The younger generation, starting from where the wind blows...

Chapter 243 Peach Blossom Girl vs. the Four Chen Brothers

Chen He recounted how he met Xu Qifei in the stands and how Xu Qifei invited him to star in a web series.

A web series similar to "Hot Shot"?

Chen Taohua's eyes lit up immediately after hearing this.

"Fourth Brother, who are you playing in it? Dongfang Xiang or Yuan Daying?"

No sooner had he finished speaking than he was tapped on the forehead.

"What are you thinking? If we compare my character to 'Hot Shot,' my role is at best on par with the five top high school ace players: Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Vermilion Bird, Black Tortoise, and Clear Blade."

"what?"

Chen Taohua rubbed her forehead, which had been throbbing from the knock, and muttered:

"Wouldn't that make him just a background character with no presence whatsoever?"

"Hot Shot" just aired in Taiwan in August and became a ratings hit, even sparking a basketball craze in high schools on the island.

Chen Taohua watched that drama with her four older brothers.

Now, less than two months later, Chen Taohua's impression of that drama is that the basketball scenes were exaggerated, Dongfang Xiang was handsome, and Yuan Daying was funny.

Even a handsome guy like Wu Chun was reduced to a supporting character with little presence due to his limited screen time.

It is said that Wu Chun was initially cast as the second male lead in the initial filming of this drama. However, due to the filming schedule exceeding the allotted time, Wu Chun left the set. As a result, Yuan Daying's role was greatly expanded in the final cut, making him the second male lead.

Chen He had subtly inquired about this issue with Xu Qifei when they were watching the game from the sidelines.

Xu Qifei told Chen He that "Black Basketball" would not focus too much on the two male leads like "Hot Shot," but would instead emphasize ensemble scenes.

At least the universities where the five members of the "Generation of Miracles" attend will have just as much screen time as the universities where the two main characters attend.

Chen He was initially skeptical of Xu Qifei's claims.

Wu Chun's experience on the set of "Hot Shot" is the best example.

Before filming began, they said the best things they could think of.

After filming began, the reality was completely different from what had been said before.

In the end, Xu Qifei convinced Chen He with just one sentence.

Yang Muye will play Midorima, the sharpshooter among the five members of the "Generation of Miracles". As an investor and screenwriter, how could Yang Muye possibly make his character a background character with little presence?

The other four members of the "Generation of Miracles" are Murasakibara, the violent center played by Chen He.

Yu Tu plays the power forward Qingfeng.

Ning Zhiqian plays Kise, a small forward with the ability to copy Sharingan.

Liu Chong plays Akashi, the point guard who possesses the "Eye of the Heavenly Emperor".

Just by looking at the cast, you can tell that these characters will have significant roles.

This is one of the advantages of having amateurs act in films.

Unlike celebrities who fight over who gets top billing when filming a movie.

After listening, Chen Taohua had a sudden inspiration.

"Fourth Brother, since your character has his own independent storyline, could you talk to the director and let me play a role in it as well? I don't ask for much, I'll just play your sister."

Chen He instinctively wanted to refuse.

But when the words were about to come out, seeing her sister's pitiful and pleading look, her heart softened.

Since she's playing my own sister, I can keep an eye on her anytime on set, so nothing should happen.

"Long live Fourth Brother!"

Chen Taohua jumped up excitedly.

Afterwards, Chen Taohua hugged Chen He's arm tightly again, shaking it and pleading:
"Fourth Brother, I have one more small wish."

Chen He immediately became alert.

"What wish?"

"I just saw the number 8 player on the yellow team playing basketball and he looked so cool. Can I take a picture with him?"

Number 8?
Chen He and Chen Yu were both stunned.

Shouldn't Yang Muyi, number 24, be the most eye-catching member of Team Yellow?
What's with Chen Taohua wanting to take a photo with Yu Tu (number 8)?

Just as Chen He was wondering what was going on, Chen Yuyi stood by, seemingly wanting to say something but then stopping herself.

Chen Taohua glared at Chen Yuyi from the side, warning him not to talk too much.

Her tactic was called a feint, a diversionary tactic.

Chen Taohua was well aware of how protective her four older brothers were of her; from childhood to adulthood, every boy who tried to get close to her had been driven away by her four brothers in various ways.

If I showed any interest in Yang Muye right away, my four older brothers would definitely keep a close watch on me.

First, use a fake target to attract the brothers' attention, then secretly make contact with Yang Muye.

Despite his suspicions, Chen He never expected his sister to be playing military strategy with him.

Unable to resist Chen Taohua's pleas, Chen He had no choice but to walk towards Yu Tu on the field.

On the bench in the rest area, Xu Hongdou and Xia Qingyue noticed Chen Taohua's arrival early on.

