Chapter 131

  The video of the conversation episode caused a huge response when it was transmitted back to the country, and it is said that a video website with great vision spent a huge amount of money to buy the copyright of this episode from a corrupt country. The video uploaded on the same day directly soared and crushed all domestic popular variety shows, and the homepage ranking chart remained high.

  The comment section is empty. Except for the usual suspects cheering "It's a win, it's a win" and "I knew Brother Chuan would secretly read my Weibo comments", there are only comments like "No matter if it's from the perspective of Chinese movie stars rising or CP fans, I've decided to watch this movie, second viewing, great acting, third viewing, spend money recklessly" "I never thought 2017 was such a hateful number, promise me it will be released this summer" and "Even if it's not released, you should at least put out the full version of 'Pirate Career' for us to see".

  Along with the popularity of talk shows, various derivative topics have emerged - for example, in the video, Jian Ran stealing a glance at Jiang Chuan, Jiang Chuan bending down and smiling while talking to Jian Ran, Xi De staring blankly at Jian Ran, and Jian Ran laughing and covering his face when he saw Jiang Chuan's confession video. These actions were edited by netizens into GIFs on Weibo, with the caption "In that moment, I saw love".

  Weibo and Douban quickly became popular with the topic "I saw love".

  When he was browsing Weibo and saw that a certain dog owner had also posted a Weibo with a picture of a cat and dog gazing deeply at each other, captioned "Saw love", he was completely convinced.

  A veteran film critic on Weibo said that he has never seen any movie's pre-heating being so intense, you city people really know how to have fun.

  ……

  Jian Ran thought things were almost over but discovered he was still too naive.

  The promotional video of "Pirate's Life" and "Leviathan" has attracted attention from some people, and under the smooth development of everything, negative voices have also followed. It was at this time that Jian Ran realized that he was still on the front page of the headlines, never coming down - according to normal rules, entertainment news without follow-up events would not last more than seven days, and Jian Ran couldn't understand why the question of whether "Leviathan" was hyped or not could sit steadily on the wall for half a month.

  "What's wrong with hyping it up? A star, promoting their own upcoming movie, who can tell me what's new about this? Is there no hype in the entertainment industry? Can't I hype it up? Should I just quietly and low-key act in a movie, then quietly watch it premiere from start to finish without mentioning it at all?"

  Above, this is the popular first-line god Yuan Jinran who was furious in the high-level office of the company, slamming the file folder in his hand with a loud bang. Facing the stunned faces of the people in the office, including the old president and her husband (...), Jinran felt that the hot weather outside had successfully affected his mood.

  Jiang Chuan was originally lowering his head to send text messages with someone he didn't know, and Jian Ran guessed that the person on the other end of the phone who was seducing his wife should be the KFC delivery boy from years ago. He would often bring a large pile of documents to disturb Jiang Chuan's normal nighttime life, and if there was any work, they would contact each other by text message - using German. Jian Ran discovered that he had taken control of Jiang Chuan's phone, except for some simple phrases they used, the rest of the content he couldn't understand at all. On that day, he quietly signed up for a German language training class online, vowing to pick up German again and prevent his wife from having an affair.

  At this moment, Jiang Chuan was seen lowering his head and frantically sending text messages. Suddenly, he stopped his furious pace, looked up at Jiang Chuan, and quickly sent a reply that seemed to say "refuse". He took a deep breath, and fiercely pressed the pillow in his hand onto the man's handsome face.

  Jiang Chuan put down his phone and calmly removed the pillow from his face: "What's wrong with him?"

  Fang Yu: "Last night, I received a call from Li Rui teacher in Sichuan. He reminded me on the phone that while it's understandable for new movies to need exposure, if they're over-promoted, it can have negative effects."

  "Oh."

  Indeed, it's probably just work-related things that would make this guy so furious.

