Regarding the storm of today’s public opinion, President Fox felt very guilty, regretful, and embarrassed.
He was too happy during the interview and never expected that, in his excitement, he would overlook Teacher Fish Soup Noodles’ long-time fans in his words. As a result, the situation spiraled out of control, and the controversy only grew in intensity.
The key issue was that, as things became uncontrollable, it was becoming increasingly clear that some people were deliberately leading the pace now that they had found an opportunity.
Originally, the success of Fish Soup Noodles’ crossover into screenwriting and the widespread popularity of the animated adaptation should have been a remarkable and rare achievement.
As a result, it had turned into a situation where both book fans and the TV show fans felt aggrieved, and finally went to Fish Soup Noodles for justice.
“If this isn’t handled well, it’s going to be really tricky.”
The more heated the public opinion on star network became, the more guilty President Fox felt.
Even screenwriter Quint, after calming down, realized that emotions had gotten a little too heated.
After all, for those who had followed Fish Soup Noodles’ works from the beginning, it was inevitable that they’d feel aggrieved and anxious when they heard he was going to be a full-time screenwriter. The animation, “Bei Xing’s Necklace” had been something he created on the side, in between his writing projects.
Likewise, Omirs and many other authors saw things taking a wrong turn and understood that the fans simply wanted Fish Soup Noodles to keep writing. It was never a rivalry between the two fandoms.
So why were there some people actively trying to stir up conflict?
Fortunately, Yu Mian, who was already accustomed to all kinds of bloody storms, remained completely unaffected by the overwhelming pressure from public opinion on star network. If anything, his typing speed had even increased that evening.
With a triple update of “God of Cooking”, fans were once again thoroughly satisfied, and many of the discussions in the comment section were redirected toward the latest chapters.
Even so, there were still many comments urging fans to seek justice from Fish Soup Noodles, making Omirs and the others worried about Fish Soup Noodles’ live broadcast tonight.
Would the barrage be flooded with harsh comments?
How should this be handled to completely resolve the situation and appease both sides of the fandom?
“The main issue is that both works are just too good, making everyone wish that Teacher Fish Soup Noodles would prioritize their preferred side.”
Quint sighed in the end, momentarily unsure whether this was Fish Soup Noodles’ fortune or misfortune.
Most people worried about their works not gaining popularity or being ignored.
Who would have imagined one person’s works becoming so popular that different fan groups clashed?
Compared to the more hot-tempered Omirs, readers and fans like Lu Wei, who had a calmer personality, immediately sensed that the situation was escalating too intensely. After work, and without even stopping for dinner, he quickly wrote an article to mediate the dispute in his office.
He had intended to post it on StarBlog to remind both fandoms to calm down. But just as he was about to hit publish, Fish Soup Noodles’ live broadcast started right on schedule, making his hand pause.
Hearing that familiar greeting from the screen, his mood inexplicably lifted.
Even though they knew he couldn’t hear them, many fans couldn’t help but quietly respond with a happy “Good evening”.
It was already common knowledge since the very first live broadcast that Fish Soup Noodles had an exceptionally pleasant voice.
Even people who didn’t read his books would always tune in on time whenever Yu Mian live broadcast his cooking. Just listening to his voice explaining the steps and sharing interesting food stories was enough to bring an unexplainable sense of delight.
However, this time, both TV show fans and book fans were still emotionally charged. After greeting him, they couldn’t help but continue arguing in the barrage.
Just as Lu Wei looked away, ready to publish his latest post, the live broadcast screen suddenly shook and reversed back. The next second, everyone looked at the center of the screen in a daze.
On the screen, under the moonlight, the young man was clearly holding up his light brain, seemingly trying to showcase the natural scenery not far away.
His slightly long chestnut hair was gently tousled by the night breeze, and the moon’s soft glow outlined his fair face and hair with a halo.
Golden moonlight reflected off the rippling water, casting a quiet, indescribable warmth in his amber eyes. The more one looked, the more it felt like being pulled into a trance, as if encountering a mysterious elf in the deep sea…clearly unreal, yet irresistibly captivating.
“Isn’t the scenery beautiful? Doesn’t it make you feel better? Sometimes, you can even see water birds flying by. I heard that many aquatic flowers bloom in this lake in the summer.”
The night view of Starry Sky Lake was always breathtaking. Every time Yu Mian gazed upon its vast waters, he felt a deep sense of tranquility. Sometimes, he would stare at it for a long time, lost in thought, until his mood became unexpectedly light and cheerful.
