Chinese entertainment started with male models

Chapter 406 The Closed Door to Science Fiction
After the premiere of "Ne Zha", Bai Liang planned to have a meal with his mother before heading back to the film set the next day.

His mother, on the other hand, was planning to go along for some roadshows. These things were new and exciting to her, and she felt like she was traveling around.

However, during the meal, Bai's mother criticized Bai Liang, saying, "Why didn't you invite that young lady to have a meal with you?"

The "little girl" here refers to Zhang Ruonan.

However, Bai Liang simply shrugged and said, "Of course I'll keep her, but what can I do if she's too scared?"

He wasn't lying about that. Zhang Ruonan clearly hesitated for a moment, then said she had to catch up on her schedule and left.

"Dare not?" Hearing this, Mrs. Bai was completely confused. "That shouldn't be the case. I've been very nice to her. Is she worried about being photographed having dinner with you?"

"Maybe~"

"If I had known this would happen, I wouldn't have brought you," Mrs. Bai complained.

It seems she's a bit disgusted with her son's status as a big star; why is she putting so much pressure on the girl?

Upon hearing this, Bai Liang thought to himself that he was indeed his biological son.
However, his mother clearly still didn't fully understand how things worked in the entertainment industry.

Zhang Ruonan did feel the pressure, but it was definitely not from Bai Liang's fame.

Or rather, there are probably very few girls who would dare to have dinner with Bai Liang at this time.

The bet he made with Lu Han has generated so much buzz that now anyone who appears next to Bai Liang is considered a "girlfriend suspect," not to mention their parents.

If she dares to eat this meal, the media might label her as "Bai Liang's girlfriend".

This is actually a massive influx of traffic, but not everyone can handle it; some might overeat.

For more details, please see the "Sassy Chicken Sisters".

They're all behaving themselves now, not daring to stand out, which shows how "dangerous" the current environment is.

Anyone who dares to step forward will likely be surrounded and attacked.

Naza and Reba are pretending to be stupid, but that doesn't mean they'll just sit idly by and watch others jump out and reap the benefits.

They'll absolutely attack anyone they see, and they'll team up to fight!

Moreover, the two of them are only on the surface; there are a bunch of people secretly working against them at the same time, which is a bit scary to even think about.

No wonder Zhang Ruonan ran away so quickly.

She's only been in the industry for a short time, and her body is too fragile; she can't withstand many blows.

Brother, let's make another date another day~
"I really like her quite a bit," Mrs. Bai said again.

“The girls are all busy building their careers. Look at today’s premiere, which of the girls you know came to support us? They’re all busy,” Bai Liang said casually.

That's what he said, but actually he was just being lazy and thought that since it was just dubbing and he wasn't actually the lead actor, there was no need to ask each of them if they were available.

Anyway, he's enough to handle things on his own.

You can also use this to fool your mom.

However, Bai's mother immediately refuted his claim with facts, telling him that his mother was, after all, his mother.

“They all want to come, they’ve all contacted me,” Mrs. Bai said, blinking.

"what?"

"Really? I'll show you the chat history. I felt it wasn't good for so many to come at once, but if only one or two came, I was afraid the others would have reservations. So I simply told them not to come."

As it turns out, Bai's mother was more popular than Bai Liang himself.

Anyone who knows her and has her contact information really wants to attend the premiere of "Ne Zha".

Actively put down the "registration" form.

Moreover, these girls all bypassed Bai Liang without mentioning the matter to him.

They're clearly harboring some malice.

However, Bai's mother was a little afraid of the chaotic scene; she wasn't as fierce as her son.

We decided not to invite anyone, letting them focus on their work. Auntie appreciates your thoughtfulness!
At this moment, Bai's mother looked at her son with a slightly smug look, as if to say, "Do you have anything else to say?"

Bai Liang:
They've raised the white flag! They've surrendered! They've surrendered!

Bai's mother: Since you've already surrendered, you should hurry up and find someone to settle down with. I can't take it anymore; they're too enthusiastic.

Bai Liang: You seem to be enjoying yourself quite a bit.
How dare you, you brat, talk about your mother like that?
Just as Bai's mother was about to give her handsome son a lesson, Bai Liang's phone suddenly rang.

He glanced at his eyes and immediately indicated that a girl was looking for him.

After hearing this, Bai's mother let him off the hook, but said, "Then why don't you hurry up?"
Yes, she is indeed a girl, and a rare guest at that.

