Wandering in the vast darkness

Chapter 81 The Troubles of Being Famous

"Get off the bus, get off the bus. I'll give you some snacks, not the kind that costs 50 cents a pack," San San said.

On the way here, Yu Wenhao had already guessed most of it. He knew that San San was calling him from the live stream instead of calling him, and that he was going to show off. But he also found it strange that this guy had so much free time to enjoy watching live streams, and was even a fan of Bianbian.

"Okay, okay." Yu Wenhao had already turned off Bianbian and Jianjian's live stream by then, and said to them.

The three of them got out of the car and then saw behind San San that on the bench in front of the Lawson convenience store, there were two boxes of Anmuxi milk powder and two vest bags filled with chocolates, Pocky, potato chips and other items, all of which had just been bought from the Lawson convenience store.

Bianbian and Jianjian looked at Yu Wenhao, who said, "Of course we want them! Why not take them? When did you two become so docile?"

Bianbian and Jianjian both laughed. Bianbian said, "Thank you..."

She looked at Yu Wenhao, wondering what San San's name was and what she should call him.

"Sanpao, Sanpao, Zheng Sanpao," Yu Wenhao said.

Bianbian and Jianjian laughed and said, "Thank you, Brother Sanpao." They put the milk and snacks into the back seat of the car.

People with the surname Zheng are often called "Zheng Sanpao" (meaning "Three Cannons"), just as people with the surname Tang are often called "Commander Tang" or "Tom."

Kiki said "Oh," then sighed, "That's the trouble celebrities have, isn't it?"

Yu asked, "You're wearing a mask, can you still eat rice noodles?"

"Yes, yes, is that all?" San San said, then turned to Bian Bian and Jian Jian and said, "Come on, let me add you on WeChat."

"What, you're still their number one fan?" Yu asked three times.

"Bullshit, I was just browsing my phone and happened to see them saying they were going to livestream you, so I went in to check it out. I didn't expect these two girls to be so interesting," San San said.

San San and Bian Bian said, "If you don't mind, come to my company for an interview. I'll take anyone who graduated from a lousy university, as long as they can work hard."

Bianbian and Jianjian were overjoyed and screamed, saying "Thank you, Brother Sanpao" again.

The cashier tapped a QR code, then looked down again.

The car stopped in front of a shop called Chen Sheng Ji, a famous rice noodle shop. Seeing many people eating rice noodles inside, Qiqi asked:

Yu Wenhao said, "It's not surprising. It just shows that the competition in this industry is fierce, and everyone is racking their brains."

"Of course, I turned around and left. The owner kicked them out too. They didn't order anything, just wanted free water, and even told the owner they were there to check out the restaurant and promote it. The owner wasn't buying it. He told them, 'Thank you, thank you, we don't need any promotion. This private room is already booked. I'm sorry, I'm sorry,' and kicked them out."

"I said I'd do a live stream, and I'd cooperate. Come on, whoever pays the tip first, I can film you however they want. But not a single person was willing to give me a penny. They all accused me of being greedy and not behaving like a public figure at all. When the hell did I become a public figure?"

While driving, Yu asked a question and told Qiqi about Bianbian and Jianjian. She ended by mentioning that San San had given them snacks and money. Qiqi laughed and said:

Yu Wenhao took Bianbian and Jianjian back home. Seeing that it was almost 1 a.m., he felt a bit tired and didn't want to take any more orders or talk. He'd had enough today, and he was tired of listening to people talk too much. He simply drove to the entrance of NOCpartyktv, parked the car, reclined the seat, and fell asleep.

"What? Who wears a mask these days?"

"What's wrong?" Yu asked.

"Oh, you think I'm greedy? I'll provide you with free services and help you make money? Dream on."

The two went into the rice noodle shop. Everyone inside was engrossed in eating their noodles or chatting with each other, paying no attention to them. Qiqi went to the order counter and ordered two bowls of rice noodles. The cashier printed out the receipt, then slapped it down in front of Qiqi with her head down. Qiqi stood there motionless, staring at her.

Yu Wenhao laughed loudly: "You're overthinking it."

"What happened? Tell me quickly!" Qiqi said. "Oh, right, I'm hungry. Let's go eat at that place that serves Crossing-the-Bridge Noodles. My treat."

"What do you think?" Yu asked in return.

"You still say that? You've really messed up!" Qiqi said in her broken Hangzhou dialect.

Qiqi said, "I just received a reward from the boss here, and then the madam called me to work. I thought it was a regular customer who had requested my table, but when I walked into the private room, there were six or seven men and women, all taking pictures of me with their phones, saying they were doing a live broadcast."

"Hey bro, do you have any masks? Shouldn't we be wearing masks?"

Yu smiled and said nothing more.

"Tell me, who are these people who do live streaming? How come they can be so ubiquitous? They can find any crack and slip into it."

"It's like, it's like something Third Brother would do."

Yu Wenhao looked at her and asked, "How does it feel to be praised by the police and rewarded by your boss today? You don't look particularly radiant."

Later, San San was dumped by that girl, and Yu Wenhao and the others stopped calling him San Pao and started calling him San San instead, so as not to upset him. Tonight, Yu Wenhao brought up his old nickname again, because he felt that his current situation really was just like Zheng San Pao's behavior.

Yu Wenhao laughed loudly and asked, "And then?"

Yu Wen laughed and said, "Yes, I even helped them with a live stream."

"I'll give you a red envelope if you add me," Yu Wenhao said.

Qiqi laughed loudly.

"Hey, wait a minute, bro." Qiqi looked at Yu Wenhao, "Hasn't anyone come looking for you? That shouldn't be the case, you're more public-savvy than me."

Qiqi sighed in disappointment, scanned the QR code with her phone, walked back to the seat opposite Yu Wenhao and sat down, craning her neck and looking left and right.

"Aren't you afraid of being recognized?" Qiqi asked.

Qiqi then said "Oh" and then, "WeChat."

Kiki nodded, then sighed in disappointment, "Brother, are they all blind when we're together? Or... or are we just not famous at all?"

Yu Wen looked at her, amused, and asked, "Are you feeling down because nobody here recognized you?"

Then he explained to Yu Wenhao, "I'm currently hiring, and this young lady seems like a serious person."

Yu Wenhao was woken up by Qiqi knocking on the window. He sat up straight, unlocked the car door, and Qiqi opened the door and got in.

The cashier looked up at Qiqi, who was still looking at her. The cashier, puzzled, asked, "WeChat or Alipay?"

Yu asked, "Then you either acted out of kindness or lust?"

"What do you mean by 'like'? It means he's already done it. Next time you go to San San Company, if you see this flat or pointed thing, he's already working there. Don't be surprised," Yu Wenhao said. "His company often has weirdos that he doesn't know where he recruited from."

Bianbian and Jianjian added Sansan on WeChat. Instead of immediately giving each of them a red envelope, Sansan transferred two thousand yuan to each of them.

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