Chapter 172: New Fan Initiation Guide
If not counting the novel lines, Yu Wei’s Japanese only consists of baka hentai mudae, yatta ikku ya wabutterfly…
The content in the novel is also quite messy and not very practical, so to not delay the program process, he still had the program team arrange a translator.
Sakuraya Rio has a relatively introverted personality and doesn’t talk much, so logically translating for her shouldn’t be troublesome, but she has a little quirk: she particularly likes to mutter to herself.
Within not even ten minutes of contact, Yu Wei had already heard her muttering several times, and translating them out just resulted in some fragmented, headless mutterings.
“This is so amazing” “That is so amazing” “What’s going on” “So that’s how it is”…
Yu Wei simply told the translator Little Xia to take a break; there’s no need to translate these mutterings, let’s leave some privacy for her.
“Senior, what song are we singing this time?”
He really couldn’t bring himself to call Sakuraya Rio “Hakimi,” and calling her teacher felt like Yu Wei was about the same age as her, so she simply called him senior directly.
“Hakimi senior” is no less a beastly predecessor.
“Tell her that we’re singing a new song.”
Xia Yiyi was a bit stunned upon hearing this; she naturally understood what Yu Wei meant by “new song.”
Ever since Yu Wei joined this program, he writes a new song every episode.
Many people online say Yu Wei is just using previously stockpiled manuscripts, and she doesn’t know if that’s true, but regardless of truth or falsehood, Yu Wei’s creative ability is beyond doubt.
He had written Chinese songs before, but this episode…
So Yu Wei plans to write a Japanese song?
She didn’t have time to think deeply and quickly conveyed Yu Wei’s words to Sakuraya Rio.
“Eh?”
Sakuraya Rio suddenly looked up like a startled little animal, accidentally yanking off her headphones cord, her eyes filled with unmistakable shock.
She thought the senior was a little star her age, but he’s actually an original singer? So amazing.
“If it’s a Chinese song… I can try hard.”
Xia Yiyi smiled faintly upon hearing this and solemnly gave her a rundown of Yu Wei’s feats—what Chinese song, that’s too small-scale.
If it were a regular translation introduction, she would usually keep it brief, but this time was different: introducing a domestic powerhouse to a foreigner, especially to a Japanese girl, she had to make it clear.
You’d better listen up!
Yu Wei didn’t know what Xia Yiyi chattered on about, but he only saw Sakuraya Rio’s gaze becoming more and more dazed, even sneaking peeks at him several times.
Those who didn’t know would think they were badmouthing him behind his back.
People who have witnessed Yu Wei’s growth all along have had their thresholds continuously raised, so whenever Yu Wei makes a big move, they have an expectation; even if the result is unexpected, they can still accept it.
But for someone with no mental preparation who hears the whole story for the first time, this is a bit too outrageous.
Sakuraya Rio thought about it for a long time but couldn’t figure it out: how did this peer in front of her go from little idol to international in such a short time? Even web novels wouldn’t dare write it this way.
Actually, web novels would dare to write it this way; it’s just Japanese web novels that wouldn’t.
“What did you say to her to scare her like this?”
Yu Wei could actually understand a little, but he couldn’t connect the sentence meanings.
After hearing Xia Yiyi’s words, Sakuraya Rio’s gaze toward him changed; she stood dazed there like a little quail, and the familiarity just built up vanished instantly.
“Didn’t say anything.”
Xia Yiyi felt she had already translated very tactfully, barely mentioning many of Yu Wei’s domestic battle records, like double-killing Qi Yuan to narrowly beat Meng Han and whipping Chen Ping, since Sakuraya Rio wouldn’t understand anyway.
She didn’t exaggerate; if anything, blame Yu Wei for being too strong.
Sakuraya Rio was already shy, and now she didn’t even dare speak, so she has to duet with such a terrifying senior?
As she got nervous, she started muttering softly again; Yu Wei only understood two sentences: “No way” “What to do.”
Is she nervous about singing poorly?
“Don’t be dazed.”
Yu Wei knew this sentence: “I’m also a newbie at Japanese songs.”
Xia Yiyi relayed Yu Wei’s words verbatim; Sakuraya Rio looked at Yu Wei somewhat unexpectedly—he doesn’t know Japanese but plans to write a Japanese song…
Perhaps hearing the story earlier had raised her threshold, as Sakuraya Rio didn’t even feel surprised and instead wondered why Yu Wei was going the long way around.
For him, writing a Chinese song must be easier, right? Is he doing this to accommodate her? Yu Wei senior is so gentle.
“Rio says you’re very reliable.”
After relaying, Xia Yiyi herself laughed—who doesn’t know Yu Wei likes tormenting contestants, with each new song harder than the last? The little girl got fooled by Yu Wei.
It was the first time Yu Wei heard someone describe him with “reliable”; this Japanese girl has some good taste.
Sakuraya Rio is an exchange student, so logically he should go to the university with her to experience life.
But since it was Sunday with no classes and the school was crowded, after weighing options, the program team found a nearby place for them to chat idly.
When Yu Wei arrived, he realized—hey, isn’t this the bookstore he came to with Qi Luo An while filming a previous program? He actually had a chance to visit again.
An ordinary customer might not be remembered after one visit, but Yu Wei is different; he wouldn’t forget their golden signboard no matter who else he forgot.
Ever since Yu Wei came to film in the first episode, that window-side desk became a check-in spot, with customers occasionally coming to see it.