For a while, Zhao Jinmai quite liked to "harass" Bai Liang, and would look for him almost every day.

Occasionally there are some academic problems, but most of the time we just chat about random things.

But on one occasion, when she was hesitantly seeking advice on relationship problems, Bai Liang turned the tables and told her parents that he would definitely teach her a lesson.

After that, the girl contacted him much less frequently, as she seemed to have focused her attention on more important matters.

I wonder if her parents managed to find out which blond guy it was.

As for why it suddenly popped up again today...
"Brother, may the movie be a huge success!"

On the other end of the phone, Zhao Jinmai offered her very sincere wishes: You must win!

"You're not studying properly and you're playing on your phone instead, how dare you!"

He takes good care of adult women, but when it comes to underage girls, Bai Liang always strikes hard!

Then Zhao Jinmai on the other end of the phone sounded extremely aggrieved, "I'm on summer vacation!"

Ah this~
Bai Liang, who had been out of school for several years, had actually forgotten about this matter for a while.

Students have winter and summer vacations.

But how could a "shameless adult" admit his mistake? So Bai Liang directly said, "Even during summer vacation, you still need to study hard. You're going to be a senior in high school soon, it's so important!"

"I don't need that many academic points to get into the Central Academy of Drama."

“Schools like the Central Academy of Drama and Beijing Film Academy should raise their admission scores. If students don’t even have enough academic backgrounds, how can they possibly succeed in cultural endeavors?”

Zhao Jinmai wasn't rebellious or argumentative; on the contrary, she thought her brother made a lot of sense!
After all, her academic performance was actually quite good. Although she couldn't compare to those truly outstanding academic achievers, scoring over 500 points was no problem for her, and she was definitely not a poor student.

From Zhang Yishan and Yang Zi to Liu Haoran, Guan Xiaotong, and Wang Junkai, news about celebrities taking the college entrance exams for arts programs has dominated the trending topics every year.

At first, people were only paying attention to this issue, but in the past two years, the popularity and attention have been increasing.

This has put a lot of people under pressure.
Compared to Wu Lei, Xi Zi Ge, and Song Zu Er, who were quickly exposed last year, the celebrities who took the college entrance examination this year have done a pretty good job of keeping their identities secret.

The specific scores are not available; only the rankings of the corresponding art colleges are available.

Of course, it could also be because this year's star candidates have relatively lower profiles.

But next year will be exciting, with Zhang Zifeng, Zhao Jinmai, Li Gengxi and other relatively well-known artists, plus a few artists who became famous through talent shows, making it a "big year for the college entrance examination" in the entertainment industry.

Moreover, Zhang Zifeng, the "leading lady," was still pushing the limits.
The academic prowess and competitive spirit they displayed on "Back to Field" were quite impressive.

Seriously, sis, you're studying like this on TV? Are you even leaving any room for other people to compete?
She even launched a group mockery, saying to Eddie Peng, "Is it really that hard to get over 400 points?"

Is this really putting a lot of pressure on Zhao Jinmai?
Of course, the biggest pressure actually came from Bai Liang. His academic excellence and fame were one of the important triggers that made these aspects attract more and more public attention.

Since his debut, he has done quite a lot of work in this area.

"Brother, you've corrupted the spirit of the entertainment industry!" Zhao Jinmai complained.

"what?"

Bai Liang felt wronged by Zhao Jinmai's statement, asking what the entertainment industry's atmosphere had to do with him.
After denying this claim, he casually inquired about the young girl's career.

The other party immediately and enthusiastically shared what movies they had recently filmed.

"Oh right, I also did a variety show!"

Being a regular on a variety show for the first time was quite a novel experience for Zhao Jinmai, so she immediately shared it with Bai Liang.

After sharing, they also sent over a bunch of pitiful emojis.

Bai Liang understood what she meant, although he had never heard of this show called "Fashion Partners" and it seemed like it was going to flop.

But he still added, "If I have time later..."

"Great!"

"But I'm most likely not free~"

He was harassing the young girl. No, given her age, it should be described as teasing her.

The word "flirting" shouldn't be used carelessly, at least not before she comes of age, hmm, next year?

It feels like this little girl has really grown up in the blink of an eye. However, Bai Liang hasn't seen her for a while and doesn't know what she looks like now.

However, Zhao Jinmai was not angry because Bai Liang said he was "probably not available." Instead, he turned around and asked about the bet between Bai Liang and Lu Han.

