Translator: SilverRain
Editors: Amaris, Grump
It turned out that anorexia could be cured by a chef who tried hard enough.
He ChongFeng finally had the satisfaction of a full stomach, which had eluded him for so long. The little angel in his heart was already dancing happily, but on the surface he was still cold: “Thank you, Mr. Mai.”
Gou Liang, who was disinfecting the silver needles, smiled and made a noise of acknowledgement—he was going to use acupuncture to treat He ChongFeng.
Traditional Chinese medicine was one of the new skills that Gou Liang picked up in the last task world—He and Shi Yu had planned out their future together. The latter wanted to be a doctor, so naturally Gou Liang followed suit. But rather than being interested in neurosurgery like Shi Yu, Gou Liang was more intrigued by traditional Chinese medicine. Shi Yu’s grandmother knew several famous practitioners. Although Gou Liang only showed a passing interest, she was eager to spoil him and give him the best of everything.
Gou Liang was naturally talented. In just over a year, he had not only mastered the basics but also surpassed his teachers. To be honest, he was even more skilled than the old practitioners who were well respected in their fields—With the genius-level Scholar Shi lending him a hand, there was no need for him to be too humble.
Of course, his medical license in this world was created with the identity remodelling prop. Even he didn’t expect it to be used so soon.
The silver needles pierced He ChongFeng’s head one by one.
Niu Qing and the assistant on the side didn’t know whether Gou Liang or He ChongFeng was more gutsy. The former’s hands didn’t shake in the slightest while the latter was content to let a ‘stranger’ stab needles into his head. Their audience was sweating from nervousness.
After he placed the needles, Gou Liang sat back in the folding chair and enjoyed the unique hedgehog-like shape of Film Emperor He. The smile in his eyes suddenly magnified by several times—yes, he made it ugly on purpose!
He ChongFeng’s face was calm.
No one knew that the little guy in his heart was currently: ~(～o￣▽￣)～o… o～(＿△＿o～) ~… ~(～o￣▽￣)～o… So fortable~~~
Fifteen minutes later.
Gou Liang pulled out the needles and said: “You will feel very tired in half an hour. Your only task now is to find a fortable bed and sleep well. It doesn’t matter how long you sleep. Sleep is also a very good treatment. Let your body tell you when to wake up and don’t think about work. What can be more important than your health…”
He looked like he was wringing his heart out.
Niu Qing: Wuwuwu, what a touching picture!
After taking leave with the director, He ChongFeng’s group returned to the hotel. Gou Liang left the studio with them.
After saying goodbye—
“? Qing-jie, isn’t that Mr. Mai chasing after us?!” Said the assistant, who was currently driving.
Niu Qing turned around and saw that the person running behind their car at an incredible speed really was Gou Liang.
“Stop the car!”
She thought that there was some important medical advice that Gou Liang had forgotten to impart or that something had gone wrong with He ChongFeng’s treatment. Her face was heavy.
The dozing He ChongFeng also opened his eyes and looked at Gou Liang, who was holding the door while panting with moist eyes. But then he heard—
“Um, male god, where’s the autograph you promised???”
Niu Qing and the assistant, again: It’s rare to find such an honest and unassuming livestreamer. _ |￣|○
He ChongFeng: “…”
His inner little angel was holding his face: He seemed kinda cute even when his little pear dimples aren’t out~~~
Gou Liang, who came home with a picture in his arms, spent the entire night drawing in front of the wall that was specially modified to display a holographic projection of the cold film emperor—so he could pretend to be a brain dead fan.
Until the next day——
[Ding! The target’s favorability value has been updated! Current favorability value: 30.]
Eh?!!!
[Gou Liang: What just happened? @口@]
[The System was confused as well: …Look for yourself.]
Like him, the big blindspot looked like he just got up. According to the sounds, he seemed to be brushing his teeth. What did the favorability value have to do with brushing your teeth? Gou Liang was dumbfounded.
Just when Gou Liang was helplessly plaining, he suddenly heard the aloof film emperor giggling to himself.
