“Yangshengzhai, we have to go backstage to prepare in advance.” Seeing that Chu Qianze was standing in the same place and looking around, someone next to him couldn’t help reminding.
Chu Qianze turned around and shrugged, “Okay, let’s go.”
In the dressing room, everyone was busy preparing.
Because Chu Qianze wore a mask to perform, it saved him time doing his makeup. He was currently sitting on a round stool, with one hand on his chin. His two legs were bent on his feet, and from time to time, he controlled the chair to turn around rather than doing nothing.
Watching the people around him go out one by one, his turn is nearing.
Chu Qianze glanced at his phone, but there was still no news from Jie.
He opened his phone every minute, but there was still nothing.
“Left me hanging.” He muttered to himself, shoving the phone back into his pocket and not looking at it.
“Yangshengzhai, it’s almost your turn.” A staff member reminded.
“Coming.” Chu Qianze stood up, stuffed his cloak and phone together in the cabinet, and walked outside.
On the stage, someone sang a very popular song recently. The person sang out of tune several times, probably due to nervousness, but the overall performance was good.
The audience gave warm applause at the end of the song.
Host: “Let’s invite our next visitor, who is quite mysterious. Try to figure out who it is. The first hint is that he never shows his face on the live broadcast.”
“Yangshengzhai!” Several people shouted.
The host didn’t expect it to be discovered so soon. He paused for a moment, but maintained his final stubbornness and continued, “Today is his first time participating in the Anchor Offline event.”
“Zhai Zhai!!”
“Give me some face and let me finish!” The host stretched out three fingers and said, “Third, he is an anchor from the food area.”
Chu Qianze’s fans screamed from below.
“Okay, I’m done. Here’s our next guest. Yangshengzhai with his performance—”
“The Puppet!”
The host shouted and walked off the stage.
“Who’s Yangshengzhai?” A boy from the gaming area asked. He usually watches live games and some otaku dances. He really didn’t pay much attention to the food area.
The Yangshengzhai fans in the front row couldn’t sit still, so they turned around and gave him a popular knowledge, “Yangshengzhai is known as the master of the food area, the fighter among sand sculptures1, watch his video..”
Just halfway through the words, the lights on the stage disappeared, and the whole venue was dark.
There was a moment of commotion in the auditorium, and they looked around confused, wondering what was going on.
The first light turned on. The red light slanted down, gently outlining the body of the person on the stage.
The man was sitting on a wooden chair, dressed in a strong suit, with his masked head hanging down.
He wasn’t moving, like a humanoid doll.
The shadows stretched and stretched, growing infinitely under the light, as if something terrifying was lurking in them.
Blood and darkness intertwined into a depressing and eerie picture.
The venue fell silent.
The noise just disappeared, like an illusion.
“Creak.”
The clockwork turned, dull and old-fashioned.
Chu Qianze raised one arm with the first rotation, and his wrist swung with it, ranging from large to slow movements until it eventually stopped.
Following the second turn, he raises his other hand, his fingers moving slightly. His arm rotated in the air in a half-circle, with his joints serving as the axis. His upper torso tilted forward at an angle, as well.
The third time, an invisible rope dragged his neck up, and the masked puppet raised its head, drooping over with odd cuteness.
He stepped on the beat and waved his hands. He bent over, stood up, turned around, and tilted his head.
Every movement is mechanical and natural, and the body control is very powerful. The speed and the range are just right.
The crisp song from the music box floated melodiously in the air and fell into the ears of every audience.
This is a marionette.
Invisible silk threads surround it left and right, pulling it, one’s hand raised, one’s foot thrown.
It dances with the music box, with such a specific rhythm.
Having no freedom, not stopping until it dies.
The noise emanated from the stereo, and the lights were distributed over the stage, changing from dark to light.
It performed at a magnificent party, won the favor of the nobles, successfully made its owner rich, won numerous reputations, and successfully climbed the ladder of high society.
