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Chapter 407 After all, you are her god

Once Lu Han was completely open, he immediately switched to another topic after talking to Bai Liang about movies for less than two minutes.

He said he plans to work with Deng Chao and Chen Chichi on a new variety show next year, which will also be an outdoor reality show, and asked Bai Liang if he was interested.

Bai Liang asked with a puzzled look, "Aren't you afraid of conflicting with 'Running Man'?"

"We didn't film Running Man this year. You really don't care at all?" Lu Han complained helplessly.

"I'm not Guan Xiaotong, why would I care about you? Besides, I don't usually watch 'Running Man'."

Makes sense!
Lu Han scratched his head. "Want to come and play together? It'll be a gathering of acquaintances."

Bai Liang didn't ask them why they left "Running Man," since there were only a few reasons, and he was too lazy to dig deeper.

He simply asked out of curiosity, "Do you have enough budget for your show?"

These words left Lu Han speechless. Oh no, he had forgotten about the appearance fee for this guy.

They might not be able to afford Bai Liang for their new show.

After all, Bai Liang currently commands the highest appearance fees in the entertainment industry, practically holding the top spot by a landslide.

It's not just because of his high status and fame, but also because of his excellent variety show skills; he's incredibly good at creating entertaining content.

Some of them are even incredibly dangerous and can make you faint!
There are almost no meal replacements in the entertainment industry.

So from a certain perspective, Bai Liang can be considered to have achieved success in film, television, and variety shows. However, compared to his prolific output in movies and TV series, he participates in very few variety shows.

Aside from necessary promotions and the occasional guest appearance on variety shows, the only regular variety show she's been on so far is "Divas Hit the Road," a super hit two years ago.

At the time, there was even a question of who made whom successful.

Later, the question was no longer in question.

The following year, Mango TV capitalized on the momentum and produced another season, which resulted in a dramatic drop in viewership, a truly disastrous outcome.

This effectively killed off the idea of ​​making another season this year, which was still alive.

Advertisers are no longer buying it.

Mango TV really wanted to bring Bai Liang back to record another season, but he didn't have the time; his schedule was already full.

Unlike other variety shows, travel programs cannot be recorded episode by episode; they require a relatively long period of time to record in one go.

Bai Liang simply couldn't find such a gap in his schedule these past two years.

Then the show's IP was temporarily shelved. Until Mango TV came up with a solution, they preferred to hold off on filming for now in order to protect it.

To prevent the show's intellectual property from being ruined.

As for the new show "Five Ha" that Lu Han mentioned, whether Bai Liang will participate or not is not something they can discuss at the dinner table.

We need to let Yanzi argue and discuss with the production team.

Just when Lu Han was feeling a little disappointed, something funny happened.

Bai Liang suddenly received a call from Yang Yang.

After learning the other party's purpose, Bai Liang was amused and said to Lu Han, "Your competitor is here. Do you two want to fight?"

"What competitor?" Lu Han asked, bewildered.

"Yang Yang, he asked me if I wanted to participate in a variety show on Mango TV next year, called something like 'Energetic Brothers'. What's going on with you two? Why are you going around recruiting people for a variety show? Are you shy or insecure?"

It's quite a strange feeling to be able to take down two former top celebrities with just one sentence.

At this moment, Yang Yang on the other end of the phone was also confused, "You two? Who are you?"

"I'm having dinner with Lu Han. He wants me to participate in some kind of program. Should I put it on speakerphone so we can all chat?" Bai Liang said, suppressing a laugh.

They got right to it, but once the phone was placed down, Yang Yang actually became "shy" and seemed a little unsure of what to say.

"Just record both of them, what's wrong with that?" Lu Han said, indicating that he was already open about it and there was nothing to be "shy" about.

"Well, that makes sense."

Even over the phone, Lu Han could already feel Yang Yang's voice. His deep voice startled Lu Han at first, then she covered her mouth to suppress a laugh, winking at Bai Liang as if silently complaining.

It seems to be saying: Is he really that concerned about his image?

Bai Liang nodded to Lu Han first, then said, "You two bastards, go and contact my manager properly. Since when did it become your place to personally handle the work of the production team?"

"I was just asking," Yang Yang said helplessly.

"Didn't you break down after being pranked on 'Divas Hit the Road 2' and develop a phobia of variety shows? Have you gotten over it?" Bai Liang casually teased.

Lu Han was clearly interested in this topic as well, giving him a thumbs up and listening intently.

Yang Yang then confidently retorted, "There are no women on this show."

That makes sense; it's called "Energetic Brothers," so it's bound to be all men.

It's common knowledge that when men get together, they're more likely to produce brilliant ideas.

They don't really engage in much infighting or create any dramatic scenes that would make people lose their minds.

