Vase cannon fodder is pampered by the group again

Chapter 72.2

Editor: Princess

Brother Zhang smiled and ruffled Shen Ci’s messy hair. “Last night he was dragged into an alley by some drunks and beaten up.

When the police arrived, his face was swollen like a pig’s head. How could he go on stage? He went home to recover, and his face probably needs surgery.”

Shen Ci scratched his hair. Zhen Da was also so unlucky? This was suspicious.

Lu Xiao must have intervened again… Shen Ci frowned. It seemed last night’s warning wasn’t sufficient.

“Don’t overthink it. They brought it on themselves – you reap what you sow.” Brother Zhang spoke as if casually, lowering his head to mix cold noodles for Shen Ci. “Go wash up, time to eat.”

“…Oh.” Only then did Shen Ci remember he hadn’t washed up, embarrassedly covering his mouth and quickly leaving the dining table.

Brother Zhang looked up at his retreating figure and sighed with a smile.

Even without throwing tantrums, and having become much more well-behaved, Shen Ci was still silly and easily distracted.

Probably… Lu Xiao protected him too well, so Shen Ci had very few things to worry about.

Even without saying anything, Lu Xiao would pluck stars and moon for him, let alone when someone wanted to harm Shen Ci.

If the little one suffered even the slightest grievance, Lu Xiao would repay it tenfold or a hundredfold.

So he wasn’t surprised about Zhen Da and Yang Yan’s situations after learning about them.

But what if Lu Xiao got tired one day and fell for someone else? Wouldn’t the already spoiled Xiao Ci be doomed?

He suddenly felt a bit worried.

“Mmm— smells so good!” Shen Ci returned from the bathroom and threw his head back dramatically to take a deep sniff.

Then he rushed over to eat and nearly tripped over the dining chair, startling Brother Zhang.

“Eat quickly.” Brother Zhang pulled out the heavy dining chair, both amused and exasperated.

“Yes sir!”

Shen Ci started using his chopsticks before even sitting down. His cheeks were quickly stuffed full, making him look exactly like a little hamster. A little hamster that had been starving for eight hundred years.

Brother Zhang couldn’t help but reach out and flick the little tuft of hair at the back of his head.

However Shen Ci was too busy eating to notice.

Normally, he might bare his teeth and claws, using his little tuft to fiercely whip his hand in retaliation.

Brother Zhang’s maternal filter was immediately activated, pink bubbles rising in his heart, wanting nothing more than to grab Shen Ci and give him a good squeeze.

How adorable was Xiao Ci! How could Lu Xiao possibly be blind enough to abandon him! Pure nonsense!

*

The afternoon livestream was held on the Qinggua platform.

Most of the film’s main actors had arrived, with only the foreign actors waiting to meet when they reached H Country.

Besides Shen Ci and Lu An, two newcomers to the silver screen, everyone who made it into Min Shoubei’s script was a heavyweight star.

Without Brother Zhang needing to remind him, Shen Ci proactively went to greet and chat with the senior actors.

Lu An was quiet by nature and had no one accompanying him, so Shen Ci simply pulled him along to introduce themselves and seek patronage from the big shots.

Their modest and polite demeanor earned them a lot of good impressions.

Who wouldn’t like humble juniors who were good-looking and loved giving rainbow compliments?

The entire livestream was essentially a casual tea party where the main creative team answered questions from the host and audience while eating, drinking, and earning sponsorship fees.

Shen Ci continued to embody the spirit of being a pretty vase, sitting Buddhism-style at the very edge.

Besides lifting his head to smile, he kept his head down eating, trying not to compete with the big shots for screen time, striving to be the number one salted fish.

Competing for fame with this group of A-listers was seriously unnecessary.

If newcomer he, still bearing the title of pretty vase, grabbed too much attention, it would inevitably make the seniors uncomfortable, and he would be the one in trouble when filming started.

Min Shoubei understood this point well, and so had already instructed the host not to throw too many questions at the two newcomers.

It didn’t matter if the livestream didn’t please Shen Ci’s fans. It was just publicity for the movie.

