Chapter 58 Stunning
The phone rang. It was Jin Baobao. He had probably just been having fun online and came over to find out the truth.
"Youyou," Jin Baobao didn't know that Bai You had already seen through his vest. He suppressed the excitement in his voice and pretended to be surprised, "Did you see that the marketing accounts and several tabloids that spread rumors online yesterday have all been blocked."
"Yeah." Bai You responded.
It was such a big deal that his phone vibrated no less than ten times just from the hotspot push notifications within an hour. It would be a lie to say he didn't see anything.
"Oh my God, Meng Qingyan is so awesome." Jin Baobao's voice was almost unable to be suppressed.
In the past, some people always used Bai You as a control group for Meng Qingyan, fearing that Bai You would not like it. Even though Jin Baobao liked Meng Qingyan, he tried hard to suppress it and tried not to mention it in front of him.
Even if she couldn't help herself occasionally, she would definitely suppress her true emotions, and then use a million nice words to praise Bai You to the top in order to comfort her.
The two grew up together, and Jin Baobao knows Bai You best.
He is a righteous man. Although he seldom makes friends, once he lets down his guard and includes others in the category of his friends, he will definitely treat others sincerely.
Now that the two have become friends, Jin Baobao feels that there is no need for him to be so cautious.
However, out of instinct, he still referred to "my Yanyan" as "Meng Qingyan."
"Yeah." Bai You responded again.
There is something wrong with what Jin Baobao said, Meng Qingyan is indeed very powerful.
Today, contrary to his usual cold and arrogant appearance in the eyes of the public, he showed his vigorous and ruthless side for the first time without any concealment.
He is as ruthless as anyone his age, yet much more thorough and rigorous than his peers.
Otherwise, an established media like Asahi Media, which has been operating for decades as a paper media, would not respond so quickly.
For the sake of image, you have to hold on even if you have to.
Now, not only did it fail to hold on, but it also immediately fell to its knees like some marketing accounts. This can only mean that Meng Qingyan has information and evidence that is more damaging to his reputation and image than falling to his knees to apologize.
"Don't just say 'hmm'," Jin Baobao was a little dissatisfied and started to settle accounts, "The person in the photo that day was clearly Meng Qingyan, and you lied to me that it was a passerby."
"Youyou," he accused, "you're starting to keep secrets from me."
Bai You: “…”
"I can't think of how to tell you right now," he said, choosing his words carefully. "He and I are just ordinary colleagues."
"But he will share his pets with you," Jin Baobao expressed doubt, "Pets are family members. He even introduced his family members to you."
Bai You was a little speechless, and once again confirmed that it was wise of him to reject Shen Yueting's invitation before.
As a representative of fan brains, he just hugged Xiaoliang and Jin Baobao had already contacted to meet his parents. If he was really photographed with Shen Yueting, it would be estimated that he and Meng Qingyan would have been married on the Internet.
"That cat is Xiaoliang." He said to Jinbaobao.
When Jin Baobao came here before, Bai You took him to feed Xiaoliang.
At first, Xiaoliang was skinny and timid. Because he was afraid of the stranger Jinbaobao, Baiyou squatted outside the holly bush and waited patiently for a long time before he dared to come out.
But now, it has become as fat as a ball. If Bai You didn't know the truth, he probably wouldn't recognize it if he saw it again.
Not to mention the golden baby.
Sure enough, the baby Jin on the opposite side let out an "Ah!" and then he suddenly raised his voice and said in shock, "Ah?"
Then he shouted, "You two share a pet? Are you so close?"
Then he asked, "Why did he suddenly adopt Xiaoliang? He is so kind."
Jinbaobao's questions came one after another like a string of cannonballs.
Bai You held his forehead quietly for a moment, not knowing how to explain it.
"So," Jin Baobao's thoughts continued to wander, his voice almost splitting with excitement, "Is it really because of you that he behaved like this this time?"
"Master..."
Bai You felt both headache and guilty. He clicked into the comment section again to look through netizens' comments.
As expected, netizens never disappoint, and Bai You quickly found the comments he wanted.
