Artists under the Rebirth of the Coal Boss

Chapter 185 Nonsensical? Those who learn from me will live, those who imitate me will die!

Yuezhou Province, Yongkang City, Fangyan Scenic Area, Yongkang Fangyan Jinglan Qingtang Hotel.

Lin Xingzhu stubbed out his cigarette, made a phone call in the hallway, transferred 500 yuan using his mobile banking app, and then returned to his room, saying, "All done!"

Zhang Youqian asked curiously, "All settled? So, what persona are you planning to project for your Weibo account?"

Lin Xingzhuo said, "I recently had Xiao Sui cook a meal and then post a review on Weibo. We'll continue with this model, interacting with famous chefs or exploring restaurants together."

Executive broker Xiao Ma lit a Furongwang cigarette and asked doubtfully, "Food track? Isn't this too niche and unpopular?"

"I see a lot of celebrities doing nonsensical things these days, do you want to give it a try?"

"Recently, Jing Boran, Yang Zi, Yan Danchen, Huang Shengyi, Tong Dawei and others have put together a campus youth comedy drama called 'A Tribute to Stephen Chow: Girls Go Go Go'."

Zhang Youqian said, "I paid attention to this drama when it was being promoted."

"It claims to replicate classic scenes and lines from 48 Stephen Chow films, including 'A Chinese Odyssey,' 'Fight Back to School,' and 'Justice, My Foot!', incorporating nonsensical plots such as cheating and pursuing love..."

"Last month's TV drama industry weekly report from the marketing department mentioned that this drama premiered on Harbin TV and had a pretty good rating, attracting a large number of young viewers and Stephen Chow fans."

"Harbin TV has high hopes for this, hoping to recreate the ratings miracle of 'Spring Bright Pigsy' on Harbin TV in 2000..."

Lin Xingzhuo opened a package of Yongkang meat pies and said, "Let's forget about the nonsense. As for Stephen Chow's stuff, those who learn from me will live, and those who imitate me will die."

"The most typical negative example is Ge Minghui. Every time I watch his movies, I can feel that he is trying very hard to scratch the soles of your feet, but he really doesn't have the talent for it."

"The real absurdity lies outside the entertainment industry..."

Xiao Ma exhaled a puff of smoke: "Outside the entertainment industry?"

While eating the Yongkang meat and wheat cake with its chewy and crispy outer layer and a filling mainly of pork and preserved vegetables, rich in meat juice, Lin Xingzhuo explained:
"Yes, you can watch the 'Safe Chengdu' and 'Traffic Lights' programs on Chengdu TV's Urban Life Channel. There's a segment on traffic police enforcement that Zhou Xingchi would applaud."

Thinking back to the scenes like the Two Immortals Bridge and the waist-horse combination in the comedy "Traffic," it should be considered the peak of nonsensical comedy in the post-Stephen Chow era, completely surpassing all the "Stephen Chow successors" in the entertainment industry.

Actors who lack real-life experience really struggle to deliver good performances...

Lin Xingzhu ate most of the meat pie and then said, "I predict that the food industry will be one of the biggest traffic pools in the entertainment industry in the future."

"Food is the most important thing for the people. The Chinese people, who love to eat all their lives, really can't live without the word 'food' in any aspect of their lives."

"A job is called a rice bowl, being fired is called being 'fired,' jealousy is called being 'jealous,' taking advantage of someone is called 'taking advantage of them,' and accepting favors from others is called 'taking kickbacks'..."

"When you can't take it anymore, you're called 'can't stand it'; when you're two-faced, you're called 'betraying your own people'; when you're sued, you're called 'suing a lawsuit'; even the worst state of life is described as 'not being able to get a hot meal'."

Xiao Ma agreed, "That's true. Eating is the most important thing in the world! I remember when we used to run motorcycle taxis in Wancheng, everyone spent all their money on food!"

Lin Xingzhuo started eating his second meat pie and said:
“When I watched ‘Blue Cat’s 3000 Questions’ before, it said that the temperature in the underwater volcano was over 400 degrees Celsius and a certain type of shrimp could survive there. My first thought was how to cook that shrimp.”