When the night comes, another kind of music arises quietly, deep and unruly. The laughing owner didn’t realize that the puppet’s movements were slightly out of control.
The rhythm of the music gradually became faster, and Chu Qianze’s dance became more and more unrestrained. The range and the speed increased, and the movements became more open, showing full tension.
His wrist turns fast, and his arm wraps around his other shoulder, lifting it. Chu Qianze turned his head, and his chest and abdominal muscles clenched, causing his motions to halt abruptly.
Release!
The body dances in reverse.
Chu Qianze’s movements become smooth and fluid without losing force.
His hips swayed, his upper body waved.
It is blended with an electric sound, and every variation causes people to quiver.
The puppet laughs loudly, he loved this feeling of desperation.
Arrogant, wanton and wild.
There is a fascinating charm in his gestures, making people unable to move their eyes.
The audience wanted to return to their senses, but it was as if their bodies were separated from their consciousness and all their attention was fixed on the stage, not wanting to miss any of the man’s actions.
The well-defined hand held the mask, raising it to uncover a corner of his face, revealing a clear jawline.
The audience saw this and screamed unconsciously.
“Ah!!”
“Take it off!!”
Chu Qianze danced to the music; his thumb slightly hooked up the mask, and the corner of his mouth hooked up, forming a playful arc.
Looking at the exposed chin and lips, it’s like the whole face will be revealed soon, the screams were even louder.
“Take it off! Take it off! Take it off!”
“I can’t take it anymore!”
A deep chuckle sounded and spread through the microphone, driving the whole audience to death.
Chu Qianze stroked the side of his face, put the mask back on again, and bent his ring finger and pinky finger together, like a shooting gesture.
Bang!
The silk thread was cut by all means,
No one could control it anymore.
It is free.
The lights came on slowly, bright and dazzling.
When the music ended, there was silence.
The lights turned on, and it returned to its previous brightness. The madness just now seems to have never happened. But everyone’s thoughts were still stuck in the first few seconds, immersed in the magnificent fantasy created by the puppet.
After a while, there was still no movement.
Chu Qianze moved his arms and broke the silence, “Why aren’t you applauding? This is making me very embarrassed.”
Out of stupor, the people in the audience reacted and applauded wildly, and they didn’t want to stop until their hands turned red.
“My god, this.. Is this really an anchor from the food area? Are you sure he’s not from the dance area? He’s so good!” A fanboy from the gaming area applauded vigorously, his eyes turning red with excitement.
The girl with a ponytail next to him wiped her tears, “I actually cried while watching a dance. Fuck, this old lady’s tears are worthless!”
She tapped the girl in front of her, “What’s the name of the anchor? You’re his fan, right? I want to watch his videos!”
The girl in front blinked, still immersed in her emotions and hadn’t recovered yet. When she heard someone ask about Yangshengzhai, she unconsciously said, “Zhai Zhai is super awesome, watch his videos and you will absolutely be able to eat two bowls!”
Ponytail sister froze, dance video and eat two bowls? That’s when she remembered that the man was a food anchor, but it doesn’t matter.
“Okay, when I go home, I’ll watch his videos.”
The host applauded and walked onto the stage, “Did you enjoy watching Yangshengzhai’s performance?”
“Yes!!”
“Do you want to watch it again?” The host asked.
“Yes!!” The answer was neat, and it resonated throughout the venue.
“I won’t do it anymore; it’s tiring to dance once.” Chu Qianze tidied up his neckline and teased.
“Come one, say hello to everyone.” The host came to Chu Qianze.
Chu Qianze: “Hello everyone, I’m Yangshengzhai. It’s an honor to participate in this offline event.”
“I saw that everyone didn’t applaud, and I thought that the performance was unsatisfactory, so I was anxious for a second. Those who know me understand that the anchor likes to hear praise, so how about giving me another applause?” He then applauded himself first.
