After speaking, without waiting for the reporters to continue asking questions, he said to Mr. Qu.

"Mr. Qu, it seems about time, how about everyone take their seats?"

"Haha! Alright! Dear reporters, if you have any questions, you can save them for after the premiere, we'll set aside some time for you then…"

...

In the back row of the screening room.

"Why aren't they here yet… I'll call and check…"

"Hello? What's that? Got into a car accident? Is it serious?"

"Alright, as long as they're okay…"

Yan Weiwei hung up the phone and looked at Meng Lang with a helpless expression.

"That guy Hu Yifei got into a car accident on the way here. He's fine, but they're at the hospital for an examination on the injured, so he probably won't make it today."

A car accident?

This excuse seems strangely familiar…

"Zero, give me the coordinates for that guy Hu Yifei," Meng Lang secretly typed into his phone.

[Target phone location shows: Baiyeji headquarters building.]

Meng Lang: "..."

What car accident! Turns out the guy didn't even leave his place!

But why would he lie?

Looking at Yan Weiwei beside him, Meng Xiaolang suddenly figured it out.

This is a mess. Looks like I need to find a chance to show them my "already taken" badge.

"Why are you looking at me?"

"Ahem! Nothing? I think the movie is about to start. I'll go buy some drinks."

Meng Lang found an excuse, but before he could leave, a hand was placed on his shoulder.

"Uh… Ah Xian?" Meng Lang turned around, only to see Duan Xian looking at him with a smile.

"Hey! I saw you sitting in the back just now, but you didn't come over to say hi."

"Wasn't that because you guys were busy? How would a big deal like you, the second male lead, have time for small fry like us?" Meng Lang joked.

"I did want to come over, but I was afraid I'd be too much of a big deal. So what do you think, would I be interrupting your couple time?" Duan Xian said, pointing to Yan Weiwei's side and teasing back.

"I thought you'd come with that Lawyer Lin, so is this what you meant by 'never being a player'?

I can understand, though. After all, a plum, orchid, bamboo, and chrysanthemum each has its beauty, and it's hard to choose…"

"Hey! Stop, stop, stop; don't misunderstand. We're just ordinary friends. We also invited other friends, but they got into a car accident and can't make it."

"Hehe! Alright, alright, I believe you, okay? You invited friends, and they just couldn't come because of a car accident…"

Duan Xian wore an expression of "I've seen those wingman tactics; I get it."

Meng Lang: "..."

He looked helpless.

"I'm married."

Jaw-dropping!

Duan Xian froze for a full three seconds.

"To whom?"

"Who do you think?"

"Can you not joke around?"

"Do I have to slap you with the marriage certificate for you to believe me?"

"Don't kid around! Fake certificates are illegal, you know? Especially since the person you're fabricating rumors about is a lawyer."

Meng Lang: "..."

He rubbed his forehead and waved his hand, "Alright, alright, just go hang out somewhere else and cool off, let me watch the movie in peace."

Then he realized, "Oh wait, you have to sit with me!"

And so…

The two become three.

"Gulp gulp~" Duan Xian sipped his drink, glanced at Yan Weiwei sitting apart, and elbowed Meng Xiaolang, whispering.

"Really making me the third wheel, huh?"

"Yeah, adjust your wattage, make yourself brighter."

Duan Xian was at a loss for words.

At this moment, the screen gradually lit up, and the room slowly quieted down.

Meng Lang could hear Duan Xian muttering softly beside him.

"Well, it's good too. Being with those celebrities isn't as comfortable as being here with you."

Meng Lang paused, asking, "What's up? You seem so successful, can't fit in?"

"Exactly, the entertainment industry is more complicated than you think, don't you know the competition among peers?

I'm just someone who stumbled into this from another field, without fame or background, a nobody in the clan. If I want to blend into their circle, they might not even want to hang with me." Duan Xian said with frustration.

Meng Lang raised an eyebrow.

Previously, he only thought of Duan Xian as a tool-man but hadn't expected all the troubles that come with being a celebrity.

He pondered for a moment.

"Remember back in the dorm, I was a noob at King, you all didn't want to play with me at first, how did I end up making you all beg to drag me along?"

"Uh…" Duan Xian was taken aback.

"Oh? You got skills, tell me, how did you do it?"

Yan Weiwei on the side heard this and immediately became interested.

It's obvious; he belongs to the "noob" category too.

"Haha! It's nothing much, I started studying hard every day until late at night…" Meng Lang reminisced.

"That's it?" Yan Weiwei puzzled.

"You studied while they gamed, didn't disturb each other, why would they cry and beg to carry you?"

"That's where you're wrong, to quickly integrate into a group, you shouldn't fight head-on, but strike where they safeguard!" Meng Lang chuckled mischievously.

"After all… the sound of typing let me sleep soundly, the sound of flipping books kept me up all night…"

"Ugh…" Yan Weiwei wide-eyed, slowly understanding.

After a while, she couldn't help but tease.

"You academics… have such dirty minds!"

Meng Lang: "..."

Duan Xian, hit by AOE damage, seemed to have an epiphany, looked at his buddy, and couldn't help but say.

"If you'd focus on dealing with those celebrities like you did with us, maybe you'd make it bigger in the entertainment industry than I do."

Making it in the entertainment industry? I'm making it in the survival circle!

So I boastfully said.

"If our understanding isn't on the same level, what's the point in conquering each other?"

Duan Xian: "..."

At this moment, lines of subtitles slowly appeared on the screen before them…

[Director: Han Fei, Starring: Hao Teng, Duan Xiaoxian…

Post-production: Wang Yu, He Ping, Bajie…

Special Thanks: Baiyeji AIGC Team…]

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