CH 36

TL: Hua

Bonus 2/6

Qi Xiaoyu’s eyes lit up when he saw the little black dog, and he immediately took it out through the car window.

As soon as it returned to Qi Xiaoyu’s hands, the little black dog swiftly rubbed and licked as if enjoying itself, drilling straight into Qi Xiaoyu’s arms.

Qi Xiaoyu laughed and could only hide his face to avoid being licked.

Xun Qian glanced over. Qi Xiaoyu was still wearing costumes and makeup. His gorgeous brocade robe made him look like a golden young master. His long black hair hung down from his shoulders, further emphasizing the delicacy of his eyebrows.

He held up the puppy and smiled so hard that his eyes were bent, and his whole person was filled with vitality.

Qi Xiaoyu played with the puppy for a while, then put it back in the car and said to Xun Qian, “Do you want to wait for me to go home with you? I’ll go change clothes, remove makeup, and come back. It will take about twenty minutes.”

Xun Qian nodded slightly and held back the puppy, which was flailing around and ready to jump out.

Twenty minutes later, Qi Xiaoyu, who had changed his clothes, appeared downstairs on time and got into the car.

The little black dog immediately struggled out of Xun Qian’s arms, swayed its round butt from side to side, and climbed onto Qi Xiaoyu’s body. It stood upright with its hind legs and put its front paws on Qi Xiaoyu’s chest, its tail brushing past Qi Xiaoyu’s stomach.

Xun Qian tilted his head and looked at it with slight disgust, then turned his head back and looked straight ahead. “It’s really noisy.”

Qi Xiaoyu glanced at Xun Qian and said, “It’s obviously very cute.”

After teasing it for a while, he added, “It doesn’t have a name yet; let’s give it one.”

Xun Qian’s dark eyes were silently staring at the puppy that was tossing in Qi Xiaoyu’s arms, even pulling down part of Qi Xiaoyu’s V-neck collar.

Qi Xiaoyu looked at the little black dog’s face and thought about it carefully. “Well…how about White Eyebrow Hero?”

Xun Qian pursed his lips but said nothing.

“The name is White Eyebrow Hero1白眉大侠 [Báiméi dà xiá] That’s a long name..” Qi Xiaoyu smiled. The appearance of Xun Qian and the dog immediately dissipated the little bit of haze created by the wire incident.

He remembered that the last time he and Xun Qian came out together, they watched a Peking Opera and ate roast duck afterward. He had also promised to treat him to dinner, so he said, “Have you had dinner yet? If not, we’ll have dinner and then go home?”

Xun Qian nodded slightly.

“What do you want to eat?” Qi Xiaoyu opened his phone, searched for nearby restaurants, and then considered Xun Qian’s taste.

According to his previous observations, Xun Qian probably doesn’t like greasy or spicy food, but he seems to like the shrimp dumplings, dim sum, and porridge he made. “How about a Cantonese restaurant?”

Xun Qian nodded again.

*****

When Qi Xiaoyu took one person and one dog down to the Cantonese restaurant, an explosive post on the Internet was slowly fermenting, and the heat was rising.

The title of the post is very eye-catching: Explosive! The cast of The Tang Dynasty Empress is harmonious on the surface but intrigues behind the scenes.

The content in it refers directly to the crew of “The Legend of the Tang Dynasty Empress.” A certain rich second generation who brought money to join the crew used their family background to bully the newcomers, affecting the newcomers’ filming, slowing down the filming rhythm, and even maliciously breaking the newcomers’ wires, wanting the newcomers to fall from a high altitude.

The poster should be very familiar with the entertainment industry’s routines. He gets straight to the point right from the start and uses tons of explosive pictures.

There are photos of Jiang Sicheng rolling his eyes at Qi Xiaoyu, photos of him blocking Qi Xiaoyu from putting on makeup, and photos of Jiang Sicheng glaring at Qi Xiaoyu with a knife the last time they were filming a scene together.

In fact, there are some things that look like a very small action on the spot, an inadvertent expression, but after being caught and photographed from a clever angle, what is shown is Jiang Sicheng’s domineering look, which is enough to make people think about it and cause a lot of controversy.

Especially at the end, there’s a short interview about Jiang Sicheng breaking the wire.

The staff member in mosaic said, “Yes, the wires were damaged by someone. I have checked them before, and they are all good. The last person who touched the wires… seems to be Jiang Sicheng.”

Although the staff face is blurred, you can tell from the background that they are from the Tang Dynasty crew.

“The Legend of the Tang Dynasty Empress” has become very popular since the filming started.

With the release of the character makeup photos and the broadcast of daily short videos, the popularity and discussion of the show and its leading actors have become even higher.

And it’s especially so for Qi Xiaoyu. The second episode of the commercial short film with Xue Qingchu was also released just a few days ago.

