Chinese entertainment started with male models

Chapter 546 I love you, Mom, see you at Xuanwu Gate

After the trailer for "Black Myth: Wukong" was released, its spread exploded!

It topped the trending list on Bilibili in less than two hours and remained at the top of the daily viewership chart.

The number of views in a single day exceeded 12 million! This directly broke Bilibili's record and is unprecedented.

At the same time, it topped the Zhihu hot list and Baidu index, and its official website had to renew its servers twice that day due to a surge in traffic.

On Weibo, the stronghold of the fan community, its presence was extremely exaggerated, with the trailer being forwarded over a million times!
Fangirls don't understand anything about 3A or not, they just know, "My idol is so handsome!"
The actual gameplay demo was just for fun; their attention was entirely focused on the final Easter egg.

And now, people have already started discussing who is the most handsome Erlang Shen in history.

Charge towards Jiao Enjun!

Thankfully, Yanzi intervened and got things under control. After all, it was just a trailer Easter egg, and it happened within the game. Creating this kind of drama isn't a good thing.

But that's just how fandoms are; their idols are the best, and their fans are willing to do anything.

Even if fans follow their idol's lead, Bai Liang's fans are relatively well-behaved and restrained, but the essence of fandom will not change.

They really know how to get into rhythm, and they never miss out on anything exciting.

Fortunately, his fan base has always been well maintained and managed, so he hasn't really caused any outrageous disturbances.

However, fan groups rarely stick to one thing and try to do both. If they can't be led to certain trends, they will develop in other directions on their own.

For example, gamers might be more concerned with the game itself. After seeing Yang Jian's face and recognizing him, they might at most exclaim: "Oh, it's actually Bai Daxian!"
And that's it. At most, you can only marvel at how wide range of fields this guy has dabbled in.

Few of them care about the story behind the game; they just want to play the game.

But the fandom will!

In less than a day, the trailer for "Black Myth: Wukong" has gone viral, and fans have already dug up the names of the other actresses who were used as face models but didn't appear in the trailer.

They even know what role each person corresponds to; the efficiency is ridiculously fast.

It was like the Eight Immortals crossing the sea, each displaying their unique abilities!
However, considering that fan groups can even find out the exact details of celebrities' flights, and some can even misappropriate celebrities' frequent flyer miles, this doesn't seem to be anything particularly strange.

Some obsessive fans can even find out the artist's exact home address.

Fortunately, Bai Liang doesn't have this problem. He does have obsessive fans, but he's never bought a house of his own.
They mostly stayed in film crew hotels and luxury RVs, or at girls' homes.

As long as he knows enough girls, he'll have enough houses.
Where can you catch him if he's a sasaeng fan?
This is no longer a matter of a cunning rabbit having multiple burrows; even the most skilled hunter can't catch a rabbit like him.

However, the fact that information about "Black Myth: Wukong" was unearthed so quickly this time is likely because some wealthy female fans used their connections to investigate.

Otherwise, it would have been impossible to figure out the roles of Sister Meng and the others as face models; someone might have directly called Feng Ji to ask.

These things really can't be hidden no matter what.

Of course, the girls weren't actually hiding anything; it's just that the fans acted too quickly.

After it was exposed, they openly shared and commented on it, as if they were helping to advertise.

Hmm. It could also be just riding the wave of popularity.

After all, the trailer was already so popular, dominating the trending topics, that they didn't need to help anymore. At most, they just provided some talking points.

However, the fandom won't stop there.

More information was quickly uncovered, such as the fact that one of the shareholders of Youke, the company that made the game "Black Myth: Wukong," was surnamed Bai.

This surname is not unusual, but it's the fan circle, how could they not make contact once they caught up with someone?

This group of people directly referred to this shareholder surnamed Bai as "Old Man Bai Liang".

It can be described as quite simple and straightforward.

When Yang Mi saw the news, she laughed, "Haha, you have a new dad~"

"What are you saying? Sister, didn't you also gain a father yesterday?" Bai Liang said calmly.

Da Mimi blushed and kicked Bai Liang.

It's not that she would be so shy about this kind of thing, it's just that Zhao Jinmai is still here.

As the older sister, she not only stood up the younger sister yesterday, but also failed to treat her to a meal as promised, leaving the younger sister hungry all night.

It would be embarrassing to talk about inappropriate things in front of others at this time.

And this little girl is sitting in the RV right now, listening intently.
That's not so cute!
Yang Mimi said, "My sister has only been on set for a few days! Can't you give your little sister some space?"

