Chinese entertainment: Top stars started being pursued by young actresses

Chapter 71. Sister Duling, you're going to use the "sea of ​​questions" strategy (Please continue reading)

On the last night before the end of the Spring Festival holiday, Chen Duling sat on a bench under an outdoor street lamp.

She was wearing a long down jacket, a navy blue scarf, and her hair was naturally down.

She was about to fly away for work, so she accompanied her mother to buy some things before leaving.

Her mother went into the store, and she waited patiently outside.

While waiting, I started reading some short poems in my phone's notes app.

Are you capable of entering the heart of my lake and reading me?

Read my boring soul.

[Read my ramblings and confusion]

Read the deepest expectation in my heart.

Chen Duling is a rather peculiar girl.

She can play the piano, has a literary temperament, understands classical Chinese poetry, is proficient in mathematics, physics and chemistry, and in her teenage years she also did anime cosplay and was particularly good at playing games.

It is impossible to define her personality from just one aspect.

As she was writing, a caller ID suddenly popped up at the top of the screen.

Lin Shaobai

"Ok?"

Chen Duling's eyes widened instantly.

I could hardly believe that I received a call from Lin Shaobai at this time!
"It's... Lin Shaobai's?"

Chen Duling held up her phone and let the ringtone run for a few seconds before answering.

"Hey?"

"Hi, Sister Ling."

"teacher LIN?"

"As expected, no matter how much time has passed, you still like to call me Teacher Lin."

Lin Shaobai looked somewhat helpless.

It doesn't matter, call it whatever you like.

"I really didn't expect you to call me."

"I've been quite busy lately and haven't had time to wish you a Happy Chinese New Year. By the way, how have you been lately?"

"...Oh, I see."

Chen Duling leaned back in her chair as she spoke.

"Actually, I wanted to call you before, but I was too embarrassed to bother you because you're so busy with work."

Why are you calling me?

"Yes, I'm a bit troubled. I always feel like I'm not up to the task in this industry. Sometimes I feel quite tired."

"Um……"

"But I didn't intend to give up, I just... sighed."

After Chen Duling achieved some success with the movie "The Left Ear", her subsequent drama series flopped completely.

Some people say she spent seven years making ineffective dramas and they don't know what she was doing.
With her competitive and academically gifted personality, she would naturally feel frustrated.

"It's okay. After all, this is an industry you've never been into before. Take your time. I think someone as academically gifted as you would excel in any industry."

Lin Shaobai comforted her on the other end of the phone.

"Really?"

"Hmm. You have ambition, that's enough. If all else fails, you could try the 'practice makes perfect' approach?"

"The sea of ​​questions strategy?"

Chen Duling had heard of this during her student days, but how come there's such a saying in the acting industry?

Lin Shaobai: "Act more, and reflect on your shortcomings. I think you'll definitely improve if you act more. These are some of my suggestions; you can decide for yourself."

Chen Duling listened attentively, always approaching the conversation with a learning attitude.

"Thank you. I have something to do, so I'll hang up now."

"It's okay. Bye-bye."

"Bye-Bye."

Chen Duling hung up the phone and looked at her mother: "Mom."

"Who are you chatting with? You seem to be having a great time."

"a friend."

"Friends in the same circle?"

"Ah."

"Dudu, Mom has been thinking that if it's really too hard, you should come back." Chen Duling exhaled a breath of cold air, her usual smile on her face.

The soft light from the streetlamp fell on the top of her smooth hair, illuminating every single strand.

"Nothing is tiring, but Mom, I know exactly what I'm doing right now, so you don't need to worry."

After saying that, Chen Duling took her mother's arm and said, "Let's go."

"How could Mom not worry about you?"

"fine."

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After the Spring Festival holiday, Lin Shaobai went to Dachang to continue recording Idol Producer.

The trainees were eliminated again before the recording.

The elimination round of the 35-to-20 eliminations has ended, and the next step is the trainee-mentor collaboration performance.

I like to do these things every year.

The mentors choose songs and the trainees perform on the same stage.

First, several songs are given as options. Trainees choose their favorite songs and guess which mentor might be featured in the song.

Simply put, it all comes down to choosing a mentor.

The five mentors we'll be collaborating with this time are Lin Shaobai, Zhang Xingxing, Cheng Xiao, Zhou Jieqiong, and Wang Jiaer.

Zhang Xingxing, Wang Jiaer, and Lin Shaobai chose their own songs.

After careful consideration, Lin Shaobai chose the song "Quietly".

His other songs all have a somewhat bitter and resentful feel to them, but only "Quietly" evokes the feeling of being in love.

Boys this age don't have that many profound and bitter experiences.

Besides, the young girls in the audience must also like sweet romance.

This song is quite sweet and fits the current environment very well.

Lin Shaobai also brought gifts for the other mentors and trainees during his visit.

This is a recording of a collaboration stage, specifically the song selection and team formation segment.

Trainees will choose their desired mentors one by one based on the previous rankings.

Cai Kunkun came in first place; he was the first one.

He came to the camera alone and said, "Originally, I wanted to choose a song by PD Zhang, but... I actually wanted to try something different, something new. I've always liked Teacher Lin's songs, so I wanted to collaborate with him once, since there probably won't be many more opportunities after this, right?"

After babbling on and on, Cai Kunkun chose to enter the room where the song "Quietly" was playing.

The five mentors in charge of the collaboration are all in separate rooms, where screens display the trainees' choices.

Cheng Xiao happened to be sitting next to Lin Shaobai: "It seems that Cai Kunkun admires Teacher Lin a lot."

Lin Shaobai smiled.

The trainees who appeared later all went to Lin Shaobai's room.

There's also Chen Linong, the trainee from Taiwan.

He is also a big fan of Lin Shaobai, and he immediately chose to listen to Lin Shaobai's song "Quietly".

Lin Shaobai's popularity among the trainees is visibly high.

Before they knew it, the seven people in Lin Shaobai's room had all been assembled.

Zhou Jieqiong chose the pop diva's song "Agent J".

You can tell from the name that it's an energetic dance performance.

After this segment of the recording ended, Lin Shaobai went to an empty room to retrieve something.

Suddenly, Wang Jiaer ran out and hugged his neck.

Lin Shaobai felt his throat being squeezed, making it hard to breathe: "Let go."

Fortunately, there were no cameras here.

"Old Lin, answer one question and I'll let you go."

"what is the problem?"

"What do you think is the meaning of life?"

"Huh? You lost a dare?"

Lin Shaobai didn't understand what Wang Jiaer was thinking.

"Hey bro, this is a question worth thinking about, don't you think?"

"You're only alive because your parents had sex. Don't try to find any meaning in life. Let go."

(End of this chapter)