Chapter 516: Rising Battle Lust

"How can Dou Xiao Ye be so timid? It's not that exaggerated~"

He Song Media.

Li Bingbing and Li Xue were laughing and teasing Zhou Ye, as the premiere was about to begin and the girl had asked Li Bingbing multiple times if she'd go, clearly hoping she'd show up to back her up.

You could say the happy little pup still had some sense of danger.

And unlike Chen Duling, she can call in favors!

So she directly came to the company to recruit backup, asking Li Bingbing to be her support at the premiere.

Li Bingbing didn't take it seriously at all, just thinking the girl was acting weird—just a premiere, why insist she go?

"Sis, you should go. Building a good relationship with Bai Liang only brings benefits, no downsides." After laughing, Li Xue gave a serious suggestion.

"Fine, fine, I'll go~" Li Bingbing stretched lazily; she truly didn't take the premiere seriously.

Even if she knew many female stars would be there, so what?

Her status and seniority speak for themselves~ Who'd dare provoke her?

Only a little thing like Zhou Ye would get all worked up and make it sound so dramatic.

But her tone made the Li sisters sense something off—something strange about Zhou Ye and Bai Liang's relationship.

If there wasn't some ambiguity between them, Zhou Ye wouldn't be this nervous.

The two sisters' thought: they hoped she'd succeed in rising up.

Then she really had to go!

Step in strongly to support her—on one hand, to prevent her from being bullied; on the other, so she could gain the right to bully others herself.

Let's stir up trouble!

We must stir up trouble!

Xiao Zhao, now a partner at He Song, paused when she heard, frowning.

She'd been quite kind to Zhou Ye on the show, interacting with her frequently.

And back then, Zhou Ye hadn't acted as obviously eager or aggressive as Chen Duling—she'd just seemed like a little sister close to Bai Liang.

But how long had it been since then, and now the girl couldn't hold back anymore?

Xiao Zhao's frown deepened with each thought—this was supposed to be a clean movie premiere, not some chaotic, filthy mess.

"You little brat—who the hell's supposed to clean up this mess?!"

After making her decision, Xiao Zhao couldn't help muttering curses.

——

"Zhu Zhu, you're going too?"

"Huh?! Big Mi Mi, I—I'm free anyway, so I thought I'd just go and join the fun." Zhu Zhu Xudan stammered.

Inside, she was terrified, feeling like she'd been caught red-handed sneaking around.

Big Mi Mi stared at her for several seconds with deep meaning, then simply said oddly: "Be careful after you get there, stay low-key, don't stir up trouble, or I might not even be able to protect you."

"Huh?" Zhu Zhu Xudan looked utterly confused—she was just going to a movie premiere, why did it sound like a den of tigers and dragons?

"Got it?"

"Got it—I'll stay low-key." The girl replied, sounding pitiful.

Big Mi Mi shook her head. "Mainly, don't stir up trouble. You little girls are always so impulsive. Did Bai Liang even agree to let you go?"

"Yes!"

Big Mi Mi laughed, giving her a thumbs-up, then added plainly: "When you get there, stick with me and help me keep Re Ba under control—don't let her lose it on site."

"Huh? It can't be that bad?"

"It wasn't before, but this time? Hard to say. Some people's guts are truly sky-high."

Big Mi Mi was genuinely impressed—after all these years in the industry, she'd never met anyone as bold as Bai Liang.

Compared to him, that big black ox who sent heart-shaped stones was just a kid.

But what could she do?

She'd promised him before—she'd pamper him, love him, even give him her life. Though it wasn't truly that extreme, seeing this kid seemingly intent on self-destruction, Big Mi Mi could only step in to slightly rein him in.

At least she could focus on one unstable factor—the most likely to explode.

Re Ba, just moments ago spun like a top by Gu Li Na Zha's back-and-forth slaps, was now seething.

Everyone in Jia Xing could tell.

During the peak traffic of "Intimacy," when Re Ba returned to the company, the oppressive aura around her made even colleagues dare not speak to her.

After the Xin Jiang wedding, Jia Xing's senior management spoke to Re Ba with extreme caution, lowering their voices deliberately.

