Chapter 37 Stage
Xiaozhen didn't know how to comfort a child who was crying for a virtual character.
He recalled the various human movies and novels he had seen, and said, "Maybe Xingmei deserves someone better."
"Being with Losa is Xingmei's happiness."
"I feel a person's happiness should not be determined by someone else. It should be determined by herself."
"Brother, you don't understand." Yan Zhu said, "Xingmei likes Luosa, and Luosa also likes Xingmei. How can two people who like each other not be together?"
Xiaozhen admits that she really doesn't understand this special bond between Homo sapiens.
It seems that only by taking her to see the star Ren Anzhi can this little girl be comforted a little.
The stage in the center of the exhibition was already crowded with people, and the girls had already occupied all the advantageous positions. Every young face was filled with expectation and desire, waiting for their idol.
Although there were people performing on the stage, it was obvious that most of the audience below were distracted and whispering to each other.
The young girls who had no seats crowded in the aisle and stared at everyone going backstage, not missing any opportunity to see Ren Anzhi.
"Ren Anzhi, Ren Anzhi" "When will he come..." "I want to see Ren Anzhi" "I really want to see Ranran and hold his hand" The shallow consciousness flooded into Xiaozhen's brain like a tide. Strong, consistent, pure and passionate, surging Xiaozhen's head hurt.
If I hadn't known a little about the local idol culture, I would have thought this was some new religious pilgrimage. I knew Ren Anzhi. The name Ren Anzhi had been increasingly prominent in the discussions among the girls in the class, to the point that it had annoyed most of the boys.
As Xiaozhen is trying hard to integrate into the social group of her classmates, she naturally would not ignore this information.
Moreover, he discovered that An Yuan had also been obsessed with Ren Anzhi's TV series recently.
An Tianxin really had connections, and he led them directly to the backstage. As soon as he entered, several staff members immediately called him "Brother An" and "Hello, Brother An" in a flattering manner. He asked Xiaozhen and others to wait backstage, and Ren Anzhi would arrive in a while.
At this time, several people were already sitting in the backstage lounge, all of them were actors who were going to perform on stage soon. Among them was a particularly eye-catching boy, wearing a bright yellow coat, with extremely cold eyebrows and a pair of black and white eyes. This cold temperament formed a wonderful contrast with the bright color on his body.
He felt Xiaozhen's gaze, glanced at Xiaozhen, and then looked away coldly.
Yan Zhu and Cheng Jiaying stared at the actors and guests. Yan Zhu seemed to know nothing about them, but Cheng Jiaying could recognize a few of them. She introduced them to Yan Zhu and Xiao Zhen in a low voice. The most eye-catching boy was Xie Ran, a famous singer on the Internet.
"I want his autograph." Cheng Jiaying whispered.
"Then go and ask for it."
"I don't dare..." Cheng Jiaying whispered, "He is famous for his cold face."
Yan Zhu immediately raised her head and looked at Xiao Zhen with an earnest look. Here she comes, here she comes, this sister is not good at anything, but she is the best at finding her brother. Under Yan Zhu's eager gaze, Xiao Zhen had no choice but to take Cheng Jiaying's notebook and pen and come to Xie Ran, asking, "Hello, my sisters are your fans, can you give me an autograph?"
Xie Ran frowned, and rejection was written all over his fair face. The staff member next to him said, "Sorry, we are not signing autographs during working hours now."
Xiao Zhen didn't say anything. Seeing Xie Ran's expression of resistance and arrogance, he suddenly felt like teasing her. He concentrated his mind and threw the instructions "Sign immediately" and "Pick up the pen and sign immediately" into the other party's mind.
Xie Ran's expression froze. He took the pen blankly, opened Cheng Jiaying's notebook, and quickly signed his name, the whole action was done in one go.
Xiaozhen took the notebook and said with a smile, "Thank you."
Just like a short circuit restart, Xie Ran looked at the signed book in Xiao Zhen's hand in surprise. He didn't understand his actions at all. Xiao Zhen turned back to Yan Zhu. Cheng Jiaying blushed with admiration and kept thanking him.
