Quick Transmigration: Male Lead, Please Follow the Script! - Chapter 5

Chapter 5: Love Variety in Progress (5)

“It is right for you to think that way. As far as I know, Lin Jiayi’s family background is definitely not as simple as his resume suggests. He is absolutely not the kind of person who needs to rely on industry ‘rules’ to rise to the top. Besides, Lin Jiayi’s character is something we have all witnessed.”

“Among the artists I know, Lin Jiayi is considered a very hard-working type. The remarks on the internet are not credible.” Shen Qiuyun said after some consideration.

With Ren Yi’s looks, the number of bosses looking for him in the future will only increase. These words of his were meant to tell Ren Yi that only by relying on one’s own hard work can one gain a firm foothold in the entertainment industry.

“So that’s how it is. It’s still me who’s smart, I guessed it long ago!”

Ren Yi nodded, looking a bit smug.

If Ren Yi had a tail, Shen Qiuyun felt it would surely be cocked up to the heavens.

“Ren Yi is truly a little angel, even speaking up for our Jiayi.”

“All you internet trolls come and take a look. Even a big shot in the art world like Shen Qiuyun says Lin Jiayi’s family background is extraordinary. How can people spread rumors about Lin Jiayi using ‘unspoken rules’ to rise? Hilarious.”

“If Ren Yi hadn’t mentioned it, I estimate I would have been kept in the dark forever.”

“Hahaha, are you the ‘Person Kept in the Dark’ (Meng Gu Ren)?”

Consequently, a hot search suddenly landed in the Weibo Top 5, titled: “Who else is a Person Kept in the Dark?”

This Weibo post was released by Lin Jiayi’s company operations team. They took this opportunity to vaguely reveal some of Lin Jiayi’s family assets, enumerated Lin Jiayi’s achievements, and used evidence to sweep away all of Lin Jiayi’s past public controversies.

At the end of the article, they also expressed gratitude to Ren Yi and gave him a wave of praise.

How could Ren Yi have imagined at this moment that his attempt at targeting someone had actually backfired and resulted in a clumsy effort that turned out well, allowing Lin Jiayi to be completely cleared of infamy?

He only assumed that Shen Qiuyun felt sorry for Lin Jiayi, so he told him these inside stories just to give Lin Jiayi a clean slate.

Male Lead, oh Male Lead, look at you—if you don’t take action soon, Lin Jiayi is going to be snatched away.

He wondered how Nie Zechuan and Lin Jiayi were getting along at this moment.

Nie Zechuan and Lin Jiayi were responsible for buying the seasonings for cooking. After the two of them bought the items, they hurried toward the gathering point; not a single person spoke.

“Hilarious. Is there a Milky Way between these two?”

“This live room is so quiet.”

“Saw the Weibo hot search and came specifically to see Lin Jiayi.”

“Why is Ren Yi not here? I want to see Ren Yi and Lin Jiayi together.”

“What kind of ‘Demonic Cult’ CP is the person upstairs shipping? How can two ‘0’s be happy together?”

“Who said Lin Jiayi is a ‘0’? The man’s name literally has a ‘1’ (Jiayi) in it, he’s clearly a top, okay!”

“It really is! Isn’t Lin Jiayi’s name literally ‘0+1’? He can be ‘0’ or ‘1’~”

“This wave is called ‘Becoming a 1 for Love.'”

“Who understands? Ren Yi is truly a little angel. Although he isn’t very famous, he dared to question those people who were trolling Lin Jiayi on the show. You guys aren’t shipping this? I’ll ship it first as a sign of respect!”

At this time, some newly appeared viewers came from the Weibo hot search. From just a few words, they actually started shipping the pair of Lin Jiayi and Ren Yi. It goes without saying that people nowadays are all “Ship-ologists.”

Ren Yi and Shen Qiuyun chatted a lot more on the way back to the gathering point, so they were the last group to arrive.

The gathering point was behind the supermarket, where a few scattered street vendors were setting up stalls.

Seeing Ren Yi and the others along with the cameras beside them, they knew that big stars were filming for television.

