Chapter 237 Leaving
When Mengli opened her mouth, everyone was stunned. There was an awkward moment, and no one knew what to say.
Peng Zhixing, in particular, looked the most embarrassed.
Lu Yanhe frowned slightly and couldn't help but speak up, saying, "It would be good to introduce ourselves. We may know each other and have seen each other's news online, but we don't know each other very well. I really hope to get to know everyone as soon as possible through this method."
Yan Liang nodded and said, "I think so too."
Mengli shrugged. "Whatever you want."
Mengli's attitude... is so disappointing.
Lu Yanhe didn't understand why Mengli was adopting this stance.
We're all here to record a show, and we're not even that close friends. We're all working together to record the show and do our jobs well. Why does she have to act like this?
It's like everyone owes her money.
Qin Zhibai suddenly raised his hand.
His expressionless gesture of raising his hand left everyone somewhat bewildered.
He began by saying, "I'm a singer, but you probably haven't heard me sing much, since I'm not very famous. I'll have the chance to sing for you."
The group of people were taken aback at first, then looked at each other in bewilderment, and Song Linxin was the first to laugh.
"I'm sorry, the way you introduced yourself with such a serious, expressionless face was hilarious." Song Linxin clasped her hands together in an apologetic gesture.
Qin Zhibai shrugged and said, "I'm used to it."
He still maintained his unemotional demeanor.
However, after Qin Zhibai and Song Linxin's conversation, the atmosphere at the dinner table finally eased a lot and was no longer as awkward and tense as before.
Lu Yanhe followed Qin Zhibai's example, raised his hand, and said, "I am Lu Yanhe. I sing and act, but I am still a beginner in both."
Song Linxin immediately said, "Why are you being so modest? You can clearly write songs. Wasn't 'Remembrance' your work?"
Xiao Yun's eyes lit up, and he asked in shock, "Did you write 'Remembrance'?"
Lu Yanhe nodded.
Xiao Yun said excitedly, "I really love this song!"
"I only wrote this one poem," Lu Yanhe said, somewhat embarrassed.
“Many people could write a song this popular in their entire lives,” Qin Zhibai suddenly said.
“Yes.” Song Linxin nodded. “Look at all the songs I’ve written and sung, but the one that people recognize me for most is the one where I sang ‘Remembrance’.”
Lu Yanhe felt a little embarrassed by their praise and smiled with his head down.
"Do you write any other songs?" Qin Zhibai suddenly asked.
"I don't have any at the moment," Lu Yanhe shook his head.
Qin Zhibai: "You are very talented at songwriting, you should write more songs."
Lu Yanhe felt embarrassed, smiled, and said okay.
After Qin Zhibai and Lu Yanhe started, everyone else introduced themselves less formally, simply stating what they did for a living.
Actually, everyone knows what they do, but saying it like this creates a topic of conversation.
Many topics have emerged as a result.
For example, everyone is praising Li Zhibai's transition to acting, especially the two girls, Song Linxin and Xiao Yun. They both really liked the character Li Zhibai played in "Accompany You to the End of the World," and they burst into laughter whenever it was mentioned.
“I can’t stop smiling every time I see you,” Xiao Yun said to Li Zhibai.
Li Zhibai smiled as well.
“I think Zhibai is just playing himself,” Peng Zhixing said with a smile. “I also watched the show, and I felt that I could see Zhibai’s true self in many parts.”
Li Zhibai shook his head, "Then I won't admit it, I'm not that crazy."
"Hahahaha." Song Linxin covered her mouth and laughed.
Lu Yanhe and Yan Liang exchanged a smile.
Seeing this, Peng Zhixing said, "Lu Yanhe and Yan Liang seem to have something to say about what Zhi Bai just said."
"I didn't," Lu Yanhe immediately waved his hand. "Brother Bai isn't just playing himself."
He spoke with an air of righteous indignation, but at the same time, he was also using his expression to tell everyone, "That's right, he was just playing himself. I only said these insincere words because Li Zhibai himself was there."
Seeing his expression, everyone laughed even harder.
"Yan He recently acted in director Luo Yuzhong's new drama, right?" Peng Zhixing looked at Lu Yanhe.
Lu Yanhe nodded.
The others exclaimed in surprise.
Although the news has been public for a long time, there are still people who don't know it and have just found out.