“This is too funny.”
The crowd couldn’t help but laugh out loud, and they raised their hands in unison to applaud.
[Mission: Perform on stage and receive audience applause.]
[Completed]
Chu Qianze gave a gentleman’s salute when he saw the confirmation.
“Thank you all.”
The task was completed and there was no need for him to stay any longer, he prepared to get off the stage.
“Yangshengzhai, this dance didn’t seem to exist online, is it your original? What motivated you to choreograph the dance?” The host stopped Chu Qianze, inadvertently glancing at the backstage.
It stands to reason that it’s time to let Chu Qianze go down and replace him with a new anchor on stage. But the host looked back, and it seemed that the next anchor hadn’t arrived yet. He had no other way than to drag Chu Qianze to chat for a while.
“No motivation,” Chu Qianze glanced at the backstage, and said in coordination, “The staff told me to prepare a show by myself, they said that even if I played a wooden man, everyone would applaud and shout for me. Then I thought, just do it and be a puppet.”
“Haha, I didn’t expect this to be the reason.” The host continued, “Your dance just now was really good, and the scene where the puppet embraces the light at the end was very moving.”
“Actually, there’s a follow-up to the story, do you want to hear it?”
“What is it?” The host asked.
“The puppet finds itself unable to adapt to the sun and chooses to return to the darkness, sleeping under the soil.”
“It turned out to be a tragedy?”
The audience couldn’t help but talk about it, and felt that the ending shouldn’t be so sad.
“Just kidding,” Chu Qianze smiled, and said, “After he escaped, he met kind people, and with their help, he lived happily ever after. It’s a happy ending~”
He noticed the next anchor from the corner of his eyes. Seeing that they arrived, he said a few words to the fans and took the initiative to leave.
Chu Qianze was walking back down the aisle when he was stopped by a man he recognized, Zhong Mu.
“Wait a minute!” Zhong Mu’s voice came.
“What’s the matter?” Chu Qianze motioned with his hand to keep a safe distance.
“It turned out that you are Yangshengzhai! Do you still remember me? I’m Zhong Mu. We met in the dessert shop and the bar! I love you very much, please go out with me!” Zhong Mu’s eyes lit up with anticipation.
Of course, the monopolistic desire in his eyes is so obvious.
Zhong Mu was immersed in his own thoughts. His hands were squirming, his cheeks were rosy, and he looked slightly drunk. “Are you shy? It doesn’t matter; we can take our time. I like you so much, I like you more than anyone else.”
Zhong Mu was here, but he didn’t see Yun Zhoujie.
The plot seems to be broken, how is he supposed to complete the mission now?
Chu Qianze didn’t have time to talk nonsense with people. His eyes fell on the void panel, and he calmly thought about his next action.
Zhong Mu saw him staying in place. Thinking that he was considering it, the smugness in his eyes was even greater. He took a step forward to approach him, “You were so charming on the stage, everyone was smitten with you. Just like in the bar before, those people also want to snatch you from me, why…” His tone was a little aggrieved.
There used to be a super cute puppy in front of their house. Zhong Mu liked it very much and was even willing to give his life for it. But it’s so cute that everyone loves it. Zhong Mu didn’t like this, so he buried the puppy, and soon his friends forgot about it.
Chu Qianze’s impact on Zhong Mu was much stronger than the puppy’s, stronger than anything else.
This look is really making him uncomfortable.
Chu Qianze ran out of patience and didn’t want to do the task anymore. “You take one more step, believe it or not…”
Just halfway through his words, someone grabbed his wrist.
Yun Zhoujie ran over at some point, and he pulled Chu Qianze behind him. He looked at Zhong Mu with an unusually cold gaze.
“Don’t touch him.”
Turns out that the original protagonist Zhong Mu had some yandere tendencies (ó﹏ò｡)
1
he is a sand sculpture and no one is more ‘sand sculpture’ than him
“Yangshengzhai, we have to go backstage to prepare in advance.” Seeing that Chu Qianze was standing in the same place and looking around, someone next to him couldn’t help reminding.
