Huayu: As a child star, I just want to be famous

Chapter 1 Rebirth
When Chen Linfeng was four months old, he confirmed that he was not a time traveler but a reborn one.

Before this, everything I saw was blurred with a black and white filter. I couldn’t see anything clearly and could only worry about my situation in my heart.

Chen Linfeng, now lying on the bed, looked at the decoration and furnishings in the room, the movie posters of superstar Van Loon, the old mahogany wardrobe, and the old sewing machine next to the wardrobe, and breathed a sigh of relief.

It’s good to be reborn. The worker in the previous life regains the position of successor, graduates from an orphanage, and has both parents.

He turned his head and looked at the delicate and beautiful baby next to him. This was his fraternal twin brother in this life, Chen Xiaolong.

As if he noticed that his brother was looking at him, Chen Xiaolong shook his hands excitedly.

Chen Linfeng then waved his hands in response to show his respect and celebrated his new life at the same time.

But listening to how his parents called him, it seems that his name in this life is Chen Xiaohu.

Never mind, Xiaohu is just Xiaohu, he is pretty cute.

In 1990, the two-year-old brothers were taken to Shaolin Temple by their father to worship Master Yongxin as their teacher and began to learn martial arts.

At this point he already knew that he was not traveling through time, but was reborn.

The family he was reborn into was not a simple one. They had been practicing martial arts for generations, and his grandfather had been a famous martial arts master in the neighborhood.

After becoming his disciple, Master Yongxin changed his brother's surname to Shi, and he immediately understood who his brother was.

Shi Xiaolong was an extremely famous martial arts child star in his previous life, but unfortunately his subsequent development was not very good.

When his brother changed his surname, Chen Xiaohu took the opportunity to cry and asked to change it too.

In the end, Mr. Chen, who doted on his grandson, changed the girl's name, which he had originally thought of as Chen Linfeng, to Feng, and ended the matter.

I guess there's a reason why Chen Linfeng traveled through time.

The teaching level of Shaolin Temple Martial Arts Academy is quite good, and the two brothers quickly showed good progress.

As a well-known martial arts resort in China, Shaolin Temple has a large platform, and there are frequent opportunities for performances outside, even on tour overseas.

The two brothers are both good at martial arts and have a strong relationship, so logically they should both be able to participate, but in fact only Shi Xiaolong followed the martial arts performances everywhere.

Because at that time Chen Linfeng had problems with his physical condition and often felt weak and tired.

He could clearly feel that something was changing in his head.

The most obvious thing is that the memory keeps improving, but in contrast, the body is getting weaker and weaker.

This change continued until he was eight years old.

After his body gradually recovered, Chen Linfeng realized that his memory was completely different from that of ordinary people.

The specific manifestation is that from then on, as long as he wanted to remember, he could remember anything quickly, as if there was a switch in the dark.

As soon as he opened it, his mind seemed to be unlocked. He could remember everything in front of him clearly and would never forget it.

Except that it cannot be used continuously for a long time, no other defects were found.

This is nothing. The memory of the past life is the key. The originally vague or even forgotten memories of the past life become clear.

However, perhaps the child's body ultimately hindered the mysterious changes. Chen Linfeng's memory of his past life was like insufficient memory, and he could only recall part of the content.

After repeated experiments, he roughly divided the recalled content into the following three categories:

First, the sound. He could remember clearly some of the catchy melodies he had heard in his previous life, as long as he had heard them a few times.

Second, emotions. This is a bit illusory.

For example, on his birthday in his previous life, his leader assigned him extra tasks that day and asked him to work overtime until 8 o'clock in the evening.

The normal reaction was just to remember that he was unhappy at that time. However, when he recalled it carefully now, it was as if he had returned to that day, and the sadness and grievance in his heart clearly emerged in his mind.

The same is true for other things that happen to you. As long as you recall them, you will remember them vividly.

Third, it is a rough outline of some events and content, but lacks specifics, like an outline of a novel without details.

