Originally, whether it was minor celebrities like Duan Hai or washed-up artists like Hong Fei and Guan Peng, they had no objections to the treatment Lin Xing received.
That's just how the Entertainment industry is.
Otherwise, why would everyone want to be famous???
As soon as you become famous, everyone around you is nice.
Fairness absolutely does not exist in the Entertainment industry.
Some people earn 2.08 million per day, while others earn 30 yuan per day.
Yet, those earning 30 yuan per day often work much harder than those earning 2.08 million.
Initially, everyone thought Lin Xing was just there to enjoy the benefits; people had seen this many times, as artists all have personas.
Just like not long ago, someone exposed that Ren Dayi's cooking was fake; others would prepare the food first, and then he would be filmed.
Moreover, no one believed that Lin Xing, a person who relies on his looks, would honestly work in the fields.
But the result was quite the opposite.
Lin Xing not only worked in the fields, but he also worked incredibly hard.
At 12:15 PM, in the meeting room.
The bento boxes ordered by the production team had arrived, and everyone was eating and chatting.
Lin Xing also learned the names of the six minor celebrities, including Duan Hai, who had participated in some variety shows and had 120,000 Weibo followers; the other five had less than 10,000 Weibo followers.
They couldn't be more obscure.
“Teacher Lin, what happened with you acting heroically??”
During dinner, Duan Hai proactively asked.
The upcoming script would mainly revolve around Lin Xing.
After all, Lin Xing was a top trending star on Weibo now, so let's farm naturally wanted to capitalize on his popularity.
“Actually, it was eight years ago. I just felt it was strange…”
Lin Xing explained the situation.
It turned out that Lin Xing had gone to Haixing City for an event, and after the event, he was preparing to take the high-speed rail back to the Imperial Capital overnight. However, at a crossroads, he saw two women and one man arguing.
One woman was frantically beating another woman, accusing her of being a mistress and stealing her husband. The man kept apologizing and tried to pull the beaten woman away.
Bystanders thought it was just a dramatic incident.
Even drivers waiting at the traffic light shook their heads and said, “People nowadays.”
But Lin Xing felt something was fishy, because the beaten woman kept frantically saying she didn't know them. Lin Xing had practiced martial arts, and he could tell that the woman doing the beating was incredibly vicious, not even wanting to give the beaten woman a chance to speak.
So, Lin Xing intervened.
Indeed, it was a trap.
“Oh my goodness, who could have noticed that???
“Exactly, if it were me, I probably wouldn’t have gotten involved.”
“I probably wouldn’t have gotten involved either.”
…After listening to Lin Xing, Duan Hai and the others were somewhat incredulous.
Even Hong Fei, who was a martial artist, felt that he probably wouldn't have stepped in.
Who would have thought human traffickers would be so brazen in real life??
Next, Lin Xing talked about his charitable work. He believed that doing charity required perseverance and there was no need to publicize it.
If he publicized just a tiny bit of charity, wouldn't that be shameless?
After dinner, everyone else went to the fields.
As for Lin Xing and Lin Miaoyin, they were assigned another task by the production team.
Cooking.
The official reason was to improve the lives of their companions.
Farming was too hard, so today Lin Xing would prepare an extra meal for everyone.
“There’s a market less than two kilometers from here, with everything you need,” Guo Biao said to Lin Xing.
“How do we get there???”
Lin Miaoyin asked with a frown, “Two kilometers, are we walking??”
“You can ride an electric bike, or you can drive an electric tricycle,” Guo Biao asked, “Can you drive an electric tricycle??”
Lin Miaoyin shook her head, indicating she couldn’t, and Lin Xing said, “Then let’s take the electric tricycle; I’ll drive.”
Guo Biao was startled: “Teacher Lin, are you sure you want to drive the electric tricycle? The day before yesterday, Duan Hai drove it straight into a ditch.”
“It’s fine, I can drive it.”
Lin Xing glanced at the time and said, “Where’s the electric tricycle??”
At this moment, the staff had already received instructions, so they drove the electric vehicle over.
“Teacher Lin, this is the brake, and if you press this, it's reverse…”
The staff member continued to explain to Lin Xing.
“Please reverse, please reverse…”
As the staff member pressed it, the electric tricycle made a ‘Please reverse’ sound.
“Teacher Lin, please try it first.”
The staff member was still very attentive to Lin Xing.
“It’s fine, I’ve driven an electric tricycle before.”
Lin Xing got on and skillfully made a turn, then said to Lin Miaoyin, “Get in, we’re going to buy groceries.”
Just like that, Lin Xing drove the electric tricycle in front, with the camera constantly following him, while some other people with equipment headed to the market to prepare.
“Xing Ge, what dishes are we going to prepare??”
Lin Miaoyin, feeling very excited sitting in the electric tricycle, asked happily.
“Let’s go to the market first and see,” Lin Xing said loudly, carefully driving the electric tricycle.
Thirteen minutes later, Lin Xing arrived at the market.
He first bought some beef, lamb, and pork head, then bought vegetables like potatoes, bean curd skin, cabbage, and celery.
In addition, Lin Xing also bought green onions, ginger, garlic, and various seasonings, such as dark soy sauce, vinegar, cooking wine, and oyster sauce.
On the way, Lin Xing had already thought about what to cook.
There were many people, a total of 10, and if Feng Gang and the others were added, there would be even more.
Given this, he decided to make a dish suitable for everyone.
A big pot of stew!
Lin Xing returned almost fully loaded.
The production team had already prepared a chef.
Not only that, but there were also a few people to help wash vegetables.
After all, they didn't expect Lin Xing and Lin Miaoyin alone to be able to cook a whole table of dishes.
“Teacher Lin, you just need to pretend to stir-fry a few times later, and we’ll get a few shots,” Guo Biao communicated with Lin Xing, “When we film later, we won’t shoot full body, so your hands and face will be filmed separately, and then in post-production…”
“Director Guo, no need.”
Lin Xing shook his head and smiled: “I don’t rely on a persona to make a living; I don’t need to act. Besides, I’m not a chef, so what if I really mess up the cooking?”
Guo Biao was startled: “Mainly, we’re worried about affecting your image…”
“My image is authenticity. If I create an all-rounder persona, that’s what would truly affect my image.”
Lin Xing knew that personas easily attract fans, but he also knew that personas could easily backfire.
So, from the very beginning, Lin Xing had no intention of doing this.
It was still the same saying: no need, not worth it, why bother?
Shortcuts can indeed lead to success, but they can also become big traps.
“Listen to Lin Xing.”
Feng Gang said to Guo Biao through the walkie-talkie.
today truly brought one surprise after another.
Feng Gang was already starting to look forward to it…