Chinese entertainment: Top stars started being pursued by young actresses

Chapter 182, Section 181: Xiao Tian's Embarrassment and Anger. Zhang Jingyi's Slap.
I only want you?
Lin Shaobai was stunned when he heard those three words.

That's not very realistic.

Tian Xiwei was still sitting on Lin Shaobai's lap, seriously recalling Zhou Ye, whom she had met before.

"They should have broken up anyway. I've wanted to say this for a long time. What's so great about her anyway?"

"I feel it's not even one ten-millionth of what I'm worth!"

"You think I'm good-looking and have a great figure... Zhou Ye is just average in every way. You should have chosen me a long time ago. Why did you choose her?"

Tian Xi mumbled a lot of things, seemingly harboring deep resentment.

"By the way, do you know when our TV series 'Qingqing's Daily Life' will be released?"

"How do I know this?"

"I'm thinking that once this TV series airs, I can become famous too."

"Oh?"

Lin Shaobai gently pinched Tian Xiwei's cheek.

"Look at the show you're airing now, 'A Little Reunion,' Zhou Ye only played a small role and still managed to get noticed and liked by so many people. I'm the female lead!"

"Yingzi is not a minor character either. It's just that there are many veteran actors in this TV series, which makes people overlook the fact that the children are also very important characters."

"Wow, you're even taking her side!"

Tian Xiwei slapped Lin Shaobai's hand away, pinched his face hard, and pulled it outward forcefully.

It was as if she was venting her jealousy.

"You've already broken up, isn't it going too far to still side with her?"

"I'm just telling the truth. Qiao Yingzi is the female lead in both the novel and the drama. Stop, you're going a bit too far."

Tian Xiwei pinching her cheek was just a joke.

Hearing Lin Shaobai's words, she quickly let go of his hand, afraid that she might have hurt him.

"I...I've gotten stronger?"

Tian Xi asked tentatively.

"It's big."

"You deserve to be treated like this!"

Tian Xiwei got up from Lin Shaobai's lap and patted her clothes.

"Then that's it for today."

"Where are you staying tonight? Why don't you stay at my place?"

"Live at your house?"

Tian Xiwei felt a fleeting moment of attraction, but quickly calmed down.

What do I do if this thing gets photographed and then goes viral?
Could he be cursed by Lin Shaobai's fans from beginning to end?

Even ancestors who have already passed away might be dragged out by fans and subjected to a barrage of insults.

Forget it.

"I'll skip today; I need to go back to my driving lessons."

"Learning to drive? You don't have a driver's license yet?"

"What do you mean? Why are you discriminating against me?"

"No. Isn't it usually during the summer break after freshman year that people learn to drive?"

"It's the same whether you learn it now or not."

Lin Shaobai poured himself a glass of water and asked slowly, "So what are you studying?"

"Then it must be a manual transmission."

"I thought you studied automatic transmission, because you're more suited to it."

"why?"

Tian Xiwei was a little puzzled.

The two people are quite familiar with each other, but not to the point that they know each other's driving skills, right?

Why say it's suitable for automatic transmissions?

What do you mean? Are you saying I'm stupid?

Lin Shaobai spread his hands, feigning innocence, and said, "I didn't say that."

"Then what do you mean...?"

Tian Xiwei couldn't figure it out for a moment.

But upon seeing Lin Shaobai's half-smiling expression, he immediately realized something!
Does this mean that she was always on top when they were together?!
This guy surnamed Lin is driving here!

"Lin Shaobai!!"

Tian Xiwei finally understood what this automatic transmission meant.

Her face flushed instantly, and she ran over to pinch his ear: "You said it again? You said it again?!"

"I won't tell, I won't tell, Miss Tian, ​​let go!"

At the same time, two female employees who happened to be passing by Lin Shaobai's office looked at each other in bewilderment.

Did you hear any strange noises from General Manager Lin's office just now?

"It sounds like an argument?"

"The boss is going to sign another new actor. So he's scolding that new actor."

"But it sounds more like the other way around to me, doesn't it?"

"how could it be possible?"

You won't know what's going on inside the office until you go in.

……

Lin Shaobai took a plane back to Xiamen that night.

He will continue filming the TV series "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" tomorrow.

Not long after he returned to his hotel room, Zhang Jingyi ran over and knocked on his door.

"Huh? You're here?"

"Hmm. Shaobai, I have something to tell you."

Zhang Jingyi's serious and solemn appearance now makes it seem as if she is about to take a major exam.

Lin Shaobai knew what she was going to say.

He turned his body slightly to let her in.

