Chapter 607: Heroes of the Realm Are as Numerous as Carp Crossing the River

"The Movie King is back!"

The moment Bai Liang returned to the *Battle at Lake Changjin* crew, he was met with a wave of awkward flattery and "enthusiastic" welcomes.

He didn't know which bastard came up with the idea, but they'd even put together a small banner.

On it was written: Welcome Movie King Bai Bai Daxian to inspect and guide our work.

This kind of scene would honestly be a bit much for the average person to handle — so awkward his toes were practically digging a three-bedroom apartment into the ground.

All he could say was that these bastards really had too much free time on their hands.

Overall, they were just bursting at the seams.

*Battle at Lake Changjin* was basically a closed-set shoot, and most of the actors had been staying inside the production the whole time.

When Meng Jie suddenly showed up earlier, she actually drew quite a bit of attention — stood out a little too much.

If she'd finished her few scenes and left, that would've been fine, but the problem was she stubbornly stayed on set for over half a month. That earned Bai Liang a lot of "grudges."

So today, the brothers cooked up something cringey for him~

See, Han Dongjun's normally pretty honest-looking face was about to crumple into a thousand wrinkles from laughing.

As for this kind of "horseplay," the production side didn't stop them either — they even had the cameraman film it.

Later this would become behind-the-scenes footage and promotional material.

It's a war film, after all — the camaraderie of actors suffering together, very reasonable.

It also makes Bai Liang look like he has great relationships with people~

"You guys are way too half-assed — at the very least the banner should've been red."

Bai Liang rejected the awkward ambush and started pointing fingers and giving orders right back.

Inspect and guide? Sure, why not~ He'd start "inspecting and guiding" right now.

While everyone was in an uproar, Wu Jing and Chen Kaige walked over and instantly cleared the area.

People didn't exactly scatter all at once, but they instinctively quieted down.

As if wanting to see what kind of bullshit — ahem, what kind of work guidance these two were about to offer.

Director Chen was fine with it, figuring it was their respect for him, but Wu Jing was a bit helpless — *bro, how did I become a street-sweeping tiger? *

He poked Bai Liang and asked in a low voice, "Bai Da Movie King, have you been badmouthing me behind my back?"

"What did you call me?" Bai Liang asked, seeming to space out for a moment.

"Bai Da Movie King!"

"Bai Da what?"

"Movie King!"

"What Movie King?"

"Your uncle's."

Wu Jing flipped him the middle finger. He was now certain Bai Liang hadn't been badmouthing him behind his back — this bastard had probably been doing it right to his face.

Of course, the "street-sweeping tiger" effect wasn't solely Wu Jing's "contribution."

His personality alone wouldn't make him a scene-stealer — it was mainly the buff that came from him and Chen Kaige showing up together.

Everyone was mainly afraid these two would somehow drag things into filming discussions and then start yapping.

Fortunately, *Battle at Lake Changjin* was now shooting in groups, and the other two directors had joined the production, so a lot of their disagreements had decreased, and the intensity of their clashes had dropped considerably — otherwise the internal atmosphere on set might've been even more oppressive.

As for whether these two had anything they could instantly agree on

Yes, brother, yes!

Maintaining a harmonious atmosphere on set is everyone's responsibility!

As the film's male lead, Bai Liang naturally stepped forward without hesitation — perfect timing~

"I need to take time off!"

"You f***ing—"

Wu Jing instantly lost his composure, and Chen Kaige's face scrunched up too — both of them looked at him with helpless expressions.

At this moment, their stance was perfectly aligned!

You just took time off to go to the Golden Rooster Awards, and now you want to take time off again?

Is there still law and order? Is there still justice?!

"No, Brother Liang, what time off do you need? Didn't you even turn down the Spring Festival Gala?" Wu Jing said, switching straight to a respectful-complaining tone.

Although he was just the lead actor, the things he worried about were no fewer than Chen Kaige's.

With great power comes great responsibility~ Once you've got the say, naturally you have to put in more effort.

"The Spring Festival Gala thing was because I really didn't have time to make several trips just for rehearsals, and besides, I've gone for several years in a row already," Bai Liang explained.

He really hadn't missed the Spring Festival Gala in recent years — the main reason being his grandma loved watching it.

But this year he really couldn't go — this damn *Battle at Lake Changjin* was shooting two parts back-to-back, and the time it covered was too long.

"Then what else do you have going on?" Wu Jing asked, exasperated.

Bai Liang counted on his fingers — hey, there really were quite a few things!

Going through them one by one would be too much trouble, so he chose to sum it up in one sentence: "I'm top-tier."

"F***!"

That line really broke everyone's defenses. Wu Jing pointed straight at Bai Liang, wanting to curse him out but not knowing what to say.

Given his standing in the industry, he naturally wouldn't care about some so-called top-tier celebrity — unless that person was Bai Liang.

At this moment, his mood was exactly like when the previous Stars of the Sea Young Actors Plan was launched and he learned Bai Liang was planning to attend.

In short: completely speechless.

After holding it in for a long time, he squeezed out: "Why are you still hanging out with that bunch of traffic stars? Let's just focus on making movies."

Chen Kaige, who had been watching the show from the side, nodded in strong agreement — but his face darkened the very next second.

Because Bai Liang had dragged his son into it.

"Asir is also working hard toward becoming a top-tier star. Don't you dare look down on top-tier stars~"

Wu Jing frowned. "Damn it, who the hell is Asir now?!"

Bai Liang did a little bear shrug, the smile on his face a touch wicked. "Oh, Director Chen's Young Master."

"I—" Wu Jing choked on his words, but the impression of this fool suddenly surfaced in his mind.

Wasn't he that silly Director Han Han who'd once, on stage, turned the world upside down and said to Chen Kaige something like, "I hope that in a few years, someone will say, 'I am your dad'"?

He had been laughing hysterically along at the time~ thinking to himself that his own son absolutely could not be this stupid in the future.

This guy wants to be a top-tier star too?

He couldn't help glancing at Director Chen's expression. Sure enough, it wasn't a pretty sight — though not quite as angry as he'd imagined.

"You kid, stop spreading rumors!" Wu Jing immediately stepped in as his mouthpiece and started firing back.

He still seemed to think it was a bit absurd that Director Chen's son would want to be some top-tier star. Would a big director's kid be short on film resources? Wouldn't it be fine to just act properly? What's the point of being a celebrity/influencer?

Bai Liang: Being a celebrity lets you cook fans~

Of course, the more important reason might be that top-tier stars really do make a killing?

Whether those who have fallen or those who bloomed for only a moment, at the peak of their fame, they were all outrageously money-magnets.

"My family is still very open-minded. Whatever he wants to do is fine. I won't force him into making films — otherwise I would have pulled the *Battle at Lake Changjin* crew in long ago."

Director Chen only spoke up now, and what he said was actually quite measured.

Indeed, for a project as big as *Battle at Lake Changjin*, as the chief director, arranging a meatier role for his own son wouldn't be all that hard.

But then again.

Wu Jing muttered to himself, because he remembered that before settling on Bai Liang as the male lead, for the role of Wu Wanli, Chen Kaige had seemed to want to recommend some young male actor.

Who was it? Wow, what a tough guess!

As for the casting of Wu Wanli, before Bai Liang nodded, quite a few young male actors in the industry had naturally been considered.