Good Man Operation Guide

Chapter 23



Lin Shiheng’s popularity is still very high, especially since he is still on the hot search. Whether someone wants to listen to gossip or scold him, they would poke their heads in and have a look when he turned the live broadcast on.

From how this looked, ‘Zhao Xingguang was Lin Shiheng’s little brother fan’, quickly replaced the previous two people on the hot search.

At the same time, the number of Zhao Xingguang’s fans has increased rapidly. Judging from the messages they left at the bottom, except for some onlookers who were watching hustle and bustle, the remaining fans should have been from Lin Shiheng’s fan base.

Zhao Xingguang looked numbly at the comments under his microblog.

To be honest, since the news of the discord between the two got out, his Weibo account has long been reduced to a disaster area. Most of Zhao Xingguang’s fans are older and may give support when he stars in TV dramas and movies, but his Weibo seems relatively deserted.

Therefore, when the army of Lin Shiheng’s fans rushed in, his fans announced that they were defeated, with little resistance. Zhao Xingguang suffered from toothache, from grinding his teeth all day.

As a result, his microblog is still completely occupied by Lin Shiheng’s fans, but the content is even more painful than those scolding wars.

[It doesn’t matter, don’t lose heart! Shiheng is very good, stick to it, he will admit you as his fanboy, stay strong!]

[We are both unhappy — to the sky’s end. It was wrong of me to scold you before. I apologize to you. You have to stay strong. You have to take the advantages. Maybe he will let go of his dislike of you.]

There are also people who seriously give advice to Zhao Xingguang. [My Lin-ge likes to drink milk. You send him a bottle of milk every day and stick to it. He will one day be moved by you. Come on!]

[Wuwuwuw…The elder brother was really nice even when he was whining. He obviously didn’t like you, but he also wanted to help you clarify. It’s really our honor to have such a good idol.]

Zhao Xingguang: “…”

What do you mean ‘our’!?

Who wants such idol?

He was so angry that the company called him at once and told him not to delete his Weibo account.

Lin Shiheng’s fans are famous for protecting their faults, but there are many others. Before, he didn’t respect anyone and didn’t pay attention to them. Now when he gives Zhao Xingguang an ‘acknowledgement’, many people are shocked by the increase in fans.

“Zhao-ge, what the company means is that you prop this person up and take advantage of the opportunity to catch fame. When the show is broadcast, the company will publicize it, and then take part in a few more programs. At that time, the value will definitely go up.”

The assistant kept comforting him, “think about money, think about the resources, there is no need to struggle with money for relief. ah~”

He doesn’t know why Zhao Xingguang is so short of money, but he knows Zhao Xingguang has been working hard for money. Now that there is such an opportunity, there is no need to push it off.

Zhao Xingguang has long passed the age of being naïve. What’s more, the present conditions did not give him the opportunity to be an idiot.

In the end, he endured the liver pain, nodded and recognized himself as Lin Shiheng’s fanboy.

(liver pain = metaphor for enduring humiliation so painful you feel it in your gut.)

“Er, well, then I’ll inform the company to let them work on it properly. Zhao-ge, you can rest assure.”

The assistant went out, and Zhao Xingguang managed to calm his emotions in the room before leaving out the door with a calm face.

It’s just a fanboy set up.

Anyway, talking to the media can attract many fans. Right now, it’s not him who should buckle, but Lin Shiheng.

Think about it, Lin Shiheng gave him the status of a fanboy in order to respond to him. But now he, who has been targeted several times by Lin Shiheng, has taken advantage of this favorable wind. A rising tide lifts all boats, and more money means more resources.

(A rising tide lifts all boats/shuǐzhǎng-chuángāo [水涨船高] = things improve with the improvement of the general situation.)

If Lin Shiheng knew this, he would be the one with the liver pain.

Think of it this way, Zhao Xingguang doesn’t have a toothache and his liver doesn’t feel bad any more, and the corners of his lips even showed a smile.

He was about to look for his sister under the tree where she used to sit, when the mood he had just calmed down exploded again.

Lin Shiheng, that guy, was standing in front of his sister and talking to her. He couldn’t see his face clearly from here, but there were definitely no good words for it.

What does he want to do?!

Zhao Xingguang’s eyes were black and he tried to calm down. He took a few breaths to let himself down, forcing his brain to calm down.

Lin Shiheng is notoriously cheeky. Even if he comes forward to scold him now, it probably won’t work for this guy.

Didn’t he take revenge on purpose?

Then let him see how much good this revenge has brought him!

It’s time to make this guy angry.

