Lin Fan

Biodata

Background / History

Becoming Song Shi'an's Assistant

Lin Fan helps pack Song Shi'an's belongings before formally introducing himself as his company-assigned assistant. While collecting clothes from the dormitory, he carefully records the brands of Song Shi'an's toiletries and the flavors of his instant noodles for future purchases 36.

For their first trip together, he takes responsibility for Song Shi'an's itinerary while the actor films Tushan Yan. Although outwardly composed, he is privately delighted to begin working with him. His older sister has already been calling three times a day to ask when he will start 41.

His monthly salary rises from 6,000 to 10,000 yuan after the assignment. During filming, he carries cooling supplies, shields Song Shi'an from a crowd, and secures two front-row VIP tickets to Ye Qinghe's concert through an assistants' group chat. Song Shi'an thanks him and promises to ask the boss for another raise 42 43 45.

Wilderness Show and Mountain Outing

Ji Shuyao places Lin Fan in charge of enforcing Song Shi'an's meal plan during preparations for a wilderness variety show. Lin Fan also helps loosen his muscles after strenuous training 66.

On a mountain outing, Song Shi'an leaves him behind to buy snacks. Lin Fan is hurt less by the eating than by the implication that Song Shi'an needed to hide it from him; sharing the food quickly cheers him up. At the temple, Lin Fan pays 200 yuan for a talisman and offers to make it into a pendant 66 67.

After Song Shi'an completes the rainforest program, Lin Fan welcomes him back with a hug. He has also kept Song Shi'an's parents informed that their son is safe 72.

Supporting a Rising Actor

As Song Shi'an attracts larger crowds, Lin Fan coordinates earlier styling, transportation, and departures from public venues. He also explains endorsement schedules and the publicity purpose of visits to brand headquarters and factories 72 76 87.

His concern sometimes conflicts with Song Shi'an's plans. When Song Shi'an proposes entering dangerous backcountry to rescue two stranded men, Lin Fan grabs his arm and refuses to let him go. Song Shi'an eventually sends him away to buy food before carrying out the rescue without his knowledge 92 93.

During the New Year holiday, Lin Fan visits Song Shi'an's family home after sixteen unanswered calls and twenty WeChat messages. He persuades Song Shi'an to accept a 300,000-yuan NPC appearance on The Countryside Never Closes, cheerfully acknowledging that he will receive triple holiday pay 131.

Concealed Family Connections

Lin Fan's background becomes a source of suspicion when he nearly refers to President Shen as “my sister” after learning she visited the sick Song Shi'an. He immediately denies that Song Shi'an heard him correctly 112.

Later, Pan Zhaoming recognizes him, offers to waive his restaurant bill, and mentions his parents and a Tang family wedding. Lin Fan interrupts and hurriedly leaves. When Song Shi'an asks whether he is a wealthy young master working as an assistant, Lin Fan claims his shirt cost only 9.90 yuan and tears it to demonstrate its supposed cheapness. In private, he mourns the damaged Vensir limited-edition top and asks friends for a replacement 157.

Helping the Song Family

Lin Fan accompanies Song Shi'an while delivering study materials to twenty classrooms, then helps at his parents' tofu shop. He packs orders during an eight-hour shift and later prepares ingredients alongside Father Song, who praises his knife work 170 171 172.

By the time Song Shi'an begins skating training for Fiction, Lin Fan has worked with him for about a year. Seeing him unusually pale and exhausted, Lin Fan immediately offers to contact the coach and postpone practice 184.

Appearance

Lin Fan is introduced as a young man wearing a neat light-blue shirt and carrying a folder 41.

• Recurring dark circles: Staying up late leaves him visibly sleep-deprived, particularly while following Song Shi'an's dramas and online activity 58 164.
• Limited-edition clothing: Despite telling Song Shi'an that his shirt is inexpensive, he privately identifies it as a Vensir spring limited-edition top 157.

