The Affectionate Film Emperor Only Loves Me

[Don’t just focus on food! Take a look at the latest random quests that have appeared!]

 

Seeing that Lin Jianghe was only focused on looking up the daily quests, Xiao Jiejie reminded him with a friendly hint.

 

What random quests?

 

Lin Jianghe turned his gaze to the top of the panel.

 

Random Quest: Point Task (Incomplete)

 

Rich questor yo~, congratulations on gaining a thousand points, please keep up the good work to gain more points!

 

Mission duration: seven days

 

Reward: Double your points

 

[Xiao Jiejie, is this doubling of points the same one I am thinking of?]

 

Lin Jianghe looked at the quest reward with great interest.

 

Lin Jianghe, who had shopped around the system mall over the past few days, had developed a greater appreciation towards the importance of points. Thus, the latest task brought a greedy glint to his eyes.

 

This mission had no specific completion requirements; in a sense, it was actually a gift of points, so naturally, he had to take advantage of it!

 

[Yes, dear.]

 

Xiao Jiejie couldn’t help but lament Lin Jianghe’s good fortune, knowing that random quests were really difficult to trigger. Random Quests were something that clearly existed to be triggered by a person blessed with luck; they were too hidden to be found by normal people.1完全就是拼肤色的存在。I am not sure about this portion. The literal meaning is “its existence has the color of the skin” and afaik, ‘skin color’ to describe something that’s transparent/hidden/hard to see. However, since I don’t know Chinese, I can’t be sure. If you have a better way to translate this, kindly let me know in the comments..

 

It seemed like Lin Jianghe had guessed what Xiaojie was thinking.

 

[I can’t help it, I’m just that lucky!]

 

[Don’t be too happy, each person can only contribute one point to you each year, you have to develop a larger audience to get the maximum benefit.]

 

Witnessing Lin Jianghe’s complacency, Xiao Jiejie couldn’t help but remind him.

 

Lin Jianghe nodded his head, if everyone could contribute points without a limit, then it wouldn’t take long for him to empty the system mall.

 

It didn’t surprise him that there was such a limit.

 

The main question to ask now was, ‘how could he bring in more new viewers?’

 

[I know.]

 

[In short, don’t just catch the sheep, you have to hold on to it with all your strength2不要只逮着一只羊使劲薅 *sob sob* the wordplay in this novel is killing me! Afaik is not a specific idiom in chinese, it’s more of an amalgamation of many different things. I can’t point out all of them, but I’ll try to explain a few of them that were clear to me: Sheep: 羊 (yang) is a symbol of prosperity in china. Xjj might also likening the audience with flocks of sheep. There is this saying “don’t just let a moment pass by, catch it with all your strength”. In short, XJJ is telling MC to take everything seriously and make a stable audience base instead of getting points once.!]

 

Xiao Jiejie’s words were somewhat meaningful.

 

Lin Jianghe heard what it was saying and waved his hand.

 

[Don’t worry, as long as you don’t act like a demon, I will get along with you well].

 

The two were in a mutually beneficial relationship, after all, so it wouldn’t be good if they kept tearing each other down.

 

[I will also try to get along with you well.]

 

Xiao Jiejie automatically ignored the word “demon” in Lin Jianghe’s words.

 

It couldn’t help it; it couldn’t say anything to Lin Jianghe, so it had to give in.

 

The next morning, he had his usual bowl of rice porridge, and after drinking it, Lin Jianghe went downstairs to walk around the small garden.

 

Looking at the old men and women playing chess and practicing Tai Chi in the garden, Lin Jianghe frowned.

 

[Why do I feel like I’m living a life of early retirement? This life is too lackluster, isn’t it?]

 

[……]

 

Xiao Jiejie didn’t know what to say. Was he really selling his misery after getting a bargain?

 

Of course, Lin Jianghe was only speaking for the sake of it; he did not necessarily want Xiao Jiejie’s answer.

 

In the following days, Lin Jianghe unlocked Moo Shu Pork3link to recipe: Moo Shu Pork , Image: , Xue Mei Niang4Chinese version of the Japanese Daifuku. Link: Xue Mei Niang. P.s. I am Hungryyyyy (っ °Д °;)っ Image: and Potted Pork5Idk if this is the right version, but here it is: Potted Pork. Image: in succession.

 

The number of people in the live broadcast room was also steadily rising, and the points and earnings were also climbing up.

