Chapter 15 - The original text's protagonist makes his appearance!
Watching the bad guy get knocked back and fall down the stairs, his HP bar showing -50, Lin Suxing felt satisfied: "Serves you right! Who told you to pick a fight with my Niannian?"
At this moment, Lin Suxing was unaware that a storm was already brewing fiercely about him on Weibo...
[Your intimacy level with Niannian has reached level 3!]
[New content has been unlocked in the annual data card, come check it out!]
After recovering from the excitement of completing the game's small tasks, Lin Suxing belatedly realized how rich the details of this companion game were!
I thought it was just a simple raising and companion game, similar to Travel Frog, but I didn't expect that the background of the character they raise would be so rich and layered, with such a convoluted and bizarre backstory.
Nian Nian's character is not only a domineering CEO, but also a beautiful, strong and tragic woman. Her mother's family was once glorious and powerful, but after its decline, her father brought all kinds of women home, which led to her mother's death from depression. Now he only gives resources to his new wife's children, but regards Nian Nian as a thorn in his side.
This is truly disgusting, and it's hard to judge its values.
Seeing the pixelated figure standing blankly by the stairs, seemingly lost in thought, Lin Suxing opened the data card next to it and began to read.
[Character Name: Niannian]
[mbti:intj]
[Personality: Calm and composed, cunning and obsessive]
Favorite things: Lotus seed soup made by my mother, desserts.
[Things I dislike: idiots, thunderstorms]
Hating idiots sounds really sad.
It's fascinating to see different sides of a sadistic, aloof, and sharp-tongued family heir!
Especially when the system has designed the character's personality to be very three-dimensional and the plot is very vivid.
The boy's pink-tinged fingertip tapped the round profile of the little figure on the screen in its pixelated style. A notification immediately popped up: [Intimacy level insufficient to lv50, unable to enable real-time physical interaction!]
Lin Suxing: "..."
Based on the actions of certain websites and platforms in reality, I always feel that the original intention behind the design of this companionship module seems to have a conspiracy.
It seems like they want the host to become addicted to the game, and then use the points to buy gifts for the companion character?!
This way, the points won't be used to redeem various real-world items, effectively reducing the disruption of the novel's world structure by various buff items.
But Lin Suxing was in a completely unrestrained state, and the points he had now were all obtained by chance after completing the task.
It's impossible to be a pay-to-win player.
After sensing his thoughts, the system immediately began to fawn over him like a male ghost: "Host, host, so in order to get more points to give gifts to your companion CP... ah no, companion doll, you need to complete more tasks to interact with him more."
It hasn't given up yet and still wants to help Lin Suxing correct his idea of being a lazy bum.
Lin Suxing rolled her eyes: "No, this isn't like some system novels where you explode on the spot if you don't complete the task. I'd definitely quit then. Anyway, I don't have to worry about food and drink. I didn't enter the industry because I wanted to become famous."
At this point, he seemed to remember something, and his expression instantly turned somewhat gloomy and lost, and he fell silent.
The system also noticed Lin Suxing's low spirits and did not continue to persuade him. It simply murmured in a mechanical voice, "Host, I'm sorry, I... I shouldn't have brought this up."
"It's nothing." Lin Suxing shook her head, her gaze fixed blankly on the floor tiles.
After being switched at birth with Lin Ke, Lin Suxing was raised by an ordinary working-class couple. Although his family was poor, they were tolerant and encouraging towards him, allowing him to grow up in a loving environment.
Even though his parents divorced when he was ten, they still cared about him a lot and never neglected his feelings. The family was always happy together.
Later, his adoptive mother fell ill, and since he was of high school age, he had to drop out of school to work and save money. By chance, he met a talent scout from an entertainment company, which led him down the path of becoming a struggling actor.
He never intended to become a famous or popular star; he just wanted to earn money to save his adoptive mother's life.
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The practice room was still stuffy and hot, filled with the smell of sweat and hard work.
The contestants in Group D sat on the ground in twos and threes, or leaned against the cold mirrored wall, their fingers unconsciously tapping their knees, humming the passages from the upcoming assessment, but their eyes kept glancing towards the door.
The lyrics paper in his hand was turned so many times that the edges were slightly curled, and anxiety and anticipation filled the silence.
Following yesterday's instruction from the show's instructors, today the Produce producers' PDs will come to Group D to provide instruction according to the show's shift schedule.
First, the producers in charge of the songs will come and watch the contestants sing the songs a cappella several times to point out their shortcomings. Then, the producers in charge of the dances will come and scrutinize the contestants' movements.
The arrival of the PD not only means that the contestants' training will be shown on the show more often, but it also serves as an early assessment of the contestants before the performance.
If you can perform well during the PD's teaching process, the audience's first impression will lead to a better evaluation.
