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Chapter 421 This time, it really was my invitation!

Wearing the official's scarlet robe from the Song Dynasty once again, Bai Liang had a strange sense of déjà vu, as if he had become Gu Tingye again.

It's just a pity that Minglan is no longer here.

The director didn't even mention giving Zhao Liying a cameo role; it's been a while since we've seen her.

Zhang Kaizhou: It's not that we can't invite them.
Jiang Shuying: Please, please let me off the hook~
The original supporting roles and cameos only affected her appearance. If Zhao Liying gets another role, it will boost her status and fame. She might really become depressed from playing the lead role.

Everyone's stealing her thunder as the female lead; nobody told her before that Daylight Entertainment's productions were this outrageous!
Although she understands the meaning of the so-called ensemble cast, she is hoping that this drama will make her a "superstar".

However, Jiang Shuying still knows how to use her brain.

The filming of "Serenade of Peaceful Joy" will actually be finished soon, and she has another important drama coming up.

It's called "Nothing But Thirty".

This drama focuses on the life dilemmas and survival pains faced by women in their 30s. It unfolds from the perspective of three women in their 30s and tells the story of urban women encountering multiple pressures at this important age.

Originally, "Nothing But Thirty" was supposed to be filmed first, but after Tong Liya was chosen as one of the female leads, her schedule had some issues, so Tong Yao was later chosen to replace her.

Of course, scheduling conflicts are a perfectly valid reason.

The truth is, the character named Gu Jia was previously rumored to be part of a story about a husband who cheats on his wife and the wife choosing to forgive him.

The script's plot so accurately reflects real-life experiences that if it were actually broadcast, the actors themselves would indeed be in a rather awkward position.
The fans' opinions were so strong that they actually influenced the artist's decisions.

So even though Tong Liya attended the press conference and stood firmly in the center position, she still withdrew from the role.

Of course, that's all in the past now.

However, this is a good thing for Jiang Shuying. After Tong Liya withdrew from the role, Tong Yao, who took her place, has a dark past and currently doesn't have the ability to steal the lead role from her.

While watching Bai Liang on set, she couldn't help but start thinking: since he was so easy to talk to, could she ask him to make a cameo appearance in "Nothing But Thirty"?

First, consider your relationship with Bai Liang.

Hmm. It should be pretty good. Although the two didn't spend much time together in "Divas Hit the Road 3", she and Nazha had a decent relationship.

Because Naza is the kind of person who gets very happy and thinks you're a good person just by praising her beauty and attractiveness.

At the time, Jiang Shuying clearly lacked the confidence to outshine Nazha on the show, so she simply took a "down-to-earth" approach.

She often made self-deprecating jokes, saying things like she wouldn't dare appear with Naza without makeup.

So Naza actually quite liked her.
Therefore, in that show, Jiang Shuying was the female guest who interacted with Bai Liang the second most, mainly playing the role of "you two are dating, and I'll be the straight man and get some screen time."

Unfortunately, that was the extent of her relationship with Bai Liang; they never collaborated on even a single drama.

There's no way to reach it; it's simply not enough.

There are many actresses of her caliber who want to act alongside Bai Liang, and her age is rather awkward.

She belongs to the "85 Flowers" age group, but she can't compare with Yang Mi, Zhao Liying, Jing Tian and others at all, so she can only compete in the younger generation.

However, there are quite a few "ruthless" people emerging from the post-90s generation. The two beauties of Xinjiang alone are enough to give many people a hard time.

In the past two years, many actresses in the industry have truly come to their senses.

Damn it.

You two have been fighting like it's real these past few years, but is it a real fight or just a charade?

Even with these two at the forefront, others continue to emerge. At first glance, the post-90s generation seems to be even more competitive!
There are also shameless people like Zhang Tianai who changed their status to be born in the 1990s.

As for those born after 1995, looking at Sister Meng and Wang Churan in the cast, Jiang Shuying felt that the younger girls were a bit over the top.
They're all so good-looking.
"What are you thinking about? Come on, get some fruit~" Bai Liang walked over with a bag of fruit and happened to see Jiang Shuying frowning in various ways.

Does this young lady have so many worries?
However, upon seeing Bai Liang arrive, she instantly brightened up, saying in a somewhat exaggerated tone, "Thank you so much~ I feel a little embarrassed that you even bought me things for my cameo role. How about I treat you to dinner tonight?"

That sounds a bit strange, after all, Bai Liang's cameo appearance wasn't at Jiang Shuying's invitation.
Of course, he wouldn't say something that would embarrass her, so he just smiled and said, "Sister Meng bought it, I can't claim it for myself~"

Did Meng Ziyi buy it?
Jiang Shuying, who had just thought the fruit looked quite tempting, immediately realized that she didn't actually want to eat it.