Luo Yuzhong is one of the three major TV drama directors in China. His fame is so great that anyone who knows anything about the film and television industry has heard of him and knows the weight of his reputation.
"That's impressive. It's rare for idol artists to be able to directly star in director Luo Yuzhong's dramas in the past. How did you manage to do that?" Peng Zhixing asked.
Lu Yanhe said with a smile, "It was recommended by Sister Yuqian. She works in the same company as me. She said it was because she saw me being interviewed in a school uniform without makeup, looking like a typical student. She thought my image was perfect for the role, and by chance, I got the role."
“You’re being too modest. You’re just saying it was a coincidence.” Li Zhibai immediately pointed at Lu Yanhe and said, “Director Luo Yuzhong didn’t just pick him at first glance and think he was the only one for us. Director Luo came to our company to hold an audition. Hundreds of male artists from all over our company participated in the audition. The role he got in the end is very strong. Actually, if it weren’t for this audition, I wouldn’t have dared to act in ‘Accompany Me to the End of the World’.”
"Hmm? What do you mean?" Peng Zhixing asked.
"Although Director Luo didn't take a liking to me, he praised me to the skies." Li Zhibai said with a proud and smug look, "You guys didn't hear how Director Luo praised me, tsk."
“No matter how much I praise you, in the end you still chose Lu Yanhe, didn’t you?” Meng Li suddenly said.
A bucket of cold water was poured over it.
The atmosphere that had finally started to liven up was suddenly chilled by Mengli.
Li Zhibai glanced at her and instinctively wanted to retort, but facing Meng Li, he felt somewhat guilty and couldn't bring himself to say anything.
Lu Yanhe said, "Meng Li, you are a professional actor, you must understand. Director Luo also said that when choosing actors, it is never about choosing the one with the best acting skills, but the one who is most suitable for the role."
Meng Li glanced at Lu Yanhe in surprise, smiled, and said, "Director Luo is right, of course, but I wasn't talking to you."
Lu Yanhe was taken aback.
Meng Li: "You're amazing, you acted in Director Luo's movie. Unlike us, we've worked hard for several years and haven't even met Director Luo. It's so good to be an idol artist, you have popularity and opportunities. I'm so envious."
This is practically blatant, naked sarcasm.
The others looked at each other in bewilderment.
Li Zhibai frowned and looked at Meng Li: "What did idol artists do to offend you?"
"What kind of temper are you throwing? I haven't even said anything to you yet, and you dare to talk back to me?" Meng Li glared at Li Zhibai.
"I'll say whatever I want. I offended you, Lu Yanhe offended you, and what's your attitude?" Li Zhibai's tone was already tinged with anger.
Mengli: "What kind of attitude am I talking about? How come I didn't know my attitude was problematic?"
Lu Yanhe pressed down on Li Zhibai's arm and said, "It's okay. Everyone has their own attitude. This is our first meeting today, and it's also our first meal together. In any case, the show is still being filmed. Let's not talk about these things over here. What do you think? Or, Mengli, do you think it's okay to let everyone know the cause and effect of the matter directly?"
Meng Li looked at Lu Yanhe with disgust and said, "What are you implying? What do I have to hide from everyone?"
Lu Yanhe: "I'm not making any insinuations. I just want to say that the audience has no obligation to watch us argue here. We've only just met, and we're already arguing so fiercely. The audience is completely confused. We should still take some responsibility for the audience. If you think my attitude is wrong, I apologize. I didn't mean to imply anything about you. I just think that no matter what, the production team invited us here, so it would be best if we could film the show in a harmonious and enjoyable way."
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The room next door, which was originally a private room, has now been temporarily requisitioned as the director's team's workspace.
When Li Zhenzhen and the others saw this scene on the screen, they were all dumbfounded.
Indeed, this was a situation no one had anticipated.
How could such a fierce conflict have occurred between Meng Li, Li Zhibai, and Lu Yanhe after only their first meal together?
It's not hard to see that there's a significant conflict between them.
The contradiction, however, remains unknown.
The several PDs looked at each other, then asked, "Should we step in and intervene? The atmosphere is getting a bit scary."
"Let's wait and see," Li Zhenzhen said.
Chen Biqiu sat behind Li Zhenzhen, calmly crossing his arms over his chest, showing no sign of urgency.
A veteran of variety shows was very satisfied with this scene.
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Meanwhile, at Star Entertainment.
Zhou Pingan is on the phone with Meng Li's agent.
