[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-chinese-entertainment-starting-as-a-male-model":3,"chapter-chinese-entertainment-starting-as-a-male-model-showbiz-begins-as-a-male-model-chapter-224":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Chinese Showbiz: Starting as a Male Model",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},2217332,3922,"Chapter 224","showbiz-begins-as-a-male-model-chapter-224",224,"\u003Cp>When Yanzi came to pick up Bai Liang, she saw a rather \"eye-stinging\" scene.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two grown men were there, pulling and tugging at each other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One wanted to leave, the other wanted to make him stay.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At first, she even thought her dear Brother Bai had run into a pervert~\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, there are quite a lot of obsessive fans these days; who says male celebrities can't be harassed by men?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So she hurried forward, only to discover that the shameless one was actually Wu Jing, and she happily switched into \"eating melon\" mode.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brother Liang! Brother Liang! Stay two more days, just two days~ You're more popular with those audiences.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Cut the crap, you're the male lead, what does that have to do with me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Really, when has our roadshow ever had less than half the audience being women? They're all here for you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They're here for you, that's for sure. *Wolf Warrior 2* relies entirely on you; I just played a bit part.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, no, no, it relies entirely on you; you're a top-tier star!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Top-tier star, my foot.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then you're the real-life Wolf Warrior.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...A-Fei, you need to act like a man, don't be a sissy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Jing: ???\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These damn lines, it’s like dreaming back to being twenty!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, this \"duel between men\" ended with Wu Jing being instantly defeated by a single sentence from Bai Liang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He never imagined that a movie he acted in could one day become a way to attack him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could anyone remember lines like that?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Liang: I don't just remember the lines, I also remember exactly how dry that place Xinjing is.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A-Fei and Lin Xian'er fled all the way to Xinjing, living in seclusion in a small town.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Xunhuan tracked them down, observed them for several days, and said to Xiaohong: \"Strange, Lin Xian'er seems to have changed her nature; she is now like a chaste and virtuous woman, no longer provoking other men.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xinjing is so dry that even Lin Xian'er could restrain herself; that's too exaggerated!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So when Bai Liang chatted with Nazha about going to play in Xinjing later, he said they should bring plenty of lubricant or something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then he was \"violently beaten\" by the shy and angry Nazha.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Next time, he plans to use this topic to ask Reba.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There is no banquet in the world that doesn't end; next time we meet, we'll just have a good drink and that'll be that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Jing sighed with such emotion after calming down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Liang: I'm familiar with this; life has many diverging paths, after all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, before leaving, he looked Wu Jing up and down, indicating that the two of them should meet again very soon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Jing: At the celebration banquet?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Liang: No, this guy Guo Fan will achieve the feat of getting something for nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It really is getting something for nothing, Bai Liang and the Wolf Warrior.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brother Bai, what's the situation with you and Director Wu Jing? What's wrong with him?\" After getting into the car, Yanzi asked curiously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmm, a sudden, massive achievement has made him doubt life for a moment.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's his own movie, didn't he expect it all along?\" Yanzi shook her head, seemingly a bit confused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the director and male lead, Wu Jing should be the person who knows the movie best; Yanzi had previously thought she had misjudged him, thinking he was so amazing!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now she is just glad: it's a good thing she didn't stop Brother Bai from participating in *Wolf Warrior 2* back then.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, seeing this outrageous box office now, she would die of shame.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It would be a miracle if he could have expected it~\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Liang had actually discussed the reason for the outrageous box office of *Wolf Warrior 2* with Wu Jing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, it ultimately comes down to conditions like the right time, the right place, and the right people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The greatness of this movie is that even if a time traveler came and filmed it exactly the same way and released it in advance, they wouldn't achieve such an exaggerated effect and result.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The right time, the right place, and the right people are all indispensable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oh right, as for Bai Liang's existence, it's just adding \"a little bit\" of extra good luck on top of these conditions!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It's already at five billion now, but clearly, this box office is not the end for *Wolf Warrior 2*.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The six that Bai Liang wrote down back then might have actually been a correct guess.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brother Bai, there are people on the internet now saying you brought Wu Jing three billion in box office.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Pfft! Who is it? That's so outrageous.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before, some people said Bai Liang brought five hundred million in box office, which he felt was conservative, but now three billion is clearly too exaggerated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The original box office of *Wolf Warrior 2* was already frighteningly high; no matter how good Bai Liang's luck is, it's impossible to add up to such an outrageous number.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And to put it bluntly, he was only the second male lead; the bonus *Wolf Warrior 2* enjoyed was limited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It could also be said that because the original box office was too high, there wasn't enough room for improvement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the original *Wolf Warrior 2* had only had four billion in box office, maybe it could have enjoyed the maximum bonus~\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yanzi shrugged, \"Many marketing accounts are saying that; anyway, they're just seizing on you to praise you. I've already had people cool it down.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yanzi is great!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I think one billion is more reasonable~\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, Yanzi's \"scale\" has also gradually started to change.