Category: Male God is Chasing My Brother (Page 10 of 12)

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Translated by: Jie Jie

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Chapter 30.1 – Go forward, brother¹RAW: 挺身而出的哥哥。Not sure, I might’ve MTL-ed it wrongly.

Zhang Zhiwei’s face immediately became serious, “What did Ma Xiao²Zhang Zhiwei did say Ma Xiao. say, someone wants to directly settle it?”

The assistant director on the phone sighed, “I didn’t ask too much. He just said that the investor will send someone over to participate with the casting team that day. If you listen to this, it’s not a good thing ah.”

“What’s the situation with your casting so far?” Zhang Zhiwei frowned, “Who made the final decision, did Ma Lao follow?”

“Now, there are three teams. Ma Lao is responsible for the most important roles, and the rest will be screened by the other two teams. After a few rounds, they will select a few suitable ones and let Ma Lao see.” The assistant director said, “The ballet dancer belongs to the latter. I’m afraid that the investors there will come and directly pick two people who are not so good to set them off, and finally send them to Ma Lao. Isn’t this result obvious.”

After all, this isn’t a major role. As long as the person stuffed in has good qualifications, the director and producer won’t be stupid enough to go against the investor. To put it bluntly, An Xumo actually relied on Zhang Zhiwei’s relationship to get on the line with this movie. Zhang Zhiwei now really has no reason to interfere with the investor’s cutting in the line.

“I understand. This thing, thank you for reminding me.” Zhang Zhiwei pinched the bridge of his nose, “I’ll think of another way. When the time comes, I’ll have to trouble you to help out a little more. I’ll treat you to dinner when I come back to S City.”

After a few more polite sentences on the other side of the phone, saying that he would contact him anytime if he had news, he then hung up. Zhang Zhiwei breathed a sigh of relief and looked at the phone with a heavy face as the screen blacked out.

An Xumo hesitantly said, “I’m sorry to trouble you, is this……”

Zhang Zhiwei waved his hand towards An Xumo, but his voice didn’t sound very tense as he said, “Don’t worry, your Uncle Zhang has seen a lot of storms where he can’t solve this small matter.”

Compared to getting this role, An Xumo is actually more worried about bringing trouble to others. He really doesn’t know how to return the kindness of others, and he always felt that he owe him too much for this kind of favor.

However, what Zhang Zhiwei said wasn’t superficial. He quickly analyzed the whole situation with An Xumo: “Xiao Mo, I didn’t recommend you simply because of my relationship with your mother. I read the script from Ma Lao, this dancer doesn’t have many roles, but it’s a very brilliant role. The conditions of this role are almost tailored for you. Whether you missed the role or the role missed you, it will eventually become a pity.”

“Your professional skills are solid enough for the role. Your own qualifications are also suitable for the big screen. If not, I wouldn’t have recommended you to Ma Lao.” Zhang Zhiwei said seriously, “In addition to that, there’s another reason, your own popularity and heat will also bring additional benefits to the film.”

“There aren’t many ballet dancers suitable for the big screen, but there will always be those who want to find them. Why doesn’t the casting team go directly to the ballet company to find seedlings? Because they also have to weigh up all the various factors combined. Although you have just made your debut, you already have your own topics and discussions, and those things will be converted into benefits when the movie is released. Under the same cost, they will not go for those ballet dancers, but choose you.”

Zhang Zhiwei took a sip from his coffee cup and slowly said, “So, you must have confidence in yourself, do you understand?”

An Xumo nodded his head and said seriously, “I will, thank you, Uncle Zhang.”

Zhang Zhiwei couldn’t help but sigh softly as he said, “Xiao Mo, this kind of thing isn’t the first time, and it won’t be the last. You’ll understand after you’ve experienced more in the future, that humility and courtesy will never be able to survive in this circle. You’ll also have to work a hundred times harder to make sure that what you have won’t be taken away from you.”

An Xumo responded nicely, and Zhang Zhiwei looked at the young and naive boy opposite him, but his heart still couldn’t get rid of the heavy feeling pulling down inside.

From the start of entering this industry, the road ahead was completely predictable and bumpy. Even if the young boy is lucky enough and hard-working enough not to be hit head-on like the others, he will certainly face all kinds of bumpy roads.

This casting was just the beginning. Zhang Zhiwei only hoped that there would be a successful result in the end.

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After meeting with Zhang Zhiwei, the original clear prospect was blurred again. An Xumo hadn’t had any particular reaction yet, but Tang Tang had begun to sink into worry.

After all, this was an excellent opportunity, and if it ended up being a wedding dress for someone else, it would be a bit too much of a pity. As the day of the audition approached, Tang Tang was counting the days and turning koi³forwarding koi posts for good luck every day, not even caring how nervous she was when Xin Zimai called her over.

Xin Zimai called her to remind An Xumo to go to the audition. Because An Xumo was a signed artist of Jin Dian, all these jobs still needed to go through the company’s process. After Li Xiuqing left, Xin Zimai was responsible for a wider range of business. Tang Tang only thought it was a notice sent to the company by the drama team because of Zhang Zhiwei’s relationship, and Director Xin was responsible for going through it to remind her. She immediately responded to this matter, not even remembering that Xin Zimai was still Zhou Jinchen’s agent.

Compared to the nervous Tang Tang, An Xumo was instead the one with a more stable state of mind. He was still continuing his almost rigorous ballet training and figure workout, doing his best to finally get a good result.

An Xumo had his worries, but they weren’t focused on how much he would lose by missing out on this opportunity, but rather on the acting classes that went along with his ballet training.

Like the ballet teacher, the instructor for the acting lessons was a resource approved to Tang Tang by Xin Zimai. However, unlike the early successful dances, An Xumo could be said to know almost nothing about acting before the class. From the first day of the class, the tension from the daily two-hour acting class far outweighed the ten hours of ballet training.

Because of the time constraint, they only had time to hold the Buddha’s feet temporarily,⁴lit. to clasp the Buddha’s feet when danger arises (idiom); fig. to profess devotion only when in trouble; doing things at the last minute; making a hasty last-minute effort.and the acting teacher didn’t go into the systematic theory. The task he assigned the most was to make An Xumo show his real emotions in front of a video recorder—crying, laughing, surprised, scared, and so on and so forth.

