Chapter 66 Headline Article
Editor: Jodi
This all started with last night’s broadcast of ‘We Are Together’, where Lin Qin’s performance in front of the camera was just too cute, with his nervousness nearly spilling out of the screen.
The audience already knew he had a rather gentle personality, but after watching the show, they realized that he wasn’t just gentle, he was also irresistibly cute. So cute that it made them want to reach out and pinch his cheeks, with many calling out to the show’s crew not to bully him.
And because of this, all his career fans, female fans, and all other sort of fans turned into ‘mum fans’.
Then a fan called him ‘my cub’ on Weibo, which led to a rush of fans competing to call him ‘my cub’ in the comments, breaking to twenty thousand comments overnight.
Which led to Lin Qin suddenly gaining twenty thousand ‘mum fans’ online.
After learning about this situation from Chu Hong, Lin Qin was very surprised.
And not hiding his thoughts, he told her directly, “I thought my initial performance was rather off-putting.” After all, he really didn’t look suitable for reality TV at all at first and had been very tense in front of the camera, his entire body taut.
He had even been thinking at the time that no one would like a reality show performance that was really stiff and boring.
“Looks are king.” Chu Hong said the truth in just one sentence. If someone who wasn’t as handsome as Lin Qin took part in a reality show, they would definitely be sprayed to death. However Lin Qin was handsome, which caused people to view him through rose-tinted glasses, making it so that even a sneeze from him could send fans into a frenzy, as they swooned over how handsome he was.
Moreover, Lin Qin wasn’t just a fresh meat who relied on his looks, nor was he a good for nothing.
At first, Lin Qin might have come across as stiff and overly tense, however as the show progressed, especially during the house renovation segment, his expertise and aesthetic sense impressed the audience.
Who wouldn’t like someone with both looks and talent? Moreover his flaws at the beginning made people want to take care of him and protect him, which was why he suddenly gained so many ‘mum fans’.
Outstanding people were bound to be noticed, and Lin Qin was exceedingly so.
Facing Chu Hong’s praise, Lin Qin said somewhat embarrassedly: “I really didn’t expect that so many people would like me.” This was his heartfelt truth.
He had entered this circle just to be able to see Meng Chao from a closer distance; falling in love with this line of work was something he had never considered, so for Lin Qin this could be said to be a double surprise. The second surprise was gaining so many people who liked him, and sometimes when he went online and saw their messages, saw them defending him, them affirming him, the screen full of meaningless ‘ah ah ah ah’ illiterate-style confessions, as well as all kinds of rainbow farts, he really felt that his heart was full.
Of course, the biggest surprise came from Meng Chao.
His idea had once been to be able to just watch Meng Chao from a closer distance. He didn’t even dare think about becoming friends with him. As long as he could get a little closer, and then watch him secretly, he would be very satisfied.
However now, not only could he stand beside Meng Chao, he had also gained Meng Chao’s love, making him feel that his life was without regrets.
Lin Qin was just thinking this when he saw Meng Chao walking towards him, holding a cup of coffee in his hand.
And his gaze immediately locking on to him, he stared at Meng Chao intently, his eyes twinkling with bright stars, his heart and eyes full of Meng Chao.
Chu Hong, seeing his eyes, shuddered for a moment, then moved to the side a little. This bowl of dog food, she was rejecting it.
Meng Chao gave the coffee to Lin Qin, and after Lin Qin took it, he rubbed his head then said, “It’s about time to board the plane.”
“En.” Lin Qin took a sip of the coffee and found that it had just the right amount of sweetness that he could take, which made his heart feel even sweeter. In just over a month of being together, Meng Chao already remembered all his habits, proof that Meng Chao held him in a significant place in his heart.
His eyes narrowing, he smiled, his face full of happiness.
If it wasn’t that they were in a bustling airport, Meng Chao would have lowered his head and kissed Lin Qin by now. Such a Little Rabbit Lin was too tempting.
Chu Hong shifted to another seat again silently, once again refusing the dog food thrown her way.
Shortly afterwards, the boarding announcement sounded, and they walked towards the boarding gate, off to the city where ‘Dark War’ was being filmed.
Lin Qin and Meng Chao were both extremely dedicated people, because the moment they joined the movie crew, they vanished like spirits— there were no more updates on Weibo, and no more accepting of appearances, just them staying in the crew day after day acting.
Fortunately, the show they had collaborated on, ‘We Are Together’ was airing, and starting from the trailer, the viewership had broken to one percent, and by the time the first episode aired officially, the peak viewership had surprisingly broken to three percent!
This was a viewership rating that domestic reality shows hadn’t seen in a long time, which showed the explosive popularity of both Lin Qin and Meng Chao.
As ‘We Are Together’ became a hit, Lin Qin was like a treasure that had been unearthed, with more and more people liking him when his true self was revealed through the camera.
They knew that he was a great cook, they knew that he would write a thick character biography for a role, and they knew that he treated everyone sincerely. If the name Lin Qin had been rather flat to the audience before, then now with the broadcast of a few of the reality show’s episodes, their understanding of Lin Qin became more comprehensive, and they couldn’t help but like this young man.
Although he got shy easily and might still seem uneasy in front of cameras and people, the audience could see his seriousness, could see him trying his best to adapt to the show and trying to adapt to every guest that came over.
Of course, Meng Chao’s presence was established before the fans, what with his boyfriend charm and various ways of teasing Lin Qin, yet he would always appear when Lin Qin needed him the most, protecting him and giving him a sense of security.
In the later stages, the guests invited were no longer popular stars, but artists from various fields in the entertainment industry. They just sat there chatting quietly, which enlightened the audience and also allowed them understand the acting profession better.
A month later, along with the pilot episode, the show had already aired four episodes, and both Lin Qin and Meng Chao had attracted a bunch of fans due to their genuine performances on the show. The guests who came on the show were also finally recognized and acknowledged by the audience, and even the works in which the Ye husband and wife had acted were dug out again, with the audience praising their acting skills.
It seemed as if everything was moving in the right direction when at this time, a blogger who claimed to be Lin Qin’s high school classmate posted a headline article.
The title of the headline article was — ‘As a classmate who once turned a blind eye to what happened to you, I want to apologise. Lin Qin, I’m sorry.’
This headline article didn’t generate much heat at first, however somehow, it was reposted by a marketing account, and as more people saw it, it sparked discussion.
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