"Sister Xia, this collaboration between us is just between you and me." His laughter was quite infectious. "If that kid Li Zhibai finds out, he'll probably cause trouble for me again."
Li Xia said, "Don't worry, it's good that our collaboration this time can generate buzz. If the recording of a program is just about everyone being nice to each other, that's so boring, who would watch it? Meng Li is usually so arrogant, it's good to put her down a bit."
Zhou Pingan said, "That's why I always say that we are the most compatible in temperament. Other agents would definitely be afraid of affecting the artist's reputation or being scolded by the audience. Only you and I understand that we are not afraid of being scolded. The most terrible thing is not having popularity. These days, traffic is king. Platforms look at traffic, businesses look at traffic, everything looks at traffic. Not being popular is the original sin."
“That’s right.” Li Xia nodded.
After hanging up the phone, Zhou Pingan's lips curled up slightly.
After Li Zhibai asked him for help and explained the whole story, Zhou Ping'an was in a bind for a while. Then he thought of making the best of a bad situation and found Meng Li's agent, Li Xia, and decided to use this incident to create a buzz.
Li Xia was initially reluctant, but somehow she agreed. After chatting for a while, they both found out they were going to record "The Days of Youth," and they knew their chance to create buzz had come.
The two of them devised a whole series of engaging stories.
This could be hyped up for a year or two.
Zhou Ping'an didn't tell Li Zhibai about this, because he knew Li Zhibai wouldn't cooperate.
However, Zhou Ping'an did not need Li Zhibai's cooperation.
Zhou Ping'an could easily guess Li Zhibai's reaction; all he had to do was design his response accordingly.
What Zhou Ping'an didn't expect was Li Xia's attitude.
Li Xia genuinely didn't care about the impact this incident would have on Meng Li after it was exposed—after all, being late for filming is indeed damaging to an actor's image. Zhou Ping'an had originally thought of many reasons to persuade Li Xia to accept this, but Li Xia didn't need any of those reasons and immediately accepted.
Zhou Ping'an quickly guessed what was going on. He figured that after Meng Li gained some popularity with "Accompany You to the End of the World," his attitude towards Li Xia had changed, and his ambitions had grown. Li Xia was probably using this opportunity to give Meng Li a warning.
Just as Zhou Ping'an was thinking this, his phone suddenly rang again.
The caller was Li Zhibai himself.
"I'm not recording anymore. You come over and talk to the production team. I'll leave in a bit," Li Zhibai said in an unfriendly tone.
Zhou Ping'an was taken aback.
"Why did you suddenly decide not to record anymore?"
Did you know that Meng Li was also on this show?
"Huh?" Zhou Ping'an started acting. "Why is she on this show too?"
"Stop acting. Who are the artists participating in the recording? The production team might have been fooling us, but how could they have fooled you!" Li Zhibai said coldly. "I'm too lazy to talk to you anymore. You come over here right now to deal with this matter, otherwise I don't know how this will end up."
Li Zhibai hung up the phone after he finished speaking.
Zhou Ping'an was completely dumbfounded.
He knew Li Zhibai would have a strong opinion about seeing Meng Li, but he didn't expect it to be this strong.
Are you just going to leave?
Surely not?
Zhou Pingan quickly contacted the production team.
Li Zhenzhen's tone was tinged with unease as she said, "Come over here. They had lunch together, and Meng Li got into a fight with Li Zhibai and Lu Yanhe. They parted on bad terms."
Li Zhenzhen's voice sounded tired.
Zhou Ping'an no longer cared about creating buzz and hurried to the recording site of the program.
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Lu Yanhe, Li Zhibai, and Yan Liang sat in Li Zhibai's room.
Li Zhibai is packing his suitcase.
He's really leaving; this isn't an act.
The production team panicked, and Li Zhenzhen personally ran over to persuade them: "Your agent will be here soon, Zhibai, calm down, don't rush, let's talk things over, okay?"
Li Zhi looked at Li Zhenzhen impatiently and said, "You said you picked every guest, but how did you choose someone like Meng Li who's mentally ill? I'm speechless."
Li Zhenzhen took a deep breath, of course she couldn't explain that when she was choosing people, she couldn't choose everyone with a good personality.
Just then, something suddenly came through Li Zhenzhen's earphones. She was stunned, her expression changed, "What? She's leaving too?"
(End of this chapter)
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