Chapter 67: (End of Arc)
Since its release, Aurora has evolved from an art film to a commercial film. If An Ye played a crucial role in terms of popularity, then Cheng Xuyuan brought everyone a pleasant surprise.
Film critics gave fair reviews to Cheng Xuyuan’s performance in his big-screen debut. Most people believe that Cheng Xuyuan’s acting skills are not as good as An Ye’s, but from the perspective of a newcomer, he undoubtedly surpasses most young artists.
Su Linrui is very smart. At this critical moment, he increased the intensity of publicity, using Cheng Xuyuan’s good looks as a selling point, adding a bit of praise for the film plot and acting skills. This successfully made this newcomer frequently appear in the public eye.
Of course, this approach would attract a lot of criticism for Cheng Xuyuan.
Terms such as “strong backstage”, “useless vase”, and “blood-sucking An Ye” firmly followed Cheng Xuyuan’s name, causing this newcomer who had just debuted not long ago to bear unimaginable public opinion pressure.
However, in these bloody topics, a clear stream appeared and gradually gained strength. (Note: 清流 [qīng liú] = clear stream, someone who stands out, usually due to being virtuous or having a unique charm)
That is the CP fans of An Ye x Cheng Xuyuan.
Many of these fans were once An Ye’s solo fans who had torn Cheng Xuyuan apart. But after witnessing An Ye’s protection of him and the true feelings revealed in the movie, a large really fragrant scene appeared.
[My God, An Ye is too good to Cheng Xuyuan. I haven’t seen him protect a newcomer so much in the many years I’ve been a fan.]
[You’re right. I don’t know if you have seen the video of Brother Ye instructing Xiao Yuan to act. It’s simply sweet.]
[The CP feeling between them is as strong as in the movie.]
[Dominant superstar x vase newcomer, what kind of fairy setting is this, I’m crying…]
In the beginning, such comments would be hung up high by An Ye’s anti-black station and constantly reported. But as this force grew stronger and stronger, seeing that many solo fans had climbed the wall to become CP fans, the anti-black station was powerless and simply let them go.
The CP name of the two is “Ye Yuan”, and various super talks and groups have been established, and there is even a dedicated administrator. As the box office earnings of Aurora soared all the way, people gradually began to “produce grain” in this CP circle.
“Producing grain” means writing fan fiction and drawing fan art. These works have one thing in common, that is, they infinitely magnify and continue the emotional interaction between the two in the movie. (Note: 产粮 [Chǎn liáng] = produce grain)
Because Aurora was filmed so well, the scene of the two teenagers standing under the aurora and taking a photo together in the final scene was called the “Ye Yuan famous scene”. The beauty of the picture, the touching plot, and the high-level appearance made the CP’s super topic fans increase by tens of thousands overnight.
Su Linrui asked Cheng Xuyuan for his opinion: “Do you want to manage the CP fans of you and An Ye?”
“Let them go.” Cheng Xuyuan was originally a bit resistant, but thinking about his just-starting popularity, he chose to compromise, “As long as An Ye is not angry.”
How could An Ye be angry? He was so happy that he couldn’t sleep, holding the tablet every night to brush fan fiction, and it was not enough to brush it, and he also shared it with his assistant. (Note: 刷 [shuā] = usually means brush or paint. It can also be used to mean "to watch or look at a screen")
An Ye: “How is it? Isn’t it realistic?”
Assistant: “…You need to sober up.”
With the dual boost of the movie’s popularity and the CP’s popularity, Cheng Xuyuan’s fan count broke through 6 million. This is simply a fairy tale for a newcomer who has just debuted.
Su Linrui specially held a celebration banquet for Cheng Xuyuan. At the banquet, the newcomers of Yincheng Entertainment all expressed admiration and envy for this legendary newcomer. They couldn’t even be jealous because the gap was too big.
After the celebration banquet, Su Linrui brought Cheng Xuyuan good news: “FWV magazine contacted me and said they want to invite you to shoot the cover. Are you interested?”
“FWV? Is it the magazine known as the fashion trend indicator?” Cheng Xuyuan had heard of this brand after coming to this world, “They actually want me?”
