Today the Manager is Also Very Kind c31

Chapter 31: Goodbye, He Li

Z: Heads up! This chapter has the most numerous footnotes I ever made. I felt like a student doing research lol. But I like it. There will be more footnotes in the next chapters, I think. Everyone, get used to tons of footnotes on this novel. Lol

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After Q&P’s first stage was broadcasted on the music show, various topics about Q&P floated on Weibo hot search again. From the stage performance to the brand of clothes they wore were all stripped into light by the netizens.

Music TV’s only internet video platform—LoveMusicVideo.com,* released the live video of Q&P’s first stage after the TV program was aired. This video not only made it into the homepage of the website, but the number of clicks also continued to soar, even the barrage[2] kept increasing, filling the entire screen.

*LoveMusicVideo.com: I had a hard time translating this since on some of the mtls I use, there was a .com which was a bit confusing for me. Then I found its website, so I guess it’s real. It also has an app. [Link]

*弹幕也(Barrage): commentary subtitles that pop up when watching videos on the Internet. Something like this: [source] (photo on the last page of this post)

Countless melon-eating netizens who took part in the fun chose to turn off the bullet screen first and watch it completely, then turn it on to have fun with the melon friends.

The netizens happily brushed* the dense barrage, and most of them are unknowingly circled from brushing “6666”* became “contracting”, “confession”, “Hit call” and “Exploding lights”.*

*Brush: Like scroll through

*6666: Not really the superstitious number. The 溜(liu) or 6 which mostly means “good/skillful at doing something” [source]
*Exploding lights: Originally came from [If you are the one] program, where any male guests, before entering, female guests who feel that these male guests are particularly good and are more satisfied can press the light button to express their love and support.

“Contract the beauty of the five little fairies in their prime.”

“Confess to the whole group and contract the whole group in a high-profile.”

“I’ve been through it many times. I can’t get out, I’m going to bend.”

“My eyes are teased to death, ah ah ah ah ah!”

“My phone screen is a little dirty, let me lick it.”

“Little Sister Cody adds chicken legs.* Although these pieces of clothing look vulgar on others, the five little princesses wearing them is completely a plus.”

*Chicken legs: Not literally, just means giving praise/thumbs up. [source]

“Upstairs, do you know how expensive these clothes are? And they’ve been cut! This is the main feature of the G family ah! If it’s cut short like that, won’t the conscience of Little Sister Cody hurt!”

The whole group has great figures! The face value is unbelievable, much better than Cute Love, the first girl group in the new era.”

“Upstairs, please don’t step on one and blacken our daughter.”

“The high-pitched voice is steady, the strength is outstanding!”

“The actual strength is still a mystery. They dance intensely, but you can’t hear the sound of gasping for breath at all. This is definitely not an open-mic.”

“Lip-synching the whole time, identification has been completed.”

“You don’t usually open mic on the first stage, okay?”

“If you say it’s not an open mic, go listen to the silencer before you speak.”*

*Silencer: I think this is more about MR removed?

“Fans don’t lose face. It’s clear that they did not turn on the mic. Brag what to brag.”

……

When the barrage inexplicably tilted in the direction of “open mic or not” and “do you have the strength” The omnipotent B site* had the up master* out of the silencer of the first stage.

*B site: Chinese video-sharing website based in Shanghai. [Wikipedia] [Site link]
*Up master: UP – upload; the one who upload the vid [Link]

Then, the silenced video was shared on Weibo and hung up the tail of popular hot search.

The barrage on the video and the Weibo comments were brushed up again—

“I feel that the sound was eliminated too much, some of the notes have been erased.”

“Upstairs, it’s not eliminated too much, but did not open the mic full. When the cushion tone is removed, it becomes like this.”

“It’s really unpleasant to hear ah!”

“Upstairs, it can be mellowed. This is what the silenced half-open mic sounds like. I can see that the girls sing cautiously, and I can still hear the original tune.”

