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Transmigrated into the Film Emperor s Death Seeking Fiance CH 60

Author:Yan Category:urban Update time:2022-10-17 20:07:40

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Chapter 60 - The Preliminary Formation of Yan Qingchi’s Persona; Ruan Wenxuan’s Invitation For a Late-night Snack  

Actually, rather than saying that Ruan Wenxuan saw Sun Xun as an eyesore, it was more like he saw both Sun Xun and Chen Xuanlang as eyesores.

Sun Xun, Chen Xuanlang, and Ruan Wenxuan were the three most popular celebrities in this variety show.

So, when they chose team captains, the production team very naturally chose Sun Xun and Chen Xuanlang, the top two most popular figures. 

But the reason why a team captain was a team captain was exactly because he was different from a normal team member.

The team captain had more screen-time and a better persona.

And sufficient screen-time and a good persona would also help the captain earn even more popularity.

Consequently, when Let’s Fight! Friends! exploded in popularity in the nation, Sun Xun and Chen Xuanglang profited the most. 

They were already pretty popular, but their popularity skyrocketed,1 becoming the hottest young male celebrities online and acquiring many advertisement and endorsement gigs.

This deepened the gap between Ruan Wenxuan and the two men.

At first, everyone was at the starting line with 85 points; yet, just because he wasn’t a team captain, Sun Xun and Chen Xuanlang instantly jumped up to the 90 point starting line whereas he was still at 85 points.

As Ruan Wenxuan watched this happen, he was naturally intransigent.

He believed that if he was a team captain, he would perform just as well as Sun Xun and Chen Xuanlang and complete the production team’s setting.

Then he would be the one who would attract fans, not those two.

His long-term dissent slowly accumulated in his heart, to the point that he increasingly considered Sun Xun and Chen Xuanlang as eyesores and increasingly felt wronged.   

He wouldn’t directly confront Sun Xun and Chen Xuanlang of course, but he could still teach a little nobody a lesson.

So what if Yan Qingchi and Sun Xun were on good terms Would Sun Xun give up the magnanimous and gentle persona that he had kept up for Yan Qingchi and directly confront him He would at most rebuke him with two lines.

But so what He (RWL) just needed to ignore him.

Having made up his mind, Ruan Wenxuan smiled.

He looked at Song Li, “We’ll be recording tomorrow.

If the recording is affected, the director will be angry.

We’ll talk about it after we’re off the show tomorrow.

At that time, I’ll help avenge you.”

Song Li’s eyes instantly lit up.

He had naturally come to find Ruan Wenxuan tonight with the intention to have the other man help avenge him.

After all, Yan Qingchi had compromising information on him; he couldn’t risk it himself, but he didn’t want to just drop the issue.

So, after ruminating about it, Song Li thought about Ruan Wenxuan, who he had a pretty good relationship with.2  

But he hadn’t expected Ruan Wenxuan to help him so easily.

“Thank you so much, Ruan-ge.”

Ruan Wenxuan smiled and didn’t speak.

He looked at Song Li with deeply concealed disdain in the depths of his eyes.

He actually always kind of looked down on Song Li.

Song Li’s popularity was average, his resources were average, and his management company was also average.

He was only able to join this show because he paid the production team money and ‘brought resources into the crew’.

But Song Li was very smart and had very good social skills.

Ever since he joined the show cast, he noticed that the others more or less revolved around Sun Xun and Chen Xuanlang.

Song Li hadn’t participated in the recording of the show’s first season; he had joined in the second season.

He wanted to integrate into this team, he wanted to successfully establish himself on the show, so he must have someone he got along with.

And Sun Xun and Chen Xuanlang had too many people by their sides.

Even if Song Li moved close to them, there was no guarantee that he would be seen.

So, Song Li chose Ruan Wenxuan, whose popularity was preceded only by those two.      

He had been currying favor with Ruan Wenxuan and following the man since the first episode of the show.

Because he had curried favor with him (RWX) for so long, it was inevitable that Ruan Wenxuan saw him as more pleasing to the eye.

