[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-starting-from-hong-shixian-a-chinese-entertainme":3,"chapter-starting-from-hong-shixian-a-chinese-entertainme-starting-from-hong-shixian-a-chinese-entertainme-chapter-19":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Starting from Hong Shixian: A Chinese Entertainment Rise",{"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},2351298,4599,"Chapter 19: Dumplings, Seeing Dumplings Again","starting-from-hong-shixian-a-chinese-entertainme-chapter-19",19,"\u003Cp>The press conference did not last long, ending in about an hour.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Director Jiang Wei also followed through on his prior promise and shared the video of the process of capturing the fugitive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The media returned to their respective homes, preparing to write more detailed reports.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reporters from video websites, however, were incredibly excited; being a step ahead, they uploaded the video directly to their own sites.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were plenty of video websites at this time: Tudou, Youku, Sohu, Ku6, 56 Video, QVOD... ahem, not that last one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the other two of the later \"Ai-You-Teng\" big three, they wouldn't launch for another year or two, and Bilibili was still just an unremarkable little website for anime, comics, and games.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The release of the video boosted the fame of Qi Hui, Ling Xiaosu, and Zhang Ruoyun, and took the already decent popularity of Ling Xiaosu to the next level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for Qi Hui and Zhang Ruoyun, they had left an impression in many people's hearts even without having any works to their names.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Amazing, this guy's bayonet-fixing move is so practiced, so cool!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Damn, watching it makes me want to get a rifle and try it out!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'll go first; my family runs a factory, so getting some wood and steel pipes is no problem.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"To the person above, our country has a complete Criminal Law, and also a complete set of ways to die.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not just that, besides the Criminal Law and ways to die, there's also a practiced technique for scattering ashes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As expected of silly netizens, they went off-topic again by accident.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ahem, who is this guy? How come I haven't seen him before? Does he act in war dramas?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Checked, can't find him on Baidu, no works at all, but I found his Weibo.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Weibo? What's that?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm going to register and play around with it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't bother, his Weibo has nothing on it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You don't understand, just because there's nothing now doesn't mean there won't be later.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So much trouble?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then I'm not going, too lazy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wouldn't it be better to play a few games with that time?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"To the person above, say 'a few' without saying 'games'.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Off-topic again... The executive director of *Lurk* was speechless; he had been assigned by Director Jiang Wei to surf the web and see the online opinions on *Lurk*.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At first, he thought this was an easy job, but he didn't expect the silly netizens to be either being lewd or arguing about politics.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately, he couldn't hold back and spoke up personally: \"Why are you looking for works? Isn't he acting in *Lurk* right now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, right, marking this, will watch the show later.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"*Lurk* is a great show; one actor is a lurking fugitive, and one actor is the big shot catching the fugitive.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Say nothing else, just this point alone is worth watching.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brothers, I'm definitely following this show!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Me too!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"These past few years have all been queue-hair dramas, disgusting!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Even dogs wouldn't watch queue-hair dramas!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The executive director nodded; although it was still a bit off, it was already acceptable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, there were some follow-up details that Qi Hui and the three others, along with Director Jiang Wei, did not disclose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For instance, the reward money, or the fact that the victimized police officer said he wanted to send a silk banner as a token of gratitude after learning about the incident.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, these were all subsequent matters that would take time, so Qi Hui and the others did not reveal them; after all, nothing was set in stone yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The storm came and went in a bustle, but the filming had to continue, and Jiang Wei directly declined subsequent interview invitations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had a very clear understanding of himself: a director must let their work speak for them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the work is not good, any amount of noise is just a castle in the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One day after this incident, the *Lurk* crew resumed normal filming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hello, Teacher Zhu.\" Qi Hui smiled and greeted a female actress who had just arrived on set.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The girl had a gentle temperament and a pretty face; she looked very beautiful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Actress Zhu Jie, playing Mu Wanqiu, who was also his wife in the show.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, Mu Wanqiu did not like Xie Ruolin, but rather liked Yu Zecheng, played by Sun Honglei.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides the role of Mu Wanqiu, Zhu Jie would also go to the *Snow Leopard* side to play Xiao Ya.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Playing that \"white moonlight\" in many people's hearts, Xiao Ya.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hello, Teacher Qi.\" Zhu Jie was wearing a form-fitting indigo cheongsam and said with a beaming smile:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Calling me 'Teacher' is too distant. I'm not old, just call me by my name, or you can call me Wanqiu directly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In the show, I am your wife.