Chapter 315: Are You Really Good at Fortune-Telling?

The awards for "Best Actor" and "Best Actress" were presented by the CEO of Weibo and Lao Mouzi.

Of course, Lao Mouzi is very familiar with Zhou Dongyu—she debuted as a chosen girl.

The heartfelt master-disciple bond delivered excellent program effects.

But now, emo has a new chosen girl.

A zero-zero girl named Liu Haocun, a heavenly purple star descended.

She's also a minor contestant right now.

This chosen girl is far more "powerful" than any previous chosen girl.

Because no matter how well other chosen girls fared, they all owed Lao Mouzi's crucial support—without it, the "chosen girl" label wouldn't have been so famous in the industry.

But this zero-zero girl has something special.

For ordinary actresses and film directors, even if rumors arise, they're usually just vague gossip.

At most, there's a third party intruding—that's already explosive enough.

But Lao's brilliance lies in the fact that people say: Lao Mouzi is her child!

Directly jumping a generation!

Achieving an epic feat no previous chosen girl could reach.

From this, you can see just how well the new chosen girl will be treated in the future.

It's not something Ni Ni or Zhou Dongyu, these outdated contestants, can latch onto.

Similarly, Bai Liang is also quite familiar with Weibo CEO Wang Gaofei, because he debuted on Weibo—uh, he's Weibo's "major client."

He's won the Weibo King title for two consecutive years, and barring surprises, he'll keep winning it.

Today, he's broken another new record.

Achieved "Best Actor" status!

Regardless of whether this Weibo Best Actor award has real value, the question is: aren't you a Best Actor now?

Zhou Dongyu's "bribery" won't work on Bai Liang anymore.

The movie "Youth" was made by people from the Hong Kong circle, likely aiming for the Hong Kong Golden Horse Awards.

Bai Liang says: My Weibo Best Actor title is no less than your Golden Horse Best Actor title.

If Weibo CEO Wang Gaofei knew this thought of his, he'd probably give Bai Liang a full-year Weibo trending package.

Tonight's story is far more than just Bai Liang being crowned "Best Actor."

When he returned to his seat, he found his seat was gone!

This wasn't Peng Yuyan going mad and jumping out to fight for Bai Liang's seat.

Instead, those top actresses shifted slightly, making room for him beside Jiang Wen.

More precisely, Jiang Wen's Lady Zhou Yun directly gave up her own seat.

Jiang Wen: Little brother, come chat a bit.

Meanwhile, the Weibo CEO, sitting right at the center C-position, was smiling and waving Bai Liang over, signaling him to sit quickly—he had something to discuss.

Bad news—Sister Yanzi is under serious pressure now.

The guy's "level" just went up again.

Bai Liang didn't show any fear facing this situation—even if seated right in the center, he'd dare it~

But it's a bit strange—why?

And he always felt the CEO's attitude toward him was overly generous.

After a few words of conversation, Bai Liang understood.

The implied meaning was: you should post more Weibo content regularly.

There was also a subtle complaint, almost saying: You little brat, why are you only posting short videos now?!

Short videos—this thing is operated by Sister Yanzi.

Bai Liang doesn't know if he's the first, second, or third celebrity to join Douyin, but his verified account is unquestionably the one with the most followers on Douyin right now.

His content is wildly varied.

If defined by video style: celebrities, pet influencers, gaming influencers, fitness check-in influencers, film editing creators.

Sister Yanzi requires him to record every gaming session now, for the studio's later editing.

The richness of his content truly can't be compared to Weibo's.

Facing the CEO's resentful gaze, Bai Liang inexplicably felt a strange sense of betrayal—as if he'd cheated.

That guy never gave him this feeling before.

But since the guy awarded him "Best Actor," he still said a lucky phrase.

He said he'd definitely do it next time.

Switching seats brought one minor benefit—being nearly at the center C-position—but the biggest benefit was that he could turn his head and see that guy right away.

For Bai Liang, this point was the most important.

But tonight's story wasn't over yet.

