Chapter 63
Why should I wait overnight for a slap in the face?
Duan Tianrui’s fans wanted to tear up the role, but of course they were slapped in the face.
Not to mention that the project hasn't been finalized for him to play the role, it's so ridiculous that fans dare to make such a fuss. Even if he is a player recommended by capital, there is no way Tang Bing can be outshined by him. Then, haven't she been wasting all these years?
Ling Suisui seemed to be thinking: "No wonder, when I ran into him in the elevator today, he looked at me with a strange expression."
At that time, she felt that Duan Tianrui definitely didn't like her, and was still wondering what was going on, as they clearly had no connection at all.
So... it's because of this.
Ling Suisui was not at all surprised that he would be "taken out on". Fan circles love to deify stars. Fans like to portray stars as perfect moral people, and any problems they encounter are always other people’s fault.
It may seem ridiculous to outsiders, but fans who are involved think it is natural.
Some stars can still remain rational at the beginning, but after being praised too much and being infinitely doted on no matter what they do, it is hard for them not to become arrogant.
Ji Zhaoying winked and said, "He doesn't like you, but it's not just because of Teacher Tang Bing."
"You know, he and Ying Nian are rivals."
Ling Suisui: ...
Ling Suisui didn't understand: "He is older than Yingnian... I checked his information, he seems to be nine years older than Yingnian?"
Although the nine-year age difference doesn't make them fathers, in the entertainment industry, they are clearly generations apart.
If we use the five-year generation division rule, they can still be rivals despite being nine years apart, so it shouldn't be too obvious who is on the decline.
"Yes." Ji Zhaoying couldn't help laughing when she mentioned this, "They became enemies when they were rumored to be in the same league. Duan Tianrui's fans were mocked for being in the same league as Ying Nian, and they were so angry that they broke their defense."
"Also, Duan Tianrui aired a drama some time ago, also on Antenna Video, and it was ranked after Ding Fengbo."
Ling Suisui remembered that she knew about this drama and Ant Financial had done a lot of marketing and promotion.
Ji Zhaoying: "He is also the leading male lead. His drama took over the blockbuster Ding Feng Bo, which had an average of 60 million per episode. Guess what? It just finished airing a few days ago, and the average per episode has not even exceeded 10 million. He can't even get the final payment from Antenna Video. The producer is losing a lot of money."
"Really not even 10 million per episode?" Ling Suisui was stunned. "No way, I remember the publicity treatment of this follow-up drama was exactly the same as Ding Feng Bo, and in some aspects it was even stronger."
For example - even her antenna video account was bought for reservations.
"Yes, the fans first said that the female lead was not popular and the supporting actors' acting was not good, then they said that Antenna did not promote it, and that Aoqi and Yumi Video bought too much marketing during the same period, which affected the ecology of the entire domestic drama market, etc."
Anyway, if a drama fails, one can look for reasons from various aspects, except for the male lead, who was innocent. Before the show was aired, he was praised as a good drama and an S+ production that the platform valued. But after the show failed, he disappeared directly, or played a pitiful game and said it was an ordinary A-level drama. What else do you expect?
Just like after that incident where the fan page was torn apart and they got slapped in the face - they started expelling fans from the group, saying that there were some black-faced people trying to stir up trouble and that rational fans would never do that kind of thing.
Ling Sui held her forehead with her hand. She knew that it was normal for students to have high aspirations, but this was the first time she had seen someone who wanted to stand shoulder to shoulder with the sun.
So... she had a double halo of "venting anger" in Duan Tianrui's eyes. He hated her for being Tang Bing's student and recording the show to promote her drama, and he also hated her for playing Ding Fengbo, a small supporting role whose statistics were enough to beat the male lead he played to the ground.
Ji Zhaoying is not much better than her, and it is no secret in the circle that she and Ying Nian have a good relationship.
Ling Suisui: "It seems like we will definitely be targeted by him today."
"Let him come." Ji Zhaoying said indifferently, "There are so many cameras filming, what can he do? We are flying, he is also flying, I don't believe he can bribe the production team to maliciously edit our footage."
After all, they are here to promote the drama "The Last Rank". The program team will definitely remain neutral and try not to offend either side.
Besides... Duan Tianrui's good treatment at Antenna Video was based on his traffic and popularity, but now that the show has flopped like this, his resources will definitely be downgraded in the future.
"Be careful," Ling Suisui warned, "You can't use the moral standards of a normal person to reason with a madman."
It turned out that Ling Sui's worries were not unnecessary.
