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Male God is Chasing My Brother Chapter 28.1

October 29, 2020 / hoeniely / 0 Comments

Note: This is a plot transition chapter, there is no main CP.

DISCLAIMER: We don’t own any of the stories published. We don’t know any Chinese language and this is our first time MTL-ing a novel, expect inaccuracies in the translations.

❌ NO SPOILERS. WE ARE MTL-ING THIS AT THE SAME TIME WE’RE READING IT ❌

Translated by: Jie Jie

Unedited. So there will be some typos and grammatical errors. Bear with me QAQ

Another long chapter ahead will be divided into two parts. Apologies for the late update. We’ve been busy for the past weeks that we didn’t even have the time to rest much (ಥ﹏ಥ)

Chapter 28.1 – He is worried about Jinchen’s Illness

On the night that Zhou Jinchen won the Wutong Awards for Best Actor, his related data on various platforms directly exploded.

Zhou Jinchen has always been an actor before, but because of his age and his outstanding appearance, he naturally attracted a large number of fans. Not to mention the other fans community word¹ from over a decade ago, at least among all male artists whose age difference is no more than ten years, Zhou Jinchen’s win-win achievement in terms of both actual performance and commercial value could indeed be considered unique.

For the entire entertainment industry, the audience that focuses on acting and the fans who are attracted to faces are not of the same groups. The former contributes to the ratings, while the latter is responsible for carrying the data. Therefore, works of veteran artists with strong acting skills are household names, while the Weibo data is not comparable to the one-ten thousandth of the popular young fresh meat.

However, this situation is understandable. After all, the strength of an actor and the traffic² of idols are in different fields. Their respective footholds also have distinct differences. For example, in Japan and South Korea, where idols have developed for a long time, there is a clear line between idols and actors. These are completely two different professions.

It’s only in recent years that the country’s entertainment industry has poured into a large number of capital forces. When considering their own interests, investors turned their attention to idols with a huge amount of traffic. Even a recognized director who has accumulated countless box office will publicly make a statement that he has chosen a leading role of “not an actor, but a star” at the award ceremony of Liuye Awards, one of the three golden awards for domestic films.

At a time when the flow of traffic is a matter of success or failure, using these idols is tantamount to giving the work a natural buzz in advance. That’s why the figure of each idol will appear on the screen in turn.

Prior to the filming of 《The Scarecrow》, although Zhou Jinchen had a huge fanbase, his comments in the industry have never been upstream. The evaluation “subject matter is more important than his business ability” was always expressed in various verbal and written comments.

Therefore, for Zhou Jinchen, this Film Emperor is indeed a real turning point.

The award ceremony of the Wutong Awards is scheduled for the night. After the ceremony concluded, several official accounts related to the entertainment industry stepped on the spot to send out the day’s posts. In addition to the intuitive WeChat index and push reading display, on other major platforms that are not subject to a daily limit, all kinds of marketing accounts have worked hard to send out these messages.

The Wutong Awards features more than twenty awards, among which the four most important awards are Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Director, and Best Film. This year’s four awards went to four films and killed off a single big winner that formed an all-or-nothing trend, focusing more on the winner, Zhou Jinchen.

A rough count of the Webo posts of the day after the Wutong Awards showed that among the hundreds of daily posts, with more than 100,000+ readers, more than 90 percent of the entertainment-related official accounts were on the topic of Zhou Jinchen.³In order to promote the content of the topic around Zhou Jinchen, more than half of the official accounts chose him as the main content of the picture submissions. “Newly promoted Film Emperor” and “Deserved to the Name”⁴ became popular together. At least for a long time, there will be no more marketing accounts that dare to attract attention with “Zhou Jinchen can only depend on his face.”

In addition to the spectacular “slaughter page” on WeChat, on Weibo, where Zhou Jinchen did not create an account, there was also a glorious display of news, images, confessions, and new text content. The official Weibo of Wutong Awards automatically sent out a link to announce that Zhou Jinchen won the Best Actor Award, which was reposted nearly a million times a day.

Moreover, Zhou Jinchen’s trench silk also sent out a number of celebratory raffles with prizes that were tempting enough to drive the passerby to forward it. People have to once again marvel at the fighting power of Zhou Jinchen’s fans. When the degree was the most enthusiastic, “fans forwarding lottery” the related words also briefly climb to the hot search list for a short time. Later, the fans worried that this kind of thing will bring Zhou Jinchen a bad influence. Several big fans jointly voiced, which temporarily lowered the trend of the lottery.

In the major film and television forums, the high-rise postings related to Zhou Jinchen can turn pages in minutes. Some business fans also enthusiastically opened a handling post, live-streaming the data indexes of major platforms in real-time. The award was not the only turning point for Zhou Jinchen who rarely makes appearances except for acting and necessary activities, but also a chance for his long-awaited fans to get a proper, sweet burst of joy.

Zhou Jinchen’s ability to attract fans had long been doubted. If the grand occasions on social media platforms and major forums are considered to be the power of fans, then various comprehensive news platforms’ reports on Zhou Jinchen have more to show passers-by favorable impressions of him. After all, Zhou Jinchen’s strength has been laid out here. Among the idols with a large number of fans, he has become the first person to stand out by virtue of his acting skills.

Not only in Jin Dian, but the entire entertainment industry is also still lacking a leader who stands out from the crowd. The Wutong Award had undoubtedly added weight to Zhou Jinchen.

After a night of celebrating with the crew, Zhou Jinchen gets back to work, with media outlets waiting for first-hand interviews, endorsement deals, magazine shoots, and new film scripts that also came one after the other. Coupled with the need to give attention to and guard against the family’s infiltration, Zhou Jinchen is even busier than before when he was dealing with Han Ming’s contract.

When Zhou Jinchen has to work overtime, Xin Zimai is naturally not idle. After finally having a chance to breathe a sigh of relief, he remembered that he hadn’t been home for over half a month.

The one text message a day on his phone had accumulated more than a dozen, and this was the daily duty list sent over by Li Qiucheng. Xin Zimai usually used WeChat to communicate with people and with Li Qiucheng as well. A doctor is usually a busy profession, plus Li Qiucheng also participated in an extra project in the research group, and when both of them are busy, there were several times when they didn’t see each other for half a month like this.

Xin Zimai didn’t really have any idea about this, but Li Qiucheng insisted on sending over his working hours, so he received a schedule sheet every day. The other party said that he could call anytime during his free time, although he hadn’t once taken the initiative to call.

Xin Zimai’s parents and Li Qiucheng’s parents were old friends for decades, but the latter had left to settle abroad more than a decade ago. Xin Zimai himself hadn’t really been much involved in the feelings of the previous generation. How could he have imagined that the son of his parents’ old friends would actually return to China a year ago to develop his career, and even made a special visit with a generous gift? In less than a day’s time, he had coaxed Xin Zimai’s parents into exhilaration and how he looked at it was pleasing to his eyes.

When Li Qiucheng returns home alone, he has to adapt to life in China again. When Xin father and mother saw that he was alone, they often called Li Qiucheng home to have dinner with them. Xin Zimai had no problem with this, as he was busy with work and felt guilty for not being able to be with his parents to show filial piety to them. Now he has reconnected with his old friends for decades, Xin Zimai can be happy that they can get emotional satisfaction.

But the problem was that Li Qiucheng wasn’t just in charge of connecting the feelings of the elders, he also wants to continue the feelings of the next generation.

It wasn’t that Xin’s father and mother hadn’t mentioned the events of many years ago, but Xin Zimai only listened to those as a joke. Negligence can only taste the bitter fruit. When Li Qiucheng showed to Xin’s parents the yellow paper he had kept for nearly twenty-one years, Xin Zimai who had been called back, nearly jumped up from the sofa—who could tell him that this man would want to fulfill a children’s marriage that spanned twenty-one years as if it were real?!

Xin Zimai thinks that he and Li Qiucheng didn’t have any emotional foundation, so it would be too hasty if they were to really be together just because of this child’s marriage that was set up back then. If it wasn’t for the Xin parents’ emotions, Xin Zimai would even wanted to settle this matter with Li Qiucheng on the spot. Unfortunately, Xin parents were very fond of Li Qiucheng and coupled with decades of emotional filters, they actually abandoned their own son and stood on a united front with Li Qiucheng.

After that, the two people got along almost as if they were chickens flying and dogs jumping.⁵Xin Zimai stubbornly refused to agree with the rash marriage contract. Since the work of the two was not considered idle, he managed to dodge it for half a year. It wasn’t until the last time that Zhou Jinchen called Li Qiucheng with his cellphone that Xin Zimai met with him reluctantly.

Xin Zimai locked his phone and stared at the dark screen, rubbing his temples. He himself was not sure why the two of them had become the way they are now. They not only had to do that damn pre-wedding task every day but also lived together in a muddled manner.

Although it was common for both of them to stay late and work overtime, the steaming food and warmth that emanated from the details that belong only to home still gave Xin Zimai a sense of nostalgia he didn’t want to admit.

Xin Zimai looked at his phone to empty his sight. When he was in the midst of reminiscing his memories, a soft knock came from the side of the car window.

Xin Zimai pressed the lift button, and the figure of a man was gradually revealed outside the car window. Li Qiucheng was wearing a long trench coat, with a thin scarf around his neck. Xin Zimai was used to seeing outstanding appearances in the circle, and he himself was asked every day why he didn’t make his debut with such an appearance. But even so, Xin Zimai had to admit that Li Qiucheng is a handsome and attractive man.

Li Qiucheng was wearing his usual gold-rimmed glasses he used every day. He bent his back slightly and looked at him with a smile, “Waiting for me?”

Xin Zimai closed the car window again, got out of the car, and locked the door. Rubbing the tip of his nose, and coughed lightly, “I just got back.”

Male God is Chasing My Brother Chapter 27.2

October 9, 2020 / hoeniely / 0 Comments

DISCLAIMER: We don’t own any of the stories published. We don’t know any Chinese language and this is our first time MTL-ing a novel, expect inaccuracies in the translations.

❌ NO SPOILERS. WE ARE MTL-ING THIS AT THE SAME TIME WE’RE READING IT ❌

Translated by: Jie Jie

Editor: Qiaone

Chapter 27.1 – My Brother is Dazzling and Cool¹

During the celebration banquet of the award ceremony, Zhou Jinchen drank quite a bit by the toasts of the people in the crew. When he woke up after drinking, he realized that he was sleeping on the sofa bed in Xin Zimai’s living room.

Zhou Jinchen rolled over and sat up, looking expressionlessly towards the open kitchen not far away. A man wearing a simple apron was busy there with several brightly colored steaming hot porcelain bowls on the table.

He had fallen asleep after taking a shower last night, but he was actually not very conscious at that time. Zhou Jinchen only remembered that the phone kept ringing last night after Xin Zimai stopped him from drinking more, helped pick up the phone in passing, and simply hung up afterward.

Yesterday with the crew, Zhou Jinchen didn’t want to expose his identity, so he didn’t let his bodyguards into the hotel. Later, he received a call from the bodyguard because he was already in Xin Zimai’s car he didn’t ask the bodyguard to pick him up.

Zhou Jinchen raised his hand and rubbed the corner of his forehead. He was wearing a set of new home clothes, but it definitely wasn’t Xin Zimai’s style. He was ten centimeters taller than Xin Zimai, and the two of them were far from the same size.

Thinking about it, it should be Li Qiucheng’s clothes.

When Li Qiucheng served the congee, he saw Zhou Jinchen sitting on the sofa. He greeted the man and said, “Something happened at the hospital temporarily after picking you up, so I didn’t send you back.”

“It’s fine,” Zhou Jinchen pinched the bridge of his nose, “I troubled you yesterday.”

Li Qiucheng smiled and said, “There are disposable utensils on the table. Come and have breakfast. I made congee to sober you up.”

Zhou Jinchen nodded, Li Quicheng took off his apron and walked into the bedroom. When Zhou Jincheng got up to go to the bathroom, he heard Xin Zimai’s confused voice faintly from the bedroom. Soon after, the voices just disappeared.

Before they could make even stranger sounds, Zhou Jinchen walked into the bathroom and closed the door conveniently.

Li Quicheng still had to work. He had eaten in advance and left after waking up Xin Zimai. Zhou Jingchen sat down to eat the congee and Xin Zimai, who was in a good mood, sat across him— the redness and swelling on his lips still not subsiding

Xin Zimai was no better than Zhou Jinchen, he was prone to headaches after drinking. Last night, he was too happy to make an exception, but today, he woke up and lost his spirit. Zhou Jinchen knew that this sobering congee was completely in Xin Zimai’s good graces, but he was at peace.