Personality

Lin Fan combines meticulous professional care with enthusiastic fandom. He prepares for practical problems before they arise, remembers Song Shi'an's preferences, and takes pride in his growing popularity. His excitement at seeing fans welcome Song Shi'an at the airport reflects how personally invested he is in the actor's success 36 42 72.

He is easily affected by Song Shi'an's performances. He cries over Meng Zhen's death, worries after physically demanding scenes, and repeatedly praises new costumes and character transformations. His admiration can overwhelm his composure even when he is only watching from the sidelines 59 74 76 119.

His loyalty has a combative side online. He promotes favorable comments through alternate accounts and argues fiercely with detractors, usually hiding this activity when Song Shi'an approaches 118 163 173.

Although initially mindful of the assistant handbook's dietary rules, he often becomes Song Shi'an's eating companion instead. He overlooks a delivery order of spicy dry pot and skewers, joins an overnight food-street outing, and later denies another unauthorized meal until Ji Shuyao sends video evidence 43 68 148.

Abilities & Skills

Personal Assistance and Scheduling

Lin Fan manages travel, daily necessities, and on-set support.

• Records preferred toiletries and food flavors for later shopping 36.
• Carries a fan, cooling patches, cooling spray, and Huoxiang Zhengqi oral liquid for hot filming conditions 42.
• Obtains concert tickets through industry assistant contacts 45.
• Coordinates schedules and explains endorsement publicity arrangements 87 89.
• Communicates with directors, holds back fans, and handles small grooming tasks such as tying up Song Shi'an's fringe 56 80.

Online Promotion and Audience Monitoring

Lin Fan closely follows public responses to Song Shi'an's work.

• Uses three alternate accounts to boost positive comments about his casting as Si Qinglan 118.
• Photographs costumes and records performances, including Song Shi'an's dance rehearsal with Jiang Yue 117 140 158.
• Posts to Song Shi'an's Weibo when instructed, including a request for fans to check in after returning home 104.
• Tracks entertainment news, premiere dates, and the popularity of Song Shi'an's characters 101 147 179.

Driving

Lin Fan displays notably skilled driving when taking Song Shi'an out in Shen Lingshu's sports car 174.

• Handles successive bends, overtaking, and reverse parking smoothly 174.
• Attributes his ability to learning from a former coworker who liked driving, then changes the subject when Song Shi'an becomes suspicious 174.

Food Preparation

Lin Fan can assist with commercial food service rather than merely arranging meals.

• Packs tofu-shop orders during a busy shift 170.
• Demonstrates practiced knife work while preparing tofu and vegetables with Father Song 172.

Relationships

• Song Shi'an — Employer and close companion, whom Lin Fan usually addresses as “Bro.” Song Shi'an values his versatility and repeatedly worries about losing him as an assistant, while Lin Fan mistakenly fears dismissal when Song Shi'an suggests making time for a presumed romantic partner 80 157 163.
• Ji Shuyao — Coordinates Lin Fan's work and assigns him responsibilities such as supervising Song Shi'an's diet. He also reprimands the pair for unauthorized eating trips 66 111 148.
• Shen Lingshu — Company president whom Lin Fan nearly calls his sister before immediately denying the wording; the exchange leaves their connection unexplained 112.
• Father Song and Mother Song — Song Shi'an's parents. Lin Fan keeps them informed during the rainforest program and helps at their shop; Father Song praises him as a capable assistant 72 170 172.
• Pan Zhaoming — An acquaintance of Lin Fan's parents, addressed as “Uncle Pan.” His familiar greeting and offer of free dining prompt Lin Fan's hurried departure 157.

Trivia

• Lin Fan wanted to become a police officer as a child 153.
• He explains that calling Song Shi'an “Bro” is a friendly entertainment-industry convention, not a statement of kinship 172.
• Song Shi'an repeatedly mistakes Lin Fan's secretive arguments with online detractors for conversations with a girlfriend 163 164 173.
• Long climbs leave him panting and sweating, despite his ability to endure lengthy work shifts at the tofu shop 67 121 171.