CH 9

Gu Jiuci picked up his cell phone and called Tang Ziyou anxiously. However, his phone number was still on Tang Ziyou’s blacklist and only the same female voice could be heard saying to him, “The number you are calling is currently in the progress. Please call again later…”

Gu Jiuci hung up the phone and sent a WeChat message to Tang Ziyou: [Why go to Nanxing?]

Gu Jiuci: [What’s so good about Nanxing?]

Gu Jiuci: [If you want to come back, you can come to me, can’t you?]

Gu Jiuci: [What the hell is going on with you? You suddenly said you want to come back, cancelled the contract and changed your brokerage company. Don’t you discuss it with me?]

Gu Jiuci: [Tang Ziyou, speak!]

Tang Ziyou turned off his WeChat prompt, picked up the pen, and signed his name on the contract.

“Happy cooperation.” He said to Liu Xu.

Liu Xu smiled, “It’s rare that you have such a fighting spirit now. I will try my best to help you.”

“Thank you.”

“You are welcome.”

Soon, there was new news on the Internet.

Jiutao (旧涛) Entertainment V: Regarding the online rumoured Tang Ziyou signing with Nanxing, the editor called Nanxing Entertainment and got a positive answer from Nanxing Entertainment. Nanxing Entertainment said that they are very pleased with Tang Ziyou’s joining and hope that Tang Ziyou will have better development in Nanxing.

As soon as this news came out, the whole network burst.

“Fuck! Really signed Nanxing!”

“I said that although Tang Ziyou has not been filming in the past few years, he has not wasted Yaori’s resources. There is no need for Yaori to terminate the contract with him. Now, it seems that he wants to terminate the contract with Yaori.”

“It’s awesome. He hasn’t had any movement at all for three years and now he can still sign for Nanxing. Is he really going to make a comeback?”

“It must be a comeback. Nanxing says ‘better development’. It must be filming again.”

“Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah, in my lifetime, I can finally be relieved!”

“Either Tang Ziyou was a purple star back then, he was popular in those years. Now he is back to acting again, he can change to a better company. Compare with Li Ke, it really is that he gave birth to Li and he gave birth to Tang (既生李，何生唐, idiom to lament the fact that there is someone better than you who is outshining you at every turn, with origin and history of Zhou Yu was young and ambitious but was always being upstaged by Zhuge Liang, who was more talented).”

“I said that if Tang Ziyou hadn’t been hidden by the snow in the past, he would get Li Ke’s position in the round. Li Ke has completely occupied the company with no rivals over the years. The resources are given priority to him, otherwise, he would not be popular.”

“I just don’t know if Tang Ziyou is back now and will the limelight overshadow Li Ke again in the future.”

“Certainly. Tang Ziyou’s face is enough to beat Li Ke several times.”

“Is Tang Ziyou fan so shameless? Just take Li Ke’s name as diss, who give you the courage?”

“You can do it if you’re so stupid. Let’s talk about it when the resources are available!” (糊逼就是能作, I’m confused here)

“That is, every day these days, he has been forced to come back. As a result, there is no such person.”

“The times have changed. The current situation is that Li Ke is better than Tang Ziyou. Li Ke’s resources are better than Tang Ziyou. Tang Ziyou fans should recognize reality as soon as possible.”

“The heart is higher than the sky and the fate is thinner than paper. It’s ridiculous.” (心比天高，命比纸薄, idiom means that although you have great ambitions, your life is too light – you can’t live or die by yourself. You are born poor and can’t fulfil your ambitions, so you are humble until you die.)

When Tang Ziyou opened Weibo, he saw that his name was on the hot search. He did not click on it but logged into his Weibo. Fortunately, this Weibo didn’t belong to the company but belonged to him. Liu Xu had already helped him change his account and password, so he didn’t need to change another Weibo account.

Tang Ziyou looked at his last Weibo, which he posted when his grandfather was seriously ill. At that time, he wanted to accompany his grandfather on the final journey, so he made the decision to retire from the circle.

Later, when Grandpa passed away, Liu Xu asked him if he wanted to come back. However at that time, he only wanted to start a new family with Gu Jiuci, so he refused.

Unexpectedly, times changed and he finally came back.

Tang Ziyou lowered his head to type and posted a Weibo.

Tang Ziyou V: Snatch the joys of life as they come and use them to the full; Do not leave the silver cup idly glinting at the moon. After waiting for a long time, I’m back. (人生得意须尽欢，莫使金樽空对月, ancient poem from “Here comes the wine” by Li Bai, a famous poet in Tang Dinasty)

For an instant, fans swarmed, “Ah, ah, ah, ah, see you after a long time!”

“Yingyingying. Brother, you are finally back.”

“I miss you so much, Brother. I am so happy.”

“I cried, after so many years, I finally waited for this, woo woo woo.”

Within a few minutes, the number of comments and reposts under this Weibo continued to rise. At the same time, the number of his Weibo followers also rose again.

Someone carried his Weibo into the forum. 《Report! Tang Ziyou has posted on Weibo, he is sure to come back!》

“Fuck, he is really back!”

“I went back to Guan. He was my first heart at the time.”

“I think it’s not just a comeback. It’s estimated that he has to make a big move these days.”

“What kind of big move can this be?”

“Wait, Tang Ziyou didn’t come back early and late, but at this time, he suddenly came back. Is he coming back prepared?”

“Upstairs means he took the play? That’s why he came back?”

