Ch 36 - Newest Top Celebrity x Washed Up Film Emperor: Flower Vase1Â Beauty
Lin Sui suddenly lost consciousness. When he opened his eyes again, what he saw was not Yan Qin, but rather a mirror.
He was wearing a soft and cosy T-shirt, and felt something fluffy brushing past his face.
âAiya, Lin-ge, why are you opening your eyes? Iâm going to do your eye makeup in a bit, so close them first.â
The young woman standing beside him spoke quickly as she swept the setting powder. Lin Sui only had time to glance at the pale-skinned, red-lipped face beneath the lights before closing his eyes again.
With just a hurried glance he was able to get a rough view of the place through the mirror; it was a dressing room.
The switch to this world had been extremely abrupt, he and Yan Qin had not even finished making love when he heard the System throw out the words âyou can leaveâ, then his sight became dark, and he was here when he opened his eyes again.
Yan Qin should have also come with him, which was good. After all, whoever was doing something like that only to find out that their other half had disappeared would eventually be left with a bit of a psychological shadow.
Lin Sui spoke submissively in his mind: [Mother-in-law, you canât do that to us just because you donât have a sex life.]
[Look at the plot, this time is the same: complete the mission, you canât go against your character.]
The System seemed unwilling to speak much, throwing out a few sentences and a few details of the setting, then not making another sound.
Lin Sui felt a little dull. The system had learnt to be a little smarter, it knew not to speak more than him and to not give itself a hard time.
Lin Sui closed his eyes as makeup was applied, digesting this timeâs plot in his mind.
This was an Entertainment Industry world, and Yan Qin was a Film Emperor2Â whoâd gone silent after an accident.
He had formal training, and was the lead actor in a literary film when he was in school, which won an international award. He made his name as Film Emperor when he was young, and was a very powerful actor.
After that, he went on to appear in several films. Their production could not be considered high, there were plenty of supporting roles and plenty of lead roles, and although their box office performance was ordinary, they all received excellent public praise without exception.
He was enthralled with the art of movies and television, and he managed to win the crown of Film Emperor once again when he was twenty-four years old, but when he was on his way to the award ceremony, his car was blocked by a crazy stalker fan who wanted to show their love, and his car just so happened to fail. He was seriously injured, and he convalesced for a long time.
It had been three years since, and the wind and waves had passed by in the entertainment industry so quickly that, while things were still the same, the people had long since changed.
It was actually not difficult for Yan Qin to make a comeback, but getting a good role wasnât easy.
Nowadays, internet traffic held power and capital disrupted the marketplace. There were fundamentally not many good scripts, and a few good scripts had been ruined when money was involved. Yan Qin was a person who had requirements of a script, to the point that he was even more reluctant to look at those who came looking to spend money on him.
There was much resentment from the producers and financers that were turned down by him, everyone had their own connections and it was a matter of calling them to take care of it, and those people who were originally interested in collaborating with Yan Qin found other excuses one by one. As a result, Yan Qin landed in a predicament, he had no resources and nothing to shoot.
But the good karma he had gathered back then was still there, and he successfully joined the cast of a film playing the second male lead. The first male lead was the current newest top celebrity3, a flourishing flower vase with a beautiful face.
Lin Sui looked at it. Oh, it was the original owner indeed.
Lin Sui looked at the original ownerâs experience, and couldnât help but frown in his mind.
He was a person who hated rubbish the most, and naturally he also disliked useless oafs who couldnât even play a role, so naturally the original owner happened to be that kind of person.
The original owner had no formal training, he hadnât even taken a few acting classes, and the reason heâd entered the entertainment industry was because he liked being the focus of the crowd.
He started out with resources and press releases, but the acting in his first leading role in a period drama could be said to have been a total mess, and he completely relied on his face to support him.
He couldnât get any work after half a year of his debut, but his face-fans4Â were very impressive, plus, he really had a nice face that exuded beauty and wealth, so he was still delightful to look at even if he was just selling his face5.
The social circle in the entertainment industry was somewhat abnormal and extreme, and the original owner lived with flowers and praise all day long, so he really thought his acting skills were pretty good. This time, he insisted in appearing in this work by a famous director as the male lead, wanting to get rid of his reputation as a bad actor.
The director was naturally unwilling, but the original ownerâs temper was brash and domineering, and he was still a vicious supporting character, so how could the director not allow it? He directly obstructed the directorâs investment paths and forced him to have no choice but to agree.
