubbed his back and said, "She saw it, so what. She has seen everything at her age."

Chen Shiping smiled and said, "Yes, my dad would have coaxed me when he was young."

Tao Huimin suddenly laughed and said while wiping his back:
"You're overthinking it. My dad is like a log. He smokes secretly every day and thinks he's hiding it so well that my mom doesn't even bother to expose him."

"Haha, then I'll teach him a few moves next time."

"Forget it. If I scare my mom, she'll think my dad has someone else outside."

Chen Shiping touched his nose, feeling that these words were directed at him.

"I feel guilty!" Tao Huimin said as she wiped it hard a few times.

Chen Shiping called out, turned around and hugged her for a kiss.

Tao Huimin struggled for a few times before she softened and stood up holding onto the wall.

Just as Chen Shiping was about to pick up his gun, he heard his daughter's voice outside.

"Dad! I want pudding tomorrow!"

Tao Huimin turned around and looked at the frightened Chen Shiping, then burst out laughing, patted him and said, "Do you still want to play?"

"Play!" Chen Shiping grabbed her waist and went in.

Tao Huimin bit her lip and said nothing, then turned on the shower.

The sound of running water immediately filled the entire bathroom.

That's what it's like when you have kids, you do everything in secret.

After Chen Shiping finished his shower, he went to find his daughter to tell her that eating too much would cause cavities, but he found that she had fallen asleep.

Chen Shiping covered her with the quilt helplessly and decided to buy it again tomorrow and then not buy it again.

You can’t eat desserts every day, it will damage your teeth.

When she went to bed at night, Tao Huimin flipped through a book and asked, "Is Qingming a holiday?"

Chen Shiping hummed and asked, "What's the matter?"

"Dad is going back to his hometown to visit his ancestors' graves, and he wants to take Xiulin back to meet them." Tao Huimin closed the book and said, "Xiulin has never been back."

Chen Shiping nodded and said, "Of course, we'll go together then."

The couple chatted for a while and then turned off the lights and went to bed.

Early the next morning, Chen Shiping did not go to work at the group, but went directly to the Beijing Film Studio.

People from the Xi'an Film Studio came here today, and some scenes for Night at the Museum will be shot in the studio of the Beijing Film Studio.

Although many scenes were shot in museums in Xi'an, many scenes involving special effects still had to be shot at the Beijing Film Studio.

Another problem is that some cultural relics and collections need to be reproduced, and it is impossible to take pictures of the real ones.

Those paintings are easily damaged by oxidation.

Another reason is that Chen Shiping wanted to use some collections that were only available in the Palace Museum.

The main thing is to choose something representative.

The Terracotta Warriors of the Qin Dynasty and the bronze ware of the Shang and Zhou Dynasties are meant to showcase China's long history and culture.

When fantasy and cultural relics collide, the sparks that emerge are more than just comedy and special effects.

There is also a thick and mysterious historical fog.

The stories behind many cultural relics are legendary.

For example, the characters in the paintings, their regrets and achievements and so on.

The movie wants to convey an idea that Chinese culture has a huge impact on the entire world!

For example, papermaking, Sinan, etc.

Of course, there are some interesting things, such as Qianlong and Ekaterina writing letters to each other and cursing at each other.

For example, Ekaterina gave Qianlong a golden peacock, but it was rejected as too ugly and sent back, and it has become the national treasure of Mao Zedong today.

Cultural displays should combine Chinese and Western cultures. Chen Shiping does not want to praise the Qing Dynasty, but China's early history of foreign exchanges was generally not very friendly.

Whenever there is chaos in the land of barbarians, destroy them!
These need to be displayed, but not too many, otherwise it will alert people!
Chinese-language films have already become a target of vigilance.

No more aggressiveness.

By then, there might be some kind of Chinese-language film threat theory.

The financial crisis had just ended, and the whole of Asia was filled with the tone of the Chinese threat theory. Chen Shiping did not dare to go too far in the movie.

It’s better to be more entertaining and slowly eat them away!
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