Time goes back to last night.
Dai Mengmeng is a loyal customer of Meimei You Yogurt, and she never tires of it. Her friends and family can't understand her, but no matter what, she always buys three boxes of the yogurt every time it comes out with a new packaging.
She even went so far as to follow the official Weibo account of Meimeiyou Yogurt.
It's a shame the official promotional efforts aren't great; the advertising is mediocre, and even the sponsored variety shows are cheesy adventure shows like "Treasure Hunt"... It's so baffling. Who among the young still watches that kind of variety show these days?! She definitely wouldn't watch it anyway.
This evening at 8 o'clock, while browsing Weibo, a repost from the Meimeiyou Yogurt official Weibo account was pushed to Dai Mengmeng's homepage:
@Meimeiyou Yogurt Official v: We really aren't shills [face covering] // @Treasure Hunt Adventure Program Group v: Behind the scenes of this episode, are there any handsome guys and girls you picked? [Video]
Originally, Dai Mengmeng didn't want to click it.
But the cover of this video is too scheming. The cover heroine is incredibly beautiful. When she smiles at the camera with squinting eyes, the teardrop mole at the corner of her eye is really unfair. People are visual animals, and Dai Mengmeng couldn't take her eyes off for more than ten seconds.
However, she quickly calmed down, realizing that this was the show's usual routine: most of the participants in "Treasure Hunt Adventure" are internet celebrities, and their photos after high-filtering are extremely good-looking, but their dynamic movements reveal their true colors, and the makeup is even more eye-catching after strenuous exercise.
Having said that, Dai Mengmeng still couldn't help but click on the video even though she knew she would most likely be disappointed. After all, she is obsessed with looks.
This recording clip is six minutes long, and the guy on the cover appears at about half a minute in.
At first sight, Dai Mengmeng was stunned.
She was a huge fan of looks. Over the years, few people could impress her so much with just their looks. She could tell that the male contestant named Wen Xingze in the video wasn't even wearing any makeup, and there were no filters added to his look in post-production. His looks were the only thing holding him up.
This is too good-looking! How can she become an internet celebrity if she looks like this? Can she become a big star just by relying on her looks?
Dai Mengmeng stared at the screen intently.
In the video, the staff asked Wen Xingze: "You've already debuted for five years?! Did you get sick in the meantime and wasted time getting treatment?"
"...No," the young man said honestly, a little embarrassed, "I just don't have much business ability and I'm not very ambitious."
Dai Mengmeng: “Hahahahahaha!!!”
It's so real, it makes you feel comfortable. Dai Mengmeng originally thought it was another old-fashioned pitiful segment, but she didn't expect this little brother to play by the rules so unconventionally, and inexplicably hit her funny spot!
Then, watching the video, it is the part where she advertises her favorite Meimeiyou yogurt. In the video, Wen Xingze cooperates very well and gives a thumbs up:
"Super delicious! Let me see what I won," he said, looking at the bottle cap. "A romantic seven-day trip to France."
Seeing the genuine "Grand Prize" written on the bottle cap, Dai Mengmeng's expression mirrored that of the staff and photographer nearby: "????"
As a loyal customer of Meimeiyou Yogurt, she knew about the legendary grand prize, but the odds of winning were shockingly low. To show they really had a grand prize, the officials posted a promotional post on their official Weibo account for every winner.
Dai Mengmeng also began to suspect for a moment whether it was a proxy for the program team, but she quickly dismissed the idea, because the officials of both Meimeiyou Yogurt and Treasure Hunt Adventure were famous for being poor and stingy!
If they had the spare money to deliberately spend on things like this, would the publicity be so bad? Would the awards be so shabby?
Moreover, Meimeiyou Yogurt has sponsored more than a dozen issues, and there have been no grand prizes before, so there is no reason to make it special this time.
What shocked her even more was yet to come.
——When Wen Xingze and another female contestant were sitting in the waiting area, he very gentlemanly helped the female contestant unscrew the bottle cap, and it was another familiar special prize.
This time even the director was stunned and turned to discuss with his assistant.
