Chapter 109 The Daily Tattletale
Chapter 109
"So fast?" The agent's first reaction was surprise.
The two were standing quite close. From Lin Yuan's perspective, he felt that Feng Zeng was trying to shake his head to wake him up.
As the year draws to a close, Lin Yuan is once again torn between going home or not. Knowing that he hasn't eaten, his manager brought a pot to make him a spicy hot pot.
"Meat, I want to eat meat!"
The broth was still simmering in the pot. Lin Yuan looked at Feng Zeng and said, "I'll call He Xun and see if he's coming."
“He should be back in his hometown by now, right?” Feng Zeng said.
The reason the agent came to see Lin Yuan today is because he is going back to his hometown tomorrow.
"Not yet." Lin Yuan waved his phone. "He's still lying at home, hasn't eaten yet, he'll be right there."
Lin Yuan thought for a moment and then called Yu Ying over as well.
After filming wrapped on "Ghost Arts", Yu Ying was also idle. Lin Yuan had her circle of friends and watched as the songs she sang evolved from "Tomorrow's Star" to "I Just Want to Wink at You".
Actors who have no roles to play are a terrifying bunch.
Yu Ying was indeed free.
At first, Lin Yuan didn't know that the two lived very close to each other. One day, while scrolling through his phone, he saw a post from someone nearby asking which neighborhoods in the city were home to celebrities. The top comment was from someone who said they lived in the same neighborhood as Yu Ying.
Lin Yuan sent the screenshot.
Yu Ying replied to him, "You're spying on me."
I also sent a greasy, domineering CEO emoji.
Lin Yuan: "...Spare me."
Thus, He Xun and Yu Ying officially met. Neither of them came empty-handed; He Xun brought dishes, and Yu Ying brought wine. The three celebrities, who did not have the opportunity to attend the gala, completed a lonely hot pot dinner.
"How could you forget about me?" Feng protested. "Without me, you wouldn't even be able to eat hot pot."
Lin Yuan promptly added his thanks.
Before inviting the two of them over, Lin Yuan had already anticipated that he would be roasted by them, and things turned out exactly as he expected.
Later, Lin Yuan ate less than half of the meat, and spent the whole time trying to justify himself: "Am I that kind of person?"
"Aren't you one?"
"Put the meat down, you're not allowed to eat anymore." Lin Yuan pointed at the meat in the hot pot, "You've eaten the most."
"Why are you so stingy?"
"So stingy."
He Xun and Yu Ying had worked together once before, a long time ago. At that time, He Xun had just debuted, and Yu Ying played the female lead. He was probably the fourth male lead. However, the two did not have any scenes together. They filmed together for several months, but He Xun and Yu Ying did not even speak to each other.
However, the two still remembered each other.
According to Yu Ying, today was the day He Xun had spoken the most since she had known him.
Is it really that exaggerated?
He Xun nodded seriously: "I don't talk much in other film crews, I only talk to you the most."
"It's probably a learning mindset," Yu Ying added.
The two exchanged encouraging glances.
Lin Yuan: "..."
By the time Lin Yuan realized what was happening, He Xun had already stolen and eaten his flesh.
"What do you mean by stealing food? You're being rude. I'm eating openly and honestly."
Both of their agents went back to their hometowns, and there wasn't much work available at the end of the year. Even if there was, the two turned down any jobs that weren't worthwhile.
City A is particularly cold this year. With the end of the year approaching, both of them just want to get through it comfortably and don't want to tire themselves out too much.
"I've filmed quite a few movies this year," He Xun said, leaning against the sofa with Lin Yuan's pillow in his arms. "I've never been this busy before."
“I lose three pounds every time I join a new film crew,” He Xun said. “I lost another two pounds recently because I caught a chill while filming a water scene.”
"When will it air?" Lin Yuan asked curiously.
"Let's wait until spring." He Xun hugged the pillow tighter. "This is my first time carrying a drama series, and the pressure is immense."
"How did you feel when 'The Powerful Minister' premiered?" He Xun raised his chin at Lin Yuan. "I can't remember, but I do remember you weren't very nervous back then."
