Chapter 160: The Disappearing Stockings

Bai Youlou's current situation is not as bad as those onlookers think.
It's not that exaggerated. We just happened to get together and chat.

Moreover, even if we really want to look at it from the perspective of Shura Field, the more people there are, the more likely it is that an alternative balance will be formed.

The structure is very stable~
However, what he didn't expect was that An Luning, who normally liked straight balls the most, didn't have time to feel jealous or figure out which "bad woman" wanted to steal her boyfriend.

Because the person she has to protect now is her best friend!
From the beginning, Bai Youlou was surrounded, but later on, the situation gradually turned into... Except for Liu Manli, the other girls ignored Bai Youlou at all.

Zhang Xiaorong and Jiang Yuanchu seemed to hit it off right away.

When they were having dinner before, the two of them had a lot to talk about.

When they met again this time, the two continued the previous topic, as if they had endless things to talk about.

An Luning: ???

It was obviously me who came first!
Zhang Xiaorong was her best friend, so how could she be abducted by Jiang Yuanchu?
That’s right, she didn’t care about being jealous of Bai Youlou at all. She just stepped back a little. She had to “grab” Sister Xiaorong back first.

"Sister Xiaorong, my latest dance choreography needs to incorporate elements of classical dance, but I'm a little confused about the rhythm. How do you control your body joints when you dance classical dance?" Jiang Yuanchu asked seriously.

Zhang Xiaorong thought for a moment, "You have to pay attention to the head going first, and then the body, so there will be a connection. The most feared thing about classical dance is to dance in one piece, and not to move the whole body together. Pay attention to moving each joint one by one. You must know how to split the body joints. But I watched some of your dance videos these past two days, and I found that you probably danced more on a relatively large stage. In order to let the audience farther away see clearly, many of your movements are relatively large, and the force you exert is also..."

"I know, I know, delay the check-out! You taught me that before." An Luning interrupted.

Finally she found an opportunity to interrupt!
Hey?
Zhang Xiaorong felt like laughing. After spending so long, she finally came up with a word.
However, she still affirmed An Lu Ning's statement. She couldn't dampen her enthusiasm.

By the way, he gave Jiang Yuanchu a look: Just listen to what she said, don't take it too seriously.

Jiang Yuanchu nodded slightly: I understand~
She is not a novice in dancing, it’s just that her main focus is different from Zhang Xiaorong’s.

But no matter which dance style it is, it will definitely be able to beat the rookie An Luning by more than ten blocks.

In short, it seems like Zhang Xiaorong and Jiang Yuanchu always have endless topics to talk about when it comes to dance and stage performance.

The addition of An Luning added some interest to their discussion.

You have to judge whether this girl is talking nonsense or is really on to something.

After all, I can't just ignore her. I have to respond to what she says.

Neither of them found An Luning annoying; instead, they found her very interesting.

In this case, Bai Youlou? Who is he? Isn't he here to have a tea party today and talk about dance?
Liu Manli: Xiao Yuan, Xiao Yuan, I know that my sister’s love for you is not in vain! Too strong!
This girl actually single-handedly attracted the attention of her two "competitors".

"Director Bai, you're very lucky in love. You're surrounded by beautiful women." Liu Manli seemed to be teasing, but there was still a hint of resentment in her tone.

"This is what I deserve." Bai Youlou was not humble at all. Instead, he smiled at Liu Manli, as if implying: Including you.

Liu Manli: Hey, you shameless bastard!

"You, if you have the guts, go tell those two girls about this!"

Bai continued to laugh: "Do you think I didn't say that?"

"what?"

While Liu Manli was surprised, she couldn't help but sigh that she liked Bai Youlou's shameless spirit.

He seems to be both narcissistic and conceited.

But strangely enough it doesn't seem annoying at all.
Bai Youlou was also thanking Jiang Yuanchu in his heart at this time: You can help me resolve the Shura Field? Sure enough, no medicine is taken in vain.

It’s really powerful!
He usually keeps a low profile outside the RV, but it turns out that Jiang Yuanchu is the strongest this season.

From now on, Bai Youlou will get angry with anyone who says that this girl doesn’t understand the ways of the world.