I don’t know if it was because the drama was so bad that made people crazy, but after the guests gathered, Duan Tianrui showed all kinds of displeasure to the Chongzhi team.
They greeted him politely, but he pretended not to hear them. He looked down on them and acted condescending, as if he wanted to break off relations with them.
Ji Zhaoying was very angry: "Does he still have any professional ethics?"
It’s okay to not deal with each other in private, but it’s too low to bring it to the workplace!
Duan Tianrui's behavior made the three permanent residents feel very embarrassed. They were assigned to the same team with him today, and they were totally unpopular.
It was not until the program was officially recorded and the camera was there that Duan Tianrui smiled a little, and he even took the initiative to cue himself that he was an introvert and slow to warm up.
Everyone dares to say that his best acting skills are not in film and television works, but in his instant expression in front of and behind people.
Today, the Jinbang crew sent someone to promote the drama. The program group deliberately divided the eight guests into two teams around this theme and set the theme as "Spring outing between two schools."
Their team is Chongzhi Middle School, and the other team is Jiasu Middle School.
The first part of the program recording is answering questions, which include guessing songs, guessing names from pictures, guessing objects and other categories of questions.
Guessing people's names is simply Ji Zhaoying's comfort zone. Ling Suisui also frantically expanded his music library in order to appear on the variety show. Chongzhi Middle School won the first round effortlessly.
At this time, Duan Tianrui started to whine.
At the beginning, it was "You stole the questions" and "You definitely cheated". If these words were said once, it could be understood as a show effect, but when they were emphasized over and over again, almost after they answered a question, it was definitely said with malicious intent.
Seeing that Ling Suisui and others ignored him, Duan Tianrui's words became more and more excessive.
First they said “How could you possibly answer that?” and “There has to be a limit to lying.” In the end, when the part was over and they were walking to the next scene, Duan Tianrui even said “Ling Suisui, I saw you enter the director’s room last night.”
This was a blatant rumor. Chen Yuening was so angry that he wanted to beat him up, but was stopped by Ling Suisui.
Ling Suisui smiled at Duan Tianrui: "How do you know? Is it because you are lying on his bed?"
Her expression was extremely sincere and her eyes were particularly innocent, as if she really had some questions and was humbly asking Duan Tianrui for advice.
Duan Tianrui's facial features were almost twisted into a ball. When he was about to lose his temper, Ling Suisui continued:
"Oh, I was just joking. Why can't you take it lightly? We are all adults. Don't be so petty. It will make you look petty."
Was that what you were originally going to say? Sorry, she got there first.
"you--"
Duan Tianrui clenched his fists, and the other permanent residents quickly walked among them, saying "It's all a joke, it's all a joke", using laughter to dilute the tense atmosphere.
The director team and cameramen nearby were all terrified. They immediately separated the two sides in the name of changing the microphone. The director, who was used as a raft by Ling Suisui and Duan Tianrui, became furious.
He glared at Duan Tianrui fiercely, but finally gritted his teeth and walked over to Ling Suisui first.
The four members of the Jinbang group all took off their microphones, so Ling Suisui spoke directly to them:
"Don't do anything to Duan Tianrui, he did it on purpose."
"He wanted to find an outlet to vent his anger, and at the same time, he wanted to guide us to express our intention to attack him. Don't forget, we will be walking to the venue, and there are many fans waiting outside the fence."
"You may not be able to capture anything with an ordinary mobile phone, but what if it is a specially prepared telephoto lens?"
They are all people in the circle, and everyone will understand Ling Sui at once.
Duan Tianrui's previous drama was a disaster, and both his status and resources were downgraded. If he wants to negotiate a good deal now, he has to abuse his fans and increase his popularity through means such as making trouble for others and quarreling with others.
He had previously been able to shamelessly tie up Ying Nian, who was nine years younger than him, so it was not surprising that he found a few more rivals now.
Find someone to take some photos and issue some press releases about being "isolated" and "bullied". Especially since this is a drama promotion activity, it is more convenient for him to just lie on a drama and suck blood.
Ling Suisui added: "Of course, this is just my guess."
Everyone completed her words: But with Duan Tianrui's style of doing things, is there anything he can't do?
When the program director came over, Ji Zhaoying raised her voice and said to her:
"What I just said will definitely be edited out. After all, many production crews love to smooth things over and don't want to offend anyone."
director:……
I understand. This is a call to him.
He smiled apologetically, "Teacher Ling, you said that you guests were joking with each other, why did you drag me into this? You put the blame on me, and I was almost scared to death."
