Pretending to Be an Alpha in an All-Alpha Boy Band - Chapter 10
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Chapter 10 A Large Number of Forum Posts
The group-variety livestream performed even better than expected.
After the broadcast, subscriptions to the group variety show grew exponentially; even Scepter boy group’s official account gained a lot of followers.
The member who gained the most followers and generated the most buzz was Yuan Shiyuan.
Scepter hadn’t appeared in the public eye for a long time and their popularity was average, but you couldn’t stop the fans’ fervent power. Many fans edited clips of the livestream and posted them across platforms.
Curious onlookers clicked in and then couldn’t leave. The cycle repeated, the livestream’s heat climbed again, and multiple Scepter-related tags occupied top spots on platform charts.
The discussion about this episode of the group show never stopped.
— Holy crap, they went this far? The production team is crazy, right?
— What?? Has the entertainment world really developed into this?? [shocked]
— Non-fans are shocked, but I’m inexplicably shipping it… ps that little guy with pink hair is so handsome.
— I’m seriously grateful—who’s been dragging down ysy’s looks????
— What a vulgar show! ○ is literally straddling another Alpha — where’s A virtue? No way I’d let my child marry that kind of A, I know my kid wouldn’t handle it, but I can, because I’m not afraid of hardship.
— Not like a group-variety show, more like a dating show. Too lewd.
— Can it be even lewder? [laughs]
— ○’s face is so striking, flawless from every angle. Clearly an S-rank A, but his body is the thin, delicate type I love most; compared to the other S-rank As he looks like a little pink-haired princess… I can’t, I feel he’d match with any A, I’m off to drink some herbal medicine.
— Even non-fans are stunned by his beauty…
— @Yuan Shiyuan I’m literally shouting “wife.”
— Also ymc has a twin brother!! Did you see? His brother was right beside him, staring intently, his heart rate going up too. Heh heh heh imagine a cookies-and-cream brothers-with-feelings setup, and ○ is an Alpha, even better, sniff sniff.
— What?? Alpha? Seriously?? I started shouting “wife” and now you tell me he’s an alpha???
— Fuck, guys, something’s wrong, retreat. I’ve been worshipping my wife for so long and you tell me he’s an alpha???
— Another stupid A fooled by ○’s looks. [cover face]
— ○ and ymc are actually pretty ship-worthy, and there’s a behind-the-scenes clip too. The director teased that ymc was nervous; ymc reacted very emphatically: “Me nervous? Ridiculous, it’s an editing problem, okay. I wasn’t nervous at all, my heartbeat didn’t speed up, and I certainly didn’t think he smelled good, okay.”
— I’m not immune, drooling but still pretending to be tough. [cover face][cover face]
— He is tough, but look down and there’s someone even tougher. [silly smile]
— Honestly, although I ship ○ with other members, seeing his heart rate stay steady actually proves he’s a straight guy. It’s Ying Mingche who’s all flustered.
— Indeed, ○ only has a desire to win in his eyes. That’s the Alpha competitive instinct, right?
— Whatever, when does the shipping start? I want to see the sandwich (two guys with one in the middle).
— Just for ○’s looks alone I’ve followed—when’s the next episode of the group show!! Waiting.
— …
Starry Night Entertainment was surprised by the livestream’s momentum and wanted to strike while the iron was hot, but Bo Jin’s susceptible period was a real problem. Letting an S-rank Alpha in his susceptible period appear on the show would be like dropping a nuclear bomb into the production.
But if Bo Jin alone paused filming, the show would lose its original meaning. The company hesitated and hesitated again, and in the end they had no choice but to suspend production of the program.
Zhuang He looked over the various metrics: “It’s only been a little while, and netizens are already shipping your CP.”
Ying Mingche leaned back on the sofa, lowering his eyes to his phone, his gaze narrowed as if waiting for someone’s message.
He replied casually, “Wow, they’re shipping me with Princess Yuanyuan?”
“Besides you, other people are shipping the members with Shiyuan.”
Yuan Shiyuan and Ying Mingche had accumulated quite a few CP fans in gaming circles, and because the other Alphas’ heart rates spiked, netizens got excited and started taking screenshots and combing through expressions.
Yuan Shiyuan shipped with other people?
Ying Mingche’s smile at the corner of his mouth faded as he stared at a chat page that still hadn’t replied; a plan formed in his mind.
He stood up. Zhuang He asked, “Where are you going?”
“Just going for a walk.”
“While you’re out lately, remember to bring your assistant and bodyguard, and don’t forget to wear a mask.”
Ying Mingche: “I’m not that famous, am I?”