[Meng Qingyan should indeed be protecting Bai You, but don't forget that Meng's Jewelry was one of the main investors in Building No. 8 and the subsequent Fireworks, so in the final analysis, everything has nothing to do with feelings. I hope everyone will stop speculating in this direction and make things difficult for the two actors. After all, wealthy families are quite particular about matching each other. 】
"He did it for the movie," Bai You said, translating the netizen's words directly.
Jin Baobao was a little disappointed, but didn't dare to ask any further questions.
He was already very happy to be able to talk about Meng Qingyan with Bai You.
"Then can you help me get an autograph later? Oh no," Jin Baobao pressed the issue, "I want a unique autograph of him holding Xiaoliang."
Bai You sighed, worried that this ancestor would come up with some strange ideas again, so he had to agree perfunctorily before quickly hanging up the phone.
With the official announcement of fireworks, Bai You’s fans have increased significantly.
And because of this incident, his fan base increased significantly today.
However, judging from the comments in the comment section, in addition to the majority of fans who like his looks, there are also some who should be fans of his and Meng Qingyan's CP.
Bai You couldn't tell whether this situation was good or bad, and he was too lazy to judge.
Because since he agreed to let Meng Qingyan handle the matter last night, he had already prepared to take the risk.
Adventure is naturally accompanied by the unknown, otherwise it would not be considered an adventure.
It is this sense of unknown and tension when opening a blind box that makes people feel excited and interesting.
News pushes and chat messages came in one after another. After Bai You briefly browsed through them, he finally put them aside one by one without replying.
Then he turned off his phone and opened the script again.
In order to prepare for the fireworks shooting later, Bai You recently made some adjustments to his diet. He also applied for a membership card for the swimming pool across the community, and would go there every afternoon to exercise for one to two hours.
The whole day was busy, and it was not until after dinner that he had time to open Weibo again.
After Tianying’s operation, many marketing accounts and entertainment media have become nervous and restrained their behavior.
In order to avoid innocent people being affected, many of the accounts that forwarded the message have already publicly apologized.
Although he didn't know who started it, when Bai You opened Weibo, he saw a long list of apology statements.
Just like the curious inquiries he received on the chat software this morning, he ignored them all.
The impact of this incident has been huge, and the desired effect has been achieved. Bai You thought that it was likely to be officially over here.
However, in the following period of time, several artists with good popularity, reputation and development prospects encountered problems one after another.
First, someone announced his retirement from the entertainment industry.
If someone loses resources again, they will be shelved indefinitely.
Some people choose to study abroad in order to improve their professional level.
But having said that, any discerning person can see that once you leave, there is a high probability that you will never have the chance to come back.
…
Most of these people came from different companies, but the same thing was that almost none of them could give a reasonable reason or explanation.
For a time, the Internet was filled with doubts.
Fans of various groups quickly took over Weibo and other entertainment platforms where they could express themselves.
They cursed the agency, the fan club, the partners, and everything and everyone related to their brother, and insisted on seeking the truth in the hope of retaining their brother.
People outside the circle are confused, but most people in the circle already know the truth.
Everyone else was fine, but Wei Enquan began to suffer from sleepless nights and became extremely worried.
It was as if someone was hanging a huge knife over his head, ready to fall down and chop off his head at any time.
There has been no news from Feng Yu for a long time, and the investment funds promised before have not arrived. Xue Wenping has searched all the connections in the circle, and "Qingye" has finally got back on track.
But Wei Enquan failed again.
He was getting thinner and thinner, and his mind was not focused, and he was distracted when facing the camera...
But time and money wait for no one. As long as the camera is turned on, the funds will be burned quickly.
Faced with such a predicament, Xue Wenping regretted his decision for the umpteenth time.
I regret that I shouldn't have replaced Bai You in order to please investors like Feng Yu.
Changing roles again is out of the question.
Not to mention that the budget does not allow it, even if it does, Xue Wenping does not have the courage or face to do it again.
That would undoubtedly make him a laughing stock among the public.
But "Qingye" has a lot of group scenes, so Wei Enquan appears in quite a few scenes.
Being in a difficult situation, Xue Wenping had to grit his teeth and try to cut his parts as much as possible, or replace his back in many shots that should have been normal.
