Artists under the Rebirth of the Coal Boss

Chapter 227 World Boy and the Horse Breeder
The back alley of Tsim Sha Tsui, the filming location for the movie "Love in a Puff".

Lin Xingzhuo was eating the McDonald's Treasure Meal that Zhang Youqian had bought.

Prince Kei went to chat with Lu Shiyun, who plays the ex-girlfriend of the male lead Zhang Zhiming and is the second female lead in the drama.

Lu Shiyun debuted as the first runner-up in the 2005 Miss Hong Kong pageant. She has played urban elites or career women in TVB dramas such as "Best Selling Secrets" and "Heart of Greed".

Prince Kee is playing the Miss Hong Kong pageant with a few playboy friends and pooled their money to order an Italian yacht as a prize.

Last week, Dragon Prince defeated Xu Zishan, the 2004 champion, which puts great pressure on Prince Ji and Prince Xiang...

Now that the "Love in a Puff" production team has found their target, they certainly can't let it go...

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After Prince Ji left.

Yu Wenle put on a fawning smile, took the initiative to greet Lin Xingzhuo, and handed her a magazine.

Lin Xingzhuo took the magazine "MILK," a weekly magazine about youth fashion and culture. Seeing the photo and headline of Yu Lewen in the feature article, he exclaimed incredulously, "The godfather of fashion?"

Yu Wenle's rise in the fashion world gave him some confidence to speak with Lin Xingzhuo, and he said:

"My friends in the industry love to praise me; you know I have my own fashion brand..."

"Brother Zhuo, I heard the horse you bought is really beautiful!"

Lin Xingzhu rolled up the pork tenderloin and hash browns in a hot pancake, drizzled it with maple syrup, and said, "Hmm, I bought it to be a stallion. I don't know much about horse racing."

Yu Wenle picked up the conversation and said, "As for horse racing, I've actually done in-depth research. I even bought a racehorse in Japan on installments."

Lin Xingzhu, eating the thick, hot, wrapped pancake, said, "Japanese horse racing?"

Yu Wenle said, "Yes!! Japan has a very strong horse racing culture. Horse races are held all year round, in Tokyo and Osaka in the spring and autumn, and in Hakodate in the summer."

Lin Xingzhuo nodded; Yu Wenle was probably right about that.

Japan certainly has a rich horse racing culture...

A while ago, Mao Xiaotong and I watched the Detective Conan movie "The Raven Chaser" in the private cinema of our apartment building.

Kogoro Mouri is particularly obsessed with horse racing.

Furthermore, in the 2021s, Japan also saw the emergence of a nationally popular mobile game like Uma Musume Nozomi (Horse Girl)...

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Lin Xingzhu finished his homemade hotcakes, potato pancakes, and pork tenderloin, wiped his hands, and asked:

"Is your horse also at Sha Tin Racecourse in the New Territories? I've never been involved in horse racing and don't know anything about the professional stuff."

Seeing that Lin Xingzhuo didn't know much about horse racing, Yu Wenle, known as "World Boy," started talking, launching into a lengthy explanation in the tone of a professional expert:

"Hong Kong's racecourses are too outdated. Last year they upgraded the racecourses with a bunch of top-of-the-line new equipment for the Olympics, but it was useless!"

"Because both Hong Kongers and mainlanders have overlooked the fact that horse racing is the most important thing—people!!"

"I boarded my horse at Hanshin Baba in Takarazuka City, Hyogo Prefecture."

"You know that the Japanese are the most meticulous and have the most craftsmanship in doing things."

“Every day, the breeders at Hanshin Bazaar brush the horse’s hair twelve times in the direction of its growth, using seven different types of brushes, including stiff-bristled brushes, soft-bristled brushes, large mane combs, and small mane combs.”

"The horse feed is all hand-mixed by the breeder every day for three hours, and also includes seafood and fish air-freighted from Fukushima to the horse farm."

"The breeders will also personally pick out the bacteriophages from the feed to ensure that it is not contaminated by bacteria and to maintain the highest quality feed..."

"By the way, the Imperial Family also has mares at Hanshin Bazaar, in the stable next to mine."

Lin Xingzhuo listened at first and it was okay, but then he stopped listening.

Seven different brushes are used to brush the horsehair twelve times a day... the feed is hand-mixed... and bacteriophages are removed by hand...

What kind of horse-breeding hermit is this?

