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Chapter 672 I Agreed Not to Be a Best Man

Without a doubt, "Life's Big Events" is a film with a realistic theme.

The male protagonist, Mo Sanmei, is a funeral director who specializes in tidying up the appearance of the dead, repositioning stiff corpses, and repairing mutilated bodies that are unrecognizable.

The male protagonist clearly dislikes his profession and has never truly understood life until he meets the female protagonist, Xiaowen. It is only after having this "daughter" that he begins to gradually understand everything he has done.

The overall tone of the film is like a Chinese-style fairy tale, using the most down-to-earth human touch to soothe people's hearts.

There is actually a very famous work on this subject called "Departures," which was produced in Japan in 2008.

Once the movie is released, I reckon a lot of people will make connections and compare them.

However, after reading the script, Bai Liang felt that it was similar to "Departures" mainly because of the main character's work. If he had to find a "close relative", it would be more like "Bunny Drop".

"Bunny Drop" is a 2011 Japanese film starring Kenichi Matsusugi as the male lead and the famous Japanese child star Aisai Ashida as the little girl.

It's all about single young men adopting little girls and then mutually redeeming and growing together.

However, the two films express different social conflicts, which is fine; after all, if they were the same, it would be disastrous.

Guo Jingming is still being framed and displayed.
As for the movie "Life's Big Events", after Bai Liang joined, many of the previous problems became no longer problems, and the movie went from a difficult or complex mode to a simple mode.

The entire production team had a feeling that "we have everything we need now!"
However, there is one problem that cannot be solved by Bai Liang's name, and that is the female lead!
It's often said that there are three most difficult subjects to film: children, animals, and water.

The difficulty in filming children lies primarily in casting.

Classic child characters in film history, such as Toto in Cinema Paradiso and Danny in The Shining, are all exceptional choices, one in a thousand, and hard to come by.

If the protagonist of a film is a child, then the film can only be made if the right person is chosen, just like Ashida Aisai, who has created countless classic child roles.

The role of Xiaowen, the female lead in "Major Events in Life," was once the biggest challenge before filming began.

The director was even suggested several times to cut some of the children's scenes, since with his high standards, it would be very difficult to find child stars like that.

Hmm. Back when she was a child star, Yang Mi might have been able to meet her requirements, but Yang Mi is already over thirty years old now.

Finally, they caught up with the current female lead, Yang Enyou, during a legal education program.

Yang Enyou's crying on that show was very moving.
However, whether the movie can be successful also depends heavily on the "bond" between Yang Enyou and Bai Liang.

Explaining acting to such a young girl is quite troublesome; the best approach is to establish a good relationship beforehand.

This will truly test Bai Liang's "skills".

If you can quickly establish a good relationship with a complete stranger, can the two of you express the feeling the director wants during filming?
"So...she just gave it to me?"

"Teacher Bai, please take good care of our young actress and teach her more."

Bai Liang looked down at the seven-year-old girl; she was quite adorable.

Contrary to what others had expected, he did not show any signs of being at a loss.

It's normal to feel helpless. How many single young men who are unmarried and childless know how to take care of children?

At this moment, Yang Enyou also tried to raise his head and looked at Bai Liang with a curious gaze. He was also a little reserved, but he didn't seem afraid of facing a stranger.

Director: Wait a minute? This child wasn't like this when he was facing me just now.
The next second he saw the little girl timidly take Bai Liang's hand, then look up, her little face seemingly expectant.

To be precise, she put her little hand into Bai Liang's hand.

The director turned and left!

My inner thoughts can be summed up in two words: Awesome!
I'd heard that Master Bai was particularly popular with girls, after all, so many young ladies and older women had shared their experiences.

It can be said that she appeals to people aged 18 to 48.

Looking back now, we underestimated it; we should have included women of all ages.

Of course, it wouldn't be appropriate to give such a young girl directly to Bai Liang, a "single" young man.

After all, there are many people on the film crew and a lot of gossip, plus some weirdos on the other side of the ocean have been causing all sorts of trouble on that island.
However, the director had anticipated this, and before Bai Liang could even exchange a few words with the young girl, Ni Ni and Sister Zhao came over, drawn by the scent.