Li Qiucheng’s skill is good. After being the first to finish breakfast, Zhou Jinchen went to get the new script that had just arrived last night. Leaving the listless Xin Zimai alone to sit at the table and slowly scoop up the congee.

After Zhou Jinchen flipped through the script roughly, Xin Zimai finished his breakfast. He put the dishes in the dishwasher and moved slowly to the living room.

When Zhou Jinchen looked up because of his slow movements. Xin Zimai sat on the couch across from him and propped his head up, asking, “Is it that new film with Lin Rui?”

“Hmm. ” Zhou Jinchen responded.

“Isn’t that the one Old Ma is directing? No wonder Ma Zechi even brought you something yesterday….”

Old Ma was Ma Zechi’s father, and one of the few great directors in China. Xin Zimai rubbed his eyes, “But isn’t that the one still casting, why did you start reading it so early?”

Zhou Jinchen looked up at him again.

Xin Zimai was confused, “What’s wrong?”

Zhou Jinchen asked, “Do you still remember your bank card password?”

Xin Zimai didn’t understand the situation: “Remember ah…..”

“Then give your bank card to Qiucheng as soon as possible, the sooner the better.” Zhou Jinchen’s face was expressionless, “Lest, you can’t even remember the password in a few days.”

Xin Zimai thought for a while before he realized what was going on, “Ah, it’s that…the film you invested in with your new company?”

Zhou Jinchen ignored him and continued to flip through the script.

Xin Zimai stroked his nose before the cattle rang out and found a topic of conversation, “So, aren’t you just going to work with Lin Rui again?”

“Mm.” Zhou Jinchen couldn’t help but frown slightly at the mention of this.

“It’s good to collaborate, and 《The Scarecrow》 just won awards. The two of you are very hot now, and this wave of heat can definitely be saved for the new film.” Xin Zimai nestled on the sofa and analyzed seriously, “I just don’t know if Lin Rui……”

Zhou Jinchen shook the script and the paper gave a soft thud as he suddenly said, “I just received information that the post-production of 《Sunny Weekend》 is almost complete.”

Xin Zimai was unsure, “Hmm……?”

Zhou Jinchen looked at him, “There are many shots of Han Ming and me in the same frame in the recordings.”

Xin Zimai was stunned, “So what should we do, cut it out?”

“Only two of the shots were mostly cut. Other than that, all three people’s shots were kept without compromising the integrity of the show.”

“That’s good,” Xin ZiMai patted his chest and he casually asked, “Three people, who is the remaining one?”

Zhou Jinchen looked at him and did not speak.

“….. Is it Xiao An?” Xin Zimai tested the waters.

“En,” Zhou Jinchen nodded, his gaze returning to the script in his lap. His eyes locked on one of the names, “One of the supporting actors in Old Mao’s new film is a dancer.”

Xin Zimai opened his mouth, unable to speak.

Zhou Jinchen said, “I plan to give it a try.”

Xin Zimai only found his voice halfway through, “But….. Xiao An has never studied acting, right?”

Zhou Jinchen said, “It’s still early, so it’s not too late for temporary additional training.”

Xin Zimai thought for a moment before realizing what he had just forgotten, “Is the supporting actor male four? If you look through the character sheet at the front, I remember there seems to be a mark…”

Zhou Jinchen flipped to the top few pages, “It’s male four, why?”

Xin Zimai said, “Yesterday, Ma Zechi mentioned to me that some of the supporting cast have already been flagged. He said he wanted me to tell you that if you are not sure, you can go and have a look at the film when it is being cast.”

Zhou Jinchen was one of the investors, and he also had some decision power.

“En.” Zhou Jinchen was straightforward, “Let An Xumo come to the audition. When the time comes, I’ll go over and just cut off the candidates who have been greeted directly.”

The author has something to say:

Reminder: The next chapter is a plot transition, which explains why the brother is an actor. Brother and Little Mo did not appear.

Zhang Zhiwei: Who’s going to replace the supporting role I greeted to?

Zhou Jinchen: Me

An Xumo: That, it seems, there’s no changeQAQ?

Male God is Chasing My Brother Chapter 27.1

October 8, 2020 / hoeniely / 0 Comments

Chapter 27 will be in two parts (≧◡≦) ♡

DISCLAIMER: We don’t own any of the stories published. We don’t know any Chinese language and this is our first time MTL-ing a novel, expect inaccuracies in the translations.

❌ NO SPOILERS. WE ARE MTL-ING THIS AT THE SAME TIME WE’RE READING IT ❌

Translated by: mochimúwù

Editor: Qiaone

Chapter 27.1 – My Brother is Dazzling and Cool¹

Zhou Jinchen’s voice still didn’t fluctuate, as if he was not the one who was directly questioned, “Literally, the contract can end.”

Han Ming restrained his smile and narrowed his eyes at the other party, “You really want to break the contract?”

Han Ming had long understood Zhou Jinchen’s personality. It was only because he was confident before, certain that he would become the most special one in Zhou Jinchen’s heart and that he had taken it as a pleasure to strategize Zhou Jinchen’s coldness. However, now that all the pretense were torn away, he then looked at the other party’s unmoved look, and it became full of irony.

Han Ming was indignant in his heart, the calmer the other party was, the more he wanted to go forward and ruthlessly smash that unfeeling ice mask!

How could he be willing to let himself be the only one who was not calm? Han Ming sneered and stared at the expression on Zhou Jinchen’s face as he slowly said, “Is it because of that An Xumo?”

As he expected, Zhou Jinchen’s appearance really had a slight fluctuation, and the man frowned slightly, “Who?”

Han Ming spoke one word at a time, and his pronunciation was exceptionally clear: “An, Xu, Mo. What, Brother Shen doesn’t even remember his own younger brother’s name?”

As soon as the word “younger brother” was uttered, Zhou Jinchen’s burst of light grew even darker.

His relationship with An Xumo was in complete secrecy within the circle. For Han Ming to know, he must have gotten the information from Li Xiuqing.

When Han Ming came over, Zhou Jinchen was preparing to leave with Xin Zimai. This was a slightly remote passageway, but there were still vehicles coming and going from time to time. Even if Xin Zimai brought the bodyguards who came with him to block the entrance and exits, this wasn’t a good place to keep secrets after all.

Compared to Zhou Jinchen’s defenses, Han Ming didn’t care at all. He finally ripped Zhou Jinchen’s mask, he would naturally not give it up: “When we recorded Sunny before, Brother Chen was so caring and considerate. Even when he was injured, you had to apply the medicine yourself.”

“Previously, they all thought An Xumo and Zhang Zhiwei’s relationship was the reason he’s added in, but An Xumo has long been a contracted artist of Jin Dian. Without the company’s consent, he couldn’t have crashed into signing a contract with Greentown TV…..Brother Chen, if An Xumo can go to Sunny, surely, there must be some intervention on your part, right?”

Zhou Jinchen did not say anything, and Han Ming gave a low laugh, “Calling him a younger brother when he is just an adopted son. The Zhou family has abandoned that An Xumo, yet Brother Chen is taking such good care of him……Why do I feel like this doesn’t look like a play between a brother and younger brother?”

Han Ming’s voice fell, and the surroundings became extremely quiet.

In the end, it was still Han Ming who broke the silence. He gave time for Zhou Jinchen to digest the information, and softened his tone again, “Brother Chen, the contract is a good plan that was signed long ago. If it is carried out truthfully, it will end up being a win-win deal. If not….”

Han Ming purposely sighed, “Alas, I really don’t want to see Brother Chen fall into the gossip of a brother going against his morals.”

He satisfactorily finished the play, holding his arms leisurely as he looked at Zhuo Jinchen. What Han Ming didn’t expect was that he didn’t see the look of panic on the other party’s face.

Zhou Jinchen looked at Han Ming with an inexplicable gaze, the white light in the passage fell from above his head and falling on his well-defined face.

His voice was cold, almost blowing chills into one’s heart: “The contract ended because you violated the terms and conditions, it has nothing to do with others.”

“Several times you arranged for sneak shots, issued a round of announcements, and even tampered with the editing at the post-production program.” Zhou Jinchen said, “Han Ming, I signed a promotional contract that helped you boost your popularity, not a bundle hype to allow you to suck blood.”

“To put it so grandiosely, it’s obvious you’re the one who wants to break the contract because you have a new goal.” Han Ming snorted, “Think carefully, if I expose your brotherly love and scandalous deeds with An Xumo, neither of you will think….”

“By you?”

Zhou Jinchen spoke in a light tone, but the words that came out almost choked Han Ming who was interrupted midway.

“You’re dreaming.”

“Zhou Jinchen!” Han Ming was so angry that he immediately raised his voice, “You think I don’t dare interfere with your affairs?!”

“You dare.” Zhou Jinchen picked up his hand and flicked the lapel on his chest, “but you can’t.”

“Huh?” Han Ming laughed angrily, he took out his phone and tried to unlock the screen. “Fine, I’ll do it in front of you.”

His words were cut off lightly by the man’s voice before he could finish.

“Do you think that the Zhou family will allow you to expose An Xumo’s identity to the world?”

Han Ming frowned with his phone in his hand. He clearly didn’t believe Zhou Jinchen’s words. “…..Why would the Zhou family care about An Xumo’s affairs?”

“This isn’t An Xumo’s business.” Zhou Jinchen’s expression returned to its original calmness as if the slight fluctuation that had appear earlier was just Han Ming’s own delusion. “This is the Zhou family’s reputation. If An Xumo wanted to become famous, it would have been enough to directly reveal his identity. As a result, has any single media outlet ever exposed his identity?”

Han Ming stood there stunned, not even noticing as the phone screen went back to black.

“There’s no impenetrable wall in the world.”

Zhou Jinchen’s words struck Han Ming’s ears one word at a time.

“There are only ears and eyes that are broadcasted.”

“An Xumo is an orphan, his guardian is the resident committee of Chonghua Community in S City. He grew up on government support, he has no relatives nor friends. He took the money raised from his part-time jobs to sign up for Jin Dian’s trainee program.”

“This is his family information, the only information you can see from the past, present, and future.”

Han Ming couldn’t be more clear about the Zhou family’s power, otherwise, he wouldn’t have had so much hope for Zhou Jinchen in the first place. He only wanted to get Zhou Jinchen to agree to the hype but forgot that the Zhou family wasn’t the kind of giants who were willing to spread their own family affairs out in the open.

“Even if it is, so what. Even if you don’t talk about An Xumo’s identity, if the scandal between you two broke out, your fans will definitely step on him in the mud. And there’s no way the Zhou family will sit by idly and watch the ambiguity between you two…..”

Zhou Jinchen coldly looked at Han Ming who had lost his footing, as if he were watching a fire from across the river.

“Qian Zhipeng, do you know this person?”

Han Ming’s voice was instantly choked back into his throat. He opened his eyes incredulously as if Zhou Jinchen had turned into a monster with teeth and claws.²

Zhou Jinchen ignored his gaze and continued, “H City’s mandatory Drug Rehabilitation Center, which ended his rehabilitation a month ago. He has now a certain degree of freedom including facing the camera.”

“Do you think he resembles the height as the same sneak shots you put out?”

“You…..”

Han Ming’s face was pale, and all his complacency had now disappeared. Cold sweat slid down his face to his jaw, hitting his expensive formal wear on the shoulder with a “pop”.

“Sneaking pictures of me in violation of the contract, and making me come out to admit being in a relationship. This task isn’t suitable for me, so I might as well give it to your ex-boyfriend. After all, you have accumulated feelings and he’ll be happy to take the job.”

Han Ming never knew that Zhou Jinchen could speak so harshly. He could barely steady himself and had to reach out on the pale white wall beside him to continue standing.

The Zhou Jinchen in front of him was looking directly at him, a sight that Han Ming was expecting. Yet, at this moment, it was like a majestic mountain that could crush him in an instant.

Han Ming’s chest rose and fell violently, “The contract, I won’t mention the contract again. I’ll tell my aunt to cancel…but you, if Qian Zhipeng appears on camera, I will never be soft….”

Despite being only a meter apart, the two were in completely different states. Zhou Jinchen’s voice was smooth: “Remember what you said yourself.”

Han Ming gasped sharply as if he had been robbed. He looked at Zhou Jinchen rather scrupulously.

Fortunately… He thought to himself. Fortunately, the other party did not continue to delve deeper. Damn it, why would even the ex-boyfriend matter was dug up…

But Zhou Jinchen’s stopping there is not because he has a good heart. He looked down condescendingly at the arrogant Han Ming. “With Li Xiuqing’s side, there’s no need for you to talk.”

“What?” Han Ming looked at him with lingering fear.

