Chapter 210: Does She Want to Dance Too?

That evening, the new episode of Running Man aired right on time.

No one knew how many people had camped in front of their TVs early, just waiting to watch this episode.

Without a doubt, this was very likely to become the highest-rated episode since Running Man began airing.

After all, this one had mobilized two top-tier stars, and even "sacrificed" one of them.

No other show could pull off such a move.

Tonight, the eyes of the entire internet were focused on Zhejiang Blue TV!

The older and younger sisters who had relationships of varying closeness with Bai Liang couldn't hold back either, ready to get first-hand melon-eating content.

At Mencius's house, another team-building session had begun!

Oh wait, that's not right—Nazha wouldn't watch it. She refused to watch any show or drama where Bai Liang and Dilireba appeared on screen together.

Up to now she hadn't even glanced at Love O2O and Eternal Love, let alone this episode of Running Man.

The show started, and right from the beginning it was a hammer blow!

Bai Liang's entrance and Dilireba's signature twirl almost openly told everyone what kind of tone this episode would set.

Reba's gaze wasn't even acting anymore—she was straight-up pulling threads on the show~

Some busybodies dug up screenshots of her "eye contact" with Lu Han from a previous episode and put them together for comparison. The difference was really too obvious.

Completely different!

So it was perfectly reasonable that it shot to the top of the trending searches the moment it aired.

The CP fans of the two cheered wildly, making the loudest noise. In the past, at times like this, the CP fans of "Lu Di Couple" would also come out to argue.

But today, those people had all vanished.

There were some indignant contestants who raised doubts: Bai Liang doesn't only have one CP, right? Just in the new drama there's still one, so why not Lu Han also—

Shut up!

Can an official announcement be the same as a CP?

And today, the CP fans of Reba and Bai Liang were standing right there, declaring they'd destroy anyone who came!

Nazha's fans didn't come out to jump around, though. After a long struggle, they now had experience.

The enemy is strong, so for now they'd endure and plan slowly for the future.

There's still "Divas Hit the Road" later, no rush—let's see who can laugh last.

However, although Nazha's side had no movement, Young Lady Li Xin's presence today was a bit strong.

The iconic scene of her twirling with Reba also made the trending searches, riding hard on Reba's heat.

Right after that, in the heart-rate test segment, her extremely high heart-rate performance facing Bai Liang even overshadowed Reba's spotlight.

The production team: Yes, we deliberately edited it this way.

Just sprinkling sugar can indeed carry an episode, but if there's conflict and friction, it has more tension and discussion value. But Lu Han has already made his official announcement, so bringing in a third party at this point is more beneficial for topic value.

Li Xin was the best candidate.

Whether she herself could handle it was not within the production team's consideration.

Embracing traffic naturally means accepting the backlash of traffic.

"Sis, you're trending number three!"

"Really? Let me see." Li Xin, watching the show at the same time, heard her team say this and her face lit up.

But just as she was about to pick up her phone, a hand pressed down on it.

The other party gave her an awkward smile. "Maybe you'd better not look."

The smile on Li Xin's face slowly faded: "Am I getting badly scolded? It's fine, I'm mentally prepared."

What faces the fandom has—Li Xin, who'd been in the industry for so many years, how could she not know~

But perhaps because of bad luck, the first comment scolding her that she saw was so low-class it was a bit shocking.

"Li Xin? Where did this shameless, stinky, slutty old hen come from, daring to ride on our Baba's coattails?!"

How can mouths be so venomous and behavior so low?!

Li Xin, instantly stunned, flung her phone away with a whoosh—she really didn't dare look anymore.

She'd been scolded into a daze all at once.

The team members who saw this stuff also couldn't quite hold it together, and now actually advised Li Xin to look at other comments.

They weren't all that explosive.

"Li Xin? Does she want to dance too? Go for it, girl!"

"This young lady does know how to twirl, but she can imitate Baba's twirl, yet she can't imitate the most important thing~"

"A face full of bitterness, my verdict is she's not as good as Nazha, next."

"Seriously, how many girls has this guy Bai Liang gotten involved with? Can't even kill them all, one after another popping up—Reba, can you manage him or not?"

"I actually quite like Li Xin, but her coming out to hype at this time is just running into the line of fire~"

"I'm kind of shipping this pair, what should I do? I feel a cool, aloof beauty like Li Xin suits Bai Liang better."

