Chapter 143

"Hyakku Mirai, it's Hyakku Mirai!"

Oh?

Who would've thought she was a celebrity?

Su Meng was also slightly taken aback.

After all, he wasn't part of the anime circle, so it was normal not to know.

That coser rushed onto the stage and lunged straight at him.

Before Su Meng could react, she hugged him tight and said loudly.

"Brother Su Meng, I'm your fan!"

Seeing this scene, countless people burst into laughter on the spot.

But Liu Tianxian and Boss Yang at the edge of the stage subconsciously frowned.

To others, this looked like a fine thing.

But at this moment, Su Meng only had one thought in his mind—

Damn it, get the hell off me!

In broad daylight, don't even think about making me, Su the Beggar, lose face!

……

After finally pushing her away, Su Meng asked, pretending to be calm.

"This beauty, please introduce yourself to everyone."

The coser waved at the audience below and said loudly.

"Hello everyone, I'm Hyakku Mirai!"

Plenty of people in the audience immediately cheered.

What Su Meng didn't know was that although this beauty wasn't well-known in mainstream circles,

she was famous in the anime circle—one of the five hottest female cosers in the country right now.

She had plenty of fans, was a judge and invited guest at major comic conventions, and her popularity never faded.

Su Meng said with a smile.

"Hyakku Mirai… I'll call you Hyakku."

"Hyakku, who are you cosplaying today? Why are you carrying a guzheng around?"

Hyakku Mirai spun around, her explosive figure on full display, making plenty of otaku swallow hard.

"Today I'm cosplaying Da Qiao from the game *War of the Three Kingdoms*."

"In the game, Da Qiao's weapon is a qin."

"If it weren't for that, I wouldn't be lugging around such a heavy qin…"

Su Meng's face went dark.

"Count them yourself—how many strings does your qin have?"

"Twenty, what about it?" Hyakku Mirai blinked her big eyes and blurted out.

Su Meng nearly spat out a mouthful of old blood.

"If I'm not mistaken, Da Qiao's weapon should be a seven-string qin, right?"

"This isn't a seven-string qin—this is a guzheng!"

"And this guzheng of yours is missing a string, damn it!"

Huh?

The venue instantly fell silent, then erupted in laughter.

……

"Missing a string?"

In a classroom at Yinyuexue Academy, Bai Xiao Ling suddenly cried out.

"Missing a string, and not even tuned—the pitch is all wrong—yet he can still play this insanely well?"

"Just how strong is his guzheng playing technique?"

"What piece is this?"

Her cry instantly drew the attention of everyone in the classroom.

At the podium, the teacher stiffened, then nonchalantly set down the chalk.

"These points—everyone except Bai Xiao Ling needs to write them down."

"Old rule—if you still don't get it, you can ask me after class."

"If I can't explain it clearly enough, then go ask Bai Xiao Ling…"

……

In the office of Xinghai Entertainment, Duan Jiangping's face was perfectly calm.

"From now on, I won't be involved in Su Meng's affairs."

"I'm getting old; all this running around is bad for my heart."

Qin Jie blinked and asked, puzzled.

"Boss, a few game companies just called."

"They want to buy the rights to that guzheng piece just now—are you not handling that either?"

Duan Jiangping stiffened, a hint of struggle crossing his face.

Qin Jie went on.

"Just now a few more big sponsors came through—they make musical instruments and want Su Meng as their spokesperson—are you not handling that either?"

"Bilibili called, they want to invite Su Meng to join, the price they're offering isn't low — you don't care about that either?"

"Several magazines want to shoot Su Meng for the cover — you don't care about that either?"

"And also…"

"I'm not listening, I'm not listening!" Duan Jiangping cut her off with a resolute expression.

"I, Mr. Duan, have been running an entertainment company for twenty years — how could I possibly be tempted by such petty, paltry profits?"

Qin Jie nodded with an admiring expression and handed the phone over.

"Then Boss, if you're not after profit… are you after fame?"

The phone screen clearly displayed Weibo's trending search list.

At this moment on the trending list, a glance revealed it was all Su Meng.

#Su Meng plays half a guzheng piece and suppresses the entire convention! (Explosive!)#

#Su Meng plays fast-rap, nearly causing a massive stampede! (Explosive!)#

#Su Meng plays fast-rap at the convention, twenty people faint from excitement (Explosive!)#

#Su Meng guzheng performance full version (Explosive!)#

#Su Meng fast-rap complete collection (Boiling!)#

#Su Meng traditional fast-rap "Three Warriors Battle Kakashi"#

#Su Meng performs xiangsheng#

#Su Meng…#

#Su Meng…#

Adding yesterday's begging trending topic, Su Meng had actually swept the entire top twenty!

Duan Jiangping let out a cold laugh and said lightly.

"So what of fame? So what of profit? My heart is now still as water, nothing clings to my mind."

"Therefore, please tell those sponsors—"

"They need to pay more!"

……

On stage, Baiye Mirai also felt a bit awkward and quickly changed the subject.

"Brother Su Meng, that song you just played was really nice."

"I thought it was both hype and domineering, especially fitting for us otaku!"

"I noticed you really understand us otaku!"

Su Meng grinned proudly.

"Well, of course — I count as an otaku fan myself."