The Affectionate Film Emperor Only Loves Me

Lin Jianghe sat cross-legged on a wicker chair on the balcony, taking stock of the results of the live broadcast.

 

[Not bad, the points have now risen to 345, one more live broadcast tonight should be enough to earn enough money for today’s medicine].

 

[You should take a look at the live broadcast earnings.]

 

Xiao Jiejie was still worried about Lin Jianghe’s meals.

 

Lin Jianghe smiled brightly and put aside his worries about not having enough points, and clicked on the column of backstage earnings.

 

1932 paper boats, 12 rafts, 3 canoes, 1 ship, and 10 aircraft carriers.1Many livestreaming websites in china have their own virtual currency. Their particular value is mentioned later.

 

Seeing the last set of data, Lin Jianghe hurriedly sat upright and clicked on it to see that all ten aircraft carriers were given to him by a person named 332613, a tycoon2I’m sure people are more used to reading ‘tyrant’ instead of tycoon… so If you want me to use that instead of ‘tycoon’, then feel free to tell me in the comments!

 

And the ship was given by the user named Xiao Bei who was watching the live stream since the beginning, and he, too, seemed to be very rich.

 

The gifts from the Jinjiang platform were all ships, supposedly because they couldn’t drive a car3Driving a car is euphemism for having s*x. Since the platform is supposed to be a PG-13 place (aka, nothing suggestive or p*rnographic), the viewers and streamers can’t drive a car here. So they can only use ships. Smart..

 

The paper boats were the lowest of the bunch and were free after a certain amount of time of watching. From the raft onwards, it cost real money.

 

One raft cost one dollar, one canoe ten dollars, one sailboat one hundred dollars, one ship five hundred dollars and one aircraft carrier one thousand dollars.

 

The share ratio of the live broadcast platform was divided into contracts. Lin Jianghe checked and felt that even if he couldn’t get an A grade contract, he should have no problem getting a B grade one.

 

According to the B grade contract shares, the net income at noon today was about six thousand dollars, and a large part of it was contributed by that tycoon.

 

Lin Jianghe’s eyes shone like gold.

 

[I love tycoons, tycoons make me happy!

 

Du Tong, who was standing in his study, suddenly sneezed.

 

Liu He asked with concern, “You didn’t catch a cold, did you?”

 

Liu He’s mother and Du Tong’s biological mother were best friends, so the two of them grew up together and were very close.

 

“I’m fine.”

 

Liu He was only relieved when he saw that Du Tong didn’t continue sneezing. 

 

“It’s really good that you have finally moved on and you can see things clearly now. That pair of mother and son is just using you while trying to snatch your belongings, and they have turned the entire company into a mess. You were always partial to them before, and I don’t know what kind of enchantment or medication they had subjected you to!”

 

Liu He spoke with a look of righteous indignation and hatred, “I was always worried that you would be killed by them before, but fortunately you have finally figured it out now.”

 

“En, thank you.”

 

Du Tong nodded at Liu He, his cold face easing slightly. However, as he looked at the family portrait on the table, his grey-blue eyes that already seemed so cold, condensed back into frozen icicles that couldn’t be melted.

 

Liu He once again looked at his best friend’s perfect face. He was worthy of being the man whom young girls across the country wished to marry. Fortunately, Liu He was a staunch heterosexual, otherwise he would have been bent by this face of his.

 

“What are you going to do? Do you need my help?”

 

“If they dared to take something, they must learn to pay its price4将欲夺之，必固予之: This sentence means “If you want to seize it, you must pay the price”. .” Du Tong looked indifferent, as if settling the duo was as easy as flicking away some dust.

 

“Good idea!” Liu He laughed out loud, “I understand what you mean!”

 

Du Tang stared at him as if looking at an idiot.

 

Liu He glared back, noticing the lunch box on the table that he hadn’t had time to clear up yet.

 

“Don’t you usually only eat two-thirds of it? What, Could it be that Auntie Li’s cooking is better today?”

