FLME Ch28.1
In City S’s famous landmark, the headquarters of Huiteng Group, a tall and slender young man in a suit was watching a live broadcast.
Seeing the prince’s hand being slapped away on the screen, the young man raised his eyebrows with interest.
The secretary knocked and came in, inadvertently glimpsing the screen in his hand, and said with a smile, “The little deputy general manager is also watching the live broadcast?”
The person in front of him was the childhood friend and cousin of Huiteng’s prince. If Feng Chengzhou was the future head of the Huiteng Group, then Bian Ce was the future second-in-command.
The little deputy general manager, Bian, took the document from his hand, casually put the phone on the table, and while signing, laughed lightly, “Who can blame our young master for being so troublesome? Last time he came out of the closet, and if he announces an engagement this time, how can I not watch the live broadcast?”
The secretary saw the two people sitting upright in the live broadcast room, separated by the Chu river and Han border1The phrase “楚河汉界” (Chǔ Hé Hàn Jiè) translates to “Chu River and Han Border.” It is a Chinese idiom that originates from a historical context and is used to denote a clear boundary or a distinct division between two parties or entities. and couldn’t help but click his tongue, “President Feng is… really bad at pursuing someone…”
He was the secretary who had been arranged by Feng Chengzhou a few months ago to send meals to the set of “Fenghua” for Chu Han every day, nicknamed the Huiteng rider.
Because Teacher Chu refused every time, President Feng was very dissatisfied and sent him to the borderlands with a wave of his hand—demoted from the president’s secretary to the deputy general manager’s secretary.
Secretary: Thank you, thank you.
From the prince’s secretary to the deputy general manager’s secretary, it was like a fish leaving a bicycle, bringing tears to his eyes. He “could only” handle documents every day, “losing” the honorable task of delivering meals.
Who knew how touched he was when he came to the deputy general manager’s office with a cardboard box.
The secretary glanced at the screen and suddenly saw a familiar black head behind Feng Chengzhou.
“Hey, this person…”
Wasn’t he a field worker?
These days, even field workers have to do live broadcasts?
The little deputy general manager asked what was wrong.
The secretary pointed to the little handsome guy peeking behind Feng Chengzhou and recounted the encounter with him on the set of “Fenghua.”
The little deputy general manager looked up from the document, tapping the table thoughtfully.
His identity changed so quickly; hopefully, it wasn’t with ulterior motives.
“Go check on him.”
The secretary responded, took the signed documents, and left. Within ten minutes, the secretary came back holding his phone.
“So fast? Finished checking already?” The little deputy general manager was amazed at the secretary’s efficiency and gave a thumbs up, “To stick around my cousin for so long, you are indeed talented.”
The secretary, holding the phone, smiled awkwardly.
“No need to check; he… is trending.”
–
On a weekend morning at ten o’clock, a trending topic shot up like a rocket, with the reading volume increasing rapidly. The trending topic had only two simple words: #MelonKing#
The reason was that some curious person compared a recently circulated recording with another recording of the recording. They performed technical restoration on both, and in the second recording, after slowing down and noise reduction in the middle section, some faint human voices were restored. Although the specific content couldn’t be heard clearly, some indistinct words could be discerned.
「All I heard was two words: Teacher Yu.」
「Find him! Dig three feet into the ground to find this enthusiastic citizen with the surname Yu!」
「Teacher Yu: One act of justice, a lifetime of introversion.」
「Hahaha, recently watching a variety show, every time I hear Teacher Yu, I think of our baby Yu Wen.」
「Hahahahaha」
「Hahahahaha」
「Feels a bit strange…」
「I listened carefully and heard two more words: tear mole.」
「Well… Teacher Yu’s tear mole is really sexy…」
「Hmm…」
「Could it really be him?」
Yu Wen’s popularity hadn’t died down yet. His surname was unique, with very few artists in the industry sharing it. The gossiping netizens on the trending topic, upon hearing the three words “Teacher Yu,” naturally thought of him.
