Chapter 362: The Feeling of Being Targeted by the Whole World

Na Zha's luck has been pretty bad lately.

The #Used to Confess and Got Rejected# thing barely climbed to top trending, hung there for less than half a day, and got knocked off by something else.

#Li Shengli Investigated for Multiple Crimes#

She forwarded this to Bai Liang—she seemed furious, wondering how a Korean nobody could steal her trending spot~

Unthinkable!

Who the hell is this?

Bai Liang couldn't resist clicking in to take a look, felt no recollection, so he took a screenshot and sent it to Lin Yue'er, asking if she knew this nobody.

She replied instantly: Oba, I don't know him at all!!!

Actually, this Korean girl is two years older than Bai Liang, but she calls him "Oba" like it's second nature.

"So worked up?"

Bai Liang studied the guy a bit, mainly what crimes he'd committed. He finally understood why Lin Yue'er immediately denied knowing him.

You really shouldn't be too familiar.

This guy is now a pile of dog shit—touch him and you'll get cursed.

The remaining one also smells like a pile of shit.

So Bai Liang wondered how to forward this to Wu Moufan.

After all, he's about to go down too~ It's just a matter of the next couple years.

Might as well learn from our Korean colleagues' "advanced experience"—he debuted in Korea too.

Better start practicing the sewing machine technique ahead of time.

Unfortunately, he realized he wasn't friends with Wu Moufan on WeChat, so he sent it to Lu Han and reminded him to cherish what he has.

Lu Han:???

Wait, bro. You son of a bitch, you cursed bastard!

Because when Bai Liang casually sent him this, Lu Han was on a date with Guan Xiaotong.

So he read this message together with his girlfriend.

If Bai Liang had just shared gossip, it wouldn't have mattered.

Guan Xiaotong loves gossip too—during their date today, she couldn't help blurting out: "Is it true that Gu Li Na Zha confessed to Bai Liang and got rejected?"

Lu Han immediately flew into a rage: Don't you dare mention Bai Liang! Don't you dare mention Bai Liang! Are you going to keep bringing him up?!

The girl learned her lesson, so afterward she eagerly asked: "Guess what—was it true?"

Before Lu Han could even stare blankly, Bai Liang's message arrived.

The two of them looked at the message together—now it was Guan Xiaotong's eyes that widened!

"Why did he tell you 'cherish what you have'? Did you have dealings with this Li Shengli in Korea? Speak up! Tell me quick!"

Lu Han felt utterly hopeless, thinking: I'm not even in the same group as that Li Shengli. BigBang is under YG, EXO is under SM—we're worlds apart.

"It has nothing to do with me. I have no idea why he'd say that."

"So you mean Bai Liang is framing you?" Guan Xiaotong's face showed clear disbelief.

After all, Bai Liang looks like the kind of person who speaks honestly—and he really is honest! They've interacted before.

Even now, Guan Xiaotong remembered when she tried to get a favor from him: Bai Liang straight-up said, "Have Lu Han ask me."

So direct.

Bai Liang: I occasionally like to tell little white lies.

"You're silent. Say something!"

Lu Han: The one framing you knows better than you how wronged you are.

And after casually dragging Lu Han into this mess—forcing him to spend hours soothing his girlfriend and explaining everything—Bai Liang himself wasn't any better off.

Na Zha, who lost the top trending spot, also needed soothing~

"He used jail time to steal your trending spot—fair enough," Bai Liang soothed Na Zha, declaring "Prisoners are supreme."

Na Zha huffed twice: "Why should a Korean take our Chinese trending spot?"

"What if… you share some dating tips with netizens again? I don't believe you can't out-trend him!"

"Really?!" Na Zha instantly perked up.

"I'm just worried what you say won't pass review."

"Hmph~ You're the one who won't pass review! It's your own actions that won't pass review!"

"Your 'name' is already being ruined by your hometown buddy—might as well be banned someday," Bai Liang muttered offhandedly.

"What?"

"Nothing. Just remember to show up on time for filming—we've got a tight schedule," Bai Liang awkwardly changed the subject, knowing Na Zha, that little fool, wouldn't catch on.

