Chapter 216: The First Half of

In the first half of "Divas Hit the Road 3," aside from the various dangerous or interesting wild animals, the main highlight was Bai Liang's relaxed attitude when facing the unexpected situations of the wilderness.

If it were anyone else, they might not have achieved the same effect as Bai Liang.

Many viewers discovered after a few episodes that no matter what kind of creature he saw—lions, rhinos, hippos—the expression on his face, beyond being calm, was actually most often one of pleasant surprise.

Calmly patting a lion's rear, teasing hippos in a pond, scaring baby elephants, using an engineer's shovel to tap a crocodile on the head, and sneaking off to steal a cheetah's food to feed his own little kitten.

Some knowledgeable viewers remarked: Bai Liang's guts are truly too big!

Especially with those two creatures: the hippo and the baby elephant.

The hippo is known as the "African Killer," far more dangerous than crocodiles or lions, and extremely aggressive.

One bite can snap a person in two!

As for the baby elephant, it is indeed cute, but its mother—a full-grown wild elephant—is not someone to be trifled with; she could flip a car over.

Most people, upon encountering such things, would just stay far away and snap a couple of photos, but Bai Liang dared to deliberately scare them.

It was exactly like the childish act of kicking a kindergarten playground.

And then he even helped it find its mother~

The audience was dumbfounded: Wait, how did you know it was separated from its mother? Could this possibly not be arranged by the production team?

Production team: If only we actually had that kind of ability~

Where the hell would we find so many wild animals that are better at acting than the last?

Oh right, regarding the "stealing food" from the cheetah's mouth, it was actually quite dangerous; sometimes even domestic dogs will fiercely guard their food, let alone wild beasts.

Yet Bai Liang managed to turn it into a sneaky, comedic scene.

The various memes the audience posted were all of the cheetah's helpless expressions, with captions like: "The cheetah is also speechless; a fierce upright ape-bandit has arrived near its home."

In short, the two emotions that should have appeared on Bai Liang's face—nervousness and fear—never appeared at all!

He really isn't afraid~

Some viewers felt this was thanks to Mango TV's editing, assuming they must have cut out all of Bai Liang's panicked moments.

Just building a persona, how despicable!

But unfortunately, the "lazy" post-production team included several long takes in the first few episodes.

The reason: The footage was great, no editing needed.

They only added warning text to any footage that might lead to dangerous situations.

This was the task they did most often in post-production.

They really didn't dare not to add them.

In fact, what they were really thinking, only they themselves knew.

At the same time, viewers who opposed this theory, and even Bai Liang's fans, found it quite easy to refute this argument.

Come on, bring out the car accident photos and videos.

Pretending to be calm? You try pretending~ A real-life man never looks at the explosion behind him.

And when the local African wild humans... oh no, the local warlords appeared, it truly pushed this "solo wilderness" trip to its climax!

Fine, fine, you aren't afraid of the fangs of wild beasts, so you aren't even afraid of 7. 2 caliber, right?!

Absurdity's mother opening the door for absurdity...

However, when that small national flag was pulled out, the entire segment was elevated.

Naturally, Bai Liang didn't make it as tragic or serious as Wu Jing did in the movie; the expression on his face remained calm throughout.

But it was precisely this calmness that achieved a better effect.

Overall, it was actually quite restrained; the production team was also worried that too much would lead to a backlash, so they didn't over-dramatize this part.

As if it were just an unremarkable part of the African adventure... as if!

The production team wanted to keep a low profile, but the audience wouldn't have it!

A massive wave of discussion erupted!

Debates over whether it was reasonable, and whether it was real or fake, turned the internet upside down.

In the face of this matter, even his CP partner, Nazha, had to take a backseat, even though the two were about to meet on the show.

The internet is never short of controversy.

Which is stronger, a lion or a tiger?

Which has the advantage, a dagger or a short staff?

Could Tyson beat Bruce Lee?

Who among the '85 flowers has the highest popularity?

All sorts of questions, some worth discussing and some quite idiotic, are truly measured in years once the discussion starts.

