Chinese entertainment: Top stars started being pursued by young actresses

Chapter 108, Section 107: A report of box office success for the film, followed by another meeting with Cheng Xiao that evening (4K).

Zhou Ye was especially happy to get the role of Qiao Yingzi, and she insisted on exercising every day in order to recover from her back injury as soon as possible.

In addition, I will thoroughly study the script and understand the character of Qiao Yingzi from beginning to end.

And how to act in a way that will appeal to the audience.

As soon as July arrives, the temperature rises.

That weekend, Lin Shaobai returned to the Beijing Film Academy to finish some homework he hadn't completed.

All the related reflections and miscellaneous things need to be reorganized and submitted to the teacher.

Even students at the Beijing Film Academy are still university students, and they still have to submit assignments.

Homework also counts towards the grade, and it's all included in attendance.

Today the sky is clear and cloudless.

The sun baked the ground until it was scorching hot, there wasn't a breath of wind, and the trees along the roadside looked listless.

After arriving at the library, Lin Shaobai quickly found a seat.

A short while later, Zhang Jingyi arrived here to study.

She was still dressed obediently, carrying her schoolbag.

Looking around, I noticed a few girls standing in front of me, swaying back and forth in a very strange manner.

When I got closer, I realized they were spying on Lin Shaobai.

Lin Shaobai is incredibly popular right now; even when he's just reading a book in the library, people take pictures of him and post them online.

Zhang Jingyi also knew that if she went back now, people would definitely gossip about her.

Even though she missed Lin Shaobai very much and liked him very much, she could only endure it for the time being.

The girl next to her turned around and saw Zhang Jingyi behind her.

"Hey, you like Lin Shaobai too?"

Zhang Jingyi paused for a moment, then looked away: "It's alright."

"Oh...looks like he's not a real fan."

"How can anyone not like Lin Shaobai? Did you guys watch that Produce 101 live stream? He's already on a completely different level of handsomeness compared to others."

"Oh well, everyone has their own preferences. There's no need to force her to like it."

Zhang Jingyi looked up awkwardly and saw Lin Shaobai through the gap between the group of people.

She had previously taken photos of her notes and assignments and sent them to Lin Shaobai.

Lin Shaowen's ability to achieve such high scores at the end of each course is inseparable from Zhang Jingyi's help.

This girl studies acting every day at school. She hasn't signed with a company yet and hasn't acted, so she can only study at school.

She stood in the crowd, watching Lin Shaobai from afar, and after a while, she turned and walked away.

Also.

Going to him at this time would indeed make it easy for someone to find fault with him.

Lin Shaobai studied in the school library from noon until evening.

More and more people gathered on the second floor of the library to see him, and some noise even began to emerge.

While the situation was still under control, Lin Shaobai quickly left the library with his company staff.

If fans are particularly noisy and crazy, it can really affect a celebrity's public image.

Many netizens dislike celebrities because of their fans.

If fans lack manners, they will also escalate this to mean that the celebrity lacks manners.

Lin Shaobai boarded the car under the escort of two staff members, and after returning to his seat, he turned on his computer to continue writing his thesis.

Assistant Xiao Liu sat down next to him and said, "Boss, next time we need to study, we don't need to go to the library. We have plenty of places to study."

Lin Shaobai: "I have something to do at school today, and I also need to meet with my mom."

Assistant Xiao Liu: "Oh, that's good. I always said you didn't need to come to school to study next time. If it weren't for the security guards clearing the way, you wouldn't have been able to get out today."

Lin Shaobai: "Mm."

"Boss, I have a meeting at the company tomorrow. I've already made the arrangements for you. Please take a look."

Assistant Xiao Liu quickly sent Lin Shaobai the work schedule for tomorrow.

He usually films from Monday to Friday and rests on Saturday and Sunday, but since becoming famous, he hasn't had much time to rest on Saturdays and Sundays.

I have to travel to various places for business trips, have meals with people in the industry, and also go to the company to do summaries.

The chaotic things kept him very busy every day.

"Boss, want to see a movie?"

"what?"

"A very popular movie recently, 'Dying to Survive'."

"Dying to Survive" is a film directed by newcomer Wen Mu and starring Xu Zheng, an actor with strong box office appeal.

The film achieved great box office success and critical acclaim upon its release, and is a rare masterpiece in recent years that combines artistic depth with commercial value!

Many people still can't help but cry when they watch it again.

In the end, the film grossed a remarkable 31 billion!

"Go take a look when you have time, during your breaks from work."

"Okay! I'll go with the boss!"

"Actually, it was your own idea to go, wasn't it..."