“Li Xiuqing has been hired away at a high salary by the Zhou Consortium. Her position in Jin Dian had been taken over by Xin Zimai.” Zhou Jinchen said, “Pass on a congratulations for me.”

“What did you say?!” Han Ming cried out in disbelief.

Li Xiuqing’s departure was definitely not good news for Han Ming to congratulate. After three years of debut, he had been able to get to this point, and his greatest reliance was his aunt who worked at Jin Dian. In these three years, he had robbed countless resources from many people, but those people couldn’t shake him. Just like Yi Tianming, who had been stepped on long ago.

But now that Li Xiuqing had left her job, who could still protect him? The number of people in the company who were eyeing him with a tiger’s eye are not few and Han Ming himself knew that the ones he robbed of resources would never let him go in the future.

“No, this can’t be…..”

Han Ming muttered, raising the phone again with trembling hands. His trembling was so great that it took him several tries to unlock the phone with his fingerprint.

By the time Han Ming dialed Li Xiuqing’s phone, Zhou Jinchen had already turned towards the exit. He raised his hand and signaled the guards who were guarding the other side of the corridor to come and quickly follow. Several tall men with imposing aura passed by Han Ming and none of them gave any alms to the young idol who was already close to collapsing.

Xin Zimai who was waiting at the exit saw Zhou Jinchen come out and quickly followed after being stunned for a moment. He asked in a low voice, “Jinchen, Han Ming’s matter…”

There were only a few street lights shining around, this area which had just been extremely prosperous due to the award ceremony, restored its calm for the night. Zhou Jinchen’s burst of light grew deeper and deeper as he said, “Take a few shots as possible, when he’s cleaned up by someone else, help step on it a little bit.”

Xin Zimai nodded, “Okay.”

Although the matter of the contract was resolved, in the end, Zhou Jinchen still had to use the Zhou family’s power to remove Li Xiuqing, who was protecting Han Ming. Although the opportunity to solve the problem of Li Xiuqing can also be done in the future, there’s still no substantial progress in bringing the situation back to the original Zhou family.

But the good news is that the original resources that Li Xiuqing was responsible for were taken over by Xin Zimai. Now, they finally have a new power within Jin Dian. Coupled with the golden trophy he won tonight, Zhou Jinchen was able to look forward to a broader situation.

After that, he has a new light source on the road.

Jie Jie: Sorry for the late update! We’ll be a bit busy till the end of the year. Expect slow updates (ಥ﹏ಥ)

Male God is Chasing My Brother Chapter 26.2

September 30, 2020 / hoeniely / 0 Comments

DISCLAIMER: We don’t own any of the stories published. We don’t know any Chinese language and this is our first time MTL-ing a novel, expect inaccuracies in the translations.

❌ NO SPOILERS. WE ARE MTL-ING THIS AT THE SAME TIME WE’RE READING IT ❌

Translated by: Jie Jie

Editor: Qiaone

Chapter 26.2 – Milky voice, Milky An Xiao Mo¹

The live feed swept across the audience, and many famous faces were captured by the camera. The crew of 《The Scarecrow》 was also among them. Zhou Jinchen was sitting in the middle of the group, with the director of 《The Scarecrow》 on one side of him, and Lin Rui, the actor who worked with him on the film, on the other side.

Since the ceremony began, 《The Scarecrow》 had been the first to take home two awards for Best Art Design and Best Editing. The film has no female lead and the awards focus on the finale for the Best Actor and Best Film.

The director of 《The Scarecrow》 Ma Zechi, was also shortlisted for Best Director but did not end up winning the major award announced in the middle of the ceremony. He himself is not very old, not even forty years old. People know him in the industry as a Clever Ma, referring to his talent for filming.

Ma Zechi was somewhat frustrated when he failed to win the prize this time. However, there are still two major awards to be announced. After being comforted by Zhou Jinchen and Lin Rui, he quickly regained his composure.

There are nearly twenty Wutong Awards in total, with each winner giving a speech, and midway through the ceremony, there are inserts of the memories and commemorative segment, and it was on until ten o’clock at night. An Xumo returned from his shower just in time for the preview of Best Actor. He was sitting on the couch looking at the screen, his eyes dimmed slightly.

Due to working overtime, Tang Tang also hasn’t left yet. Although she’s already busy, she plans to leave after the awards are announced. After all, it’s such a grand award. Witnessing the birth of the award is also a very ceremonial thing.

The passage of time was stretched out together in different people’s senses. An Xumo bit his fingers as he watched the light flicker until the screen began to flash across the selected films. He sat up straight and slightly widened his eyes.

Tang Tang on the side was looking forward to it, but looking at An Xumo’s expression, she felt as if she had completely calmed down. The amount of tension in this room was used up by An Xumo all by himself.

The host on the stage got the envelope containing the winner’s name. The guest who was invited to read the results received it and unfolded it, taking out the inscription card from the inside.

All eyes were focused on the guest’s face. He gave a slight, knowing smile before turning his attention back on the camera, leaning close to the microphone and reading the winner’s name out loud. “Forty-third Wutong Award winner of Best Male Actor is ——”

“…….”

“The lead actor in 《The Scarecrow》 ——”

Only after hearing the first two words clearly, An Xumo stood up from the sofa. He got up a bit sharply, startling Tang Tang who was concentrating on the side listening to the results. She then heard Zhou Jinchen’s name, so she naturally understood An Xumo’s excitement.

“Wow, Brother Zhou is really awesome, this is well deserved! Jin Dian had added a new film emperor, and the leader of this generation is probably about to sit….”

Tang Tang took it excitedly, but she didn’t hear An Xumo’s voice. When she turned her head to look, she found that the other party was already standing in front of the sofa, staring at Zhou Jinchen who was being chased by the camera on the screen.

If Tang Tang were to describe An Xumo’s expression, her first impression would be一一the little white cat that saw dried fish one by one.

However, apart from the excitement, there seem to be some accidents. Tang Tang tilted her head to look at An Xumo’s face, “Xiao Mo…….Did you bite the corner of your mouth? It’s bleeding, hey.”

An Xumo was staring at the screen intently. He didn’t care much when he heard Tang Tang’s words, wiping it at the back of his hand. Tang Tang had no choice but to bring a piece of unopened wet wipes from the desk to remove it, “Come and wipe. It’s not bad for these eyes….is the wound severe?

An Xumo took the wet wipes and pressed it on the corner of his mouth, vaguely thanking Tang Tang. When he heard Tang Tang’s question, he knew it should obviously be painful, but his smile curved his eyes, “It’s fine, it doesn’t matter.”

After he said that, he looked at the TV again and the smile at the corner of his eyes simply couldn’t be hidden. Tang Tang was both distressed and amused: “Biting it and still laughing. Are you so happy?”

She actually didn’t need to ask, even a blind man could feel the answer from An Xumo ——starting from the trainee or even a little earlier from the time they met at school back then, this was the happiest An Xumo, Tang Tang had seen in such a long time.

Tang Tang had always felt that An Xumo’s emotions were a bit too weak. Despite being consistently sincere and sweet to those around him, he was like a beautiful porcelain villain. He looked extraordinarily decent on the outside but was actually cold from head to toe.

Even when it came to matters concerning An Xumo himself, he always looked calm and stable. Even when it came to paying attention to Zhou Jinchen, he was always restrained, watching him quietly from behind.

It was only at this time that Tang Tang felt the real and vivid emotions that belonged to An Xumo.

In the camera, the handsome and impeccable new actor has just finished his acceptance speech. Holding a crystal trophy in the shape of a sycamore leaf in his hand, and gently drops a kiss on the tip of the leaf.

An Xumo watched the screen without looking away. The warmth in his chest overflowing a little, gradually wrapping his body.

He now finally has a little sense of reality.

To be in the same industry as his brother, being able to follow the other person, seeing hope, and even trying a little bit harder, it was possible to reach out and run into each other.

An Xumo took out his personal mobile phone and found the familiar number. He hesitated for a moment and typed two words²in the message box.

“Congratulations.”

It must have been the busiest time on Zhou Jinchen’s side, and An Xumo didn’t think he would get a reply to his congratulations. After winning the film emperor, his brother’s path would definitely get further and further, and he himself would bring forth new goals and pressure.

Tang Tang was considering whether to wait or not for the last award to be presented when An Xumo, who had finished texting, suddenly turned around and asked her, “Do I have an acting class tomorrow?”

Tang Tang was stunned, “Yes, what’s wrong?”

“It’s nothing.” An Xumo shooked his head and turned his attention back to the screen, “I want to practice a little more.”

Tang Tang looked at the screen that had moved on to the next award, “You’ve already done well, Xiao Mo. Plus, you don’t have to put too much pressure on yourself with the precious opportunity that Teacher Zhang Zhiwei has given you.”

An Xumo paused and said, “I’m worried that there’s a chance that I might not be chosen at the audition.”

Tang Tang has another idea, “The great director that Teacher Zhang is talking about, I’ve gotten to know him and he has his own ideas when it comes to casting. Not even the producers can be able to directly influence his thoughts. Since he agreed to your audition, it means you meet his requirements. We’ll step up our preparations in the next few days. I think that there’s still quite a bit of hope.”

As they spoke, the last prize of the Wutong Awards had already been announced. Surprisingly, several of the top candidates had fallen short and it was a small, unknown film that took the final prize.

《The Scarecrow》 didn’t win Best Director nor Best Film, but this year’s Wutong Awards is unpopular. In contrast to 《The Scarecrow》 which won Best Actor and Best Editing can also be regarded as a winner. In the end, this is a literary film, the box office exceeded expectations, and the film has won quite a few rewards. The cast and crew completely lost their pressure and coaxed Zhou Jinchen, who won the prize, to treat them.

Zhou Jinchen naturally won’t refuse. After the ceremony, the group headed to the nightclub. It was estimated that tonight, they had definitely won a treasure.

Zhou Jinchen wanted to take a group photo, while the others are one step ahead. He and Xin Zimai are left behind. Zhou Jinchen’s phone was now jammed with congratulatory messages from all directions. He picked a few important ones and saw An Xumo’s lone two words in a long, long list of congratulatory messages.

Zhou Jinchen’s fingers clicked and slowly crossed that message.

It wasn’t that he hadn’t locked himself in his heart before, but the only person he had specifically guarded against in the beginning was now the only person he could be sure that he didn’t have any intention to harm him.

Zhou Jinchen looked at the screen that was emitting a fluorescent white light, but before his eyes appeared An Xumo’s look when he was still a kid.

There were always nannies and chefs in the house. Zhou Jinchen also didn’t remember why they have to personally find something to eat for An Xumo. He only remembered the other party’s dark round eyes that looked at him, always squinting into a curved shape when he was full. The soft, waxy voice that called to his brother, smelling more like milk than the premium powder he bought home from abroad.

Afterwards?

An Xumo has not changed since then. He still looks at Zhou Jinchen with the same attentive and reverent gaze. He still calls out ‘brother’ in earnest, the milk scent of his voice never melting.

Later, it was Zhou Jinchen who distanced himself from him.

Zhou Jinchen let out a sigh of relief and put the phone back into his pocket. He was about to leave the award ceremony together with Xin Zimai, but his line of sight swept up to the figure who deliberately walked in.

Zhou Jinchen slightly raised his eyes and looked at the other with a sight that was not very warm.

“Brother Chen, congratulations, you got your wish.” The person who approached was none other than Han Ming, who had also come out to the Wutong Awards but he couldn’t get close because Zhou Jinchen was sitting with the crew.

Zhou Jinchen looked at him and only half-heartedly stretched out his hand to slightly shake with someone. Han Ming, however, seemed completely unaware of his indifference. Gu Zi said, “Brother Chen’s big event has achieved results. Shouldn’t we have an explanation from before?”

Zhou Jinchen’s face remained unchanged, his gaze locked onto Han Ming, but his voice was cold and indifferent. He couldn’t hear any emotion, “Indeed, it’s time to make an end to this.”

The smile on Han Ming’s face stiffened slightly, but he quickly adjusted his expression and smiled again, “What does Brother Chen mean by that?” He is a professional vocalist and is familiar with vocalization skills. No matter what words he uttered at this time, his voice still sounded with a clear and pleasant gentleness, “A contract signed in black and white, doesn’t Brother Chen want to recognize it?

The author has something to say:

Okay, it should be obvious by now that Han Ming is going offline, ahem.

Besides, a new male god has come out. xd anyone guess who it is~

Male God is Chasing My Brother Chapter 26.1

September 29, 2020 / hoeniely / 0 Comments

NOTE: Because the chapter is quite long, it will be divided into two parts~

DISCLAIMER: We don’t own any of the stories published. We don’t know any Chinese language and this is our first time MTL-ing a novel, expect inaccuracies in the translations.

