System: Master Your Life-Chapter 515 - 122: Observations from the start-up ceremony, Xia Xiyao: How about we go to the hotel?
Sixth floor of the hotel.
This entire floor has been reserved by the film crew.
Xu Lin walked straight to the lobby after coming out of the elevator.
The lobby was huge; if there were a banquet, you could probably fit over a hundred tables.
At that time, the lobby was already filled with a lot of people, and the posters for the TV series were all set up; overall, the scene was impressive.
Xu Lin felt he might be too dressed up today because there didn’t seem to be many men in suits here.
And the women?
In formal settings, women don’t necessarily dress formally either; they might wear gowns or high-end dresses.
Like Dilraba, for instance.
There were a few other female celebrities like that as well.
However, without checking against an actor list, Xu Lin really couldn’t recognize these actresses, the same with the male stars.
He typically doesn’t watch domestic TV series or movies.
Most of the time, he watches foreign crime action movies and horror films, so when it comes to local entertainment, Xu Lin is pretty clueless.
"Are you really Mr. Xu?"
Dilraba came over, smiling shyly.
Xu Lin thought, you’re already over thirty, what’s there to be shy about? Haven’t you seen it all?
However, when he considered his own extreme handsomeness—it wasn’t just ordinary handsome, but a buffed-up handsome—he instantly understood.
If it were an average handsome guy, actresses might not react naturally; they might even feel nothing, because they’ve seen so many handsome guys in showbiz. Looks are just the basics in entertainment. To make it big with ordinary looks, you’d have to be really talented. So among the crowd, handsome men and beautiful women abound, and seeing so many constantly raises the threshold for appreciating looks.
"Yes, I am Mr. Xu."
"You’re so young!"
Dilraba whispered, "And you’re even more handsome than the lead actor!"
"That’s not something we should say; the lead actor is right here."
Xu Lin looked at Zhang Linghe, the actor playing the lead, who was still shaking hands with a group of middle-aged men in the distance.
Zhang Linghe’s official height is 188 cm, although some say it’s 190. Xu Lin estimated he was indeed very tall. Not sure if the height was exaggerated, but it shouldn’t be too far off.
Fortunately, his own height wasn’t lacking either. Going out, Xu Lin couldn’t help but compare himself.
Besides, Zhang Linghe’s looks were handsome too, just with makeup, not Xu Lin’s unadulterated handsome—but for playing the lead, it’s good enough; after all, you can’t replicate it exactly, right?
"Haha, it’s a pity you’re not the lead actor!"
Dilraba began to laugh.
"That wouldn’t work. If I were the lead, wouldn’t beautiful ladies like you be taking advantage of me?"
"Haha..."
Dilraba was amused by Xu Lin’s joke and laughed with a tinkling sound, swaying with laughter.
"But it’s such a waste that you’re not in the industry, I didn’t expect you to be this handsome!"
"If I were to debut, how could the young male celebrities today manage? They’re not as handsome, not as tall, don’t have my physique, charisma, or even my talent. I’d feel bad for them, so for their sake, I’d better not debut." Xu Lin said with a look of deep regret.
"Haha..."
"I was joking just now. In fact, I don’t like living under the spotlight. I don’t want to get paparazzi following me just for going out to eat. Think about it, wouldn’t that life be a bit miserable? What if you’re just out on the balcony drying clothes, and the paparazzi hiding in the bushes are photographing you? Your private life gets seriously impacted. Don’t you think so?"
"Yes, being a star isn’t always easy."
Dilraba agreed wholeheartedly, "There was a time I was just buying snacks, and the paparazzi talked about it!"
"That’s why I didn’t go into the industry."
"You have your own pursuits, and I think, the entertainment industry isn’t as amazing as it’s imagined to be either."
As Dilraba spoke, she opened her phone, "Shall we exchange contacts?"
"Sure."
Xu Lin opened his work phone and added Dilraba’s private number.
"I’ll go look around elsewhere."
"Oh."
Dilraba thought, she wanted to chat some more.
Xu Lin is the kind of guy who can make any normal woman’s hormones surge.
He’s young, but definitely not the so-called pretty boy or soft boy; he’s absolutely charismatic, colloquially speaking, full of sexual tension. The current young male stars going for the Korean-Japanese style can’t achieve Xu Lin’s level of sexual tension.
After temporarily saying goodbye to Dilraba, Xu Lin went on to another area of the banquet hall.
There were a lot of female stars here, but Xu Lin wasn’t interested in knowing the older ones.
"Miss Chen, which role are you playing?" 𝐟𝗿𝐞𝚎𝚠𝐞𝚋𝕟𝐨𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝕔𝕠𝚖
Xu Lin also found Chen Duling. Actually, Xu Lin hadn’t watched her dramas, but back in his sophomore year, she had a Republican-era drama released, though Xu Lin didn’t know the name. At that time, scrolling through videos, he saw her in a cheongsam get famous, so it left an impression.
The cheongsam is a magical piece of clothing; when worn by a woman with charisma, it becomes quite elegant.
At that moment, Chen Duling was sitting on a stool, with what seemed like her female assistant fixing her hair.
The indoor temperature was a bit warmer, Chen Duling was wearing an off-shoulder gown, in gold, also quite beautiful.
The other party had already noticed Xu Lin coming over, and had been looking at him just now.
"The sister of the female lead!"
"Oh."
Xu Lin realized.
In the book, this is also an important secondary role.
For a solo female lead, to support the storyline, you need outstanding supporting roles, so the story doesn’t seem dull and weak.
She smiled and said, "To meet you in person is better than hearing your reputation; I didn’t expect Mr. Xu to be so attractive!"