"Hey boss, I have a few relatives who really like you, and my relative's friends and classmates also like you. Could you sign a few photos for them?"

Assistant Xiao Liu looked at Lin Shaobai with a very pitiful expression.

"It seems you're their only connection in the entertainment industry."

Lin Shaobai put down his laptop and joked.

Assistant Xiao Liu: "Absolutely! Besides, I know the hottest young male star born in 1995 right now. A super popular top star. It's a huge honor for me to be his assistant!"

Lin Shaobai: "Alright, just get ready for me to sign then."

"The boss is so nice!!!"

After receiving the reply, Assistant Xiao Liu leaned back with satisfaction. After a while, she suddenly remembered something and said, "I have a relative who really likes you. She was thinking that if you could give her your blessing, she might be able to get good grades too."

Lin Shaobai: "Then I'll write her a blessing: 'May she pass the imperial examination with flying colors'?"

"Okay. Thanks, boss. For her, this is much more effective than anything like improving by one point and taking down a thousand people!!!"

For these fans, nothing is more useful than their idol's words.

Sometimes, a single encouraging word from their idol can make them so happy they could faint.

Assistant Xiao Liu: "If you improve by one point, you can eliminate a thousand people. My sister could probably eliminate tens of thousands of people."

Lin Shaobai: "I get it, your sister is actually a copy of Light Yagami."

"puff……"

Assistant Xiao Liu almost vomited blood when he heard this.

"What do you mean, a copycat of Light Yagami?"

"nothing."

Lin Shaobai casually picked up his phone, opened Weibo, and prepared to reply to fans' comments.

Celebrities can simply reply to a few comments on social media and be praised for being kind and sincere to their fans.

There are simply no better celebrities than this one, who actually interacts with fans so genuinely.

Lin Shaobai sometimes finds it quite amusing when he thinks about it.

Actually, it didn't take much time.

From the fans' perspective, the older brothers and sisters treat their fans with their whole heart and are incredibly sincere.

Lin Shaobai himself is quite grateful to his fans for working day and night to generate data.

The products he endorses are often sold out, and his high commercial value is closely related to the purchasing power of his fans. Seeing that his fans can buy so much, they will definitely continue to renew their contracts and cooperate.

The company told him early on that it was important to reply to fans' comments in his spare time, and that he needed to make fans feel his sincerity, otherwise they would gradually stop buying into his posts.

Even if there are problems, don't impulsively post on Weibo to rant. If you encounter some annoying, nosy people, just ignore them and that's it.

For celebrities who rely on popularity, losing their fans means they're not far from fading into obscurity.

Countless people who impulsively criticized their fans have gone out of business.

Fans are human too, and people's enthusiasm will eventually fade. They too can be hurt and leave a fan because of some of the celebrities' actions.

Unless you are extremely famous, a true acting veteran, you don't need fans.

Many obscure celebrities with hardly any fans dare to argue with and insult their own fans. If they don't become obscure, who will?

Lin Shaobai scrolled down the Weibo comment section and started replying to some fan comments. 【Little Lin, Little Lin, what did you have for dinner?】

【Jianbing Guozi】

[Kobayashi, could you post more selfies?]

【arrange.】

Do you have any plans for my upcoming birthday?

[Eating cake]

Lin Shaobai replied to three messages and then put his phone down.

Ok.

Mission over.

……

……

On July 19th, the TV series "Story of Yanxi Palace" was released online.

It didn't make much of a splash at first, since there weren't any popular celebrities in it, and nobody was optimistic about it.

Most importantly, the female lead is a nobody!
Wu Jinyan?
who?
What everyone should be looking forward to this year is the broadcast of Da Ru Zhuan in the following months.

Even though the TV series "Story of Yanxi Palace" has many illogical aspects, such as people being struck by lightning to die, a lowly palace maid insulting the emperor and talking back to the imperial concubine, and a concubine kneeling down to beg for forgiveness...

While netizens may find it entertaining to watch, upon reflection, they realize it's quite unreasonable.

If this happened in the first episode of "Empresses in the Palace," he would be dragged out and beheaded.

As the show gained popularity, Wei Yingluo became the most popular character in July.

Wu Jinyan also rose to fame with this drama.

The male lead of this drama is Nie Yuan, and experts say that he portrays the historical Emperor Qianlong most convincingly.

Xu Kai, the second male lead in this drama, became an instant star.

Before he acted in this drama, who knew him? Later, he became famous for his role as Fu Heng.

From then on, he only played leading roles.

This summer, there's a movie starring Shen Teng called "Hello Mr. Billionaire".

This propelled Shen Teng's career to new heights.