Though that oppressive mood hadn't lasted long, Big Mi Mi knew her well—this girl easily internalized pain.

She seemed normal again, but only on the surface.

If this premiere were a powder keg, Re Ba was almost certainly the fuse!

She might just unleash indiscriminate rage.

Or at least one of the fuses.

Who knew how many other "crazies" Bai Liang had provoked, or how many people were coming not just to support him, but also to vent their bottled-up anger and resentment?

Thinking of this, Big Mi Mi added another instruction to Zhu Zhu Xudan: "When you get there, say I brought you. Understood?"

"Oh, okay."

This mattered—after all, Zhu Zhu Xudan and Re Ba were close friends; if Re Ba sensed her friend was about to stab her in the back, the chance of explosion would skyrocket.

Big Mi Mi rubbed her temples, thinking: this little brat really was a headache.

——

"Sis, you're serious? You're really going?"

"Who's your sister? I don't know you—I just wanted to watch the movie, what's wrong with that?"

Fan Fan Bingbing flicked her nails as she claimed she was merely a "lucky audience member" who happened to draw a premiere ticket—not some star guest here to cheerlead.

But after thinking it over, she added, "You'd better not go~"

"Huh?" Fan Fan Chengcheng froze, then finally understood his sister's meaning.

Though they were brother and sister, the two now had no public interaction whatsoever.

In short—don't draw attention.

So this was, in a way, the sister's concern for her brother—if they both went to the hype together and got caught up in some marketing account's narrative, it might stir up trouble.

You really can't deny she's his real sister.

But Fan Fan Chengcheng had one question: "Aren't you afraid of dragging your brother-in-law into it?"

"That title on your lips? One day you're going to get beaten," Fan Fan Bingbing lifted her beautiful eyes, clearly anticipating the scene of her brother being pinned down and pounded by Bai Liang, then added, "Because he definitely won't be affected by me—but you, little nobody, will. Got it?"

Fan Fan Chengcheng: So it's just that I'm too weak?

Fan Fan Bingbing: Exactly~

Whether someone gets affected depends on the person—Bai Liang back then dared to stand beside me even during the most sensitive period, and still came out spotless when investigated.

And if we're talking about influence, Bai Liang now absolutely surpasses my peak—so who's affecting whom?

If I went anywhere else, I'd have to consider the consequences—but over there, he's got it covered.

So this time, she was just an ordinary audience member—Sister Fan.

Oh, and by the way, I'll help him out with a little favor~

When she'd mentioned this to Bai Liang before, he'd carelessly slipped up, so she pressed him until she got the full guest list for the premiere.

After marveling and laughing for a long while, Fan Fan Bingbing suddenly felt thrilled!

Two years.

Since vanishing from the domestic entertainment industry these past two years, she'd felt the female rivalry atmosphere had dropped significantly.

Looking around, only Zha and Reba had been fiercely clashing these past two years, appearing together with sharp jabs and barbs—exactly that kind of vibe.

Everyone else? Most had gone off to "be beautiful alone," clearly avoiding any entanglement.

But Bai Liang's movie premiere clearly wasn't going to be like that.

It's going to explode for sure!

Fan Fan Bingbing: Doesn't matter—I'll step in~

Even though she'd been away from the domestic entertainment industry for two years, she still had confidence in herself!

She couldn't make a comeback, but she could still stir up trouble at an event like this—draw some fire and attention toward Bai Liang~

"I wonder how he'll thank me~" Fan Fan Bingbing smiled faintly, lips pressed together.

The next second, she stood up—she had to try on her "battle robe."

In this moment, she felt like the former top female artist of the domestic entertainment industry once more.

Even if it was only a fleeting afterglow.

——

Time quickly arrived at the movie premiere day.

Because so many stars were attending today, the premiere was arranged with the scale of an awards ceremony.

Many media outlets had already set up their long lenses and cameras, gazing at the long red carpet outside with awe:

"Damn, no wonder it's Bai Bai Daxian's movie premiere—this much commotion."

"Looks like a lot of industry insiders came to show support today."

"It's the first major battle for the film market's recovery, so lots of people showing up is normal—and Bai Liang's connections are extensive."

"Female stars' connections, huh~"

"Hahaha!"