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before, she was worried that *Wolf Warrior 2* wouldn't even have one billion in box office.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now she dares to casually pin this kind of halo on Bai Liang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, he isn't the type to be anxious or cautious just because of some title.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While Bai Liang likes to watch others' fun, he is also very interested in his own fun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And here it comes, the fun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It's mainly because some people on the internet are praising him too hard...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many people have been digging through *Wolf Warrior 2* and found that Bai Liang, this top-tier star, is truly too conspicuous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ordinary netizens don't like to look at those overly professional things, but when it comes to hyping a top-tier star, everyone understands it immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And during the movie's promotional period, he had much more presence than Wu Jing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>*Divas Hit the Road 3* hasn't finished airing yet~ the last episode will air in a couple of days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The final dance of the variety show CP between Bai Liang and Nazha, which is also the most exciting and has the most chemistry, is coming up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The production team is already prepared to break the viewership records for variety shows in recent years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hmm... it's the record created by Bai Liang when he participated in *Keep Running* last time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The record he and Reba set together will be erased by Nazha herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reason the production team is so confident is because of *Wolf Warrior 2*, folks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching the movie's box office change every day, the *Divas Hit the Road 3* production team really feels like they've hit the jackpot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damn, this is possible too?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They originally thought they were nursing the movie, but now it seems they were actually basking in its reflected glory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, Bai Liang's \"rivals\" seemed to have completely disappeared from the entertainment industry overnight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Yanzi said, the whole internet is praising him now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This has something to do with the current atmosphere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The era of traffic!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many people and companies don't actually want to praise Bai Liang, but want to use him, this top-tier star, as a model.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To tell everyone: traffic is really very useful! If you don't believe it, look at Bai Liang; joining a movie that wasn't favored, bringing such huge traffic and attention to it, allowing the movie to achieve such a terrifying box office...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is the most united the peers have ever been.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because there is profit to be made, because the cake can be made bigger, maybe they can trick more capital fools into waving their money and chasing other traffic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this very moment, no one is badmouthing Bai Liang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if other top-tier stars or second-tier traffic artists find him an eyesore, they won't sing a different tune.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It's just a pity... it's highly likely it won't be of any use.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or rather, there won't be many people who \"fall for it.\" It's more likely that some \"War Bears,\" \"War Tigers,\" or \"War Dogs\" will appear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who told them that *Eternal Love* was released at the same time as *Wolf Warrior 2*? Bai Liang is a positive example, then Yang Yang is a typical negative example.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Today's capital is not as easy to fool as the investors in the coal boss era.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Do you really think those guys on the internet who praise the coal boss era miss the creative freedom of that time?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It's purely because the capital entering now is not as easy to trick!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, other traffic players will indeed have more opportunities; once some people \"get tricked,\" they will find that traffic might be useful, but not that useful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In short, after the box office of *Wolf Warrior 2* broke five billion, a very strange phenomenon appeared on the internet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A bunch of people started attacking Wu Jing, while at the same time, a bunch of people were praising Bai Liang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These two groups seem to be on the same side, but it doesn't seem entirely so.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The male lead and the second male lead of the same movie received two completely different treatments.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One is being attacked by the whole internet, the other is being praised by the whole internet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Regarding this, Wu Jing's reaction is: Damn it, this is outrageous!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, he wouldn't have any opinions about Bai Liang because of this, but he must complain to him about this matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Content omitted]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It's too outrageous! How can this make people feel balanced~\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Liang: Your movie made so much box office, it makes others feel unbalanced too; shouldn't they attack you?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Very reasonable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>——\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Bai Liang returned to the *The Story of Minglan* crew, the treatment he received was a warm welcome from the entire crew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one cared that he had taken such a long leave, which even caused the crew to stop for a few days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it were anyone else, they would probably have been criticized by the producers on the internet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But facing Bai Liang, the entire director team's faces were about to crack from smiling when they saw him! The producer even wanted to come over to toast him!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, who could have imagined that a top-tier star could actually level up during the filming process~\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Top-tier star and leveling up, putting these two words together makes people feel strange.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Can you still level up when you're already a top-tier star?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The answer is yes!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It can be said that after Lu Han's official announcement, that top-tier position that was a cut above the rest is probably gradually shifting to Bai Liang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maybe one day in the future, the Four Top-Tier Stars that Yang Yang longs for will really be realized.