Chapter 54

Wang Zai’s dad updated a Weibo post.

A simple three-word caption, [Soda Cat], accompanied by a short video.

In the video, a black-backed, white-bellied cat is lying on the sofa, holding a small fish plush toy and occasionally gnawing on its head. There is an iPad in front of it, playing “You in Teaching Building 7.” The supporting characters in the video are arguing non-stop, the sharp quarreling voices are somewhat annoying, while the cow patterned cat stays still, biting the fish, showing no interest in the plot.

In the next second, the scene switches, and Yan Zhao appears wearing a hoodie. The hoodie is loose, in a youthful creamy white color, giving him a somewhat childish look. The Cow patterned cat immediately drops the toy, meows softly, and starts to act cute.

It nudges its head against the screen, rolls over, exposing its white belly confidently, waits for two seconds, but no one comes to pet it.

The cow patterned cat stands up, using its pink nose to nudge the iPad then uses its claws to tap the screen, then an advertising video was popped up.

After realizing that the person in the video is gone, it arches its body, fluffs its tail, cautiously circles around the iPad twice, and anxiously raises its head, meowing at the blogger. It bites the blogger’s clothes and drags him towards the iPad.

The blogger scratches the cat’s chin and switches the video back.

The cat breathes a sigh of relief and stubbornly continues to watch the video. Another advertisement appears, and it stays still for a while. Its eyes turn, and it calms down, lying on the sofa and turning its head to meow at the blogger, indicating for him to switch the video back.

The campus drama continues to play, and the cat turns into a puddle of fur, staring at the people on the screen. Every time Yan Zhao recites a line, it meows as if it’s having a conversation with him. When the screen switches to other people, it holds onto its little fish toy and entertains itself.

Most of Wang Zai’s dad fans are Salt Soda. When they see this video, they are instantly melted by its cuteness.

[I love the cat that loves my Zhao Zhao. [Heart]]

[Having both a cat and my idol, I could watch this video endlessly and enjoy it!]

[It meowed heartbreakingly when it couldn’t find Zhao Zhao, just like when I can’t find my mom. [Laughing and crying]]

[I’m still promoting Yan Zhao to my colleagues, but the blogger has turned the cat into salt soda. I’m a fake fan.]

[We agreed that we are all milk-flavored police chiefs, but you secretly turned yourself into soda flavor.]

[I am from the Longhu Mountain Temple. I warn this cat that it is not allowed to become a spirit after the founding of the country, but it can be a star chaser!!!]

[For those who doubt that cats can become spirits, why don’t you doubt that Yan Zhao is the king of cats? [Dog head]]

[@Yan Zhao, brother, it’s time to reveal the truth. Are you the one who turned into catnip?]

Under the enthusiasm of fans, this video was quickly seen by other popular pet influencers. Although Wang Zai is overweight (currently on a diet), its fur is shiny, its eyes are big, and its appearance is excellent. It is an adorable chubby pig that perfectly fits humans’ aesthetic for cats. The influencers were also melted by its cuteness and quickly reposted the video. Soon, this video broke tens of thousands of reposts—

But the comment section is still empty.

Because the blogger has set it so that only mutual followers can comment.

And he only follows two people, one is @Yan Zhao, and the other is the legendary official salt soda @I Have Salt.

And the next day, the number of comments in the comment section became 2.

Yan Zhao: [Wang Zai’s lines were delivered really well.]

Wang Zai’s dad: [You taught it well.]

Salt Soda: “???”

Oh, why is the idol coming online not for a selfie but to nibble cats virtually?! And this tone doesn’t show the joy of the fans being turned over by the idol, but instead seems very familiar!

Immediately, Sherlock Holmes began to deduce: Although Yan Zhao and Wang Zai’s dad have a mutual following relationship, the latter followed first. Yan Zhao took a long time to follow back, indicating that Yan Zhao probably didn’t know about this account before, or at least didn’t know who was behind the account. Wang Zai’s dad’s previous ID was a mobile user xxx, but after being followed back, he suddenly changed his name. What does this mean? He made a mistake in front of our Zhao Zhao no longer needing to pretend to be a zombie fan!

Of course, there is another possibility, this could be a commercial stunt. This blogger might soon turn into a cat marketing account, using cats for promotion. But Yan Zhao is not some unknown 18^th-tier internet celebrity, he doesn’t lack this kind of promotion fee, they still prefer their real-life connections.

With no comment permission, many netizens sent private messages to Wang Zai’s dad, asking about his relationship with Yan Zhao, asking for cat videos, and asking if he would accept pet advertisements. After a few days, the messages still show as unread.

The blogger is so aloof, leaving netizens no choice but to give up.

…

The script for “Emperor’s Domain” has been changed.

Under Director Liu’s strong demand, Screenwriter Su joined the crew. After watching the raw footage, she made significant changes to the subsequent emotional scenes.

Actually, there weren’t many changes made, just made the relationship between the three main characters a bit more melodramatic. He Xi and Ye Guiqiu’s arrows were originally aimed at the Crown Prince, so there wasn’t much need for changes, but there were areas where their friendship could be explored. In the original work, they couldn’t stand each other and could only work together because of the Emperor’s coercion. Under the appearance of an arranged marriage, the General admired the Prime Minister’s talent, while the Prime Minister respected his tactics in arranging troops. Now, they still have a lot of hostility on the surface, but there are a few more scenes of fighting side by side, which can be considered as resolving a regret from the original work.

