Chapter 105

"Did you understand my signal?"

"Mm-hmm!"

"Actually, my full signal was for you to come over and kiss me—that'd be way more explosive."

Just as she had run over before, Dilireba ran back even faster.

It seemed like she was shy; according to the script, she should be shy indeed.

The crew members watching this all remarked: Dilireba has real insight—her performance keeps improving day by day!

A few who sensed what was going on stayed silent.

Especially the director's team—they were delighted.

After all, when filming, you always want the result to feel as real as possible.

Love between actors can be acted out, but most actors can't make it seem genuine, especially young ones.

Of course, except for Bai Liang, that oddball.

Previously, when Lin Yufen directed "The Mindless Master," she thought Bai Liang was definitely dating Chen Yao.

But then she looked again—it didn't seem like it~

On the contrary, Jin Cheng seemed to be on closer terms with him, and only later did he learn the rumor circulating inside Tang Ren: the one who might actually have something going on with Bai Liang was Gulina Zha.

From then on, Lin Yufen knew Bai Liang was either a genius at acting or an unparalleled super-asshole.

Now it seemed the former was more likely.

After all, girls kept flocking to him, but he never deliberately flirted or teased them—he didn't come off as sleazy at all.

But whether Dilireba had the skill to act that way was worth pondering.

But what was certain was that her dependence on Bai Liang seemed to be growing stronger.

"Cut."

The official filming didn't take long—scenes like this basketball game are common in youth-themed dramas.

The lead actor really could play basketball, so filming was easy.

Especially since Bai Liang delivered several dunk shots, saving the editors a lot of work.

No need for complex editing to show the male lead's skill—just a few long takes gave better results.

But when reviewing the footage, Lin Yufen and others suddenly noticed a "blind spot."

"Hey! Wait a minute—this!"

On the monitor was clearly Bai Liang, slightly sweaty, instinctively lifting his shirt to wipe his brow.

In less than half a minute, several people had gathered around the monitor.

Even Dilireba was dragged over by Mao Xiaotong to see the spectacle.

Meanwhile, Bai Liang, still frantically arguing with Jiang Jinfu, trying to make him concede, suddenly felt an inexplicable chill.

He couldn't help shivering.

Shit. This isn't right!

He hadn't felt this sensation in a long time.

The last time was two or three years ago in college, when he went to a bar with classmates and three pretty girls teamed up to drug him.

Guys have to protect themselves out there!

Was he in danger again, of something similar?

Bai Liang glanced around warily, thinking: In this university district, there couldn't possibly be such "monsters," could there?

"What the hell are you doing?" Jiang Jinfu chuckled at Bai Liang's expression.

"There might be female hooligans around—I'm not joking!"

"You're scared of female hooligans? All that muscle training for nothing?"

Jiang Jinfu, who kept up his own fitness routine, could clearly see Bai Liang hadn't slacked off despite filming.

But since they both did a lot of cardio, they didn't look like extreme bodybuilders.

The next second, Jiang Jinfu wanted to slap himself—he'd just seen the "female hooligans."

"Bro, those girls over there are staring at you weirdly!" he quickly warned Bai Liang.

Bai Liang nodded, "You've got to protect me today—if things get bad, I'll sacrifice you."

Jiang Jinfu laughed, "You sure? All the female actors in your crew are pretty."

"Don't worry about the actresses—look behind you."

Behind? What behind?

Jiang Jinfu raised his gaze past Dilireba and the other young girls, and saw a group of middle-aged women laughing and chatting over here.

He shuddered all over.

He couldn't help at all. Bro, I've got something urgent—my wife's giving birth today.

"Bai Liang, you've hidden your abs really well!" Lin Yufen's remark ignited something.

The older ladies and aunties broke into knowing smiles; the younger girls giggled and whispered.

Even Dilireba stopped looking at his ears—her gaze dropped lower.

Bai Liang scratched his head, "Huh?"

At last he understood—his instinctive move of lifting his shirt to wipe sweat had been caught on camera.

His neat, attractive abs had given these women a full view.

They wanted to see more~

"Director, calm down—we don't even have kissing scenes until the end. You're not seriously thinking of making me take off my shirt, are you? That'd be weird."

That made sense. Lin Yufen thought it over carefully—yes, showing off flesh wasn't appropriate.

After all, this is primarily a pure campus romance; no matter how good Bai Liang's physique is, you can't just strip his clothes off.

Then Gu Man said, "You want a kissing scene? No problem—I'll add it; the pen's in my hand."

"That's not very appropriate, is it?"

Please... Your Highness... collect 6... 9... Book... please...!

Gu Man has a nickname: Turtle, because she writes stories extremely slowly.

This script was written only after the producers locked her in a hotel room.

But now she clearly didn't need any external push—she looked unusually interested.

Her eyes kept scanning Bai Liang and Dili Reba; the original author had clearly started snacking on drama.

Nothing could be more thrilling than having the male and female leads from her own book appear right before her eyes, falling in love for her to watch!

Besides, even if we add a few kissing scenes, we can always decide later whether to include them in the final cut based on how it turns out.

Just shoot first, worry later!

"Dou Xiao Bai, whether it's good or not isn't up to you—I'll talk to Teacher Gu Man and see if we should add a pool scene. Swimming's already in Xiao Nai's skill set anyway; you can swim, right?"

Bai Liang could swim, of course—he was the White Dragon of the Waves.

But seeing Dili Reba seemed embarrassed, as if she couldn't handle these two older women teasing her, he decisively shook his head, "I'm a landlubber."

"Dili Reba, can you swim?"

"She's a Xinjiang Miss."

"I can swim," Dili Reba whispered. "I can teach him."

Bai Liang:???

Something just felt off~

In fact, his feeling was absolutely correct.

After finishing filming today and clocking out, Bai Liang was about to go have dinner with Jiang Jinfu, then head to the gym for a tough workout.

But Dili Reba suddenly ran over, "Um, I was a bit confused earlier."

"It's fine," Bai Liang said, understanding the girl's hesitation and embarrassment. "Adding a kissing scene suddenly really isn't appropriate. I'll talk to the director about the pool scene later."

"It's not that."

Dili Reba lowered her head and said, "Actually, I can't swim."

That's ridiculous!

You said you'd teach me to swim, but you can't swim yourself?

If Bai Liang couldn't swim either, would they both just sink to the bottom of the pool, gulping and gurgling?

Before filming's even done, we get a "double suicide"? Even Titanic didn't go that far.

From this moment on, Bai Liang wondered if the set of "Wei Wei" had been cursed by Shuangzi.

The entire crew now gave him a crazy vibe.

These people didn't seem to want to film properly anymore—everyone was scheming how to stir up chaos.

At dinner that night, Bai Liang told Sister Yanzi about this feeling.

But Sister Yanzi, who'd been out running errands today, immediately perked up upon hearing this.

"The contract doesn't say you have to take off your clothes, Brother Bai!"

Bai Liang nodded—yes, Sister Yanzi understood him.

But the next second she said confidently, "That's an extra fee."

"Hahaha!" Jiang Jinfu nearly collapsed laughing, slapping the table. "Your agent is awesome!"

"What are you laughing at? Do you even have an agent anymore?"

"Damn!"

One sentence struck hard—that was one of Bai Liang's greatest talents.

(End of Chapter)