❌ NO SPOILERS. WE ARE MTL-ING THIS AT THE SAME TIME WE’RE READING IT ❌

Translated by: Jie Jie

Editor: Qiaone

Chapter 26.1 – Milky voice, Milky An Xiao Mo¹

Xin Zimai looked at Zhou Jinchen, and after being signaled, he reached out and accepted the call. The call from there was just as Xin Zimai had expected and the purpose was to urge Zhou Jinchen to come out and cooperate with the marketing. This time, it was Li Xiuquing who personally called and the urgency was not hidden. Han Ming has recently been fired by gossip these days and this is the time when the onlookers are most curious. After this time, even if Zhou Jinchen comes out to cooperate, it is unlikely that there will be no way to achieve such a good effect.

Zhou Jinchen didn’t make a sound, Xin Zimai shunned it following their usual past practices. He knows communication skills and his manner of speaking is very sincere. Li Xiuqing was a little angry at first but by the time she hung up the phone, she was already satisfied with his tone.

It’s just that no matter how Xin Zimai responded, he himself understands that things can’t be dragged on anymore. Now, Li Xiuquing is concerned about Zhou Jinchen’s fans, worried that having Han Ming take the initiative to announce will trigger a fans’ dark fight, even if she really invite water armies, they may not be able to overpower Zhou Jinchen’s fans. But over time, if they make a desperate move to directly expose the scandal, it could be expected that Zhou Jinchen will also be affected.

Xin Zimai looked at Zhou Jinchen again. The man did not continue to respond. He looked at the desk in front of him with a straight face, and his entire person looked colder and colder. Not even his dazzling appearance could soften his imposing manner.

Xin Zimai asked: “Jinchen, Han Ming’s side…..”

“Other than making it public, do everything to hold them down.” Zhou Jinchen’s voice did not fluctuate, and the coldness in his eyes did not fade.

“The contract was signed to get rid of the shackles, not to put up a new rope.”

Xin Zimai sighed and replied, “Good.”

In addition to being Zhou Jinchen’s agent, he also took the role of being the other party’s assistant. This assistant wasn’t the kind of assistant who was responsible for taking care of his food, clothing, and daily life in the entertainment industry, but rather Zhou Jinchen’s own business economic advisor. Therefore, coupled with the news in the circle, Xin Zimai also understood and even participated in a lot of the Zhou family’s matters.

The two have been friends for many years, and Xin Zimai was also the one who handled the matter this time. Han Ming’s aunt, in addition to working in Jin Dian, also has inextricably linked funds to the Zhou family. She was looking for Zhou Jinchen last week not only to find Han Ming a bundle of marketing opportunities but also to develop further cooperation with the Zhou family.

After the time when He Wenbin jumped off the building was ascertained, many clues that were originally buried under muddy waters gradually emerged. In addition to compensating An Xumo who has been misunderstood for many years, Zhou Jinchen also did not give up on finding out the truth about his serious illness.

The Zhou family is a large family, coupled with its internal family ties which involve more than the word “a thousand threads”.² Even if Zhou Jinchen is pursuing it, various realistic factors continue to hinder his progress.

The biggest headache for Zhou Jinchen is that he used too many of the Zhou family’s resources in the past. By the time when he wanted to jump out of it and return to track it down, he found that he no longer had the power to control it.

It wasn’t that the Zhou family had full control over everything Zhou Jinchen did, it was just that when it came to this kind of investigation that involved the truth about what happened back then, Zhou Jinchen could no longer find a way to guarantee absolute safety. Those forces that he had originally cultivated to use for his own development had also mixed with the Zhou family’s resources and in the end, most of them were infiltrated.

In the past, Zhou Jinchen could refuse all private exposure and scandalous speculation because the Zhou family was behind him. Even if the family used his identity to carry out various financial manipulations, Zhou Jinchen never really had any resistance. In order to make more reasonable use of Zhou Jinchen’s identity, the Zhou family has also created an investment company in his name. Not to mention the large chunk that the Zhou family took away was the portion of the equity that Zhou Jinchen himself received, the gain was also quite impressive.

But now, Zhou Jinchen no longer intends to continue to be this glamorous puppet.

He needs a pair of scissors to cut the strings on his body. Li Xiuqing who signed the contract in the first place was the scissors that Zhou Jinchen had first envisioned.

Li Xiuqing’s initial meeting with Zhou Jinchen was not a position at Jin Dian, but a partner in the Zhou family. Because she has a nephew who is also an entertainer in the entertainment industry, she made several attempts to contact Zhou Jinchen hoping to deepen her ties with the Zhou family. At first, Zhou Jinchen ignored her, but it was only after Father Zhou’s birthday banquet that he changed his mind.

Zhou Jinchen’s profession makes it a good thing for the Zhou family that he remains single, as it is easier for them to manipulate – since Zhou Jinchen has been paying attention, he has found clues by himself. The Zhou family did their best to help him get rid of the scandal, but there were many times when some signs that hadn’t reached Zhou Jinchen’s presence had already been eliminated by the Zhou family in advance.

If it had been the Zhou Jinchen before, he probably would’ve thought that this was the family’s consistent favoritism towards him. However, looking at it in the new light, the current Zhou Jinchen felt that this was the Zhou family deliberately manipulating his love affair.

There was no doubt that Zhou Jinchen did not have the freedom to choose a partner. The most likely thing he could do was to accept the family’s arrangement to marry a second-generation from the same status as their high-end family.

If it were before, Zhou Jinchen still had some feelings for the Zhou family, but now that he already knew that the person who harmed him back then was still at home, how could Zhou Jinchen turn a blind eye to it?

Speculation of CP was a kind of bundled marketing where both parties could profit from it. Now, Zhou Jinchen’s investment in Jin Dian was extremely huge, and all of his actions could be restrained. In order to avoid the influence, he would have to start looking for forces he could use.

Under these circumstances, Han Ming, who has a cooperative relationship with the Zhou family, became an excellent choice. Zhou Jinchen could use this to take advantage of Li Xiuqing’s influence in Jin Dian while also avoiding the Zhou family’s restrictions on the person of his gossip – Li Xiuqing and the Zhou family were the business partners, and if the person was Han Ming, the Zhou family could still consider it.

That was why Xin Zimai had signed that cooperation and promotion treaty with Li Xiuqing in the first place.

“In addition to interfering with the post-editing on the Green City TV’s side, Han Ming’s side also revealed the image of discrediting Xiao An.” Xin Zimai said, “After the airing of 《Sunny Weekend》, Xiao An’s popularity will definitely be able to rise again, but it seems like the other side is treating him as a competitor. I heard the producer of 《Sunny Weekend》 even went there specifically to suggest that they don’t give Xiao An too many brilliant shots.”

Zhou Jinchen laughed furiously as he sneered coldly, “Then it would be better to have him be crushed by An Xumo’s things.” Xin Zimai was stunned, “You mean…..”

“Mm.” Zhou Jinchen responded and cut off the conversation at this point. He tapped his fingertips on the table, “Wait for the results of the Wutong Awards first.” The value of a Film Emperor is more than just a simple title. Zhou Jinchen had been named the “Most Commercially Valuable Male Artist”³ by the media for two years in a row, but regarding his status within the circle, he still lacked a substantial award that can stand up to the crowd. This is precisely why Zhou Jinchen had to use the Zhou family’s influence again and again to gain resources for himself after the 《Snow Road in the Forest》 failed to win the award.

The importance of this Film Emperor to him was self-evident. If he could win the Best Actor this time, Zhou Jinchen’s status in the circle would take a qualitative leap, and he would become the first person in the younger generation who truly combines popularity and strength. If they didn’t — then they would have to use another means to deal with the dual pressure of Li Xiuqing and the Zhou family.

Zhou Jinchen had been working for over thirty hours in a row before, and the things he handled were not just entertainment related matters. Xin Zimai duly noted down Zhou Jinchen’s words, and after putting his things away, he began to urge him: “Jinchen, you should go and rest for a while. You still have to catch the plane to B City in the evening, and you should be styled for the Wutong Awards ceremony”

Zhou Jinchen answered in a low voice and looked out of the window.

The sunlight outside the house fell in through the gaps in the window, and the starry spots of light covered the man’s body, but it did not give him the slightest bit of warmth.

–

The Wutong Awards ceremony was an annual event in the industry, which has always attracted the attention of the people of the whole country as usual under the social background of national security and entertainment.⁴

Before five o’clock in the evening, the live broadcast of the Wutong Awards red carpet was ready to begin. An Xumo was originally only asked for a night off, but Tang Tang said she wanted him to familiarize himself with his fans, so he took him out of the dance studio in advance.

The movie audition that Zhang Zhiwei had mentioned will take a while, An Xumo had asked again and it would probably be close to the broadcast time of 《Sunny Weekend》.

An Xumo thanked Zhang Zhiwei again and again, but after hanging up, he still had no confidence. He had talent in dancing and was willing to put an effort to get these achievements today. However, acting is a field that he has never touched before. The only thing he has been involved in is watching movies – he has watched all of Zhou Jinchen’s movies countless times, but acting is not something that can be learned just by looking at it.

Tang Tang arranged acting classes for him in the company. In addition to daily dance and music practice, An Xumo had an additional training course, and time has become even more urgent. If Tang Tang hadn’t carried him out, he would’ve been stuck until the point where Zhou Jinchen walked the red carpet before leaving the rehearsal room.

Tang Tang showed not only his Weibo this time but also the popularity index of major films and television platforms. As a fan who was starstruck, An Xumo was introduced to the whole thing and realized how ignorant he was in the past.

But now that the focus was on himself, Tang Tang didn’t dwell on it and only taught him how to view these data and popularity indexes that were closely related to his idol.

An Xumo had thought that the huge number of blessings and confessions on Weibo were already very considerable, but he didn’t expect that there were even more spectacular scenes in the various forums where fans gathered. Tang Tang casually clicked on a few forums to show him, which were full of screenshots of him in 《Dance to the Top Show》 and words of enthusiastic confessions.

“My Mo’s physique is super nice! The waist is thin, the legs are long and the neck is beautiful. It is simply a deer in human form!”

“Ahhh Momo’s dance is so handsome! It feels completely different from his looks. I feel like I turned out to love the mindset of my underage brother. As a result, when he danced, he was held up by the power!”

“For me, when wuliMo⁵ stood still, I wanted to buy him candy. After he danced, I just wanted to have a discussion with him on how to dance, ahem.”

“Watch your steps upstairs! Younger brother An hasn’t come of age yet. He should be spoiled. What bicycle do you want?”⁶

An Xumo was dazzled and clouded, there were a lot of words he clearly knew, but couldn’t understand the specific meaning.

Fortunately, in addition to texts, he could also look at pictures. There were a lot of screenshots in these several forums. An Xumo swiped down from the top for a while, but he didn’t even see a single duplicate picture.

His debut time is still short and only the show 《Dance to the Top Show》 did he really appeared on camera. After becoming famous, the newly changed team made a long-term plan for his development. He did not pick up those on the rush to hand over messy cooperation, but carefully selected a few suitable platform interviews, and a cross-page color inserts on a medium-size magazine. In this way, the excessive footage on An Xumo was reduced while taking the maximum advantage possible.

Correspondingly, however, fans have much fewer opportunities to dig into the footage, but that apparently didn’t make it difficult for the full-fledged fanbase. An Xumo didn’t expect to find so many on-cam contents when he thought he didn’t have much to show but it turned out he had a lot.

“Is this…… dissecting the entire show’s footage?” An Xumo was a little dumbfounded.

Tang Tang didn’t take it seriously: “You’ve only seen this much. I saw a Weibo account before, they took screenshots and added color corrections to produce more than nine hundred finished products. There are screenshots and photos in it, and each picture is only you the protagonist; the other background subtitles, and so on have been removed or covered. The key is that it didn’t appear obtrusive at all.

“This isn’t the marketing we came out with. This is done by the fans themselves, and the level looks very professional. I don’t know how long it took to get it out.”

Tang Tang clicked on An Xumo’s topic to show him: “Here, it’s at the top of these elite Weibo.”

An Xumo looked down at one glance and immediately saw the gif that was placed in the very middle of the grid, “This…..this isn’t a scene of me in 《Dance to the Top Show》, is it?”

Tang Tang leaned over and the gif showed An Xumo looking at the camera with a face that didn’t know what was going on. He was reporting that his lips were looking in another direction away from the camera with a particularly obedient look.

She thought to herself, “Oh, this is a tidbit from 《Dance to the Top Show》. In the preliminary contest, didn’t there was a time when the choreographer and the vocal music teacher got into a fight? When you were sitting next to them, you were photographed by the camera.”

An Xumo thought about it for a long time before he vaguely recalled a bit of his impression.