When helping Bai Youlou "pull the monster", Jiang Yuanchu actually secretly gave him a look: Help you once~
Xiao Yuan is so nice!

Unfortunately, although Liu Manli seemed to have "monopolized" Bai Youlou, she had other social activities after all, and it was impossible for her to keep flirting secretly with Bai Youlou. After chatting for a while, she could only say goodbye and leave with a little regret.

Hu Manyin, who had been waiting for a long time, said: Ah? Happiness comes so suddenly?
She looked at Bai Youlou eagerly, and for a moment she didn't even dare to come closer.

Fortunately, Bai Youlou gave her an "encouraging" look, which gave Hu Manyin the courage to do so.
There’s no way. Who were the people who were standing next to Bai Youlou and chatting and laughing with her just now?

Liu Manli, an international film queen, is a top female star in the circle.

An Luning, a beautiful and wealthy woman with a very high national popularity, a big lady in the circle.

Jiang Yuanchu, a human Barbie, is a natural top idol with no blind spots in 360 degrees.

Even though Zhang Xiaorong is the "worst" in her career, to put it bluntly, her popularity online and her status in the circle may surpass Hu Manyin's. After all, her fan base is increasing too fast, and the voice for her title of future queen is getting louder and louder online.

Hu Manyin felt a little inferior after such a comparison. In addition, Lu Wenyuan, who usually held her as an important figure, hid in a corner in order to “out of sight, out of mind”.

I really have no idea.

Fortunately, Bai Youlou was still very considerate and his eyes gave Hu Manyin some comfort.

Don't be afraid of anything. Keep your head up and your chest out.

With such important "truths", he is still so timid.

Apart from Zhang Xiaorong, Hu Manyin has the most "reason" here!

And unlike Zhang Xiaorong who liked to hide, Hu Manyin was very generous and always a feast for his eyes every time they met.

"Congratulations, Director Bai! You're amazing! You're the best director in Berlin." Student Hu smiled brightly but also said cautiously.

Bai Youlou raised his eyebrows slightly, "Student Manman, why are you still as miserable as before? I haven't seen any news from you recently."

"Director Bai, why do you always criticize me as soon as we meet~"

After hearing what Bai Youlou said, Hu Manyin did not feel depressed. Instead, she became happy, and even her tone returned to what it was before.

Of course, she actually looked pretty good at the very beginning.

There is a kind of cool and pretentious taste.

The key is that she has big breasts. She is a cold, arrogant girl with big breasts. This is how Hu Manyin looked when she appeared in front of Bai Youlou at the beginning.

But unfortunately, there is no way back now.

After chatting with Hu Manyin for a while, Bai Youlou did not stay with the girls for long.

It's easy for something to go wrong if you stay for too long, so when you have a chance, just wander over and chat with someone.

When he noticed that An Luning was running around the venue looking for him, he decisively notified the host Xiao Liu to start quickly.

Everything is under control.

"Welcome everyone to the premiere of Before Sunrise. Today we are going to witness it together."

Today's host Xiao Liu was in very good shape. He stood on the stage with a smile on his face. He kept talking a lot and started praising Bai Youlou.

The wind made him blush a little.

It's been a long time since we last met. I didn't expect Xiao Liu to still be so good at playing the game.
But after all, this movie started off with the Berlin Best Director award, so it’s not an exaggeration to praise it a little.

After host Xiao Liu slightly created a buzz, it was the turn of the main creators to go on stage.

If it were any other movie premiere, the main creators would have to go on stage one by one, and the host would introduce them one by one, with the biggest star being the finale.

However, "Before Sunrise" is basically a play between the male and female protagonists.

If this movie really wanted to cut costs, it wouldn't even need to be shot on location.

You can just find a house, put some record players, wine, and other things in it, and you can actually finish the filming.

If you want to be more extreme, you may be able to finish the photo even if you only use a bed or a sofa.

One man and one woman, limited scenes, limited plots and repetitive codes, the more you watch it, the more it resembles the themes shot in Japan.

So...it's all art!

After Bai Youlou came on stage, he greeted the guests and thanked the audience, and also answered questions from the media on the scene.

In this kind of situation, I definitely can't answer any serious questions.

It's all arranged childcare.

