[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-gen-z-artist":3,"chapter-gen-z-artist-gen-z-artist-chapter-8":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Gen Z Artist",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2217797,3967,"Chapter 8: Don't even want his face!","gen-z-artist-chapter-8",8,"\u003Cp>Fang Xinghe sealed the three essays in an envelope and mailed them out. The address and phone number were Baofu's home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he slung a canvas bag, tucked a pager into his pocket, and set off with Duoyu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Xiaoduo's accompaniment was an unexpected thing, but thinking about it, it was very natural.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because he was really \"extra\" at home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I want to go with you to see the world. If I can apprentice at Wudang Mountain, I'll focus on practicing martial arts. Anyway, I definitely won't get into a key high school. When I learn the skills, I'll be your bodyguard in the future and block knives for you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at Yu Xiaoduo's firm face, Fang Xinghe was a bit dazed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his memory, he seemed to have never had such an expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dazed for a few seconds, Fang Xinghe smiled brilliantly: \"Good, good brother, then let's go together. Go back, pack your things, and then come find me at home.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That night, Yu Xiaoduo moved over with a snake-skin bag.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next afternoon, two little teenagers stepped onto the long-distance train to Hubei.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The money originally spent on one person now had to guarantee the life of two, so Fang Xinghe chose a hard seat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After getting on the train, Yu Xiaoduo found everything fresh, and although Fang Xinghe held back, he was actually curious in his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, this freshness and curiosity were quickly worn away after the green-skinned train rattled for half a day, leaving only boredom and fatigue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A full 40 hours! Truly hard to endure...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And there was one more point: the green-skinned train in '99 really couldn't be called safe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A middle-aged man with a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks, perhaps seeing that they were young, leaned over to chat about this and that, not knowing what he was up to.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Xiaoduo was at a loss, but after observing for a while with a smile, Fang Xinghe suddenly opened his mouth: \"Xiaoduo, if he dares to touch you again, open two holes in his body and see which monster this dog-day thing is.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Xiaoduo immediately put his hand into his bosom, gripped the handle of the dagger, and showed ferocity in his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The middle-aged man immediately raised his hands high and shrank back, smiling awkwardly. Not long after, he quietly squeezed away and changed to another seat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the train passed Shenyang, the time reached 11 o'clock at night. The carriage gradually quieted down, but some people started to move around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Xinghe noticed that some people cast wary glances when passing by them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>*A World Without Thieves*?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Better not come to provoke me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bloodiness of not caring before really played a role. Fang Xinghe and Yu Xiaoduo took turns closing their eyes and were not disturbed at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since then, the journey went smoothly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a long 38 hours, the train stopped at Shiyan East Station. The teenager who had traveled far from home got off the train and stretched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only then did Yu Xiaoduo, who had become excited again, think to ask: \"Brother, why must we come to Wudang Mountain?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Because there is real kung fu here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Xinghe replied simply, but his heart was full of thoughts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his previous life, in order to struggle to survive, he had tried every method.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because the Wudang Sanfeng Sect produced a Daoist named Chen Shixing, it was extremely famous in the world, so he went up the mountain to study.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a sense, the Wudang health class did buy him a little more time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearing the heart, correcting thoughts, standing in stances, performing work, balanced diet...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although it didn't help Fang Xinghe block death, after personal experience, he also confirmed that people really had things, real things.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pity was that he only learned health-preserving skills at that time and knew nothing about Wudang boxing and swordsmanship.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that he had the opportunity to start over, he naturally had to make up for it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The 【Personal Ability】 column was empty, which not only looked uncomfortable but also wasted the great power of the system daddy too much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since he could add points, of course, the more things he learned, the better. He could use them at any time, and he could fully take care of his energy anyway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Xiaoduo followed closely behind, asking many questions: \"Brother, how did you know?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Xinghe casually prevaricated: \"Read more books, read more newspapers.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Xiaoduo looked forward to it and asked again: \"Then, after learning Wudang real kung fu, can we mess with whoever we want in the future?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What are you thinking?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Xinghe laughed dumbly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fighting ordinary people is definitely no problem, but if you run into someone who practices professional fighting, hurry up and grab a weapon.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah?!\" Yu Xiaoduo was extremely disappointed, muttering, \"I thought Wudang kung fu was super awesome...