Chinese entertainment: Top stars started being pursued by young actresses

Chapter 157, Section 156: Taking Down Meng Ziyi (6K)

"Oh my, this is so embarrassing!"

Meng Ziyi squatted on the ground, covering her face, completely losing the appearance of the beautiful and mature woman she had just been.

Now she's acting all coy and shy, like a teenage girl.

Lin Shaobai and his assistant Xiao Liu exchanged a glance.

Assistant Xiao Liu looked completely innocent. "It didn't just appear out of nowhere, why such a big reaction?"
Meng Ziyi: "I'm doomed, I'm doomed, this is so embarrassing. How stupid am I? How could I confess my feelings in front of a third person!"

"Those words were already shameful enough, and it was already difficult enough to say them at all, but then a third person heard them. I can't live anymore!"

"Looking back now, how did I manage to say those things? What triggered my brain to say them?"

"Goodbye to this world, I won't be human in my next life!"

Lin Shaobai: "Uh... no, Sister Meng, from our perspective, we can hear what you're saying."

What?! You heard everything I was thinking!

"Just keep your thoughts to yourself, why say them out loud?"

"Ah! You there!"

Meng Ziyi suddenly stood up, pointed at his assistant Xiao Liu and said, "You, you, you have completely forgotten what I just said to Lin Shaobai! Hurry up!"

"I..." Assistant Xiao Liu was so caught off guard by someone pointing a finger at him that he didn't know what to say.

Meng Ziyi: "How could you eavesdrop on someone's confession? That's... too much!"

Even when Sister Meng is angry, she has no power to harm anyone.

No one could argue with her, right?

Because whenever she gets angry, it makes people laugh.

Assistant Xiao Liu: "I'm the boss's assistant, and I have to stay by his side all the time. How was I supposed to know that you would suddenly confess your feelings while we were walking? It's such an unexpected disaster."

Please heaven, distinguish between loyalty and treachery!
Lin Shaobai was amused by Meng Ziyi.

This woman is really funny.

No wonder everyone says she's a comedian.

She clearly wanted to present a beautiful, charming, and intelligent side to everyone, but the more she tried to do so, the more counterproductive it became.

"Forget about it!"

"You said so much, but all I remember is that you like our boss."

Lin Shaobai patted his assistant Xiao Liu on the shoulder. Xiao Liu immediately understood and could only lower his head and say, "Okay, okay, I know. Actually, I didn't remember anything you said just now, I only remembered the main idea. And don't worry, I won't go around telling everyone."

Meng Ziyi felt a little better after hearing this.

Assistant Xiao Liu automatically stepped back ten meters, giving the two of them some space to be alone.

After watching the person walk away, Meng Ziyi walked up to Lin Shaobai in her high heels and said, "He forgot what I said just now, but you didn't, did you?"

Lin Shaobai: "What?"

"Oh dear, I told him to forget, not that I told you to forget!"

"..."

Lin Shaobai inexplicably wanted to tease the silly Sister Meng.

"But what did you just say? I really forgot, because I said too much and didn't remember it."

"what?!"

"hold head high."

Looking at Lin Shaobai's sincere face, Meng Ziyi didn't think he was lying.

"You...you really don't remember anything? I just said so much, and you really don't remember anything?"

Meng Ziyi asked cautiously.

Lin Shaobai nodded: "Yes."

As he spoke, he observed Meng Ziyi's expression.

Thinking that Meng Ziyi would continue to be sad and aggrieved as before, she didn't expect Meng Ziyi to change the subject: "What? You can't even remember what I just said? What kind of memory do you have? With a memory like that, you're supposed to be an actor? Can you even remember your lines? Judging from your reaction, you're not even as good as me."

Lin Shaobai was dumbfounded.

He never expected things to develop in this direction.

How did a joke turn into being scolded?!

"I'm not trying to criticize you, Lin Shaobai. Even if you've become a top influencer and a big star, you still need to improve your memory. You can't slack off."

