Chinese entertainment: Top stars started being pursued by young actresses

Chapter 114, Section 113: A Little Joy with My Senior Sister Joining the Cast, Yingzi Starts Filming (6K)

On September 3rd, the TV series "Battle Through the Heavens," adapted from the well-known novel, was released.

After all, it's a very popular and trending IP, and many people are looking forward to this TV series.

This novel was also popular among teenagers because the comic book adaptation was a huge success, and the characters became very memorable.

Medusa was incredibly popular and terrifying at the time...

However, this TV adaptation has been widely criticized.

From head to toe, only Wu Lei's portrayal of Xiao Yan seems to fit the image.

Only he could portray that youthful spirit and high spirits.

All the female leads, special effects, and supporting characters that followed seemed to have absolutely no connection to the original character.

The worst part is the special effects are terrible. What the heck is this "battle aura transforming into a horse" thing?!
And those wings on the back look a lot like Orleans chicken wings.

I wonder how much alcohol the director drank to make this kind of TV series.

The Doupo IP was pretty bad from the start; the anime adaptation was a complete mess, with extremely ugly character models.

The TV adaptation was also a piece of crap; there was fighting spirit turning into horses, spicy chicken wings, and the female lead, Little Fairy Doctor, was made mentally challenged...

Fortunately, the Doupo anime IP was later handed over to another production company, and it rose to a whole new level.

At least the rustic feel is gone.

Another game that underwent a similarly drastic change is Jade Dynasty.

The TV adaptation of "Zhu Xian" was also a piece of crap; the only part that received less criticism was Bi Yao, played by Zhao Liying.

The first animated series of Jade Dynasty wasn't very good either; the character modeling was terrible. The second series was a bit better.

Adaptation is a tough job, and many directors will take the dross and discard the essence.

Get rid of all the good stuff and keep all the bad stuff.

are you crazy.

This has offended both book fans and viewers of the TV series.

As a result, the TV series "Battle Through the Heavens" became the latest target of criticism from marketing accounts.

Later, this IP was adapted into a second TV series, Battle Through the Heavens: The Return of the Young.

The plot remains explosive, and the dialogue remains vicious.

It was also adapted into a movie, starring Marbury Chan.

Just watching the trailer makes you too lazy to even complain.

Xiao Yan is so ugly in the movie, he doesn't look like a young boy at all. The other female characters also seem to be quite old, they should be called "Battle Through the Heavens Auntie".

Does anyone actually watch this kind of movie?
Unless you're a fan...

Those who think they have too much money can go ahead and waste it.

What's so ugly about it? It's always looked this ugly all these years. Don't lie through your teeth.

On September 10th, Lin Shaobai officially wrapped up filming his scenes in the movie "Better Days"!
His first film role was Qi Ming in "Cry Me a Sad River", and his second film role was Xiao Bei in "Better Days".

Filming wrapped successfully!
Most of the staff came to celebrate his wrap-up filming, some bringing flowers, some bringing cakes, some bringing gifts, and they also gathered around him to take photos.

Zhou Dongyu also walked over and smiled slightly at him: "Happy wrap-up, Xiao Lin."

Lin Shaobai: "Okay."

"I hope you have a bright future," Zhou Dongyu said after thinking for a while, using this official statement.

"Okay, okay. You too."

The director also came over: "Xiao Lin, thank you for your hard work during this time. Thank you for giving the character Xiao Bei a soul."

During his time on set, Lin Shaobai frequently treated the staff to milk tea and meals, demonstrating his excellent interpersonal skills.

He only became a top star after the broadcast of Ashes of Love in 2018.

If you get too arrogant at this point, you'll be destroying the reputation you've built up with your own hands.

Anyway, this amount of money is nothing to Lin Shaobai, so he might as well build up a good reputation in the entertainment industry.

Before leaving, Zhou Dongyu hugged Lin Shaobai and said, "It was really a pleasure to work with you on the movie. If there's a chance, let's do it again next time."

Lin Shaobai: "..."

Now, whenever I think of Zhou Dongyu's movies, I think of the classic masterpiece "Burning Winter".

Was I out of my mind to make that kind of movie?!

Perhaps they're obsessed with acting in similar brainless storylines?

