Chapter 662

If Li Ang could hear the 【King of Drama】's roar, he'd probably burst out laughing… If you must ask why, it's because of a dimensional downgrade in perception.

Nothing else—by now, in the "fast-food era," massive data and analysis have thoroughly summarized the core preferences of every audience segment.

Men mostly prefer underdog comebacks and disguised fools outsmarting opponents, savoring the thrill of breaking free from rules and winning against the odds; women's core appeal lies in "being special"—no matter how others are treated, they alone are unique.

This summary isn't absolute, but most ordinary people are indeed deeply affected by it.

So when Li Ang learned both performances today were romantic dramas, and confirmed after checking the small town's household records that 70% of attendees were female viewers, the battle for control of the drama world had already lost all suspense.

The mature tropes from the fast-food era may lack nutritional value, but for first-time audiences untouched by industrial sugar, their destructive power is absolutely off the charts—perfect for flooding these unprocessed viewers, guaranteed to hit every time.

More crucially, crafting a great drama requires subtle foreshadowing, well-structured plot arcs, introspective character monologues, and more—all meticulously crafted before the final climax explodes, delivering viewers a cathartic experience.

Yet as the 【King of Drama】 guided the male and female leads to the beach at night, preparing them to miss the starry sky under cloud cover and make a promise to return and watch the stars later, "Mr. Joseph" had already bought two hundred and fifty carts of fireworks, ready to spell out "Agatha" across the sky.

As for subtle foreshadowing? The promise to return and watch the stars?

Come on, seriously?

When Li Ang's five hundred loyal guards ignited those two hundred and fifty carts of fireworks, blasting them into the sky with deafening cracks, even the moon was nearly obliterated—what kind of promise could possibly remain? Promise to come back and breathe in gunpowder next time?

The same logic applied to the costume ball, the famous artist's former residence, Green Snail Mountain Park, and so on.

While this side was still slowly and tepidly trying to understand each other, the other side had already presented ninety-nine thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine roses, whispering, "You're the last and most beautiful rose," accompanied by hundreds of high-paid professional cheerleaders forcibly bursting onto the scene.

Even if "Mr. Joseph"'s forced intrusion ultimately failed, the 【King of Drama】's carefully planned scenes of gradual understanding and slow emotional bonding were utterly doomed—and became a stark contrast.

On one side, gaining favor relied on endless talking, advancing the plot required chaos, giving gifts demanded elaborate setups, and even dating traffic jams needed detours; on the other, everything was prepared in advance, always ahead of the curve, looking up to fireworks, looking down to receive flowers.

This side was still tepidly probing the situation, too shy to even admit they liked you; that side already had sweet words on their tongue, property deeds, car titles, and household registration in hand, their eyes fixed on you—and even planned to be buried with you in the same tiny box a hundred years from now… Tell me, if you were choosing, who would you pick?

…

"If I were Agatha, I'd probably choose Mr. Joseph."

As a whisper echoed, making the 【King of Drama】's eyelids twitch, a pale pink heart-shaped bubble quietly surfaced from the drama world.

As the three thousand-plus souls composing the drama gradually shifted toward "Mr. Joseph," the 【King of Drama】's control over the drama world reached a dangerously precarious threshold.

Meanwhile, Li Ang, trapped within the drama, could neither control these souls nor spare energy to restrain or suppress them; the wills of countless viewers began slowly awakening, still lacking full self-awareness but already exchanging simple thoughts.

Soon after the first bubble appeared, more powerful souls spawned heart-shaped bubbles, popping up one after another, eager to declare:

"Yes yes, Mr. Joseph is so deep in feeling."

"I choose Mr. Joseph too! He's not as handsome as Elijah, but he's impossible to refuse."

"Too bad—if only he were a bit more handsome."

"Yes yes."

"Nonsense! Who says Mr. Joseph isn't handsome?"

As the audience unconsciously discussed Li Ang's looks and voiced their small regrets, a furious red bubble swelled up, bursting loudly with a sharp *bip-bop*:

"Do you even have taste? Mr. Joseph's face is high-end!"