But she first steered the conversation back on track, asking, "How does it feel to have another dad?"

Bai Liang felt a little confused and glanced at her helplessly. He spread his hands like a little bear and said, "This is my dad. They weren't wrong. What do you mean by having another dad?"

"what?!"

Looking at Bai Liang's innocent eyes, Da Mimi felt a little itchy on her scalp.

Because Bai Liang's surname is Bai, and that shareholder's surname is also Bai, and Bai Liang also worked as a face model and voice actor in that game, that shareholder is his father.

This logic is valid within the fan community, and even normal people wouldn't find it too wrong to make this assumption.

However, Da Mimi felt that the fact that it was so "reasonable" and "logical" made it seem fake.

It's because the logic is so damn smooth, that it was deduced so simply and crudely, it's so weird~
Is this how the entertainment industry is? They don't even try to hide anything?
Bai Liang: What's there to hide? Do you even know what it means to have a clean first pot of gold?
His parents aren't some kind of deadbeats or defaulters.

"Your dad works in the gaming industry?" Da Mimi asked curiously.

"He's just playing around with this now, but who knows, he might be doing something else in a few years. He's getting on in years and he doesn't want to settle down and start a business; he just knows how to speculate."

Bai Liang felt no psychological pressure whatsoever from his father, who was behind his back, and kept babbling away.

Anyone who didn't know better would think his dad was trading stocks at home!
These words made Yang Mi laugh. "At her age, she's still so unstable!"

What, you want your own father to take the civil service exam?
As for starting a business, Da Mimi has quite a bit of experience in this area.

Those years of betting on her were exhausting; she even got divorced along the way.

Suddenly, a thought struck her: "You said you'd give me this game!"

As she spoke, she got angry, "So you're saying the wool comes from the sheep's back, and you really don't have to pay in cents? You have to go through the inside brothel for hundreds of dollars? Is this your product?!"

"Don't worry, I'll pay for it myself! I'll buy you a collector's edition," Bai Liang solemnly promised.

Da Mimi, who had been inexplicably angry for a moment, quickly cheered up again. She felt a little strange; why would her emotions fluctuate so much over such a small thing?

Zhao Jinmai: All the happiness belongs to them, I have nothing.
The joy I felt when I first arrived at the film crew has long since vanished.

She originally thought that since she and Bai Liang were playing the male and female leads, they would be inseparable on set, no matter how much they cuddled together.

Then, out of nowhere, an older woman appeared—more proactive, more mature and prettier, and even more...sexy. At this moment, she didn't dare to be as blatantly clinging to Bai Liang as Da Mimi had been.

This is simply... simply provocation!

To be honest, Zhao Jinmai used to dare to stand up to Zhou Ye, the two girls glaring at each other, but in front of Da Mimi, just one look from her was enough to make her behave.

I really didn't dare to move.

It felt like a little rabbit encountering a fox.

It was an oppression that felt like a natural enemy.

She couldn't even jump in front of other people.

If Da Mimi had been a bit harsher or less polite to her, Zhao Jinmai might have been able to make a move based on her youthful enthusiasm. But the older sister treated her very well, at least on the surface.

That's really numb.

It seemed like the only trick she could use was to secretly drop small pearls under the covers at night.

Fortunately, she still had hope. Yang Mi's role was so small that she would only stay on set for five or six days at most, and then her brother's time would still be hers!
Just wait~
This scary older sister will eventually leave! Perseverance is key to victory!

Zhao Jinmai clenched her small fists, channeling her grief and anger into her appetite. "I'm eating, eating, eating!"
Since it was her sister who treated her, she has to get her money's worth in return!
At this moment, Da Mimi was unaware of the complexity and brilliance of Zhao Jinmai's inner thoughts, because her attention was focused elsewhere.

At this moment, her eyes seemed to gleam slightly as she looked at Bai Liang.

"Tell your sister the truth, are you really the young master?"

Because she was using too many lewd remarks, Bai Liang paused for a moment, and after trying to figure out which kind of young master she was referring to, he gave his answer: "The most awesome one in our family is definitely me. I was born awesome. My dad is just a sucker, so don't take him too seriously."

This is absolutely the absolute truth.

Before Bai Liang was born, his father was just average, barely even middle class.

He carried them all!
But Yang Mi's expression was quite interesting when she heard this.