“Yes, FWV rarely uses newcomers. The last time they used a newcomer was when An Ye just debuted.” Su Linrui raised a smile at the corner of his mouth, “I heard that An Ye will also shoot another big-name magazine in the same period. Do you have the confidence to compete with him in sales?”
Cheng Xuyuan’s heart jumped.
If he went to shoot the FWV magazine and defeated An Ye in the sales of the same period, does it mean that his popularity surpassed An Ye at some point?
“I don’t have confidence.” Cheng Xuyuan looked directly at Su Linrui, “But I will definitely shoot.”
It’s not easy to beat An Ye in magazine sales, but to find the whereabouts of the system, Cheng Xuyuan felt that he must try.
“Good.” Su Linrui looked at him with a smile, “I have confidence in you. You should know that with your face alone, you can create many miracles.”
Cheng Xuyuan took a deep breath.
Will there be miracles?
Hopefully…
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On the day of the magazine shoot, Cheng Xuyuan saw an unexpected person in the FWV photography team.
“Tang Ying?” Cheng Xuyuan blinked at him. He had an impression of this young man because as soon as Aurora was released, Tang Ying immediately posted a Weibo to help promote it, which made Cheng Xuyuan have a good impression of him.
Tang Ying obviously knew that the other party would come to shoot the magazine, smiled at him, and said enthusiastically: “I just finished an interview at their office. I heard that you are going to shoot the cover, so I wanted to come and watch.”
Tang Ying can also be regarded as a new favorite in the fashion world. After becoming popular, he has shot a number of magazine covers, but at this moment he unexpectedly put on a newcomer’s posture and followed behind Cheng Xuyuan, which inevitably made people guess the relationship between the two.
The stylist chose clothes for Cheng Xuyuan that were biased towards the cool system, which was deliberately intended to contrast with the image in the movie.
The magazine editor was a bit worried that such clothes would not be suitable for Cheng Xuyuan, but the fact proved that as long as you have a good-looking face and superior figure, no clothes are inappropriate.
When Cheng Xuyuan finished his makeup and walked to the shooting site, Tang Ying’s eyes were straight.
A black headband revealed his forehead, his eye makeup was cold and handsome, and his clothes were all black, from the leather jacket to the black jeans, all exuding a strong aura of “stay away if you don’t know me”.
Cheng Xuyuan was not used to this kind of outfit, always feeling it was too pretentious. But his “dislike” added a touch of indifference to his eyes, making him look like the epitome of a cool and abstinent god.
The shooting location was in various streets near the city center. At this time, Cheng Xuyuan had completely shed the youthful temperament from the movie. He casually leaned on a motorcycle, feeling like he could say “I’ll beat you up after school” at any time.
The handsome young man with cold eyes wandered through the streets and alleys, sometimes riding a motorcycle, sometimes carrying a beer. His seemingly thin body made people dare not doubt his fighting ability.
When those obsidian-like eyes looked at you, you couldn’t help but want to “teach him a lesson” by pressing him to the ground, holding his fair wrist, tasting his abstinent thin lips, and watching his indifferent and beautiful face slowly blush.
“Amazing…” The photographer looked at the photos on the computer, “Who can stand this…”
Cheng Xuyuan didn’t know that his new image had already made people fantasize. After the shooting, he looked at Tang Ying strangely and asked him, “Why are you always staring at me?”
Tang Ying withdrew his gaze and smiled innocently, “I just think you look good in black. You can wear it more in the future.”
“Thank you for the compliment.” Cheng Xuyuan didn’t quite understand his intention, “I’m going to have lunch first.”
“Do you want to go together?” Tang Ying looked at him expectantly.
“No.”
The voice came from the other side, a familiar male voice.
The one who helped Cheng Xuyuan refuse Tang Ying was his boss, Xiang Boyan.
Tang Ying was stunned.
“Cheng Xuyuan promised to have lunch with me.” Xiang Boyan walked to Cheng Xuyuan without saying a word, pulled his wrist, “Tang Ying, you go first, your agent is waiting for you over there.”
Cheng Xuyuan’s eyes widened, “When did I…”
“If you don’t cooperate with me, I will tell our past stories.” Xiang Boyan lowered his voice and said in his ear, “Understand?”
