Chapter 127 – Similar

As the boss of Leyu Entertainment, Qin Chen doesn’t face the fact of being exploited. His fans, besides being happy, finally understood that it was all a misunderstanding because they consistently misunderstood Xu Jian.

Xu Jian now has quite a few fans, and most of them are new fans whose love for him was flourishing. They couldn’t bear to let their Xu Jian suffer such injustice. After the hype around the topic #Distress for Qin Chen subsided, they immediately started another topic #Owe Xu Jian an Apology.

Some of Qin Chen’s fans were aware of their wrongdoing and sincerely apologized.

At this moment, Qin Chen’s official fan club and several fan stations suddenly jointly released a lengthy post with similar content, summarizing:

Brother Chen has always been dedicated to acting, can distinguish right from wrong, and has the right to make friends independently. As fans, we should focus our attention on Brother Chen’s work and not interfere with his private life, let alone ‘speak on his behalf’. Everyone has an understanding of Brother Chen’s personality, and he will surely take care of himself. Everyone can rest assured.

Perhaps because the main tone was too serious, the official account sold meng to end the post, asking everyone to pay attention to Qin Chen’s upcoming unreleased dramas and the currently popular “He and His Violin.” Finally, they @Qin Chen and casually urged for more content, expressing the desire to see high-definition grid photos.

Qin Chen is not an idol. Over these years, one high-quality film and television work after another has been released, attracting not only fans interested in his relationships but also fans focused on his career and acting skills.

Among Qin Chen’s fans, there are also many rational individuals, and toxic behaviors are relatively rare. Otherwise, the previous hashtag #Distressed for Qin Chen wouldn’t have merely become a trending topic without reaching the top trending lists. It merely remained popular.

Consequently, when the fan clubs and a few major station accounts posted on Weibo, the comments section was filled with agreement:

[Brother Chen is someone we all admire very much. Our focus should be on striving to become better individuals, taking him as an inspiration, rather than excessively speculating about others.]

[I’ve wanted to say this for a while now. Some overly aggressive individuals are determined to damage Brother Chen’s reputation among the public. I even suspect whether they are truly fans or undercover moles sent by rival fandoms. They should really be expelled from the fan community.]

[Chasing stars brings joy, but sisters, don’t get too deeply involved and lose yourselves. Always prioritize yourself and your family first.]

[Fans’ actions reflect on the idol. Let’s chase stars rationally and not create trouble for Brother Chen.]

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After the fan fan clube and major fan stations posted Weibo messages aimed at restraining and advising fans. @Qin Chen individually liked several of these Weibo posts to express his stance. Following this, he actually posted a set of nine-grid high-definition photos.

However, not all nine-grid pictures were of him; some included Xu Jian. The middle photo was even a joint picture of him and Xu Jian, both smiling at the camera, with his hand placed on Xu Jian’s shoulder.

Fans counted the nine pictures Qin Chen posted and noticed there were four individual shots of him and four individual shots of Xu Jian, leaving one photo as the joint picture.

Fans didn’t know whether to laugh or cry and commented:

[Okay, okay. We know you guys have a good relationship.]

While everyone’s attention was focused on the close relationship between Xu Jian and Qin Chen, the ‘QingJian’ CP fans couldn’t contain their excitement—

Ah, ah, ah, ah photos of the two of them! Look at their clothes; these are definitely couple outfits ah!

My CP ship is sailing and sweet moments are being shared!

When the special notification rang, Xu Jian grabbed his phone to take a look and was startled to see the nine photos Qin Chen had posted. Surprised, he quickly turned to Qin Chen:

“Why did you send out this set of photos?”

The CP fans were right. Indeed, the photos Qin Chen and Xu Jian uploaded were of them dressed in matching couple outfits.

When Xu Jian went to take professional photoshoots, Qin Chen happened to have free time and went along. While watching from the sidelines, he suddenly felt inspired. He pulled someone over and took a set of couple photographs. Then, Qin Chen promised Pan Min that he wouldn’t publish the photos.

Seeing Xu Jian looked nervous, Qin Chen gave him a reassuring look.

“Don’t worry, it’s just one joint photo; fans won’t be able to tell.'”

When choosing the joint photo, Qin Chen deliberately picked one where both of them had behaved properly in their actions and expressions.

