Chapter 218: Monster, show yourself for me!

A Noon Sunshine production is guaranteed to be a fine piece of work.

That line sounded oddly familiar — felt as if Tang Ren had once used a similar description.

But these days, Noon Sunshine truly lives up to that reputation.

This company places great emphasis on content quality, putting quality above all else.

They even disbanded their artists department, just to devote more energy and time to scripts, content, sets, props, and the like.

"The Story of Minglan" is a drama that came from this very company.

Sister Xiao Zhao attached tremendous importance to this drama — in any case, Bai Liang felt her attitude was a little different from when she was on "Princess Agents."

Her focus was truly maxed out.

To match her level of focus, after joining the production, Bai Liang flipped through the script he had long since memorized inside and out two more times, working hard to further refine his character biography.

After that, he realized there really wasn't much left for him to make a special effort on.

Maybe practice some martial arts?

Although "The Story of Minglan" tells a story of a household's rise and prosperity, the original novel was called a "little Dream of the Red Chamber" by its book fans.

That doesn't mean it actually rivals "Dream of the Red Chamber" — just that it gives off a somewhat similar feeling.

Still, the male lead Gu Tingye does have some action scenes.

"Alright, stop pretending to be so diligent. The director already told me — you came so over-prepared that he doesn't quite know how to direct you."

Sister Xiao Zhao saw straight through Bai Liang's idleness and suggested he go play some games.

What's there to act cool about? The motor home has already been driven over.

Sister Xiao Zhao went up to take a look — compared to the one on the "Princess Agents" set, this motor home, which had already been heavily modified to the point of being somewhat extravagant, now had even more functions!

She even wanted to go up and have a look around herself.

Bai Liang felt a bit embarrassed, scratched his head, and said, "That doesn't seem quite right, does it? Everyone else is working hard."

"You want me to praise you a few more times, say you're heaven-blessed, is that it? Shameless!"

"Don't stop, I love hearing it."

Damn it!

Sister Xiao Zhao launched into action in zero frames, grabbed whatever was at hand, and went chasing after Bai Liang to beat him.

If she were a noob, that would be fine — she could look at Bai Liang with an adoring face, no burden at all, and in a soft, cute voice say: Teach me, big boy~

However, she wasn't, and moreover she liked to work hard and prove herself.

Under these circumstances, Bai Liang became a bit of an eyesore.

Why the hell are you so amazing? You've brought me so much pressure out of thin air. She really was under a lot of pressure!

Bai Liang figured it out — in this production, everyone is a workaholic!

Unlike on other sets, where he could easily gather his buddies, everyone playing games and sipping little drinks.

Just after joining the "The Story of Minglan" set, Bai Liang sensed that the atmosphere was "off."

To be precise, the atmosphere was very good.

Each and every one of them looked like they were going all out to give a great performance.

It seems the Noon Sunshine name was also an excellent opportunity for the actors.

Especially for the young actors — who the hell doesn't want to make it big!

Even if they're playing a supporting role, there might be a chance to blow up; no one wanted to waste this opportunity.

For example, the actor playing the second male lead, Little Duke Qi Heng — Zhu Yilong — the guy had a solemn and serious look about him.

That artistic air about him was practically spilling over.

He really was well-suited to the role of the second male lead, Qi Heng.

Entanglement, regret and pain, responsibility, mission and integrity struggling and clashing within the bonds of ritual propriety.

Especially after he discovered that Bai Liang, this top-tier star under all that fame, was ridiculously talented — the guy got even more competitive.

Felt like the script never left his hands — just like the character in the script.

The only thing that didn't fit — the character setting for Qi Heng was the most handsome man in the capital.

The director was considering whether to delete that setting.

It was actually a bit like Bai Liang's Yan Xun in "Princess Agents" — the brightest youth in Chang'an.

But Bai Liang could indeed carry that title — Zhu Yilong might not be able to.

When the time came, he might get criticized for it.

The second female lead Zhang Jianing was quite cute, and liked to hang around Bai Liang.

Only her intentions weren't exactly "pure."

Instead of chatting with Bai Liang about life and ideals, she loved to discuss the script and characters with him.

Competitive, the more competitive the better — let them all go all out!

But the capybara has a magical power — Bai Liang could always quietly influence the people around him.

For example, the few younger Misses, including Zhang Jianing, besides hanging around him and chatting about the script's content.

They also started gossiping.

Perhaps this was also influenced by external factors.

This season of "Divas Hit the Road" had spent considerable effort on marketing.

The drama from the previous season had really been too big — they were eager to let more people see the new season and turn around the impression of the show.

Oh right, there was also an assist~

Just the other day, when Yang Yang and Liu Yifei were on a talk show.

The host asked Liu Yifei whether she wanted to take part in a reality show.

Liu Yifei said her cervical spine isn't well, so she can't play those spontaneous and thrilling game segments.

Yang Yang, who heard this nearby, earnestly advised: I've been on a reality show before—it's exhausting. Let's just focus on acting!

