A grand feast for the Chinese entertainment industry

Chapter 62 Excessive
Twelve people were interviewed, and eleven were hired.

Only one girl listed her height as 165cm on her profile, but her actual height was only 163cm. She didn't even pass the first round. Being two or three centimeters shorter isn't a big problem in itself, but what's baffling is that height isn't something you report to fool your fans. It's something that's obvious in everyday interactions, so why would anyone deliberately fill in false information?

But it's fine without her. The remaining eleven girls, standing there in unison, all with straight postures and long legs, with the largest height difference being only four centimeters, are truly a sight to behold.

The oldest is Liu Xiaoli, who is 37 years old, while the youngest is only 20 years old.

In the building that Moyan and Rolling Stone jointly rented, after discussions between the two companies, they gave Lin Jianlu a large portion of the top four floors—the fully renovated space was originally intended to imitate Rolling Stone's headquarters in Taiwan, creating an open-style small salon area, but now it's been taken over by Lin Jianlu.

A large mirror and a training bar will be installed soon, and this place will immediately become a large training room.

Old Xue originally intended to place them all under the name of Rock Records' subsidiary, to be supported by Rock Records, but Lin Jianlu objected. Not only would he continue to pay the venue rental fee, but he would also pay the dancers' wages—which weren't high to begin with, and excluding extra bonuses for performances, normally it was only 15,000 yuan per person per year. It wasn't worth taking advantage of them for such a small amount. After all, these people were mainly backup dancers for his own live performances, and had nothing to do with the record company. It was better to clarify things.

Lin Jianlu doesn't plan to teach himself, since he's only a mediocre person.

We hired a professional street dancer to teach the basics. The requirements weren't high, since all the girls were professional dancers, including national first-class performers who had won national awards. Their basic skills were definitely solid, and some of them even knew street dance. So, in a month, they would learn the basic concepts and movements of street dance and master the moves in "Bei'er Shuang".

On the first day the teacher came, Lin Jianlu also went to practice with him.

It felt great to work up a sweat, and at the same time, I took the opportunity to observe these girls.

Their basic skills are really solid, but many of them come from ethnic dance, classical dance, etc., so they are indeed a little unaccustomed to street dance—but it's not a big problem, they'll get used to it with practice.

Lin Jianlu practiced for only an hour before disappearing.

He's been feeling a bit conflicted lately; he's been hanging out with these slim-waisted, long-legged girls all the time and he's finding it hard to keep up.

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There's wine again today; Liu Huan is back.

He's a tenured university teacher, a music professor at the University of International Business and Economics. He takes an overseas trip almost every summer without fail. I called him before when we were planning to meet up, but he was abroad. He just got back a couple of days ago and called me again to make plans.

Liang Yongqi was once puzzled as to why Lin Jianlu liked to associate with a group of older women. But what she didn't know was that it wasn't just about older women; Lin Jianlu also preferred to hang out with a group of older men.

In Taiwan, he liked chatting with Lao Li the most; in the capital, it was Liu Huan.

Older men are more interesting; they are knowledgeable, open-minded, and can talk about anything and understand each other, unlike young men who are proud, ignorant, and fragile, and whose mood can be ruined at the slightest disagreement.

Gao Yuanyuan has returned to Fengtai. In a few days, her senior year of high school will start. No matter how playful she is, she knows that she should at least go home for a few days during the summer vacation and not continue to hang out on the film set.

Jiang Qinqin and Zuo Xiaoqian both went back to their hometowns for summer vacation and were not in the capital.

Lin Jianlu is not bringing anyone with her today.

Not many people were invited; it was mainly a small gathering of Liu Huan's own friends. Lin Jianlu was most familiar with Sanbao, but she unexpectedly saw Naying. Upon asking, she learned that they had both studied under Teacher Gu Jianfen and were considered senior and junior disciples. Since she happened to be in the capital, she was invited as well.

Drinking and chatting.

However, just as they were getting into the swing of things and chatting most enthusiastically, Lin Jianlu suddenly received a call from Lin Qingxia.

He was surprised. "You've come to the capital?"

Lin Qingxia, looking quite pleased, asked, "Yes! Surprise or shock?"

