Lu Xingchen casually took out his phone and glanced at it, concealing his own contribution. "Who's that capable? They exposed all the ridiculous private lives of those Lu family scumbags."
Hearing Lu Xingchen describe the Lu family that way, Wang Pengfei considered his words before asking, "Xingchen, didn't you always want the Lu family's approval before? What suddenly made you come around?"
"My brain used to be waterlogged. Couldn't you tell?" Lu Xingchen showed no mercy in mocking the original owner. "I got up a few mornings ago and shook the water out."
Wang Pengfei's mouth twitched. Seeing that he really had changed, he let the matter go and continued.
"The production team has finished editing the first episode. It aired on Banana TV at nine tonight and just finished. Strike while the iron's hot: do a livestream and interact with your fans to keep them engaged."
"Sure." Lu Xingchen had originally planned to video call Huo Chuyun, but hearing that, he sent Huo Chuyun a text.
Baby: Chu, I'm going to do a livestream in a bit. Get some rest once you're done working. I'll come see you tomorrow.
Huo Chuyun: Okay. Don't stream too long. Get some rest. It's fine to sleep in tomorrow. I'll have my assistant pick you up.
Baby: Address
Baby: Kisses.jpg
Wang Pengfei posted the news that Lu Xingchen would be livestreaming in Lu Xingchen's fan club.
A huge wave of newly minted Moons and haters was incoming.
Lu Xingchen turned on the camera and looked up at himself on the screen, getting such a fright that he nearly flung his phone away.
Who was this person on his phone with a cone-shaped face and enormous Carslan eyes?
The comments scrolled rapidly.
Only after Lu Xingchen saw the reminders did he realize it was a beauty filter. He turned it off and smiled at the camera in satisfaction. "Thanks for letting me know. I haven't livestreamed much, so I'm not too familiar with it."
On camera, Lu Xingchen wore simple, comfortable pajamas and no makeup, his facial contours clean and flawless. Because his bangs were too long, he had pinned them back with a little yellow clip, revealing his full forehead.
Lu Xingchen lounged against the sofa with his fingers interlaced. His captivating foxlike eyes were particularly striking. Though his expression was calm, those eyes seemed to smile, beautiful beyond words.
The little black mole beneath his eye stood out brilliantly against his face, as delicate as white porcelain, dazzling and arresting.
Despite his utterly innocent appearance, his beautiful foxlike eyes and the little black mole beneath them complemented each other, lending Lu Xingchen a silken allure.
Even the haters who entered the livestream cursing would gasp at Lu Xingchen's beauty.
How could anyone be this beautiful? How were they supposed to face their own idols? They really weren't trying to switch allegiances.
Lu Xingchen glanced at the upper-right corner of the livestream. He had only just started, and there were already over a hundred thousand viewers. "Good evening, everyone."
The comments scrolled frantically.
[Aaaaaah! So gorgeous I'm fainting. If you knew I was a Moon, you'd envy how well I'm fed too.]
[I'm shook for the next ten thousand years. How did I never notice how good-looking Lu Xingchen was?]
[No beauty effects, no filters, and he looks like that. If I were Huo Chuyun, I'd be willing to play up a ship with him too.]
[Who knows if he just had work done and finished healing?]
[Lu Xingchen, I want to have your babies!]
[Nuwa, I'm taking out a loan to sue you. Sobbing.jpg]
Lu Xingchen picked a few comments to answer. "Don't fall for me. It won't go anywhere."
When he saw hateful comments, he snapped back without holding back. "A brain is a good thing. I hope you get one. Just to be clear, my face is all natural. No surgery. Ask for a link to the hospital again, and don't blame my venomous mouth for saying something nasty."
"Huo Chuyun's lucky he gets to play up a ship with me."
"If you want to look better tomorrow than you do today, nothing beats quitting that nasty habit of staying up late."
[Why did you hit Chenchen on the show? Have you got any decency? Any morals at all?]
Lu Xingchen rolled his eyes hard. "As long as I have no morals, you can't guilt-trip me with them."
[Hitting people is wrong. Whatever Chenchen did, hitting him was intentional assault.]
Resting his chin on his hand, Lu Xingchen retorted casually, "Are you descended from Archimedes? All you ever do is leverage an argument. He was the one asking for it. He failed his own task, set off the alarm, then deliberately led the hunters over to us."
"I'm not a straw boat, so don't send your cheap shots or your idol's my way. My level of decency is unknown; the harder you come at me, the harder I hit back. If he does it again, I'll slap him again. If you're so capable, come stand in front of me and point at my nose while you curse me out. Slapping you would take no extra effort."
[Whatever. I don't like that nobody Lu Xingchen.]
Lu Xingchen spread his hands indifferently. "I know you don't like me. That's fine. A dung beetle can't roll a gold ingot either."
[Why did you deliberately have the director not tell Chenchen and Haohao to prepare sportswear?]
Lu Xingchen had used his hacking skills to check the Lu family's surveillance footage and learned the truth.
"Your precious idols were busy gaming. The assistant went to talk to them, but both had their damn headphones on and couldn't hear a word. They even told the assistant to get lost."
"And now they're making the assistant take the blame. Good thing that assistant has a strong back. A few more loads and I reckon it'll collapse. Didn't Director Song post the chat logs? Are you blind?"
"Questions, questions, questions. You've got more useless chatter than an ad break."
[I fully acknowledge Xingxing's fighting power. Xingxing, I wanted to ask: were Wang Xiuli and her nephew really trafficked and then rescued by you guys?]
Seeing a genuine question from a fan, Lu Xingchen praised them. "The pretty Moons still ask the worthwhile questions."
Then he explained, "Director Song posted on Weibo. You might not have noticed. Tuanjie Village developed economically through state assistance and support policies. The production team only rented the location."
"As for the extras, they were all trafficking victims or victims' family members who volunteered to appear. They knew the show could raise awareness about preventing trafficking, so they were all enthusiastic about taking part. The show's story was adapted from real events too."
[Wasn't this just filming a show? Why did you hit Li Tao?]
Lu Xingchen explained patiently, "The plot required it. We had to immerse ourselves completely so you could feel more deeply how abhorrent trafficking was.
"We knew how hard to hit. After filming ended, we also apologized to the actor playing Li Tao. They volunteered to appear, but Director Song paid them quite well."
[Xingxing, can we ship you with Best Actor Huo? You two really have such chemistry.]
Lu Xingchen smiled. "Sure. Shipping everything just gives you a balanced diet. Ship away. Best Actor Huo and I are really tight. I guarantee he won't send a lawyer after you."
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Lu Xingchen had just taken a sip of water and was about to continue battling the haters when the gift effects filling the screen nearly blinded him. He glanced at the sender's username, his foxlike eyes lifting slightly as a trace of amusement flashed through them.
"Sorry for the trouble, but could the fan named Loves Tomato Egg Rice Bowl stop spending so much? If you really want to send gifts, I wouldn't mind you transferring the money straight to my bank account."
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