Chapter 381

"Shoot now?"

"Wait, I'll go find a camera—he probably has one, I just don't know where he put it."

Reba thought for a moment, then ran over to the neighboring RV and knocked on the door, asking Bai Liang.

But Bai Liang couldn't remember where he'd put the camera; he'd bought it on a whim while equipping the RV, and hardly used it since.

He wasn't Teacher Chen—he didn't have the habit of taking photos for fun during work.

He had used it before to photograph small animals and scenery.

But lately he'd been busy, and hadn't taken it out in a while.

He wasn't even sure exactly where it was, so he told Reba to look for it herself.

After Reba left, Wang Yanlin nudged him: "Hey bro, you're really letting her rummage through? Nothing embarrassing in the car?"

"I, Bai Mou, have always lived with integrity—I don't even lock my phone, and there's nothing in this car I'm ashamed of!" Bai Liang declared.

Wang Yanlin was stunned; this didn't match the Bai Liang he knew at all.

He and Bai Liang had known each other since they were both nobodies.

Along the way, Wang Yanlin hadn't envied Bai Liang's rapid rise—he actually liked leaning on powerful people.

But he was utterly dumbfounded by this guy's luck with women and his gossip-fueled romances.

Just from the few dramas they'd shot together, he already knew of so many.

And now he's acting so open and honest? Could this really just be a persona?

Wait, no!

Dammit, when I came on set today and greeted Bai Liang, I saw him kissing Reba right here in this RV.

After I got in, Reba didn't even get off his lap—she didn't even bother to hide it.

That was fake too?

This is so damn contradictory—is my good buddy really a player?

So here's the question: does his car really have nothing to hide?

Bai Liang: Mainly, I don't even know myself~

The answer came quickly.

After returning to the main RV, Reba rallied the girls to help her search for the camera.

Mao Xiaotong initially thought: Bai Liang's actually pretty careful—did he prep this in advance?

But before they'd even searched much, as they opened one cabinet, a pile of contraceptives tumbled out.

From sperm blockers to oral pills, lubricants to small props—it was all there.

Mao Xiaotong was stunned; even as a thirty-year-old woman, she felt like she'd seen something new.

Zhu Zhu Xudan and Reba beside her turned bright red—especially Zhu Zhu Xudan, the culprit, who had just bragged, "I'm best at finding things."

And now she'd dug up this many "good things"!

But Zhu Zhu Xudan was strangely amazing—even now, she hadn't shaken off her tipsy state, and傻乎乎 asked Reba: "Do you two really use all this?"

Reba: Oh god—if I actually used all this, I'd be ruined.

She was still a person! She couldn't possibly use it like this.

But the problem was, Bai Liang never used these things!

He'd never used them with her at all.

But she didn't have time to think—her head was buzzing, and she was mortified.

Hearing Zhu Zhu Xudan's question, she slapped her lightly: "What are you saying?"

"I'm just being honest!" Zhu Zhu Xudan pouted.

"If you don't use it all, I'll help you!" Reba pretended to growl.

"Huh?!"

Among girls, especially those over twenty-five, the boundaries for talking about this topic are actually pretty loose.

Normally, yes—but Zhu Zhu Xudan was genuinely hurt.

Back on the set of "Three Lives, Three Worlds," the two of them had done their thing right behind a flimsy door, making her listen to the live broadcast.

She'd blushed furiously then—it was unbearable.

Worst of all, Reba, that unscrupulous one, had taken back the dress she'd promised to give her afterward.

And now she was pulling this again? Was she really going to fall for it?

No way! There's no way something like this could happen again~

Mao Xiaotong glanced at Zhu Zhu Xudan and sensed something was off.

She also muttered to herself: Don't tell me I'll end up chasing down affairs on this set—catching my own best friend.

If that happened, the scene would be explosive!

After shoving the pile of contraceptives back into the cabinet, the girls finally found the camera.

