[{"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-43":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},2351322,4599,"Chapter 43: Blind Beauty (Please Favorite, Please Recommend)","starting-from-hong-shixian-a-chinese-entertainme-chapter-43",43,"\u003Cp>Hearing Lei Jiayin’s question, Director Lin twitched his mouth, nearly unable to stop himself from cursing out loud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There aren’t many directors with good tempers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, considering that this Big Head had only just adjusted his state of mind today, it wouldn’t be appropriate to scold him again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything must prioritize the filming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No rush; since we have to film for several months, I, Lin Bei, have plenty of time to pick on him!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Director Lin immediately glanced at him and said unhappily, \"Our drama is about the struggles between women. No matter which side a male character leans toward, it will be unfair and will be met with disgust.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s why we need to find someone good-looking, understand?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Find a handsome guy whom all the girls can’t bring themselves to hate.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In short, looks are justice!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If we had put Big Head Lei up there, I reckon he wouldn’t last two episodes before being loathed to death by the female audience.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So ugly and yet such a scumbag, why not write him to death?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was the screenwriter raised on shit?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then... what about acting skills?\" Lei Jiayin was dumbfounded; it really was just because of being handsome!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Old Lei,\" Qi Hui walked over from afar, \"Whether acting skills are good or not is a temporary matter; whether one is handsome or not, that’s a lifelong matter.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chi Shuai, standing to the side, heard this and nodded in strong agreement; this statement was very correct.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Coincidentally, he also belonged to the handsome category.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Big Head Lei’s face darkened, silently lamenting that the world is unfair—Heaven gave him a body full of talent, but did not give him the corresponding handsomeness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright, stop chatting.\" The executive director walked over, \"Time to start work.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Chi Shuai, the next scene is yours, starting in five minutes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Director Lin stood up and yielded the monitor position to the executive director.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You three, come over here. I’ll give you some notes and we’ll run through the lines,\" Director Lin called out to Qi Hui, Choo Ja-hyun, and Li Caihua.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let’s get this straight: you can ask questions if you have them, but if you make mistakes on lines after we start filming, don’t blame me, Lin Bei, for being impolite!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing this, Li Caihua nodded repeatedly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This remark was directed at her, as Li Caihua hadn’t been in the cast for long.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lei Jiayin looked at Chi Shuai, who had already started filming, then looked at the three people preparing for their scene, Qi Hui included, and couldn’t help but scratch his big head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What about me?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Am I idle again?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lei Jiayin sighed; if only he were the male lead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Higher pay, more screen time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He still wasn’t quite ready to give up, though it had nothing to do with Qi Hui; he simply wanted his career to reach the next level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wanted to progress too much!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the other side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wife, can you lend me some money? I have an urgent need,\" Qi Hui held the script and recited slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It started with a breathy tone, followed by a low voice, all while carrying an inexplicable sense of guilt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Borrowing money from one’s own wife—no man wouldn’t feel guilty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, the reason for borrowing the money was that Ai Li wanted to buy a house.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Shixian was going to use his wife’s money to buy a house for his mistress.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Director Lin nodded slightly; he had always felt that Qi Hui’s command of lines was excellent, with every vocal change and shift in breath being just right, fitting the emotions of the plot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Never mind reciting lines; even if he were to become a voice actor, he felt it would be more than enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Should he have him come over for dubbing during post-production?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"내가어떻게돈이있겠어? (How could I have any money?)\" Choo Ja-hyun asked softly in return.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although her line delivery couldn’t compare to Qi Hui’s, it wasn’t bad either... of course, mainly because Director Lin couldn’t understand it, so he thought it was good.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Doesn’t Dad give you pocket money often? I know you have some, please...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"돈은왜필요해? (What do you need the money for?)\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Last year when your dad was sick, your brother beat someone up and nearly killed them. I spent a lot of money, and at the time I used company funds. I need to replace it before your dad finds out...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, it was Li Caihua’s turn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you like it?\" Qi Hui held a bundle of air with one hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Caihua happily cupped the air: \"Thank you, dear, for the flowers. I will treasure them well, because these are the flowers you gave me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To the side, Lei Jiayin watched, dumbstruck. What are they saying? Why can Qi Hui respond so fluently, while I can’t understand a single word?