Transmigrated into the Film Emperor’s Death-Seeking Fiance

This chapter was translated by Daed and proofread by lynn to be hosted on Foxaholic.com only.

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Last edited 7/13/21.

“I heard Si Bo say that you got married?” Yuan Ming Xu asked.　　

“Mn.”　　

“Why so suddenly? You didn’t even tell me, I didn’t even give you a lucky envelope.”　　

“We still haven’t had a wedding ceremony.
No one has given any lucky envelopes yet.
You can give it when we have our wedding ceremony.”1

“Oh.” Yuan Ming Xu replied.
　　

The two of them fell silent.　　

“Speaking of which, who’s your spouse?”　　

“You don’t know him.
Our engagement was decided by our families when we were kids.”　　

“Childhood engagement? You would also have a childhood engagement?”　　

Jiang Mo Chen was silent for a few moments before he asked, “Do you have any other business with me?”　　

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Yuan Ming Xu was taken aback.
He stammered, “I was just-I was only curious.”　　

“There’s nothing really to be curious about.
You don’t know him.
Once you come back, at that time, gather everyone together for a meet-up, and you’ll know him then.”　　

“What kind of person is he?”　　

“A rather good person.”　　

“Is that so? Then congratulations.”　　

“Thank you.”　　

Yuan Ming Xu fell silent again, at a loss for words.
He gripped the phone and said slowly, “Actually, it’s good that you’re married.
After all, how could someone not settle down? But,” he lowered his eyelashes, “I feel like I might not be able to persevere any longer.
I might not have a home of my own in this lifetime.”　　

Jiang Mo Chen thought that his words were rather ridiculous and lame.
Internally, he wondered, “What’s the use of you telling me this?”　　

“Yuan Ming Xu, I still have other matters to attend to.
If you don’t have any other business with me, then I’ll be hanging up first.”　　

He said, and straight-up ended the call.　　

Yuan Ming Xu was left holding the phone in disbelief.
Jiang Mo Chen actually hung up on him.
Jiang Mo Chen, who had always treated him with care and safeguarded him, actually hung up on him! Yuan Ming Xu could hardly believe it.
He stared at the phone as panic suddenly rushed in and filled his heart.
　　

Jiang Mo Chen hung up and dropped his head.
He blinked and sighed.
　　

Just as he sighed, he suddenly felt something cold touch his cheek.
He reflexively turned his head.
Before he could get angry, he saw Yan Qing Chi standing behind the bench.
The other man held out the Coke with a cheerful grin, “Here, I’ll treat you to some Coke.” 　　

Just as the saying, “the outstretched hand does not hit the smiling face”2, Jiang Mo Chen could only take the offered drink helplessly while saying, “Are you five years old like Qiqi? Still playing such games.
Qiqi doesn’t even play this.”

Qiqi heard his name.
He raised his head and asked, “Play what?”　　

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Yan Qing Chi moved the small glass of fruit juice against the side of his face.
The cold sensation made Qiqi scrunch and recoil backwards.
However, he thought that the cold glass was nice and cool, so he giggled.　　

“Look, Qiqi doesn’t even complain about the cold, but you do.
Uncle Jiang, are you 50 years old? Do I need to warm up some longan and wolfberry herbal tea in a thermos bottle?” 3

Jiang Mo Chen was very intrigued by his talent for verbal discourse in such a precise manner every single time, “Were you in the debate team before? Seeing as how you are so eloquent in your verbiage, you might as well switch over to stand-up comedy.
You will definitely be more popular than you are now.” 　　

“That’s on you, boss.
Anyway, when I sign the contract with Nan Cheng in two days, my entertainment career path would be decided by the company.
At that time, if you decide to let me do stand-up comedy, boss, I can only obey your orders.”　　

“Oh, you still know that I’m your boss.
I thought that you didn’t feel the slightest amount of apprehension towards me.”　　

“You want me to feel fear towards you? To treat you the same as if I saw the homeroom teacher?”　　

“I don’t see why not.”　　

“But it will be against the rules if the homeroom teacher ‘drives the car’ with a student.”　　

Jiang Mo Chen almost spit out his coke, “The child is still here.
Watch what you’re saying.
How could you just ‘get on the road’ like that?”4　　

Yan Qing Chi laughed, “How could Qiqi understand? Don’t overthink it.”　　

Jiang Mo Chen didn’t say anything.
He felt that if he died an early death someday, it ought to be because Yan Qing Chi angered him to death.
Sooner or later, that mouth of his would be sewn shut!　　

After the three of them finished their drinks and the popcorn, they leisurely continued on to play the next ride.
In the end, Qiqi was still very young.
By the afternoon, he was already quite worn out.
But he still wanted to stay a bit longer since it was rare for him to come to the amusement park.
Thus, the three of them found a restaurant and had a meal.
They only left after the sun set and darkness fell.　　

