Cute Male God~~ Current favorability value: +69
Translator: SilverRain
Editors: Amaris, Grump
A tiny content warning for this chapter. It has a few scenes that are somewhat similar to the current pandemic situation.
#WE Talk: On the rise of a budding star!#
In this era of entertainment, getting a hundred responses meant you were a failure, ten thousand responses wasnât anything special, a hundred thousand responses meant your efforts had paid off, and a place on the purple list demonstrated your overwhelming talent!
In less than a day, Gou Liangâs WE blog attracted 30 million fans. He was sent straight to #1 on the HOT list after He ChongFeng described him as âcuteâ.
After their initial excitement wore off, some fans calmed down enough to think.
âThis newcomerâs journey upwards looks slightly familiar!â
âA reference to the old Teddyâs road to becoming a star â.â
âItâs not the same, okay? Back when he was on the white list, Teddy became famous when he got into an argument with several yellow and orange list stars!â
âDo you want to know the truth? Pointing to the cute newbieâs related artists list!â
âHeâs only related to my Feng and the teddy next door. Emma, donât you think this equationâs kind of cute?! Canât stop my brain from filling in 30,000 words, Iâm going to jerk off!â
âUser upstairs, remember to send me tickets!â
âI heard heâs seriously loaded!â
âWhoâs this guyâs father?â
âI donât care, I donât care, I donât care. If my Feng says heâs cute then I think heâs cute too!â
âãWarã fan passing by, looking forward to the newcomerâs performance.â
âAm I the only one who noticed his agent?â
âWen Wu-Ge⦠this is going to be a mess! ï¿£å£ï¿£â
âWen Wu-Ge⦠this little newcomer is bound to become hot! Iâll follow him now!â
â¦â¦..
Various discussions about Gou Liang erupted on the WE blog. Zhao Bin was skilled at manipulating public opinion. Cute newbie Gou Liang would remain a hot topic for quite some time.
Right now, the ãAgent of Warã filming was also becoming increasingly tense.
====== ãAgent of Warã Scene 9, shot 5, take 1. Actionââ ======
Outside the ICU.
The man slowly approached his wife, who was sleeping on the armrest of the recliner. He took off his coat and gently covered her shoulders. The woman wasnât sleeping deeply, so she quickly woke up. She smiled after seeing who it was: âYou came?â
That smile, however, had a fog of tiredness that couldnât be dispersed.
A hint of pain flashed in the manâs eyes, but he showed an easy smile and raised the takeout bag in his hand. âGranny Chenâs little wontons! Quickly eat it while itâs still hot.â
Seeing the surprise on his wifeâs face, the manâs eyes suddenly became much softer. He walked towards the hospital room door to look through the narrow glass window at his daughter who was in the ICU.
Because of a shoddy batch of gas masks sold by SB Company, his daughter became one of the victims of the polluted air outside. Although her life was saved, the doctors discovered that her immune system had been compromised. She was so weak that even a gas mask wouldnât be enough to protect her from the PM toxins in the air. Even if she woke up, she would most likely spend the rest of her life in quarantine as the outside world would be deadly for her.
The man pressed his lips into a thin line as he thought about the doctorâs words and what they meant for his daughter who dreamed of freedom, to one day travel around the world like a toxin-resistant mutant bird.
How could he bear to let his daughter live like a pitiful caged bird?
His wife came to him and touched his arm with a forced smile as she tried to comfort him, âThe doctor said today that she is recovering well. Soon sheâll be off from the ventilator. Everything can only get better from hereâ¦â
The man wrapped his arms around her shoulders and said, gently but firmly, âItâs going to be okay⦠I promise.â
In this moment, he made up his mind.
He would accept the organizationâs mission to retrieve Medication X and give his daughter a world where she could soar free.
Weâre sorry for MTLers or people who like using reading mode, but our translations keep getting stolen by aggregators so weâre going to bring back the copy protection. If you need to MTL please retype the gibberish parts.
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âHumans are creatures who can endure an hour of pain for one second of pleasure. Thereâs always an upside that will make you hesitant to be disappointed with life.â
âWell, Iâm sorry to say that that doesnât apply to me.â
â¦â¦..
====== ãAgent of Warã Scene 153, shot 200, take 1. Actionââ======
In the cramped little room, the six agents who had just gone through their first skirmish were gathered. They were:
The male lead who was codenamed Captain, Yu Gao who was codenamed GOD, codename Capital A, codename Old Eagle, Gaping Ghost and Black Widow.
âOld Eagle, can you still go on?â
Capital A pulled on the bandage as he tightly tied it off. Old Eagle grimaced because of the wound on his arm: âI wouldnât keel over from this.â
Black Widow: âUse more disinfectant spray on me, do you think itâs perfume?!â
Capital A: âYou should actually try using it before babbling nonsense!â
Gaping Ghost: âCaptain, the tracker is moving!â
That said, the team members who were patching each other up and Yu Gaoâwho was incongruously leaning against the wall with eyes closed and his gunâlooked over. Captain, who was standing at a distance smoking, stomped out his cigarette and came over.
