Chinese entertainment starts with idols

Chapter 9 Red Dragonfly Angrily Stomps on Adidas King

This was the first official meeting of all the main creators of "Meteor Shower". Apart from producer Yao Jia and director Shen Yi, all five main actors were present.

The female lead, Deng Shuang, was innocent and straightforward at this time, which perfectly matched the character of "Chu Yuxun" in the drama. No wonder so many people couldn't compete with her.

Moreover, she was the best friend of Lin Feng's ex-girlfriend Kan Qingzi. Lin Feng had met her a few times and politely nodded to her with a smile. However, she immediately lowered her head shyly and didn't dare to look at Lin Feng. It was unclear what she meant.

The second male lead, Yu Haoming, and the third male lead, Wei Chen, were both contestants from the 07 Super Boy competition. Yu Haoming was chosen as the second male lead because he had more idol appeal and looked very similar to Korean star Lee Seung-gi.

There's also Zhang Han, the fourth male lead who's always been eyeing Lin Feng, because Lin Feng, who was originally supposed to be his "leading man," ended up as the "fourth male lead."

Zhang Han was extremely displeased. He was thinking of finding an opportunity to "take care" of Lin Feng and make him pay!

When the crew was shooting promotional posters, Zhang Han, without thinking twice, stood in the middle, directly pushing Lin Feng, the absolute male lead, to the side.

Before Lin Feng could say anything, producer Yao Jia bluntly said, "Zhang Han, don't wander off. Stand to the side. Lin Feng, you and Deng Shuang, move closer to the center, okay, a little closer. Yes! That's the order. From now on, this will be the standing position for all events and promotions."

When Lin Feng and Deng Shuang stood together, he could tell that Deng Shuang was nervous. She blushed instantly when Lin Feng touched her lightly. He never expected that "Sister Shuang," who would later dominate the Chinese entertainment industry, would have such a cute side.

As for Zhang Han, he could only stand helplessly on the far side, and on Lin Feng's side at that. To make matters worse, Lin Feng took the initiative to pat him on the shoulder and greet him, "Hello, Zhang Han."

This disgusted Zhang Han. He felt that Lin Feng had done it on purpose, because he had patted Lin Feng on the shoulder in the same spot during the audition.

What's so great about him? So what if he's a little handsome? There's nothing special about it. He has a long road ahead of him, and Zhang Han doesn't believe he can't surpass Lin Feng.

Putting everything else aside, just in terms of acting skills alone, Zhang Han simply couldn't believe that he, a graduate of the Central Academy of Drama with only two years of experience, was inferior to Lin Feng, a current student at the Beijing Film Academy.

Their first scene together was one of the most captivating and emotionally charged moments in "Meteor Shower."

This video was later parodied by netizens and became a classic meme, known as "Red Dragonfly Angrily Stomps on Adidas King!"

The plot is quite childish. Zhang Han's character, "Shangguan Ruiqian," wins a basketball game and boasts about his limited-edition Adidas basketball shoes, saying, "It's all thanks to these basketball shoes, especially the graffiti on the upper."

The camera also took a close-up of the exaggerated Adiwang basketball shoes. The fluorescent rhinestones embedded on the upper reflected a dazzling light in the sunlight, and the anti-slip pattern on the sole, which was five centimeters thick, was like a battle boot armor.

At this moment, Lin Feng's character, "Murong Yunhai," a super-rich second-generation heir, sports a flamboyant "afro" hairstyle and wears a Metersbonwe inexpensive shirt.

He made a grand entrance driving a 7 yuan red MG "super luxury car". The moment the car door opened, his red dragonfly Chelsea boots were the first to touch the ground.

Then Lin Feng stomped hard on the "Adi King" with his signature "Red Dragonfly" logo. Everyone was stunned. Zhang Han immediately exploded, "Hey! Don't you have eyes?!"

"These shoes are outdated! Just throw them in the trash!" Lin Feng said without turning his head.

"I'll give you three seconds to apologize to my shoes!" Zhang Han said arrogantly. This was his comfort zone as an actor, and he was still hoping to overshadow Lin Feng's scenes.

Lin Feng, exuding domineering aura, walked over unhurriedly and continued to stomp on the "Adiwang" with the "Red Dragonfly" (a type of toy).

This time, Lin Feng even secretly added some effort, not only suppressing Zhang Han's aura but also his acting skills, deliberately making Zhang Han NG three times.

"This is how my shoes apologize to your shoes!"

At this moment, Zhang Han was enraged. He swung his fist and charged straight at Lin Feng, intending to really fight and beat Lin Feng up first.

Lin Feng didn't give him that chance. With a quick pull and yank, he threw Zhang Han over his shoulder, then showed off his perfect 45-degree jawline to the camera.

After a three-second pause, he finally stood up and said domineeringly, "You're so lame! Let me show you what a black dan in Taekwondo looks like."

To better showcase Lin Feng's handsome and domineering side, the director specifically used slow motion for this scene, shooting it in three takes.

So Lin Feng threw Zhang Han over his shoulder three times. He was a little tired. Of course, Zhang Han was also thrown three times, and he was in so much pain that he grimaced.

"Hey kid, you're pretty cocky!"—a classic internet catchphrase from the movie "Meteor Shower."

Lin Feng, on the other hand, waved his sleeve and said his catchphrase with an air of dominance: "So what!" It's another classic internet meme.

"And you're trying to use English with me? I hate it when people try to use English with me!"

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This show is indeed awful, Lin Feng knows it, and he knows it's low-quality and cheap, but he doesn't want to change it. Firstly, he doesn't have the authority; newcomers have no say.

On the other hand, this is why "Meteor Shower" was so popular in its previous life. Lines like "Duanmu took me to Metersbonwe" and "My name isn't Hey, it's Chu Yuxun" were just as outrageous and explosive as they were!

Many people haven't even watched the show, but they still know these references, which is why "Meteor Shower" was able to break into the mainstream.

It was really tough on Lin Feng, as everyone else was a newcomer with little acting experience. They just did whatever the director told them to do without having much of their own ideas.

Lin Feng is different. He is only a "newcomer" on the surface. He has acting experience. Making him perform like this is really too torturous. In the end, it all depends on the actor's "sense of conviction".

Sometimes Lin Feng could even imagine that in a few years, these outrageous plots and lines would become material for future parody videos on Douyin and Bilibili.

Putting aside the ridiculous plot, I don't know what the production team was thinking with Lin Feng's appearance alone. They really went for the ugliest possible look.

Lin Feng is clearly not suited to this hairstyle, yet he insisted on getting a broom-like hairstyle. Luckily, Lin Feng is good-looking, but even so, his appearance score dropped from 95 to 85.

There are so many product placements in the show, from Metersbonwe, Shulei shampoo, and Xiangpiaopiao milk tea to MG, Lin Feng's super luxury car. They really come up with all sorts of product placements!

Sometimes Lin Feng felt like he wasn't filming a TV series, but rather a pornographic film, or even "interspersing TV drama elements within a pornographic film."

Hunan TV really did a great job of accommodating its sponsors; even Feng Xiaogang, who is known for his excellent product placement skills, probably couldn't match them.

Actually, acting in idol dramas is quite easy. You just need to ask the cameraman to find the right angle and make yourself look handsome or good-looking.

After all, TV dramas are filmed on small screens at a fast pace, so many subtle acting skills cannot be seen on television. Therefore, few people spend time honing their acting skills.

But Lin Feng is different. Even if it's outrageous, even if it's a knock-off, even if there are shortcuts, even if it's rubbish, he still has to act well, and even better and more brilliantly. At the very least, he can't be worse than Zhang Han in his previous life!

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