Artists under the Rebirth of the Coal Boss

Chapter 145 Xu Ke wasn't buying it at all!

Lin Xilei sent several messages in a row: "Xingzhuo, are you still teasing her?"

"What poison pill?! The White Dragon King's predictions about fate have gone viral in our Hong Kong circle!"

"You're now a huge boost for Hong Kong action movies!!"

Lin Xingzhuo took the Wahaha Nutritional Express drink from Zhang Youqian, took a sip, and looked at the messages on his Nokia 5230.

If other directors and actors in the Hong Kong entertainment circle believe in the White Dragon King's predictions about their destinies, then there's a 70-80% chance.

But Xu Ke... absolutely not...

There's definitely something fishy going on here!!
Lin Xingzhu drank half a bottle of nutritional drink and played two rounds of "New Super Mario Bros." on his NDS.

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Hong Kong's entertainment circle is indeed feudal and superstitious.

However, Xu Ke's situation is somewhat special.

Xu Ke once talked about feng shui and ghosts on the show "Dragon Brothers and Tiger Brothers" hosted by Zhang Fei and Fei Yuqing, and said that he was not very interested in it.

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Xu Ke is a Vietnamese of Chinese descent who moved to Hong Kong to escape the war.

Moreover, his escape route was somewhat unlucky.

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First, they passed through the "death corridor" created by the US military using C-123 transport planes carrying 7600 million liters of Agent Orange.

This death corridor caused the deaths of 40 civilians and resulted in 50 birth defects, making it a living hell.

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Then, they forced their way through the 12-kilometer cluster bomb blockade zone designed by the US military.

This area was where the team led by U.S. Army Jewish General William Westmoreland developed the CBU-24 cluster bomb, also known as a sonic-decoy cluster bomb.

This cluster bomb has a Philips cassette recorder embedded inside.

After the bombs were dropped, they first played Vietnamese-recorded Red Cross relief instructions, emergency food broadcasts from the United Nations World Food Programme, cries for help from women and children, and the cries of babies.

In a single drop experiment in 1970, 597 refugees attempting to cross the blockade zone were lured to their deaths.

During the first Palestinian insurgency in 1987, Israel urgently purchased thousands of these acoustic decoy cluster bombs from the United States.

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Xu Ke has seen thousands of people with various deformities caused by Agent Orange, including craniofacial deformities, anencephaly, exophthalmos, no arms, no legs, and phocomelia.

I also personally witnessed the scene of teachers and doctor volunteers who took the initiative to rescue children being blown to pieces by acoustic cluster bombs.

The White Dragon King's system is essentially based on the Feng Shui and fortune-telling theories of traditional Eastern morality, such as abstaining from lust, filial piety, humility, doing good deeds, and the belief that good people are rewarded.

But when faced with true hell on earth, with the most heinous and wicked, those theories of feng shui, fate, karma, and retribution are utterly pale and powerless…

Therefore, Xu Ke was not swayed by this approach at all.

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As for the White Dragon King's interpretation of Lin Xingzhuo's fate.

With the ruling star of the Life Palace being Wu Qu, the aura of war and conquest permeates the top of the head. One can use fists, feet, swords, and spears to repay the heavenly realm for military exploits, summon thunder and fire from the nine heavens, and awe Hong Kong.

Xu Ke would certainly scoff at this.

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Sure enough, a few minutes later, Lin Xilei sent another message: "Actually, I've been demoted. I'm now the seventh-ranked actress!!"

Lin Xingzhuo put down his NDS and replied on his phone: "I felt something was off when I saw the promotional materials for 'Reign of Assassins' last month."

"The cast list in the promotional poster includes Yang Ziqiong, Zheng Yusheng, Wang Xueqin, Da Aisi, Yu Wenle, Dai Liren... How come you're listed after Dai Liren?"

Lin Xilei replied instantly, her words clearly filled with anger: "That old bastard Wu Yusen!! That coward Su Zhaolin! And those two bitches too!"

"They initially lied to me, saying I was the lead actor when I joined the cast. Once I got to the set, I found out I was competing with Da Ai for third place. Then, after Wu Yusen sidelined Su Zhaolin… they started using commercial value and regional market appeal to rank actors!" Lin Xingzhuo: "Commercial value and regional market appeal to rank actors?"

Lin Xilei replied, "Yang Ziqiong has acted in 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon' and has appeal in the North American market."