Ren Yi saw a stall selling candied haws and immediately couldn’t move his feet.

I really want to eat it…

“I want to eat this!”

Ren Yi pointed to one of the skewers of candied strawberries. The red strawberries were coated in golden syrup, looking like they would have a sweet and sour taste.

“But we have no more funds left.”

The purchase items for each of Shen Qiuyun’s groups had their prices calculated, the money was exactly spent. It was estimated that the other two groups didn’t have any remaining money either.

“I just want to eat it! Brother Qiuyun…”

Shen Qiuyun felt half of his body go numb from being called that by Ren Yi. He didn’t feel that Ren Yi was being willful. He only felt annoyed at himself for spending all the money just now.

“How about I make it for you with my own hands after this episode finishes recording? We really have no money today.”

He Sichen also leaned over, his tone gentle, as if coaxing a small child.

Seeing this scene, Nie Zechuan walked toward the production crew and discussed something.

Seeing that everyone had no money, Ren Yi was prepared to stop clamoring to eat it.

He just wanted to rely on his persona to throw a bit of a tantrum and make everyone more annoyed with him.

“For you.”

A skewer of candied strawberries was pressed against the corner of Ren Yi’s lips.

Ren Yi was dazed. He looked up and saw it was Nie Zechuan.

“Didn’t you want to eat? Stop making a fuss.”

“Thank you, Teacher Zechuan.”

Ren Yi took it foolishly and took a bite. It wasn’t until a burst of sweet and sour flavor exploded on his taste buds that he realized what the current situation was.

“Where did you get the money from?”

If Lin Jiayi remembered correctly, their group’s funds were completely used up.

“I told the director that after this episode ends, I will donate one million to children in mountain areas in the name of the production crew, so the director agreed to pay the bill.”

“Actually, I would have done this even without this matter. It was just incidental, to keep him from making a scene the whole time.”

So the Male Lead thinks I’m annoying and bought it to plug my mouth. I almost overthought it just now.

Ren Yi ate very happily, and everyone saw this.

“This Nie Zechuan, really…”

“Really doing big things quietly, right?”

Song Yu’an and He Sichen felt quite frustrated by this. Why hadn’t they thought of asking the production crew to pay just now? Otherwise, they wouldn’t have let Nie Zechuan beat them to the punch again.

The afternoon activity was to get to know each other’s professions, still in pairs. This time, the grouping was decided by drawing lots.

Everyone secretly prayed in their hearts that they could be in a group with Ren Yi. In the end, the lucky one was Song Yu’an. The people who weren’t grouped with Ren Yi immediately became unhappy.

Song Yu’an, on the other hand, was jubilant, his excitement overflowing beyond words, completely ignoring the expressions of those around him. At that moment, he had already thought of how to arrange the afternoon activities.

“I debuted after participating in an idol survival show. Now I’ve transitioned into an actor. I don’t have any works for the time being. How about we search for a few videos from my survival show days online and watch them?”

The others had already gone out for their activities; only Ren Yi and Song Yu’an remained in the apartment. Their activity plan didn’t require going out to be completed.

“Okay.”

Ren Yi turned on the apartment’s television, searched for the survival show he had participated in, found the episode where he performed on stage, and started playing it.

Seeing Song Yu’an watching so seriously, Ren Yi somehow felt a bit embarrassed.

Ren Yi’s strength during the survival show could only be described as upper-middle; his stage performance was still a bit green, but his advantage was having a face that people couldn’t forget once they saw it.

At this moment, it was the segment where he was doing a backbend following the beat of the music, which truly left Song Yu’an dazed.

Song Yu’an silently turned his head and stared meaningfully at Ren Yi’s waist.

“How can it be so thin, so soft…”

“The bodies of those who study dance are all soft. My level can only be considered average.”

Although Ren Yi said this, Song Yu’an could somehow imagine the image of this soft, boneless waist being grasped by one of his hands.

It would be like violent raindrops ruthlessly beating against a peach tree, making the peach tree tremble slightly, unable to endure, with rustling petals falling from the branches.

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