This kind of thing is the most basic quality for an actor, but for An Xumo, it was the biggest problem.

An Xumo really can’t show such intense emotions, and every day’s acting class becomes almost a torment. Finally, in order to prevent him from losing confidence and getting worse, the acting teacher had to start training An Xumo to speak, trying to tighten up his ability to improve his lines.

After the string was tightened for several weeks, the audition day for casting finally arrived.

The audition was held in H City. An Xumo and Tang Tang arrived one day in advance and were called to a building early the next morning by the crew. On an occasion like this, Zhang Zhiwei naturally couldn’t show up in person, but he entrusted the assistant director who had called before, Liu Longfei, who was in charge of coordinating the work, to look after An Xumo in advance.

A lot of people had come to the audition, and there was more than one role to be cast today. An Xumo was assigned to Group B, standing with a group of young boys whose temperament was clearly different from ordinary people. This group of people didn’t seem to be very old, and they should have known each other. After listening for a while, An Xumo realized that they were male dancers from several large ballet companies nearby, and they were more familiar with each other since they often performed and competed together.

Compared to them, a single An Xumo seems to be a bit lonely. The young men were talking excitedly at first, but then someone recognized An Xumo and their voices dropped significantly.

It had to be admitted that most of An Xumo’s fans were young girls. Relatively speaking, the same sex was not that crazy about him. Plus, it was obvious that they were competing for the same role, and it was normal for that group of young people to react.

An Xumo didn’t pay attention to this, he was thinking about what Zhang Zhiwei had said before, the other party was right, this role was just a supporting role with a few scenes. Popular young idols who could dance didn’t look good standing in a group of professional dancers, An Xumo stood out a little more.

The first round of auditions started quickly, everyone went in one by one, and it took less than two minutes for them to come out for the next round.

After An Xumo went in by himself, he found that there was only a very simple shooting process in the first round. There were three people in the room, one person in charge of the camera, one person in front of the computer to sort out the video, and one person holding the list to the sequence number. An Xumo did a front shot, side shot, and back shot. After the shot, he was asked to leave the room.

The first round was just about appearance and standing quality, so he quickly finished the round. All the videos were sent to the casting team and about half an hour later, someone came to announce the names for the second round of auditions.

What everyone didn’t expect was that just a simple shoot had directly wiped out nearly two-thirds of the candidates.

After the person finished reading the shortlist, everyone still didn’t react, thinking that there would be a second page next. In the end, the person folded the paper after reading and directly said, “The others can leave first.”

It was only after hearing Tang Tang’s explanation later that An Xumo knew the criteria for the first round of brushing people off. Although those who came to audition were already the best chosen from the major ballet companies, there were many who were still limited by the appearance conditions. After all, it wasn’t necessary to look at faces to practice ballet, but movies were different.

Naturally, those who weren’t selected wouldn’t be happy, but their emotions were no longer part of the crew’s consideration. An Xumo and the others who were chosen followed the person reading the list, and they went up a floor to a larger room.

This round of testing was even more concise and straightforward than the first round, everyone, in turn, was measured for height, head circumference, leg length, and neck length. An Xumo had never been through this before and was confused by the measurements, but the other spectators acted calmly as if they had already experienced it.

An Xumo thought for a moment before remembering what his teacher had said when he first started training for ballet. The teacher said that ballet on the dancer’s body shape requirements is very strict. Dancers generally have nine-headed—the body is the length of nine heads. Such a tall and small face is more in line with visual aesthetics. In addition, the dancer’s body proportion is also required, excellent ballet dancers are basically legs that are fifteen centimeters longer than their upper bodies, which will be more pleasing to the eye when they are on stage.

At that time, these were just theories that the teacher casually mentioned in between dance practice. An Xumo didn’t expect that the cast would use these criteria as selection criteria, and because of the magnifying effect of the film camera, the actor needs even better physical conditions. This round is even harsher than the requirements of ballet dancers.

However, due to An Xumo’s outstanding physical condition, he soon became one of the only ten people left to audition for the next round.

The third round was an acting test, but before it began, the crowd waiting in the corridor heard another piece of news—the director of the film, Ma Lao, who had no plans to show up, was actually here. And he was there at the audition, planning to see the next performance.

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

Part 2/2 of Chapter 29~~(‘｡• ω •｡’)

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Chapter 29.2 – Male Four was Cut Off

The original resident guest, Yi Tianming, was replaced from the third stage for some reason, his scenes in the second stage were also cut to pieces. The backbone of 《Sunny Weekend》 was Yan Xiangyan and Zhang Zhiwei. Among the new permanent guests, Han Ming’s popularity is much higher than Yi Tianming’s, coupled with the fact that Yi Tianming is a funny artist, his loyal fans are even more scarce.

Except for a few fans protesting under the 《Sunny Weekend》 official WeChat account, it didn’t make much of a splash. Passers-by who only watched the show didn’t even know that Yi Tianming was replaced midway through the show, and thought that the second season of 《Sunny Weekend》 was the same as the first, with only Yan Xiangyan and Zhang Zhiwei being permanent.

Yi Tianming’s presence was greatly weakened, and Han Ming’s actions were even more clearly revealed.

If we’re talking about the amount of hate that was drawn in it, it was definitely An Xumo’s fans who hated Han Ming even more —— after all, his intentional wrong guidance directly made An Xumo search long and hard, almost returning home empty-handed.

But in fact, the main force behind the bombardment of Han Ming came from Zhou Jinchen’s fans.

Unlike the fandom name that An Xumo’s fan just set, Zhou Jinchen’s fan title was determined a long time ago. Zhou Jinchen, who has made his debut for five years, has a large number of loyal fans. Because of Zhou Jinchen’s own character, coupled with the fact that his main business is filming, his fans usually adhere to the principle of self-meng¹cute in the circle. All of which are very lowkey, striving to maintain a very good popularity for Zhou Jinchen.