"Jung Woo-sung, the Blue Dragon Film Award winner, is a top South Korean male star and is responsible for opening up the Asian market."

"Wang Xueqin is a box office guarantee actor in mainland China. My agent and I didn't even think much of this old man at first, but we never expected him to be cast as the third lead!"

Lin Xilei's team underestimated the value of "Jinbao Xueqi's family seal". No matter how hungry Su Bingqing was, she wouldn't just give it to anyone for free!

Lin Xingzhu replied via text message: "The old man is a late bloomer. This is the golden period of his acting career, and you just happened to be there."

"His starring films, 'Bodyguards and Assassins' and 'Warriors of Heaven and Earth,' both ranked among the top three at the annual box office, with a cumulative box office exceeding 700 million yuan!!"

Lin Xilei: "Okay. Next up are Big Ace, Yu Wenle, and Dai Liren, who are box office insurance for the Hong Kong and Taiwan markets."

"The director and producer thought that this was my first time doing action scenes in 'Reign of Assassins,' and that I lacked representative works in the action film field and therefore lacked box office appeal."

Lin Xingzhuo: "Last time I saw the Phoenix Entertainment reporter interview you, I thought you didn't care..."

Lin Xilei replied, "How could that be?! You have no idea that I've placed a huge bet on you this time!"

"Sister Jialing did recommend you this time, but Huayi Brothers, the investor, still prefers Deng Chao."

"In the end, I used the favor I had when filming 'The Legend of Zu' to get help from Tsui Hark's ex-wife, Shi Nanshen! She was working as a producer on the show, which helped me secure your position!"

"Xingzhuo, you must defeat 'Reign of Assassins'!!"

Lin Xingzhuo stared blankly at Lin Xilei's text message.

This Hong Kong's top billionaire assassin has misjudged the situation this time; his acting skills will definitely drag the production team down.

He thought for a moment and replied in a text message: "Xu Ke probably doesn't believe in the White Dragon King, right?"

Lin Xilei: "He really doesn't believe in this. But I do!!!"

Lin Xingzhu replied helplessly: "Feudal superstition is killing people!"

Lin Xilei: "Stop talking nonsense! Just help me get revenge! I'll spend three days and two nights in Hong Kong and Macau with you!!"

Lin Xingzhuo: “…”

As expected of a top-tier billionaire assassin, vengeful and ruthless!

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Lin Xingzhuo saw a completely different side of the Hong Kong entertainment circle than the information he had received in his previous life.

After the incident of "Reign of Assassins" being demoted in the credits.

When Lin Xilei appeared on the talk show "Qiang Qiang San Ren Xing" and discussed this topic, she displayed the elegance and magnanimity of a veteran Hong Kong star, appearing calm, composed, and responding appropriately.

The comment sections of entertainment gossip forums such as NetEase blog, Tianya community's "Entertainment Gossip" section, and Mop's miscellaneous forum all gave positive reviews of Lin Xilei's response.

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Now it seems that it was completely wrong!!
Since the beginning of the millennium, the term "ranking" in the Chinese entertainment industry has become somewhat like money.

Everyone in front of the camera said that the order of billing didn't matter and they didn't care.

However, countless celebrities have fought tooth and nail, turned brothers against each other, and become enemies with their best friends.

The four most popular actresses, two actresses, and four leading actors have been embroiled in numerous disputes over billing order!

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Don't listen to what a person says, but watch what he does.

They say no, but their actions tell a different story.

He has never seen money, does not like money, but likes to spend money, and enjoys the extreme risk and challenge of leveraging 30 billion to control 2 trillion!
I've never read those awful exam-oriented textbooks, I don't like studying, but I love getting a total of 179 points in six subjects to get into a top university, I received the top scholarship for four consecutive years, and I'm now a full-fledged teaching assistant. This is the achievement of a top student who believes in taking control of my own destiny!
I haven't studied the order of billing, and I don't like the idea of ​​billing order, but I love how being the first-billed star brings in terms of viewership, status, male/female cast, money, and special privileges within the production crew!
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The battle for top billing in the entertainment industry has reached a point where even local TV stations are engaging in all sorts of schemes, backstabbing, and underhanded tactics.

Not to mention the film industry, which is of a higher caliber than variety shows and TV dramas.

That would definitely be a fight to the death, a situation where blood is spilled and knives are drawn!
(End of this chapter)