Artists under the Rebirth of the Coal Boss

Chapter 187 You're so stubborn!
Li Bingbing opened Sina Weibo on his phone and carefully looked at Lin Xingzhuo's following list, which consisted entirely of tool accounts related to industry policies and film and television information.

There isn't a single one from the industry!

This Lin Xingzhuo is truly stubborn! He has absolutely no sense of social etiquette!
This account is said to belong to a staff member within the General Administration system, and I doubt anyone would question that...

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Li Bingbing blushed slightly, but still stubbornly said, "But I've followed you, so please follow me back!"

Lin Xingzhu poked a hole in the freshly grilled meat pancake with her chopsticks to release the steam and avoid burning her mouth, then refused, saying, "I don't want it!"

Li Bingbing's face froze as he said, "You don't want it?! Many people have begged me to follow them, but I haven't paid any attention! Do you know about Guanhai Group? Their chairman has been wanting to follow me back."

Lin Xingzhu ate the freshly baked meat and wheat pancake. The crust was golden brown and slightly charred, with spots from the charcoal grilling. With one bite, her mouth was filled with the rich aroma of wheat mixed with the salty and savory flavors of preserved vegetables and pork. She mumbled, "Mmm...no..."

Seeing Lin Xingzhuo's attitude, Li Bingbing's competitive spirit was further aroused, and he said, "Don't you need any interaction for your future event promotions?"

Lin Xingzhu ate most of the pancake, then picked up a piece of braised radish in abalone sauce, and said, "If we need to interact in the future, I can just @ you on Weibo."

Li Bingbing rolled her eyes and said, "Who wants to interact with you! I can't be bothered with you!"

Lin Xingzhuo did not answer, but silently dealt with the food on her plate.

He finished the whole flatbread, then took a freshly baked meat flatbread, tore it apart with his hands, picked up a few pieces of braised pork with chopsticks, put them in the flatbread, and added two pieces of braised radish in abalone sauce to cut through the richness, making a meat-filled flatbread.

Li Bingbing realized that Lin Xingzhuo truly didn't care about interacting on Weibo. After a few minutes of silence, she couldn't help but say:

"Just follow me back, what's wrong with that?!"

Lin Xingzhuo, while eating a meat sandwich, said, "No."

Seeing that force wouldn't work, Li Bingbing switched to a combination of suppression and appeasement, employing a roundabout strategy: "If you follow me, I'll treat you to La Fu when I get back to the capital. It just opened in Sanlitun this year, and Jia Jingwen and Li Cheng have both gone to check it out and posted on Renren."

Lin Xingzhu ate half a homemade meat-filled pancake and took a big gulp of Yongkang orange soda, but still refused, saying, "No."

Li Bingbing thought for a moment: "Xingzhuo, haven't you participated in any fashion events yet? Your company belongs to the coal industry, so you're probably relatively weak in this area..."

Li Bingbing was right about this; Tiger Shadow Star Culture, a subsidiary of coal-based capital, is indeed weak in terms of fashion resources.

This is also one of the important factors limiting Lin Xingzhuo's status.

If she can secure the right fashion resources, Lin Xingzhuo might just ride this wave of popularity to the top tier!

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Fashion resources are an important part of a celebrity's status.

Many popular celebrities use a single project as a stepping stone to acquire initial fashion resources, enhance their commercial value, and then attract high-end fashion resources such as the covers of the "Big Five and Two Small" women's magazines...

Then, they transformed high-end fashion resources into commercial value, securing endorsements from top luxury brands such as Givenchy, Dior, and Versace, which in turn strengthened their fashion status...

This cycle continues, causing the scale to grow exponentially!
This internal circulation model of fashion resources, commercial value, fashion resources, and commercial value was once very popular in the Chinese entertainment industry!
Ni Ni, Yang Tianbao, Song Xi, and other celebrities rose to the top tier by stepping on their own two feet.

Conversely, talented actors who can dabble in any role but lack fashion resources may find it difficult to reach the top tier, even if their acting skills are praised.