"..."

"You've already forgotten what I told you just a few minutes ago? Your memory is terrible! Be careful you don't forget the people around you when you get old. In a few years, when you're older... tsk tsk tsk, I'm really worried."

Lin Shaobai scratched his head helplessly.

Mencius's thought process is different from that of normal people, so he should be more careful about joking in the future.

"But are you really unable to remember, or are you just pretending?"

Meng Ziyi crossed his arms and asked again with utmost seriousness.

"fake."

"Hey. Why are you messing with me? You think it's fun to play tricks on me?"

"It was pretty fun, I guess. You seemed a bit silly and clumsy."

"I……"

Meng Ziyi felt a fire burning in her chest; she had always considered herself a shrewd and beautiful woman.

Nobody called her stupid!
"Lin Shaobai, you've gone too far! Calling me stupid is one thing, but calling me dumb is a double insult. I even earnestly expressed my feelings, and all I get in return is you calling me stupid and foolish!"

"..."

Lin Shaobai thought that his words just now didn't seem to be meant to insult anyone, right?

"Stupid and clumsy" and "dumb and stupid" have completely different meanings!
Why are you twisting people's meaning like this?

"I'll ask you one last time, did you remember what I just said?"

"Of course I remember."

This time, Lin Shaobai didn't joke around like he had before.

Meng Ziyi had a good temper and a great capacity for tolerance; he wouldn't get angry if someone joked or teased him.

But we can't keep taking advantage of her personality like this.

Stop when you should.

Meng Ziyi was cheered up by these words.

This person's temper, whether happy or disappointed, is written all over their face, and they can be soothed with just a few words.

"That's good, I don't want to say it a second time."

"..."

Meng Ziyi looked around, covered his mouth with his hand, and said to Lin Shaobai with a hint of slyness, "This place is not safe to stay any longer, I have to go first."

Lin Shaobai: "Huh?"

"I'm afraid some paparazzi might photograph us together and say we're creating a CP (couple pairing) between us. Your fans would kill me. Just kidding, I wouldn't dare to create a CP with a top star. I'm already getting criticized badly enough, if I add another charge on top of that, how am I supposed to survive?"

"..."

“So,” Meng Ziyi straightened her back again, her smile as bright as a red rose in the night.

"So let's talk about this when we get back to China. I hope our teacher Lin won't forget what I said tonight."

After Meng Ziyi finished speaking, she checked her phone. Her best friend had already messaged her, urging her to go back quickly.

Sister Meng also took this opportunity to come out and briefly talk to Lin Shaobai.

Lin Shaobai stood there watching Meng Ziyi put on a mask, enter through the alley, and slowly disappear from his sight.

"Hey boss."

Assistant Xiao Liu, who had always been the third wheel, slowly walked over.

"Boss, do you love me or her?"

"puff……"

Lin Shaobai almost spat out a mouthful of blood.

Assistant Xiao Liu: "Okay, just kidding. Boss, I stood ten meters away by myself to make room for you guys. Doesn't that deserve some encouragement?"

"Yes, yes, yes. After all, I didn't expect to run into Meng Ziyi here."

"Boss, Meng Ziyi has a bad reputation, let's keep our distance from her."

Assistant Xiao Liu was acting entirely for Lin Shaobai's sake. Currently, Meng Ziyi is a pariah in the entire industry, hated by everyone.

First, she participated in "Grade One", then a costume drama script with added scenes appeared, and she also participated in "Actors, Please Take Your Seats" where she was scolded by director Guo Jingming for having an internet celebrity face and for selfishly changing her makeup.

However, this "internet celebrity face" incident was definitely a misunderstanding, and unfortunately, given her status at the time, she didn't have the opportunity to refute it.

Later, Meng Ziyi was so upset about this incident that she didn't appear on variety shows for a long time.

She was afraid of such a situation happening again, being misunderstood again, being bombarded with insults again, and being wronged again.