Let’s use the same example to illustrate. He can remember the plot of the movie “Ghost Ship” that he watched in his previous life. As long as he paid attention to it at the time, he can recall it now, but he can’t remember more specific details.

He didn't take the professional stuff like lines, performance, and storyboards seriously at all and forgot all about it.

In summary, apart from the stream of impressions such as emotions, the other things he could remember clearly were all the things he had paid attention to in his previous life.

Let some memories that you don’t care about be lost, but fortunately from now on, all the remaining memories and feelings of the past lives will never be forgotten.

During the few years when Chen Linfeng was poorly he had to stay at home, so Shi Xiaolong had a lot of experience.

At the age of 5, he was spotted by a Wandao company and starred in his first movie "Shaolin Kid".

He then became unstoppable, and in the following years, he starred in comedy action movies such as "Shaolin Kid 2" and "Hua Guolong", starting his child star 1.0 mode.

On this day, Shi Xiaolong stayed at home for a rare time and did not go out to participate in any activities.

Chen Linfeng, who had recovered his health, was playing outside with his friends. He sat aside and watched Shi Xiaolong and Zhao Yuming picking at bottle caps.

This was a popular game among children in this era. Specifically, they would use the flattened beer bottle caps to "touch" each other. Whoever could "touch" the other's bottle cap over would win a bottle cap.

Shi Xiaolong was looking at Zhao Yuming triumphantly at this time. The opponent racked his brains but could not win his trump card bottle cap, while he had already won several times in a row.

"Haha, you can't do that. You only have two left. You will win them all in no time."

Zhao Yuming's head turned red with anxiety. He lay on the ground, looking left and right for a long time, but couldn't see that the bottle cap had a raised edge. He said angrily,
"How did you make this bottle cap? Why is it so flat?"

Shi Xiaolong put his hands on his hips and said, "This is my family's unique secret. Do you think I would tell you?"

Zhao Yuming still couldn't hold on in this round and Shi Xiaolong won another one.

He pounded the ground hard and said unwillingly, "You are cheating. Your family must know qigong. You are doing this kind of weird stuff. I won't play with you next time."

Chen Linfeng was watching with amusement, this was actually a suggestion he gave to Shi Xiaolong.

He had played this game as a child in his previous life. Everyone was trying to flatten the edges of the bottle cap as much as possible so that it would be difficult to find a flaw.

So, I don't know who came up with the idea to smash the bottle cap a little bit, and then put it on the train track. After the train ran over, the flattened bottle cap was like being pressed by a hydraulic press, so flat and thin that it was difficult to be "touched" over.

Chen Linfeng told Shi Xiaolong the "secret", so after he finished making it, he took it to his friend next door in the yard to try it out.

Seeing that their fragile friendship was about to fall apart, Chen Linfeng didn't care. They were fine again the next day.

He turned his head and saw a strange woman coming into the yard, looking around as if she was looking for someone.

"Hello, is this Shi Xiaolong's home?"

Shi Xiaolong was so excited that he was squatting on the ground and didn't hear anything. Chen Linfeng could only walk forward.

"Yes, what do you want from him?"

The person who came was Zhang Qin, a TV drama producer from Lijiaopo. She saw a child not far away answering her and felt lucky that she had found the right person.

"You must be Shi Xiaolong, right? Is your parents here? I want to talk to them about something."

The Lijiaopo TV Production Center where she works wants to produce a martial arts TV series with a young protagonist, and they need a young actor who knows martial arts to play the role.

When talking about child actors who know martial arts, the first person that comes to mind is Shi Xiaolong. This popular martial arts child star is currently the first choice for all TV dramas involving children.

Chen Linfeng shook his head, "I am Shi Xiaolong's younger brother, my brother is playing there."

He pointed at Shi Xiaolong who was still playing with the bottle cap.

Because Shi Xiaolong is too proud, other friends in the courtyard can't stand it and are joining the battle one after another, vowing to take down his "ace" bottle cap. The battle is now in full swing.

Chen Linfeng called him twice, "Xiaolong, someone is looking for you, stop playing."

