Huayu: This top star doesn't play by the rules.

After criticizing "Taiwanese actor Wang Sicong doesn't like eating scallions," Chen Chao continued to focus on his gameplay. In the next ten minutes or so, his Lee Sin dominated the entire map, excelling at everything from counter-jungling and ganking to controlling dragons and initiating team fights.

In the final team fight, he kicked away and interrupted the ultimate abilities of three opponents, then pushed down the enemy's Water Dragon in one fell swoop. On the results screen, Chen Chao's Lee Sin successfully won the MVP with a score of 18-1-12.

"We won! We finally won!" Lin Gengxin's excited voice came through the team voice chat. "Achao, you really are my best teammate! From today onwards, I'm your number one fan!"

"Not bad." After stretching and returning to the team interface, Chen Chao was about to click "Ready" when he received a friend request. The ID was "Tear Onion Doesn't Like Onions".

After Chen Chao's application was approved, "Tear Onion Doesn't Like Onions" sent a message first, "You played really well, we can play together sometime in the future."

"Okay." After replying casually, Chen Chao clicked "Ready," and the second game quickly began...

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When Chen Chao came out of Beijing Capital International Airport, it was already past 3 p.m. He had come all the way from Shanghai today, asking Zhou Yuanzhou for two days off to come to Beijing specifically to participate in the rehearsal of CCTV's May Fourth Gala.

The rehearsal for the gala was held in Studio 1 of CCTV. When Chen Chao arrived, a large number of fans had already gathered outside the TV station, holding up light boards of various artists and chattering amongst themselves.

As soon as Chen Chao got out of the car, a burst of screams erupted from the crowd. It turned out that some of Chen Chao's fans had come to the scene today.

"Chen Chao! Chen Chao! Look here!"

"Ahhh, Acha is so handsome!"

"Chen Chao, keep going! We'll always support you!"

He smiled and waved to them, which triggered another series of screams. Then, escorted by Chen Quan, Ji Ran, and CCTV staff, Chen Chao quickly entered the TV station.

Following the staff's directions to the backstage area, Chen Chao was immediately struck by a bustling scene, with staff members coming and going and artists waiting in their respective rest areas.

"Mr. Chen Chao, this way please." A staff member led Chen Chao through the corridor to the door of a lounge with Chen Chao's name on it. "This is your lounge. Your rehearsal schedule is sixth. Someone will come to inform you when the time comes."

"Okay, thank you." After politely expressing his gratitude to the staff, Chen Chao pushed open the door and walked into the lounge.

This lounge, or rather his dressing room, wasn't very big, but it was fully equipped with a sofa, coffee table, and makeup mirror. There was also a plate of fruit and several bottles of mineral water on the coffee table.

"Brother Quan, Ji Ran, you two sit down and rest for a while." After calling out to his manager and bodyguard, Chen Chao casually sat down on the sofa and started flipping through the rehearsal script that the production team had given him.

The song he was going to perform was naturally "Misplaced Time and Space (May Fourth Special Edition)," which has become a staple of various May Fourth Youth Day events since it was reprinted by official media.

For this year's CCTV May Fourth Gala, the production team specially designed a special stage for him, where he would sing this song with a group of university students in a choir.

While they are performing, footage of the May Fourth Movement from a century ago will be played on a large screen behind the stage to create a sense of dialogue across time and space.

After memorizing the script, Chen Chao decided to take a stroll backstage before the rehearsal started, hoping to get to know the other artists.

As soon as Chen Chao stepped out of the lounge, he ran into two young men, one wearing a white hoodie and the other a black hoodie. The two were looking down at their phones and almost bumped into Chen Chao.

"I'm sorry..." The boy in the white hoodie looked up and subconsciously apologized, but after seeing Chen Chao's face clearly, the words he was about to say suddenly caught in his throat.

"Brother Chen Chao, are you here for the rehearsal too?" The boy in the black hoodie, who also recognized Chen Chao, greeted him with a smile. "By the way, I'm Wang Yuan, and this is Yi Yangqianxi."

"Hello, Qianxi, Wang Yuan, are you here for the rehearsal too?"

"Yes, we have a chorus performance." Yi Yangqianxi's voice was deep and his speech was unhurried, not much different from his stage persona.

"I've wanted to meet you for a long time. Your songs 'The Light Wrapped in My Heart' and 'Won't Cry' are amazing. Our school's radio station plays them every day." Wang Yuan's personality is more outgoing. He speaks very quickly and has the unique energy of a young person.

"Thank you." Chen Chao smiled and nodded, remembering the task she had received from her cousin. "I've listened to your songs too. My cousin even asked me to get your autographs before."

"Really? Then I have to get it signed for your cousin!" Hearing Chen Chao's words, Wang Yuan immediately pulled a pen out of his pocket. "Where should I sign it?"

"Sign here..." Chen Chao rummaged through his pockets but couldn't find any other papers, so he took out his notebook, flipped to a blank page, and said, "I'll sign here."

Wang Yuan took the inspiration notebook from Chen Chao with both hands, quickly signed his name, wrote a blessing, and then handed the notebook and pen to Yi Yangqianxi. Yi Yangqianxi also signed his name and wrote a blessing.

"Oh, right, Chen Chao, wait a minute." After handing the inspiration notebook back to Chen Chao, Wang Yuan took out a small notebook from his bag, turned to a blank page, and said, "Can you sign one for me too? My friend is a huge fan of yours."

"Okay." Smiling, Chen Chao took the pen, signed his name on the notebook, and wrote a blessing: "Study hard and make progress every day."

After exchanging signatures, the three chatted for a while, and at that moment, a few more people walked in from the end of the corridor.

Leading the way was a tall, thin man with regular features, wearing a black trench coat. He walked like a domineering CEO from a TV drama, and gave off a very aloof vibe.

Behind this man was another man wearing a white T-shirt and a baseball cap, the brim pulled low, revealing only the lower half of his face.

Behind the two men was a girl Chen Chao knew very well, Xiao Lu's "girlfriend," Guan Xiaotong, who had long legs but a childlike face.

As for the person at the very back, she was a short, quiet underage girl with short hair.

"Chen Chao!" Just as Chen Chao was looking at them, the group also saw him. The man in the lead walked over first, greeted him with a smile, and said, "Long time no see. The last time we met was at the premiere of 'Duckweed,' right?"

"Yes, it's been a long time, Brother Yang Yang." Chen Chao returned the smile to the newcomer. Indeed, the man standing in front of Chen Chao was Yang Yang, who was known as the Prince of Duan.