Chapter 56 Always Believe in You
[Financial sponsor?] Emmm~, it was a scandal before, and now it’s a sponsor. I want to hear what new words your marketing accounts and entertainment media will use next time? 】
[Qiu Wan got engaged a few days ago. I just reviewed the three times the marketing account talked about Bai You by looking at pictures. It made me laugh to death. Okay, now it’s the fourth time. 】
[Seeing that they have announced a new movie, you can’t sit still, right? The entire network began to spread the news on a large scale as if an alarm was set. I don’t believe that there is no organization or purpose. Do they really think that netizens are all fools? 】
[I will carry the blue and white banner: I have to say, at least in the previous few times, people really took pictures of Zhou Xiuyuan falling to the ground, and also really took pictures of Bai You and Qiu Wan meeting with Meng’s jewelry designers, and also took pictures of product sample catalogs. Look at what you took pictures of? It would be fine if you had taken a photo of Bai You hugging the person in the car, but what he was holding was a cat~. With this level of technical skills, you dare to make up a story about it? Then I would say that someone asked Bai You for directions. 】
[Oh my god, hahahaha, I made you sisters laugh to death, and what’s more, he was holding a fat cat. 】
[Is this Baiyou’s cat?] I seriously doubt that Baiyou doesn't eat as much as his cat. 】
[It's still a local cat, Little Tabby. It's so funny. I heard people say that Baiyou is very frugal, and I believed it. 】
[I have to say, this photo has a lot of highlights. Although there is only one hand sticking out of the car, this hand is elegant and noble. It is obviously the hand of a young person. How could it be the hand of a fool who would take care of his lover? 】
[The person above must be a beauty lover, hahahaha. However, putting aside the rebellious mentality of judging by pictures a few times before, I also think that Bai You is not that kind of person. As I said before, with his conditions, if he really wants to find a backer, he can get one by just begging for help, right? Why should I endure so many years of hardship? 】
[Look at the friends he makes, they are all hardworking and pragmatic. 】
[So I say, "Look at the pictures and tell the story" can be said to be the best "news" entry this year. 】
[This is an insult to the news. "News" should not be blamed for this. The best term should be "rumor-mongering", right? 】
[Although, is it true that no one thinks that what the media said this time might be true? Not to mention the two cars in the photo, just the watch on his hand is worth seven figures. The identity of the person in the car is definitely not simple. 】
[Damn, is it that awesome?] shock. 】
[Someone upstairs just now said that Bai You is usually very frugal, but he recently bought a house and gave Qiu Wan a big gift. According to the normal pricing of Meng's Jewelry, the value should be close to one million. Even if he can get a discount because he knows Mr. Meng, it is still a considerable expense. Moreover, how come he can suddenly get scripts like Building No. 8 and Fireworks after being silent for so many years? Especially Fireworks, which is a standard male-led drama... Anyway, I don't believe that there is no special thing. 】
[When Bai You took over "Building No. 8", he had just been replaced by "Qing Ye". What kind of backing did he have that would allow him to be bullied by such a makeshift team? "Fireworks" is even more ridiculous. Liu Ben had high hopes for Bai You back then. Isn't it normal for them to cooperate again when they meet the right script? Moreover, during the filming of Building No. 8, they even created something out of nothing and would rather take photos and make up stories, but they couldn't get any solid evidence. Don't they want to? 】
[But how to explain Bai You's sudden financial abundance? Is it just the pay for Building No. 8? If it were me, I wouldn't be willing to do that. 】
[Just because you are reluctant doesn't mean others are reluctant. Bai You has always been frugal with himself but very generous to his friends. I remember that on He Yuan's birthday last year, the gift he gave was quite expensive. 】
[Ahhhhh what should I do? All of a sudden I felt that what everyone said made so much sense. Now I'm even more curious about the person in the car, QAQ. 】
【……】
The public opinion gradually changed from clear to mixed...
It only took a dozen minutes in total.
Within ten minutes, Jin Baobao was the first to call and ask who was in the car.
Bai You followed his own answer on the Internet and said that someone asked for directions.
Jin Baobao felt guilty, and because he was worried that his identity would be exposed, his system of tricking people into talking quickly broke down. He hung up the phone after just two rounds and was defeated.
Next is Jiang Minyao.
After doing this over and over again, Jiang Minyao has become numb and is no longer as excited as she was in the previous times.
"What's going on this time?" she asked. "Also, when did you get a cat?"