Chu Qianze turned around and shrugged, “Okay, let’s go.”
In the dressing room, everyone was busy preparing.
Because Chu Qianze wore a mask to perform, it saved him time doing his makeup. He was currently sitting on a round stool, with one hand on his chin. His two legs were bent on his feet, and from time to time, he controlled the chair to turn around rather than doing nothing.
Watching the people around him go out one by one, his turn is nearing.
Chu Qianze glanced at his phone, but there was still no news from Jie.
He opened his phone every minute, but there was still nothing.
“Left me hanging.” He muttered to himself, shoving the phone back into his pocket and not looking at it.
“Yangshengzhai, it’s almost your turn.” A staff member reminded.
“Coming.” Chu Qianze stood up, stuffed his cloak and phone together in the cabinet, and walked outside.
On the stage, someone sang a very popular song recently. The person sang out of tune several times, probably due to nervousness, but the overall performance was good.
The audience gave warm applause at the end of the song.
Host: “Let’s invite our next visitor, who is quite mysterious. Try to figure out who it is. The first hint is that he never shows his face on the live broadcast.”
“Yangshengzhai!” Several people shouted.
The host didn’t expect it to be discovered so soon. He paused for a moment, but maintained his final stubbornness and continued, “Today is his first time participating in the Anchor Offline event.”
“Zhai Zhai!!”
“Give me some face and let me finish!” The host stretched out three fingers and said, “Third, he is an anchor from the food area.”
Chu Qianze’s fans screamed from below.
“Okay, I’m done. Here’s our next guest. Yangshengzhai with his performance—”
“The Puppet!”
The host shouted and walked off the stage.
“Who’s Yangshengzhai?” A boy from the gaming area asked. He usually watches live games and some otaku dances. He really didn’t pay much attention to the food area.
The Yangshengzhai fans in the front row couldn’t sit still, so they turned around and gave him a popular knowledge, “Yangshengzhai is known as the master of the food area, the fighter among sand sculptures1, watch his video..”
Just halfway through the words, the lights on the stage disappeared, and the whole venue was dark.
There was a moment of commotion in the auditorium, and they looked around confused, wondering what was going on.
The first light turned on. The red light slanted down, gently outlining the body of the person on the stage.
The man was sitting on a wooden chair, dressed in a strong suit, with his masked head hanging down.
He wasn’t moving, like a humanoid doll.
The shadows stretched and stretched, growing infinitely under the light, as if something terrifying was lurking in them.
Blood and darkness intertwined into a depressing and eerie picture.
The venue fell silent.
The noise just disappeared, like an illusion.
“Creak.”
The clockwork turned, dull and old-fashioned.
Chu Qianze raised one arm with the first rotation, and his wrist swung with it, ranging from large to slow movements until it eventually stopped.
Following the second turn, he raises his other hand, his fingers moving slightly. His arm rotated in the air in a half-circle, with his joints serving as the axis. His upper torso tilted forward at an angle, as well.
The third time, an invisible rope dragged his neck up, and the masked puppet raised its head, drooping over with odd cuteness.
He stepped on the beat and waved his hands. He bent over, stood up, turned around, and tilted his head.
Every movement is mechanical and natural, and the body control is very powerful. The speed and the range are just right.
The crisp song from the music box floated melodiously in the air and fell into the ears of every audience.
This is a marionette.
Invisible silk threads surround it left and right, pulling it, one’s hand raised, one’s foot thrown.
It dances with the music box, with such a specific rhythm.
Having no freedom, not stopping until it dies.
The noise emanated from the stereo, and the lights were distributed over the stage, changing from dark to light.
It performed at a magnificent party, won the favor of the nobles, successfully made its owner rich, won numerous reputations, and successfully climbed the ladder of high society.
