“Can I not go to the variety show?” Duan Jiashu leaned his head on the car window, intending to struggle and protest.
“No, I already signed the contract.” Wen-ge looked at his phone without raising his head, chatting with someone on WeChat.
“I’m not suitable for a variety show.”
“They pay a lot of money.”
“Actors being over-exposed to the audience would ruin their air of mystery.”
“They pay a lot of money.”
“I don’t want to go.” Duan Jiashu was running out of reasons to play hard to get.
Wen-ge finally raised his head and gave him a hateful look, “Do you have any variety shows that’ll even give you money for you to get roles in TV shows and movies? If you don’t have money, how will you even buy things indiscriminately? How can you raise cats and lavishly reward those cat anchors you watch?”
Duan Jiashu didn’t reply. The corners of his mouth tensed, unhappily turning his head to look out the window. Wen-ge rolled his eyes, feeling a burst of tiredness. Duan Jiashu looks like a star that has no problems, but in reality, getting along with this 28-year-old Duan Jiashu was harder than taking care of his 8-year old son.
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But what can be done? Wen-ge sighed and changed his tone instead, “I noticed that you’re already exhausted, so other than this program, I didn’t give you any other projects. The program will be recorded for two days a week, and there will be several variety show stars that can carry you up. You’ll be working without pressure, and you’ll have control for the rest of your free time. Don’t you think this is particularly easy?~”
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“Hm.” Duan Jiashu leisurely replied. Since he was coaxed, he comfortably opened his Bilibili to watch cat videos. He then sent a danmu saying 【Huangpi Xiao Ju Ju, ying ying ying~】 to the orange cat video he was watching.
“This new guy is called You Xin. He’s nothing special, but his agent likes to popularize him through male CPs. Stay away from him when you start recording the program, don’t give him a good face.” After speaking, Wen-ge felt that he was talking in vain. Duan Jiashu doesn’t have a good face in the first place either.
Male? Duan Jiashu, who was happily watching cat videos, immediately frowned. “Then can I not go to the variety show?”
“No!”
Today is the first day of shooting for The Wacky Family’s second season. The recording location was in a courtyard borrowed by the production team and was found in the suburbs. It was an old house, surrounded by mountains and a river, making it convenient to go outdoors.
You Xin arrived at the shooting location early to prepare, his agent Yu-jie hurriedly saying hello to the director before leaving him to his assistant Xiao Zhou. You Xin knows that Yu-jie has recently signed a few new fresh meat, so it was a busy time for her. It’s just that during this busy period, she became even more unwilling to spend time on herself. In fact, Yu-jie has actually been kind to herself recently, and You Xin tried to comfort her with this, but he could only do so much, so Yu-jie still felt gloomy. Although he likes the plot of farming novels and enjoys the idea of raising pigs, after being in the entertainment industry all these years, You Xin also doesn’t actually want to fade out of the circle, he still wants to try again and work harder!
You Xin thought about this some more and became determined to be a new man, so he immediately shoved his negative emotions aside and asked his assistant Xiao Zhou to help him bring out the handmade cookies he prepared earlier and distribute them to everyone.
A good show starts with having good relationships amongst the crew. From You Xin’s foodie logic, the fastest way for strangers to get acquainted is by sharing food with one another.
“Yunyun jiejie, try this cookie I made myself. I added only very little sugar, so you wouldn’t gain weight~” You Xin smiled and handed Song Yunyun a small bag of cookies. Although You Xin often complained about his physique, his overall appearance looks similar to a clever little boy. Whenever he smiled, his eyes would curve up, making him look very cute. It was with this delightful smile of his that he became part of an idol group.
Song Yunyun was an actress nearing 40 years old. Amongst the guest stars, she’s considered as one of the elders. She saw You Xin as a cute and sensible young man, so she subconsciously smiled. “Xiao You is really capable ah, boys as considerate as you aren’t often seen these days.”
“No, no…” You Xin wasn’t very skilled in replying to this sort of boasting, but seeing Song Yunyun so enthusiastic, he had to continue the conversation. After a few exchanges, Song Yunyun suddenly shifted the topic. “You’ve already met Qi laoshi, Ah-bi, and Xiao Yuan. Have you said hello to Jiashu then?” While speaking, she winked meaningfully at You Xin.