“That tidbit was one of the most reposted short videos in the beginning, and it is comparable to the video you made during the show’s finale. Not only did the fans like it, half of the reposts were contributed by the people who weren’t starstruck.” Tang Tang laughed, “There’s also someone who gave you a pair of cat ears and said it was a good little white cat that was scared.”

“……” An Xumo really couldn’t connect himself with the words “good little white cat”.

“You haven’t appeared in public much since the end of 《Dance to the Top Show》, have you?” Tang Tang hit her palmed with her fist and lamented, “You’ve been in the rehearsal room all day, and you haven’t even been scheduled for street photography yet.”

An Xumo said, “I have to take acting and dancing lessons.”

“Fine, fine.” Tang Tang looked at him helplessly, “You definitely won’t be able to miss the camera afterwards anyway. You’ll have plenty of opportunities to interact with fans. Didn’t we make a bet before because of Mao Yuntian and Prince Zichao fighting each other? How does it feel now that you’ve got so many followers?”

An Xumo stretched out his hands to press off the phone full of information and paused after hearing the question.

“…..It seems that it doesn’t feel real yet.”

“At first, it’s all like this.” Tang Tang said in a very old-fashioned tone, “After experiencing having your name called out in unison by thousands of fans, you’ll slowly find this passionate sense of reality heat up.”

An Xumo smiled and didn’t say anything more.

He looked up at the LCD TV not far away. It showed the most glamorous figures in the industry dressed in suits and leather shoes; long guns, and short cannon flashing non-stop. The bright red carpet was spread out from the feet of a figure to the distance, and the cameras are scrambling to focus on the big stars.

They are famous, they are admired by thousands of people, everyone’s eyes are on them and their hearts are moved by their words and smiles.

A slender, handsome figure appeared in the center of the screen. Before the man had stepped on the red carpet, the camera is already following him. Along with him is a well-known actress who has successfully played the role of a high-powered and luxurious queen, but now she’s holding a man’s arm and showing a young girl-like delicate smile.

An Xumo’s sight fell on the man who was still very prominent among the gorgeous crowd and subconsciously bit the tip of his tongue.

What Tang Tang said was very heartwarming, which is why countless of people dreamed of this entertainment industry. The feeling of the limelight is even more wonderful than the most powerful psychedelic drug and you can’t forget it once you tried it.

But for An Xumo, this was the only person who could give him a sense of reality.

An Xumo slowly put aside his phone that was constantly beeping with new information and looked at the figure that was being filmed on the TV. On the side, Tang Tang still wanted to say something to him, but seeing An Xumo so focused, she withdrew the thought.

Tang Tang thought helplessly, although Brother Zhou’s charm is unmatched, his own artist’s method of stargazing seems to be a bit too enthusiastic.

Let’s wait and see if we’ll be able to work together again in the future.

After watching the live red carpet broadcast, An Xumo went back to continue his classes. The live broadcast of the award ceremony would last for three to four hours. Key awards like Best Actor would be issued separately. The Best Actor and Best Film would have to wait until the end of the awards ceremony. Tang Tang promised to call him back when it was almost time.

On one side is the much anticipated award ceremony. The experienced hosts were on the stage making the audience laugh. Mr. Bo smiled and Zhou Jinchen, dressed in a dark gray high-end custom haute couture, whispered to the director on his side, giving a smile from time to time.

At the same time, in an empty dance room, the boy stretching his muscles is lowering backwards on the smooth wooden floor. His palms touched the floor with his body bent back forming a perfect circle together.

They’re thousands of miles apart, but they’re working together towards a goal.

Male God is Chasing My Brother Chapter 25

September 23, 2020 / hoeniely / 0 Comments

DISCLAIMER: We don’t own any of the stories published. We don’t know any Chinese language and this is our first time MTL-ing a novel, expect inaccuracies in the translations.

❌ NO SPOILERS. WE ARE MTL-ING THIS AT THE SAME TIME WE’RE READING IT ❌

Translated by: jiejie

Editor: Qiaone

Chapter 25 – Zhou Jinchen sneered

During the trainee period, An Xumo had always been alone and had never taken the initiative to fight with anyone. So, as soon as Tang Tang mentioned the trainees, An Xumo remembered the time when he was blocked in the dance studio.

After Lu Yingtuo and the others have been sent down to Tianxiang, Tang Tang had also been paying attention to their movements. After all, this was the entertainment industry where the slightest movement would be magnified a thousand times, and any narrative could be dug up and make as a scandal by those who were interested. But, no one knows if it was Chen Li’s arrangement or Zhou Jinchen’s order, who had previously said that they would help solve this matter. The next encounter with Lu Yingtuo and the others had left them completely incapable of being distracted and making trouble. At least, in this industry, there was indeed no way for them to turn back

Other than Lu Yingtuo and the others, the only ones who knew about this were Zhou Jinchen, Chen Li, and…Han Ming.

An Xumo paused for a moment, then said: “Is the situation very serious?”

“It’s unlikely,” Tang Tang shook her head, “The PR plan has already been prepared, and the current situation is all under control. The only thing that’s a bit strange is that these rumored water army* seems different from what we’ve premeditated.”

[*a group of Internet ghostwriters paid to post online comments with particular content.]

An Xumo asked, “Different?”

Tang Tang said, “Originally, we envisioned that you would be questioned about your professional ability and performance during the show. Because the speed of your popularity is fast, it will have a partial impact on artists who have overlapping positioning in a short period of time. If they want to suppress you, they will surely work on the 《Dance to the Top Show》 that made you famous and look for your black spots.”

“As a result, now, someone has released this news during your trainee period. You didn’t debut before, no one paid attention to you. After you became famous, those previous things had already been dealt with us beforehand. It’s reasonable to say that even if someone went back and dug it up, it wouldn’t be possible to do it in a short period of time.”

The black material must have convincing parts to spread. Although the rumors were exaggerated, some of the events were real, but they have been shifted and the contents have been secretly changed. To be able to release such rumors in a short period of time it’s obvious that the main preparator had already prepared a long time ago.

“But you only debuted in the Dance show, how could someone have tried to set you up before?” Tang Tang was puzzled.

An Xumo pursed his lips, “If you can, can you pay attention to the movements inside Jin Dian?”

“Jin Dian?” Tang Tang’s eyes widened in surprise.

An Xumo didn’t explicitly say it and only said, “They know what happened during the trainee period, and the trainee’s movement is well known within the company, right?”

“…….” Tang Tang frowned, “Okay, I’ll pay attention to it.”

After the finals of 《Dance to the Top Show》 ended, An Xumo was quickly invited by three or four similar variety shows, more than a dozen advertising endorsements, and countless interviews. If he hadn’t signed in Jin Dian, there would have been teams coming to him and wanting to pack him.

However, it is precisely because he signed with Jin Dian that An Xumo had to hand over all the numerous commercial activities to a professional team for selection. But a few days later, he received an opportunity that was even more precious than all the commercial activities combined — Zhang Zhiwei called and asked if he wanted to audition for a supporting role in a new movie.

The movie was a new film by a major director and it is just in the casting stage. Zhang Zhiwei had worked with the great director before, so he recommended An Xumo. This was the actual big screen, and if it came to fruition, the results would never be worse than recording the episode of 《Sunny Weekend》.

“Can I?” An Xumo was a little uncertain, “I haven’t studied acting yet…”

“It’s fine, the role is a young dancer. Dancing skills and appearance are more important.” Zhang Zhiwe’s voice came over leisurely from the phone, “The exact time has not been set yet, someone will notify you, just prepare for this first.”

Until after the phone hung up, An Xumo was still somewhat unresponsive. Tang Tang on the side was much more direct than him. She threw the documents in her hand, fell into the swivel chair, and swung three times.

“Am I dreaming!”

An Xumo smiled helplessly at her. It took a while before Tang Tang finally calmed down. She herself picked up the papers that had been thrown flying. Although she still had the annoying black material to deal with in her hands, Tang Tang’s tone was incredibly calm and the way she looked at the papers was even somewhat kind.

“Alas, this little bit of trouble, what can it be in front of our Da Mo*

[*big mo]

An Xumo: “……..”

Nothing had even been confirmed yet, and he’d already been promoted from Little Mo to Big Mo.

After making a scene, Tang Tang finally regained her serious expression. “The black water army does have a connection within the company, but it’s still unclear why. It is estimated that it might be a matter of dividing resources, and someone doesn’t like what they see. But don’t worry Xiao Mo, we’ll handle this matter, you’ll definitely still have better resources after the broadcast of 《Sunny Weekend》.

The 《Sunny Weekend》 which was recorded a few months ago had stepped on a very precise spot and would air just when An Xumo needed to strengthen his popularity the most. By the time the show takes off, in a short period of time, An Xumo’s limelight will definitely shine left and right.

It was just that in An Xumo’s mind, he felt that the broadcast of 《Sunny Weekend》 would not necessarily bring the expected benefits.

Tang Tang had said before that these water armies involved in the fight had come prepared. Although they hadn’t been dominant, they had always been unclean. They don’t look like they’re slacking off, but rather they are like warming up as if waiting for something big.

What An Xumo is really worried about is that the other party is thinking about the upcoming 《Sunny Weekend》.

While Tang Tang is busy with her team to solidify An Xumo’s subsequent fan acquisition process, new news is constantly emerging within the circle. Looking at the heated discussion during the period, Han Ming is definitely an important figure that can’t be bypassed.

From the last time when Han Ming’s relationship as a same-sex couple came out, the information related to his romance began to be released one after another continuously. According to further information, some media have speculated that Han Ming’s other half is also a member of the circle. His scandal intensified, but he never came out to deny it. Even the studio did not come out to issue a statement. For a while, ‘Han Ming is in love’ has almost become solid news.

Han Ming’s fans are divided into two groups from the inside. One firmly believes that their idol is not in love, and the other believes that it is normal to be in love. Coupled with the object of gossip of gender relations, even a small group of people are excited. The CP fans had been derived and the figures of male stars in the circle are compared with men in several candid photos.

As soon as they were guessed by this group of fans, the other male artist’s fans were not happy. While Han Ming’s fans were busy giving their main master reviews, they also had to restrain their own chaotic CP fans, which was very lively for a moment.

However, how could Han Ming’s fans guess? They did not directly link the person in the photo and the male artist with the most similar height——they wanted to include Zhou Jinchen on the candidate list, but the difference in strength between the two fans was too far apart. They started a small fire, which was then extinguished by Zhou Jinchen’s fans with a high-pressure spray gun.

In addition to Han Ming’s scandal, another important piece of news has also caught the attention of many —— the Wutong Awards, one of the three major awards in Chinese language cinema, will soon be held. The film screening week has already begun, in less than two or three days, it will be the day of the new Wutong Awards.

As a person directly related to these two news, Zhou Jinchen who had been working non-stop for more than thirty hours had just found some time to rest.

Xin Zimai looked at his friend who has always had a straight back, but at this time was leaning directly on the back of the chair. His voice couldn’t help but bring some concern: “Jinchen, do you want to sleep for a while?

“Didn’t you have news for me?” Zhou Jinchen raised his hand and rubbed the corner of his forehead. His tired look didn’t damage his handsomeness, but instead added a different temperament, “Say it before going to bed.”

Xin Zimai then said, “It’s good news. There is a piece of information from the Wutong Awards’ organizing committee that 《The Scarecrow》 has been shortlisted for at least five candidates, the situation is looking good this time.”

《The Scarecrow》 was an art film that Zhou Jinchen had previously teamed up with the film star Lin Rui. Although the box office can’t compare with commercial movies, the reputation is not bad. Even though the reviews from various movie rating websites are somewhat polarized, from the current point of view, the film’s momentum towards the award is so far promising.

Being shortlisted candidates is something that has long been expected. This news can only be regarded as a reassurance that has already in hand, but it is impossible for the relations in the organizing committee to reveal further information. As for the result, it will be revealed at the award ceremony.

Zhou Jinchen supported his forehead with his hand and responded in a low voice. Xin Zimai looked at him carefully and said, “The momentum is much better this time than the last time in that 《Snow Road in the Forest》 if nothing else…”

His voice disappeared in Zhou Jinchen’s gesture, raising his hand to stop.

Two years ago, Zhou Jinchen starred in 《Snow Road in the Forest》. At that time, Zhou Jinchen was gaining momentum and wanted to hit the best male actor in one fell swoop. It’s a pity that the ending is unpredictable when he failed to win the anticipated Wutong Award. The star journey, which has always been smooth, also encountered the first deep hurdle.

Bringing it up again, Zhou Jinchen who is extremely exhausted is not in a good mood. He only said in a slightly hoarse voice, “Let it go.”