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In the past life of the Chinese entertainment industry, the person who reached the pinnacle in this regard was a former friend whose appearance was scattered but whose spirit remained steadfast.

Back then, he had the best fashion resources in the Chinese entertainment industry, a full slam of covers for men's magazine "23", and endorsements from two luxury brands, Blue, Red, and Blood, reaching the pinnacle of popularity! He was unparalleled in his fame!

Lin Xingzhuo, having been touched on a sore spot by Li Bingbing, frankly said, "Indeed, no. At the company level, the lawyer Xu who was originally in charge of this matter was handling business in the Japan and South Korea international department."

"Agent Zhang Youqian is trying to connect with some resources, but there has been no progress yet..."

Li Bingbing discovered Lin Xingzhuo's weakness and immediately intensified his attack, saying:
"I can take you! I have an event hosted by COSMOPOLITAN magazine recently. If you follow me back on Weibo, I'll take you to the red carpet!"

Lin Xingzhu finished the meat sandwich, wiped her mouth, and still refused, saying, "No!!"

Looking at the stubborn Lin Xingzhuo, Li Bingbing felt that competitive spirit of a small-town test-taker rising within her!

Alright, alright! You're completely stubborn, aren't you?!

Then I'm even more determined to win you over!!

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When Li Bingbing was interviewed by Phoenix TV's "Face to Face with Celebrities," she mentioned her views on love.

She genuinely admires people who are decisive to the core, regardless of gender.

This does not refer to outward appearances of ferocity or meanness...

Instead, they were people Li Bingbing had met who were gentle and smiling, yet decisive and upright in their actions, spoke with conviction, and never shirked responsibility.

She felt that these people were ambitious and energetic in the areas they devoted their energy to, approaching life like an immersive sculpting of a work of art—confident, courageous, and powerfully expansive like the deep sea!
Greedy ambition! Aggressive drive! A sense of self-worth! The desire for self-actualization!

In the interview, Li Bingbing concluded by saying that she will always be fascinated by this most primal, animalistic nature in humanity!

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From Li Bingbing's perspective, Lin Xingzhuo is enhanced by the filter of events such as forcibly stuffing chicken legs into his mouth, rescuing a damsel in distress, gambling on the Golden Horse Awards, Carina Lau lighting a cigarette for him, a Weibo traffic frenzy, and directly confronting Sammo Hung!

The character design at this moment perfectly matches this one!!

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The crew members around them were secretly amazed by the gossip. Lin Xingzhuo was truly in a class of her own to have Li Bingbing, one of the "Four Dan and Two Bing" actresses, fawn over her like this!
Li Bingbing's sister, Li Xue, her agent, carried a pot of five-finger ginger and chicken stew into the film crew's dining area.

This is a special dish prepared by the kitchen staff, using Wuzhiyan ginger (a geographical indication product of Yongkang) and free-range chicken, simmered over low heat for several hours to make a warm and nourishing chicken soup.

She saw from afar that her sister's and Lin Xingzhu's table had become a "no man's land".

The two appeared to be having a conversation, a back-and-forth, tit-for-tat exchange.

Although Li Xue was too far away to hear clearly, her older sister's expression was obviously off; she looked very unhappy, and it was obvious that the two had a head-on confrontation and fallen out.

Li Xue knew her older sister's personality best.

If it were just a matter of dislike, and there wasn't a conflict of interest, my sister, with her extremely rational personality, would never have made such a scene!

Even if there's a conflict of interest, at most they'll exchange barbs to each other's faces, then retaliate behind the scenes! They would never be so direct and blunt with each other to the face!!

unless……

Encountering a groper?!
Li Xue recalled Lin Xingzhuo's background, which was rumored to be extremely sinister! He also had the backing of top-tier coal capital in Jinyang!

Even in the "Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame" production team, he was absolutely the unsung hero!

Thinking hard!
Damn it! This Bowser might really be going crazy and actually lay a hand on his sister!!
(End of this chapter)