 

There were many spontaneous or hired anti-fans6Black powder: antifans, sun spots: antifans, water-army, 5-cent army: people who are specifically paid to spread bad comments about a particular topic/person. All of these word boil up to one thing: anti fans who have been hired by Somebody else for malicious purposes who came into the live stream. Since there was almost no way to find a problem with Lin Jianghe’s way of cooking, the anti-fans started to blacken7(here) Mock/taunt/hack at or attack. his looks, saying that he was an ugly man himself and that was why he didn’t dare to show his face.

 

Soon, several hot searches along the lines of “Dan Dinghe is ugly” cropped up one by one, and Lin Jianghe suddenly became infamous8“became black and red” or “became red” Becoming red means being famous. Becoming black and red means becoming famous for the wrong/humiliating reason.

 

It was just a clown jumping on the beam9Chinese idiom that means “trying to attract attention (in the wrong ways)”, Lin Jianghe has always ignored such remarks;  it wasn’t yet the time to show his face.

 

Let this topic ferment a bit more. When the time comes, he would down it with a single blow10One shot kill, killing with a single blow etc.

 

After breakfast that day, Lin Jianghe took his usual walk downstairs, lamenting about yet another uneventful day.

 

The next thing he knew, his mobile phone was ringing. The excitement he longed for in his life was finally here!

 

“Hello Mr. Lin, this is Xiao Ai.”

 

“Hello Xiao Ai, why are you calling at this hour?” Lin Jianghe enquired.

 

“It’s like this Mr. Lin, our company and Morning Star are working together on a variety show called Gourmet Masters. The person who was already booked for the show suddenly had a car accident, and although he only broke a bone, he won’t be able to participate in the show.

 

It’s a live show and it’s about to go on air, so now the company is looking for a temporary replacement. As I can see on your basic information, you also live in A City. May I ask if you are available now?”

 

“Yes, do you want me to rush over to save the show?”

 

“Yes, the address is XXX, please come over as soon as possible and we will reimburse the travel expenses.”

 

“Okay.”

 

Lin Jianghe hung up the phone and turned around to go upstairs.

 

 It was almost time to show his face.

 

Xiao Ai also rushed to report the good news to her boss.

 

“Mr. Gu, Mr. Lin said he is available and is on his way now.”

 

“Good, you’ve done a good job, you’ll get a raise this month.”

 

“Thank you, Mr. Gu.”

 

Gu Changfeng nodded in satisfaction, Xiao Ai’s rival, Li Jun, secretly hated the fact that the anchors under him could not compete; the only one local to A City also happened to be out on a trip, and there were no suitable candidates under other heads, allowing Xiao Ai to pick up such a good opportunity for free.

 

The company was very keen on this variety show for foodies, which had a star-studded cast, including the Golden Bull11This is supposedly the name of an award for best actor. I checked it out and I found that such an award actually doesn’t exist and is completely made up by the author. There is a Golden Bull award tho, but it’s for businessmen. actor Du Tong, Golden Lotus12Again, this is a made up award for best actress. Fun fact: Although this award doesn’t exist in China, it does exist in India. Its called the “Swarna Kamal” (tl: golden lotus) award, and it’s a National film award for best feature film. actress Shen Zhizhi, traffic starlets13Traffic stars are those who have a lot of fans, and can bring many viewers. They differ from established stars due to their large yet unstable starbase. Traffic stars simply have a very good talent in attracting people, but they can seldom keep them. Guang Ling and Liu Jingjing, and long-established chefs Zhang Ji and Liu Heng.

 

Famous newcomers in the culinary world, Wang Jiang, Qian Jin and Sun Ge were also present in the show.

 

Zhao Jin, the person who was unable to come due to injury, had risen to fame in recent years as a representative of the new generation in the culinary world. In fact, it was him who helped contact Chef Zhang Ji, but unfortunately, his luck was bad enough that he ended up making a wedding dress for others14Making wedding dress for others: working hard only for others to reap the rewards. English equivalent could be ‘becoming a stepping stone’ or smtg..

 

With such a good team, it would be hard not to be popular!

 

Naturally, Xiao Ai understood this, so she ran straight to the reception desk downstairs so that she could meet a certain someone at the first opportunity.

 

The man she was thinking of, Lin Jianghe, was already sitting in a taxi at the time.

