Chapter 13 Distinguished Son
Upon hearing those words, Xia Mian swallowed hard.
"Oh, well, you've got to think about it." With that, Xia Mian ended the call and tossed her phone aside.
Then I turned around and looked at myself in the mirror.
...The boy in front of me had a pinkish hue from his neck to his cheeks.
It must be because the bath water was set too hot today, and it burned my skin.
Summer Sleep thought, "The temperature needs to drop a bit."
For the next few days, there was no word from Zhou Pingchuan, as if "I'm thinking carefully about how to coax you" was just a bizarre dream.
But the other party had already agreed, so Xia Mian couldn't urge them and could only wait.
Fortunately, the production team has been officially announcing the guests for "Infinite Escape" one by one in the past few days, including top-tier actresses, rising stars, and comedians. If it weren't for the fact that only two episodes were filmed, someone of Xia Mian's caliber definitely wouldn't have made it onto the show.
With the popularity of "Infinite" soaring, Xia Mian spends her free time managing her skin, exercising, and browsing related comments on variety shows, leading a fairly fulfilling life.
Judging from the discussion forum, the audience is very satisfied with the officially announced cast and has high expectations.
Until the official announcement of summer hibernation.
The style of comments under the official Weibo account suddenly changed:
Who is this? No such person found.
[This is an ordinary person, but the styling is so awful it's an eyesore]
[Another capitalist is fortifying the ugly ducklings!]
[Hilarious! If our esteemed son saw the comments above, he'd probably jump for joy!]
[Hahaha, we're snatching bamboo shoots!]
[If you don't understand, just ask: Who is Xian Gui'er? Why would he be happy to be called an ugly child of a capitalist?]
[Ahem, allow me to formally introduce myself. This teacher in front of me is Xia Mian, whose representative works include the interrupted web series, "I Love Eating Cartwheels," and "The Darwin Effect," among others. He's most famous for his various displays of wealth, hence the nickname "The Nobleman." If you want to catch up, here are some essential course materials; please circulate them.]
The poster on this floor shared a link, which contained "exciting moments" of the original poster being exposed for being foolish and flaunting wealth.
Later, due to the overwhelming negative reviews, the original owner, fearing Zhou Ting's dislike, deleted her Weibo account. Xia Mian hadn't actually seen these posts, so she saved them.
He first opened the first video, and the host asked the original owner, "What fruits have you been enjoying lately?"
This kind of interview can be prepared in advance with a script. After thinking for a long time, the original owner said, "Car wheels."
aestivation:"......"
The company told us to say cherries, right?
He then opened a second video, which was a group interview with the film crew. Everyone was discussing how beautiful the sunset was, and the original owner immediately showed off: "That's the Darwin effect."
aestivation:""
The Tyndall effect! Dude! The Tyndall effect!
When Xia Mian opened the photo, she was completely baffled.
Not to mention netizens, even he himself finds it unacceptable!
The "self" with a full head of blond hair, dressed in head-to-toe luxury brand clothing with large logos, was perched on the steering wheel, taking a picture from a low angle, precisely and casually capturing the Lamborghini logo, the Lover's Bridge watch, and the dirty shoes...
Regardless of whether these things are real or fake, the original owner's eyes and demeanor didn't resemble that of a rich kid at all!
In reality, wealth isn't about outward appearance; what matters is inner richness. The original owner's eyes were timid and lacked confidence. After being questioned, she always fell into various self-justification traps, making her seem fake to everyone.
It is indeed fake.
Back then, the original owner hadn't returned to the Xia family yet, so where would he get the money to buy luxury cars and watches? It was all because the company thought he was stupid, poor, and had no market value, so they wanted to create a "pure and foolish young master" persona for the original owner. He bought counterfeit goods, rented luxury cars, didn't know what cherries were but insisted on liking to eat them, and even though he dropped out of high school, he insisted on memorizing the Tyndall effect.
As a result of the company's actions, the "young master" persona failed to hold true, while "stupid," "pretentious," and "noble" became the permanent labels attached to the original owner.
In fact, Xia Mian doesn't care about those things. She knows perfectly well how much money she has and whether she's living a good or bad life, and there's no need for her to prove it to others.
Moreover, very few people their age are capable of earning money; they all rely on their families for support. What right do they have to boast?
This promotional photo is most likely an old photo that the production team asked Qian Hui for. Xia Mian didn't want to see it and simply closed the app.
Immediately afterwards, Ranran sent a message: [Teacher Xia, the production team just announced you on the show!]
summer: [I saw it]
Ranran: [Please share this with the link when you have time.]
summer: [Absolutely unnecessary]
He simply couldn't accept that photo.
Ranran: [There are indeed some unfriendly comments in the comment section, please don't mind them. After all, we need buzz to get traffic, and with traffic we can increase our market share, and only then will our show have a chance to become a hit. Just turn it off and don't watch it.]
Perhaps because he had bought her a first-class ticket, Ranran and Xia Mian grew closer and closer, and the production crew would come to him at the slightest sign of trouble.
The young girl was inexperienced and often gave herself away while talking.
For example, her statement just now: "Only with buzz can you get traffic." The way she said it so naturally and confidently means that there must be paid trolls hired by the production team stirring up trouble in the comments section of her official announcement.
Based on this, if we speculate further, is the production team hiring this idiot to highlight the other smart and wealthy guests, thus providing laughs and topics through comparison?
In other words, his role is that of a control group!
Only two episodes will be recorded, and once the hype is built up, they can be easily discarded!
This is such a great value for money!
Xia Mian silently complained in her heart, pretending not to have guessed, and replied: "[I don't retweet mainly because I don't have Weibo]"
Ranran: [Ah... I'm sorry, Teacher Xia, I don't usually use Weibo, so I didn't know anything about you. But you could open an account sometime, maybe share some materials from the show, and you could gain a lot of followers.]
Indeed, Ranran's words reminded him.
As an artist, you always need a platform to communicate with your fans. It just so happens that the original owner deleted their Weibo account, so they can open another one without having to clean up the old, offensive content. How convenient!
Ten minutes later, Xia Mian completed the registration, choosing the name Mianmian. Then he changed into a plain white T-shirt without a logo, turned off the main light, and only turned on a small night light.
Sitting in front of the bay window, I spent ages finding the right angle to take a side profile photo and posted this as my first Weibo post:
Hi, this is Xia Mian, long time no see.
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