Artists under the Rebirth of the Coal Boss

Chapter 152 Li Bingbing: Was my attitude bad that day?
No. 99 Furong West Road, Yanta District, Tangdu City, adjacent to the southeast side of the Big Wild Goose Pagoda, Tang Paradise.

Today's filming was Lin Xingzhuo's first scene as Pei Donglai.

Jia Yi, the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Works, mysteriously burned himself to death inside the unfinished Tongtian Pagoda. Xue Yong, the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review, played by Liu Jinshan, and his deputy Pei Donglai entered the scene to investigate.

The workers at the scene were terrified and discussed the possibility of divine retribution, while Xue Yong was at a loss as to how to solve the case.

At this moment, Pei Donglai leaped down from the high platform with his light-footed skills, making his first appearance in a black cloak with white hair and fair skin. His cold and murderous aura instantly intimidated the entire audience.

Pei Donglai crouched down to examine the charred corpse and astutely pointed out, "The fire started inside the body," directly refuting the "divine retribution" rumor.

Next, he confronted Sha Tuo, the foreman played by Leung Ka-fai, and questioned him. Because Sha Tuo looked suspicious and mentioned the rumor that "tampering with the amulet will bring divine retribution," Pei Donglai took it as a breakthrough.

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"Scene Two! First Shot, Fifteenth Take! Action!"

"Cut! Lin Xingzhuo! Draw your sword, but it's stuck in the sheath! Try again!! Draw your sword as fast as lightning! Press it against Shatuo's throat! Don't hesitate!!"

"Scene Two! First Shot, Fifteenth Take! Action!"

"Cut! Lin Xingzhuo! Don't read from the script with a blank expression! Pei Donglai isn't expressionless! Pay attention to your emotions!"

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"Scene Two! First Shot, Twenty-First Take! Action!"

"Cut! When you grabbed Leung Ka-fai by the collar, did I tell you to stop? If you didn't stop, then keep going! What are you looking at me for?!"

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Benefiting from Jin Shijie's annotated notes on "Body Awakening and Limb Liberation: Lanju Workshop Experimental Drama Methodology", as well as the emergency training from his personal coach Lin Roujia.

Lin Xingzhuo's core strength and limb coordination are quite good; he completed the wire-work scene of leaping off the high platform with light-footed skill in one take.

There was no mishap like in the behind-the-scenes footage of the previous "Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame," where Deng Chao's sandbag crashed, causing him to lose his balance upon landing and tumble forward, his cloak wrapped around his head like a "mummy"...

However, the dialogue scenes that followed were a disaster. A few simple lines were replayed more than twenty times, and the entire crew's lunch was delayed by two and a half hours.

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Zhang Youqian quickly stepped in to save the day.

At lunchtime, she and Xiao Ma, along with a dozen or so people borrowed from the Tangdu Slag Truck Team, distributed souvenirs to quell the public's anger!
Each member of the crew received a serving of jujube paste glutinous rice cake made by Ma Wenzhang and Fatty; the men received a pack of Soft Blue Golden Monkey cigarettes; and the women received a cup of Happy Lemon Rock Salt Cheese Milk Tea.

The crew of "Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame" had more than 200 people in Tang City, including even the lowest-ranking stagehands.

People on set were gossiping, saying, "No wonder he has a coal mine owner background, he's really willing to spend money!"

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The rest area of ​​the "Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame" crew, with the lead actors in their private rooms.

Li Bingbing, with the electric fan blowing on her, stuck out her pink tongue and licked the rock salt cheese foam on top of her Happy Lemon Milk Tea.

Wow! The saltiness perfectly balances the sweetness, creating such a smooth and rich texture!

This sweet and savory flavored milk foam has just started to become popular in Tangdu City this year...

Li Bingbing saw the makeup artist drink it several times, but because of her self-discipline in controlling her figure, she never had the chance to taste it.

Sipping her milk tea, Li Bingbing glanced at the broccoli, lettuce, and carrots she had just blanched in boiling water, but she had absolutely no appetite.

Damn it!! You bastard!!

Ever since that jerk stuffed a chicken leg into my mouth, I can't stand eating plain boiled vegetables anymore...

After confirming their status as top-tier actresses, the "Four Dan and Two Bing" (referring to four top actresses and two top-tier actresses, respectively) have never been treated so rudely before!

Thinking of the shameful scene from that day, Li Bingbing's face flushed red...