Li Bingbing truly had no intention of letting Peng Yuyan off—he was clearly aiming to destroy him on the spot.

She took the stage to receive the "Weibo International Influence Actor" award.

This award wasn't important; what mattered was her "acceptance speech."

"I'm very happy to stand here."

It started like a routine speech, but then it exploded.

"Each of us must clearly understand our position. Actors should focus on doing what actors are supposed to do, striving earnestly in the right direction. If you divert your energy to strange places, you'll never master your profession. I'm grateful that after many years in the industry, I've delivered works recognized by others and satisfying to myself—so today I can stand here, sitting in the audience."

It directly ignited the "seat theory" explosion!

Some audience members present might not yet grasp what Li Bingbing meant, only feeling that something sounded off.

But after tonight, online experts will step in to do their reading comprehension.

As for whether she'll miss the mark

Li Bingbing added one final line: "I've been filming abroad for a while and haven't spoken Mandarin in some time—did I do okay?"

Good!

Perfect!

What do you call it when a big flower seeks revenge, from morning till night~

This level of combat power truly opens one's eyes!

First came a string of sarcastic veiled jabs, then a direct "name-drop."

Her final remark had the same effect as naming the person outright—everyone knew exactly who she meant.

It drastically lowered the difficulty of the upcoming "online reading comprehension."

Absolutely no collateral damage.

Mainly because Li Bingbing also worried her words might be too subtle and get wrongly pinned on Bai Liang.

After all, his position keeps shifting—he's practically sitting in the C-spot now.

If this keeps up, won't the CEO have to give him her seat?

And the reason she's treating him "so well" is partly because Li Bingbing just likes him, and partly because, after the New Year, her Hesong Media will welcome a new partner.

That partner is certainly not Bai Liang, but their relationship? It's quite good.

Round it off, they're family~

Sister Xiao Zhao: You little rascal, you're never well-behaved anywhere!

After Li Bingbing's barrage of name-drops, the expressions of the audience members below had begun to crack.

While watching the spectacle, everyone's glances couldn't help but flick toward a certain direction.

Honestly, Peng Yuyan's accumulated hatred isn't necessarily less than Bai Liang's in the traffic circle.

After all, he loves posting smear-and-promote press releases~

Add to that the "Celestial Banquet" title—right now, who knows how many people are gleefully watching?

Bai Liang's line "Your forehead is dark" is gaining even more weight. So much so that Xu Qing couldn't help herself and leaned over to ask him, "Dou Xiao Bai, Bai Bai Daxian… you really can read physiognomy?"

Bai Liang said nothing; Dou Xiao Bai shrugged.

This was mainly for show—he really couldn't.

It's just like when he "divined" for Huang Jingyu before—it all comes down to how bold you are, how daring you are to make things up.

"Oh~ You can read physiognomy too?! Check mine!"

Tsk!

That idiot Na Zha always has to rush into every spectacle.

Bai Liang turned to look at her and said casually, "In the year you turn 120, you'll face a dire calamity—survive it, and your life will flow smoothly."

"Really?! Is it that serious?" Na Zha's face tightened with worry.

Bai Liang: Huh???

He spent two seconds confirming Na Zha's expression, realized she wasn't joking, and forced himself to keep a straight face.

"Very serious—your grave gets dug up. You were supposed to be buried with your spouse, but someone tore the tomb apart."

!

To be honest, Na Zha's first thought was that Di Li Reba must have done it!

But then she suddenly realized something was off.

"How old? Buried together?"

While she was still dazed, everyone else around her could no longer hold it in.

Bursting with laughter!

Even the most serious old guy couldn't help—he was grinning like a blooming chrysanthemum.

Zhou Dongyu, sitting right next to Na Zha, laughed so hard he nearly fell over, but soon felt a pang of unease.

Why does she get to be so dumb?

Why?

Na Zha quickly gave the answer—but no one else could hear it.

Hearing the laughter around her, her cheeks flushed red, yet she still leaned close to Bai Liang's ear and whispered:

"How do I get past this calamity? I don't want to be separated from you."

