Chapter 87 - Long Nails
After threatening Luo Chao, Yao Manhuai was still not at ease. She forced him to give her the phone number of z1989z and sent a lawyer to negotiate the next day.
When the lawyer solemnly told z1989z that his post on the internet was suspected of defamation, z1989z was scared out of his wits. He never thought that the post he accidentally made on the forum would not only attract entertainment reporters, but also such a hidden danger. He immediately revealed all the paparazzi he had contacted.
After the lawyer's warning, z1989z repeatedly promised not to post any unverified rumors again and the matter was finally settled.
When Yao Manhuai called Yin Chang, he had just finished dinner and was sitting on the sofa with Shao Junling, watching the final episode of Super Star Life.
Yin Chang glanced at Shao Junling and got up to answer the phone, speaking softly.
Yao Manhuai told Yin Chang that everything had been resolved and asked him to be rest assured.
"Okay, I understand... Thank you for your troubles."
Yin Chang hung up before returning to the sofa.
At that time, the program was playing the scene where the guests sat around the bonfire and talked about their dreams.
Qin Jingshan said, "My dream is to become a director as great as my father, but my father says I am better suited to be an actor."
Everyone said, "We also think you are better suited to be an actor."
Qin Jingshan giggled.
Wang Chen said, "My dream is to be a star who can attract everyone's attention on stage and make fans forget their troubles!"
Huang Han teased him, "Uncle, you have already done it. Every time I see you, I think of you and Xue Ziwen's song, hahaha..."
Wang Chen wondered, "When did I sing a song with Xue Ziwen?"
After asking, he suddenly remembered the ghastly song that Li Xian had someone make. The song was too widespread and was later named the "Garbage Sorting Song" by netizens, making Wang Chen completely popular outside the industry. Everyone who listened to this song instinctively laughed, and didn't it make people forget their troubles?
Later in the program, this ghastly song was inserted here, allowing viewers who were not familiar with the internet to experience the magical charm of this song.
Everyone laughed and sang "Drop the Handkerchief" while chasing each other around, with You Luming giggling and clapping his hands. The lively scene was a joyous one.
On the beach, there was a lot of laughter and joy. The camera shifted focus to a few figures not far away.
Someone screamed "Mom" first, and then there were cries of surprise from all around -"Dad!" "Brother!" "Mom and Dad are here!" "Ah, big sister!"
Yes, the program group secretly invited all the real parents of the guests-Qin An, Wang Xuan, Meng Qing, You Junxi, Lang Yangxu... These better known celebrity stars appeared one by one on the screen to take their children home.
But among them, there were no parents of Yin Chang and Shao Junling.
The photographer gave the two brothers a close-up shot, and they saw Yin Chang sitting on the beach, staring blankly at the other guests and their families reuniting, his eyes seeming to be a little envious.
At this time, Shao Junling took the initiative to open Yin Chang's arm and slid in like a small cat, snuggling in his arms.
Yin Chang was stunned, then gently hugged him, and the envy and disappointment in his eyes vanished.
They looked at each other, as if nothing in the world could scare them as long as they were together.
This scene warmed everyone's heart, and the post-production team added a cartoon photographer with hearts floating around him in the lower right corner of the screen, as well as a dreamy filter and magical special effects for their emotions, saying, "Although we don't have parents, we still have each other."
A few seconds later, a corner of the screen was split out to show the messages they had written for each other at the beginning of the program.
"To Shao Junling: I hope you grow up healthy and worry-free.-Yin Chang"
"To Yin Chang: I want to always be with you, make you happy and you won't be lonely anymore.-Shao Junling"
Yin Chang remembered that these messages were read aloud to them by the host by the bonfire when they were filming.
Compared to Wang Chen's "Xue Ziwen, eat less in the future," Xue Ziwen's "Uncle, hope you win an Oscar," Guo Yiheng's "Next time can I be the big brother in the program," which were all nonsensical wishes, what Yin Chang and Shao Junling wrote surprised everyone.
Even the host Old Luo hadn't believed that Shao Junling could write such a touching sentence. At the time of the message sharing activity, the others had teasingly asked if his older brother had taught him to write that. Although the production team assured them that this segment was unscripted, they thought that maybe Yin Chang had managed to correctly guess the activity in advance.
Shao Junling probably felt embarrassed and didn't say anything.
Now that the program was airing, these two lines of messages were presented silently, as if they were love letters written to each other, making their relationship even more romantic and beautiful.
At this moment, Yin Chang pulled Shao Junling into his arms, "Always be with me?... Did Dad tell you to do that, or did you think of it yourself?"
"... No," Shao Junling muttered, his ears turning red again.
Yin Chang pressed, "No what? Did Dad not say anything or did you not think of it?"
"Um..." This poor child was so embarrassed that he could hardly make a sound.
Yin Chang couldn't help but kiss Shao Junling's earlobe. Shao Junling looked like a startled rabbit. He froze for two seconds, and then struggled to run away.
Yin Chang chuckled and pulled him back, "Don't run, explain yourself clearly."
Shao Junling refused to say anything, so Yin Chang continued to tease him...
From a young age, this child had never received so much affection before. He could resist any threat of violence, but he couldn't resist Yin Chang's gentle attack. Under Yin Chang's increasingly bold actions, Shao Junling blushed and stammered, "Dad didn't... I just..."
"Dad didn't say?" Yin Chang arched an eyebrow, "So you came up with it by yourself?"