And Dai Mengmeng: "..."
Could this be the legendary human-shaped koi? She hadn't believed the previous promotional images of human-shaped koi, thinking they were just marketing gimmicks, until she saw it with her own eyes.
Suddenly, Dai Mengmeng became very excited about the episode of "Treasure Hunt Adventure" which had not yet been aired.
She watched the video of Wen Xingze's appearance several times, but still couldn't get enough. She couldn't help but search for Wen Xingze. To her surprise, she actually found him.
This guy is actually a star, but he's a little obscure, no, very obscure. It's the first time Dai Mengmeng has seen such an obscure artist. Only seven people signed in on the super topic...
The last update on the super topic was more than ten hours ago, when a fan sent a blessing Weibo post with a picture of Wen Xingze riding a tattered tricycle that was used to recycle color TVs, refrigerators, and old computers.
Wen Xingze in this photo is still as handsome as ever, but he blends in perfectly with the background. There is no sense of posing or being forced at all. It is very interesting.
Dai Mengmeng was inexplicably tickled again: "Hahahahahaha!!!"
She couldn't help but save the picture, edited it into an emoticon with the caption "The harder you work, the luckier you are", and posted it on Weibo along with the behind-the-scenes video of "Treasure Hunt Adventure".
Dai Mengmeng runs a Weibo account called 'Keyanbot', which specializes in posting photos of handsome men and beautiful women. She has hundreds of thousands of followers.
This Weibo post is very different from her previous style, but the protagonist of the emoticon package is really handsome, and the accompanying picture and text are really funny, which quickly caused a huge response:
[Hahahaha, as long as I ride my tricycle fast enough, bad luck can't catch up with me.jpg. Seven people signed in on the super topic of riding a tricycle to collect junk and sell leeks. Is this the male celebrity in the domestic entertainment industry? I'm done.]
[No way, sir, does this kind of divine beauty really exist? ? ? ! ! ]
[My girlfriend's fans are here. We have more than seven fans now. We have a new member tonight. Dragon Ball has officially upgraded to the Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea. qaq. Everyone, take a look at our Aze's beautiful raw photos [pictures][pictures][pictures]. Collecting junk is just a side job! Really!]
Soon, this emoticon was shared from Weibo to WeChat Moments, and inexplicably became one of the hottest meme trends of the night...
At nine o'clock the next day, in the Shengtian Entertainment conference room.
Wen Xingze was dragged out of bed by his boss, and he wasn't completely awake yet. He had half a steamed bun in his mouth, his phone open to Weibo, and he muttered, "Is my account really not hacked?"
For the first time ever, the number of reposts and comments is 99.
The morning light poured in from the floor-to-ceiling windows, outlining the profile of Wen Xingze's face, which had a heart-pounding softness.
There is no doubt that this caused another wave of chicken cries in the parallel universe.
[Marry His Majesty Squad: Good morning, rivals! His Majesty is so handsome!]
[aushudg: Good morning, no, I stayed up all night. I was thinking about where Zizi lived last night... Could it really be that storage room... No way]
[Strawberry Pudding: I also stayed up all night, myocardial infarction, my baby is so good qaq]
[Bizhuan Xia: I was so angry I couldn't sleep. I went to blow up the asteroid belt. If that were to happen, I would destroy that universe.]
Fortunately, "Cub Raising Plan" is just a game. If all this were true——
It was true that Wang lived in a basement, that he had bad luck and a small bank account, and that he had lived like this for twenty-four years. He would destroy that universe at all costs and snatch his child away.
This is the true thought of all citizens.
Even though it was just a game, even though they couldn't find a way to go to the parallel universe, countless parents were so angry that they couldn't sleep last night.
According to the report of the Space Alliance, thousands of abandoned planets were destroyed last night by the inexplicable anger of the people of the Muse Empire, including four asteroid belts. The Space Alliance entered the fourth-level alert mode overnight and almost thought that a war was about to break out.
This is a country with incredible combat power and extremely protective of its own people. When encountering anything related to their king, they will basically explode.