Having no reason to invite Bai Liang to dinner, she immediately started thinking of new ideas.
The next second, Bai Liang casually asked, "Is there something you want to tell me? What is it?"

"Um, I have a rather presumptuous request~"

"tell me the story."

"There's a TV series where you might have time for a cameo role."

"Okay."

"If you don't have time, how about you just pretend to be one?"

The two stared at each other for a moment, and Jiang Shuying wondered if there was something wrong with her ears. What had Bai Liang just said?

I said okay~

Ah yes, that's it!
Wait a minute!

Jiang Shuying's eyes widened. "How did you know what I was thinking?"

“I can read minds,” Bai Liang said after taking a bite of his apple.

"real or fake?!"

I always fall for their tricks, but each one is different.

Many women who seem cunning are actually quite shallow in some ways.
What kind of bullshit mind-reading technology is this? These are some little psychological facts that Bai Liang just learned a couple of days ago when he was bored.

It wasn't that he suddenly wanted to study this thing; rather, Arthur was seriously studying it while promoting "My People, My Country."

I strongly suspect that this guy is just trying to put on an image of being a book lover and a studious person in front of his parents.

Arthur lost interest in the psychology book after just one day, but Bai Liang picked it up and read it twice.

However, psychology isn't that magical; it's just that Jiang Shuying's behavior was too obvious.
Therefore, Bai Liang advised Wang Churan that if she wanted to learn some manipulative tactics, she should avoid learning from Jiang Shuying.

You won't learn any real "skills".

Wang Churan, who was "entrusted" by Sister Meng to secretly find out what Bai Liang was talking about with the "bad woman," looked completely innocent.

Hey, I don't know why, but she understood Bai Liang's eyes.

Brother, how could I be a green tea b*tch?
Bai Liang: You're the one who really has mind-reading abilities!

Even after Bai Liang had been "led back" by the little girl, Jiang Shuying was still a bit dazed.

She didn't even notice the subtle eye roll Wang Churan gave her before turning away.

Two things were on my mind: one was, could he really have mind-reading abilities?
Another question is: Did he just agree so readily?

It felt too easy, almost like a fake experience.

"Nothing But Thirty? A cameo role, huh?"

Yanzi had no objections to adding this item to her son Xiaobai's schedule after receiving the news, and she arranged it for him without any complaints.

It has been included in the itinerary.

She didn't mind her boyfriend, Xiaobai, doing cameo roles. Although most cameos weren't paid, and there were very few suckers like Yu Dong, in the entertainment industry, cameos and networking were better than taking on bad roles.

That's how some well-liked people in the industry have had their reputations ruined.
Coincidentally, while Yanzi was discussing a cameo role with the production team, Mao Xiaotong and her agent were talking to the director and producer about their roles.

Besides Tong Yao and Jiang Shuying, she is also one of the three female leads, but she is listed last in the credits.

"Director, what's making you so happy?" Mao Xiaotong asked casually, noticing the smile on Director Zhang Xiaobo's face.

"Our film crew is about to start shooting, and a big star is coming."

"Who is it?"

"Bai Liang!"

"Is he coming to visit me on set?" Mao Xiaotong blurted out.

Upon hearing this, the director, producer, and her agent all wore strange expressions.
Ok?
Realizing her slip of the tongue, Mao Xiaotong quickly tried to smooth things over, "Ahem... He's my good friend, he was with me before."

"Caught in the act of adultery," her agent added.

After all, this matter caused quite a stir back then, so it's quite reasonable to explain why the two are good friends.

Actually, she was the most suspicious. After filming "You Are My Glory", she felt that Mao Xiaotong was acting a little strange.

But of course, we still need to help smooth things over at this point.

"Yes, yes, I've heard of it."

Since that's what they said, the director and others naturally said: We believe it.

But isn't this just a coincidence?

Since you two are so familiar with each other, let Bai Liang make a cameo appearance in her storyline.

Mao Xiaotong hesitated for a moment, then acquiesced.

Just then, she watched Bai Liang's documentary and was terrified, but for various reasons, she didn't contact him to say anything.

I'll give him a good scolding when I see him again!
Is it cool to do such dangerous things?
Jiang Shuying: ? ? ? This time, I really did invite you!
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The best way to maintain the popularity of any trending event is to keep adding new elements of fun.

Bai Liang's documentary "Climbing to the Top" initially dominated the trending searches simply because of its content.

