Chapter 253 The old boat that bore you is no longer needed in the new era.
The official bus started moving slowly, which left everyone on board feeling a bit puzzled—
After all, the most crucial heavyweight guest hadn't boarded yet.
At that moment, someone took the initiative to ask:
"Hey, hey, hasn't Joker gotten on the bus?"
"Joker said he'd report on the scene when the time comes, so he won't meet up with us," one of the staff members explained.
"So, the officials still don't know what Joker looks like until now?"
"Yeah, we still don't know..."
A Paru Trainer asked curiously, "Geez, isn't he just standing us up again?"
"This Joker really is a very socially anxious person, huh."
"That's why he's been able to keep the mystery until the end; I can't tell if it's real social anxiety or fake."
"Anyway, he should show his face today; using this mystery as a selling point isn't exactly great. The 'King of Paru' never appears and just keeps everyone's expectations hanging."
"Right, exactly, we've lost to Joker so many times, when are you going to change the competition rules? How can someone who never showed up offline top the list as Paru King? What if he's secretly cheating? Or, is it that you officials are covering for him?"
"This, this absolutely isn't the case! We've talked to Joker about these issues, and we're assuring that Joker will take the stage and meet everyone this time, no matter what. We will suspend his Paru account usage rights temporarily, until he personally comes to lift the suspension."
"Yeah, that's more like it..."
"About time!"
"If Joker doesn't show up this time, then he'd better be ready to become a real clown!"
Fang You and his group arrived at the venue for the Paru All Stars competition following the official bus.
There's still over an hour before the exhibition show officially begins, but the venue is already packed with tourists who came for the popular Paru Trainers, and incidentally hoping to catch a glimpse of the mysterious guest arriving on site.
"Ah, it's Miss Cang! How is she even cuter than in the posters."
"No two suns in the sky, no two emperors in the nation, we in the Paru circle only have one empress, and that's Miss Cang!"
"Xiao Chi! Look at me! I'm Xiao Lan!"
"Xiao Chi, please show us your Gaiodu, please, I beg you!"
"Huh, huh, who's that beautiful girl? She looks so familiar."
"Ah, that's Su Mumu, knew it! I was certain that Mumu would come, truly worth the journey..."
Following Su Mumu stepping off the bus, without a doubt, was the new generation superstar child actor Wang Zihan, whose high recognizability immediately drew the attention of the people around him.
"Zi Han, Zi Han, where's my Zi Han? Ah, there! I see him!"
"Zi Han! Look this way! Mua, Mommy loves you..."
Although Wang Zihan had only eyes for Sister Mumu in his heart, who would dislike being welcomed by a crowd of older sisters and aunties?
Alas, it's all because of my irresistible charm; it's simply too overpoweringly lethal.
Cough, cough cough...
See my popularity now, Fang You!
Wang Zihan walked down the street, basking in the joyous cheers from his fans, stealing glances now and then to gauge Fang You's reaction.
The child who once set the internet ablaze could have been you.
But times have changed, and you're a remnant of a bygone era; the new era has no vessel strong enough to carry you.
Revel in amazement at my fame, my popularity, bow down before me, ha ha ha ha!
"Who is Zi Han looking at so intently?"
"Let me see... Ah, wait! That, that kid..."
Wang Zihan's long-time fans suddenly turned serious, their gazes intensifying with depth.
"Although there's been a huge change from his past appearance, but, doubtlessly, that child is..."
"It's You You!"
"Right, right? It's You You, right? Isn't it Emperor Youyou?"
"You can tell from the adoring look in Zi Han's eyes."
"Is that You You?"
"He's grown so much?"
"My god, I always thought he'd be handsome when he grew up, but I never expected him to be this devastatingly handsome."Nôv(el)B\\jnn
"Give me a pair of eyes that have never seen this main character in the novel, let me treat this as our first meeting."
"I was not born when you first came into this world, and when you reappeared, I had already aged... I guess this is what it feels like."
Wang Zihan initially thought all the cheers were for his appearance, but when those mommy fans began to shout Fang You's name —"Emperor Youyou," "Moe King"— Wang Zihan finally realized there was an issue.
I, I've become a mere footnote to You You!
Ever since he earned enough money for his parents to live comfortably at the age of 6 and started elementary school, Fang You stopped updating his social media accounts, choosing to lead a quiet life, and both families also wished to give their children some privacy, so he and Xia Nuo gradually faded from the public eye afterward.
Although Fang You and Xia Nuo withdrew from the spotlight early, the massive fan base they had accumulated on the Chinese internet did not forget them. Instead, those fans shifted their attention to the people around Fang You and Xia Nuo.
So, in a sense, many of Wang Zihan's fans, including fans of other top child talents, originally came from following the accounts of [Emperor Youyou] and [Nuo Nuo Strawberry Sauce].
These fans have always had affection for Fang You and Xia Nuo; being in Qiankun City to see Wang Zihan but stumbling upon Fang You and Xia Nuo made them ecstatic. They began shouting Fang You's name wildly.