"There's no need to be nervous," Lin Yuan countered. "Anyway, the initial ratings won't be too good."
Anyway, the broadcasting platform for "The Powerful Minister" was Xiaguang TV. At that time, the entire crew was mentally prepared. Lin Yuan was nominally the lead actor, but even if the show flopped, no one should blame him.
Which platform?
"Tianfeng TV," He Xun answered honestly.
Lin Yuan patted him on the shoulder: "You've made something of yourself."
"So the pressure is too much." He Xun sighed. "Right now, all I can think about is what to do if we fail?"
"That's the director's responsibility, the screenwriter's responsibility, and the cinematographer's responsibility. It has nothing to do with you."
Yu Ying brought over the fruit and continued the conversation.
"How can you say that?" He Xun said helplessly.
"I'm not saying you should say that, I'm saying you should have this mindset," Yu Ying said. "Just fulfill your own responsibilities. Doesn't it get tiring to carry so much responsibility?"
Lin Yuan glanced at her silently, only to be glared back at by Yu Ying: "What are you looking at?"
Lin Yuan: "Are you lying to him?"
Yu Ying said that, but based on Lin Yuan's understanding of her, Yu Ying was very responsible and belonged to the type who wanted to take care of everything.
She was so worried about it herself, yet she turned around and advised He Xun not to worry.
"That's not very convincing."
“Anyway, no actor can have a hit every time. There are always peaks and troughs,” Yu Ying said. “Since it’s a work that you’ve taken seriously, your part won’t be bad, and the audience won’t blame you.”
Lin Yuan nodded.
Real audiences are generally quite tolerant of actors; those who are constantly jumping around are mostly fans of rival groups.
Unless an actor's performance is truly awful, with a crooked mouth and slanted eyes that fail to convey any emotion on screen, or if they've had their face surgically altered to look like a bloated mess, making their appearance an eyesore for the audience, viewers won't bother to make a comment.
If the production quality is poor, but the actors' performances are outstanding enough, viewers might even feel sorry for the actors themselves.
“Sigh.” He Xun continued to sigh, “Actually, lately… I haven’t gotten used to the fact that I’m gradually becoming famous.”
"Maybe it's because I've been out of the public eye for too long, or maybe... I'm just not very good at marketing."
"Then you should just become a proper actor." Yu Ying opened another bag of spicy strips and ate it.
Lin Yuan silently took a picture, intending to send it to her agent.
"Lin Yuan, what are you doing? I saw it all!" Yu Ying reacted quickly and tried to snatch his phone.
However, Lin Yuan is over 1.8 meters tall.
Yu Ying is over 165cm, but not over 170cm.
So Lin Yuan held the phone high, letting Yu Ying transform into a gorilla to snatch it.
"Don't force me to slap you!" Yu Ying said threateningly.
"Can't you two show me some respect? I'm getting emotional right now."
He Xun snatched Lin Yuan's phone, but Lin Yuan had already pressed the send button.
Yu Ying: "..."
With a loud "bang," the next second, Lin Yuan raised his leg and let out a howl: "It's broken! It's really broken!"
Which one?
Upon hearing Yu Ying's question, He Xun forgot all about being sad and burst out laughing: "Serves you right, hahahahahaha."
"My leg was insured, and it was very expensive," Lin Yuan complained.
"Here's a hundred, keep the change."
"Are you happy now, you cold-hearted person?"
"stop!"
Next up is He Xun's rant.
But before He Xun could even begin, Yu Ying gestured for him to stop and sit down next to Lin Yuan: "Move closer, don't be so awkward."
"Come closer, look at the camera." Yu Ying gestured while making a "sucking" sound.
Lin Yuan: "...Are we dogs?"
In short, under Ms. Yu's intimidation, the two still managed to complete the photo with stiff peace signs.
Yu Ying quickly posted it on her Weibo homepage, along with photos of hot pot she had taken earlier.
Lin Yuan & He Xun: "..."
The two had no other thoughts than that they felt—finally, someone they knew who knew how to take photos.
Although they ate the same hot pot meal, the food looked 50% less tempting in Lin Yuan's photos, while it looked much more delicious in Yu Ying's photos.
