Chapter 40: What a Wonderful Forced Love

"Pfft! What thing? Yanzi, say that again to me!"

"It's like this......."

That very night, Yang Xing got a taste of what Cai Yi had gone through.

Even Sister Yanzi suddenly realized that even someone as impressive and commanding as Sister Yang could be rendered speechless and shocked by certain things.

The filter shattered quite a bit, and the pressure in Sister Yanzi's heart eased considerably.

Sure enough, Brother Dou Xiao Bai was still the most amazing!

Actually, after Sister Yanzi herself learned that Bai Liang had really passed those two exams, her heart was quite stirred too.

Mainly because she was afraid he'd really go work at the Broadcasting Bureau...... then what would she do?

Luckily he didn't, thank heavens.

In fact, Sister Yanzi, who originally just wanted to walk the path of an agent, now stood at a crossroads in life.

Huang Jingyu had already confirmed he would sign with Qiancheng Entertainment, and she herself now knew Yang Xing, who was willing to recruit her into the company for training.

This was the best path Sister Yanzi had originally envisioned.

But now she saw another path...... that was to keep following Bai Liang.

The future was unknown, shrouded in fog, no one knew what would happen later.

But if she joined Qiancheng Entertainment, Sister Yanzi naturally couldn't keep being Huang Jingyu's agent—the company would arrange someone more experienced and seasoned.

But following Bai Liang, she would be Bai Liang's exclusive agent.

Sister Yanzi wasn't worried at all that Bai Liang would replace her—he really was a good person! And his approach was completely different from other artists.

After all, Yang Xing hadn't had something so "WTF" thrown right in her face like Cai Yi had, so her emotions came and went quickly.

She burst out laughing in no time.

"Haha, that's killing me, this kid really has his ways!"

Although she had no grudge against Cai Yi either, who doesn't love a good show?

"Brother Dou Xiao Bai actually just made a bet with a friend." Sister Yanzi helped explain.

Yang Xing waved her hand, "This kid's a bit uncanny, I can't quite pin him down."

"You don't want to sign him anymore?"

"No." Yang Xing's tone shifted, "I want to sign him even more! And I guarantee Cai Yi probably feels the same way."

They were all old hands at this; when it came to promoting artists, everyone knew the score.

Apart from basic conditions and some hard requirements, what kind of artist is easiest to make famous?

Artists with distinctive traits, ones the audience can remember.

Let's put it this way—all the stunts Bai Liang pulled off from that bet, whether they landed in Yang Xing's or Cai Yi's hands, could easily be turned into several trending topics for him.

Pair him with any drama to get his face out there, buy some marketing, and the name Bai Liang would immediately enter many people's eyes.

Now it's wasted~

But Yang Xing figured Bai Liang probably wouldn't care about these things either.

At this point she looked at Sister Yanzi again, "I need to head back to Shanghai first, what about you? Coming with me, or staying by his side?"

If it were before, Sister Yanzi would have grabbed her luggage and gone without hesitation, but now~ she hesitated.

At this point Yang Xing actually said, "Actually I suggest you stick with Bai Liang. Although he seems a bit unreliable and doesn't seem to have much ambition to climb in this industry, he has a lot of wonderful possibilities. If you come to my company you might become a cog in the machine, starting as an assistant agent, and what happens after that is really hard to say. But if you follow him......"

After thinking for a moment, Yang Xing gave an example, "Like how I made a name for myself in the industry was by carrying the title of Zhang Ziyi's agent. If you follow him, in the future you might be able to build your own career under a title like 'Bai Liang's agent.'"

This time it really wasn't empty promises—Yang Xing genuinely smelled that possibility.

Sister Yanzi's eyes lit up at this moment: "Thank you, Sister Yang, I'll stick with Brother Dou Xiao Bai!"

"Alright then, I'll give Huang Jingyu's side a heads-up later, don't let his matters bother you anymore. Just focus on helping Bai Liang. If I really can't sign this kid in the end, I might just pull off an end-run through you."

Sister Yanzi was truly impressed—truly a big shot! She really thought of everything!

And that's not all~

Yang Xing even said, "If someone outside wants to sign him later and it's hard to refuse, just use my name. Whether there's a contract or not, it's just a piece of paper."

"This..... wouldn't that cause trouble for you, Sister Yang?" Sister Yanzi said carefully.

Yang Xing smiled, "No, I'm the one profiting here~"

The signing hiccup didn't bring any negative impact to the official start of filming for "Wu Xin Fa Shi."

Except that Bai Liang gained the ugly nickname "Bai Bai Daxian."

No need to guess—that nickname was coined by Jin Cheng.

After the "RV incident," Jin Cheng, who had been forced into abstraction, still managed to "interrogate" quite a few details out of Chen Yao.

And then she "went crazy"!

She grabbed Bai Liang's arm—not to instantly smite him, but to shake him wildly: "Is it real?!"

Bai Liang didn't want to engage with a woman in this state, and tossed over a copy of "High-Score Breakthrough in Essay Writing."

"A gift for you."

"Why are you giving me a broken book?"

"Broken book? This thing is basically a martial arts manual for modern society."

Chen Yao covered her mouth and laughed beside them, because she had also received a book as a gift—the one on administrative aptitude tests.

But when she saw Jin Cheng verbally complaining yet carefully taking the book, seemingly treasuring it, she was a bit puzzled.

You want to learn too?

At this moment Bai Liang suddenly flipped his hand and produced a flower from somewhere.

Under Jin Cheng's completely stunned gaze, he handed it over.

"Happy birthday."

Jin Cheng stared blankly as she took the flower, speechless.

After a few seconds, she used the gentlest tone she'd ever spoken to Bai Liang:

"You're quite thoughtful."

At this moment, the atmosphere soared so high that Chen Yao beside them already sensed a hint of romance.

But then Jin Cheng's tone shifted, and she blurted out rapidly: "Chasing me? Fine, I accept! Hehe, this flower is so pretty."

What a forced love trope!

Yet Bai Liang tilted his head: "I gave you carnations."

"...... Your damn self! Couldn't you have bought a bouquet of roses?"

"Bought? I don't have money. I stole these this morning while jogging in the park."

Stunned, with twists and turns.

Chen Yao said this plot was more interesting than the drama they were currently filming.

So Bai Liang turned his head and saw a face even brighter than Jin Cheng's smile.

"You want a flower too?"

In the past, Chen Yao would have shyly denied it, but this time she nodded: "I do, but by my birthday we'll all have finished filming."

This wasn't quite right—the crew wouldn't wrap up that soon.

But Chen Yao had seen the shooting schedule; Bai Liang would have already finished his scenes by then.

Smack~

As Bai Liang spoke with Chen Yao, he felt something soft against his cheek.

Damn! I've been taken advantage of by this nasty woman again!

Jin Cheng struck and ran off; a cheerful voice floated through the wind: "Thanks~ I'll return the favor."

Bai Liang touched his cheek, thinking her doing something like this was perfectly reasonable.

Let her run—would he really chase after her?

Yet he unconsciously glanced at Chen Yao, thinking: there's another one here.

"Um… would you like to celebrate your birthday early?"

The words themselves weren't problematic, but combined with Jin Cheng's earlier behavior, they made Chen Yao's face turn bright red.

Completely flushed.

"No!"

After saying it, she hesitated, as if regretting it, then her face grew even redder; she stood up and bolted away.

Left alone, Bai Liang stood bewildered in the wind.