Chapter 125: A Year Away, Still a Male Model Upon Return

Bai Liang found this commercial shoot incredibly satisfying; he got to make money and play with cars—where else could he find such a good gig?

If he had gone to play on his own, he would have had to pay for it himself~

It was just that the director’s team was scared out of their wits, especially during that final drift.

Actually, this move wasn't that difficult, but many people’s understanding of racing comes primarily from *Initial D*, so they think anyone who can drift is incredibly cool.

Bai Liang was different; his earliest understanding of racing came from *Let's & Go!!*.

So, whenever he played with cars, he was always wondering if he could pull off moves like the "Cyclone Magnum Tornado."

Of course, most of the hardcore stunts from the 2D world can't be pulled off in the 3D world, except for the beautiful women.

After trying a few times with no results, Bai Liang gave up on tormenting those poor cars.

Playing *Fast & Furious* was enough.

"Teacher Bai, you really scared me just now. I didn't expect your driving skills to be this good."

"Sorry for the trouble. I thought you just wanted me to drive it myself."

Bai Liang took the initiative to apologize, though he truly hadn't realized that driving scenes usually involved stunt doubles.

He had never used a stunt double when filming, either.

Whether it was horseback riding, archery, or kissing scenes with actresses, he did it all himself; his main selling point was his professionalism.

However, he could understand the other staff members' perspective; after all, if something had actually gone wrong, everyone would have been in trouble.

At this moment, Yanzi took the blame: "It was my fault for not making it clear. Sorry, Director."

"It's fine, it's fine. This whole thing turned out to be a blessing in disguise. The captured footage looks even better. Now, about this... chewing gum commercial."

Exchanging a glance, Bai Liang and the director couldn't hold it in anymore, strange smiles appearing on their faces.

A chewing gum commercial shot with this much intensity was truly peak entertainment.

After getting to know Bai Liang's temperament and style a bit, the director spoke more freely: "Teacher Bai, you should contact Red Bull and become their spokesperson. In the segment we just shot, pulling out a can of Red Bull when getting out of the car would be much more logical than chewing gum."

"That makes sense, but they haven't approached me."

"Ahem, Brother Bai, they have." Yanzi provided a timely reminder; Red Bull was indeed among the brands she had been in contact with.

It was just that, after seeing today's performance, Yanzi felt she could raise the price even higher on top of the planned increase six months later.

However, more important than raising prices was, of course, Bai Liang's safety.

Yanzi had been scared to death just now!

When that car shot forward, her heart almost stopped beating.

It was only thanks to her blind faith in Bai Liang that she didn't scream.

Good, good, good; Brother Bai has pulled something else out of his skill library.

Yanzi immediately thought that, in the future, she might be able to use this to approach some racing-related projects.

Once she had figured out how to make use of Bai Liang’s special talents, she discovered that her dear Brother Bai had already started chatting with someone and made a new friend.

It was the race car driver who had originally come to be the stunt double.

The other party was chatting happily with Bai Liang and even exchanged contact information.

On the way back, Yanzi teased him, "Brother Bai, our network has expanded again?"

"Right, he's from the Shanghai Volkswagen 333 Racing Team. We can go play there when there's an opportunity in the future."

Yanzi was completely unfamiliar with this stuff and hadn't even heard of it, so she didn't take it too seriously.

She just thought it was a hobby her Brother Bai might frequently engage in, and wondered if she should buy an insurance policy.

However, Old Zhou, who was driving, felt very familiar with the name.

"Hey, isn't that the racing team Han Han is on?"

"That's quite a coincidence," Bai Liang said casually.

Old Zhou didn't take it too seriously either; it was just a racing team with a famous person on it, nothing more.

Could Bai Liang actually get involved with Han Han because of this? That would be too absurd.

But at this moment, Yanzi looked a bit strange; she stared at Bai Liang for several seconds, a peculiar expression on her face.

Can't get involved?

That might not be certain.

Although she didn't know how they would get involved, she just felt that her Brother Bai had that ability.

Oh right, perhaps not with the race car driver Han Han, but with the director Han Han.

I heard he seems to be preparing a new movie~

The magazine Old Zhou found for Bai Liang should be considered second-tier: *Men's Uno*, a men's magazine.

According to Yanzi's briefing, in the entertainment industry, many stars have competitions in this area.

Things like the "Five Greats and Three Smallers," who got on the New Year's issue, who got on the anniversary issue, who achieved the "Grand Slam" first, and so on.

Of course, this is generally the battlefield for traffic-driven artists, the so-called battle for top-tier status.

For example, that Lu Han, one of the four who returned from abroad, is an absolute top-tier player; shooting a magazine cover can trigger a huge sensation: he was the first to appear on the cover of *Harper's Bazaar* as a solo male star.

Hmm... sounds pretty impressive.

This is traffic.

Bai Liang is certainly not associated with top-tier status right now, but Yanzi has a lot of confidence in him.

