Chapter 127: Away for a Year, Still a Male Model When He Returns

This ad shoot was a blast for Bai Liang—getting paid to play with cars, where else can you find a gig like this?

If he went to play on his own, he'd have to pay for it himself~

The only thing was, he scared the hell out of the director's crew, especially with that last drift.

Actually, that move isn't all that hard, but a lot of people's knowledge of racing mainly comes from Initial D, so they think being able to drift makes you badass.

Bai Liang's different—his earliest exposure to racing came from "Bakusou Kyoudai Let's & Go!!".

So whenever he drove, he kept wondering if he could pull off moves like Cyclone Charge Dragon Tornado or something like that.

Of course, most of the wild stuff from 2D doesn't work in 3D—except for beauties.

After a few failed attempts, Bai Liang gave up on tormenting those poor cars.

Playing a little Fast & Furious was enough.

"Teacher Bai, you really startled me just now—didn't expect you to be such a good driver."

"Sorry for the trouble, I thought you just wanted me to drive it myself."

Bai Liang took the initiative to apologize, though he genuinely hadn't realized that driving had a stunt double.

He'd never used a stunt double when filming before either.

Whether it was horseback archery or kissing scenes with the Miss, he always did it himself—the keyword was professionalism.

But he could understand the other crew members' thinking; if something really went wrong, everyone would be in trouble.

At this point Sister Yanzi stepped up to take the fall: "I didn't make it clear, sorry, Director."

"No worries, no worries, look at the fuss—let's call it a blessing in disguise, the footage came out even better, our little... chewing gum ad."

Exchanging a glance, both Bai Liang and the director could barely hold it in, strange smiles spreading across their faces.

A chewing gum ad shot this wildly was genuinely comedy gold.

After getting a feel for Bai Liang's temperament and style, the director loosened up quite a bit. "Teacher Bai, you should get in touch with Red Bull, become their spokesperson. Just the clip we shot—pulling out a can of Red Bull when you get out of the car—makes way more sense than chewing gum."

"Makes sense, but they haven't approached me."

"Ahem, Brother Dou Xiao Bai, they have." Sister Yanzi chimed in with a timely reminder—among the brands she'd been in contact with, Red Bull was actually one of them.

However, after watching today's little show, Sister Yanzi figured that on top of the price hike she'd planned in six months, she could jack it up even more.

But more important than the price hike was, of course, Bai Liang's safety.

Sister Yanzi had been scared to death just now!

When that car shot off, her heart nearly stopped beating.

It was only thanks to her blind faith in Bai Liang that she didn't scream.

Good good good, Brother Dou Xiao Bai pulled something new out of the skill library again.

Sister Yanzi immediately thought that in the future, she might be able to leverage this to pick up some racing-related projects.

Just as she was figuring out how to make use of Bai Liang's talent, she noticed her own Brother Dou Xiao Bai chatting with someone again, making a new friend.

It was the racing driver who'd originally come as the stunt double.

The two hit it off great and even exchanged contact info.

On the way back, Sister Yanzi was still teasing, "Brother Dou Xiao Bai, our network's expanding again?"

"Yeah, he's from the Shanghai Volkswagen 333 Racing Team or something, maybe I'll go check it out sometime."

Sister Yanzi wasn't familiar with this stuff at all—hadn't even heard of it—and didn't think much of it.

She just figured it was a hobby her Brother Dou Xiao Bai might pick up in the future, and wondered if she should buy some insurance?

But Old Zhou, who was driving, heard the name and felt very familiar with it.

"Hey, isn't that the team Han Han is on?"

"What a coincidence." Bai Liang said offhandedly.

Old Zhou didn't think much of it either—just a team with a famous name, mentioned in passing.

Could Bai Liang actually have something to do with Han Han because of this? That'd be ridiculous.

But at this point Sister Yanzi seemed a bit off, staring at Bai Liang for several seconds with a strange expression on her face.

No connection?

That might not be the case.

Although she didn't know how the connection would be made, she just felt her Brother Dou Xiao Bai had that kind of ability.

Oh right, maybe it wouldn't be with racing driver Han Han, but director Han Han.

She heard he was apparently preparing a new movie~—

The magazine Old Zhou found for Bai Liang should count as second-tier—"Fengdu Men's Uno", a men's magazine.

According to Sister Yanzi's explanation, in showbiz, many stars compete in this area.

The so-called "Five Big Three Small", who made the opening issue, who made the anniversary issue, who got the Grand Slam first—that kind of thing.

Of course, this is usually the battlefield of traffic stars, the so-called battle for top-tier fame.

For example, that Lu Han, one of the "Four Returnees"—absolute top-tier, shooting a magazine cover can cause a huge sensation: first appearing on the cover of "Harper's Bazaar China", and the first solo male star cover of that fashion magazine.

Hmm... sounds pretty impressive.

That's traffic.

Bai Liang obviously has nothing to do with top-tier traffic right now, but Sister Yanzi has great confidence in him.

What bullshit top-tier traffic—in front of our Brother Dou Xiao Bai they're all chickens and dogs, nobodies selling themselves with a price tag.