  When Jing Yan was in a violent state, Jiang Chuan seemed to know how to deal with his temper, which was to ignore him and let him go crazy. As the boss, Luo Cheng didn't need to step forward to take the bullet, so it was still Manager Fang Yu who bravely stood up. Watching Jing Yan throw the sofa cushion back and forth, causing feathers to fly everywhere, he finally couldn't help but speak up: "When you're popular, everything you do is wrong. Others can hype themselves up and call it effort, but when your movie's popularity explodes, that's called despicable. That's their logic, and even if you don't agree, you can't argue with it. Moreover, saying this here is fine, but if you say it outside, people will just put another big hat on you, saying 'finally admitting to hyping yourself'."

  He plopped himself down on the sofa with a thud, feeling utterly frustrated.

  Jiang Chuan: "Just don't go online and look at those comments, they can't rush up to your face and scold you while pointing at your nose."

  "I couldn't help it."

  Jiang Chuan: "At least you should be worthy of those who encouraged you, what's going on with this madness?"

  Jiang Chuan's casual words made Jian Ran slightly stunned, suddenly remembering that Jiang Chuan had been blackened before. As Ah Fei, he had painstakingly written a large pile of chicken soup for the mind to tell him that no matter how many people scolded him, there were more people in this world who loved him. But when the same thing happened to himself, he couldn't be calm... For a moment, Jian Ran felt a heat on his face and realized that he had to maintain some seniority in front of Jiang Chuan. So, he put down his guard, throwing away the pillow he was holding: "Okay, let's not dwell on it, let them say what they want."

  Jiang Chuan nodded, picked up the tattered pillow that had been ravaged on all sides, glanced at it, then scanned the logo on the back of the pillow that symbolized its noble birth. Only then did he turn to look at Luo Cheng: "How much for a set of sofas? I'll have you pay for it tonight?"

  "No need, you tell Xue Kai about it, that's the pillow he brought back from abroad when he graduated. Luo Cheng said weakly, "By the way, remind you, you won't want to see Yuan Jianran's temper again after seeing the bookworm go wild."

  At this time, Jinran had already walked to the office door and turned back, with a serious face, calling out to Jiang Chuan: "Go eat, I'm starving, I want to eat spicy hot pot."

  Jiang Chuan stood up expressionlessly, brushed off the goose down from his legs, and was about to take a step forward when he suddenly heard Luo Cheng calling out to him from behind. He turned around to see his university classmate and senior looking at him with his head tilted back, his eyes blinking rapidly: "You and Jian Ran are...?"

  A timely pause.

  But enough for the other party in the conversation to know what he is talking about.

  Jiang Chuan didn't say a word, Luo Cheng thought for a moment that the things in this world are indeed empty holes and winds, everything has its cause, and suddenly felt a bit tense. But his brain emphasized: "If it's really like this, you'd better be careful, the whole company is counting on him to make a living, young master. This isn't the past, and it's not the same as those people who followed you around before. You can't just do whatever you want and think that others will follow suit - if you mess things up, I'll have to drag you down with me when we jump off the building."

  Jiang Chuan didn't say a word, he just gave Luo Cheng a deep look. Luo Cheng was so scared by that one glance that his hair stood on end and his feet felt cold, immediately shutting his mouth tightly. Jiang Chuan simply left behind a silence that made people think deeply, then turned around and walked away calmly... Luo Cheng stared at his departing back, wiping the cold sweat from his forehead, lamenting how he had encountered so many troubles in life, and quickly took out his phone to call Xue Kai to prepare for a secret high-level meeting and share this earth-shattering "secret".

  ……

  Sitting in the hot pot restaurant's private room, relying on the fact that he already knew the soundproofing effect of this private room was good, his complaints didn't stop. He loudly ordered the mala hot pot and then forcefully threw all the food to the non-spicy side, watching as Jiang Chuan, who was half an international friend, ate from the spicy side. He didn't feel like he was smearing black paint on the face of the Chinese people at all. Calmly, he picked up a piece of beef from the three-delicacy pot and threw it into his mouth, not forgetting to mutter: "Actually, I'm so violent because this matter has been weighing me down for a long time. It was Jiang Luocheng who stirred it up, that person...I understand..."