"You need to learn," Yu Ying patted Lin Yuan on the shoulder. "Of all the people I know, you're the worst at taking pictures."
Lin Yuan: "?"
He couldn't help but point at He Xun: "Isn't he ugly?"
"A little better than you."
He Xun grinned and gave Lin Yuan a wicked look, unable to suppress his smugness.
...
As soon as Yu Ying posted this Weibo post, the comment section became lively.
"Thank you, sister! You're such a kind person!"
"Ahhhhhh, finally some normal photos! I'm so moved I could cry. This is the most normal Lin Yuan and He Xun photos I've seen since 'The Powerful Minister'."
"Hahaha, every time I see Lin Yuan and He Xun's selfies, I can't help but wonder, what kind of weird trick is this? Are these really photos that can be posted on social media?"
"You guys are actually eating hot pot together during the Chinese New Year? Tsk tsk, here's a manager lurking in the corner."
"The stiff expression and the completely mismatched sitting posture, it's obvious she was forced, right? Sister is awesome! I'm dying of laughter, I didn't expect these three to play together, Lin Yuan's aggrieved face and He Xun's disgusted face are so funny!"
"I'm going to rewatch 'The Powerful Minister'!!!"
Ironically, along with #LinYuanHeXun#, #GengYueWangChen# also trended on Weibo. In addition to the fans of the two sides fighting each other, Geng Yue also deleted all of Wang Chen's content from his Weibo account.
The parts of Geng Yue's Weibo post mentioning Wang Chen, besides showcasing their brotherhood within the same company, were promotional posts for "Let's Travel".
The promotional post was basically just silhouettes of everyone and a trailer, including other guests. It seems that Geng Yue had grown to the point of disliking Wang Chen, so he deleted all of his "Let's Travel" segments in one go.
After being treated this way by Geng Yue, Wang Chen initially just cried and complained, but later she took matters into her own hands and deleted the part of her Weibo post that praised Geng Yue.
Netizens were deeply moved by this.
Many people still remember that before "The Powerful Minister" aired, there were rumors that Lin Yuan's personality was too high-profile and that he was not the same as the low-profile He Xun, and that they probably wouldn't get along.
Back then, there was still evidence, and He Xun seemed to be avoiding Lin Yuan quite a bit.
When filming "Ghost Arts," it was said that Yu Ying had a bad temper and was difficult to get along with, and that Lin Yuan was always sarcastic and unpredictable, and that he might offend Yu Ying at any time and get a good beating from her.
Geng Yue's mentorship of Wang Chen became a model example.
What about now?
They constantly act like they have a good relationship but then tear each other apart, proving that everything is fake. In fact... from their mutual tearing, netizens don't think either of them is truly innocent; they just think that both of them are villains.
On the other hand, Lin Yuan's group... would occasionally show off, but they didn't talk about it all the time.
The hot pot party was already arranged, and Yu Ying was even invited. Compared to Geng Yue and Wang Chen, the contrast was quite obvious.
After careful analysis, netizens concluded that Lin Yuan is indeed good at tearing people apart, but he has never done so to people who are good to him.
Those guys at Wink were incredibly nice to him. Even though they had done things that wronged Lin Yuan, they still tried their best to put Lin Yuan down.
"This shows that Xiaolin is a person you can get along with."
"A super-cooperative kangaroo with terrible photography skills."
In the photos Yu Ying took, the bag of spicy strips she was eating accidentally appeared in the frame, and netizens frantically took screenshots and sent them to her agent.
Yu Ying: "..."
A habitual complainer.
Yu Ying's agent responded quickly, thanking netizens and mentioning that "someone had already sent me the pictures."
As for who this "someone" is—the "someone" quickly claimed responsibility in Yu Ying's comment section.
Why is it always you?
"Sister Yu is right! You're such a tattletale!"
"Hahaha, it's Lin Yuan again! I have no doubt that on the other side of the screen, this kangaroo is about to get beaten up, and Sister Yu's fists are already itching to strike."
"Can we have more of these everyday scenes? Seeing these kinds of scenes makes me feel so happy!!"
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Author's note: [doge][doge][doge] Here I am!
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