Chapter 239: Choice (9,000 words!)
The scene of Meng Li rushing out shocked everyone.
No one even had time to react.
I don’t know how to react.
Meng Li's action shocked everyone.
Peng Zhixing stepped forward to smooth things over, saying, "Mengli, what's the origin of this? When did we gang up on you? Is there some misunderstanding?"
Meng Li said, "What are you guys going to do together now? I'm not even here, and you're just abandoning me like this. Aren't you ganging up on me and bullying me?"
Peng Zhixing felt that he was about to be unjustly killed.
He didn't understand why he thought he was just here to record a very ordinary program, but everything went wrong from the very beginning.
Although these misfortunes basically came from Meng Li alone.
Peng Zhixing immediately said, "We didn't abandon you. I sent a message in the group chat earlier, asking everyone to gather downstairs. You didn't come, so we all thought you didn't want to participate."
Meng Li didn't listen to what Peng Zhixing said at all.
"You just chose to bully me together with Li Zhibai. I know that you are birds of the same flock." Meng Li pointed at them angrily.
Li Zhibai's face was so gloomy that water could drip out of it.
He looked at her angrily and said, "Mengli, that's enough. You're targeting me, but this has nothing to do with them. Why are you so angry at them?"
Meng Li sneered, his eyes filled with anger and hatred. "Alright, I won't lose my temper with them. Then tell them what you've done to me! Just tell them if you have the guts!"
Li Zhibai almost clenched his fists.
At this moment, the atmosphere was tense and reached its peak.
Lu Yanhe even felt that the whole atmosphere was like a balloon about to explode.
He saw Li Zhibai's struggle. At this moment, Li Zhibai's heart must be filled with torment.
Although Lu Yanhe knew that Li Zhibai's method of secretly sending a love letter to Meng Li was not right, he could only stand on Li Zhibai's side without hesitation at this moment.
"Ms. Meng, you are a little emotional now, and there are still many cameras filming on the scene. Why don't we all calm down first? Your agent is here, and we can talk about it later if we have anything to say. What do you think?" Lu Yanhe asked Meng Li.
Lu Yanhe made a mistake.
He could say this to a rational person, but not to someone who was obviously in an irrational state.
Meng Li glared at Lu Yanhe like a ferocious beast stalking its prey, saying, "What can I possibly say to you? Don't think I don't know that you and Li Zhibai are so close that you could be wearing the same pants. You cover up for him no matter what he does. Aren't you just afraid that everyone will know what he did? If you have the guts to do it, why don't you have the guts to say it? Li Zhibai, are you still a man?!"
Meng Li's sharp tone cut through them like a sharp knife.
Li Zhibai really never thought that one day someone would ask him to his face, "Are you still a man?"
It was so unbelievable that he was at a loss.
But he was at a loss for only a moment, and immediately, Li Zhibai made up his mind.
"That's right, I admit it. I deliberately wrote you a love letter during filming to get back at you, making you mistakenly think I liked you. Okay?" Li Zhibai's eyes widened as he spoke in one breath. "I was wrong about this and hurt you. I apologize. If you need any compensation, just tell me and I'll definitely compensate you. But this has nothing to do with anyone else. There's no need to hurt anyone else. Just come to me if you have any!"
After Li Zhibai finished speaking, the whole audience fell silent.
Song Linxin and the others didn't even dare to look at each other, for fear of being caught by the camera.
At the same moment, Meng Li's face was full of surprise, and she looked at Li Zhibai in disbelief - she never thought that Li Zhibai would actually admit it in front of everyone.
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While the agents were still negotiating, someone suddenly came running over to them.
A look of panic.
"Mengli broke down and cried!"
When the agents heard this, they were all stunned.
Especially Meng Li’s agent Li Xia, who showed a puzzled expression for a moment.
"Break down and cry?"
Li Xia suddenly reacted, stood up immediately and ran out of the room in a hurry.
Zhou Pingan and Chen Ziyan followed closely behind.
The development of this matter was too unexpected. They were all a little panicked at this moment. Zhou Pingan was worried that Meng Li's breakdown and crying was caused by Li Zhibai, and Chen Ziyan was worried that Meng Li's breakdown and crying was caused by Lu Yanhe. In the eyes of the agents, their own artists are not easy to deal with.
