Superstar and Ordinary People

Chapter 9 : The Old-fashioned Plot

Author: Su Youbing

Translator: EXandros

Proofreader: KainGuru

Zhou Minli casually introduced her new song album, as she inwardly pondered how to retaliate in her mind.

It never occurred to her that before she could even make a move, she was ruthlessly humiliated by Xiao Bai. The reputation of the heavenly empress who had been in the entertainment circle for many years was easily refuted by a fledgling rookie, and it was even on such a high-rated show. No matter what, she could not swallow this humiliation.

"Xiao Bai." Halfway through the introduction, she suddenly paused and smiled. "I heard you sold pork in the market before. Do you think my album will be popular there?"

Shi Daming immediately turned his head around.

The thing that he feared finally happened. Sure enough, the smoke of war started to fill the air in 'GO！GO！SU......SUPER STAR's studio. A vigorous battle of love and counterattack was about to ensue.

Alas, he really wished that he was sitting at home, eating potato chips and drinking beer, while leisurely watching this good show, rather than being burned here alive.

Xiao Bai thought very seriously and said, "It should be. Big Brother Zhang, who sells chicken next door, often played your song 'Loneliness Accompanies Me to Sleep.' He said it sounds like a clucking chicken's accompanying me in my mouth... It's a good promotional song."

(Xandros' notes: 'Loneliness Accompanies Me to Sleep' or《孤寂伴我入睡》 has the same pronunciation as 'a clucking chicken accompanying me in my mouth' or 《咕咕鸡伴我入嘴》 – gū gū jī bàn wǒ rù zuǐ.)

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Chen Fei finally finished writing, then he happily held the board up. It read:

Xiao Bai: "I really like to listen to your songs...especially that 'Loneliness Accompanies Me to Sleep.' Every time I felt depressed or lonely, I listen to it. It's really inspiring." :－D

Shi Daming saw the reminder board and his heart was beating wildly. His eyebrows were twisted in desperation as he warned Chen Fei with his eyelids that kept on rising... In just less than a minute, the situation had already escalated.

While Chen Fei was confused by Shi Daming's strange expression, Xiao Bai had already read out the words written on the reminder board, one word at a time, "I really like to listen to your songs...especially that 'clucking chicken accompanying me in my mouth.' Every time I felt depressed or lonely, I listen to it. It's really inspiring." After that, he also gave a big casual smile.

However, when the sound of this paragraph reverberated in Zhou Minli's ears, it immediately translated into hot provocation and sarcasm. Her eyebrows subtly quivered, "Oh, does it? I didn't know when my song became popular... What were you doing back then? Buchering a pig? Cutting meat? Or washing pig skin?"

Xiao Bai answered: "Sleeping, isn't it about accompanying me in my sleep?"

"..." Sleeping, sleeping, sleeping your big head! What she sang wasn't a lullaby. Zhou Minli slightly looked askance, avoiding the camera's lens and giving him a sullen look.

Shi Daming finally found an opportunity to ease the tension between two pairs of eyes, "Hey, I think we should first appreciate Minli's new song —— 'The Former Me'"