After following its trail, they found that Medication X was eventually delivered to SB Companyâs secret baseâin order to keep the gas masks and disinfectant sprays in circulation for a long time, SB wouldnât allow anyone to change the current world situation that was very profitable for them.
The special forces team lost their first battle, but they managed to put a tracker on Medication X. Now it was time for their second operation to begin.
â¦â¦..
====== ãAgent of Warã Scene 293, shot 80, take 1. Actionââ ======
The shootout took place in the illegal underground research facility. The cold and metallic building interior was filled with grazing sparks and ear-piercing sounds from the gunfire.
Yu Gao pushed Gaping Ghost away and fired a shot back, but he was hit on the leg. Only after making sure his target was dead did he hold his leg and shout at Gaping Ghost, who was a technician unsuitable for combat. âYou go first, Iâll cover you.â
âBut your injuriesââ
âGet a fucking move on!â
Yu Gao pulled a gun from his leg and tossed it to him for self-protection. He dragged his wounded leg over behind the corner for cover, ready to take aim at his pursuers.
â¦â¦..
====== ãAgent of Warã Scene 298, shot 80, take 1. Actionââ ======
By the time Captain and Gaping Ghost obtained the drug and rejoined Yu Gao, the other three had already perished in battle.
Yu Gao was also no longer able to hold on due to wounds that were severely infected with the toxin.
âStay alive and donât give up! Weâve got Medication X! Everythingâs going to be okay!â Captain looked at the fading life that was younger than himself and held him tightly in grief. âHang on, donât you want to see the world as it used to be? Letâs go together⦠Yu Gao! Hold on, help is coming!â
Gaping Ghost wiped his tears as he drove, âCaptain! Why donât we use Medication Xâ¦â
He couldnât go on.
This was the only remaining sample of Medication X in the world. The materials needed to produce it had already been damaged. It was the only thing that could save Yu Gaoâs life, but there was only one dose left.
âThereâs no⦠need. My life⦠isnât worth much anyways.â Yu Gao shook his head. âNo⦠itâs okay. Iâm not really looking forward to it after all⦠Haha⦠well, if that day ever comes, remember to burn a few pictures⦠for me.â
In the end, he died in Captainâs arms.
â¦â¦..
====== ãAgent of Warã Scene 300, shot 25, take 1. Actionââ ======
Experts rejoiced as Medication X was put into circulation, only to discover that the substance that was supposed to purify the toxins was nothing more than a hallucinogenic stimulant that allowed people to live out their inner utopiaâ¦â¦
Captain stood silently in the midst of the people who began to collapse mentally. In the end, he took off his hat and considered the itemâin the bulletproof glass caseâwhich had taken the life of his comrades and was his last hope to save his daughter. It seemed like a joke made by God himself. He pulled out his handgunâ
Bang.
What this world needed wasnât some imagined comfort, it was action!
â¦â¦..
ãAgent of Warãwas set in a future where the environment was heavily polluted. People lived in a world with heavily segregated houses and masks. No matter where they went, even in their own home, they had to first check the PM toxin meter on their wrist before taking off their masks. Agents were highly trained individuals who could remain unharmed after direct contact with the polluted air.
The script opened up with the story of an ordinary family of threeâa father who worked as a car mechanic, a mother who worked as a cashier, and a lovely ten-year-old daughter.
After the daughter was poisoned, the family was destroyed. The ordinary man who was able to blend in perfectly with the world of ordinary peopleâable to endure customers stiffing him and his wife nagging himâbegan to show his true colors once again.
From another perspective, the plot could also be described as the story of how the male lead returned to the world he once left, to save his daughter.
He wasnât the kind of all-powerful, womanizing and arrogant hero that people normally thought of. He was an ordinary guy who was trustworthy, gentle and strong.
This was exactly why the male lead was so charismatic.
Hidden behind the stunts and battles in ãAgent of Warã was an ironic and tragic educational film where even the narcissistic, arrogant and untamed characters had humanising elements. The audience might mail razor blades to the director when they saw that all the hard work and sacrifices built up throughout the film didnât pay off, but the tragic ending only served to further highlight the directorâs message: Donât leave the problem of pollution to the future generations.
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After Yu Gaoâs role was over, Gou Liang still stayed at He ChongFengâs villa, using the excuse of taking care of his male god.
He ChongFengâs health had been restored to a full five stars, but luckily Film Emperor Heâs âanorexiaâ was still stubbornly present. He wouldnât eat anything that wasnât made by the little pear-dimpled streamer, which gave Gou Liang a good reason to stay: Ao, he never thought that anorexia could be so cute â§oâ¦!
Film Emperor Heâs inner little person: For the sake of those little pear dimples, even anorexia can be a good thing~~
The shooting of the movie was coming to an end. Actually, the post-production editing and special effects were the most time-consuming parts.
