Actually, when it came to linking the two pen names, Yu Mian had originally thought his plan was quite well thought out.
After all, during the days when he was preparing “Bei Xing’s Necklace”, “God Of Cooking”, under “A Bowl of Fish Soup Noodles” never stopped updating. The daily updates were consistent and abundant.
Furthermore, there was the release of “Taoyuan Restaurant” developed by Derqin, which allowed countless fans who couldn’t get enough of the novel to continue engaging through the game. The dual experience of both the book and the game was a true satisfaction.
On top of that, “Bei Xing’s Necklace” had passed a nearly anonymous review process, was ultimately selected, and had been produced and well-received. This meant that his alternate pen name no longer had to worry about pressure from public opinion.
So, using the Screenwriters’ Association announcement to dispel the speculation about his screenwriting identity seemed like the perfect timing to Yu Mian.
But he really hadn’t expected the Screenwriter’ Association would take his induction so seriously this year, to the point of making a grand announcement on StarBlog.
The moment Yu Mian saw this StarBlog post, which was no less hateful than a face-to-face attack, he immediately felt a cold sweat break out.
Did President Fox have no idea about the fighting power of Fish Soup Noodles’ fans?
Was it still possible to urgently request a deletion?
Before Yu Mian could even reach out, President Fox of the Screenwriters’ Association had already gone ahead with a routine media interview following the announcement.
At this moment, the rapidly rising hashtag #Teacher Fish Soup Noodles Crosses into Screenwriting# undoubtedly became the focus for reporters’ questions.
“President Fox, did you know beforehand that the screenwriter Mian is actually the novelist Teacher Fish Soup Noodles? What are your thoughts on this kind of career crossover?”
“Normally, new members admitted to the association have years of experience in screenwriting. This year, however, Teacher Fish Soup Noodles was accepted with his debut work. Was this a special exception?”
Not only were the reporters on-site bombarding him with questions, but the number of viewers in the news live broadcast room was also soaring. Barrages flooded the screen like an unstoppable wave.
[Can someone explain what’s happening? Why is this morning so exciting? Are you telling me that our Bei Xing’s mother isn’t a mom but actually a dad?!]
[And it turns out he’s Teacher Fish Soup Noodles? My daughter used to love reading several of his short stories, so they’re the same person?!]
[As a fan of the show, this is a strange feeling hahaha. I never liked reading novels before, I just enjoy watching animations. So Screenwriter Mian was actually a novelist? Well, I guess I have to check out his books now.]
The first to notice the announcement of the Screenwriters’ Association were, of course, the fans who read both novels and liked animations. But many were pure fans of the TV show and had never read his novels before.
Now, learning that Bei Xing’s Necklace’s “father” was actually a famous novelist left them dumbfounded.
Many of the animation’s fans were now itching to check out Yu Mian’s other novels.
Meanwhile, President Fox coughed twice to clear his throat and faced the media with undisguised enthusiasm about inviting Yu Mian into the association.
“As for the identity issue, we genuinely had no idea about Teacher Fish Soup Noodles’ true identity at the beginning. The selection process for “Bei Xing’s Necklace” was entirely fair and impartial. Even though he could have leveraged his previous pen name’s popularity to attract more attention, he chose not to.”
Facing accusations of favoritism toward Teacher Fish Soup Noodles, President Fox made sure to firmly deny any such claims.
After all, when “Bei Xing’s Necklace” was first released, the issue had been quite sensitive. It wasn’t until the animation aired and proved itself with solid quality that people finally accepted that there was no behind-the-scenes manipulation.
“Moreover, our Screenwriters’ Association strongly supports and encourages outstanding young authors like Teacher Fish Soup Noodles to explore screenwriting.”
“I’m sure everyone has seen that this year’s dark horse, “Bei Xing’s Necklace”, has led the way in animated screenwriting innovation with its dreamy and magical new themes. This is precisely the fresh perspective and new wave that brilliant crossover writers bring us.”