Leaving this matter unmentioned, there was another piece of news from Xin Zimai: “Another thing is the situation on Li Xiuqing’s side.”

Li Xiuqing was Han Ming’s aunt. In addition to serving in Jin Dian, she’s also involved in business with the Zhou family. Xin Zimai hesitated for a moment and said, “The news that is spread over there has been suppressed by our fans. They haven’t dared let Han Ming one-sidedly speak out, worrying that your fans are not easy to control. Li Xiuqing wants you to come forward and let you take the initiative to show kindness to Han Ming. She has been urging me these past few days…”

Before Xin Zimai’s voice could be heard, his phone on the desktop lit up and the words ‘Jin Dian Li Xiuqing’ flashed brightly on the screen, which looked quite dazzling.

Zhou Jinchen sneered and lowered his right hand that was propped on his forehead. His eyes were already a bit dry from the days of intense work, but there was a cold gloom on his pupils.

“She really is a relative of Han Ming. Both of them are so fond of dreaming.”

Male God is Chasing My Brother Chapter 24

September 17, 2020 / hoeniely / 0 Comments

DISCLAIMER: We don’t own any of the stories published. We don’t know any Chinese language and this is our first time MTL-ing a novel, expect inaccuracies in the translations.

❌ NO SPOILERS. WE ARE MTL-ING THIS AT THE SAME TIME WE’RE READING IT ❌

Translated by: jiejie

Editor: Qiaone

Chapter 24 – Xiao Mo is Upgrading to Fight Monsters¹

An Xumo didn’t say anything, he scrolled and looked down carefully at the content of the hot search keywords. What was spread out of the hot search were several sneak shots with thick watermarks, and a copy of Han Ming’s original itinerary. The report said that Han Ming was supposed to fly from E City to S City on Wednesday to prepare for the last concert of his tour, but he went north to B City and stayed a day before moving to S City.

The journalist’s sneak shot of Han Ming was when he was in B City. In the photo, he was tightly wrapped and only showed some obvious features in a side shot. The person photographed with Han Ming was even vaguer, and can only be judged by his height as a male.

The Weibo post said that Han Ming met with the person in the evening and stayed together for seven hours before leaving at the dawn to go to the airport. This kind of news of flying thousands of miles to meet up during the workday naturally makes people’s imagination run wild. Just like the onlookers said in the comments: if it’s really a couple dating, this kind of painstaking meeting must be true love.

Han Ming has enjoyed a good upwards trend in recent years, his variety shows and solo albums have good ratings and sales. In addition, he’s taking the idol route, attracting a lot of young fans and the fighting power of fans was quite impressive. The news broke on Weibo for three hours. In the hot comments, “We only believe the official announcement, paparazzi stay away.” and “Just mention the name. Welcome to follow Han Ming’s upcoming single, 《xxx》” which is sporadically mixed with the hot reviews of passerby. When you look at it, the reviews are already controlled by fans.

Tang Tang watched An Xumo for a while, but she became less interested. She was in this business, so she naturally knew how this kind of explosive information without real evidence came about. Either the paparazzi were trying to get attention, Han Ming’s side was speculating heat, or Han Ming was trying to pave the way for his romance to be announced, and there wouldn’t be any other possibilities.

“What a coincidence…this scoop coincided with the announcement of 《Dance to the Top Show》. Hey, Xiao Mo, forget about that for now, just take a look at your own Weibo account.”

Tang Tang’s first sentence mentioned what An Xumo is worried about. If this was deliberate news that happened to clash with the announcement of 《Dance to the Top Show》, An Xumo’s own hot search would surely wash away the attention of the news. Reasonably, An Xumo didn’t want to let himself interfere with his brother’s arrangements.

However, there were only a few ambiguous photos in today’s news, and they were not the secret shots took that night. In addition, the identity of the other person was not confirmed in the news, and no one mentioned Zhou Jinchen in the comments. It seemed that it wasn’t instructed by Zhou Jinchen, and An Xumo’s worries slightly alleviated.

He had his own private Weibo before, but he hadn’t posted any original content and only followed a few Weibo accounts related to his brother. Zhou Jinchen himself didn’t have Weibo, but his fans never took advantage of the social media platform like Weibo. Because of being the master of low-profile, his fans will not take the initiative to stir up trouble, they are the typical “not shooting easily but killing everything with one shot”. If Han Ming’s fans’ ability to control the field is placed in front of Zhou Jinchen’s fans, being “crushed” can not even describe them.

An Xumo was on Weibo before, and he just looked at Zhou Jinchen’s HD pictures and promotional information, so that he would not miss his brother’s various magazines and endorsements. However, he later signed a contract with Jin Dian and his daily free time dropped sharply, and he hasn’t been on his Weibo for a long time.

Tang Tang let An Xumo read Weibo and hot searches, but didn’t ask him to post new content. Tonight is a very important point, and using this time to win the most favorable impressions was precisely the key. After attracting so many new fans, what should be posted on the first new Weibo was also something to focus on.

“I originally fought for you to get on a hot search after the first episode of the show. The company promised to buy it, but before the money was spent, you went up by yourself.” Tang Tang said happily, “The people above called me just now, saying that you will be given a new promotional plan. The marketing team is no longer the original public group. If the follow-up is good, you may be able to sign a long-term contract with a new marketing team. The follow-up publicity will be more powerful.” 　

“I’m going to a meeting first to discuss your Weibo. Are you going to rehearse and take time off?

An Xumo smiled: “I won’t go. Thank everyone for me and for the trouble.”

Tang Tang took care of other things, and An Xumo plunged into the game with all his heart. Unlike many melon-eating accounts who guessed the “highs and lows”, An Xumo’s performance in the show is also very eye-catching. In the four rounds, he partnered with the two of the only female guests. As a result, after the preliminary rounds, among the three finalists were the two female guests.

Wang Yixiang also entered the finals together, his fans were happy to watch the other two fans fighting. They are also delighted as they watched their idol join the finals, and showed what a real winner he is.

After the preliminary round, An Xumo not only gained hundreds of thousands of fans but also gained the favor of the three guests. The two female guests’ best scores in the previous rounds were all danced with An Xumo. His dance skills are very good and his live performance has been very stable. Even when the guests made mistakes, An Xumo was able to make up for them with his on-the-spot reflexes, which are distinct from other dancers.

That’s not the only reason why the two women who worked with him appreciated him, but more importantly —— An Xumo never steals the spotlight of the host on the stage. He knew his place very well, even though he’s shinning brilliantly and has become popular in a few days, he still maintained a very disciplined attitude during the recording of the final round of preliminary rounds, doing his best to draw attention to the guests with his dancing.

As a result, when it came to the finals, An Xumo directly became the most sought-after powerful foreign aid in the process of selecting a partner. When the final results came out, it was Wang Yixiang, who partnered with An Xumo won the crown.

The ratings of the third season of 《Dance to the Top Show》 went up instead of down, and An Xumo was the biggest contributor among them. He is also the biggest winner himself. His popularity is based on luck, but maintaining his fame requires a constant investment of resources. The new fans who spontaneously reposted his screenshots were indispensable, and the promotion of the company’s team also played a considerable role.

Before the broadcast of 《Dance to the Top Show》, An Xumo hadn’t made his official debut yet. Although Tang Tang won a hot search for him, for the company, it was just testing water. If it didn’t have much success, the company wouldn’t continue to do charity. Unexpectedly, when the trailer was aired, An Xumo got on the hot search based on a gif and a video. The marketing account that didn’t originally say hello to him took advantage of the heat and forwarded it, which actually gave An Xumo a lot of fans.

In this way, the resources that the company invested in An Xumo were not just hot searches alone. Because of An Xumo’s own relationship, the conversion rate of these resources also became very impressive. Tang Tang mentioned to him that several marketing accounts that have been cooperating with Jin Dian for a long time even took the initiative to send a message to the company, asking if they needed their cooperation to promote.

The marketing accounts also need to publish hot content to maintain the attention of netizens, which is a win-win deal. An Xumo could be said to have become an overnight sensation with this, and even set off a wave of dance clubs applying to dance classes.

However, after the finals of 《Dance to the Top Show》 ended, An Xumo himself made a suggestion with Tang Tang.

“Are you saying don’t market too much content?” Tang Tang was rejecting back an endorsement, and after listening to An Xumo’s words, she moves her computer screen away, “I have noticed this, the marketing plan is also drastically reduced. You can rest assured that there is a special analysis of popularity in the team, and your fame won’t be overdrawn.”

Tang Tang had now stopped bringing other artists and had become An Xumo’s exclusive manager and assistant. An Xumo had never doubted her ability. After telling her what he thought and saw that the other party agreed, he didn’t ask anymore.

The speed of fame was too fast that An Xumo himself hadn’t had too many real feelings. He just keeps remembering what Zhou Jinchen had said before —— whether it was a variety show or marketing, it’s like a magnifying glass that could enlarge the sparkling points on the stars and attract more attention.

However, it was still the artist’s own business ability that could really make the artists stand on his or her feet. And that was knowing what could be magnified by the magnifying glass.　　

But Tang Tang didn’t stop there: “Our focus now is no longer attracting attention, but on consolidating these attracted fans. If we continue marketing, it’s likely that there will be a wave of backlash.”

This was a normal phenomenon within the circle, and An Xumo didn’t care too much about it. Being famous was just a way for him, and the final result was the most important thing to him.

Tang Tang frowned as she said: “But now it’s a little strange. It seems like someone has already deliberately led to spread rumors about you.”

An Xumo asked: “Spread what?”

“Some people have reported that you are short-tempered, that you fought with people during your trainee period, and disrespected your seniors…” Tang Tang has skipped the more exaggerated words and only picked out some simple ones to say, “But I just confirmed last week that the trainees who came to provoke you before have already been sent back to the closed training camp by Tianxiang because of their failed debut.”

“There’s no way they’d come out and talk nonsense, so how would there be someone who specifically carried out the rumors about what happened during your trainee period?”

The author has something to say:

The presence of Mr. Zhou Jinchen is back online in the next chapter! Han Ming’s scene will end soon.

Jie Jie: Apologies for the very late update! We only had a free day today so I was able to MTL this chapter~ Forgive us! (╯︵╰,)

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Male God is Chasing My Brother Chapter 23

September 9, 2020 / hoeniely / 0 Comments

DISCLAIMER: We don’t own any of the stories published. We don’t know any Chinese language and this is our first time MTL-ing a novel, expect inaccuracies in the translations.

❌ NO SPOILERS. WE ARE MTL-ING THIS AT THE SAME TIME WE’RE READING IT ❌

Translated by: jiejie

Editor: Qiaone

Chapter 23 – Together on the Hot Search

An Xumo didn’t dare to make a sound. He held his breath and stayed in the corner, watching as Han Ming and Zhou Jinchen leave. After a while, a short man who poked around came out from the side of the road with a big bag on his back and carrying something in his arms. An Xumo stared carefully before determining that it was an SLR.

Only when the surroundings were completely quiet did An Xumo come out from the shadows to where he’s hiding. He carefully looked around and made sure there were no bystanders before leaving the place.

Tomorrow would be the recording of 《Dance to the Top Show》, but now that he had met this kind of thing, An Xumo’s mind couldn’t help but feel slightly confused. What he cared about was nothing else but the entertainment that followed at the end. If Zhou Jinchen didn’t notice the secret shots and was caught in an ambiguous photo, then by the next day, this news could be slaughtered on the major social networks.

An Xumo recalled what Zhang Zhiwei had said during the previous recording of 《Sunny Weekend》. He said that Zhou Jinchen and Han Ming seemed to have a private relationship and asked An Xumo to be careful not to disturb their shots. Zhang Zhiwei’s words were vague and An Xumo was a little confused at that time, but now that he thought about it, it really seemed like he is on to something.

So if he makes it clear with Zhou Jinchen now, will it interfere with the other party’s plans?

An Xumo walked all the way to the bottom of the dormitory building and eventually decided to contact Zhou Jinchen. He thought if it was intentional planning, it would be just fine, at most he would leave a bad impression on the other party but if it was an unintentionally stolen shot, it would be big trouble for the other party.

He found a secluded place, took a deep breath, and dialed the familiar number.

“Beep-beep-“

After a long beep, the sweet electronic voice of a machine was heard on the call. An Xumo looked at his phone with some confusion, the call wasn’t connected.

The courage he had finally gathered was rushed by the busy tone of “toot”. An Xumo lightly scratched the rough bark of the tree trunk beside him with his nails and put his forehead against the trunk in frustration.

In his heart, he still… didn’t dare nor did he want to leave a bad impression on the other.