As he shared the beauty of the scenery, he subconsciously glanced at his light brain, thinking that it would be hard for anyone to remain unmoved by such a view.
Would the fans’ excitement be soothed by this serene and expansive natural beauty? And then, if he explained things properly, perhaps everyone would stop being so angry.
In fact, from the moment Yu Mian lifted his light brain, the live broadcast audience fell into instant silence.
Though their reason for going quiet was entirely different from what Yu Mian had imagined.
For the first few dozen seconds, in a live broadcast room with hundreds of thousands of viewers, numbers that were still multiplying rapidly, not a single comment appeared on the screen.
It wasn’t until Yu Mian gathered his thoughts and started calmly explaining the reason behind his new pen name that the stunned, dazed barrage finally snapped back to life and the number of comments skyrocketed.
[!!!]
[!?！？！？]
[Is my light brain broken?! Or am I hallucinating tonight?!]
To be honest, just moments ago, everyone thought there was some kind of technical error with the live broadcast. Maybe the signal had accidentally switched to another feed.
Because what they were seeing looked like an otherworldly, dreamlike scene under the moonlight in the deep-sea.
But when Yu Mian, unaware of the camera’s state, earnestly began explaining the situation with his pen name, an extremely incredible fact finally surfaced in everyone’s mind.
Could this actually be…Teacher Fish Soup Noodles himself?!
Aside from a few fans who realized what had happened and frantically tried to tell Yu Mian that the camera wasn’t reversed, the rest of the barrage exploded into a flood of shock.
The sudden surge in interaction even triggered another algorithm boost.
As a result, it wasn’t just fans who flooded into the live broadcast, many casual viewers, simply drawn in by the thumbnail, also poured in. As a result, as soon as they entered, they were met with the sight of Yu Mian, the fish who was rambling away obliviously with his face in full view of everyone.
What made it even more intense was how close Yu Mian was to the light brain. On-screen, it felt as though he was right in front of them, gently and patiently explaining everything.
He was so close that they could see the slight tremor of his eyelashes, and the subtle emotions in his eyes when he looked up.
As if silently saying: “I’ve already updated extra chapters and explained things, can you stop being angry now?”
[No, what did he even do wrong? I’m asking seriously, what exactly did he do wrong?!]
[I don’t care what’s actually happening, forget about facts for a moment, I just think the anchor did absolutely nothing wrong!!]
At this point, it wasn’t just fans. Even the casual viewers started speaking up in his defense.
When Yu Mian finally noticed that something was off with the sheer number of comments on the screen, he frowned slightly and moved closer to adjust the settings and check the issue.
And the moment he leaned in, the barrage completely exploded.
[Help, if he gets any closer, I’m seriously going to blush.]
[Who wouldn’t blush?! This is literally the perfect POV date shot. Fine, I get it, I was wrong, okay?! I’m sorry, wife! TwT]
[You’re forgiven, you’re forgiven. Using this move is downright cheating. Now we look like really barbaric and unreasonable people!]
Finally, Yu Mian read the comments in the barrage and glanced directly at the camera in disbelief. With the immersive sensory-sharing feature of the interstellar live broadcast platform, the impact was almost indescribable.
Fortunately, Huo Ting, who had noticed the situation, hurried over and swiftly covered the camera lens in the next second.
With that, the live broadcast room feed went dark.
The last thing left was Huo Ting’s calm and collected reminder: “The camera is reversed.”
[Ah!???]
[Fuck, how come the screen went black right after I turned on the recording? Give him back to me! My long-lost wife!]
[Who?! Who cut off the video chat between me and my wife, I’ll fight you!]
In an instant, if the sharp, explosive screams filling the barrage of the now-blackened live broadcast room could be materialized, they might have been loud enough to blow the roof off the tallest mall in Central Star.
We only got to watch for a few dozen seconds, not even a full minute, and you cut it off already?!
Do you even have a shred of humanity left?
Are we even supposed to sleep tonight?!
However, from another perspective, the abrupt termination of the live broadcast actually made the already astonished and disbelieving audience even more convinced of one thing…
We didn’t see wrong. And the person who just appeared was really Teacher Fish Soup Noodles in the flesh?
Otherwise, why would they cut the live broadcast so fast?
The entire uproar over Fish Soup Noodles’ dual pen name, which had originally been a bloody storm of public controversy, was unexpectedly and irreversibly redirected.
