Huayu Entertainment: The Birth of a Succubus Top Star

"Brother Xiaoyan, it's been a long time."

When Song Yuqi saw Gu Zhiyan enter the inner area, she immediately ran over.

Bai Lu is so unreliable. She promised to take me to visit Xiao Yan on set, but it's been so long and there's still no sign of it.

"Long time no see." Gu Zhiyan smiled.

Song Yuqi asked, "Brother Yan, when are you free to go on Running Man again?"

Sister Meng chimed in, "Yes, Brother Yan, let's go together. The production team even contacted me to be a semi-regular guest."

Last October, Meng Jie recorded the Running Man Dali Tea Horse Road Special Season, contributing memorable moments such as "adjusting the bus seats" and "Goujian's sword," which led the Running Man production team to give her the title of "Running Man Best Friend."

It has to be said that Sister Meng is truly a natural talent for variety shows.

During the filming of this episode, Sister Meng and Song Yuqi stayed in the same villa every day, eating and traveling together, chatting together at night, exchanging WeChat contacts on the spot, and becoming best friends.

Gu Zhiyan replied, "You know I'm very busy, I can't even keep up with filming, let's talk about it another time."

"When will you have time? You promised to go to Peach Blossom Village last time, but you haven't gone yet!" Sister Meng pouted.

"Well... I'll definitely go in the second half of this year or the first half of next year."

Gu Zhiyan felt extremely embarrassed. He had indeed promised Sister Meng, but he had long forgotten about it. He wouldn't have remembered it if Sister Meng hadn't brought it up.

"You said it yourself, you can't stand me up again." Sister Meng stared at Gu Zhiyan with wide eyes, not blinking.

"Don't worry, it definitely won't happen," Gu Zhiyan assured him.

Upon hearing this, Sister Meng immediately beamed with joy: "Hehe, I knew Brother Yan was the best to me."

Song Yuqi: Sister Meng and Brother Xiaoyan's relationship is so enviable, I wish I could have that too!

After chatting for a while, when they saw other people coming to greet Xiaoyan, Sister Meng pulled Song Yuqi away.

"Sister Meng, don't pull me! I want to chat with Brother Yan a little longer." Song Yuqi kept turning back to look at him.

Sister Meng said, "What's the rush? With so many people coming, you won't get to chat for long. There will be plenty of opportunities later."

"Where would there be so many opportunities? It's been almost a year since I last saw Brother Yan," Song Yuqi pouted.

"Oh, how about I take you to visit Brother Yan on set sometime?" Sister Meng patted her chest and said.

"Why are you lying to me too?" Song Yuqi asked, looking unconvinced.

"How did I fool you? No, who fooled you?" Sister Meng asked curiously.

Song Yuqi frowned: "Bai Lu said she would take me to help Brother Yan solve the case, but it's been so long and there's still no sign of it!"

"Well... she must be too busy. Don't worry, I keep my word," Sister Meng assured her. "How about I take you out to have dinner with Brother Yan after the event today?"

"Really?" Song Yuqi's eyes lit up instantly.

"Of course it's true, when have I ever lied to you?" Sister Meng's big eyes were full of sincerity.

Okay, she made a promise first, and then she'll have to ask Brother Xiaoyan later. I think Brother Xiaoyan will agree.

"Oh, Sister Meng, I love you so much!" Song Yuqi planted a kiss on Sister Meng's cheek.

"Oh dear, there's a camera!" Sister Meng said in a coquettish voice.

"What are we two girls afraid of?" Song Yuqi said nonchalantly. "Let's go find Bai Lu and ask her why she stood me up."

Bai Lu looked at Song Yuqi, who had come to "interrogate" her, with a guilty expression: "Sigh, I've been filming lately, I haven't had time. Do you think I don't want to go see Brother Xiaoyan?"

Sister Meng also defended her good friend, saying, "I knew Lulu was busy. If she went without you, then it would be her fault. But she didn't go either."

"Okay, I believe you."