When the livestream was more than halfway through, the female actress sitting next to Shen Ci laughed quietly. “Xiao Shen has been eating so contentedly the whole time, crunching away like a little hamster. I’m getting hungry just listening.”

This was last year’s Best Actress winner. A big shot striking up conversation couldn’t be ignored.

Shen Ci swallowed the crushed nuts in his mouth and offered her a handful of crab roe sunflower seeds with an awkward smile. “Because Three Cats’ nuts are really delicious! Sister Tang is too thin. Don’t starve yourself. Want to try some?”

Tang Yingying swallowed her saliva discreetly and smiled as she accepted them. “Then thank you.”

The host seized the opportunity. “Xiao Ci makes everything look especially delicious when he eats. Last time he helped sell products, everything sold out in seconds. He’s a real eating broadcast sales expert.”

“It’s mainly thanks to my childhood friend. I’m just a heartless taste-testing machine.” Shen Ci winked at the camera and blew a kiss, then was about to lower his head to continue eating when he noticed everyone was looking at him.

His smile froze. Did everyone want his snacks? Alright then…

He could only smile graciously while his heart bled, generously distributing the bag of macadamia nuts he had just cracked, not wanting to offend any of the big shots.

Even the host got a share.

“Oh my, Xiao Shen is so thoughtful!” The host guided smoothly. “Things taste better when someone else cracks them for you!”

Shen Ci forced a smile. “As long as everyone enjoys them…”

Everyone happily started eating, and the bullet comments immediately became lively, with many large donations appearing.

“Wait, how did this suddenly become an eating broadcast room? Big brothers and sisters, please spare us office workers who are still slacking off!”

“I’m hungry just watching… I won’t hide it anymore. Hurry up and post the purchase link!”

“Shen Ci looked so satisfied and happy when eating. Is it really that good? I’m buying some right now, sob sob!”

“I want to eat the nuts that baby personally cracked! Under the lemon tree, you and I…”

“…”

Min Shoubei looked at everyone else’s portions, then at his own, and silently counted – they were exactly the same.

He immediately became unhappy, scowling as he picked up one to eat.

“Dad, eat this.” Shen Ci pushed over a small plate filled with various already-cracked nuts, beautifully arranged.

Shen Ci’s heart was bleeding. He had spent a long time putting this together to photograph and send to his little uncle later…

But Min Shoubei looked unhappy, so he had to please him first and rearrange another plate later.

Min Shoubei’s pupils indeed dilated in shock. He coldly “mm”ed and accepted it.

The host joked. “Xiao Shen really favors his father. Having such an obedient and well-behaved child is really enviable. Hey, I remember Yingying, you also have children. Are they as well-behaved as Xiao Shen?”

Tang Yingying immediately started complaining, and the livestream was drawn into an interesting parent-child topic, making the atmosphere increasingly lively.

Min Shoubei silently picked up several nuts to eat.

When the screenwriter sitting beside him smiled and tried to take one, he slapped his hand away.

The screenwriter had never seen Min Shoubei being so stingy: ???

“Have your son crack some for you.” Min Shoubei said quietly, his childish words carrying a hint of showing off.

Screenwriter: “…Are you freaking kidding me!”

The host had excellent crowd control skills, keeping all topics focused on the senior-level actors.

In the hour-and-a-half livestream, Shen Ci only got attention for those two or three minutes, and so believed he hadn’t stolen the spotlight from the big shots.

As a result, only he made it to the trending hot topics.

The next morning, sitting in the departure lounge waiting for the early flight to H Country, Shen Ci’s fingers trembled slightly as he scrolled through Weibo.

Trending #1: Shen Ci Eating Nuts Sells Out Overnight

Trending #3: Annual Sales King Shen Ci Performance Summary

Trending #7: Director Min: Have Your Son Crack Some For You

Shen Ci completely doubted life: “…”

During the livestream, he had curled up in a corner eating snacks, clearly trying to be an invisible salted fish… Why did he still explode to trending #1!

He really wasn’t trying to become famous on purpose…