The health of Gou Liangâs body was automatically adjusted to a five-star state, but the continuous shooting still made him feel tired. On the other hand, He ChongFeng was full of energy every day to maintain the peak state of acting. Gou Liang could not help but admire his dedication.
Today, it was a rare day of rest for He ChongFeng.
Gou Liang had prepared a menu to treat his stomach yesterday, but He ChongFeng actually got up early in the morning. Gou Liang woke up to the sound of the Systemâs urging.
As soon as he opened his eyes, he saw that the mobile phone on the bedside table automatically turned on. A holographic baby with sleepy peach blossom eyes came out of the phone, blinking with tears in his eyes like he hadnât woken up yet.
Gou Liang was immediately jerked awake.
When the movie was finished, Gou Liang did not arrange any other work for himself except for the occasional live broadcast in the kitchen. Zhao Bin had originally arranged some ads for him, but Gou Liang resolutely refused in order to keep his âplaceâ in Film Emperor Heâs household, which made his agent so angry his liver started to hurt. A sudden thought came to him out of boredom.
The target was a major blindspot for the systemâs surveillance, but it shouldnât be a problem to connect and interact with the holographic baby that He ChongFeng shared with him.
Although the process was a bit convolutedâSystem was sucked into a big blindspot after going into He ChongFengâs phone. When its programmed eyes looked past it⦠it was all mosaics!!! It was only after Gou Liang made excuses to keep He ChongFeng some distance away from the phone amidst its wailing cries that it was rescued.
As the System repeatedly stressed in the sea of consciousness for its master to keep the target away from it in the future, it trembled as it passed through the layers of firewalls set up by He ChongFeng. Finally, it succeeded in synchronizing the holographic baby in He ChongFengâs phone with Gou Liangâs.
Once He ChongFeng used it, the holographic baby in Gou Liangâs phone would also do the exact same thing.
Since getting this new skill, there was a new task in Gou Liangâs daily lifeâto watch Film Emperor He break character.
He would pull out his beloved phone and wake the cute holographic baby up for a face poke almost any spare time he had. He didnât talk when he was tired, but whenever he had the energy, he would touch it and say the preset password to make the hologram baby say things like âMale god touch meâ, âLittle Fool likes youâ, âMale god I want to make babies with youâ⦠In short, he was never in a bad mood when he was with the holographic baby.
At this time, the âLittle Foolâ was wearing pajamasâthis was Gou Liangâs first time seeing this costume.
It was a furry one-piece pajama with spots like a dog. Even included ears on the hat⦠Hehe, Film Emperor He had such refined tastes_(:зãâ )_.
âGood morning, Little Fool.â
He heard the low deep voice of the big blindspot in his ears. Then he looked at the holographic baby on the phone whose left cheek was deformed while it was actively presenting its right cheekâ¦
Film Emperor He chuckled lightly. His enjoyment of poking little pear-shaped dimples was clear.
The willing holographic baby showed a sweet smile: âMale God, chirpy chirpy~â
He ChongFeng laughed even more joyfully.
Then the holographic baby began to undressâlistening to the sounds, the big blindspot was doing the same. It stripped until even its little underpants were off. Then, out of nowhere, the holographic baby pulled out a little yellow duck underpants and lifted its little short legs in a very human-like fashion. It pulled the pants over itss left foot and then its right. Then, it obediently started putting on the little green army uniform⦠When did this thing get so many extra outfits?! It seemed that the mystery of what Technology King He had been doing on his computer all this time had been solved.
Gou Liang: â¦What a spicy sight.
After dressing on its own, the holographic baby tilted its face up proudly and said, âMale god, hug me, hug me~~â
Gou Liang saw the âLittle Foolâ, which was standing on the surface of the phone, make a hugging pose. It happily rubbed its little face against what seemed to be Film Emperorâs index fingerâjudging by the size and angle. The holographic babyâs black soft hair was stroked again and again. Its eyes squinted comfortably as it almost fell asleep.
By the time HeChongFeng had satisfied himself enough to go wash up, it was already five minutes later.
[Gou Liang: â¦Little Wanton, has my beauty faded with age? Am I an old hag now?]
[System: Huh?]
[Gou Liang sighed: Why would he rather jerk off to a holographic baby?]
[System: â¦Ding, current favorability value +50!]
[Gou Liang was furious: I didnât know he was this kind of film emperor! Heâs already done this and that to me! Is my purity only worth +50 favorability?!]
[System: But he didnât⦠âÏâ]
[Gou Liang was even more furious: What are you talking about?!]
Humph. He already figured out He ChongFengâs bizarre preferences.
The worst thing was that the gap between his inner and outer selves was extraordinarily large!
The first +30 favorability was because of the little pear dimples drawn on the mirror. The second +1 favorability was triggered because of the completion of the holographic babyâs love programming. The third +19 favorability was all from the holographic babyâhow dare he not act on his impure intentions like the little strawberry and find an opportunity to boldly kiss him!! (â>â§< ]