Xiao Ma took a drag of his cigarette, looked at Lin Xingzhuo, and nodded: "I believe you, Brother Zhuo, that's your style..."

Zhang Youqian took notes in her notebook and said, "I have read a paper from Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government."

"This analysis examines why, despite the overwhelming advantage gained in the 90s, the country invested heavily in cultural cooperation and exchange projects, cultivating a group of outstanding scholars, professors, and young opinion leaders, yet still failed to achieve the complete transformation of Chinese civilization."

"It mentions an interesting point: the ancient Eastern empires were never completely Westernized because the Chinese have a sense of taste."

"When I read that paper, I realized that what I thought was a global problem of deciding what to eat every day turned out to be a problem only Chinese people struggle with?"

Xiao Ma stubbed out his cigarette and said, "It's just a stereotype of foreigners. By the way, what's for dinner tonight?"

Lin Xingzhuo and Zhang Youqian: "..."

Lin Xingzhuo said, "The only things in the world that should not be let down are love and food. Let's operate the account according to this style."

Hearing Lin Xingzhuo's words, Zhang Youqian was once again amazed by her artist's talent and softly recited, "Only love and food should not be let down. This line is so well-chosen, it could be a Weibo post!"

...This sentence was originally from a promotional article titled "Only Food and Love Should Not Be Let Down," published next year by the Renren.com user "Bi Xiaoni" account, promoting the "Xiachufang" app. The article mentioned:

"Food is like your lover; only when cooked with sincerity and care can it leave a lingering fragrance on your palate... Only good food and love should not be let down."

When the Chinese version of Ryu Murakami's "The Solitary Gourmet" was introduced in 2015, the publisher used this sentence to promote the book.

It was later widely spread by Japanese restaurants, social media, and food bloggers, eventually becoming a catchphrase in anime and manga culture...

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In this lifetime, the phrase "Only love and food in this world should not be let down" became a classic quote from Lin Xingzhuo, the first-generation food blogger.

What Lin Xingzhuo didn't expect was that this sentence was very popular in Japan, and it immediately helped his Mixi account gain over 10,000 followers, which is equivalent to the number of followers of a third-tier Japanese celebrity on Mixi.

Iwanami Shoten, the publisher of "The Solitary Gourmet," even asked Hayashi Hoshino to write a preface to promote the book, earning him a writing fee in yen.

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Two days later, Xiao Sui made a special trip to Yongkang City and cooked a large table of Huaiyang cuisine.

Jadeite shumai, salted goose, crystal pork jelly, and Suzhou-style smoked yellow croaker open the four-flavor cold appetizer platter.

Hot dishes include stir-fried eel back with soft-shelled eel, braised lion's head meatballs with crab roe, squirrel-shaped mandarin fish, and braised dried bean curd strips in old chicken soup.

The soup was Wensi Tofu Soup. The dim sum included layered oil cake and black pork soup dumplings.

Finally, the almond tofu jelly is drizzled with osmanthus honey to finish the dish...

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Actually, this kind of thing is usually just a persona created for publicity, just like Dilraba's past life where she promoted herself as a foodie.

Are you really going to eat it?

But Lin Xingzhuo is clearly an exception.

He really loves to eat!
This meal was absolutely delicious and I had a blast!

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However, it didn't make much of a splash on Weibo.

Actually, after Lin Xingzhuo posted the tips for taking the civil service exam in his previous life.

The female fans who take the civil service exam and the bar exam have also attracted quite a few followers.

After all, which young person doesn't have a favorite celebrity?

However, the underlying tone of Lin Xingzhuo's fan base is destined to be less extreme and fanatical than that of other celebrity fan groups...

Moreover, Lin Xingzhuo is of average appearance.

Therefore, the main ways to attract fans on social media platforms are to enhance the atmosphere, sing well, and create more content related to variety shows and music performances.

Those who initially had a good impression of her, as they watched, their good impression deepened and they eventually fell in love with her...

This can be considered a slow and steady approach, mainly relying on the accumulation of time and effort.

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The collaboration with Xiao Sui received a lukewarm response, failing to capitalize on the initial hype. Consequently, this wave of online buzz began to subside.

The entertainment industry is always full of new and exciting things...

(End of this chapter)