Of course, a happy ending is impossible, it can never happen in this lifetime. The ending is still Ye Guiqiu drinking poisoned wine and dying, and He Xi also confirms his name, only arriving at his body after Ye Guiqiu takes his last breath.

The above is all described from a fujoshi’s perspective. According to Director Liu and Screenwriter Su, this is the friendship between men that doesn’t require many words, a touching socialist brotherhood.

Zhou Yun sighed at the new script: “I clearly came first, how did my left arm and right arm form a bicycle and run away?”

Yan Zhao: “Is this your reason for puncturing the tire?”

Zhou Yun: “My dear, don’t be angry. Although I eventually gave you a cup of poisoned wine, it was also due to the circumstances.”

Yan Zhao sneered: “Truly heartless emperors since ancient times.”

The production team intentionally created explosive scenes. During the release, they deliberately included a scene with the emperor and his ministers in conflict. Someone left a comment:

[I can feel a hint of a different vibe.]

[Emperor: Stop arguing, everyone is my wings! Huh, where did my wings fly off to?]

[I haven’t seen the original work, are they all feeling like they are each other’s third wheel?]

Netizens love to join in the excitement, and at this time, someone posted a short video. In the video, the three main actors sat together rehearsing their lines. The production team bought a small cake to share, and Zhou Yun gave the chocolate-flavored one to He Shengqi. He Shengqi then placed it on Yan Zhao’s seat, and when Yan Zhao arrived, he gave the cake to Zhou Yun.

And chocolate flavor happens to be Yan Zhao’s favorite.

[They are really random.]

[It is well known that love triangles are always the most stable relationships.]

[Xiao He: This infatuation, in the end, was misplaced!]

When Yan Zhao saw these comments, instead of being at a loss, the first thing that came to mind was his family’s Vinegar King.

Yan Zhao called Shen Yuanting: “The production team is just promoting the CP, don’t take it seriously.”

Shen Yuanting: “Okay.”

His voice sounded normal, even a bit cheerful, not like someone who was angry. Yan Zhao was suspicious: “You seem to be somewhat happy?”

Shen Yuanting admitted: “Yeah, I just finished doing something.”

“Is that so?” Yan Zhao asked casually with a smile, “What did you do, work?”

Shen Yuanting: “I just banned .a few RPS (real CP) tags, that’s all.”

Yan Zhao: “…………”

Yan Zhao: “???”

Suddenly, Yan Zhao remembered the ZhaoHong CP that was strangled in the cradle that year.

What should he say? History always has astonishing similarities, or has President Shen already evolved? Back then, he didn’t even understand the abbreviation for CP, but now he knows about RPS!

Shen Yuanting: “Don’t worry, I will keep it for you.”

I’m not worried about this at all. If you want to ban it, then let’s do it together. Are you leaving a trail for others to catch?

Yan Zhao blushed and said, “You are being too obvious!”

Shen Yuanting replied, “…then what should I do? Let all flowers bloom? But I only accept one to stand out.”

Yan Zhao hummed, “I don’t care. You figure out the public relations plan yourself. You’ll handle it when it’s exposed in the future.”

Shen Yuanting smiled helplessly, “Okay, I’ll finish writing it and let you check it.”

As a popular celebrity, Yan Zhao still had some CP (couple pairing) objects. For example, Ying Hongyu, Ling Xiao, and He Shengqi and Zhou Yun. In short, as long as the face is good-looking, there is no one they can’t pull in!

But Yan Zhao’s fan circle was very depressed, for a simple reason: as soon as a CP was formed, it was banned. Who the hell can stand this?!

Today, there was another major earthquake.

Two potential CPs died under the review wheel.

CP fans cried and protested to the platform. Why should only our CPs be banned? Other celebrities’ CPs are still fine!

Platform says: [Darling, we have received an official notice. In order to protect the reputation of our artists, it’s best if everyone avoids shipping CP (couple pairing) content. Friendship (CB) pairing is completely acceptable.]

CP fans are crying, but the main characters are unwilling. What can be done? So they turned to underground activities.

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One after another, explosions occurred in the fandom. Shen Yan’s CP fans hid in the corner, trembling in fear.

Although their food was still intact, it was estimated that they have been affected by the coldness of shipping CP. If this continues, they’ll have to take medicine!

The Super Arctic Circle with only five wives left (the rest have escaped) can no longer bear the pain of having their food deleted!

[We can no longer bear this blatant name!]

[Let’s change our name quietly. Even if the sky falls, it won’t hinder us from shipping CP!]

[What should we call ourselves?]

After much contemplation, Shen Yan’s CP fans decided that, in order to ensure safety, they would change their name and take a new photo. The first name they came up with is “A Hat of Love,” commemorating the moment when President Shen put a hat on Zhao Zhao. This can also be considered the original intention of their cute CP!

After a night of backup and deletions, the literary works of the overbearing president and the cool king began their wandering tag careers…

Yan Zhao couldn’t let go of his heart, so he registered a small account to see his and Shen Yuan Ting’s CP, but what he saw are pictures of several old cars in the snowy wilderness.

Yan Zhao: “Do we have no chemistry?” Worried about being outed, but with these few articles, everyone can’t see anything.

Shen Yuanting glanced over and remained silent.

What about the output?