Transmigrated into the Film Emperor’s Death-Seeking Fiance

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Last edited 7/17/21.

To speak of the Original Owner’s history with Wei Lan, it was actually very simple.
It was nothing else than the Original Owner’s crooked notions, rushing forward himself to get abused.
The entertainment industry was a place where they worship the high and step on the low.
Between an eighteenth-tier actor like the Original Owner and a popular celebrity like Wei Lan, the MCs and the behind-the-scenes staff of the variety show would naturally prioritize Wei Lan.

As a result, the incident where the makeup artist applied makeup on Wei Lan for around half an hour, and only applied a few hurried strokes for the Original Owner occurred.
This wasn’t a big deal, but the Original Owner felt indignant and that he was treated unfairly.
He bad-mouthed Wei Lan privately to his manager.
To his credit, he knew that Wei Lan had a strong background and didn’t dare to go overboard.
So he began to complain that Wei Lan appeared sunny and handsome, but he actually was not good-looking at all—it was all the work of makeup and “packaging”1. Otherwise, how could his makeup take so long for a program! Wei Lan was just ugly; his skin condition was poor, the shape of his eyebrows was out-of-form; his nose was not attractive; his mouth was also not attractive; his height had absolutely got to be fake; he definitely put insoles in his shoes; his physique was also terrible; overall, he looked very bloated.

The Original Owner’s manager sincerely had no way to go against his conscience and agree with his words.
He (manager) was just about to stop him when he heard the Original Owner declare that once he became popular, he would definitely make Wei Lan obediently stand at the side waiting for him (Original YQC) to get his makeup done –that he would make him (WL) be his ornament, and have the other party call him “older brother” every day 2.
　　
Wei Lan just so happened to hear this part when he came out of the restroom.
He thought to himself, “Then you’re truly overthinking things.
No matter how popular you get, as long as I don’t want it, no one can make me be their complement – not to mention making me call you ‘older brother’.’”　

He had always been someone who would not simply bear with unreasonable matters and place himself at a loss.
Hence, he swiveled around and appeared before Yan Qing Chi, asking him, “Do you know who my older brother is?” 　

The Original Owner was so scared that he dropped down to his knees on the spot.
At the sight of his wimpy behavior, Wei Lan didn’t pursue the matter any further.
He commented, “Next time, watch what you say,” and left.
　

Now that Yan Qing Chi thought about it, he had thought that Wei Lan had been rather civil towards the Original Owner at the time.
He only gave a verbal warning, and didn’t even make things purposefully difficult for him (Original YQC) in the show they filmed together, so then why did he (WL) suddenly remember him? 　　

“About that matter in the past, it was my fault.
I spoke rashly.
I had a bad attitude.
I apologize.” 　　

“Yowh, you’re so well-behaved this time.” Wei Lan remarked in surprise, “What happened to you, did you change your skin3?” 　

Yan Qing Chi gave an awkward smile, “So, can you tell me what on earth is going on?” 　　

“Wanna know?” Wei Lan grinned slyly.
　　

Yan Qing Chi thought about it, “Well, it’s fine if I don’t know.
But can you not say such things anymore and just treat it as if it never happened?”　　

“I certainly cannot.” Wei Lan stood upright and looked at him, “I’m still counting on you to be my boyfriend after all.” 　

Yan Qing Chi sincerely had no idea what was up with this guy.
Was it that the night view tonight was too beautiful, and the lights too bright? Otherwise, how could Wei Lan say these kinds of absurd words?　　

“To tell you the truth, I’m already married.”　　

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“What?” Wei Lan exclaimed in surprise, “How could you get married, so early?”　　

Yan Qing Chi nodded, “You don’t understand.
In households like mine, our parents’ request is for us to not get into any relationships during school.
However, we must get married as early as possible after we graduate from college.
So, I adhered to family policy and got married.”　　

Wei Lan certainly didn’t quite understand, but this didn’t hinder him from understanding this kind of fundamental country matter, “Seriously?”　　

“Seriously.”

“If you’re lying to me, you won’t become popular in this lifetime.”　

“If I’m lying to you, I won’t become popular in this lifetime.” Yan Qing Chi repeated easily.　

Wei Lan deflated slightly, “Sh*t, if I’d known earlier, I wouldn’t have chosen you.
I should have just chosen Jiang Mo Chen earlier.”　　

Yan Qing Chi: “……”

“Don’t give me that look, I just wanted to get back at my older brother.
That’s why I chose you, ’cause you obviously aren’t the type that he likes.
If I chose Jiang Mo Chen, my older brother might consider it and conclude that the two of us—our occupations are suitable and our backgrounds well-matched.
There’s a chance that he’ll ask whether the Jiang family would be willing to facilitate a political marriage or not.”　　

“So, you simply wanted to make your older brother mad?” 　　

“Yeah.”　　

“Then why drag me down?” Yan Qing Chi didn’t know if he should cry or laugh, “What if your older brother takes out his displeasure on me?” 　

“It’s not like he’ll kill you.
At most, he’ll just suppress you.
Anyway, you’re already an eighteenth-tier celebrity, what are you afraid of?” 　
Yan Qing Chi was at a loss for words.
　　

Wei Lan mused, “Besides, maybe my older brother would make the injudicious decision to give you 10 million to leave my side.
At that time, just question him, ‘Is your younger brother only worth this much?’ and have him tack on another 0, then transfer the money over to me.”　　

