The Film Emperor Asks For Divorce Every Day 影帝每天都想离婚[穿书] Ch. 29

Translated by Neirith

Ling Qing flipped the fan as he said calmly, “Got it.”

“Got it?” Yun He was shocked. “Director Li cast you immediately?”

Ling Qing nodded in reply.

Yun He didn’t believe it, so Ling Qing rapped her on the head with the fan. “Sister Yun, let’s go.”

Raising her head, she rubbed it gingerly as she asked, “Where did you get the fan?”

“Director Li gave it to me,” Ling Qing grinned, “He told me to take it back and practice with it.”

“Well, good luck then.”

“Don’t worry.” Ling Qing laughed.

When Yu Chen returned home that evening, Ling Qing informed him of the good news.

“Not bad,” Yu Chen said with some surprise.

“It’s only natural.”

“But, are you sure you really want to play He Chaoyang? Yun He should have told you. The male lead is a great character, but the role was previously assigned to Chen Hongming. If you take it, his fans will criticize you. Even people in the crew might criticize you.”

Ling Qing chortled, “Which actor doesn’t face criticism? Gossiping about celebrities is everyone’s favorite way to pass the time. Some people like you, some people don’t like you. It’s to be expected.”

“But if you don’t play He Chaoyang and take a supporting role instead, you won’t have to face so much criticism.”

“But I also won’t be popular.”

Ling Qing then peered at Yu Chen as he said coolly, “There isn’t a single actor who doesn’t want to be popular, because only when you’re popular, you gain a greater selection of scripts as well as influence. I’ve already told you before, I’m in a rush to become popular. Therefore, there’s no reason for me to turn down this role.”

“In addition,” Ling Qing took a swig of water, “You’ve already invested a lot in this drama just for the sake of increasing exposure for the male lead. Well, instead of bringing it for others, you should do it for me. At the very least, I won’t be like Chen Hongming. I’ll start flying home before my wings get tired.”

“True,” Yu Chen chuckled, “After all, you are Morning Rise’s Madam.”

“You’re the Madam.” Ling Qing glared at him, “I’m the one-sixth boss.”

Yu Chen laughed aloud, and, peering into the eyes of the one in front of him, he suddenly had a thought. What would this kind of Ling Qing look like in bed?

For the first time, Yu Chen felt a different sort of desire towards Ling Qing. He was curious to see how Ling Qing would appear beneath him. 

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A few days later, 《March Peach Blossom Smile》was announced on the official blog. All performers were listed according to their roles, and Ling Qing appeared first.

The forums immediately exploded. 

“Who is Ling Qing??? He’s playing He Chaoyang, why???”

“Fuck, wasn’t Chen Hongming playing He Chaoyang? How come it suddenly switched to some 18th tier, how is this possible??!!!”

“To call him 18th tier is speaking too highly of him, this is clearly a never before seen 180,000th tier!”

“Is the crew nuts? What about Chen Hongming? I want Chen Hongming! ! !”

“Before, this was Chen Hongming hype. But now, the official announcement changed the role. Really great! Stop messing around, AAAAAA! ”

“《March Peach Blossom Smile》isn’t some small IP. He Chaoyang has a whole bunch of his own fans. To let some unknown actor play this role, too terrible.”

“Even fish cried when they found out. I cried too. My He Chaoyang ! ! ! !”

Soon, the forum was littered with similar posts.

“Eat melons, come eat melons. Today, 《March Peach Blossom Smile》announced that the male lead is not Chen Hongming!”

“See, the male lead is played by some invisible, never before heard of actor. Incredible.”

“A M A Z I N G, the male lead is definitely some sort of resource cafe.”

“Am the only one who noticed that Chen Hongming’s fans are licking their wounds? They always said that Peach Blossom belonged to their family. Now, not only did he miss the male lead, but he didn’t even get the second male lead. So funny.”

“Previous poster, quickly shut up. Sister fans will cry when they hear this. To hear this after licking this piece of pie for so long will be disastrous, hahaha.”

“The funniest thing is that this piece of pie was snatched by some 18,000 little nobody. I’m dying of laughter. This is practically losing face all the way back to grandma’s house.*” ^{*the term for losing face uses the word “throw,” so they’re throwing it so far it went to grandma}

“Alas, the crew would rather use an 18,000 tier nobody than Chen Hongming. This really shows how bad Chen Hongming’s acting skills are!”

“Maybe it’s not acting skills, but something else that’s bad, hahaha.”

When Chen Hongming’s fans saw this, they all stopped visiting the blog and moved their attacks to Weibo!

Ling Qing opened his Weibo to see that his latest activity was occupied by Chen Hongming’s fans. 

“You still have some face to cut, you no face!”

“Is self-mutilation interesting? I can’t even bear to see if you can eat this pie, I’m afraid I might choke you to death.”

“18,000 tier garbage dares to jump out, I hope you die today!”

