Chapter 478: Why Did Your Majesty Surrender First?!

"Sister, look at them~"

On the set of "The Son-in-Law," Dou Xiao Tian is frantically "washing" Li Yitong's hair—come on, sis, we've got to fight!

Seeing the epic battle online between Reba and Naza, Dou Xiao Tian got just as excited, and yeah, she even opened a throwaway account to insult them a couple times.

She was fair-minded—opened two throwaway accounts and insulted both sides.

Nothing else, just wanted to feel the atmosphere of this battle.

Unfortunately, her sister Tongtong is way too "cowardly."

Li Yitong looked at Dou Xiao Tian, her big eyes blinking, brimming with fighting spirit, and inwardly felt a grudging respect.

This little sister is truly fierce—absolute river of the future pushing forward the river of the past.

While she and Meng Jie and others were deeply wary of the New Jiang Twin Beauties, she kept eager to charge forward and challenge them.

Even though it had nothing to do with her yet~

Li Yitong was very clear: Bai Liang had merely played some special little games with Dou Xiao Tian; nothing had actually happened between them.

More accurately, nothing had happened yet.

Li Yitong was fairly certain about this—after knowing Bai Liang for so long, who wouldn't know his passive-as-hell personality? He seems flirtatious, but mostly just easily pushed over.

That guy's belt's always loose~ But he never takes the initiative to unfasten it—he doesn't pounce like some creepy uncle desperate to show little girls his goldfish.

In fact, unless someone actively helps him unfasten that belt, you might never see his goldfish in this lifetime.

Dou Xiao Tian may be a brave general, but she's not that insane.

So here's the question—if she's not even in the competition, why get so worked up?

Dou Xiao Tian was direct: Just fight!

Fight! It's fun!

A very powerful reason.

Li Yitong figured it was because Meng Jie and Zhou Ye had finished filming and left the set—no one left to spar with, so she got bored.

But boredom doesn't justify going straight for the two big bosses, does it?

"Xiao Tian, how old are you? Your career hasn't even taken off yet," Li Yitong carefully chose her words, trying to soothe the eager Dou Xiao Tian.

But the girl tilted her head. "Sister, it's not me—it's you."

Li Yitong:???

"Aren't you the female lead in this drama, played opposite a guy? What's worse about you than them?" Dou Xiao Tian boldly stoked the fire.

Li Yitong couldn't help nodding—yeah, what was she lacking?

Su Tand'er in "The Son-in-Law" isn't like Lin Wan'er in "The Legend of Qin Yu"—she's not just a side character.

Su Tand'er has tons of screen time!

Aside from Liu Xigu in another storyline, Su Tand'er is the absolute female lead throughout the entire drama—no other female character even comes close to threatening her.

But Li Yitong suddenly remembered Bai Liang's previous drama before "The Son-in-Law": "Si Jing."

That was a major female-led drama! Bai Liang, that male fox, voluntarily dropped his status to support Sister Tian Tian as a side character.

Though the drama was shot quietly, the news still caused quite a stir in the industry.

After all, it was Bai Liang voluntarily dropping his status~

Unlike his indifference to billing order in "The Awakening Age," this drama was fundamentally different.

In today's TV industry, no matter who Bai Liang partners with, he's always the undisputed lead.

There isn't even anyone with the clout to challenge him for top billing—he's in a league of his own.

Yet he still voluntarily dropped his status to elevate Sister Tian Tian. Honestly, if Li Yitong had that kind of treatment, she'd probably charge forward too—she'd have absolute advantage!

So what if they're the New Jiang Twin Beauties?

Unfortunately, Sister Tian Tian is now as quiet as a quail, for some reason making zero noise, just watching the two New Jiangs scramble around.

This question could be asked directly of Sister Tian Tian herself, since she's the special guest playing Lou Shuwan.

After finishing "Si Jing," Sister Tian Tian has recently been idle.

She's currently only a regular on one variety show, where she just watches others fall in love.

The show has only aired one episode, and now it's time for Sister Tian Tian's favorite part—the praise session.