[Gou Liang: ⊙ω⊙ Maybe I scrambled his brains yesterday.]
[The System suddenly interrupted him and nervously said: Master, look!]
The System pulled out the monitoring of the bathroom that He ChongFeng left just now. The only thing left was a simple drawing in the foggy surface of the mirror. A smiley face with two clear dimples was there……
Gou Liang secretly took another peek at the favorability value: I would’ve never ever ever thought that the film emperor had a crush on me!
*
That afternoon, Gou Liang officially became part of the crew.
Director Zhang introduced him to the rest of the cast. Everyone was curious about Gou Liang, the newbie actor playing Yu Gao.
Although Yu Gao wasn’t the main character in this movie, he was an important supporting role and a definite fan favourite as well.
Before Gou Liang, Director Zhang was using an actor on the orange list. That person even paid to join the production. Unfortunately, he wasn’t able to remain calm under pressure. He was scolded by the director from his first day on set to the last. Even though the actor was the one who requested to leave, everyone knew that it was more like he was mercilessly kicked out by the picky director.
They were all curious about how Gou Liang, who was not even on the white list, was qualified for this role.
Some particularly perceptive individuals recognized him as the food livestreamer who became famous recently because of Sister Six and Teddy Star. Apparently, Teddy ranted about him at night and Sister Six referred to herself as his brain dead fan. Now that he had shown up at the crew of 《Agent of War》… Gou Liang’s image was immediately demonized in their minds.
Those waiting for a good show had already prepared refreshments, but immediately after the director introduced him, Gou Liang was politely invited to Film Emperor He’s break room by his assistant. They didn’t even get to say hello.
Everyone returned to what they were doing before ↓
High ability warning! This cute newbie has a backer (-`ω′-)!
“Did you sleep well yesterday?” Gou Liang asked as he put down the food box.
“Very well.” He ChongFeng stood up and went to Gou Liang’s side before adding, “Thank you.”
In Gou Liang’s eyes, the target’s face was like this—[Favorability value 30]. His mood became better the more he looked at He ChongFeng, so he raised his head and said with a smile: “I don’t want your thanks. Give me a smooch instead~~”
He ChongFeng: “…”
The expressionless film emperor good-naturedly said, “Smooch.” Then he sat down to obediently wait for his lunch.
Niu Qing and the assistant: Scared-face.jpg
My movie emperor can’t be this cute!!!
[Gou Liang: …Little Wanton, I seem to have found something extraordinary.]
[System: ??]
Gou Liang didn’t explain. He opened the food box.
This time, he brought the XXXL food box, which had three layers with nine sections, each packed full of food.
The center partment was still a bination of soup and rice. The first layer was vegetables, the second layer was meat dishes, and the third layer was… filled with high-end desserts!
Milky-white coconut red bean pudding with a hint of emerald, white and green thousand-layer matcha cake, golden shredded banana crisps…
Niu Qing’s eyes filled with eagerness at the thought of the male lead’s dessert that she didn’t get to eat a single bite of yesterday.
Gou Liang handed a portion of rice to He ChongFeng before giving him some cutlery. Then he sat down happily with his own rice—he didn’t have any intention of inviting Niu Qing and the poor wallpaper assistant to join them.
Niu Qing: My saliva is flowing into tears ┭┮﹏┭┮.
Unfortunately, even her boss didn’t notice her sadness.
The taste of the dishes were clearly divided into light and heavy, such as: tofu with shallots vs. mapo tofu, steamed glutinous pork ribs with glutinous rice vs. spicy spicy spicy chicken. The dishes near He ChongFeng were all light, and that sinfully temptatious and fragrant box of sweets was placed right beside Gou Liang—the farthest position away from him.
He ChongFeng quietly reached towards the spicy chicken—
Gou Liang intercepted his chopsticks with his own and said with a smile: “Dear patient, my best medical advice to you is to watch what you eat.”
He ChongFeng silently looked towards the dessert.
