Lotus Seed Paste and Orange Stuffing, this name was still fresh in Rong Xu's memory.
The last time he noticed this name was because the other party had posted a sleeping photo of himself and caused a sensation within the fan circle. Because of that photo, Rong Xu came to believe that fan should be a member of the Black Clouds crew. Additionally, after that, the other party also posted one hundred more movie tickets for Black Clouds, causing Rong Xu to be even more certain: the other party is not an ordinary crew member.
The cost of one hundred movie tickets was still within 10,000 yuan.
However, this time, Lotus Seed Paste and Orange Stuffing directly donated 1 million!
It was absolutely impossible for someone who could donate one million without blinking to only have one million dollars. Only someone with tens of millions or even hundreds of millions in assets could donate one million so boldly. One must consider that even many big entrepreneurs who donated money wanted to be well-known and have this spread their reputation.
This low-key donation of one million, it was absolutely impossible for this individual to be an unknown person within the circle.
In that instance, several names appeared in Rong Xu's heart. Judging from Lotus Seed Paste and Orange Stuffing's past posts, the other party was unlikely to be a foreigner. After all, this fan spoke Chinese too fluently, even using popular Internet slang and 'Jiu Mi' ("Kiss, Kiss")! How could they be a foreigner?
Then, are they one of Huaxia's first-tier actresses or first-tier female singers?
Wen Xuan, Xia Muyan, Yan Lianqiu, Guan Ningqin…
All of them had guest appearances in Black Clouds, and so were able to take photos. They also had sufficient funds to donate.
However, this was all still a bit unrealistic.
"No matter how you look at it, they don't seem like the type who would say... "Jiu Mi" ("Kiss, Kiss"), that kind of person…"
The youth furrowed his brows slightly and muttered to himself in a low voice.
Soon, Luo Qian called Rong Xu to determine their next public relations measures. This charity event spontaneously organized by the fans was a good thing and had also gained the support and praise of netizens. That a fan was willing to donate one million was the personal kindness of the other party. Although it could potentially cause some trouble, on the other hand, it will help more even people in need.
In order to prevent small minded people from framing Lotus Seed Paste and Orange Stuffing as someone prepared by Rong Xu himself, Luo Zhentao decided to contact the fan privately in the name of the fan support club to send the other party a pennant thanking her for her support of the event. Then, he will post an announcement about this situation, categorizing it as a fan's personal decision so that no one could slander Rong Xu with this incident.
This plan was well thought out, and Rong Xu immediately agreed. He was even willing to sign eleven "Lost Wings" CD singles, giving one directly to Lotus Seed Paste and Orange Stuffing, while the other ten were given for free to randomly selected fans among those who donated.
Without delay, Luo Qian immediately set out to contact Lotus Seed Paste and Orange Stuffing. She also contacted Rong Xu's leader fans, having them pay close attention to and control the fans' comments to prevent sunspots from leading the rhythm.
During this time, this Fair and Beautiful Local Tyrant's Weibo fans had already exceeded 30,000!
Clicking on the Fair and Beautiful Local Tyrant's Weibo, this Dada's posts had no special features nor outgoing meng brief messages. On their Weibo, they solely confessed to Rong Xu for three meals a day. Their latest Weibo post was the Weibo crowdfunding message automatically forwarded by the system.
If there had been no sleeping photo or the million dollar donation, such an ordinary fan would definitely not have attracted anyone's attention.
But now, the number of fans on this Weibo was increasing at a rate of one hundred per minute. There were constantly notifications of comments on Weibo, as well as notifications of reposts and likes. The phone was buzzing and vibrating non-stop.
Looking at the fans' jokingly remarking "hugging a big thigh" and "spectating gods at work", said fan silently placed his phone upside down on the table, completely turning a blind eye.
En, nothing happened, nothing... happened at all.
... How could nothing happen!
Ten minutes later, probably feeling a little annoyed with the constant vibrations from his phone, Qin Cheng picked up his phone and turned off all the notifications on Weibo. However, just as he was about to power off his phone and play dead, a message suddenly came into view.
[QianQian's Big Adventure: Lotus Seed Paste and Orange Stuffing, Hello, I am Rong Xu's assistant, Luo Qian. Thank you very much for your support of the "Lost Wings" donation event. We will be sending your donation to the rural mountain regions as soon as possible. Please rest assured. At the same time, we have a few small gifts for you as a show of gratitude. Can you send me an address? [Smiley face]][1]
A trace of surprise flashed through the man's dark eyes, and he did not immediately answer.