You Xin didn’t have time to react to her meaning, as he immediately turned his attention to Duan Jiashu, “Duan laoshi also came? Then I’ll go say hello to him~”
You Xin didn’t forget Duan Jiashu’s importance to his career plans, so he hurried back to his room to get a bag of cookies and began the task of finding his target. As he expected, he spotted Duan Jiashu after walking a few steps.
Although they were in the same circle, this was You Xin’s first time seeing Duan Jiashu in person. Even though he already thought that the Duan Jiashu he saw in videos was very handsome, he had to admit that the man was even better looking in person than on the screen. His facial outline was very three-dimensional and had delicate and handsome features. He was tall and slender, so even if he was merely standing casually, he was still very eye-catching.
This is the gap between actors and idols ah, You Xin silently sighed in his heart. This handsome person’s acting skills were so good, so it wasn’t a surprise at all that he was popular. You Xin was staring in a daze when he saw Duan Jiashu turn his head to look at him.
Duan Jiashu was in a very bad mood.
He really doesn’t want to participate in this variety show, and he doesn’t want to sell CP with a man even more. Every time he sees his own rotten CP clips on Bilibili, Duan Jiashu will watch it carefully and report it the moment he starts to feel uncomfortable.
Yes, he is quite the homophobic straight guy himself.
Those video edits already make him uncomfortable to this point, not to mention those real people who sell CP. Whenever he imagines these kinds of situations, Duan Jiashu would feel his scalp tingling. Out of fear of the unknown, Duan Jiashu has been observing You Xin on the sidelines after arriving at the shooting location.
He was a very ordinary-looking boy with white and tender skin and a height of only about 1.7 or 1.8 meters. Probably because Duan Jiashu was staring too closely, Song Yunyun looked at him for a few moments.
Duan Jiashu coughed and looked away, and sure enough, not long afterwards, You Xin came over to him. Duan Jiashu had no choice but to turn his head and saw the other staring at him while holding a bag of beautifully wrapped cookies.
Duan Jiashu frowned when he saw You Xin smile at him after waking up from his daze earlier. “Duan laoshi, I made these cookies myself. Try it, ba~”
This rather ordinary-looking face smiled brightly at him, and Duan Jiashu saw that his lips were plump. A small mole at the corner of his mouth also moved slightly along the curve of the boy’s smile.
Duan Jiashu stared at You Xin for a few moments and hurriedly turned away. He replied coldly, “No, thanks.”
His heart, however, wasn’t as calm as he was on the outside. He thought, Sh*t, he smiles so coquettishly ah! How scary!
Ehh ~ bro Duan, don’t already fall for him ~ fufufu ~
Anyway, I really hope that he wouldn’t say something homophobic aloud..
Same!
don’t worry, there won’t be! duan laoshi is just a little clown 😆😆
That’s a relief.. I don’t like characters who make crude homophobic remarks only to be bent in the end..
Thank you for the chapter..
So mean the poor baby😭
Thanks for the chapter!
Thanks for the chapter ♥️♥️
How mean of you Duan ~ no matter, you are merely in the closet at the moment ~~
rude, just take the cookies QAQ
thanks for the chapter <3
Well if that wasn’t the fastest 180 I’ve ever seen 😂 i didn’t realize this was what love at first sight was like.
I’m enjoying your cultural notes immensely btw
Ooooh, so he feels uncomfortable from watching CPs. Just wonder in which way. 🤔 Since he is already taken in by the bright smile of a cutie. 😆💞
ha homophobic
thanks for the chapter!
Hmm, I don’t think disliking gay CP with yourself is homophobic? Personally, I would be uncomfortable with both straight and gay CPs of myself. And, to be honest, a lot of shipping behaviour feels very creepy. Especially when it’s towards actors and not characters.
i dont think he’s homophobic if that’s the reason? he’s uncomfortable. that’s it. period. but if he did or said something homophobic in the future chapters, i’m lighting candles for his soul. he’s bound to be a homophobic homosexual 😂
I actually feel that homophobic people are in the closet and not willing to come out or just afrain of facing what’s outside. They choose to have disgust and for their fears and not to face them because they are cowards and of course hypocrites hehehehe
was it really scary lmao
i forgot to say, i really like the idea of the show, i’d love to watch something like this it seems like it could be quiet fun to watch (or partake in)