Chapter 152

Aside from Tang Ren, the second person in the industry who gritted their teeth and bought Bai Liang a trending topic has appeared.

No wonder they're a pair of dragon and phoenix—both getting screwed by the same person.

Jia Xing's side was also suffering internally, forced to comfort themselves by pretending they were just buying trending buzz for Dili Reba.

But watching these two grow increasingly entangled, he genuinely didn't know what to do next.

Unless he came up with some underhanded scheme to stab Bai Liang in the back.

Of course, that's all future talk.

Right now, Jia Xing is pouring all his effort into promoting the upcoming drama "Wei Wei," whose producers are practically grinning from ear to ear.

At the same time, this is the most bizarre trending topic Bai Liang has ever appeared on since his debut.

He and Sister Yanzi both couldn't figure out why, just by squatting there with Dili Reba to watch the spectacle, they ended up at number two on the trending list.

They even pushed down the Nightlight script, though that had already been on trending for two days and wasn't as explosive as before.

Number one was Yang Mi's latest response: I believe in my husband~

Bai Liang: Here comes my husband~

Cough cough! These two have absolutely no connection—it's not a subordinate relationship.

Mainly because some unknown-gender fans were popping up under the new trending topic shouting "husband."

Clearly new fans—old fans call him "Great Immortal."

Honestly, someone—no one knows which media outlet—took a photo of Bai Liang and Dili Reba that looked surprisingly evocative.

Especially the moment capturing him handing her a small snack.

Bai Liang's expression was unusually gentle, doting.

It sent many female fans into shrieks, raving about how "so boyfriend-like."

It's strange—feeding someone a snack has nothing to do with being boyfriend material.

That's how netizens described it, but anyone who actually knows him knows his expression always looks like this.

It's not as exaggerated as staring lovingly at a utility pole, but overall, there's little change.

Last time, while filming with Lin Genxin and Wang Yanlin, he watched the excavator next door with an even "more loving" gaze.

Who doesn't love watching an excavator!

So when Na Zha saw this trending topic, she dismissed it—but skipped dinner today.

"What is this mess?"

Her assistant chimed in enthusiastically: "Xiao Bai always looks like that—he's this way with everyone. They've never seen what real doting actually looks like!"

"That's right, that's right~" Na Zha smiled, then strained to recall.

Hmm. Her smile froze on her face.

She realized she'd never seen Bai Liang give her any particularly special doting expression.

Only once, on that freezing day when she lunged out and kissed him on the lips, his gaze had been different.

Kind of like looking at an idiot~

She couldn't help scrolling through her chat history with Bai Liang, finding his most recent address to her.

It was "fool."

Then rephrase it: his gaze was different—like looking at a little fool.

The "little" was her own addition—compared to Bai Liang's size and height, wasn't she petite and dainty? ~

The feeling changed instantly!

The doting vibe came rushing back!

The assistant watched her boss suddenly break into a dopey grin, then flip through her script with frantic energy.

Huh? What's going on?

Too angry, so turning grief into motivation, trying to numb herself with work?

That's exactly what their boss Cai Yi had always hoped for.

Had it somehow been achieved today, out of nowhere?

Na Zha seemed to sense her assistant's gaze and looked up at her.

Don't ask—ask and she'd say she just wanted to finish this drama fast, clear the remaining promotions, then happily slip into vacation mode.

"I'll give you time off afterward—paid leave, happy?"

"Uh, not really happy," the assistant replied honestly.

"Huh? Why not? Don't you miss me?"

The assistant looked deeply concerned: "Sis, please don't get pregnant! I might lose my job."

Girls' private chats tend to be blunt—Na Zha didn't fly into a rage, just blinked: "If I really had a baby, wouldn't it be adorable?"

"You're really going to have one?!"

"Of course not! I'm too young," Na Zha rolled her eyes dramatically and huffed.

Hearing this, the now-happy assistant immediately got overconfident and blurted: "Xiao Bai's new drama's about to air—should we support it? The online buzz is huge!"

In an instant, Na Zha's face turned sour.

She flipped over, buried her face in her pillow, and mumbled: "No!"

Support? On what grounds would she support it?

She absolutely refused to watch her hometown buddy and Bai Liang cuddling on screen.

Lately, she'd barely gone online at all—because "Wei Wei"'s promotion was everywhere; she kept stumbling upon it by accident.

Every time she saw it, she'd stew in silence, and after a few times, she felt her Nainai was starting to ache.

Still, to her assistant, she'd insisted firmly: no support whatsoever.

But two days before "Weiwei" officially aired, Nazha still manually edited a Weibo post:

"Looking forward to the broadcast of 'Weiwei,' hoping for explosive ratings and clicks~ Go for it! @Bai Liang."

And paired it with a pretty selfie. Only this time it wasn't for the fans — it was an exclusive edition for a certain someone.

And only tagging Bai Liang was her final bottom line!

Her Weibo post did draw quite a bit of teasing from fans.