"so cute!"

"This must be our leading lady! She's such a cute girl! I love her!"

"Come here, let your big sister give you a hug."

Before Bai Liang could even speak after hearing what the two older sisters said, Wang Yanlin blurted out, "Shouldn't we call her 'Auntie'? She just called me 'Uncle'!"

This guy mainly doesn't want to be so "old" by himself.

However, as soon as he finished speaking, two pairs of eyes locked onto him instantly, as if they could kill him at any moment!
You little brat!

Making "this kind of joke" with female celebrities, right?
Bai Liang patted his good buddy on the shoulder, "You really haven't died?"

Wang Yanlin suddenly felt a chill run down his spine. Weren't these two older sisters quite gentle and generous during dinner yesterday? Well, this is a red line that cannot be crossed!
Fortunately, Bai Liang still stepped in to help his good friend.

"I suddenly remembered something, you need to find a new best man."

"What? Didn't you just agree to that yesterday?" Wang Yanlin asked, somewhat puzzled.

Bai Liang shrugged. "I went through my memories and suddenly realized that you actually contacted me about this last year."

"Have it?"

Wang Yanlin felt that something was off about the whole thing, and his lips twitched slightly.

What do you mean by "rummaging through the memories in my head"? Can you even rummage through those memories?
Are you here searching for information on your computer using keywords?

"Yes, I told you back then that I couldn't be a groomsman."

“I remember now!”

Wang Yanlin slapped his forehead, realizing that there was indeed such a thing, back when they were recording "Energetic Brothers".

That time, he made a bet with Yang Yang that he would wait in the hotel lobby for Bai Liang, hoping to see how he was behaving with those two girls and thus determine who he would spend the night with.

Men can be so boring sometimes.

As a result, Bai Liang caught him, and Wang Yanlin was betrayed by Yang Yang. Yang Yang made up an excuse that he needed to talk to him, and then asked about the best man.

To be honest, Wang Yanlin hadn't even proposed to his girlfriend back then; it was just a last-minute excuse he'd made up, and he'd completely forgotten about it after half a year. This time is different; he's really getting married.

He even posted about his marriage proposal on Weibo a few days ago!
Bai Liang's reason at the time was that he had promised a girl he wouldn't be a best man.
This statement actually contains a lot of information. After all, why would a perfectly good girl ask Bai Liang not to be her best man?

It's generally understood that only married men are ineligible to be best men.
But to be honest, it's not easy to guess who the girl Bai Liang is talking about is.

Because both Naza and Reba are highly suspected.

There's no need to say much about Nazha; the wedding in Xinjiang featured on that show is still talked about today. Nazha really brought all her family members with her.

Moreover, given her well-known tendency to be obsessed with love, who can say that this wedding was fake?
Or rather, anyone might see it as fake, but she herself would definitely take it seriously!
As for Dilraba's performance, although it was in a TV series, she directly linked it with reality!
The post-credits scene in the TV series broke down the fourth wall, almost revealing Bai Liang's name.

At the same time, the wedding was quite elaborate, as evidenced by behind-the-scenes footage. Who would film so much stuff in a normal movie shoot?
It's obvious at a glance that someone or two people deliberately added drama to the story.

After figuring things out, Wang Yanlin stopped worrying about whether Bai Liang would be his best man or not; as long as he could come, that was enough.

However, he is now increasingly worried about his best friend's safety.

"Master, do you ever have your fortune told or anything like that?"

"Huh? What does that mean?"

"You'll figure out when you'll have a bloody disaster."

Bai Liang: ? ? ?
What a joke, how could he possibly have any bloodshed?
My buddy jumped off Mount Everest and was perfectly fine!
However, seeing Wang Yanlin's strange expression, Bai Liang suddenly thought of something and couldn't help but ask, "Who did you invite to your wedding?"

Upon hearing this question, Wang Yanlin gave a sheepish smile.

Come on~
Bai Liang understood now; this guy was probably worried about some "bloodshed" happening at his wedding.

There were definitely more than one young lady among the invited wedding guests who had a story with Bai Liang.
A wedding is a completely different occasion from a movie premiere.

