The sweetest in the entertainment industry

Chapter 48 A complete noob

Knowing everyone was resentful, Lu Nanting didn't dare to talk back. Only after everyone had finished complaining did he start to play the victim:
Brothers, I'm not trying to hide it from you, you know what's been going on these past few days, and this still hasn't been officially announced! Think about it, what kind of person can withstand this kind of pressure? It's not easy to get a wife, you can't let her scare him away. For your lifelong happiness, brothers, please be understanding!

When the news first broke, several fans threatening to jump off buildings trended on social media, as everyone knows.

If they weren't understanding, they would have bombarded me with phone calls long ago.

Seeing that he spoke politely, the others didn't make things difficult for him and started speaking more seriously:

How have you been these past few days?

If you ever need anything from your brothers, just say the word.

Don't worry about the paparazzi; we haven't been answering calls from unknown numbers these past few days. Even when people have asked us through intermediaries, we haven't responded.

……

Lu Nanting sighed, sat up, sent several thank-you emojis in a row, and then replied to the message:

I've been staying home these past few days, and besides being bored, there's not much to do.

Now, apart from the Lu family, even his childhood friends don't know who his wife is, so no one asks him about her.

Seeing that he was bored, someone suggested playing games with him:

[You can't go out right now, and we can't bring you along for our fun activities. How about we play some games together?]

Lu Nanting doesn't usually play games, partly because he's not very interested, and partly because he's too busy with work to play them.

Feeling incredibly bored, I decided to accept my friends' invitation and go to Summoner's Rift with them to kill some time.

When my wife isn't home, I lose all motivation to do anything.

It's probably a lingering effect of the intense emotional fluctuations I experienced a few days ago.

To make things easier, the group created a voice chat and taught him how to operate it one by one.

Lu Nanting had never played before, and he even had to apply for an account on the spot.

"Damn! You really don't play the game? I thought it was just a persona."

"There aren't that many personas."

These days, with the internet so advanced, unless you have an unpleasant personality and there's really no other way, anyone with a brain knows that if you want to survive in this industry for a long time, being yourself is the only way.

The practice of creating a persona has long since fallen apart as more and more people have had their stories exposed.

After all, a fake is always a fake, and it will eventually be exposed.

Fans can accept imperfections, but they absolutely cannot accept deception.

A group of people chatted while logging into their accounts. Lu Nanting retorted irritably and then focused on familiarizing himself with the controls.

After he finished reading the beginner's guide and understood it roughly, and then practiced the controls against bots, the guys finished a game and then invited him to play together.

A game that even elementary school students can play smoothly is not very difficult.

Mastering it might not be easy, but getting started is incredibly simple.

For Lu Nanting, having four experienced players guide a novice might require full concentration, but for the others, it would be no different from taking a walk.

So they talked on and on.

Anyway, it was a five-person game, and there were no outsiders.

Another point is that the other four are all very familiar with the game, and they know to turn off the game voice chat when they talk about personal matters, so they basically have no reservations about what they say.

Unfortunately, Lu Nanting was a complete novice, and his eyes were only focused on the battle, so he didn't notice when he turned on the team voice chat.

After all, it was Monday morning, and it was their own company. Their father was also keeping an eye on things, so they didn't dare to act recklessly.

After playing a few rounds, someone had to go to a meeting and logged off early, leaving the team short one person.

In the new round, a random player fills in the role.

The visitor was very quiet, neither vying for nor competing for roles, and communicating entirely through typing.

Ordinary teammates, ordinary start, the interface flashes, and the five players leave the fountain one after another to begin the game.

The passerby didn't speak, and the group didn't seem inclined to interact with him either, engrossed in their WeChat voice chats. Little did they know that the passerby, known as "Swift Swordsman," had overheard their conversation the moment he entered.

The childhood friend who owns the bar is named Guo Zerui. He's very close to Lu Nanting. While playing games, he suddenly remembered something and asked:
"Hey bro, do you still have tickets for next week's concert? My girlfriend has a few girlfriends who want to go, and they asked if I could get them."

Lu Nanting stared at his phone and casually replied:
"Next week's won't work, they're all gone. We can scrape together two for next month." Upon hearing that there were only two, and they wouldn't be available until next month, Guo Zerui's voice rose considerably.

"Two tickets? So many people want to go, and we're already arguing about who goes and who doesn't? You're just making things difficult for me! It's just a few tickets! You might as well be stingy!"