He was very delighted by the program team’s arrival, but why did Yu Wei’s female companion change, and now two came at once…
Xia Yiyi might not match Sakuraya Rio’s model-like figure, but as a professional translator, her temperament is outstanding, and with her figure, she’s quite eye-catching.
“Yu Wei senior, I want to become your fan.”
Just after sitting down, Sakuraya Rio tentatively voiced her idea; honestly, after hearing Xia Yiyi’s introduction earlier, she was already a bit won over.
Not even mentioning his works, just this perseverance and spirit rising from the dust is worthy of recognition.
What’s more, the senior is gentle and reliable!
Sakuraya Rio’s wording was interesting: she “wants” to become his fan, meaning she has the thought but doesn’t know how to start.
Japanese people aside from other things, their entertainment industry is truly cutthroat—even idol group young fresh meats have representative works to show.
Over there, many fans become fans through works, so Sakuraya Rio was actually asking: to get into it, which of Yu Wei’s works should she start with…
“You can start by listening to Castle in the Sky.”
She can’t understand Chinese songs anyway; to really get into it, instrumental music is better, and besides, this piece is originally from Japan.
With similar cultural atmosphere, she might have extra takeaways.
Yu Wei found the Castle in the Sky piece he had played on piano for her to listen to; Sakuraya Rio carefully clicked play and was instantly captivated.
The ethereal and melancholic piano melody seemed magical, drawing her in involuntarily.
Sakuraya Rio tilted her head slightly, like a little deer startled by moonlight, innocent and curious, completely unaware that she had twisted her headphone cord out of shape in her hand.
As the melody deepened, her emotions were fully pulled along, her lips unconsciously curving into an arc of amazement.
She’s directly writing her evaluation of the song on her face…
Yu Wei has met plenty of girls, but they’re all sharp; even someone straightforward like Tong Yulu isn’t dumb.
A somewhat airheaded little girl like this is pretty rare, giving the illusion that she’d believe whatever he says.
When the piece ended, she still stood there dazed, feeling the aftertones lingering in the air, unable to snap out of it for a long time.
So amazing, this piece is so amazing.
After listening to Castle in the Sky, Sakuraya Rio finally confirmed that Yu Wei senior is someone who can become her idol!
Only when the aftertones faded did she seem to wake from a beautiful dream, hurriedly releasing the headphone cord, her cheeks flushing with embarrassed red.
Yu Wei noticed her eyes were a bit misty, as if she really got into it—almost to the point of crying.
Looks like this child isn’t bad-hearted; though this judgment is a bit superficial, how bad can someone who cries listening to a dreamy song be?
“Can I… get an autograph?”
Sakuraya Rio got straight to the point, successfully stating her stance with one sentence: she’s now Yu Wei’s fan.
Perfect timing—Yu Wei had practiced that artistic signature he researched for a long time but hadn’t properly given any out yet; now he could try it.
He picked up a pen and casually signed for Sakuraya Rio, but looking up, he saw several people including the photographer staring at his artistic signature, their intentions obvious.
So they all want one, huh?
They were too shy to ask, and he didn’t want to offer proactively, so he just wrote a few extra and left them there—take if you want; forcing it would make him seem narcissistic.
They didn’t say anything, but their actions were honest; each took one—this was Yu Wei’s artistic signature, definitely collectible.
“I heard from Yiyi jie earlier about an award-winning short film movie; can I see it?”
Sakuraya Rio is introverted and doesn’t like socializing; her only way of learning Chinese is through film and television dramas, so she’s very interested in such works.
Good thing she’s watching to learn Chinese; if it were for plot, those costume idol dramas would shock her to death…
Seeing Sakuraya Rio’s expectant little gaze, Yu Wei couldn’t refuse and simply found the Sound Mixer footage for her.
This film has English subtitles for overseas release, so she should be able to understand.
Watching her hold his mobile phone and watch the short film intently, Yu Wei suddenly felt like he was promoting himself.
It was like he was personally making a newbie entry guide for himself— if not now, when?
“Wow” “How could that be” “Terrifying”…
Sakuraya Rio was still muttering softly; her mutterings were so quiet they were inaudible unless paying attention.
Finally, with an “Eh” of exclamation, the film ended completely; she froze for a moment with no reaction, then dragged the progress bar back to rewatch the ending.
“Eh?”
She couldn’t have missed that ending hint, right? That would be too silly.
“Senior, does the role you played die in the end?”
Luckily, Sakuraya Rio wasn’t that silly; she just felt the ending left her wanting more—so amazing, no wonder it won an award.
Senior’s acting skills are great too; turns out there are such all-around artists domestically—so amazing.
“Yeah, as long as you like it.”
Sakuraya Rio once again felt Yu Wei’s kindness; she never expected to meet such a great senior right after coming to the domestic variety show—her luck is really good.
Unfortunately, this film is a bit too short; she hasn’t had enough yet.
Yu Wei hasn’t appeared in other film and television works; that’s the only flaw.
Sakuraya Rio’s current mood was like binge-reading a novel to the latest chapter only to find nothing after— so frustrating.
Yu Wei was helpless here; no matter how much he dotes on fans, he can’t shoot a film and television drama overnight—that production cycle is too long.
“Does senior have any recommendations?”
Sakuraya Rio sat up straight; with Yu Wei’s works being so outstanding, his art appreciation ability must be great too.
Perfect timing— she had almost finished the Chinese-learning dramas lately, so this was a good chance to find new ones.
“Then… watch two anti-Japanese god dramas.”