After all, who didn’t like being fawned on

Ruan Wenxuan could tell that Song Li told him this for no other reason than because he (SL) hoped that he would help him out.

And he was willing to “push the boat with the current”3 and do this favor for him.

Ruan Wenxuan liked the feeling of Song Li flattering him.

That feeling made him feel that he was still different from the other team members. 

Even though he wasn’t a captain, he had his most loyal die-hard fans too.

And towards his own die-hard fans, Ruan Wenxuan knew that you had to give them crumbs of kindness from time to time, satisfy some of their little notions, and let them taste the sweet taste of benefits—in this way, they would become more and more loyal to you.

The next day’s recording of the show was still to grab the wooden tablet, but the location was changed to an office building located in the CBD4 of F City.

Originally, Yan Qingchi didn’t want to continue being in the limelight; he only wanted to protect himself.

However, Sun Xun disagreed.

He told Yan Qingchi, “The first two episodes are the two most important episodes for you.

You were the MVP of the first episode, and the viewers are interested in you right now.

They want to see if you will be as incredible in the second episode as you were in the first episode.

If you were to lose now, everyone will feel disappointed.

Rather than a normal person’s losses and victories, the viewers actually prefer to watch the birth of a legend.

Since you won in the first episode, showing your formidable strength, they will be curious if you will still be as powerful in the second episode.

And once you maintain this winning streak, they will harbor this hope into the third episode.

Thus, they will subconsciously hope that, as long as you are there, you will always be the MVP; at the same time, they look forward to seeing someone stop your winning streak.

In this way, you will naturally be remembered by the audience and will set a track record for the show.

In the future—even if you leave—as long as your record is still there, you will be repeatedly mentioned, becoming a legend of this show.

Do you understand”    

Sun Xun continued, “Since you have this ability, there’s no reason why you should choose to protect yourself because you ‘don’t want to be in the limelight’  or whatever.

Jiang Mochen and Guan Mei had carefully selected this show and put so much effort into helping you get on precisely for you to be in the limelight, amazing the world and directly rising up in the ranks, did they not”

Yan Qingchi listened as Sun Xun spoke seriously and pondered over his words carefully.

He felt that the other man was probably right, “Okay, I’ll heed your words.”

Sun Xun patted his shoulder, “Good luck.”

And so, to make himself continue to stand out and become the center of attention, Yan Qingchi continued his style of being quick, accurate, and ruthless as he snatched wooden tablets.

After listening to Sun Xun’s analysis of the viewers’ mentality, so that he could continue to make the viewers maintain their anticipation towards him, he added another number to the foundation that he had established yesterday, successfully stealing four wooden tablets. 

Chen Xuanlang performed a skit on the spot of being so angry he vomited blood.

He clutched his chest as he looked at Yan Qingchi, “Yan-daxia,5 can you rein in your remarkable ability and leave our team a way to survive”

Yan Qingchi could only smile helplessly, “About that, I listen to our team captain.”

And so Chen Xuanlang looked towards Sun Xun with an expression of grief.

Sun Xun patted his shoulder, “Little Team Captain, you still need to grow.” 

“Then, for me to grow up healthy and strong, can [I] trouble this bigwig (YQC) to leave us a little room to grow” 

“Well, you’ll need to create that (the room to grow) yourself.”

Chen Xuanlang promptly harrumphed, “Plastic friendship; [I’m] breaking it off right now.”

Sun Xun smiled, “Ai, the Little Team Captain is still young.”

At the very end of the game, Yan Qingchi was the MVP again.

When he stuck his hand into the reward box to draw his reward, he said helplessly to the camera, “I hope that I don’t have to sing.”

And yet, what he feared was exactly what he got.

When Yan Qingchi saw the paper slip, once more, he immediately didn’t know whether to cry or to laugh. 

‘Reward: two dream diamonds.

Requirement: choose two guests present to sing “Sambo Auspicious.”’6 

Yan Qingchi looked at Sun Xun, “Captain”

Sun Xun answered, “Sure, I’ll help you.”

