Chapter 109: Has Anyone Asked for My Opinion? (Extra Chapter)

As time passed, the filming progress of "Weibo" quickly surpassed the halfway mark.

It was actually over a week faster than originally scheduled.

This was undoubtedly Bai Liang's achievement.

At first, it wasn't this fast, but after he accidentally discovered Dili Reba's "switch," the speed became incomparable.

Not getting into character?

One touch to the ear, and she instantly got into it, fully immersed in seconds.

Her gaze could change completely.

While shy, it also carried a hint of playful reproach.

Translated into Chinese, it was just… pouting?

As Gu Man put it: Yes, yes, Bei Weiwei must look at Xiao Nai with this exact gaze.

But this trick couldn't be used too often—use it too much, and the other person's bathroom frequency would rise.

It was genuinely going to pee, not anything strange.

There was scientific backing for this~

Yet this also inexplicably brought the two of them closer.

So there's a safety line between men and women—sometimes it's just distance; once it breaks within thirty centimeters, the ambiguity spikes.

This is just an example; someone like Dili Reba, who's clearly prickly, is obviously not like ordinary Misses.

When filming, they held hands and hugged; off-camera, she still pulled back.

She took Bai Liang's snacks and fruit with careful, tentative hands.

But since the ear switch was flipped, once she instinctively opened her mouth to catch it, waiting for Bai Liang to feed her.

She became fiercely tempted by Bai Liang's ears, watching them with hungry eyes.

She'd already attempted "ambushes" more than once, desperate to pinch his earlobe and ruffle it properly.

But Bai Liang, for the most part, was easygoing—yet occasionally he'd be a brat.

It was just like his habit of telling little white lies.

You didn't want to touch it before? Now you want to? Dream on~

The craziest part? He actually planned to take leave and just run off.

Even more extreme than Dili Reba's leave—he outright demanded a full week off from the production team.

And the production team actually agreed.

This upset people at Jiaxing—they wondered why.

Our artist gets pressured every time she takes two or three days off for promotions, but Bai Liang just takes a whole week?

Lin Yufen calmly replied:

Our drama has gaming elements, so let's answer with an esports mindset.

If you're bad, practice more; if you can't afford to play, don't play.

The strong can do as they please.

What's wrong with giving an actor who saves the production so much effort a week off?

Bai Liang didn't even ask for extra pay—he's practically working for free.

Isn't it hard being an independent freelancer?

Jiaxing had no countermove, but they passed word of Bai Liang's case back to headquarters.

Their executives wouldn't bother coming to the production team over something so minor, but they became intensely curious about Bai Liang.

What? You say he's a freelancer? He's actually a freelancer?! How can he possibly be a freelancer?!

This is exactly what they call "darkness under the lamp."

When Bai Liang suddenly exploded into fame, everyone assumed he was just good at marketing.

After a bit of research, they realized he genuinely had something—this marketing strategy was beyond what ordinary artists could pull off.

With his own solid strength, he must have someone behind him.

He somehow mobilized so many resources for promotion.

And his social circle seemed powerful too—he chatted casually with Young Master Wang, even dared to pressure him.

Including Jiaxing, many had unconsciously assumed Bai Liang was signed to a company.

It couldn't be that Tang Ren didn't sign him and still did him a favor, could it?

Yang Mi was the first to jump in and say it was impossible—after that incident where Chief Cai lost to her, he'd never do such a losing deal again.

"Sister Mi, the rest of the company wants you to talk to Reba."

"Me? Talk to Reba? She's been well-behaved—no complaints about promotions or filming."

Yang Mi lay in the business car heading to the airport, covered by a blanket that still outlined her graceful curves.

But now her voice was slightly hoarse, and she was so exhausted her eyes barely wanted to open.

"Not that—about Bai Liang." Her assistant was equally drained but still had to report: "They say Reba's gotten especially close to Bai Liang on set." Yang Mi finally opened her eyes, her expression strange: "A beauty trap?"

"It's not that extreme—just have her find out some things. Better than approaching him directly."

That actually made sense.

Though Yang Mi didn't know who Bai Liang was, she knew Cai Yi well.

Someone Cai Yi couldn't handle? Definitely had something—this piqued Yang Mi's interest.

After all, Cai Yi hadn't managed to handle her either.

She'd only met Bai Liang once—during that negotiation visit to the "Weibo" set, they'd exchanged a single glance.

For this young heartthrob, Yang Mi's main impression was calmness.

She truly didn't have that much energy to pay attention to someone she hadn't known before; this only occurred to her later, after Bai Liang stole her trending topic.

Correct, on the day Bai Liang's trending topic exploded, Yang Mi had meticulously planned her own marketing, only to be completely drowned out.

This impression was indeed profound.

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You little code-breaking brat!

"Let Li Dali ask. I'll see if I have time later. Forget it, we'll talk about it then."

The word "time" was now a luxury for Yang Mi.

She was so busy she barely had time to go home to see her husband and child; to deliberately carve out time to meet some young heartthrob would be truly excessive.

Li Dali: Has anyone asked for my opinion?

Tomorrow was the day Bai Liang planned to take leave and slip away to promote the "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" crew and record a show.

But today, Lin Yufen, Gu Man, and the others started acting crazy and pulling stunts.

These "insane" older sisters and aunts had actually arranged a pool scene.

Before filming, they remembered to reassure Li Dali: "We've prepared a very modest swimsuit for you, not much exposed, don't feel any psychological burden," and so on.

They talked her up so much she completely forgot one very important thing.

When she put on the swimsuit, wrapped in a large towel, and stepped out of the dressing room, she looked at the water in the pool and suddenly shivered.

"Don't worry, I've kept only female crew members for this scene—I sent all the men away, don't be shy."

Lin Yufen thought she was embarrassed and began comforting her again.

She claimed that besides Bai Liang, even the camera operators on set were female.

Bai Liang: Has anyone asked for my opinion?

When he stepped out wearing swim trunks, a wave of "stares" instantly hit him, pressing against him and making him deeply uncomfortable.

Fortunately, there were no particularly perverted ones.

"Xiao Bai, why are you embarrassed? Why are you still wearing your shirt?"

"It's cold," Bai Liang said helplessly.

"It's a temperature-controlled pool, it's not cold."

No matter what anyone said, Bai Liang wouldn't take off his clothes before filming officially began.

These female ruffians were obsessed with seeing his abs—go look online, there's a million of them.

The female ruffians: Abs aren't rare, but a good-looking guy's abs? That's a whole different story~

Even when Li Dali, wrapped in a towel, walked up to him, she couldn't help stealing two glances—she didn't see his abs, but she saw something even more… and quickly turned her head away.

Good, she wasn't cold anymore.

She removed the large towel, revealing a remarkably modest swimsuit underneath.

Not even a bikini—her swim trunks were the extended-length kind.

The only hint of sensuality was a sliver of cleavage, which she still covered.

But body curves can't be hidden.

Even if the swim trunks weren't briefs, the shape of her buttocks was still clearly visible.

Bai Liang suddenly understood the awkwardness male actors faced during certain scenes—if he got a reaction…

Fortunately, the older sisters were seasoned veterans and didn't want Bai Liang to be put in an awkward situation; they urged him and her to get into the water immediately and start filming the underwater scenes.

Li Dali said nothing and obediently stood at the pool's edge and jumped in.

This girl is honest!

One jump, no sound; one jump, gone from sight.

Bai Liang instinctively asked: "How deep is the water?"

"The shallowest part is one point six meters, the deepest is two point five meters."

Good heavens!

Bai Liang no longer hesitated—he dove straight in.

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Another chapter later.

(End of Chapter)