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First floor, living room.
Meng Li sat on the sofa, covering her face and crying, unable to stop crying.
Song Linxin and Xiao Yun had to sit on her left and right and comfort her softly.
The original trip was completely canceled and the scene was in chaos.
But at this time, they had no one to turn to for help.
The staff made it clear that they would not be involved in anything during the recording.
Li Zhibai sat on the other side, listening to Meng Li's crying, and felt a splitting headache.
Lu Yanhe stood behind him, looking at Meng Li in front of him, whose shoulders were shaking from crying, and suddenly felt so disillusioned with life.
The cell phone rang at this moment.
He took it out and took a look, and found that someone had added him as a friend using his mobile phone number.
The other party’s message read, “Hello, Lu Yanhe, I am your counselor Chen Shiqiu, please let me through.”
Lu Yanhe never thought that the counselor of Zhenhua University would add him as a friend at this time.
Lu Yanhe immediately accepted the friend request.
——Hello, Teacher Chen, I am Lu Yanhe.
Yan Liang suddenly nudged him with his elbow and whispered, "Our agent is here."
Li Xia, Zhou Ping'an and Chen Ziyan rushed over one after another, each with a serious expression.
Li Xia walked up to Meng Li, squatted down, held her hands, and said, "Xiao Meng, Sister Xia is here."
Meng Li raised her head with tears in her eyes and saw Li Xia. Suddenly, she was like a daughter who had suffered a great injustice seeing her mother. The crying that had finally subsided broke out again. As she suddenly threw herself on Li Xia, the crying reached its climax in the cycle.
Zhou Ping'an was dumbfounded when he saw this scene.
He really didn't know how to deal with this kind of situation where people were crying and holding their heads in their hands.
He looked at Li Zhibai helplessly.
"Okay, okay, don't cry anymore. Sister Xia is here. Everything is fine." Li Xia coaxed Meng Li like a child, as if no one was around.
Peng Zhixing and his companions looked at each other, not knowing what to do or say.
The main reason is that this scene is too weird, and everyone doesn’t know how to react.
Chen Ziyan suddenly waved to Lu Yanhe at this moment.
Lu Yanhe passed by.
"Did you have a few arguments with Meng Li?"
"Did I...did those few words I said to her count as quarreling?" Lu Yanhe looked confused.
"Anyway, something unpleasant happened and you were involved, right?" Chen Ziyan asked.
"It wasn't you who dragged me into this. I just couldn't help myself and spoke up." Lu Yanhe said embarrassedly.
Chen Ziyan said, "Originally, this matter had nothing to do with us, but because of your relationship with Li Zhibai and your involvement, Li Xia insisted on tying you and Li Zhibai up, saying that you guys were ganging up to bully Meng Li."
"She's really interesting." Lu Yanhe had an expression that said, "How can this person talk so much nonsense?"
Chen Ziyan: "This is the situation now. If Li Xia really wants to make a big deal out of this, you will definitely be affected."
Lu Yanhe couldn't help but frown.
"Are you saying I bully girls?"
"That's pretty much it," Chen Ziyan said. "And, there's no getting around this. No matter what explanation we give, others will think it's just an excuse. Li Zhibai is inherently wrong in this matter, and if you stand by him, you're also inherently wrong."
"That sounds terrible. I feel like I can only stand at attention and get beaten."
Chen Ziyan glared at Lu Yanhe. "Now you know you have to stand at attention and get beaten? Why were you so impulsive before? Why didn't you know how to restrain yourself and hold back?"
Lu Yanhe: "Sister Zi Yan, you really don't understand the situation. I think Meng Li has a mental problem. I'm not scolding her, I really think she's mentally unstable."
Chen Ziyan looked at Lu Yanhe in confusion.
"Ask the production team for some clips of the arguments today and you'll know what's going on," Lu Yanhe said. "Li Zhibai has been very tolerant of her, but she's been snapping for no apparent reason several times. There were no signs, but you can't say there were no signs, it's just inexplicable. Just now, Peng Zhixing clearly sent a message in the group chat asking everyone to gather downstairs, but she didn't come down. Then she came down later and blamed us for not bringing her, saying we were ganging up on her. Isn't she sick?"
Lu Yanhe's dislike for Meng Li has reached its peak.