 

Du Tong didn’t bother to answer the question, Liu He turned his gaze to Assistant Zhao who was silently sorting out the documents at the side. Assistant Zhao glanced at Du Tong and saw that he didn’t object, so he opened his mouth to answer Liu He’s question.

 

“Today, Mr. Du was in a bad mood and couldn’t eat, so I recommended him to watch the food live broadcast, and it really did help.”

 

“Which anchor is it? Is it Xiao Er? Panda Lady? Son of Dahe (the Great River)?”

 

Liu He usually liked to watch food live streams while eating, and once he heard this news, he also became interested.

 

“Neither, it’s a newbie anchor, the name is Dan Dinghe.”

 

“Dan Dinghe? How come I’ve never heard of it.”

 

“I think he live streamed for the first time at noon today.”

 

“No wonder then. Eh? This tycoon who voted for 10 aircraft carriers seems to be your ID?”

 

“It’s me.” Du Tong opened his mouth to respond.

 

“What, you, a golden thigh5Golden thigh: sugar daddies (kinda), people who are very powerful. Small sugar babies love to hug these thighs (ok that sounds wrong idk what’s wrong with me I’m just overworked ig), are also going to raise a small anchor?” Liu He teased.

 

Du Tong was too lazy to pay attention to him, and Liu He rubbed his nose, feeling bored himself.

 

“Then I’ll go first, don’t be polite if you need any help.”

 

“I won’t.” Du Tong nodded towards him, a rare smile appearing on his face.

 

Liu He shook his head for a moment and hurriedly took out his treasured collection of beauties.

 

“Beauty really can topple countries6A reference to how beauty begets destruction. Nations go to war over a beauty etc etc. I don’t know who this hibiscus flower 7芙蓉 fú róng: hibiscus, cotton rose (Hibiscus mutabilis), lotus…. All of these stand for something beautiful and out of reach/noble. This is also a shout out/reference to the MC who made hibiscus chicken slices in his first live stream, Du Tong, will end up with. In the words of Du Tong’s fans, that person must have saved the galaxy in his previous life.”

 

Lin Jianghe, who apparently saved the galaxy in his previous life, was now taking a nap. As a patient, maintaining good rest habits was something that was very helpful for the recovery of his health.

 

After a good nap, Lin Jianghe opened his phone and received a message from Jinjiang Live, who had requested Lin Jianghe to add his global signal8球信号 No idea what it stands for. It’s probably live streaming jargon.

 

Lin Jianghe’s application was passed as soon as he sent it over.

 

‘This person wasn’t guarding the phone all the time, was he?’

 

[Hello Dan Dinghe, I am Xiao Ai from Jinjiang Live’s HR department]

 

[Hello.]

 

[Would you like to sign with Jinjiang Live?]

 

Lin Jianghe rubbed his chin and was a little puzzled.

 

Was it supposed to be so straightforward?

 

[I am willing.]

 

[Good, then I’ll send the A-grade contract as soon as possible. I’ll be in charge of your live streaming on the platform from now on].

 

[Okay.]

 

An A-list contract?

 

Lin Jianghe raised an eyebrow, it seemed that this Xiao Ai had taken quite a fancy to himself.

 

On the other side, Xiao Ai rolled happily on the bed and decided to have an extra meal tonight! Luckily she had been quick, otherwise such a promising anchor would have been someone else’s.

 

Xiao Ai was an old employee of Jinjiang Live. In recent years, the popular anchors she had sighed had all  jumped ship to other people’s hands. The remaining anchors were either a little tepid, or they were absolute newcomers.

 

As soon as she saw Lin Jianghe at lunchtime today, she knew, with her years of experience, that he was bound to reach new heights of success.

 

With his appetizing cooking and charming voice, he could definitely become the most lucrative anchor under her. It didn’t matter if his looks turned out to be mediocre!

