Artists under the Rebirth of the Coal Boss

Chapter 147: The Gentleman-in-Waiting Among the Young and Dangerous!
During the repeated takes of Andy Lau and Li Bingbing's scenes.

Zhang Youqian returned to the film crew's dining area carrying a non-heritage dumpling feast that she had packed from the Defachang Hotel.

Lin Xingzhu stepped forward to help, taking the plastic bag from the lily and morel mushroom soup bowl.

Although it was packaged in individual porcelain bowls, a little bit of soup still spilled out, and my hands were still covered in soup stains.

After Lin Xingzhuo placed the dumplings on the table and sprinkled them with fresh pepper, the hungry Lin Xingzhuo hurried to find the sink, intending to wash her hands and then come back to enjoy the dumpling feast and lily and morel mushroom soup.

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The film crew used the public toilets in the scenic area, which was very inconvenient. They had to leave the film set and cross the street to the other side.

On the way to the public restroom, Lin Xingzhuo discovered a newly built modular mobile toilet behind the costume and prop warehouse.

Lin Xingzhuo looked at the toilet entrance and confirmed that there were no signs indicating male or female.

Boom boom boom!
I knocked on the door, and it opened without being locked.

Inside, there is a Vansman enamel full-length mirror for makeup, an Ammon single-handle faucet, a Coravini toilet seat, and a Dyson hand dryer.

Splashing sound... Buzzing sound...

Lin Xingzhu washed her hands, dried them, and then turned to leave.

At this moment, a languid yet sophisticated Central Asian mixed-race girl with a fashionable air was seen blocking the toilet door, glaring angrily at Lin Xingzhuo.

The other person was wearing a milky white thin-strapped bra that was barely visible on her upper body, and a black and white striped knitted cardigan with a great drape on top. The cardigan was casually open and slipped off her shoulders. She wore pure white wide-leg casual pants that draped down to her ankles.

The beautiful woman, speaking with a strong Cantonese accent, asked, "What are you doing?"

Lin Xingzhu looked bewildered, glanced back at the restroom to make sure there were no signs or markings, and said, "I just wanted to wash my hands..."

The girl, speaking in Cantonese, continued, "Do you know this is Sister Carina's private restroom!"

Lin Xingzhuo said helplessly, "There are no signs on it either?"

The girl raised an eyebrow: "What are you doing? You don't even know who's the boss or queen on set! Didn't your manager and assistant tell you the rules for big stars on the new production team?"

Lin Xingzhuo said, "They didn't tell me! I was just washing my hands..."

The girl pouted, stared at Lin Xingzhuo for a few seconds, and said, "You mainland agents are really unprofessional!"

"Okay! Now you know, let's get acquainted. I'm Lisa, Jialing's assistant! I'll remember you! You'd better stay far away from the film set in the future!"

Lin Xingzhuo looked at his beautiful assistant, who had a face full of anger and was of mixed Central Asian descent, and said, "Lisa, it's a pleasure to meet you. My name is Lin Xingzhuo, and I'm not good at running."

Lisa stared at the ordinary-looking man before her, speechless for a moment: "You..."

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After Lin Xingzhuo had a conflict with Liu Jialing's assistant Lisa, they returned to the crew's dining area.

I had heard about Liu Jialing's severe mysophobia before, but I never thought I would actually run into her in this life!
Liu Jialing's obsessive-compulsive disorder stemmed from an incident on April 26, 1990, when she was kidnapped en route to Zeng Aizi's card game.

On May 4th, at her first press conference, facing persistent questioning from a reporter from Next Magazine, Liu Jialing stated that she had been assaulted, accepted the situation, and hoped the media would stop causing her further harm…

In an interview with Taibei's "American Chinese Report" on June 17, Liu Jialing again expressed her gratitude to the kidnappers for not assaulting her.

The following year, when questioned by a reporter from Ming Pao Weekly, Lau Ka-ling stated that it was entirely fabricated! There were only photos, no real evidence!