Ah Shui, who was sitting at the back, raised his hand almost to the ceiling, and the host Xiao Liu, who was responsible for calling on people to ask questions, pretended to be blind and didn't see it.

In this occasion today, with her here, no one can ruin Bai Youlou's business.

She said it!
In just less than a year, host Xiao Liu has grown a lot.

She is a rising star in the hosting industry.

From a little intern who was so embarrassed when Bai Youlou was interviewed on "The Voice of China", to an elite female host who is never shy and is graceful in hosting any event, all this is thanks to the efforts of her father.

It takes enough experience to be where she is on the stage today.

This chick has already been designated as the future number one star of Zhejiang Blue TV.

It is estimated that Zhejiang Blue Channel will launch an exclusive program centered on her in the future, and Bai Youlou may have to go to support her at that time.

"Director Bai, there are rumors that when you were in Berlin, you said that this movie was the beginning of a series. Is that true?"

"Of course it's true. This was determined before the filming began. The trilogy of Before Sunrise, Before Sunset, and Before Midnight will span eighteen years, using time to interpret the complete story."

"It's so romantic!" host Xiao Liu said in time.

You know what, her expression and eyes were quite right, and she looked at An Luning with envy.

An Lu Ning: You are acting in your true colors!
She remembered this host. She had witnessed Bai Youlou flirting with others the day after "The Voice of China".

She still can't forget what Bai Youlou said.

"The world will tell me your name."

It’s sour!

It’s really sour!

Bai Youlou had never said such romantic words to her!

The ones in the movies don’t count.

At this moment, host Xiao Liu stood in front of Bai Youlou in a different posture, and the two of them were "exchanging glances"?
Bai Youlou: When the host is speaking, who should I look at if not her?
In short, An Luning now had enough of the jealousy that he didn't get to experience just now!

Liu Manli? Zhang Xiaorong?
She didn't eat anything, but the host Xiao Liu who was working seriously at the moment made her a little stressed.

Host Xiao Liu seemed to notice An Luning's slightly hostile look and felt a little panicked.

What's going on? Is this?

Don't look at me like that! A love movie story spanning 18 years! When it comes to romance, who can compare to you?

And even if you are targeting your "love rival", why don't you go find my aunt?
Although the future is bright, Xiao Liu has only been a host for less than a year. After An Luning put a little "eye pressure" on her, she suddenly felt a little uneasy.

When your mentality changes and you panic, it is easy to make mistakes when doing things.

She really made a mistake.

After clicking on two or three journalist friends to ask questions, I became more and more confused. As a result, I accidentally clicked on "A Shui!"

Ah Shui: It’s finally my turn! It’s worth the trip!
He was afraid that the host would regret it, so he didn't even want the microphone and immediately asked loudly: "As a director and actor, you have made two films since your debut, and both have achieved quite good results in awards, one in Cannes and one in Berlin, and even achieved good results commercially. With such a start, do you think you have surpassed most domestic directors?"

Obviously, this is a typical trap problem.

No matter how you answer, it's not a good answer.

The fact that Ah Shui asked this question shows that he really knows Bai Youlou well.

Madness!

For such a label, no other director in the industry is more suitable than him. Therefore, Ah Shui is looking forward to his answer!
Come on, let’s have some fun again.

Many people at the scene were worried for Bai Youlou. Anyone in the industry could tell that this reporter was up to no good.

The biggest difficulty with this problem is that if you don’t want to offend too many people at once, you can basically only belittle yourself.

Let Bai Youlou lower his posture?
What a bullshit.

Old Zhou looked back and slapped his thigh, "Damn it, it's that bastard again. He's been stalking Brother Lou since Cannes. It won't stop!"

Xiao Wu asked worriedly, "How do you answer this question?"

"It's not easy to answer, Aqiang. If it were you, would you be able to handle it?"

Long Ziqiang on the side nodded, "It's hard to answer, but..."

Bai Youlou looked at A Shui's familiar face in confusion. Bro, it's you again?

That's quite a bit of perseverance.

He didn't think much about it, and just picked up the microphone and said: "This era will not stop you from shining, but you can't cover anyone else's brilliance. Because they were the pioneers of the world, and they were still epoch-making filmmakers at a time when Chinese films were like that. As younger generations, we have also achieved our achievements by standing on the shoulders of our predecessors. We can't just look at our current achievements and think that we have surpassed others."