If it weren't for the healing variety show "Peach Blossom Village" that came along, Meng Ziyi would probably still be living amidst people's criticism.

If her reputation hadn't improved later, Lin Shaobai probably wouldn't have paid much attention to her.

"What did you say?"

“I said, everyone online is criticizing her, so let’s try to have less contact with her. Boss, you’re a top celebrity, so some people might think that you’re not really that great to be friends with her.”

"Hey Xiao Liu, what kind of person do you think Meng Ziyi is?"

Lin Shaobai did not refute, but continued to speak in accordance with Xiao Liu's words.

"Of course, she's a scheming woman."

“Scheming woman…you’ve never used that word before, you must have learned it from the internet.”

Lin Shaobai sighed coldly.

"Uh." Xiao Liu stood there awkwardly.

"You saw how she acted just now, is she a scheming woman?"

"She...she might be faking her stupidity. After all, even fools can act. Actors can act anything."

Assistant Xiao Liu immediately panicked.

He learned about Meng Ziyi's scheming nature from online comments, and his understanding of Meng Ziyi came from those so-called negative stories.

There might be clarifications, but who in their right mind would bother to read lengthy explanations?
If they can find dirt on you immediately, then they'll assume you're that kind of person.

Only fans will take the time to learn about an artist's past and the grievances their idol has suffered.

"There's no need for that, Xiao Liu. She's a really nice person. She's not as bad as the internet makes her out to be. She's not a bad person either. This isn't the first time you've met her; do you think she's as bad as the internet portrays her to be?"

Lin Shaobai patted his assistant Xiao Liu on the shoulder, signaling him to calm down and think things through, before continuing to walk forward.

Assistant Xiao Liu clearly didn't realize what was happening.

I think the boss is right.

Meng Ziyi is indeed not as bad as people say online, and he doesn't seem like a domineering person at all.

So all of that was a misunderstanding?
"Eh?"

When he came to his senses again, Lin Shaobai was already quite far away from him.

Assistant Xiao Liu quickly followed and leaned close, saying, "Boss, I think you're right. But I only know this privately, not what others know."

“It’s none of other people’s business, but since you’re here with me, I can talk to you about it.”

"Boss, I feel like you're really going all out to protect her."

"Just telling the truth."

After Lin Shaobai finished his walk and returned to the hotel, his senior sister called him at that moment.

"Guess who I am, Kobayashi~"

Lin Shaobai wondered why Zhou Ye always liked to use this joke.

"You are Zhou Ye." "..."

"Ahem, you are Zhou Ye, the senior sister who is loved by everyone, makes flowers bloom, makes cars get flat tires, and makes beer bottles open when they see you."

"Hmm! That's more like it."

Lin Shaobai smiled helplessly: "Senior sister called me, could it be because she misses me?"

"You... Xiaolin, you're asking a question you already know the answer to. You know I like you the most. I'm calling at this time because I miss you."

You could clearly hear that Zhou Ye sounded a little uneasy on the other end of the phone.

"Oh……"

"What? Don't you miss me?"

"Of course I miss her. I miss my senior sister so much that I can't sleep at night. Every night I think about her, want to hold her while I sleep, and want to be with her..."

"Alright, alright. Can we even listen to what you're about to say?"

"You can listen to it, but you have to subscribe to VIP to listen."

"Kobayashi, your mouth... sometimes it's really hard to talk about."

Lin Shaobai felt that living with a lively and clever person like his senior sister would be very interesting.

His quirky and clever personality is very endearing.

Therefore, she is quite popular at the Beijing Film Academy.

She had a good relationship with everyone on set when she went to film.

"Sigh, spring has arrived, Xiaolin. But you're so far away from me."

"We'll be back soon."

"what?"

"I have to rush to filming, so I don't have time to stay by your side for long."

"Oh……"

"I'll bring you a gift when I get back."

Zhou Ye felt a surge of warmth on the other end of the phone.

Lin Shaobai would always send her things, and he always managed to deliver them to his senior sister's Simba.