"Flowers Season 2" made a limited return. Yang Yang is actually a decent guy—he looked awful on the show, yet just before "Flowers Season 3" was about to air, he still remembered to help stir up some buzz.

Of course, he might've just been expressing his true feelings.

A bunch of people chimed in with "I feel you," claiming that "Flowers Season 2" had "hurt" them as viewers, and hoping this season would be gentler.

Especially some of Bai Liang's fans, who immediately voiced concern, as if terrified he'd end up just like Yang Yang.

But many viewers still said: Drama is great! We need some drama to make it interesting.

Even though this episode features only young artists, who says young people won't "go crazy"? Right, Shuangzi~

At this moment, the ultimate trailer dropped!

"WTF is this? That huge lion? Sitting on whose car hood?!"

"I think I heard Bai Liang's voice—he said the lion's full? How does he know that?"

"The trailer's brutal—there's even a segment where they get out of the car. They're not actually getting out to interact with the lion, are they?"

"So many African animals—but why does this episode feel weird? One moment it's wildlife, the next it's urban scenes. Are the editors gonna take responsibility? Can't they even edit a trailer properly?"

"The surfing clips are pretty fun, but did you see the very end of the trailer? Parachuting! Is that real?"

"Apart from the messy first half—switching randomly between city and wilderness—this episode actually seems pretty watchable."

Every single word, every single line, every single detail—perfect!

"No drama at all? Boring! I'm not watching~ Is the production team even capable?"

"What kind of person demands drama? This is a travel show, not a bitch-fight show."

"To be honest, I think this season's guests won't dare cause trouble—you forgot how fiercely Bai Liang can roast people? Who'd dare argue with him?"

"According to Lin Gengxin and Wang Sicong's live-stream reports, Bai Liang only roasts people online—he never loses his temper offline, he's actually very gentle. Such a guy's easy to bully; they might even gang up and isolate him."

"Such a contrast—I love this kind of thing, hehehe."

"Isolate who? Bai Liang and Na Zha isolated everyone else! I could watch just these two for the whole season!"

"Na Zha's water army is back again—so annoying~ Are you guys so happy just because she's on a show? I don't get why you're so desperate to claim someone else's couple."

"Dili Redog's trash fans, get lost! What's it to you?!"

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As soon as the ultimate trailer dropped, overall attention surged at an absurd rate, fully revealing the top idol's pull in variety shows.

In film, there are few top idols who can truly stand out—actually, very few.

In TV dramas, it's a bit worse, but relatively better—it depends on acting skill or character fit.

But in variety shows, where you're supposed to "be yourself," top idols' appeal is truly unmatched!

Forget the Na Zha–Bai Liang couple—just Bai Liang alone pulled in all the attention.

Oh right, as expected, Reba's fans, Na Zha's fans, and the couple fans started fighting again.

As usual, Na Zha's side got crushed—but they were stubborn.

The idol is still fighting; how can the fans retreat?

To be fair, Na Zha's stubborn refusal to back down, her relentless push for the couple, actually won her some new fans.

Our country has too many people—everyone likes something different.

Many people love her bold attitude, thinking this girl has thick skin—adorable, so adorable.

Na Zha: Sometimes I really want to call the police.

Even though these people claim to like her, she finds it kinda weird.

Who's thick-skinned? Can't you just call her love-struck? She likes that term!

In short, "Flowers Season 3" is already a textbook case of becoming popular before airing!

Even before it premiered, it hit several trending topics.

Of course, the buzz wasn't insane yet—because the trailer held back, hiding all the real big moments.

But the production team knew how to stir things up: at the very end of the ultimate trailer, Bai Liang and Na Zha exchanged a knowing smile.

It completely ignited the battle between Na Zha's and Reba's fans.

Coincidentally, the previously furious Eight-Five Flower fan groups had already exhausted themselves and were finally cooling down.

Now it was time for the two Nineties Flowers to take over!

"Xin Xin, should we stir up more drama? They're fighting again—why not ride the hype?"

Hearing the team's suggestion, Li Xin was actually tempted.

But her instinct told her not to.

Not just because the two sides might unite and crush her first—she just had a gut feeling that this season of "Flowers" felt off.

Mango had poured too many promotional resources into it!

That meant their confidence in this season had reached an absurd level.

It will definitely be a hit! It will become this year's phenomenon-level variety show!

That overwhelming confidence was palpable to many.

So… what big secret is this season hiding?!

With this question in mind, many insiders began paying attention to the show—especially many variety teams from satellite TV stations.

They wanted to learn a thing or two—they were curious to see what new tricks Mango, the leading satellite TV station, had cooked up.

Meanwhile, many female friends and older women who knew Bai Liang well also locked onto this season of "Flowers."

This was Bai Liang's first reality show.

You could learn a lot from it.

Demon, show yourself, you bastard!

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Twelve thousand at third watch; today I have some errands, so that's all I can give you. Truly sorry.

(End of Chapter)