Chapter 528

Fighting two at once isn't likely to win, but her escape skills? Meng herself is pretty good at that~

At this moment, Meng Jie was torn: if those two Xinjiang girls played dirty and launched an online smear campaign, should she stand her ground or just crawl away in shame?

If she stood her ground, there were two ways: one was to play dead, the other was to simply like comments calling her Bai family's daughter-in-law.

Using this method to subtly signal her stance, she could even later unlike the likes and claim she'd tapped by accident.

She'd express her attitude without actually getting stuck with the blame.

This was one of the old tricks of entertainment veterans—Meng Jie wasn't some rookie anymore; she knew plenty!

If she chose to back down, it was even simpler: just clarify a little.

She lay in bed turning this over in her mind all night—luckily she didn't smoke, or else with this much stress, her ashtray would've been full.

And after thinking all night, the result was: screw it, I'm fighting them!

She was going on the offensive!

Not to prove how great she was, but to take back what she'd lost!

Meng Jie gathered her courage and waited for those two to come after her—while she waited, the box office of *Youth* surpassed 1.5 billion!

The box office trend of this film was probably the strangest of any Bai Liang had ever starred in.

It rose and fell, but never fully collapsed.

It would perk up, making people think the movie was definitely going to succeed, then suddenly drop, causing a wave of critics to switch and say it probably wouldn't do well—only to immediately rebound again, leaving many self-styled commentators utterly baffled.

Yet in the end, the film broke the 1.5 billion mark in less than a week.

Actually, this box office performance fit Bai Liang's drawing power perfectly—he was currently the number one box office draw in film.

But everyone was utterly confused by this bizarre box office curve!

So some professionals couldn't help but investigate.

Opening day needn't be explained—just the name "Bai Liang" was worth at least 200 million in opening day box office.

After that, no matter how much the box office dipped, it always held a baseline of around 200 million.

At this point, it wasn't just Bai Liang's name driving it—there was also the film's solid word-of-mouth.

What people studied was precisely this "extra" portion.

One part of the influence came from the rising and falling trending topics.

During this less-than-a-week run, the film's online buzz varied daily—sometimes soaring, sometimes just average.

But viewed within these few short days, it was still explosive.

Bai Liang was no doubt famous for pulling off wild stunts.

Whether it was the extreme moves at the premiere, or the later "cutting ties" drama between Chen Duling and Zhou Ye, both sparked huge online discussion.

Especially the latter.

The on-screen conflict spilled into reality, unraveling the behind-the-scenes story of the film's production.

But the positive box office impact from marketing was only one side—when someone noticed the pandemic situation in certain regions after the film's release, they broke down.

"Damn it… is this kid this lucky?!"

"I always said Bai Bai Daxian was weird, but I didn't expect him to be this weird—his movies premiere and suddenly multiple regions hit zero cases?!"

"Film quality, marketing, cast… I thought of everything, I just didn't think of policy."

"This Bai Liang guy really has something going on—I heard almost none of his projects this year were affected, even during the peak of the pandemic, he only paused briefly."

"I was analyzing data, and this bastard pulled off metaphysics on me?!"

"Next time we start filming, just put up a photo of Bai Liang and worship him instead!"

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Industry bigwigs joking about worshipping Bai Liang at film launches were obviously kidding—but some small crews actually dared to do it!

One unknown web drama crew actually "invited" Bai Liang during their recent opening ceremony worship.

They even went all out—didn't paste his photo on any deity statue; instead, they placed a life-sized standee of him and worshipped it… each one looked remarkably "devout."

Clearly, these idiots didn't truly believe worshipping Bai Liang worked—they just wanted to ride the trend and generate buzz.

And it worked!

When Sister Yanzi saw this trending topic, she nearly spat out her water.

Wait, is this real?

This incident made her uneasy—not because she feared negative impact.

Metaphysics isn't superstition; it won't attract official crackdowns.

Back then, there were even weird slogans like "Believe in Spring Brother and gain eternal life"~

When Yang Chaoyue's lucky carp went viral, plenty of people used her as a wallpaper.

These wild stunts were mainly just for people's amusement.

As long as no one went so far as to rally crowds into some religion or recruit followers, nobody really cared.