Chen Ziyan smiled and said, "That's just the beginning. You've met too many normal people before, so when you meet someone who's not so normal, you think they're crazy. Well, I tell you, you'll meet more of them in the future. And you still have the nerve to say that? You know they're crazy, but you don't avoid them. Instead, you rush over to them. Are you afraid that others won't think about you?"
Lu Yanhe felt in the wrong after being criticized by Chen Ziyan.
After a while, he said, "There's nothing I can do about it. I can't just watch Li Zhibai being entangled by her."
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Peng Zhixing and his friends made a cup of coffee for everyone and left quietly.
There were only four people: him, Qin Zhibai, Song Linxin and Xiao Yun.
As the four of them got on the car, they all breathed a sigh of relief.
There were also two cameras installed in the car, and the PD put one in Qin Zhibai's hand and asked him to film Peng Zhixing who was driving.
When Qin Zhibai was given the handheld camera, he was a little surprised and asked, "Do you want to take more pictures?"
The PD said, "You guys can have your quarrels, and we'll film ours. This is our responsibility."
Qin Zhibai was silent for a while, then said, "We didn't quarrel, it was them."
Peng Zhixing did not start the car immediately, but turned around and looked at Qin Zhibai.
Qin Zhibai also glanced at him.
The two girls behind did the same thing, but no one said anything.
"Before coming to record this program, did you ever think it would be like this?" Peng Zhixing, after all, was a host by profession. He broke the silence and asked with a helpless wry smile.
Song Linxin: "I was completely stunned. This show is completely different from what I imagined."
"Yeah." Peng Zhixing nodded, "I was completely confused too."
Xiao Yun: "I didn't even dare to breathe in there."
Peng Zhixing: "With Li Zhibai and Meng Li in this state, one of them has to leave."
"Who do you think will leave?" Xiao Yun asked.
Everyone looked at each other and no one spoke.
Answering this question would be too offensive.
What if that person doesn’t leave in the end?
The main reason is that there are several cameras in the car, and everything they say will be recorded. They cannot really let go of their psychological burdens and speak without restraint.
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"Let's sit down together and have a good discussion about what to do next." Chen Ziyan saw that the situation had stalled, with no progress. Chen Biqiu and Li Zhenzhen hadn't shown up either, so she had to step in and break the deadlock. "Zhou Ping'an, Li Xia, do you think we should just discuss this among the three of us, or should we bring the artists along?"
Li Xia glanced at Meng Li with concern.
Meng Li's eyes were red and swollen, but her tone was still full of doubt. "What are you discussing? What else is there to discuss? You guys are just ganging up on me!"
Chen Ziyan's eyes flashed with a sharpness. "Really? Since this is a show where everyone bullies you, why don't you just quit?"
Chen Ziyan looked down at Meng Li condescendingly, with no expression on her face and no trace of pity. Her aura was so strong that Meng Li was stunned for a moment and didn't know how to respond.
Li Xia protected Meng Li and said angrily, "Can you be more polite? Xiao Meng is very emotional right now. Do you really have to provoke her like this?"
Chen Ziyan looked at her coldly and didn't buy it at all.
"Did I goad her, or is she just throwing a tantrum, thinking the crying baby gets the milk? Li Xia, she's your artist. I advise you to clarify one thing: how to resolve her issue with Li Zhibai is your business. Don't drag others into it, and don't affect others." Chen Ziyan folded her arms and sneered, "Li Zhibai and Meng Li have a conflict. We didn't know about it, but don't you know about it? You knew Meng Li and Li Zhibai had a conflict, and yet you still let Meng Li come to record this show. Why are you playing innocent now?"
Li Xia was so angry that her cheeks turned red and her body was shaking.
At this moment, everyone who heard Chen Ziyan's words secretly cheered in their hearts.
Meng Li's performance today left many people speechless - but because she is a star, no one can say anything and can only watch her go crazy.
Now Chen Ziyan's merciless words seemed to have broken through this layer of window paper.
The staff who were annoyed by Mengli's behavior all felt happy that their opinions were expressed.
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Li Xia's cheeks were twitching with anger.
Chen Ziyan's words just now were said without mercy. She and Meng Li felt like they were slapped twice in the face in public.
