[{"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-48":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},2351327,4599,"Chapter 48: Visiting Old Ling on Set (Please Favorite, Please Recommend)","starting-from-hong-shixian-a-chinese-entertainme-chapter-48",48,"\u003Cp>The taxi swayed and jolted, bringing Qi Hui to the filming location of *Iron-Like Heart*.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ling Xiaosu was playing the male lead in this production, a character with a very upright image.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was no wonder he looked down on Hong Shixian and Xie Ruolin; one of those roles was a male lead in name only, playing second fiddle to others, while the other was a mere fifth male lead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Given the resources at Ling Xiaosu's disposal, it was only natural that he would look down on those two roles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at the entrance guarded by security, Qi Hui thought for a moment, took out his phone, and prepared to give Ling Xiaosu a call.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But just then, the sound of a car approached from afar. A man with a buzz cut rolled down the window, looked at Qi Hui, and asked, \"Are you... Qi Hui?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Uh... yes, I am.\" Qi Hui nodded, feeling a bit puzzled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm Li Jun, the director of *Iron-Like Heart*.\" The man with the buzz cut chuckled and gestured toward the set with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, hello, Director.\" Qi Hui was surprised and said repeatedly, \"I'm here to visit the set; I was just about to make a call.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Director Li Jun wasn't very famous right now, but a few years later, he would produce a very well-known TV series: *Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou Do Not Believe in Tears*.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The title of this show was quite interesting, and the silly netizens—ahem, the highly talented netizens—extended it to create quite a few memes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Things like \"Heilongjiang, Jilin, and Liaoning don't believe in quilts,\" \"Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Shanghai don't believe in shipping fees,\" and \"Shaanxi, Gansu, and Ningxia don't believe in water bills.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It sounded like a tongue twister; those who didn't know better might think it was for a postgraduate entrance exam.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Haha, I guessed as much.\" Li Jun laughed heartily. \"Here to visit Ling Xiaosu, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A while back, Qi Hui, Ling Xiaosu, and Zhang Ruoyun had dominated the legal news section for quite some time, and he knew the relationship between the three was far from ordinary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Jun waved a hand. \"Come on, I'll take you in to find him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then thank you very much, Director.\" Qi Hui said gratefully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's just a small favor, no need for thanks.\" Li Jun laughed. He wasn't old and didn't put on any airs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides... hadn't Qi Hui just won an award at the Magnolia Awards?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two walked straight into the set, chatting as they went. Director Li talked about things that happened during Ling Xiaosu's filming, and Qi Hui shared some interesting anecdotes; the two even took the opportunity to exchange contact information.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While talking, Director Li led Qi Hui to a large hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They discovered Ling Xiaosu with a smile on his face, holding a camera and taking pictures of a sleeping actress, his expression quite mischievous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, he hadn't noticed the arrival of Qi Hui and the director, completely immersed in the moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Director Li felt a bit awkward, not expecting to witness this scene, and immediately gave a light cough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, Director Li... huh? Junior brother is here too? Ah hahaha...\" Ling Xiaosu was startled. When he turned his head and saw Qi Hui and the director, he immediately laughed to cover his embarrassment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Qi Hui is here to visit.\" Director Li said calmly. \"You two talk, I have something to attend to.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that, he left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Hui glanced twice at the actress sleeping on the bench; she looked a bit familiar... she looked like Qin Keqing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Qin Keqing from the new version of *Dream of the Red Chamber*.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yang Mi was also in that show, playing Qingwen—the \"Daiyu-Qingwen\" Qingwen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he remembered correctly, this woman should be Tang Yifei, a graduate of the Shanghai Theatre Academy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Ling Xiaosu divorced the \"Flower of Evil,\" she was the one he married.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Haha... come on, junior brother, let's go somewhere else to talk.\" Ling Xiaosu felt completely uncomfortable under Qi Hui's gaze and immediately pulled Qi Hui away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as the two left, Tang Yifei, who was still fast asleep, sat up from the chair, her eyes watching the direction they had left in with a gloomy gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the other side, Ling Xiaosu brought Qi Hui to a secluded corner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Hui pulled out a pack of Soft Zhonghua cigarettes, and the two each took one and lit them, taking a deep drag before slowly exhaling the white smoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Senior brother, you are a married man...\" Qi Hui flicked the ash and said slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Junior brother, I understand, I understand...\" Before Qi Hui could finish, Ling Xiaosu interrupted him in a panic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was afraid that Qi Hui would lecture him; after all, Qi Hui had met Yao Chen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You misunderstood, senior brother.\" Qi Hui looked at his slightly embarrassed expression and said with a smile, \"How would I dare to tell you what to do?