So Sister Yanzi was torn:

Should she sue these people for illegally using her little Bai's image rights?

Did you pay for this? You just worship?

Even at temples, you have to pay to buy incense~ If you want to light the first incense, it's even more expensive.

In the end, Sister Yanzi temporarily ignored these trend-chasers—her focus remained mostly on Meng Jie.

She's in danger!

The title "daughter-in-law" isn't that easy to claim—the fans of those two Xinjiang girls are sharpening their knives, ready to attack her.

She's just unlucky—because of that incident at the premiere where she laughed at Reba, the two fanbases haven't clashed much these past two days.

Fans also need to guard against their own idols backstabbing them.

Although the chance of these two suddenly becoming close is very small, it's not entirely impossible.

Even though their paths are similar and their styles alike—born rivals—the conflict between Li Yitong and Li Xin next door is even greater, and the two of them actually get along fairly well; though they've had minor clashes before, overall, outsiders see them as best friends.

So what if~

What if Reba and Nazha pull off a "century reconciliation," and fans are still fiercely fighting each other—wouldn't that be awkward~

Meanwhile, among their fans, there's already a fairly large group that has long held strong grievances against Bai Liang.

Who the hell are you, making my sister compete for you?

Bai Liang can make many people like him, but he can't make everyone like him—that's something even RMB can't do.

For those diehard fans who believe their sister is number one in the world, no matter how amazing he is, he's not worthy of their sister fighting or competing for him.

This kind of fan exists for both Nazha and Reba.

Nazha has relatively fewer such fans, since she truly climbed up by clinging to Bai Liang's leg—her fans can't deny that.

Reba, however, was already famous before meeting Bai Liang, so naturally she has more of this kind of fan.

But with the explosive success of her subsequent film and TV projects alongside Bai Liang, the voice of this group has naturally grown quieter within the fanbase.

So now, Meng Jie is under enormous pressure!

Both sides' fans are waiting for a single order to storm her.

Yet even as Meng Jie herself is gathering courage and feeling anxious, those two newcomers seem to completely ignore her.

The so-called "White Family Daughter-in-Law" label has been shouted for days, yet there's not a single reaction. This strange phenomenon has left many people confused.

What's going on with them? Are they really not fighting?

"Sis, Meng Ziyi hasn't moved at all—I've been watching her for days."

"She's quite sensible, huh~"

Hearing her assistant's report, Nazha nodded with a grin, clearly satisfied with Meng Jie's tactic of playing dead.

"Aren't we going to teach her a lesson? She's too arrogant—what's this 'White Family Daughter-in-Law' nonsense? How dare she market something like that!" the junior assistant said indignantly.

"It's not her marketing—it's just netizens having fun and stoking the fire."

Nazha wore an expression of "I'm so smart, I'm so rational," leaving the junior assistant stunned.

"Sis, how do you know that?"

"Of course I figured it out myself!" Nazha tilted her head up with a touch of pride.

But under her assistant's peculiar gaze, she couldn't hold that pose for more than a few seconds—soon she waved her hand sheepishly, "Oh come on, Sister Yanzi told me~"

Is it possible that Sister Yanzi is pulling your leg?

The junior assistant didn't say it out loud—after all, in a few months, Yanzi would be her direct superior.

Because Nazha, this love-struck fool, truly plans to transfer her entire team fully into Bai Liang's company—she hasn't even considered setting up a separate studio and having Bai Liang's company invest in it.

Then Yanzi won't just be her superior—she'll be her direct boss, just like Cai Yinong used to be.

The junior assistant dared not speak ill of her~

Of course, Yanzi's information is only one side.

The main reason Nazha didn't casually slap Meng Jie around is because she feels her position has changed.

She's been married twice already!

And soon she'll be opening a "husband-and-wife business" with her little treasure—she can't act recklessly like before anymore; she must think more holistically.

Nazha felt she was truly becoming more mature! She'd definitely make a great boss's wife!

As for how to think holistically—

She hadn't fully figured it out, but she felt that if she started jumping around again over this matter, it would seem undignified.

How could a boss's wife be so undignified?

It never happens in TV dramas.

Only losers act like that~

She was certainly not a loser—she was far ahead!