"It belongs to the neighbors," Bai You said something nonsense, not wanting to be questioned. "I happened to see them coming back that night, so I took the cat out to play with it for a while."
Jiang Minyao held her forehead with her hand.
"You are also an artist, how can you play so openly in front of the door?" Jiang Minyao expressed her disappointment.
Bai You also felt that his words had come true. He didn't let Meng Qingyan get out of the car just because he was worried about the group of cameras at the entrance of the community. He didn't expect that he couldn't avoid it like this.
Speaking of which, the filming of Building No. 8 has been completed for a long time, and he has been staying at home during this period. If there is still someone who is following him so closely and relentlessly, the problem may not be as simple as he had imagined before.
Especially since the other party even knew about the house he bought, and the photo with Meng Qingyan had been taken a long time ago...
It seems like he has been quietly collecting information, preparing to stockpile some big news, or to make a big move at some critical moment.
But where is that “critical moment”?
Or maybe the information is not sufficient yet, so it is kept secret for the time being?
Bai You believed that there were only two things about him that were worth the other party's great trouble and consideration.
One is Building No. 8, and the other is his next new play.
Building No. 8 is expected to be released during the Spring Festival, but the news has not been announced to the public yet.
About four months is enough time for a storm to brew and force a movie to change its release date, reshoot with a different cast, or even change the lead.
But compared to Building No. 8, Bai You believes that the other party’s target is most likely his next play.
Although Building No. 8 has not yet been released, his popularity has increased, expectations of him both inside and outside the circle have also increased, and the previous negative reputation about him as a "vase" has also been reversed.
If there is a good team contacted at this time, once these negative materials are exposed, it will easily ruin the cooperation.
If he still doesn't produce any good works after Building No. 8, he will easily follow in Fenghua's footsteps and fall again at the best time for take-off.
However, the other party probably didn't expect that before he contacted the crew, Fireworks had already decided on his leading role.
The fireworks were kept very secret, and because many people had a preconceived notion that the leading actor would be Meng Qingyan, even though the casting was a hot topic a while ago, no one thought of him.
Liu Ben was his teacher, so it was normal for him to go to the hotel to visit him with gifts that day, and it had no necessary connection with the movie.
After that, the casting for the movie became a hot topic and everyone in the crew was busy, so Bai You never went over to disturb them again.
To outsiders, he has nothing to do with the movie "Fireworks".
Therefore, today's sudden official announcement caught the other party so off guard and made them so angry that they revealed their cards in a panic?
"But this incident may not be a bad thing," Jiang Minyao said to herself, "At least, Lao Zhu and Gao Lan are more convinced that you and Meng Qingyan are in love now, and your chances of getting out of this unscathed when your contract expires will be greater in the future."
She lowered her voice and said, "They now completely believe that the person in the car is Meng Qingyan."
Bai You: “…”
The person in the car was indeed Meng Qingyan.
However, they were neither in a romantic relationship as Jiang Minyao said, nor in a "kept" relationship as online marketing accounts spread rumors.
However, their real relationship was indeed quite twisted.
Bai You shook his head, throwing away these funny thoughts in his heart, and listened to Jiang Minyao continue: "I have asked the public relations department to write a clarification. I will send it to you when the copy arrives later."
Although there was a lot of uproar on the internet, Bai You felt that there was no need for it at all.
"There's no need to explain," he said, following the principle of simplicity. "Just say that the other person is a friend."
"Just say that the other party reached out to take back his cat?" Jiang Minyao hesitated for a moment and asked, "Isn't that a bit perfunctory?"
"The simplest truth is often the truth," Bai You said. "No matter how hard you try to explain something like this, people who don't believe it will still not believe it. People's memories may not be that good, but the Internet's memory is infallible. The harder you try to whitewash the truth today, the more likely it is that there will be loopholes that contradict it in the future, which will do more harm than good."
He paused: "Besides, I don't want to be so passive every time."
It is easy to throw dirty water, but it is very difficult to wash the dirty water off your body.
Moreover, if we talk about intimacy, his current relationship with Meng Qingyan can only be considered as friends.
And when Meng Qingyan reached out his hand, it was indeed to take Xiaoliang over.
This explanation is not a lie.
This is also the most sincere response Bai You can give.
As for asking him to prove himself again and push someone out, that is impossible.
"Okay, I understand." Jiang Minyao hung up the phone, but within two minutes, Xingyu Entertainment released a statement.