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Li Xue led a serving of jujube paste glutinous rice cake to Li Bingbing's rest room and said, "Sister, Lin Xingzhuo is really generous. Even the extras got a gift bag." Li Bingbing said, "I remember this glutinous rice cake shop is very popular in Tangdu City. The makeup artist mentioned to me that the shop opens at 5 a.m. and is basically sold out before 8 a.m. How could they possibly have gotten any?"

Li Xue poured the cooled vegetables into the trash can and said, "This is an interesting story."

"Ma Wenzhang's Fatty's Steamed Rice Cake from Sajinqiao is made using the traditional four-layer, eight-fold steaming method. It has the most classic jujube paste and glutinous rice flavor. You really can't buy this much even if you queue up on the day."

"This is Lin Xingzhuo's agent, that sweet little girl. She prepaid the full amount yesterday, and it was delivered hot and soft as soon as it came out of the pot today..."

"Haha, that's hilarious, like you've already predicted your artist will botch the performance today."

Li Bingbing stared blankly at the steamed rice cake in the takeout box on the table, swallowed hard, and muttered, "What's so great about this barbaric way of winning people's hearts?"

Li Xue, however, had a different opinion, saying, "Sister, I think Lin Xingzhuo should not be underestimated!"

Li Bingbing said, "Hmm?"

Li Xue said, "The Stanford Graduate School of Business textbook on interpersonal relationships, 'Deep Relationships: From Building Trust to Achieving Success,' mentions a principle of interpersonal relationships."

"On a low-level platform, focus on the outstanding ones. On a high-level platform, focus on the ones that don't appeal to you."

Looking at his academically gifted younger sister, Li Bingbing asked with satisfaction, "Why is that?"

Li Xue explained, "For example, right now on the platform of Beijing West Railway Station, if we need to choose someone, who should we choose?"

"Looking around at these three or four thousand people, if you see a little boy or girl standing here gracefully and handsomely, you can't go wrong choosing him!"

"It's not about having special abilities! It's about having special resources! It's about getting noticed even on a low-profile platform!"

Li Bingbing thought for a moment, nodded, and said, "It sounds like a sophisticated and scientific version of judging people by their appearance."

"In the early 2000s, I went with Wang Jinghua to the Shanghai Film and Television Base to film 'Young Justice Bao'."

“We encountered a girl at the Shanghai Railway Station during peak hours. There were so many people, but we spotted her immediately.”

"Wang Jinghua also said that the girl's temperament was truly amazing! A natural-born actress!!"

"Last year, when I saw the news report that the 'Shang Wang' had been sentenced, I heard from a producer who used to work with me that the person I met at the train station was the youngest daughter of the 'Shang Wang' and the leader of the Huangpu Gang."

"But what does this have to do with that coal industry artist Lin Xingzhuo? He looks ordinary and doesn't have that outstanding, handsome aura!"

Li Xue tore off a large piece of steamed rice cake and explained, "This is another section. Gao Pingtai, you must pay attention to that part that you don't like!"

"You're attending an annual meeting for entrepreneurs, a CEO club at Tsinghua University, where a couple hundred people are having dinner and socializing together. If you were to make a friend, who would you choose?"

"People who are handsome, good-looking, have good personalities and high emotional intelligence are not considered scarce resources on this high-end platform."

"However, if someone who is so ugly or has such a terrible personality can still get to this platform, he must have three times the ability, five times the resources, and ten times the talent."

"In short, he must be a special person!!"

"Sis, look at Lin Xingzhuo, he's plain-looking, has extremely low emotional intelligence, and his acting is terrible!"

"With a director of Xu Ke's caliber, countless celebrities in the entertainment industry with good looks, acting skills, resources, and social skills are vying for a spot in his film crews."

"However, Lin Xingzhuo's ability to stand out and secure the fourth-billed supporting male role means he must possess ten times the talent and a hundred times the background!!!"

"This is called 'high-level platforms exclusively selecting people they don't like'!"

After hearing Li Xue's words, Li Bingbing recalled the various rumors circulating within the film crew and began to waver.

"Xue'er, was my attitude bad that day?"

"Oh dear, Andy Lau once said that my extreme dieting has made me much more irritable..."

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Lin Xingzhuo didn't really care about the commotion and chaos within the entire production crew...

In his private rest room, he was on the phone with his sister-in-law, Shen Mojun.

(End of this chapter)