With the emergence of the red bubble, more and more bubbles swelled up in response.

"Yes yes, Mr. Joseph is handsome—not in the conventional sense, but with a unique aura!"

"Exactly! Especially his eyes—they're so captivating!"

"Sis, you've got great taste! When Mr. Joseph knelt with roses, others saw fireworks—I saw only him. That look? It killed me!"

"Actually, after watching longer, you realize Mr. Joseph isn't stunning at first glance—but he gets more and more attractive the longer you look."

"Exactly!"

With the big bubbles leading the way, the new bubbles that followed began frantically popping *pulu pulu*.

"Yes yes."

"Mr. Joseph is so hot!"

Amid the 【King of Drama】's bewildered expression, the scattered "world wills" once in slumber slowly converged, gradually forming a consensus: "Mr. Joseph is actually really handsome."

Meanwhile, inside the drama, Li Ang, coaxing Agatha to meet her grandmother, unknowingly received a subtle aesthetic adjustment thanks to the collective approval of the pink bubbles—his features remained unchanged, his eyes unchanged, yet somehow he looked more and more pleasing.

His already exceptional eyes, as one bubble had insistently *pulu pulu* claimed, now seemed to hold a galaxy within, radiating an odd allure—just one glance, and you'd want to drown in them.

Wait… the drama world does this now?!?!

Watching Agatha, now unable to stop stealing glances at Li Ang as his looks exploded in appeal, the "Wang Erde Master" outside the drama frantically tore at his hair, nearly driven mad with anguish.

This… this isn't drama! This isn't drama at all! This chaotic mess is a desecration of great art! How… how could so many people enjoy this?!

Watching the drama world above, where the audience erupted in cheers as the male and female leads… as the male supporting character and heroine embraced for the first time, and where pink bubbles screamed uncontrollably as the heroine stumbled into the bathroom and saw "Mr. Joseph" with his wet upper body, the 【King of Drama】 felt the world spin.

No… no! Absolutely not! If this continues… I'll turn into… into his likeness!

Seeing the text floating on his white suit, seeing the scenes being massively deleted under the drama world's will, the 【King of Drama】's face twisted in horror.

Then, as his arms slowly turned like pages, revealing the script of *Twelve Days Together*, the label beside "Mr. Joseph" in the character list—【Male Supporting Role · Clown No. 1】—began uncontrollably blurring, shifting toward 【Male Lead · No. 1】. The 【King of Drama】 finally snapped, trembling as he seized the fine threads controlling the soul puppets and desperately yanked the plot backward.

It was impossible to completely remove "Mr. Joseph" now, but… but the ending must stay the same! I must preserve as much of the original as possible! At least there must be a wedding! The heroine must marry Elijah—he can be no more than Male Lead #2! Otherwise… otherwise…

…

"You're not suitable!"

Under the stunned gaze of the bubbles, Mr. Joseph's previously kind and gentle grandmother's face darkened as she heard her grandson planned to marry a tavern waitress, her voice leaving no room for refusal:

"Mr. Joseph's future wife must be either the daughter of the Duke of Blackwood, the princess of the Thrush Kingdom, or at the very least a relative of the Speaker of the Lower House. Marrying you is absolutely impossible!" "No, I won't marry anyone but her!"

Facing pressure from his grandmother, Leon, who firmly upheld his obsessive billionaire persona, immediately and resolutely refused:

"For all these years, I never knew what I wanted—until I met Agatha. My empty life finally gained color! So no matter how much you oppose it, I will absolutely…"

"Cough… cough…"

"…"

No way? You're playing this game too?

Under Leon's bewildered gaze, his grandmother—who had just moments ago been rosy-cheeked and robust—suddenly turned pale, pulled out a pristine white silk handkerchief, and pressed it to her mouth as she burst into violent coughing.

After a bout of heart-wrenching, agonizing coughing, the frail grandmother tucked away the blood-stained handkerchief, said nothing about her condition, but bit her lip and declared with stubborn defiance:

"In short… no! As long as I'm alive, it's impossible! In this estate, it's either her or me—you choose one!"

"…"

Six seconds and she's already on her deathbed?