Others, when faced with questions from reporters, gave conflicting answers, their words evasive and ambiguous.

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At that time, Liu Jialing was at the peak of her beauty, with fair and radiant skin that created a strong visual impact against her red lips and black hair.

During group photos with TVB stars, she often outshone everyone else, earning her the nickname "walking clothes hanger" from Hong Kong media!

While discussing mulberry business in Taibei, Hu Xuyong mentioned this incident on Hu Gua's talk show "Lianhuanpao," jokingly saying, "Do you think there are vegetarian wolves?"

"Those bastards who got high from eating mulberries, is that even possible?"

"If you're facing such a beautiful woman, and you only take nude photos and behave properly? Do you think they're some kind of saint from the Young and Dangerous movies?!"

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This incident in 1990 caused Liu Jialing to develop severe post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, which manifested as her morbid obsession with privacy and bodily cleanliness.

In the program "Tonight No Taboos", Leung Chiu-wai mentioned that after that incident, his home was renovated and a "double bathroom system" was implemented.

Liu Jialing and Liang Chaowei use separate bathrooms, and she prohibits anyone, including her husband, from entering her private bathroom.

Once, when playing mahjong, her friend Shu Qi accidentally entered the bathroom. Shu Qi would replace the toilet or even renovate the entire bathroom on the spot, which caused a period of tension between them.

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During the worst period, Lau Kar-ling stopped all filming work, carried disinfectant spray when going out, refused to use public tableware, washed her hands more than 100 times a day, and took showers for 5 hours at a time, which even led to skin ulcers...

Faced with this situation, Carina Lau, accompanied by her family, went to the University of Pennsylvania's Center for Anxiety Treatment and Research, which treats psychological trauma among American veterans.

After three months of recuperation and treatment, the symptoms were relieved and brought under control.

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These kinds of things happen in the entertainment industry.

If you understand it, you're Liu Jialing; if you don't, you're Lan Jieying.

Because Liu Jialing's obsessive-compulsive disorder made it difficult for her to accept the "chaos" of infants and young children, the couple remained childless during their marriage...

In 2009, 44-year-old Liu Jialing still did not have children and lived alone in Shanghai, where she invested in many businesses, including the famous Jing'an Temple MUSE nightclub.

Meanwhile, Leung Chiu-wai has been living alone in Japan for 15 years and has a son there, which Lau Ka-ling pretends not to know.

Anyway, she lives for others to see; only she knows the truth of her own feelings.

The current state of their marriage is that one of them is a clean freak and the other dislikes dirt!
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Lin Xingzhuo returned to the dining area, where Cao Dun warmly called out to him, "Brother Zhuo, let me introduce you!"

Lin Xingzhuo nodded: "I'm here. Youqian, pack up the food and come with me..."

Zhang Youqian was about to set out the dipping sauces when she heard this and replied, "Okay, I'm coming..."

Lin Xingzhuo followed Cao Dun to the main actors' dining area, where they saw Andy Lau, Li Bingbing, Liang Jiahui, Wu Yaohan, and others who had just finished filming.

After being introduced by Cao Dun, Lin Xingzhuo greeted everyone.

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It seems that the scene where Shangguan Jing'er shaves Di Renjie has finally been filmed.

Everyone was starving, so they didn't care about their status or bother going to the RV. They just grabbed a boxed lunch of two meat dishes and one vegetable dish from the common dining area, got a bowl of soup, and started wolfing it down.

The boxed lunches for the extras in "Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame" are the best Lin Xingzhuo has had so far, compared to her roles in "Dwelling Narrowness," "Reign of Assassins," and "Beauty's Rival in Palace."

The meat dishes are Shaanxi-style braised mutton and gourd-shaped chicken legs, served with garlic-flavored lettuce. The staple food can be rice or oil-splashed noodles, and the soup is Qinling free-range chicken soup.

As Lin Xingzhuo sat down, some people started ordering more wide noodles.

Only Li Bingbing remained completely still...

(End of this chapter)