“So, the association made this decision after careful consideration. We hope that in the coming year, Teacher Fish Soup Noodles will create even more outstanding scripts. After all, one episode a day is still not enough for everyone, right?”
President Fox ended the interview with a beaming smile, looking as if he was one step away from hanging a giant banner saying “We are absolutely thrilled about Teacher Fish Soup Noodles joining us” on his forehead.
Naturally, his speech made TV show fans feel like they were celebrating a festival.
[Great! President Fox is really awesome, he wasted no time in recruiting a talent like Teacher Fish Soup Noodles! I’m super excited for more scripts from him!]
[One episode a day really isn’t enough. I’ve been hoping for Lightyear to release more episodes, I’ve already rewatched the existing ones so many times they’re practically worn out.]
[Now that he’s in the association, does this mean he’s officially a full-time screenwriter? Will Lightyear offer him a high-paying contract to write more scripts?]
It had to be said, President Fox was a master at drawing big pies.
The various incentives and support programs for excellent young screenwriters that he mentioned in the interview made TV show fans buzz with excitement.
Because obviously, the “excellent young screenwriters” he was talking about could only be “their” Teacher Fish Soup Noodles!
But as the popularity of the interview continued to rise, more and more book fans also started hearing about this shocking news from various channels.
In fact, countless Fish Soup Noodles fans had been following the updates of “God Of Cooking” with great enthusiasm.
But with novels, no matter how much the author updates, it’s never enough when it’s a book you love.
Not to mention that because of the release of “Taoyuan Restaurant”, Teacher Fish Soup Noodles had even cut down on his cooking live broadcasts. So fans had been waiting eagerly for another broadcast, clinging to the schedule with anticipation.
Originally, everyone was comforting each other, telling themselves they should be understanding of Fish Soup Noodles. After all, the update volume of “God Of Cooking” was already quite high, and juggling both live broadcasting and writing wasn’t exactly easy.
No one expected that today, as many fans were still stuck in the update pit waiting for new chapters, they would suddenly be bombarded from all directions by excited friends and family, patting them on the shoulder and exclaiming:
Go check out the Screenwriters’ Association’s Starblog and the president’s interview!
Your Fish Soup Noodles has actually become a screenwriter!
[Huh? What screenwriter? What are you talking about?]
The first batch of fans who saw the flood of comments in the comments section reacted with complete confusion and disbelief.
Our “God Of Cooking” was still getting updated every day, how could Teacher Fish Soup Noodles have become a screenwriter?
[It’s for the recently popular animation “Bei Xing’s Necklace”! The screenwriter ‘Mian’ is actually Teacher Fish Soup Noodles’ other pen name!]
[I’m not lying, go check it out, I’m already shocked! I was just thinking about becoming a dual-fandom fan, but it turns out everything I love has been written by the same person all along. This is absolute perfection, I’m crying.]
Especially the group of dual-fandom fans, they wished they could get a loudspeaker so that every single Fish Soup Noodles fan in existence could know that their idol had once again dropped food out of the blue again, so come and eat it quickly!
At first, when the large wave of fish fans rushed into Starblog and the live interview, most of them were simply overjoyed, as if they had just stumbled upon a fully stocked granary. The only grievance was: why hadn’t Teacher Fish Soup Noodles told them in advance?
How could they be given a brand-new feast and not be informed immediately?
There was a new delicious food, how come the fish fans weren’t the first to eat it?
But as they continued watching, they noticed that in the live interview, President Fox first lavishly praised the massive success of “Bei Xing’s Necklace”, then listed the animation’s high viewership ratings and the immense popularity of its merchandise. In the end, he passionately concluded:
“Teacher Fish Soup Noodles has demonstrated great potential in scriptwriting. This is a field worth exploring deeply, and we look forward to even more excellent works from him as a full-time screenwriter after joining the association!”
[No, the more I listen to this interview, the more I feel something is wrong…(stunned)]
[Wait, how did Teacher Fish Soup Noodles suddenly become a full-time screenwriter for you TV show fans? We, the book fans, were here first, okay?!]
