Chapter 247: The Feeling of Being Against the Whole World (Seeking Monthly Tickets)

"Shipping" a couple is a relatively subjective matter for fans.

As long as you are willing, you can actually ship whoever you want.

Even if your tastes are a bit heavy, shipping Optimus Prime and Avatar isn't impossible.

After all, human fetishes are diverse.

Those who ship male-male couples are considered relatively normal; at the very least, those fujoshi are just daydreaming about two handsome men.

And shipping young, handsome men and beautiful women is naturally more conventional.

Having acted in dramas together, shot commercials together, performed on the same stage—all sorts of formats can create opportunities for a "ship" to emerge.

And since Shuangzi wrote Bai Liang into her book and elevated his image to such an exaggerated degree, she naturally fulfilled these conditions.

If it were just small-scale self-entertainment, no one would actually care.

But when Yanzi discovered that a bunch of marketing accounts had started steering the narrative, a large number of fan-fiction short stories began to appear, and even some "fans" started "spontaneously" creating mass-produced photoshopped images to force a ship—

The strange stench became very obvious.

During this period, Yanzi did nothing, instead letting this trend and phenomenon "grow wild."

Of course, during this time, she naturally had to touch base with Bai Liang himself first.

"Brother Xiaobai, about that..."

"Just do what you want to do," Bai Liang said to Yanzi with a smile.

She was stunned for a moment. "I thought that with your good temper, you'd rather swallow this loss yourself..."

Bai Liang tilted his head. "When have you ever seen me take a loss?"

Yanzi was just about to give examples, because she felt her brain was full of such cases.

But upon closer thought... she was surprised to realize that her Brother Xiaobai really hadn't taken any losses.

Some were just what she subconsciously assumed, yet if one were to sort them out, others might have profited, but Bai Liang was at least guaranteed not to lose, and sometimes he actually earned even more.

For example, *Wolf Warrior 2*.

Many things had similar effects... including Shuangzi at the very beginning.

If not for her making things difficult, Bai Liang wouldn't have landed his first male lead role so easily!

"There's one more thing." Bai Liang paused and reached out to pat Yanzi's head. "There's no reason to let you feel wronged or angry just to accommodate others. Does our Yanzi not have feelings?"

Damn, this emotional value he provided...

Yanzi fidgeted. "I'm not a female celebrity in the industry, nor am I some great beauty, after all. Brother Xiaobai, haven't you always been quite chivalrous?"

"This has nothing to do with beauty, but with the affirmation of value. Your work content realizes a part of your own life value, and that is also very worthy of affirmation. Though I don't understand it too well, just cheering you on is enough~"

"Being cheered on is already great!" Yanzi almost jumped up.

At this very moment, she felt like she was fully pumped with adrenaline.

Before, when she was being hoodwinked by Guo Fan, she felt that guy's eloquence was truly remarkable, and she had even worried about her Brother Xiaobai.

But now it seemed, it was clearly just because Brother Xiaobai hadn't used such tactics on her before...

No wonder the young ladies were so bewitched by him.

Actually, Bai Liang still didn't know the specific situation, but at a time like this, he naturally trusted Yanzi unconditionally~

A capybara doesn't need to understand; he just needs to provide Yanzi with support in terms of attitude.

Being a mascot that cheers people on, how nice~

One cannot have the front lines fighting while the person in charge in the back is frantically dragging their feet.

Yanzi: Without the slightest hesitation, preparing to go to war!

"Keep a close eye on the replacement rate of ship-fic keywords on Lofter, the semantic analysis of Douban Goose Group, and the age structure of fans in relevant super-topics... None of these three high-risk data pools can be left out."

"Wasn't there a young starlet caught smoking before? Prepare a hot search about her being 'real and authentic' as a strong female lead, and guide the clash between the two sides' fans."

"Check all the pre-prepared materials about Brother Xiaobai again, then release them in batches, and have the marketing accounts ready for interpretation and hints..."

"Is that article analyzing the delusion syndrome written yet? Contact Sister Xiaoshui's side for precise placement..."

"..."

The offensive and defensive battles in the era of traffic actually involve many aspects.

But Yanzi today is like an armory stocked with all kinds of weapons and equipment.

No matter how the opponent wants to fight, she can pour the same firepower over them.

Spending so much money and raising so many people—isn't it just for times like this!

Of course, using so much preparation just to deal with Shuangzi does have a bit of a "using a cannon to kill a mosquito" vibe.

But Yanzi doesn't mind.

This time, she is going to vent the frustration from two years ago!

Bai Liang is a man and can choose not to care about these "small matters," but Yanzi says she is a girl and holds a grudge.

Oh wait, she's just petty!

"Sister Nazha, let me tell you something... Mmhmm, thanks! Mwah!"

"Sister Reba, are you busy right now? There's something I'd like to trouble you with~"

Undoubtedly, what Yanzi wanted to do received unconditional approval from both Nazha and Reba.

Even though they each knew they would probably have to coordinate with the other side, they tacitly didn't mention it.