However, their usually low profile doesn’t mean that they are always weak, their fighting ability at key moments is worthy of their unique name — “Jin” Yiwei.²Royal guards

Han Ming happened to cut in the biggest lightning point of the “Royal Guards” as he unilaterally wanted to get intimate with Zhou Jinchen without his cooperation. Coupled with the faint rumors related to Zhou Jinchen during Han Ming’s scandal, the fuse is finally lit. Although Zhou Jinchen was an actor, among the fan base, the strongest fighters are definitely the girlfriend fans. The largest percentage of his fans are also purely girlfriend fans.

Zhou Jinchen has never been rumored on a scandal, and fans know that he doesn’t like this type of speculation. As a result, there are people who want to challenge this absolute minefield — if it doesn’t blow up, do you want to keep the high-pressure water gun to play in the fountain?

Before An Xumo’s fans could go up to condemn Han Ming’s malicious targeting, Zhou Jinchen’s fans quickly started a “declaration of war” on various social media platforms. Han Ming is a young idol who has been on the scene for three years, also has his own group of fans. However, the role they play is completely unable to compete with Zhou Jinchen’s fans—not to mention the fighting power, even with the number of fans, this is an absolute crush.

This battle between the fans only lasted one day. On the second night after the show was aired, Han Ming’s studio had to come out with a statement saying that their own artist didn’t mean to offend Zhou Jinchen. The statement was supposed to save the situation, but in less than an hour, after it was issued, a member of Han Ming’s studio had a spat with Zhou Jinchen’s fans on Weibo. The staff directly said, “No matter who you pinch,³*(slang) to fight Zhou Jinchen will never marry you.”

This divine assistance directly pushed Han Ming into the fire pit.

The fact that Li Xiuqing has been transferred and Xin Zimai has always maintained an attitude of “I’ll listen to everything you say, but I won’t just do it.” The resources available to Han Ming have been drastically reduced, coupled with the attacks of those artists who had been robbed by him before, it didn’t take two days for Han Ming’s endorsements to lose by three. His Weibo was also captured by fans of Zhou Jinchen and An Xumo. Even the traces of fans in the comments were directly drowned.

To make matters even more dramatic, an artist who has been robbed off of their resources by Han Ming uploaded a video from the set of a previous movie Han Ming had been in. The video not only exposes the rehearsal schedule that proves Han Ming is a supporting actor but uses three doubles. The artist also captured him publicly pushing a young female artist on the set.

The wall was pushed down by everyone, not to mention it’s a wall made of paper.

When things developed later, Han Ming, Zhou Jinchen, and An Xumo were not the only ones involved. Han Ming originally relied on robbed resources to get to the top. All kinds of black material since his debut have been picked up. The two partners who would be in the same group as him and were later kicked out also spoke out publicly, accusing of Han Ming’s original behavior. The topic #Han Ming Get out of the Entertainment Industry was repeatedly topped on major search lists. Han Ming himself had to cancel all his recent activities.

In the end, the program team of 《Sunny Weekend》 deleted all of Han Min’s solo promotional blogs on Weibo, and Han Ming’s last solo tour that was to be held soon was also postponed. As for the other endorsements, activities, and collaborations were also cut off and pushed.

In just one week, Han Ming’s situation directly illustrates the difference between heaven and earth.

By the time the third phase of 《Sunny Weekend》 aired, there was almost no more footage of Han Ming on screen. Zhou Jinchen’s fans had also officially called it a day and returned to their harmonious loves of washing dishes and peeling shrimp.

After this battle, Zhou Jinchen’s fans also formed a strange fate with An Xumo’s fans. Originally, because they appeared on the same show, it was inevitable that the two fans would have a big or small friction. However, as a result of having such a common target of fire, Royal Guards and Cuttlefish instead became friends who had a battle with each other.

An Xumo had heard a little bit of these things done by his own fans from Tang Tang. After the show aired, his Weibo account had gone up another wave of followers very quickly, and his twice a week posting frequency has been changed to once a week under Tang Tang’s orders.

But now, what An Xumo was most concerned about was not the benefits that the broadcast of 《Sunny Weekend》 brought him, what really made him sleepless was the upcoming movie auditions.

As early as a month ago, An Xumo had started a systematic ballet training. He had learned everything before, but because the movie character was a professional ballet dancer, he still needed to be stronger in his technique.

The ballet lessons were arranged by Tang Tang, and An Xumo didn’t ask too much, so he didn’t know that the top ballet teacher was approved by Xin Zimai for Tang Tang. In addition to dance practice, An Xumo was also increasing his flexible training. Ballet requires a high degree of flexibility in the waist of the performer, although An Xumo’s own conditions were very good, it’s still also essential to the practice.

Besides a flexible waist, the ballet dancer’s body shape also has very strict requirements. Difficult jumps and throws require a solid physical base, yet the stage presentation requires that male ballerinos not have overly exaggerated muscles—otherwise, it will affect the look and feel. Fortunately, Tang Tang doesn’t give him those unreliable fitness meals these days, but rather, limited types and quantities of meals according to his teacher’s requirements so that An Xumo has the stamina to keep up with the exercises.

A month later, An Xumo met Zhang Zhiwei at an event in Jin Dian. The latter specifically asked him to stay after the event, and the two of them had a face-to-face chat about the next audition.

After the event, An Xumo and Tang Tang waited for Zhang Zhiwei at the promised café.

Only An Xumo and Zhang Zhiwei were left in the semi-sealed booth. Zhang Zhiwei adjusted his sitting posture and opened his mouth to ask him, “How is the ballet training going?”

An Xumo said, “Teacher said that there is almost no problem anymore.”

Zhang Zhiwei nodded, he had always been satisfied with An Xumo’s diligence.

An Xumo hesitated for a moment, but still said, “Thank you for this opportunity. I troubled you for taking such good care of me.”⁴all italicized you are spoken in a polite/formal way

Zhang Zhiwei waved his hand, he had originally had days of youthful exuberance, but the accumulated years had slowly settled into steady wisdom with each passing day. He smiled, “Why are you still polite to me? Your mother took care of me for so long in the first place, and she especially……”

He got stuck in the middle of his sentence, An Xumo looked over and heard him say, “Hey Xiao Mo, your collar is a bit folded, on the right side, there, yes, turn it over.”