The original owner meant to âwipe away his humiliationâ by shooting this film, but Yan Qin was the one matched with him, and even though his face was scarred Yan Qinâs acting skills were enough to put the original owner to shame. When the movie was released, public opinion was almost entirely one-sided, saying that the original owner had ruined that masterpiece, and the original owner became a joke.
The original owner was extremely small-minded and stubbornly targeted Yan Qin to make things difficult for him, but ultimately suffered from his own actions. Yan Qinâs acting skills became even more refined after his hiatus, and he became legendary in the film world.
Compared to the moodiness of young master Lin in the last world, this worldâs original owner was even more arrogant and brainless, and liked being the centre of attention. There was not a more vicious cannon fodder than him.
The pearl of light in his spirit stage lit up faintly, emphasising: [You canât go against the characterâs design, the original owner was bad at acting, so you canât suddenly counterattack.]
The System knew Lin Sui would be able to reverse the situation in the blink of an eye relying on his acting skills.
Lin Sui lazily answered: [I know.]
It seemed like the System was afraid heâd do things like in the last world and wanted to prevent it in advance, but this wasnât difficult for Lin Sui, and there wasnât only one way to change things.
The System was an idiot to think that it could restrict his abilities like this and let Yan Qin keep hating him⌠This time, Yan Qin was a person who took acting very seriously, and who looked down on people who had no skills but still thought too highly of themselves and forcefully took resources, but the System still didn't think much, which was more convenient for him.
Lin Sui had a plan in mind, and his leaning posture against the seat became more and more lazy.
At this moment, the makeup artist had finished applying his eye makeup, and indicated to Lin Sui that he could open his eyes.
âLin-geâs skin and features are very good, you donât really need makeup to be especially good-lookingâŚâ
The makeup artist flattered him, picking words that would suit Lin Suiâs tastes.
The original owner was a bit of a narcissistic peacock, and although Lin Sui took a deep breath in the inside at the compliment, he still put on a smile on his face.
The clack of high-heeled shoes rang out, and the personâs voice sounded before they arrived.
âYou really are so beautiful today, baby, just like the unattainable Artemis. Iâm still mesmerised by your beauty now, youâre definitely going to blow everyone away on the makeup photos later!â
Manager Fu Nai was dressed in extravagant brands from head to toe, and walked quickly up to Lin Sui with her high heels.
Lin Sui got a bit of a headache from he exaggerated tone. When one found themselves in high positions, the most taboo thing was this kind of blind praise, yet the original owner had lost himself among the flowers and become an idiot in a ivory tower. Lin Sui suspected that the System had given him this to torture him.
âDo you know why Artemis is unattainable?â
The young manâs thin lips opened slightly, his eyes like a vast expanse of honey.
Fu Nai was stunned and shook her head a bit awkwardly.
How would I know, ah? Itâs just a rainbow fart6Â people learn on the internet.
âBecause Artemis likes unmarried virgins, and promised Zeus sheâd remain a virgin forever when she was young.â
The implication being that she was therefore unattainable.
Fu Nai looked at the still-smiling corners of Lin Suiâs mouth, and felt a slight chill at her back.
Fu Nai couldnât quite say how, but she felt that todayâs Lin Sui seemed a bit different.
This could be regarded as flattering him in the wrong way, but Fu Nai was not embarrassed, and she smiled as she said: âYouâre so cultured, darling, I didnât know that at all.â
In the business, calling people âdarlingâ and âbabyâ was a habit, but the veins on Lin Suiâs temples jumped at hearing it.
Yan Qin didnât even dare use such affectionate terms for him, and apart from the Lin family occasionally calling him âbabyâ in a loving way, no one would dare call him something like that.
âNext time, just call me by my name, and donât always flatter me, itâs annoying.â
The original owner himself was also a bad-tempered person who thought one thing and did another, so people didnât think much of Lin Sui suddenly turning hostile, simply muttering apprehensively on the inside and changing the way they addressed him.
âOkay, A-Sui, itâs almost time, weâll just tidy up and you can go.â
Fu Nai made a gesture, and the other employees in the dressing room all withdrew, leaving behind only Fu Nai and Lin Suiâs two personal assistants, Tao Yang and Tang Yuan.