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Lin Xingzhuo listened to Yu Wenle talk for a few minutes, ordered a Hilton Crown Label hard red cigarette known for its strong American fusion flavor, and couldn't help but interrupt:
"Ah Le, brushing a horse's hair too frequently can irritate the nerve endings under its skin, leading to chronic skin pain."

"Furthermore, seafood is not a standard feed for horses." "Many horses have allergic reactions to certain proteins in seafood, with symptoms including itchy skin, hives, hair loss, difficulty breathing, and in severe cases, sudden death..."

Haiqing's Beijing Film Academy acting course notes!!

Using the techniques from Haiqing's dialogue notes, Lin Xingzhuo maintained a consistent and high-frequency speech output, giving Yu Wenle no chance to reply, and continued:

"Furthermore, mechanical processing can destroy anti-nutritional factors in feed and increase starch gelatinization, thereby making the feed easier to digest and absorb, improving its nutritional value and utilization efficiency..."

"By the way, didn't you see the report in the Thoroughbred Daily News?"

"A scandal has broken out at Hanshin Bazaar. Bazaar staff were bribed by MOODYZ to allow film crews into the Emperor's stables at night to make a movie about horses riding people..."

"The racecourse owner even held a press conference and bowed in apology."

Yu Wenle was so embarrassed by the rebuttal that she blushed and couldn't say a word.

At this moment, art director Zhong Chuting arrived at the waiting area and, upon seeing Lin Xingzhuo, stepped forward and said:

"Zhuo-ge, come try on some makeup."

Lin Xingzhu ignored Yu Wenle and followed Zhong Chuting to the dressing room.

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World Boy is still as awkward as ever...

In his previous life, Lin Xingzhuo had reviewed Yu Wenle's documentary "Inside Out".

That was a copycat film imitating Edison Chen's documentary "Touch of the Heart," with many shots and compositions being exactly the same.

Daban Le has truly been overshadowed by Edison Chen his entire life, both in movies and in real life.

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Lin Xingzhuo clearly sensed this when reviewing the documentary.

It's like Shijie suddenly became rich and wants to move up to a higher social class.

He always talks about his wealthy relatives when he speaks with people, trying to elevate his own status...

As it turned out, this guy lacked substance; he couldn't get into the upper echelons of society, and he looked down on the lower echelons...

After watching "Inside Out," you'll find that he really lacks substance. He doesn't delve deeply into the things he collects. He's not an expert in watches, he likes to flaunt his wealth when it comes to cars, and he only collects NFTs because it's profitable.

This conversation about horse racing also exposes this worldly-wise guy's eagerness for quick success and his tendency to try and climb the social ladder.

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The stories in Yilin magazine that are utterly absurd, include the craftsmanship of combing a horse's hair dozens of times, the manual selection of bacteriophages from feed, and the story of the Emperor's stables being next door...

This once again exposes the similarity between the cultural level of Hong Kong celebrities and that of mainland celebrities.

The average level of education in the Chinese-speaking entertainment industry is appalling!

In his previous life, Lin Xingzhuo had only watched documentaries such as "Horsepower" and "Glory of Mercedes: The Road to Horse Racing Championships," which explained the behind-the-scenes operations of the international top horse racing industry.

Also, when Sohu Pictures imported HBO's "Lucky Horse Racing", it participated in the review process.

In this life, it was only after obtaining the Star of the Sea that I started subscribing to a few horse racing magazines.

This simplistic and cursory learning completely outclassed those self-proclaimed industry experts and those who claim to have conducted in-depth research!
No wonder Aaron Kwok and Zhang Zhilin's inner circle look down on him...

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Fire hydrants must have water, doctors must be skilled in medicine, and cultural workers must be cultured.

Many of the things the general said seemed like nonsense at first glance, but upon reflection, they were all very reasonable, simple and to the point.

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The production team of "Love in a Puff" was on a tight budget. Three old dressing tables were crammed into a room of just over ten square meters. The light bulb beside the mirror flickered, and the air was thick with the smells of perfume and sweat.
In one corner stood a simple steel pipe clothes rack, covered with costumes. In another corner, men and women each had their own separate square space covered by curtains, serving as changing areas.

After arguing with Shi Jie Zai, Lin Xingzhuo was in a good mood and, with the help of art director Zhong Chuting, was trying out the Japanese-style mix-and-match style that's currently popular in Hong Kong: long top and short bottom.

A few minutes later, another girl came to the dressing room to touch up her makeup.

(End of this chapter)