Xu Jian glanced at their matching couple outfits and then at Qin Chen. “Are you sure it’s not obvious?”

They were both wearing the same style of contrasting color jackets. The only difference was that Xu Jian’s was yellow-white, while Qin Chen’s was blue-white.

Only those with vision problems can’t see it!

Meeting Xu Jian’s skeptical gaze, Qin Chen sighed inwardly—

The little ancestor has become sharp now, and it is getting harder to fool him.

After his moment of reflection, Qin Chen said to him,

“If they find out, they find out. They’ll know sooner or later anyway.”

Xu Jian: “???” Can such an important matter be treated so casually?

Looking at Xu Jian’s surprised expression, Qin Chen narrowed his eyes slightly, snatched his phone away, and his tone turned somewhat dangerous.

“Even an ‘ugly daughter-in-law’ has to meet her in-laws. Don’t tell me you don’t plan to give me a proper status, ba?”

After saying that, without waiting for Xu Jian’s response, Qin Chen raised his hand and pointed at the ring on Xu Jian’s neck, looking dead serious:

“The ring have been received. Don’t even think about starting something and then abandoning it halfway.”

Seeing that Qin Shen was getting more and more serious almost on the verge of accusing him of being a scumbag who puts on his pants and doesn’t admit it^[1]It mostly refers to a behavior where they abandon their partner after doing it.. Xu Jian hurriedly raised his hand to cover Qin Chen’s mouth.

Looking at Qin Chen’s eyes, Xu Jian frowned, “Mr. Qin, what kind of dog blood TV shows have you been watching lately?”

It’s nothing to have an ugly daughter-in-law to see her in-laws.

Pulling down Xu Jian’s wrist to remove his hand from his mouth, Qin Chen looked at him, “Don’t mind what I’m looking at. Just tell me when you’re ready to make our relationship official.”

After a pause, Xu Jian sighed almost imperceptibly, then leaned against Qin Chen’s side and sat down, slowly speaking, “This matter can’t be rushed.”

Although they were both actors and not reliant on the single boyfriend persona idol popularity, coming out of the closet wasn’t a trivial matter; it required careful consideration.

Qin Chen had now taken over at Leyu. Coming out abruptly might potentially affect the company’s stock prices.

After listening to Xu Jian’s concerns, Qin Chen placed his hand on his head and ruffled his hair, chuckling. “How did you even think about the company’s stock prices?”

Xu Jian, with tousled hair from the ruffling, looked at him, “When coming out, one naturally needs to consider everything carefully.”

They were both public figures. Hastily coming out could potentially burden other people as well.

For example… Sister Pan.

Qin Chen seized the main point of his words: “So what you’re saying is, that once everything is properly prepared, we can make our relationship public?”

Xu Jian nodded quickly, “Of course.”

Without any worries, Xu Jian unequivocally agreed and supported making their relationship public.

Ever since witnessing Lin Ling and Shang Mu at the wrap-up banquet of <He and His Violin>, Xu Jian had been envious of their ability to openly hold hands and embrace, free from concerns about others’ judgment, completely open and unreserved.

Upon returning from the wrap-up banquet, Xu Jian specifically searched for information about Lin Ling and Shang Mu.

He discovered that after their public disclosure, Lin Ling’s company, LingShang^[2]Note, characters used weren’t the same with their names. Entertainment, had experienced a minor fluctuation in stock prices, but quickly returned to normal levels and had since even risen significantly higher than before.

Shen Xi joined LingShang Entertainment after Lin Ling and Shang Mu went public and his contract with the previous company expired.

Xu Jian’s trumpet also followed Lin Ling and Shang Mu. They occasionally shared their daily lives on Weibo. Xu Jian would sigh every time he saw it—

“When will ‘QingJian’ CP also be able to formally greet everyone?”

Qin Chen, with just Xu Jian’s sentence, squeezed his fingers: “Okay, I got it.”

Immersed in his own world, Xu Jian, who was distracted, was taken aback when he heard the words and turned to look at him, “Huh?”

“What did he understand?”

Qin Chen, who had an idea in mind, didn’t continue the previous topic. Instead, he brought up Xu Jian’s fan meeting in half a month.

After Xu Jian gained widespread popularity, the company planned to organize a fan meeting for him, one that would be free of charge.

It can be regarded as a benefit for the fans, allowing them to have close contact with Xu Jian, and also served as a way to solidify their fanbase.