Who wouldn't like a Taiwanese girl with a sweet face and a charming, sweet voice?
Xia Qing even made a bet with Xu Hongdou that Chen Taohua probably had her eye on one of the handsome guys playing on the court.

The most likely candidates are Yang Muyi, Yu Tu, and Xiao Nai.

A normal girl might hesitate between Yu Tu and Xiao Nai and decide which one to choose.

However, if Yang Muye is among the options, I would definitely choose Yang Muye without hesitation.

So when Xia Qing saw Chen Yu take out a point-and-shoot camera from his bag and Chen He walk onto the field, she asserted that Chen Taohua definitely wanted to take a photo with Yang Muye.

He even deliberately asked Xu Hongdou if she would be jealous if the two of them took a very intimate photo together.

Xu Hongdou immediately retorted, "So what if we take a photo together? Why should I be jealous?"

Xia Qing smiled without saying a word.

She felt that when it came time to take the group photo, Xu Hongdou probably wouldn't think that way anymore.

But what happened next was completely unexpected by Xia Qing.

When Chen He walked onto the field, he didn't look for Yang Muye, but for Yu Tu.

Even Yu Tu himself was completely bewildered by this incident.

After confirming several times that there was no mistake, Yu Tu looked at Xia Qing in the rest area on the sidelines with some embarrassment.

Xu Hongdou turned to look at Xia Qing.

Come on, please start your performance.

Let me see how you "protect your husband with domineering force".

Xia Qing's face stiffened for a moment, then returned to normal.

Under everyone's gaze, she stood up and walked over.

It's just a group photo, isn't it?

The three of them took the picture together.

Chen Taohua had no objection to this, since her purpose was to use Yu Tu as a cover.

This put Yu Tu, who was standing in the middle, in a difficult position. He nervously placed his hands in front of him, showing no sign of enjoying being surrounded by two beautiful women.

Chen He took the camera from Chen Yu and took a group photo of the three of them.

After Qiao Jingjing met up with Bei Weiwei in the stands, they went to the edge of the stadium together and witnessed this scene.

Bei Weiwei inquired with Xu Hongdou.

Who is this little girl?

Xu Hongdou shrugged.

"I don't know, but the accent sounds like they're from Taiwan."

Bei Weiwei then invited Xu Hongdou to take a group photo with the players on the field, but Xu Hongdou smiled and shook her head.

"I won't go, you can go."

Xu Hongdou didn't go, and neither did Qiao Jingjing. Instead, Qiao Jingjing sat down next to Xu Hongdou.

Bei Weiwei had no choice but to return to the field alone to meet up with Zhao Erxi, Xiaoling, and Sisi from the dormitory.

The four first took a group photo with all the players on the red team, and then took another group photo with the players on the yellow team.

Seeing this, Chen Taohua also wanted to take a group photo with the Yellow Team players.

The two groups simply stood together and took a group photo. After they finished, Xiao Nai also came over and suggested that the red team and the yellow team take a group photo together.

The two teams stood on either side of the center circle and took a group photo together.

Finally, at Xu Qifei's suggestion, the five members of the "Generation of Miracles" plus Bai Ma Shuai and Xiao Nai took a group photo.

After fulfilling everyone's requests for photos, Yang Muyi walked over to Xu Hongdou, who was standing on the sidelines.

Qiao Jingjing made an excuse to go find Bei Weiwei and sensibly got up and left first.

"What are your plans for tonight?"

"Not yet. My sister just asked me on QQ what I wanted for lunch."

Xu Hongdou told a lie.

Xu Hongmi didn't even ask her what she wanted to eat in the afternoon, but instead asked if she wasn't coming back for dinner.

Xu Hongdou has not yet replied.

Yang Muyi then asked, "Have you decided what you want to eat tonight?"

Xu Hongdou tilted her delicate face slightly upwards.

"What, are you treating?"

"Yes, we arranged a dinner party before the competition. Families are welcome. Let me know in advance what you'd like to eat."

Xu Hongdou rolled her eyes at Yang Muye in annoyance.

Who are your family members?

And I haven't even agreed to go with you yet.

"It's still early for dinner. I'll show you around my place first."

"iPartment?"

"Correct."

Xu Hongdou nodded, which was considered an agreement.

Of course, she only agreed to visit the Love Apartment, but she didn't say she would have dinner with Yang Muyi.

At this moment, Xia Qing and Yu Tu walked over.

"Have you two finished talking? Yu Tu and I are going back to the hotel first."

Xu Hongdou stood up from the bench and waved goodbye to Xia Qing and Yu Tu.

Qiao Jingjing and Bei Weiwei followed suit and left together.

As they passed by, the two women waved to Xu Hongdou.

"Red Bean, see you tonight."

Xu Hongdou smiled and waved goodbye to the two of them.

"See you tonight."

Yang Muyi returned to the field, greeted the others, and called Xu Hongdou to leave together.