 

Looking at the two contracts on the table, Xiao Ai hesitated for a moment, but still relented and took out the A-grade contract, which was the highest deal she could come up with, and it could be said that using such a contract to sign a new anchor was an act of sincerity on her behalf.

 

It was a pretty good deal for a new anchor.

 

Of course Lin Jianghe didn’t know her complicated feelings, and seeing that it was almost time, he left home to prepare the ingredients needed for tonight’s broadcast.

 

 He didn’t even know if he’d be able to make up the 1000 points for today either.

 

Lin Jianghe had just entered the live room and was taken aback by the number of people in the room. He thought he had entered by mistake and went out and entered again.

 

The number of viewers in the live stream room had directly increased by tenfold. It was no wonder that he was surprised.

 

Where did so many people come from?

 

Part of it was because the viewers, who watched the live stream at noon and felt that their lives had become more beautiful after seeing the delicious food and hearing the melodious voice, had recommended Lin Jianghe’s live stream to their friends and family.

 

A few of them were also somewhat famous micro-bloggers, who spread the word, and Lin Jianghe’s fame spread.

 

Of course the people who came to hear about it included not only foodies, but also some voice-cons who had been attracted by his charming voice.

 

In addition, Xiao Ai also gave him a recommended spot at the front page, so when users clicked on the app, they saw a picture of Lin Jianghe’s delicious hibiscus chicken slices made at noon.

 

Then they couldn’t help but click on the link to the live stream uncontrollably.

 

It couldn’t be helped that the dish looked too good! It was more like a piece of art than a dish.

 

Even if it was a trick, they were willing to be tricked.

 

[Why did the anchor leave and rejoin again? Did the site crash?]

 

Xiao Bei, who had been waiting in the live broadcast room for a long time, asked with concern.

 

“No, I didn’t expect there to be so many people in the live stream and thought I had entered the wrong live broadcasting room.”

 

Lin Jianghe smiled in embarrassment.

 

[Little brother is so cute, I’m a fan, I’m a fan!9粉了 “powder” is a slang for fan. Just like powder is stuck to your face, these people also want to stick to the idol (or in this case, anchor)]

 

[This is the paradise of a voice-con!]

 

[What’s the anchor cooking tonight?]

 

[The anchor’s voice is so nice!]

 

All kinds of comments drifted over the page.

 

“The dish we’re making tonight is called duck feet in dried pot, and it’s a home-cooked dish.”

 

[Duck feet? That doesn’t sound very tasty.]

 

[True fragrance warning!10This is a popular meme/slang. It’s quite similar to face slapping, but it’s also very different. It’s when a person looks down on something regrets disliking it and becomes an enthusiast instead, and they return saying ‘too fragrant’. It’s not face slapping because face slapping results in humiliation/anger/embarrassment etc and it’s upsetting. Fragrance, however, doesn’t have such negative connotations, it’s more humorous, somewhat self depreciating, and funny for everybody involved.]

 

[hahaha]

 

Lin Jianghe looked at the joyful barrage of comments and continued with his introduction.

 

“First, remove the toes from the prepared duck feet, then cut the potatoes and lotus root into cubes, and cut the celery into long strips.”

 

“Slice the large red pepper and shred the onion.”

 

“Blanch the duck feet in a pan while the potatoes and lotus roots are fried in a frying pan until cooked through.”

 

“Remove the duck feet and add the ginger and garlic to the pan, turn the heat down to low and put in the dried chillies, then add the bean paste and add the blanched duck feet……”

 

“Finally add the seasoning to taste, and it’s done. How about this home cooked dish? Isn’t it very simple?.”

 

[I almost forgot the meaning of the word home cooked].

 

[Home-cooked food!]

 

[Is the one who just said it didn’t sound delicious, still here?]

 

The crowd mocked the previous visitor who was worried that it wouldn’t be good.

 

[Yes, I was wrong, I was too young. tearful.jpg]

 

[Other people’s home-cooked food11I think this is a reference to that other people vs me meme.]