Seeing Zhang Jingyi sitting on the sofa, he poured her a glass of warm water.

"I know what you want to talk to me about."

Lin Shaobai sat opposite Zhang Jingyi and hesitated for a moment before speaking.

Zhang Jingyi shook her head, her expression blank.

"No, you don't."

"..."

Lin Shaobai thought, "Isn't it just that one thing? What else could it be?"

"Shaobai".

Zhang Jingyi sat very properly, just like a good student.

Perhaps it's a habit she developed during her school years that makes her sit very upright whenever she gets nervous.

"Ok?"

"I miss you."

"...?"

Lin Shaobai was a little stunned; he hadn't expected things to develop in this direction.

He thought Zhang Jingyi would be like Zhou Ye.

"I miss you."

Zhang Jingyi's voice was low, as if she were being coquettish, or as if she was finally releasing emotions that had been suppressed for a long time.

After a long while, she slowly raised her eyes, her gaze incredibly firm.

"I thought……"

"You thought I was going to talk to you about Zhou Ye?"

Lin Shaobai nodded: "That was my fault. I didn't explain it to you clearly. You can scold me if you want, you can even hit me."

Zhang Jingyi's gaze towards him became complicated.

Yes.

Looking back, it was quite upsetting when I first found out about this.

But Zhang Jingyi has come to terms with it now.

As long as I don't leave Lin Shaobai, that's fine.

She may have prepared a lot of things to say, but all her rationality collapsed the moment she saw Lin Shaobai.

Only if you like it.

And the emotions that cannot be severed.

"Shaobai..."

Zhang Jingyi noticed that Lin Shaobai hadn't moved, probably because he was really waiting for her to make the first move.

Do we really have to fight like this?

Alright, let's put on a show!

Zhang Jingyi slowly stood up, raised her hand in front of Lin Shaobai.

Her movements were particularly exaggerated, making it seem like she could leave a big, red handprint on Lin Shaobai's face any second.

Lin Shaobai lowered his eyelids, as if he was already prepared to endure the pain.

The expected pain did not come. He opened his eyes and found that Zhang Jingyi had only gently stroked his face.

“Zhang Jingyi…you…”

Lin Shaobai was momentarily taken aback by the tenderness on her face.

"You think I'll hit you just because you tell me to?" Zhang Jingyi said helplessly, "Wouldn't that make me too obedient? Do I have to listen to you in everything? That won't do."

Lin Shaobai did not move.

Zhang Jingyi already knows about Zhou Ye's affair, but how could she still have such actions and expressions?

Lin Shaobai continued, "I'm sorry, I lied to you."

"I forgive you."

“Jingyi…”

"What? Do you want me to beat you up before you're happy? Are you a masochist?"

Lin Shaobai didn't speak. He stared at Zhang Jingyi, his eyes widening even more than before.

This was quite unexpected.

Zhang Jingyi and Zhou Ye had completely different reactions.

"I should have asked you about it when I noticed something was wrong with you before, otherwise things would have come to this."

Lin Shaobai said honestly.

"You'd better not ask me back then, because if you had, the outcome might be completely different now."

"What do you mean?"

"At that time, I hadn't figured out what to do about the situation. I made this decision after careful consideration."

Zhang Jingyi couldn't bear to leave Lin Shaobai, even though she was suffering a lot of grievances right now.

She knows she's a bit too much of a romantic.

How could this have been done before?

She knew perfectly well that doing this would only make her feel wronged, but she was still willing to suffer that injustice.

Zhang Jingyi simply couldn't imagine what life would be like without Lin Shaobai.

It felt like the world was collapsing without him.

That makes sense; how could someone as outstanding as Lin Shaobai only be liked by her?

I can't let it go now, no matter what.

Even if he falls for someone else, he can't let go.

Even knowing that he no longer completely belongs to one person...

Zhang Jingyi gently stroked Lin Shaobai's face with the pad of her thumb.

"I can't bear to hit you. I also can't leave you."

Her voice was soft, like a sigh, or perhaps a sigh of helplessness.

I cried every night for the past few days, but now that we're actually facing each other, I'm noticeably calmer.

"Besides, I've never had the habit of hitting people."

Hearing this, Lin Shaobai felt a surge of different emotions.

Zhang Jingyi returned to her original seat, head down, her hands tightly gripping her pants.

"Shaobai, what's Zhou Ye's reaction?"

"She broke up with him."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Jingyi suddenly looked up: "You broke up?"

"Yes."

Zhang Jingyi fell into deep thought again.

She recalled her previous conversation with Zhou Ye.

I remember my senior sister saying that she couldn't accept the current situation.