Not that he was—the whole team’s not particularly famous.
Zhuang He wore a look that said it was complicated; after a long moment he explained what had happened. The group-variety livestream had indeed gone smoothly and the online heat hadn’t dropped, but he didn’t mention that besides being extremely clingy, some of Yuan Shiyuan’s fans were a very particular kind.
It’s rare for Alphas to fangirl, and the Alphas who did tended to freeload. Yet Yuan Shiyuan’s alpha fans had strong spending power; many were dream-boy worshippers and solo-antis, their devotion bordering on fanaticism.
After the livestream aired, Starry Night Entertainment received many packages, most addressed to Ying Mingche. Alongside dead rats, rotten eggs, and razor blades were numerous threatening letters warning the company to stop letting Yuan Shiyuan have close contact with other members.
“Your plaza got trashed too.” Zhuang He tried to reassure him. “Stay off the internet for a while, and don’t go searching this stuff. It’s nothing—company will handle it.”
Ying Mingche was not an Alpha who obediently listened.
Zhuang He forbade him from searching the plaza, so Ying Mingche searched it anyway. Sure enough, his plaza had been ripped apart, the screen filled with “slut.”
Ying Mingche: “……”
He let out a short laugh.
In all his life, this was the first time Ying Mingche had been called “slut.”
Some netizens felt sorry for him.
— ymc’s a bit unlucky, ended up provoking those crazy alpha fans.
— Uh, I’m a ○ fan, but those crazy A fans are really…
— Any celebrity who runs into those crazy fans is unlucky, poor ○. [covering face]
— Those crazy fans are so nasty every time I open the forum I get shocked…
Forum?
Yuan Shiyuan’s forum was easy to find. It publicly displayed some sections while keeping others private.
Ying Mingche couldn’t access the private sections—permission denied—so he could only view the publicly shown boards.
Post 1: How can there be such a handsome Alpha, born gorgeous and brilliant—he was destined to be my wife.
Post 2: Are there sisters out there who ship the twins like me ahhh!! Cookies-and-cream is so delicious!!
Post 3: #Top#PureDesire#PrincessJustScheduledNewPics, limited time, hurry in. [beckoning finger]
Ying Mingche clicked in without hesitation.
The post shared the OP’s newly commissioned photos.
In the images, Yuan Shiyuan sat on black sheets; the venetian-blind light made the white shirt on his body almost see-through, outlining his slender waist. One leg sank into the covers, the other lifted slightly; propping himself up with one hand, he tilted his flushed cheek up, eyes hazy and vacant, as if startled by something.
Ying Mingche licked his canine. This angle…
2nd reply:
Holy shit, I’m going straight in!! Thanks, OP, you’re a saint—saved!!
3rd reply:
Oh my god, what a morning xx scene, feels like ○ just woke up all dazed and was grabbed by the ankle and dragged over…
4th reply:
He’s even wearing a size bigger shirt, clearly someone else’s Alpha shirt. Strongly suspect he’s not wearing anything under it… (.
5th reply:
OP replying to 4th: Of course he’s not wearing anything. [shy]
6th reply:
I’ll take over, I’ll wear that leather cover first. [big laugh]
7th reply:
…
Ying Mingche didn’t know what these people were so excited about, but the vibe of this shoot was on point.
Though it wasn’t as exquisitely done as Yuan Shiyuan himself, the post wasn’t wrong—this angle of the photo really made it easy to imagine.
Ying Mingche registered a small account, saved the image, and casually reported the post.
He scrolled further down the forum page and realized that that thread was actually one of the more normal ones.
Post 4: Li Tao, probability that Princess Yuanyuan is my wife.
Post 5: I feel like those miner alphas at Starry Night Entertainment are kind of shipworthy, but aren’t they a bit too bulky? Really afraid my wife will get ruined by rough play. [yellow heart]
Post 6: Posting my baby’s battle record.
1st reply: This thread documents some dumb Alphas who wandered in, worshipped ○ like a goddess and licked nonstop, then after who knows how many rounds discovered my baby is an Alpha and, embarrassed and enraged, started spraying shit posts, while on the other side they created alt accounts begging for ○ fan art as wallpapers. [screenshot][screenshot][screenshot]…
2nd reply:
Hahahahaha I just love watching these dumb Alphas get tricked into it.
3rd reply:
Can’t help it, my baby is just too outrageously beautiful.
3rd reply:
This one is hilarious—this Alpha was diligently checking in and posting stats on the forum every day, spouting dream-boy lines and saying he was going to make Yuan Shiyuan have one Alpha one Omega, had even bought a house. After finding out Yuan Shiyuan is an Alpha, he just deleted his account. [screenshot][cover face]
4th reply:
He didn’t delete it, he returned with a new account. His writing style screamed dream-boy, I recognized him at a glance.