Before fighting each other, taking out the other "death-wish" parties first is considered basic operation.

Even from the perspective of commercial interests, neither team wanted to let Shuangzi's crazy fans in to stir up trouble.

Fighting is fighting, and messing around is messing around; the great war between Reba and Nazha has never stirred up any weird rhythms.

But Shuangzi is clearly that uncertain factor.

The three teams began to contact and cooperate, about to form a fan-circle strangulation game.

The horn of "war" sounded when the topic #Bai Liang and Shuangzi's Ship Past and Present Life# rushed into the top three of the hot searches.

This war without gunpowder exploded a wormhole in the abyss of data, and the entire Chinese internet became a Shura field of quantum entanglement!

The first to move, of course, were the ship fans.

Start spraying!

"Where did the classmate come from? It's an illusion, where exactly is the room~"

"Closed the phone, letting the event develop..."

"The glamorous tonight, taking things as they come..."

"Moon sets, crows cry, frost fills the sky, a thousand miles to Jiangling in a single day~~"

The first time he heard this song, Bai Liang thought the lyrics were so strange, but later he felt it was a bit catchy and wanted to hear it again.

At this moment, with Hu Yanbing singing this stuff in front of him and having had a little wine, feeling slightly tipsy, he actually sang it with a feeling of excessive alcohol.

And~

Ancient-style melody, modern-style lyrics, foreign-style name—this song is like eating hallucinogenic mushrooms.

Bai Liang curiously checked his phone.

He discovered the lyrics were actually written by Ning Caishen.

No wonder it's as messy as the An Lushan Rebellion.

Fortunately, the melody was already strong enough to make one ignore the lyrics.

However, Bai Liang actually wanted to hear Hu Yanbing sing that "Feed the Pig When You See One" song today.

But considering his current mental state and situation, this crazy song might be more suitable for him.

Brother, why not avoid it?

Hu Yanbing: Isn't that why I'm avoiding it here with you?

Shuangzi's book actually wrote about more than just Bai Liang; this guy didn't escape either.

He even had the details of their relationship and text message content made public.

It's just that because Bai Liang attracted a massive amount of firepower, everyone didn't pay special attention to his part.

At first, this poor sap Hu Yanbing even posted on Weibo: "Never thought someone would write me into a book. At this moment, I forgot who I was, only to support you."

As a result, he later found out he was being used as a stepping stone again—this time it was the most ridiculous, actually using Bai Liang to step on him.

Shuangzi's dad even liked the post!

Damn it!

He felt like the ultimate poor sap.

It just so happened that a while ago, Bai Liang recommended a singer to the crew to sing the theme song, so Hu Yanbing simply ran over to "take refuge."

After finishing the song, he picked up the wine and took several gulps, then looked at Bai Liang: "Aren't you going to sing?"

"I can get a free concert from you, why would I need to sing myself?" Bai Liang said righteously. He didn't pay a single cent for the concert ticket, and having Hu Yanbing sing to him from less than two meters away—the experience was top-notch.

Much better than the experience of going to karaoke with Sister Meng before.

As expected of a professional singer.

"Great Immortal, you say, why does my dating life feel like I've got a criminal record?"

"You're doing okay; the other one doesn't even have the qualifications to eat beef noodles now," Bai Liang comforted him with sound reasoning.

They were all in the same boat; the previous one was definitely more miserable.

Hu Yanbing was at most teased for being ugly—okay, the level of misery was about the same; this kind of direct personal attack was quite intense too.

"You're going to be unlucky this time too, don't rush~" Hu Yanbing suddenly thought of something and actually felt a bit of schadenfreude.

"Is this you feeling uncomfortable yourself, so you want to see others dragged into the water too?"

"Yeah."

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"You actually admitted it... Are singers all this shameless?"

"You actors are the ones who are more ridiculous! You might not be that good at acting in dramas, but you're too slick on the internet!"

After mutual roasting using each other's professions, the atmosphere became even more heated.

However, Hu Yanbing was still curious: how would Bai Liang respond to such a situation?

Bai Liang: I'm not responding~

"What the hell? You agreed to let her write you into the book?" Hu Yanbing was dumbfounded, seemingly admiring Bai Liang's courage.

"Being written into the book actually doesn't matter."

"What matters is her team's operations, right?"

Both were in the entertainment industry, so Hu Yanbing was clear on this, and continued his schadenfreude.

Seeing a buddy being unlucky with him—isn't that also a happy thing?

They say men are boys until they die; this is just like being punished by standing in the corner by a teacher in school.

One person being dragged out to stand in the corner is full of panic and shame.

But after one's buddy is also dragged out, the two exchange glances, and smiles appear on their faces uncontrollably.

Hu Yanbing expressed that he really needed a brother-in-arms right now, but he didn't know why Shuangzi treated them so differently, only writing about her exes and Bai Liang, who could be considered her "white moonlight."

That ex-ex didn't get mentioned at all.

Damn it, unfair!