Or was it just to make a romantic movie with Haoran's younger brother?
Lin Shaobai couldn't understand it either.

I took a plane back to Beijing late at night, and when I landed at the airport in the early hours of the morning, there was still a bunch of fans gathered around.

It's so late, are you still coming to pick me up from the airport?

Don't they sleep?

In the past, Lin Shaobai would have chatted with them, but now he can only use the VIP channel and try to avoid contact with them.

Chaos could affect those who disembark later.

Try not to disturb others in public places.

Chen Siqi, a devoted fan who had been waiting at the airport since early morning, was very disappointed to see her idol using the VIP channel.

"You went through the VIP channel again this time."

"Don't you always use the VIP channel?"

"What if it goes by the common route?"

"Very popular celebrities usually use the VIP channel; the chances of them going against the grain are extremely small, sigh!"

"If that's the case, what are you waiting for here?"

"I'm just here for a trip. Hotels are too expensive, so I thought I'd sleep at the airport for one night. I heard there are celebrities here, so I thought I'd come along and wait for them."

"..."

Chen Siqi quickly left the crowd.

To be honest, she hasn't had any close contact with Lin Shaobai yet.

Although I don't like, share, or comment every day like the data team, I will buy anything that Lin Shaobai endorses.

Many people are probably like her, but none of them have had the chance to meet Lin Shaobai.

As the fans left the airport, they discussed Lin Shaobai's upcoming schedule.

"I saw in the photos posted by the studio last time that Xiaolin is going to join the filming of a TV series."

Do you know what TV series it is?

"A Little Reunion"

"Why does this show sound like it's going to flop?"

"I took a look and it seems to be a family drama. You know what, this kind of drama is quite appealing to middle-aged and elderly viewers. TV dramas broadcast on satellite channels are different from web dramas. Trust Xiaolin, he has a good eye for scripts!"

Chen Siqi quickly joined in: "I feel that there are very few people in the entertainment industry like our brother who is always on set. Apart from filming, he is always doing business. He is so career-oriented that there is no need to worry about him dating."

"Yes! Our Xiaolin is only focused on his career and wouldn't even think about dating. Humph. What a great man."

"To be honest, I don't think anyone in the entertainment industry is good enough for our Xiaolin."

"I think if I had to choose one, then Barbie would be more suitable. They are both top stars, and a male and female top star are a perfect match."

"No, no, no! Kobayashi wants to be the only one to enjoy it!!"

"If he came here, I could still hand over the letters I wrote. Sigh."

Chen Siqi put everything she brought back into her bag.

"It's okay. I heard that Xiaolin is going to sing at this year's Double 11 Gala. Let's buy tickets and go in."

"it is good!"

……

Before Lin Shaobai joined the cast of "A Little Reunion", another major event occurred in the entertainment industry.

Wu Xiubo's private affairs have been exposed.

Before this, he was a heartthrob among housewives and was known as a mature, steady, and gentlemanly uncle.

Whether it's a young girl or a middle-aged woman, they're all completely captivated by him.

Sima Yi in the Three Kingdoms period made him famous again.

Today, an obscure, 18th-tier actor revealed online that he had maintained an improper relationship with Wu Xiubo for seven years!
Most importantly, besides her, there were also a fourth and a fifth mistress...

Once this incident came to light, Wu Xiubo's career was essentially ruined.

Before this, he received a constant stream of offers for TV dramas and movies, but after this incident, he completely faded out of the entertainment industry.

Subsequently, Lin Shaobai participated in the opening ceremony of the TV series "A Little Reunion".

He also met his good classmate Guo Zifan here.

After going through several rounds of selection, Guo Zifan finally got the role of Ji Yangyang, the son of District Chief Ji.

This is a rich young master with a cool personality. Because he is not close to his father, he is quite rebellious.

He likes to go racing cars with his wealthy uncle.

My dream is to become a race car driver.

Guo Zifan was overjoyed when he saw Lin Shaobai: "Hey, I haven't seen you much at school. Great, now we can join the crew together."

Lin Shaobai: "In the story, we didn't get along at first."

Guo Zifan: "That's true."

"Xiao Lin!"

Zhou Ye came over a while later, with her hair in a ponytail and her hands behind her back, her face full of energy and liveliness.