Back to half an hour ago, Lin Shiheng looked around and saw Yun Xiangyi, who was reading a book under the tree. Today’s drama shoot had no leading role.

“I like reading, too. I have never seen your book before. What is it about?”

Yun Xiangyi still remembered that Zhao Xingguang told her to stay away from Lin Shiheng, so she moved the chair to another place as soon as the man arrived. If someone else saw her doing so, even if they were unhappy in their heart, they would certainly understand what she meant and leave voluntarily. But she happened to have met Lin Shiheng.

Yun Xiangyi moved to the left, Lin Shiheng followed. Yun Xiangyi stood up and Lin Shiheng also stood up. Until the end, she frowned and called Zhao Xingguang, only to find that there was a call in progress.

She has used all the methods given by Zhao Xingguang. Since they are ineffective, Yun Xiangyi will no longer hide, but will sit in her original position and read quietly.

Lin Shiheng is still jabbering at her, “why don’t you talk to me, did Zhao Xingguang tell you not to?”

He talked for quite some time, Yun Xiangyi continued quietly reading the book page by page as if she had not heard anything. Lin Shiheng bent down to look at the name on the book.

“Criminal Psychology.”

“What are you doing with such books? Didi Zhang Dao released the news about the movie I was going to make?”

Yun Xiangyi was about to turn the page but paused when she heard that the man’s voice was magnetic but always with an unreliable tone, “do you want to play the teenage killer in it?”

“What do you want to be? I’ve read a novel. You show it to me. Maybe I can give you some advice.”

Yun Xiangyi still looks cold, but she weighs in her heart whether she wants to listen to his senior or not.

For her, acting is no longer an interest or a career, but the only thing that can make her happy.

She didn’t answer. Lin Shiheng didn’t feel left out at all. She didn’t know where he took out an apple from then stuffed it into her hand.

“There is a plot in which the female killer lives next door to the family and is very kind to the child. She sings for her every day, plays with her, and coaxes her to sleep. One night, something happened to the family, and the adults need to go out. The parents are worried to leave the child home alone, so they ask the neighbor to take care of her.”

Yun Xiangyi held the apple, looked at Lin Shiheng, and whispered, “she killed her.”

“Yes.”

Lin Shiheng brought some of the long hair on his head to the front and smiled and said, “now I am the little girl, and you are the female killer.”

“This apple is the knife used for the murder.”

This is what Yun Xiangyi and Zhao Xingguang often do, facing the script, the two of them rehearse at home over and over again. For Zhao Xingguang, it’s to hone his acting, but for Yun Xiangyi, it’s a game that makes her feel alive.

She didn’t resist, looking at Lin Shiheng, who didn’t care that he got dirty, quickly lay down on the ground. Sitting on the ground herself, imitating the movement of sitting on the bed, singing softly.

Humming, Lin Shiheng’s open eyes slowly closed, his face also showed some peace of mind and dependence, because she is the person he trusts, so she can rest assured in sleeping soundly.

The next second, the woman who coaxed him to sleep stuck the knife in his heart.

He suddenly opened his eyes, revealing his fear and innocence of a child. He began to struggle, scratching around with both hands. However, the person who had just given him peace of mind slowly reached out her hand, covered his eyes and rotated the ‘knife’ inserted in his flesh.

Tsk…

A trickle of tears fell on his face, his hands gradually weak, finally no longer move. The hand covering his eyes moved away, revealing eyes still with fear of an unjust ending.

Yun Xiangyi picked up the apple, tears fell on her lips and tasted the salty taste. Only then did she find herself crying.

It is strange that there is no mention of female killers crying in the script.

“Are you changing the script?”

Lin Shiheng, who perfectly performed a dead man, rose from the ground as if nothing had happened, patting the dust on his body and continuing to say, “next time we rehearse, we’d better find a bed. If my clothes are damaged, I’ll definitely have to listen to another group of people nagging.”

Yun Xiangyi withdrew her thoughts and bit lips. “You played very well.”

“That … pretending to be dead is my strong point.”

Lin Shiheng boasted very cheekily, lifted the costumes, took out a pack of tissue paper from his clothes inside and handed it over. “Wipe your tears.”

“Thank you.”

Yun Xiangyi thanked him and drew a piece of tissue to wipe the tears on her face. She was wiping it when Lin Shiheng suddenly said, “You just acted like a victim instead of a murderer.”

Her hands went stiff.

“Especially when you covered my eyes, I can feel your hands shaking.”

Lin Shiheng did not seem to see Yun Xiangyi’s pause, and added a few words: “At that time, your heart must have felt for the child.”

She almost thought he was aware of something.