There are too many Chinese people; it is impossible for all views and ideas to converge.

The difficulty of convincing another person online is also too high!

Coupled with the large number of internet trolls, no results can ever be reached on these topics.

And Bai Liang's performance in the first half of "Divas Hit the Road 3" sparked who knows how many controversial topics.

But this time, "Wolf Warrior 2" was truly satisfied.

The trailer went online, and Wu Jing's performance in the movie merged with the real-life Bai Liang.

To a certain extent, the traffic this movie was getting now even exceeded the traffic from Nazha's CP.

"So, the movie and the variety show are linked? Isn't this just Wu Jing doing something else in Africa?"

"Didn't these two brothers have a fight in Africa? Wu Jing lost and was rubbed into the sand."

"Saucy movie, you have successfully piqued my interest. Hurry up and release it; watch me satisfy you properly with my big wallet!"

"The previous 'Wolf Warrior' was actually quite good, the box office wasn't bad. With Bai Liang's support this time, I reckon it can break one billion."

"One billion? I'll name a number: two billion!"

"Two billion is a bit hard, but it's worth a shot. Didn't they say Wu Jing even mortgaged his house to make the movie?"

"Bai Liang and Nazha apparently appeared for zero salary; Wu Jing couldn't afford their fees."

"Oh right! Nazha is in this movie too! I remember now, the African bandit couple!"

"Looking forward to this movie, it's releasing at the end of July, right~ I'll go check it out then."

"..."

The soaring popularity of "Wolf Warrior 2" was the first piece of bad news for other movies in the same release window.

No, how can you do promotion like this?

Where is the morality? Where is the law? Where is the path?!

Promoting a movie on a variety show is a very common way to promote, but it was played to perfection by this guy Bai Liang.

And his "perfection" wasn't ordinary; it was dazzling, instantly pulling everyone's attention over.

This time, the scope of the impact was quite wide, affecting more than just movies in the same release window.

Even "Brotherhood of Blades 2," which was set to release about ten days earlier, suffered a heavy blow.

Yang Mi couldn't help but come to "question" Bai Liang: Are you going to let your sister live or not?

"Brotherhood of Blades 2" was in its final sprint of promotion, and as a result, Bai Liang came charging out like a dump truck, smashing their momentum to pieces.

And Bai Liang did feel a bit embarrassed...

Although he knew early on that "Wolf Warrior 2" would eventually crush all competitors in the same period and even those in later periods.

But he really didn't expect that before the movie was even released, he would have already driven the dump truck over them once.

However, Yang Mi's complaints... Bai Liang felt he shouldn't have affected them too much.

He still had some impression of the movie "Brotherhood of Blades 2," but he didn't have an impression of Yang Mi in it.

Isn't the female lead of this movie Xin Zhilei?

Oh right, Yang Mi's complaint was secondary; inviting Bai Liang to attend the premiere of "Brotherhood of Blades 2" was the real business.

"Sister Mi, next time just get straight to the point, don't do this kind of foreplay," Bai Liang said with slight helplessness.

On the other end of the phone, Yang Mi hummed twice: "I was just afraid that you, a top-tier celebrity, would be too busy to bother with me, so I had to lay some groundwork."

"Is sister so insecure?"

This seemingly casual sentence silenced Yang Mi for several seconds.

Afterward, she immediately returned to a flippant tone: "Yeah, so give me some security~"

This request was actually quite difficult.

And Bai Liang had always been quite conflicted in this regard.

He was indeed often able to provide security to young ladies in his daily life; Reba had the most experience with this.

Reba: Dabai is super healing!

But, if the scene changed, for example, to a bed in a hotel room, then it was the other way around.

Because he didn't like to wear "security," how could he give the young ladies security?

So Bai Liang subconsciously said: "I don't like to use it."

Yang Mi: "??? You don't like to use what?"

"Oh, nothing. I will attend the premiere on time. Is Reba going?"

Yang Mi, who often teased people and was therefore very sensitive to this, always felt something was not quite right.