If Mr. Cat and Captain Madara had witnessed his behavior just now, they would probably criticize him passionately for an hour. His psychic ability is considered strong among his species, and can affect people's superficial consciousness in a short period of time. For creatures with strong spirits or special training, Xiao Zhen's small suggestion and influence are not so useful. But for ordinary humans who are not prepared, it is quite useful to seize the opportunity.
Since the signing of the Tosen Agreement, their tribe has always tried to avoid using psychic abilities in public. Although this is not a galactic civilization area, they still need to be careful about everything.
Xiao Zhen glanced at Yan Zhu beside him and found that it was always difficult for him to refuse his sister's request. This was probably due to the influence of Yan Zhen's body. Xiao Zhen thought about it and decided to include this in his reference table of factors affecting his behavior patterns.
The staff suddenly became busy.
A man named Kevin came in and greeted everyone. He came to Xie Ran and whispered a few words to him. Xiao Zhen heard it clearly.
Kevin said that he would give Ren Anzhi another 10 minutes of performance time, so Xie Ran's performance would be cut down, and the original two songs would be changed to one song. Xie Ran's face immediately darkened and he sneered.
Kevin was a little embarrassed and said a few more nice words. Xie Ran said coldly: "People outside are here to see Ren Anzhi, why not cancel all the programs and change them to Ren Anzhi's concert."
"Hey, you also know how popular Ren Anzhi is. We've already given him enough face by inviting him here and letting him perform more time. It's not just you who has to shorten the show. Besides, the big boss will be here soon..." Kevin made a gesture.
Xie Ran kept a straight face and said nothing. It seemed that he had no choice but to agree.
Five minutes later, Xiao Zhen heard the commotion of the staff outside.
Ren Anzhi has arrived.
The noisy backstage became silent.
He was tall and slender, with a handsome nose and beautiful lips under his sunglasses. When Ren Anzhi walked into the backstage, all eyes were focused on him. Xiao Zhen felt that this feeling was very wonderful. He had seen intelligent creatures of many races, and there was always a kind of existence among them. As long as they appeared, it seemed to light up the whole space, making people's hearts sway and unable to look away.
And now the person in front of him is Ren Anzhi.
He smiled, as if smiling at everyone. As long as they were swept by his eyes behind the sunglasses, almost everyone felt warm in their hearts, as if they had received the most thoughtful attention from him.
This reminded him of an old friend...
Xiao Zhen fell into a trance. It was as if he was back in the empty strategic room. The man standing by the observation window was like the rising sun, like lightning born in the center of a storm, and he was just a magical work fixed in human form.
Outside the ship window, the stars were shining brightly, and millions of ships were blasting cannons. The white rain of light danced in the universe, and the ships turned into gorgeous fireworks. The void shields burst into dazzling light under the bombardment. The ship was shaking, the lines were jammed, the bulkheads were cracked, and the crew members were anxiously and frantically processing the signals. The man seemed to be oblivious, and he was bathed in the light projected from outside the ship. He had a strange magic, and as long as he was there, everyone would feel inexplicably at ease and encouraged.
Everyone in front of him seemed like phosphorescence before the magnificent glow.
He said: “————”
…
"Brother?" Yan Zhu pulled him.
"What's wrong?" Xiaozhen came back to her senses.
"Look at Ren Anzhi, he took off his sunglasses."
Just as Xiao Zhen thought. Ren Anzhi was born with an incomparable temperament, which made the surrounding people pale in comparison. Xie Ran was so conspicuous just now, but now he suddenly became dim.
Born to be a popular star, Xiao Zhen thought. But still an ordinary local human. The man he knew was like a real god, while Ren Anzhi was just an ordinary human. He felt strange comparing them.
Yan Zhu looked at Ren Anzhi, then at Xiao Zhen, and repeated this several times. Xiao Zhen asked her what she was looking at.
"Brother, don't you think you look a little like him?" Yan Zhu pointed with a finger, "A little bit, from some angles."
Xiao Zhen narrowed his eyes and analyzed Ren Anzhi's facial structure. He judged that Ren Anzhi's face was similar to that of most ordinary humans. He was not sensitive to the subtle differences in human facial features. He knew the beauty and ugliness of humans through the host's senses.