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Listening to the Korean and Cantonese lingering in his ears, Big Head Lei gave up completely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if this lead role were truly given to him, he couldn’t act it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two female leads, one speaking Korean and the other Cantonese—let alone having conversations and reciting lines with them, just listening to it made him anxious enough to want to speak in his Northeast dialect!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This isn’t a job for a human; better leave it to Qi Hui. He is handsome and capable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was completely convinced!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lei Jiayin wiped his sweat, found a place to sit down, and went to study the script.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He suddenly didn’t want to progress anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time drifted by, and in the blink of an eye, a week passed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>*Temptation of Going Home* was filming in a tense and orderly fashion, while the broadcast progress of *Lurk* had already passed the halfway mark.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This drama only had 30 episodes; at two episodes a day, it would finish in half a month.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xie Ruolin, played by Qi Hui, also officially made his grand entrance!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, a handsome stutterer wearing an exquisite suit, with his hair slicked back and a mouth full of slick talk, appeared on the television screens of thousands of households.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Look at those people now, their mouths are full of principles, but their hearts are full of business!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[I sell watermelons and you think it’s expensive, so you want to kill me?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[When will your level of understanding improve? Why do you always look at business matters with a spy’s mindset?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[If you can’t kill me with one shot and I survive, we can still do business, as long as the price is fair!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[This is not Shanghai; a chaotic world is the stage!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Director Lin even organized the crew members to watch it together. He originally wanted to hold a public execution, letting the actors in the group evaluate Qi Hui’s acting and find faults together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But before long, he was shocked by these golden quotes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A thousand words gathered into one, and Director Lin couldn’t help but complain: \"Holy bananas, why are your lines so slick?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Hui rolled his eyes: \"It’s not like I wrote them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was written by the screenwriter!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But you acted it slickly,\" Director Lin bluntly spoke the plain truth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hahaha...\" Looking at Qi Hui and Director Lin, Xin Zi and Zheng Yitong burst into laughter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As expected of a director, he summarized it really well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Choo Ja-hyun didn’t quite react in time, but the happy atmosphere infected her, and she started laughing along too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Caihua looked at Qi Hui in surprise. Although she found it a bit difficult to understand Mandarin, she could understand the meaning of these lines.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I have to say, it’s very interesting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xie Ruolin, this intelligence peddler, left a deep impression on her immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This drama is so popular now; it seems this handsome guy is going to be popular too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Caihua looked at Qi Hui twice and found that his charm was rising inadvertently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was still a long way until dawn, but these were two different handsome guys.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Hui was handsome in his own style, handsome with his own bearing; he was truly extraordinary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Director Lin’s words, Qi Hui’s face immediately darkened: You’re the one who’s slick!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hengdian\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>*Snow Leopard* crew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>*Lurk* was already popular before it even aired, and as soon as it started, the ratings reached 6.8%.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Specifically for Beijing Satellite TV, it even reached 8.51%.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, *Lurk* was truly a hit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhu Jie, who was originally a nobody, suddenly gained a lot of attention on the *Snow Leopard* set.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Colleagues and staff who used to be expressionless now had warm smiles on their faces when they spoke to her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the first time, Zhu Jie felt firsthand the benefits brought by fame.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, there was also a bad side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many people on the internet scolded her, saying she was blind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To not want such a handsome, money-making handsome husband, but instead throw herself at a small-eyed man—she didn’t know what was good for her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhu Jie was extremely embarrassed; she suddenly felt that Qi Hui being too handsome wasn’t a good thing for her either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But fortunately, she still had *Snow Leopard*.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The character Xiao Ya should be able to pull back some positive influence.\u003C\u002Fp>",1531,"2026-06-21T03:10:06.472Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","8ff90b8bbb4e9ecc33f2ae4e8548e2176fbabc10f8b8a6b5552f4b7dd0879ab7","starting-from-hong-shixian-a-chinese-entertainme-chapter-44","starting-from-hong-shixian-a-chinese-entertainme-chapter-42",202,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fstarting-from-hong-shixian-a-chinese-entertainme-cover.jpg"]