"I'm winning. You can take her home first and wait until mom and dad come back."

Chen Linfeng showed an embarrassed expression, "Auntie, why don't you come to my house first? Usually my dad is in charge of my brother's acting affairs. My brother is still young and he doesn't understand it yet."

Zhang Qin found it very interesting. "You are still young, but you talk like an adult." "Huh?"

Zhang Qin looked the child up and down in front of her, "Little boy, what's your name?"

"Chen Linfeng, Lin as in Qilin, Feng as in Fengyun."

"Your brother's last name is Shi, why is your last name Chen?"

"He was accepted as a disciple by Shaolin Master Yongxin and changed his last name."

"Is that so? Your brother is so good at martial arts, do you know any martial arts?"

Chen Linfeng didn't understand the aunt's intention in asking this question, so he answered honestly, "I know a little, but not as well as my brother. When I was three or four years old, my health was not very good, and I didn't recover until a few months ago. So I haven't practiced for a long time, only more than a year, and it's just empty shells."

"Auntie, are you here to film a movie with my brother? Can I ask where you are from?"

……

As Chen Linfeng took her home, Zhang Qin kept asking all kinds of questions.

Sitting on the sofa in the Chen family's living room, Zhang Qin drank the tea brought by Chen Linfeng and lowered her head in deep thought.

She was very surprised at the performance of this little brother Shi Xiaolong. During the questions and answers along the way, the child spoke clearly, orderly and logically. Moreover, he was not like other children who answered whatever was asked. Instead, he was able to get words out of her mouth.

Zhang Qin felt that she might have found someone who was more suitable as the protagonist of her own TV series. Kai Xin in the script was an extremely intelligent child. He covered up for his senior brother in the temple, and later on he was unhappy because of his identity as a prince.

This requires the protagonist to not only be able to show the child's innocence and cuteness, but also preferably be able to show his or her natural wisdom and the troubles of growing up.

Zhang Qin was a little distressed, wondering if it would be better to replace her with a younger actor.

Chen's father and mother came back soon. After exchanging greetings, they talked about inviting Chen's children to star in a TV series. Zhang Qin deliberately left a loophole here and did not specifically mention Shi Xiaolong.

Chen Shantong said with some embarrassment, "Producer Zhang came all the way to invite my son, I should have been grateful, but unfortunately the timing is really not right, Bruce Lee has a movie to shoot in the second half of the year."

There was no need to worry about it now. Zhang Qin said, "Actually, the one I want to invite is the kid who just received me, Shi Xiaolong's younger brother."

"breeze?"

Wang Yanping hadn't thought about her youngest son. "He's just recovered. Isn't it inappropriate?"

Chen Shantong winked at his mother to stop talking and asked, "You've only met Xiaofeng once, how do you know if he's suitable?"

In fact, Chen's father was also worried about his youngest son's health. He let his son learn martial arts when he was two years old, but later he regretted it very much, fearing that it was caused by overwork. Thinking of the scene where Xiaofeng had a pale face and could only lie in bed, he still has lingering fears.

Zhang Qin described Chen Linfeng's previous performance and explained that the qualities of the protagonist required in her own drama were just right for such a mature and intelligent child.

Chen's father couldn't make up his mind and asked Chen Linfeng for his opinion.

Chen Linfeng naturally agreed.

The drama "Happy Little Monk" was also a childhood classic in its previous life, and the actor Cao Jun who played Kai Xin thus started his journey as a child star.

Cao Jun is one of the few child stars who can compete with Shi Xiaolong, and the role of Kai Xin adds a lot of color to him.

"Dad, Mom, don't worry, I'm fully recovered now and it won't affect my acting." "Besides... Xiaolong can act, so there's no reason why I can't."

Chen's mother suddenly thought of the differences in attitudes of her relatives and friends towards her two children when she returned to her hometown over the years, intentionally or unintentionally. She wanted to say something to object, but she couldn't.

Since both parents had no objection, the matter was settled.

When Shi Xiaolong came back and heard the news, he was simply happy for his brother, "That's great, Xiaofeng, you're going to start acting too. Maybe we can act together in the future."

