Chapter 580: My wife is giving birth today

The friendly exchange with Master Huang didn't last very long.

After all, the two had competed from the Hundred Flowers Awards to the Golden Rooster Awards. To outsiders, they looked like two needles clashing, and while they both knew it wasn't quite that dramatic, acting too chummy didn't really seem appropriate either.

Even though the chat was brief, Master Huang felt a strange sense of relief.

How to put it? He had felt threatened before, but now he felt that threat had vanished.

After all, Bai Liang was still his usual relaxed and gentle self. Could anyone’s acting be that good?

Just as Master Huang was ruminating on this, his body suddenly stiffened. He remembered that Bai Liang’s acting was indeed "a little bit" too good.

Otherwise, he wouldn't be the top favorite for this year’s Golden Rooster Best Actor.

Actually, he had been the top favorite for the Hundred Flowers Best Actor last time too, but a small accident had occurred.

As for whether there would be an accident this time—well, since this guy had already started popping champagne in advance, regardless of whether there was an accident or he actually pulled it off, the awards ceremony was bound to be lively.

Master Huang thought that was just fine!

After all, if that happened, the heat from the mess his ex-wife had stirred up would be significantly suppressed.

Who knows, maybe no one would even mention it anymore~

Of course, he didn't know that his ex-wife was currently busy dressing up, waiting for good news from the "front lines" so she could attend Bai Liang’s celebration banquet!

If Bai Liang didn't win Best Actor, where would she go to attend a celebration banquet?

After Master Huang left, Bai Liang was just about to go find Wu Jing. That guy had been grinning at him from across the room, looking truly sleazy; he had to go put some pressure on him.

But just then, Deng Chao, who was guest-hosting, popped out from somewhere. The expression on his face was so bizarre that he immediately lost his composure:

"Pfft!"

"Brother Chao, what’s so funny?"

"I just remembered something happy~"

"What happy thing?"

"...Just pretend my wife is giving birth today!"

When it came to playing along with his own memes, Deng Chao was naturally never embarrassed; he could pull them out at will.

It was a pity there were no two policemen there to slam the table.

He had burst out laughing the moment he saw Bai Liang.

Even someone as abstract as him had rarely seen something as abstract as this Golden Rooster Awards.

And so, Deng Chao leaned in close to Bai Liang for a private chat, whispering in his ear, keeping his voice low so no one else could hear.

"Tell your Brother Chao the truth, you and Little Ming's wife..."

Seeing the strange smile on this guy’s face, Bai Liang couldn't help but darken. "I’m suing you for slander!"

"Hey~ I mean, you two are friends, right? Where did your mind go?"

"Brother Chao, can I be friends with the Empress?"

As soon as the words left his mouth, Deng Chao, who had been affectionately hugging Bai Liang, instantly recoiled as if he’d touched something poisonous, his face full of vigilance.

"Absolutely not, don't even think about it!"

"Look, you are slandering me again! You don't trust my character!"

"Actually, I do..." Deng Chao was stumped, not knowing how to respond.

He had come to tease someone, but instead, he felt like he was the one being played.

Bai Liang naturally pressed on: "Then push the Empress's WeChat to me~"

"...Fine."

Ten minutes later, after Bai Liang had finished his round of passive socializing and returned to his seat, he pulled out his phone and was stunned to find that Deng Chao had actually sent him a WeChat contact card.

Not Brother Chao, are you for real?

How did this plot suddenly turn into a doujinshi?

Of course, given the integrity Deng Chao had already lost on various variety shows, Bai Liang suspected this contact card might be problematic... it could very well be a burner account of his own.

Back when they were filming *Duckweed*, because they used that meme about Penguin Ma in the movie, everyone had chatted about the dark history of that old Ma.

For example, how he once pretended to be a girl to chat with people just to attract users...

Maybe Deng Chao had learned that~ He had always been interested in such shameless behavior.

Bai Liang added it casually, thinking that no matter who it was, he’d just let it gather dust after adding it.

After all, he really had no interest in being a "Cao Thief."

But he didn't know who was spreading rumors behind his back; it seemed many people now felt he had the potential to be a Cao Thief.

While Bai Liang was fiddling with his phone, Chen Du and Zhou Ye sat obediently to his side, having divided his coat and vest between them.

Their quietness this time wasn't because they were up to no good.

It was because their previous behavior of giving the film channel staff attitude due to emotional issues had left them feeling lingering fear.

Being an artist, while surrounded by starlight, meant every move was under a magnifying glass.

The greater the fame, the more details people noticed.

They couldn't imagine what would have happened if Bai Liang hadn't warned them and they had just ignored the film channel staff like that.

The last person who dared to act like a diva in front of CCTV was Wu Jinyan, who should have seen her career take off after the massive success of *Story of Yanxi Palace*.

Instead, it was exposed that she had stood up the film channel staff, and she was hit with a hammer of Thor! They publicly criticized her, saying one must learn virtue before learning art.

It caused a public outcry, and in the end, she and her team had to apologize.

After that... well, there wasn't much news. While she wasn't exactly blacklisted, the top sister of the company under Yu Zheng where Wu Jinyan worked had already become Bai Lu.

There are risks in the industry; one must be cautious about acting like a diva!

Anyway, this incident served as a good lesson for Chen Du and Zhou Ye.

Buck up!

The two stole glances at Bai Liang, feeling even more admiration for him, with a sentiment of "No wonder Senior (Brother Bai) is so popular."

After all, ever since they’d known Bai Liang, he seemed gentle with everyone he met and very "respectful" toward the media—truly "cautious and careful"!

Bai Liang didn't know the two girls had such a misunderstanding about him.

Because it wasn't about respect or caution; it was just that everyone was equal beneath him.

Whether it was CCTV media or some trashy self-media, he was willing to maintain a gentle attitude as long as they were standing in front of him.