Chapter 501

It turned out that holding a sister in your arms while killing like crazy in a game were two things that couldn't easily coexist.

Da Fei's chastity cultivation truly had "scientific basis."

After Bai Liang had tricked Chen Duling in two consecutive games, the girl finally couldn't hold back and asked, "Senior, what are you doing? Is there someone under your desk?"

She asked this not because she had opened the heavenly eye, but because she'd done this before—it was path dependency.

"There's no one under my desk, just a fluffy little kitten," Bai Liang replied honestly.

Chen Yao's plump silver tabby was also quite sentient—it actually responded to Bai Liang's words with a "Miaow~."

Hearing the sound faintly, Chen Duling didn't think much of it, and even felt she'd "solved the mystery!"

No wonder she'd always sensed strange noises coming from Senior's side—it was just a kitten~

Then everything was fine.

Kittens really do interrupt their owners while they're gaming.

Sometimes they'll just lie flat on the keyboard, looking all smug and saying, "What are you gonna do about it?"

She figured Bai Liang's poor performance today was definitely due to the kitten's interference.

But she admitted she herself was also a bit drained.

Some things are just too exhausting to do alone—the physical and mental toll is too high; only when two people cooperate can the effect be best.

After telling Bai Liang and confirming their plans for the next show, Chen Duling turned off her mic.

At this point, Chen Yao could finally let out a long sigh, as if releasing all the breath she'd been holding in.

This was so draining~

She'd even broken out in sweat.

After sighing, she still couldn't muster energy—she slumped limply against Bai Liang's chest, and once she'd regained a little spirit, she suddenly said, "Senior~ What are you doing? Is there someone under your desk?"

Ahhh~

Why was she copying Chen Duling's words?

"You heard me even though I'm wearing headphones?"

"My ear was right against you, Brother Xiao Bai. You're so distracted, your game's terrible, and it's making me feel awful too."

Heh, new tactic.

Watching Chen Yao rub her cheek against his collarbone and neck, Bai Liang wondered where she'd learned this move.

The next second, the mystery was solved.

Seeing Chen Yao rubbing like that, her silver tabby couldn't hold back anymore—it peeked out nervously, eager to join in.

The cat wanted to rub too!

Bai Liang laughed—it turned out she'd learned this from a cat. Why did Tang Ren and Zhou Ye all like doing this?

Because Tang Ren and Zhou Ye had also picked up plenty of cute, clingy tricks from Xiao Bao. If he ever met Long Long Liqi, he could chat with him and see if Liu Shishi had the same habit.

"Ah!"

As Bai Liang suddenly lifted her thigh and picked her up, Chen Yao instinctively let out a startled cry, gripping his neck tightly with both arms.

After he set her down on the RV's bed, she finally relaxed completely.

Of course, she'd soon tense up again.

At this moment, Bai Liang's RV was parked at the set of "Hao Yi Xing."

After finishing "Zhuixu," he hadn't moved his RV from Hengdian; this time, to visit Chen Yao on set, he'd simply had someone drive it over—it was convenient, no need for a hotel.

Of course, Chen Feiyu thought Bai Liang had come to visit him.

This kid had been self-absorbed since childhood.

But when he grinned and tried to follow Chen Yao onto Bai Liang's RV, he was coldly shut out.

Then he just squatted right outside the door for over two hours.

Partly out of "grievance," partly to keep watch for his big brother.

To prevent any clueless people from disturbing them.

Clearly, this Young Master of the great director's family didn't realize he himself was the most clueless one.

Everyone else on the crew stayed far away, avoiding even glancing over—only this fool sat boldly right outside the RV door.

Anyone who didn't know might think he was eavesdropping on Bai Liang~

Only Da Pao and Dou Xiao Qi knew the RV's soundproofing and shock absorption were excellent, and the air vent Zhou Ye had quietly opened was now tightly closed, so they ignored this idiot.

Fortunately, he wasn't completely stupid—at least when he finally got on the RV, he didn't say anything cheeky to tease Chen Yao.

He was very well-behaved.

At most, he felt a bit impressed watching Chen Yao bustle around helping Bai Liang tidy up the RV.

So impressive—if only he could be like that too.

Previously, Asher had taken Wu Moufan as his benchmark and found it wasn't too hard to imitate.

That's it?

