Chapter 89: An Opportunity Arises
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
Arriving near Xujiahui, the netizens had already picked a place to eat, a self-service hotpot restaurant.
Although Meng Fan had offered to pay, they had already evenly split the bill before he arrived.
In addition, there were three more fickle netizens than before, all lived nearby.
When Meng Fan arrived, the fickle netizens bonded harmoniously, regardless if they knew each other or not because the common topic allowed them to talk together.
After Meng Fan arrived, the atmosphere turned a little tense but loosened up immediately.
Peaceful or not, at least Meng Fan wasn’t a superstar, so there was no pressure for everyone to be around him.
When he arrived, the topic naturally became about him. From drawing to running, Meng Fan was still the focus of their conversation, but he was able to let loose.
Of course, the food being delicious was also a reason.
The combat ability of the netizens to eat was very strong, not resting after an hour and a half. This made Meng Fan eat more than usual as well.
This f*cking caloric intake was not much better than if he had stayed at Meng Cai Wei’s.
“Are you still eating with your netizen friends?”
During this time, Wu Tong sent a WeChat.
“How do you know?”
“I’m also in one of the fickle netizen’s group chats. It’s full of pictures.”
Another line quickly followed, “I wanted to treat you to lunch, but I saw you were meeting your netizens… So, let’s go tomorrow.”
“Okay!”
Meng Fan had been upset he missed out on the chance to eat with Wu Tong, but he was now joyful once again.
They would have lunch tomorrow and then watch a movie in the evening.
During this period, Wu Tong wouldn’t have to leave first, right?
So, he would be with Wu Tong all day tomorrow, from lunch until the end of the concert!
What a lovely holiday!
After lunch, the netizens took the initiative and asked Meng Fan to go back to rest. They then left off in batches, some going to the movies, others going to an arcade, while some went to play video games…
Inexplicably, he became the one who was left behind. And he had made sure he wasn’t wearing the hat!
‘I’m not as tired as you guys think I am!’
He didn’t plan on streaming, running or drawing.
‘Originally, I planned to hang out for the day, but since you guys all left so suddenly, I’m very sad since I’m by myself…’
Buzz, buzz.
His phone rang. The number was from Meng Cai Wei, but the person on the receiver was Bai Zhi.
“Little Fan, I’m going to rehearsal at Qing Cen’s for the concert. Do you want to come?
“I’ll come!”
Twenty minutes later, an excited Meng Fan appeared outside of the Shanghai Stadium; the same location where he ended his race this morning.
Su Qing Cen’s concert was not only at Shanghai Stadium, which had a capacity of 80,000 people but at the Shanghai Sports Gymnasium.
The 80,000 capacity Shanghai stadium was a large scale outdoor stadium. In fact, a few years ago, the organizers had removed the temporary seating, so a fully seated stadium could only fit 56,000. But the name had been continued nonetheless. The Shanghai Gymnasium was a theatre styled stadium, suitable for concerts and art performances, accommodating up to 10,000 people.
Shan Jin brother was popular but not popular enough to the point where she could casually fill an 80,000 seat stadium. Not to mention, this was the first stop of her tour.
Perhaps with her popularity and demand, her sales were already very good. The box office revenue for her concert wouldn’t be bad, but her company did not dare to step too big, and selected a relatively mid-sized venue, mostly so she could gain more experience.
The last stop of the tour was the 60,000 seat stadium of Beijing Worker’s Arena, but the scale was the same as the Shanghai Gymnasium.
All the stops during the tour could be seen as collecting experience for the last stop!
Of course, her tour was a long one and not the kind that was just continuous singing, as all eight stops would take her over half a year to complete.
If the time was too tight, then she wouldn’t be gaining experience, but testing her physical strength.
“Fan.”
A nanny car pulled up next to Meng Fan and rolled the window down. A woman wearing big sungla.s.ses called out to Meng Fan, motioning him to get in the car. It was Bai Zhi.
After getting in, the car entered the stadium through another path.
“Have you met Qing Cen before?”
Bai Zhi casually chatted with Meng Fan for a bit before getting out of the car. She then took Meng Fan to the main stage.