Guo Zifan: "Hello, senior sister!"

Zhou Ye nodded, pretending to be nonchalant: "Hmm...not bad."

Then she looked at Lin Shaobai: "What about you? Why aren't you as friendly as your senior sister?"

Lin Shaobai thought that he was quite happy to be able to film with such a ray of sunshine every day.

"say what?"

"Just like him, say hello to your senior sister."

Zhou Ye slightly raised his chin, looking a little smug.

Actually, I'm just joking around with Lin Shaobai right now.

Helpless, Lin Shaobai yelled, "Senior sister is so... mean."

"Hey!!"

Zhou Ye's delicate smile immediately crumbled: "Why is it so hard to get you to speak seriously?"

Guo Zifan, standing to the side, sensed that something was off about the two of them.

What is this inexplicable sense of familiarity and intimacy?!
"It's quite a coincidence, isn't it? We're all from the Beijing Film Academy," Guo Zifan remarked.

Zhou Ye: "We can't let Beijing Film Academy down."

Lin Shaobai: "Yes, that's right. Especially with Zhou Ye as the leader, we absolutely cannot let him down. We are all students of Beijing Film Academy, we can't let him down."

"What do you mean, Lin Shaobai! Why are you being so annoying today?" Zhou Ye couldn't help but laugh after saying that: "There's just no way around it."

Several young people gathered together, while the middle-aged people gradually arrived.

Fang Yuan, played by Huang Lei, has a rather Buddhist personality and a fondness for things like flowers, birds, fish, and insects.

The education system is very open-minded, and the primary focus for children's growth is health and happiness.

Hai Qing plays his wife, Tong Wenjie.

Tong Wenjie is a typical Chinese parent. She is always disappointed in her child and eagerly hopes that the child can become successful as soon as possible and get into a good university. She is also a bit impatient with her energetic and decisive personality.

In the play, she is Fang Yifan's mother; in real life, she is a follower of Ou Hao.

These two people and Fang Yifan, played by Lin Shaobai, are a family of three.

Later, due to plot reasons, Lin Leier, played by Liu Jiawei, will also join this family.

He is Fang Yifan's cousin, an introverted and quiet super-achiever.

On the other side, the second family, namely the family of Qiao Yingzi, played by Zhou Ye.

Qiao Yingzi's mother, Song Qian, is played by Tao Hong. She is a top-notch physics teacher and single mother who is extremely strict with her daughter's education. She believes that if her daughter can get first place, she can't get second; even a lower score than the previous one will result in a scolding. She forbids her daughter from doing anything unrelated to studying.

Teacher Sha Zhantang plays Qiao Yingzi's father, Qiao Weidong.

He has divorced Song Qian, but he loves his daughter very much and gives her whatever she wants. He doesn't care much about her studies.

Tao Hong and Sha Zhantang started chatting over there; everyone was just chatting casually before the official start of filming.

Lin Shaobai led Zhou Ye over to greet them.

Teacher Sha Zhantang had met Lin Shaobai before on the variety show "Back to Field", and the two were quite familiar with each other.

"Hey, it's been so long since I've seen top star Lin Shaobai!"

Teacher Sha Zhantang's opening ceremony was a thunderbolt.

Lin Shaobai: "Teacher Sha is provoking me again."

Sha Zhantang: "This is nothing, I'm just telling the truth. The director insisted on you playing Fang Yifan, we all know that. You can sing, you can dance, you're talented and young, you're the perfect fit for the character."

Tao Hong nodded: "Yes."

However, she quickly turned her attention to the beautiful girl standing next to her.

"Oh my, is this my daughter, Qiao Yingzi?" Tao Hong took the initiative to walk over and give Zhou Ye a hug.

Zhou Ye was a little nervous for a moment.

She has never acted with so many middle-aged teachers before, let alone played their daughter.

Previously, the biggest names were Lin Shaobai and Zhou Dongyu.

The two of them are not very old, so they won't have too much psychological burden.

In particular, Zhou Ye discovered that there were many scenes between her and Tao Hong in the script, and she was worried that if she did not perform well, it would affect Tao Hong's performance.

"It's okay, Zhou Ye, relax and don't be nervous. I know you're Lin Shaobai's friend."