"Oh." Ling Suisui responded calmly, "So I was the one who brought it up first, is that right?"
"That's definitely not the case. Teacher Ling, you've been wronged. It's just..."
Chen Yuening interrupted him directly: "Director, we are here to record the drama promotion properly. Suddenly, we encountered something like this. The production team should give an explanation, right?"
"Otherwise, let's talk while we walk. This will prevent us from delaying the progress and making it appear as if we are being too arrogant and affecting the recording, wasting Duan Tianrui's time."
"No, absolutely not."
The director immediately assured them and felt their strong attitude that they would not back down.
...In fact, he could have thought of it, but he was still holding on to hope.
The other party is just young, but they have all been in the domestic entertainment industry. Who can be an innocent little white rabbit?
Duan Tianrui felt that they were easy to bully, but he had chosen the wrong target.
When things got to this point, assistants from each company took the artists away, and their agents and executive agents came forward.
What followed was consultation among professionals. Ling Suisui and others got on the bus and waited for the next arrangements.
Ling Suisui called Tang Bing. She was on speakerphone and the other party was also on the other end. The four people in the car were complaining at the same time, just like little kids looking for their parents.
——From the perspective of the character positioning of this drama, it is not wrong?
Almost an hour later, all parties agreed on the terms and results.
The variety show must continue to be recorded. After all, the cost of starting the production is there, and the guests have signed formal contracts, which cannot be easily changed by either party.
After the negotiation, Duan Tianrui apologized to Ling Suisui and others.
At first, he wanted to get away with it and refused to admit it, thinking it was just "a few jokes", so why take it seriously? What's more, Ling Suisui's insults to him were even more unpleasant, and he didn't think it was a big deal that offended others.
Although Ling Suisui's speculation about his behavior was completely correct, didn't he have time to implement the plan? !
Only after being severely warned by his agent and the company did Duan Tianrui reluctantly say sorry.
The rest of the recording sessions for this episode of the variety show were all moved indoors. Not only could outsiders not sneak in, the producers also patrolled the site and strictly checked for staff members who took secret photos with their cell phones.
From the perspective of Ling Suisui and others, they must have felt that this matter was passed over too lightly.
Duan Tianrui kept verbally belittling and humiliating them, even saying that Ling Sui was old... In short, no one could swallow this.
But there is no way, this is a workplace, no matter what personal emotions you have, you have to give in for the sake of work.
In the adult world, interests come first, and emotions and likes and dislikes take second place.
This is not to give face to Duan Tianrui, but the interests behind "Accelerate" are complicated and they are not qualified to leave and quit.
Even if we have to settle the accounts afterwards, we have to wait until afterward.
Perhaps Duan Tianrui is sure of this, which is why he dares to be so unscrupulous in front of the camera. He knew that the production team would not let these clips leak out.
Jiang Heng gritted his teeth in anger: "How can there be such a disgusting person?"
Chen Yuening was also angry. When Duan Tianrui said that, all the blood in his body seemed to flow to his brain. At that time, the only thought left in his mind was that he must beat him up, but he was stopped by Ling Suisui.
He was very angry and upset. He couldn't protect Ling Suisui at the critical moment, and instead had to rely on her to restrain himself from being impulsive.
Ji Zhaoying stared at him and said, "If you don't teach him a lesson later, I'll cut off my head and let him kick it like a ball!"
The others felt the same way, and Ling Suisui also added Duan Tianrui to the list of people to be held in resentment.
But...why should we leave it overnight for something like a slap in the face?
The next part of the game is a round-robin battle, where the two teams take turns sending people to sit on the cylindrical drum and attack the other side with a large powder puff. Whoever drops the roller first, that is, the other side, wins.
Ling Suisui volunteered: "I'll be the first one to go."
As for her opponent—she looked at Duan Tianrui.
"If you are a man, come up."
This sentence is always effective when used for provocation.
Duan Tianrui thought of what she had just said and agreed with gritted teeth.
When others saw this, they all knew that this game must be mixed with a lot of personal feelings...but with Ling Sui's physique, could he have an advantage in playing this game?
Chen Yuening was very worried: "How about I do it? What if he does something dirty?"
"Do you really think he's stronger than me?" Ling Suisui said without fear, "I run and exercise every morning, so I'm not as weak as you think."
Besides, this part is not arm wrestling, flexibility and agility are also important.
Ling Suisui also made a request to the program team that wearing a microphone would affect their performance on the roller, so they should just take it off.
In this segment, what you see is the fierce battle between the guests, and it will be fine to add some exciting background music in the later stage.
