Chapter 252: Chapter 252: Supreme VIP

On the morning of January 20th, Tianwen Entertainment released a piece of news that excited everyone.

To be more precise, it was news that excited everyone in the entertainment industry.

[AHHHH, Miss Jiang Qing is filming two new TV shows!]

[And they’re holding an open Interstellar casting call for actors, no academic qualifications required!]

[I want to go! I feel like I’d be great at playing a bitch. Please give me a villain role.]

[I’d pay to play a corpse! Can I get a chance to see Miss Jiang Qing? I want her autograph. I really, really love her songs.

Her songs got me through so many nights when I wanted to die.]

[I regret not studying acting. I’m so jealous of the actors; they get to know the show’s ending in advance.]

[To the person above, knowing the ending ahead of time is actually pretty boring. It’s like getting a dry spoiler. It’s much more satisfying to watch the story unfold on its own.]

[I hate spoilers the most, too.]

[I suddenly get why they don’t allow early access for The Legend of the Condor Heroes. The anticipation is maxed out every day. I feel like my life has so much more motivation now.]

After all, when you live a dull and tedious life for too long, you’re bound to feel lost.

Lost about the meaning of your own existence.

But ever since he started following the show, he found he had energy for work every day. Especially when it was almost time to get off, he even had the strength left over to finish the next day’s tasks.

Because the closer it got to 9:00 PM, the more excited he became.

In the past, he was like a walking corpse after work, but lately, he’s been as excited as a monkey.

After work, he’d immediately rush to finish all his chores, brew a pot of Inhibitor, and wait for The Legend of the Condor Heroes to air.

After watching, he would fall asleep savoring the aftertaste, still wanting more.

He even met a female on the Star Network who also loved watching The Legend of the Condor Heroes, and the two of them had a lot to talk about.

They had already met in person, and the female had even accepted his marriage proposal.

Another piece of good news was that he got a promotion.

Because he had been exceeding his workload recently, his supervisor saw his passion for his job and transferred him to a new position.

One that would allow him to better channel his passion.

One could only imagine what a change The Legend of the Condor Heroes had brought to his life.

He even felt it was his lucky show.

If The Legend of the Condor Heroes had been available for on-demand viewing from the start, he wouldn’t be living each day full of anticipation. Instead, he would have stayed up for days binge-watching it.

If that had happened, not only would it have been bad for his health, but he would have been lethargic at work.

And if his boss, who happened to be secretly observing employees at the time, had seen him in that state, he probably could have forgotten about a promotion; he’d be lucky not to get fired.

So, he truly felt it was a good thing that it wasn’t available for on-demand viewing.

***

The evening of the 20th was a day Jiang Qin worked.

The venue was absolutely packed.

After all, the people of Central City hadn’t seen Jiang Qin for many days, and the scariest part was that they wouldn’t be able to see her every day from now on.

So everyone especially cherished these few and far between opportunities.

Once the venue was full, Zhu Yongkang began turning away the remaining customers. “We’re full. Please come back earlier tomorrow, everyone.”

“Come on, Brother Kang, just let me in! I can stay behind the counter and just listen!”

“Uncle Kang, I’m begging you, please let me in. My time is short, and each time I can come is one less than before…”

“Sell me the spot where the strobe lights are hanging! My beast form is a type of bat, so I can hang from up there.”

“Manager Zhu, the male who just went in is my partner! I can just sit in his lap, I don’t need a seat!”

“Is anyone willing to sell their booth? I’ll pay ten times the entrance fee.”

Zhu Yongkang: …

After decisively refusing all of them, Zhu Yongkang quickly shut the bar’s main doors.

Moonlight was probably the only bar that would close its doors during peak evening hours.

He could, of course, let a few customers in, but once he made that exception, what about the rest? Should he let them in or not?

If he did, he estimated that even if they packed the bar, there wouldn’t be enough standing room for everyone.

Therefore, he couldn’t give in, even if it would dissatisfy some of the customers.

…

When the main doors were shut, it wasn’t just Zhu Yongkang; the other staff members also breathed a sigh of relief.

They were genuinely scared of a riot, a stampede, or some other accident.

“Miss Jiang’s appeal is just too powerful. There are at least two million more customers outside, all of them from other planets and cities.”

“Didn’t you guys check the Star Network? I heard Miss Jiang is holding open auditions, so a lot of people who live nearby came today.”

Not all who came were actors; some were fans who were hoping for a chance encounter.

They were all thinking of using the open auditions as a chance to see their idol up close.

Which is why they definitely wouldn’t miss a chance to come to the bar.

After all, any Jiang Fan knows that Jiang Qin’s “soothing work” is basically a mini-concert.

“Alright, everyone, don’t let your guard down. Make sure you provide excellent service to our guests,” Zhu Yongkang reminded them.

There were too many customers. The bar now had a thousand waiters and several hundred service robots, but they were still short-staffed.

But he couldn’t hire any more people. After all, without Jiang Qin, it was rare for Moonlight to be full.

Hiring more staff would increase their costs too much.

Since he couldn’t hire more people, the existing staff just had to work harder and pay even closer attention to the customers’ needs.

“No need to be too nervous, though. Nothing usually goes wrong when Miss Jiang is performing. Once she starts singing, all the customers will quiet down on their own.”

The new waiters agreed apprehensively.

“Alright, get to work. The customers are starting to place their orders.”

“Booth 1, a dozen sake-flavored Inhibitors.”

“Booth 2, three dozen fruit wine-flavored Inhibitors!”

“Booth 88, ordering one hundred ’Emperor’s Sets’ of Inhibitors, to be randomly gifted, one bottle each, to the customers present.”

The huge order that suddenly appeared on the big screen instantly drew everyone’s attention.

On the screen appeared a male with golden eyes and black hair, crossing his legs as he savored a rose-colored Inhibitor.

In the dim light, his features looked devilishly charming and arrogantly unrestrained.

In the darkness, those golden eyes seemed to shimmer with a flowing, golden light.

His left hand, draped over the back of the booth, dangled a black card between his fingers.

It was a Moonlight Supreme VIP card, obtainable only after spending ten million Star Coins.

Watching from Booth 77, Gu Tianyou clicked his tongue. “Tsk, tsk. He’s being so high-profile in the Federation. Is he really not afraid he won’t be able to go back to the Empire?”

Lan Shaoyu chuckled lightly. “Of course he’s not afraid. Aren’t we poor saps here, assigned to protect him in secret?”

Bai Mufeng didn’t speak, only silently downed the pure white, baijiu-flavored Inhibitor in his hand in one gulp.

“What do you think his purpose is for coming to the Federation, anyway? We’ve been following him for days and still haven’t found anything.”

“Who knows? In any case, he’s definitely not here on vacation.”

A dark glint flashed through Bai Mufeng’s eyes.

It was true that Long Hao hadn’t done anything for the past few days, but he was applying for permission for a long-term stay in the Federation and also wanted to purchase real estate.

And the house he wanted to buy just so happened to be near Jiang Qin’s.

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