Chapter 185 Working So Hard, Is This Really Bai Ling?

Sister Ge was still worrying about studio matters when she received a call from Bai Ling and learned about their current predicament.

Especially upon hearing that Bai Ling intended to take on public appearances and release new songs back-to-back without a break, she froze in shock.

"Wait, are you serious?"

"Child, you are currently in the middle of shooting a drama set."

"And you've set such a tight timeframe for yourself."

"Can you really manage all of that in time?"

"If you keep going like this, your body is going to give out."

Bai Ling chuckled softly, "Of course I know it might be a bit rushed."

"But there isn't really any other choice right now."

"Sister Ge, just help me arrange it as you see fit. It'll be fine."

Seeing how persistent Bai Ling was, Sister Ge felt a pang of heartache, but she could only nod in agreement.

"Actually, I've really been receiving quite a few invitations lately."

"I was originally planning to turn all of them down."

"Well, no—Director Wu Youliang had already made an appointment with you in advance, so I was waiting to hear back from him."

"As for the invitations sent by others, I didn't pay them any mind."

"However, since you want to go on variety shows to make money, I'll work overtime tonight and sort them out for you."

Bai Ling nodded and said, "Alright, thank you so much, Sister Ge. I don't know what I'd do without you."

Sister Ge let out a helpless smile, "You're still somewhat sensible, child."

"Alright, go back to filming."

"Remember to rest properly and don't exhaust yourself."

After hanging up the phone, Ge Fenfen wore a rather complicated expression.

When she had first signed Bai Ling, she thought Bai Ling was a bit lazy.

Someone with so little ambition simply wouldn't go far.

Yet imperceptibly, Bai Ling was already turning into the likeness of most people in the industry—even working much harder and bearing far more pressure than the vast majority of artists.

Because of this, Sister Ge felt a growing sense of pity for her.

However, if Bai Ling knew what Ge Fenfen was thinking, she might find it somewhat unnecessary.

Her workload might seem heavy, but there were so many people cooperating with her to get things done that it wasn't actually all that mentally exhausting.

***

That night, Sister Ge sent the sorted list of invitations to Bai Ling.

She had specifically selected the programs that offered the highest payouts.

Of course, taking into account their previous experience with the variety show production team of *I Am an Actor*, as well as the incident where they were backstabbed on a talk show program, Sister Ge deliberately investigated the reputations of these shows.

She also used some personal connections to check their backgrounds, making sure they had no ties to Wang Dagang or Xinghui Entertainment and held no grudges against Bai Ling.

Only then would she include them on the candidate list.

Even so, Bai Ling still received no less than twenty invitation offers.

What was true popularity?

What was artist value?

Look right here at these contracts—these were it.

Bai Ling repeatedly flipped through them, with the majority being offers paying anywhere from several million for a single appearance.

Perhaps the former Bai Ling would have found this sum of money massive and utterly exaggerated, even feeling that the money-grabbing nature of the entertainment industry was astonishing.

But when she considered that second-tier artists who simply participated in variety shows could afford luxury mansions worth hundreds of millions, that some first-tier actors could earn two hundred and eight thousand a day, and that the cover copyrights for a single song by top-tier singers could sell for seven figures, she began to feel that the offers she received weren't actually all that outrageous.

Even though the goal was to make money, Bai Ling still needed to carefully screen and select them.

After putting quite a bit of thought into it, Bai Ling picked two variety shows.

The first variety show was quite suitable for Bai Ling.

Entitled *The Magic of Voice*, the show didn't offer a particularly high payout and was relatively niche. However, its main program format involved inviting artists to experience the work of voice actors, presenting works through such a method or creating comedic moments.

Coincidentally, Bai Ling had stunned countless people in *Guess Who I Am* through her vocal transitions.

Participating in this show could be considered a perfect match for her expertise.

As for the second variety show, it was a reality show similar to *New Year at My Home*.

It wasn't a slow-life variety show; it was a pure reality show.

In fact, the definition of reality shows appeared earlier than the so-called slow-life variety programs. The former encompassed the latter, and the format mostly involved participating in various challenges set up by the show, creating program effects by completing challenge tasks.

Of course, for Bai Ling, this couldn't even be considered much of a challenge—it was nothing more than going to play some games.

It might even turn out to be a great opportunity to relax her mind.

And most importantly, of course, this show paid a lot of money.

After deciding on these two programs, Bai Ling also set to work writing songs.

***

The revenue from her song-writing was not to be underestimated either.

Although it hadn't reached the point where former-life Jay Chou's cover copyrights for a single song could fetch seven figures, it was still enough to solve her urgent financial needs.

Furthermore, didn't Bai Ling have an artist like Yu Wenyan under her wing?

She couldn't just leave her idle after signing her.

That very night, Bai Ling spent quite a bit of time in the Dimension KTV space, organizing several songs.

Then, she sent the lyrics and melodies to Yu Wenyan and Leng Yan.

This particular song could be sung by either of them.

Double the effect, double the joy.

As for the other song, it was prepared for Bai Ling herself.

When Bai Ling handed all her itinerary arrangements over to Ge Fenfen the next day, Sister Ge was momentarily speechless.

"I helped you filter through those offers so you could have an easier time. Is participating in one not enough, and now you want to add recording new songs on top of that?"

Bai Ling nodded. "Don't worry, Sister Ge, I'll be fine."

Reluctant to say more, Sister Ge went straight to make the arrangements.

That very day, after completing her final scenes scheduled for this stage of filming, Bai Ling boarded a plane to the city where the production team of *The Magic of Voice* was located.

The recording would take place the next day.

Of course, during this process, Miaomiao also began leaking a portion of Bai Ling's upcoming schedule.

Any artist needed continuous popularity and exposure.

This was why some artists were extremely enthusiastic about sharing their daily lives. They didn't have a packed schedule like Bai Ling's, so naturally, they could only use their daily routines to maintain fan engagement.

Bai Ling's fans had originally thought the same, assuming Bai Ling's studio would at most post some behind-the-scenes filming moments.

Yet never did they expect to receive news that Bai Ling was joining yet another variety show.

"Isn't Sister Bai busy filming a drama?"

"Why is she going on a variety show?"

"Could it be that she's already finished filming?"

"How is that even possible? How long has the drama been filming? Sister Bai is the female lead, not making a cameo appearance."

"Uh, that's true too."

"The frequency with which Bai Ling goes on variety shows is just too high."

"Isn't this a good thing?"

"Bai Ling is being so hardworking that it's making me feel a bit unaccustomed to it."

"Yeah, if I remember correctly, Bai Ling used to be quite lazy early on, and only gradually became hardworking later on."