More well-informed media members exchanged glances and couldn't help chuckling among themselves.

Clearly, everyone was here to watch a showdown. They didn't necessarily know the exact relationships between Bai Liang and the women, but some of them were clearly off-kilter.

Add to that the fact that the notorious rivals Xin Jiang Double Beauties would both appear—everyone was brimming with anticipation!

Stir up trouble! Fight! Stay sharp!

But most media were still relaxed, since it was just beginning—by normal logic, the big names always came last.

And due to the pandemic, the entertainment industry hadn't had a red carpet of this scale or attention in a while; surely all the female stars had been holding back, eager to outshine each other.

The early arrivals are all little nobodies—well, not entirely.

After all, among the artists attending this premiere, there weren't many unknown eighteen-line minor stars; most were quite famous.

For example, Chen Yao, who arrived first—she was, after all, about to become Tang Ren Wang Churan.

The media still showed her respect, snapping countless photos as she walked the red carpet.

Many still remembered the old days of Yue Qiluo and Zhang Xianzong.

But… that was five years ago.

"Yao Yao~"

"Huh?"

Chen Yao had already walked most of the way when she heard someone call out behind her; she turned to see Meng Jie and the beautiful girl she'd met recently—Wang Churan.

But seeing their clearly prepped "battle robes"—one black, one white, initially resembling the Black and White Killers—their delicate, lovely faces instantly erased any such impression.

Hmm… Chen Yao's heart began to thump for Bai Liang.

These two seem hostile—could Meng Jie be here to stir up trouble?

Of course, this hostility wasn't aimed at her—Chen Yao was far too low-key, never got into feuds.

Even though she had charged in with her sisters before, in truth she'd just been paddling along in there, going through the motions.

"Do I look good today?"

Meng Jie, catching up to Chen Yao with Wang Churan, immediately asked with some anticipation.

"You look good," Chen Yao gave a very honest assessment.

The two of them had a style quite different from her own—the type of great beauties you'd notice at a single glance.

Among the post-95 flower group, they really stood out especially, dazzling and striking.

Meng Jie really did want to stir things up!

After much painful reflection, she decided to abandon her former weak-willed self—no matter what, today she was going to stiffen her spine at least once!

Add to that her good sisters cheering her on. Just go for it~

"Where's Little Hedgehog? Why isn't he standing at the door greeting guests?"

Oh no!

Upon hearing Meng Jie's completely undisguised nickname, Chen Yao knew right away that she was definitely looking to stir up trouble.

And Wang Churan beside them only said hello at the start, then kept smiling without a word afterward—this new teammate of Meng Jie's seemed to have something going on. Huh? Did she just roll her eyes?

Chen Yao felt a little worried for Bai Liang inside, and shook her head at the same time. "We came too early, he's probably still in the back getting ready."

"Let's go find him!" Meng Jie said without hesitation.

Chen Yao: Can I not go

She didn't want to get involved in any drama, she just wanted to keep a low profile and sneak snacks over there~

Just as the three of them were about to head in first and see whether they needed to go backstage to find Bai Liang, the next second a pleasant surprise appeared.

"Oh~ you're here this early?"

Bai Liang appeared with Chen Duling and Zhou Ye.

"Little Hedgehog!"

Oh damn, what's gotten into Meng Jie today?

Bai Liang looked at Meng Jie greeting him with a brilliant smile, and he had a pretty good idea what was up. Finding it rather funny, he very straightforwardly hugged her without any awkwardness.

This move made Chen Duling beside them involuntarily twitch her eyelid.

At the same time, Zhou Ye, who was quite close with Meng Jie, also felt something was off. Why is Meng Jie so fired up today?

These few girls weren't at the point of tearing each other apart.

Four out of the five girls were in the same group chat, and the remaining one, Chen Yao, was also a low-key player—everyone liked to pull her into the team whenever they grouped up~

However, just as the few of them were exchanging pleasantries, the red carpet side suddenly started stirring.

Dilireba had arrived.

The fact that she also came this early was rather unexpected.

To be fair, after the era when Fan Fan Bingbing dominated the red carpet, Reba seemed to have a "taking over" momentum—starting from the moment she stepped onto the red carpet, her entire presence seemed to surge up a notch.