Bai Liang's expression froze for a moment; in an instant, a flood of thoughts surged through his mind—his super brain finally kicked in, letting him think deeply.

He could say something to anger her, something to cheer her up, or something to distract her with a powerful topic.

But in the end, he simply smiled and said, "I'll handle it."

"You absolutely must handle it!"

"If I lie, I'll be a puppy."

"Hey, do you think we should get a puppy?"

Jiang Wen: Can you two at least treat me like a person?

Although Na Zha's voice was very quiet, others couldn't hear it—Jiang Wen still could.

Damn it, he was this old, and he'd just been forcibly fed a whole handful of dog food.

They haven't even gotten a puppy yet, and they're already dishing out this much dog food—what would happen if they actually got one?

The atmosphere on-site was electric; small circles below the stage buzzed with their own joy.

Only Peng Yuyan's expression remained dark to this day.

But Li Bingbing said: You think this is over?

Don't rush—there's still online abuse waiting for you.

This matter, if viewed lightly, is merely a brain-dead move by someone's team.

But viewed seriously—has Li Bingbing sunk so low that anyone can step on her? If I don't make an example of you to scare the rest, won't others copy them?

It has nothing to do with how big-hearted she is—she must crush the opponent to death.

Because this is the world of fame and fortune.

Even Bai Liang, this capybara, needs an agent like Sister Yanzi.

Get to know the eighteen water army commanders.

——

"Let's go, let's go~"

"Are you in such a hurry?"

"Very urgent."

After tonight's movie night event ended, Na Zha grabbed Bai Liang and left, her urgent demeanor as if she truly had something critical to resolve with him.

Her expression was intimidating enough to deter any entertainers who had wanted to approach Bai Liang for further small talk.

After the two got into the car, the driver, Dapao, asked:

"Bro, where to?"

No response came.

Dapao glanced in the rearview mirror, panicked, immediately lowered the partition between front and back seats, then quickly drove to a secluded spot.

After doing this, he hurried out of the car and began keeping watch around it.

Because after getting into the car, Na Zha could no longer hold back—she straddled Bai Liang and kissed him.

Once only the two of them remained in the car, a ripping sound came—

The hem of Na Zha's expensive haute couture gown tore open due to her excessive movements.

"Your gown…"

"No, forget it—I have money!"

And the rain seemed to be growing heavier, unstoppable, as if a dam had burst.

The good news is, with the rain getting heavier, the privacy and concealment of her cousin's car improved—no need to worry about safety.

After all, paparazzi are powerful now, with long lenses and short ones, fully equipped to the point of absurdity.

The bad news is, Dapao didn't bring an umbrella. There was one in the car, but he couldn't go back inside to get it now.

Don't want to get beaten down by his cousin~

Fortunately, he spotted a convenience store open in a nearby alley, so he decided to go buy an umbrella and return to his post.

The alley was narrow and short, barely wide enough for one person to walk.

For someone more muscular, walking normally might be difficult.

But walking more often should help—some paths, the more you walk them, the wider they become.

The original greenery can slowly turn into a path.

But grass on the ground, if left untrodden for a while, grows back.

So to widen the path, you must walk it often.

Because of the rain, the alley was muddy and slippery.

The upside: if you slip, you slide right into the alley. The downside: if you slip, you slide past the end—after all, this alley was already said to be short.

Easy to crash into the wall.

In the end, Dapao still couldn't buy the umbrella—the store owner said he never used umbrellas, so he didn't sell them, damn it, how absurd.

Fortunately, though the rain was continuous, it wasn't constantly pouring down in torrents.

It varied between heavy and light—he could just hold his clothes over his head.

After a long time, after enduring the heaviest downpour, another ten minutes passed before Dapao finally received a message from Bai Liang.

He returned to the car, restarted it, and drove toward the hotel—of course, he left the partition up.

When they arrived at the hotel, he parked and left; the two female assistants had been waiting in the parking lot for a long time, each holding a bag.

(End of Chapter)