She imagined a dramatic scene of disharmony in the family, a feud between a wealthy father and son?
Bai Liang was a male model before entering the entertainment industry, a fact she had already confirmed through Dilraba and various online sources.

Even Bai Liang himself admitted to her that Huang Jingyu had even talked about their part-time jobs and protein powder on a TV show.

This thing is just like the story of an ordinary teenager who enters the entertainment industry and defies fate.

But now it seems more like a rich young master who has fallen out with his family and is experiencing life, and then making a name for himself on his own.

That's how it's always portrayed in TV dramas, isn't it?
Although the plot is a bit melodramatic, it actually makes more and more sense the more you think about it.

"What weird things are you imagining?" Bai Liang quickly noticed that Da Mimi's eyes were a little strange and couldn't help but ask.

"Hey, do you have a fiancée or something?" Da Mimi suddenly asked with a gossipy look on her face.

"Of course not."

"Really? I don't believe it!"

Yang Mi immediately adopted a "sea bass" persona, indicating that she wanted to hear some dramatic, high-society stories today!

Even Zhao Jinmai stopped clenching her little fists and stopped eating, her ears perked up high.

She wants to hear it too!

Bai Liang:
This really put him in a difficult position; where did this melodramatic tale of family feuds come from?

He does have a legendary story about a woman in her sixties who roamed Summoner's Rift, isn't that more interesting than the feuds between wealthy families?
However, since both the older sister and the younger sister were so eager, he could make something up.
After all, Kapibala never disappoints!

Feuds among the wealthy, feuds among the wealthy. I've got it!
Reborn fans, they'll have to plagiarize at least once in their lives~
However, Bai Liang didn't copy stories from the future; he copied stories from the past.

After a brainstorming session, he told the two a story about brothers fighting each other, undermining their father, and their mother taking over.

At first, both Da Mimi and Zhao Jinmai listened with great interest. Yes! Absolutely right! This is exactly the kind of feuds they imagined among the wealthy!
That's so cool!

But soon they both realized something was wrong.

There was no way around it; neither of them were academic underachievers. Zhao Jinmai, who had just taken the college entrance examination not long ago, even achieved a score that exceeded the undergraduate admission line by more than 50 points and the art admission line by more than 170 points, making her the top student in both categories at the Central Academy of Drama this year.

So, under these circumstances, the more Bai Liang made up the story, the more familiar it sounded to the two of them.

In the end, Zhao Jinmai, who was at the peak of her knowledge, couldn't help but ask the question first.

"Brother, the story you told... I seem to remember the protagonist's surname being Li, not Bai?"

Upon hearing this, Da Mimi couldn't help but slap her thigh and reach out to pinch Bai Liang.

"You brat, you're using Li Shimin's story like this?"

“Not only that!” Zhao Jinmai added eagerly, “The second half is a heavily modified version of Wu Zetian, but it’s still from the Li family.”

Bai Liang thought for a moment, "Then you guys have inspired me. I'll name this story 'Love You, Mom, See You at Xuanwu Gate'."

"Still pretending?!" Da Mimi said, feigning anger.

However, she didn't forget to praise Zhao Jinmai, "Maimai is so smart!"

Having made her presence felt, Zhao Jinmai smiled somewhat embarrassedly and then shrank back a little.

How strange. Even though she was praised, the older woman's gaze still made her a little scared.

"Hey~ you insisted on hearing a story, and I don't have one, so I had to make one up on the spot," Bai Liang said innocently.

He thought his story was pretty well-crafted; he had integrated the Li family's story and transformed it into a modern setting.

We're a wealthy family, right? Could there be anyone wealthier than the Li family?

"I'd like to hear something more normal from your family~"

"What kind of story could my family have? My parents love each other, our family is happy, our relatives are friendly, our elders are kind, and we live a peaceful life. We are just an ordinary family."

Da Mimi: To be honest, it's not ordinary to be able to gather so many elements, and it might even be quite enviable for many people.

The crucial point is that this doesn't even include the condition of being "rich".

"Then why did you work as a male model before your debut?"

"I was introduced to this job when I first graduated. Besides, being a male model is just a job, just like being an actor. There's no difference between them," Bai Liang said, not really caring.

This statement is reminiscent of what Teacher Ma said: "I have never touched money. I have no interest in money because the happiest time for me was when I earned 91 yuan a month when I was a teacher."

That's so pretentious! And so ridiculous!
But if Bai Liang said this, people would subconsciously believe him.

I think he probably really thinks that way.

(End of this chapter)