But before, the Universal Alliance never thought that they would do such a thing just because of a game: because the game characters modeled after their king lived a miserable life and they couldn't spend money during non-mission periods, they blew up more than a thousand barren planets to vent their anger?
This is ridiculous! I can't believe it!
And the absurdity doesn't end there.
——Last night, with the help of the silver dragon's unique space jump, thousands of dragons appeared at the same time under the capital's Starlight Tower. This is an armed force that is enough to destroy an entire galaxy.
The shocking dragon's might enveloped the surface of the earth, even causing abnormal weather, with strong winds and heavy rains sweeping across the entire planet.
If any other race had done this, it would have been a heinous crime treason. But no one suspected the dragons. Ten years ago, all dragons had pledged their loyalty to the king by offering scales from their hearts.
It is equivalent to handing your life over to the king.
This is indeed the case. They suddenly arrived on the capital planet not to rebel, but to intimidate.
Deterrent Light Tower.
The crystal core that provided the Light Tower's primary energy source was firmly under the dragon's claws. They took this opportunity to impose three conditions on the Light Tower. The other two were unknown, but one of them was that the success rate of modifying the "lottery ticket" be 100%.
Moreover, today's krypton amount of 10 million star coins is almost used up. It was all spent by the dragon clan. I don't know what they were used for.
At 7 o'clock last night, just after choosing to enter the lottery, the system sent out two notifications:
"Ding Dong! The lottery system has been successfully activated. Congratulations to the player for triggering a 100% chance of changing your baby's fate. No other prizes will be dropped this time."
"Dragon filter activated! Current level: lv1 (Milk Dragon Roar)."
The reward 'Filter*1' obtained from the novice mission is directly fixed to the Dragon Filter. It may be random or affected by the event.
Although this is a good thing overall, it still makes some citizens feel jealous and competitive.
The king activated the filter of his own clan, as if he belonged to them.
What an honor this is.
…
When Wen Xingze finished eating a whole bun, the door of the conference room was finally opened.
A woman in a silver-gray business suit walked in quickly. She had long, wavy hair and delicate makeup. She walked while talking on the phone, frowning and speaking in a cold voice: "Yes, it's me. When is the audition scheduled?... Don't try that on me."
She nodded to Wen Xingze as a greeting.
On the way here, Wen Xingze had already been briefed on the subject.
Jiang Ye. One of Shengtian's top agents.
To be honest, Wen Xingze was very surprised. It was already amazing that a big company like Shengtian was willing to acquire Daomei. What qualifications did he have to let Jiang Ye lead him?
'Buzz.'
Wen Xingze had turned on silent mode on his phone before Jiang Ye entered the room, but at this moment, the screen of the phone on the table suddenly lit up.
Someone sent him a text message, and the message preview looked very familiar: "Hello, Mr. Wen from [Guangta Logistics]! The exclusive private jet reserved for you by the Dragon Clan parents is about to arrive. Please..."
No, this scam text message is addictive.
Guangta Logistics? Dragon Clan? What nonsense? Wen Xingze didn't pick up his phone. He just glanced at it, turned off the screen, and turned the phone over so that the back was facing up.
At this time, Jiang Ye's phone call had come to an end. Since she entered the door, her eyes had been on Wen Xingze. She looked at Wen Xingze carefully while talking on the phone.
Her eyes were direct and judgmental.
"...That's it for now. I have something else to do. I'll call you back later." After saying this, she casually placed her phone on the table, sat up straight, and suddenly asked Wen Xingze, "Do you like Chi Yan?"
Wen Xingze admitted: "Yes." It must be because she just saw the lock screen of the phone.
Jiang Ye nodded and said casually, "Well, he owns 39% of Shengtian's shares, so you can look forward to it." Then she changed the subject, "Did you make your resume yourself? No, the photo is not even one-tenth as good-looking as you are in person. I will arrange a photo shoot for you within this week."