And her pace on the red carpet wasn't slow at all, walking with the wind, rapidly closing in.

Just her approach alone made the five girls around Bai Liang instinctively tense up.

But Meng Jie today really did seem to have some spine.

She lightly reached out and hooked Bai Liang's arm.

This small move instantly focused Reba, who had been sizing up the five of them while walking, entirely on her alone.

An eyebrow raised!

Hmph~

"Bai~"

"Why are you here so early?"

"Wanted to see you sooner. Where is she?"

No wasted words at all—simple dialogue carrying an enormous amount of information.

First the affectionate nickname, then expressing the attitude of "wanting to see you," and finally... that surging fighting spirit, completely undisguised!

She?

Who else could she be?

Gulnaza, of course! —

"Something's not right..."

"Jin Da Xi, what are you up to, being all mysterious again?"

"Something really feels off... I want to slip away."

Jin Da Xi, who had always held to the principle that running away may be shameful but useful, faintly smelled the sensation of a pressure cooker about to boil over and explode.

At this moment she was with Li Yitong, plus a Dou Xiao Tian.

To be honest, Dou Xiao Tian's joining produced a very wonderful chemical reaction.

Back when the whole group from the Joy of Life sisters group chat mobilized together, their combat power was actually pretty trashy, completely unable to hold up against the New Jiang duo.

But now it felt very different, because Dou Xiao Tian was really brave—she could be the arrowhead!

Otherwise the evil little kitty wouldn't have suddenly gotten cocky—she really wanted to take this chance to have a go at those two from New Jiang.

After taking so many hits for so long, it was time to hit back!

Just to be safe, they also called Jin Da Xi along—sisters advance and retreat together.

As for the others, forget it, total trash—at least when cooperating they were truly total trash, separated they might actually be better.

But as it turned out, today was the premiere, and Jin Da Xi suddenly started getting all mysterious.

It was simply demoralizing the troops—the evil little kitty almost wanted to push her out and behead her!

Still trying to slip away?

"You even stand up a male fox? You said you'd go, then you didn't."

Hearing this, Jin Da Xi scratched his head, glanced down at his phone again, and said, "Sisters, it's a dragon's pool and tiger's den!"

"Who sent you the message?"

"Yaoyao."

"What did she say?"

"She said help."

"Huh?!"

When it comes to the word "help," Chen Yao is dead serious.

Although he didn't know what Meng Jie had taken wrong today, perhaps it was a bear's heart and leopard's gall~

But she really braced herself up!

Facing Dilireba, she didn't back down in the slightest.

Hmm. It's not like she didn't retreat at all either—she still had that little unconscious twitch of pulling her neck in.

But she seemed to be: a little scared on one side, yet bravely charging forward on the other.

Her? Look down on who, exactly?

Hmph~ Pass through me first!

Churan, roll your eyes at her!

Reba: Fine, before I deal with Gulnazar, I'll deal with you first, little Gulnazar.

In her view, these two really did look somewhat similar in appearance and dress style, so she'd warm up her hands on this so-called Meng Jie first!

Quite the lofty seniority, huh~

And the course of the battle can be roughly summarized as—

Meng Jie charged in, Meng Jie gave it her all but still couldn't win, Meng Jie went down~

Her teammate Wang Churan, though great at rolling her eyes, that move is mainly used for riding the momentum and going wild in a winning game—she can't handle a losing battle!

Fortunately, the "war correspondent" Chen Yao was kind-hearted. After Meng Jie was "broken apart in a few rounds," she quickly led her off the field first.

Otherwise, she'd have been strung up and hammered for a while longer!

Today's Reba was clearly a bit off—the combat power was overflowing a bit too fiercely.

Poor Meng Jie had been holding it in for years, only to pick the most irritable, lowest-pressure moment of the other side to charge at.

And the victims weren't only Meng Jie.

Chen Duling and Zhou Ye weren't having a good time either. After this Dilireba "flattened" Meng Jie, she planted herself at the door and just wouldn't leave!

Striking a pose as if she'd accompany Bai Liang in "greeting the guests."

Just who is the main character today, anyway?

And this was merely the prelude to today's premiere chaos.

(End of chapter)