[{"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-44":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},2351323,4599,"Chapter 44: Xie Ruolin","starting-from-hong-shixian-a-chinese-entertainme-chapter-44",44,"\u003Cp>Imperial Capital.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jing Tian held a plate of pickled pepper chicken feet, sat on the sofa, and turned on the television.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had been in class all day; it was time to eat some late-night snacks and binge-watch a show.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This wasn't slacking off, but studying hard; as an actress, she needed to watch shows frequently to learn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides studying the acting skills of the performers on screen, she could also understand market trends to better develop her future... Yes, that’s it!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jing Tian convinced herself while happily gnawing on the chicken feet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had studied dance and needed to manage her figure, and the most important part of figure management was nothing more than controlling her mouth to avoid eating and moving her legs to exercise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pickled pepper chicken feet, being free of grease and carbohydrates while tasting especially good, were perfect for her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Last time she had a meal of gourd-head pita bread with her senior, although it was delicious and she was happy, the price she paid was needing to exercise even harder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I... I think... we might not be able to cooperate anymore...\" Qi Hui’s voice rang out from the television.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The show playing was *Lurk*, and it happened to be the episode where Xie Ruolin and Li Ya were plotting in the bathhouse on how to set a trap for Yu Zecheng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Slap~\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at Qi Hui’s six-pack abs on the screen, Jing Tian was slightly dazed for a moment; she didn't pay attention, and the chicken foot in her hand fell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She picked up her water glass and drank silently, feeling her mouth water uncontrollably.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was all the fault of the pickled pepper chicken feet for being too tempting!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Magic City, hotel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lei Jiayin was also binge-watching *Lurk*. Copyright awareness wasn't strong in this day and age, and one could find resources for *Lurk* everywhere on the internet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although he had to film during the day and couldn't watch TV normally, Lei Jiayin still watched *Lurk* from beginning to end on his computer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only annoying thing was the poor internet, which would constantly show [Buffering...].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, it wasn't his internet that was bad, but the website's internet; the website's bandwidth wasn't up to par.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only the website Youku was a bit smoother; the others weren't very good.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not just the show, Lei Jiayin also went to forums and message boards to see what netizens thought of *Lurk*.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, there were also comments about Qi Hui.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This show is good. Although there are no big action scenes, the plot is interlocking and thrilling. It's great!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A fantastic show. Finally, it's not one of those boring queue-hair dramas.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Indeed, ever since *My Fair Princess* became a hit, you can see queue-hair dramas everywhere. I heard *My Fair Princess* is going to be remade; I'm almost sick of seeing them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This show is good, worth all the promotion it got before.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Speaking of which, it’s quite dramatic that *Lurk* actually got 'lurked'.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"By the way, which character did that fugitive play? And which character did the person who caught him play?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"To the person above, the fugitive played Sheng Xiang, that fatty who was beaten to death by Li Ya. The one who caught him played Xie Ruolin. Damn, those six-pack abs, I'm so envious!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, it's true that Wanqiu is pretty, but it's a pity she's blind!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Exactly, Xie Ruolin is handsome, can make money, and loves her so much, yet Wanqiu actually took a fancy to a guy with squinty eyes and even wants to be his mistress?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's right, with that look Liu Huaqiang has, how can he compare to Xie Ruolin?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wanqiu is a blind beauty. Heaven gave her looks and talent, so it must have given her some flaws; just like me, clearly a genius, yet heaven is jealous of talent.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"To the person above, you are so shameless!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I wish the protagonist was Xie Ruolin.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"To the person above, you're overthinking it. Spies and agents need to be completely inconspicuous. Someone like Xie Ruolin is fundamentally unqualified; he couldn't be a spy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then what about 007?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's why it's just a movie!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What are you? Are you worthy of judging an elegant British gentleman?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yo yo yo? Where did this Corgi come from? Barking so happily?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What's wrong? Did mentioning a British gentleman hurt you? Or did you fall in love with his British gentleman's 'shit-stirring stick'?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Isn't it forbidden for animals to become spirits after the founding of the nation? How come dogs can suddenly go online?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hahaha, and it's a foreign spirit, not speaking English but Chinese.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Son of a bitch, say that again?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good doggy, tsk tsk tsk... go, fetch the shit-stirring stick back~~\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lei Jiayin browsed these comments, his mouth twitching involuntarily. He had always heard that netizens had strong attack power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He originally thought it was a rumor, but now he had finally witnessed it... *Cough cough*, no, he was here to see Qi Hui!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lei Jiayin scrolled down to keep reading comments about Qi Hui, finding they were all praising him—how handsome he was, how he could make money, how he had strategy, and how he almost made Yu Zecheng fail.