“Where did this stinky bro come from? So nauseating, makes me sick.”

After taking a peek, he followed the crew’s official Weibo in satisfaction. Sure enough, a bunch of sister fans made their appearance.

“Garbage crew, stealing my big brother’s hype, milking it all for some newcomer. So shameless, you might as well throw yourself out on the streets!”

“I just want to ask the crew, what are you thinking? You don’t want to use Chen Hongming so you use some newcomer? Who gave you the courage? You’re really not afraid of messing with the earth.”

“Wait in the streets!”

“Shameless! Shameless! Shameless!”

“NMSL* [link][link][link]”
^{*shorthand for your mom’s dead (nǐ mā sǐ le)} 

When Yu Chen opened Weibo, he was just in time to witness Chen Hongming’s fans inciting a bloodbath on the official pages for《March Peach Blossom Smile》and Morning Rise Entertainment.

“#MorningRisePresentIntegrity# Doesn’t exist! Their own drama so they cast their own people! Trash!”

“Every day I ask if Chen Hongming has left Morning Rise. Do you still have the heart to stay with Morning Rise? Oh, you don’t!”

“Do you remember who you make your money from? Did you forget who your most popular artist is? Your own drama, but you didn’t cast your own person. Are you still human?!”

“My big bro has really fallen, using all his lifesblood to sign with this dumpster company. If you don’t want to stick with them, there’s plenty of other companies!”

“Morning Rubbish! ! ! If it wasn’t for you guys, Chen Hongming would have risen even further!”

“Hurry up and shut down. Garbage [stomp][stomp][stomp].”

Ye Chen looked at it and called Yun He.

“Hello.” Yun He was collected.

“You’re still in the right frame of mind?” Yu Chen was shocked. “Haven’t you seen Chen Hongming’s fans scolding Ling Qing? Did I let you bring him on to get scolded?”

Yun He laughed disparagingly. “Boss, what are you so worried about? Ling Qing isn’t even worried, yet you are.”

“Nonsense, he’s my artist. Why shouldn’t I be worried?”

“Why don’t I see you being so worried about other artists?” Yun He swiped past the webpage in a calm, relaxed manner. “There are a lot of people scolding the company over Chen Hongming, but I don’t see you being very worried.”

Yu Chen: …

Yu Chen flew into a rage. “Can you solve it or not?”

Yun He sighed openly, “Boss, just go back to managing the company’s business. You don’t need to worry about this. I already consulted Ling Qing and we made a plan. We don’t need your worries, okay?”

“You cut it out! Ling Qing is an amateur. He doesn’t understand. I’m telling you, quickly contact an internet navy. Spend some money, it’s not like the company hasn’t provided any. Stop wasting time!”

Yun He thought to herself, ‘Enough! What do you mean Ling Qing is an amateur who doesn’t know anything?

He knows a lot more than you! Compared to him, you don’t know anything, okay?!’

She hung up the phone and called Ling Qing. “Xiao Ling, can we counterattack? Your family’s Mr. Yu just called me and asked me to take action. If I don’t do anything soon, he might come arrest me, make me face the office wall.”

“He called you?”

“Yeah, he was really anxious. Sounded like he couldn’t stand people scolding his wife.”

Ling Qing chuckled, secretly feeling that Yu Chen was cold on the outside, but warm on the inside. 

“Should we respond?” Yun He asked.

“Hold on,” Ling Qing replied calmly. “Let them scold me for a bit.”

“Then I will buy a hot search.”

“Okay.”

As Ling Qing hung up the phone, he refreshed the forums to find new threads. There were a few more posts on the front page. 

“Distressed Chen Hongming, can’t even manage second male lead in the drama invested by his own company.”

“Dragged down. Will Chen Hongming be willing to play second male lead? He definitely isn’t second male lead now. Might be better off not acting.”

“Just who is this Ling Qing? I don’t see a picture on Weibo, what does he look like?”

“I don’t know, I really can’t find him. I tried to find this person, but I haven’t heard of them.”

“Eight or nine times if you’re ugly, you don’t post photos. This 1,800 tier uggo can even snatch Chen Hongming’s pie. There must be a golden master behind him.”

“So it’s ugly and muddy too. What does his golden master look like?”

“Puke.”

“Aaaaaaaaah, my He Chaoyang, mama still loves you!”

Ling Qing browsed for a while before he exited Weibo and saw that the keywords【Ling Qing】had climbed to 25th in popularity.

Chen Hongming’s fans cursed him, while Chen Hongming’s antifans used him to curse Chen Hongming. 

Meanwhile, melon eating bystanders asked, “Who is this Ling Qing? What does he look like?”

Satisfied, Ling Qing called Yun He. “Sister Yun, let’s start our counterattack.”

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Neirith: Ahh, contemporary Chinese is so hard. I can’t keep up with English memes, let alone Chinese ones. 

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