This time, neither Mao Xiaotong nor Zhu Zhu Xudan dared touch it, fearing it might contain something inappropriate.

Who in their right mind keeps this many contraceptives in their car?!

Even the camera itself now felt tainted.

But after flipping through it, Reba found only photos of cats and dogs, sunsets and sunrises—she sighed in relief.

She'd actually been worried she'd find something shocking.

How could Big White be so clueless as to let her rummage through his car like this?

He didn't even hide them properly.

"Here we go—let's take photos!"

Reba claimed she was very "generous," not only letting her sisters take photos of her, but even having each of them take individual portraits.

This counterattack was a bit brutal.

Do you, Guli Naza, think it's special to take photos on his RV?

I'll turn this into a photo-check-in holy site~

Not only did she take photos herself, she brought her sisters along to take them too!

Not long after, Reba updated a new Weibo: "New drama filming has started~ Let's go!"

As soon as this Weibo was posted, fans eagerly came to check in—it was bustling.

But soon someone noticed something odd: this seemed like a simple filming-start announcement, filled with photos of Reba and her sisters, yet the backgrounds—

Good good good, every single person's background was identical to Guli Naza's photo!

This was a direct counterstrike!

The photos taken by Zhu Zhu Xudan and Mao Xiaotong were relatively tame—either sitting elegantly or making funny faces.

But Reba was far more "up close."

In the first photo, she was lying face-down on the sofa, shoes off, expression languid, her long bare legs especially eye-catching.

The last one was even more extreme—between her thighs she clutched a pillow. Her skirt—

Wasn't it only a thin layer of fabric separating them?

The photos looked beautiful, but the problem was, these were taken inside Bai Liang's RV, and the owner of the pillow was obvious.

Right now, under Bai Liang's Weibo, some netizens were asking him: Is the pillow for sale?

Not a chance. Anyone who knows how to live well would save it for slow appreciation~

But their relationship didn't need this kind of medium anyway.

He could appreciate it directly.

But clearly, this matter had little to do with Bai Liang himself—Reba was targeting Naza.

Their fans' battles were a routine affair, but Bai Liang hadn't expected the impact to go this far.

——

The premiere launch event for "Qing Yu Nian."

From this, you can see how highly everyone values this drama—the launch even warranted such a grand spectacle.

This is the loudest voice ever released for a male-oriented IP adaptation!

The event was like a celebration, packed with media and nearly all the main cast members present.

You'd think it was the premiere of a big-budget film.

It felt like a final, all-out gamble.

This year's male-oriented IP adaptations have been disappointingly lackluster.

That's even a polite way to put it—since 2010, numerous male-oriented IP adaptations have flooded the market, but the vast majority suffered both critical and ratings failures.

In just the past two years alone, there have been countless failures: "Zhe Tian Ji," "Wu Dong Qian Kun," "Dou Po Cang Qiong"—each more of a flop than the last.

The best performer among them was actually "Jiang Ye," starring A Shi; though it didn't explode in popularity, it earned recognition for its special effects and faithful character portrayals.

But reportedly, A Shi didn't take the role in "Jiang Ye 2," opting instead to star in "Tian Xing Lu," with Wang He Dai taking his place.

With so many failures as "pearls before swine," this year's male-oriented IP adaptations have reached their "hardest" point.

And everyone's clustered together.

Bai Liang's "Qing Yu Nian," Yang Yang's "Quan Zhi Gao Shou," and Liu Haoran's "Jiu Zhou Piao Miao Lu" are all about to air soon.

Online marketing accounts have already claimed this is male-oriented IP "cockfighting," saying one must emerge as the cockfight king.

Of course, that's the nicer way to put it.

There's a less polite version: You two, how do you want to "die"?

Because compared to Bai Liang's exaggerated film achievements, his TV drama record is even more terrifying.

Since "Wei Wei," every drama he's starred in has been a hit.

Every single one!

Last year reached its peak—he fought himself, competing for the title of Drama King of the Year.

He is currently the undisputed top streamer.