“It’s confirmed that it’s a half-open mic. Generally speaking, it’s great to be able to do a half-open mic at the beginning of the comeback stage.”

“Although it’s only a half-open mic, the high notes are definitely stable enough, okay? My goosebumps are rising.”

“The timbre is different, but the harmony is melodious. I’m completely optimistic about this group.”

“If it hadn’t been silenced like this, I even suspected that they’re not on an open mic. After all, they wouldn’t be gasping for breath after singing and dancing.”

Under the half-suspicious and half-praise barrage and comments, Q&P also finished the recording of the song on the show Orange Channel the next day.

(this translation is only here on ztranslations.blogspot.com otherwise, stolen)

This time, the microphone is fully turned on, and Q&P are all performing normally. In particular, when Qi Chaohan hit the last high-note in the final three sections, she raised a key directly at the end of the note.

When Xin Nanyi saw that they were getting more and more in shape, his heart was also satisfied.

Like yesterday, as soon as Q&P finished recording the stage, Xin Nanyi wanted to take them to visit their seniors, but when he inquired about the list of singers inside the waiting room, he hesitated.

He Li! This He Li can be considered as the big senior among singers, but Xin Nanyi just doesn’t want to see him very much.

Although Xin Nanyi and He Li in his previous life were born from the same audition show, they were still adjacent champions and runners-up, but they were distinct in temperament and character.

Xin Nanyi has a gentle personality, good character, and a harmless person. But He Li is different, he is two-faced. He’s a good person* in front of the audience, but he has a deathly poisonous tongue in front of Xin Nanyi. As soon as Xin Nanyi said a word, he would choke three sentences, and when Xin Nanyi did not speak, he would take the initiative to satirize.

*老好人(Good person): one who tries never to offend anybody

If it’s only limited to a verbal agreement, it’s fine. He Li also drugged Xin Nanyi’s water cup in a moment of jealousy, damaging his vocal cords, so that he only had time to release an album and had to give up his beloved career as a singer. If it hadn’t been for Xin Nanyi receiving a voice message before the accident and heard He Li admit that he had been drugged, he would still be kept in the dark.

Now that the time has passed and the reincarnation had changed, Xin Nanyi is still reluctant to see He Li, even though he was the one who came to visit the most when he was in prison.

He turned his head and look at the laughing and playful Q&P in the machine room, he sighed faintly. He owed them too.

He clapped his hands and Q&P immediately quieted down to listen to him.

“Everyone get ready. I’ll take you to visit the seniors we didn’t meet yesterday.”

Most singers will run all over the stage of various TV stations when they comeback, but some singers who have trouble with individual stations will avoid stations they offended. And today, there are some seniors who have just comeback and chose Orange Channel as their initial stage, so Q&P still has some seniors they haven’t visited.

Just when Q&P visited a senior group, Xin Nanyi did not follow them, but wandered around the corridor and waited for them to come out.

He was a little irritable today. He felt his pocket and remembered that there was a cigarette inside given to him by another agent. He found a male staff member and borrowed a lighter, walking to the edge of the corridor to smoke and disperse the fire.

As he was lighting his cigarette with his head down, a man came up to him.

When Xin Nanyi looked up with his cigarette in his mouth, he saw the man in front of him and his eyes narrowed, secretly shouting in his heart: Damn it! Indeed, the enemy meets on a narrow road!*

*Enemy meets on a narrow road: enemies or people who are unwilling to meet but meet.

He Li just finished smoking a cigarette at the window of the corridor and when he was just about to walk back to the waiting room, a man with his head down and lit a cigarette came into view. He did not pay much attention but when the person narrowed his eyes, he froze.

With just one glance, like thunder blasting to the top and blessing the soul, He Li seemed to see the old friend who always had a gentle face. This inadvertent manner, squinting expression, and the slightly curved corners of his mouth all resembled Ji Bu, the old friend who should have passed away.