Sure enough, she immediately brightened up, enthusiastically declaring: "I'll definitely show up on time! I've memorized the script inside out~ This time I'll deliver my best performance ever!"

"Actually, you don't even need to act the role."

The female lead in *My Love from the Star* is a genius computer prodigy who skipped grades to pursue a graduate degree—the least fitting trait for Na Zha.

Fortunately, it's just acting—Na Zha doesn't need to know any computer science.

All other aspects of the female lead role are easy for Na Zha to portray.

At least when facing Bai Liang, her natural instincts for coquettish, cute emotions come effortlessly.

But the drama is currently facing a small problem—if it wants to air on broadcast TV, the esports content might not pass review.

The same issue applies to *You Are My Glory*.

Online streaming is fine, but esports elements only recently broke into mainstream awareness—in many people's eyes, esports just means gaming, synonymous with internet addiction.

It could even directly trigger a very practical issue: parental complaints.

Even now, no one knows how "Happy Sheep and Big Big Wolf" got canceled.

So we'll probably need to produce two versions.

For example, the first one filmed, "Love O2O," had the male lead playing video games in the online version, but the TV broadcast version changed it to a cybersecurity competition.

Bai Liang had never known this was even possible~

And Sister Yanzi told him: yes, this can be done.

After filming is done, some content may need to be re-dubbed.

We could also just cut straight to the chase and film only the cybersecurity competition—it'd be simpler.

But the sponsor is paying way too much!

Also, during the sponsorship bidding, Perfect World, the agent for "CS: GO," wanted to get involved, because in the original novel "Honey Squid," Han Shangyan plays CS.

But "League of Legends" said: you think you can outspend us?

This is our ambassador's drama—he must play LOL!

If "CrossFire" hadn't already been filming with Lu Han, CF might've jumped in too.

In short, with the sponsor's money power, plus the desire to earn both online and TV broadcast revenue, two versions are definitely happening.

It won't be too much trouble—at least for the actors, the workload isn't heavy; it's mainly the post-production that'll be messy.

"You Are My Glory" is slightly more complicated.

Because the game embedded in that drama is "Honor of Kings"—can the end-user ambassador play other mobile games?

Bai Liang thought it shouldn't be a problem—it's like how clothes and shoes can endorse different brands.

Aren't these two different "species"?

To be honest, the game that offered him the highest endorsement fee was actually another kind: browser games!

But Sister Yanzi, despite the outrageous endorsement fee, remained completely unmoved.

Bullshit! Are we going to make Dou Xiao Bai carry a big knife and shout "This is the brand-new version you've never seen before"?

Absolutely not!

As for the issue of different games in the two TV dramas, "League of Legends" and "Honor of Kings" must resolve it themselves—luckily, both are Tencent's.

Just lock the door and fight it out.

——

The Beijing Student Film Festival is the first film festival in China each year, starting in spring.

This place is almost half Bai Liang's home turf—he might not attend other festivals due to scheduling conflicts or heavy shooting commitments.

But he really must go to the Student Film Festival.

The festival's hallmark is emphasizing student participation—in filming, watching, and reviewing films, all bear a student flavor.

Student judges make up three-quarters of the total panel, nominated by major universities from the main and branch venues.

At first glance, Bai Liang seems set to win Best Actor—student judges? Aren't they all our people?!

But honestly, he has little chance.

The students who become judges aren't necessarily fans of Bai Liang.

His competitors are Liao Fan from "A Cool Fish" and Xu Zheng from "Dying to Survive."

Add to that "The Wandering Earth," which is virtually guaranteed Best Picture, and Bai Liang's odds of winning Best Actor at the Student Film Festival become very slim.

Still, he doesn't mind—he'll treat it as a gift to his fans.

But he never expected Lu Han, who got zero nominations, to show up.

And after arriving, Lu Han stared at Bai Liang with a "hungry" look.

This made Bai Liang feel unusually uneasy; after studying him for a while, he asked: "Did your girlfriend hit you?"

"How could she hit me?" Lu Han's expression froze; he quickly waved his hands, denying it outright.

A big guy like me letting his girlfriend beat him up?