What "top-tier" nonsense; in front of our Brother Bai, they are all just paper tigers, people selling their heads for a price.

When bragging in private, of course, one dares to say anything.

But Yanzi truly felt that Bai Liang could crush those current top-tier stars from every angle.

What's lacking now is just time and opportunity.

This sounded exactly like the thoughts of someone complaining about heaven and earth, sour grapes style, but Bai Liang always stuck to "encouragement-based education": "Right, everything you say is correct, keep it up! Work hard!"

In this regard, Old Zhou was more pragmatic: "Let's climb up slowly; in two years, we'll have everything we should have."

And compared to the shock and excitement of shooting the commercial, the process of shooting the magazine cover was a completely different style. A year away, still a male model upon return.

Under Yanzi's speechless expression, Bai Liang and Old Zhou were like they had returned home.

It was so familiar, so clear.

The most ridiculous part was the models; the look in their eyes when they saw Bai Liang was as if they had seen a deity.

Yanzi had never been to a commercial KTV, but she felt it on-site today.

Uniformly: "Hello, Brother Bai~", "Hello, Brother Zhou~"

Young men and women, tall and straight with long legs; looking around, it was all beautiful bodies.

Honestly, it made Yanzi feel a bit embarrassed.

Mainly because some of the male models were too enthusiastic and even flirted with her~

Yanzi: I have felt the joy of Sister Yang Xing!

However, after the brief "happiness," Yanzi was once again worried about the temptations Bai Liang was facing.

It was fine when shooting the commercial, but these models were just too much.

Please... collect 6... 9... books...!

While Bai Liang was getting his makeup done, several female models lingered in the makeup room, giggling and finding every opportunity to talk to Bai Liang.

This fashion circle is really...

After Yanzi deliberately put on a stern face to play the bad guy and chased everyone away, she naturally fell into deep worry.

She even started considering whether to find a clean, pretty young girl to be Bai Liang's personal assistant.

She could help out in an emergency when necessary.

Just in case he couldn't hold it in.

At this age, Brother Bai feels like he is easily impulsive and could be seduced by bad women.

Yanzi couldn't keep watch forever.

Fortunately, this dangerous idea was eventually dismissed.

It was because of a phone call.

Originally, Guli Nazha had thought that after the Spring Festival, there would be a period of free time, so she planned to use that time to properly... spend time with Bai Liang~

She had already thought of many things they could do together, and the most important one, of course, was turning the already renovated house into a home.

Thinking about this process made her laugh out loud even in her sleep sometimes.

But~ plans couldn't keep up with changes.

She was free for a few days after the New Year, but Bai Liang was no longer free.

He was about to join the cast of *Princess Agents* at that time.

There was no other way; Nazha was so anxious she squeezed out free time, preparing to get things done before the New Year!

Originally, she wouldn't have been this urgent, but the pressure from the little fellow countrywoman was really a bit high.

Born from the same root, why be so impatient to fry each other!

Like Meng Ziyi before, Nazha actually never took her too seriously.

Including Jin Cheng and Chen Yao from the company...

In her view, there wasn't a single one who could fight.

Until she saw Dilireba spinning around Bai Liang; in an instant, all the alarm bells rang wildly.

It was as if a large bell was vibrating right against her forehead.

Anxious, anxious!

Although she always pretended not to be anxious when chatting with Bai Liang on WeChat or talking on the phone, only she knew what she was really thinking.

"You're shooting a magazine? Send me the address."

Nazha was very straightforward; after getting Bai Liang's address, she appeared at the magazine shoot location in less than half an hour.

Yanzi, who went to greet her, had one first reaction: Wow!

This was definitely done after careful dressing; if she wasn't wearing a gown, this posture didn't look like meeting a friend in private at all, it looked like she was about to walk the red carpet.

Even the lipstick she chose was a dark shade, looking very imposing.

"Yanzi~ long time no see."

Nazha took off her sunglasses, smiled at Yanzi, and affectionately grabbed her arm to greet her.

"Sister, you look so beautiful today!"

"Hmph~ am I not beautiful usually?"

"Today is different, oh; is there any good news?"

Nazha's little assistant added with a giggle from the side: "Coming here is good news, Yanzi, can't you understand?"

"Ahem!"

You two, reversing the heavens and earth.

Nazha didn't have time to blush before she noticed the movement around her and put her sunglasses back on.

"I'll go find him first. You guys pick the place for dinner tonight, my treat."

"Yay~"

Yanzi led Nazha and her little assistant inside. Along the way, Nazha never lowered her head; this aura directly completed a high-efficiency "clearing of the field."

Driving away the "small fry"!

However, after arriving at the shooting site, the aura of "I am the most beautiful in the world" suddenly began to dissipate wildly.

The sunglasses had long been taken off, and she was pursing her lips, peeking around like a little girl.

Yanzi and the little assistant exchanged a glance, suddenly thinking of a phrase: "Brine points to tofu."