The Cannon Fodder Male Supporting Character Is the Zombie King - Chapter 12

Ye Weian argued firmly, “Hair is very important.”
Assistant Long: “……”
The system, however, understood the host quite well. After all, in the apocalypse, the host was a particularly vain zombie king who loved to look good. His hair was especially well taken care of. He even cut it himself.
Assistant Long could only say, “The netizens have been waiting for us to make a statement. We can’t just leave them waiting all night. Insomnia can cause hair loss, too.”
Ye Wei’an felt she made a lot of sense and immediately agreed to issue a clarification.
Assistant Long breathed a sigh of relief and immediately contacted the PR department.
A short while later, Lemon Entertainment’s official Weibo posted an announcement clarifying two things.
First, regarding the recasting: the contract clearly states that if there are special circumstances, the director and lead actors can be changed. Everything is according to the contract. There is no bullying of directors or artists.
Second, Yan Qing and Lin Chang are not in a relationship. The rumors are false.
Third, President Ye and Yan Qing are just ordinary friends. The same goes for Lin Chang. They are only ordinary friends.
After the announcement was posted, someone using a secondary account commented, spilling more details: 【I heard Yan Qing has a boyfriend he’s been seeing for several years, and he’s also very influential. Oh, and I also heard that Director Bai Yuan and Film Emperor Xie Siming both like Yan Qing. But unfortunately, Yan Qing isn’t interested in them. Looking at it this way, Yan Qing really is a heartthrob. Everyone loves him. His fans must be so proud that their brother is so popular.】
Of course, this secondary account was arranged by Lemon Entertainment.
Assistant Long asked Ye Wei’an for his opinion on whether to continue hyping up Yan Qing and Lin Chang.
Ye Wei’an thought that Lin Chang had already attracted enough attention. Having been scolded so badly, continuing the hype would only backfire. He suggested clarifying the situation directly.
“Of course, Yan Qing is still very useful,” Ye Wei’an said. “Tomorrow, switch to someone else to hype him.”
Assistant Long: “……”
Was this about squeezing every last drop of value out of Yan Qing?
Ye Wei’an didn’t think anything was wrong. “He needs to repay his debts.”
Yan Qing owed him several hundred million. If he could make a batch of the company’s stars popular, he could write off the debt in one stroke.
That evening, most of the entertainment industry and the gossiping netizens were waiting for Lemon Entertainment’s response.
Once the announcement came out, the entire internet erupted.
Bai Yuan was so angry that he almost smashed his phone. “Shameless!”
Xie Siming, dragged into it as well, was also very displeased.
Fortunately, his agent team was extremely capable and quickly issued a clarification, stating that he and Yan Qing were just friends.
Xie Siming pressed down his phone screen, leaned back on the sofa, gently closed his eyes, and murmured, “Ye Wei’an… I’ll remember this.”
Yan Qing’s reaction after reading the announcement was even stronger.
He was trembling with anger, his face dark as he said, “Ye Wei’an is so ruthless.”
He actually exposed his relationship with Zhou Yongnan. Was he trying to ruin him?!
Brother Ming paced irritably around the room. “Ye Wei’an always has some leverage on you and Young Master Zhou. I think we should play it soft. Don’t provoke him.”
“Your relationship with Young Master Zhou is real, unlike those messy rumors. If it comes out, it could affect your opportunities.”
“Even though you’re popular now, you haven’t really secured your footing. Revealing your romance will only impact you.”
Fans shipping a CP is one thing, but actually being in a relationship is another.
Moreover, most of Yan Qing’s fans ship Ye Wei’an and Yan Qing. In their eyes, Zhou Yongnan doesn’t compare to Ye Wei’an.
If news of Yan Qing dating Zhou Yongnan got out, the fans would definitely explode.
Yan Qing knew this too, which only made him hate Ye Wei’an’s cold-heartedness even more.
A glint of ruthless determination flashed in his eyes as he became even more resolved to cling to Zhou Huaichen’s support.
Meanwhile, the gossiping netizens were thrilled.
So Yan Qing has been dating a boyfriend for several years?
So Bai Yuan and Xie Siming both like Yan Qing?
This is explosive news!