When she was a child, when she resisted, the man who was called ‘grandpa’ held out his hand to cover her eyes.

It was dark and she could see nothing but fear.

Lin Shiheng shrugged his shoulders and said in the tone of senior, teaching her.

“Low-level mistakes, don’t make it again next time, Director Zhang is very fierce.”

“Go home and practice again, if you can’t get through this level, try to get people to practice with you. You play the victim too, and then kill each other.”

Yun Xiangyi looked back at him with stupefied eyes. Lin Shiheng was smiling at her. Although the smile was arrogant and asking for a beating, the smile was real and not adulterated.

She has been running away, even in acting. She can’t let herself forget the fear at that time; But how could she not think of resisting, even once?

Lin Shiheng still smiled, “I’ll teach you a trick. When you cover your eyes, you can’t see anything. But you can follow your hand to detect where the other person is.”

He said, holding out his hand and covering Yun Xiangyi’s eyes.

Yun Xiangyi’s body tensed up in an instant, and the fear of her eyes being covered filled her heart for only a second. She was afraid, and her body could not move.

At the same time, the man’s magnetic voice filled with a laughing tone was heard in her ear. “Look, I am now in front of you. Feel the direction of the arm. This is the direction in front of you. At this angle, kicking is the best way to attack. I’ll count to 3 and you can kick.”

“1, 2…”

“Lin Shiheng!”

Zhao Xingguang’s voice was full of rage, he almost flew up to them, and grabbed his sister from Lin Shiheng, the Devil. Then he looked at her up and down.

“Xiangyi, are you ok? Why are you crying?”

His whole body trembled with anger, and he did not care about anyone. He waved his clenched fist at Lin Shiheng.

“Er, hey!”

Lin Shiheng dodged skillfully, and still did not forget to start the sarcastic remarks in his mouth. “They said, you somehow had also played a boxing master. How come your body has no strength at all? ”

“You!”

Zhao Xingguang had to catch up and beat him. Yun Xiangyi stopped him. “He didn’t bully me. We were just rehearsing.”

“That … you don’t know what people think in their hearts!”

Lin Shiheng came back again and saw Zhao Xingguang looking like he still wanted to fight. He picked his eyebrows and said, “You fight, then fight! If you dare to hit me, I dare to go to Weibo and say that my fanboy brother has hurt my feelings and turned against me. Then we can wait for the whole internet to attack you.”

Zhao Xingguang: “…”

This guy can really be that shameless!

It so happens that he didn’t actually hit him, but Lin Shiheng also refused to give up. Swaggering, he walked to Yun Xiangyi, “Xiangyi, let’s continue to practice, don’t worry about him.”

Yun Xiangyi looked at the man with the wanton smile in front of her and nodded, “Okay.”

She stood where she was and let Lin Shiheng stretch out his hand to cover her eyes.

Zhao Xingguang immediately became alarmed and rushed forward to grab Lin Shiheng.” What are you practicing? I’ll do it.”

After being pushed away, Lin Shiheng was not really angry. “That’s fine, you stand in front of Xiangyi, cover her eyes with your hand, and then wait for her to resist.”

What kind of practice it this? He didn’t seem to remember Xiangyi having this kind of scene.

Zhao Xingguang wanted to ask, but before he could speak, Yun Xiangyi took his hand and put it on her eyes. Her face was a little pale but she was firm. “Let’s start, Hold it tight.”

“Okay.”

Zhao Xingguang didn’t know what happened to his sister when she was a child. He just thought that she wanted to do a scene and covered her eyes. “What’s the line?”

“No lines.”

“You just act out a pantomime play.”

Lin Shiheng strolled over to pick up a small bench and walked beside them. “I’ll count to 3.”

Zhao Xingguang looked puzzled, “what are you doing with that bench?”

“1, 2, 3…”

Yun Xiangyi suddenly raised her leg and kicked forward. Lin Shiheng rushed forward to put down the bench.

Just in front of Zhao Xingguang’s crotch.

Bang!

When the bench was kicked, Zhao Xingguang subconsciously released his hand, revealing Yun Xiangyi’s eyes that were filled with tears and hatred.

He looked down in hindsight and looked at the bench that had blocked it for him.

Gulp…

He swallowed his saliva.

Zhao Xingguang looked up in a daze and gnashing of teeth, and looked fiercely at Lin Shiheng, who had withdrawn the bench.

Lin Shiheng tricked his sister into kicking his crotch.

It was him who got played!

The culprit was very cheeky and came up smiling and patted him on the shoulder.

“This is what a man should do. Don’t thank me …”


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