"Brother, you're sure you can win, right?"

"Why are you still concerned about this kind of thing? We're sure to win."

"That's good~"

After Bai Liang put down his phone, he found his mother staring at him with a curious look on her face.

"What's the matter?"

"You're laughing so happily, which girl is she? Do I know her?" "You definitely know her, but you've never seen her before."

"Who is it? Are you bringing them home for dinner at the end of the year?"

With the need to bring food home firmly in mind, Bai Mama would actually be quite suited to be a product manager!
But Bai Liang thought to himself, if he really brought Zhao Jinmai back, his family would be in an uproar.

They're probably going to pressure him into turning himself in.

This is different from puppy love in school, after all, Bai Liang was young back then.

Hey ~
The idea genius has suddenly appeared online!
With acting skills worthy of an award-winning actor, Bai Liang feigned hesitation and said, "I'd like to, but it's not really appropriate."

"What's wrong? Are there still girls who don't like you?"

"She's too old."

At this moment, Bai's mother's eyes changed slightly, as if she had thought of someone. "It's actually quite normal for there to be an age gap. I remember Li Yitong is two years older than you. Um, how many years apart are you exactly?"

Bai Liang thought for a moment, then gave a definite answer: "Ten years apart."

"what?!"

Bai's mother couldn't hold back anymore. What she had just thought of was Jing Tian. He was four years younger than her handsome son, which wasn't so bad.

Although she had never met or interacted with Jing Tian, ​​she was fairly well aware of all of her son's rumored girlfriends.

But with a ten-year age gap, she really couldn't recall her son ever having any contact with someone that old.
Seeing his mother's bewildered expression, Bai Liang felt that his trick was actually quite effective.

It's much more reliable to pretend to be gay than to find Huang Jingyu to cooperate with.

Mrs. Bai looked at him with complicated emotions and couldn't help but say, "You must be really hungry."

Upon hearing this, she suddenly realized something.

wrong!

When has my son ever been "hunger" since he was a baby?
This is all a lie; that brat is trying to fool her.

It wasn't until Bai Liang opened Zhao Jinmai's Baidu Baike profile and showed it to her that things changed.

"Isn't this little girl, born in 02, quite cute?"

White Mother:
She did recognize him, after all, she had seen "The Wandering Earth".

But I never really thought of including this little girl. When I watched the movie before, I felt that this girl was chubby and had a baby face. She looked like she hadn't grown up yet.

Yes. Zhao Jinmai was fourteen years old when she filmed "The Wandering Earth".

I don't know if she was fourteen years old at the time. If she was, it wouldn't be illegal if the other party consented. If she wasn't, she could go to jail regardless of whether she consented or not.

These are some basic legal facts; please remember them and always be mindful of potential dangers.

Of course, Zhao Jinmai is now seventeen, but Bai's mother still felt something was off and immediately decided to "turn against" her:
"Hmph! You just wait, brat, I'll get my husband to deal with you!"

Bai Liang: ? ? ?
So you're resorting to this tactic? You think I'm afraid of your husband?

bring it on!

She really did look for him. Her father's phone went through immediately, and Bai's mother chattered on and on, describing how her son had bullied her while she was being affectionate.

Finally, with a smug look on her face, she handed the phone to Bai Liang, "Your dad's looking for you~"

"You two have such a great relationship, it feels like you're still dating." Bai Liang remarked, then picked up the phone and greeted, "Dad, how's the game going?"

"Not bad. Come back and do me a favor. There's a character who wants you to be their face model and voice actor."

"Please contact my agent; she will handle any work-related issues for you."

"Hiss~ You brat!"

The father and son exchanged a few words and fought so fiercely that the Great Dao was almost obliterated.

During this time, Mrs. Bai acted like a little girl, cheering on her husband.
After the two sides finished their exchange and the phone call ended, she asked gloatingly, "What did your father say about you?"

"Yeah, he said it's awesome."

"what?!"

Bai Liang insisted that he wasn't lying; that's exactly what his father said.

In a sense, he has achieved one of the greatest accomplishments a boy can have: gaining his father's approval.

Oh right, Bai Liang wasn't actually joking with his dad; he really did need to contact Yanzi about helping out.

Money doesn't matter, he didn't get paid for dubbing "Ne Zha," he did it all for free, and he even had to help promote it.

The main issue is scheduling; he can't just go whenever he wants.

However, Dad wasn't in a hurry; it was still a long way off before that "broken game" was even finished.