Even those who had intended to keep fanning the flames in the barrage found that, no matter how many comments they sent to provoke a confrontation, they were now drowned in the flood of other comments and no one paid attention to them.
A beauty trap was used, who could stay angry after that?
Forget whether you were a fan of the animation or the books, if you had watched that live broadcast just now, then we are now cosmic-level comrades.
And if we share our screenshots, we are the best of friends across the entire star network!
“Sure enough, they took screenshots.”
Yu Mian swiped through his light brain and, as expected, found that even though the exposure had been brief, screenshots were already spreading everywhere.
Although, in a bizarre twist, it did seem to have miraculously resolved the original public opinion crisis.
But what kind of operation was this?
And he really hadn’t done it on purpose. Orz
Regarding this sudden live broadcast accident, it could be said that many people were caught off guard, and some conspiracy theorists were already speculating that this had all been a calculated move.
Koslin, who had been feeling conflicted when he saw Fish Soup Noodles encountering a public opinion crisis, was now staring in shock at Fish Soup Noodles, who had somehow escaped unscathed in such an absurd manner, and felt that he was really scheming.
Also, was this face even real?
Hadn’t it been artificially enhanced to attract fans? After all, beauty filters of live broadcast rooms in this interstellar era were really advanced.
If he had known, he would have attended that exchange meeting back then, he could have exposed this guy on the spot!
“Teacher Fish Soup Noodles is…Bei Xing’s dad!”
“So pretty!!”
Meanwhile, Koslin’s twin children, both devoted Fish fans, were clinging to their father’s light brain, their eyes wide as they stared at the screenshot of Yu Mian.
If we were to talk about beauty cons, then children had the purest and most direct reactions to beauty.
In addition, “Bei Xing’s Necklace” was an animation with an incredibly stunning art style. The numerous breathtakingly good looking characters that appeared one after another had already fueled endless debates about the show’s beauty rankings.
During its broadcast period, even art classes in elementary schools saw young fans carefully sketching their favorite solar term spirits stroke by stroke, referencing official sticker sets and merchandise released by Lightyear Pictures.
Even if their drawings were clumsy, you could tell their love for the characters from the sparkles in their eyes and the way they drew themselves standing hand in hand beside Bei Xing.
And now, to everyone’s surprise, the creator of Bei Xing had appeared in real life, looking as if an animated character had stepped into the real world.
The first group to become die-hard face fans? Definitely this bunch of little Fish Soup Noodles fanboys and fangirls.
“This is so good-looking, Dad.”
Watching his children’s pupils dilate simultaneously, Koslin felt his heart skip a beat but he had no idea how to intervene.
“Looks don’t matter. Skill is what’s truly important.”
He had originally wanted to say, “What’s so good-looking about this?”, But in the end, he couldn’t bring himself to lie and changed his phrasing.
“But Bei Xing’s Necklace written by Teacher Fish Soup Noodles is also really good.”
And in the very next second, his twins spoke in perfect unison.
So the skills are great too!
“…It’s seven o’clock. You two should go to bed.”
After a long silence, Koslin suddenly switched topics, grabbing each twin in one hand and marching them off to bed.
By the stars above, was Fish Soup Noodles really going to haunt this household forever?
And it wasn’t just Koslin, who had long considered Yu Mian a rival, who was suffering an internal breakdown over the live broadcast accident. Even the ever-calm and composed Lu Wei was staring blankly at the screenshot on his light brain.
He had lost count of how many times he had gone over this memory, but the moment he saw those eyes again, he knew there was no mistaking it.
It was the same person he had met in the library back then.
No wonder the handwriting was exactly the same.
Lu Wei rubbed the small slip of paper he had once picked up in the library and kept all this time. He figured he should probably return it to the owner.
Judging by the time frame, this must have been from when he was researching “Eternal Night Rose”.
So they had met that early.
The lights in the research institute’s office stayed on for a long time that night.
Meanwhile, the elves who had just arrived on Central Star from their starship never expected that, the moment they completed their entry procedures, they would immediately be hit with such a shocking piece of gossip.
“Wow, the benefits for readers on Federation Star are really good! They even get live broadcasts, and all the news is firsthand. But… is that really Teacher Fish Soup Noodles?”
“Derqin! You seriously never met him?!”
“Derqin, are you even an elf? You refused to meet! Have you been replaced by someone else?”