As we passed through the passageway, we encountered the three Chen brothers, who had arrived "late."

The two sides passed each other.

After Yang Muyi and Xu Hongdou left, the eldest brother Chen Qi and the second brother Chen Cheng subconsciously turned around and looked back.

Both of them were looking at Yang Muye.

The two deliberately lingered a step behind and huddled together to discuss the matter.

The topic, of course, was still about Yang Muye.

"Big brother, Peach Blossom watched the whole match, she should have noticed this kid, right?"

"Nonsense, Peach Blossom isn't blind. If he can wear Kobe's number 24 jersey, he must be performing exceptionally well on the court."

"What if the peach blossoms—"

Chen Cheng was interrupted by Chen Qi before he could finish speaking.

"He already has a girlfriend, so Peach Blossom must know."

Chen Cheng hesitated, as if he wanted to say something but then stopped.

So what if he has a girlfriend? It's not like he's married.

If the younger sister really falls for this guy, that would be a real problem.

Chen Qi was aware of Chen Cheng's thoughts, and in fact, he himself had the same concerns. However, since nothing had happened yet, Chen Qi did not want to draw any conclusions too early.

When the third brother, Chen, saw his two older brothers lagging behind, he turned around and asked them what they were discussing.

"That boy who just walked by—"

Chen Qi was interrupted impatiently by Chen Zhuan before he could finish speaking.

"You know him, too?"

and also?
Chen Qi and Chen Cheng exchanged a glance, then looked at Chen Zhuan and said in unison:
"You know him?"

"A while ago, a very interesting little game called 'Happy Farm' was released on Facebook. Many of my friends recommended it to me, so I played it and found it quite fun, mainly because it's very social. Then I looked up the company that made the game and found out that it was actually based in mainland China."

Chen shrugged and continued:
"Then I specifically looked up this company and found that this guy named Yang Muye is really amazing. He made his first pot of gold by calculating the probability of winning the lottery during the Olympics, winning more than 12 million NT dollars. He also used loopholes in the rules to legally evade taxes."

"After that, he invested the money to develop a small game, and through viral marketing similar to 'The Blair Witch Project,' he made nearly 100 million NT dollars in a month."

"Not only that, he also wrote his own songs and did planning, turning his classmates into internet celebrities."

"By the way, he himself is a second-generation rich kid; his parents have a very big business in Shenzhen."

He's a typical rich guy who, if he doesn't work hard, will just have to go home and inherit a fortune of hundreds of millions.

The speaker is unintentional and the listener is interested.

Both Chen Qi and Chen Cheng felt the alarm bells ringing in their hearts.

Neither of them dared to delay any longer and quickened their pace toward the basketball court inside the stadium.

Upon seeing her three older brothers arrive, Chen Taohua, who was just a moment ago posing for photos with the Red Team players making V-signs, immediately transformed back into a well-behaved and demure lady.

Chen Yuyi, who was taking pictures of Chen Taohua, was so frightened that he almost dropped his camera.

The two walked forward together and greeted their three older brothers.

"Big brother, second brother, third brother."

Chen Qi snorted coldly:
"You still remember we're your brothers!"

Chen Taohua looked up in surprise.

Could it be that my three older brothers saw through my feint?
You know, even when her brothers were angry before, they would never speak to her in such a harsh tone.

Just as they were hesitating, Chen Cheng's voice rang out.

"Big brother wasn't talking about you, he was talking about Yu Yi!"

what?
Coming for me?

Chen Yu was stunned on the spot.

Did I break some kind of divine law?
Is everything directed at me?

Following his two older brothers, the third brother, Chen Zhuan, also began to list Chen Yuyi's "crimes".

“We already told you that your university entrance exam results this year were not ideal, and that you should study for another year, but you secretly applied to a university in mainland China.”

"Since you came here, you've really gotten bolder and bolder. You even tricked your little sister into coming to the mainland."

Did I lie to her?
Chen Yu's eyes widened.

He really wanted to shout at his third brother, Chen Qi, "Didn't you hack my Yahoo! Messenger account?"

Throughout the communication records, he had been trying his best to prevent his younger sister, Chen Taohua, from coming to the mainland, and even told a lot of lies against his will.

However, in Chen Qi's version of events, he himself became the culprit who instigated his younger sister to come to the mainland.

It's always been like this, from childhood to adulthood.

In the eyes of the four older brothers, the truth doesn't matter; after all, no matter what mistakes are made, they are the ones who are at fault.

Just as Chen Yu was feeling inexplicably grief-stricken, Chen Taohua's voice rang out.

"Third Brother, it has nothing to do with Fifth Brother. I came to the mainland to relax on my own."

"On the contrary, you should thank Fifth Brother. Without him, you would never have been able to find me so quickly."

(End of this chapter)