Yan Qing Chi grumbled, “……I feel like your older brother won’t give me 10 million to leave you.
He’ll only ask me ‘Left hand or right?’ If I don’t go, then he’ll break them both.”　　

When he heard that, Wei Lan actually cracked up, “You’re much more interesting than before.”　

Yan Qing Chi felt powerless, “Alright, I’m not getting involved  in the matter between you two brothers’ affairs.
I’m heading back first.
Remember to explain to your older brother that this is a misunderstanding.”　　

“Don’t, don’t, don’t,” Wei Lan pulled him back, “Wouldn’t I be slapping my own face if I just declared in his face that you’re my true love and deny it in the next moment? How about we wait two more days; at that time I’ll tell him that I grew tired of you, so I dumped you.”　　

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“This even has a beginning and an end?“ 　　

“What did you think?” Wei Lan dug out his phone, “C’mon, add me on WeChat.
It’ll make it more convenient for us to coordinate.” 　　

“Can I, who is supposed to cooperate with your farce, choose to turn a blind eye?4“　　

“Then you seriously won’t be able to see the light of day again.” Wei Lan smiled cheerily, “The amount of dark history on you is not few, is it?”　　

Not only was it “not few”, it could practically be described with “how much”.　　

Yan Qing Chi sighed helplessly, added Wei Lan’s WeChat, and started walking back.　　

“Are you not going?”　　

“Nah, we’ll meet again some other day.” Wei Lan said as he whirled around towards another direction and dashed away.　　

Yan Qing Chi watched him move nimbly like a monkey and deeply lamented his agility and his speed; the national sports teams needed him.　　

He returned once again before Wei Xun and Jiang Mo Chen.　　

Jiang Mo Chen checked his watch, “It’s been four minutes.”　　

Yan Qing Chi hadn’t expected him to actually keep an eye on the time.
For a moment, he was rather speechless, “You actually timed it?”　　

“You said ‘three minutes’.”

Yan Qing Chi was reminded of a well-known advertisement in his homeland: “What can you do in three minutes?”5  

Three minutes, he wouldn’t even be able to finish his conversation with Wei Lan!　　

“Where is he?” Wei Xun opened his mouth to ask.
He had seen the two of them leave together, yet in the end only Yan Qing Chi came back.
　　

“He ran away.” Yan Qing Chi replied.　　

“You two know each other?” Wei Xun enquired as he assessed him.

“I guess you can say that.”　　

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“Lovers?”　　

“Of course not!” Yan Qing Chi hastily denied, “I’m married.”　　

Wei Xun’s gaze fell upon Jiang Mo Chen, who gave a grunt in assent, which could be counted as a reply.
　　

“Then why did Little Lan say that he liked you?” 　　

“About that, it’s probably best for you to hear him explain why himself.” As he said so, Yan Qing Chi took out his phone, tapped on the screen to start the voice recording that he had secretly recorded earlier, and handed the phone over to Wei Xun.
　　

Wei Xun couldn’t help but glance at Yan Qing Chi again because he (YQC) had actually had this trick up his sleeve.
Soon, he finished listening to the voice recording.
　　

” ”

The result was as he had thought.
It was purely to make him angry.
With a headache, Wei Xun returned the phone, “Thank you.”　　

“You’re welcome.”　　

“If Little Lan has any further matters that disrupt you, you can contact me directly.” He fished out a name card from his chest (inner pocket).　　

Yan Qing Chi accepted it and glanced at the name embossed upon it.
　　

“Alright.”　　

“If you’ll excuse me.” Without any other words, Wei Xun left with his subordinates.　　

Once he had left, Yan Qing Chi stretched his hand that was holding the card out in Jiang Mo Chen’s direction.
　　

“What are you doing?”　　

“Take it, it’s a network connection.  ’Sides, I certainly have no plans of getting involved with him.”　　

“Why not?” Jiang Mo Chen asked.
　

Yan Qing Chi smiled wryly, “Because I am only a normal person, but Wei Xun may not necessarily be one as well.”　　

Jiang Mo Chen’s eyes instantly twinkled with mirth at those words.
He took the name card from Yan Qing Chi’s hands, “That’s why, keep a further distance from him and Wei Lan.”　　

” ”

Yan Qing Chi gave him an “OK” gesture, “Don’t worry, I’m well aware.”

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Footnotes

“packaging” in the sense of his public image, online persona, etc.陪衬 – complement/ornament, basically the surrounding decorations that help make a flower bouquet stand out.
The “older brother” part is referring to not only WL showing respect and deference by calling the Original Owner as such but also a symbol of position in the entertainment industry – seniority and/or popularity/influence.“Did you change your skin?” is the English equivalent of the original saying, which translated from Chinese (转性了?) would have meant: “Did you change your gender?” It is meant to express surprise that someone has suddenly changed in their actions or behavior.This is a lyric reference to the Chinese singer Joker Xue (薛之謙)’s song – “Actor/Actress”.
Warning: the music video contains knives.
Here is a lyric video, if you would prefer it. This ad.
To put it simply, the catchphrase was something like: “What can you do in three minutes?” To which the Xi’an Shenghe Hospital (I believe) replied: “In 3 minutes, you can only drink ½ a cup of coffee; in 3 minutes, you can only eat ⅓ of an apple.
3 minutes ah~it’s not even enough [time] for a nap! The Xi’an Shenghe Hospital will help make all your problems go away! In 3 minutes, your mood gradually lightens and your problems are nowhere to be seen!” (It rhymes better in the Chinese…)