An Xumo touched his collar when he heard the words. He couldn’t see the specifics himself. Zhang Zhiwei quickly said, “Good”, but in fact, An Xumo did not even confirm what the condition of his collar just now.

Zhang Zhiwei naturally spoke up again and said, “Now all of this is just a hand up,⁵举手之劳: lit. the exertion of lifting one’s hand (idiom); fig. a very slight effort. no need to mention.”

An Xumo pursed his lips, Tang Tang has not yet returned, he asked very lightly and quickly, “The first time you see me and you’re so sure, this matter…”

Zhang Zhiwei heard the words and said, “How can something like this go wrong, have you seen a picture of your mother when she was young?”

An Xumo frowned, he really hadn’t seen it and really didn’t quite understand how Zhang Zhiwei was taking care of him.

Zhang Zhiwei seemed to have sensed An Xumo’s emotions, but his reaction was not what An Xumo had imagined. He crossed his fingers and laced his two thumbs together, “Xiao Mo, I know you, young people don’t like to nag, but there are some things that you will understand afterward. Being a parent is also well-intentioned. What problem is there that can’t be solved by sitting down properly?”

As he spoke, he brought up the matter of his own children, saying that all parents all over the world are the same. An Xumo listened in a cloud of confusion, vaguely feeling that something was wrong, but he never grasped the point.

Just then, Tang Tang came back with the coffee and Zhang Zhiwei stopped the conversation. After giving the coffee, he took a sip from his cup and was about to open his mouth when the phone in his hand rang.

Zhang Zhiwei looked at it and smiled, “Coincidentally, it happens to be the assistant director in charge of casting over there.”

He didn’t hide it from An Xumo, and just picked up the phone. As it was very close, even though An Xumo didn’t deliberately listen to it, the voice from the phone still came through very clearly.

The voice over there seems a little anxious. After a brief greeting, he got straight to the point, “Old Zhang. There is something I want to tell you, Ma Zechi just came and mentioned that there is an investor who wants to come over to see the casting process. I listened to what he meant, it seems that he wants to close the casting early.”

Zhang Zhiwei frowned and suddenly felt a bad premonition, “Which position does the person in Ma’s novel did they fancy?”

An Xumo was sitting across the room, and the assistant director’s voice raised by a half degree because of urgency. The worse answer made the aroma of the coffee on the table cool down.

“Aiya, it’s the male number four, ah. The ballerina you told Lao⁶老: old, experienced, wise, and to show respect. I will be using Lao Ma from now on. Ma about!”

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The author has something to say:

Zhou Jinchen: My money, my play, casting for others to succeed? Impossible.

Zhang Zhiwei: My kid here has been in ballet for a month! Even the XX Royal Ballet’s royal teacher says it’s top-notch! Now you’re telling me to change people? Where would you look to find a more suitable one, do you still want to directly shame?!

An Xumo:…..(Watching)⁷watching/observing from the sidelines.

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. Don’t hesitate to point them out~ and please bear with me QAQ.

Unfortunately, the chapters from now on won’t be edited for our dear editor doesn’t have much free time nowadays.

Long chap ahead (っ˘̩╭╮˘̩)っ

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Chapter 29.1 – Male Four was Cut Off

The program team of 《Sunny Weekend》 showed the content of the second episode with great expectation. The ratings of the single episode aired rewarded them with a hundred percent effect.

Following the content of the first episode of the second season, several people are still living a comfortable and nostalgic life on the azure coast of Sanya. Like other guests, Zhou Jinchen and An Xumo, who appeared in this episode, were stunned by the beautiful scenery of the beach and then quickly adjusted to the happy atmosphere.

An Xumo who was dragged by Tang Tang to watch the show’s premiere was eating beef with a tray in his hand. When he saw the colorful characters appearing on the TV, he even slowed down his eating for a beat.

He really couldn’t quite understand……The show isn’t even about himself, but why did the program team have to give Zhou Jinchen, who has no expression, with an air of “admiring the beautiful scenery” with three exclamation marks on the characters of the flowers.

Tang Tang on the side has long been accustomed to it. The program team is considering the final broadcast effect. The editing effect of variety shows can definitely be reversed in black and white, and there is nothing to say.

“Hey, this is just for you to express the charm of the local scenery. If the environment there is a little better, the audience will feel “Wow, I want to go” after watching it. This can be regarded as a success in arousing the mood.”

“Well……I’ve watched variety shows before,” An Xumo forked a small piece of beef, “I just didn’t expect that there would be such a big gap between the actual shooting and the show’s effect.”

“It’s still early, you wait for more.” Tang Tang had gotten a bit of information from Xin Zimai and was now looking forward to it, “There’s definitely a good show later.”

Let that Han Ming and Yi Tianming step on Xiao Mo overtly and secretly, hmm, the show airs to teach them how to behave!

Early in the morning, the seaside is gloomy, and the seagulls scratched the screen. The program team plays the “rainy weekend” stunt as usual, which opened the prelude to a new day with the fragrant heat of rice porridge. The three people staying in the house packed up in their rooms to prepare lunch, while Han Ming took the two guests to the beach to pick up ingredients. It was only when An Xumo watched the familiar pace that he finally recovered a bit of his memories of filming that time.

But soon, he noticed something new and different.

“Hey, isn’t it…Han Ming deliberately gave you the wrong method at that time, ah?!” Tang Tang opened her eyes wide and looked at the screen angrily, “He is too dishonest. I didn’t follow him at that time. I didn’t expect him to target you from the beginning.”

An Xumo looked at the screen and was also slightly surprised. He never thought that the show would broadcast the footage of Han Ming introducing the method of searching for seafood. Not only that, but they also cut in the footage of the first episode where the tour guide gave Han Ming and Yi Tianming the explanation of the correct method, so that everyone knew Han Ming and Yi Tianming deliberately lied to the guests. An Xumo couldn’t help but feel a little strange, wasn’t Han Ming the resident of 《Sunny Weekend》, why did the program team purposely broadcast such scenes?