Lin Jianlu laughed happily, "I'm neither surprised nor shocked, but I'm a little worried about my wallet. Since you're here, I should at least cover your food and lodging, right?"

Lin Qingxia burst into laughter. Having no other choice, Lin Jianlu had to apologize and temporarily desert the drinking party.

Sanbao joked from the side, "Hey, my girlfriend's here! Don't mind if I sell this news to those tabloids? I bet it'll be enough to cover tonight's drinks!"

Na-ying then said, "Let's do it together! I'll find Liang Yongqi and sell this information to her! She'll definitely buy it! Then we'll see who makes more money."

The group burst into laughter.

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She had already checked into the Great Wall Hotel. Lin Jianlu knocked on the door, and when she opened it and saw it was Lin Jianlu, she immediately opened her arms wide. "Come on! We finally have a chance to have a secret date. Give me a hug!"

Lin Jianlu laughed and picked her up. "Oh, you're a bit lighter. Have you lost weight?"

When I put it down and took a closer look, sure enough, even her face looked thinner.

When a person loses weight, they become more energetic, and it feels like she has instantly returned to her peak condition when she was in her early thirties.

"I have to lose weight, or I'll never get married! I need to lose weight, get married quickly, and then I can eat more."

"Hahahaha!"

She was wearing a pomegranate red spaghetti strap dress, and the small cardigan on top was already hanging on the hanger. It was even clearer that the little bit of fat that was still clearly visible on her shoulders and arms this spring had disappeared. I noticed that she had lost some weight at the party not long ago, but it wasn't that obvious at the time. Now, it seems that she has been torturing herself quite a bit.

Lin Jianlu felt relaxed with her. After sitting on the sofa inside, as she poured water into the kettle, she leaned against the small bar and looked back at Lin Jianlu. "Old Zhang said you're incredibly lazy and always unwilling to go back to Hong Kong. What are you busy with here?"

"Busy...living."

"Ha! Making money, honey? Old Zhang said you've got a mountain of work in Hong Kong and Taiwan, and tons of commercial performance invitations from all over the place. What? Not making any money?"

"Sigh...it's not just that, there's so much work to do, we can't finish it all!"

As he spoke, he stared at Brigitte Lin's waist—oh my, you have to admit, the foundation of Southeast Asia's number one beauty is truly excellent. When she was a bit fuller, she was still incredibly graceful, but once she lost weight, she looked like she was ten years younger, becoming even more elegant and beautiful.

The water was already running. She opened her suitcase, bent down to take out the tea she had brought, and said, "People, when you get to my age, you'll understand that you only really make money in a few years of your life; the rest of the time you're just earning a salary. So when you're at the peak of your career, don't waste your time!"

Lin Jianlu snorted an "Mmm" through his nostrils, which was considered his reply.

He understood this principle perfectly well. In fact, he had been working hard all his life, sometimes broadcasting two shows a day. What was he hoping for? Wasn't he just hoping that one day he could become as popular as Guo Youcai?

It's both regrettable and indescribable that in his previous life, he waited ten years for that day but it never came; instead, he transmigrated. And once he transmigrated, his success soared to a level completely beyond what he had expected in his previous life—an Asian superstar, earning millions of dollars from a single diamond!
She opened the tea canister, took out tea leaves and put them into the teacup. While waiting for the water to boil, she turned around and saw Lin Jianlu staring intently at her legs. So she deliberately lifted her skirt up until it was almost up to her thighs, and gave her a flirtatious wink, "Does it look good?"

Lin Jianlu chuckled and changed the subject, "Why did you suddenly come to the mainland?"

She leaned against the bar and said, “I have an older sister in mainland China, you didn’t know that? Her name is Lin Li, she married and moved to Henan Province. She’s six years older than me, and we didn’t meet until I came to the mainland in 90. Not long ago, she told me that her child was getting married. Originally, her parents were going to come, but they were too old, so I volunteered. The child should be considered my…nephew, right?”

"Oh...wow..."

"What do you mean by 'wow'? Are you mocking me for my sister's child getting married while I'm not married yet?"

"That's it."

"Hey... that's going too far!"

(End of this chapter)