But Bai Liang didn't let him off the hook: "I recorded what you said. I'll send it to Shuangzi later and have her curse you on Weibo."

Luhan: Holy crap, that's brutal!

He suddenly realized that Bai Liang had actually shown him mercy, while he had really gone all out against Yang Yang.
However, this time Yang Yang not only did not surrender, but even dared to fight back.

His voice remained deep and reserved: "Yes, I believe you. After all, you are her god."

"Hahahaha!" Lu Han couldn't hold back anymore and burst into laughter.

"You're her god, that's a sure way to kill the game."

Wow, that's awesome, bro!

However, after laughing, he didn't forget to add, "The regular guests on my show are all male, it's a group of guys."

"Little Deer~ I've always had a wish. If you grant it to me, I'll go live with you permanently, no matter what. How about it?" Bai Liang suddenly whispered in a devilish tone.

Lu Han didn't mind that Bai Liang was younger than him but called him "Little Lu," and instead asked curiously, "What's your wish?"

"I've always thought you'd look great in women's clothing," Bai Liang said with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Lu Han immediately lost his composure: "Damn it!"

This time, it was Yang Yang's turn to laugh uncontrollably on the other end of the phone.

This time, things completely collapsed.

Of course, before he laughed, I quickly imagined that he wasn't suited to cross-dressing, so this topic wouldn't hurt him.

And to be honest, he really wanted to see it too.

However, Lu Han stated that he would never agree to such an outrageous request.

This made Bai Liang regret that he should have bet on this with the other party. Why didn't he think of that back then?

"Lu Han refuses, do you want to?" So Bai Liang turned around and started to persuade Yang Yang, thinking to himself that he would be alright.

"Don't even think about it!"

Yang Yang: This bastard's perverse sense of humor is getting worse and worse!
Crossdressing? He'd be better off dead!
After this meal, Bai Liang will have two more engagements next year. After all, they have already made the offer, so even if he doesn't have time to stay permanently, he should at least be a guest star and make a brief appearance.

After learning the recording time of the two shows, he was surprised to find that it was around the same time that "Go Go Squid!" and "You Are My Glory" were about to air, and he actually had a need for promotion.

However, promoting these two dramas is a real problem for Bai Liang. He would like to promote both of them together.

But I'm also worried that Dilraba and Nezha might start arguing on the show.
Bai Liang didn't think too much about this issue; in some ways, he was even more pretentious than Lu Han.
The other party made a show of it because they genuinely couldn't do it, while Bai Liang was just that kind of person; Kapibala never engages in internal strife.

Things will work themselves out when they reach the bridge.
After Bai Liang returned to the mountain city to continue filming, "Ne Zha" finally showed its "fangs".

With its strong screening schedule, this animated film began to wildly redefine everyone's understanding of cinema.

I originally thought that "Ne Zha" was going to surpass "Monkey King: Hero Is Back" and redefine the ceiling of animated films.

But many people were surprised to find that the film's box office performance looked strangely familiar.

Something's wrong! It looks like the ceiling has been punched through.
With this kind of box office trend during the summer season, I'm speechless! Is it *Wolf Warrior 2*?!

It feels like I'm reliving two years ago. Back then, during the summer movie season, my colleagues were completely dominated by this kind of frenzy.

Maoyan Movies revised its box office prediction to 4.5 billion yuan, showing sufficient respect for the phenomenal box office performance of "Ne Zha".

Of course, this is just the beginning, and it will continue to be changed.

After "Ne Zha" established a strong reputation, more and more viewers went to the cinema, and the predicted box office figures naturally continued to rise.

As for its original "rival," *Shanghai Fortress*, that film's box office performance was absolutely phenomenal.

After barely managing to surpass 100 million yuan in box office revenue, its screenings were almost completely cut off by major cinema chains, who wished they could kick this damn thing out of the theaters and give all the screenings to "Ne Zha".

Coupled with its complete collapse in reputation, this "sci-fi blockbuster" can be said to have completely crashed.

This is bad news for Lu Han, but there is also some good news.

That's because he tried to piggyback on the success of "Ne Zha," so when Teng Huatao tried to shift the blame onto him, nobody paid any attention to him.

What do you mean by "misusing Lu Han"?

This strange apology is obviously just an attempt to shift blame.
But he had to shift the blame; the movie was a huge loss. Having botched this kind of investment, it would be difficult for him to make movies again.

It wasn't just Lu Han's film career that was cut short; Teng Huatao's career as a film director was also almost completely ruined, and he can basically only go back to making TV dramas.

The current attempt to shift blame is more like a desperate struggle, a "last gasp before death."