In the subsequent episode, Qi Xiaoyu, who was dressed in a suit and tie, played the role of an ascetic elite, a sharp contrast to the fresh and clean boy image before. He has also captivated a group of star-chasing girls, increasing his Weibo followers to three million, and his super topic2Super Topic, or Chaohua, is basically like a subreddit of Weibo. You can create a community with those who share similar interests or topics. ranking has also entered the top 30.

At this moment, there are rumors of disharmony within the crew, scheming, and bullying newcomers, and there are also pictures, interviews, and evidence. How can the masses not come to watch the drama unfold and contribute to traffic flow?

After reading this post, everyone started to complain.

“This guy, surnamed Jiang, is such a bully. It’s amazing that he brought money to join the group. It’s sad that domestic TV series are getting more and more ugly. It turns out that the ones who mixed in are this kind of person.”

“It’s so miserable for Xiaoyu. This is his first time joining a filming crew, and yet he encountered this kind of SB.”

“+1, Qi Xiaoyu is really miserable. How on earth did he offend such a young master and be bullied like this?”

“Upstairs, didn’t you read the post? Didn’t you get involved in the back? This Jiang Sicheng pursued Xue Qingchu, but to no avail, so he vented his anger on Qi Xiaoyu, who is close to Xue Qingchu.”

“Is there anyone who doesn’t know that Jiang Sicheng likes Xue Qingchu? When Xue Qingchu and Tang Kui co-star, Jiang Sicheng rented out the hotel next to the set for Xue Qingchu’s birthday and invited the entire crew to dinner. Even when Xue Qingchu’s fans got together to make a birthday cake, it didn’t cause that much noise in the circle.

Jiang Sicheng also watched Xue Qingchu on the set every day and refused to let her film kiss scenes, not even holding hands with Tang Kui. Later, it was revealed that all the intimate scenes used stunt doubles. These things have long been spread throughout the fandom. At that time, some people said that this was a real-life love story between a female star and a tyrant.”

“I’ve followed the gossip about Jiang Sicheng and Xue Qingchu. It’s really romantic, okay? I just didn’t expect Jiang Sicheng to be so evil. Cutting off the wire is too vicious. What if he falls and hurts his face? After all, actors have to rely on their faces to eat.”

After the post became popular, it was moved to Weibo and forwarded by a bunch of marketing accounts.

On this ordinary weekday night, when no one announced their relationship and no one held a concert, people were worried about having no gossip to pass the time. It was rare to see such a serious rumor, so they all came to watch.

The commentators below are also very busy. They are popularizing Jiang Sicheng’s legendary love for Xue Qingchu and, at the same time, condemning Jiang Sicheng’s various evil deeds towards Qi Xiaoyu.

Qi Xiaoyu’s fans were naturally very distressed when they saw this.

“I feel so bad for my little cub. I was so happy every time I got to watch behind-the-scenes footage, but it turns out life on the set wasn’t easy.”

“My baby has a lot of fight scenes, and I’m worried that something will happen with the wire. Fortunately, my baby noticed in time. I’m so heartbroken.”

Originally, the fans just felt sorry for Xiaoyu working so hard on the set, but gradually, more and more people stood with Qi Xiaoyu and criticized Jiang Sicheng.

Some accounts using Qi Xiaoyu’s picture as a profile cursed Jiang Sicheng with all sorts of profanity and even cursed his entire family.

*****

Yu Xiaosheng was discussing Qi Xiaoyu’s next variety show schedule today, and it ended at seven o’clock in the evening.

After coming out, he found a place to smoke, then turned on his phone as usual to check the news updates of several of his artists today, when he immediately saw the news about Qi Xiaoyu.

He took a long drag on the cigarette, frowned, and read all the relevant popular Weibo posts, then spit out the smoke and cursed, “Nnd3Abbreviation of 奶‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌奶的 (nǎi nǎi de: your grandma). It’s basically used to curse people. In Chinese, people like to curse your family—your mom, your dad, your grandma, your ancestor… , someone tried to stir trouble by hiring the water army?”

Ren Fei, who happened to be recording a program at the same TV station, came to join him for a smoke after recording. He was also browsing the same Weibo topic while appearing confused. “Why do you buy water armies? No one said anything bad about Qi Xiaoyu. The people in the comments this time are quite discerning, and they’re all feeling sorry for him.”

Yu Xiaosheng’s face darkened. With a puff of smoke on Ren Fei’s face, he said, “What do you know? Anyone helping Qi Xiaoyu scold Jiang Sicheng at this time has no good intentions. Are they all criticizing him normally? No, they’re all profanity.”

Yu Xiaosheng was sure that this was not done by Qi Xiaoyu’s fans.

After experiencing the shady incident of the talent show last time, he communicated with several large fan groups of Qi Xiaoyu and asked them to restrain the fans and not attack other artists in the future.

