Artists under the Rebirth of the Coal Boss

Chapter 210 Following Xing Zhuo! Going hungry for three days and nine meals a day!!

Xu Ke discussed the proposal submitted by Li Bingbing with screenwriter Chen Fufu, producer Shi Nansheng, and assistant director Zhang Xunwei.

Then, the second assistant director, Cao Dun, printed out more than a dozen copies and distributed them to everyone in the conference room.

Lin Xingzhuo saw the new script that Cao Dun handed over...

My head started to ache immediately!
Damn it! There are too many lines!!!

The new script includes two scenes and adds a hidden romantic subplot for Shangguan Jing'er, which takes place after Wu Zetian transfers the case to Pei Donglai.

Li Bingbing clearly enlisted the help of a skilled writer from the Huayi Brothers' scriptwriting department, expanding the story to one where the two gradually develop a tacit understanding during a high-pressure investigation.

Shangguan Jing'er faces a struggle between loyalty and personal feelings due to her long-term loyalty to Empress Wu, while Pei Donglai, feeling lonely due to his albinism, empathizes with Jing'er, who is also caught in the vortex of power...

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Upon seeing the additional lines added to the script, which put Lin Xingzhuo and Li Bingbing at roughly equal odds, the meeting room fell into a deathly silence!
Given Xu Ke's high standards for film quality, and Lin Xingzhuo's terrible acting...

I don't know how many takes we had to do for these two scenes...

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Li Bingbing noticed everyone's concerns and offered, "I'll give Xingzhuo acting coaching! I'll help him make up for his weaknesses in dramatic scenes!"

Since the newly crowned Golden Horse Best Actress had said so, everyone reluctantly accepted her explanation and believed her...

Xu Ke said, "Bingbing, Xingzhuo, you two discuss with Fu Fu and write a final draft for this part of the scene."

Screenwriter Chen Fufu nodded and said, "Okay, Sister Bingbing, Xingzhuo, let's have a script polishing meeting this afternoon to refine the details of the dialogue, pacing, and scene transitions."

Li Bingbing glanced at Lin Xingzhuo, who was holding the script in his left hand and a walnut kernel in his right, and said, "Okay!"

Lin Xingzhuo silently put the walnut kernels in her hand into her mouth, still in a daze.

With this kind of added screen time, based on the proportion of screen time, my character will be promoted from fifth to fourth, surpassing the character of Shatuo played by Liang Jiahui.

However, the crew members clearly hadn't considered this issue.

Or perhaps even if someone thought of it, they wouldn't want to bring it up, thus offending both the newly crowned Best Actress Li Bingbing and the unofficial lead actress Lin Xingzhuo.

Having been in the entertainment industry for so many years, Cao Dun immediately understood the ins and outs...

He glanced at Lin Xingzhuo, who was still eating pecan kernels.

Is this kid still eating?

You vixen, I've come to take you away!!!

And just like that, because of Li Bingbing's added scenes, Lin Xingzhuo, who was "ascended to heaven" (a reference to a character in a popular TV series), was promoted from fifth to fourth billing!
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During their private rehearsals, Li Bingbing curiously asked Lin Xingzhuo how much he had earned from his all-in bet on the online Golden Horse Awards at Galaxy Entertainment in Macau…

Lin Xingzhuo showed off his account.

The numbers in the account shocked Li Bingbing just as much as when he saw the movie "Chen Xiaodao Wins 2500 Million with 20 Yuan".

Lin Xingzhuo also mentioned the Shunfa Hengye backdoor listing and restructuring incident during the recording of "Delicious Food Wins the World," along with the Wanxiang Group's hundredfold leverage...

The newly crowned Golden Horse Best Actress took an even more proactive approach towards Lin Xingzhuo, and even gifted her a Gucci crocodile-skin diamond-encrusted cardholder.

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This cardholder is made of Southeast Asian crocodile belly skin, lined with silk, and features a 0.5-carat VVS1 grade single diamond on the clasp. It is limited to 50 pieces worldwide.

This is a limited-edition item for Gucci VIC members.

The initial price is approximately $2.8, which is equivalent to 19 RMB!

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Lin Xingzhuo didn't spend a single penny, yet she improved her billing in the movie and received a small gift worth 19 yuan.

The wisdom of our ancestor continues to grow in value…

Money is for women to see, not for women to spend!

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Actually, Li Bingbing gave Lin Xingzhuo this little gift.

Mainly because of feelings of guilt...

She has finally won a major award in the Chinese entertainment industry and entered the peak of her career.

My younger sister, Li Xue, also repeatedly reminded me that it's okay to play around, but please don't get carried away!
In short, there's no way I could back down now and make any "promises" to Lin Xingzhuo.

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The gift was received, and the billing order was raised.

Lin Xingzhuo certainly had to work!

Whether it's day or night, when the two of them discuss the scene alone, they always seem to drift off-topic...

The textbook, "ZG Drama Academy (Martial Arts Role) Textbook" with Yu Zhanyuan's handwritten annotations, plus the theoretical summary of "Body Awakening and Limb Liberation: Lanju Workshop Experimental Drama Methodology".

With the help and guidance of his personal trainer Lin Roujia, Lin Xingzhuo has begun to grasp the basics.