Everyone says she did great: she showed both the innocent longing of a young girl for love and the calmness of a mature woman; her comments hit the nail on the head, and her description of ideal love struck many hearts.

But what frustrated Sister Tian Tian was that her active performance earned her only the conclusion that she and Bai Liang were just a screen couple—with no real-life story behind them.

Right, she wanted to emulate Naza's sugary behavior on "I Like You, I'm Also," but it backfired completely.

The key issue? "Inconsistency between words and actions."

Sister Tian Tian rewatched the episode herself and realized her heartfelt opinions on love were genuine—but they didn't match her current reality at all.

And viewers could tell whether she was acting or not.

So they easily deduced: she and Bai Liang aren't entangled, or if they were before, they've already broken off.

These comments drove Sister Tian Tian crazy, but she couldn't bring herself to publicly refute them.

She could only open a throwaway account to quietly express herself—and got roasted by loyal fans until she couldn't find her way.

They'd just say: "How many years have I been a fan of Tian Tian? Do you know her better than I do?"

Sister Tian Tian: You know, you know~ Waaah~

After losing the argument with fans on her throwaway account.

Sister Tian Tian did a little self-reflection and realized what she wanted—and what she truly longed for.

Most of it clashed with her current reality.

But she just couldn't help it.

Regarding this issue, Sister Tian Tian reached out to her two best friends, asking them what was going on.

Mao Xiaotong was more tactful, probably rambling about random things, telling her to go with the flow and that she'd gradually come to terms with it.

There was nothing she could do—she herself was troubled by this very issue.

Moreover, she felt this more directly and saw it more clearly than Sister Tian Tian, yet she still couldn't help it.

Now promoted to deputy general manager, Xiao Shui was more straightforward.

"This is love~"

Ask again? Then go watch *You Are My Glory* and see how the female star in it falls in love.

Sister Tian Tian took advice well, so on the day *Glory* premiered, she sat in front of her computer early.

She wanted to see exactly what this was all about!

"Here it comes! I've waited a whole year! Finally, it's premiering~"

"This drama teased me for so long—I want to see just how sweet it is. Don't serve me a pile of melodramatic trash!"

"Sponsored by *Honor of Kings*—will the male and female leads just keep hugging their phones playing games, or will they directly portray game characters like in *A Little Thing Called First Love*?"

"I'm not really interested in the game plot—I just want to see how these two fall in love. In the preview, Reba's performance felt so natural, maybe it's just her playing herself."

"A top female star playing a top female star—isn't that just playing herself? I heard the birthday party scene from real life will appear in the drama too~ Wasn't there a crew filming back then?"

"Alice, who attended the birthday party, speak up—we even swapped out our support banners then, all of them written Qiao Jingjing. They'll definitely appear in the drama."

"Will they recreate the scene where Bai Liang braved the typhoon to rush to the birthday party?! Such a perfect real-life moment—leaving it out would be a waste!"

"I think it's more romantic that he made it in real life but couldn't in the drama—using reality to make up for the drama's regret. Just thinking about it makes me giddy!"

"Do what reality can't in the drama, and fill in what the drama lacks with reality? Wow—who can even tell where the drama ends and reality begins?"

"Forget everything else—this drama's after-sales service is guaranteed to be top-tier! Just this alone is enough to make me jump in. So addictive, so addictive~"

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Watching the exaggerated premiere hype of *You Are My Glory*, insiders reevaluated Bai Liang's appeal.

No, not just that!

More accurately, it was the terrifying level of buzz when he was paired with those two new Jiangnan girls!

Even before premiere, #GloryPremiereSoon# had already surged to number one on Weibo's trending list.

Several other trending topics followed behind—yet no content had even been released yet, and it was already this insane.

As long as it doesn't collapse spectacularly after premiere, it's already a guaranteed hit.

Of course, for competitors, the good news was that *You Are My Glory* probably had no room for improvement.

Because from the start, every possible advertisement had already been crammed in—there was no chance of a slow rise.