But she couldn't put her finger on it, so she could only answer the part about Reba first, her tone somewhat schadenfreude: "First, I'm afraid she doesn't have time. Second, if she comes, I'm afraid you won't come."

"I won't." "Yo! You kid really are bold. I watched the new episode of 'Divas' yesterday, you're quite impressive, drifting a pickup truck, taking people for a ride... Has Reba ever enjoyed such treatment? I think you're just biased. What's so good about Guli Nazha? When Reba ignores you later, just cry!"

It was clear that Yang Mi was trying very hard to help.

It seemed she wanted to pull Bai Liang back from the "evil path"...

No choice, yesterday's new episode of "Divas Hit the Road 3" was the plot of Nazha and Bai Liang reuniting, and those CP fans were obsessed.

As a result, in this situation, Reba still helped forward the promotional Weibo for "Wolf Warrior 2," looking like she was supporting Bai Liang.

Her only statement was: she only tagged Bai Liang.

Her stance was firm; it wasn't just to support a fellow hometown friend.

"What? Why aren't you talking? You wouldn't really not come if Reba doesn't come, right?" Yang Mi was a bit afraid she had said too much and made this brat feel guilty enough not to come, which would be counterproductive.

"No, I'm going. I was just recalling my schedule and filming; I should be able to make time."

"So you didn't hear a word I said, right?"

"No, I heard it. But I have to refute one point: isn't this your movie premiere, Sister Mi? I'm going for you."

Every word, every sentence, every bit of content, all seen!

Bai Liang felt that the primary and secondary relationship was quite important; after all, it was Yang Mi's home turf.

"For me? I love hearing that. I'll give you a little reward then~ I won't let you come for nothing." Yang Mi deliberately used a hoarse, seductive tone, matching her little milky voice, which truly made one feel itchy inside.

Honestly, although it was a bit impolite.

A very strange thought popped into Bai Liang's mind: She is so saucy~

It's just that with Yang Mi's way of speaking, whoever takes it seriously is the clown.

This sister was simply addicted to dirty talk; she could say wild things face-to-face, let alone over the phone.

Bai Liang had reason to suspect that her so-called "little reward" might just be some souvenir or something.

If he showed a surprised expression when he got it, he might just get teased all over again.

A bad woman is truly very bad.

——

"Brotherhood of Blades" is considered a quite famous IP among domestic martial arts movies in recent years.

Many novelists love to write about this movie; of course, it's basically always the first one.

Bai Liang also had a deep impression of the first one: the oppressive feeling brought by the flying fish suit illuminated by lanterns in the alley, and the famous memes in this movie.

One is "very moist," the other is "add money."

To a certain extent, this IP has already gone quite mainstream; many people who haven't seen the movie know these memes.

When the first "Brotherhood of Blades" was released in 2014, it also became a dark horse among domestic films that year.

Good box office, Golden Horse Award, and good reputation from all walks of life.

And three years later, the original cast is back, with the well-known genius director Ning Hao serving as producer to start the sequel.

Coupled with the addition of well-known artists like Yang Mi, it naturally attracted a lot of attention from inside and outside the industry.

Oh right, the original release date of this movie was actually in August, but I don't know why, it was later changed to mid-July.

Maybe they wanted to avoid something, but the result was... just avoiding.

The slogan shouted by the producers was: "Speed is everything, quality wins."

Being too fast is not a good thing...

The premiere was held in Yanjing, and the commotion was not small.

Bai Liang now has a good habit; he arrives very early.

So when he arrived, it was just in time for the creators to take turns appearing, and the finale, Yang Mi and Zhang Zheng, were still there making heart shapes at the fans and media on the scene~

Ahe~ What a coincidence, Bai Liang, who was getting out of the car, just happened to catch it.

Just as he was thinking about whether he should make a heart shape back as a return gesture, he suddenly noticed Yang Mi lifting her skirt and coming over.

Her behavior was naturally quite eye-catching, making even Zhang Zheng stunned for a moment: What's wrong, is the female lead running away?