Actually, the movies produced by Happy Twist are all quite funny.

However, as time went by, it seems that everyone still prefers his first movie, "Goodbye Mr. Loser".

It's still hilarious when I watch it again.

Shen Teng and Mary have always been partners.

From their earliest variety show skits to their appearances on the Spring Festival Gala, and finally to their movie roles, they have always been the best duo in the hearts of the audience!

Shen and Ma are a perfect match!

However, Mary was suddenly removed from the role of the female lead in this movie.

Audiences didn't accept the later female lead in the film.

If you're going to cast Dongmei, then cast Dongmei! Why change someone else?!

Netizens are complaining online that the movie is good, but they wonder if they could change the female lead.

Give me back Dongmei!
In addition to that, this movie has another reason for its explosive popularity.

It's its theme song, "Burn My Calories".

This song is quite catchy, and it's a perfect match for this kind of funny and abstract movie.

The film's producers also specially invited the newly formed girl group Rocket Girls 101 to perform.

This song is considered a lowbrow, uncultured pop song, and Rocket Girls 101 was completely relegated to the status of a "rustic" girl group because of it.

After the theme song was released, Yang Chaoyue's lyrics "Burn my calories" became a hit online.

"I hold my breath every day in order to get a slim waist."

"To fit into a bikini, I ate so much grass I became a salad connoisseur."

"Naturally beautiful, it's hard to hide; unfortunately, she never gets tired of eating anything."

"I'll work hard, I'll work hard, I'll become a heartthrob!"

Calories are my nemesis.

"Burn my calories"

Many people may not have heard the full version of this song, but they have definitely heard of this line.

So Yang Chaoyue is truly destined for success.

It's a song sung by 11 people, but only her line became a hit.

This lyric even became a popular internet meme in 2018.

After finishing filming that day, Lin Shaobai returned to the hotel.

He lay in bed looking at the good news his agent had sent him.

The movie "Cry Me a Sad River", in which he starred and was the lead actor, ultimately grossed 10 billion yuan.

Everyone who comes has to say that Lin Shaobai is awesome.

A film with a budget of 20 million, no promotion, and no production team, only grossed 300 million at the box office in the original timeline.

This time, however, Lin Shaobai's traffic surged by a billion.

These will all be directly included in Lin Shaobai's box office performance.

The director who was originally filming this show was grinning from ear to ear.

It was just a collaboration with a friend, inviting his son to act in the movie.

Unexpectedly, his friend's son suddenly became a sensation and became a top celebrity.

This is truly a stroke of good luck.

Actually, this movie is not bad; the plot is decent, and the core theme is quite thought-provoking.

There have been many films on this type of subject, but few are well-made.

With a top star like Lin Shaobai promoting it, people will definitely be more willing to go to the cinema to watch it.

While looking at his phone, Lin Shaobai suddenly received a message from Cheng Xiao.

I heard you're filming in this mountain city. It just so happens I'm here too, how about we meet up?

Lin Shaobai understood what she meant by those words.

About 30 minutes later, Cheng Xiao arrived at the hotel where Lin Shaobai was staying.

Not long after they went inside, Cheng Xiao came to Lin Shaobai's side.

"Kobayashi, it's been a long time!"

"That's true."

Cheng Xiao looked at Lin Shaobai and slowly put her arms around his neck.

Where does fertilization need to be applied?

"Oh, don't ask. I have something urgent to do later."

After the two of them had a lot of trouble...

Cheng Xiao, her hair disheveled, sat on the edge of the bed.

After a moment, as if remembering something, she suddenly turned to look at Lin Shaobai: "Oh right, I forgot to congratulate you, the movie did very well."

Lin Shaobai lay on the bed: "It's alright."

Cheng Xiao: "You're getting more and more popular. I wonder if I could latch onto your coattails?"

"Pfft." Lin Shaobai laughed out loud.

Cheng Xiao frowned, somewhat puzzled: "What are you laughing at? I..."

Lin Shaobai: "I remember what you said before. Don't worry, with these two talent shows becoming so popular, everyone will definitely be making talent shows. Your dance skills can't be wasted. If there's an opportunity, I'll recommend you to the production team. Don't worry."

Cheng Xiao smiled slightly, thinking that he had gotten the answer he wanted.

"And what about television programs?"

"I suggest you don't film television."

"Huh? You look down on me?!"

"I didn't say that, I just think you're better suited for variety shows. If you insist on acting in dramas... then I suggest you seriously study acting skills. Otherwise, you'll be constantly criticized by netizens and ridiculed by marketing accounts. Are you sure you want that?"

Time flies, tomorrow will be the last day of 2024.

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