Qiqi was truly tired, and sleepy.
He fell asleep in the car leaning against Yan Qing Chi.
From the rearview mirror, Jiang Mo Chen saw Yan Qing Chi pull the blanket in the car over Qiqi’s body.
When the other man raised his head, their eyes met.　　

“Are you tired?” Yan Qing Chi asked, “If you are, then I can drive.”　　

“You stay right where you are.”　　

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Yan Qing Chi smiled, “Qiqi was very happy today.”　　

“Mn, I could tell.”　　

“After a while, school will start in September.
Is Qiqi going to kindergarten or primary school?”　　

“Primary school.”　　

Yan Qing Chi nodded.
He looked down at Qiqi, “Going to primary school and making some new friends could be considered as his new beginning.”　　

“Mn.”　　

“That’s good,”  Yan Qing Chi thought.
“A new beginning, a new future.
He will live for himself—as Qiqi—in this vast world.
He will begin the beautiful future that belongs to him, one step at a time.”

Two days later, Li Jiang finally returned to X City.
Yan Qing Chi officially terminated his contract with Xing Yue.
The same day, he officially signed on with Nan Cheng and Guan Mei—the manager with deep connections—became his new manager.
It was also on this day that Yan Qing Chi finally welcomed the first role in his path of stardom——the third male lead in《Lost》, the young university student Meng Luo who was simultaneously the victim’s son and the real murderer of the case.　　

The first time that Yan Qing Chi heard about this role was from Jiang Mo Chen’s mouth.
He looked at Jiang Mo Chen, “So what you’re saying is, the third male lead role in your production crew is now open.
And you want me to go audition for it?”　　

“Mn.”　　

“But isn’t there only about half a month before this movie is going to start shooting? Why would there suddenly be a vacancy?”　　

“Meng Luo’s character setting is a university student.
To fit the age requirement, they had casted a young actor.
And just two months ago, this actor’s televised drama—in which he acted as the second male lead—aired and received decent results.
Consequently, he had received some offers, including the male lead role for a televised drama.
Since it’s the male lead role, naturally everyone would want to act it.
Yet it just so happens that Director Wang doesn’t like people taking on other movies or dramas during his films.
Shooting for that televised drama is also starting soon.
So when Director Wang became aware of this, he informed the young actor’s manager about his stance on the matter.
Both parties discussed back and forth.
That young actor was still unwilling to give up his male lead role.
Thus Director Wang decided to give him up and find someone else for the role.
You’re aware as well, the shooting for this movie is approaching.
Therefore, the search for an actor to replace the role was urgent.
The director asked me if I had any recommendations.
I thought that you’re also within the age group, and you look like a university student, what I don’t know is your acting chops.
That’s why I told you to audition.
If you pass, then that’s naturally best.
If not,” Jiang Mo Chen looked him up and down, “then work hard.”　　

“Then when do I go?”　　

“Tomorrow, Guan Mei will take you there.”　　

“Then what kind of persona does this character have?”　　

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Jiang Mo Chen thought about it, and told him simply, “I can only give you a rough description.
But don’t worry, there will be someone there to tell you about the scene when you audition tomorrow.
At that time, you can ask them about anything you don’t understand.”　　

“Alright.” Yan Qing Chi nodded, “Thanks.”　　

“You’re welcome.
Hopefully we will be able to meet in the cast.”　　

Yan Qing Chi smiled, “We will.”

The author has something to say:

We’re finally starting to shoot the movie, and Yan Qing Chi is finally starting his path in the entertainment industry, applause!
Jiang Mo Chen: It’s finally my time to shine!
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Footnotes

I used “lucky envelope” instead of “monetary wedding gift”.
The raw was actually “份子钱”(or “礼金”).
It’s money filled with good wishes that you give to people who are getting married, who have just welcomed a new baby, etc.
This is more of a modern tradition.
Baidu link here.
You can infer from the context but if anyone wants to know more about the phrase “the outstretched hand does not hit the smiling face” (伸手不打笑脸人), here is an explanation.
Basically, it means that it is hard for the individual to lay their hand on the other person for something that they have done for which normally, they would be punished for.
Why is that so? Well, because the other party has a smile on their face as they admit their wrongs.
So it’s harder for the individual to do anything against that.
Baidu link here.桂圆枸杞养生茶 Longan and Wolfberry Herbal Tea.
The only kinds of pictures I could find of the herbal tea had red dates in them though (Red Dates with Longan Wolfberry Tea).
Picture of Red Dates Longan Wolfberry herbal tea:

Another name for wolfberry is goji, if that is more familiar to anyone.Just in case anyone is confused, he’s referring to the sexual innuendo that YQC made.
Also for some reason, JMC’s “the child is still here” made me think of Timon’s “Hey Pumba! Not in front of the kids” in the Disney song (1:21).