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Chapter 576 Using a cannon to kill a mosquito
When Meng Jie is filming, she usually brings chocolate with her, but it's not so good to bring her dog on variety shows, unless it's a more relaxed lifestyle variety show.

However, she has already decided that when she records "Fifty Kilometers of Peach Blossom Village" next year, she must bring chocolate with her.

Originally, she hadn't planned to bring her pet to the show. Although it was a slow-paced variety show, she wasn't a big star, and she didn't dare to bring her pet along, lest she be criticized.

It would be terrible if someone disliked her because of this~
But it's okay now!

Her little hedgehog has already agreed to participate in the show with her. When the time comes, she'll just stuff the chocolate into his arms, and who can say anything?
That little simp really loves sticking to Bai Liang~
Sister Meng has quite a bit of experience with the matter of "borrowing the tiger's power," and she's become quite adept at it through practice.

That said, there were some "predecessors" who had set an example for her in bringing pets on TV shows.

Nazha often brings Xiaobao to appear on TV shows.

She is now a regular guest on the dating reality show "I Like You Too," and she has been filming the entire season with her baby in her arms. The little one has become the show's darling.

Although Sister Meng doesn't particularly like to pay attention to Gulinaza's affairs, what she says and what she actually does are two different things, because big data doesn't lie.

She often sees various news about Gulnazar on Douyin or Weibo, including clips from her shows.

He complained, "Why am I seeing her again?!"

But if she doesn't watch it all every time, the big data system can't keep pushing it to her.

However, things started to get a little strange after Bai Liang discovered something interesting in her Douyin collection.

"Hey~"

"Master Bo will teach you Gulnazar's makeup style."

Upon hearing the sound, Sister Meng jumped and quickly snatched the phone back from Bai Liang.

But the damn beauty blogger's voice didn't stop in the video.

"Girls, today we're going to share one of Naza's favorite products."

After frantically pausing and exiting the app, Sister Meng's expression was quite peculiar.

He hesitated, wanting to explain something but unsure how to begin.

From being afraid in the past to studying now, it's all quite embarrassing to talk about.

Faced with such an awkward situation, Bai Liang didn't press Meng Jie for an answer, but instead, he followed her example and abruptly changed the subject.

"You'd better prepare well and perform well during the filming and recording, otherwise I'll have to give you preferential treatment, and then we'll both get scolded."

Sister Meng blushed, as if she hadn't yet emerged from the "Nazha Makeup" incident, and simply nodded.

Of course she'll do her best!

In fact, based on past experience, she seems to get a boost when acting with her own little hedgehog, and she can always perform better than usual.

But this time, Bai Liang is sitting in the director's seat watching her act; he won't be acting alongside her. Whether she'll still have that mystical boost is hard to say, but she'll definitely give it her all.

After all, it's one thing for her to embarrass herself, but she can't let Bai Liang embarrass himself!

But in fact, she was overthinking it.

It's not her place to embarrass herself.

Once Bai Liang's "assistant director" lineup was complete, everyone stopped paying attention to Sister Meng, the little Karami.
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The recording of the latest episode of "Actors, Please Take Your Seats" was divided into two parts.

The first segment is similar to the previous ones: the actors perform according to their assigned scenes, the mentors give their comments, and then the "votes" determine who advances and who is eliminated, or rather, who finishes filming.

The second part is about preparing for the "original" script later, as well as assigning roles and such.

This is content that requires a relatively long recording time. Although it's a short film, it still needs to be shot properly.

To be fair, the production team invested a considerable amount in this aspect.

Especially after Bai Liang chose to "mess around," the production costs skyrocketed!

The "good friends" he called to help didn't actually care about the appearance fee, but since they didn't want it, the production team couldn't refuse!
Even at a friendly price, these people still represent a considerable expense, not to mention the production crew's costs.

These people brought their own "food," so how could the production team not reimburse them?

Even so, the production team of "Actors, Please Take Your Seats" was quite generous with their spending, and even secretly pleased with themselves.

Because if you want to cause trouble, you need to have the ability to do so.

Ordinary people wouldn't be able to create such a commotion as Bai Liang. Although it's a bit outrageous, it's certainly full of interesting points!
Just by listing the names of those "assistant directors," audiences would probably be eager to see what kind of mess these people would create together.

