Xu Tangzhou slept all the way until the afternoon today and discovered that he made it to the hot search on Flow.
#StarRealmXuTangZhou#.
This tag silently climbed its way up to the top thirty earlier this morning. His live stream was replayed countless times, but because of the superficialness that is deep-rooted in his nature, the trending tags of other celebrities on New Year’s Eve soon overwhelmed him and not even a trace of his shadow can be found after he woke up.
However, this still made Xu Tangzhou realize that Star Realm isn’t a small corporation at all considering the number of discussions on this supertopic can reach as high as seven to eighty thousand.
Xu Tangzhou isn’t knowledgable about the entertainment industry in the slightest, he entered the circle by a complete stroke of luck and has never thought of rising to stardom.
When he saw that models were sought out for the newly launched Mist product online, it was the string of numbers written in the remuneration section that attracted his attention. Therefore he submitted a video recording of himself with the attitude of giving it a try.
The day after the video was submitted, he received a call from Manager Huang Qian.
“Are you the Xu Tangzhou who modelled for Bethany runway fashion show eight years ago? The other party inquired over the phone.
“That’s right.” Xu Tangzhou replied, “It’s me.”
Eight years ago, Xu Tangzhou was fourteen.
With an overly slim waist, and a knee height surpassing his shoulders, he walked on the runway at the age of twelve as a perfectly proportioned omega. His gender was not obvious because his distinctive features only started to show later on. He has a charm that’s impartial to A and O rather than the plainness unique to a Beta, which allowed him to cooperate with plenty of big-shots.
That glamorous lifestyle of indulging in pleasures has long been lost with the passage of time, and Xu Tangzhou was surprised that the other party recognized him.
Huang Qian said: “Such a coincidence, I recently came across a video of you on the runway fashion show from all those years ago.”
Xu Tangzhou is aware that the other party was approaching him because of his former self, so he hesitantly spoke: “My apologies, if my past experience is required, I am afraid that I’ll have to disappoint you.”
Huang Qian: “Why is that?”
Xu Tangzhou said: “I’ve been in an accident, and several years’ worth of my memory has been wiped clean.”
Huang Qian was momentarily silent before expressing his fondness for him in earnest: “It doesn’t matter as long as you are not directly affected. Our corporation is one of Mist’s many associates, and in my opinion, you are very suitable to be the model for this commercial. Let’s meet up first, both of us can have a deal if you are interested, we are highly invested in recommending you to film this commercial.”
No omega can surpass Xu Tangzhou in terms of eligibility with the new flavour of Mist pheromone suppressant spray being ice cream this time around.
Xu Tangzhou looked over the contract after meeting up. The salary was acceptable and the difficulty of the work arrangement cannot be considered high, therefore he searched up this company —— Star Realm, despite being established for only a few years, seems to be a rather small corporation.
He agreed.
Who knew that this seemingly small corporation wasn’t at all what he had in mind — The mention of a single celebrity among them was enough to pierce one’s ear like thunder.
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And his name was Ling Che.
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No wonder there was so much discussion last night after he mentioned that he had a deal with Star Realm. It was precisely because of Ling Che that he silently made his way up to the hot search and gained tens of thousands of fans overnight.
Even the first daily post on the home page has surpassed ten thousand comments on a rare occasion and formed a sharp contrast against the remaining posts with hundreds of replies. It has to be known that his Flow account is usually quite peaceful, yet a single remark he made during the live stream has allowed him to recognize its dominance.
In the comment section, besides the shady ones who are cursing him out for piggybacking off somebody else’s popularity, there are also many of Ling Che’s fans thanking him under the post.
【5555 Xiao-gege’s dominance has provoked the antis, I am loving it.】
【Please properly comfort our Ling Che once you arrived at the company, please.】
【Thank you Zhou Zhou for helping us to speak on behalf of our gege, I will become your occasional fan from today onwards】
Xu Tangzhou still didn’t manage to come back to his sense.