The "top streamer" title may carry less weight in film, but in TV dramas, it's genuinely powerful.

Those fangirls need something to watch—they can't just stare at photos all day.

With all these factors combined, plus the cast of "Qing Yu Nian," many media outlets are already pre-declaring it this year's Drama King.

Yang Yang, however, took it in stride—he was used to it.

He had already set his mindset: Not competing with Bai Liang, just surpassing himself was victory!

After all, he'd participated in so many male-oriented IP adaptations—this time, he absolutely had to stand up a little.

Moreover, "Quan Zhi Gao Shou" was a relatively friendly genre for him—modern setting, esports elements—no need to fight Bai Liang in historical costume territory.

So before "Qing Yu Nian" aired, he'd already posted multiple Weibo posts promoting it, lying down completely.

Now all the pressure fell on the other one.

Liu Haoran: I'm fucked.

"Jiu Zhou Piao Miao Lu" was his second TV drama since "The Best of Us."

He's like Bai Liang in that he's barely had any failures—whether or not he's benefited from connections, he's never really underperformed and enjoys strong audience favor.

Given all this, it's entirely reasonable to expect him to take down Bai Liang.

Liu Haoran: Me?!

I couldn't even beat him in film, where I had the advantage—and now I'm fighting him on his home turf.

Can this win?

Don't rush—there are still top talents left.

Because "The Untamed" has already recovered, this female-oriented danmei adaptation, starting low but climbing high without external pressure, has fully unleashed its true power with quite decent production.

The "Bo Jun Yi Xiao" pairing of the two male leads has become an internet phenomenon.

The voices from those fujoshi fans are truly loud; although viewership hasn't reached drama-king levels yet, danmei adaptations inherently hold massive advantages in data manipulation and topic creation.

But Tencent Video's scythe is also truly merciless—early access is here!

Want to see the next episodes before the others? Then pay up.

Not much—fifty yuan, one-time unlock.

Roughly the price of a movie ticket.

This move is perfectly targeted—this drama's audience is absolutely prime韭菜 material.

Of course, if you're short on cash or have little pocket money, you can also pay three yuan per episode—honest and fair for all.

The greed is unmistakably ugly—it was directly named by official media—but Tencent doesn't care at all. Named? Reputation?

Only the money matters.

But the fujoshi aren't fools—they won't just obediently hand over their money when the scythe swings.

If it were really that easy to explode in earnings, every top idol starring in a movie should have a guaranteed billion-yuan box office.

But reality? Everyone knows how it is.

This incident did drain many fujoshi's coins, but some clever ones chose to find pirated copies.

Because they didn't want to pay, yet also didn't want to see less than others—otherwise they'd become "inferiors" in the super topic.

Similarly, the fujoshi are very skilled at sharing resources among themselves.

How widespread is this?

Even Meng Jie's small group has resource links.

It's not that we can't afford fifty yuan—it's just that even the rich landlord has no surplus grain~

Besides, this link was shared by Meng Jie, who says she holds grudges—after all, "The Untamed" previously used her as a topic to drag her down.

They said she had no taste, refusing to play the proper female lead and instead going over to be someone's accessory.

Of course, this matter has long been buried.

The actress who previously took over the female lead role and dragged Meng Jie down is now being utterly vilified.

The fujoshi lifted her up with great force—and crushed her with even greater force!

The reason is blunt and simple: Why are you adding your own drama?!

They want to see the two male leads fall in love—you just be a tool-girl lead, why are you stealing the male leads' iconic scenes and entangling yourself emotionally with them?

The furious fujoshi don't care why danmei adaptations even have the word "adaptation" in their title.

If you really want the two male leads to fall in love, the outcome can be referenced by Huang Jingyu's "Addicted."

Doesn't matter—start flaming!

Even the blame for the accident during filming that killed two lighting technicians was dumped on her—claiming it was all because of your added drama!

No explanation helps, because they just want to vent their annoyance—who else but the female lead is delaying the two male leads' cuddling?!