Lin Xingzhuo can already unleash a quarter of the power of the supernatural abilities in "The Thirty-Six Strategies of the Supreme Being: Stealing the Sky and Changing the Sun"!
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However, when facing Li Bingbing, she still found it a bit overwhelming...

The "Four Dan and Two Bing" (referring to four top actresses and two top actresses, respectively) may each have their own strengths and weaknesses in terms of acting skills, artistic value, fashion resources, commercial ability, and popularity.

But in terms of competition, they are all top-tier all-star players with exceptional dynamic and static talents!
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Lin Xingzhuo was initially stubborn, refusing the strong black tea specialty that Li Bingbing brought back from Taibei. But later she couldn't resist anymore.

After each rehearsal, I'm covered in milk, saliva, and all that stickiness—it's such a waste of energy!!

Lin Xingzhuo drank the strong black tea like mineral water to quench his thirst, and asked Cao Dun for his secret tortoise and deer pills to prolong his life...

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This situation reminded Lin Xingzhuo of how, in his previous life, he had reviewed the coming-of-age documentary "I Am a Cosplayer" and learned about the industry background when he wrote the notification that it was rejected...

What impressed me most was that what outsiders considered a perk, veteran photographers within the industry didn't see as a perk.

Photographers get paid to take pictures!
Cosplayer auditions require payment of photography fees!

That's why many photographers don't want to compete!

Damn it! I spent an afternoon filming and an evening editing the video, only to get a quickie and even pay for a night's room!
Damn it! We've lost so much money!!

In short, anything loses its appeal once it comes down to career and money.

Lin Xingzhuo is starting to feel that way...

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For the next two weeks, Lin Xingzhuo and the entire crew of "Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame" were mired in a difficult filming slump...

Pei Donglai's lines are concise and sharp; the line "Heaven's will is clear, I will walk alone!!" easily reveals the character's personality.

It also aligns with the character's glorious moment at the end, when he wields the Qinggang Sword, single-handedly defeating hundreds and breaking through thousands of troops.

However, Lin Xingzhuo had not received professional, formal breathing training.

Therefore, he had serious breathing control problems when filming.

If you make two or three mistakes, you'll get nervous and your breathing will become unstable, instantly revealing your amateurishness.

The shortcomings of breath control are also accompanied by a large number of problems such as stiff dialogue, recitation, and incorrect phrasing.

The dialogue scenes just fell apart...

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Besides Li Bingbing's one-on-one acting instruction, he also teaches breathing control techniques from the Shanghai Theatre Academy's acting classes during his "wise man's time."

During filming, Xu Ke would personally teach Lin Xingzhuo, trying to impart some stage performance breath control techniques.

Xu Xian, the male lead in Tsui Hark's "Green Snake," is played by Wu Hsing-kuo, a well-known stage actor in the entertainment industry.

During the acting exchange seminars of the "Green Snake" cast, Wu Xingguo often shared breathing control techniques for stage actors with Zhang Manyu, Wang Zuxian, and Zhao Wenzhuo.

Later, Wu Hsing-kuo returned to Taibei and founded the Contemporary Legend Theatre, transforming himself into a stage play director.

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All the techniques that Xu Ke mentioned can be found in the book "Body Awakening and Limb Liberation: Methodology of Experimental Drama at Lanju Studio" that Jin Shijie gave him.

Based on the notes Jin Shijie made, some minor optimizations were even implemented.

The final result of this exchange was that Xu Ke was completely taken aback.

Lin Xingzhuo got to show off again!

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Of course, Lin Xingzhuo's act of dancing on a grave successfully enraged Xu Laoguai.

The filming of the added scenes began on the third day.

Xu Ke instructed assistant director Zhang Xunwei to strengthen the management of the film set, implement a wartime economy, and strictly prohibit outside food from being brought into the set.

That day, Zhang Youqian specially ordered 250 boxed meals, hoping to quell public anger for her celebrity.

The boxed lunch was made by a local restaurant called Yushanfang.

Yongkang Farmhouse Cuisine: Dried Plum Vegetable Rice, served with freshly killed and roasted eel...

As a result, all of them were stopped outside the set by assistant director Zhang Xunwei and the production crew, and not a single box was delivered to the film set.

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Finally, Saturday arrived, and after eleven days of filming, the newly added dialogue scenes were finally completed.

On this day, Lin Xingzhuo still suffered from a lack of basic skills and loss of breathing control, resulting in stiff and stumbling lines, requiring more than ten takes.

However, for the first time, Xu Ke did not deduct meals from the crew's meals. Instead, he allowed the crew to eat on time and then completed the reshoots in the afternoon!
The crew erupted in cheers!!
Following Xingzhuo around, I went hungry nine times in three days!!
Everyone was terrified of hunger...

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In the evening, at the Jinglan Qingtang Hotel in Fangyan, Yongkang, in a deluxe king room.

Li Bingbing came to the door again, but since she no longer had the excuse of discussing the play, she used the pretext of a performance review meeting.

The huge victory at the Golden Horse Awards has given Li Bingbing a real appetite these days, and she's really enjoying it!

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Lin Xingzhuo originally wanted to refuse.

On the one hand, I need to rest for two days. I've been filming during the day and discussing scenes at night, which has really taken its toll...

On the other hand, there's Ai Shangzhen in the top 16 competition of the phenomenal Korean singing competition show "Super Star K".

She pulled off a huge upset with Lin Xingzhuo's "Way Back Home"!
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