Zhou Ye was always very happy.

Zhou Ye always felt that this relationship made her especially happy.

This feeling of happiness made her feel that nothing was wrong.

……

Meanwhile, Meng Ziyi returned to the hotel she had booked with her best friend.

"Miss Meng, where were you just now? And why did you put your phone on silent? Do you know how nervous I was when I couldn't reach you in this foreign country?"

"Oh, it's no big deal, no big deal."

Meng Ziyi took off her coat and hung it on the hanger, then went to her best friend's side: "Didn't I tell you? I'm going to find a top celebrity."

"Lin Shaobai?"

Meng Ziyi's best friend came here specifically to see Lin Shaobai.

"Yeah. You know, I'm pretty lucky. I used to run into him when I was singing karaoke alone in Northeast China."

What was he doing over there?

"Nonsense, of course we're singing! What else can we do? Play on the trampoline!"

"..."

“He was traveling at the time and we just happened to meet. It was fate. Later, during the Chinese New Year, I met him again while visiting friends with my mom. I feel that this is fate.”

Looking at Meng Ziyi's face, her best friend noticed a light in her eyes.

So, what are your thoughts?

"I feel like this is God's way of telling me..."

"What does this foreshadow?"

"It foreshadows that I will become as famous as him in the future."

"I'm done."

Seeing her best friend collapse on the bed, Meng Ziyi quickly helped her up: "Oh, don't be speechless, I'm serious. Even though everyone hates me now, I feel like I'll become famous in the future. More and more people will like me, I really feel that way."

"Are you a naive and innocent girl, Meng Ziyi? Your reputation has already deteriorated to this extent... and you still... well, optimism is a good thing."

Meng Ziyi, my best friend, likes to tell the truth.

"As my friend, don't you trust me?"

"Not really, I'm just a straightforward person. So what do you think you could do to turn things around? You're embroiled in scandals right now, even if you act, people won't want to watch because you're the female lead, and besides, can you even get a leading role?"

After calming down, Meng Ziyi realized that what his friend said was true.

"Oh dear!" But after a couple of seconds of anxiety, she immediately became excited: "I'm a good person, so I believe that one day the audience will also find out that I'm a good person. Those scandals are true or false, and I hope they can distinguish them clearly. I will definitely prove that I can do it."

"Alright, alright, whatever makes you happy."

……

……

Lin Shaobai returned to China to continue filming, and a few days later he received an invitation from Meng Ziyi.

Everything she said at the time was true.

The two met at a hotel, and Lin Shaobai pounced on Meng Ziyi on the bed.

This was the first time Meng Ziyi had seen Lin Shaobai's physique.

Besides the title of God of Wealth, Lin Shaobai also has another title: Lin Jutie.

He has been working out and lifting weights, and his company is also monitoring him to maintain his physique.

Male celebrities of this age gaining weight simply because they no longer want to struggle in idol dramas.

Therefore, the company requires Lin Shaobai to strictly maintain his figure.

As a top influencer, you must have this much self-awareness.

"Shaobai, I was telling the truth back then. Thank you for supporting me and for choosing to believe me. At that time, very few people believed me."

After Meng Ziyi finished speaking, he took the initiative to lift up and kiss Lin Shaobai. The two bodies were pressed tightly together, leaving no gap.

Sister Meng nervously closed her eyes, feeling Lin Shaobai's breath and warmth, her impulses and desires growing stronger.

"Slow down, slow down."

……

The next day
When Meng Ziyi woke up, she held her waist and opened her eyes to see Lin Shaobai, who was already dressed.

Lin Shaobai had to rush to catch a plane to Hengdian.

"You, you woke up so early?"

After Meng Ziyi finished speaking, he lowered his head, looking at the messy bed with obvious embarrassment.

The events of last night played on repeat in her mind like an old movie.

"Sister Meng, it's been a long time."

Lin Shaobai was joking.