To him, Ling Che was unreachable, and even though he was aware that he will become an artist after signing the contract, he has never actually fantasized about meeting Ling Che.
Even when idolizing him, he did not regard the other party as an actual person at all because it’s simply too difficult for ordinary people to imagine what Ling Che would be like in reality.
Ling Che only exists on giant holographic posters, in the news, at concerts, and inside music albums.
His profound amber-coloured eyes, lofty expression and indomitable aura have a god-like existence, similar to how his album《Asteroid》belongs to the Milky Way of outer space.
With no way to contain his excitement, he replied to one of the trendings comments with a swipe of his finger: I am very honoured [mua].
He only felt embarrassed after replying because he had in fact never met Ling Che before.
Stay calm.
Xu Tangzhou reminded himself to retain his composure.
He stabilized his mood before going to the fridge and ate the small cupcake he brought back the day before. In the process of eating, he thought that this news can actually be considered a pleasant birthday surprise for himself.
But he was very thrilled regardless!!
Huang Qian came to pick him up right after he finished eating. Xu Tangzhou changed his clothes before going downstairs and waited by the side of the road.
He gave off a slim and upright sense of youthfulness despite only wearing a caramel-coloured thick sweater.
It was faintly snowing outside, and pedestrians will turn around and glance at him occasionally, as if they were able to recognize who he is.
While pretending as if nothing had happened, Xu Tangzhou pondered: It’s better to bring a face mask with me next time. I accidentally leeched off somebody else popularity last night so it would be bad if an anti-fan were to recognize me…… I should prioritize my life.
He stood there with a serene and abnormally calm expression on his face.
As soon as Huang Qian’s vehicle came to a halt, he climbed inside before exclaiming with liveliness: “Huang-ge, is Ling Che in our company as well?!!”
Last night, Huang Qian also watched Xu Tangzhou’s live stream and was overly satisfied with his self-contained method of leeching popularity. Through a few conversations, he got to know Xu Tangzhou’s character a bit more —- This rascal’s outer appearance is a sharp contrast to his inner self and he had an unapproachable facade that can seemingly fall apart at any given moment.
It is reasonable to say that all of the celebrities from the corporation will be attending the New Year’s Eve annual party. Xu Tangzhou’s eyes sparkled: “Am I able to run into him tonight? As in that sort of encounter where I can shake hands with him up close!”
Huang Qian was formerly an assistant, he rarely chases after celebrities and has just been promoted to a manager recently. Xu Tangzhou is the first-ever artist whom he personally made a deal with, therefore he paid extra attention and completed all trivial tasks by himself with patience.
Faced with Xu Tangzhou’s expectant yet nervous expression, Huang Qian said: “It’s hard to say. Ling Che is unpredictable, and whether he would show up depends on his mood. He is accustomed to being unrestrained and cannot be managed by anyone, even I seldomly run into him at work.”
Ling Che isn’t an ordinary individual, even if they were enlisted in the same company, it doesn’t mean that he can have a one-on-one encounter with him.
Xu Tangzhou belatedly thought up to this point and let out an “Ah” with dejectedness.
Huang Qian notices his reaction: “Are you that fond of Ling Che?”
Xu Tangzhou’s earlobe turned red as he casually said: “There won’t be anyone who’s not fond of Ling Che ba, he is so flawless. There was even a period of time when the Internet suspected that he was a holographic idol created from a confidential project, specializing in the treatment of small-fry omegas.”
The radio station happen to be broadcasting a discussion regarding Ling Che in the car, so Xu Tangzhou stopped chatting any further.
Host A: “….. It has been said that Ling Che’s family relations and upbringing must’ve played a big role for him to make such a remark.
Host B let out an “Oh” before asking: “Could you elaborate?”
Host A: “Think about it, among Ling Che’s two female parents, isn’t one of them the president of a famous luxury brand, Ling Zhi, whereas the other is a mixed-race female alpha? This is a publicly known fact, but only a few are aware that his other mom is a beta. Speaking of which, ever since he debuted, the assistants and agents by his side are either alphas or betas. Regardless if it was intentional or not, it’s safe to say that not a single omega is in his vicinity whether he is at home or at work.”