On the other side, Luo Qian saw that her message had already been read, but she didn't receive a reply. She thought for a little while before sending a message to Rong Xu: [Xiao Xu, that Lotus Seed Paste and Orange Stuffing may not believe that I am your assistant, how about you send them a message to verify my identity? ]
One minute later——
[Rong Xu: Hello[1], Qian Qian's Big Adventure is my assistant ^_^ ]
Qin Cheng: "!!!"
Only after a while later did this fan give a reply ——
[Lotus Seed Paste and Orange Stuffing: Hello.]
Originally, this message was just to verify Luo Qian's identity. Suddenly seeing this message, Rong Xu was a bit stunned before the corner of his lips curled upwards. He replied: [Thank you for your donation, I'm very happy you like me [Heart][Heart][Heart]]
When this line was just typed, Rong Xu squinted his eyes and stared at the two words[2] "hello".
... Based on what they saw on Weibo, this person should be his diehard fan, confessing to him everyday. But, why did it seem like when the real person spoke, they were somewhat cold?
This train of thought hadn't let Rong Xu's mind yet before he saw the person's second reply.
[Lotus Seed Paste and Orange Stuffing: En, no need for thanks.]
Rong Xu: "..."
Logically speaking, this shouldn't be the attitude a diehard fan has, right?! ! !
The chat was unlikely to be continued, so Rong Xu casually found an excuse to end the conversation and let Luo Qian take over. Examining the cold and stiff dialogue between himself and this "Lotus Seed Paste and Orange Stuffing", a sense of familiarity flashed through Rong Xu's mind. However, before he could get a grasp on that familiar feeling, it suddenly disappeared.
This kind of dialogue exchange, where did he see it before? Where was it…
In the next room over, Rong Xu absolutely wouldn't have known that this Lotus Seed Paste and Orange Stuffing was currently looking at his cell phone screen in agony. In view of the fact that this fan had always suffered from facial paralysis and rarely showed his inner emotions except during filming, his distressed response was to squeeze the phone tightly and input a large amount of words in chat box over and over again, but when it was sent, it had become ——
"En, no need for thanks."
Watching Rong Xu deliberately end the conversation with wide open eyes, Lotus Seed Paste and Orange Stuffing lifted his hands to cover his cheeks as he pursed his lips, not wanting to speak.
However, there are some things that can't be solved by playing dead. Luo Qian pressed harder and continued to ask Lotus Seed Paste and Orange Stuffing for 'her' address. Even if Lotus Seed Paste and Orange Stuffing said that they didn't need to be so polite, Luo Qian still didn't give up. In the end, Lotus Seed Paste and Orange Stuffing looked at Luo Qian's words, and then looked at his own crazily exploding Weibo fans. After hesitating for a bit, this fan made a phone call.
"En? What are you calling me at this time? But, perfect timing. Qin Cheng, the outfit you will be wearing to participate in the Golden Phoenix Award in two days time has arrived. This time's formal wear was ordered from Company A. Take a trip to the company tomorrow and let's try on the look. This time, "The Disciple" was nominated for a lot of awards, and you were also nominated for Best Male Lead. Although you had just won the Golden Phoenix Actor Award last year, there are several strong opponents this year. Though the possibility of winning is not very high, we still have to anticipate and prepare for it."
Only after speaking a whole bunch did Xu Jin suddenly recall: "Oh, right. What are you calling me for?"
A low, magnetic male voice steadily passed into Xu Jin's ears through the receiver: "Give me an address and phone number. I need something mailed over. I need an address and number that will not expose any of my information."
Hearing this, he was taken aback for a long time before Xu Jin said in bewilderment: "What are you sending, so mysterious?"
Qin Cheng said lightly: "Important documents."
Xu Jin: "...Do you think I will believe that?"
"Fine, then give me your wife's name and phone number."
Xu Jin: "Exactly what are you going to do! What do you want with my wife! Let me tell you, she doesn't like you, she's never watched your movies, and she absolutely doesn't like Song of the Night. She also didn't go to the cinemas to watch this year's The Disciple, nevermind watch it three times! My relationship with her is not because she is your fan, it's not!"
