134: Chapter 134 Sweet Treats

Lin Chuyan was also watching Director Yang Yang's live stream.

Good grief, it was so absurd that he couldn't help but exclaim, especially when phrases like "respecting the old and loving the young" were thrown around.

Although he knew Director Yang Yang was just exaggerating to praise himself, he couldn't help but recall the famous quote from his past life by Teacher Huang Bo: "Once you become famous, everyone around you becomes a good person."

Not long after the live stream ended, Director Yang Yang called him right after going off-air.

"Xiao Yan, there's a matter. Bilibili takes *Character* quite seriously, so they've arranged a floor-sweeping activity."

"What's a floor-sweeping activity?"

Wu Yue and Xia Zhi would certainly understand, but Lin Chuyan truly didn't.

"Ah, it just means going to the Bilibili office building to meet the employees, chat, take photos, play some games, and do some promotional work. It'll be posted online later, and it's part of the promotion."

"Got it. Who's going?"

"Just you and Shi Shilan." Director Yang Yang laughed on the other end of the line. "Originally, it was supposed to be three people, but you know Zhou Qi is at the Fengshen Training Camp, right? So it's just the two of you left."

"I have no problem with that. I happen to be free recently, any day works."

Lin Chuyan agreed readily; cooperating with the production team's promotion was something he was supposed to do anyway.

However, there was one thing he had to make clear: "Director Yang, I have one request: please don't arrange for Shi Shilan and me to do any 'fan service' or manufacture any CP rumors..."

Come to think of it, Director Yang actually did have that idea.

The biggest draw for this drama right now was Lin Chuyan.

The Character Commander Ye Fei had been criticized mercilessly, truly proving the saying: In costume dramas, being ugly is the original sin.

To be honest, Zhou Qi wasn't actually ugly, but somehow he had been labeled a "costume drama ugly guy."

Why? Because he occupied the male lead position, while the second male lead was someone with heaven-defying looks—Lin Chuyan's costume appearance had already started to go viral; the nickname Lin the Beauty was definitely not just for show.

Director Yang knew in his heart that, at least in the realm of ancient idol and modern romance dramas, Lin Chuyan probably wouldn't be accepting any second or third male lead roles in the future.

And with Commander Ye Fei down, people started shipping the Prince Xiao Ran and Character CP.

Originally, Character had also been a target of criticism.

Low EQ: "Are you blind?"

High EQ: "The female lead has great willpower; she can resist even when such a handsome second male lead is fawning over her."

But later, the public opinion gradually improved, especially in the scene that just aired, the moment Shi Shilan looked up, there was perhaps a second of daze and disorientation...

And so people started shipping them, and they were understood—this was truly a case of "regret that cannot be pacified"! Most things in the world are like this; one can only hope that there is a world where he is unmarried and she is also unmarried.

As for Commander Ye Fei? Let him stay in jail!

Director Yang still remembered that during filming, whenever they had a scene together, Shi Shilan would blush. As expected, the young girl couldn't control herself.

Therefore, during the final editing, Director Yang specifically used the version where Character looked a bit dazed after looking up. Naturally, he had his own little ulterior motive—just look at how much buzz it generated!

This CP could be considered as having been hyped up by him.

So, when Lin Chuyan said that, he was a bit unhappy and jokingly quipped: "What? Do you have a girlfriend?"

Unexpectedly, Lin Chuyan didn't deny it: "Yeah, I'm afraid she'll get jealous."

Director Yang: "What the f*ck?"

He was shocked, but amidst the shock, he didn't ask further.

Besides, who knew if it was real or fake? If someone uses that to brush you off, there's nothing you can do, right?

Although Director Yang quite appreciated him, their relationship hadn't reached the point where they shared everything. "Good lad, alright then, how about tomorrow? I'll send you the schedule in a bit."

"No problem."

The next day at 1:00 PM.

Xia Zhi drove Lin Chuyan to the parking lot downstairs at the Bilibili company building.

To be fair, Xia Zhi was truly handsome, especially since she had recently cut her hair short, making her look even sharper. Driving a five-meter-long car, her aura was no less impressive than the vehicle itself.