Yan Qing’s fans: “……”
After waiting anxiously for several days, they finally got a response from Lemon Entertainment.
But the response clearly dodged the main issue and pushed Yan Qing even deeper into a more scandalous love vortex. Their anger reached its peak. They kept flooding the chat group—
【I’m so angry, I’m so angry! The Ye Group and Lemon Entertainment better go bankrupt tomorrow!】
【I really can’t hold it in. I cried so hard at home… Our Qing Qing has suffered so much injustice. I feel so bad for him. My heart is breaking.】
【Friends, we can’t let them bully Qing Qing like this! I’m in the capital. I plan to go to the Ye Group tomorrow to confront them. We must get Ye Wei’an to give us an explanation!】
【I’m also in the capital. I’m going to confront them, too!】
【Add me in!】
And so the fans started planning to go to Ye Group headquarters the next day to demand an explanation from Ye Wei’an.
Yan Qing and Brother Ming saw the fans’ discussions but didn’t stop them.
The two of them were even looking forward to seeing Ye Wei’an’s reaction when the fans confronted him tomorrow.
*
The next morning, Ye Wei’an went to the company early.
He asked Assistant Long to collect some recent cases from the film and television industry, preparing to have a thorough discussion with Zhou Huaichen’s team today.
He had heard that online variety shows were very popular now. It may be worth a try.
As the car left the villa, Ye Wei’an received a call from Assistant Long, saying that some fans were causing trouble outside the headquarters. For safety reasons, she suggested he avoid the area for the time being.
Ye Wei’an thought for a moment and sent Zhou Huaichen a message, changing the meeting location to Zhou’s company.
As for those causing trouble, Ye Wei’an said lightly, “Call the police.”
The system was surprised: 【Host, you actually learned to call the police.】
Not long ago, the host was still planning to dig out Yan Qing’s heart.
Ye Wei’an leaned lazily against the chair back. “Didn’t you tell me this is a law-abiding society?”
System: 【…Right, host, well done. Please continue to persist, be a law-abiding, good citizen!】
Ye Wei’an: “.”
He took out the purple pendant and examined it closely.
The pendant was completely translucent, with a warm, gentle hue. It was truly very enticing.
He stroked his chin and said, “Do you think I should ask A-Chen to buy it?”
The system didn’t understand: 【Why would you buy it? Didn’t Mr. Zhou give it to you?】
As a system, it couldn’t comprehend such complicated human interactions.
Unfortunately, Ye Wei’an ignored it.
System: 【…】
Host is so annoying.
It turned off its receiver and sulked.
…
Ye Wei’an arrived at Zhou’s company. Zhou Huaichen greeted him at the door.
The receptionist girls were all sneaking glances at Ye Wei’an, curious about who could make the BOSS personally come out to meet them.
Ye Wei’an walked forward expressionlessly.
—【The girls don’t recognize me. They must have gone to bed early last night and missed all the gossip.】
—【No wonder they have so much hair.】
Zhou Huaichen: “……”
He almost laughed.
He had been following Lemon Entertainment’s announcement yesterday and knew that Ye Wei’an had clarified the rumor between him and Yan Qing. His mood was quite good.
He suddenly remembered something. Leading Ye Wei’an toward the private elevator, he asked in a low voice, “Why did you suddenly change the meeting to Zhou’s company?”
Earlier, Ye Wei’an hadn’t explained clearly over the phone, and he hadn’t had the chance to ask.
Ye Wei’an replied casually, “Nothing. Yan Qing’s fans were blocking me outside the company. I didn’t want to see them.”
Zhou Huaichen’s expression darkened slightly. “Did you call the police?”
Ye Wei’an nodded.
Zhou Huaichen glanced at the assistant and bodyguards Ye Wei’an had brought along and said, “Try not to go out alone in the future.”
His tone couldn’t hide his concern.
Even someone as careless as Ye Wei’an noticed.
Ye Wei’an looked at him a few times and responded, “Mm.”
—【A-Chen is really the most considerate. I really want to take him home.】
A faint smile lifted the corner of Zhou Huai Chen’s lips. He chuckled softly.
No need to “take” him.
As long as he spoke, Ye Wei’an would follow him home willingly.