"Clap clap clap clap!"

applause.

This was truly spontaneous applause, and even colleagues thought it was wonderful!

"Excellent!" Liu Manli's beautiful eyes shone as she clapped her hands and praised, "This kid has a knack."

Jiang Yuanchu next to him also looked at him sideways, thinking that it was really unexpected that Bai Youlou could say such a thing.

Ah Shui was dumbfounded, no, are you Bai Youlou? !
Why are you suddenly not crazy anymore?

Bai Youlou: Do you think I'm an idiot?
When you destroy someone else's place, of course you are the king of building and you are extremely arrogant, but now it is his own place, why make it so embarrassing?
There were many fellow directors sitting in the audience who came to show their support. Bai Youlou was just a little crazy sometimes, really a little crazy sometimes, but he was not a mad dog that would bite everyone he saw.

Student Xiao Liu let out a long sigh and looked at Bai Youlou with gratitude in his eyes.

Because what just happened was purely her mistake at work. She shouldn't have asked A Shui to ask questions at all. As a result, it was because An Luning was wrong. As a host, she couldn't pass the blame like this. Her emotions shouldn't be affected so easily.

After reflecting on himself carefully, host Xiao Liu quickly moved on to the next segment and would never allow any more accidents to happen on the scene.

Originally, the premiere ceremony was going to last more than an hour, which was the hour before the movie was shown.

But Bai Youlou felt that it was a bit too long, so after a brief communication, he simplified it a bit.

Apart from the awkward conversations on the spot, there are also some performances that are popular with the audience.

Singers singing and the like.

Long Ziqiang and Zhang Xiaorong: Let’s get to work!
It’s a perfect professional match.

Of course, for the two of them, this is considered a commercial performance. Even brothers have to settle accounts clearly, so they must pay each other.

After all, it wasn't Bai Youlou who gave it, but Lin Juntao.

Fortunately, Bai Youlou still had some conscience and he didn't go on the show himself. Otherwise, according to his "exaggerated" commercial performance charges, Lin Juntao might really turn against him.

This is not the way to fleece the sheep.

As for Long Ziqiang and Zhang Xiaorong? Their main selling point is that they are very cost-effective.

Both of them performed very well live, and they didn’t sing any new songs, after all, they couldn’t steal the show.

However, Zhang Xiaorong sang an English song today, which made many people's eyes light up.

Some singers frowned because they seemed to have never heard of this English song. Could this also be written by Bai Youlou?
It was not until the movie was broadcast that these people confirmed from the subtitles that the song was one of the theme songs of "Before Sunrise".

And the original singer of this song is actually Zhang Xiaorong.

There is no doubt that Bai Youlou wrote it!
"Teacher Bai, I'm sorry~"

Backstage, host Xiao Liu was apologizing pitifully to Bai Youlou.

She still prefers to call Bai Youlou "Teacher Bai" instead of calling him "Director Bai" like most people do.

Girls pay more attention to these small details, so I used this address when I first met you.

Host Xiao Liu doesn't really want to change~
"It's okay. I can't be embarrassed by a reporter. But you should be more careful in the future. If you meet a petty director, he might hold a grudge against you."

"Fortunately, Teacher Bai, you are not petty." Host Xiao Liu said thankfully.

At the same time, she felt sweet inside. Although she didn't dare to continue talking to Bai Youlou because of her aunt, she thought it was okay, right? Her aunt couldn't catch her little tricks.

"Who said I'm not careful?"

"Hey?"

Isn't this a change of tone a bit too fast?

Seeing the cute look of Xiao Liu with her eyes wide open, Bai Youlou didn't tease her anymore, "I was just kidding. Okay, I'll go over first. The movie is about to start."

At this moment, Xiao Liu, the host, suddenly got excited and asked, "Teacher Bai, are you in love with my aunt?"

"No~" Bai Youlou answered very straightforwardly.

"No? Aren't you all..."

Host Xiao Liu was a little surprised at once. She thought that a woman like her sister-in-law could win over any man she liked.

I can only say, he is worthy of being Teacher Bai?