After observing for a period of time, Yu Xiaosheng found that the fans did a good job. Occasionally, a few ignorant ones would come out and talk nonsense, but they would soon be taught a lesson. It’s impossible for today’s large-scale swearing incident to occur.

Yu Xiaosheng continued, “Orange Juice Entertainment has been very kind to Xiaoyu and has helped connect him with so many resources. The current commotion is that Jiang Sicheng bullied Xiaoyu, and then a bunch of fans helped Xiaoyu complain, scolded him on his behalf, and even pushed his name on trending topics. What do you think will happen when the people from Orange Juice Entertainment see this?”

Ren Fei swallowed his saliva and finally realized that something was wrong. “I would… I would have thought that Xiaoyu was hyping himself up and stepping on Jiang Sicheng to get the upper hand…but…people from Orange Juice Entertainment wouldn’t be so stupid, right? Why would Xiaoyu want this kind of hype?”

Yu Xiaosheng snorted, “Even if they don’t think so, as soon as this happens, Xiaoyu will inevitably form a feud with Jiang Sicheng. And so many trolls scold the boss’s son… If you were the boss of Orange Juice Entertainment, what would you think when you saw it?”

Ren Fei took a breath and said, “F*ck, who is this? Such a dirty trick.”

“They not only dealt with Jiang Sicheng but also pulled Xiaoyu into the water, a master who understands hype and marketing.”

Yu Xiaosheng took another puff of cigarettes and said, “I’ll ask Xiaoyu about the situation first.”

*****

When Yu Xiaosheng called Qi Xiaoyu, the latter just got up and went to the bathroom.

Xun Qian was picking at the shrimp in the shrimp dumplings, putting the skins all on one side. When he glanced out of the corner of his eye, he saw the contacts displayed on his phone.

His eyes lingered on the fresh and smooth shrimp meat for a moment, then he stretched out his hand and pressed the silent mode on the incoming call.

Then he casually threw the shrimp back onto the plate.

He took out his cell phone and dialed a number.

Xun Qian’s tone was calm. “How did the things I asked you to do this afternoon go?”

Zhang Han replied quickly, with a bit of nervousness, “It has been arranged. Don’t worry, Third Master.”

Xun Qian snorted softly, “I don’t want to hear anything related to this matter anymore, □□.”

Zhang Han became even more nervous. “Yes, yes, Third Master, please give me another hour. I will definitely handle it.”

Xun Qian then hummed in a neutral tone.

As soon as he hung up the phone, Qi Xiaoyu came back with the little black dog.

Qi Xiaoyu glanced at Xun Qian’s plate and asked, “It’s not to your liking?”

Xun Qian said expressionlessly, “I’m full.”

Seeing Qi Xiaoyu return to his seat and reach out for the phone, he added, “Come for a walk with me.”

“Huh?” Qi Xiaoyu was a little surprised. He forgot about his phone and stuffed it back into his pocket. “Where do you want to go for a walk?”

Xun Qian pointed at random and said, “There is a furniture store next door. Push me to go shopping.”

****

Yu Xiaosheng couldn’t contact Qi Xiaoyu, so he thought about contacting Jiang Feibai and Jiang Sicheng in a roundabout way to see if he could explain the matter clearly to avoid offending them.

But neither of these two could be reached on their cell phones either.

Jiang Feibai was rushing to educate his son on the phone. “Why is there a rumor that you bullied Qi Xiaoyu?”

Not waiting for Jiang Sicheng’s to retort, he came up with three consecutive scoldings: “Have you forgotten what I told you? Have you forgotten how you promised me? Your words are useless now, aren’t they?”

After Jiang Feibai finished yelling, Jiang Sicheng finally had the opportunity to complain: “Which bastard said that I bullied him? Why did I bully him?”

“You didn’t interfere with his filming? Didn’t you follow him and cause trouble every day?”

“I…I followed him to learn acting from him. Is this called bullying?”

“Hmph, you think I don’t know what kind of person you are?”

Jiang Sicheng gasped and said nothing.

“What about his wire? Did you break it?”

“No, I swear to God I didn’t do it!”

“Huh, if it wasn’t you, why did the crew say you were the last person who touched the wire?”

“I…I…It’s Tang Kui. It must be him.”

“Tang Kui? Do you have any evidence?”

Jiang Sicheng was stunned and then endured another five minutes of merciless scolding.

****

At this time, the evidence is lying on Li Kun’s mobile phone.

This evidence was like a pie falling from the sky. He was looking for surveillance or video of that day, as Qi Xiaoyu said in the afternoon, but the studio was in the middle of filming at the time. It was a mess everywhere. He didn’t know which camera might have been the one to capture what had happened at the time.

In a hurry, Li Kun suddenly received airdrop requests from other mobile phones.

He glanced at it and accepted all the documents with confusion.

The author has something to say:

Xiaohei: I went shopping with Daddy.