 

[I really want to eat this, is the anchor hiring an assistant?]

 

“Thank you all for your likes, no assistants wanted for now. That’s the end of today’s broadcast, see you tomorrow.”

 

Lin Jianghe saw that it was almost time to end the stream. The dish was spicy, and he was not comfortable eating it, so he did not eat it live.

 

[See you tomorrow]

 

[What’s the anchor cooking tomorrow?]

 

[Bye bye husband!]

 

The crowd looked at the colorful duck feet in dry pot on the screen and then at the dinner in front of them, and once again felt the cruelty of life.

 

They were not the same!

 

If Lin Jianghe knew what they were thinking, he would have told them that they really were the same.

 

It was because even he, who was the chef, couldn’t eat such spicy food due to his stomach problems.

 

As for why he didn’t make it non-spicy, it was obviously because a non-spicy dry pot is a soulless dry pot!

 

Looking at the duck feet in the dry pot in front of him, Lin Jianghe shed tears of sadness.

 

He quickly ran back to his bedroom to check his earnings for the day, trying to divert his attention.

 

He found that his life points had reached over three thousand and his earnings from the platform had reached thirty thousand.

 

That’s right, the tycoon had contributed ten more aircraft carriers.

 

Lin Jianghe secretly thought, ‘If I make something with a larger shelf life in the future, then I’ll make sure to send them some of it as a way to show my gratitude.’

 

Tapping on the mission panel, he collected the reward for the Daily God of Cooking mission – Braised Pork.

 

Lin Jianghe nodded in satisfaction. Great! this should be something he could eat.

A new chapter yay! Sorry for the long wait, my college reopened for offline classes and I had to experience hell trying to make some sense out of things….. considering that I have to run around and survive 4+ hours of daily commutation, the updates will, sadly, be a bit sporadic from now on….sorry QAQ (dw, there will be one update per week at the very least)

Also, for those who want a taste of Duck feet in Dry pot and who trust their cooking skills, they can try reading this post: Duck feet in dry pot

You can consider buying me a kofi if you like and appreciate my tls…. who knows, I might get encouraged to post a bonus chapter because of some kind-hearted angels…..

1Many livestreaming websites in china have their own virtual currency. Their particular value is mentioned later.2I’m sure people are more used to reading ‘tyrant’ instead of tycoon… so If you want me to use that instead of ‘tycoon’, then feel free to tell me in the comments3Driving a car is euphemism for having s*x. Since the platform is supposed to be a PG-13 place (aka, nothing suggestive or p*rnographic), the viewers and streamers can’t drive a car here. So they can only use ships. Smart.4将欲夺之，必固予之: This sentence means “If you want to seize it, you must pay the price”. 5Golden thigh: sugar daddies (kinda), people who are very powerful. Small sugar babies love to hug these thighs (ok that sounds wrong idk what’s wrong with me I’m just overworked ig)6A reference to how beauty begets destruction. Nations go to war over a beauty etc etc7芙蓉 fú róng: hibiscus, cotton rose (Hibiscus mutabilis), lotus…. All of these stand for something beautiful and out of reach/noble. This is also a shout out/reference to the MC who made hibiscus chicken slices in his first live stream8球信号 No idea what it stands for. It’s probably live streaming jargon9粉了 “powder” is a slang for fan. Just like powder is stuck to your face, these people also want to stick to the idol (or in this case, anchor)10This is a popular meme/slang. It’s quite similar to face slapping, but it’s also very different. It’s when a person looks down on something regrets disliking it and becomes an enthusiast instead, and they return saying ‘too fragrant’. It’s not face slapping because face slapping results in humiliation/anger/embarrassment etc and it’s upsetting. Fragrance, however, doesn’t have such negative connotations, it’s more humorous, somewhat self depreciating, and funny for everybody involved.11I think this is a reference to that other people vs me meme