Host A meaningfully said: “It’s a possibility. But this is of course nothing more than speculations from our fellow netizens, how can we be certain it isn’t just a coincidence that Ling Che doesn’t have an omega by his side? We can’t simply jump to conclusions, after all, everyone involved hasn’t provided an official statement yet. According to a report, Ling Che once mentioned that he was in a relationship during an interview, although he did not elaborate on the gender of the other party, it’s possible that they are an omega right?”
Host B: “Then can I make a bold speculation that Ling Che suffered from a heartbreak and has been cruelly dumped by an omega before?”
The two hosts chuckled without recognizing the hidden implication and quickly pulled away from the topic.
After listening to this wave of discussion, Huang Qian reminded the small-time celebrity who was bragging in his live stream: “Those people are highly capable of making up baseless accusations. Zhou Zhou, you need to look out for yourself as an omega, and keep in mind that you should never expose your relationship history when facing the media from now on, or else they conjure up all the possible ways that you’ve been marked in their imagination.”
These types of cases aren’t new to the entertainment industry.
Xu Tangzhou tried to recall: “I……I ought to have never gotten into any relationships before.”
A private medical examination showed that his glands had not even been temporarily marked in the past.
Huang Qian: “???”
Xu Tangzhou revealed an embarrassed smile: “After twenty-two years of being single, my theoretical knowledge…… is simply too abundant.”
Huang Qian has certainly received a shock.
All omega must’ve experienced a certain degree of biological libration with how advanced medical treatments are nowadays, yet even as an adult omega who surpasses others in every aspect, this brat has never been in an actual relationship before?
Xu Tangzhou averted his gaze: “For the sake of my dignity, please keep it a secret.”
*
Star Realm’s annual party is an event where celebrities gather together as a group. This year, the executives are generous enough to incorporate a summer vibe amidst the winter season by booking a lukewarm swimming pool on the two upper floors of Fisher Hotel.
The media caught wind of it, and quite a few reporters blocked the street entrance on the side, in an attempt to stall Ling Che’s vehicle by relying on the dimness of the night.
Xu Tangzhou frowned upon seeing all the paparazzi and sign-bearing protesters with lens microphones; It’s obvious that these people are regarding this new year’s party as their opportunity to dig for the material.
【Sterningly requesting Ling Che to release a public apology】
【Opposing against Omega discrimination, let’s create a civilized country】
【As humans since birth, our genders are equal】
Huang Qian directly drove his car into the parking lot. It seems that he had often encountered such occasions and experienced all sorts of dire situations in the past, which allowed him to turn a blind eye to the banners on both sides.
As the two of them were in the process of taking the elevator upstairs, Huang Qian spoke to Xu Tangzhou: “Except for signing a contract with you, there were also a few small-time celebrities who has been assigned to me from the company as well. You have not officially joined in, but they are considered your seniors so make sure to greet them properly if you were to ever run into each other. As an inexperienced newbie, it would be beneficial for you to make more acquaintances.”
Xu Tangzhou stood at the corner of the elevator and was stunned by the commotion downstairs because the situation was seemingly more serious than he had imagined.
After collecting his thoughts, he said in an earnest manner: “Alright.”
Huang Qian found him much more obedient after discovering that he has never been in a relationship before, and spoke with satisfaction: “The upcoming work will be arranged by me. Rest assured, I’ll look for an experienced veteran to offer you pointers if the opportunity ever arises.”
XTZ: “I’ve never been in a relationship before.”
Me: nervous laughing “Yeah? Well ummmm… About that… You see…”
I’m loving this story! I can’t wait for them to meet
thanks for the chapter <3
Yeeey, some small bites of infos! (ﾉ≧∇≦)ﾉ
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thanks for the chapter!