He silently destroyed a new piece of beef, thinking about what Tang Tang had just said. Maybe….this is also the variety effect that the program team wanted, right?

Not only the footage, but even the soundtrack showed a bit of tension. After Han Ming deliberately said the wrong method, the camera even intentionally played a close-up of An Xumo responding seriously. If it wasn’t for An Xumo’s presence, he would’ve thought that he had been bullied so badly.

An Xumo feels nothing to himself, but Tang Tang on the side is getting more and more angry. The next part is a contrasting shot between An Xumo, Han Ming, and Zhou Jinchen. An Xumo who earnestly searched by the sea found nothing, while Zhou Jinchen, who was actively helped by Han Ming, harvested a basket full of seafood.

“Han Ming is too much!” Tang Tang exhaled and angrily hit the table. An Xumo silently moved the other steak on the table a bit to avoid it from spilling over.

“It’s okay.” On the contrary, the poor and innocent victim of the camera spoke up to Tang Tang, “I found a big lobster later.”

An Xumo gave Tang Tang spoilers in advance, but when the content appeared on camera, it was dozens of times more effective than his brief sentence. The show first used An Xumo’s scream as a twist, coupled with the others looking over at the action, plus a few tense screen transitions with exciting background music, before finally finishing with a big close-up of the lobster.

An Xumo: “……..” So, the lobster he found was such a glorious and significant achievement.

He didn’t have to think about what kind of emotions the scene would make the viewer feel—Tang Tang on the side was concentrating on the screen, leaning her upper body forward, not turning her eyes away. When the close-up shot of the lobster came out, she was even more excited than An Xumo, who was carefully removing the lobster’s claw in the scene.

“Xiao Mo! You’re too amazing! Look at you, you big lobster!”

An Xumo rubbed his forehead, feeling a bit puzzled.

But he was also clear that this was the desired outcome of the variety show. The reason behind the text seemingly looking at the mountain, it should have ups and downs and not flat, An Xumo could finally understand it.

It was only because his own emotional fluctuation was not so intense at that time, and now that he was looking at Tang Tang who was completely excited, he felt a little contrast.

Moreover, if An Xumo remembered correctly, the next scene should be……

Sure enough, the key ingredient brought a new wave of shock. The scene changed to where Zhou Jinchen was applying medicine to An Xumo. He looked at the two people in the scene as the sound of his heart beating from inside through his chest, hitting his chest one by one.

He slowly bit the beef in his hand, feeling a little uncontrollable nervousness. Even though it had been a long time since the incident, An Xumo still remembered how he felt at that time.

Worried about his bad condition would affect the shooting, worried about what he had done wrong, worried that he wouldn’t be able to present his emotions properly in front of the camera. Too inexperienced, always looked green…

Most of all, worried that he won’t be able to perform at his best while standing next to his brother.

However, An Xumo was relieved that the camera didn’t stay on the two for too long. After the simple treatment, the scene was cut to the next part of the content.

“Brother Zhou is quite considerate.” Tang Tang sighed, looking over sideways, “How does it feel to be up close and personal with your idol?”

An Xumo coughed, “A little nervous.”

“Relax,” Tang Tang smiled. “There will be more opportunities for cooperation in the future.”

The camera quickly shifted to the scene of preparing ingredients inside the house. In the part where Zhou Jinchen used a palm-length dagger to remove the shrimp thread, Tang Tang had already seen it during the live recording, but that didn’t prevent her from marveling at Zhou Jinchen. The main reason is that the scene is so beautiful even though it’s just an ordinary cleaning of ingredients, it makes Zhou Jinchen pleasing to the eye.

Each episode of 《Sunny Weekend》 was about ninety minutes long, which contains two days of filming, so only the most exciting clips were shown. About sixty percent of the content on the first day was seafood dinner, dancing for coconuts, etc,. After releasing Yan Xiangyan and Zhang Zhiwei’s product placement commercial, the starry sky on the beach after the rain became the transition between two days. With it, there was a small climax that renewed the audience’s appetite —— the folk dance that was called up to dance by the group at two in the morning.

Tang Tang was there when the recording was first in the middle of the night. To be honest, she was actually a little worried that An Xumo’s performance would be a little too eye-catching. Fortunately, after the buildup of 《Dance to the Top Show》 viewers no longer questioned An Xumo’s professional abilities, instead, it became a very clever way to attract fans.

The show didn’t use any fancy post-production techniques when dealing with this content. Perhaps because they felt that the situation was already dramatic enough, the scene aired just showed An Xumo’s performance as it was. But in fact, the result was not less impressive. The more understated it is, the more it reveals An Xumo’s solid foundation.

Unreserved extreme expressions may be too much, but occasional glimpses will make one even more curious. An Xumo’s ability is naturally more than enough for this segment. He only showed one point of his skills, but he is able to draw people to imagine all of his skills, thus, creating a more idealized effect of wonder.

Even Tang Tang couldn’t help but exclaim, “Xiao Mo, you’re really lucky. With 《Dance to the Top Show》 in front as your prelude and such a suitable performance opportunity here, even passers-by will definitely see it and have a good impression of you.”

Professional skills are always the basic foundation of an artist’s life.

“But having said that, opportunities only favors those who are prepared.” Tang Tang turned around and was in high spirits to continue to praise but forgot what she had just wanted to say when she saw An Xumo.

She was stunned to see An Xumo who was carrying a steak. Her eyes swept to the empty plate on the table, and she was suddenly glued to it, unable to pull out, “…..Did you eat all of that big plate of chopped beef?”

An Xumo nodded honestly, “En.”

The screen was showing An Xumo’s brilliant shot, but the real one is wholeheartedly dealing with the beef. Tang Tang didn’t know whether she should be attracted to the child’s big heart or worry about the other person for eating too much.

“I know you’ve been practicing ballet training a lot lately, but Xia Mo….uh, that, even if it’s beef, it’s best not to eat too much.” Tang Tang said in a tactful tone, “otherwise you’ll accumulate fat….”