“How is it possible? He hasn’t acted for so many years. What resources can he have?”

“No one was walking him before he was walking a pie.”

“Didn’t 《Spring Festival》 walk him?”

“Are you kidding? That was Shan Qikun’s first TV series. There are so many people who want to act, so they got him?”

“It’s true that he hasn’t come out for so many years, his popularity has been lost. I don’t know the progress of his acting skill. He shouldn’t be able to eat such a big cake.”

“But it’s okay. He has a good image in an ancient costume and plays an ancient character. It is estimated that he will be able to get back up again.”

“Fuck! Am I blind? Shan Qikun forwarded Tang Ziyou’s Weibo!”

“!!! What’s the situation? Is it really 《Spring Festival》?”

“It should be because they’re from the same company, so he forwarded it to promote?”

“But Shan Qikun hasn’t forwarded much to other artists in the company.”

“#ShanTang #PartyVictory, kswl, kswl!” (#单糖 #党的胜利, “Tang” here is different from Tang Ziyou but it has the same pronounce. ShanTang here is also translated into “monosaccharide” but I will keep ShanTang for now. If readers want me to change, please contact me)

Soon, Shan Qikun congratulated Tang Ziyou on his comeback and was also on the hot search.

ShanTang Party screamed one by one in the super chat, feeling that the elder brother is different from his younger brother. Immortal love, no loss for shares!

Gu Jiuci: ……

Gu Jiuci felt that he also wanted to post on Weibo. However, as soon as he opened it, the agent smelled it. “Teacher Shan and Xiao Tang belong to the same company. It is normal to send Weibo congratulations on his comeback. You are not. You haven’t worked with him before, you can’t post it!”

“I am his fiancé!” Gu Jiuci said, “I’m the most qualified, okay?”

“Does netizens know? Netizens don’t know! Netizens don’t know, then you can’t, you can’t post!”

Gu Jiuci: …too humble.

Humble husband, silent and invisible.

The bitter drama male number one didn’t have to run away. (苦情剧男一号没得跑了)

The crew of 《Spring Festival》 saw that Shan Qikun and Tang Ziyou were very popular on the internet. They also took the opportunity to post an official Weibo and officially announced Shan Qikun, Tang Ziyou and other actors.

Weibo and forums exploded again. The black fans who vowed before that Tang Ziyou had no resources for his comeback were instantly silenced.

“My God, Tang Ziyou is hitting their face repeatedly today?”

“Sure enough, he came prepared. I guess he changed the company because of the resources.”

“The first drama in the comeback was such a big production. I really have to be convinced.”

“Nanxing gave it, a new generation of resource coffee.”

“The cake is a good cake, can he eat it? Is his acting OK?”

“It’s Shan Qikun, you won’t be hanged and beaten then.”

“Wait, so the previous breaking post turned out to be true!”

“The host has some connections.”

“Recommend this clip to everyone [link]. Please be sure to watch it. It’s too high. It’s really kswl!”

“ShanTang powder sent a congratulatory message. So happy, Mom. I like the CP cooperation!”

“The appearance is really good. It’s just his acting… I’m really worried.”

Li Ke watched Tang Ziyou’s name appear on the hot search again. When he clicked in, he saw a rainbow fart. He clenched his fist angrily. His eyes slowly filled with calculations.

After Tang Ziyou signed the contract, the signing money was paid.

“Go, I’ll treat you to dinner.” Liu Xu said.

“No,” Tang Ziyou said, “I’m going to invite someone to dinner today, so we’ll have it another day.”

“Who?” Liu Xu was curious.

“My creditor.” Tang Ziyou said.

Gu Jiuxing was home when he received Tang Ziyou’s call. However, when Tang Ziyou said he wanted to invite him to dinner, Gu Jiuxing gently concealed this fact and said, “Okay, then I will pick you up.”

“No need, Brother. Let’s meet at the place where we eat.”

“Yes.”

Gu Jiuxing hung up the phone, picked up his jacket again, and said to Aunt Zhang, “I’m going out for a trip. Don’t leave a meal for me.”

“Why?” Gu Jiuci asked in a puzzled way. “You have to eat and go out. What’s the matter with the company?”

“No.”

“What’s that? Can’t you deal with it tomorrow?”

“Xiao You invited me to dinner.” Gu Jiuxing said concisely.

Gu Jiuci: ! ! !

Gu Jiuci stood up instantly, “Why did he invite you to dinner?”

“Perhaps he wants to promote feelings with me?” Gu Jiuxing guessed, “It seems that he doesn’t reject me.”

“No,” Gu Jiuci walked up to him with a look of confusion and puzzled eyes. “He wants to promote feelings with you?”

“You two are brother and sister-in-law, what can be promoted?”

Gu Jiuxing heard the words and smiled, “It’s not necessarily to be my sister-in-law.”

“What else can that be!?”

“If you want, Xiao Jiu, you can also call Xiao You ‘sister-in-law’.” Gu Jiuxing said gently.

Gu Jiuci: ! ! !

Sister-in-law what?

What sister-in-law?

What nonsense his brother is talking about!

The author has something to say:

Gu Jiuci: Are you crazy, brother!? Friends’ wives must not be deceived, so can you deceive your younger brother’s wife!?

Brother: What are you doing so excited? Xiao You is about to break the marriage contract with you, not your wife.

Gu Jiuci: [Vomit blood.jpg]