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her first impression of Qi Hui was good: tall, sunny and handsome, and he smelled very nice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It made one feel happy just looking at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, she had seen that video and had a very deep impression of Qi Hui holding a rifle to capture the fugitive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was hard for her to develop any ill will toward such a person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The smile on Qi Hui's face remained unchanged: \"Alright, um... Wanqiu, you can just call me by my name too.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two got to know each other briefly before being called away by the executive director.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was time to start today's filming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike Qi Hui, Zhu Jie had already filmed a few scenes for *Lurk*, but she had to leave the crew temporarily due to some matters and had only returned today.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Actually, even if she hadn't left at the time, the show couldn't have continued because the actor for Xie Ruolin hadn't been found.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or rather, he had been found, but it was Ling Xiaosu, and didn't Ling Xiaosu not want to act at the time?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the set, Director Jiang Wei was directing the setup, while the props team was busy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Flour, dumpling wrappers, stir-fried meat filling, and so on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Today's scene was the first real face-off between Xie Ruolin and the protagonist, Yu Zecheng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright, props team clear the set, actors enter.\" Director Jiang Wei shouted: \"*Lurk*, Scene 77, Take 1, action!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The clapperboard snapped shut with a \"pop\".\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sun Honglei, Yao Chen, and Zhu Jie were busy at the table, wrapping dumplings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was not a time when \"little fresh meat\" idols and trashy films were rampant; whether it was the director or the actors, everyone was very serious about filming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were actually wrapping real dumplings, and all three of them knew how to do it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhu Jie, being a southerner, hadn't wrapped them before, but she had seriously learned how to wrap dumplings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Director Jiang Wei looked at the three actors on set and nodded with satisfaction; it looked like they might get it in one take.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, he felt something unusual beside him; turning his head, he found actors like Feng Enhe, Wu Gang, and Zu Feng had all gathered around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What are you all doing?\" The director was a bit confused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Gang laughed: \"Nothing, nothing, just watching.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Hui, that kid, had caused such a stir, so naturally, they were curious about how that kid's professional skills were.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Director Jiang, we aren't bothering you, are we?\" Zu Feng chuckled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feng Enhe smiled and said a line: \"Don't worry, in a moment I'll scold them for being fat pigs afraid of being slaughtered.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Whatever, go ahead and watch.\" The director was a bit helpless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Cut!\" The executive director shouted: \"Xie Ruolin, get ready.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Hui nodded and waved to signal he was ready.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Scene 177, Take 13, action!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The clapperboard struck, and filming officially began.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On set, a knock on the door sounded, and Mu Wanqiu suppressed the smile on her face: \"He's here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the Mu Wanqiu she played was Xie Ruolin's wife, she detested Xie Ruolin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saying this, she walked slowly to the door to open it, and Xie Ruolin, played by Qi Hui, officially made his entrance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yo, Mr. Yu.\" Qi Hui was in an off-white suit, hands in his pockets, nodding slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as he spoke, the three people off-set, including Feng Enhe, were stunned for a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zu Feng frowned slightly: \"This voice has been trained.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Teacher Wu, what do you think?\" Feng Enhe asked; Wu Gang had studied professional voice acting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Lu Qiaoshan he played used vocal fry throughout, with a magnetic and deep voice that was very impressive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It has indeed been trained, and it's quite good.\" Wu Gang said: \"This voice has a deep bass, a powerful mid-range, very good.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feng Enhe said: \"Not just that, it's also very clear, with no noise.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When an average person speaks, it's hard not to have noise—smacking lips, nasal sounds, saliva sounds, or even phlegm sounds in the throat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Qi Hui's voice was incredibly clear, like a singer's.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zu Feng looked at Qi Hui but didn't say anything more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On set, the acting continued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hello, Mr. Xie.\" Yu Zecheng, played by Sun Honglei, welcomed him with a smile: \"You're a busy man.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not busy, not busy, just aimlessly busy.\" Xie Ruolin, played by Qi Hui, was all smiles as he walked slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, seeing the dumplings the three were wrapping on the table, his smile faded slightly, his voice became low, and his tone grew somewhat grave:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Dumplings, dumplings again.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The last meal before a final farewell to one's parents is dumplings... damn those Japanese devils!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, the director suddenly shouted to stop: \"Cut!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feng Enhe and Wu Gang were slightly stunned; there was nothing wrong, so why call a cut?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zu Feng, however, raised an eyebrow, looking as if he were waiting to see a good show.\u003C\u002Fp>",1635,"2026-06-21T03:10:06.472Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","f3616c6e1edad266c46f94f014208b2337d3db5af25e525bf3cdc6ee69a3a31f","starting-from-hong-shixian-a-chinese-entertainme-chapter-20","starting-from-hong-shixian-a-chinese-entertainme-chapter-18",202,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fstarting-from-hong-shixian-a-chinese-entertainme-cover.jpg"]