5th reply:
Oh oh, so he stopped writing AO fics and switched to AA romance now, huh. [cover face]
6th reply:
He also often sends fanfics to ○’s DMs, posting every day like a resentful husband asking why ○ doesn’t reply—does he have another Alpha?
7th reply:
Seriously, how dare ○ check private messages—his DMs are a gathering ground for horny fans. If he opened them, every horny one in the world would pounce.
8th reply:
So funny I could die laughing.
9th reply:
Unimaginable, that’s terrifying. [cover face]
10th reply:
Princess Yuanyuan’s charm isn’t an exaggeration. A sasaeng Alpha once stalked ○, then got beaten up by ○, and the next day this guy was bragging about his wounds on the forum…
11th reply:
I remember that—he actually posted it like a glory post; he broke bones and still captioned it “kitty scratches,” saying Miss ○ has a temper… [cover face]
12th reply:
Speechless.
13th reply:
I’m not into it.
14th reply:
Princess Yuanyuan’s face is top-tier, and her fists are even harder. [fist][big laugh]
15th reply:
…
120th reply:
Fuck, did you guys see—ymc’s plaza was slaughtered! The super topic’s been taken over too!!!!
Post 121:
I knew a day like this would come… those rabid dogs definitely couldn’t sit still.
Post 122:
No wonder Old Snake was going crazy updating his personal status. [horror]
Post 123:
That scared me — I quickly clicked into Snake’s page to see what’s up.
Post 124:
Who is Snake?
Post 125:
You can tell you’re a new fan. Snake is Yuan Shiyuan’s well-known dream-boy fan, who fancies himself a grand public lover, an abusive stalker + sasaeng + dream-boy… all the elements are there, honestly hard to judge. He’s also a drama king with delusions, often posting bewildering grandiose statements — I seriously doubt his mental stability. Oh, he has a personal leather cover (Translation note: 御用皮套 literally ‘exclusive leather cover’—context implies a custom leather outfit or fetish gear), but that’s a long story.
Post 126:
When it comes to dream-boys, no one contests Brother Snake. He’s the founding father of ○’s dream-boy fandom — unmatched.
Post 127:
I’m a new fan too — why do they call him Snake?
Post 128:
Brother Snake actually has a lot of nicknames: Clown Brother, Rabid Dog Brother, Stalker Dream-Boy Brother, but Snake Brother is what people mostly call him.
Post 129:
This guy is actually crazy, addicted to grand public declarations. Every time he sees ○ with an ABO he flies off the rails on the forum and curses like some pathetic man who suspects his wife of cheating with an ABO.
Post 130:
Yes… once ○ smiled at a staff member and Snake totally lost it, calling him promiscuous and saying he wouldn’t even spare a beta…
Post 131:
Okay, I’ll summarize. His old default avatar was a snake and his ID was S, so at first he posted with that snake avatar while ranting and got nicknamed Snake Brother. Later he switched to a little figurine he made of himself; a few other rabid Alphas mocked the figurine as ugly, and when those Alphas berated him he completely lost it and posted classic lines like “You broke poor people spend less than me, am I not his true love?” After several flare-ups he switched back to the default snake avatar.
Post 132:
Those rabid Alphas are really low. At first they wanted to ostracize Snake, right? Even though Snake is unstable, he’s loaded… those Alphas probably felt threatened and ganged up on him, but Snake took on the forum’s entire Alpha crowd alone and made a name for himself.
Post 133:
+11. Honestly that little figurine was pretty cute and endearing, and Snake made it himself. I saved it. [jpg of Yuan Shiyuan figurine in a pink princess dress]
Post 134:
No way, how did my wife become a big-eyed cute girl.
Post 135:
…
Post 250:
Fuck, Snake really lost it — you guys should go see the internal forum!! http: yuanyuangongzhu…
Post 251:
Please screenshot it, I don’t have permission to get into the internal forum. QAQ
Post 252:
Bless you, kind soul.
Ying Mingche tried to click into the webpage, but it showed he didn’t have permission.
He looked into it and found that to enter the internal forum you need to meet three conditions.
1. Spend the required amount;
2. Be a true fan for over a year;
3. Contribute content.
Only by submitting all three proofs and passing the internal forum review could one possibly get an invite code to enter the forum.
What the heck? That complicated?
Soon, someone kind posted screenshots in the thread.
