- Chapter 1.1 Shen Ci: I, this big flower vase, is making money!
- Chapter 1.2 Shen Ci: I, this big flower vase, is making money!
- Chapter 2.1 He had the courage to go against the doting Lu Xiao but not to provoke the fated male lead
- Chapter 2.2 He had the courage to go against the doting Lu Xiao but not to provoke the fated male lead
- Chapter 3.1 Was spiking drinks a traditional skill for lecherous men?
- Chapter 3.2 Was spiking drinks a traditional skill for lecherous men?
- Chapter 4.1 Whenever he was with his big brother, Shen Ci became completely lazy.
- Chapter 4.2 Whenever he was with his big brother, Shen Ci became completely lazy.
- Chapter 5.1 Is ‘Xiao Ci’ a name you can mention?
- Chapter 5.2 Is ‘Xiao Ci’ a name you can mention?
- Chapter 6.1 "Is there a thank you kiss?"
- Chapter 6.2 "Is there a thank you kiss?"
- Chapter 7.1 Be the most dedicated flower vase!
- Chapter 7.2 Be the most dedicated flower vase!
- Chapter 8.1 I’ll listen to you, be good
- Chapter 8.2 I’ll listen to you, be good
- Chapter 9.1 “Bai Ziwei can disappear”
- Chapter 9.2 “Bai Ziwei can disappear”
- Chapter 10.1 They would pay heavily for a pair of eyes that hadn't seen the President's secret!
- Chapter 10.2 They would pay heavily for a pair of eyes that hadn't seen the President's secret!
- Chapter 11.1 Hard to control emotions
- Chapter 11.2 Hard to control emotions
- Chapter 12.1 Hacked to the top of the hot search
- Chapter 12.2 Hacked to the top of the hot search
- Chapter 13.1
- Chapter 13.2
- Chapter 14.1 The movie emperor has also entered the live stream room
- Chapter 14.2 The movie emperor has also entered the live stream room
- Chapter 15.1 This d*mn ashura field
- Chapter 15.2 This d*mn ashura field
- Chapter 16.1 Bai Ziwei wants to steal resources?
- Chapter 16.2 Bai Ziwei wants to steal resources?
- Chapter 17.1 Shock! Another big guy is a fanBai Ziwei was really angry. He was a fiery spirit who couldn't stand being patient, how could he bear this now?The company's double standards were way too obvious. Weren't they afraid of being scolded to death by their own fans?Veins throbbing at his temples, his fighting spirit rose, waiting for either Shen Ci or Zhou Xing to start explaining. Whatever they said, he had decided he would fight back viciously and spray them to death!Shen Ci: "Um, can we swap our acts?"Bai Ziwei: "... Huh?"Shen Ci handed him some paperwork: "I'm sure I won't be able to do this, it would be a waste if I had it. I happen to like your act too."He turned to Zhou Xing: "Zhou Ge, is that okay?"Zhou Xing shrugged nonchalantly: "No problem, we respect the artist's wishes haha."Bai Ziwei: "...."A knot of fury lodged in his throat, neither rising nor falling. Suddenly feeling deflated, Bai Ziwei nearly choked on his own frustration. He looked down at the act he was ready to fight Shen Ci for and having received it so easily, suddenly he felt it wasn't all that special.Shen Ci nervously watched as Bai Ziwei's face turned the color of a pig's liver, thinking that he should be safe from any protagonist aura related turbulence now.The feeling of surrender was quite satisfying, he thought. He had avoided conflict and got a simple act suitable for himself-- it was like killing two birds with one stone!Shen .big coward. Ci gave himself a big thumbs-up in his mind.Bai Ziwei snorted and with nothing to say, finally had no choice but to leave in annoyance.Zhou Xing patted Shen Ci on the shoulder, looking at him admiringly: "We'll make some changes to this act, don't worry, we won't let you be at a disadvantage."Bai Ziwei's original act indeed didn't offer much exposure and it lacked topics for hype. But it was a general plan given by the artists' department, so Zhou Xing was just following orders.Everyone would prefer an act with better exposure, ability to showcase talent and topic attractiveness. Bai Ziwei's anger wasn't unreasonable.Zhou Xing had been prepared for a big showdown, even getting ready to sit back and enjoy the drama. But he hadn't expected Shen Ci to give up so generously.In order to avoid tension between artists from the same company, he had made such a huge sacrifice. Zhou Xing immediately revised his impression of this rumored spoiled "little young master", his original impression raising a bit significantly.Rumors, sure enough, are just that-- unreliable groundless talk.Shen Ci, however was a bit frightened: "Then, please don't make it too difficult.... I really can't dance."Zhou Xing burst out laughing with a haha: "Alright, we'll customize it to your ability."