“We need one more (person).”

Sun Xun looked at his team and was about to say ‘How about letting Fei Jiamu do it’ After all, Fei Jiamu was a guest who was on the show for promotional activities—he was only here for these two episodes.

The words were at the tip of his tongue when he thought about how Chen Xuanlang’s team had failed twice because of Yan Qingchi.

Chen Xuanlang himself had a generous personality; he wouldn’t care about that.

However, his fans would definitely feel that Yan Qingchi had affected Chen Xuanlang.

It would be bad if they became dissatisfied with Yan Qingchi due to this.

He had always been thoughtful.

When he thought of this, he decided to help Yan Qingchi increase the favorable feelings of Chen Xuanlang’s fans as much as possible.

Thus, he turned to look at Chen Xuanlang, “Come on, Little Team Captain, we’ll give you some room to grow.”

Chen Xuanlang hadn’t expected for Sun Xun to cue him.

He was taken aback for a moment before refusing, “I don’t want to ‘wallow in the mire’ with you Red Team members.”

“Friendship first, competition second.

Come, come, come, didn’t you yourself say you’re not bad at singing” 

Chen Xuanlang bantered with Sun Xun for a bit before he agreed.

Yan Qingchi struggled to the death, “Can I be responsible for singing the dad or mom’s part”

“Of course not.

Can the two of us be responsible for helping you receive the diamonds” Sun Xun asked.  

“Yeah, can the two of us be responsible for helping you snatch wooden tablets” Chen Xuanlang chimed in.

Yan Qingchi gave up, “Then you guys mentally prepare yourselves.”

Upon hearing his words, the production team became even more excited.

In the recording of the two episodes of the show, Yan Qingchi had created the foundation of a “martial arts master who is as light as a swallow” persona.

If a tone-deaf characteristic was added to this martial arts master, then it would imperceptibly give him a gap moe.

It would probably be something pretty funny.

Even though Sun Xun and Chen Xuanlang had mentally prepared themselves, they were still stunned when Yan Qingchi opened his mouth.

What a rhythmic clause! What a divergent way of singing (the song)! 

Sun Xun and Chen Xuanlang didn’t even know how they sang along with Yan Qingchi.

Moreover, when, at the end, the three of them sang in unison, “The three of us are an auspicious family”, they unexpectedly sang two parts: Sun Xun and Chen Xuanlang sang the same tune whereas it was like Yan Qingchi was rapping.  

After the song ended, the sound of their singing voices lingered in the room (after they stopped singing).

Not a sound could be heard.7 Sun Xun recovered first.

He patted Yan Qingchi’s shoulder, grieving and lamenting, “Son, you really were not being modest.”

Chen Xuanlang nodded and patted his shoulder too.

He had sung ‘Baby’ in the lyrics just now; therefore, he very naturally said, “Baby, if you have time, practice your singing more.”

“Better not,” Sun Xun looked at Chen Xuanlang, “it’s really asking for other people’s lives (terrible).”8

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Chen Xuanlang reproached him, “You have to give the child room to grow.”

“But you also have to give people room to live!” 

Yan Qingchi, “…..” So just why on earth did he have to sing!

Because it was already very late when they finished recording, excluding Chen Xuanlang who took a red-eye flight and left because he had a movie to film, everyone chose to sleep in the hotel for a night before leaving.

Yan Qingchi took a picture of the two diamonds that he had won and sent it to Jiang Mochen, saying: 【My new spoils of war!】

Jiang Mochen was quite surprised:【You won twice in a row】

Yan Qingchi:【Yeah.

Aren’t I super amazing】

Jiang Mochen:【I told you that you suit this show.】

Yan Qingchi:【Don’t mention that.

I don’t suit it at all.

In two episodes, I’ve exposed my greatest flaw.】

Jiang Mochen:【What’s that】

Yan Qingchi:【Singing.

You’ll know when you watch the show.