An Xumo looked at her, then at the steak in his hand, and obediently put the plate down.

“…….”

Looking at An Xumo’s action, Tang Tang was filled with guilt inside, she was busy remedying the situation, “It’s fine. It doesn’t matter today, you have extra training in the evening anyway, so eat your fill first.”

Anyway, Xiao Mo has to practice for so long every day, and he eats strictly according to the diet. His weight and body fat are always monitored, even if he eats a little more…it shouldn’t matter…it doesn’t matter.

A certain young star’s manager is starting to worry about planning her own artist’s future salary. She has to help people earn more money to save. Other artists are throwing money to buy houses, cars, and high luxury goods…….the most important thing in their family¹Referring to An Xumo is food.

So sad ah!

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After the second episode of season two of 《Sunny Weekend》 aired, the reactions it received were even stronger than the show’s initial expectations.

The first hit was Zhou Jinchen’s ten-way omnipotence.²RAW: 第一个爆点就是周谨沉的十項全能。Not sure about the translation. This is not the first reality show that Zhou Jinchen has been on, but it is the first time that he has shown his charm in life. Zhou Jinchen himself rarely reveals his private life, and there are various speculations about him. But even the most beloved old fans didn’t expect that their Brother Chen would actually be the master! Move! Wash! Bowl!

“Oh, my god! Is there anything more Su³derived from the term “Mary Su”. than a man who lights up his dishwashing skills? In particular, this man also has the face of Zhou Jinchen.”

When the second episode of 《Sunny Weekend》 premiered on Greentown TV, fans on Weibo exploded. “Remove shrimp thread” and “dishwasher” became two brand-new stems. Those who firmly believe that they were not girlfriend fans also began to fall on a large scale. With hundreds of thousands of fans, a big fan even changed their name to “Mr. Zhou’s Bowl.” In less than two hours, shrimp and bowl successfully jumped onto Zhou Jinchen’s second associated tags.

“Once, I thought the most beautiful dream I could imagine would be to say good morning to Brother Chen. But now, I realized that the most beautiful thing would be to watch Brother Chen wash the dishes.”

“Mr. Zhou can do more than just washing dishes and peeling shrimp, right, look at how skilled he is, his cooking skills are definitely not bad. This kind of man is terrible, all right? Can you leave some room for others to live!”

“I’m announcing that I’m retiring from Brother Chen’s face fan. From now on, I’m Brother Chen’s shrimp fan! Drops, shrimp fan card.”

“What’s a shrimp fan? It sounds too hungry….. I was trying to control myself from getting too hungry. Among other things, I just hope Brother Chen will take up a family’s cook husband’s book next time, a double-faced character who is a family cook during the day and a killer at night. As long as there are clips of him cooking, it’s worth going to the cinema for ten times!”

In addition to Zhou Jinchen’s recent frightening heat, An Xumo’s performance is also very eye-catching. What his fans didn’t expect was that the boy who shined on stage and dances like he’s the center of attention of the entire world—he’s such an introverted and shy character in private!

Previously, in the 《Dance to the Top Show》 footage, An Xumo also had some scenes, but he was not a big name guest, and he was not someone who had been paid by the dance company to do promotion. The show didn’t expect him to be so hot at first, and even if all the material from the bottom of the box was turned over, there was not much footage of An Xumo.

The 《Sunny Weekend》 is different. It shows the guests’ real personalities throughout the show. In daily life, An Xumo wears a refreshing white t-shirt. His unstyled hair is so soft that it can be seen visually, which makes people like him at first sight. He is so cute. He looks just like a high school boy who just came back from school with a backpack.

Moreover, when Zhou Jinchen was washing the dishes, An Xumo, who had just been in a hurry, stood by and watched the scene which was simply exhilarating……blood boiling.

Since there weren’t many traces to be found before, there were two main factions within An Xumo’s fandom. One part believes that An Xumo is usually a good-natured little wolf-dog character. On the grounds that he is extremely strong on stage, as evidenced by a hot dance he did in 《Dance to the Top Show》.

There are also some fans who believed that An Xumo is a well-behaved cute little milk cat. The reason is that he has always been very humble to people off stage, and more than one guest in 《Dance to the Top Show》 has praised him. As for the evidence, even if you don’t mention the cat ears picture that was retweeted by tens of thousands of people, An Xumo’s face here is the best evidence, isn’t it?

After 《Sunny Weekend》 aired, the Milk Cat faction took over the Wolf Dog faction with the autumn wind sweeping the fallen leaves. The Wolf Dog faction crumbled and went down to the other side.

Not to mention the original fans, the attracted new fans also reached a friendly consensus with the old fans. They all passed the previously unresolved fan title issues— one by one, with a high vote, An Xumo’s fans will be unified as “cuttlefish”. The cat and the fish were a perfect match.

For a while, in the official blog, comments and reposts of 《Sunny Weekend》, as well as in An Xumo’s own Weibo, fans began to line up to suck up to him. The Cloud Raising Mo Fan Group was officially established, and many members directly replaced their avatars with an expression pack that has been P.⁴Photoshopped With a small, round face being sucked up by another small round chirp, with a line below: Mo cub, I’ll take a bite.

While Zhou Jinchen and An Xumo’s fans were going crazy internally for New Year’s Eve, there was another person who directly attracted the two fanbases who shared the same concern.

—That is Han Ming, who misled An Xumo with wrong methods on the first day and deliberately took Zhou Jinchen’s hand in the mission on the second day.

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

Part 2/2 of chapter 28~~

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Chapter 28.2 – He is worried about Jinchen’s Illness

Li Qiucheng sent a message with off-duty hours, but Xin Zimai didn’t want to admit it, so Li Qiucheng pretended he didn’t know. He smiled and didn’t ask more questions, instead he said, “Go upstairs. I bought yellow-bone fish soup for dinner.”

Xin Zimai had always found it strange. Li Qiucheng had obviously grown up abroad, yet he learned a lot of handful of good Chinese skills like making porridge and soup. What Xin Zimai thought was quite difficult, it looked extraordinary in Li Qiucheng’s hands.