So even though she liked Lin Shaobai very much, and even though she was reluctant to part with him, she still had to leave.

So you can just leave whenever you want.

I never expected Zhou Ye to be like this...

Zhang Jingyi closed her eyes, then walked over and took Lin Shaobai's hand.

"I won't leave, and I hope you won't leave me either. Even if you don't like me in the future... please don't kick me away."

Lin Shaobai's mouth was half open.

He understood that Zhang Jingyi's use of "kicked away" was a verb.

"Zhang, I sometimes really admire your imagination."

Lin Shaobai stood up and hugged Zhang Jingyi: "Don't think about these things, I would never do that. It's just that I..."

"I understand what you want to say."

"..."

"I understand, but I find I still can't live without you. Just don't leave me, okay?"

"Don't leave, don't leave."

Lin Shaobai lowered her head and repeated it twice, hugging her old classmate tightly.

"I will never leave you."

"Um……"

Zhang Jingyi buried her head in his arms.

Yes, as long as I can be in his arms, held tightly by him like this, it's as if all the pain disappears.

Zhang Jingyi, Zhang Jingyi, when did you become so love-obsessed?

What kind of expression would you have had if you had seen this situation before?

Even though I know I should let go, even though I was the one who came later, I just can't let go.

Sure enough, she was born with this indecisive personality.

Zhang Jingyi smiled helplessly as she recalled these things.

……

The TV series "A Little Reunion" continues to be a hit.

As the plot unfolds, viewers begin to discuss the children and parents in the show, as well as their different parenting styles.

People felt a strong connection to the high school life and family atmosphere depicted in the drama.

It's as if I can always find a reflection of my school days in these three families.

Of course, they're not as wealthy as the three families depicted in the TV series...

Fang Yifan's family is like that of a laid-back dad and a mom with a sharp tongue but a soft heart.

Children from divorced families, raised by their father or mother from a young age, often have parents who are extremely controlling and have high expectations for their children, like Qiao Yingzi's family.

I wasn't very familiar with my father, but my mother was gentle and kind. That's the Ji family.

Each family has its own unique conflicts, making viewers outside the screen feel anxious for them.

Fortunately, they all had good endings.

Dramas about family relationships always bring tears to people's eyes.

The show's online popularity continued to rise, and it remained the top-rated show in its time slot, with peak viewership exceeding 2%. The number of online views also quickly surpassed 50 billion.

It received an initial rating of 8.5 on Douban, making it a well-recognized and popular drama.

It has frequently topped the Weibo hot search list, and related topics have long exceeded 10 billion views.

The drama covers currently hotly debated topics such as parent-child relationships, workplace stress, and education issues.

With so many elements and the addition of top star Lin Shaobai, how could it not be a hit?
Fang Yifan's lively and optimistic personality has won people's hearts, and everyone marvels at how well Lin Shaobai can play any role.

Because of the show's popularity, Lin Shaobai, Zhou Ye, Guo Zifan, and Liu Jiawei, who plays Lin Leier, were invited to appear on the variety show "Happy Camp".

This was mainly for promoting the drama; appearing on Happy Camp during its peak broadcast is a great way to increase viewership.

As a national variety show, Happy Camp has a large number of supporters; you generally can't get on it if you're not popular.

Lin Shaobai received the news that evening; he was still at Baichen Entertainment dealing with company matters that day.

"Boss, I have a deep affection for Happy Camp. I practically grew up watching He Jiong's shows."

Assistant Xiao Liu sat next to Lin Shaobai eating barbecue.

"You only say that to me. If you say it to others, they'll think you're saying Teacher He is old."

"Oh my god! I never expected this!"

Assistant Xiao Liu covered her mouth.

Lin Shaobai laughed, annoyed: "It's been a long time since I've seen Teacher He. I haven't seen him since the show ended."

"But boss, you'll be meeting Zhou Ye again this time. It seems like you can't avoid meeting her during the promotional period. Aren't you embarrassed?"

"It's not embarrassing, what's there to be embarrassed about?"

After Lin Shaobai finished speaking, he closed the contract on the table. As if he had thought of something, he looked at his assistant Xiao Liu and said, "Aren't you quite free now?"

"Ok?"

Assistant Xiao Liu looked puzzled.

"Buy me some late-night snacks."

"Ok!"

Assistant Xiao Liu quickly got up and ran outside. She hadn't gone more than a few steps when she saw Kong Xueer secretly ordering takeout.

The two looked at each other in bewilderment.

"I'm going to tell the boss if I steal some takeout!"

Let's do 4K today, I'm a bit tired.

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