***Holding the folder, Shen Ci's next task was to coordinate the filming of a music video. The MV was for a hot pop singer from the same company's new song. As it was a youthful love song, the company had chosen Shen Ci and another young girl to film it together.This time the coordination went quite smoothly. In the end, Shen Ci was forced to take a group picture with the girls from the responsible team-- no pictures, no materials.After the group pictures were over, seeing that the tragedy of being surrounded and harassed by the receptionist girls from the Lu Group was about to happen again, Shen Ci seized the opportunity to escape.With a numb expression, he set off on the road back to Zhang Ge's office. Seeing that there weren't many people on the road, he took out the filming plan for the MV he had just received and started to look through it.A youthful love story, ah...During the filming of "Don't Say Farewell" last time, his seniors had criticized him for his lack of sincerity in his emotions, saying that it would be better to fall in love before filming again.The question was, where could he find love? From childhood to adulthood, he had never had a crush on any girl. Later, he didn't know when, but he suddenly became very fond of Shao Jinhuan and what he thought was a crush that lasted for several years was forced to come to an end.The feeling of liking Shao Jinhuan.... Shen Ci discovered blankly that he could no longer remember what it was like.Closing his eyes again, Lu Xiao's gentle smile unexpectedly floated into Shen Ci's mind.Shocked, Shen Ci shook his head fiercely. Mom, his brain must be broken!"Thud!"Caught off guard, Shen Ci bumped into something and fell backward.He scrambled to his feet quickly to check on the other party: "I'm so sorry! I wasn't watching where I was going, are you okay?"The person who had collided with Shen Ci had also fallen backwards. Rubbing his head, he was frowning at Shen Ci when his eyes suddenly widened."Shen Ci?! My god!"The person was a tall and handsome young man. With a trendy outfit and an earring, he looked like a cool guy, yet at this moment, he shouted in a dramatic manner like a young girl.Shen Ci froze, looking at the young man with an expressionless face as his eyes twinkled.He recognized this person as the singer of the MV he was about to participate in, Yang Ning.The reason Shen Ci could remember him was because his name, was completely inconsistent with his image. The Ning in Yang Ning's name (杨柠) literally means lemon 🍋 , so I'm assuming his happy hyper sort of personality is at complete odds with the meaning of his name (Ning in this case) as lemon is sometimes attributed with the word sour.Looking somewhat excited, he grabbed Shen Ci's arm, "I've finally met you in the company! The almanac said today was a good day to go out and sure enough, it wasn't wrong!"Shen Ci suddenly had a bad premonition.Yang Ning shouted, "I am a hardcore fan of yours! Look, look, my level in your fan group on Weibo is pretty high, right? I check in every day!""When my agent asked me to choose the male lead for my new song, the first person that came to my mind was you!""You must be here to get the MV materials, right? It would be much better to hear it directly from me! Come, come..."With a confused look on his face, Shen Ci was helped up by the chattering Yang Ning who organized the materials and brought him into the nearby studio.It turned out that not only was his name a stark contrast to his image, but his personality was also quite different!
- Chapter 17.2 Shock! Another big guy is a fan
- Chapter 18.1 I can't be a salted fish, I have to work hard
- Chapter 18.2 I can't be a salted fish, I have to work hard
- Chapter 19.1 Being laid-back: the beautiful quality of a cannon fodder
- Chapter 19.2 Being laid-back: the beautiful quality of a cannon fodder
- Chapter 20.1 With me covering you, what are you afraid of?
- Chapter 20.2 With me covering you, what are you afraid of?
- Chapter 21.1 Year-end bonus for outstanding employee Xiao Ci
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- Chapter 22.2 Shen Ci bed climbing [throw up]
- Chapter 23.1 Being notified to inherit the family property?!
- Chapter 23.2 Being notified to inherit the family property?!
- Chapter 24.1 Jealous
- Chapter 24.2 Jealous
- Chapter 25.1 Cub don't move, we'll do the face slapping!
- Chapter 25.2 Cub don't move, we'll do the face slapping!
- Chapter 26.1 The goddess's expression is strange
- Chapter 26.2 The goddess's expression is strange
- Chapter 27.1 Son, you need to be more careful!
- Chapter 27.2 Son, you need to be more careful!
- Chapter 28.1 Birthday party accident
- Chapter 28.2 Birthday party accident
- Chapter 29.1 “Shen Ci is a fake!”
- Chapter 29.2 “Shen Ci is a fake!”
- Chapter 30.1 The cabbage run to the pig?
- Chapter 30.2 The cabbage run to the pig?
- Chapter 31.1
- Chapter 31.2
- Chapter 32.1
- Chapter 32.2
- Chapter 33.1 A truck of gifts?
