My Idol System: An Idol, But Also A Savior-Chapter 179: Nine’s Gift

Arthur watched the farce before him and suddenly chuckled. "Didn’t you say Joshua had someone backing him?"

His voice suddenly rang out, drawing the attention of both the Manager and Lucas.

Only then did Lucas notice the outrageously handsome man sitting in the chair opposite him.

He knew exactly where this place was, and therefore knew even better who this man was. Almost instantly, he shut his mouth, subconsciously wondering what kind of expression he was wearing right now.

Arthur still had not withdrawn his smile as he spoke slowly. "Find someone to back Lucas, and then he can get investment and make it big."

As soon as he finished speaking, the person at the side handed the Manager a business card.

The Manager almost immediately understood what Arthur intended to do. Lucas understood as well.

If that person were Arthur, there would be no problem. Lucas also knew he could never be lucky enough for that. He shouted, "No, I would never do something like that!"

"Then get out of showbiz." Arthur said unhurriedly, smiling sincerely as he offered his advice. "The company won’t help you deal with this. If you can’t find someone to back you, then just get out of showbiz."

Arthur clasped his hands together and rested his chin on them. "Find someone to protect you, or become my dog. Both are decent choices for a useless person."

Lucas was furious, yet he did not dare do anything. What filled him even more was despair.

He could not do anything to the Manager, and even less to Arthur, so all he could do was repeatedly gnaw away at Joshua and Joshua’s fans in his heart.

Bastards, bastards, bastards!

The online discourse flipped abruptly. In any case, it had already boosted the film’s initial attention, even though Lance showed not the slightest interest in such attention.

Today, Joshua had finished filming the third week’s promotional stage for ShineOn’s comeback album.

The comeback schedule might overlap with the filming schedule, so in the future there might be some public activities Joshua would be unable to attend.

However, that was not a big problem. He could still meet his fans in live broadcasts.

Because of the concept, Joshua’s face still had a few fake wounds from earlier makeup, and his outfit somewhat resembled a military uniform, though it was stylized and far more elaborate in its details.

Joshua looked at his own limbs and sighed. "When will our costumes finally turn pink? A comeback with a peach-fairy concept..."

Before he could finish, his forehead was flicked. "If you stop thinking about random nonsense, you might grow taller a bit faster. Let’s go."

As he spoke, Luther slung an arm around Joshua’s shoulders.

Joshua rubbed his forehead and irritably elbowed Luther, clearly in no mood to pay him any attention.

At night, the stars were quiet.

Joshua was no longer staying at the dorm. Right now, he needed to memorize the script, and during this period, he would have to stay at home, poring over it until the day filming began.

Of course, he was not staying in the castle either.

The small house still had the decorations from before.

Joshua did not plan to put them away. After tidying up once, he lay down on the bed, a thick stack of scripts still in his hands.

It was thick not because there were many lines, but because there were too many notes from Lance about the character’s inner thoughts or what needed to be conveyed at present. Lance clearly treated Joshua as a newcomer. He wanted Joshua to grow, while at the same time not letting it affect the film, which was why he had written so much.

Before handing the script to Joshua, Lance had even solemnly said that it was the result of two sleepless nights of work.

What else could Joshua do? The only thing he could do was keep reading, and reading, and reading.

Just then, the window was suddenly tapped lightly. In the darkness of the night, it was indeed a bit eerie, especially when Joshua glanced at the clock—it was already nearly eleven p.m.

Thank goodness, right after that, his phone rang. It was Nine.

Joshua answered the call. The moment his face appeared, Nine excitedly said, "Joshua, look outside the window!"

Hearing that, Joshua set the stack of scripts aside, stood up, walked to the window, and pulled the curtain open.

Outside, the streets were still brightly lit, but the sky was pitch-black, exactly like the scene on the other end of the phone.

At that very moment, flickering lights appeared in the distance, like countless stars gathering together, lighting up and dancing, then slowly assembling into words.

"Joshua, happy birthday."

Nine’s voice rang out at the same time.

On the other side, the tiny stars continued to move, transforming into cute patterns accompanied by lines of birthday wishes.

This large-scale display instantly blew up the internet.

The comment section under Nine’s post was flooded.

[Hahaha, I looked up at the sky and thought someone was about to confess, turns out it’s Wolf Bro]

[Fans from other fandoms are all in awe. What does it feel like to have a rich leading fan? You might not understand, but I do hahaha, I love it so much!]

[Wolf Bro, please love Joshua for another thousand years!]

[Hahaha, love Joshua until all our hair turns white]

[Wolf Bro, what do you think about same-sex relationships?]

[If there is one, it would only be for Joshua]

This series of actions even made it onto the hot topics, and even non-fans were amazed.

[I know Joshua too but never paid much attention, but his fans really know how to attract outside attention hahaha]

[So insanely rich, can you share a bit with me?!]

[How much did all that cost? Seriously, it feels like everyone in Celestia could see it]

[This is shocking. I thought some tycoon was confessing, turns out it was a fan wishing his idol happy birthday]

[It’s a fanboy, sob. I heard he’s even an only fan, and a boyfriend-type fan at that. That’s terrifying. Now it’s not just girls we have to compete with, but men too]

[Peak!]

As for how much money it cost, Nine naturally had no idea, because he used himself to create this light show. After all, what star could shine brighter than him?

"Joshua, do you like it?" Nine shouted loudly. Joshua could only see shaking and flickering light on the phone screen.

He laughed. "Nine, I want to hug you."

Nine was annoyed and blushed again. "Don’t change the subject!"

Joshua laughed out loud. "I like it, I really like it! This is the best birthday gift ever!"

At this moment, under Wolf Bro’s post, a new comment appeared. 𝒇𝒓𝙚𝒆𝔀𝓮𝓫𝒏𝓸𝙫𝓮𝓵.𝓬𝙤𝙢

[Joshua]: Thank you, Wolf Bro.

Joshua’s appearance almost instantly sent the fans into a frenzy, waves of comments pouring in nonstop.

[Love Joshua]

[Happy birthday, Joshua]

[Happy birthday, mama’s baby]

Some fans even took the chance to congratulate Joshua on his first role.

[Where’s Wolf Bro hahaha?]

[He’s probably passed out in the bathroom]

[I thought he’d reply within one second hahaha]

[I told you, he passed out in the bathroom]

Nine silently rolled his eyes while reading the comments. What do you normal fans know? I’m on my way to hug Joshua. Can you hug Joshua like I can?! The order of comments means nothing at all!

Nine directly replied to the comment asking where he was.

[Joshua said he wants to hug me, so you all know. I’m on my way to Joshua’s house]

The comments froze for a moment, then erupted into an endless stream of hahahas.