Qin Cheng: "...give me an address and a phone number."
To prevent this man from mentioning his wife again, Xu Jin readily gave Qin Cheng an address and phone number. Originally, the phone number he provided was a male friend's, but who knew that Qin Cheng asked for a female's phone number. This made Xu Jin raise even more alarm bells, and he quickly made a call to a female friend who was outside of the circle.
Before hanging up the phone, Qin Cheng said in a slow and cold manner: "Don't tell your friend about this situation, just say it's you who wants to send something, and that it has nothing to do with me."
Xu Jin: "...Okay." As long as he didn't mention his wife, anything is fine!
At this point, this matter was technically considered resolved.
Luo Qian received the address and phone number, and she naturally relayed the number and address to Rong Xu and Luo Zhentao. Luo Zhentao wasn't familiar with the other party, and Rong Xu also looked at it for a while, but the name wasn't in his memories.
This person had never participated in the filming of Black Clouds. It could only be said that this is definitely a fake identity.
Rong Xu didn't put too much attention on this address. He opened up Lotus Seed Paste and Orange Stuffing's homepage and flipped through it again carefully. This Lotus Seed Paste and Orange Stuffing really did confess to him three times a day. Even if he forgot to eat, he's afraid they wouldn't forget to confess. Additionally, in recent months, she seemed to have become obsessed with his and Qin Cheng's CP, often tagging #ChengRong# on Weibo.
In any case, other than being exceptionally wealthy and having his personal sleeping photo, this fan appeared to be just an ordinary fangirl, an ordinary CP fan... Oh, wait. She was also very good at selling meng.
But, just as Rong Xu decided to give up and go work on other things, his line of sight suddenly caught a Weibo post from Lotus Seed Paste and Orange Stuffing from three days ago.
"Huh? It was sent at five in the morning?"
Vaguely aware in his heart that something was off, Rong Xu flipped through Weibo again and then discovered that, in the past few months, the timing of this Lotus Seed Paste and Orange Stuffing's posts on Weibo were a bit strange. She used to post Weibo comments on time according to three meals a day. But, in recent months, her timing had become abnormal.
Last month wasn't too off, only a few hours earlier than usual.
But, in this month! They were all posted on Weibo at very atypical hours!
The original eight or nine o'clock in the morning (08:00~09:00) became nine o'clock in the evening (21:00); noon (12:00) became one or two in the morning (1:00~2:00); four or five o'clock in the afternoon (16:00~17:00) became five or six in the morning (05:00~06:00).
Like there's a time difference or jet lag!
"She had gone abroad recently?"
This idea flashed through his mind, and Rong Xu deliberated again before his eyes suddenly widened. He rushed to contact Luo Zhentao and asked the other party to check if Wen Xuan, Xia Muyan and the other actresses who had participated in the filming of Black Clouds had recently gone abroad for filming.
Although Luo Zhentao felt this was a bit strange, he still went to inquire and said that he would give Rong Xu an answer in a few days.
By the time Rong Xu finished all these affairs, it was already six in the evening. The faint golden sunset slowly descended into the west as the brilliant light dyed the sky red and created an enchanting color.
Rong Xu finally put down his phone and went out to eat dinner. As soon as he opened the door, he heard the sound of the door next to him also opening. Rong Xu turned his head in surprise and saw that Qin Cheng also appeared a little tired and was similarly looking at himself with slight surprise.
Rong Xu smiled slightly: "You didn't rest well?"
Qin Cheng was silent for a moment: "...Mmm."
Rong Xu nodded lightly: "I also didn't get much rest, met with a small situation."
Qin Cheng: "...I also met with a small situation."
The youth glanced at the man in astonishment before he curled his lips and smiled: "Looking at your appearance, it seems that you have already taken care of it. What do you want to eat tonight? I kind of want to eat dumplings. Yesterday, I asked Sis' Xiao Qian to buy some dumpling skins because I'd planned on wrapping some by myself...Oh, yes, Qin Cheng, can you wrap dumplings?"
The topic was thus diverted.
In the cozy and quiet kitchen, a warm yellow light enveloped the two men. Rong Xu picked up a black apron and Qin Cheng's face suddenly stiffened. The smile on the youth's face became brighter, and the man had no choice but to open his arms and let the boy place the apron on him.