If Zhou Jinchen knew about this and they intended to use this to increase their popularity, then it would have been unwise for him to have rushed forward so rashly. An Xumo felt like burying his face in his palms at the thought of this possibility.

But if my brother was really being secretly filmed…

An Xumo hesitated in place for five minutes, but finally decided to try again. This time, he didn’t call Zhou Jinchen but dialed Xin Zimai’s number. The last time Xin Zimai sent him back, they also exchanged contact information.

Xin Zimai’s call was answered quickly, but it wasn’t Xin Zimai’s own voice that came from the other side.

“Hello, who is it?” The voice on the other side was slightly cool, and the tone was distinctly different from Xin Zimai’s.

“You are?”

“This is An Xumo, I need to talk to him for something.”

The microphone on the other side moved away a little, and An Xumo heard the other party call out, “Mai Mai, someone is looking for you,” and a distant and close voice complained, “Don’t you dare pick up my calls…”

An Xumo vaguely guessed who the first person to answer the phone was, and he remembered the tall doctor he had met when he had a seafood allergy.

Within a few moments, there was a different person on the phone, “Hello, Xiao An?”

“Director Xin, I’m sorry to bother you so late, but I have something to tell you.”

When An Xumo finished telling what he had witnessed earlier, there was a moment of silence, and then he said, “Thank you for reminding me, Xiao An. Did the two of them see you?”

An Xumo denied, “No.”

“That’s good,” Xin Zimai’s tone sounded serious. “I’ll take care of this matter. It’s so late, you should go home early soon.”

After hanging up the phone, a light scent of male perfume drifted over. Xin Zimai frowned, thinking about the stolen shots just now, momentarily unaware, he was hugged by the person behind him.

“Hey, what are you doing?” Xin Zimai raised his hand to block Li Qiucheng’s face; just under his palm was the other party’s straight high nose. “I have something to do, don’t disturb me…”

Li Qiucheng had a smile on his lips, but his voice was very serious. He said in a low voice, “Today’s pre-wedding task is still not complete.”

“What nonsense are you saying, didn’t we already kiss this morning oh…”

Xin Zimai, who is busy working overtime all day long and following his own boss, is neither fit as Zhou Jinchen nor as strong as him, and is rightfully no match for Dr. Li, who can perform three surgeries in a row.

After confessing the situation to Xin Zimai, the recording of 《Dance to the Top Show》 began the next day. An Xumo didn’t see the news about the two of them. After the busy preliminary rounds started, he was focused on the show, and this incident gradually faded away.

The preliminary contest of 《Dance to the Top Show》 invited seven guests. After three rounds of tests, three people will enter the finals. Among the seven artists, two are long-time supporting actors, one is a young artist who has gained popularity in variety shows, one is a host, and two are younger actors who are more famous and have been in leading roles. (T/N: I just noticed they aren’t 7 in total. After checking the raws, the author really missed one person lmao).

Unlike 《Sunny Weekend》, which tried to avoid being filmed by fans as much as possible, 《Dance to the Top Show》 has fans coming in to support during the live recording. Although fans could only enter the stage during the show, they didn’t disperse when they practiced in the backstage rehearsal room.

Most fans came for the two young actors and the variety star. One of them, Mao Yuntian seems to have something to do with the famous variety show, Li Zichao in the past. The preliminary game of 《Dance to the Top Show》 was recorded for two weeks. Except for the closed rehearsal period, these fans have been following the scene. During each stage match, the fans of Mao Yuntian and Li Zichao will secretly compete with each other, which one had a larger number of people and a bigger light board. Wang Yixiang’s fans watched the show and gave their own idol a boost.

An Xumo was too busy rehearsing. Tang Tang told him this gossips during his break. He knew that the other party intends to help him relieve his stress, but he was a little dumbfounded by these words.

The only person he likes is Zhou Jinchen. The other was indeed a popular artist, but An Xumo has never publicly expressed his love. Sometimes, he also thinks that these fans who can shout “I’m Zhou Jinchen’s wife” are very straightforward and cute. Unlike himself, because of this status, even liking him will bring a burden to the other party.

Tang Tang saw that he didn’t care much and couldn’t help but pat the armrest of the chair. “In less than two months, your fans will have such a battle.”

An Xumo just smiled, “Really.”

Tang Tang was choked by him, she felt like she couldn’t see this boy clearly. When it came to being attentive, An Xumo was definitely one of the most diligent trainees Tang Tang had ever seen. It’s hard to say but he always had an unusual indifference to his fame.

“How about we make a bet? At most sixty days, I bet you’ll have more than ten thousand fans.”

An Xumo smiled helplessly, “Alright, what are you betting on?”

“The nutritionist at this book is preparing a new nutritious meal. If I win, I’ll decline their invitation to taste it.”

“…….” An Xumo suddenly realized that he had a very strong motivation to become popular.

But this bet didn’t take two months at all. Two weeks later, the third season of 《Dance to the Top Show》 was announced and the trailer was released on various platforms.

The trailer, which has always been a fan of “bluffing”, enlarges the show’s effect that was originally 1 to 10. But it’s not the seven guests that have caught the public’s attention, it was a young unknown dancer in white who has been specially cut out of the trailer frame by frame.

He walks from the darkness to the light; his silhouette was clearly visible. A few seconds of a close-up of his side profile and a glimpse of his front face was so breathtaking that they can’t help but rewind the bar to the second he appears.

The appearance of this section in less than ten seconds was cut off by quick bloggers and posted a gif. On the night of the first trailer, the gif was forwarded for more than30,000 and the number of likes exceeded 50,000. The keyword, “good looking side profile” soared into the top ten of the hot search.

Countless people were amazed by this accidental figure, but it seems like everyone doesn’t know who this person really is. 《Dance to the Top Show》 has never had a precedent for inviting guests. The seven guests were announced and confirmed early. They have never heard of new stars who want to join the league.

With the broadcast of the second trailer, the brewing heat had reached a real explosion. Curious people finally learned the identity of the good-looking side profile in the trailer – he’s actually not a guest, but a dance partner with the guest partner!

The second trailer released a clip of this backup dancer dancing, and those who were left hanging were caught off guard by a new wave of shock. There’s no doubt that the man’s face is good enough, but dancing makes him look ten times better than he usually does!

The dance partner appeared in the fifty-five seconds of the trailer, and within half an hour, the keyword “fifty-five seconds” is on the hot search again. Even Fengcheng TV, which hosts 《Dance to the Top Show》 didn’t expect this effect. The online buzz directly influenced the order in which they released the trailer. A special trailer dedicated to each guest’s practice segment was released in advance. The user who frantically asked “who is this little brother” finally learned the identity of the dancer.

He’s a signed artist of Jin Dian, An Xumo who is only 17 years old.

An Xumo has his own Weibo, which was opened by the company before and has been managed by Tang Tang. His Weibo @An Xumo momo previously had less than 5,000 followers, which was the company’s unified wholesale zombie fan. After the trailer was released, his Weibo followers soared to 100,000 in less than three hours.

When Tang Tang held the phone that was vibrating until her hand was numb and showed it to An Xumo, he didn’t know that he was on the hot search. He listened to Tang Tang’s guidance and opened the hot search list. He scanned it once and froze, he couldn’t guess which one was related to him.

“It’s the ‘good-looking side profile’ and ‘fifty-five seconds’. Hey, it seems like a ‘good-looking side profile’ has gone down. Just click on ‘fifty-five seconds’ and maybe after a while, your own Weibo name should also be on the hot search… By the way, Xiao Mo, do you know what your Weibo name is?”

“… Huh?” An Xumo paused for a moment before answering. Tang Tang was so angry and amused. She was about to bring the phone over to An Xumo and find his own Weibo when she saw that he had already clicked on a hot search himself.

“Hey, what’s this, a new hot search content?” Tang Tang read out curiously, “Han Ming’s night meeting with a mysterious friend, his suspected romance exposed…?”

The author has something to say:

The progress of Xiao Mo’s upgrade and keeping a notebook for his brother are in sync…

Male God is Chasing My Brother Chapter 22

September 5, 2020 / hoeniely / 0 Comments

DISCLAIMER: We don’t own any of the stories published. We don’t know any Chinese language and this is our first time MTL-ing a novel, expect inaccuracies in the translations.

❌ NO SPOILERS. WE ARE MTL-ING THIS AT THE SAME TIME WE’RE READING IT ❌

Translated by: jiejie

Editor: Qiaone

Chapter 22 – Unexpected Sneak Peek

The atmosphere was a little stiff for a moment. Although they didn’t know how the show would handle it later on, for now, Han Ming and Zhou Jinchen were indeed more than just ordinary friends.

After that, the recording went quite smoothly. In the evening, the two-day recording came to an end. The four hosts had to stay behind to shoot some more footage, so An Xumo and Zhou Jinchen left Sanya first.

Zhou Jinchen bought the ticket for the return trip but he had other things to do, so he didn’t travel with An Xumo. Back on the plane, Tang Tang was still in a daze, she grabbed An Xumo and asked twice, ‘Are we really done recording Sunny Weekend?’ before she started to work again.

The beginning of the day was a bit unexpected for An Xumo. He thought that his ultimate goal in the entertainment industry was to work with Zhou Jinchen, but by coincidence, the progress bar was pulled directly to the end. Before he had even officially debuted, An Xumo had been in contact with his brother for such a long time.

The achievement of the goal brings not the emptiness after the success, but the motivation to reach it next time. Not only did An Xumo not let go of his goal of working with his older brother, but he even put more effort into his next job.

It’s only been two weeks after returning to the company; An Xumo officially ushered in his busy debut activities. Due to the benefits of 《Sunny Weekend》, Tang Tang was able to secure more favorable resources for An Xumo. The original spot for dancers in Han Ming’s album was turned down by Tang Tang and replaced by a variety show theme dance competition.

The variety show is called 《Dance to the Top Show》 and the guests involved are already established artists who came across the border to train and compete in a dance competition. Tang Tang won the opportunity for An Xumo to be a backup dancer on the show. He’s going to finish the competition with the artists who came to compete.

The selling point of 《Dance to the Top Show》 is the fame of the artists themselves and the fun of crossing over. Naturally, there won’t be many scenes allocated to the backup dancers. However, for artists who have yet to debut, this resource is already much better than being a backup dancer in a music video, and An Xumo himself is fine with it.

For Tang Tang who knows An Xumo’s abilities, her expectations for this show are actually a bit higher than 《Sunny Weekend》. This kind of professional stage would definitely give An Xumo a chance to shine — something she hadn’t doubted since she picked up the person alone to sign the contract.

The final live format for 《Dance to the Top Show》 didn’t leave An Xumo much time to prepare. Unlike the crossover artists who needed to start from scratch in front of the camera, as backup dancers, they needed to practice beforehand. After bringing the prepared songs, An Xumo plunged into the dance studio. Although there would be a lot of adjustments during the recording of the show, a lot of things are needed to prepare in advance.

Since most of the artists participating in the competition didn’t have any dancing skills, the dance partners need to familiarize themselves with the choreography in advance and cooperate with the participating guests. The rating of 《Dance to the Top Show》 has always been high which has nothing to do with the dance effect in the program. For every song selected by the artists, there is a special choreographer behind the scenes.

In the first phase of preparation, An Xumo was assigned a total of five tracks. Whichever the guests picked the corresponding track, An Xumo would become their dance partner. As the elimination process progresses, the (backup) dancer whose five tracks have been eliminated will also be eliminated. Only the dance partner who retains the track will make it into the finals and receive a new dance piece.

The five choreographies are performed by the same team which means that there is one choreographer team for each backup dancer. In the initial process, An Xumo is involved in the whole process. In the beginning, he just watched and practiced by listening carefully. As time passed, An Xumo began to put forward some ideas of his own. At first, these established choreographers who had been working with the program for a long time were a little unimpressed, but An Xumo’s attitude was always very respectful, and the communication between them was much smoother.

Gradually, the choreographers began to ask for An Xumo’s opinion more and more frequently. At first, it was unintentional, but then it turned into a series of questioning of opinions. In the end, the first proposal had been changed beyond recognition but the result was so good that even several choreographers hadn’t expected it.

It wasn’t that they hadn’t choreographed such a smooth choreography before, but it was because An Xumo has integrated his opinions to the dance movements well. On one hand, his opinions were perfect for these tracks and directly improved the choreography of the dance moves. On the other hand, these opinions became a smooth oil¹ that allowed him to personally show the charms perfectly of these movements without loss.

Like music, dance requires repetitive and boring practice and nearly rigorous maintenance conditions. In the same way, it relies heavily on the individual’s talent.

Throughout the three weeks of rehearsal, no one knows how many people had said to An Xumo: “You are heaven-sent.” However, those who had been with An Xumo for a long time gradually began to stop mentioning this compliment.