Post 300: Can you see it? [screenshot]
Poster: S
Title: [Go to hell.]
Poster: S
Title: [Scumbag man scumbag man scumbag man scumbag man scumbag man scumbag man scumbag man scumbag man scumbag man scumbag man scumbag man scumbag man scumbag man scumbag man scumbag man scumbag man scumbag man scumbag man scumbag man scumbag man scumbag man scumbag man scumbag man]
Poster: S
Title: [Princess Yuanyuan — is that even a name you can call her? ^^]
Poster: S
Title: [Two-timing and fickle as water willow (Translation note: 水性杨花 literally ‘water-silk willow’, an idiom meaning fickle or promiscuous).]
Poster: S
Title: [Why can’t you control yourself? Why do you always make me angry? Are you able to smile so happily at anyone?]
Poster: S
Title: [Riding on other Alphas feels good, does it? Haha, I’ll fuck/kill you sooner or later.]
Post 301:
Still got that familiar mad-dog scent. [horror]
Post 302:
Only incompetent Alphas blame their wives for cheating.
Post 303:
Only incompetent Alphas blame their wives for cheating.
Post 304: [screenshot]
[Random responder: Can you please stop losing your mind and posting this?? Yuan Shiyuan is so unlucky to have a crazy fangirl like you! You’re only damaging his reputation and making bystanders view him worse!!
S replies: Shut up. Come lecture me after you spend more money than me.]
Post 305:
You can’t really roast this one, huh…
Post 306:
This guy is actually rich — he spent big on votes back then and paid to push hot searches… It’s not the slimy stans you should fear, it’s the slimy stans with money. [mind blown]
Post 307:
Wait, there’s another one! This one literally cracked me up. I’m uploading—
Post 308: [screenshot]
[Random responder: Alphas like you are disgusting, all you think about is filthy stuff. You’re so worked up—you must be crazy to want to fuck Yuan Shiyuan, right?
S replies: Who wants to fuck him? Even if he stripped naked I wouldn’t fuck him a single time, okay.
Random responder: What if I pull out this pic [athletic ○.jpg]?
S replies: ? I don’t have that one, send me the original, thanks.]
Post 309: [screenshot]
[Random responder: If you want to scold someone, go scold the company. Why you always staring at my wife?
S replies: Shut up. You deserve to call him your wife?
Random responder: I’m not worthy? Your kind of lunatic is worthy?
S replies: Yeah, not only am I worthy, I’m going to fuck/ruin him, impregnate him with my seed, make him give me twins. Hee hee.]
Post 310:
I’m speechless…
Post 311:
I truly don’t get it.
Post 312:
Brother Snake, you really… sigh.
Post 313:
Damn, the internal forum is so explosive.
Post 314:
Help, there’s a pervert.
Post 315:
All I can say is we’re used to it… Brother Snake’s always been like this, split personality — just treat him like someone with mental issues. Anyway, he spends what he needs to spend and pushes his numbers hard. [tea]
Post 316:
Huh? Did I just lose a memory? I remember Brother Snake once broke down and said he’d un-fan Yuan Shiyuan after Yuan left Ximi Entertainment, with lots of marketing accounts leaking his shady exchanges. Didn’t he say he’d quit the fandom? How is he suddenly back to being Princess Yuanyuan’s dog?
Post 317:
You buy his bragging? How many times has he said things like that? Which time did he ever actually delete his account. If suddenly he starts speaking normally, it’s probably because he’s entered a cooling-off period.
Post 318:
He’s the most eager to take off Brother Snake’s dog collar, but unfortunately Yuan Shiyuan doesn’t care at all.
Post 319:
This guy really has qi deviation (Translation note: 走火入魔 literally ‘walk into fire and become demonic’, meaning to go obsessively insane)… and he even said he wants Yuan Shiyuan to have twins.. [covers face]
Post 320:
Actually, actually… I also want my wife to have my baby… [points at self] [bashful]
Post 321:
? Huh?? If I remember correctly isn’t Yuan Shiyuan an Alpha?? How can an Alpha have a baby????
Post 322:
Princess Yuanyuan’s physiology is a bit special — she can have babies.
Post 323:
Don’t be ridiculous… he’s an Alpha!!
Post 324:
Can someone draw a pregnancy ○? His belly is so thin, it would look so sexy if it rounded out. [shy]
Post 325:
I want to, I want to! Hee hee hee, Princess Yuanyuan with a pregnant belly… hee hee… [starry-eyed]
Post 326:
Enough… Yuan Shiyuan is an Alpha!!!!!
Author’s Note:
Want! Nutrient! Liquid! [Let me take a look]