Upon further analysis…
「Don’t worry, I’ll go to the live broadcast room and ask. Teacher Yu is live streaming right now!」
「If you ask, will he answer? Send Teacher Yu to my house; my ancestral skills are best at tormenting little beauties.」
「Sure, resounding, listen.」
「Then let’s take a roundabout approach and ask Chu Han in the live broadcast room? They seem to have a good relationship.」
「Speaking of which, this recording should have been released for Chu Han, right? After all, it was to clarify Chu Han’s scandal.」
「YuChu CP revival!」
「YuChu doesn’t need to walk downstairs; they fly down on the wings of their friendship.」
「Hahahaha, but the live broadcast room is so lively now, the prince has descended, everyone is watching the fun haha.」
「Speaking of which, last time the prince came out of the closet, Yu Wen was also in the live broadcast room, hahaha, why is he always there…」
「…frowning, realizing something is off」
「Don’t make noise, I’m thinking.」
The netizens’ sense for digging up information is comparable to that of police dogs. They immediately reviewed all the clues since Yu Wen opened his Weibo, as well as all the top ten trending gossips in the past three months.
They quickly discovered a rule: as long as it’s in the top ten trending topics, Yu Wen is always involved.
「The prince’s love pursuit of his little sweetheart happened on the set of “Fenghua,” right? Yu Wen was also on that set, seems like as an extra.」
「No! He was a field worker! I was on the set at that time!」
「As a fellow extra! I can testify! When the Huiteng rider delivered meals, he was squatting nearby watching…」
「Report! New discovery!」
「Speak up, we are all on the same side!」
「In the photo of Xi Su at the coffee shop, zoom in, zoom in, zoom in, there is a boy wearing sunglasses who looks 70-80% like Yu Wen!」
「Not clear enough, seeking informants!」
「If all this is true, I will have witnessed the birth of the Melon King…」
「I declare Yu Wen to be a war correspondent!」
「I’m so anxious, so anxious, I am the King of Urgency! Can anyone prove if the person in the coffee shop and the recording is him! I’m so anxious that I’m dancing around!」
「I’m the one next to you scratching my ears and cheeks.」
「Scratching my ears and cheeks +1」
Half an hour later, a big fan from Yu Wen’s fan club posted a photo with Yu Wen.
Amazing Teardrop Mole of My Wife: 「If it was on XX/XX, maybe, probably, possibly… it really was our Xiao Yu. Picture.jpg」
The background of the photo was the coffee shop where Xi Su was photographed.
Amazing Teardrop Mole of My Wife: 「He did wear sunglasses that day. Stunned.jpg」
Netizens instantly felt a shot of adrenaline, their whole bodies excited. Meanwhile, the staff member who kept shouting “Teacher Yu” in the recording came forward to testify.
Field Worker Xiao Sun: 「The one speaking in the recording should be me. Tearful.jpg. That day we were recording the episode at Luming Mountain, Teacher Yu went somewhere to cool off during the break, and when I went to the restroom, I found someone in the stall, so I asked if they had seen our Teacher Yu.」
「Was it him?! Was it him?!」
「Tell me it was him! (Heart-wrenching) I will crown him the Melon King in the entertainment industry!」
Field Worker Xiao Sun: 「I don’t know. Crying.jpg. At that time, I knocked on the door, and the other person didn’t respond, I thought they were shy.」
「It must be him! If not, I’ll eat my advisor!」
「A righteous and enthusiastic citizen… who else would come up with such an epithet other than Yu Wen!」
「By the decree of heaven, the Emperor orders, forgot the middle part… appoint Yu Wen as the ‘Heavenly Chosen King of Gossip,’ so ordered!」
「The Emperor is wise!」
「Where is the Melon King? Let him come out and receive the decree!」
「Where is the Melon King? Where is he?」
「Hurry and find him!」
–
The Melon King was eating melon.
Feeling that he couldn’t see clearly enough, he slightly stretched his neck to the right, completely unaware that his face, savoring the watermelon, was right in the middle of the Chu river and Han border between Feng Chengzhou and Chu Han.
Undoubtedly, the atmosphere was very tense.
Ever since Chu Han slapped that hand, Feng Chengzhou had been frowning tightly, his handsome face radiating coldness, looking like he was burning with anger at first glance.
The host was scared out of his wits, and Xiao Li didn’t dare to move, his gaze nervously shifting between the two.
In the whole picture, only Yu Wen was sticking his head out, sipping watermelon juice, glancing left and right, sometimes checking if Chu Han was really angry, and sometimes trying to decipher the complex thoughts behind Feng Chengzhou’s cold expression.
Feng Chengzhou shouldn’t be angry, he might even be secretly happy. In the book, as long as his wife paid him any attention, he would secretly set off fireworks in his heart, smirking with a poker face.
What Feng Chengzhou couldn’t tolerate was being ignored by Chu Han, and it was far from reaching that point now.