- Chapter 33.2 A truck of gifts?
- Chapter 34.1 Octopus Hug
- Chapter 34.2 Octopus Hug
- Chapter 35.1 Timid Sweet Idol: Understated Spoiling by Wealthy Ladies
- Chapter 35.2 Timid Sweet Idol: Understated Spoiling by Wealthy Ladies
- Chapter 36.1 A little out of control
- Chapter 36.2 A little out of control
- Chapter 37.1 Harbouring ill intentions
- Chapter 37.2 Harbouring ill intentions
- Chapter 38.1
- Chapter 38.1
- Chapter 38.2
- Chapter 39.1 Shen Ci is enlightened: percentage on progress bar-30
- Chapter 39.1 Shen Ci is enlightened: percentage on progress bar-30
- Chapter 39.2 Shen Ci is enlightened: percentage on progress bar-30
- Chapter 39.2 Shen Ci is enlightened: percentage on progress bar-30
- Chapter 40.1 He’s drunk
- Chapter 40.1 He’s drunk
- Chapter 40.2 He’s drunk
- Chapter 40.2 He’s drunk
- Chapter 41.1 Women’s clothing, women’s clothing
- Chapter 41.2 Women's clothing, women's clothing
- Chapter 41.3 Women's clothing, women's clothing
- Chapter 42.1 End of filming
- Chapter 42.2 End of filming
- Chapter 43.1 Jealous
- Chapter 43.2 Jealous
- Chapter 44.1
- Chapter 44.2
- Chapter 45.1
- Chapter 45.2
- Chapter 46.1 Crown Prince
- Chapter 46.2 Crown Prince
- Chapter 47.1
- Chapter 47.2
- Chapter 48.1
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Shen Ci quickly received a WeChat message from Brother Zhang. It was short and casual: “It’s been handled.”
He replied with an emoji of a cat holding a glow stick: “Brother Zhang is too amazing!”
Soon after, Brother Zhang sent him several 50-second voice messages in a row. Shen Ci sighed in resignation, then started playing them one by one.
There was no progress bar, no pause button—who even invented voice messages? What an evil thing!
Brother Zhang rambled on for a while, however most of it was just him advising Shen Ci to stay focused, be patient, and not lose his temper or act spoiled.
Oh, and also to tell him that he’d also have to return to the village one last time tomorrow night.
The director contacted the village chief, and since Shen Ci had previously donated the entire 3 million yuan he received from the live-stream tips to the village, the villagers, who had grown attached to Shen Ci for his sweet demeanor and helpful attitude during their daily trips up the mountain to pick fruit, didn’t want him to leave without a proper farewell, so they decided to throw a send-off banquet for him.
Min Shoubei glanced at him. “Has it been sorted?”
“Yes, yes. Can I go back the day after tomorrow? The village is hosting a banquet tomorrow night.”
“No problem. Now get to studying. Start with this 2009 film, A Hundred Pacts with the Devil. Pay close attention to how the male lead’s brother is portrayed.”
“Got it….”
The room’s lights were dimmed remotely, then Min Shoubei turned on the projector, casting the movie onto the white screen.
The room fell into darkness, with the shifting brightness of the film illuminating the space intermittently before fading back into shadow.
Lu Xiao, who had been sitting beside Shen Ci since he was on the phone earlier reviewing certain electronic documents, was now watching the movie quietly, his attention fully on the film at this point.
Shen Ci, a bit surprised, turned his head to glance at him. Why wasn’t he resting this late at night?
The flickering light occasionally outlined Lu Xiao’s sharp nose and reflected in his eyes, making him look deeply absorbed in the movie.
And seeing how focused Lu Xiao was, Shen Ci, who was supposed to be studying, felt a little guilty for being distracted, and so returned his gaze to the screen hurriedly.
However a warm hand suddenly covered his hand that was resting on his lap. The palm pressed gently, kneading his hand softly, sending a faint current up through his bloodstream.
Shen Ci’s breath hitched, his ears warming as he bit his lip, pretending to be engrossed in the film.
His father was sitting right next to him, yet Lu Xiao dared to hold his hand under the cover of darkness.
It felt like a pair of teenagers who were dating secretly, sneaking affectionate moments behind their teachers’ and parents’ backs. The same rebellious, forbidden thrill from the night before washed over Shen Ci, making his heart beat a little faster.
“What are you still hanging around for?” Min Shoubei caught Shen Ci sneaking glances at Lu Xiao and scolded him coldly.
Lu Xiao continued rubbing Shen Ci’s soft palm, drawing teasing, ambiguous circles with his fingers. He chuckled quietly, “I’ll leave in a bit.”
Neither the father nor son could figure out why Lu Xiao insisted on staying.
