Chapter 588: Twelve Military Scrolls, Each Scroll Bears His Name

After confirming it was almost certainly the "Abandoned Child," Sister Yanzi naturally prepared to adjust her PR strategy.

She had already quickly pulled up an old PR strategy she'd previously drafted!

Yes, Sister Yanzi had long been prepared for this, even ready for the worst-case scenario.

Namely, being forced to announce: "Yes, we have a child."

But for now, it certainly hadn't come to that—most likely, it was just a hollow shot; cynically speaking, this might even be a small move by Sister Tian Tian to force a formal announcement of her ascension.

Commonly known as forcing a coup.

Time changes many things, turning all kinds of people into different kinds of people.

Sister Yanzi was no longer the novice who only knew how to haggle—she was now extremely skilled at extracting information by appealing to emotion.

Though doing this was a bit unscrupulous, as the woman behind Bai Liang and the professional cleaner of his messes, some things simply had to be done.

But this tactic backfired spectacularly against Sister Tian Tian!

Sister Yanzi was probing here, while Sister Tian Tian was pouring out her heart there.

Three parts shyness, three parts anticipation, three parts nervousness—the remaining ninety-one parts were pure joy at the imminent arrival of new life!

Sister Yanzi was utterly stunned—wait! Sister Tian Tian couldn't possibly have this kind of acting skill—could she really be pregnant?

She could only keep pressing for specific details.

At this point, privacy and modesty didn't matter anymore—she was practically about to ask what positions they used and how many times.

It made Sister Tian Tian's face flush hot with embarrassment—the scale was too big!

Of course, asking alone couldn't guarantee anything—the most important thing was to get tested.

Blood hCG test.

Detecting human chorionic gonadotropin through blood, pregnancy can be identified as early as 7–10 days after conception, with high sensitivity for earlier and more accurate confirmation.

Calculating the time, it was now possible to get tested.

But before that, the online public opinion needed to be addressed.

Although Bai Liang had never once appeared publicly, and it wasn't him accompanying Sister Tian Tian to the postpartum center.

Yet in every online discussion, the phrase "Twelve Military Scrolls, each scroll bears his name" held true.

For ordinary celebrities in such situations or misunderstandings, there are usually several "suspects" for the public to speculate about.

But in this case, no other male guest's name had ever appeared besides Bai Liang's.

His reputation was remarkably solid.

Nobody even doubted anyone else~

Either there's nothing, or if there is, it's definitely your doing!

And so, as the uproar grew, the trending topic bearing Bai Liang's name surpassed Sister Tian Tian's own.

But right now, he was still deep in filming "The Changjin Lake," paying little attention to online matters.

Chen Kaige had a good filming habit—he preferred to shoot in accordance with the film's timeline whenever possible.

This made it easier for actors to gradually build their emotions and states, though the downside was potentially increased costs.

So the "Changjin Lake" crew was currently at a place called Xiangyan Village.

This village had little fame, surrounded entirely by farmland; the Yong'an River curved around its northern edge, leaving the village surrounded by water on three sides, with dense forests along the riverbanks. Several well-preserved wooden houses from the 1940s–1950s still stood intact, making it an excellent filming location with its own unique charm.

Bai Liang was effectively cut off, living in the countryside.

Even media trying to find him faced great difficulty—they simply couldn't locate him in time.

In fact, even if they found Bai Liang, it might not help at all.

Outside of filming, he didn't even stay in his trailer—he'd row a boat around everywhere.

The "Changjin Lake" crew had no female actors—their masculine energy was overflowing; the guys had plenty of strength and hormones, and with little to do in this remote spot, they naturally amused themselves however they could.

Previously, Chen Kaige had kept everyone in check—even off-camera, other actors wouldn't dare act so unrestrained. But with Bai Liang setting the tone, neither Chen Kaige nor Wu Jing—who also held major influence in the crew—objected, so the guys naturally followed Bai Liang around, goofing off freely.

Today, Han Dongjun was rowing with Bai Liang on the same small boat; they were old friends, having known each other since filming "Yun Zhi Fan" and "Wu Xin the Master."

Back then, Han Dongjun was the male lead in both dramas, while Bai Liang was a supporting actor—now, Han Dongjun preferred not to mention it.

He felt Bai Bai Daxian hadn't changed at all—after meeting, he had no urge to call him "Master," and still did the same things off-camera: finding fun together.

Yet although Bai Liang hadn't changed, Han Dongjun had noticed a slight oddity since Bai Liang joined the crew.

Seizing this opportunity, he quietly asked: "What's the situation in the crew right now?"

"Hm?" Bai Liang, lazily lying with a straw hat over his face, lifted it off. "Why are you whispering?"

"Don't we whisper when gossiping privately?"

"I thought we were on a boat—do we really need to be this cautious?"

Han Dongjun thought that made sense, so he raised his voice slightly: "I heard Wu Jing and Chen Kaige aren't getting along?"

"What? You know this secret?!"

"Is this even a secret? Two days ago, those two were arguing during a shooting discussion—so loud it sounded like they were about to fight. People were worried they'd come to blows!"

"Don't worry—Director Kaige can't beat Brother Jing!" Bai Liang said with certainty.

"That's not what I'm worried about! Aren't you afraid the crew will fall apart?"

"What problem could there be? Even if they killed each other, there are still Xu Ke and Lin Chaoxian as directors—they can still finish filming."

Han Dongjun:

He felt he needed to reflect—why was he even discussing this with Bai Liang?

He must've lost his mind!

With Bai Liang's attitude, everything seemed trivial to him—what the hell, Wu Jing and Chen Kaige killing each other?

Many originally thought Bai Liang got along well with both men and could act as a buffer, given his status—he had the standing.

But during crew meetings, while Wu Jing and Chen Kaige argued, Bai Liang just sat there grinning, munching sunflower seeds, treating them like entertainment.

Occasionally, they even stoke the fire a little.

Those who don't know might think they're watching a stand-up comedy and someone's turning on the lights for the audience~

With these three "Wolong Fengchu" on set, how could the crew possibly avoid disbanding sooner or later?

Of course, disbanding is impossible—given the cast and production scale of "The Battle at Lake Changjin," even if these two actually came to blows, filming would still have to continue.

Nowadays, the crew's "primary contradiction" is really Wu Jing's "overreaching hands."

During filming, he's done plenty of the director's work, arranging this and arranging that.

Chen Kaige and many veteran directors share a similar flaw: they're feudal-style patriarchal directors.

In simple terms, they're accustomed to treating the set as a one-man rule.

But this approach clearly has no effect on Wu Jing—or rather, times have changed.

The market doesn't turn according to any individual's will.

In business, speak plainly about capitalism.

What box-office draw is Chen Kaige? What box-office draw is Wu Jing?

The moment his words carry weight on set and people are willing to listen, the director's one-man rule has already ended.