Song Yuqi thought about it and realized that what Bai Lu said did make sense.

Bai Lu said with a grin, "You're right to trust me. We're best friends, how could I lie to you? Next time we're investigating a case, the three of us will go together."

After saying that, Bai Lu looked at Sister Meng and asked, "Sister Meng, didn't you act with Ma Tianyu before? Is he really like what Li Mingde said?"

In recent days, the most explosive topic in the entertainment industry has been Li Mingde's public attack on Ma Tianyu on Weibo.

The two are currently working together on the TV series "Three's Company". Ma Tianyu is the male lead, and Li Mingde plays the important supporting male character Zhao Zuoyou. The filming location is Changchun, where the winter temperature drops to minus ten degrees Celsius.

Li Mingde posted multiple Weibo posts accusing Ma Tianyu of seeking special treatment, missing the entire script reading session, acting like a diva, frequently arriving late for filming, and waiting in only a thin layer of clothing when the temperature was -17°C. He also accused Ma Tianyu of being 40 minutes late and arriving with unfamiliar lines, making it impossible to rehearse.

The Weibo post instantly went viral across the internet.

"I don't know who's right and who's wrong in this matter between him and Li Mingde, but back when I was filming 'Liang Sheng, Can We Not Be Sad' with him, he was indeed often late."

Even after so many years, when this topic is brought up again, Sister Meng still has some resentment on her face.

"Once, after filming a scene, I had to rush back to 'Grade One' to take an important audition test. I waited for a long time, but Ma Tianyu was late. I asked the director if I could leave first, but he didn't agree. He said that if I left, the whole scene couldn't be filmed. So I had to give up the variety show audition."

When "Grade One" aired, the production team maliciously edited the footage, only showing negative clips of me anxiously communicating with my mentor, completely omitting the fact that I was delayed because Ma Tianyu was late. At the time, the entire internet criticized me for being arrogant, not following program rules, and being unprofessional. This negative label has stuck with me for many years.

"Sister Meng, you've been wronged. Come here, let me give you a hug," Song Yuqi hugged Sister Meng. "We're all better now, so let's not talk about these sad things anymore."

Bai Lu said, "This guy has a terrible reputation. I heard from Sister Mi that he's really frivolous in private. Didn't they film 'Swords of Legends' together? Also, Yao Yao told me that when Li Landi from their company was recording 'Dear Inn' with Ma Tianyu, she directly cursed in public and made the newcomer Li Landi cry. Afterwards, she even turned the tables and led the audience to say that the young girl was immature."

Song Yuqi asked curiously, "I heard that this guy's singing skills are extremely poor. When recording songs, he has to cut and record each word separately. He's tone-deaf and it's hard to fix even with post-production auto-tuning. Is that true?"

Song Yuqi had been working in South Korea before, so she wasn't very familiar with some of the old scandals in the Chinese entertainment industry.

Sister Meng replied, "It should be true. Jin Zhiwen and Hu Haiquan both complained about it."

Song Yuqi said speechlessly, "How can someone like that become famous?"

"Someone's pushing him behind the scenes," Sister Meng shrugged. "Anyway, this person has a terrible reputation in the industry. He's sensitive and petty, very good at being sarcastic and backstabbing, doesn't like direct confrontation, and likes to use public opinion to mess with people. He's all bark and no bite. Yeah, a real schemer."

Bai Lu nodded: "Sister Meng is right. Many artists who have worked with him have a very bad impression of him."

Song Yuqi asked, "Do you think Li Mingde can beat him down this time?"

Sister Meng shook her head: "Difficult! Probably no chance. Didn't I just say that Ma Tianyu has powerful backers? He has connections in the Beijing circle and Southeast Asian cross-border capital. How could Li Mingde, who has no background, possibly defeat him? Just you wait and see, public opinion will definitely reverse in a few days, and Li Mingde might even be in trouble."

Sister Meng's analysis was very logical; she just talks faster than she thinks, but she's still quite smart!