However, Li Xia had no way to refute it.
Or rather, she didn't know how to refute it.
She and Zhou Ping'an had long since reached an agreement, foreseeing a conflict between Li Zhibai and Meng Li, and even considered using it as a means of hyping up the issue—but neither of them had anticipated the conflict would escalate to this point, becoming irreversible. Now, of course, she couldn't question Li Zhibai's actions towards Meng Li. She and Zhou Ping'an had already reached a consensus on this matter, and there was no turning their backs on each other. And since Li Zhibai had spoken out about his relationship with Meng Li, she no longer had any leverage to threaten Zhou Ping'an.
Could she still threaten Zhou Ping'an by saying "I will expose what Li Zhibai has done"?
Li Zhibai himself was exposed.
Li Xia took Meng Li to her car.
"Li Li, tell Sister Xia the truth, are you still willing to record this show?" Li Xia asked.
The grievance and fragility on Meng Li's face disappeared, and her eyes revealed anger and hatred.
"Sister Xia, it doesn't matter whether I record this show or not, but I want Li Zhibai to pay the price!" Meng Li said gritting her teeth.
Li Xia looked at Meng Li helplessly and said, "Li Li, Li Zhibai is not someone we can easily shake. I know he hurt you, and I promise you, we will definitely teach him a lesson in the future, but right now, we don't have any solution."
"Why is there no way? I want to let everyone know what he did to me on the set. He teased me!" said Meng Li.
"But, Lili, the reason he did this is because if you two start a quarrel over this, can you make sure someone on the crew will speak up for you?"
Li Xia's words were not very clear. In fact, she was worried about the fact that Meng Li was resisted and disliked by almost all the actors in "Accompany You to the End of the World".
Li Zhibaihui went to Mengli's room to stuff love letters and tease her, which was also what several people did.
This approach is certainly wrong, but once the matter is exposed, Meng Li's annoying behavior in the crew will also be exposed.
For Meng Li, this was also an act of killing one thousand enemies and losing eight hundred of his own.
Of course, Li Xia didn't want Meng Li to do this.
Meng Li immediately understood what Li Xia meant.
She gritted her teeth and said, "Sister Xia, I really hate Li Zhibai now. I wish he would be hit by a car and die."
"I understand you're feeling bad, but if you're like this, you can tell me, but don't tell anyone else." Li Xia held Meng Li's hand. "Li Zhibai has Zhou Ping'an backing him up, and his parents are backing him up. If we openly fight him, we may not have the upper hand."
Meng Li: "Is Li Zhenzhen unwilling to drive Li Zhibai away?"
A bitter smile appeared on Li Xia's lips.
Meng Li's straightforward naivety made Li Xia not know where to start - Li Zhibai's popularity and fame are still high, what capital do they have to ask the program team to kick Li Zhibai out?
Meng Li suddenly thought of something, and the corners of her mouth curled up in a smile filled with cold and malicious hatred. She said, "If we can't get rid of Li Zhibai, what about Lu Yanhe? He's repeatedly helped Li Zhibai ridicule and attack me. Sister Xia, tell Li Zhenzhen that I don't want to record the show with Lu Yanhe. Either he leaves, or I will leave. I brought two business sponsors to the program team, and I don't believe the production team will be willing to give up on me."
Li Xia was stunned and didn't know what to say.
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"Meng Li wants Lu Yanhe to quit the show?"
Chen Ziyan raised her eyebrows, sneered, and said, "Where does she get the confidence to say such things?"
Li Zhenzhen also smiled helplessly and said, "I have already rejected their unreasonable request. I didn't expect them to make such an unreasonable request. It was clearly a matter between her and Li Zhibai, but they actually asked Xiao Lu to leave."
"That's because she knows very well that you will definitely not drive Li Zhibai away for her."
"Then we won't drive Lu Yanhe away for her. What is she thinking?"
"That's not necessarily true. Aren't the two brands she endorses your sponsors?"
"Are you saying she'll ask the brands she endorses to divest?"
"Maybe, it depends on how crazy she is." Chen Ziyan smiled slightly, "Actually, I came here today to talk to you about this."
"Hmm?" Li Zhenzhen didn't react to what Chen Ziyan wanted to say.