But when he switched Bai Liang as his model, the difficulty skyrocketed—he felt lacking in every single aspect.

Of course, he chose to tackle things one by one.

But this idiot wanted to start with attracting the opposite sex.

Bai Liang flirted with female stars; he flirted with female fans—low-tier to the lowest tier.

But Asher had one advantage—he was quite persistent in this area, and even found enjoyment in it.

Honestly, if you couldn't find joy in this kind of thing, that'd be weird.

How could you avoid falling from grace?!

"Why aren't you interacting with your male CP to get pics? What are you doing here?"

"Bro, since you came to visit our set, I definitely have to keep you company."

"No, you'd better stay away from me for now. I've seen all the paparazzi shots of you flirting with that Luo Yunxi—you really want to be famous!"

Chen Yao, who had just tidied up the RV a bit, sat beside Bai Liang with her cat in her arms and couldn't help but gasp at what he said.

You dare speak like that about the Young Master of a great director?

Everyone on the set of "Hao Yi Xing" treats Ashe with great courtesy—he comes with the halo of a great director's son, after all~

Everyone has to give his father some face.

Besides, Ashe is quite "hardworking"—yes, hardworking at selling gay vibes.

After staying on set so long, Chen Yao could clearly see: Ashe truly wants to be famous!

He spends all day finding every possible angle to exchange glances with Luo Yunxi, even swapped phone cases with him for matching shots.

In every way, all just to sell gay vibes.

He practically wants to instantly replicate the success of "Chen Qing Ling," which launched two top-tier idols.

Chen Yao had even wondered: does he really like Luo Yunxi?

So even though she's the female lead, every day on set Chen Yao sees nothing but the two male leads showing off their affection.

She's privately sent Bai Liang plenty of messages complaining about it.

But to say it to his face? Even she wouldn't dare—no one on the entire set would.

Bai Liang dares.

He doesn't just insult him—he scorns him: "Don't expect me to make a cameo in this drama—I'm leaving right after this."

Just thinking about how that bastard Ashe once tried to get him to join this mess made Bai Liang shudder.

But he came over this time partly to take a look at the other male lead, Luo Yunxi. Not because Bai Liang had any interest in him—just that he vaguely recalled a strange impression: this guy was supposedly a once-in-a-century beast of a man in the entertainment industry.

He can swing a forty-jin long spear!

Such a warrior—rare enough in entertainment, but even in history he'd be remembered as a mighty general.

Even Bai Liang, with his own excellent physical condition, couldn't swing a forty-jin long spear—could barely hold it up.

But after seeing him today, he turned out to be a skinny little dog—did his bones get replaced with adamantium?

Excluding the bragging, Bai Liang could only think of this explanation.

After all, even Captain America had to bulk up after the serum.

"Huh?!"

Upon hearing Bai Liang was leaving today, it was Chen Yao who was now surprised: "So soon?"

"I didn't come to Hengdian for anything—I just remembered you're wrapping in a few days, so I came to see you. I'm heading to Hubei to record a show later," Bai Liang explained.

Though we were all in Hengdian while filming "Zhuixu," Bai Liang was so busy back then, constantly taking leave, they barely saw each other.

Every time he returned, he was filming at high intensity, plus there was that already thirty-year-old evil little cat meowing nonstop—it was hard to juggle everything.

Chen Yao fell silent, feeling a bit reluctant—she'd hoped to talk more tonight.

So she glanced at Ashe.

Ashe:??

Why are you looking at me?

Two minutes later he found out—today he met the second person who didn't care about him.

He was practically shoved off the RV by Chen Yao!

Chen Yao: The director's calling you~

Ashe: Huh? No he's not~

Chen Yao: I think the director's calling you!

Ashe: …

Chen Yao: What are you joking about? If you're not staying long, are you going to waste the director's time here?

At this moment, even being the son of a great director doesn't help!

After the second goal, the RV witnessed a hat-trick.

Finally, they rushed through a grand slam—by then they were utterly spent.

This was already the limit—after all, in football history, how many players have ever achieved a pentahat?

Chen Yao was in such a hurry because everyone is truly busy now.

When she didn't have the resources she has now, she could secretly bring Bai Liang home for two days.

Now they could only meet for a few hours in the RV.

After "Hao Yi Xing" wraps in a few days, she'll be filming the sequel to "Qin Re."