Lin Suxing wasn't nervous at all. Singing was his forte, and he had practiced the harmony with everyone except Lin Ke, so he figured the PD wouldn't find too many faults.
Meng Huaiwen, on the other hand, was completely unnerved: since he knew the PD would point out all his shortcomings anyway, he simply gave up.
Just as everyone was unconsciously looking towards the door again, the sound of the doorknob turning jolted everyone awake. They quickly adjusted their posture and prepared to welcome the familiar resident PD, the well-known singer Yu Qin.
However, when the door was pushed open, the first thing that came into view was not Teacher Qin's nimble figure. A taller figure, with an undeniable and strong presence, blocked most of the light, making the doorway area darken for a moment.
Lin Suxing: ?
The trainees' expectant expressions froze instantly, turning into a hint of confusion and tension.
The man strode in; he had broad shoulders and long legs, and the dark blue denim jacket he wore looked like haute couture.
After a brief silence, there was a gasp that was almost impossible to suppress, a mixture of shock and ecstasy.
Teacher Na Qin, who was behind Zhao Gan, walked in with a smile after hearing the contestants' surprised reactions: "Your guest PD just happened to be here today for the recording, so he's here to give you some surprise guidance. How about that, surprised?"
"I never expected the guest PD to be Brother Zhao!" "Wow, that must have cost Kiwi Entertainment a fortune in appearance fees, haha."...
Lin Ke blushed slightly, and looked at Zhao Gan with her large-diameter contact lenses as if she wanted to look away, but then looked away as if she had been burned, pursed her lips and gently patted her head with her palm.
It's comparable to Yuan San's smooth little combos.
Lin Suxing and Meng Huaiwen, who witnessed the whole thing, showed the same shocked expression as Jackson Wang when he saw JYP dancing: What is going on??
Meng Huaiwen said he could not understand.
Zhao Gan debuted as a singer and later transitioned to acting. Last year and this summer, he starred in two hit TV dramas, and he received numerous endorsements, making him a household name.
Seeing such a top celebrity up close for the first time, it was hard for the contestants, especially those who were not from public life, not to be excited: "Wow, he's even more handsome in person than on camera!" "I heard Zhao Gan comes from a wealthy family, so he has a very noble air about him!"...
But among them, the one who was most excited yet forcibly suppressed was Lin Ke.
Lin Ke had secretly fallen for Zhao Gan ever since they first met at a banquet a year ago.
At Lin Ke's initiative, the two had already added each other as WeChat friends, and when they were in the same city, they often invited each other to go out, whether to watch a movie or have a meal.
Pretending not to know someone in front of the camera, especially when the other person is his flight PD, gives the feeling of a tacit understanding, like that between a close friend or family member in a crowd.
This made Lin Ke feel extremely excited.
As a national treasure-level female singer, Yu Cen didn't waste any time after entering: "Everyone's practice time is very precious, and the first performance is just around the corner, so let's get started."
The practice room quickly began a cycle of contestants auditioning, producer guidance, and contestants making corrections.
"Su Xing, you're good in everything else, but you could use a little more falsetto here."
Yu Cen's guidance was very professional. She demonstrated vocal placement, explained breath control, and pointed out a few minor details in Lin Suxing's lyrics that were not handled well.
On the other hand, the art style is completely different.
It didn't feel like a talent show at all; it felt more like the opening minutes of a low-quality adult film.
Zhao Gan pointed out the harmony issues in a deep voice, and his Adam's apple bobbed as he demonstrated breath control. Every movement exuded the effortless sexiness of a mature man.
Those deep eyes were like hooks, their gaze sweeping casually yet with extreme precision across the contestants before them, accurately capturing Lin Ke.
The gaze was undisguisedly intense, like invisible fingertips slowly tracing across Lin Ke's neck and collarbone, finally settling on the fabric of his chest, slightly damp with sweat from dance practice, revealing glimpses of his flesh.
The time spent there exceeded what a mentor should have, filled with possessive assessments and blatant innuendo.
Lin Ke seemed to be burned by that gaze.
He didn't look up, but subconsciously brought his legs together, his Adam's apple bobbed slightly, and his fingers holding the sheet music curled up slightly, his knuckles turning a little white.
He could feel that gaze, almost tangible, lingering on his most sensitive spots, sending a shiver down his spine that only the two of them could understand.
A fire had already spread down his spine, and this fire was lit by Zhao Gan himself.
Zhao Gan acted as if nothing had happened, straightened up, and continued to talk about a certain technique for handling a certain tone, but a very faint smirk appeared on his lips, a sly smile that only Lin Ke could understand.
He even casually loosened the collar of his shirt, revealing a small portion of his sharp collarbone, the angle of which was directly facing Lin Ke.
The air around us seemed to thicken.
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