"Let's talk about it together when Chen Bijiu comes." Chen Ziyan had just finished speaking when Chen Bijiu came.
Chen Biqiu's face was dark, as if he was owed 100 million yuan.
"Director Chen, who has upset you again? Your face is so dark."
Chen Biqiu said, "Li Xia just came to me and implied that if we don't give her a satisfactory solution, Bihu and Shining Star will withdraw their sponsorship."
Bihu and Shining Star are both sponsors of "Young Days". If they withdraw their sponsorship, the program team will lose a lot of income.
From this perspective, Li Xia and Meng Li's move can be said to be a huge investment.
Obviously, one of the important reasons why Bihu and Shining Star are willing to sponsor this program is because of their spokesperson Meng Li.
Upon hearing this, Li Zhenzhen frowned and looked at Chen Biqiu with some worry.
She knew Chen Biqiu very well, and she also knew that with Chen Biqiu's character, no matter how much he disliked Li Xia and Meng Li's behavior, he would definitely succumb to the real money from the sponsoring brand.
She was worried that Chen Biqiu was really thinking of asking Lu Yanhe to withdraw from the recording.
Chen Ziyan looked at Chen Biqiu calmly, smiled slightly, and said, "I guessed they would do this, so I came here today."
"Huh?" Chen Biqiu looked at Chen Ziyan in surprise. "You know Li Xia and Meng Li will want Lu Yanhe to withdraw from the recording."
"I know that if they come into conflict with Li Zhibai and Zhou Ping'an, they won't be able to get Li Zhibai off the show because his commercial value is higher than theirs. They'll just have to settle for the next best thing and target Xiao Lu," Chen Ziyan said. "Taking out their anger on others to establish their own authority—isn't that how Mengli has risen in recent years?"
Chen Biqiu: "Her method is indeed quite useful."
"It's pretty crazy after all," Chen Ziyan said. "Let's be frank. The reason we're here is because Xiao Lu is endorsing a brand. We heard Xiao Lu was filming this show, so we'd like to become a sponsor. What do you think?"
Chen Ziyan looked at Chen Biqiu and Li Zhenzhen with confidence.
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Li Xia glanced at Meng Li reassuringly and said, "Don't worry. Chen Biqiu wouldn't ignore the sponsor's advice and force his support on a minor celebrity. No matter how highly the media praises him or how high his college entrance exam scores are, variety shows don't care about that. Whoever pays the bills is the boss."
Meng Li said bitterly, "It's a pity that Li Zhibai can't be driven away."
Li Xia said, "Let's not dream about this, okay? When you can dominate him, you can chase him away."
Meng Li said, "It's fine if I can make Lu Yanhe lose face this time. If you dare to tease me with Li Zhibai, don't blame me."
Li Xia: "Lu Yanhe was driven away by us this time. We will be enemies from now on, Lili."
"If he's my enemy, why would I be afraid of him?" Meng Li said, "How long can someone who hasn't become popular after so many years of debut rely on his college entrance examination scores to become popular? If high college entrance examination scores can make you famous, then what are we for?"
Li Xia looked at Meng Li helplessly and said, "That's true, but no one can predict the future. This time, there's no other choice but to do this. If I don't, others will just treat you like a soft persimmon and want everyone to take advantage of you."
"Do they dare? Except for Li Zhibai, they are all newcomers. How dare they mess with me? Do they think I have wasted these years?" Meng Li snorted coldly.
Li Xia: "You, you always say things like that, even though you've only been in the industry for a few years."
"That's longer than theirs," said Meng Li.
At this time, Li Xia's cell phone rang.
"Li Zhenzhen called." Li Xia said, "I'll answer it first."
Meng Li immediately said, "Turn it on. I want to listen."
Li Xia didn't think it was a problem and started playing it directly.
"Hello, Director Li." There was a hint of lightness in Li Xia's voice, and she was obviously confident about what Li Zhenzhen was going to say next.
"Sister Xia, I have discussed with Brother Bi Qiu some of the suggestions you gave me before." The moment Li Zhenzhen's voice came out, Li Xia suddenly felt that something was wrong. This was not the tone she expected.
"We finally reached an agreement. We sincerely hope Meng Li can continue to participate in our subsequent recordings. Of course, we also respect your choice. If you weigh the pros and cons and feel that you really can't continue with the subsequent recordings, we can't force you. Forced content will never look good. This is true for making a show and for life as well."