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Xinghe was afraid he would retreat, so he explained patiently: \"Daoist cultivation methods are foundation training methods aimed at health preservation, coordinating body and mind, relaxing tendons and activating blood, nourishing blood and regulating qi, and nourishing the five internal organs. Only a very small part of weapon cultivation methods carries combat concepts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The smart Chinese people have never had the tradition of fighting empty-handed, and they have never advocated doing so.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The real things that can fight in ancient times are archery and horsemanship, spears, halberds, knives, and shields.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boxing is just basic training for stretching tendons and bones, hand-eye coordination, and body-step integration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the foundation is practiced well, it is definitely more powerful than ordinary people, but it is not a reason for you to challenge professional players.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It's all those qigong liars who mythologized boxing and cultivation for money.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Actually, how can it be so mysterious?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Must believe in science, and science is that flesh cannot touch iron.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Practice well, be flexible and powerful, have sharp ears and eyes, and be healthy and long-lived—that's better than anything else.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Xinghe, the coward, was truly obsessed with health. At only 13, he was thinking about things at 103.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But what he said was the truth, which the Wudang Daoist personally popularized to the students in the class.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>People were particularly frank and clearly explained: \"Martial arts essence is all in weapons, but it has long been outdated. Our Wudang Tai Chi is boxing and cultivation, but it is not combat art. We least advocate using high-intensity training to stimulate potential. You must clear your mind and correct your thoughts, and practice with the mentality of nourishing essence, qi, and spirit.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was explained clearly: boxing can't fight, weapon fighting isn't taught, and health preservation is the right way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So Fang Xinghe never believed those martial arts charlatans. The reason he went up Wudang Mountain was mainly to practice martial arts for another benefit—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the many years to come, actors who are good at martial arts will be more popular than those who are not.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First, the \"form\" in \"voice, stage, form, and expression\"—the help of a good martial arts skill for physical training is simply too great.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Second, there are more and better opportunities in martial arts film and television dramas.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Martial artists go into battle personally, and the full-view shots are cool and beautiful, while those stupid newcomers later rely on close-up shots, slow-motion movements, and messy editing to fool the audience.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you fool the audience, the audience will naturally vote with their feet and let you roll out with a negative score.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In 2023, Fang Xinghe took a marketing order from H&R Century to praise Cheng Yi's fight scenes. That was the easiest order he had ever done.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Praise it casually, all the opponents didn't dare to mock it, and could only pinch their noses and not talk about it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because in that year, he was truly the first, or even the only, new-generation male actor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Third, Fang Xinghe had a wild ambition in his heart—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To be an actor who is truly all-around and top-tier in everything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Later, there were some films in domestic entertainment where the theme and core were all very good, but either because the actor's acting skills couldn't support it, or there were serious flaws in the fight scenes, or the production side was overly thrifty on production costs...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In short, good things were filmed into rot, which was regrettable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Xinghe never intended to be a traffic star who relied entirely on hype.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wanted to see what kind of shock the combination of top-tier looks + movie king's acting skills + emperor's kung fu + national teacher's aesthetics + Yu Hua's talent + N... could bring to the world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A person's life needs a brilliant and splendid segment too much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And what Fang Xinghe wants is not once, not twice, not three times...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It is always brilliant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Half a day later, on January 15, Fang Xinghe took Yu Xiaoduo up Wudang Mountain and found the \"Wudang Mountain Daoist Martial Arts Hall\" of the Sanfeng Sect next to Zixiao Palace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The master who received them saw that the two were too young and asked very carefully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After answering the routine questions, the other party asked again: \"Why did you run to Wudang Mountain from thousands of miles away?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Xinghe glanced at the shadowy inner hall, raised his volume, and replied passionately: \"I want to be a kung fu superstar like Jet Li and spread the divine power of Chinese martial arts, but I don't want to go to the Shaolin Temple to learn boxing. Buddhism, this foreign religion, is just blowing hard. I believe that our Daoism must also have real kung fu, and it is stronger!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the inner hall, the clear and elegant Daoist who was receiving guests couldn't help but hook the corner of his mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Realizing that this wasn't \"immortal\" enough, Daoist Zhong hurriedly corrected his expression, but... it was really hard to suppress.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the two big monks who were guests smiled bitterly and shook their heads.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When they made eye contact, they slandered in their hearts: Where did this little brat come from? To apprentice, he doesn't even want his face! ===== CHAPTER 9 =====\u003C\u002Fp>",1701,"2026-06-17T12:54:33.490Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","92ecf71e55b8dea8477829669be13e054f02a3c011ac2debe823198abb57eb12","gen-z-artist-chapter-9","gen-z-artist-chapter-7",150,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fgen-z-artist-cover.jpg"]