The dust settled after the show released an official announcement, and Huang Qian urgently arranged lessons for Xu Tangzhou.
“Each artist has a separate office, but they are merely for display because everyone is extremely occupied and aren’t able to come often. Trainees don’t have an office of their own either, they show up at different lecture rooms to attend classes each day. But unlike them, you are an artist in the company who’s aiming towards becoming an actor while they are going to debut as a boy band. That being said, you will be attending the PR and image management classes with them for the next few days.”
Huang Qian brought him to have a look at the classrooms, get to know the teachers, and meet several other young artists who signed under Huang Qian as well.
“What’s over there?” Xu Tangzhou pointed to the corridor not far away.
That area seemed to be much quieter compared to the noisy atmosphere surrounding the other places, but there was no nameplate on the door, so its purpose remained unknown.
“That’s Ling Che’s private suite.” Huang Qian said, “Although he doesn’t show up often, the equipment and instruments inside are all completely set up, and there is a special recording studio in case he needs them when he shows up, but I can tell that he only puts them to use once or twice a year.”
Xu Tangzhou stammered.
He’s precisely aware that Ling Che wasn’t the sort of individual who would keep up with a work routine, but it was obvious how much he was worth to the company based on the fact that they specifically offered him such high-quality arrangements even if he only showed up once or twice a year.
“There’s no need to be envious, you couldn’t achieve that level even if you tried.” Huang Qian said with a smile, “Star Realm can be considered to have opened up a music department specifically for him, he only signed an agency contract with the company, therefore he’ll generally compose albums with his own studio crew and often write songs at home. Yan-jie and his assistant can only drag him out by showing up in person.”
Xu Tangzhou was relieved at the fact that he probably wouldn’t bump into Ling Che at the company today.
Huang Qian asked: “Wanna check it out? The door isn’t locked.”
Xu Tangzhou: “Am I allowed to?”
Huang Qian said: “Of course, it’s not a big deal to have a look, there are people who frequently come to visit. And if we both keep our mouths shut, he wouldn’t know either.”
Xu Tangzhou turned the doorknob and curiously took a peek.
Only to see that in such a vast space, music instruments and wires were messily organized inside the room, a few had even yet to have their packaging peeled off, which was a complete contrast to the extravagance that Xu Tangzhou had in mind.
There were some signed posters piled up on the table, and it seemed that the owner of these signatures threw the pen away before they could finish signing them.
The back of the couch was facing the door, and on it was a tall stack of clothes, which was unlike the typical casual wear, as they had various different styles and colors.
On the floor were several fancy skateboards and tennis rackets, indicating that the owner had many hobbies.
Xu Tangzhou: “……”
Is this truly not a storage room?
Huang Qian said: “Ling Che is about to hold a concert, all his necessities are here, and he only has time to tidy up the place after the show is done filming. He has been rehearsing at the studio recently and has a very tight schedule, so there isn’t any time for him to divert his attention here.”
Ling Che’s concert tickets were difficult to obtain, and it’s not as if Xu Tangzhou hadn’t seen news reports of scalpers inflicting heavy wounds upon each other for the sake of snatching tickets.
In the past, he was also one of these people who yearned to attend Ling Che’s concerts with his classmates, but ended up abandoning such a notion because he was never able to obtain a single ticket.
It seems that the more successful people were, the more work they had to put in behind the scenes; aside from having natural talent, this wasn’t how Ling Che himself came to debut.
The stage that shone with boundless radiance was all made up of countless drops of sweat.
Xu Tangzhou was inexplicably motivated.
We’re sorry for MTLers or people who like using reading mode, but our translations keep getting stolen by aggregators so we’re going to bring back the copy protection. If you need to MTL please retype the gibberish parts.
If he rose to fame one day…… he was unwilling to let anyone assume that he gained his popularity from being coincidentally partnered up with Ling Che nor does he want to have an undeserved reputation.