But after two or three days, the hype will inevitably begin to die down.

After all, this isn't a theatrical film that will be continuously promoted.

However, the fun immediately followed.

It came from a very important guest.

The National Day holiday has come to an end in the blink of an eye, and the movie-watching frenzy of the National Day period is gradually fading.

The box office growth rate of films such as "The Captain" and "My People, My Country" has slowed down and "hit the brakes." As time goes by, audiences are beginning to seek a new wave of movie-going enthusiasm.

Films released during the Spring Festival will undoubtedly become the new focus of attention.

The recently completed film "Vanguard" is one of the main contenders for this year's Spring Festival film season.

This movie is touted as a combination of "Wolf Warrior 2" and "Operation Red Sea," with the "Big Brother" character becoming a signature action comedy.

Anyway, some marketing accounts say that it has both the portrayal of individual heroism and the righteousness of collective heroism.

Similar to the premise of "Wolf Warrior 2", the mission is to evacuate and rescue trapped compatriots and protect others who have been harmed.

Hmm. Is the first lead actor Wu Jing comparable to the second lead actor Yang Yang, and the second lead actor Bai Liang?
It does have that flavor now.

However, marketing accounts can write things like that, but actors certainly wouldn't say such things in interviews.

After all, Yang Yang still had a lot of psychological trauma, and he didn't want to mention Bai Liang at all, always feeling that nothing good would come of it.

When the eldest brother Cheng was interviewed, he first gave a great performance as Yang Yang, saying that he took the initiative to challenge himself with difficult action scenes and insisted on not using a stunt double. Although he was injured, he did not delay the filming schedule and worked very hard.

In addition, the eldest brother, Cheng, added, "Using stunt doubles is both faster and safer. If one stunt double gets injured, there can be a second or third, but he does everything himself."

Standing to the side, Yang Yang was very "well-behaved". He was so happy to hear the praise that he couldn't stop smiling. He also humbly said that he was "not as good as his older brother when he was young".

The content itself was quite normal, but then the older brother suddenly changed the subject and began criticizing the young male celebrities in the industry for not being able to endure hardship.

The media are used to it, because the eldest brother has been criticized more than once.

Things like "Can't handle hardship," "Always looking at their phone," "Can't find anyone when they're not filming," "Too many assistants," etc.

It's just like an old man who sits there earnestly lecturing during the Chinese New Year.

But Uncle Jackie Chan is indeed that old, and he seems quite normal.

However, this time, the media, which loves to stir up trouble, continued their usual practice.

They asked their eldest brother what he thought of Bai Liang, this "young heartthrob".

That's treating people like fools. How could the big brother (referring to a prominent figure in the entertainment industry) possibly direct his attacks at the current box office champion?

However, that wasn't the reporters' purpose. Before he could answer, they asked him what he thought of Bai Liang's latest film.

Most importantly: Could you do that when you were young?
Big Brother Cheng: Dangerous stunts in movies? I could definitely do that! When I was young, people used to say I drank cow's blood~
As it turned out, the media outlets had already prepared the video clips and showed them to him directly.

"Is this a movie clip?" the eldest brother asked after putting on his glasses and examining it for a moment.

"No, this is a documentary, it's a true story."

"what?"

Yang Yang: Yes, that's the kind of confused expression.

Seeing his older brother Chengdu's bewildered and incomprehensible expression, he felt inexplicably relieved.

After all, when Bai Liang expanded the scope of his "attack" from targeting a few top celebrities to the entire entertainment industry, the original "victims" naturally couldn't help but hope that he would "drag more people down with him."

This proves that it's not that we can't beat him, it's that this guy is just too freakish!

And so, the eldest brother, who has been acting his whole life and suffered so many injuries while filming, was completely dumbfounded.

After studying the video repeatedly, he said with certainty, "You guys are kidding me, right? This must be a scene from a movie."

"Really," Yang Yang whispered a reminder.

"you sure?"

"I'm sure." Yang Yang nodded again. How could he not be sure? He had already called and asked.

Of course, asking this was just a side note. The main reason I contacted Bai Liang was to ask him if he had any movies scheduled for release during the Spring Festival this year.

I'm afraid this guy will launch a sneak attack; I really don't want to face him anymore.

After receiving two affirmative answers from Yang Yang, the eldest brother studied the video clips several more times, and finally couldn't help but sigh to the camera that he was really getting old.
Netizens: You're not old at all, you're still contributing to the meme world!
The way the older brother looked so surprised during the interview that he couldn't close his mouth was used by netizens to make fun of him.

(End of this chapter)