"Qin Re"'s original novel was called "Mìzhī Dùn Yóuyú"; the sequel's title is "Mìshì Kùn Yóuyú," but the TV drama version is named "My Era, Your Era."

How to put it? This project was launched a bit hastily.

Mainly because "Qin Re" did so well—it was still airing when this project was rushed into motion.

No choice—leverage the predecessor's hype!

Even if we can't make another drama king, we can at least make a hot drama—profit is guaranteed! Absolutely a great project!

The female lead of "My Era, Your Era" is now Chen Yao as Ai Qing—she's officially been promoted.

To secure her position as female lead, Cai Yinong worked hard.

Because the entertainment industry works this way: if "Qin Re" hadn't exploded, the sequel wouldn't have drawn so much competition.

But now that the predecessor became a drama king, everyone's fighting to get in—any trick is fair game.

So the male lead was replaced—he clearly lost the hidden battle behind the scenes.

He was outright eliminated.

And Chen Yao, the female lead, wasn't stable at first—many young female artists were eyeing her role.

And she also looked easy to bully.

Even Li Yitong came over to take a look, but still didn't dare compete with Chen Yao—she merely told her who else was watching her role.

At the time, Chen Yao was still filming "Hao Yi Xing" and was quite nervous, mainly afraid her boss Cai Yinong couldn't hold up.

Cai Yinong: Who do you think you're looking down on?

A dead camel is still bigger than a horse—she helped Chen Yao keep the role, not by relying on Tang Ren's name.

Just one sentence: "Our Yaoyao was personally invited by Bai Liang to play this role."

Whoever came, that one sentence left the competitors stunned.

After repeated consideration, the production company didn't dare take that risk—they wouldn't only work with Bai Liang once in their lifetime, so why provoke him?

And Sister Yanzi also lent a hand, only announcing after confirming Chen Yao remained the female lead: "Our Xiao Bai can make a guest appearance in this drama."

Previously, he had never given a clear answer.

It was as if to say: if you dare replace her, we'll cut ties on the spot.

But this kind of help made Cai Yinong a little anxious—Chen Yao had said she'd renew her contract and become Tang Ren's top actress after that contract ended.

But it was just words—she hadn't renewed yet. What if she suddenly got a fever in her head and jumped straight to Bai Liang's company after her contract expired? Cai Yinong had no way to stop her.

Right now, Tang Ren's weight and status in the industry truly don't match Bai Liang's company—Sister Yanzi's words carried far more weight than hers.

Even though Bai Liang's side still isn't a complete film and television production company and currently lacks independent production capacity, its appeal to female artists is far higher than Tang Ren's.

Just one sentence: Do you want the chance to play the male or female lead with Bai Liang?

Just this condition alone might make a top-tier female star's heart flutter.

Of course, not every top-tier star.

At least the one Bai Liang met the next day wasn't smitten at all.

"Long time no see~ You seem a bit thinner."

Sister Zhao let out a light laugh, as if greeting Bai Liang in the most normal way.

"Thinner? Then today, sister, make me something delicious to make up for it."

Bai Liang thought: Sister's eyes are this sharp?

Yesterday, he'd been nearly bent over from Chen Yao's reckless antics, and today Sister Zhao saw through him at a glance?

It made him feel a little guilty.

"Making delicious food is no problem, but you've got to work for it."

She reached out without hesitation and patted Bai Liang's arm, smiling while unconsciously nodding.

The production crew filming nearby had already decided how to add subtitles in post-production.

Top-tier ox and horse!

Only Zhao Liying could really make Bai Liang work—no one else would dare.

"I—I can cook too! I'll cook for Senior!" Chen Duling stammered as soon as she spoke.

"Great~" Bai Liang's eyes lit up, "Dudu, you're really multi-talented!"

"It's nothing much."

Yet for some reason, Chen Duling, standing sweetly beside Bai Liang, felt a strange sense that she didn't belong here.

Sister Zhao was actually quite warm to her—but that look, that tone of voice, made her unconsciously feel like an outsider.

Top-tier 85s—how terrifying?

Sister Zhao: This little sister… also looks easy to bully~

The new version of Sister Zhao now exerted real pressure.

She was no longer the sweet girl of the past—now walking the elegant, mature path, even when speaking gently, she still made people instinctively wary.

Maximum aggression! Gentleness and thorns coexisting!

(End of Chapter)