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at these comments, Lei Jiayin was speechless. The character Xie Ruolin was clearly greedy for money, had no bottom line, beat his wife, and used women.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only that, he smoked, drank, and brought women from brothels home. This kind of man was clearly a piece of human trash, right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why were all the comments online positive? Did no one see his trashy side?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only was he trash, he was also an agent for the Dangtong Bureau, a hostile element, a hostile element without any bottom line.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sigh, once the future is peaceful, there will be no more 'isms'...\" Lei Jiayin sighed with emotion. He suddenly understood what this line of Xie Ruolin's meant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one cared about his \"ism,\" they only cared about his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lei Jiayin now truly understood what it meant to say that looks are justice. Of course, he was talking about Xie Ruolin, not Qi Hui.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Hui himself had no problems; Qi Hui was someone who could receive a commendation banner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I hope this trend doesn't spread in the future...\" Lei Jiayin muttered. Although Qi Hui had a good face, his acting and professional ability were top-notch, somewhat similar to the situation with Tang Guoqiang back in the day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it turned into a situation where acting wasn't needed and you could be a lead just by having a face, that would be truly troublesome and truly terrifying!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time passed quietly, and in the blink of an eye, a month or so had gone by.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the strict requirements of Director Lin, the crew of *Temptation of Going Home* was operating in an orderly manner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despite being a crew full of young men and women, handsome guys and beauties, they hadn't managed to stir up any scandalous rumors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, no big things didn't mean there were no small things.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For example, Chi Shuai often hovered around Choo Ja-hyun, constantly trying to get close to her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For example, Li Caihua often got into arguments with Lei Jiayin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And there were Xin Zi and Zheng Yitong giggling on the sidelines, occasionally fanning the flames on both sides.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They looked like they were watching the fun and didn't think it was a big enough deal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Human joys and sorrows are not the same; Qi Hui only felt they were noisy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beep beep beep~~\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The notification sound of mobile QQ rang. Qi Hui lay on his chair and picked up his phone to check; it was a message from Jing Tian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Senior, why are you looking for me?\" Jing Tian asked, \"I was just in class, Old Heretic Huang's class.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Heretic Huang was none other than Huang Lei.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At school, Huang Lei's classes were extremely strict, making the students incredibly fearful, so they gave him the nickname Old Heretic Huang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So much so that Jing Tian didn't even dare to play with her phone during class.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If a college student doesn't play with their phone or sleep in class, are they even a college student?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you free lately?\" Qi Hui asked, \"I want you to help me upload a video to a video website.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm filming here, and uploading on the website is slow; I don't have time.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had made a video cutting together Xie Ruolin's sassy lines... *cough*, lines, intending to boost his own popularity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But current video websites were still in the startup phase, and startup meant no money.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without money, there was naturally no way to upgrade bandwidth. Watching videos meant constant buffering, and it wasn't just watching; uploading videos was the same.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this day and age, only Youku was slightly smoother, and the reason for that smoothness was that Youku's Vice President Zhu Huilong had a background in telecommunications and was familiar with the national operator architecture. Relying on his professional ability, Youku could place its servers at the backbone points of the telecom network.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This brought a viewing experience that surpassed its peers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Youku was also the one with the longest founding time among the later \"Ai-You-Teng\" video giants.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Hui had tried every video website these days—Tudou, Youku, Sohu, 56 Video, Ku6 Video... and discovered that, surprisingly, it was Kuaibo that had the fastest upload speed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, only Kuaibo's upload was successful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was simply absurd!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, I see, no problem.\" Jing Tian agreed readily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's great.\" Qi Hui gave a thumbs up, \"I'll treat you to a big meal when I get back.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hee hee~~\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ring ring~\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, the phone rang. Qi Hui looked closely and found it was a call from Jiang Wei.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Junior sister, I need to take a call.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, goodbye senior.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Hui pressed the answer button: \"Director Jiang?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Little Qi, how about coming to the Magnolia Awards in a few days? I've submitted your name.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huh?\" Qi Hui was dumbfounded. I'm just the fifth male lead; can I even be nominated for an award with that?\u003C\u002Fp>",1688,"2026-06-21T03:10:06.472Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","ddb92424a6f56050b7e33906d7a68cee3500cf1d910da460d3599843c4c101be","starting-from-hong-shixian-a-chinese-entertainme-chapter-45","starting-from-hong-shixian-a-chinese-entertainme-chapter-43",202,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fstarting-from-hong-shixian-a-chinese-entertainme-cover.jpg"]