 

Half an hour later, Lin Jianghe arrived at the doors of the Jinjiang Company, and he looked up at the whole building.

 

It was quite grand, but he didn’t know where to find Xiao Ai, so he decided to ask the receptionist first.

 

When Lin Jianghe came in, Xiao Ai’s eyes lit up.

 

What a poised, sickly beauty!

 

She wondered which agent was fortunate enough to be in charge of such a beauty; this appearance was simply that of a cash cow15Because a person with this beauty and poise could get famous and end up attracting a lot of resources!

 

Lin Jianghe’s foundation was not bad, but before, he had always kept his head down, and his good looks were useless without a matching temperament.

 

Now that there was a new person occupying this shell, and with the added temperament of the Sick Beauty skill, it was not surprising that his face had such an effect.

 

While Xiao Ai was obsessing over his beauty, Lin Jianghe was already walking to the front desk.

 

“Hello, my name is Lin Jianghe, I’m looking for a person in charge of your company named Ai Dongfeng!”

 

Lin Jianghe?!!!

 

“How can you bear to be a food anchor when you’re so good-looking?!”

 

Lin Jianghe gazed at her in confusion.

 

Xiao Ai, who knew that she’d had a slip of tongue, hastily covered her mouth. Darn it, she had accidentally said what was in her heart!

 

“You are?”

 

“Hello, I’m Ai Dongfeng, please come with me.”

 

Xiao Ai smiled at Lin Jianghe in a very professional manner, a far cry from the muddleheaded look she had just sported.

 

Lin Jianghe nodded and followed her.

 

After the two left, the receptionist’s message broke through the entire chat group.

 

[Oh my god! I just met the living beauty16The word used here is 妹妹 mèi mei younger sister; young woman. It’s an internet slang for beautiful, attractive and youthful girls, but I think here she means it in a more gender neutral way cuz LJH is clearly male, so I used ‘beauty’ to make it more gender neutral. Lin!]

 

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By this time, Lin Jianghe and Xiao Ai had reached the lift, and Xiao Ai had finally calmed herself down.

 

“Sorry about that, I was rude earlier.”

 

“It’s okay!”

 

Goodness! His smile was even better, Xiao Ai17I have no idea if Xiao Ai is male or female, cuz their name is Dong Feng 东风 (meaning easterly/winter winds, which sounds male to me) but my mtl is confusing me by alternating between he/she ~anyways, it’s not as if they are important enough to find out the correct gender~ was screaming frantically inside her heart, but on the surface she still looked professional.

 

“Do you know anything about the variety show called ‘Gourmet Masters’? Do you need me to introduce you to it?”

 

“I don’t really know much, please introduce me to it.”

 

Lin Jianghe smiled and nodded, and once again, Xiao Ai weeped, clutching her maiden heart.

 

“Time is running out, I can only give a brief overview. In short, the content of  the variety show is that the stars and veteran chefs work in teams to complete tasks together.”

 

At this time the lift doors also opened and Xiao Ai looked at her watch. There were less than ten minutes to go before the start of the broadcast.

 

She quickly led Lin Jianghe to the dressing room. Li Jun and Gu Changfeng were both already present there.

 

Seeing Lin Jianghe, both Li Jun and Gu Changfeng couldn’t help but shake their heads for a moment.

 

This was a food anchor? And the kind that didn’t show his face? It was a lie, right?

 

Even if he didn’t know how to do anything, even just standing in one place, he could compel people to spend their money on him!

 

Such a person was a bit too talented to be a food anchor!

 

“Xiao Ai, where did you find this person? This variety show is about cooking, you can’t just earn a meal by virtue of beauty!”

 

Li Jun calmed himself down and sneered. Gu Changfeng also cast a puzzled look at Xiao Ai.

 

This was the food anchor she got?

 

“I can cook, I can demonstrate live if you don’t believe me.”

 

Lin Jianghe was confident and wanted to conquer the other party with his talent.

 

“No need, go and get your make-up done first.”

 

Gu Changfeng spoke directly and settled the matter.

 

With the combination of such a face and temperament, even if the food he cooked was somewhat unpalatable, it was something that could be easily overlooked. After all, he was only here as a replacement to save the day; it was better not ask for too much.

 

Where did Xiao Ai find this treasure from?

 

Li Jun wanted to say something else, but due to Gu Changfeng’s tyrannical authority over the years, he didn’t say anything.