That's ridiculous~

"Then why do you look like you've been abused? If you're really struggling with this, I can introduce you to a friend—he doesn't claim expertise, but he's definitely eager to try. Later, he chose a punching bag as his outlet."

Lu Han said he didn't understand Bai Liang's weird talk—he had only one question: "You retweeted gossip, fine, but why did you add 'cherish while you can' after it?"

"'If you have it, correct it; if you don't, strive harder?'" Bai Liang thought long and hard, then came up with that phrase. Lu Han:.

Sometimes I really want to punch this bastard to death—if I could beat him.

"I beg you, never do this again—I spent ages proving to her that I'm not in the same circle as Li Shengli."

"Then who are you in the same circle with? Wu Moufan?" Bai Liang asked suddenly.

These words made Lu Han's eyes widen involuntarily, and his heart skipped a beat.

Ohhh!

When Li Yifeng had his scandal, rumors swirled in the industry that he'd been pulling some small tricks against Bai Liang.

Then Bai Liang remained untouched, while Li Yifeng himself went down.

Whether it was a hidden mastermind or superstition, it all draped Bai Liang in an aura of mystery.

Conspiracy theories aren't just loved by netizens—industry insiders can't avoid them either.

Whenever someone has trouble, the first thought is: did they offend someone untouchable?

And now Bai Liang brought up Wu Moufan—Lu Han wondered: will my former teammate also fall?

!

For a moment, his mind raced with countless thoughts.

Bai Liang: See? You've stopped talking about "cherish while you can" already.

This is the right way to change the subject.

"By the way, why did you come over today? To compete with me for Best Actor?"

"I'm here to promote 'The Shanghai Fortress,'" Lu Han said honestly.

"I won't stand by you, okay~"

Lu Han: So ruthless? Are all my friends' friendship fees wasted?

Of course, Bai Liang blinked and gave him a halfway decent excuse: "We're rivals! I have a movie coming out in the summer too, right before and after yours, 'The Shanghai Fortress.'"

He said it lightly, but Lu Han broke into cold sweat—Holy shit, how didn't he know about this?!

Bai Liang has a movie coming out in the summer?!

"Is it real or not?"

"Of course it's real! Would I lie to you? I'm not even Chinese!" Bai Liang swore.

Actually, he was just joking with Lu Han—helping out with a little promotion, nothing serious.

No matter if 'The Shanghai Fortress' shuts the door on sci-fi again, they couldn't possibly blame him for just shouting a few words in support.

Besides, Lu Han had promoted 'The Wandering Earth' for him before—reciprocity, right?

But at this moment, Lu Han had no interest in Bai Liang's joke: "Wait a second!"

"Hey~ Why run off after just two words? Can't I at least stand by you and shout a few times? I was just kidding!"

Lu Han immediately went to find the director Teng Hua Tao and producer Wang Shen—What the hell was this scheduling?!

It wasn't that he was afraid of Bai Liang—well, okay, he was afraid of Bai Liang—but who isn't afraid of him now?

Personal cumulative box office: 18 billion!

Those who teamed up with Bai Liang always felt unusually secure, as if everything went smoothly—but only those who opposed him truly understood how agonizing it was to go up against this guy.

It felt like the whole world was against you.

Han Han, who had been both Bai Liang's rival and teammate, had particular authority on the matter.

He'd recently been mocked for his movie being Bai Liang's "black spot," since only 'Crossing the Wind and Waves' failed to break 2 billion.

A mere 1.7 billion box office.

This comment could make someone spit out a mouthful of blood.

What do you mean "mere 1.7 billion box office?!"

That movie ranked fourth for the entire year of 2017!

The top three were 'Wolf Warrior 2,' 'Furious 8,' and 'The Mermaid.'

Back then, Han Han thought he was awesome—but after 'The Wandering Earth' directly clashed with 'The Wandering Earth,' he slowly realized he might not be that awesome after all.

If Han Han thought this, Teng Hua Tao nearly split open on the spot after hearing Lu Han's "inside info."

"What the hell? Where did he get a movie coming out this summer?!"