At this moment, the other mentors, who only knew that Bai Liang had chosen to call for reinforcements but not how many people he had called, were gathered together chatting happily.

The female version of Buffett who will "disappear" on the internet in the future is still asking Chen Kaige about Bai Liang.

"Director Chen, when Master Bai arrives, you must introduce him to me. I heard you two had a very pleasant collaboration before."

"You want to cast him in a movie?" Chen Kaige asked casually.

However, the female version of Buffett remained silent with a smile.

At this point, Chen Kaige realized that the other party was now involved in the capital circle, and didn't care about making movies.

As for why they are interested in Bai Liang, it's probably not because he's a good actor or has box office appeal, but because of his terrifying commercial value.

Chen Kaige didn't fully respond to this, and just laughed it off.

This woman has a very complicated background; it's best to stay away from her.

Derek Yee, who was standing to the side, seemed to be very interested in Bai Liang as well. He was one of the more active Hong Kong directors in the film industry and also the kind of director who saw things very clearly.

He himself once said that when mainland Chinese films grossed over 100 million yuan, Hong Kong films were overturned.

Now, it's not just a matter of being overthrown.

Bai Liang's achievement of 30 billion yuan in box office revenue over five years is an outrageous feat, practically a mythical phenomenon in the Hong Kong market.

Perhaps, considering the era, it would be highly controversial to say that Bai Liang is the highest-grossing actor in the history of Mandarin films, because there are simply too many factors to consider, and it is impossible to make a comparison across different eras.

But in the present moment, Bai Liang is the top actor in the commercial film industry.

An actor like him would probably be someone most directors with ideas would want to work with.

As for Er Dongsheng, Chen Kaige didn't mince words. Instead, he praised Bai Liang a few times in front of him, successfully whetting his appetite. He was actually quite looking forward to meeting Bai Liang.

Five minutes later, he lost his anticipation.

His facial expression froze. He had originally thought he would meet the top actors of the moment, but instead he met not only actors, but also a bunch of the most popular young directors.

God knows how chaotic Er Dongsheng and Chen Kaige's minds were when Wu Jing, Guo Fan, Han Han, Xu Zheng and others appeared in the backstage dressing room.

Is this still "Actors, Please Take Your Seats"?

Why did such a large group of people suddenly appear?

Has the number of mentor positions suddenly increased so much?

If all the people who come are just low-level Kalami, that would be one thing, but which of these people are actually low-level Kalami?

The directors may have relatively little experience, but their achievements are anything but, and each one is more impressive than the last!
"Director Chen, Director Er, it's been a long time!"

After another round of chaotic greetings, it took several minutes for the situation to be completely brought under control.

Bai Liang, who brought his "team" with him, was thinking of making a quick getaway after saying goodbye to his seniors, but Chen Kaige said, "Do you think I'd let you go?"
"What's going on, man? What's with all this noise today?"

Having become acquainted with Director Chen, Bai Liang didn't pretend at all, saying, "I can't be a director, so I can only ask some friends for help."

"What are you looking for?"

Chen Kaige felt that he was already quite good at talking nonsense when he was young, but Bai Liang in front of him was even more outrageous than him!

Are you here to cause trouble?

What are you planning to film with this group of people?

"Me and My Actor" is a sister film to "My People, My Country" and "My Hometown".
To be honest, the team Bai Liang found today could easily make its own "Me and My XX" series; they've got the whole team!

So Bai Liang is going to use this lineup to shoot short films for a variety show?
This is like using a cannon to kill a mosquito.
It looks like he's showing off his connections.
Chen Kaige was completely dumbfounded!
Of course, he didn't notice that Wu Jing's gaze towards him was a little strange at that moment.

Old Deng, he's really asserting his authority!

Although he was there to "assist" Bai Liang, Wu Jing actually found it quite enjoyable to participate in this situation where friends and acquaintances were invited to help out and cause trouble.

He enjoys these kinds of scenes, plus he has his own ulterior motives.
Your punches aren't fast enough, nor are they powerful enough. It's the era of young people now!

To be honest, the group of directors that Bai Liang found, although they were all quite famous, had an average age of only around forty.