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What I wanted to say is that you should pay a little attention to the impact.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you have any ideas for the future, you should be able to advance or retreat, so you won't be passive and end up in a situation where public opinion turns against you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Ling Xiaosu first looked at Qi Hui in surprise, then fell into deep thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then Yao Chen...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Hui chuckled and interrupted him. \"That is your private business.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ling Xiaosu took a drag of his cigarette and nodded slightly in the mellow smoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He understood what Qi Hui meant: it was a private matter, he wouldn't offer advice, but if he needed help, he could come to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Simply put, he only recognized his senior brother; it didn't matter to him who the sister-in-law was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of this, Ling Xiaosu smiled dumbly. In reality, he had been the one to lose his composure just now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Hui hadn't even finished speaking, yet he had interrupted himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't worry, I know what to do.\" The embarrassment on Ling Xiaosu's face faded, and he regained his usual confidence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Hui smoked and laughed, \"Actually, for a man, the main thing is to focus on your career and make money.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Once your health bar is thick enough, you can withstand anything that happens, as long as it doesn't involve the law.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's true...\" Ling Xiaosu nodded in agreement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as the commercial value is high enough, investors won't care about so-called reputation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Ziyi was a prime example of this; the \"Ink-Splashing Gate\" and \"Donation-Fraud Gate\" incidents a while back couldn't finish her off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And before that, there was the heavyweight \"Beach Gate\" incident, which also failed to finish her off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The current Zhang Ziyi was only temporarily down; there would always be a day for her to return.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, that was indeed the case; a few years later, Zhang Ziyi would make a comeback with *The Grandmaster*, her reputation even greater than before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Remember to explain things clearly to Miss Tang, don't let her hold a grudge against me.\" Qi Hui chuckled. \"Women are all petty.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That won't happen.\" Ling Xiaosu laughed. \"You are my good junior brother.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two smoked and chatted about recent events, rambling about this and that, and incidentally discussing work matters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not long after, Qi Hui said his goodbyes and left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had originally intended to drag Ling Xiaosu out for a big meal to treat himself, but in the current situation, it clearly wasn't appropriate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was better to leave early.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Getting into a taxi, Qi Hui headed toward the set of *Temptation of Home*. Watching the scenery flying backward outside the window, he recalled the divorce drama between Ling Xiaosu and the \"Flower of Evil.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before he transmigrated, Ling Xiaosu had taken the full brunt of the fallout and ended up unable to recover.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the \"Flower of Evil\"... she had gone into hiding, no one knew where she went; in any case, Ling Xiaosu was called a scumbag, and Tang Yifei was called a mistress.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the \"Flower of Evil,\" who was rumored to have cheated four times, wasn't scolded; when the storm passed, she reappeared, completely unscathed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She even secretly married her lover and lived happily and freely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was impossible that there wasn't something fishy going on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Hui pondered how he could help Ling Xiaosu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ling Xiaosu had helped him several times, and he, Qi, could not just stand by and watch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides... if he didn't help Ling Xiaosu, who would he help? The \"Flower of Evil\"?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He would have to be brain-damaged to help the \"Flower of Evil\"!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While lost in thought, the vehicle swayed and jolted, carrying Qi Hui back to the *Temptation of Home* set.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh? Isn't this our big star?\" As soon as Director Lin saw Qi Hui, he laughed and said loudly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Winning an award is good!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The more famous Qi Hui was, the better it was for his show.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oppa, you're so amazing!\" Choo Ja-hyun called out in surprise, acting a bit like a fan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not far away, Chi Shuai crossed his arms; he wasn't envious at all... alright, he was envious!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he wasn't envious of the trophy, he was envious of Choo Ja-hyun... alright, he was envious of the trophy too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He can be replaced...\" Lei Jiayin looked at Qi Hui, a glint in his eyes. The Overlord of Western Chu was right!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"To be wealthy and not return home is like walking in silk robes in the dark...\" Qi Hui sighed. The Overlord of Western Chu was right!\u003C\u002Fp>",1596,"2026-06-21T03:10:06.472Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","ee8578a6cae4fd105a5c23867823591f1d57db7d818f59fe29ff81e41b5c3779","starting-from-hong-shixian-a-chinese-entertainme-chapter-49","starting-from-hong-shixian-a-chinese-entertainme-chapter-47",202,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fstarting-from-hong-shixian-a-chinese-entertainme-cover.jpg"]