At this moment, the people around let out a gasp, which solved the mystery.

The premiere actually didn't have a red carpet segment.

But for this distance, Yang Mi took the initiative to hold Bai Liang's arm, creating such a feeling.

"Sister, is it necessary to be so excited?"

"Of course I'm excited, you came to support me, I have to let everyone know, that way I have face."

This was actually a rare moment of honesty!

Then Yang Mi seemed afraid that Bai Liang would overthink it: "Don't worry, just watch me later, I definitely won't cause you any trouble."

The so-called "not causing Bai Liang trouble" was just mentioning Reba casually during the host's interview.

Yang Mi: I'm half a "member of the family," so being enthusiastic isn't too much, right? Just borrowing Reba's "boyfriend's" arm to hold for a bit.

At the same time, she deliberately revealed a mischievous expression of "Ah~ I accidentally let it slip."

From this move, one could actually see that Jiaxing's handling of the Reba and Bai Liang CP scandal was completely different from before.

It could almost be said that the flavor had changed.

From wanting traffic but worrying about being tied too tightly, to now taking the initiative to show their stance and move forward.

No choice, Reba herself absolutely cannot make any verbal statements.

Yang Mi is the most suitable person to do this.

The fans at the scene who were stirring up trouble said it wasn't too much; they loved watching this kind of plot.

It's just a pity that Reba herself didn't come, otherwise they could have shipped the CP on the spot.

Yang Mi seemed to want to see some embarrassment or shyness on Bai Liang's face, but unfortunately, there was none at all.

Facing such on-site hints and teasing, he just smiled.

No denial, no explanation, no taking the bait.

This was what Yanzi taught him.

In order to keep Bai Liang's "harem" stable, Yanzi truly spent a lot of brain cells.

Finally, she came up with this "not a way" way.

No choice, new tricks have emerged in the battle of the top-tier celebrities.

The current four top-tier celebrities: Lu Han, Bai Liang, Wu Moufan, and Li Yifeng.

Marketing accounts summarized:

Lu Han, an idol by background, has now "cut off an arm" because he is "trapped by love"; his behavior is basically a "betrayal" to those female fans.

Falling is inevitable; it's just a matter of when he falls out of the top tier.

As for Bai Liang? Over-marketing CP, like an octopus, having scandals with everyone, he will definitely explode with something big sooner or later!

By comparison, Li Yifeng is truly an "honest kid."

Honestly, this thing looks exactly like a press release bought by Li Yifeng, stepping on three people at once, how refreshing!

But it could also be other contestants trying to squeeze into the top-tier ranks making trouble.

Of the three top-tier celebrities "named" by the marketing accounts, Lu Han has no way out; he announced it himself, there's no "washing" it.

And Wu Moufan seems to have found a new path; since the pure boy persona is no longer playable, then take another path.

A recently popular hip-hop music talent show is currently in full swing.

Hip-hop has always been labeled with things like "real" and "rebellious"... it actually suits the current Wu Moufan quite well.

However, he is also quite unlucky; the influence of this variety show could have been expanded further.

As a result, it collided head-on with "Divas Hit the Road 3."

A very popular variety show met an annual blockbuster variety show...

Fortunately, the market is big enough to accommodate both, otherwise Wu Moufan would have suffered another big loss at Bai Liang's hands.

Colliding every time, being crushed every time, it's like being haunted.

As for Bai Liang... the capybara ate two bites of apple, ignored it, and continued to zone out.

It's just that Li Yifeng's team, who secretly bought the press release, suddenly felt a chill on the back of their necks.

Fortunately, they gave up on this way of stepping on others in time, because the effect was truly not great.

Lu Han will "retire" sooner or later, Wu Moufan is a bit lazy and preparing to take the rebellious path, and Bai Liang doesn't take the bait at all. Moreover, his traffic is too high now, and this little noise has no impact.

The most critical thing is that someone's own butt isn't very clean either~

Compared to some things done secretly, Bai Liang is openly shipping CP.

Shipping CP isn't illegal, after all.