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The pair of sisters, who were only two years apart in age, had fallen for the same boy several times in a row and publicly exposed each other on the Internet. But whenever netizens assumed that they were about to completely fall apart this time, they would cry that the other party is the most important person in their life.
In short, their controversies came in waves after waves and the end result was never what people expected.
The first pair of guests ignited the netizens’ enthusiasm.
The program team promoted the show by announcing a batch of guests each day, insulting netizens with the 5 bucks grand prize while arousing everyone’s appetite.
The second group of guests was an AB couple, and both of them are actors. In this era, the combination of A and B was not uncommon, but it was also not preferable. After all, having a relationship with an Alpha but not being able to be marked would make a Beta feel insecure.
This had been quite an interesting sight to behold.
On the night of the third day, the netizens began to wait in advance for the official blog to reveal the last batch of guests.
【I am assuming that it’s a pair of father and son! There was a father and son combo last year!】
【Could that be Wei Ruyu! Ahhhhhhh I’m so fortunate to see my husband and my father-in-law on the show alongside each other】
【Wei Ruyu is only 17 years old, sober up would you? Chicken coop warning.】
【Y’all are too simple minded. Please take a look at the lineup. A combination of BB, and a combination of AB, what’s missing? The last group is obviously an AO ah!】
【Orz! Your well-reasoned and justifiable argument is convincing!】
By eight at night, the announcement of the last group of guests finally arrived behind schedule.
The official blog of《Our Perfect Vacation》V: Revolving in a circle around the galaxy, destined to orbit for billions of years. The asteroids will forge a way through any manner of obstacles for you. @LingChe45361V and @XuTangZhouzzV’s friendship is invincible!
【!!!!!!The fuck?!!!!!】
【What did you say? ！！！！！ Mommy, I lost the ability to read!!!】
【Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh】
【Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh】
After a couple of minutes, the Flow server was on the verge of crashing down.
Xu Tangzhou effortlessly opened Flow, but did not rush to see his own comments, because Flow had been flooded with discussion of “Ling Che being on a variety show”.
There was only doubt on his mind: “Ling Che doesn’t have a Flow account right? Then who was the one that the official blog tagged?”
LingChe45361
This account has the resemblance of a knock-off no matter how you looked at it.
Huang Qian was occupied with reading through the work schedule and did not look up while speaking: “Oh, the company had requested him to create one, so he randomly chose a username generated by the system because his actual name has already been registered under various different accounts. It’s the man himself that’s been tagged. Remember to keep an eye out for it, so as to not appear that you guys aren’t familiar with each other at all.”
Xu Tangzhou let out an “Oh”.
The notifications from his fans increasingly reached 9999+ in a short span of time, causing his phone to crash several times in a row before he could click into the homepage called “Ling Che 45361″ on Flow.
The owner of this account used the blue default figure as an avatar and did not have a profile picture yet, so only the bio could confirm his identity, which read: Music artist signed under Star Realm, a vocalist.
There was only a single post which had been automatically sent out by the system at the time of registration.
Ling Che 45361V: Hi～ I created a new account on Flow. You can follow me to receive the latest news regarding my current situation! Come and have fun with me.
In the span of ten minutes, from the time the program crew disclosed Ling Che’s Flow account to the time Xu Tangzhou clicked into his homepage, the comments under Ling Che’s post which was automatically generated by the system had already exceeded 30,000.
【On my deathbed wuwuwu I am dying, I am actually dying】
【Our Gege finally remembered that his phone has internet access】
【It’s a crematorium for Ah-Wei!! Today!! No one will have guts to tell me what else is impossible in this world!!】
【Ahhhhhh My Ling Che finally has an account of his own ahhhhhhh】
……
The number of comments were increasing at an alarming rate.
However, Ling Che did not take any further action nor did he repost the announcement from the programming crew.
His personal info was nowhere to be seen, and even the number of users he followed was 0 as if the only purpose of registering this account was to allow the show’s official blog to tag it.