After Zhou Huaichen and Ye Wei’an went upstairs, the receptionist girls went wild, sending messages like crazy in their small colleague chat group.
【Just now, a super handsome guy came. President Zhou personally escorted him upstairs. Does anyone know who it is?】
【I happened to be going downstairs to get something and glanced over… He’s the CEO of the Ye Group, the one rumored to be dating superstar Yan Qing! You guys didn’t know?】
【So it’s President Ye! So handsome, even more than Yan Qing!】
【Yeah, yeah, forget Yan Qing. Seeing President Zhou and President Ye together is really eye candy!】
【But isn’t our company a competitor of the Ye Group? Are they collaborating now?】
【We can’t control the collaboration, but fangirling over their looks is fine! Comrades, is there any man more handsome or richer than President Zhou and President Ye? No! They’re really perfect together!】
While the employees were gossiping, Ye Wei’an and Zhou Huaichen finalized two projects.
One was the filming of the TV drama 《Nine Heavens》.
《Nine Heavens》 is a major male-lead xianxia novel adaptation. The script was originally written by the famous screenwriter Mu Feng. The director and lead actors had not yet been confirmed.
Lemon Entertainment and Zhou’s subsidiary, Ziyun Entertainment, could recommend their own actors. As for the director, both Zhou Huaichen and Ye Wei’an thought Qi Changbai would be a good choice.
Qi Changbai, like Bai Yuan, was an up-and-coming director.
Bai Yuan focused on films, while Qi Changbai excelled in TV dramas.
Qi Changbai had directed four productions in total, each meticulously made and achieving high viewership ratings.
If he joined, combined with Mu Feng’s script, the results would definitely be excellent.
The other project was an online scripted murder show, 《Open Your Eyes Today》.
Scripted murder games were very popular now. Ye Wei’an and Zhou Huaichen didn’t expect to make much money from it. They just wanted to promote new talent from both of their companies.
After finalizing the projects, Ye Wei’an was very pleased.
He glanced down at his watch. The hands were nearing twelve.
“A-Chen,” he said, his eyes sparkling as he looked at Zhou Huaichen, “let’s go eat together.”
Time to eat! Time to eat!
Zhou Huaichen chuckled, told his executive assistant Li Zeng to put away the materials, and said, “I’ve invited a few friends to lunch. You can come with me, okay?”
Ye Wei’an was slightly taken aback.
As a lonely zombie king for the past ten years, he felt a bit socially anxious.
Seeming to sense his hesitation, Zhou Huaichen softened his voice: “They’re all friends interested in investing in film and television. Director Qi Changbai is among them.”
Ye Wei’an immediately understood.
Zhou Huaichen had probably specially arranged this lunch to introduce him to people.
He blinked. “Okay.”
The two of them went downstairs together.
Watching their backs disappear into the elevator, the assistant team crowded around Li Zeng. “Brother Li, are we really going to cooperate with the Ye Group?”
Li Zeng was the executive assistant who had accompanied Zhou Huaichen on his last business trip.
Thinking of the BOSS’s attention toward President Ye, he gave a meaningful reminder: “It’s not just about cooperation. From now on, whenever you meet President Ye, you must treat him with the same respect as you would the BOSS.”
The assistant team: “…”
Not long ago, Zhou’s company had been competing with the Ye Group for projects. Everyone had spoken of President Ye with a sense of rivalry, and now Brother Li was telling them to treat him like the ultimate BOSS?
Had he lost his mind?
Li Zeng: “…”
Zhou Huaichen had arranged lunch with friends at Xiangzhang Lanting.
In the private room, there were four men and two women. Ye Wei’an recognized one man and one woman. They were the celebrities who had accompanied Zhou Huaichen to the film city last time.
Ye Wei’an furrowed his brows and immediately looked at Zhou Huaichen.
Zhou Huaichen was also looking at him gently. “Mm.”
Ye Wei’an shook his head. “It’s nothing.”
—【Nothing my foot!】
—【My pig… my grape-flavored appetizer is about to be kidnapped!】
Zhou Huai Chen: “…Mm.”
Who’s the pig?

Author’s note:
Zhou Huaichen: Not me.