After looking them up and down, he still didn't feel much about the similarity.
…
Ren Anzhi was a big star. As soon as he came in, he was surrounded by a group of people and then went to the dressing room. After Ren Anzhi left, Xiaozhen and others could only watch the excitement in a corner of the room.
An Tianxin was free now, so he came over and chatted with them for a while, and asked them if they wanted Ren Anzhi's autograph.
Xiao Zhen was not interested at all, but Yan Zhu and Cheng Jiaying were so excited that their faces flushed.
Xiao Zhen whispered to An Tianxin: "What's the use of his signature ?"
“Please understand this as a holy sign bestowed by the Pope on the faithful.”
"I understand."
An Tianxin took them to the corner of the stage entrance so that they could see the performance clearly from the side. At this time, several young girls were jumping on the stage to the cheerful music.
"I know them, they are the Steam Girls! They are the Steam Girls!"
"Oh, I've seen them on video sites..."
Cheng Jiaying and Yan Zhu were whispering. Xiao Zhen was curiously observing the audience. He noticed that many of them were wearing T-shirts with the same pattern. He asked An Tianxin if this meant anything.
"To show off their sectarian identity."
“…”
It is indeed not difficult to distinguish, as many fans are waving light boards with the stars' names written on them. Xiaozhen believes that the fan groups are fighting religious wars through light boards and other symbols.
“It’s quite interesting.”
"As long as the pope doesn't call on his fans to publicly burn his rivals."
The steam girl left the stage. The two hosts were laughing and telling jokes on the stage. After some words, one host deliberately said, "The following is what everyone has been waiting for--"
The audience was boiling with excitement, and a group of female fans were shouting crazily: "Ren Anzhi, Ren Anzhi, Ren Anzhi, Ren Anzhi!!!"
"Please welcome the most talked-about popular talented singer recently—Xie Ran!"
Xie Ran walked past Xiao Zhen and the others with an expressionless face and stepped onto the stage.
"The reformists took the stage at a fundamentalist rally," Xiao Zhen said. Visible disappointment surged in the audience, with boos rising and falling.
"I've encountered similar scenes before," said An Tianxin. "When I followed my brothers to Xorsa, the locals, who had been completely brainwashed by the fish-headed people's weird heresy, had this attitude. There was no point in reasoning with them."
"Calm down. At least the people here won't smash you into a pulp if they don't agree with you."
“Well, that’s why I want to settle here.”
To be fair, Xie Ran's performance was remarkable. The song he sang was pleasant to the ears. Facing the audience who were mostly impatient and just wanted to see Ren Anzhi, he stood on the stage stubbornly, using his songs as a thick shell to support his self-esteem. After just a few minutes, the assistant beside the stage gestured that the time was up.
After he stepped off the stage, he almost ran into the backstage lounge. Xiao Zhen clearly felt Xie Ran's reluctance and anger. Compared with the popular stars, he was just a small figure who could be crushed at will.
Afterwards, the focus of the whole audience, Ren Anzhi, finally appeared.
Amid the overwhelming cheers, Ren Anzhi stretched out a finger and gently placed it on his lips. All the voices receded like the tide. All the audience were staring at him, as if they were staring at a savior and prophet.
Xiao Zhen swore that the mental cohesion of the whole audience at this moment was comparable to the single-willed Heart of the Swarm. Well, at least Ren Anzhi would not order them to chop anyone they saw and eat anything they saw.
In Xiaozhen's eyes, Ren Anzhi's singing voice is not necessarily much better than Xie Ran's, but Ren Anzhi has a natural power to move people. His every move affects people's emotions. When he closes his eyes, frowns slightly and sings sad lyrics, it can make the listeners almost heartbroken. When he interacts with the audience with a smile, a random gesture can set off a wave of waves under the stage. This is the charm and aura of a true star.
"I'm going to fuck the mother of Star Spirit!" An Tianxin shouted.
Hearing such shocking blasphemous words, Xiao Zhen couldn't help but look at him.
"There's a mud monster in the audience below!!"
"Fuck..." Xiao Zhen held back the rest of the blasphemy, "Why is there a mud monster down there!"