Xin Zimai asked curiously before, but Li Qiucheng only said that his mother was good at cooking, so he had been cooking since he was a child. This description made Xin Zimai even more curious about his aunt who was friends with her mother, but he had never met her before.

The two of them took the elevator upstairs. Li Qiucheng was carrying two large bags full of ingredients, including yellow-bone fish for the fish soup. Xin Zimai originally wanted to help out politely, but Li Qiucheng didn’t give him any. He only let him open the door first, so Xin Zimai walked in front of him with empty hands.

He vaguely felt that something was wrong. He was like a playful child, leaving his parents alone behind to carry big bags. But Li Qiucheng’s look was so natural that it seemed as if Xin Zimai had thought too much.

When he returned home, Li Qiucheng went to buy ingredients and started cooking. Xin Zimai came home after more than half a month of tiredness. He just wanted to collapse on the sofa when he suddenly received a call from Zhou Jinchen.

Li Qiucheng rolled up his cuffs to reveal his bony wrists. He was busy in the open kitchen area and intermittently heard Xin Zimai’s voice.

Xin Zimai’s call was long and by the time the creamy yellow-bone fish and tofu stew was served, he was frowning and talking in the living room. Li Qiucheng glanced at him and turned to bring up some fried dishes.

It turned out that when Xin Zimai lived by himself, he hadn’t even unpacked the whole set of kitchen utensils he had bought, and his life depended on takeaways. If it weren’t for Li Qiucheng, those beautiful porcelain bowls would have been dusty until they were obsolete.

Only when the three dishes and one soup were ready did Xin Zimai hang up the phone. He came back after washing his hands, his eyes were still a little empty. When Li Qiucheng brought him the fish soup, he sat down and stared at the bowl of creamy white fish soup with stars and onion rings floating on it.

Seeing this, Li Qiucheng asked, “What’s wrong?”

Xin Zimai took a long time to hear it. He reacted and waved his hand, “Nothing. It’s something at work.”

Li Qiucheng said, “Right, someone in our group also mentioned this matter. Did Jinchen win an award? I haven’t had the time to congratulate him yet.”

Ever since Zhou Jinchen stopped going to the deep mountains to cultivate, he still needed to do regular reviews every now and then. Coincidentally, the doctor in charge of him happened to be the teacher of Li Qiucheng’s research group. Li Qiucheng has also helped the teacher since he joined the research group, and the last few times Zhou Jinchen’s reviews had been handled by Li Qiucheng. After all, the two of them met each other much later than Xin Zimai had known Li Qiucheng.

Xin Zimai nodded his head. Doctors are busy with their daily work, and news like this that has been out of time in the entertainment industry after nearly a month may still be a very novel news for Li Qiucheng and the others. Xin Zimai rubbed his eyes and said, “The call was made by Jinchen.”

Li Qiucheng looked at him and asked softly, “It’s tricky?”

Xin Zimai reported the news and said, “It’s not…It’s just that I don’t quite understand it.”

“What’s wrong?”

Xin Zimai used the round porcelain to evenly scoop up the fish soup and slowly brought it into his mouth. He was about to speak, but he was taken aback after drinking it, “….it tastes good.”

The ironing warmth slid from his lips and teeth down to his throat. The flavor was so rich and it was even slightly sweet. The sense of satisfaction exploded in his taste buds, and the next instant it turned into a fervent craving that screamed for more, wanting to keep tasting the next spoonful.

Although Xin Zimai already knew that Li Qiucheng’s cooking was good, there wasn’t a time when he wasn’t amazed by the finished product.

Li Qiucheng smiled, “Drink slowly, there is still a lot more.”

“En.” Xin Zimai drank a couple more before continuing the topic just now, “Jinchen told me he didn’t want to stir up any more heat…He wanted to suppress his topic.”

Li Qiucheng asked, “Isn’t that good?

“It’s not that bad,” Xin Zimai frowned. “It’s just that this is what Jinchen does for a living. What else is he going to do without the heat? Even if he wants to go the actor’s route, it doesn’t conflict with the heat ah……I don’t quite understand his thoughts.”

He pinched the spoon and sighed, “I don’t dare directly persuade him. I’m worried about the fact that Jinchen will suddenly think this way is related to his illness…..He probably doesn’t want to keep indulging these real high densities of emotions.”

“Honestly, I’ve been worried about this,” Xin Zimai pulled his hair in annoyance. Li Qiucheng is the only person besides him who was also informed. It was only when he faced this person that he could express his worries, “Jinchen is very strong and have to do his best. He can interpret the emotions of the characters in the script smoothly and control them profoundly. That’s why he got to where he is today.”

“But you know,” Xin Zimai let out a long breath, he said grimly, “This is what ails Jinchen. He is only bad at perceiving emotions related to him. Although he has been fine all these years, I’m worried that one day he…”

“Actually, I don’t think so.”

The back of Xin Zimai’s cold hand was suddenly covered by a warm body heat. He was stunned for a moment. Li Qiucheng quickly put his hand back, looked at him, and said, “I’ve been following up on Jinchen’s review. My deepest impression of what happened to him is that he’s a very strong and very persistent person.”

“So, I think this matter may need to be thought in another direction.” Li Qiucheng said, “For this matter of suppressing the topic, did Jinchen explained to you why?”

Xin Zimai held the tips of his cold fingers and pondered, “He’s talking about the usual…..the hype will backfire and all that, but now that the big background is here, everyone is in the circle, how are we going to keep the popularity if we don’t do this? Moreover, we are not forced to stir up the heat, Jinchen has his own amount of topics. Many achievements are already there, and we’re just pushing the boat along with the river.”¹顺水推舟: lit. to push the boat with the current; fig. to take advantage of the situation for one’s own benefit

Zhou Jinchen had just won Film Emperor, it was the right time to build momentum. Xin Zimai felt that his words were really a bit unreasonable, which was why he thought of going somewhere else.

Li Qiucheng himself was not a member of the circle. He was a doctor who couldn’t even talk about the last Film Emperor of the Wutong Awards. Xin Zimai can say these things and didn’t expect him to help, but only because they are the two people who knew about Zhou Jinchen’s condition, they would talk about these things at great length.

