CH 65

Ch 65: Sticker Pack Gone Viral

That night, both Baixiaozhi and Jia Siqi, who had not been in contact for a while, sent WeChat messages to Yin Chang.

Jia Siqi said, "Brother Yin Chang, we watched the variety show you and your brother were in! It's really good!"

Baixiaozhi said, "Last time when you complained about your brother, I thought he was a troublemaker. But after watching the program, I want to ask... Do you have any misunderstandings about your brother? I think he's really nice to you!"

Yin Chang felt a little embarrassed when he read Baixiaozhi's message. Now that he thought about it, dumping honey into Wang Chen's shoes was just a typical mischievous behavior of a child. He was still young and ignorant, and probably no one had ever taught him how to behave when he went to someone else's house. It was understandable for him to behave that way. Moreover, the reason why Shao Junling did that was for him... As for smashing the honey jar later, it was just because he was unjustly accused and felt wronged.

"How could he have gotten so angry over such a small thing back then?" Yin Chang thought to himself as he glanced at the little guy next to him. Suddenly he remembered what Shao Junling had just accused him of, "You are easily angered"... his mouth twitched.

He replied to Baixiaozhi with a few words, and Baixiaozhi responded, "Originally, I went to see you, but both Siqii and I became fans of your brother instead haha! He's really unique!"

When Yin Chang heard Baixiaozhi praise Shao Junling, he felt pleased inside. "Really?" he asked.

Baixiaozhi said, "Hmm, I think this show will be a hit!"

Whether or not it will be a hit, Yin Chang didn't know. Every large-scale variety show has a specialized team to research market direction, audience preferences, and marketing methods during planning.

These were all analyzed by Lu Lingjuan and shared with him.

The guests in the group seemed unconcerned about this. After all, they were still young, and they felt that once the shooting was over, they had accomplished a great feat.

Yin Chang didn't care too much either. He put down his phone and looked at Shao Junling, learning that this guy was the gift Yin Dong wanted to give him, which was already the best thing he thought he could get by participating in this variety show.

The next day, "Super Star Life" was launched on various online platforms, and every topic, from Xue's mansion to Meng Qing's second marriage, from the child that the late movie emperor had planned to adopt to Qin An's two daughters, made the media go wild.

Large amounts of gossip articles related to the program began to appear online, driving countless passersby to watch the show.

On the third day, the program exploded with discussion. Several topics related to it made it to the top trending on Weibo, and netizens everywhere could be seen discussing the details of the program.

For example, in the game of capturing the flag, when Shao Junling and his team were running with dog heads stuck on them, Huang Han was patiently coaxing You Luming, "Little Lu, can you go help your big brother get the red flag over there?"

You Luming hugged Huang Han's neck and pouted, "No."

Huang Han asked, "Then, how about big brother carries you over there to get it?"

You Luming replied sweetly, "Okay~"

However, by the time Huang Han finished coaxing You Luming and looked up, the flag was already gone!

This one segment was turned into a GIF by netizens and shared online, earning Huang Han the title of "the brother who dotes on his sister the most in history."

Also, after Yin Chang went to capture the blue flag and returned, he met Wang Chen, who had just been relieved of the dog head, at a narrow passage. The contrast between their expressions in that moment was deliberately captured by netizens and posted online.

"I didn't expect Yin Chang to be so playful. He was even showing off to Wang Chen!"

"Such a nephew who's a little jerk! Wang Chen must be so mad he's about to explode, hahaha!"

However, although all pairs of guests was popular, according to the official statistics of the production team, Shao Junling's popularity rose the fastest among all of them.

Yin Chang and Wang Chen were popular stars with their own appeal, so it was not surprising that they sparked discussion. But the only exposure Shao Junling had had prior to this was showing his face in a negative news story half a year ago.

People have poor memories, and there are always new things happening every day. After a year, everyone had long forgotten the previous scandal.

Now that Shao Junling appeared in variety shows, his new look not only overturned his pitiful image in the past but also allowed everyone to have a deeper understanding of him.

Some netizens specifically took a screenshot of the host's first sentence, "With your backgrounds, you probably haven't had the chance to experience this kind of life," and paired it with Shao Junling's news from last year about "suffering" in the welfare institute. They added a GIF of Shao Junling wolfing down his food and a questioning face watching coldly, to mock the show's underestimation of him.

Of course, if Shao Junling was just an ordinary child who could endure hardship, he wouldn't have caused such a big reaction.

The key is that his subsequent performances were particularly surprising, such as sneaking out at midnight to dig up corn for Yin Chang, expertly using his superior memory during the game to find the task locations, and denying to assist with a poker face to the Qin sisters. Like Bai Xiao Zhi said, he was incredibly unique.

Many people saw Shao Junling for the first time in the variety show and became curious about him. Then when they dug into his past news, they became even more fond of him.

Therefore, netizens watched, edited and posted clips of Shao Junling's segments in the show repeatedly. And the online discussions about him were almost as popular as those about Yin Chang.

For example, when Shao Junling and the twins were fighting for the dinner box, although he saw that Lang Chi Zhi and others were closer to the treasure box, Shao Junling still refused to give up and ran over. Some netizens compared and found that Shao Junling's speed was twice as fast as Lang Chi Zhi's.

After a netizen posted this ordinary Weibo post with the "Shao Junling" tag, it was reposted thousands of times and sparked a heated discussion among netizens.