Especially since most girls are quite emotional. Who knows, they might get a little excited by the romantic scene and decide to take matters into their own hands and do something exciting!
"Great Immortal, are you still coming to my wedding? Why don't you make up an excuse and say you have something to do?" Wang Yanlin had already started to actively help Bai Liang come up with an excuse.

However, Bai Liang waved his hand dismissively, "No need, don't worry, nothing will happen."

I wish I could be as confident as you~
Wang Yanlin did admire his good friend's mindset and tried to understand, but he was still a normal person and couldn't understand it at all!
Here comes Sister Zhao again.

"What are you two whispering about? Do you have any snacks? Get some for that young lady!"

"I have some in my car, I'll go get it."

Bai Liang quite enjoyed feeding human cubs, after all, he had said before that he was very good at raising children.

In fact, it wasn't just a matter of knowing a little about it; the word "very good at" was used.

However, after he was sent away by Sister Zhao, the other party immediately revealed her true colors, staring intently at Wang Yanlin with a hint of amusement and murderous intent in her eyes.

"Sister, I was wrong, I shouldn't have been so rude!" Wang Yanlin immediately stood up straight and apologized after being hit.

"That's not it."

"Huh? What is that?"

Sister Zhao remained silent, offering neither reminders nor hints, simply waiting for Wang Yanlin to figure it out on his own!

At that moment, a flash of inspiration struck Wang Yanlin.

"Sis, there's something I need to tell you. I'll have to send you an invitation later."

Oh, right!

You're quite sensible, aren't you?
Sister Zhao gave Wang Yanlin a satisfied look. After all, it was inappropriate for her to offer to attend someone else's wedding.

Once her murderous aura dissipated, Sister Zhao became much gentler and eagerly inquired about the details of the wedding with Wang Yanlin, seemingly quite interested in these things.

To be honest, even though they had acted together before, Wang Yanlin never suspected that Bai Liang and Xiao Zhao had any strange relationship. After all, when they were on the set of "Princess Agents", Xiao Zhao didn't like Bai Liang at first.

He saw it all and was a little worried that Bai Liang would be suppressed, since Sister Zhao's status was indeed much higher than Bai Liang's at that time.

Later, it seemed the "misunderstanding was cleared up," and the two even collaborated several more times.
But now it seems like something's not quite right.

However, Zhao Liying's acting skills in this regard are indeed very good. She didn't mention Bai Liang at all, and she completely showed the expectation and curiosity of an older single woman about marriage.

This is quite reasonable. After all, women over thirty years old will always have some longing for this kind of thing.

You could even say that the more money you have, the stronger your desires become.

After achieving financial freedom, wouldn't you start thinking about these things?

As for Sister Zhao's true thoughts deep down, to be honest, people can change.

She had been quite carefree before, as if she had made some kind of preparation, and she didn't get involved with Bai Liang or ask for any explanation.

But then was before and now is now.

Because of Wang Yanlin's upcoming marriage, something must have affected Sister Zhao, because she kept getting distracted, resting her chin on her hand, lost in thought.

Sometimes he would stare straight at Bai Liang, his eyes flashing as if some kind of determination was secretly forming.

Especially seeing the interaction between Bai Liang and Yang Enyou
"What are you thinking about?" Ni Ni asked casually as she sat down next to Sister Zhao with the script in her hand.

After a few days on set, their relationship could be described in one word: superficial sisters.

There were no overt conflicts, and things were relatively harmonious, but clearly no real friendship had developed, or rather, neither of them wanted to have a deeper relationship with the other.

So Ni Ni was just asking casually, since the two of them were in Bai Liang's RV right now, and it would be too awkward not to say something.

However, Sister Zhao replied with a half-smile, "...I want to get married~"

For some reason, Ni Ni suddenly trembled upon hearing these words.

When their eyes met again, I had a feeling that something was off about this woman.

He quickly concealed his surprise and casually remarked, "It depends on fate, don't rush it."

Sister Zhao narrowed her eyes, "Sometimes when fate brings you together, it depends on whether you can seize the opportunity or whether you have enough strength."

Dude, you seem to be thinking about something really dangerous!
(End of this chapter)