Huayu: Starting from retirement, sweeping across the domestic entertainment industry

At night, the hotel corridor was so quiet that you could hear your own breathing.

After taking a shower, Li Ran checked the time, then secretly slipped out of his room. He walked to Liu Haocun's door and knocked three times.

The door opened immediately.

Liu Haocun, wearing a silk nightgown, leaned against the doorframe, grinning mischievously at him: "You actually dared to come?"

Li Ran slipped inside and closed the door: "Didn't you ask me to come?"

Liu Haocun crossed his arms and tilted his head to look at him: "Aren't you afraid of being photographed?"

Li Ran smiled and said, "Don't worry, the hotel's security isn't that bad."

Liu Haocun looked at him, then suddenly softened his voice and murmured softly, "Then be gentle tonight... we still have to walk the red carpet tomorrow."

Li Ran raised an eyebrow: "What, you're scared before it even starts? Didn't you say you wanted to create a CP (couple pairing)?"

Liu Haocun shook his head, a hint of slyness in his eyes: "I'm afraid my brother won't be able to straighten his back tomorrow."

Li Ran picked her up horizontally and looked down at her, saying, "I wonder who got a leg cramp on their first time."

Liu Haocun pouted and struggled slightly in his arms: "That was the first time, I didn't perform well..."

She paused for a moment, then said, "Put me down, go take a shower first."

Li Ran held her unmoved: "I washed up when we came, I'll wash up again later."

Liu Haocun blushed slightly and muttered softly, "Then you have to let me prepare..."

Li Ran lowered his head and whispered something in her ear.

Liu Haocun glared at him, then buried his face in his chest and stopped talking.

……

The following afternoon, at the Mercedes-Benz Cultural Center.

The area outside the venue was already packed with reporters and fans, with support banners fluttering in the wind and light sticks of various celebrities bobbing up and down in the sea of ​​people.

Li Ran and Liu Haocun got up at six in the morning to do their makeup and styling.

Neither of them were in good spirits, having gone to bed late the night before.

Fortunately, their red carpet appearance was relatively late, so they could take a nap in the lounge.

At four o'clock in the afternoon, the nanny van slowly drove towards the entrance of the red carpet.

The moment the car door opened, screams erupted like a tidal wave.

"Li Ran...!"

"Burning God...!"

"Liu Haocun...!"

The little flames held up light boards and shouted cheers in unison.

"Li Xiang shines, we burn for you!"

"A single spark can start a prairie fire; it is because of you that Li Suo Dang!"

The voices were unified and powerful.

Li Ran smiled and waved to the fans. Liu Haocun took his arm, and the two walked together onto the red carpet.

To Li Ran's surprise, in addition to the cheers of her own fans, she could also hear the slogans of CP fans at the scene.

Moreover, it wasn't his "Heart's Desire Burns" with Zhang Jingyi, nor his "Wildfire" with Zhou Ye, but rather his "Burning Passion and Smiling Beauty" with Tian Xiwei.

The sound was quite loud.

Li Ran silently made a mental note of it: Xiao Tian's CP fandom is quite formidable!

Liu Haocun wore a black tulle dress today, with an off-the-shoulder design and a cutout at the waist, paired with a diamond necklace and long, straight black hair.

Standing on the red carpet, she exuded a cool and aloof yet subtly alluring charm, perfectly embodying the essence of a "pure and innocent" woman.

Li Ran was dressed in a Chinese-style stand-up collar formal dress, made of dark ink-dyed Xiangyun yarn, with handmade frog buttons of the same color at the front, and the cuffs were slightly folded up to reveal the cloud-patterned silk lining.

Without embroidery or prints, the fabric's texture and interplay of light and shadow speak volumes about the subtle and profound aesthetics of the East.

The two walked hand in hand down the red carpet, and the sound of camera shutters clicking incessantly in the media area created a blinding flash.

One reporter remarked quietly, "Even in a place like this filled with big names, this couple is still top-notch in terms of looks."

The two did not linger in the photo area, quickly signed their names, and then proceeded to the interview area.

Liu Haocun picked up a pen and wrote his name on the signature wall.

Then she mischievously drew a heart, circling her name and Li Ran's name together, and added a little red flower next to it.

Li Ran watched her little gestures, and the corners of his mouth curved slightly.

After the interview, the two went backstage.

……

The backstage rest area was bustling with noise as celebrities from all walks of life came and went.

Li Ran looked at Liu Haocun and smiled helplessly: "You really don't know how to stir things up. Drawing little red flowers is understandable, but using hearts to circle your name, how did you even come up with that?"

Liu Haocun stuck out his tongue, looking playful: "If you're going to create a CP (couple pairing) image, you have to act like one."

She paused, then looked at him with a hint of smugness: "What, are you scared, brother? You promised me last night. I even did the splits for you..."

Li Ran shook his head and chuckled: "What am I afraid of? I'm worried that you'll get attacked by those CP fans."

He looked at her.

He said seriously, "Don't check your Weibo private messages for the next few days."

A few days ago, Zhou Ye was almost brought to tears by the fans who shipped him and Xiao Tian as a couple.