"Is the person upstairs Nazha's reverse-troll or Li Xin's water army? You bitch, taste my sword!"

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Li Xin: What a mess!

In the past she had always been a "neutral country," and now that she'd finally joined this "battle," she understood more clearly just how fierce the fighting was!

Speaking of which, why does Nazha's name appear so frequently?

Did she also take the chance to buy trending searches?

Nazha: I didn't, how could I, don't talk nonsense!

She really didn't know about this. She was too lazy to even watch the show, so why would she jump out to operate at a time like this?

It doesn't even have much to do with Tang Ren's side.

The one behind the scenes is Jiaxing.

Reverse-buying hot searches for Nazha, reminding those gradually frenzied cp fans that there's still such a person around, to help them cool down a bit.

As for Li Xin, that was a complete pleasant surprise — helping her drum up some topics and buzz too, just a casual thing.

"Huh? Where did this Li Yitong pop out from?"

"Fine, fine, I admit it, I really did spend money on marketing."

Li Yitong directly raised both hands in surrender, secretly cursing Jin Cheng in her heart — how could this person be so sharp? She actually caught it?

Jin Cheng: You fart and I can tell what you ate last night.

But she did give Li Yitong's move strong praise — that's right, that's exactly how you should ride the wave!

Us sisters will meet at the peak later, roar~

While replying to Jin Cheng's messages, Li Yitong glanced at the two little fools beside her, thinking they really weren't on the same level.

Earlier Meng Jie and the others even came over with a wave of "sympathy," thinking Li Yitong had been "dragged down" again because of looking like Li Xin.

This time it really wasn't.

She has a team too, and the team helps with marketing.

Using Li Xin as a stepping stone to cross the river is a pretty good approach.

And it can also tie in a bit of buzz with Bai Liang. The only pity is that Li Yitong really doesn't have any on-screen cp with Bai Liang.

That's a real loss.

In the hype-and-marketing game, she's at a natural disadvantage — can't directly latch onto Bai Liang.

Then she can only ride Li Xin's coattails.

The entertainment circle has always been like this.

It's not just the sweetness and passion when they're together — there's also mutual benefit or exploitation in terms of interests.

Luckily, Bai Liang really doesn't mind this stuff. Ambitious misses can't wait to jump in, wanting a piece of the pie.

As for those whose sensitivity in this area isn't sharp enough, right now they're still over there doing the makabaka thing.

One episode of Running Man is only a little over an hour, and it was over before they knew it.

But the rhythm online wouldn't stop because of that — on the contrary, it grew more and more intense.

The peak moment of Bai Liang and Dilireba's cp serving fans sugar was today!

With the curtain fall of "Eternal Love," it was a feast for all cp fans.

Of course, the next episode of Running Man will still have interactions between these two, but the next episode definitely won't be as explosive as this one.

The momentum is just different.

Some of the calmer cp fans, after digging through the two's upcoming schedules and project lineups, sadly discovered that this might be their last dance.

After this, the two's work has zero overlap — at least for the next two years they won't be in the same frame on screen.

So they raised their voices, calling for these two to "team up a third time."

Gu Man: I've really been writing hard already.

Nazha: Damn it, if "Cloud of Mortals" counts, then she's already completed the third team-up.

No errors in any chapter, read on the site!

At this moment, Little Zhao Jiejie, who was quietly passing by, said: She's about to achieve this feat with Bai Liang first~

A proper second or third team-up means having a romance line in every show, having a cp.

So far, only Little Zhao Jiejie has actually done it.

From "Princess Agents" to "Ride the Wind," plus "The Story of Ming Lan" that's about to start filming — every one has a romance line.

Even though in "Princess Agents" Bai Liang was only the second male lead, that thing was a big-female-lead power fantasy — everyone loves the female lead.

"Ride the Wind" and "The Story of Ming Lan" are even more direct — husband and wife, locked in.

And besides Little Zhao Jiejie, the closest one isn't even Dilireba or Nazha.

It's actually—

"Is the melon tasty?"

"Sweet~"

Miss Jing Tian spent an entire day dealing with that watermelon bigger than her head — and it was only half.

She really did eat from afternoon all the way until evening, even after finishing the variety show, and still hadn't finished it.