"This is adult business, what do you know as a kid?" Bai Youlou didn't want to talk about his non-marriage and non-relationship philosophy at this time, and prepared to leave.

But host Xiao Liu would not let him go so easily and took over the role.

"My aunt seemed to have discovered it the last time I went to the crew."

"what?"

Bai Youlou was stunned for a moment, remembering that host Xiao Liu did leave in a hurry that time. He thought that the girl was thin-skinned, so she left so quickly.

Now it seems that there is something else going on.
Under the showdown of host Xiao Liu, he was told that his room card was exposed, so Liu Manli might have noticed something.

Bai Youlou's scalp tingled after hearing this.

How could something as important as the room card be discovered so easily?

"So I think, is it because of this that your aunt didn't develop further with you?" host Xiao Liu imagined.

Bai Youlou's expression suddenly became strange.

Could it be that this girl thinks that Liu Manli wants to help her niece?
Wrong!

If that were the case, Liu Manli wouldn't always be thinking about dragging Bai Youlou to have dinner with her parents.

If the older sister really doesn't want any development, she can cut the Gordian knot more quickly than the younger girl. There is no need to sever ties. Just cooperate normally and pretend that what happened before never happened.

Liu Manli is definitely capable of doing this, but she never did it.

It can only be said that host Xiao Liu is completely self-indulgent and overthinking.

"I don't know, why don't you ask her?"

Hearing this, Xiao Liu, the host, quickly waved his hands and said, "I dare not do that. My aunt is very powerful."

"It's not that bad~" Bai Youlou thought to himself that he would still pose Liu Manli in eighteen different ways.

"She is my aunt, so it must be different. However, some things cannot be said openly. If my aunt really has no intention of developing a good relationship with you, Mr. Bai, does that mean..."

Hey!
Girl, your idea is a bit dangerous!
Seeing that host Xiao Liu's eyes were getting brighter and brighter, Bai Youlou knew that she might have started to think about some weird things.

Even my hands are getting naughty!
When Bai Youlou walked out from the backstage, the movie had already started!

Host Xiao Liu even took time out to run out and remind everyone of the things they should pay attention to when watching the movie after the last live performance.

Then he ran back in a hurry.

I don't know if anyone noticed her change.
After all, she was wearing stockings on stage before, and when she went on stage again, the stockings magically disappeared.

This phenomenon is so serious that the show "Science Approaches" has to film several episodes.

It's called "The Disappearing Stockings".

Oh, by the way, before leaving the backstage, host Xiao Liu asked a very interesting question.

"Teacher Bai, do you know my name now?"

"Do you still remember what you said?" Bai Youlou said while tidying up his clothes.

"How could I forget? I will remember it for the rest of my life. The world will tell you my name. Oh, and let me show you something."

"what?"

At this time, host Xiao Liu suddenly raised his arm, "Look~"

Bai Youlou looked in the direction she pointed, and saw a string of English words tattooed on the inside of her arm near the armpit.

This place is quite hidden, and you can't see it unless you raise your arms.

That's what the sentence translates into English.

After all, mother tongue is shameful, and directly tattooing Chinese characters has a kind of "loyalty to the country" flavor~
It would be much better if it were in English.

This is the same as foreigners getting Chinese tattoos.

"You got it tattooed on your body?" he asked in surprise.

"Hmm~"

Bai Youlou really didn't know what to say. After all, this matter was not very authentic.

You can make the other person change into your own shape, but stamping directly is a bit too much.

Host Xiao Liu is too impulsive.

Of course, this tattoo can actually have other meanings, such as motivating yourself.

It looks quite inspiring and won't make people think of this aspect of men.

Fortunately, she had Bai Youlou’s name tattooed on her body.

However, the other person already has the tattoo, so Bai Youlou doesn't want to lecture him like a father.

"It looks pretty good, but don't be obsessed with it. You are a host and a public figure. It's troublesome to have a tattoo in front of the camera."

"I know, this can be covered with powder, it won't affect anything." Host Xiao Liu smiled and looked at Bai Youlou, "So do you know my name now?"

Bai Youlou spread his hands and said, "I knew it a long time ago."

"Then you have to say it out loud!"

"Ms. Liu Ruyan, can I go back now?"

"Goodbye~Mr. Bai Youlou."

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