The filming location of Songcheng in Hangzhou.

The crew is currently filming the scene where the emperor dies and Kai Xin comes to the palace to find his master.

Although it is set in the imperial palace, the drama does not show the majestic scenes of the imperial city in large quantities. Instead, some of the ancient buildings in Songcheng are treated as buildings in the imperial palace.

Director Wu Miaoqing has already filmed a scene where Kai Xin rationally helps his master out of trouble. Next, the guards in the palace begin to doubt Kai Xin's identity, and Kai Xin needs to rely on his wit to get through it.

Chen Linfeng was dressed in the clothes of a little eunuch, with a shaved head, a weird hat, and light makeup on his face, waiting for the crew's arrangements.

"Okay, all units are ready, the script supervisor will then clap the board, actors, take your positions, get ready, start."

The extra in guard uniform asked, "Little eunuch, which room are you from?"

The guard who was questioning was standing closer to the door, and the camera was shooting from the side and back of the guard into the house, just facing Kai Xin's front.

When Chen Linfeng heard the question, his eyebrows twitched together, his eyes turned left and right, and he asked without any guilt, with his hands on his hips, "What room?"

"It's with that father-in-law."

"Eunuch Zhang." Chen Linfeng said firmly.

"Eunuch Zhang? Does Eunuch Zhang have a new eunuch?"

"I just entered the palace yesterday."

"Really? What's Eunuch Zhang's name?"

The old monk behind Kai Xin was at a loss and obviously panicked.

At this time, the camera zoomed in, aiming at Chen Linfeng's face from bottom to top.

Chen Linfeng's face was full of seriousness, and even a little angry. "Eunuch Zhang is called Eunuch Zhang. Whoever dares to call him by his name is bold."

When he said the second half of the sentence, his voice was reprimanding and he pointed at the guard.

The guard couldn't help but take a half step back, then said, "Okay, it seems you know a little bit about the rules of the palace. Let's go."

"Okay, this scene is over." Wu Miaoqing clapped lightly with a smile in her eyes.

The producer really found a good actor for this film. Despite his young age, his posture and demeanor completely brought to life a smart and intelligent young monk.

Next, the makeup artist came up to touch up Chen Linfeng's makeup, and other staff members began preparations for the next round.

Zhang Qin and Chen's mother watched from a distance.

Zhang Qin saw this and was proud of her own good eye for talent. "You see, I thought your son was suitable. He is really a natural actor with a lot of talent."

Chen's mother has been with the crew for so long that she has put aside her worries about her son's health. She is delighted with her son's excellent performance and said modestly, "It's all thanks to the director's good guidance. How can a child know how to act?"

In fact, Chen Linfeng cannot be said to be talented, it’s just that as an adult in his previous life, he is really suitable to play the role of a “little adult”.

The director's requirements for the young actor were not high. As long as he could complete the actions and say the lines, he considered him good. It didn't really matter how well he acted.

During the filming period, the iron-clad uncle Chen Tianwen in the crew had a personality that matched him very well. Although the two had a big age gap, they could chat with each other very well.

Chen Linfeng heard that he was also a member of a star football team, and the two often commented on football stars in the European league.

"Ronaldo is an alien, but he is not the king of football. I guess he won't have much chance in this life."

"Humph, the kid is still ignorant. With his level, he will surpass the previous football king sooner or later. Do you know what a pendulum dribbling game is?"

This is the good thing about being a reborn person, no one knows the future better than me. Chen Linfeng was disdainful of arguing with him and curled his lips.

Chen Tianwen grabbed Chen Linfeng's bald head and shook it vigorously, "You really deserve a beating with that expression."

"Everyone come here to take pictures, Xiaofeng, come here quickly." Zhang Qin's voice came.

The producer gathered everyone together and asked them to stand in order.

The photographer yelled, "One, two, three."

Everyone shouted in unison, "Eggplant."

Chen Linfeng’s eight-year-old time was frozen in the photo album.

(End of this chapter)