"It's not a matter of being stingy. Seating is limited, and many fans couldn't get tickets! There weren't many tickets reserved to begin with. Besides, I also need to save a few for my wife, in case she wants to come? In case her relatives or friends want to come?"

Guo Zerui was on the verge of collapse upon hearing this:

"Holy crap! Shut up! Can you go see a neurologist first? Get your severely love-struck brain fixed! You're always talking about 'wife,' don't you care about your brothers anymore? It's such a small thing, and you're just spouting nonsense at me!"

Having spent so much time with Gu Lanxi, Lu Nanting's speech had started to take on a more unhurried and relaxed tone.
"That's not how it works. If you're getting married and your wife wants someone, I, as her brother, will do it without hesitation, even arranging seats for her girlfriends on short notice. But this girlfriend of yours, changing two every month, might change her attitude before the concert even starts. Just give up already! Don't waste my front-row seat!"

Guo Zerui changes girlfriends faster than he changes clothes, often causing his mother to cry.

Whenever he's in a bad mood, he goes to his mother's house for tea, and then he has to listen to her nagging.

What about "harmony in the family brings prosperity in all things," what about "when husband and wife are of one mind, barren land can turn into gold," what about "a virtuous wife brings fewer troubles to her husband, and a filial son brings peace of mind to his father"...

He was so tired of hearing it that his ears were practically calloused.

I've long disapproved of his behavior, and now that I have the chance, I have to give him a piece of my mind.

After being lectured like that, Guo Zerui was completely bewildered:

"Seriously, bro?! There's a hierarchy in dating? How am I supposed to know which one's right if I don't date a few?!"

Before Lu Nanting could reply, another friend became anxious:

"Holy crap! Can you two stop talking?! Don't you know he's a total noob? He can't even aim his skills when he talks?! Huh?! You're such a noob! Lao Lu! I just fell right under your nose, don't you have any conscience? Huh? Can you give me a little healing?! I'm asking you, can you?! You're this bad, even worse than Cai Wenji! Aren't you ashamed? Huh?"

The sound became so loud it seemed to echo, and the last person immediately realized something was wrong:
"Wait...did anyone forget to turn off game voice chat? Something sounds off to me?"

Upon hearing this, everyone immediately fell silent.

It took Lu Nanting a long time before he belatedly turned off the game's voice chat.

The interface is so flashy, and the phone screen isn't very big. He's tall and has long arms, so he might accidentally press the wrong button.

Seeing that the passerby seemed normal, and recalling that he hadn't said anything he shouldn't have, Lu Nanting breathed a sigh of relief.

After that, no one spoke until the game ended, when they called in another guy to make up the numbers before starting the next game.

However, even when they chatted afterward, they stopped talking about personal matters.

Having someone guide you makes the experience much better, and newcomers often reveal their lack of skill but also their intense addiction to the game.

The other three knew he was feeling cooped up at home and wanted to keep him company. Even if one of them had something to do, they would immediately call another friend to fill in.

The benefits of having many friends become apparent.

Everything went smoothly until noon, and nothing unexpected happened, so he didn't take it to heart.

Little did they know that the video was posted by "Swift Swordsman" as soon as the game ended.

It turns out that this guy had a girlfriend who happened to be a die-hard fan of Lu Nanting, so much so that he had gone to several of Lu Nanting's concerts with her.

Lu Nanting's voice was highly recognizable, and almost the moment Lu Nanting uttered his first sentence, he quickly tapped to record the screen.

The more I listened to it afterward, the more interesting it became, so of course I had to send it to my dear girlfriend to make her happy.

Regarding yesterday's update, readers outside of Cantonese-speaking regions expressed that the dialect dialogue significantly impacted their reading experience.

Therefore, the first two chapters have been revised.

It's impossible to please everyone, and being too obsessed with authenticity doesn't seem quite right.

Therefore, after careful consideration, I decided to try to preserve certain regional language habits and avoid writing overly difficult dialect dialogues.

This improves the smoothness of the gameplay while preserving the character's unique features.

The key is that it can also make typing faster.

Every new attempt has an unknown outcome.

We can only improve it little by little.

As I said before, please feel free to let me know if you have any opinions. I hope this doesn't cause any trouble for anyone~
Sending you all my love.

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(End of this chapter)