Entertainment: From Street Interviews to Global Stardom

Chapter 18: Inviting the Wolf into the House!

As soon as the photoshoot ended, everyone immediately rushed over to check the results. The moment they saw it, they all burst into laughter.

“Hahaha, look at Hu Ge’s expression! It’s hilarious!” Wu Jing, the main culprit, laughed heartily while looking at the photo of Hu Ge with a confused expression.

Yang Fan, looking at the result that resembled something straight out of a horror film, couldn’t help but laugh out loud: “I’ve figured it out now. When it comes to young idols, they try to look as good as possible in photos.”

“But for actors, they try to look as ugly as possible!”

“Zhang Ziyi, Maam, the others are men, so if they look ugly, it’s fine. But you’re a goddess! Can you at least pay some attention to your image?” Yang Fan said with a mixture of amusement and exasperation.

Zhang Ziyi grinned and said, “If I cared about that, I wouldn’t have taken this project.”

Yang Fan gave her an admiring thumbs-up.

Director Li chuckled as he came over and said, “Yang Fan, upload this online. Do it now and let the netizens take a good look at what their male and female idols look like in private!”

“Are you sure? Really?” Yang Fan hesitated, thinking, A photo like this… isn’t it just fine for us to see it ourselves? Is it really appropriate to post it online?

The actors in the photo all nodded in agreement, indicating that they didn’t mind.

Since no one had objections, what could Yang Fan say?

Yang Fan immediately posted the photos on his Weibo account, tagging the official The Climbers media page and all the actors in the photo, including Wu Jing, Zhang Yi, Hu Ge, Jing Boran, and Zhang Ziyi.

The actors, led by Wu Jing, quickly logged in and shared the post.

It was evident that Wu Jing wanted to repay Yang Fan’s favor, Director Li wanted to curry favor with him, and Zhang Yi wanted to establish a closer relationship.

As for the others, whether out of respect for Yang Fan’s acting skills or to maintain goodwill with the trio, they also went out of their way to support Yang Fan.

More friends mean more opportunities. Although Yang Fan wasn’t willing to leave the broadcasting station right now, if he ever changed his mind in the future, he definitely had the talent to reach their level.

With so many big names reposting the photos of their embarrassing moments, Weibo exploded instantly.

“OMG, Zhang Ziyi, you need to remember—you’re ‘International Zhang’! Can you please pick up your idol baggage and carry it properly?”

“Done for. Wu Jing, your image in my heart has completely collapsed. You’re supposed to be a tough guy! How can you be this playful?”

“My poor Hu Ge, you’re actually being teased by Wu Jing!”

“Hahaha, as expected of Hu Ge. Wherever he goes, he’s the group favorite!”

“There’s no helping it. Hu Ge’s male fans outnumber his female fans. His charm is just too powerful to resist!”

“+1, I’m one of Hu Ge’s male fans too!”

“Same here!”

“Hu Ge: Wu Jing, you’re bullying me. But since I can’t beat you, I’ll just let it slide!”

“Hu Ge: Is my face that long? Okay, fine, I can’t beat you, so I’ll just smile. As long as you’re happy!”

“Hu Ge: Life is so hard!”@@novelbin@@

“I’ve noticed that everyone loves to mess with Hu Ge!”

“Of course, Hu Ge is naturally adorable no matter where he goes!”

“This is the ugliest promotional photo I’ve ever seen!”

“Want to see something pretty? Go watch a certain fortress film. That one’s beautiful!”

“Damn, are you the devil, commenter above?”

“A certain male star: I only have one face, my hairstyle can’t be messed with! What? You talk about box office?I just need to make money; what’s the point of the box office?”

“Emmmmm, a certain male star shows a lack of professional ethics. I tolerate your long hair, but at least trim those bangs that cover your eyes!”

“You couldn’t bear cutting it? Fine, at least wear a wig. But no, you came out with your wind-blown long bangs.”

“He’s coming, he’s coming, he’s walking in with an attitude that says, ‘I don’t care about anyone!'”

“So, this male star is a celebrity, not an actor!”

“You’ve successfully reminded me of a famous novel adaptation series. The male lead falls into water, comes out without even a drop of wet hair.”

“They use Rejoice (a brand of shampoo), that’s why they’re so confident!”

“Nowadays, very few shows have the character actually wet after falling in water. I don’t know what kind of wind they filmed in, they come out dry instantly.”

“Dry water, has anyone heard of it?”

“Mom, someone’s bullying me for reading too little!”

“Dry water? You’re a real talent!”

“Beida or Tsinghua (Universities in China), choose which one you want to go to!”

The cast gathered together, changing clothes while listening to the interesting comments from Weibo being read aloud by the staff.

Director Li silently posted a behind-the-scenes clip of Yang Fan filming the scenes on The Climber’s official Weibo, along with the caption: “Yang Fan, a rising star in the entertainment industry!”

Fans who had already noticed Yang Fan’s presence thought little of him at first, assuming he was just another reporter taking photos.

However, once this behind-the-scenes clip was posted, fans immediately exploded.

“Whoa, whoa, whoa, this acting, is this for real?”

“Isn’t Yang Fan the host from Mango Radio? Do hosts really need such strong business skills these days?”

“The rising star in the entertainment industry, that’s the recognition from The Climber‘s director, this guy is ridiculously good!”

“What’s Yang Fan’s background? He was barely noticed before, but now suddenly there’s so much news about him?”

“Who cares what his background is, as long as his acting is genuine, nothing else matters!”

“Right, there are barely any genuine new actors these days!”

“Today’s stars are all about looking good with red lips and white teeth, if you were in ancient times, your look would be called a duck!”

“Hahahaha, watch out, or you’ll get a lawyer’s letter!”

“Hahaha, can’t fight, can’t fight, can’t fight!”

Meanwhile, in the Mango Radio station, Shi Lei was hosting his music program.

The second half of the show involved interaction with the listeners, where they called in to dedicate songs to their loved ones, children, parents, or friends. They could also sing their own songs.

In the past, this segment usually got only a handful of calls, and when there were no calls, Shi Lei would just chat about random things or sing a few songs himself to fill the hour.

But today, the station’s phone lines were getting bombarded.

However, the callers weren’t looking to dedicate songs, they were calling to inquire about Yang Fan.

In the control room, the director had a headache.

Her job was to filter out all irrelevant calls.

But now, during Shi Lei’s show, a bunch of people were calling to ask about Yang Fan—what was going on?

Despite the director’s best efforts to filter the calls, some clever listeners still managed to trick the system by pretending they wanted to speak with Shi Lei and succeeded in getting their calls through to him.

“Listener with the last four digits 1521, you’re now live on air. What song would you like to dedicate?” Shi Lei said in his warm, melodious voice.