When the night comes, another kind of music arises quietly, deep and unruly. The laughing owner didn’t realize that the puppet’s movements were slightly out of control.
The rhythm of the music gradually became faster, and Chu Qianze’s dance became more and more unrestrained. The range and the speed increased, and the movements became more open, showing full tension.
His wrist turns fast, and his arm wraps around his other shoulder, lifting it. Chu Qianze turned his head, and his chest and abdominal muscles clenched, causing his motions to halt abruptly.
Release!
The body dances in reverse.
Chu Qianze’s movements become smooth and fluid without losing force.
His hips swayed, his upper body waved.
It is blended with an electric sound, and every variation causes people to quiver.
The puppet laughs loudly, he loved this feeling of desperation.
Arrogant, wanton and wild.
There is a fascinating charm in his gestures, making people unable to move their eyes.
The audience wanted to return to their senses, but it was as if their bodies were separated from their consciousness and all their attention was fixed on the stage, not wanting to miss any of the man’s actions.
The well-defined hand held the mask, raising it to uncover a corner of his face, revealing a clear jawline.
The audience saw this and screamed unconsciously.
“Ah!!”
“Take it off!!”
Chu Qianze danced to the music; his thumb slightly hooked up the mask, and the corner of his mouth hooked up, forming a playful arc.
Looking at the exposed chin and lips, it’s like the whole face will be revealed soon, the screams were even louder.
“Take it off! Take it off! Take it off!”
“I can’t take it anymore!”
A deep chuckle sounded and spread through the microphone, driving the whole audience to death.
Chu Qianze stroked the side of his face, put the mask back on again, and bent his ring finger and pinky finger together, like a shooting gesture.
Bang!
The silk thread was cut by all means,
No one could control it anymore.
It is free.
The lights came on slowly, bright and dazzling.
When the music ended, there was silence.
The lights turned on, and it returned to its previous brightness. The madness just now seems to have never happened. But everyone’s thoughts were still stuck in the first few seconds, immersed in the magnificent fantasy created by the puppet.
After a while, there was still no movement.
Chu Qianze moved his arms and broke the silence, “Why aren’t you applauding? This is making me very embarrassed.”
Out of stupor, the people in the audience reacted and applauded wildly, and they didn’t want to stop until their hands turned red.
“My god, this.. Is this really an anchor from the food area? Are you sure he’s not from the dance area? He’s so good!” A fanboy from the gaming area applauded vigorously, his eyes turning red with excitement.
The girl with a ponytail next to him wiped her tears, “I actually cried while watching a dance. Fuck, this old lady’s tears are worthless!”
She tapped the girl in front of her, “What’s the name of the anchor? You’re his fan, right? I want to watch his videos!”
The girl in front blinked, still immersed in her emotions and hadn’t recovered yet. When she heard someone ask about Yangshengzhai, she unconsciously said, “Zhai Zhai is super awesome, watch his videos and you will absolutely be able to eat two bowls!”
Ponytail sister froze, dance video and eat two bowls? That’s when she remembered that the man was a food anchor, but it doesn’t matter.
“Okay, when I go home, I’ll watch his videos.”
The host applauded and walked onto the stage, “Did you enjoy watching Yangshengzhai’s performance?”
“Yes!!”
“Do you want to watch it again?” The host asked.
“Yes!!” The answer was neat, and it resonated throughout the venue.
“I won’t do it anymore; it’s tiring to dance once.” Chu Qianze tidied up his neckline and teased.
“Come one, say hello to everyone.” The host came to Chu Qianze.
Chu Qianze: “Hello everyone, I’m Yangshengzhai. It’s an honor to participate in this offline event.”
“I saw that everyone didn’t applaud, and I thought that the performance was unsatisfactory, so I was anxious for a second. Those who know me understand that the anchor likes to hear praise, so how about giving me another applause?” He then applauded himself first.