âThe original second male lead was replaced, that person was planning on rolling the show over7Â but ended up not being able to because of his schedule, so he paid the penalty fee and left, and Director Liu found someone to save the show.â
Fu Naiâs heart was like a mirror. The production team and script were both good, but the lead actor was Lin Sui, and the other actors were all new generation idols8, but although their acting was not that good, it was also not worse than Lin Suiâs, and it was clear to see which side that second male lead was on.
But it was impossible for her to say this in front of Lin Sui, and she continued to talk about that actor who came to help, saying: âItâs that man that won two Best Actor awards, Yan Qin, it was really unfortunate that he had an accident back then. I saw him when I came in just now, he had cancelled his contract with the company before his accident, and now no company wants to sign him, so heâs alone, and he looked so miserable.â
âIn any case, heâs still a Film Emperor from back then, but this time he only got the chance to act as a favour, and the pay is really low.â
Fu Nai sighed a little, she was also a fan of Yan Qinâs movies back then, who would have imagined how things would change?
Yan Qinâs role in the movie was not small, but the pay was only a fraction of Lin Suiâs. This was not the director being a bully, but at Yan Qinâs own request, mainly so they would spare no effort on the script. But most people didnât believe it, after all, who doesnât love money?
Lin Sui had a cold look across his face, saying: âI never heard about it.â
âThatâs normal, his accident was a few years ago, and he hasnât shown his face in the industry for quite a while.â
âHis injuries still haven't fully healed, why did he come running back to the industry?â Lin Sui patted the nonexistent dust off of his clothes, feigning indifference as he asked, âWhere was he injured?â
Fu Nai thought about it and said: âIt seems that it was his lower back or his leg?â
Lin Suiâs complexion became colder, if it was his lower back, he would not let the System off.
After all, moving by himself was too tiring.
Seeing him walking out with a sullen face, Fu Nai thought that it was just his disdain towards others, so she didnât say anything else and quickly caught up to him and headed outside.
Director Liuâs new work was a contemporary drama, Lin Sui was playing two roles by himself, so there were two sets of clothes.
One set was a modern western suit, and the other was a scholarly changshan9. Lin Sui was taking pictures with the western suit first, the makeup artist had lengthened the outer corner of his eyes, making his naturally passionate eyes look even more arrogant and domineering, and he looked like a noble, bossy young master from back in those days.
In the photography studio, Lin Sui caught sight of Yan Qin, who was being photographed. He was wearing a changshan with trousers, and had a black tench coat on the outside, looking cold and mysterious.
He looked even more reserved and grave than in the last world, like polished obsidian.
Lin Sui felt it was a pity that they hadnât finished.
After that, he flattened his brows, turned around, and prepared to leave.
âThe supporting characterâs photos were taken before the main actorâs, you might as well just replace the main actor and forget about it.â
The photographerâs face stiffened, and in his heart he complained that Lin Sui was the one who came late, but he couldnât offend Lin Sui again, so he just apologised repeatedly and had someone call Yan Qin to come down.
Yan Qin briefly glanced at Lin Sui, frowning slightly.
He was not actually unhappy about this matter, but rather he felt sorry that a good script would be destroyed like this.
Lin Sui noticed his line of sight, and stopped as he brushed past his shoulder.
âSo what if youâre a former Film Emperor, does a washed-up star still deserve to make a comeback?â
The beauty smiled, but his tone was filled with malicious ridicule.
1 A flower vase is someone who has no skills and whose only value is on their good looks, i.e. someone who is âjust a pretty faceâ. Top.
2 A Film Emperor, 役ĺ¸, is the winner of the Best Actor award at an international film festival. Top.
3 é ćľ lit. âtop flowâ, a celebrity with a huge fanbase who generates lots of online traffic. Top.
4 Short for attractiveness-index fans. Fans who like someone simply because of their good looks. Top.
5 To âsell faceâ is to rely on your appearance to make a living, it can also have connotations of prostitution. Top.
6 Over-the-top praise. Top.
7 I couldnât find a good way to phrase it but itâs when an actor films for two different projects at the same time. Top.
8 Original was âć°ç䝣ĺ°çĺ°čąâ the new generation of Xiao Shengs and Xiao Huas, which basically means people who donât really have skills but they become popular due to their following and hype. Top.
9 The male version of a womanâs qipao/cheongsam, a traditional long tunic. Top.