Program team: …
Forget it. No one would be able to get over this. If Ling Sui is angry, let her vent it out. It will not affect the effect of the show.
The director agreed to her request and asked the props team to add two more layers of cushioning under the roller.
Duan Tianrui was infuriated by Ling Suisui's behavior. When both of them sat on the two sides of the drum, he wanted to suppress Ling Suisui's aura a little, but was suppressed by the other party's contemptuous eyes.
His acting skills are not even comparable to Ying Nian's, and he is instantly defeated by Ling Suisui.
He slid forward unwillingly, and as the two sides gradually got closer, evil thoughts began to grow in Duan Tianrui's heart.
He deliberately said, "You are really pretty. When Ying Nian hugged you, you must have felt very happy, right? The male actors who work with you are blessed."
Duan Tianrui thought, Ling Suisui suggested not to wear a microphone, wasn’t he just trying to scold him?
She was totally wrong. To deal with these delicate female stars, he knew exactly what vague and skirting words to say, which would make them speechless and forced them to swallow their grievances.
To his surprise, Ling Suisui's face showed no anger but was calm as usual.
She said: "I can see that you are particularly jealous of my good looks. That's right, you have spread dirty rumors about female stars. You must have wanted to get into the bed of your sponsor, but he rejected you because you are old and ugly, so you broke down."
"Teacher Duan, don't feel inferior. You have your own unique track. Just looking at your face is enough to make people want to vomit. If you smile, or take off all your clothes and lie on the sponsor's bed, wouldn't it save him 30 years of gas money? Maybe someone with a strong taste will like you."
——If Duan Tianrui thinks that he can make her collapse by just talking nonsense, then he really underestimates her.
No matter how much he dares to talk dirty, Ling Sui can make up an 18+ novel about him and his sponsor. Who is afraid of whom?
Isn't it just a matter of who has stronger psychological endurance? She has seen all kinds of situations.
To deal with this kind of scum, you have to be more daring than him.
Do you think she'll be so humiliated that she won't dare to fight back? He is dreaming!
Duan Tianrui was so angry at her that his face almost turned green. He grabbed the powder puff with both hands and swung it at Ling Suisui. He thought he could knock her over quickly, but Ling Suisui's lower body was very stable, while his moves were disorganized, and his body was a little shaky.
Ling Suisui seized the opportunity and beat him up.
As she fought, she kept saying things like crazy: "It must be hard to lose a game, right? It must be scary to be beaten to a pulp, right? It must be guilt-ridden to be called a fake, right?"
"His height requires numerous insoles, his double doors require shoulder pads and post-production photo editing, his abdominal muscles require muscle suits, his average episodes are less than 10 million and his views are bought, his statistics are flooding the Jinshan Mountain, his acting skills are ridiculed by the public, he has won zero awards in more than a decade since his debut, but the Golden Broom is the uncrowned king."
Ling Suisui swung the powder puff very quickly. Duan Tianrui had to guard against her attack, but he couldn't help but be attracted by what she said and became furious. He was beaten back step by step.
Moreover, because Ling Suisui's movements were so fast while she spoke, her mouth would be blocked by the constantly moving powder puff, and no camera could capture her lip movements clearly, leaving Duan Tianrui with no chance to bribe the post-production team to steal the footage.
While hitting him, Ling Suisui said, "I've always wanted to ask you if this parallel import thing is true, but I feel like it's not polite to ask you directly if you're a parallel import. Maybe I shouldn't mention that you're a parallel import. You must be upset to be called a parallel import."
"Even if you are a parallel import, I have to give you some face. It's not good to expose the fact that you are a parallel import, don't you think?"
She spoke like a tongue twister, and Duan Tianrui could not hear anything else. There was only the "parallel imports" madly surrounding his ears, almost forming a 3D background sound.
No matter how thick-skinned he was, hearing Ling Suisui repeatedly mention this word, he felt like his body was being torn off in public, and his face was burning with pain.
Duan Tianrui did try to fight back, but he was used to being a pampered superstar, and his reaction and agility were far inferior to Ling Suisui.
The opponent could easily dodge the powder puffs he randomly threw out; and when she used fake moves to trick him into defense, her surprise attacks always hit his eyes, and when he was forced to close his eyes, he became a sandbag for Ling Sui.
What’s even more terrifying is that every time Duan Tianrui thought he was going to lose, Ling Sui’s attacks would temporarily slow down, but his verbal output never stopped for a moment.