Li Zhenzhen smiled lightly when she said this. "As for the sponsorship fee, well, it doesn't matter. If they want to go with Miss Meng, we can't say anything. Anyway, the contract is signed in black and white, so we'll decide what to do next. I understand you and Miss Meng, and please understand me. Everyone knows that this is my, Li Zhenzhen's, first time doing a show. Having such a bad start has become a foregone conclusion in my career, and I can only continue with this unpleasant beginning. Sister Xia, if Miss Meng is still willing to continue recording, I will be grateful. Thinking of this, I know that it must be giving me face. If Miss Meng really can't accept it, it doesn't matter. Let's part ways amicably and have a long life in the future."
The carriage was silent.
Li Xia was stunned.
Meng Li was also stunned.
Li Xia opened her lips and said, "Director Li, the combined sponsorship fees from these two companies is over ten million."
"Fortunately, 'Young Days' isn't a high-budget program, so we can afford this kind of loss," Li Zhenzhen said unmoved. "I care more about long-term things than short-term gains and losses."
Li Xia suddenly became anxious.
"No, Director, you know that Li Zhibai and Lu Yanhe bullied our Xiaoli so much. Are we just going to let this matter go?"
"I'm also a woman, and I certainly think it's immoral to tease a girl by writing a love letter. So, I'm not going to cut out the part where he admits it. I'm going to put it in the main film. Then, he'll take the responsibility he should take. He also agreed to this."
"How could you put that in the feature film? It would stir up such a huge public outcry!"
"But shouldn't many viewers sympathize with Miss Meng and side with her?" Li Zhenzhen asked. "I think this approach is the only way to help Miss Meng get true justice."
Li Xia: "No, Director, this segment absolutely cannot be broadcast."
"Sister Xia, the contract you signed with us clearly stipulated that the final editing and broadcasting rights of all the materials shot during the recording process are in the hands of our program team." Li Zhenzhen said calmly.
"Director, let's be frank. Tell me, what can we do to prevent this segment from being broadcast?" Li Xia took a deep breath, calmed down, and asked.
Li Zhenzhen said: "If Ms. Meng and Li Zhibai can finish filming the program in a friendly manner and there is enough good content, then of course we are willing to include less controversial content."
Li Xia clenched her fingers into her palms.
At this moment, the situation took a turn for the worse.
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"Don't worry, nothing can affect you." Chen Ziyan said to Lu Yanhe while sitting in the car, "I told you, just focus on your own work and leave everything else to me. Li Xia and Meng Li are just monkeys who claim to be king when there's no tiger in the mountain. They're used to being arrogant and have tasted a lot of sweetness, so they think their tantrums will work everywhere. It's a pity they met me."
Lu Yanhe didn't know what to say. Every time he heard Chen Ziyan speak like this, he felt particularly safe.
"Sister Zi Yan, will Meng Li continue to record our show?"
"If she weren't stupid, she would have," Chen Ziyan said. "Her agent seems smart, but he's actually incredibly foolish. Li Zhibai's actions were inappropriate, no matter how justified. Anyone with a little more intelligence would have known how to exploit this and get whatever benefits they could. But she was completely fooled by Zhou Ping'an, and she's so self-righteous that she even planned to use the discord between Meng Li and Li Zhibai on the show with Zhou Ping'an to stir up trouble. Now her moral high ground is no longer stable."
Lu Yanhe only understood half of what he heard.
Chen Ziyan: "Forget it, you don't need to know the specific details. We'll learn from our mistakes. In the future, when dealing with people like this, arguing with them face to face is pointless. She might even poop on you."
Lu Yanhe asked: "Then what should I do?"
Chen Ziyan said, "That's something you have to figure out for yourself. If you meet someone you don't like, confronting them head-on is the easiest, but also the most likely to end up hurting yourself. A truly capable person would strike at their weakest point and kill the enemy with one strike."
"It's so mysterious. I don't think I can do it."
"It doesn't matter if you can't do it. Just think about it slowly and learn slowly." Chen Ziyan said with a smile, "Just remember it and take your time."
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Chen Ziyan is gone.
Lu Yanhe returned to their "Young People's House" and smelled the fragrance of food.