When no one was around, the entire creative team sighed.
Seeing that the director was starting to fool around, the two leading actors naturally lost interest in filming seriously.
"Qingye" has not been completed yet, but everyone knows that this movie is unlikely to make any splash.
The original intention was to pave the way for his future, but due to a moment of thoughtlessness, Xue Wenping ended up paving his own way.
In mid-October, Gao Lan came to visit Wei Enquan on the set.
She couldn't help but be shocked when she saw his state.
"What's going on?" After everyone around her had left, she finally couldn't help but frown and ask.
Wei Enquan couldn't bear the pressure in his heart anymore, and finally told everything.
Gao Lan frowned, and after a long while, he slowly said, "Maybe Tianying didn't find anything about you at all. Otherwise, it doesn't make sense that they would keep you alone when they were forced to withdraw from the circle?"
Hearing this, Wei Enquan looked up doubtfully, and a glimmer of hope arose in his heart.
"I brought you a few good scripts this time. You should concentrate on filming this one and then take on new ones." Gao Lan said, "Throw away all the nonsense. Don't you think that with Meng Qingyan's thunderous methods, if he really finds out about you, can you still film here well?"
Wei Enquan felt a little relieved again, but he still couldn't muster up interest.
"What a crappy book," he muttered, "If it can't even match one ten-thousandth of Baiyou's resources, then I lose?"
Thinking about how he had specially gone abroad to visit Liu Ben but ended up not meeting him, and that the resources suddenly fell into Bai You's hands, Wei Enquan felt so sick that he wished he could vomit blood.
"You know better," Wei Enquan repeatedly made her worry less, and Gao Lan was already a little impatient, "You should be thankful that you can still make money in the circle now, and don't compare yourself with people you can't compare with."
Gao Lan did have a lot of hostility towards Bai You before, but she always knew when to act and would not try to throw eggs against stones.
Zhu Zhijun is even worse.
If Wei Enquan continues to be so stubborn, neither she nor Zhu Zhijun, Xingyu Entertainment will be able to support him.
Not only that, when this incident happened, Meng Qingyan's strong attitude and decisive and ruthless methods made Zhu Zhijun frightened.
Naturally, they no longer dared to doubt Jiang Minyao’s previous words.
Two days ago, fireworks producer Zhao Kaiyang came to Xingyu to sign Bai You's contract. At the negotiation table, Zhu Zhijun even specially gave Bai You better conditions as a favor to prevent Bai You from getting into trouble like others after leaving.
"Let me tell you," Gao Lan said with a serious expression, "if you can't adjust your mindset now, there will be more things you can't accept in the future."
"Why, you don't think Meng Qingyan really did it for him, do you?" Wei Enquan was more willing to believe some of the claims on the Internet, "Meng Qingyan cares so much, but it's just for the two movies Building No. 8 and Fireworks. The investment is so huge, no matter who it is, he would protect the people first."
Gao Lan was speechless.
He used to think Wei Enquan was very smart and could always understand her thoughts easily.
But now, she realized how stupid he was.
She didn't like stupid people, so she left the script behind and went away.
However, the thing that Wei Enquan could not accept finally happened.
It’s just November now and the list of nominations for various awards at the Golden Gull Film Festival has been officially released.
Among the six nominees for Best Actor alone, Building No. 8 took up two seats, with Meng Qingyan and Bai You both being selected.
The others are indeed all worthy of the title, and their strength and status should not be underestimated. However, Bai You's appearance on this list has caused an uproar in public opinion.
After all, she hasn't taken on any serious role for many years, and has been brainwashed as a "vase" for many years. In everyone's mind, Bai You's appearance is unquestionable, but when it comes to acting skills, almost no one recognizes her.
Although he didn't make any mistakes, being nominated for the "Best Actor" was still far from the truth.
Faced with huge controversy on the Internet, Bai You still just watched it and let it go.
However, the crew was slapped in the face very quickly. When public opinion reached its climax, Building No. 8 took advantage of the situation and released the first trailer of the movie.
In just thirty seconds, it amazed everyone.
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