Especially when President Fox repeated that line at the end of the interview, the book fans almost collectively exploded on the spot.
However, many unsuspecting, innocent fans of the animation were still oblivious to the sudden shift in the barrage’s atmosphere. Seeing this group of emotionally charged newcomers, they subconsciously asked:
[Huh? Who are you guys? This is an interview with the president of the Screenwriters’ Association. Of course he should encourage Screenwriter Mian to write more scripts. “Bei Xing’s Necklace” airing one episode per day is definitely not enough!]
The sheer innocence of these comments, filled with unfiltered joy, struck the book fans like a dagger to the heart.
[Excuse me, but if “one episode per day” isn’t enough for you, do you think “one novel chapter per day” is enough for us?! [eyes widening.jpg]]
[The scriptwriting thing was definitely just Teacher Fish Soup Noodles trying something new for fun, there’s no way he’d go full-time! I refuse to believe it. TwT]
[And you incompetent Huanyu, what the hell are you doing? People are rushing to snatch Teacher Fish Soup Noodles away, why don’t you hurry up and grab him?!]
With that, fans flocked to all major platforms, and for a time, there was a massive surge of activity on both Yu Mian’s Starblog and Huanyu’s official accounts.
–—-
“By the cosmos, what is going on?”
The deputy chief editor had just arrived at work in the morning and was baffled to find that Huanyu had suddenly been branded as “completely incompetent”.
Many editors had various wonderful expressions on their faces, and Shaxs even coughed for a long time before finally explaining the reason.
“What? Teacher Fish Soup Noodles is leaving to become a full-time screenwriter? No way! That’s impossible! If he leaves, I’ll hang myself on the spot and resign in disgrace!”
After hearing this ridiculous claim, the deputy chief editor nearly broke out in a cold sweat.
“Hold on, Deputy Chief Editor, don’t get too worked up. I don’t think it’s as bad as the fans are making it sound.”
Shaxs barely managed to stop the deputy chief editor from reaching out to Fish Soup Noodles himself, and tried to comfort him with a helpless smile.
Based on his understanding of Fish Soup Noodles, his author certainly loved exploring new creative fields, but his passion for novel-writing was beyond question.
There was an extremely high chance that this was just a huge misunderstanding.
——-
[Fish: I never said I was going to be a full-time screenwriter, orz. That was just President Fox’s “expectation”. I wasn’t even at home today, so I wasn’t monitoring my light brain…I didn’t expect things to blow up this fast.]
As expected, after receiving Shaxs’ inquiry, Yu Mian quickly sent an urgent response.
He had originally planned to go out and look at houses, but somehow, the day had turned into a crisis management session to reassure his fans…
“But what do I do now?”
Yu Mian held his light brain, his head aching. He had no energy left to figure out why there was suddenly a pile of colorful little seashells placed outside his door this morning.
Meanwhile, after understanding the situation, Huo Ting looked at Yu Mian, a fish who kept exploring new fields and inadvertently raised countless new fans who didn’t even know each other, and felt that Yu Mian kind of deserved it.
“You’re actually laughing?”
Yu Mian looked up and saw that Huo Ting was smirking at him.
This guy was insufferable.
“So, what’s your plan? The house viewing can wait.”
Since he had been caught laughing, Huo Ting didn’t bother to hide it anymore. He reached out and pulled Yu Mian, who was squatting on the ground examining the seashells, back up to his feet.
Standing up while still clutching his light brain, Yu Mian had a feeling that he wouldn’t be able to go house hunting today.
Maybe he should do a mass update of “God Of Cooking” first? Then follow it up with a live broadcast to explain everything?
Would that even work?!
But just as Yu Mian walked away, a young man with long silver hair peeked out from behind a large tree near the water’s edge.
He looked on in disappointment, realizing that his seashells had been left untouched.
Maybe he should try offering something else instead?
But why would an adult aquatic descendant want to be with a human?
Even showing his fishtail to that terrifying human.
Isn’t this pointless? No matter how impressive a human is, they don’t have a fishtail and can’t respond to a courtship display.
