Chapter 238: Are We Really Unloading Point-Blank Like That?

"Xiao Bai-ge, this thing, how should we respond?"

There was a hint of guilt in Sister Yanzi's tone, because this thing hadn't just arrived — it had actually been delivered two days before Bai Liang went to attend the Bazaar banquet.

But she'd just been too busy lately.

How to respond?

After studying the two contracts with great interest, Bai Liang thought for a moment and said:

"According to Article 146 of the Contract Law 【Effect of False Representation and Concealed Acts】, a civil juristic act performed by an actor and the other party through false declarations of intent is void."

This left Sister Yanzi stunned for a moment — she'd almost forgotten that her very own Xiao Bai-ge was an academic prodigy who'd passed the bar exam!

Hearing that kind of talk really does sound so professional!

After he finished, Sister Yanzi first gave him a very supportive round of applause, then said: "Xiao Bai-ge, I'm asking how we reply to these people. This thing is honey laced with arsenic."

To be fair, the money offered really was a lot! That figure made even a little rich girl like Sister Yanzi, who owns property in both Yanjing and Shanghai, unable to resist feeling tempted.

But she also knew that some money isn't that easy to take.

Take it and you're grasshoppers on the same string — and a handle on you is basically in their hands too.

Or put it this way — a pledge of allegiance.

She even associated it with a lot of wild stuff — like making a trashy film to fleece money would be considered run-of-the-mill, and thinking deeper, money laundering.

Xiao Bai-ge, you can't be tempted, right?

But Bai Liang looked at her with some confusion: "What I just said IS the reply. Just send that passage over directly."

"Huh? Are we really going to unload point-blank like that? A polite refusal would also be fine."

"Some people in showbiz are too lacking in legal awareness — consider it an extra lesson for them. I'm not even charging them tuition."

Sister Yanzi gave a thumbs-up — that's our Xiao Bai-ge for you~

Tall and hard as ever!

"But if we offend the other side..."

"Are they that big a deal?"

"Pretty big, but actually not as big as before. Times have changed, you know."

"Then Wu Jing should be able to handle it~" Bai Liang said, rubbing his chin.

"Huh?!"

Alright, alright — that's how the big brother rolls, is it?

Bai Liang: Anyway, Wu Jing has already offended a pile of people now — one more doesn't matter, one less doesn't matter.

Adding a bit more pressure for him isn't out of the question~

The main thing is Wu Jing always talks tough with Bai Liang, saying things like back when he wasn't doing well he had to be pushed around, so now that he's awesome does he still have to be pushed around?

Wouldn't that be a waste of being awesome?!

Just do it!

Bai Liang felt he made a pretty good point — this old bro's ability to take pressure is still very strong.

So he decided that whatever came up, Sister Yanzi should first push it onto Wu Jing's head, and if he couldn't handle it then they'd talk.

Actually, besides these kinds of underhanded tricks and shady projects, the normal projects coming to Bai Liang were actually also quite numerous.

Just as Sister Yanzi said, times are developing — some things that used to work in the past aren't as effective if you want to play them now.

What era is it now?

Damn the traffic era!

Especially after Sister Yanzi made clear: their Xiao Bai-ge wouldn't specialize in film — for TV dramas, web dramas, as long as the script was good and the team reliable, he'd take the normal ones.

This attitude naturally led some people to mock Bai Liang for being "hungry," saying he had no class at all.

After finally gaining a firm foothold in the film circle, he actually wanted to go back and make TV dramas, web dramas — isn't that reversing course?

Bai Liang: Bro's happy to.

One of his biggest motivations for acting was pleasing himself — what's wrong with TV dramas? So many episodes~

He just loved TV dramas way too much!

At the same time, because of this attitude of his, almost every online streaming platform was waving their own S+-tier drama lineups, tossing olive branches at Bai Liang.

Generally used to describe a platform's in-house productions, mainly setting five ratings — S+, S, A+, A, B — divided according to four aspects: script IP size, actor fame, production team, and investment cost.

An S-tier TV drama rating symbolizes special treatment for dramas produced by the cultural market, including production budget, actor caliber, and many other aspects.

S-tier TV drama implies a "super drama," while S+ is the upgraded version of a super drama, representing a higher level of production, higher investment, and a stronger cast lineup.

Of course, that doesn't mean S-tier or S+ projects are necessarily reliable, nor that lower-rated ones are definitely no good.

Whether it ultimately blows up still depends on many factors.

Sister Yanzi really did send Bai Liang's "legal science lesson" verbatim back in the end.

Honestly, this kind of reply could be considered quite the slap in the face.

But what struck her as odd was that the other party neither made threats nor got passive-aggressive — instead, a few days later they politely said: No worries, if not this time then next time~

Behind that response was a certain originator who, upon hearing about this at a dinner table, felt he'd lost face and, fueled by liquor, tried to pull out his phone on the spot to order someone to teach Bai Liang a "lesson." Before the phone even came out, a small chandelier smashed into his face on the spot and sent him to the hospital.