I was so unfortunate.】

Jiang Mochen smiled:【Your singing sounds bad】

Yan Qingchi sighed:【If singing voices could kill, I would most likely be the one who kills someone in ten steps and doesn’t stay for thousands of miles.9】

Jiang Mochen laughed heartily.

Yan Qingchi was depressed:【Hopefully everyone sees my outstanding skill and forgets the horror of me singing.】

【Don’t worry】Jiang Mochen consoled him.【The viewers would instead find this kind of gap moe interesting】

The two chatted for a while.

Yan Qingchi was kind of hungry and told him (JMC) that he was going to get a little late-night food to eat so he wasn’t going to chat anymore and for Jiang Mochen to sleep earlier.

Jiang Mochen replied,【Mn.

You rest early too.】

Yan Qingchi agreed.

Then he sat up from the bed, put on his shoes, and went out the door.

Because it was indeed kind of late at this time, Yan Qingchi reckoned that Sun Xun might have gone to sleep so he didn’t go find him.

He planned to go downstairs to the restaurant to eat some late-night food.

But, just as he had walked to the elevators, he heard someone call out his name.

Yan Qingchi turned his head and saw Ruan Wenxuan, Li Meng, and Dai Hongzhuo. 

“What are you off to do this late” Ruan Wenxuan asked. 

“I’m kinda hungry so I’m going to the restaurant to eat something.” Yan Qingchi answered.

Ruan Wenxuan promptly smiled, “What a coincidence, we are too.

Let’s eat together.”

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Yan Qingchi looked at him and couldn’t help letting out an “Oh”

“That’s really quite the coincidence,” he said.

Thanks for reading my translation!

FootnotesRaw used “如虎添翼” (rúhǔtiānyì) -lit.

like a tiger that has grown wings / with redoubled power (idiom).  宋立聞言,雙眼瞬間一亮,他今晚來找阮文軒,自然是存著讓阮文軒幫他出頭的想法,——畢竟,燕清池手裡有他的把柄,他不能以身試險,可卻又不甘心就此作罷,所以思來想去,把主意打到了和自己關係不錯的阮文軒身上。順水推舟 (shùnshuǐtuīzhōu) -lit.

to push the boat with the current / fig.

to take advantage of the situation for one’s own benefit.central business district (CBD)燕大俠.

大俠 (dàxiá) -knight / swordsman / noble warrior / chivalrous hero.

In this case, it’s closer to “chivalrous hero” or “noble warrior”.”Sambo Auspicious”, also known as “吉祥三寶” (Jíxiáng sān bǎo), is a song formerly written in Mongolian by a father taking inspiration from the questions that his daughter would ask as a kid and his responses.

As eChinese Learning puts it (and as the Baidu page writes): “‘吉祥三寶’…is a song Buren Bayar wrote to his three-year-old daughter who liked to ask many questions and Buren would answer all of them.

Buren said that in his view, a direct and crude refusal to answer questions was a disservice to the child’s young mind.

Every utterance of “no” out of a parent’s mouth is like a nuisance that prevents a child from moving forward.Therefore, Buren communicates with his daughter with a serious and equal attitude, patiently giving an answer.

The song “吉祥三寶 (jíxiáng sān bǎo) sambo auspicious” describes exactly that unforgettable experience.

The original song was created in Mongolian, and later the composer Wang Bao changed it into a Chinese song…” You can watch a performance of this song here.

eChinese Learning’s site has an English translation of the lyrics.“一曲結束,餘音繞梁,萬籟俱寂…” 餘音繞梁 (yúyīnràoliáng) – reverberates around the rafters (idiom); fig.

sonorous and resounding (esp.

of singing voice).

萬籟俱寂 (wànlàijùjì) – not a sound to be heard (idiom)“還是彆了吧,”孫尋看向陳軒朗,“真挺要命的。”“十步殺一人,千裡不留行.” from Tang poet Li Bai’s “Ode to Gallentry” (俠客行; xiákèxíng).

Baidu link here.

I’m not too sure about the translation of the “doesn’t stay for thousands of miles” part.-

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