My Life with Narration

Chapter 798: Chapter 788: Su Qing Retracted a Bowl of Rice

"Seven days to go, can’t wait!"

"Me too, I’ve already booked my tickets for the day. I have to see the movie as soon as possible!"

"It’s the light of domestic sci-fi! I’m a sci-fi fan, and finally, after ’Wandering Earth’, there’s another sci-fi movie coming out."

"The trailer was so stunning, I can’t wait!"

"I attended the internal premiere early, and let me tell you, it’s absolutely stunning, not to be missed!"

"Wow, you’re amazing, being able to get into the internal premiere ahead of time!"

Online, the buzz for "Demon Capital Fortress" is through the roof. Put it this way, the combined promotional buzz of all other May Day films can’t even match a tenth of "Demon Capital Fortress."

Also, to counteract the sudden bad news online, Director Teng immediately took some actions, such as spreading the word, getting some people to attend the internal premiere in advance, and forcing good reviews. Though it’s clear these are just hired shills, it’s undeniably effective.

But it’s not without opposition; quite the opposite, there are quite a few dissenters.

"Just stubbornly washing it clean, huh? Our dear Da Qing has already said, she didn’t invest in ’Demon Capital Fortress’ nor did she say it was good."

"Exactly, this is just shameless, trying to ride the wave, huh? Even making up rumors to mislead the public!"

"Bullshit, did Director Teng ever say Su Qing invested? Isn’t it just your assumption?"

"Yeah, just an influencer after all. Our geigei stars in this film; it’s bound to be a hit. Who the heck is he? Even if he didn’t invest, what does it matter? Does it really affect whether he supports it or not? What a joke!"

"Su Qing himself hasn’t even come out to clarify, and here you are barking about it, feeling important or what?"

"Ugh, getting annoyed by idiots, seriously bad vibes. His own sister said it, isn’t that proof enough? If you’re not using your brain, you might as well donate it!"

"Exactly, she’s his own sister. Could her word be less accurate than your wild guesses?"

"And Da Qing is so gentle. Fang Xiaohai’s final interactions moved me to tears, made my eyes wet, ahem!"

The people on both sides were arguing intensely in the comment section of "Demon Capital Fortress" promotional videos, with neither side giving an inch.

On one side, a legion of actor fans, several rather unreasonable, were somewhat at a disadvantage after being exposed. The other side was led by a currently trending multi-million-level influencer. That the two sides were evenly matched is quite astonishing.

This also highlights just how much Su Qing has been trending online these days since he was the first blogger to live stream his own ’death’.

Of course, it also has to do with him not being just any regular blogger. He’s both a criminal investigation consultant for Jiang City Police Department and the renowned ’Stock God’ Su Qing, plus he invested in the blockbuster sci-fi movie ’Wandering Earth’.

Although he’s just an influencer, he’s more notable than ordinary ones, and his words carry much weight. Crucially, his popularity over the last few days has been off the charts.

Especially since Shen Yi spent some money to suppress some of the bad publicity about him online, turning things around. Otherwise, he might not even be able to take care of himself right now.

"Mom, don’t worry, really. He’s doing fine, eating well. Can you really trust everything online? Half the truth is missing. I’ve already dealt with it, so no need to worry, I’ll definitely bring him to see you guys soon!" Shen Yi was on the phone explaining to her mom.

This incident caused quite a stir, so naturally, Shen Yi’s parents got wind of the news and called their daughter to check up.

They had already gotten word that their daughter would be bringing her boyfriend home over the May Day holiday, and they were really looking forward to it.

Meanwhile, Su Qing sat quietly eating at the dining table, checking messages and replying to them online.

He’d been sleeping like the dead these past few days, missing lots of messages. Old A, Big Qiang, Little Doggy, Crouching Dragon, Foal, Li Zijun, Du Qiang, and others had all sent him messages, which he was only now getting around to replying to.

It even got to the point where he was copy-pasting responses just to save time, considering how repetitive explaining the same thing was becoming. He even considered creating a group chat to clarify all at once.

As for Su He, she had a class tomorrow morning and couldn’t stay the night, so she returned in the afternoon.

After quite a while, Shen Yi finished her call and entered the living room, startling Su Qing with her sudden words: "You’ve got some nerve, little brother. See how many people are worried about you? Just now, a beautiful lady called me herself, afraid you’d be affected. My, my, no surprise you were already drawing the girls in elementary school!"

Shen Yi’s voice dripped with mock sweetness; you could sense the jealousy even across the table, and her gaze grew increasingly accusatory toward Su Qing.

Faced with this, ’Master of Survival’ Su Qing Grylls Bell snapped into action immediately.

Seeing Su Qing take a deep breath, he powered up his left hand: "Ah~~~"

With a sudden slam, he placed his bowl on the table, feigning indignation: "Who’s trying to ruin my reputation? I will never forgive them!"

Shen Yi: →_→

"It was my mom."

Su Qing: ...

He quietly picked up the bowl again, using chopsticks to scoop the rice he had sloshed onto the table back into it.

Su Qing retrieved the bowl of rice, chuckling awkwardly, "Ahem, so it was my dear mother-in-law, as I thought. Truly, she is beautiful and kind-hearted, hehe!"

Shen Yi: ...

Gotta admit, that was a bit spineless, but come on, what’s more important? Your pride or your girlfriend?

Winning over the mother-in-law is always much easier, not to mention important, as women usually have more say in the household matters.

"Of course, Tang and Sister Qing are also quite concerned about you, and they said they want to help you unwind!"

Su Qing: "Ah~~~"

Before he could drop his bowl again, Shen Yi interrupted:

"But I told them no and dismissed them right away."

Su Qing held back his force, catching the bowl, but after thinking about it, placed the bowl on the table; something about Shen Yi was off today, like she had a reckoning planned for him.

Seeing his nearly internally conflicted expression, Shen Yi couldn’t help but laugh: "What’s up? Not gonna slam it?"

Su Qing shook his head repeatedly: "No, no, let’s not do this, sis, don’t mess with me!"

"Mess with you? When did I mess with you? Just curious about what gift your little classmate sent you; maybe when we get back, you can show your sister?" Shen Yi rested her elbow on the table, cupping her chin as she smiled and even raised a brow.

Hearing this, Su Qing turned bright red: "It’s nothing, really, just two dolls, and a diary. Don’t worry, once we go back, I’ll send those things back to the elementary school."

He thought Shen Yi was annoyed, so he quickly explained.

But Shen Yi just waved it off like she didn’t care and replied, "No need, I’m not as petty as you think. I don’t want to be labeled as small-minded.

Besides, your sis here is pretty confident in herself, and a few leftovers from an elementary school classmate aren’t something she bothers with, not even a love letter inside."

Hearing that, Su Qing let out a sigh of relief. Despite having no intentions of that sort, he still feared Shen Yi would get upset. Yet, in the next second, Shen Yi continued:

"But you actually said I messed with you? Can I just swallow this injustice? Finish your dinner, and then come to the bedroom with me; Sister Qing gave some study materials, and I need you to help me review!"

Su Qing: "Not another lip balm trial card, is it? I’m not going, I’ll stay right here!"

"Stay here? That works too!"

Su Qing: ???

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