Zhou Ye nodded.

Although he kept telling himself not to be nervous and to relax, how could Zhou Ye possibly relax?

They're all veteran celebrities, and she's just an ordinary person...

Only among their peers can they relax a little.

Standing at the farthest distance are Ji Yangyang's family.

Guo Zifan was greeting the two teachers.

Lin Shaobai quickly arrived in front of Teacher Haiqing.

Teacher Haiqing has acted in many dramas, but her future popularity will be due to the iconic line, "You are my god!"

"Oh dear, Lin Shaobai."

Teacher Haiqing took the initiative to greet Lin Shaobai.

"Oh my, when the production team told me I was going to play Lin Shaobai's mother, I was so happy I jumped right out of bed."

"Oh? Really?" Lin Shaobai smiled.

Hai Qing: "Really, why would I lie to you? After all, what kind of person are you? Could I really play your mother?! I'd be so happy if I did. I wasn't happy when they first asked me to play their mother, but as soon as I heard it was your mother, I agreed without hesitation!"

She is really happy.

Being able to play the mother of such a top star, and with such a handsome son at that, makes Haiqing grin from ear to ear every night when she thinks about it.

"Alright, everyone, let's get ready for the opening ceremony!!"

The staff in the distance started calling out to everyone.

The Lin Shaobai family is the core group in the TV series "A Little Reunion", so the actors who played them all stood in the middle, with Qiao Yingzi's family on the left and Ji Yangyang's family on the right.

"Congratulations on the start of filming for 'A Little Reunion'!!!"

The crew members and actors shouted slogans in unison in front of the camera.

Every TV series is the result of the hard work of the director team and actors, and everyone hopes for good results.

Afterwards, Lin Shaobai and the other actors went to change their clothes.

The blue and white school uniforms on the spring campus.

Zhou Ye's high school uniform perfectly accentuated her pure and innocent features.

Upon closer examination, Zhou Ye doesn't actually have many dramas from his high school years.

Only "Better Days" counts, but normally, what school would allow girls to let their hair down like goddesses?

And she still has such nice bangs??
This kind of ponytail looks more authentic.

Zhou Ye, dressed in his school uniform, stood in front of Lin Shaobai: "Oh..."

Lin Shaobai: "It's alright."

Zhou Ye: "It's not bad, but what about me?"

"Not very good."

"Hey. Can't you say something nice? You're acting really strange today."

Zhou Ye crossed his arms in front of his chest.

"Okay, just kidding, you look great in this outfit."

After a while, Guo Zifan also changed into Ji Yangyang's outfit. This character is rebellious and unruly, and also likes racing.

They don't even wear their school uniforms properly.

Lin Shaobai: "He's pretty handsome, bro."

"Of course, he's still not as handsome as you."

After a while, the young actress who played Huang Zhitao also came out. This guy seems to have some connection with Ji Yangyang.

In the drama, Huang Zhitao is the class beauty, but right now, the new class beauty should be Qiao Yingzi, played by Zhou Ye.

It doesn't matter, we'll film it exactly as the script is written.

The young actors were chatting and laughing together, but Lin Shaobai and Zhou Ye were called away by the staff.

Lin Shaobai is currently filming a scene to introduce himself.

Amidst the comings and goings of senior high school students, Lin Shaobai had to hold up a selfie stick and introduce himself to his phone.

The students at Chunfeng Middle School were all hired extras.

After the director finished giving instructions, he called "Action!"
"action"

Lin Shaobai walked through the crowd holding a camera and began to introduce himself in a particularly lively and cheerful tone.

He had done some research on the character Fang Yifan beforehand.

She is lively, cheerful, optimistic, loyal to her friends, and enjoys photography, singing, and dancing. It can be said that she has no flaws except for not being good at studying.

He also has a nickname, Fanghou (meaning "square monkey"), so it must have the "movement" of a monkey.

"Hello fans, today is August 18, 2018. There are still two weeks before the official start of school, but these people have already been attending classes for two weeks. Why? They are making up for lost time during the holidays. They are very unfortunate senior high school students. Look at their tired faces."

Lin Shaobai was still holding a selfie stick, weaving through the crowd.