Those private messages were full of nasty things, mocking her for being too small, not as big as Xiao Tian, ​​and saying she wouldn't be able to feed her children properly in the future.

Coconut was so angry that she almost retaliated with her large size.

Finally, she posted a Weibo message using a secondary account: "@Li Ran has money to buy baby formula, so some Stitch fans shouldn't worry about it."

Fortunately, nobody knew about that alternate account, otherwise it would definitely have been trending on social media.

When Li Ran found out, he told her to delete it, otherwise it would be troublesome if careful netizens found out later.

Liu Haocun didn't seem to care: "I'm not afraid at all. I've already bought the WeChat official account, and in a few days we'll have CP fans too. If you're not happy, come and fight me."

Seeing her high spirits, Li Ran smiled and said, "Alright, go and rest for a while. It's still early before tonight's live stream."

……

The two stayed for a while, then Liu Haocun disappeared.

Li Ran wandered around the rest area and soon spotted Tian Xiwei and Wang Churan.

The two sat on the sofa in the corner, heads close together, whispering to each other on their phones, talking about something.

Li Ran walked over and asked, "What are you talking about? You seem so engrossed."

Wang Churan was startled by the sudden sound and instinctively wanted to roll her eyes.

Li Ran quickly retorted, "Don't roll your eyes, there are plenty of security cameras these days!"

Wang Churan forcefully swallowed back the eye roll, pouted, and made a ridiculous expression.

"We're talking about you right now."

She snapped out of her daze. "You're trending again, didn't you know?"

Tian Xiwei handed him her phone: "Take a look for yourself."

Li Ran took the phone, sat down next to her, and glanced down at it.

#Li Ran Liu Haocun#

#Liu Haocun's autographed heart-shaped mural#

#Rising Top Stars and New Generation of Zhang Yimou's Girls#

#Li Ran and Liu Haocun are a good match#

His name and Liu Haocun's name appeared four or five times on the trending topics list.

Li Ran pursed her lips helplessly and handed the phone back to Tian Xiwei: "It's nothing. Netizens just like to ship couples."

Wang Churan asked, "Was that 'green tea' girl doing it on purpose?"

Li Ran chuckled awkwardly, "She does want to create a CP (couple pairing) with me. That's normal."

Tian Xiwei remained silent.

She doesn't care about these things anymore. She has the imperial sword, so what is there to be afraid of?

Moreover, among Li Ran's current CP pairings, "Ranqing Weixiao" is the most popular and widely accepted by netizens, with the highest credibility.

A mere tea girl can't make any waves.

But Wang Churan was not satisfied.

She looked at Li Ran with a frustrated expression: "Why don't you agree to me creating a CP (couple pairing) with you, but you agree to it, you little green tea bitch?"

Li Ran pursed his lips: "Don't rush, take it one at a time."

Just as Wang Churan was about to reach out and hit him, Li Ran immediately warned, "Watch out, there are cameras around!"

Wang Churan didn't care about any of that: "Even a 'green tea' girl can draw a heart without any problem, so why do I have to avoid physical contact with her?"

She got more and more excited as she spoke, her tone tinged with a hint of grievance and coquettishness: "Does my brother not love me anymore? Am I not caring enough for him? Or does he just prefer tea tasting to the teacher's instruction?"

Li Ran sighed helplessly, "Alright, be normal. Can't you be mindful of the occasion?"

He paused for a moment, then said, "I'll cook it for you next time, okay?"

Wang Churan snorted, turned her head away and ignored him, continuing to chat with Tian Xiwei.

At this moment, Zhou Ye walked over, lifting her skirt, with Hu Lianxin beside her.

Li Ran looked at her: "Coconut, why are you holding up your skirt?"

Zhou Ye pursed his lips: "Don't even mention it. The dress I borrowed was too big; I had to carry it the whole time I walked the red carpet. It was so embarrassing."

Wang Churan scoffed, "Is it possible that it's too small, which is why it doesn't fit?"

She paused for a moment, then said, "Well, netizens are going to laugh at someone for being too small again..."

Zhou Ye lowered his voice and glared at her: "You're giving me that eye roll, aren't you?"

Li Ran sighed: "Alright, stop arguing. Mind your manners. You're all female celebrities, why do you start swearing at each other like that?"

Hu Lianxin chimed in, "So what if she's a female celebrity? She's a person too. Besides, it was the one who started the trouble by rolling her eyes."

Li Ran looked at Xiao Hu and chuckled awkwardly, "What, you want to get beaten up again?"

Hu Lianxin stiffened her neck, but thought to herself: Do you think I'm afraid of that? Anyway, I'm the one who's having fun...

Just then, Liu Haocun, who had disappeared somewhere, returned.

She walked straight over and took Li Ran's hand: "Come on, let's go see Director Zhang."

Li Ran was taken aback: "Director Zhang? Zhang Yimou?"

Liu Haocun nodded, his eyes crinkling with a smile: "That's right! Director Zhang said he wants to meet you."

Li Ran stood up and followed her away.

Zhou Ye watched the two figures disappear into the distance and curled his lip.

She turned to Hu Lianxin: "Xiao Hu, let's go too, I need to change my dress."

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