[So you are friends. Let’s go to bed.] 】
[I said, Baiyou is so thin that it is impossible for her to raise such a fat cat. 】
[But the cat owner's hands are also very thin, slender and bony, which looks very nice. 】
[Damn, I’m even more curious about who the other person is.] 】
[Haha, it's a relationship that can't be seen in the light, it's a person who can't be seen in the light, otherwise why would they hide it and respond without any sincerity. 】
[I will carry the blue and white banner: What? If someone doesn't explain, it means they are guilty. If they explain, you say they are not sincere. Why? Do people have to push their ordinary friends onto the screen for public judgment to be considered sincere? You like to prove yourself so much. Come on, prove to me that you are actually a human being, not a dog? Otherwise, I will scold you every time I see you, you bastard. 】
[Hahahaha. Oh my gosh.] 】
【……】
After the statement was issued, the online response was better than expected.
But it is obvious that several IDs are still constantly leading towards the original "keeping" relationship.
Damage to one's reputation can be a big deal or a small one.
For ordinary crews, in order to avoid risks, they may hesitate or directly terminate the cooperation.
But the other party was Liu Ben.
Liu Ben is an upright person. He hates the unhealthy trends of unfair competition in the circle the most. Moreover, he knows himself very well.
This move by the other party is doomed to be in vain and they will not gain any advantage.
Bai You didn't take the other party's dying struggle to heart.
He put down his phone and was about to take a shower and go to bed when the doorbell suddenly rang.
Few people come to Baiyou's place, and even fewer come so late.
He approached the door cautiously, bent down and looked out through the peephole.
The man outside the door had his cap pulled down low, making his eyes and brows look even darker. It was Meng Qingyan.
Bai You's heart skipped a beat. He couldn't help but admit that this man did not play by the rules, so he quickly opened the door.
"Can I call you brother today?" He cautiously peeked out through the peephole again before turning back and leaning against the door. "How dare you come here at this time?"
Meng Qingyan rarely saw Bai You lose his composure.
Even when I was a child and fought with others, I would keep a cold face and punch, unwilling to give the other party any extra expressions.
At this moment, his eyes widened in disbelief, and a smile unconsciously appeared in his eyes which had just seemed a little cold.
"Still laughing." Bai You accused.
At this moment, he was being roasted on the big fire called "Internet", and he forgot the distance he had deliberately kept from Meng Qingyan.
"Although the news just came out and there's a lot of commotion outside, this is actually the safest time," Meng Qingyan smiled. "In the fixed mindset of most people, no one would commit a crime against the wind."
Bai You: “…”
"It's a shame not to major in mathematics," he muttered, "I'm so good at math."
Hearing this, Meng Qingyan laughed lightly and said nothing.
But for some reason, just a laugh, the room suddenly became lively again.
"You..." Bai You was a little confused.
When he first saw the word "sponsor" in the news, he did not feel disgusted or angry.
At first I thought it was because I had experienced this kind of thing too many times and was somewhat used to it.
But then I thought about it again, it seemed that it was because the other person in the photo was Meng Qingyan.
Because the other person was Meng Qingyan, he didn't mind that much.
The moment he realized this, Bai You looked seriously at the tilted balance in his heart and accepted everything calmly.
It’s just that emotion is one thing and reality is another.
So he never changed his decision.
"Although you came so late," he considered for a moment, "I don't plan to keep you overnight."
Hearing this, Meng Qingyan lowered his eyelashes. After a moment, he put his hand to his lips and laughed softly.
Bai You: “…”
"I know." After a while, Meng Qingyan finally raised his eyes, his dark eyes full of smiles. "Today's incident is related to me, so I would like to ask Teacher Bai to agree to let me handle it."
Bai You didn't say anything, not understanding how Meng Qingyan was going to deal with it.
Moreover, if he were to handle it, he would be exposed.
Gossip is gossip...
However, being caught in some so-called "real and solid" scandals may cause other disturbances.
As if seeing through the hesitation and worry in his eyes, Meng Qingyan stopped smiling and looked at him seriously.
"Teacher Bai, are you willing to trust me this time?" he asked.
Bai You pursed his lips, and after a moment put aside all the worries in his heart, as if he had found the adventurous self who was briefly released.
He raised his eyes and looked back at Meng Qingyan quietly, his tone calm but firm.
"I have always believed in Teacher Meng." He smiled.
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