Because that game is called:

Black Myth: Wukong.
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After the opening day box office results for "Ne Zha" and "Shanghai Fortress" were released, Bai Liang was having dinner with Lu Han.

After finishing his lunch, he was going to the airport to return to the mountain city to continue filming.

Of course, Lu Han paid for the meal, because Bai Liang wanted to "comfort" him with a few words, and he had to pay an appearance fee.

"Ne Zha" grossed 180 million yuan on its opening day, which exceeded expectations.

The opening day box office figures weren't particularly explosive, but the occupancy rate was outrageous, and with only slightly over 20% of screenings, it didn't even have as many screenings as "Shanghai Fortress".

This was only because some "well-meaning" people online inexplicably stirred up trouble, linking Bai Liang to "Ne Zha" in such a way that the theaters, seeing this situation, gave him a few more screenings.

Brother Liang still has some influence.
However, since this is just an animated movie, his Face Fruit ability was not fully displayed.

Unlike "The Wandering Earth," which had the most screenings at the beginning of its run, it did not.

So no one knows yet what kind of results "Ne Zha" will achieve after it has secured all the screening slots.

As for "Shanghai Fortress," it's "more or less the same."

That's just a fraction of what "Ne Zha" made, 80 million.

Many people actually knew this would be the outcome; they said they just knew it would be like this.

But many people were completely bewildered.

It was mainly caused by the bet between Bai Liang and Lu Han.

Because they made a bet, many people subconsciously assumed that the two movies shouldn't be too different; otherwise, what's the point of betting? Isn't that crazy?

Looking at it now, it's really insane. It's not even half as good as other people's.

Lu Han is a good guy; he genuinely provides laughs and sacrifices himself to make everyone happy.

This can be seen as compensation for the harm suffered by some people who bought tickets to see "Shanghai Fortress".

The movie was terrible, but the shows outside of it were great, and they were free.

I felt much better afterwards.

When criticizing Lu Han online, they tend to be a little gentler, directing most of their criticism at director Teng Huatao.

I'll give you a refund!
What a piece of crap, this sci-fi blockbuster is already a shoo-in for next year's Golden Broom Award.

If we can't get this, then it's definitely a shady deal!
Never before has the Golden Broom Awards produced such a strong contender more than half a year before the event.

From this perspective, it can be considered a record-breaking achievement.

Meanwhile, the door to Chinese science fiction opened by "The Wandering Earth" seems to have been closed again by "Shanghai Fortress".

And, quite unhygienicly, it pooped a huge pile.

To be honest, Lu Han wasn't particularly upset about losing. Although he had been in a phase of overconfidence before, he clearly still had some self-awareness.

However, the cracking was still normal, mainly because he didn't expect that it wouldn't even break 100 million on the first day.

Isn't this right?
"Hey~ It's no big deal. Brother Chao's movie 'Looking Up' only made 60 million on its opening day."

Bai Liang was clearly good at comforting people, and he downplayed the issue.

They completely ignored the fact that the film opened with a score of 4.2 on Douban, and that it's still dropping steadily, probably down to the 3.x soon.

Compared to the 30% of screenings on the first day, the screenings of "Shanghai Fortress" have been cut in half today.

If nothing unexpected happens, the box office performance on the second day will likely be even worse than on the first day.
As for where the cut screenings went?

"Ne Zha" was taken away with a smile, and its screenings increased by 40% the next day.

However, Lu Han seems to have been genuinely comforted; to be precise, "I, the young master of Yanjing, don't care~"
Open up!
"I won't be making movies anymore, and I'll take on fewer acting roles. I'm preparing to retire," Lu Han said, seemingly quite nonchalantly.

While eating, Bai Liang asked, "Anyone wanting you to make movies, buddy?"

"Damn it... Can't we just not talk about it?" Lu Han looked at him speechlessly, then raised a glass.

He knew very well that from today onwards, his film career would be cut short, much like Wu Moufan's.

But his mindset is different. It's over? Then let's get started!
Where you fail, just lie down there. Lying down is so comfortable.

Actually, "Shanghai Fortress" isn't entirely meaningless; it might symbolize the end of fan-oriented movies featuring young, attractive male stars.

Lu Han, who once ushered in the era of internet celebrities and became a dominant force, has now single-handedly brought about the downfall of fan-driven films.

From this perspective, it can be considered a case of having a beginning and an end.

(End of this chapter)