It launched with a full sprint.

As for the bad news—given Bai Liang's presence, the drama probably had no room for decline either.

Because up until now, he'd never actually served the audience garbage.

Except for his first drama, *God of War Zhao Zilong*, and his minor role in Tang Ren's *Cloud of Fan*.

The reason Bai Liang's fans still remember these two is mainly because he's "nostalgic."

Others list their signature works as their best-received or highest-grossing dramas.

Bai Liang lists them in chronological order, so anyone visiting his Weibo or Douyin profile sees these two first.

They often instinctively go cross-eyed, then click "More," only to find a long list of wildly impressive titles afterward: *The Mystic Nine*, *A Little Thing Called First Love*, *Know Me, Know You*, *The Longest Day in Chang'an*, *Sisters Who Make Waves*, *Wolf Warrior 2*, *Time to Love*, *The Wandering Earth*.

And right before all these? *God of War Zhao Zilong* and *Cloud of Fan* were stuck at the front.

His fans jokingly called this tactic "luring fish with bait."

It was the ultimate embodiment of "throwing out a brick to attract jade."

The producer of *God of War Zhao Zilong* was actually quite pleased, thinking Bai Liang was nostalgic and never forgot his roots, even publicly thanking him.

But Cai Yi from Tang Ren's camp felt a bit miserable—she wanted to ask Bai Liang: Can't you just delete *Cloud of Fan*?

She was even willing to pay some "PR fees."

Everyone had nearly forgotten how awful *Cloud of Fan* was, but because Bai Liang kept "reminding" everyone, it was still mocked to this day.

One could only say that, as a veteran in the film and TV industry, Cai Yi still had some sense of dignity—she truly didn't want this kind of attention.

Unfortunately, Jin Da Xi wouldn't let Bai Liang delete it—no matter how bad the drama was, she had a kissing scene with him in it!

She'd even placed it at the very top of her own profile, but aside from her fans sighing over it, nobody really cared.

Some things matter more when you yourself care about them.

After all, it's a sweet memory—whether the drama was terrible or not didn't matter.

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"Sis, let's not watch anymore~ You look so conflicted."

"I'm not thinking about that~" Na Zha waved her hand, holding her phone with a melancholy expression.

After thinking for a long while, she finally opened Weibo, found Bai Liang's homepage, and clicked in.

His latest Weibo was, of course, promoting the premiere of *Glory*.

Na Zha hesitated for a few more seconds, then firmly tapped "Repost!"

Her assistant gasped: Your Majesty, why have you surrendered first?!

The fans were still fighting hard, and Na Zha herself had already "backed down"?

This seemed small, but it felt like betraying the fans.

It might even trigger a mass unfollowing.

Fans, as a species, can sometimes be stupid enough to annoy you, yet sometimes adorable enough to delight you.

To the main person, most of them are quite lovely.

Though most have never met you, they willingly give their time and energy, charging online for you without asking for anything in return.

So most artists are very careful about maintaining their own fan base.

Things like small gifts or letters from fans—even if they have no real interest in them—they'll basically accept them all the same.

As for gifts that fans personally made, having them "accidentally" appear on a second-hand platform for sale is absolutely a major taboo when it comes to maintaining your core base.

And if you're a bit more arrogant, and a fan writes you a letter of apology that you mishandle even slightly, your core base will truly collapse.

People's hearts can grow cold too, even those of die-hard fans.

And with Nazha behaving like this now, one wrong move could bring exactly that kind of consequence down on her.

Nazha was a bit embarrassed and angry. "I'm not surrendering to Dilireba! It's his drama—every time one of his works airs or premieres, I help forward and promote it. Why should I make an exception just because of Dilireba? Who does she think she is?"

Makes sense!

But somehow it also doesn't quite make sense.

Anyway, the little assistant was a tiny bit frazzled, really wanting to ask: So what exactly was all that effort you put into undermining her for?

Nazha: Of course it was to deal with the little fellow townsman~

It's just that dealing with the little fellow townsman and supporting Bai Liang—these two things, she could keep very clearly separated.