What Xin Zimai didn’t expect was that Li Qiucheng was not just a bystander, he thought about it and said, “Actually, I think what Jinchen said is reasonable.”

“…. Ah?” Xin Zimai was taken aback.

“I don’t understand the methods in your industry, about data, traffic, marketing, and stuff like that. But from a bystander’s point of view, the regulations in the industry right now…..is indeed problematic.”

Xin Zimai frowned and was a little unhappy. He felt that Li Qiucheng was talking nonsense without knowing what he was talking about and that the line of business had its own doorway. What qualifications did an amateur have to evaluate the rules of the industry?

Li Qiucheng noticed his expression but didn’t stop as he said, “I don’t think what Jinchen is saying is an old-fashioned excuse, but what he really thinks. As you know, Jinchen has a strong business talent, and these in the entertainment industry won’t jump out of money and business. Other than that, he’s always had a good eye for things.”

Xin Zimai slowly calmed down a bit. But what really made him change his mind was Li Qiucheng’s next words.

“The little girl in our group said that the Weibo post where Jinchen won the Film Emperor was forwarded millions of times on the first day, and the fans are spontaneously organizing to hit the Weibo tens of millions of times.”

“Maimai, heat and traffic are essential things, but they don’t replace everything. Jinchen’s heat is truly amazing, and he’s the equivalent of setting a benchmark here. It’s just that if he can do it now, someone will be able to surpass him in the future.”

“But actors are different. No powerful actor will be directly replaced. What is shaped by one actor will always belong to that actor. Someone can remake it, adapt it, but a classic will always be a classic. It will never change.”

“Of course, I’m just an amateur who knows very little about the industry.”

Li Qiucheng finished these great words slowly. He held his glasses down and said, “But I think that you should have a good chat with Jinchen to find out what he’s thinking.”

“Jinchen wants to be an actor, and it’s something he has to do considering his personal condition. But this kind of thing doesn’t mean that it’s a wrong choice in the current situation.”

Xin Zimai looked at the creamy white fish soup in front of him for a long time before responding in a low voice.

“Okay. I’ll talk to him.”

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As the one being worried, Zhou Jinchen didn’t know what his agent was thinking. After he was busy for a period of time, it was time for 《Sunny Weekend》 to air.

After the buildup of the first season and the recent publicity, the rating of the second season of 《Sunny Weekend》 was very pleasing, but this data was not the one that the show was mostly looking forward to. They also have a more valuable issue of resources —— for the two recording guests of the second episode are more well-known now than they were when they recorded at that time.

This is Zhou Jinchen’s first variety show after being crowned the Best Actor. He himself has not participated in many variety shows, with only a few of them being repeatedly viewed by fans. This time new content was released, fans naturally won’t miss such a good opportunity.

In addition to the new Best Actor, the program also has another killer copper – this is also the first variety show that An Xumo, who became famous in the 《Dance to the Top Show》 participated in after the game.

What makes the show even happier is that there are a lot of interactions between these two.

What could be more popular with viewers than this kind of episode?

The post-editing team that had been tormented by Li Xiuqing and some unnamed investor in turn simply had to hug and weep. No one expected that they would be tossed around for so long, that they had come unexpectedly and mistakenly chose the best result.

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The author has something to say:

In the transition chapter, I wrote some parts of the reasons why the brother is an actor. In the future transition chapter, I will remind you in the previous chapter and title. Girls who don’t want to buy can skip it~

The next chapter is about Xiao Mo and his brother.

So, this is really a story about two people who both have emotional flaws and are slowly healing each other. In the early stage, Xiao Mo likes his brother a little more, and in the later stage, his brother likes Xiao Mo more.

(Of course, Xiao Mo may not agree with this. Ahem.)

Anyway, thank you all very much for your support-v-.

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)

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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 word¹RAW: 不提十几年前的其他天降紫薇星 not sure if this was correct. 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 traffic²I looked it up online and found this: Website traffic refers to web users who visit a website. Web traffic is measured in visits, sometimes called “sessions,” and is a common way to measure online business effectiveness at attracting an audience. 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.³Not really familiar with Weibo, so I might MTL-ed it wrongly QAIn 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实至名归: fame follows merit [idiom] 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.⁵鸡飞狗跳: This phrase is used to describe a great disorder or mass confusion. One explanation for this is that chicken and dogs were the most common animals people kept on farms, so people likened mayhem to hens flying and dogs jumping up and down.Xin 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.”

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Translated by: Jie Jie

Editor: Qiaone

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Chapter 27.1 – My Brother is Dazzling and Cool¹RAW: 哥哥狂炫酷霸拽。

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.”

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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?

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.

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Translated by: mochimúwù

Editor: Qiaone

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Chapter 27.1 – My Brother is Dazzling and Cool¹RAW: 哥哥狂炫酷霸拽。

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.²to bare fangs and brandish claws (idiom); to make threatening gestures.

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.

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

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

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Chapter 26.2 – Milky voice, Milky An Xiao Mo¹RAW: 奶声奶气安小莫。Not really sure if it was MTL-ed correctly (｡•́︿•̀｡)7

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 words²two words in the raws, one word in English.in 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?

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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~

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

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Chapter 26.1 – Milky voice, Milky An Xiao Mo¹RAW: 奶声奶气安小莫。Not really sure if it was MTL-ed correctly (｡•́︿•̀｡)7

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”.²very complicated or chaotic. 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”³Raw: 最具有商业价值男艺人 not sure if I MTL-ed it right. 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.

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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国泰民安: the country prospers, the people at peace (idiom); peace and prosperity

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 wuliMo⁵Wuli is written in English. Additional info which I forgot to add apologies: ‘wuli’ is the transliteration of the Korean ‘my’/’our’/’uri’, originally used by K-pop fans to express the nickname for their idol or slang used before the name of someone you admire or like. 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?”⁶What kind of bicycle is a popular term on the Internet, which means to discourage others from being dissatisfied and not thinking too much.

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.

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

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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.”