The most cutting comment was pushed to the top:

【"I think Nazha and the Great Immortal make the best CP~ A perfect match, didn't Nazha try to compete for the role of Bei Weiwei?"】

"I did try, sisters!"

"It's just that I didn't win. Wuu wuu wuu!"

Nazha liked this comment, but she used her alt account — her main account absolutely wouldn't dare.

Of course, there were plenty of "good friends" actively helping Bai Liang promote before the drama aired. One year after debut, the Great Immortal's "connections" were gradually showing their power.

What Lin Genxin, Jiang Jinfu, Jin Cheng, Chen Yao, Han Dongjun

Plus Nazha, a bunch of Tang Ren "defectors" and "non-defectors," seemed to be standing on the same front line at this moment.

Anyone who didn't know would think Tang Ren's big family was still together.

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The people Cai Yi couldn't keep, gathered at Bai Liang's place~

Many of Bai Liang's fans were surprised to discover that almost every artist and even director who had worked with Bai Liang seemed quite willing to help him promote.

Apparently all on their own initiative.

Oh right, Huang Jingyu had long ceased to be the most popular friend he knew.

What "little trash"? Not doing so well either, gotta move back a few spots.

The fans of top-tier 85-flowers are the truly terrifyingly numerous ones!

Other young ladies, even Nazha who didn't mind that the female lead was her fellow hometown girl, couldn't hold a candle to Little Zhao Jie and Yang Mi's entrance.

Oh right, they also helped on their own initiative — Bai Liang didn't mass-message them with any "please please"~

Little Zhao Jie even complained on Weibo, saying she really was rushing to help, and that certain someone didn't show a bit of appreciation.

Han Han liked her post, and along the way reposted this Weibo promoting "Weiwei."

Bai Liang thought it was perfectly reasonable.

These two were both his creditors — he owed them money.

Creditors hoping the debtor would quickly "get better" and pay back the money — isn't that perfectly normal?

Actively promoting was something they ought to do.

Of course, it also served to casually mention "Ride the Wind and Break the Waves," which would start filming a few months later.

At the very least, it could let audiences know that Bai Liang was in this movie~

So even the top-tier acting-power male actor Deng Chao, whom he'd never met, surprisingly reposted this Weibo.

"Perceptive" netizens immediately noticed something was off, and thus learned that Bai Liang was about to collaborate with these people.

They immediately said: type "looking forward to it" on the public screen.

However, when that guy Wu Jing popped up, some people felt something was off.

This super-macho steel straight man — no matter how you think about it, you can't connect him to an idol drama~ Does he even watch this stuff?

Could it be that his wife Xie Nan likes it?

After all, compared to the earlier collaboration rumors from Han Han and Zhao Liying's side, Wu Jing really had nothing to do with Bai Liang.

Hard to imagine — this guy who, on a show last year, asked the host whether that bunch of male idols from EXO were men or women, actually came out this year to help promote a campus idol drama.

Wu Jing was also very direct, revealing the truth in the comments: lost a drinking bet.

So the question arises again~

How did you two end up drinking together?

Actually Bai Liang was also a bit puzzled — had he made that kind of bet with Wu Jing back then?

Even if there was a bet, when he played these games with people, he usually didn't put up stakes.

Sister Yanzi stayed silent, snickering to herself — whether there was one or not, wasn't that up to her to decide!

She also felt that her own Little White Bro not taking a fee and instead taking a share of the box office to appear in "Wolf Warrior 2" was a bad deal, so she had to think of more ways to make up for it.

Otherwise it'd be too much of a loss!

"This promotion buzz is way too over the top, feels like half the entertainment industry has jumped in."

"It's not that exaggerated."

"Little White Bro, you forgot — today is the release day of the movie version of 'Weiwei,' they're working hard on promotion over there too!" Sister Yanzi reminded him.

Compared to her Little White Bro's "connections" on this side, the movie version's buzz was naturally no small matter either.

Jing Boran aside for the moment, the female lead Da Baobei has a good husband.

Huang Xiaojiao is famously a nice guy in the industry, so naturally he spared no effort in supporting his wife, mobilizing his circle of friends to help out — perfectly normal.

Plus they have a big company backing them. If the TV drama version didn't have some inherent advantages, siphoning off most of the original novel fans, it really couldn't match the movie version of "Weiwei" in momentum.

Sister Yanzi had already inquired — the movie's screening slots were absolutely number one in the current schedule.

She was genuinely a bit worried, afraid the spotlight would be stolen by the movie in the end.

Two projects with the same IP launching almost back-to-back — both cooperating and competing with each other.

Whoever had lower popularity would truly be embarrassed; the male and female leads on both sides would inevitably be pulled out for all kinds of comparisons.

"Little White Bro, got the confidence?" Sister Yanzi said with a grin, cheering him on.

Bai Liang shrugged, just about to speak, when he received a message from Dilireba.

Classmate Reba said she was nervous and asked Bai Liang if he had any good ideas~

"Although I don't fully understand how movies and TV dramas compete, based on my life experience, I'll definitely win."

"Why?"×2

"Because I've never lost."

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