Anyway, as long as her own logic holds together, that's fine.

Regarding her way of doing things, the team's assessment was: We're numb!

Sis, next time you pull something like this, could you give us a heads-up first?

A love-brained creature—sometimes their moves don't just leave the opponent dumbfounded, they leave their own people at a loss too.

At the same time, Nazha's fans, seeing this scene, were genuinely a bit bewildered.

Sis, what's going on here?

You two are supposed to be fighting it out—why are you forwarding and supporting her drama?

If you're going to throw down in a ring match, you should at least have the attitude for it!

Honestly, if at this moment Dilireba's side took the opportunity to kick her while she was down...

The mere thought of this scenario made Nazha's team break out in a cold sweat.

In fact, Reba's side really did notice this at the first opportunity.

But her team didn't immediately move to attack Guli Nazha—Nazha herself was small potatoes, but this thing affected the upcoming broadcast of "Qin Re."

The two dramas' female leads were rivals, sure, but neither side's team would ever stoop to underhanded tricks against the other's drama.

Even the Jiaxing behind the team and the current Tang Ren—no one dared pull such a shady stunt to boost their own artist.

Otherwise it might trigger a "gone-crazy" Boss Yan, slamming the table and furiously berating people.

"Sister Reba, we just need to handle this coldly, no need to bother with her. Her fans will teach her a lesson."

"Mm, just give her a little boost~" Reba said lightly.

"Huh?"

"Just do as I say~"

Fans teaching her a lesson? What's the use?

At most it gives Guli Nazha a lesson, it can't just strike her down in one blow.

Not only can't it strike her down, her behavior could very well, in terms of results, come across as an extremely "green tea" and "scheming" move.

"I don't care who wins between her and me, I just hope you never lose."

Reba had already imagined in her head the words Nazha might say to Bai Liang afterward.

That's probably what it would amount to.

So love-brains really are annoying—stupid, and at the same time genuinely reckless and wholeheartedly devoted to giving for that person.

Reba couldn't help sighing: If she were a boy, she'd probably really like her too.

But she just happens to be a girl, and what's more, a love-brain rival, an enemy in love!

So what can she do?

No matter how the other side plays, just follow along. You could say that for these two to gradually reach the situation they're in today, Nazha's love-brain deserves a lot of the credit.

A lot of the time Reba was just too indignant to let it slide and was forced to follow along.

Then it slowly developed into an open confrontation. At the very beginning, she had actually wanted to keep a low profile too.

Of course, Reba was actually overestimating Nazha—she couldn't even say that first half of the line, "I don't care who wins between her and me."

At most it would be something like, "Although I really want to beat her too, but..."

But somehow that felt even more damn sincere.

This time the two of them were indeed going to settle a winner and a loser—but that was only in the eyes of the audience and the fans.

It's not like whoever does better gets to marry Bai Liang—he's not the prize of this fight~

"Oh~ what a great opportunity!"

Sister Yanzi, who had been monitoring the situation online, naturally noticed these two's moves as well.

She immediately saw how to resolve the situation where the two fan bases might clash and end up attacking each other's TV dramas.

They say fans take after their idols—this was a perfect chance to draw a circle in advance and contain the "battlefield"!

Actually, it wasn't that no one had thought of this move before, but Sister Yanzi couldn't say it to either of the two.

Saying it would hurt feelings, especially for the one who "lowered her head" first—she'd feel wronged too.

Just one question: On what grounds?

So they could only let the two of them do it on their own initiative.

"Sister Nazha has truly never disappointed in this regard~" Sister Yanzi said sincerely.

The other party's firm determination and behavior in protecting Bai Liang's interests was sometimes even more extreme and outrageous than what Sister Yanzi, his manager, did.

But Reba's reaction was also very impressive—really sensible! Mature!

Otherwise, certain victories and defeats might already have been decided at this point.

The true victory or defeat has never been about so-called results.

It lies in the human heart.

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One more update still to come.

(End of chapter)