The original thin book “Rise! Movie Emperor!” didn’t detail the characters’ personalities and feelings in depth, but from some brief plots, it could be seen that they had different understandings of the cold war. Chu Han thought there were irreconcilable differences between them, while Feng Chengzhou saw it as a tug-of-war he had to win.
The domineering president had some hard-to-understand and inexplicable competitive desires. At one point, Yu Wen thought Chu Han was dealing with him the wrong way. He shouldn’t have been angry; he should have said, “If you dare to ignore me for three days, I will respect you as a man.”
The domineering president might reply, “A small bet, I will surely win.”
Once he imagined this scene, Yu Wen found it hard to take Feng Chengzhou seriously.
The bullet comments were particularly quiet, due to the tense atmosphere. With the two hosts being so stiff, the netizens didn’t dare to make jokes, and another group of big shots remained silent.
“Watermelon is a very nutritious fruit, it quenches thirst in summer, and its rind can be used as medicine or for carving…”
Chu Han awkwardly recited his lines, picking up the watermelon rind prepared by the platform, holding a small knife in the other hand, hesitating where to start.
「…Our host seems like he’s about to be executed.」
「Just joined, does our host’s expression mean he’s going to kill?」
「Kill the watermelon.」
「What a merciful host, hesitating so much to kill a watermelon.」
Feng Chengzhou couldn’t stand it any longer, grabbing Chu Han’s wrist, “Let me—”
Chu Han didn’t know how to carve, he was nervous, and Feng Chengzhou’s sudden move startled him, causing his delicate face to darken.
The atmosphere suddenly froze, like a taut string, and the bullet comments instantly fell silent, quiet as a chicken. But in the lower right corner, there was a figure, munching on a piece of watermelon, with a focused expression.
「Ah, speaking of which, that gentleman in the lower right corner…」
「Hilarious, he’s so focused on eating the watermelon.」
「Truly eating melon hahahaha.」
「By the way, Teacher Yu is always at the forefront of the gossip. Last time during the live broadcast, he was also in the back watching the fun.」
「Hahaha, when the Huiteng rider trended, he was in the same crew as Chu Han.」
「Oh yeah! Wasn’t he a field worker then?」
「No, I remember he was an extra. I saw him when I visited Han Bao on set.」
「Ha? Our Teacher Yu is so inspirational?!」
「No, this isn’t about being inspirational, it feels like his identity changes with the gossip…」
「What gossip? I was offline for a while, how am I behind again.」
「Go check the trending topics! Go check the trending topics!」
「All netizens, follow me! At 10:34 Beijing time, Teacher Yu won the title of the first ‘Melon King’ in the entertainment circle, everyone applaud!」
The netizens who were following the gossip on the trending topics finally arrived at the battlefield via the internet.
Yu Wen was waiting for the next development, and the protagonists suddenly turned to look at him with complex expressions.
Yu Wen: ?
Although he couldn’t see the bullet comments, from the expressions of Feng Chengzhou and Chu Han, Yu Wen felt something was off.
He tried to recall, thinking he hadn’t done anything scandalous, so he shouldn’t be trending again, right?
While recalling, he pretended nothing was wrong, slowly moving his gaze to the endless blue sky.
「Yu Wen: This sky is so sweet, this melon is so blue.」
「The teacher in the recording is him, right?」
「If it’s not him, I’ll eat my stupid boss!」
「If it’s not him, I’ll eat my stupid colleague!」
「If it’s not him, I’ll eat myself!」
「Sir, such righteousness!」
…
「Ask him, he’s right there, just ask!」
「Oi! That righteous and enthusiastic citizen—」
「Call him over!」
Though he didn’t have his phone, after staring at the bullet comments for a while, Chu Han roughly understood what was going on.
He found it amusing: Has Yu Wen really witnessed so much excitement on site?
“Teacher Yu.” All the unease he felt towards Feng Chengzhou vanished, Chu Han was attracted by the lively bullet comments and eagerly turned around, his eyes bright, calling Yu Wen, “The netizens want to see you…”
Yu Wen pointed to himself.
“Yes, you.”
Seeing the atmosphere relax a bit, the host eagerly pushed Yu Wen forward, signaling him to get in front of the camera and bring the runaway live broadcast back on track.
Yu Wen finished the piece of watermelon in his hand, moved his chair, and sat in front of the camera.
Just as he approached, the previously heart-wrenching, lively bullet comments fell silent, with tens of thousands of netizens calmly and collectively sending four words:
「Salute to the King of Gossip.」
「Salute to the King of Gossip.」
「Salute to the King of Gossip.」
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