But precisely because of this melon, she was just watching a show, yet she went to the bathroom three or four times.

During which she let out several suppressed screams, like a ground squirrel.

She actually ships cp too.

"You two are so sweet! How could you do that on the show!"

"Being professional, right~" Bai Liang tried to steer the topic toward filming, professionalism, and such — after all, he also hoped Sister Tian Tian could focus on acting properly, instead of spacing out over there.

Obviously, Miss Jing Tian was also one of those doing the makabaka thing.

"You two are really professional!" She widened her eyes and nodded vigorously.

Bai Liang: You actually believe that?

Tease her a bit more~

"The two of us will have to do this later too, right? One movie, one TV series, both playing a couple as the male and female leads."

Miss Jing Tian:???

Oh no! She was so busy eating melon and watching the show that she didn't expect... she herself would become one of them later.

Before, she only thought Bai Liang was a big thigh who could carry her to fly.

But they accidentally overlooked the possible troubles involved.

Just now, Miss Jing Tian had been watching the show while simultaneously consuming all the related posts on Weibo.

She had enjoyed the gossip thoroughly, and now the urge to urinate hit—she truly couldn't hold it anymore.

"I'm going to the bathroom."

That one trip to the bathroom, she just vanished completely.

Miss Jing Tian slipped away.

The variety show had been watched together in Bai Liang's room, the door open, with assistants occasionally coming and going—nothing too awkward.

But whenever she needed the bathroom, Miss Jing Tian always went back to her own room.

This time, she clearly used the bathroom as an excuse to flee outright, playing the ostrich.

——

The next episode of Running Man that Bai Liang participated in also aired a week later.

This time, it was almost pure sugar.

Whether it was the slightly adult-oriented yet masterfully rendered artwork of Di Li Re Ba, or the tender moment later when Bai Liang applied makeup to her, both scenes once again rose to the top of trending searches, one after the other.

Li Xin, who had already eaten her fill and been thoroughly criticized, did not make a move this time—she understood the principle that too much is as bad as too little.

Yet, after stirring up this "impure thought" and tasting the sweetness.

Li Xin felt a bit intoxicated.

She wanted to participate more "deeply" in this CP war.

Arriving late doesn't matter—whoever laughs last is the true winner~

"It's just a pity that Xinli has launched only big male-led dramas these past two years—they've bet everything on male-oriented adaptations."

Hearing this, Li Xin felt a bit helpless; she, too, wanted to take on a big female-led drama—if one exploded, she'd instantly ascend.

But if she couldn't reach it, what could she do?

Just like the drama she was currently filming, The Battle for the Heavens—it's a classic male-oriented, big male-lead power-fantasy adaptation.

The audience's main focus is entirely on the male lead.

Although she landed the role of the female second lead, Little Medical Immortal, unless this drama explodes spectacularly and lifts everyone aboard together, she really won't gain much.

And forget about exploding spectacularly—even whether it explodes at all is uncertain.

Male-oriented adaptations, aside from tomb-raiding themes, all seem to flop.

Even tomb-raiding ones carry suspicion of selling homoeroticism.

But right now, Li Xin's mind was sharp—failing to land a big female-led drama was both bad and good!

Because Bai Liang's status is too high—if she truly took a big female lead, would she ask Bai Liang to lift her up?

Hmm. Though she felt he might actually agree, she felt too ashamed to do it.

Doing something like that would make her seem utterly shameless.

But male-oriented adaptations… I wonder if Bai Liang has any interest in them?

Has he ever played a proper big male lead before?

"Why not ask Xinli? Find out if they've considered Bai Liang for any roles~"

"Sis, no need to ask—I know that for your current drama, The Battle for the Heavens, they invited Brother Dou Xiao Bai, but his schedule conflicted."

"Then," Li Xin still wanted to push further, because there was another project—she'd just been confirmed as the female lead!

"They've approached Brother Dou Xiao Bai multiple times for The Jade Sword too, but he still turned them down, saying his image doesn't suit Zhang Xiaofan."

"I just want to play the male and female leads with him properly—is that really so hard?"

"Don't rush, sis—Xinli has plenty more projects coming."

"What's after The Jade Sword?"

"The Longest Day in Chang'an."

(End of Chapter)