Privately bragging, of course you dare say anything.

But Sister Yanzi genuinely believes Bai Liang could crush those current top-tiers, from every angle.

What's lacking now is just time and opportunity.

This sounds exactly like something a sore loser who can't eat the grapes would say, but Bai Liang has always championed "encouragement-style education": yes, you're absolutely right, keep going! Do your best!

In this respect, Old Zhou was a bit more pragmatic: let's climb up slowly, in a couple of years we'll have everything we should have.

And compared to the shock and thrill of filming the commercial, shooting the magazine cover was an entirely different vibe. Gone for a year, returned still a male model.

Under Sister Yanzi's speechless expression, Bai Liang and Old Zhou acted as if they had come home.

So familiar, so completely in their element.

The most outrageous were those models, looking at Bai Liang as if they had seen an immortal.

What a "shang k" was like, Sister Yanzi had never been, but today she felt it on the spot.

In perfect unison: "Hello, Brother Bai~", "Hello, Brother Zhou~"

Young men and women, tall and straight with long legs, everywhere you looked was beautiful bodies.

Honestly, even Sister Yanzi felt a bit embarrassed watching.

Mainly because some of the male models were a bit too enthusiastic, even flirting at her~

Sister Yanzi: I feel the joy Sister Yang Xing feels!

However, after the brief moment of "happiness," Sister Yanzi once again grew worried about the temptations Bai Liang faced.

When filming the commercial it was still okay, but these models were simply too much.

Please... do.... collect.... 6... 9.... books....!

While Bai Liang was getting his makeup done, several female models lingered in the makeup room refusing to leave, giggling and finding every chance to chat him up.

This fashion circle really is.

After Sister Yanzi deliberately put on a stern face, playing the bad guy and chasing everyone away, she naturally fell into deep worry.

She even started mulling over finding a clean, pretty young girl to be Bai Liang's personal assistant.

When necessary, she could also help out in emergencies.

What if he couldn't hold back.

At Brother Dou Xiao Bai's age, it feels like exactly the time when he's prone to impulse, easily seduced by bad women.

Sister Yanzi couldn't stay by his side all the time either.

Fortunately, this dangerous thought of hers was ultimately given up.

It was because of a phone call.

Originally, Gulinazha had planned that after the Spring Festival, she'd have a stretch of free time, and was going to use that time to properly... spend time with Bai Liang~

She had already thought of quite a few things the two of them could do together, the most important being turning the already-renovated house into a home.

Just thinking about the process sometimes made her laugh out loud in her sleep.

But~ plans can't keep up with changes.

She did have free time a few days after the New Year, but it turned out Bai Liang didn't have any.

He was about to join the cast of "Princess Agents" at that time.

There was nothing to be done about it, so Nazha, anxious, squeezed out some free time, planning to get things done before the New Year!

Originally she wouldn't have been this urgent, but the pressure from her little hometown girl was really a bit much.

Born of the same root, why hurt each other so!

Like the previous Mencius, Nazha had actually never really taken her seriously.

Including the company's Jin Cheng, Chen Yao.

In her view, not a single one could put up a fight.

Until she saw Dilireba spinning around Bai Liang, and in an instant, every alarm bell went off wildly.

As if a great bell were ringing right against her forehead.

Urgent, urgent!

Although when chatting with Bai Liang on WeChat or on the phone she always pretended not to be in a hurry, what she was really thinking inside, only she herself knew.

"You're shooting a magazine? Send me the address."

Nazha was very decisive; after getting Bai Liang's address, she showed up at the magazine shoot in less than half an hour.

Sister Yanzi, going to greet her, had her first reaction: wow!

She had definitely dressed up carefully before coming over; if she weren't wearing a gown, the way she carried herself felt less like meeting friends privately and more like about to walk a red carpet.

Even the lipstick on her lips was a dark shade, looking very commanding.

"Yanzi~ long time no see."

Nazha took off her sunglasses, smiled at Sister Yanzi, and warmly grabbed her arm to greet her.

"Sister, you look so pretty today!"

"Hmph~ am I not pretty usually?"

"Today feels different, is something good happening?"

Nazha's little assistant added with a grin on the side: "Coming here is the good thing, Sister Yanzi, can you still not understand?"

"Ahem!"

You two, turning the world upside down.

Nazha didn't even have time to blush before she noticed the movement around her, and immediately put her sunglasses back on.

"Let's go find him first, you two pick the place for dinner tonight, my treat."

"Yay~"

Sister Yanzi led Nazha and her little assistant inside; along the way Nazha never lowered her head, her aura directly completing an efficient round of "clearing the area."

Driving off the "trifling rabble"!

However, once they reached the shooting location, that "I am the most beautiful woman in the world" aura on her suddenly began to dissipate wildly.

The sunglasses had long been taken off, lips pressed together, peeking around like a little girl.

Sister Yanzi and the junior assistant exchanged a glance, suddenly recalling a saying: brine curdles tofu.

(End of Chapter)