  It seemed that the person sitting across from him paused in their action of picking up dishes, and slowly raised his head to look at Jiang Chuan: "I was with him before, this is an undisputed fact. I was blind before, this is also an undisputed fact. Don't pretend like you just found out——"

  Jiang Chuan flashed a somewhat insincere smile at him, carefully picked up the chopsticks in his hand and clamped down on the chopsticks Jiang Chuan had placed in the pot. Jiang Chuan shook them slightly but didn't let go, only then did he raise his head to look straight at the black-haired young man sitting across from him: "Are you trying to swindle me?"

  He was so angry that he laughed: "No matter what, Jiang Luocheng at most just held hands with me, you son of a bitch are not much more noble than him. When we hadn't even confirmed our relationship yet, I, this poor guy, had already been screwed over by you again and again..."

  Jiang Chuan: "No man is not an animal of the lower body, he is a hypocrite."

  Jian Ran: "Huh, you're usually so straightforward, what's with that message you sent today?"

  "Which one?"

  Jian Ran: "I don't understand what you're saying, who are you refusing?"

  Jiang Chuan thought for a moment, then honestly said: "At our age, not getting married is a worry for parents all over the world, regardless of nationality or status. Previously, because of your matter, I had a conflict with my family, and later my father didn't care if he thought I was just playing around for novelty's sake, after all, we never made our relationship public... So at the premiere of "Mysterious Offspring" last time, my female companion, my dad took it upon himself to decide that she was already engaged to me, and just now sent a text message telling me the date and asking me to return home for the engagement ceremony..."

  Jin Ran took a deep breath, his face pale, and Jiang Chuan withdrew his chopsticks, putting them down on the table. He pointed at Jin Ran's face with his finger from across the table, his tone slightly warmer as he said, "I knew you'd react like this, so I didn't tell you directly. You already have enough things to worry about."

  "No, I'm really annoyed now. Jiang Luo Cheng is that kind of person who usually keeps a low profile but has evil intentions hidden inside. After you showed off your love once, he jumped out and set up an obstacle for me by putting a ban on my broadcast. And this time, the talk show was also made into a big deal... He must be furious now! Do you think all these troubles were stirred up just to let a group of water army fans hype me up?"

  “……”

  "No matter how I think about it, it doesn't feel right." Jian Yan let out a soft "hiss", put down his chopsticks, and after some deep thought, he raised his head to find the man sitting across from him with an expressionless face. He furrowed his brow and tapped on the man's bowl with his chopsticks, "What do you think?"

  "I think I should take you to learn table manners."

  "Not in front of others."

  "Am I supposed to come over and sit with you in the big hall outside?"

  "You're not someone else."

  “……”

  Jiang Chuan fell silent for a moment, realizing that Jin Yan had said those words because he was truly confident. His gaze swept across the face in front of him as he thought about how Jin Yan's fans would react if they found out their idol, who was already established as a "lucky winner", was actually a hypocrite. Would his tens of millions of followers on Weibo dwindle down to just a few dozen?

  Still all system sent zombie powder.

  Putting an end to the terrible fantasy, Jiang Chuan stretched out his hand and touched his wife's head, unintentionally getting infected with Yan Ran's "pretentious" aura. With a calm and hypocritical attitude, he comforted her: "You're worrying too much for nothing, just like last time in 'Pirate Career', isn't it good to be prepared for anything that comes our way?"

  He rolled his eyes at Jiang Chuan, indicating that he had already sensed the hypocrisy rushing towards him. He pushed away Jiang's hand and furrowed his brow, saying: "If Jiang Luocheng says something terrifying, it really would be doomsday. I'd have no way to defend myself."

  He let out a long sigh and finally realized he had lost his appetite, so he put down his chopsticks and started browsing Weibo on his small account. As a result, he accidentally saw Jiang Luocheng's name appear in the hot topic list of Weibo, which was always occupied by himself, Jiang Chuan, and Xi De! His heart skipped a beat, and the ominous premonition in his heart surged up. He poked into the topic, followed the clues, and saw Jiang Luocheng's latest original text-only Weibo post, which was unusual because he usually only forwarded other people's Weibos or rarely posted himself.

  Director Jiang Luocheng: I've been to hell and back for you, the stench and filth on my body are only because I stood in front of you, afraid that those terrible things would pollute your eyes. Now I stand at the bottom of the abyss looking up at you in all your glory, you're doing well, they cherish you, that's enough.