The producer looked equally confused: "I haven't heard Bai Liang has another film this year. All his dramas and movies are clearly listed—when did another one suddenly appear? Did he secretly shoot it?"

The idea of secretly shooting a film sounded utterly absurd.

But Lu Han couldn't shake the feeling that Bai Liang might actually do something like this—this guy seemed mild-mannered but had a wicked sense of humor and loved nothing more than pulling pranks.

But this prank can't be on me—I paid you friendship fees, treated you like family, and now you're treating me like a Japanese?

"He told me himself—he wouldn't lie to me, right?" Lu Han suddenly realized something.

Right! Why couldn't Bai Liang be lying to him?

"Little Lu, why don't you go ask again?"

"I definitely need to ask!"

Hearing the director and producer's words, Lu Han turned on his heel and went back to find Bai Liang.

Five minutes later, he returned with a bewildered expression: "There really is a movie… he did the voice acting for an animated film."

Teng Hua Tao, Wang Shen:

Sometimes I really want to call the police!

Honestly, while Bai Liang's "joke" with Lu Han might not even be funny, it genuinely scared them.

The name "Bai Liang" now carries terrifying weight—even if he released a low-budget romance, no one would dare ignore it.

So no matter the genre, any movie tied to Bai Liang's name was treated with utmost seriousness—as the fiercest competitor.

Except animated films.

I mean, he just did voice acting.

Teng Hua Tao exhaled in relief: "Little Lu… is he always this fond of jokes?"

Lu Han nodded: "Yeah, he really loves pulling pranks."

"Then that settles it!" Teng Hua Tao's smile returned: "You two really are close! I wish I'd known earlier—he could've made a cameo in our movie. What a shame."

Lu Han scratched his head and didn't respond—he felt he probably didn't have that much influence with Bai Liang.

At this moment, Teng Hua Tao began brainstorming.

"Found it: 'Ne Zha: The Demon Child Comes Into the World'—a project funded by Guangxian, definitely an animated film, director's name is… Jiao."

"Since 'The Monkey King: Hero Is Back,' almost no animated film has succeeded. Bai Liang just did voice acting—we shouldn't take it too seriously."

"No no no—his voice acting matters! Who says this isn't Bai Liang's lead movie?"

"Huh… Lao Teng, are you saying…"

"We can move our release date up to coincide with 'Ne Zha'!"

"That's a bit risky…"

"What risk is there in an animated film? Plus, we can stir up some hype."

"..."

Listening to the director and producer's words, Lu Han couldn't help but frown.

His subconscious told him something was off, as if a bad premonition was creeping in.

But his common sense and understanding told him: the director was right.

At the same time, he really wanted to win one for once.

To be fair, among all the young artists living under Bai Liang's shadow, was there a single one who didn't want to break through that dark cloud?

A voice lead is still a lead!

To this day, from Yang Yang to Wu Moufan, from Wu Moufan to Li Yifeng, from TV dramas to films, one after another rose up, one after another "died."

Could it be that he, Lu Han, was the chosen one destined to topple the great demon king?

Did he also have the makings of a peerless general of this world?!

The more he thought about it, the more a little thrill stirred in him.

But Lu Han's brain circuit was clearly a bit different from some of his peers — what he was considering was not his own future career.

What he was thinking was: after he "took down" Bai Liang, would Guan Xiaotong still dare to bring the guy up in front of him!

This concerned his dignity as a boyfriend!

As for his career — career didn't matter~ let it take its natural course.

"Director, no problem here. Let's schedule more promotion later, I'll clear my calendar for it."

"Great, great, great!"

Teng Huatao was naturally all smiles. Although Lu Han had officially announced his relationship, he was still a top-tier star right now, so having him do more promotion was naturally a good thing.

As for Bai Liang — he couldn't possibly go out of his way to do promotion for a voice-acted animated film, could he?

Unless that film was one he had invested in.

But that was actually easy to check — the investors of "Ne Zha: Birth of the Demon Child" didn't include Bai Liang's company at all.

Teng Huatao even found Director Jiao Zi's Weibo account, and the man had stated very clearly: thanks to Bai Liang for the friendly assist.

Friendly assist? Exactly right!

(End of chapter)