Gou Liang tilted his head and smiled innocently: “Male god, sweets are a no-no as well~”
He ChongFeng: “…”
He glanced at Gou Liang who was smiling way too brightly with his overwhelmingly prideful and cunning peach blossom eyes. He quietly withdrew his chopsticks and turned to the tofu with shallots.
Inner Little Angel: Welp, at least he has little pear dimples ╮(╯▽╰)╭
Gou Liang looked at how He ChongFeng’s eyes drooped while eating quietly. It was good to have a good appetite. The last step of a perfect meal was to find a dish with a good face and a soft appearance after all.
Indeed. This morning, Scheming Boy Gou Liang saw Niu Qing sending a lunchbox to his big blindspot. When he saw that all the sweets had been devoured afterwards, he wasn’t sure if he was astonished or disappointed. In short, he was in a bad mood, so the scene just now occured.
When Gou Liang and He ChongFeng finished their sumptuous lunch, Niu Qing and the assistant choked through their oil-laden takeout cartons with teary eyes. Their resentment was almost tangible.
Gou Liang frowned when he saw that they had only taken a bite or two before going to dispose of their lunches in the trash.
He ChongFeng followed his line of sight and democratically offered a choice: “Do you want to finish that or get your bonuses slashed?”
There was no light in the world inhabited by Niu Qing and the assistant. He ChongFeng ignored them. He sat back silently and looked at Gou Liang—En. Those little pear dimples did bee more apparent.
Inner Little Angel: Anything for the little pear dimples! *\(′ ▽ `)/*
After the lunch that abused both the mind and body of the well-connected manager, Gou Liang’s first scene began.
The main theme of a movie based on history like《Agent of War》had to be thought-provoking and righteous. The protagonist had to be morally upright enough to wear his underwear over his pants, a true hero willing to sacrifice himself for his convictions. This was very popular with the current audiences. With the addition of special effects, thrilling moments, fighting and other elements, the movie had bee highly anticipated and praised even before its release.
The movie was already halfway to making it just because Film Emperor He was here. However, Director Zhang was a man with vision. He didn’t expect mercial film techniques to capture the artistic and literary spirit he was aiming for. The plot must fluctuate, and the characters must feel plex—whether it was the vertical characterization of the protagonist, or the lateral characterization of the supporting cast, texture was key.
Yu Gao was a prime example of this.
He was a harmless narcissist with a small temper. He was the only character notable for his looks, and his strange personality made him a loner. However, he was willing to take a bullet for his teammate at the critical moment, heroically sacrificing himself.
There were so many attractive points here.
His first scene was a solo jazz dance in an isolation chamber. He immersed not only himself but also others in the strangely charismatic steps he took.
After the director called out ‘cut’, Niu Qing—who had seen it once before—was still fascinated. Others were even more so. Even the usually stoic assistant praised Gou Liang’s many talents: he was a good actor, he could dance, cook, practice medicine… and that was just so far. Apart from his boss, Gou Liang was the most powerful person he had ever met.
The Scheming Boy Gou Liang was currently biting an apple to take a photo. The little livestreamer didn’t want to ignore the 300 thousand passersby fans and cute fans in the streaming studio. He was giving them cute photo benefits. When he got what he believed to be the best angle, he took off the apple and took a bite. He ate and said, “I can’t dance, ah.”
He ChongFeng, Niu Qing and the assistant who had been quietly appreciating his fluid posture: “…Too much modesty bees pride.”
Gou Liang laughed. “I really haven’t learned it. That was all imitation.”
Niu Qing remembered Gou Liang’s audition. At that time, he really did watch a jazz dance video on his phone… Head Manager Niu Qing was in disbelief: “So, you learned an entire dance style in three minutes?”
Gou Liang tilted his head and asked like that was normal: “Is it supposed to be difficult?”
Niu Qing and the assistant: “…”
He ChongFeng: “Not really.”
Gou Liang’s sweet little pear dimples reappeared.
Niu Qing and the assistant: Mr. Police Officer, these two Martians are assaulting our senses o(> _
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