Chinese Entertainment 2017: Starting from the Top Writers

Chapter 419 Football Confrontation, Oda's Method
Deng Chao and others were not surprised that Zhang Ruonan could recognize Lin Li's car, but they did not expect that Lin Li had already driven a Rolls-Royce model that had not yet been officially launched on the market.

Is this the privilege of the superior?

With emotion in their hearts, a group of people walked to the edge of the court with their own thoughts and prepared to welcome the visitors.

As far as they could see, the car stopped and the door opened. The first thing that came into their sight was a pair of straight long legs, followed by a tall figure that swiftly got out of the car.

When he stood still, he still looked tall and straight even next to the huge Cullinan.

The man looked around and then paused with his gaze in front of them. Then he smiled and trotted over.

He was wearing a black sportswear, with broad shoulders and a narrow waist, and a straight posture. There was no trace of a bossy demeanor on his face, and he looked just like a clear-headed college student.

"Hey! Director Lin! I've heard so much about you! I've finally waited for you! I'm actor Deng Chao! Nice to meet you!"

With exaggerated expressions and movements, Deng Chao took several steps forward, grasped Lin Li's hands, and shook them while shouting hello.

"Get out of the way! Hello, Director Lin! I'm actor Zheng Kai! I'm cheap and useful! If you need a role, you can find me!"

Zheng Kai pushed Deng Chao away, held Lin Li's hands and introduced him seriously.

"You get out of the way too! Hello Director Lin, I'm actor Li Chen. I'm different from them. I'm not picky. I can play any role!"

"You move aside too! Hello, Director Lin, I'm actress Yang Ying..."

……

The members of the Running Man team took turns to come forward and greeted everyone in a cursory manner. Their expressions and movements were extremely exaggerated. After all the greetings, Lin Li was unable to utter a word.

The main thing was that they came and left quickly, not giving him a chance to speak.

Lin Li glanced at the more than ten black cameras beside and behind them. Although he knew that they were doing it for the show effect, he couldn't help but admire how open they were.

"Hello everyone, I'm Lin Li."

Lin Li smiled and waved to the members of the Running Man team.

"Tsk, welcome Director Lin, Director Lin's arrival makes us..."

"Pengpi shines!"

As Deng Chao stepped forward with a drawn-out ending, Zheng Kai and other members of the Running Man team also stepped forward with Deng Chao, opened their arms and shouted in unison.

It can be seen that they have a great understanding of each other.

"Thank you."

Lin Li clasped his hands together to express his gratitude.

After the fun, Chen Weiting and Deng Lun also came forward to say hello. Although they were not as respectful in front of the camera as they were in private, they both showed great respect.

"Sister Mi, long time no see."

Lin Li looked at Yang Mi, who was standing beside him with a smile on her face, and greeted her in a familiar manner.

"Hey Director Lin, the last time we met was at the Starlight Awards, right?"

"Director Lin has been very active recently. My new summer drama will soon compete with your Nanxun Culture's new drama. Director Lin, please go easy on me."

Yang Mi, wearing a red sportswear and a white baseball cap, curved her iconic fox eyes at Lin Li and smiled charmingly.

When shaking hands, she did not forget to gently scratch Lin Li's palm. She really never forgot to tease him.

"Mi Jie is joking. The market is so big and the themes are so different. It's fine as long as they are both popular."

Lin Li kept smiling and didn't dare to react too much.

It’s not that he was afraid of the camera, but he could clearly feel the two eyes staring at him.

If he had known he would not have come. Xiao Zhang did not explain clearly, and Xiao Tian is here too!
“Yes, let’s go viral together.”

Yang Mi stared at Lin Li with a playful smile. Seeing that he did not respond, she naturally guessed that it must have something to do with the two girls beside him.

"Oda is here too! I haven't heard of him before."

Lin Li nodded politely to Yang Mi, then turned his gaze to Tian Xiwei standing beside him.

"I didn't expect to meet Director Lin here today. What a surprise."

Tian Xiwei curved her big watery eyes towards Lin Li, then took a step forward and gave Lin Li a gentle hug.

"You have to let me go today!"

They separated at the touch, but he could hear clearly the coquettish voice that Tian Xiwei lowered when she got close to his ear.

"Well, I'm also surprised. Xiaotian has become more beautiful recently."

Lin Li remained calm as he looked at Tian Xiwei and praised her with a smile.

When the two hugged, everyone around them was stunned. It was normal to hug familiar friends when recording a variety show, but due to Lin Li's status, everyone greeted him politely and did not make any intimate gestures.

They didn't expect that Tian Xiwei didn't care at all and took the initiative to hug Lin Li. Lin Li also behaved very naturally.

So the rumors in the circle about the relationship between these two people are probably almost certain, then what about this Zhang Ruonan... is it all true?
Everyone looked at their nose with their eyes and at their heart with their nose, and they all had a glimmer of understanding.

Looks like today is going to be interesting!
"Ruonan, if you ask me to help you today, you have to treat me to a meal."

There is no need to say hello to Zhang Ruonan specifically. After all, she was the one who invited me here, so there is no need to deliberately keep a distance.

Lin Li walked to her side naturally and spoke leisurely.

"No problem, both meals are fine."

Zhang Ruonan looked up at him, curved her beautiful eyes, and smiled lightly.

"Deal, leave it to me today."

Lin Li smiled and took charge of the task.

"Humph!"

Tian Xiwei snorted inwardly with displeasure, and felt a little uncomfortable watching the interaction between the two.