If that's the case, then Meng Jie is having a great time!

Close call—almost got cast~ Escaped disaster.

After learning this, she wanted to hug Bai Liang and kiss him several times.

She had previously felt a bit regretful, thinking she could only choose one and waste a valuable opportunity.

Now it's clear—the female lead of "The Untamed" looks like a good pie, but in reality it's a poisoned pie!

Whoever eats it is doomed!

Still, she holds a grudge—but her little-girl revenge is rather cute:

I—I—I'll make my sisters watch your pirated version!

The sisters' response:

"Meng Jie, have you ever considered we have another option—just not watch this drama at all?"

"Huh? Really?"

Meng Jie looked dumbfounded, as if considering the feasibility of Li Yitong's suggestion.

"Yes~ Why bother watching theirs? Our drama's about to premiere—just watch our own. I paid fifty yuan—what about you?"

"I'll pay too—I'll get Sister Qian to pay another fifty!" Meng Jie quickly declared.

Then Li Xin chimed in with a sneer: "Our drama won't do early access—we're going on broadcast TV. You can save your fifty yuan."

"So all five of us save fifty each—that adds up to—"

Li Xin and Li Yitong both wanted to turn and walk away—who wants to be grouped with you into "two hundred and fifty"?

You think you're good at math, huh?

When Chen Yao and Jin Cheng arrived, they also rejected Meng Jie's "two hundred and fifty" group—too damn ugly.

Better to stick with Li Yitong and Li Xin's "sassy chicken sisters" nickname.

Jin Cheng was also good at stoking the fire—his comment nearly made the two Lis glare.

Chen Yao softly added another knife: "I heard Bai Lu is joining your group too?"

Li Xin and Li Yitong:.

So annoying!

How did Bai Lu randomly get added to the group?

That Bai Lu is just asking for trouble—why not just mind her own business? She has to come over and get scolded with us.

After all, the two of them had already enjoyed those perks before, so coming over now would just mean getting scolded.

What, you want to snag a Gao She close friend or ambassador too?

There are already too many people, can't squeeze any more in!

Speaking of being scolded, the Misses naturally started chatting about the exploits of those two from Xinjiang.

"That male fox's RV has practically become their regular photo spot — why didn't we think of taking pictures there before?"

"Because he hadn't bought it yet back then. Yao Yao's been up there, right?"

Chen Yao said nothing, just pulled out her phone and showed a photo.

Oh hey, she'd taken one too.

But unlike Nazha and Rebra, who found people to help them shoot photos just for the sake of getting good shots, she had purely taken a selfie out of boredom.

"Post it on Weibo, post it on Weibo!" the sisters immediately started egging her on.

Chen Yao:???

Wait, this is sending her in? Those two are fighting so fiercely, and they want her to get mixed up in it?

What great sisters indeed!

"Dummy, just repost Gulina Nazha's Weibo post, then pair it with this photo~ Dilireba's side has more people, you can go help her stir up some opposition, her fans will be very grateful to you."

"Is that so?" Chen Yao indicated she wasn't Meng Jie, she wasn't dumb.

But in the end, after thinking it over, she did as they said.

After all, from the company's standpoint, she and Nazha really were on the same side.

Rebra's side had sisters charging in shoulder to shoulder, so letting Nazha "fight alone" really wasn't great.

After this Weibo post went out, the effect was actually pretty good — Nazha came over and liked it, and even Nazha's fans, loving the house and its crow, lavished her with praise in the comments.

Chen Yao: these sisters sometimes actually say useful things, not just talking nonsense.

Five cobblers together almost catch up with two Zhuge Liangs.

But their next idea was a bit strange.

What do you mean, think of a way to go as a group to Bai Liang's big RV to take pictures and check in?

This strange competitive spirit is truly a bit incomprehensible.

Female celebrities going to a male celebrity's RV to check in?

Is this some brand new trend in the industry?

(End of chapter)