"I'm different from you," Bai Liang said, looking at him with pity.

"How are you different? You dated her too, you're also numb!"

"That's not what's different. What's my profession?"

"An actor, obviously~"

"Wrong. When facing these things, I am a top-tier celebrity," Bai Liang said with a smile.

He was putting what he learned into practice; this was the exact phrase Yanzi had just told him today.

A top-tier celebrity in the traffic era, when in the right, can truly... summon wind and rain in the fan circle.

As soon as he finished speaking, his phone suddenly received a message.

He looked down and was amused.

Hu Yanbing saw his expression and couldn't help but make a bold guess: "Don't tell me it's a message she sent you?"

"You're really good at reading people!"

"What did she send?"

It was a very simple three-character phrase, but these three characters caused Hu Yanbing to have a mental breakdown.

"I'm sorry."

Unwilling to give up, he took out his own phone, refreshed it several times, and waited for several minutes, but didn't receive any message from her at all.

He couldn't help but send a question mark, only to find that he had actually been blocked.

Honestly, Bai Liang almost couldn't hold back his laughter.

The comedic effect of this wave was more interesting than the skits he watched at the Spring Festival Gala rehearsal.

This guy's "poor sap" label really couldn't be removed.

"Passing... the... love... barrier... who... dares... to... break... through!"

"Looking... at... the... bright... moon... heart... feels... cold!"

It started; this guy finally started singing with his butt clenched!

And Bai Liang, back when he was a male model, was already very good at supporting others.

Back then, when he and Huang Jingyu were going crazy with fruit platters at a commercial karaoke, it was also thanks to his emotional value of cheering them on that they weren't picked on and kicked out on the spot.

He had to listen to today's concert; no one could stop him!

Meanwhile, on Shuangzi's side, it was... miserable!

Hmm... from her expression, it was impossible to tell if she was happy or unhappy.

But watching her team being beaten back step by step, even her usually difficult fans couldn't withstand the joint force of three top-tier celebrities, and they were almost completely crushed upon the first encounter.

No matter how crazy or difficult they were, facing an absolute numerical advantage, they couldn't stir up any big waves.

Plus, the fans of Nazha and Reba were truly "battle-hardened troops"; these two groups didn't know how long they had been fighting, and their combat power was terrifyingly high.

By comparison, Bai Liang's fans were just there like "Makka Pakka," looking exactly like capybaras watching the fun.

They had a bit of presence, but not much~

After all, from a certain perspective, Bai Liang's fans actually didn't have that much disgust for Shuangzi's actions.

She just likes our Great Immortal, it doesn't seem like there's anything wrong with that~

And there are plenty of people who like the Great Immortal...

Fortunately, the mastermind behind the scenes, Yanzi, was very clear about this; she knew what the temperament of Bai Liang's fans was, so she didn't expect them to play a big role at this time.

It could also confuse the opposing side; maybe some foolish male top-tier peer would think Bai Liang was "easy to bully" in the future~

Then she could give them a big one!

Celebrity teams have varying degrees of control over their fans; the strong ones point where to fight, the weak ones can't be commanded at all.

And Yanzi's control over Bai Liang's fans... could be very strong, or it could be said to be quite average.

Because the true "command authority" of Bai Liang's fans wasn't in her hands, nor was it even with those professional fan leaders.

It was a relatively mysterious group, and they even had an internal group.

Yanzi only found out about this through Editor-in-Chief Xiaoshui, and she joined it using her identity as Bai Liang's manager, but she basically didn't speak, just lurking to watch the "Bai Fumeis" (rich beauties) chatting and bragging.

Our side promises not to use weapons of mass destruction first.

A mere Shuangzi wasn't enough to alarm this group.

The teams of Nazha and Reba could already crush the opponent.

However, facing this situation, Shuangzi herself actually revealed a strange smile, as if she wasn't very uncomfortable, even though her team members were dying of anxiety.

Turning to look, damn it, Shuangzi was actually there admiring Bai Liang's stills.

The ones just released from *The Story of Minglan*...

The stills were of Bai Liang and Sister Xiaozhao, a domestic style, looking exceptionally harmonious.

In the photo, Sister Xiaozhao's hairstyle was particularly obedient, and she seemed to be staring at him with some "shyness"~

However, beneath this shy and reserved expression, one wouldn't forget that she was one of the most powerful 85-after actresses today!

In a sense, there is no "one of"!

Shuangzi: As expected, I poked a hornet's nest.

So exciting! It feels like being against the whole world~

She simply said to her team: "Forget it if it doesn't work, we'll do it again next time."

Team members:???

No, we were just about to fight to the death, Your Majesty, why did you surrender first?!

But even they couldn't figure out what was going on with Shuangzi... they had no idea what was going on in her head.

She used to be just crazy, but now she seems a bit "perverted."

Don't tell me she's starting to enjoy this feeling of being "beaten up"?!

Three updates, 14, 00 words.

It's a new month, time to start rushing the monthly ticket rankings again! Seeking monthly tickets!