Artists under the Rebirth of the Coal Boss

Chapter 237 The power of a single cigarette over twenty years!
The visual appeal of film and television works.

Compared to static appearance in everyday life and glamorous looks in the fashion world, people value overall figure, face, and temperament more.

A person's appearance on camera isn't determined by their face alone.

Just like your total exam score, it can't be based on just one subject!
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The scene was shown during the audition.

Click!

Lin Xingzhuo opened a box of silver-white Davidoff cigarettes with Latin lettering, lit it with a Zippo lighter, and the orange flame quickly kissed the cigarette tail.

He took a deep breath, his cheeks slightly sunken, the cigarette butt turning a deep crimson, and grayish-white smoke slowly wafted from his nostrils and lips...

Normally, when actors smoke, they just exhale! I've never seen anything this intense!
After smoking half a cigarette, Lin Xingzhuo leaned back against the weathered wall in the back alley of Tsim Sha Tsui, the detail of which was simply the finishing touch!
For a moment, it was as if Leslie Cheung had possessed him!!
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Hui Koon-man, a visiting professor at the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, once said:
"Boys should never wear white socks with black leather shoes because you're not Michael Jackson."

"Boys should never smoke either, because you're not Leslie Cheung."

Looking at Lin Xingzhuo smoking in the audition video, Yu Wenle felt a sense of crisis!

I am!

The information provided by the behind-the-scenes staff of "Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame" is inaccurate!

That bastard from mainland China! His acting is amazing!

This cigarette must have taken at least twenty years of experience to smoke! It's simply too much for me!!
This bastard! He was born with bad habits! Did he learn to smoke in the womb?!
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Yu Wenle, of course, had no idea.

The ingenious detail of Lin Xingzhuo leaning back against the wall was actually a way of making him completely bewildered and numb...

However, Yu Wenle understands a principle of navigating the entertainment industry.

In this world, as long as you have enough to do, you'll never lack fans.

With such a small-budget film, the audience and fan base are limited. For every extra bite Lin Xingzhuo takes, Yu Wenle takes one less.

No! We must eliminate this threat!!
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He thought for a moment, finished his entire glass of Juyondai sake, and then called Zhang Yong, the boss of CTS Entertainment:

"Brother Yong, there's trouble with the new generation of plays lately..."

"You've heard about him too? That mainland guy?"

"Yes, yes! Boss, you said that too!"

"Languages ​​come in different levels: English, French, Cantonese, Mandarin..."

"Mandarin is the most basic level. How can you film a Cantonese movie with a mainland guy who usually speaks Mandarin?!"

"Yeah! It was supposed to be an authentic Hong Kong style! But here they are messing around with it! It doesn't fit at all!"

Yu Wenle breathed a sigh of relief after finishing the call.

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In fact, this applies to mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan, Japan and South Korea, as well as Hollywood.

Film crews often see some troublesome celebrities causing unnecessary trouble!

Everyone else is just playing house with the rich kids...

Such a huge project, so much funding, and so many connections invested, yet a few people treated everyone's business like a game!
The most typical example is "Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace". The director had no say and was driven to depression by the situation, but there was nothing he could do.

Can you act? Direct? Screenplay?

What's the point?
To survive in this world, you need power, connections, and status!
Otherwise, you'll have no voice and can only sit back and relax...

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Unit 302, Villas Phase II, Red Hill Peninsula, 18 Pak Bi Shan Road, Tai Tam, Southern District, Hong Kong Island.

Xiangjiang Meilun Soft Furnishings Company, which previously designed and decorated Xu Huaqiang's home, has already arranged for workers to carry out the redecoration of the house.

The living room features a Comando wardrobe, a Zhivago sofa, an Airland mattress and bedding, and a HiVi speaker system. ...

Lin Xingzhuo had absolutely no idea about decorating the house.

So he posted a renovation thread on the Hong Kong Golden Forum.

Then I went to Sha Tin Racecourse in the New Territories to place bets on horse races with Carina Lau, Tony Leung Ka-fai, Kelly Lin and others, and also to check on my beloved horse "Haidu Star".

When I logged into my account that evening, I discovered that the entire thread had been distorted by an ID called "Xiangxi Village Haruki".

He responded with this renovation plan.

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The overall apartment layout is designed as an almost circular oval.

The courtyard was free of weeds, and the house had no unpleasant odor.

There must be a corridor, preferably narrow and winding.

The floor is paved with white and pink tiles, white on the outside and pink on the inside, with a smooth glaze and no black spots whatsoever.

In terms of location, those near water sources and with fountains are considered the best.

Fountains also need to be distinguished as either small or large.

Small fountains are usually malfunctioning and may emit unpleasant odors, as they are essentially used to prematurely discharge sewage. Large fountains are the real gems.

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The replies on the first three floors were fairly normal:
The Elder Wand's Oath: "I recommend using a siphon toilet."

A user named "酒徒书粉" commented: "Siphon toilets are really good. I only spent 500 yuan on one for my home. At first, I was worried that it was too cheap, but after looking at the ones my relatives and friends had, I found that they were expensive and not very good."

Xian Ni: "If it's a modification based on the deluxe edition, you can contact Meilun Soft Furnishings."

Once the reply from "Xiangxi Murakami Haruki" on the fourth floor came out, dozens of subsequent floors went completely off-topic...

Lin Xingzhuo traced the source further and discovered that this Xiangxi Murakami Haruki was also serializing a novel called "The Forest of Dongwan".

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In the end, Lin Xingzhuo had no choice but to send a message to Jiang Yiyan.

This artsy young woman, who had only been in the industry for half a month and didn't even know what CAD was, provided a high-quality design proposal the very next morning.

Lin Xingzhu gave this design proposal to Meilun Soft Furnishings and made some minor modifications.

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In 2009, Jiang Yiyan officially embarked on her path to becoming a master architect.

As a nominal assistant to Tadao Ando's team, she participated in the design project of the Shanghai International Design Center, giving her a resume as a master architect and a very high starting point.

The Shanghai International Design Center project is a collaborative project jointly funded by Tongji University and the Yangpu District Government.

Jiang Yiyan had a long talk with the vice dean of the university in charge of the project, and they became confidantes of the client, which led to her successful joining Tadao Ando's team.

Stealing the design firm's honors through the owner is tantamount to the patient participating in the treatment and winning the Nobel Prize in Medicine.

This can be considered Jiang Yiyan's path dependence in the field of architectural design...

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You can fool some of the people all the time, and all of the people some of the time, but you can never fool all of the people all the time.

Holiland, rural education support, photography master, illegally constructed villa, design award, Xue Kaiqi presenting the award, seducing Tong Dawei, enticing Deng Chao...

In a few years, Jiang Yiyan's scandals could fill a book.
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That evening, Zhang Youqian, who had successfully signed an investment agreement with Epic Games and returned home victorious, asked mysteriously:

"Brother Zhuo! What's the situation between you and Asa now?"

Lin Xingzhuo looked completely bewildered: "What?"

(End of this chapter)