Knowing something and seeing it with your own eyes are two different feelings.

After the greetings, everyone moved to the center of the court.

After everyone stood still, the program crew opposite them pointed dozens of cameras at them. Director Yao Yitian also stood up from his chair, trotted over to shake hands with Lin Li and said hello, then returned to sit down in the crowd of the program crew and raised the loudspeaker in his hand.

Lin Li was also very calm. Even though this guy used his relationship with Zhang Ruonan to trick him into appearing on the show, it was just a stretch and it was not a big deal.

"First of all, let us welcome the foreign guest invited by Teacher Zhang Ruonan, our teacher Nan Xun, with applause."

"Wow~" "Woo~"

Everyone applauded and cheered to welcome them.

Lin Li kept smiling, looked around and nodded in response.

"Next, we will split into two groups."

"We will form a group consisting of Brother Chao, Chen He, Sister Mi, Chen Weiting, Zhang Ruonan, and Teacher Nanxun."

"Brother Chen, Yang Ying, Zheng Kai, Wang Zulan, Lu Han, Deng Lun, and Xiao Tian form a group."

"The two groups are divided into red and blue teams to play football against each other."

"Whoever scores more goals within the allotted time wins. Is that clear?"

Yao Yitian held up a loudspeaker and began to divide everyone into groups and announced the rules of the competition.

"understand!"

Lin Li and others responded in unison that only a fool would not understand such a simple rule.

"Okay, it'll start in half an hour, everyone please be ready."

Yao Yitian announced the end and the staff came in to start the final preparations.

"Director Lin, have you ever played football?"

During the warm-up break, Zhang Ruonan tilted her head and asked Lin Li.

"Would you regret it if I said no?"

Lin Li responded to her with a relaxed look while swinging his legs.

"what!?"

Zhang Ruonan was startled, stopped what she was doing and turned to look at him.

"Don't worry, I played against them a few times during my freshman year."

Lin Li smiled and comforted her.

"That's good. Even though I can't do it, I can cheer you on."

Zhang Ruonan clenched her fists towards him and said seriously.

"thank you."

Lin Li was touched by her cute little action and smiled with curved eyebrows.

"Hey~"

Zhang Ruonan chuckled and acted much more lively today than usual.

In fact, what Zhang Ruonan was thinking was that, at least in this matter, Lin Li should have only done it with her.

As for Oda...she doesn't count, after all, she is from another team.

On the other side, Tian Xiwei became more and more indignant when she saw Lin Li and Zhang Ruonan talking and laughing together.

She also wanted to be on the same team with Lin Li.

After Lin Li changed into his team uniform and warmed up, he adapted to the field and the ball. Having not played football for a long time, he did feel very unfamiliar.

So Lin Li repeatedly juggled the ball on his toes. Fortunately, his excellent physical fitness and motor nerves allowed him to adapt quickly.

Boys always have a desire to win in this kind of ball game, and he is no exception.

At this time, the number of people watching around the stadium began to gradually increase, and they surrounded the football field in three layers inside and outside, making it impossible to get in or out.

They shouted the names of their favorite stars in the arena, and the voices shouting "Nanjing University" were undoubtedly the most numerous.

As the noise grew louder, Lin Li could no longer pretend not to see it, and waved around like everyone else. Unexpectedly, this attracted even louder shouts.

Lin Li had no choice but to continue warming up obediently.

Zhang Ruonan smiled upon seeing this and moved around beside him.

"Habaer!"

Tian Xiwei also spat when she saw this, but her face was full of pride.

About half an hour later, with Yao Yitian's command, the judges from the program team began to enter the venue.

It was originally an entertainment match and there was no strategy involved. Lin Li won a forward position because of his strong physique. Strictly speaking, the ones who really played a role were the boys on both sides. As for the girls, they just served as embellishments.

As the whistle sounded, Lin Li moved.

Since he has come to participate, he has no intention of giving in.

He took the lead, relying on his physical advantage to resist the siege of Zheng Kai and Deng Lun and forced a breakthrough. He then used his speed to shake off the two and then ran all the way into the penalty area and shot directly into the right side of the goal in one go.

As the goalkeeper, Wang Zulan was a little dazed looking at the spinning football. Lin Li's speed was too fast. He saw the ball coming in before he could even see clearly, and he had no time to react.

Cheers rang out inside and outside the football field. Deng Chao and others gathered around Lin Li and high-fived to celebrate. Their red team was leading 1-0.

"Director Lin is so handsome!"

Zhang Ruonan trotted over and gave Lin Li a thumbs up.

"That is."

Lin Li raised his chin proudly after receiving the praise, feeling very proud.

Tian Xiwei on the opposite side watched the interaction between the two from afar with narrowed eyes. She thought of an idea and after whispering with Yang Ying and others, she walked to the goal, put on gloves and replaced Wang Zulan's goalkeeper position under Lin Li's surprised gaze.

Seeing Lin Li looking over, she raised her eyebrows at him and made a proud face.

Good guy, really good guy!
Lin Li didn't expect that this girl could come up with such a trick to defeat him.

The whistle sounded again, and Lin Li's attack began to become hesitant. In desperation, he had to pass the ball to Deng Chao.

After Deng Chao got the ball, the game became purely for entertainment. The football turned into handball. All the players on both sides committed fouls, which offset each other and they got a chance for a free throw.

So, Lin Li stood outside the free throw line and looked at Tian Xiwei not far away and began to worry.

If this ball goes in, won't he get punched twice?

(End of this chapter)