fictionpage Chapter 289 Jiang Bai's Touching Moments
Chapter 289 Jiang Bai's Touching Moments
Jiang Bai returned to his dormitory.
As soon as I pushed open the door to room 404, my three sons, who had been having what sounded like a wild party, instantly went silent.
Six eyes, eerily green, stared at him.
"Third brother, you're finally back!"
Su Ze rushed forward, holding up his phone, the screen displaying the red-highlighted post from the campus forum.
"Tell me honestly, is what's written here true?"
"Bai Zhi, besides the class charity sale, are you also going to participate in the school sports meet stage performance to raise funds?"
Jiang Bai calmly cleared his throat, his voice neither warm nor cold:
"Yes, the Literature and Art Department just decided on it. I just went to a meeting about this."
"She...she said she wanted to go back to school to support her brother."
Holy crap!!!
Gu Dapeng and Lin Le exchanged a glance and immediately began performing the "Ape Roar" on the spot, making the dormitory ceiling seem to tremble three times.
"Third brother, oh no, I mean brother-in-law!! You're my own brother!!"
Gu Dapeng was so excited that he became incoherent.
"Do you even know what? The whole school is in an uproar!"
"Those old students were bragging about how some of their graduating seniors were coming back, but then Bai Zhi showed up, and who cares about those old fogies anymore!"
"Compared to the star seniors from the 'Ancient Powerful Ones,' the junior sisters in my year are much more appealing!"
however.
The jubilation lasted less than thirty seconds before the atmosphere in the dormitory suddenly turned somber again.
Su Ze looked at Weibo, his brows furrowed, his tone full of anxiety:
"However, third brother, the people at school only care about Bai Zhi, but the fans outside are a different story."
"I just saw on the trending topics that Zhang Dali, that third-tier male star who's been quite popular lately, also posted on Weibo, saying he's going back to his alma mater to do charity work."
"That's when I found out that he was also one of our alumni from the Shanghai Theatre Academy."
Jiang Bai paused slightly, his hand holding the water glass: "Zhang Dali?"
This name sounds so damn familiar.
He frantically searched his memory and instantly recalled the person with the sequined leather jacket and arrogant nostrils at the registration desk at Lizhitai that afternoon.
"Isn't that the 'victim' I tormented to 140 points on 'The Masked Singer'?"
Jiang Bai muttered to himself.
Wow, the world really is a circle.
I just sent him away on my main account, and now he's showing up on my alt account to make his presence known?
Su Ze, oblivious to Jiang Bai's strange expression, slapped his thigh in worry:
"Zhang Dali may not be a very good singer, but he has a lot of fans!"
"Those young girls go crazy and spend money without batting an eye."
"And those second- and third-tier female students, they all have management companies behind them."
"Although Bai Zhi is very popular, she is only a freshman in college and only recently became popular, so her fan base may not be solid."
"What if we lose to those thugs on the fundraising leaderboard that day? Where will that leave the goddess's reputation?"
Gu Dapeng also got anxious, pulled his phone out of his pocket, and slammed it on the table:
"Damn it, I can't let Bai Zhi suffer this injustice!"
"I just calculated that I still have two thousand yuan of savings."
"I'm calling my dad right now and telling him to sell the wild ginseng from those two old folks in the forest. I've been holding up the sky for my sister all those days!"
Lin Le also looked resolute:
"Although my property certificate hasn't been transferred yet, I still have a few rare game cards that I can easily sell for tens of thousands of yuan."
"Brother-in-law, don't worry. Even if we have to go bankrupt that day, we in 404 will protect our sister's top spot!"
Looking at his three roommates, whose faces seemed to say "treat money like dirt," Jiang Bai suddenly felt a surge of warmth in his heart.
How should I put this feeling...?
I'm a little touched, and a little... uneasy about my conscience.
"These idiots, they usually need coupons to buy takeout, but now they're willing to empty their savings for some non-existent 'sister'."
Jiang Bai sighed and spoke softly to the system in his mind's eye:
"Tongzi, look how pure this brotherhood is."
"They love Bai Zhi so much, as 'Jiang Bai,' shouldn't I do something to repay them?"
[Ding! Host, are you finally going to give the brothers some perks?]
Jiang Bai nodded, a deep sense of kindness flashing in his eyes:
"Yes, we need to think about them."
"Originally, I planned to award one UR-level grand prize to the entire school."
"But I just realized that if there is only one grand prize and my three roommates don't win, they will definitely be sad and desperate, and they will suffer psychological trauma from not being able to win."
"Or, if one of them draws the winning number, the other two will feel that they are unlucky and have low self-esteem."
"As their good brother, how could I just stand by and watch them go through this kind of pain?"
【? ? ? ? 】
[So what? Host, are you planning to just give them a backdoor?]
Jiang Bai's lips curled into a saintly smile:
"No."
"So I've decided to change the probability of redeeming the grand prize by collecting a complete set of UR posters from 0.01% to 0%."
【….】
The system fell silent and did not speak again.
Jiang Bai ignored it and continued his reasoning with self-assurance:
"You see, as long as no one else in the audience wins the grand prize, Su Ze and the others won't because of bad luck, but because 'their time hasn't come yet.'"
"Since no one else got it, they felt better."
"Without comparison, there's no hurt. I'm doing this all to protect their self-esteem!"
[Host, when it comes to 'killing someone while destroying their spirit,' and 'making betraying your brothers sound so noble,' this system admires you more than anything. This isn't a reward; you've practically dug up the roots of the leeks to feed the pigs!]
Jiang Bai completely ignored the system's taunts.
He mentally gave himself a thumbs up.
Jiang Bai, you are such a kind and gentle roommate.
To prevent his roommates from fighting over a big prize, he was willing to sacrifice his own morality to maintain harmony in dormitory 404.
"If his sons found out about this, wouldn't they be overjoyed?"
Jiang Bai took a deep breath, his face full of righteousness.
No, they'll never know.
"Learn from Lei Feng, do good deeds anonymously—this is true virtue!"
Since the probability of winning the grand prize was "physically cut off," Jiang Bai simply turned the image quality of the "common cards" in the blind boxes to the highest level.
"Even though I won't win the grand prize, I'll print the most beautiful posters for you, is that alright?"
As Jiang Bai browsed the campus forum, he couldn't help but smile slightly as he read the posts clamoring to "sell everything to buy Bai Zhi."
Suddenly, Su Ze let out a piercing scream.
"Third brother!! Quick, check the forum!!"
Jiang Bai was so startled that he almost dropped his phone.
"What happened now? Zhang Dali withdrew from the competition in public?"
"no!!"
Su Ze turned his laptop around, pointing to an urgent announcement pinned to the top, his voice trembling:
"The student council just distributed them!"
"To ensure fairness, this 'stage fundraising' will not only consider donations made on-site, but also include an online voting channel!"
"One dollar per ticket, no upper limit!"
"Furthermore... Zhang Dali's fan club has announced that they have raised three million yuan to support Dali on the 13th!"
Gu Dapeng gasped:
Three million? Is this a school sports meet or a Forbes list?
Jiang Bai didn't pay attention; his gaze remained fixed on the words "online voting."
Online voting?
Does this mean we're going to start live streaming online?
Jiang Bai's eyes lit up instantly.
That's great!
With the reputation of the Shanghai Theatre Academy and the star alumni, how many viewers can it attract!
At that time, wouldn't this be a perfect channel for reaping popularity?
Jiang Bai gritted his teeth; he had made up his mind!
He's going to put on a really good show for this fundraising performance!
It's not just about winning the top donation, but also about gaining a lot of popularity!