This hug-like gesture made Qin Cheng's ear tips turn a tad red, but Rong Xu didn't seem to notice and actually moved closer! The man's body became even stiffer. After tying the apron, the youth raised his clear eyes and said with a smile: "I'm not good at wrapping dumplings, so let's just wrap them casually?"
Qin Cheng nodded with a calm facade: "Okay."
Outside the window, the bustling and noisy city night could be seen, but on the other side of the window was currently an ongoing lesson where two men delved into the art of making dumplings together. The man's handsome and profound face was stained with flour, while the youth's hair tips were also stained with a hint of white. No one would have thought that a mega superstar and a popular newcomer would be working together to study how to make dumplings on this quiet night.
Of course, regardless of the process, and no matter how many times Rong Xu had laughed during this period, or how many times Qin Cheng's ear tips had turned red during this period, the dumplings still made it into the pot an hour later.
After fishing them out, Rong Xu looked at his bowl of crooked dumplings while silently glancing to the side.
He expressed with his eyes: You taste first?
Qin Cheng lowered his eyes, and also replied with his eyes: ...you can taste it first.
Rong Xu's lips curled up: To thank you for your care this past year, of course, you have to taste it first.
Qin Cheng's thin lips hooked: Mother wants me to take care of you, you should try it first.
You taste.
You taste.
You first.
You first.
Rong Xu: "..."
Qin Cheng: "..."
In the end, the two of them were forced into a helpless situation. Simultaneously, they both picked up a completely indiscernible to be dumplings and more round than a meatbun dough ball, and put it into their mouth. However, just after the dough ball entered their mouths, the two opened their eyes and looked at each other in surprise.
Rong Xu: "…It's actually quite delicious?"
Qin Cheng nodded, and there was an imperceptible smile that crossed his eyes: "Yeah."
That night, the two quickly resolved the lacking-in-selling-appeal but surprisingly delicious dumplings. Afterwards, Rong Xu began to study the script for his new work. Meanwhile, Qin Cheng looked through the script next to him and made some occasional comments.
The next day, the two remained at home and continued to study the script together. Sometimes, there would be disagreements about the plot analysis, but in the end, they would always come to a consensus. Upon coming upon a conclusion, Rong Xu would then take out a pen and carefully write down his thoughts on the sides of the script. During these times, Qin Cheng would lower his eyes to gaze at the young man.
The sunlight gently sprinkled upon the youth, making him appear as exquisite and beautiful as a fae.
The serious and focused appearance of the young man ... was even more beautiful than usual.
On the night of the Golden Phoenix Award ceremony, Rong Xu sat on the sofa in his pajamas and watched the live broadcast. A thick script lay on his lap, and on the TV, the stars were dazzling and the environment was lively.
Rong Xu kept lowering his head to examine the script, and he only raised his head when he heard the man appear. When his sight fell upon the other, he was stunned for a bit. The man's cold and powerful aura passed through the cold TV screen unimpeded, passing through the eyes of every audience member. He stepped onto the red carpet with the crew of The Disciple, but within the entire crew, he was always the first person everyone noticed.
After watching for a duration, only when the The Disciple crew left the red carpet did Rong Xu raise the corner of his mouth and continued to study the script.
That night, the crew of The Disciple won six awards, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress, and Best Screenplay. Though this was a major male-lead focused film, the most important male lead didn't actually win the Best Actor. However, this didn't mean that Qin Cheng, who plays the male lead, was lacking. It was really that his opponent this time was too strong. He (the opponent) acted the glorious life of an athlete with a broken arm. In addition to his strong acting skills, there was also an empathy bonus.
When all members of the The Disciple crew walked onto the stage to receive the Best Picture Award, the audience members frantically called Qin Cheng's name as if they were shouting out their faith with their life. The man on the stage also raised the Golden Phoenix trophy in his hand and smiled at them calmly.
Staring at the picture on the TV, Rong Xu gradually narrowed his eyes, and the smile on his lips deepened.
Two days later, Rong Xu left B city and headed to Xiangshan Film and Television Town in preparation of filming Maze City.
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The Author has something to say:
Rong Rong: Speak logically. Is this Lotus Seed Paste and Orange Stuffing really my fan? Even colder than me...
Orange Qin: QAQ baby has a bitter heart
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[1]All said with polite honorifics
[2] In chinese, the greeting is 2 words "你 好"