Yet Nazha suddenly felt something odd: "Why is Reba the Super-Male also completely silent? She doesn't have Yanzi feeding her info."

"Super-Male?"

The junior assistant was exhausted—where did she even pick up that term?

Nazha blinked. "I saw it on TikTok—it's so fitting, right~"

"Yeah yeah, you're right, Sis!"

The junior assistant, who knew what happened at the premiere, suddenly realized the term was indeed terrifyingly accurate.

Haha, Super-Male!

Would their Nazha-sis actually use this term to insult the other to her face? It feels like one word could break her!

To Nazha, Reba, the "Super-Male," wore an especially radiant smile, her tone nearly matching Nazha's.

"Auntie, stay a few more days, okay? Both me and him are so busy—we spend so little time here. Could you help check if anything else needs to be added?"

Bai Liang's mother had already been staying at Bai Liang and Reba's "home" for several days.

There was no way out—she couldn't leave!

This girl was just too enthusiastic.

Bai Liang's father had stayed only one day and slipped away—he had a legitimate excuse.

He said a game under his supervision was about to release its first trailer and he needed to rush over to work (go fishing).

Bai Liang's mother, the true "nothing-to-do" contestant, naturally couldn't resist Reba's overwhelming enthusiasm—she'd stayed since the premiere and hadn't left yet.

Of course, she wasn't staying for free.

Bai Liang's mother had dropped coins.

In a way, well, Reba herself considered this thing a "wedding gift"!

Right now it's hanging on her ears~

A pair of earrings worth over two million.

Such expensive jewelry—if it's not a wedding gift, could it possibly be a meeting gift?

"It's already very complete~ I can't think of anything missing for now, but if you do remember something, just tell Aunty, and Aunty will buy it for you." Bai Mama said with a smile.

These words made Reba's face flush a little, but she was truly happy!

Money or not didn't really matter; it was mainly this attitude and sincerity.

With this kind of treatment, when would she have time to bother with Meng Jie~

What "daughter-in-law"? A clown!

Everyone is right here with her!

Does the other party have jewelry gifts worth over two million? Do they have the pile of things Aunty bought?

Neither?

Heh.

In fact, spending this much money even made Bai Mama feel a bit guilty. Her own son really is no good as a person!

At first she thought it was Bai Liang spending money to buy a house to make Reba happy, and she actually quite approved of his approach.

Being so fickle-minded already, it's only normal that he'd be willing to spend money.

Just like Liang Zhengxian in that drama *Nothing But Thirty*, you have to spend a little~

But later, chatting, she finally got it out of Reba. The house was actually bought by her, and that stinky kid Bai Liang didn't fork out a single cent!

Although she knew Bai Liang had always been kept by various little rich women since childhood, this time was really too outrageous.

Having a girl buy such an expensive house, and he was only responsible for the renovation?!

And seeing Reba looking so matter-of-fact and even happy about it, Bai Mama felt that if she didn't find a way to compensate her a little, she'd really be too embarrassed.

So she directly upgraded the gift she originally planned to give.

Actually, Bai Mama didn't mind staying a few more days; she got along quite well with Reba, with no "mother-in-law and daughter-in-law conflict" at all.

It's just that if Reba kept taking leave and pushing back schedules like this, Jiaxing's side was about to explode.

Having noticed this, Bai Mama naturally had to quickly take her leave and depart, so as not to cause trouble for the Miss.

"Sis, Aunty's gone, let's—"

"Work, work! Get to work right now! How many schedules have I piled up?" Reba, whose face had just been smiling sweetly, instantly changed color, saying somewhat anxiously.

The assistant sighed: "A lot. The schedule was already full, and now it feels like we won't get any rest even until New Year's—we'll definitely have to work non-stop."

Hearing such terrible news, Reba shook her head helplessly. "Has the car arrived?"

"It's here!"

"Let's go!"

Reba, who just minutes ago had been a gentle and lovely "good daughter-in-law," instantly transformed into a career-oriented woman—even her walking pace was different!

Her ponytail bounced as she walked~

At this moment, Meng Jie was still nervously waiting to "take a beating," and wildly imagining how to "counterattack on the defense."

(End of this chapter)