So, did this guy choose Lu Han as the lead actor just to shift the blame from the start?
However, everyone is currently curious about what level of movie "Ne Zha" is, and not really interested in seeing his performance.

Oh right, "Shanghai Fortress" still has a slight presence.

Some netizens jokingly described these two films, which were initially "rivals," as "Qiao Feng in the North and Murong in the South." "How dare I, Qiao Feng, a great man, be compared to someone like you?"

This is the worst time Murong Fu has ever been portrayed negatively.

For Lu Han, the decreasing presence of movies is actually a good thing, at least he doesn't have to be humiliated so intensely anymore.

He breathed a sigh of relief; thank goodness!
Guess what happened?

Bai Liang is filming the scene where he shaves his head in "Better Days". It's no wonder that Lu Han is so unlucky. His bangs were the most criticized part of his role in "Shanghai Fortress".

Actually, it's not that outrageous that he can't compare to Bai Liang, since no one in the younger generation can compare to him.

So after the photos of him shaving his head were released, people made some lighthearted jokes, saying things like, "They're both top stars, how come there's such a big difference?"

Luhan continues to operate, completely unaffected.

Then photos of Chen Duling shaving her head came out.
This is really numb!

This girl cut off all her long hair for a role; she used to be a famous campus goddess with long, straight black hair!
The official Weibo account of the movie released behind-the-scenes footage, showing that after shaving his head, Dudu cried terribly.

But after the ordeal, he still had to continue acting, and he didn't get sentimental; he only cried once.

A lot of people gave the girl a thumbs up.

This is quite a positive form of publicity, after all, Chen Duling wouldn't force the entire crew to shave their heads with her.

Lu Han: Oh no, we're doomed.

Upon seeing this thing, he immediately said that he would definitely spend less time online these few days, already anticipating how much criticism he was going to receive.

Fortunately, the roadshow was over, otherwise he would have suspected that someone was about to attack him face-to-face.

The "lesson" this incident taught him was that he never wanted to "compete on the same stage" with Bai Liang again. Not only did his movie get destroyed, but he was also being hunted down outside the movie.
This Kapibal seems capable of suddenly jumping out from any angle and slapping him twice.

Chen Duling, however, was unaware that she had unintentionally broken down someone's defenses; she was genuinely upset because she felt so ugly.

The mountain city in summer is like an oven, unbearably hot.

But the young lady's love of beauty triumphed over everything.

Whenever she's not filming, she always has to wear a full wig.

Otherwise, she said she wouldn't dare to get too close to Bai Liang.

It's not that she has too much of an idol burden; it's just that Zhou Ye doesn't have to shave his head.

The little girl is still beautiful and always hangs around Bai Liang, while Chen Duling, with her tomboyish hairstyle, is just there to make him look good.

How can this be allowed!

"Dudu, you actually look quite good with short hair. Take off your wig, it's so hot outside," Bai Liang sincerely suggested.

"Don't lie to me," Chen Duling said pitifully.

"Why would I lie to you? A beautiful girl is still beautiful even if she shaves her head. Have you read 'The Smiling, Proud Wanderer'?"

"I've seen it, so what?"

"There's a character named Yilin, a bald nun, who still manages to attract a womanizer!"

Although the description sounded a bit strange, Chen Duling, encouraged by Bai Liang, still took off that damned wig.

Unfortunately, she reached out and touched it, then ran away quickly.

I was covered in sweat, I looked so pathetic!

She even worried that the smell might develop from the heat. If her head smelled bad too, she felt like she was going to have a breakdown.

To ease her awkward mood, Bai Liang invited her to go to the movies together.

This made Dudu both excited and conflicted. When she was at her "ugliest," her crush wanted to go on a date with her.
The girl frantically searched for clothes to match, but felt that everything she wore looked strange and didn't suit her short hair.

In the end, I had no choice but to wear a baseball cap.

However, she still resolutely put on makeup and went to a movie theater that was quite far away with Bai Liang, full of anticipation.

This made her heart pound wildly. Why did he have to run so far? What was his intention?

Should I be a little more reserved?
As a result, Bai Liang took her to see "Shanghai Fortress"!
Yes, that's right, *Shanghai Fortress*.

The reason I went so far was because the nearest cinemas didn't have any screenings in the evening.

Bai Liang searched for a long time before finally finding a movie theater eight kilometers away and arranging a showing.

The advantage was that there were indeed very few viewers; there were only three people in the entire movie theater, including the two of them.

Bai Liang thought the guy who came to see a movie alone and even chose "Shanghai Fortress" was a bit weird. Was he so desperate?
Actually, Chen Duling also felt that her senior was a bit perverted. So many people have said this movie is terrible, why does he still have to go looking for excitement? Does he want to see just how bad it is?
Bai Liang: I'm taking you to see what happens when Lu Han doesn't get a haircut~
By taking others as a mirror, we can understand our own gains and losses.