In the world of directors, this is definitely considered a young talent!
"Young people" are definitely more energetic than old Deng!

However, it is clear that Chen Kaige's reputation as a great director and his experience are not just for show. He immediately discovered the "fatal weakness" of Bai Liang's "team"!
He asked with a smile, "With so many directors of different styles gathered together, Director Bai, what kind of film are you planning to make?"

This shout of "Director Bai" was quite satisfying for Bai Liang.

It's quite strange that Chen Kaige's way of calling him "Director Bai" sounded more pleasant than the sweet and delicate way Meng Jie and Wang Churan addressed him.

He really didn't hold back at all, directly stating his thoughts: "That's their business. They're both such great directors. They need to reach an agreement, find a balance, and then create a work. I don't think they can't do it, right?"

Chen Kaige and Er Dongsheng were both dumbfounded. No, could it be like this?
"Then what are you doing?"

Bai Liang shrugged and said, "Sister Meng told me that all a director needs to do is yell 'cut'."

"Sister Meng? Which Sister Meng?! Tell her to come and talk to me!" Chen Kaige was furious. What kind of ignorant bastard would say such a thing to Bai Liang?
Sister Meng:
what?
No, little hedgehog, you!

Help!
Bai Liang arrived late because he was picking someone up, while the other mentors arrived much earlier. Naturally, the "students" on the show wouldn't act like divas and arrive so late, and many of them also wanted to greet the new mentor, Bai Liang.

So right now, all the actors are sitting together not far away, without missing a single one.

When Bai Liang led a group of directors in, they were frozen in place, their eyes wide open, completely unaware of what had happened.

Why are so many well-known directors in the industry coming all at once?
And to be honest, the activity and quality of these directors, judging from the current situation, are probably still above those of the "old Deng" big director.

However, everyone's attention was focused on Sister Meng at this moment! Because Bai Liang had shifted the blame onto her, and he did so loudly.

Their eyes held a complex mix of emotions: envy, jealousy, and bewilderment.
"Sister Meng, Director Kai Ge is looking for you~"

Finished!

When Bai Liang waved to her, Sister Meng felt a sudden darkness before her eyes and almost fainted.

Fortunately, her good friend Wang Churan was there to support her firmly: "Sister, don't faint! We can't lose face!"

Sister Meng: You're truly my best friend.
Let her die if she wants to~ Anyway, I can't let my little hedgehog really die~
She stood up reluctantly, walked up to Bai Liang, and grabbed the hem of his clothes tightly.

They were so weak, pitiful, and helpless.

Chen Kaige glanced at Sister Meng, wondering where Bai Liang had found this scapegoat, and whether she could handle the burden.
Wow, all you have to do to be a director is yell "cut"! This girl is really bold!

"Meng Ziyi, did you teach him?"

Sister Meng blushed and nodded.

Chen Kaige didn't know what to say, so he decided to just "do as the Romans do".

He also wholeheartedly called her "Sister Meng".

Er Dongsheng, who was standing to the side, kept a straight face and tried not to laugh out loud, but he simply joined in the fun.

At this moment, Sister Meng's mind went completely blank, while her friends were already cheering for her in their hearts.

Sister Meng is awesome! Her seniority has increased again!

In the past, the most influential person to endorse her nickname "Sister Meng" was Chen Daoming. But now? Big directors are also endorsing her!

After that, who the hell would dare to call her "Sister Meng" without being respectful?!

Who else? !

Anyway, when Sister Meng's mind went blank again, everyone around her very "sensibly" called her "Sister Meng," and no one dared to overstep their bounds!
Anyone who didn't know better would think that Sister Meng bullied everyone during the recording of the show!
"Sister Meng, how does it feel? Isn't it amazing?" Wang Churan poked Sister Meng's waist, asking with curiosity and envy.

"What's so great about it? I was terrified!" Sister Meng rubbed her face, feeling her face stiffen.

However, Wang Churan clearly felt that she was being a bit dramatic. "What are you so scared of? Director Chen and the others won't make things difficult for you even if they're just giving you face. They were just joking with you."

"Does he have that much influence?" Sister Meng asked, still feeling dizzy.

Wang Churan fell silent; she felt that Sister Meng was in Versailles.

Put it on.

(End of this chapter)