It was because An Xumo wasn’t only talented, but also because he had practiced each dance move hundreds of times in an empty studio, and was able to make the most effective and appropriate suggestions.

His calm shell is as thin as a cicada’s wing, but the pearl inside is silently containing an incomparably gorgeous luster.

After the preparations were over, An Xumo had gotten acquainted with the entire choreography team. The night before the program was recorded, An Xumo, who left the program group, returned to the company for extra training as usual. He greeted the security guard on duty and applied for the use of the training room for one hour.

The next day was the official recording. An Xumo didn’t dance those dances that he already knew by heart. He chose the slow songs he used to spend his rest time on. He thought about it and danced a few random moves he didn’t choreograph. During this time, dancing became the best way for him to relax.

After taking a simple shower after dancing, An Xumo walked down the stairs of Jin Dian, which is the same place where he had met Zhou Jinchen and Han Ming. However, compared to that day, there weren’t many people who come and goes in the middle of the night. An Xumo walked out from the side door alone, intending to take the shortcut back to his dormitory.

Tang Tang had mentioned before that she wanted to help him rent a new single room in a couple of days so that he could move out of the company dormitory; An Xumo’s attitude hadn’t been very positive. He had been recently busy recording the show, so the matter had been put on hold.

It was true that the conditions in the dormitory weren’t very good, but when he remembered the person living upstairs, An Xumo didn’t care much about anything else.

As a long-established entertainment company, there was tight security around Jin Dian, but outside the scope of security was the daily squatting of entertainment journalists. There were many artists coming and going here, which would naturally attract many shots.

As he reached the convenience store, the light disappeared at the end of the striped sign, and the next store was more than ten meters away. An Xumo took a few quick steps to get past this lightless area but he accidentally caught a glimpse of a glimmer of light.

With the experience he had gained over the past few days, An Xumo could only guess that it was the reflection of the camera. He frowned and looked around the area.

Unexpectedly, the first thing An Xumo noticed wasn’t the exposed paparazzi, but the two tall figures half-hidden behind the bushes.

The two variety shows An Xumo participated in were still in production, so he naturally didn’t have any fame yet. Those paparazzi who stay to guard are clearly for someone else.

The distance between them was a bit far. An Xumo only heard some vague words, but the point was not that. Although the surrounding light was dim, An Xumo still saw the close distance between the two.

Was it worth entertaining taking sneak shots and squat here, what kind of action would it be?

An Xumo didn’t have a penchant for gossip or stalking, but at this time, he seems to be completely unable to move away from his gaze. He stood in an unnoticed remote area and waited for a while before he saw one of the people leave the darkness and walk into the car on the street.

Even if he couldn’t recognize anyone in the dark, An Xumo had already seen the artist’s car.

That person was Han Ming.

And the remaining one, the tall and upright man…

An Xumo had to raise his hand to cover his mouth in order to barely restrain himself from making a sound.

The man was wearing sunglasses and had his mask pulled up, so he couldn’t see the outline of his face. But the figure of the man had already revealed his identity to An Xumo.

It was the one that An Xumo wouldn’t mistake for no matter what—

His brother.

The author has something to say:

Make a note for my brother (pull out a small notebook)

jiejie: Since our school works have been increasing, we won’t be having any fixed schedule for updating new chapters. We’ll update as soon as we’re free. Apologies~ (っ˘̩╭╮˘̩)っ

Male God is Chasing My Brother Chapter 21

August 30, 2020 / hoeniely / 0 Comments

DISCLAIMER: We don’t own any of the stories published. We don’t know any Chinese language and this is our first time MTL-ing a novel, expect inaccuracies in the translations.

❌ NO SPOILERS. WE ARE MTL-ING THIS AT THE SAME TIME WE’RE READING IT ❌

Translated by: jiejie

Editor: Qiaone

Chapter 21 – Dating in Public?

After being woken up in the middle of the night and tossed around for so long, the group woke up late the next morning. An Xumo, who was sleeping on the floor was the first to wake up, the cameramen in the house already started to work. When he went downstairs after washing up, he had to pass by another bedroom. Zhou Jinchen, who was sleeping on the floor suddenly opened his eyes and looked over. It seemed that he was disturbed by the sound of his footsteps. An Xumo was startled, that he had to control his voice.

He lowered his voice and said, “Brother Jinchen… Good morning.”

Zhou Jinchen stood up from the ground with his palm propped up. He was half of a head taller than An Xumo. Standing next to him with this height, a sense of oppressive feeling came over him.

“Morning.”

The man turned to wash up after his greeting. An Xumo breathed a sigh of relief, his steps were light and content as he descended the stairs.

Seeing his brother in the morning is the perfect way to start the day

For breakfast, they drink hot soymilk which was provided by their sponsors. Then a new day began with the group having new tasks. Yi Tianming and Han Ming were originally responsible for going out to complete the task. The two of them took the lead and invited Zhou Jinchen away while An Xumo stayed in the stone house and decorated with Yan Xiangyan.

Zhang Zhiwei had already started preparing the ingredients for lunch. After finishing the chores ordered by Yan Xiangyan, An Xumo ran out to take the coconut shell left yesterday. Yan Xiangyan passed by and saw An Xumo gluing something down. He took a peek and asked, “Xiao Mo, what are you doing?”

An Xumo looked up and smiled, “Making a natural ornament that you can put around the house as a vase.”

“You still know how to make these?” Yan Xiangyan asked curiously.

“It’s simple, just glue it on.” In An Xumo’s view, this remark isn’t his own modesty to say that. This gadget was something he learned before he came here. 《Sunny Weekend》 has always had a tradition of decorating the house itself; the house in season one has now become a popular attraction. Naturally, An Xumo, who did his homework, hadn’t missed this part of the process.

Even though it’s isn’t finished yet, the vase looked really good. Yan Xiangyan took a second look and said, “Then do your best. I’ll come over and check it later.

When he returned from his busy work, An Xumo’s side was almost finished. Seeing a large vase with coconut as the main body and a snow-white smooth seashell with simple patterns and delicate shapes standing securely on the table, An Xumo brought over two pairs of chopsticks from the side and put them into the coconut shell. He smiled, “If there are no flowers to place here, this can be used as a chopstick holder.”

Yan Xiangyan was amused by his words, “How can such a beautiful vase be used that way? Wait a bit, I’ll ask Zhiwei if he has any flowers.”

Yan Xiangyan took the vase to Zhang Zhiwei, who looked at it and took the chopsticks out, “Call Tianming and the others to bring some wildflowers on the way. There are quite a few of them near the beach, so just pick some and bring them back.”

Yi Tianming’s call was quickly connected, but what Yan Xiangyan didn’t expect was that the three members who went out weren’t together. Yi Tianming received the phone call alone, and the other two had gone off to complete other tasks. When Yan Xiangyan told him about the wildflowers and hung up the phone, Zhang Zhiwei called him over.

While the two seniors were talking, An Xumo didn’t pay attention to their movements. He tidied up the living room again and heard Zhang Zhiwei call him out. “Xiao Mo!”

“Oh, coming.” An Xumo hurriedly walked over. The camera in the room is shot in real-time around the clock; all the cameras were watching. Zhang Zhiwei called An Xumo over and moved the camera out of the way before whispering, “Have you paid attention to Han Ming and Zhou Jinchen?

An Xumo was a little confused, “What’s wrong?”

“I’ve recorded several programs with Han Ming and this is the first time he has paid attention to the guests. He just went out to do tasks and specifically put Yi Tianming away.” Zhang Zhiwei’s voice was low and quick, “Zhou Jinchen’s attitude is also uncertain at the moment, so be careful and don’t break up their shots.”

An Xumo was still in a daze. Zhang Zhiwei saw that he didn’t understand and said, “People may have other relationships, be careful and try not to get involved.”

Only after An Xumo agreed did the two of them return to the camera. Seeing that An Xumo didn’t react at the moment, Zhang Zhiwei didn’t put any more pressure on the other party. He smoothly started a conversation with Yan Xiangyan. “Xiangyan, what are the keywords for this episode’s Q&A?”

Each episode of 《Sunny Weekend》 has a Q&A which is similar to Truth or Dare where the hosts and guests are asked to answer questions together. Because the questions are only given keywords and don’t specify restrictions, there is a wide range of topics they can talk about each time which became a featured part of 《Sunny Weekend》.

Yan Xiangyan drew the cue card from his pocket and read out the keywords of the top two, “Partner. Public.”

“Hey, these words.” Zhan Zhiwei smiled and fired, “There are exactly six of us, half and half. Me, you, and Tianming. By the way, Xiao Mo, you don’t have a girlfriend yet, do you?”

An Xumo was surprised by the question and shook his head, “None yet.”

Yan Xiangyan added, “What about a boyfriend?

“Neither.”

“That’s right,” Zhang Zhiwei said, “Xia Mo, Han Ming, and Jinchen are both single. Which happens to be three for three.”

At the time they spoke, Han Ming and Zhou Jinchen who had gone out on a mission had already returned. Yi Tianming had arrived a step late because of his flower picking. When he arrived, Han Ming was talking about the mission they had just done. “If it wasn’t for Jinchen gently pulling me over, I might have fallen. Fortunately, the rewards for this mission were generous. We directly assigned the captive fish pond to us. If we wanted to eat fish in the future, we could just go and get them directly.”

Zhou Jinchen went inside to wash his hands and wasn’t there. An Xumo listened to Han Ming’s words and saw Zhang Zhiwei calmly glance over as he ran over to help serve the food. He heard Zhang Zhiwei say in a low voice, “Remember what I just said.”

An Xumo whispered in response and thought to himself, brother… Is he going to fall in love? Come to think of it, my brother isn’t young and it’s normal to talk about marriage.

After lunch was finished, the group didn’t disperse. They cleared the table together and moved to the middle of the living room to chat. Yan Xiangyan took out the cue card and smiled, “Neither Zhiwei nor I seem to be hiding much on purpose. Just let nature take its course.”

Zhang Zhiwei’s wife is an athlete who had won a world championship. Now that she had long retired, she would only occasionally make an appearance when the national team needed it. The two are very close and have a ten-year-old son. Unlike him, Yan Xiangyan’s lover is a male screenwriter. Although he is an insider too, Yan Xiangyan is relatively lowkey when it comes to his relationships and he responded to his own saying, “Let nature take its course.”

Both are old foxes and had always had the same rhetoric for this kind of issue, so they couldn’t dig up anything new if they wanted to. Apart from them, Yan Tianming’s girlfriend is a young artist, and there have been many reports about the couple which has long since lost their mystery. The question ended up falling on the three singles. In order for the three of them to stop talking about him, Zhang Zhiwei set a question that best fits the keyword, “After having a partner, will you publicize your relationship?”

An Xumo answered honestly that he didn’t know. He spent twice as much time practicing every day than sleeping, and the only person he liked was still a secret he couldn’t tell. Falling in love was really something that had never crossed his mind.

“At Xiao Mo’s age, it could still be regarded as puppy love in school.”

Yan Xiangyan helped him round up and threw the question to the remaining two, “Han Ming, what about you two?”

Han Ming looked up at Zhou Jinchen and smiled, “If I fall in love, I would definitely announce it. I would want everyone to know that I like him.”¹

He said it so hollowly that the onlookers couldn’t tell whether it was ‘like her’ or ‘like him,” and he said, “I want to give him a sense of security.”

Han Ming finished giving himself lists of legitimate reasons and smiled again, “What about Brother Jinchen?”

Everyone’s eyes were focused on the last person to answer the question. They saw the man smile faintly with a low and gentle voice, “I will respect my partner’s wishes.”

When Zhou Jinchen’s words fell, the surrounding area was suddenly quiet for a moment.

Although this was just an ambiguous standard response from Zhou Jinchen’s mouth, there was quite a lot of affection. They’re afraid that once the show airs, this sentence would also make countless fans scream their hearts out.

Such a good-looking man who behaves like a gentleman, to be the partner of what he said is like saving the galaxy in their past life.

Han Ming who was sitting next to Zhou Jinchen couldn’t help but reveal a bit of an obvious smile as well. The program will be aired half a year later and by then the relationship between the two…

In any case, having this sentence after Han Ming’s answer would highlight a different meaning even more.

The author has something to say:

Now that the first variety show is over, it’s time for Xiao Mo’s dazzling debut~

Q: Will you publicize your relationship?

An Xiao Mo: I don’t know, I want to listen to my brother.

Anyway, when Xiao Mo was obedient in the early stage, he knew how difficult it was when his brother chases him down (ahem)

jiejie: After re-reading a few chapters ’till here, I realized I kept typing Hand instead of Han on Han Ming. Pfft~ sorry about that.

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