Duan Tianrui didn't understand why at first, until he opened his eyes again and a cameraman came over with a camera to take a close-up of him.
His brain short-circuited instantly - both of their powder puffs were covered with colored powder, and most of Ling Sui's attacks hit his face accurately!
Duan Tianrui saw his own face in the reflection of the camera, and it was so ugly that he couldn't bear to look at it.
His hairstyle was a mess, his wig was basically blown away, and his whole face was covered with powder, which was still falling off.
Even after this, Ling Suisui said: "I can't be too harsh, after all, I don't know if your face is original. What if my nose gets crooked and the fillers on your face get knocked out?"
Cameraman: …
Ling Sui was obviously very gentle when she came to record the show last time, but I didn’t expect her to be so fierce when she scolded people.
It seems that their battle is indeed fierce, so he should go further away to take pictures.
The camera's sound is just not as clear as the microphone's, but it's not completely silent. It seems that when this material is handed over to the post-production team, it will have to be muted.
The entire studio was silent as the two men fought fiercely - or rather, Duan Tianrui was beaten unilaterally by Ling Suisui.
The three permanent members of the Acceleration Group watched in silence. They were not familiar with Duan Tianrui anyway, and today's recording was delayed because of him, so it was impossible for them to have any good feelings towards him.
As for the Jinbang Drama Promotion Team, they were completely overwhelmed by Ling Suisui's overwhelming aura and were only focused on watching her wonderful performance.
It seemed that what Ling Suisui was holding was not a prop powder puff, but boxing gloves. Each of her moves was so clean and sharp, hitting directly in the face, making the onlookers feel refreshed and having a great experience.
There was inevitably some colored powder on her face, but not only did it not affect her image at all, but when paired with her determined eyes, it looked more like a medal of honor for a warrior.
Chen Yuening stared at her intently, so focused that he completely forgot that this was a variety show recording site where they needed to avoid suspicion.
But it doesn't matter. Everyone's attention is attracted by Ling Suisui and no one will look at him.
Ling Suisui's crazy attack was so powerful that Duan Tianrui couldn't help but want to retreat.
He even wanted to fall down himself, but unfortunately Ling Suisui didn't allow him.
Even if we don't think about his foul language today, when this guy indulged his fans in fighting over the roles, thinking he could have a fighting chance, he must have insulted Teacher Tang Bing a lot, right?
She had to teach him a lesson personally, both morally and logically, and both publicly and privately.
She continued to mock him, "What, are you scared? You were beaten by a girl, how can you save face after this video is broadcast? You are already over 30 years old, and the wrinkles and folds on your face can kill a fly. How can you still act in idol dramas? How can you maintain your charm in front of your fans? Do you rely on 250 layers of filters and skin smoothing?"
"You look like a decent person on the outside, but you are not weak inside, right? I'm telling you, are you capable of doing this? Are you still a man?"
Ling Suisui looked him up and down, his eyes full of contempt, and when his eyes slid to a certain position, he made a "tsk" sound.
This simple breathy voice could be interpreted in many ways. Compared to the ridicule, the three points of sympathy were what made Duan Tianrui most upset.
He was so angry that he completely lost his mind and gave up completely controlling his facial expressions. His hideous face looked even more terrifying when covered with colored powder.
Ling Suisui smiled and said, "Why are you in such a hurry? So what if you are not a man? Don't feel inferior if you are not a man. Not being a man does not mean that you have lost hope in life. There is nothing to be ashamed of if you are not a man. Just admit it in front of the camera and say that you are not a man."
Under the repeated brainwashing of "not a man", Duan Tianrui completely collapsed. He had completely given up using the powder puff and was planning to grab Ling Suisui with his hands.
But before that - Ling Sui gathered strength in his right hand, delivered a quick, accurate and fierce blow to his face, and pushed him back hard.
Duan Tianrui, who had been unable to keep his balance for a long time, fell off the drum. He felt dizzy, and the cameramen on both sides were like sharks smelling blood. They immediately gave him a close-up of his face and recorded his miserable appearance truthfully.
Powder kept coming out of his mouth and he finally opened his eyes.
In his blurry vision, Ling Sui was still sitting on the roller, smiling at him condescendingly.
She actually looks very beautiful when she smiles, and makes people feel gentle and comfortable like a spring breeze.
Qin Xian also smiled like this. Duan Tianrui thought of the videos he had seen. Many people in the comment section affectionately called her "Little Angel Qin Xian."
But when he saw her smile copied exactly like hers, he felt a chill in his heart.
This is not a little angel at all, it is clearly an evil ghost from hell!
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