Artists under the Rebirth of the Coal Boss

Chapter 92: Max Level Auto-Pickup Skill!
"Body Awakening and Limb Liberation: The Methodology of Experimental Drama at Lanju Workshop" - Annotated Notes by Jin Shijie.

The text mentions that choosing professional sports can help release stress and better promote physical awakening and liberation...

In addition, Ding Ye once told Lin Xingzhuo that the rules were based on Neba Jo-style wrestling, which was the strongest.

Since he was going to choose a professional sport to relieve stress, Lin Xingzhuo naturally wanted to learn the best one.

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As for the streets...

The mine protection team of Jinyuan Huwei Coal Mine Company was once a formidable force in northwestern Shanxi, relying entirely on three things:
Lots of money! Lots of brothers! Lots of connections!
What's the use of having the best martial arts skills?

It was often an honest, unassuming miner, a cigarette dangling from his lips, who would silently pull out his firecracker and fire it in one shot!
Oops!

Lin Xingzhuo felt that he was slowly being corrupted by the mindset of coal-based capital...

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After filling out the registration form and packing his workout bag, Lin Xingzhuo prepared to leave.

Passing by the hotel's yoga area...

Yang Mi is practicing yoga with Ruby Lin.

Compared to Yang Mi, who only knows some basic moves, Ruby Lin, whose career is at a low point, is clearly working harder.

Advanced yoga poses such as Scorpion Pose, King Pigeon Pose, Peacock Pose, and Figure-eight Twist are in no way inferior to the top-grade temple chickens in Indian temples.

Especially that hip extension!!

Lin Xingzhuo couldn't even imagine how happy Huo Jianhua was...

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Lin Xingzhuo did not go up to greet him.

In the early 2000s, due to limited information flow, Ruby Lin benefited greatly from her role as Ziwei in "My Fair Princess" in the Chinese entertainment industry. She was extremely popular with audiences, and her public image was that of a pure and innocent girl...

In reality, she was a spoiled princess since childhood, a Taiwanese girl who loves spicy hot pot.

Ignoring the school's public criticism during the school term, she secretly shortened her school uniform skirt to expose her thighs and replaced her white socks with black stockings.

To satisfy a girl's heart, she simultaneously dated a senior on the school's basketball team, a junior on the soccer team, and a classmate on the baseball team. This can be considered the first generation of three "Xinru's personal favorites".

Later, due to his bad reputation at his original school, his family arranged for him to transfer to another school.

After transferring schools, the beautiful Lin Xinru attracted many admirers and received several love letters every day, but she didn't choose any of them.

It wasn't that she had high standards, but rather that she wanted to see those people being tricked.

So she posted these love letters on the school bulletin board for everyone to see, which was the male version of "slut-shaming".

She stood on the second floor, observing coldly as these people were ridiculed, while muttering a few words to herself:

"Turtle man, so disgusting!"

"Look at you, you toad, do you even want to eat swan meat?"

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The stark contrast between Lin Xinru's public persona and her actual personality led to a constant stream of negative press and a decline in her reputation after the internet became widespread.

He was famous for only a few years, and his career started to decline as his roles faded away...

According to Lin Xingzhuo's memories of her past life, "Beauty's Rival in Palace" was a shot in the arm for Ruby Lin's career. The role of Dou Yifang briefly propelled her back to the top tier of celebrities.

However, with the advent of the mobile internet era and the rapid spread of information, Ruby Lin's reputation began to plummet.

This former top-tier actress from mainland China eventually retreated to Taibei to develop her career...

This can be seen as a microcosm of the decline of Taiwanese capital in mainland China.

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Actually, among female celebrities of all generations in the Chinese entertainment industry...

The luckiest are actresses born in the mid-85s like Yang Mi. Their development coincided with the golden age of film and television, resulting in some representative works and high national recognition. Their peak coincided with the era of internet celebrities, successfully gaining commercial value.