"What kind of persistence does it take to fly over in an instant for food? [sigh]"

"Later, he was pulled back by Yin Chang and told 'let it go'. I wanted to say on behalf of my little brother, 'brother, you don't understand the hardships of life'... [sigh]"

"The ending for those who didn't get the food was starving while listening to the background music of 'Moon Reflected on Second Spring'... [sigh]"

"I also had to get up in the middle of the night to dig up corn for my brother. My heart was so tired. [sigh]"

"Brother must be good to him, otherwise how could Shao Junling be so intimate? [sigh]"

Some netizens, because they felt sorry for Shao Junling's corn being taken away, specially made a Yin Chang holding corn and smiling expression pack with the caption "Brother, do you want to eat corn?" attached with the "Shao Junling-style glaring" expression pack.

This Weibo post also sparked a viral trend of creating expression packs, even prompting netizens to do so.

Then, the "Shao Junling-style headache," "Shao Junling-style disdain," "Shao Junling-style indifference," and other expression packs began to sweep the internet, and became the best way netizens promoted this variety show with their friends.

-Don't know what this picture means? Sorry, you're already behind the times!

Later, even the official Weibo account posted the picture of Yin Chang holding corn, but with a different caption: "Are you watching 'Super Star Life'? Yin Chang invites you to eat corn!"

At night, Qin Jingshan took a screenshot of this official post and sent it to the group chat, saying "You two are famous now."

Following that, Huang Han also cooperatively sent a GIF of himself and Xiaolu squatting at the door, perplexedly munching on corn.

Wang Chen: "Hahaha, do you have to be so mischievous?"

Upon seeing it, Yin Chang also shared a meme he had seen on Weibo, which was made by fans for him called "Yin Chang's way of flaunting wealth". It captured the scene of him boasting about his "Gourmet Card" to Wang Chen at a beverage stand.

Wang Chen: "...Damn!"

Huang Han: "Haha, there are really a lot of memes online. My agent sent me a lot to see."

Then Huang Han shared several pictures, and Yin Chang, not to be outdone, threw out a collection of memes of Shao Junling that he had asked Lu Lingjuan to search for online.

The group was in high spirits: "Let's use them! Let's use them for chatting from now on!"

Shao Junling was hiding in his study playing games with Xue Ziwen. As soon as they finished a round, he instinctively turned his head to look at Yin Chang in the bedroom, only to see Yin Chang leaning against the bed, laughing at his phone.

His brother had been acting stupidly for the past two or three days, scaring Shao Junling away from getting close to him.

While Shao Junling was suspiciously thinking about what was wrong with his brother, he absent-mindedly checked WeChat.

It was a shock to see that the group was full of his photos, most of which were posted by Yin Chang.

Shao Junling immediately grabbed his phone and rushed out, gritting his teeth and glaring at Yin Chang, looking like he was too angry to speak.

Yin Chang noticed that Shao Junling had come out and, when he looked up and saw Shao Junling's expression, he asked, "What's wrong?"

"You, you..." Shao Junling accused with a red face, "You're bullying me!"

"How did I bully you?" Yin Chang was a little confused.

Shao Junling didn't use Weibo, so he naturally didn't know what had happened online. Seeing those pictures, he thought Yin Chang had made them.

Yin Chang didn't guess Shao Junling's thoughts, but the expression on Shao Junling's face right now made him think of the "Shao Junling-style glare" meme, and he couldn't help but want to laugh.

The amusement in his eyes was undoubtedly a further mockery and provocation to Shao Junling.

Shao Junling couldn't explain it clearly to Yin Chang, so he impulsively rushed forward and reached out to cover Yin Chang's mouth. "Damn it, you bully people and still laugh!"

Yin Chang was taken aback but laughed even more.

These days, Yin Chang always felt that Shao Junling was avoiding him. He also reflected on himself and attributed it to the fact that Shao Junling was feeling embarrassed after revealing that he was a gift. Or maybe it was because he watched the program and found that being on a variety show was different from what he imagined, so he was a little shy.

But Yin Chang didn't particularly care about Shao Junling's thoughts. He just thought that Shao Junling's look of anger and embarrassment was particularly cute.

Now that the little guy had taken the initiative to pounce on him, Yin Chang was pleased.

Shao Junling covered Yin Chang's mouth for a while but found that he couldn't stop his brother's laughter. Moreover, Yin Chang kept looking at him with those beautiful eyes... He started to feel flustered again.

Just then, Yin Chang grabbed Shao Junling's wrist with one hand and clasped his waist with the other, holding him tightly in his arms and rolling over him on the bed.

Yin Chang laughed recklessly, and rubbed his head, saying, "Why are you so cute?"

"... " Shao Junling's heart thumped wildly as he struggled to run away.

Yin Chang pinched his ear and raised his eyebrows, "Don't you like me very much? What are you hiding from?"

Shao Junling: "......"

"Why did you go to sleep alone last night?" Yin Chang asked, pretending to be unhappy. "Don't you normally sleep with me at night?"

Shao Junling was like a boiled shrimp, curled up in Yin Chang's arms, unable to move or jump. He was completely limp, and he didn't even know what he wanted to say.

This kind of brother... was really terrifying.

Yin Chang: "You like me so much, why are you hiding from me?"

Shao Junling: "Who am I? Where am I? Why did I climb onto my brother's bed? What was I going to say?"