 

Only he knew what was going on in his mind.

 

Even when she recognised Lin Jianghe’s voice and confirmed his identity, Xiao Ai couldn’t help but feel a little bit nervous. If she asked such a beautiful young brother to cook, would she really not be beaten18By the viewers. It’s metaphorical, not literal. The same way readers ‘send blades’ to sadistic authors.?

 

At this moment, Xiao Ai felt the malice of fate. It seemed like it was time to hire a bodyguard.

 

“The live broadcast is about to start in ten minutes, so hurry up and just give him a simple makeup.”

 

“Okay,” said Linda, the make-up artist, who was already in the make-up room on standby.

 

“Thanks for the trouble.”

 

“It’s not trouble, it’s not trouble.”

 

Linda was also considered an experienced make-up artist, and had done make-up for many celebrities before, including some of the traffic stars, but never had she encountered somebody with skin as good as Lin Jianghe’s.

 

She simply did some retouching and finished the whole look in just five short minutes.

 

Gu Changfeng nodded and said to Xiao Ai, “It’s getting late, hurry up and take him there.”

 

The other guests in the studio had already taken their places and were just waiting for Lin Jianghe.

 

By the time Lin Jianghe sat down in his seat, it was exactly nine o’clock and the live broadcast officially began.

Phew…. I did a lot of work this week…… Thankfully, I have migrated my other novel to this site, so my workload has somewhat decreased.

1完全就是拼肤色的存在。I am not sure about this portion. The literal meaning is “its existence has the color of the skin” and afaik, ‘skin color’ to describe something that’s transparent/hidden/hard to see. However, since I don’t know Chinese, I can’t be sure. If you have a better way to translate this, kindly let me know in the comments.2不要只逮着一只羊使劲薅 *sob sob* the wordplay in this novel is killing me! Afaik is not a specific idiom in chinese, it’s more of an amalgamation of many different things. I can’t point out all of them, but I’ll try to explain a few of them that were clear to me: Sheep: 羊 (yang) is a symbol of prosperity in china. Xjj might also likening the audience with flocks of sheep. There is this saying “don’t just let a moment pass by, catch it with all your strength”. In short, XJJ is telling MC to take everything seriously and make a stable audience base instead of getting points once.3link to recipe: Moo Shu Pork , Image: 4Chinese version of the Japanese Daifuku. Link: Xue Mei Niang. P.s. I am Hungryyyyy (っ °Д °;)っ Image: 5Idk if this is the right version, but here it is: Potted Pork. Image: 6Black powder: antifans, sun spots: antifans, water-army, 5-cent army: people who are specifically paid to spread bad comments about a particular topic/person. All of these word boil up to one thing: anti fans who have been hired by Somebody else for malicious purposes7(here) Mock/taunt/hack at or attack. 8“became black and red” or “became red” Becoming red means being famous. Becoming black and red means becoming famous for the wrong/humiliating reason9Chinese idiom that means “trying to attract attention (in the wrong ways)”10One shot kill, killing with a single blow etc11This is supposedly the name of an award for best actor. I checked it out and I found that such an award actually doesn’t exist and is completely made up by the author. There is a Golden Bull award tho, but it’s for businessmen.12Again, this is a made up award for best actress. Fun fact: Although this award doesn’t exist in China, it does exist in India. Its called the “Swarna Kamal” (tl: golden lotus) award, and it’s a National film award for best feature film.13Traffic stars are those who have a lot of fans, and can bring many viewers. They differ from established stars due to their large yet unstable starbase. Traffic stars simply have a very good talent in attracting people, but they can seldom keep them.14Making wedding dress for others: working hard only for others to reap the rewards. English equivalent could be ‘becoming a stepping stone’ or smtg.15Because a person with this beauty and poise could get famous and end up attracting a lot of resources16The word used here is 妹妹 mèi mei younger sister; young woman. It’s an internet slang for beautiful, attractive and youthful girls, but I think here she means it in a more gender neutral way cuz LJH is clearly male, so I used ‘beauty’ to make it more gender neutral.17I have no idea if Xiao Ai is male or female, cuz their name is Dong Feng 东风 (meaning easterly/winter winds, which sounds male to me) but my mtl is confusing me by alternating between he/she ~anyways, it’s not as if they are important enough to find out the correct gender~18By the viewers. It’s metaphorical, not literal. The same way readers ‘send blades’ to sadistic authors.