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it won't be him squeezing someone out, but rather becoming one super star, four top-tier stars, and three little ones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, if Bai Liang levels up slower, he can wait a few more years; someone will be caught and taken in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But after that, new people will join the top-tier challenge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wow! Our male lead is back!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone was welcoming Bai Liang back to film, and everyone felt they could bask in his glory, only Sister Zhao was being sarcastic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Bai Liang still understood her, knowing that she just liked to speak like that; the inner meaning was actually: I missed you so much~\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a result, after he confidently translated it...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Missed you, my foot!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sister Zhao grabbed Bai Liang's ear, then suddenly let go: \"Ouch, can't pull it randomly; you're the lead actor of a five-billion box office movie now, you're amazing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Bai Liang wasn't happy, \"Sister, the movie is still in theaters; it will definitely be more than this box office in the end.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This much?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sister Zhao almost broke down on the spot; that's five billion!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Heaven knows how much she wished that Nazha's role had been played by her... daydreaming about it isn't excessive, right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It is estimated that every big sister and little sister who knows Bai Liang and has a good relationship with him has had this daydream.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who told Wu Jing to be a big mouth, saying everywhere that \"Nazha came to put out the fire temporarily, the original female lead ran away, blah blah blah.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just like when he praised Bai Liang for being loyal, he just seized on Nazha and praised her fiercely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing it made other female artists' eyes red with envy!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just casually picked up the female lead of a movie with such an outrageous box office?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damn, the saying \"fools have fool's luck\" is truly materialized at this moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, most of the little sisters still had clear heads; if they really thought about it carefully, would they be willing to gamble without taking a salary?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it went wrong, it would be months of working for nothing; if the movie flopped, they would also have to carry the reputation of acting in a bad movie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nazha really went there prepared to get nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sister Zhao quickly figured this out, but still couldn't help but envy, \"Your little girlfriend has soared this time, easily getting everything I wanted.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sister, you seem to have hidden meanings in your words.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, Sister Zhao didn't glare at him, just looked at him faintly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hurry up and film; aren't you going to the next crew?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Indeed, I don't have much time left here either.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What are you filming for your next movie? That *Ming Dynasty*?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, that one is still early; the next one is also a movie.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What movie?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A sci-fi movie.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Pfft!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sister Zhao's face was full of: Are you kidding me?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What are you doing, kid? You don't take your career seriously, right? Even if you have to pay the breach of contract fee, you can't act in it! Those people in the country who do sci-fi are all selling dog meat under the guise of sheep's head; it's a pit.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This one is a bit different; I have a plan in mind.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You have a plan, and you can still take that thing out in the living room...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hey, hey, hey, don't mention this!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Bai Liang \"break down,\" Sister Zhao laughed out loud: \"I'll hold this secret against you for a lifetime!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Liang spread his hands like a little bear: \"Make a condition~\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmm... wait until the Spring Festival next year, after the movie *The Monkey King 3* that I starred in is released, then we'll talk.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why, reward yourself if the box office is a big hit?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why does the word \"reward\" sound so strange?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sister Zhao shook her head; if the box office is a big hit, her work will only increase...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, regarding the sci-fi movie, she still wanted to chat with Bai Liang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a result, this guy shook his head, saying \"I'm not listening, I'm not listening, the turtle is chanting scriptures,\" and ran away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It made Sister Zhao stomp her feet on the spot!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It felt quite like, you should beat your younger brother early; when he grows up, you won't be able to beat him or catch him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeah... it would have been better if we had met when we were younger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, with such attention, the news that Bai Liang is about to join the *The Wandering Earth* crew is not a secret.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Peers didn't speak, just silently liked it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who said this sci-fi movie is bad? This sci-fi movie is great!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching Bai Liang killing it with Wu Jing, his momentum as a top-tier star is becoming more and more frightening, but then turning around, this guy is about to \"cut off his own arms.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Good, good, good, pop the champagne!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those who were originally not in a hurry to badmouth Bai Liang for profit reasons are now even less in a hurry to badmouth him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why bother, he'll send himself away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, the *Divas Hit the Road 3* final episode, which is about to air, has already started crazy preheating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Relying on the red-hot popularity of *Wolf Warrior 2*, it easily made several hot searches before it even aired.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A variety show CP is about to achieve sublimation in the show.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps there will be no other show that can replicate it in the future, unless Bai Liang himself wants to make trouble again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>——\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three updates, fourteen thousand words, see you tomorrow, mwah.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Requesting monthly tickets.\u003C\u002Fp>",2855,"2026-06-17T12:14:10.516Z","2026-06-18T03:30:09.135Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","498ec566d3fec4a897b6d5e7a117233027b4862e93de231f74b0ead0edc733ee","showbiz-begins-as-a-male-model-chapter-225","showbiz-begins-as-a-male-model-chapter-223",668,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fshowbiz-starting-as-a-male-model-cover.jpg"]