Unlike him, Xu Tangzhou honestly reposted the official announcement of the program in accordance with Huang Qian’s requirements and added on a few words of formality.
Xu TangzhouzzV: I heard that this program is very fun, looking forward to meeting everyone [Cutesy]
His comment section was a whole another dimension.
Except for a few true fans who knew and admired him, the comments of other passersby were the same as those under the official announcement of the program.
【???Hello? Can somebody tell me who this person is?】
【So it’s true that Ling Che will be partaking in a variety show!!! Being partnered up with an Omega is so controversial, I felt like he has reduced his self-worth】
【I’ve known that this was a publicity stunt all along, how is it possible for Ling Che to be acquainted with Omegas!! Hehe.】
【Alpha chauvinist be gone!!! Let’s provide protection for our Omega!】
【He will reveal his true colors on the show, I am not convinced that Ling Che is capable of proving his innocence.】
Unlike the relatively moderate trend of public opinion in the past, Xu Tangzhou received unprecedented attention this time, and faced much more questions as well as criticism.
But what he didn’t expect was that the majority of the passersby who commented on Flow appeared to be Omega, and the comment section unknowingly turned into an AO battlefield, as they began to fight.
Xu Tangzhou: “……”
A week’s worth of filming was about to start and the place to be visited this time was indeed Suriram Island which was accurately predicted by the netizens.
Xu Tangzhou had to watch the previous episodes from the show, prepare his suitcase, listen to the precautions from Huang Qian when he received a notification from his follow-up assistant who the program had prepared for him as well.
Assistant Mo-Mo: Dear Zhou Zhou, a reminder that all members of the show will gather at the departure point tomorrow morning. The following items are not allowed to be brought in your suitcase. If you were to bring them, we will throw them away on the spot [cutesy]
A list was attached:
- Any sort of food
- Any sort of beverages (Including pure water)
- Currency or bank cards from any region
- Any sort of electronic communication devices
- Any sort of daily necessities (excluding skincare products)
- Any sort of disposable items
- Any sort of accessories that can provide you physical comfort (including sleeping bag and pillows)
Xu Tangzhou: “???”
He skimmed through them multiple times in order to confirm that these were indeed items that they weren’t allowed to bring, and could not help but fall into contemplation: Then what else could he bring?
While Xu Tangzhou was absorbed in thought, he was unaware that Ying Chen had made a post on Flow which drove the fiery atmosphere of the internet to its peak once more.
YingChenV: @LingChe45361 Gege, please become my follower, and allow me to have the privilege of being the first little cutie you follow【Teary Eyes】【Teary Eyes】
Indirect conversations were happening across the internet, marketing accounts collectively hopped online with fans, and Ling Che finally took action at night.
The asteroids who were camping at Ling Che’s Flow account watched with their eyes wide open as the number of users he followed changed from 0 to 1.
Half a minute later.
【Hahahahaha seeking to know the degree of Ying Chen’s psychological trauma】
【Hahahahahaha they are merely drinking buddies, it’s about time to sever ties】
【hhhhhhhhh Ying Chen deleted that post, let’s go check it out, fellow sisters!!!】
【Guess who Ling Che followed! Holy shit!!! What a delightful world I live in!】
Edited by: Amanagawa and Huixuan
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Translator’s Note:
The first volume of Asteroid is now officially complete 🎉
Enjoy reading and stay tuned for volume two~
I really enjoyed this story! I was not a fan of ABO story, but somehow I got hooked reading this. Thank you for your hard work, Lei. 🤍💛
Thank you for the chapter.😘
I really like Ling Che’s flow account username
Thanks for the chapter
Thank You for the new chapter (๑°꒵°๑)･*♡
Lovely guys~ Shitty programs must die
Thank you very much for the translation 🤍🤍🤍
Thanks for the update 🤣❤️
Thanks for the chapter ❤️❤️