"It smells so good, what are you doing?" he asked in surprise.
"You're back!" Song Linxin looked back at him in surprise and said, "Brother Zhixing is making braised prawns."
Lu Yanhe moved closer and saw Peng Zhixing, Song Linxin, Qin Zhibai, Xiao Yun, and Yan Liang, all wearing aprons, busy in the kitchen, preparing dinner for today.
"Wow, you're making me drool." said Lu Yanhe.
At this moment, the atmosphere in the kitchen was full of joy.
For a moment, Lu Yanhe felt as if nothing unpleasant had happened today.
Lu Yanhe asked, "Is there anything I can help with?"
Peng Zhixing asked, "Can you cut vegetables? Can you help me cut the carrots into cubes and the potatoes into shreds?"
Lu Yanhe nodded immediately and said, "No problem."
Yan Liang smiled and said, "Brother Zhixing, you can go find him without worry. He often cooks for himself."
"Oh?" Song Linxin glanced at Lu Yanhe in surprise. "Do you often cook for yourself?"
"Yeah." Lu Yanhe nodded. "Yan Liang, Li Zhibai, and I live together. We have a kitchen, so we often cook for ourselves."
Xiao Yun also exclaimed: "That's amazing! I feel like there are very few boys who can cook nowadays."
"Girls are the same." Song Linxin showed a pitiful expression, "I'm just an idiot in the kitchen."
Xiao Yun: "Me too."
The two girls looked at each other and smiled bitterly.
On the contrary, Peng Zhixing was cooking, Yan Liang was seasoning the soup, and Lu Yanhe had already washed his hands and started peeling potatoes and carrots. His movements were quick and efficient, and it was obvious that he did this often.
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In the studio, a group of staff saw this scene, and someone sighed: "This is what this show should be like."
"Yeah, these boys are pretty amazing. They can actually cook."
"Oh, look at Qin Zhibai in the corner. He doesn't know how to do that at all."
"Hahaha, he's been standing in the corner. I want to help but I don't know what I can do. I thought he was a pretty cool guy, but he's actually so silly and cute."
"Stupid and cute? How dare you say that? Do you know how much money his family has?"
"I don't care. I like this type. He's handsome, quiet, has an icy face that says "no strangers allowed", and is very abstinent. He's also a very enthusiastic little idiot who doesn't know how to express himself." A girl whimpered with uncontrollable excitement. The other men showed disgusted expressions when they saw her like this.
"Then...how are Li Zhibai and Meng Li?" someone suddenly asked.
As soon as this question came out, the workshop, which was originally full of laughter and joy, suddenly became quiet.
This problem has not been solved yet.
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At this time, in a car outside, Li Zhibai and Zhou Pingan were having an extremely serious conversation.
"Li Zhibai, I won't say anything else. If I say more, you won't bother to listen and won't believe me. But I'm telling you this very seriously. If you still have a passion for and aspirations for being an entertainer, if you don't want to give up on this career, after you get off the car, no matter what happened between you and Meng Li, in front of the camera, at least pretend to be friendly and act like nothing happened. Don't even mention the love letter. The program team won't broadcast it. Just assume you and Meng Li simply dislike each other and have a conflict."
Li Zhibai lowered his head in silence.
"I don't have anything else to say. If you've taken my word for it, just get off the car and go back, pretending nothing happened. If you feel you can't stand this and refuse to record the show, then OK, I'll take you back now. But I don't know whether Meng Li will leave or what she'll do," Zhou Ping'an said. "Make your own decision."
One second.
Two seconds.
Li Zhibai opened the car door and walked down without saying a word.
He walked into the "Young People's House" and as soon as he entered the door, he saw a group of busy figures in the kitchen.
As soon as Li Zhibai came in, he was seen.
The first time Song Linxin saw him, she wanted to say hello to him, but when she raised her hand halfway, her open mouth closed again.
She seemed to be unaware of whether Li Zhibai was willing to talk to them at this time.
Li Zhibai took a deep breath, a smile spread across his lips, and he asked, "Are you making dinner? Are you cooking it yourself? Are you any good cooks?"
At this moment, Li Zhibai sincerely discovered that everyone's praise for him was true.
He really has a talent for acting.
Self-taught.