Cheng Xuyuan opened his mouth, but in the end, he chose to compromise. He greeted his assistant, indicating that he was going to talk to Boss Xiang.
Xiang Boyan’s arrival surprised everyone, and his domineering attitude towards Cheng Xuyuan was very ambiguous. Cheng Xuyuan’s assistant didn’t dare to ask anything, so he had to nod silently.
Xiang Boyan pulled Cheng Xuyuan’s hand and walked to his sports car, saying to him, “I booked an Italian restaurant, let’s go eat directly.”
“Why did you suddenly come here?” Cheng Xuyuan got into the car, still feeling that being taken away in public was very embarrassing, “What if the paparazzi take pictures?”
“If they take pictures, they take pictures.” Xiang Boyan drove the steering wheel indifferently, “At worst, we’ll open a Boyan-Yuan CP super talk, probably the popularity will surpass that whatever dogshit Ye-Yuan CP.”
His tone was like a spilled jar of vinegar. (Note: sourness is usually associated with jealousy ^▽^')
Cheng Xuyuan, annoyed, punched him in the back, almost causing the big boss Xiang to drive into the safety island.
“You’re a CEO, why do you care so much?!”
“Can’t a CEO use the internet?”
“Get lost!”
Cheng Xuyuan felt a headache. He swore that he must have been blind before to fall for this man, or Xiang Boyan fabricated some past between them.
The two arrived at an Italian restaurant. When they got out of the car, they didn’t realize that there really were paparazzi following them all the way to take secret photos.
Before long, the photos of Xiang Boyan and Cheng Xuyuan’s “date” were sold to various marketing accounts.
Xiang Boyan is the face of Xing Entertainment and a well-known big shot in the entertainment industry. Very few people dare to fabricate his dark history.
But this time, the picture of the two walking hand in hand out of the shooting site and going to the Italian restaurant together was irrefutable evidence.
A week later, public opinion began to ferment.
At the same time, some people also released a video of Tang Ying and Cheng Xuyuan interacting on the set.
So, the relationship between Cheng Xuyuan and Xiang Boyan, Cheng Xuyuan and Tang Ying, and Cheng Xuyuan and An Ye sparked a large-scale discussion and speculation. Some people have even imagined a shocking four-cornered love affair.
[Cheng Xuyuan looks very pure, but I didn’t expect him to be a fishing system…] (Note: 钓系 [Diào xì] = internet buzzword referring to someone who is attractive / seductive, and can easily catch other people)
[I used to ship Cheng Xuyuan and Tang Ying, didn’t expect they really have an intersection?!]
[You thought you were shipping Cheng Xuyuan, but he had already hooked up.]
[It’s too awesome, even Xiang Boyan can be hooked.]
[What kind of person is Cheng Xuyuan? How can he hook so many handsome guys?!]
[Looking at his face and figure, do you still need to ask why…]
The spectators discussed day and night, after all, watching the drama doesn’t cost money. Cheng Xuyuan’s fan count soared again. Although it included a lot of black fans, at least they were all active fans, allowing him to surpass An Ye in the popularity rankings of the same period without any pressure.
Just then, the FWV magazine and the one shot by An Ye went on sale simultaneously.
Cheng Xuyuan’s image on the cover completely overturned everyone’s impression of him. His sexy and cold, abstinent temperament made countless girls go crazy.
Within the first hour of the magazine’s release, FWV’s sales slightly surpassed that of An Ye’s magazine and overwhelmingly surpassed other fashion magazines.
Within five hours, the magazine was sold out, and the FWV company began to urgently reprint.
This also means that Cheng Xuyuan’s popularity and heat on this day have surpassed An Ye.
As long as the protagonist of this world is no longer the strongest character, even if it’s just for a moment, the world order will be disrupted, the space-time channel will be affected, the missing system will appear in the chaos, and reconnect with Cheng Xuyuan’s brainwaves.
But Cheng Xuyuan closed his eyes and searched in the air for a long time, but he didn’t feel any breath.
That is to say, the system is not in this world.
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Author's Notes:
Alright, I know everyone’s opinions. I won’t merge the worlds. The next chapter will return to the world of “Pen God”, and it will be very sweet.
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