To prevent scalping and resale for profit, each ID card was limited to obtaining only one ticket. On the day of the event, there would be a verification process checking tickets against IDs, allowing only the ticket holder entry.

With a limited number of tickets available, the chance for fans to meet Xu Jian relied heavily on their speed in securing tickets online.

Considering that only a few could attend, Qin Chen’s studio also mentioned that on the day of the fan meeting, there would be an official livestream for fans unable to attend in person to watch the event.

As for why Xu Jian is so popular now, the meeting is still released by Qin Shen’s studio. It wasn’t that the company prevented him from establishing his own studio; rather, Qin Chen felt it was unnecessary.

After taking over the company, there would be a gradual reduction on his individual work offers. His team would have more free time. Instead of setting up a separate personal studio for Xu Jian, Qin Chen preferred to expand the existing studio and have Xu Jian continue to share the same team.

Therefore, Qin Chen’s studio’s official account name has already been changed; it is now called “Qin Chen & Xu Jian Studio.”

Returning to the topic of the fan meeting, Xu Jian recalled something crucial and asked Qin Chen, “I remember there were some extra tickets left, right?”

After releasing several hundred tickets, they sold out almost instantly and were now unavailable.

“Sister Pan still has around a dozen tickets,” Qin Chen nodded upon hearing this and asked again, “Why, do you have friends who want to come?”

Xu Jian touched his neck and shook his head, “It’s not a friend, it’s my cousin who wants to come, but she didn’t get a ticket.”

Knowing that Xu Jian was hosting a fan meeting, originally, his uncle’s family planned to attend to show their support. After all, they hadn’t seen Xu Jian for over a year and wanted to take this opportunity to visit.

Unfortunately, both his uncle and aunt were too occupied and couldn’t make it, so they sent his cousin as their representative.

However, they didn’t expect that Xu Jian’s fans had such strong fighting strength and by the time his cousin’s page finished loading, the tickets were already sold out.

His cousin, who hadn’t succeeded in getting tickets, found herself in a dilemma. Her parents had already packed special gifts they intended to give to Xu Jian. So, she had no choice but to ask Xu Jian if there were any extra tickets available or she could go through the back door.

Upon hearing Xu Jian’s words, Qin Chen looked at him somewhat helplessly, “Are you being foolish? Why would your cousin need a ticket if she’s coming to see you?”

Qin Chen’s casual mention of “cousin” sounded incredibly natural. He then inquired further, “When is your cousin arriving? We’ll go pick her up when the time comes.”

Considering Xu Jian’s situation, his cousin was almost like his own sister. Even if there were no seats available, they had to reserve a VIP seat for her; they couldn’t be negligent.

Xu Jian was taken aback when he heard this and replied, “My cousin will arrive the day after tomorrow in the afternoon from a high speed rail before dinner.”

Qin Chen nodded, “Alright, then I’ll go with you to pick her up by then.”

Xu Jian instinctively asked, “Aren’t you supposed to work late at your company the day after tomorrow?”

“That’s not important,” Qin Chen casually replied. “Dealing with company matters a bit later won’t matter.”

Qin Chen mentioned that the company matters weren’t urgent. It was his first time meeting Xu Jian’s family, and he couldn’t be absent; he wanted to leave a good impression.

After confirming multiple times, Xu Jian’s eyes curved into a smile with dimples, “Okay, after picking up my cousin at the train station, we can have dinner together.”

Qin Chen nodded, “Okay.”

Once the plans for the day after tomorrow were settled, Qin Chen nudged Xu Jian’s elbow as a reminder, “I posted your photo on Weibo. Aren’t you going to interact with me a little?”

After Qin Chen’s reminder, Xu Jian remembered he hadn’t responded to the nine-grid post Qin Chen had shared. So, he opened Weibo and forwarded Qin Chen’s post:

Xu Jian V: Reporting! This person not only posted photos but also smuggled in private goods [cat head].//Qin Chen V: [Shared photos x9]

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The author has something to say:

Today’s update~ As the end of the month approaches, I believe many little angels have sensed the aura of conclusion. 2333^[3]Represents laughing as its closer to “er, hahaha” or “ah, hahaha”

But don’t worry, I’ve prepared a lot of extra [Surprised Panda Head.jpg].