Next time?

Hearing this, Bai Liang was delighted — next time, someone might just be in for terrible luck~

Lately he'd felt his luck fluctuating pretty wildly, up and down.

He felt he was already brushing up against the boundary of "I don't eat beef."

Just waiting to see which poor sap would crash into him head-on and then waiting to watch the fireworks.

Guo Fan "crashed into" him.

But he clearly wasn't some poor sap — to end up unlucky, or to get treatment similar to Wu Jing's, he'd have to wait until his film was released.

"The new script's been revised, want to take a look, Brother Liang?" Guo Fan said with a sheepish grin.

"Director, you calling me Brother Liang sounds like you're giving me face, but I always feel like you'll pull something shady during filming—you didn't put chili on my adult diaper, did you?"

"What do you take me for? At most I'd smear a little mustard!"

"You animal."

On the set of *The Wandering Earth*, adult diapers were a very important thing.

The filming costumes—calling them clothes was a stretch—they were basically heavy props worn on the body.

Stuff weighing dozens of jin was a hassle to put on, and just as much of a hassle to take off.

It easily took half an hour to an hour to start, and one person couldn't even do it alone.

So to save trouble, everyone unanimously chose adult diapers.

Most of the actors were adults, so it was fine—after all, one mark of maturity is gradually becoming shameless.

Only the female lead Zhao Jinmai was young; at fifteen, she was still at an age where she cared about face and pride.

How could she be like this bunch of "old rascals," wearing a diaper with zero psychological pressure?

Fortunately, the little Miss wasn't being difficult about it—she just had a bit of a grudge against Bai Liang.

Every day he prepared a pile of good food and drinks for her.

This was originally just an older brother's extra care for a little sister—who doesn't like a cute little thing~

Apart from filming, Bai Liang's biggest daily pleasure on set was feeding this little girl.

Being a young Miss, her self-restraint in this area was clearly no match for those adult female stars—she always couldn't hold back.

Once she couldn't resist and drank a whole cup of milk tea, her little face turned beet red from holding it in~ she couldn't even get into the zone for filming.

In the end, she obediently used the adult diaper.

As for the so-called script changes, it wasn't that Bai Liang was some scene-stealing tyrant demanding script and character changes the moment he arrived.

It was purely that Guo Fan felt he'd picked up such an awesome top-tier player for free—he had to use him!

And the male lead Liu Qi was basically a tool-character protagonist.

This movie wasn't about the male lead saving the world; it was more about witnessing certain things from his perspective.

Isn't that just a tool character.

His presence was honestly a bit low. A bit unfair to Bai Liang, who had "sacrificed" himself to help out like this.

After discussing it with Bai Liang, they figured they could add a little—hmm, call it a growth arc.

They wouldn't add too much, just make the character a bit fuller, so the audience wouldn't forget him the moment they looked away.

Bai Liang didn't really have much to suggest about it, but he thought of something interesting.

No need to add a bunch of fancy stuff—a boy growing into a man is sometimes just a matter of a single moment.

You just need to nail that moment.

That moment is, of course, lighting up Jupiter!

Just take the original—understanding his father's painstaking efforts, forgiving his father—and elevate it a little.

Just a little~

Learn from him, become him, surpass him!

It can also give the audience some room for imagination~

Guo Fan: Holy shit, you're more red (communist) than me!

He had reason to suspect that kid's house almost certainly had a portrait of that man hanging on the wall.

Bai Liang: Little Guo, you're just too restrained~ what's the harm in adding a little red?

"Alright, if there's nothing else, hurry up and get back to work. I still need to go tutor the little girl on her homework."

Hearing this, Guo Fan gave Bai Liang a thumbs-up, then wiped the sweat from his forehead: "Why is the middle school entrance exam so hard these days?"

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"Academic trash!" Bai Liang shot him a look of contempt.

Zhao Jinmai was about to take the middle school entrance exam. She originally didn't even want to come film this movie, but Guo Fan actually sweet-talked her, claiming he was an undergraduate from Hainan University's Law School and a graduate student at the Film Academy, so he could tutor her during filming.

But when he actually got the middle schooler's test questions, he just sat there scratching his head.

Even calling others to help didn't really work.

Hard to imagine—a bunch of grown men gathered around a little girl's test paper with dead-serious faces; anyone who didn't know would think they were discussing some profound content.

In any case, when Bai Liang joined the set a bit later, this was the absurd scene he walked into.

At the time, Guo Fan and the others looked at Bai Liang like he was their savior.

After all, it was well known that Bai Liang was an academic overachiever!

Saving the Earth in *The Wandering Earth* was just for fun—not as hard as a middle schooler's homework.

Of course, facts proved that some things, once you leave campus, you forget them pretty thoroughly.

For most people, the time in their life when their brain held the most knowledge was Gao San.

