Chapter 648: Filled with the Smells of Human Life

The drama "Police Honor" wasn't among the top-tier scripts Bai Liang had received.

At least his behind-the-scenes boss, Sister Yanzi, didn't take much interest in it—it was the kind of project where taking it was fine, and not taking it didn't matter.

She helped Bai Liang take it partly to fill a gap in his drama portfolio, for diversified development and broader acting range and screen presence; the other reason was simpler: this script was the most suitable at the time.

A general picked from among short men.

Yet this drama, which Sister Yanzi hadn't valued much, directly triggered a chaotic battle over the "three sisters who looked alike."

Li Xin and Li Yitong, drawn by the scent, nearly beat the original female lead Bai Lu's brains out behind the scenes.

At first, Bai Lu was at a disadvantage because those shameless "Seductive Sister Duo" launched an immediate "evil two-on-one" attack, and they coordinated surprisingly well!

It made her briefly think they'd teamed up specifically to mess with her, since the three of them had pulled the same stunt at the Bulgari banquet three years ago.

But precisely because they'd interacted before, after she gritted her teeth and held on while pretending to be weak, the two immediately turned on each other.

In the end, after a series of "blade-light and sword-shadow" clashes, Bai Lu was the one who laughed last.

It wasn't that her backing or influence was the strongest—she simply held the first-mover advantage.

A girl with a cute gap-toothed smile never has bad luck~

Before seeing the trending topics, Bai Lu truly believed this.

Having an assistant by her side who shared everything with her—good or bad—was truly her "luck."

"Bai Mengyan, look at this!"

Just one glance, and Bai Lu wanted to gouge out her own eyes—it was the official start day of the new drama, and she'd been so happy, but her good mood lasted barely a moment before she saw news of her male lead and her "archenemy" cooing over each other and making big headlines.

So annoying!

"What a mess, I don't want to look, I don't want to look," Bai Lu waved her hand impatiently.

"It's news about your crush! You're not even going to look?"

"My crush? What does that have to do with me?"

At this, her best friend gave her a strange look—mainly staring at her mouth—then immediately pinched it, muttering curiously: "How can your mouth be this stubborn?"

"What are you talking about? I don't understand a word!" Bai Lu shook off the damn friend, feigning a cold laugh.

"Oh, then I'll read it to you~"

Clearly, facing her stubbornness, her best friend was about to crank up the intensity~

"Aaaah! I don't want to hear it, I don't want to hear it!"

After a bout of roughhousing, the two still ended up huddled together, devouring the latest online gossip.

After all, excluding the factor of the archenemy, this news was actually quite interesting!

#Bai Liang and Li Yitong's Unexpected Date at North Zoo#

#Menglan's Escape#

#Clash of the Top Flows#

#Bai Liang Petting a Giant Panda#

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Just by reading this series of trending headlines, you could already piece together what had happened.

But after clicking in and reading the details, it still felt utterly absurd.

Many tourist-shot video clips from the scene were crystal clear.

Bai Bai Daxian had pulled another new stunt that left people unsure whether to faint or be dazzled!

Fortunately, many netizens had gradually gotten used to it—the proportion expressing "shock" had dropped significantly, and most were now discussing this "clash of the top flows."

"Going to the zoo and running into Menglan's escape? How has Bai Bai Daxian become so bizarre?"

"I'm more curious why Bai Liang and Li Yitong went to the zoo—will they finally announce their relationship? No way!"

"Can't you see the cameras following them? This is clearly a filming shoot—this 'date announcement' is obviously just promotion for the new drama!"

"Menglan escaped so hard, and Bai Liang didn't even lend a hand~ What a clueless idiot!"

"Giant pandas are this big? Their heads are bigger than Bai Liang and Li Yitong combined! Aren't they scared?"

"You clearly aren't a Daxian fan—captive pandas are nothing to fear! Daxian is the man who took on the African wilderness, with verifiable records—even wild lions would get slapped one by one."

"I just want to know if Daxian went to see the capybaras at the zoo—what show are they filming anyway? Will it be edited in later?"

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Honestly, netizens really were efficient.

In no time, they dug up "Fifty Kilometers to Peach Blossom Village"—the production team had scored big, doing nothing but reaping massive publicity, and many now remembered the name of this new show.

Top flow plus top flow—that's just how dominant they are; once the news broke, they instantly dominated the screens.

Frankly, when Bai Liang once went head-to-head with the unscandalized Wu Moufan, the buzz wasn't even this big.

Too bad, the man of old has ridden the iron window away; only a big bowl of noodles remains here.

After fully digesting this new gossip, Bai Lu's assistant and best friend stopped provoking her and instead began comforting her: "It's just a show recording, don't overthink it~"

"You're the one stirring things up," Bai Lu sighed helplessly, feeling lucky to have such a good friend.

But then she froze, realizing something terrible: "Damn, this bitch stole the traffic!"

"Huh?"

"You're only thinking about our new drama's filming day! We could've easily topped the trending charts—now it's completely ruined."

Resentment and actual financial loss were two different things—now Bai Lu's brow truly furrowed; she wondered if Li Yitong had deliberately done this.

Unable to snatch her resources, she turned around to cause trouble?

This suspicion flashed through her mind but vanished quickly—everything isn't a conspiracy; no matter how powerful Li Yitong was, she couldn't possibly control Menglan's escape—neither the zookeepers could manage that, you can't treat giant pandas like dogs!

So this was just an accidental event—whomever it happened to, that person was unlucky.

Unfortunately, this time, the unlucky one was just her, Bai Lu.

At this moment her best friend stopped fooling around and started helping her brainstorm, "Ship them as a couple! Bai Mengyan, standing next to your male god, you two have way more chemistry than she does~"

Best friend!

When they were messing around she'd roast her mercilessly, but when it came to serious business she still stood firmly on her side!

Still, Bai Lu hesitated, afraid her best friend was just humoring her: "Really?!"

"This one's true!" Her best friend nodded solemnly. "I'm a hardcore internet surfer. Li Yitong is famous for having zero chemistry with anyone. Otherwise, why do you think she's played so many female leads and still isn't as popular as you?"

Hearing this, Bai Lu didn't want to mention that her own resources actually weren't that much worse than the other side's, and just nodded hard.

Makes sense!

Her best friend struck while the iron was hot and gave her another shot of confidence: "She tries too hard, tense about everything, always looking like she's got a plan and is super shrewd. Where's the charm of a silly girl like you~ The way you laugh with your mouth open that wide!"

Bai Lu:... Why does it feel like I just got cursed out for no reason? Who's calling who a dummy?

After a round of bizarre confidence shots, this bowl of weird-tasting chicken soup, Bai Lu basically downed it~

For now she'd been schemed against out of nowhere, so she'd just put that evil little kitty on her tab for the time being and find a way to get even later!

The most important thing was today's opening ceremony. But Bai Lu really couldn't think of what she could do to steal the heat from that Meng Lan thing — the difficulty was absurdly exaggerated!

Even spending money to buy a trending topic probably wouldn't work, because Li Yitong's side wasn't stupid either. Why else would her "date" with Bai Liang's trending topic shoot straight to number one?

Without her team behind the scenes pushing hard? Not a soul would believe it!

If everyone's spending money and resources, isn't that the same as no one spending at all~

Bai Lu's guess was spot on. With heat falling from the sky, even the dumbest version of Li Yitong's team knew that spending a little money could get big things done.

The evil little kitty, who used to like keeping things hidden, had long since found the resolve to "step into the spotlight."