Chapter 244 - Run in With A Liar (1/2)

Chapter 244: Run in With A Liar

The alpaca-shaped building belonging to Mango TV in the Malan mountains was very prominent and visible from a distance.

On December 2nd, 2:00 p.m., Meng Fan, Bai Zhi, and their group arrived at a hotel near the creature-like building. The hotel was well-known for receiving celebrities.

“Tired?”

“I’m okay.”

“Get some rest, I’ll come find you at three o’clock.”

“Okay.”

After separating from Bai Zhi, Meng Fan entered his own room. Just when he put down his bags, he received a call. It was from Lou Lan.

“Iron God, You haven’t come to the studio in almost 30 hours.” Lou Lan sounded upset. “If you don’t come, I can’t even stay awake. I’m so used to working with you, everyone else just doesn’t cut it. We’ve been recording for 10 hours, and I’ve had time to nap for five of those. Ugh. How did that saying go, ‘Once someone visits the ocean, they will turn their backs on the most charming of lakes!’ I’ve gotten used to your efficiency. When I see other people, it’s like they’re screwing with me.”

“Oh stop. You didn’t complain any less when you worked with me, either.” Meng Fan smiled. “I’m out right now. If you have any work for me, just give it to someone else. I’ll be back the day after tomorrow.”

“Day after tomorrow?! Alright. I’ll save some non-urgent work for you. Sigh. I have to go, another 30 or 40 hours of suffering await me.”

After chatting, Meng Fan hung up the phone a little speechless. The big bearded guy had developed a reliance on him.

After resting for a short while, he heard a knocking on his door. When he opened it, Meng Fan was stunned for a moment. Aside from Bai Zhi, Su Qing Cen was there as well. Apparently, Su Qing Cen was at Mango TV to record an episode of “Happy Camp”. She had come to say hi after hearing from Bai Zhi that Meng Fan would be there, too.

After meeting up, the three headed towards Mango TV central. With Meng Fan’s stature next to the two celebrities, strangers would most certainly think he was their bodyguard. But of course, with Meng Fan’s level of presence, he was not a suitable bodyguard at all.

“I’ll be done soon. Once I’m finished, let’s go for late night eats!”

After interacting with Su Qing Cen for a while, her cute and playful personality naturally began to come out. The spokeswoman for the ‘domineering’ older sister trope was nowhere to be found. And she loved to eat. As soon as Changsha snacks were mentioned, it was like she was a machine, listing off all the dishes. Even Meng Fan felt hungry from listening to her.

“I don’t think I have the blessing.”

This was the second time Bai Zhi said this today. She looked sullen. “You don’t know how terrifying ‘Voice Legend’ is. Don’t mention late night snacks, I’ll be blessed if I can sleep well before tomorrow. After the script reading and the promotional materials, it will be very late. At night, there’s nothing else to do aside from endless practice and rehearsal.”

Bai Zhi was already familiar with the strictness of the show from the previous season. The program had selected several clips to dub over, and it took a lot of time to be fully prepared for all of them. Plus, they were working with the number one voice acting assistant in the country, who was extremely demanding. Last time, she stayed up all night to meet his requirements.

She could only sigh sadly at Su Qing Cen’s irresistible suggestion. “If you’re still here tomorrow, we can grab late night food after our shoot wraps up. Otherwise, you can only go alone. Hmmph. Especially tonight; don’t expect to see us!”

“That’s so pitiful! Then I can only go by myself. Don’t worry, I’ll take pictures for you guys.”

Su Qing Cen batted her eyes at Meng Fan and Bai Zhi playfully, then turned towards the recording room of “Happy Camp.”

Meng Fan and Bai Zhi approached the set of “Voice Legend”. Coincidentally, they just happened to meet Prince Zhang Xiao whose acting skills can be likened to performing plastic surgery.

Prince Zhang Xiao and Bai Zhi had collaborated previously, but there weren’t many opposing scenes. The two weren’t familiar, and only nodded at most in greeting. At most, they would utter a few words of small talk out of courtesy.

The guest star Prince Zhang Xiao invited was Huang Yi, also known as the National Daughter-in-Law. The two had cooperated previously in some TV series and films, and had a great personal relationship. In addition, she had a great relationship with Mango TV. She arrived immediately after receiving the invitation.

Bai Zhi wasn’t familiar with Prince Zhang Xiao, but she was close to Huang Yi. It had been a while since they last saw each other. As soon as they met, they immediately began to chatter endlessly. Their laughter filled the conference room.

Seeing that the two women were not going to stop anytime soon, Prince Zhang Xiao took the initiative and turned to Meng Fan, offering his hand. Smiling, he greeted him: “Hello, I know you, Iron Hero.”

“Hello Mr. Prince, I’m your fan.”

Meng Fan pulled out the copy of “Unreliable Actors Say If” that he’d asked sister Sun to prepare and handed it over. Smiling, he said: “Can I get your autograph?”

Seeing his own book, Prince Zhang Xiao beamed even wider. He received the pen and signed it in a few strokes, even adding a personalized message.

After the two women finished their banter, the two groups of guests took turns reading their scripts with their assigned producers. The script was simple and only needed a quick run through since there weren’t many corrections to make. The errors that needed addressing could be done during recording anyway. Afterwards, they moved into shooting the marketing and promotional materials.

The promotional photos and videos were simple as well. Even though Meng Fan had no experience in acting, he was still able to follow the photographer’s guidance. The effect of the shoot had surprised the photographer several times. He’d looked up to analyze Meng Fan several times. For a photographer who was sensitive to subtle changes, Meng Fan was almost mystical. He was way too photogenic!

Regardless if it was his temperament or his facial feature, it’s as if they were all levelled up!

“Done?”

“Done.”