Once high school ended, the brain seemed to degenerate.

Wasn't there that story about a college student taking the gaokao for a high schooler, and successfully getting them into a vocational college?

Whether that story was true or not, it fit reality remarkably well.

Fortunately, although Bai Liang had also forgotten a lot, he did have a "super brain" after all.

He could learn.

Mere middle school knowledge—he picked it up in no time; within a few days he could really tutor Zhao Jinmai on her homework.

You could say he saved the whole crew's dignity.

Damn it—a sci-fi film crew that can't even tutor middle school entrance exam content—people would laugh their asses off if word got out.

Actually, the "The Wandering Earth" crew has quite a few highly educated people. Guo Fan even roped in several academicians to study the film's content, but the problem is they're too highly educated~

There's no way to give them targeted coaching — the way these big shots think is completely different from ordinary middle schoolers.

Luckily, Bai Liang can always match his expertise to the job.

And then he gained a little fangirl.

A fourteen- or fifteen-year-old schoolgirl — exactly the age when she worships top students.

Good at studies in middle school, plays basketball in high school, does rap in college.

Apart from rap, in the two fields of academics and sports, Bai Liang may not be a true professional, but he really did pull off quite a few tricks.

Academics-wise he has the civil service exam and the judicial exam, plus his gaokao score; sports-wise there's even more — racing, skydiving, motorcycles, Go.

So much so that when Zhao Jinmai clung to Bai Liang on set, even Guo Fan saw it and had to drop a subtle hint.

Little bro, remember to keep reminding yourself — let the alarm bell ring long.

Don't forget her age, okay~

At this reminder, Bai Liang just rolled his eyes at Guo Fan, then casually slipped Zhao Jinmai some more snacks.

He's not some kind of goldfish creep — he's enjoying and savoring the fun of "raising a kid."

"Brother, I really can't eat any more." Zhao Jinmai looked at Bai Liang pitifully, but her little hand kept clutching the snacks.

So young and already saying one thing and meaning another.

"This one won't make you fat."

"Really?"

"Really. It doesn't say how many calories on it — no mention means zero calories."

"Brother, I'm about to start high school, I didn't just start elementary school." The little girl seemed a bit helpless.

Bai Liang put on a solemn face: "Have you hit your rebellious phase?"

"What?" Zhao Jinmai was dumbfounded — she felt it was clearly Bai Liang who had hit his rebellious phase.

So once she caught on, she pouted: "Brother, you're so childish!"

Bai Liang grinned sheepishly. "This is the correct parenting wisdom — when the parent is childish, the kid gets a happy childhood and also learns to be sensible faster."

"Where did you read that?" Zhao Jinmai suspected Bai Liang was talking nonsense, but had no proof.

"My parents were like this, and I've also summed up my own experience — very reliable."

Looking at Bai Liang's smiling face, Zhao Jinmai didn't think it was very reliable. But it was kind of fun~

This big brother is like a treasure — whenever she's tired enough to feel emo, he can swing her mood back up in no time.

Then she can forget her exhaustion — every time the effect is immediate.

If that's the case, then he really does seem to understand "raising kids."

Across the entire "The Wandering Earth" crew, it seemed like only Bai Liang had endless energy every day. Him wandering around in equipment weighing dozens of jin left countless people dumbfounded.

Especially after learning he still had the energy to make time for working out and running, many people suddenly understood why Bai Liang had so many CP scandals in the industry.

The young man's firepower is just too fierce! His body's a bit unreal!

For the director, of course this was a good thing — he was grinning ear to ear. What a heaven-chosen workhorse! He could be pushed however he wanted.

And the crew's other lead, veteran actor Ng Man-tat, was very envious. Already in his sixties, he had to be on oxygen after filming.

"Uncle Da, come on, eat some fruit, open your mouth."

Hearing this, Uncle Da — who felt his old life slowly slipping away — instinctively opened his mouth, but the next second Bai Liang swiftly pulled the fruit away and ate it himself in one bite.

Then he grinned cheekily at him.

Uncle Da:. You little brat bullying an old man with no strength!

Clearly, Bai Liang not only knew how to "raise kids," he was also great at "teasing old men."

Although Uncle Da had been egged on by Guo Fan into getting worked up, coming at his age to go all-out with a bunch of young people.

But actually, every day he regretted it — at his age, why was he putting himself through this?

Then along came Bai Liang.

His energy was so excessive that just "babysitting" couldn't satisfy his interests, so "bullying old men" was also scheduled into his daily routine.

But Uncle Da didn't get worn out from it — on the contrary, his spirits picked up quite a bit.

Uncle Da: Family, does anyone understand? Every day I have to keep my guard up against this little rascal.

Punches at the Nanshan old folks' home, kicks at the Beihai kindergarten.

Apart from filming, Bai Liang's daily life was extraordinarily rich.

Until Guo Fan suddenly found Bai Liang and said the crew was almost out of money.

(End of chapter)