“This is too funny.”
The crowd couldn’t help but laugh out loud, and they raised their hands in unison to applaud.
[Mission: Perform on stage and receive audience applause.]
[Completed]
Chu Qianze gave a gentleman’s salute when he saw the confirmation.
“Thank you all.”
The task was completed and there was no need for him to stay any longer, he prepared to get off the stage.
“Yangshengzhai, this dance didn’t seem to exist online, is it your original? What motivated you to choreograph the dance?” The host stopped Chu Qianze, inadvertently glancing at the backstage.
It stands to reason that it’s time to let Chu Qianze go down and replace him with a new anchor on stage. But the host looked back, and it seemed that the next anchor hadn’t arrived yet. He had no other way than to drag Chu Qianze to chat for a while.
“No motivation,” Chu Qianze glanced at the backstage, and said in coordination, “The staff told me to prepare a show by myself, they said that even if I played a wooden man, everyone would applaud and shout for me. Then I thought, just do it and be a puppet.”
“Haha, I didn’t expect this to be the reason.” The host continued, “Your dance just now was really good, and the scene where the puppet embraces the light at the end was very moving.”
“Actually, there’s a follow-up to the story, do you want to hear it?”
“What is it?” The host asked.
“The puppet finds itself unable to adapt to the sun and chooses to return to the darkness, sleeping under the soil.”
“It turned out to be a tragedy?”
The audience couldn’t help but talk about it, and felt that the ending shouldn’t be so sad.
“Just kidding,” Chu Qianze smiled, and said, “After he escaped, he met kind people, and with their help, he lived happily ever after. It’s a happy ending~”
He noticed the next anchor from the corner of his eyes. Seeing that they arrived, he said a few words to the fans and took the initiative to leave.
Chu Qianze was walking back down the aisle when he was stopped by a man he recognized, Zhong Mu.
“Wait a minute!” Zhong Mu’s voice came.
“What’s the matter?” Chu Qianze motioned with his hand to keep a safe distance.
“It turned out that you are Yangshengzhai! Do you still remember me? I’m Zhong Mu. We met in the dessert shop and the bar! I love you very much, please go out with me!” Zhong Mu’s eyes lit up with anticipation.
Of course, the monopolistic desire in his eyes is so obvious.
Zhong Mu was immersed in his own thoughts. His hands were squirming, his cheeks were rosy, and he looked slightly drunk. “Are you shy? It doesn’t matter; we can take our time. I like you so much, I like you more than anyone else.”
Zhong Mu was here, but he didn’t see Yun Zhoujie.
The plot seems to be broken, how is he supposed to complete the mission now?
Chu Qianze didn’t have time to talk nonsense with people. His eyes fell on the void panel, and he calmly thought about his next action.
Zhong Mu saw him staying in place. Thinking that he was considering it, the smugness in his eyes was even greater. He took a step forward to approach him, “You were so charming on the stage, everyone was smitten with you. Just like in the bar before, those people also want to snatch you from me, why…” His tone was a little aggrieved.
There used to be a super cute puppy in front of their house. Zhong Mu liked it very much and was even willing to give his life for it. But it’s so cute that everyone loves it. Zhong Mu didn’t like this, so he buried the puppy, and soon his friends forgot about it.
Chu Qianze’s impact on Zhong Mu was much stronger than the puppy’s, stronger than anything else.
This look is really making him uncomfortable.
Chu Qianze ran out of patience and didn’t want to do the task anymore. “You take one more step, believe it or not…”
Just halfway through his words, someone grabbed his wrist.
Yun Zhoujie ran over at some point, and he pulled Chu Qianze behind him. He looked at Zhong Mu with an unusually cold gaze.
“Don’t touch him.”
Turns out that the original protagonist Zhong Mu had some yandere tendencies (ó﹏ò｡)
1
he is a sand sculpture and no one is more ‘sand sculpture’ than him