Unlike Zhang Ziyi and Gong Li's generation, they don't have to worry about how to create art every day.

Unlike artists who debuted during the era of pure internet traffic, they don't have to be swept up by internet traffic and divided up the few remaining entertainment markets.

The post-85 actresses are truly the lucky ones in the entertainment industry, boasting both high reputation and popularity.

As for being controlled by capital, the entertainment industry has always been controlled by capital.

Hong Kong actors used to be forced to film at gunpoint, but mainland actors have had a much better time since the crackdown on organized crime. They can even turn their lives around and become their own business owners. TVB actors can't even imagine such a thing.

Yang Mi became popular again with "Palace", and later she brought newcomers to act in "Swords of Legends".

This actress is truly a powerhouse among the post-85 generation of actresses. Despite one flop after another, you'd be surprised to find that, 20 years later, she's still a top-tier star.

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After finishing her workout, Lin Xingzhuo didn't rush back to her room. Instead, she went to the barbecue stall across the street from the hotel and ordered...

We ordered two skewers of grilled chicken wings, one skewer of grilled rice crust, one skewer of grilled pig's trotters, five skewers of grilled pork shoulder, and a bottle of chilled Taihu Lake beer.

A simple trick to make food disappear, leaving you feeling satisfied after a meal.

On the way back, I spotted a dazed-looking girl huddled in a corner at the bus stop next to the hotel, like a wounded kitten.

"Hey! Wake up! Wake up!"

Lin Xingzhuo went over and rummaged around, only to find that Mao Xiaotong's body was soaking wet. Upon accidentally touching her body, he discovered that she was frighteningly hot.

Looking around, apart from the two shirtless men drinking at the food stalls across the street, there was no one else who seemed to be with Mao Xiaotong.

This is the biggest disadvantage of working independently in the entertainment industry: when trouble arises, you have to shoulder it all by yourself, without anyone to lend a hand.

So be it...

Lin Xingzhuo picked up the soaking wet Mao Xiaotong. The girl looked small, but her wet sun-protective jacket clung to her body, outlining her curves—and they were surprisingly sexy!
Speaking of which, could my rebirth's cheat code be a maxed-out auto-pickup skill? I picked up wild yogurt and magnolia cakes first, and now it's even more outrageous—I've picked up a wild actor?!
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I remember when I was reviewing the TV series "Nothing But Thirty" in my previous life, I went through Mao Xiaotong's actor profile.

I roughly know what happened to her this time...

This must be the first major blow she's suffered since entering the Chinese entertainment industry! It's the kind that deals real damage...

If she were in a garden, she would most likely find happiness. Unfortunately, she's in the thorny, cutthroat entertainment industry; she's lucky she wasn't completely devoured…

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Lin Xingzhuo brought Mao Xiaotong to the hotel and said to the receptionist, "Hello, the crew of 'Beauty's Rival in Palace,' please book another room."

The receptionist said, "I'm sorry, the crew of 'The Treasure Hunter' is here, and all the rooms are booked."

Lin Xingzhuo said, "I remember the film crew has a backup room?"

The receptionist checked the records and said, "I'm sorry, your crew's spare room 807 has already been taken."

Lin Xingzhuo asked in confusion, "What's going on? No one has come to visit the set these past two days?"

The receptionist looked at the check-in log and explained, "Ms. Deng has booked a room for Qianqian."

The receptionist said that Ms. Deng was Deng Sha, who played Li Miaoren.

As for this Qianqian, Lin Xingzhuo couldn't remember her for a moment.

Is he in the industry? I've never heard of him...

Or perhaps a high-ranking executive at Deng Sha's agency?

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With no other option, Lin Xingzhuo took Mao Xiaotong back to their room and took out his Nokia 5230 to call Xiao Ma to help him run an errand to buy and return Ruizhiqing.

As I passed room 807 on the eighth floor, I faintly heard a dog barking inside…

(End of this chapter)