Wen Xingze was the only actor Jiang Ye had ever seen whose resume directly included his ID photo. It was probably taken for free during the college entrance examination, so blurry it was almost impossible to make out his face. Before meeting Wen Xingze in person, Jiang Ye didn't have high expectations for him.
Therefore, she was actually quite surprised at this moment, but she didn't show it on her face.
Of course it’s not just because of Wen Xingze’s face.
This child has good qualifications.
Jiang Ye was the kind of manager who acted decisively and kept his word. Wen Xingze listened quietly, then said, "Okay."
In fact, he was a little confused.
Chi Yan owns 49% of Shengtian shares? That Chi Yan? He can look forward to something. What can he look forward to?
Shit, could you please make it clear?
"Don't be afraid, I don't eat people." Jiang Ye saw that Wen Xingze had a dull expression and thought he was frightened, so he softened his tone a little:
“Who was your last agent?”
Wen Xingze: "You may not know him, his name is Wu Youjin."
Jiang Ye: "Oh, him, hehe."
hehe?
Wen Xingze suspected that she was implying Wu Youjin.
Jiang Ye's words were merciless: "Let me be frank, the announcements your agent got you in the past were all terrible. You took a lot of detours, and you can be said to have achieved nothing in the past five years."
She flipped through Wen Xingze's resume and couldn't find even one thing that was worth mentioning.
Buried completely.
Many coincidences had led to Wen Xingze's current situation, and Jiang Ye was too lazy to delve into the underlying reasons. Now that she had taken over, she wouldn't let Wen Xingze repeat his previous failures.
Wen Xingze: “…” That’s too direct.
"I'm very strict, I hope you're mentally prepared," Jiang Ye said, pushing a script across the table to Wen Xingze, "Stop talking nonsense, take a look at this."
"Meeting the Dragon Night" is a fantasy drama currently in production, directed by a director whose previous idol drama was a summer hit. The lead actors and actresses for "Meeting the Dragon Night" have already been confirmed, both highly sought-after and talented.
Although it was just an audition opportunity, Wen Xingze had never thought that he would be qualified to receive such an announcement.
"Meeting the Dragon at Night" is also a very important drama in the original book. Xu Baijing played an important supporting role in it. His acting was not very good, but his CP with the male lead in the drama became popular and attracted a large number of CP fans.
He opened the first page, and the slightly tired look on his face disappeared immediately. He began to read with unprecedented seriousness.
While he was reading the script, Jiang Ye sat opposite him, staring at him intently.
Wen Xingze's eyes were slightly lighter than the average person's. When facing the light, they took on a beautiful pale golden hue, giving him a somewhat mixed-race look. He didn't have the look of an internet celebrity. When he wasn't smiling, he looked a bit tired and distant. His temperament was... excellent.
In simple terms, it looks very sophisticated, has strong plasticity, and can be salty or sweet.
And he didn't know if it was an illusion, but when he saw him, Jiang Ye would always think of some creature that only existed in fantasy.
--dragon.
This is really amazing.
"I have a feeling you'd be perfect for this role."
Jiang Ye smiled after waiting patiently for Wen Xingze to finish reading the script.
She had another script in her hand and didn't rush to hand it to Wen Xingze.
There were only two simple words written on the cover of the script:
"one day".
Wen Xingze stared blankly.
This is Chi Yan's first film, a same-sex drama. Chi Yan himself did not appear in the original book, but as a directorial debut, the critically and commercially acclaimed "One Day" is undoubtedly a high-scoring achievement. While there are some disappointments, the merits outweigh the flaws.
The only time, before Jiang Ye spoke, Wen Xingze asked first: "Do you want me to make a choice?"
Jiang Ye asked back: "What if I say yes?"
"One Day" and "Meeting the Dragon Night" are like a person who has been hungry in the desert for a long time and suddenly a Manchu Han banquet and a KFC set meal appear in front of Wen Xingze, who has been in obscurity for many years.
Of course, this wasn't something he could get just because he wanted it. Judging from the fate bestowed upon him by this book, the most likely scenario was that both were futile.
He had no choice before.
Wen Xingze was quiet for a few seconds and said, "Only children make choices."
