As the laughter continued, the plot moved to the second driving lesson.
The instructor's hilarious experiences.
"An engine costs ten thousand yuan, and you're giving me twenty thousand..."
Then, he instantly remembered something. The camera cut to Zhang Chi drifting the instructor's car, set to "The Road to the Ordinary."
The audience was instantly thrilled.
"Holy crap, he finally got to show off!"
"That dismount was so cool!"
"66666! As expected of a professional race car driver, so strong!"
"Awesome, this scene made my blood boil!!"
Indeed.
Earlier, whenever Zhang Chi tried to show off, something comical would happen. But this time, he finally displayed his professional racing skills, and the audience felt like a long-held breath had finally been released.
Then came more famous scenes.
"This is our championship chassis from five years ago. I still remember its scent... I can still feel its cosmic energy resonating with me. Zhang Chi, put your hand on it, do you feel the resonance?"
"I think I feel it too."
As the two grown men reminisced about the past with a car chassis.
The audience was touched.
"Hey, I think this one is the chassis of your car..."
When Manager Ye said this, the emotional atmosphere instantly vanished.
"Hahahaha..."
"Seriously, could it be any funnier??"
"They ruined such a good atmosphere..."
"Holy crap, brilliant!!"
"I can't take it anymore, this really made me laugh until I cried. This movie is truly amazing!"
"I was getting emotional, and you tell me it was a mistake??"
The audience in the cinema could no longer hold back their laughter.
It wasn't that they lacked decorum; it was just too incredibly funny.
Especially the performances of Chen Jinjiang and the supporting actor Li Zheng, they were perfectly timed to hit the audience's funny bone.
Not only these two, but even some supporting roles were played by veteran actors. Except for the handsome newcomer chosen by Lin Zhendong, everyone else in this movie was an old hand.
The audience once again felt the immense satisfaction of watching these veteran actors' brilliant performances.
...
The film was already past its halfway point.
Everyone was engrossed in watching. Although there were still plenty of laughs in the later parts, from the moment they started seeking sponsorship, a sense of pressure began to build in the audience's hearts.
They say that an adult's breakdown begins with borrowing money.
Seeing Zhang Chi and Sun Yuqiang desperately seeking loans, their old friends made excuses. When they went to the TV station for sponsorship, due to the zipper's placement, only "seeking" was visible. When they went to a major figure for sponsorship, Sun Yuqiang performed a pole dance, and Zhang Chi sang a song. Although it was a song no one had heard before, judging from "The Road to the Ordinary," the audience seemed to have some inkling.
From the sponsorship seeking onwards, although the plot gained a touch of heartache.
It wasn't just the borrowing of money; there was also Manager Ye's forced smile after being fired.
The smiles on the audience's faces gradually disappeared.
Later, when they finally secured sponsorship and assembled a race car capable of competing, the audience still hadn't relaxed.
Just then, an accident occurred.
The truck transporting the race car had a blowout and overturned!
As the brand new race car tumbled in the dust.
The audience's hearts clenched with it.
"Damn it, what's the point of competing now?"
"The car is gone, can they build another one?"
"Isn't this supposed to be a comedy?"
"There must be a solution, or the rest of the movie can't be filmed!"
There was indeed a solution.
After Lin Zhendong personally repaired the car for Zhang Chi.
The intense and thrilling rally race began.
And at this moment.
The audience realized that this comedy film had managed to capture professional racing sequences even better than dedicated racing movies.
With various dazzling shots and the building tension, the audience forgot that it was a comedy.
As the race continued, the audience's hearts ignited.
Not only were there incredibly exciting race scenes, but also moments of error, like the car veering off the track, which brought tears to their eyes.
When Zhang Chi saw his former student fall off a cliff, the suffocating sensation left the audience breathless.
"Bang!"
When a piece of gravel scraped Zhang Chi's brake disc.
Some audience members hadn't fully registered what happened, but many of Jiangnan's book fans had a faint inkling of something.
Damn it, is it really going to be a tragedy?
No way??
"My God, I have a bad feeling about this!"
"Given Jiangnan's usual style, they're not going to kill someone, are they?"
"I'm stunned, I hope this brake disc isn't a foreshadowing!"
"As a seasoned fan of the old thief Jiangnan, I'm suddenly afraid to watch."
The race had reached its final stage.
The audience's premonition grew stronger.
And coupled with the tense and thrilling racing shots, everyone clenched their fists.
It had truly reached a point where whoever eased off the gas was a coward!
This was what true racing was all about!
Lin Zhendong completed the entire race!
The camera shifted to Zhang Chi!
After a stylish leap.
He confirmed the time with his teammate.
Then, upon hearing it was off by a fraction of a second, he stomped on the accelerator!
"Why do I have to win this time?"
"I don't want to win; I just don't want to lose."
When the special effects showed Zhang Chi's car crushing Lin Zhendong's race car.
The audience in the cinema completely lost it.
"I just don't want to lose."
This sentence echoed in their minds.
The more sentimental viewers were already in tears.
The girlfriends watching with their boyfriends buried their heads in their boyfriends' shoulders.
They had already guessed the next plot development and couldn't bear to watch!
"Beep beep beep!"
System malfunction!
"Bang!"
The brake disc completely shattered!
Zhang Chi drove his race car across the finish line!
He won!!
He had won the race!
The race car veered off the guardrail.
He had been desperately trying to brake.
But it was all to no avail.
When the car finally plunged off the cliff, he finally let go.
It was as if he had found release.
The music began.
Time seemed to stand still.
Then, a montage of characters appeared.
By this point, the audience was in tears.
Never mind the sobbing girls; even the boys couldn't hold back.
"I came to watch a comedy, and now I'm crying my eyes out."
"Old thief Jiangnan, have you no heart?"
"This is what you call laughing until you cry?"
"You better explain it clearly; this isn't laughing until you cry; this is laughing first, then crying!"
"Damn it!"
Someone couldn't hold back and swore.
Then, a string of profanities erupted.
"This ending is so Jiangnan..."
"Amazing, brother. I watched a comedy and was moved to tears."
"Will I ever get to see a happy ending from the old thief Jiangnan in my lifetime?"
"So, did Zhang Chi die or not?"
"Look quickly, there's a post-credits scene!"
Just as everyone was about to leave the cinema, someone shouted.
Immediately, the departing footsteps stopped.
The final post-credits scene showed Zhang Chi racing against his son's friend's father.
When the fighter jet appeared, the teary-eyed audience laughed again. So, Zhang Chi hadn't died.
However, when the car took flight and turned into a cartoon later, their smiles instantly froze.
What the heck was this?
Was it Zhang Chi's son's imagination, or what?
Holy crap, you might as well not have had a post-credits scene!