Better to arrive at the right time than to arrive early; it was lunchtime, but Director Yang didn't dare take them to the cafeteria.

"Have you eaten?"

"Not yet..."

"In that case, I'll go to the cafeteria and get two portions for you; can you just make do and eat here?"

"How about we go to the cafeteria too?"

"Don't. It is a cafeteria after all, and it would disrupt everyone's meal. You really don't realize how popular you are right now, do you?"

Lin Chuyan blinked and didn't say anything.

In front of the director of *Character*, he naturally felt embarrassed to say: "Ah, does this little web drama have that much influence?"

If Director Yang heard that, wouldn't he roll his eyes to the heavens? It was a classic case of having his cake and eating it too.

It must be said, Bilibili's food was actually quite good. After finishing his meal in the car, Lin Chuyan went straight to the lounge, where he met Shi Shilan.

She was still as pure and cute as ever; when she saw him, she jumped up immediately.

"Brother Chuyan, long time no see!"

"Long time no see, Shi Shilan, how have you been lately?"

"After finishing *Character*, I went back to continue my classes. I still need to hone my acting skills. But recently, I've been recognized on the street! I'm so happy!"

Lin Chuyan didn't feel much about it, but many newly debuted artists truly enjoyed that aspect.

"Brother, what dramas are you going to film next? Tell me about it."

Wow, truly his career fan, asking him in person.

Lin Chuyan felt immense pressure and was a bit awkward: "Nothing at all. Dating variety shows, lifestyle reality shows, and some repetitive ancient idol dramas—my manager rejected them all for me, hahaha."

Lin Chuyan was dressed very low-key today.

His upper body was a white T-shirt, layered with a thin blue cardigan, and he wore khaki pants on his lower body.

Simple and unpretentious, but with that face added to the mix, it inevitably added a whole lot of youthful charm.

After resting for a while, the two of them started the floor-sweeping activity.

It was at this moment that he realized he might actually be popular.

No matter how lively it was online or how many people praised him, it didn't compare to seeing the reactions of the big company employees when they saw him in person.

They were genuinely excited.

"Lin Chuyan, I love you!"

—This was from a girl.

"Lin Chuyan, I want to have your babies!"

—This was from a boy.

Next was the promotion.

Lin Chuyan, accompanied by Shi Shilan, greeted everyone generously and introduced and promoted *Character* face-to-face.

Posters, drama merchandise, and snacks were given out, which could also be considered a form of employee benefit.

After they finished, they played a few small games, which were all promotional points.

However, after he finished and got home, he searched online and found that something was wrong.

Why did the trending topics on Weibo look so strange???

#Lin Chuyan, you are quite rude#

#Lin Chuyan subconsciously takes the gift#

What the heck?

He clicked on the first trending topic, which contained a video.

The video footage appeared to be filmed by an employee's phone, and it only contained a short conversation.

An employee: "May I rudely ask, are you and Ruan Xingyu for real?"

Lin Chuyan replied in a second: "You are quite rude!"

He remembered now; he seemed to have a vague impression of it.

Damn, it's hard to defend against, but thankfully his reaction was quick.

He clicked on the second trending topic, which was another video.

This segment seemed to have been filmed when he was about to leave.

It was also filmed on a phone.

In the footage, he was surrounded, unable to move, and was walking out. As he passed the person filming, he happened to enter the frame.

The person filming was holding a piece of candy and kept shouting "Lin Chuyan."

Unfortunately, there were too many people shouting his name around him, and he really hadn't noticed this person.

Immediately after, the person filming suddenly shouted, "Lin Chuyan, this is the candy Ruan Xingyu gave you"...

And so, a magical thing happened: Lin Chuyan didn't even turn his head to look, and subconsciously took the candy.

The video ended with him being surrounded and walking away after taking the candy.

What the f*ck???

Lin Chuyan himself was shocked: When did this happen? How did he not know?

Was it that subconscious???

He couldn't help but touch his pocket.

Holy sh*t, there really was a piece of candy in there?!