"By the way, my name is Fang Yifan. Yes, I am the son of Fang Yuan and Tong Wenjie."

After saying that, he pressed the flip button, and the phone was now facing his handsome face.

"Hello everyone, I'm handsome, right? The most handsome guy in Chunfeng Middle School, you should know."

Lin Shaobai even deliberately showed off by pointing to his temple.

Both his tone of voice and his facial expressions were sunny and positive.

The director was very satisfied with this self-introduction.

Most importantly, it feels perfectly natural for Lin Shaobai to say "I'm handsome, right?"

It was definitely the right decision to cast him as Fang Yifan.

"I'm not here to introduce myself today, but to introduce my fellow seniors who have fought alongside me. Hello, classmates!!"

Lin Shaobai opened his arms and shouted at the entire teaching building.

This opening perfectly captures Fang Yifan's stubborn and unyielding personality.

"Great card!!!"

His superb acting skills were showcased in just one take.

Lin Shaobai quickly went behind the camera to see his performance.

Director: "You acted so well! I knew casting you as Fang Yifan was the wisest decision."

In this TV series, Chunfeng Middle School is a key middle school in the district, so its teaching staff should be quite strong.

In the TV series, the school had a 100% undergraduate enrollment rate and a 67% first-tier university enrollment rate last year, which means that more than half of the students in the school could get into a first-tier university.

In the next scene, Lin Shaobai will interview Zhou Ye in the lobby of the teaching building.

In the story, Qiao Yingzi and her classmate Wang Yidi are chatting in front of a piano.

Although Qiao Yingzi and Fang Yifan seemed to dislike each other on the surface, it looked like they were fighting every three days and every two days.

Actually, we have a pretty good relationship.

Zhou Ye is currently touching up her makeup in front of the piano, while Lin Shaobai is still holding a selfie stick.

He came to Zhou Ye's side before the camera was turned on.

Zhou Ye: "What?"

Lin Shaobai: "It's nothing, just checking on you."

Zhou Ye originally thought that watching it every day wasn't enough, but then he realized that he hadn't been watching it every day lately.

I was on summer vacation before, and I'll go to university after summer vacation.

However, Lin Shaobai didn't go to school much, so the two of them didn't actually see each other very often.

While doing Zhou Ye's makeup, the makeup artist couldn't help but exclaim, "Wow, Qiao Yingzi is really beautiful."

Zhou Ye blushed, but soon a confident smile appeared on his face that he could not hide.

She has a deep understanding of her face; looking like that really doesn't cause her any trouble.

In Lin Shaobai's opinion, this face is clearly more suitable for playing Qiao Yingzi.

This drama should boost her popularity even further.

Zhou Ye understood, of course, that this role was given to her by Lin Shaobai, and now she could only rely on Lin Shaobai to provide her with resources. Without this backer, how could such a good drama be waiting for her?

How lucky I am to be in a relationship with Lin Shaobai.

Zhou Ye felt very happy whenever he thought about these things.

Lin Shaobai is a top star—tall, handsome, and incredibly skilled in bed…

wrong.

Zhou Ye's mind conjured up some indescribable images, and he blushed quite a bit.

Makeup artist: "Hmm? Did I apply too much blush?"

"Ah, no. No, no, no..." Zhou Ye waved his hands frantically, trying to clarify.

"Oh, you're back to normal now. You were blushing just now?!"

The makeup artist stated bluntly.

Zhou Ye: "..."

"Oh, the little girl is so cute."

The makeup artist looked at her work and then left satisfied.

Filming began after all departments were in position.

"start!"

Lin Shaobai walked forward with his phone in hand: "Come on, let me introduce Qiao Yingzi to everyone, the top student in our school!"

Zhou Ye was looking down at his phone in front of the piano when he heard his name called. He looked up suddenly, his brows furrowed, and he looked helpless.

When Lin Shaobai took the phone, Zhong Lili, the actress who played Wang Yidi, tried to take it. He immediately said, "Hey, hey, I'm not taking pictures of you."

Zhong Lili looked dejected.

Lin Shaobai walked around her and patted Zhou Ye's back: "Yingzi, Yingzi, Yingzi, oh dear, cooperate with me for a bit."

(End of this chapter)