Meng Ziyi blushed: "What do you mean, 'long time no see'? Why are you talking so strangely?"

"It's been a long time."

"Don't joke around. You were just lying right next to me a moment ago. How come it's been so long?"

"Hmm... Oh, I remember now. It seems like that."

Lin Shaobai grinned.

Meng Ziyi didn't quite understand why Lin Shaobai was acting this way in the morning, but she quickly said, "I'm embroiled in scandals right now, and everyone else in the industry avoids me like the plague, and they don't even want to talk to me. Apart from some of my friends who are willing to talk to me, there's also you."

Her bright, large eyes slowly lifted from below, staring intently at Lin Shaobai.

“I’m really touched…” Meng Ziyi clutched the blanket covering her, her voice timid: “I never thought that a top star like you would be willing to believe in a nobody like me.”

Lin Shaobai didn't answer anything; all he could do was listen quietly as Meng Ziyi poured out her heart.

"What I want to say is that although I am currently embroiled in scandals, I truly believe I can make a comeback."

"A comeback?"

"Um... that word doesn't seem quite accurate, because I've never had a comeback. Anyway, I just feel that I will definitely turn things around, that I will definitely not be like this now, that I can succeed."

"..."

Seeing that Lin Shaobai remained silent, Meng Ziyi pressed on, "Do you think I'm pretty stupid? After all, you said before that I was both dumb and stupid."

"...When did I ever say you were stupid and dumb? I meant you can be a little silly and clumsy sometimes." Lin Shaobai walked over and pulled Meng Ziyi into his arms: "Why do you always like to exaggerate what others say?"

Meng Ziyi: "My friend said that I... said that I have no chance of making a comeback. I'm embroiled in scandals now, and even if I act in a TV series in the future, no one will watch it because nobody likes me. Is my public image completely beyond repair?"

Lin Shaobai looked down at those big, bright eyes and smiled irritably.

Let's say something to boost her confidence.

But are you suggesting that "you'll become popular with people in the future through a variety show about retirement"?

Only an idiot would do that, right?

No, Sister Meng seems to be a bit silly.

Lin Shaobai: "Your scandals are at most personality issues. You're not that kind of person. You'll explain yourself sooner or later."

"Yes, you're right. You're right."

Meng Ziyi seemed to have thought of something and chuckled softly.

"why are you laughing?"

"I laughed and said that you reminded me of someone. Xiao Yu always says encouraging things to me, but you're the first person to say something so specific to me."

Meng Ziyi gently touched Lin Shaobai's face and said very tenderly.

"Xiao Yu?"

"Yu Shuxin, you know, the one from your company. We're good friends. There was a time when I was being criticized so much that I would cry in my bed every night. She comforted me and said that I'm a really good person, so people will see what kind of person I really am in the future."

Meng Ziyi and Yu Shuxin have always had a good relationship, but after participating in "Grade One", they were both heavily criticized.

That show felt kind of magical.

It always manages to make the participating actors disliked by the public.

And then suddenly you start to dislike someone for several years.

One of them was criticized by netizens for being pretentious and affected, while the other was criticized for having a scheming, internet celebrity face.

Not only were there very few viewers when they started the live stream, but most of them were saying things that were insulting to the two of them.

Lin Shaobai imagined the scene based on Meng Ziyi's words: "That's quite like her personality."

"Xiao Yu is really great, it's just that we're both being criticized so badly online right now. On my birthday, I made a wish that we would meet again at the top."

"That's a very good wish."

Lin Shaobai withdrew his hand: "It's getting late, I have to go."

"Wait a minute."

Meng Ziyi tried to grab Lin Shaobai's hand but lost his balance and fell off the bed!

"Eh?"

Fortunately, Lin Shaobai protected her head at the critical moment.

"See? I told you you were silly."

"Ouch... Oh my god, at least it was protected, otherwise my beautiful back of the head would have been broken. I was born with the most perfect skull, just like a beauty with both bone structure and skin."

"..."

(End of this chapter)