"Um..." This poor child was so embarrassed that he could hardly make a sound.
Yin Chang was finally satisfied, "You have to do what you promised."
Shao Junling thought that confessing was the end of it, and was about to escape to a remote corner to calm down. However, Yin Chang touched his fingertips and said, "Your nails are too long."
Shao Junling: "!"
Yin Chang took the nail clipper from the coffee table, grabbed his struggling hand with a big palm, and laughed, "Let me trim your nails. Why are you so nervous?... Hmm, just like this, don't move... Why do you always forget to trim your nails?"
Shao Junling: "…"
Thinking of Shao Junling's tragic experiences in his early years, Yin Chang became even more patient and gentle with his actions. "Boys with long nails look messy. Be more careful in the future..."
Yin Chang secretly vowed in his heart that he would keep his promise and do his utmost to protect Shao Junling and let him grow up healthy and happy.
The TV show "Super Star Life" came to an end in the midst of their warm nail clipping sounds.
That night, the official Weibo released a high-definition photo of Yin Chang and Shao Junling cuddling at the end of the program, announcing that they had been selected as the best brothers of the first season. This Weibo post also revealed that "Super Star Life" had plans to continue with the second and third seasons.
The next day, the topic of the program's conclusion topped the charts on major media and Weibo, and the official Weibo's photo became the best promotional photo for the show. Countless netizens left messages online saying they were moved or touched by the two brothers, and even those who used to think Yin Chang and Shao Junling were just "fake brothers" also became fans and sent sincere blessings.
"I can't believe they had only been brothers for a year, and they have no blood relationship..."
"Can someone give me tips on how to be as good of siblings as they are?"
"Looking at Yin Chang and Shao Junling on TV, and then looking at my two naughty kids jumping around at home. Sigh, the difference between idol dramas and real life..."
"This series should be called 'trick me into having two sons'... except they also must be born eight years apart, and after they're born, they need to watch Yin Chang and Shao Junling's brother clips from 'Super Star Life' every day!"
As the program became more popular, more and more advertising, variety shows, and film and television companies became interested in Yin Chang and Shao Junling. They all contacted New Star Entertainment, expressing their interest in cooperating with the two brothers, including a well-known domestic director who wanted to invite Yin Chang and Shao Junling to star in a brotherhood movie.
In fact, after the previous incident, Yin Chang was determined not to let Shao Junling appear in front of the media again. But Yao Manhuai said that the director had been a friend of Yin Dong's before. If Yin Chang directly said he did not want Shao Junling to be exposed, the other party might think Yin Chang was disrespectful, especially since they had already appeared on a variety show before, and people already noticed that they didn't seem to be particularly avoiding exposure.
Therefore, Yao Manhuai specially passed him the script to let Yin Chang take a look when he was free. Also if he wanted to refuse, he needed to find another reason, preferably related to the work.
Yin Chang was annoyed by such things, but still gritted his teeth and opened the script. As a result, he was furious when he read it.
The script was a tragedy.
The story was about two brothers who were born in the countryside. Their parents died in a car accident while working away from home, and were raised by their grandfather. The three of them depended on each other for survival.
Later, the older brother went to middle school, left the village, and before leaving, promised his younger brother that he would come back and take him and their grandfather to live a good life after he succeeded. The older brother was very successful at first and relied on scholarships to attend a prestigious university. But as he spent more and more time away from his younger brother, he gradually forgot his promise. Moreover, the older brother fell in love with a rich girl at the university. In order to pursue her, he completely changed his identity and erased his past.
Years later, the grandfather died, and the younger brother who stayed in the village couldn't keep waiting for the older brother. Worried about his brother's safety, he carried a basket of dry food and walked out of the mountains alone, overcoming various difficulties, until he found his long-lost brother.
But when they met, the younger brother could not recognize the older brother. The older brother had attached himself to the wealthy and lived a completely different life from before. So when the younger brother found him, the older brother not only did not recognize him but also called him crazy and coldly told him to leave.
Because the director wanted them to "perform as themselves," Yin Chang imagined himself and Shao Junling in the story when he read the script. After finishing it, he felt suffocated because in addition to the plot, there was a devastating idea in the story—the younger brother was mentally challenged.
Yes, the younger brother had a problem with his brain and had an intellectual level that was equivalent to that of a seven or eight-year-old child.
So the older brother refused to acknowledge him, and the younger brother could not recognize the older brother because he was different from the person he remembered and he really could not recognize him due to his intellectual disability. The older brother had become another person in the dazzling world.
Finally, the younger brother yelled like a madman, crying out for the demon spirit nested inside the older brother's body to leave. But he did not dare approach the demon, afraid it would hurt his brother's beautiful clean body.
In his rage, the older brother cursed him as "mentally ill" and ran away.
Because the story spanned eight years, the director also noted that he wants to shoot a movie that lasts eight years, with Yin Chang and Shao Junling acting in all the scenes. They would also shoot scenes of Shao Junling as an adult "looking for his brother" later.
Yin Chang couldn't hold back and directly complained to Lu Lingjuan: "What does that director misunderstand about my younger brother? Although we both have no parents, my younger brother is clearly a genius. How could he play a mentally challenged person? Can anyone act as long as they carried a basket? Also, am I the kind of jerk brother who abandons his brother for fame and fortune?"
Yin Chang took a deep breath and restrained himself, "Who wrote the script? Is anyone willing to watch such a tragedy?"