Until, five minutes later, when Shen Ci’s head lolled to the side, landing on Lu Xiao’s shoulder as he fell asleep.
Min Shoubei: “….”
Lu Xiao smiled at him politely. “Mr. Min, he’s too tired today. I’m taking him back to rest?”
This guy had obviously predicted that Shen Ci would doze off and stayed just to “pick him up”.
With Shen Ci already asleep, Min Shoubei couldn’t very well wake him up to force him to keep watching, so he could only allow Lu Xiao take him away begrudgingly.
Lu Xiao scooped Shen Ci up in his arms carefully, carrying him bridal-style with slow, steady steps back to Shen Ci’s room. His movements so practiced that it was as if he’d done it a hundred of times before.
Min Shoubei remained expressionless as he watched Shen Ci’s dangling feet sway gently with Lu Xiao’s steps, however an unspoken softness flickered deep down in his eyes.
He was really just like his mother, both little lazy piglets who loved to sleep.
The next day, Shen Ci was kept cooped up in the hotel all day by Min Shoubei, immersed in intensive study and observation. And not only did he teach him himself, he also called in a few friends to help out.
Of course, his friends weren’t ordinary people—they were award-winning actors and actresses, seasoned veterans of the industry. Shen Ci sat nervously, feeling completely unworthy of their guidance.
In addition to watching classic film clips, Min Shoubei would also occasionally pull up scenes from Shen Ci’s past work for comparison. It was like public humiliation on full display! A flood of critiques and suggestions poured into Shen Ci’s ears so much that he thought his head would explode.
At this point, he seriously started doubting what Min Song had said. If he really liked pretty vases, then why was he going to such lengths to torment him like this?
He wanted to cry, however he knew how valuable this opportunity was and so could only grit his teeth and push through, accepting the advice from the big names remotely.
By evening, as the agreed time to head to the village approached, Shen Ci instantly regained his energy and dashed out excitedly to find Lu Xiao.
Both Min Shoubei and Lu Xiao were going with him for the overnight stay. Lu Xiao had even arranged for premium ingredients to be flown in ahead of time, so Shen Ci could enjoy a feast to his heart’s content.
By the time the minibus bounced its way to the village, dusk had already fallen.
“Xiao Ci! We’ve been waiting so long that even the flowers have wilted!”
Wei Shuo greeted Shen Ci, throwing an arm around his shoulders. “Hehe, you’re guaranteed to have a blast tonight!”
Shen Ci beamed brightly and, noticing the cameras rolling, mimed shooting hearts at them with his hands playfully. The editing team would add special effects later.
The cameraman, hit by both Shen Ci’s good looks and his cute gesture, clutched his chest, then kept the camera focused on him tightly.
Seven to eight large tables had been set up outdoors in the same spot as the last celebration. After greeting everyone, Shen Ci headed to the bustling temporary kitchen.
The chef Lu Xiao had sent over was running the show tonight. Several other entertainers were also helping out alongside the villagers, and they all looked up to greet Shen Ci with warm smiles.
“How come Xiao Ci is looking even more handsome after not seeing him for a day?”
Jiang Shu, who was washing vegetables, giggled sweetly at Shen Ci, her eyes filled with tenderness.
The other artists: “?”
She usually either ignored people coldly or made snide remarks. Now she was acting like this? It was enough to give everyone goosebumps.
Shen Ci chuckled awkwardly. “Uh, not really…”
Then he escaped to the head chef’s side for refuge quickly. After observing for a bit, he volunteered to make a dish for everyone to try.
Since it was a farewell banquet, he wanted to add a touch of ceremony to the occasion.
“Does the little young master even know how to chop vegetables?” The chubby chef teased with a grin.
Shen Ci lifted his chin confidently. “Of course!”
The chef chuckled, then handed him a knife and a cutting board piled with mushrooms. “Alright, then make some cream of mushroom soup. It’s simple enough.”
Cutting mushrooms? Easy!
Shen Ci steadied the mushroom with his left hand, gripping the knife in his right. Then he brought it down for his first cut—and it came out crooked.
He tried slicing a few more pieces, but each one turned out uneven, some thick, some thin, all awkwardly misshapen.
Shen Ci: ?
This wasn’t quite what he had imagined!
“There’s something wrong with this knife.” He said with certainty. Because there was no other explanation for why others could cut perfectly uniform slices while his were so messy.
The chef stifled a laugh and quickly came to his little young master’s rescue: “Chopping them into small pieces works just as well.”
Shen Ci perked up at that, then started hacking away with the knife, reducing the mushrooms to bits enthusiastically and finishing the task perfectly.
Then under the chef’s guidance, he moved on to slicing onions, sautéing, and adding milk…….