The two were quite familiar with each other. She knew Meng Fan had known some things, but she didn’t want to imply anything directly.
“Qing Cen.”
“Sister Bai, you’re here.”
Su Qing Cen, who had been squatting on the stage while eating an apple, waved toward them.
There was no doubt that Su Qing Cen was very beautiful. Aside from her exquisite five features, when combined, it gave people the feeling that she was a deadly temptation, cool as the wind. It could be said that she was quite peculiar and very attractive.
Her figure was tall, especially her legs which were beautiful and long. Her legs and figure could be comparable to supermodels, and her beauty was similar to that of Karen Mok’s.
Su Qing Cen was a rare idol that debuted in the singing and dancing category.
Singing, dancing, and appearance were her three major hardwares, and the three foundations for why she was able to achieve fame so quickly.
Her character reflected that of ‘superwoman’, which attracted a lot of fans.
“Meng Fan.” Bai Zhi introduced Meng Fan to Su Qing Cen. “He’s Cai Wei’s little brother.”
“h.e.l.lo, Shan Jin brother!”
Meng Fan was rather excited, but not as excited as he had imagined. It wasn’t that he had a ‘change of heart’, but because he had seen her before his rebirth and shared a meal together. The only difference was that the time and occasion of their meeting had changed after his reincarnation.
“You’re sister Wei’s little brother?”
Su Qing Cen carefully looked at Meng Fan. She then took out a phone from her back pocket. She unlocked it and handed it to Meng Fan. “You’re this chubby streamer?”
“Huh? Yes!”
Meng Fan saw it clearly, as the phone showed a Weibo post. The content described a chubby host running from Hangzhou to Shanghai to see Qing Cen’s concert, and then converted all the gifts from the netizens who donated into donations for Shan Jin’s charity fund.
The number of shares on this Weibo post was quite big, with 8000 shares, 13,000 comments, and 110,000 likes.
“What’s this now?”
Bai Zhi knew of Meng Fan’s journey from Hangzhou to Shanghai, but she wasn’t clear as to what the details were. Not to mention that when Meng Fan arrived at the gym this morning, she was still sleeping, so she didn’t know about the donation.
She took the phone and looked at it, then gave Meng Fan a thumbs up. It didn’t matter to her how much money he had donated, but the method in which it had been delivered was very smooth.
“I’m so happy and honored to have such a righteous fan! I didn’t think you were sister Wei’s little brother!” Su Qing Cen’s att.i.tude toward Meng Fan was more enthusiastic than it had been when Meng Cai Wei had taken him to meet her herself before Meng Fan’s rebirth.
“The power of my role model.” Meng Fan replied.
Su Qing Cen smiled. “When you say role model, do you mean me or your sister?”
“Of course my sister…” Meng Fan obviously praised her sister in front of outsiders, but he paused and added, “And you.”
Su Qing Cen was very enthusiastic and conversed with Meng Fan for a while. Meng Fan took the opportunity for a photo with her.
Next, Su Qing Cen and Bai Zhi began the rehearsal, which evidently had nothing to do with Meng Fan. Quietly, he seated himself in the audience and tried to not expose his giddiness.
As for the two’s conversation during breaks, Meng Fan also quietly listened from the side without interrupting.
“Looking at your state, you seem a little nervous!”
“To be honest I am! Although she had sung openers before, this is my first tour, so the mentality is different. I’m so nervous! I’ve pushed all my work arrangements lately, including tonight’s UP fas.h.i.+on night. I said I would partner up with you and walk the red carpet, but it seems like I’ll have to flake on you.”
“The tour is more important.”
Their conversation caught Meng Fan’s attention. He took out his phone and did a quick search. His eyes lit up.
After leaving Meng Cai Wei’s neighborhood, he already had one bold idea to quickly gain the [Group Photo G.o.d] t.i.tle!
He was only missing an opportunity.
Who knew it would come so fast!
He checked the celebrity line up for the UP fas.h.i.+on night, and as long as it wasn’t too bad, he could complete the [Group Photo G.o.d] task tonight.
PS1: all the figures in the novel are fict.i.tious, with no realistic prototype, so please do not try to match them up!