Chen Duling: I've read a lot of books! Brother, you can't fool me.

Bai Liang: Really?
They made eye contact, and looking into his sincere eyes, Dudu's mind went completely blank, and she completely "forgot" all the books she had read.

There's no way around it. It's a matter of who's willing to take the bait.

She's willing to be deceived; no amount of education will help her.

Then the two of them really enjoyed watching this terrible movie.

Hmm. This movie is quite amazing because it's consistently bad; it basically gathers every mistake that Chinese science fiction can make.
But if you want to quickly identify exactly what makes it so bad and memorable, Lu Han's bangs are actually the most striking feature.

No wonder Teng Huatao was able to shift the blame; he ended up bringing up such a mess. To be honest, Bai Liang has to say something in Lu Han's defense: his problem isn't actually that big.

This guy just gave the performance you'd expect from a young heartthrob; he wasn't particularly outstanding.

Of course, this movie has a different purpose today.

After watching it, Chen Duling breathed a sigh of relief, feeling that there was nothing wrong with her shaving her head. Rather than going through an awkward period, she didn't want to hold back or be criticized by the audience because of it.

"How does it feel?"

Hearing this, Chen Duling almost burst out laughing, finding Bai Liang's way of comforting her quite unique.
"Yes, I feel much better."

There's another program tonight.

Evening? Program?
Chen Duling's eyes lit up again, but after returning to Bai Liang's RV, she felt that she shouldn't have had so many expectations.

This kind of "date" is too strange.

First, he took her to watch terrible movies, and then he wanted to take her to watch Lu Han's live stream.

That's right, Lu Han has to fulfill his bet.

He kept his word; he was completely resigned to his fate and would accept any ridicule. He didn't care about the movie; completing this bet between men as soon as possible was more important.

He doesn't care what he says or does; even knowing he'll be subjected to intense verbal abuse on his live stream, he simply ignores the comments.

If it drags on for too long, and he gets labeled as someone who doesn't keep their word, that would be even more upsetting than the movie flopping.

"Hey hey hey~ Can you hear me?"

For some reason, Lu Han felt a sense of relief after connecting with Bai Liang via microphone.

With this older brother around, he inexplicably felt a lot safer.

It wasn't that he suddenly became gay; it was because after Bai Liang's voice appeared, the group of people who were cursing him immediately shifted their attention.

At this moment, Bai Liang was still watching his live stream while casually replying to some questions in the chat.

"My relationship with him? It's pretty good. He often treats me to meals."

"If you ask me to comment on 'Shanghai Fortress' and Lu Han's acting skills, to be honest, buddy, I just finished watching 'Shanghai Fortress' with a girl."

Lu Han was quite touched when he heard this. "You even took a girl to see my movie?"

Bai Liang: "Yeah, do you know how hard it is for me to find a cinema that shows 'Shanghai Fortress' in the evening?"

Wow! Who did you take to see it?!

At this moment, Guan Xiaotong suddenly appeared next to Lu Han, her face full of gossip.

Even Lu Han couldn't hold him back~
"Chen Duling is right next to me right now. She's going to play games with her boyfriend later."

"Why did you two suddenly decide to go see my movie?" Lu Han quickly restrained Guan Xiaotong, whose gossip spirit was burning wildly, thinking to himself that he shouldn't cause any live broadcast mishaps.

"Dudu, why don't you tell me?"

"No, please." Chen Duling said somewhat embarrassedly.

"It's okay, this guy has a pretty good mental fortitude, don't worry about hurting him. I often stab him a couple of times for no reason."

"Alright, that's enough! I think I get it, buddy, you're really after me. I'll just stop making movies, okay?" Lu Han said helplessly on the other end.

At this moment, the comments section was flooded with "It's a promise" and "Boundless merit".

But this is already a joke, which is different from a particularly malicious insult.

Next came the long-awaited moment of kissing his girlfriend.

I must say, the young couple actually did a pretty good job.

Bai Liang watched with great interest, while Chen Duling was getting restless, glancing at the screen and then at Bai Liang.

He seemed to want to say something, but ultimately kept quiet.
Afterwards, everyone played games together via voice chat for a while, and this bet between men officially came to an end.

Meanwhile, Lu Han's statement during a live stream that he would no longer make movies naturally spread.

Everyone said this was his greatest contribution to the film and television industry, and that the era of idol-driven fan films was finally coming to an end—a cause for celebration!

However, what no one knew was that a new film starring Xiao Zhan, "Jade Dynasty," was about to make a comeback, reopening the floodgates of viewership that "Shanghai Fortress" had closed.

(End of this chapter)