Xin Nnayi frowned as soon as he saw him stop, he pretended not to pay attention and continued to walk forward.

When he passed by, a familiar and clear voice called out to him, “Hello! I’m He Li, may I ask who you are?”

As if bewitched, He Li stubbornly identified him as Ji Bu. Although it was unbelievable and could not be explained, for the time being, he trusted the feeling in his heart as always.

However, he just can’t rashly open his mouth to confirm whether he is Ji Bu or not. He finally found him again, but he could not scare him away anymore.

Xin Nanyi did not turn around, but his eyes looked heavily ahead, seemingly still thinking about how to answer.

At this time, a delicate voice sounded from the side of the corridor—“Brother Nan, where are you?” Then came a series of noisy footsteps which “pop pop pop” like a grindstone ruining Xin Nanyi’s nerves.

Ning Ning ran over and hugged Xin Nanyi’s hand, saying, “Brother Nan, what are you doing here! We can visit the next senior now.”

Qi Chaohan, who was following her, saw He Li standing on the side, quickly pulled Ning Ning’s sleeve, and lead her to greet He Li, “Hello senior, we are Qi Chaohan and Ning Ning of Q&P.”

Several other members also ran over and greeted He Li together.

He Li looked at the signed album handed over by Qiao Cheng and didn’t rush over to take it. With a sly fox-like smile on his face, he looked at Xin Nanyi and asked, “Is this your manager?” Usually, for newcomers, things such as greeting seniors are brought by the agent.

“Yes. His name is Xin Nanyi, he’s our manager.” The somewhat nervous Ji Chuqi directly returned the words of the senior “politely.”

As soon as Xin Nanyi heard Ji Chuqi confessed his name so easily, he instantly turned his face and changed his expression. He turned around with a flattering expression, stretched out his hand like He Li, bowing slightly, and said, “Hello! Hello! I’m Xin Nanyi, Q&P’s agent. I was thinking about something just now and didn’t hear you. I’m really sorry!”

(this translation is only here on ztranslations.blogspot.com otherwise, stolen)

Xin Nanyi thought to himself: Anyway, Ji Bu is already dead and turned into ashes. He Li should not have anything against himself. Moreover, even if he does not say anything now, according to He Li’s status and ability, it’s not difficult to investigate him, so it's better to be frank and generous.

He Li looked at his sleek and sophisticated look, with a nervous smile on his face. If he had not been familiar with every minute of his graceful movements, he would have been deceived.

He Li held his hand and unwilling to let go for a long time. His eyes still flowed with reluctance and affection.

Xin Nanyi’s face became stiff and forcefully pulled out his hand.

Only then did He Li divided his gaze to the Q&P next to him. He took the signed album in Qiao Cheng’s hand, exchange pleasantries, and said a few words of encouragement. Then looked at Xin Nanyi—before leaving gracefully.

Xin Nanyi breathed a sigh of relief and looked at the unaware Q&P, saying seriously, “You should stay away from He Li in the future. Don’t talk too much with him, and don’t reveal any information about me to him.”

After realizing that she was in trouble, Ji Chuqi hastily covered her mouth with her hand, opening her beautiful eyes wide, and said nothing.

Xin Nanyi let out another sigh of relief and led them towards their own waiting room.

He originally put He Li at the end of the list of seniors to visit, and just now, they met He Li by accident and gave their album. Therefore, there was didn’t need to go to his waiting room again.

Today, Q&P’s visit to all of their seniors have been completed.

Xin Nanyi sighed uncomfortably when he thought of He Li’s unusual behavior. He seemed to see something unusual, he still had to be careful.

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The author has something to say:

The most important supporting role and the biggest assist came out. Friends who like emotional line can look forward to the next chapter.

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弹幕也(Barrage): commentary subtitles that pop up when watching videos on the Internet. Something like this: [source]

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