Severely stunned by this sudden flood of melodramatic blood, Leon glared darkly:

"Then I'll leave! If this estate…"

"Cough… cough…"

"If this estate can't accommodate Agatha…"

"Cough… cough!" (Loudly)

"If this estate can't hold Agatha, then I'll just…"

"Cough cough cough!" (Extremely loud!)

"I'll leave!"

"Cough cough cough cough cough!!!" (Thunderous, violent coughing!)

"…"

"N-no need!"

As the grandmother coughed violently, spitting blood into her handkerchief with each ragged breath, Agatha—who had been weeping uncontrollably beside her—snatched off the necklace Leon had given her, shoved it forcefully into his hand, then turned away with hardened resolve:

"Mr. Joseph, I… I have my own pride! If I stay with you, I won't just destroy your family—I'll become your emotional prisoner… You… you're kind, but this isn't the life I want! Goodbye! No—never again!"

"Wait!"

Leon turned to grab her, but under the influence of 【The King of Drama】, the frail, scripted Agatha sprinted with the speed of a world-class sprinter, vanishing through the door.

Meanwhile, the grandmother—whose white handkerchief had turned crimson and who looked ready to expire at any moment—unleashed a demonic, bodybuilder-level strength, her bony grip on his hand clamping like iron tongs, impossible to break free from.

Caught off guard, Leon could only watch as the Princess portraying Agatha, trailing motion-blurs from her high-speed dash, raced out of the estate and plunged headlong into the torrential rain—toward the beach… the very place where mysterious bandits awaited to kidnap her and force her into marriage.

Are you serious? You're just handing her over like this? Do you even care about dramatic logic anymore?

…

"Waaah! This is so tragic!"

As Leon, now ganked, temporarily went offline, the viewers watching the drama's plot surge forward—or rather, collapse—saw the once-pink bubbles around them slowly turn gray and murky.

When Leon was locked in confinement by his grandmother, when Agatha was caught by the rain while stargazing on the beach, and when the pure-hearted second male lead, "Elijah," chose to sacrifice his freedom to return home and marry—each bubble began to sob.

"Waaah! The grandmother is so cruel! Lovers can't be together!"

"On one side is his love, on the other his grandmother—Mr. Joseph has no choice…"

"Yes yes, but Mr. Elijah is truly noble."

"Indeed—he who loved freedom so much now returns to accept a forced marriage, spending the rest of his life as the very kind of caged bird he despised."

"Thinking like that… Mr. Elijah doesn't seem so bad? At least he's good-looking and gentle?"

This… is this… could a twist finally be coming?

Seeing the bubbles slowly return, 【The King of Drama】, who had been trembling from his own brutal script revisions, suddenly burst into ecstatic joy—a flush of excitement bloomed across his face, paler than his white suit.

Yes yes! That's it! You foolish viewers finally understand! That damned "Mr. Joseph" is just a clown! Elijah is the true male lead of this drama—

"Elijah is the third party!!!"

With a thunderous shout, the large red bubble that had previously defended Leon's looks swelled again, roaring in fury:

"How despicable! Taking advantage of weakness to destroy Mr. Joseph and Agatha's love!"

Inspired by her, a wave of Joseph fans erupted—pink-tinged bubbles popped and bubbled up in waves.

"Sisters! Stay firm! Don't forget Mr. Joseph is the male protagonist!"

"Are you really so fickle? Do you owe anything to Mr. Joseph, still fighting his grandmother at home?"

"Elijah only lost his freedom for life—Mr. Joseph lost his love!"

"Woo woo woo, my poor Mr. Joseph!"

"Get her back! Quickly, take Agatha back!"

No! No! It's happening again! It's happening again!!!

In the terrified gaze of the 【King of Drama】, the vast waves of will-bubbles that had just turned toward him flipped back en masse, beginning to rally behind "Mr. Joseph."

As the large red bubble roared, seven and a half of the red bubbles burst open in unison, then raised their highly abstract little chubby hands, swaying and cheering:

"Stop the wedding! Stop the wedding!! Stop the wedding!!! Stop the wedding!!!!"

(End of Chapter)