"Why is it a fan of Ren Anzhi?" An Tianxin hugged his head and howled, "I thought it was not interested in Homo sapiens."
Ever since I saw a bunch of crabs trying to have a beautiful love affair with humans, I felt that anything could happen. "Is that the mud monster you arranged a place to stay?"
"That's right. It hasn't been long since it followed the human girl to chase stars."
“It can be considered as quickly integrating into the local culture.”
"Please spare me." An Tianxin howled, "Do you know what the Pu Ni monster will do when it is extremely excited?"
I know. The body of the Pu Mud Monster is a living substance with a gelatinous appearance. It is usually harmless and gentle, but once it falls into a state of extreme excitement, it will decompose the surrounding creatures and itself into liquid in order to pursue the pleasure of sharing consciousness.
"Mr. Cat told me something about the Pu Mud Monster. Well, I know that once it gets excited, it will have a not-so-friendly effect on the people around it."
"It's more than just a bad influence!!" An Tianxin stared at the audience, "I must get rid of it now." He stood up and walked down the stairs.
Xiao Zhen looked at the audience below the stage and quickly located a girl in the third row. She looked no different from an ordinary girl, but in Xiao Zhen's eyes after filtering out the optical disguise, the girl's true appearance was a ball of gel swaying from side to side. Its color was bright pink, which was exactly the sign of the Pu Ni monster being in a state of excitement. Xiao Zhen was immediately shocked when he saw this. Because there was a girl standing next to this ball of gel, she was Xiao Zhen's classmate - Wei Jingjing.
Wei Jingjing was waving her glow stick excitedly, completely unaware that the pink gel next to her was in a critical state.
"Fuck Star Spirit Q@#%12!" Xiao Zhen, who couldn't help but spit out obscenities, also ran down the stairs and followed An Tianxin to rush towards them.
All the audience were concentrating on watching Ren Anzhi on the stage. An Tianxin, who ran down the stairs from the backstage, did not attract much attention. He rushed into the third row and grabbed the mud monster directly. But in the eyes of the people around him, it was just a man grabbing a girl and dragging her out roughly.
Wei Jingjing shouted, "What are you doing!" She reached out to hold the Pu Ni monster, blocking An Tianxin's way.
"Get out of the way!" An Tianxin said anxiously, "It must leave here."
Wei Jingjing glanced at the Pu Ni monster. In her eyes, she saw a pitiful girl trying to break free from the man's rough pull. "What are you doing? I called the security guard!"
The three of them pushed and shoved each other.
Xiao Zhen saw the white light in the core of the Pu Ni monster burning, and countless stars were spreading inside the gel. "Get away from it!"
He had just finished speaking.
In an instant, the gel melted as if it was corroded by candlelight, and An Tianxin and Wei Jingjing turned into liquid.
Almost at the same time, everyone in the venue stopped moving. The loud speaker was still playing the background music, and the light signs in people's hands were changing colors. Ren Anzhi stood on the stage, holding out his palm, smiling at the audience, motionless.
People were like statues, with only music and lights flowing. Xiaozhen stood there, watching the liquid flowing on the ground.
He took a step forward, and countless thin silver tendrils extended from Xiao Zhen's body, like twisting rays of light, and covering the venue like tree vines. This was a wonder that humans could not see with the naked eye.
This is his domain. At this moment, the consciousness of all creatures here is temporarily suspended by him.
This is his most terrifying power as a heart-eating demon.
He looked at the liquid on the ground and wondered what container to use to recycle it.
"We are back."
An Yuan opened the door and looked in surprise at Xiao Zhen holding a large mineral water bucket with suspicious-colored water sloshing in it.
"What is this? Why are you carrying this bucket home?"
"Water the flowers." Her son walked in with a bucket of water without looking around.
"Mom, I've already advised my brother, but he just won't listen." Yan Zhu muttered behind him.
An Yuan felt that she understood her son less and less.
…
Xiao Zhen put the bucket down. Captain Ban and Mr. Cat asked him what it was.
"This is a mixture of An·Mess Up Everything·Tianxin, a damned mud monster , and my unpleasant classmate Wei Jingjing." Xiaozhen said, "Now, please come and discuss how to restore these three guys to their original form?"