He wants them all.
Jiang Ye said "yo" and raised his eyebrows with interest:
"I can't tell, you're very ambitious."
Ambition is not a derogatory word. As for Jiang Ye personally, she likes ambitious artists.
For example, she likes the look in Wen Xingze's eyes now.
——In the main mission progress of "Baby Development Plan", the popularity value of one thousand has been reached, and the "favor of industry seniors" has also become (1/2) at this second.
Wen Xingze's response was: "Because you've never been as obscure as I have."
Jiang Ye didn't even feel offended and asked, "How vague is it?"
Wen Xingze: "My mom didn't even know I'd ever filmed a movie. She thought I was doing a pyramid scheme here."
Jiang Ye: “…” That’s quite vague.
At 11:00 AM, when Wen Xingze walked out of the conference room, he received another strange scam text message, but with a different title:
"[Manli Hotel] Dear Mr. Wen, hello! Your private jet has arrived at your destination. Please proceed to Helipad No. 3 at the Manli Hotel. The Dragon Clan and other parents have reserved the entire area for you. Please don't worry about your privacy."
Wen Xingze: “?”
I read it again carefully, but still didn't understand it.
What does the Dragon Clan mean? We are not playing a game, or is it some kind of code name?
When it comes to Manli Hotel, he can only think of one, a five-star hotel quite close to here. He remembered that the protagonist of this book, Xu Baijing, loved to go there because one of his wealthy fathers had shares in Manli.
But as far as I can remember, even Xu Baijing didn't seem to have booked the entire Manli Theater.
The elevator stop signal sounded, Wen Xingze put the matter aside for the time being and walked into the elevator.
"bite--"
Someone pressed a button outside the door, and the door, which was about to close, opened again to both sides, and a man walked in.
"Sorry." said the man.
Wen Xingze was no longer short, and the man was actually much taller than him. He only felt a shadow cast from the side.
From the corner of my eye, I saw a pair of slightly cold eyes. They were of unusually beautiful shape, deeply sunken in their sockets, and the color was a rich yet cool ink.
Eyes and eyebrows are like snow on distant mountains.
For some reason, Wen Xingze thought of this metaphor.
...These eyes were so familiar that Wen Xingze recognized them almost at a glance, but this was the first time he saw them without looking through the screen.
Jiang Ye said that we can look forward to it, so this is what he meant.
From Wen Xingze's perspective, he could see faint dark circles under his eyes. Was he staying up late? Was it related to the filming and casting for "One Day"? Or was it jet lag?
The man glanced at Wen Xingze, then retracted his gaze, still fixed on the phone screen.
Wen Xingze: “…”
What should I do if I take the same elevator with my idol? It’s urgent to wait online!
The elevator door slowly closed again.
Just as the door was about to close, hurried footsteps suddenly sounded outside. The person who came was a fat man with a ferocious face, and he strode to the elevator door.
The fat man stretched out his hand and fiercely pressed the keys, gritting his teeth and saying, "Chi Yan! I beg you, I finally came to the company, can you please give me some face! Is that time-limited mission in your crappy game more important than work?"
"If you play Miracle Nikki all night long, you'll really die suddenly!!!"
Chi Yan: “…”
Wen Xingze: “…”
Chi Yan, stay up all night, playing Miracle Nikki?
Did he hear something he shouldn't have?
Wen Xingze felt that this scene was too embarrassing. What should he do?
Next second.
Chi Yan suddenly reached out and pressed the close button. Then he paused and pressed it three times.
Fatty: “You——”
The elevator door closed completely in the fat man's shocked, angry and unbelievable eyes, and the elevator began to descend.
An even more awkward silence spread in the elevator.
After a while.
Chi Yan's eyes were still on the phone, and he explained in a cold voice, "I'm a little rushed."
Wen Xingze: "I understand."
"..." Chi Yan had to add, "I'm not playing Miracle Nikki."
Wen Xingze showed an inclusive look: "You don't have to say it, I really understand."
Chi Yan: “?”
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