Chapter Thirty-Three: Title, Sure Win, Laying Bricks

At exactly noon, "Just Waiting for You" was officially announced.

"Not too early, not too late—the timing is just right, all for waiting for you."

Leading actors: Chu Chen, Li Jingjing.

Leading actors: Chen Hai, Sun Xia.

Special appearance: Jiang Tian.

Guest star: Tian Min.

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This announcement truly sets a new precedent in the domestic entertainment industry.

"Damn, are stars now fighting for billing order this fiercely?"

"This is hilarious, they're all listed as leads—so who’s carrying the show, then?"

"Is the production planning to nominate everyone for Best Actor and Actress?"

"My goodness, this is the most absurd announcement I've ever seen—everyone's a lead!"

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With the official announcement of "Just Waiting for You," many people felt that the domestic entertainment scene was beyond saving.

Actors fighting for billing is nothing new—everyone’s a lead, but who gets listed first or second? Naturally, things have escalated, and now they’re just handing out ‘lead’ status to everyone.

Isn’t this ridiculous?

But Chu Chen’s fans didn’t care. For them, did you notice who was listed first as the leading actor in the official announcement?

That’s the billing they care about most.

"This series will push Chu Chen to the very top—wonder how those mocking us feel now?"

"Let Chu Chen show you what real acting looks like."

"Chu Chen as the pilot is the most handsome—want to know what a real heartthrob looks like? Just look at our Chu Chen."

"In recent years, who else in domestic entertainment can hold a candle to Chu Chen?"

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To Chu Chen’s fans, Qi Shuai’s downfall was a blessing, and most importantly, Chu Chen’s new drama immediately followed, filling the gap left by Qi Shuai.

Isn’t that satisfying?

Chu Chen’s fans felt they’d won twice—once with Qi Shuai, and again with the anticipated explosion of "Just Waiting for You."

After all, the director is Kong Yi, and it’s premiering on Tan Province TV—this is bound to be a hit.

Some joked that with Kong Yi directing and Tan Province TV airing, even if they cast a dog, the show would explode.

Chu Chen’s fans were already preparing to pop the champagne.

Meanwhile, some onlookers were baffled by the last name listed under “Special Appearance.”

What the hell?

How did Lin Xing end up in the cast of “Just Waiting for You”?

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This month, Lin Xing’s presence has been quite strong, so when people saw his name in the special cast of “Just Waiting for You,” some were genuinely surprised.

"What’s going on? How did Lin Xing suddenly become so impressive?"

"I don’t get it—it's like suddenly he’s surrounded by opportunities."

"The 'Dima Tram' gave Lin Xing a boost, and now he’s got a role in Kong Yi’s drama as well."

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Not only were onlookers surprised, even Lin Xing’s fans were caught off guard.

Many of Lin Xing’s longtime fans were moved to tears.

Lin Xing really made it.

It’s an S-grade drama directed by Kong Yi—it’s not easy to land even a special appearance.

Many fight for such roles.

For Lin Xing’s fans, their thinking was much like Sister Dao’s: just to get a foothold is enough.

If you can piggyback, you’ve succeeded.

Soon after, Lin Xing reposted the official announcement with a standard caption—his way of promoting the drama.

"Supporting Xing Xing, but I wonder what role he’ll play this time?"

"Damn, can 'Just Waiting for You' release a trailer? I want to see Xing Xing’s role."

"Waiting for the premiere, supporting Xing Xing."

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While Lin Xing’s fans were reposting, the fans of Chu Chen, Li Jingjing, Chen Hai, and others had already pushed reposts past 300,000.

It was truly staggering.

At the moment, aside from a few discussing Lin Xing, most people were focused on Chu Chen and Li Jingjing.

After all, Lin Xing is obviously a special appearance—what’s there to expect?

Some joked: could he possibly outshine the leads?

At the same time.

On the set of "Farming Stars," Duan Hai and a few others sincerely congratulated Lin Xing.

Guan Peng asked in confusion, "Xing Xing, was the drama you filmed recently this one?"

"Yes, just four days of shooting, and it was done," Lin Xing replied with a smile. "It’s just a special appearance, after all."

Hong Fei said, "Landing a special appearance is already impressive—this is an S-grade show."

"Exactly. I had a special appearance in 'School Dad, School Mom,' didn’t I?" Guan Peng nodded gently. "Step by step, hopefully we’ll be leads in the future, and not just special appearances."

"Guan, since we’re dreaming, why not dream bigger?" Hong Fei laughed. "Hope we all get to be leads someday—the male lead."

That earned thumbs-up from Duan Hai and the other minor celebrities.

Clearly, young people always have unrealistic dreams.

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Male lead? That’s hardly so easy.

In the afternoon, "Just Waiting for You" began its promotion on Tan Province TV and EasyWatch Video, also releasing a schedule for drama follow-up.

On August 11th, at 8 p.m., Tan Province TV will air two episodes back-to-back.

At 10 p.m., EasyWatch Video members can watch six episodes on the first day.

This is pretty much the standard release schedule.

Moreover, at 2 p.m. on August 11th, "Just Waiting for You" will hold its launch press conference in Tan Province, with a full live stream on EasyWatch Video.

But none of this had anything to do with Lin Xing.

He’s just a special appearance—they wouldn’t even consider inviting him to the launch.

As always, he’s not quite qualified.

While the outside world was abuzz, Lin Xing was diligently filming "Farming Stars."

Today’s focus was house renovation.

Laying tiles, painting walls, carpentry—everyone had their own tasks.

Lin Xing was responsible for laying floor tiles in the next bedroom.

"No way, this is hard," Lin Xing thought, even though he had mentally prepared himself. When he got to laying tiles, he realized how difficult it was.

How to put it?

Lin Xing had watched many workers laying tiles—it looked easy. But when he tried himself, he was stumped; either the cement was too dry, or too wet.

Not only that, the tiles ended up sinking after being laid.

After three hours, Lin Xing had barely accomplished anything, and he was still thinking about building a new stove with red bricks in the kitchen—which he found even more challenging.

Meanwhile, Guan Peng and Hong Fei botched the cement paving in the yard, and Duan Hai and the other minor stars made an even bigger mess painting the walls.

Everyone was following the script, thinking they’d manage fine.

That sense of: I’ll get at least 60 out of 100, surely.

But in the end, they couldn’t even score 30.

It just didn’t work.

A whole afternoon wasted.

But for the production team, it wasn’t wasted—after all, it’s all material.

Just think: everyone thought Lin Xing was all-capable, like he had cheat codes.

But this time, there’d be a perfect contrast—Lin Xing really doesn’t have any superpowers.

Because bricklaying? Lin Xing genuinely can’t do it.

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