Brother Dao Took the Entertainment Industry by Storm, Fans Beg Me Not to Kill Anymore

Chapter 658: "Corner Also" Manga Finale!

The background music gradually intensified.

The trailer flashed through plot scenes one after another, characters appearing in succession. The protagonist initially only wanted to take revenge on those from his past, but instead found himself trapped in prison. This life of letting mistakes slide didn't seem to make things better for him; instead, it bound his past and present selves together, turning everything into a complete mess—

At the very end of the frame, a gaunt, bearded man lying in bed slowly opened his eyes.

There was only a moment of daze in those eyes. The next instant, they turned coldly toward the camera—

Accompanied by eerie music, large characters suddenly appeared on the screen.

At the very end of the scene, a gaunt, bearded man lying in bed slowly opened his eyes.

At that moment, the screen went completely dark.

"It looks pretty interesting."

Qiu Zhenlong adjusted his reading glasses and pulled the video back a bit. He noticed that Xiao He's appearance in this trailer wasn't very extensive. Perhaps the most memorable part was the moment he opened his eyes while lying in the hospital bed.

Because that look was so different from his usual appearance. He truly didn't look like a young man in his twenties but more like a weathered office worker in his thirties or forties, exhausted from family and work.

This once again proved the advantage of Xiao He's appearance in terms of age portrayal.

Not to mention that he was surprised; even the bullet comments at this point were mostly shocked.

[Huh? Are you telling me that this gaunt, bearded office worker who looks almost skeletal is actually our Brother Xiao?]

[This is Xiao He?]

[Once again shocked by the range Brother Xiao has expanded.]

[Oh no, is this a scam? Is the 'He' content really that high? Don't tell me Brother Xiao just lies in bed the whole time, sleeping through the entire movie.]

[No, no, don't worry! This movie has an original version. We won't spoil anything here, but rest assured, Brother Xiao definitely has a lot of screen time.]

Qiu Zhenlong ignored the fans' exclamations.

Not wanting their comments to influence his own thoughts, he hurriedly closed the video. After hesitating in his mind for a moment, he made a phone call.

"Don't announce the final audition results for now. I need to think it over some more. Also, help me buy a ticket for the earliest screening on the day 'Let the Mistake Slide' premieres."

After hanging up, Qiu Zhenlong suddenly realized that he had actually already made up his mind about the final candidate.

Perhaps he had already made a bias the moment he saw Xiao He's photo. Otherwise, he wouldn't have placed that dossier on his left side, which represented importance, instead of casually tossing it next to the trash bin like he did with those other popular actors before.

And the subsequent audition, along with the various skills Xiao He displayed, only tipped the scales further in Xiao He's favor.

But his early prejudices and current stereotypical impressions made him reluctant to let an actor full of buzz and constantly trending on hot searches into his serious, official historical drama production team.

It felt as if doing so would make him look down upon by his former peers, being accused of going with the flow and losing integrity in his later years...

Qiu Zhenlong shook his head, realizing that after years of being in a leadership position, he had picked up some bad habits.

...

Director Qiu's internal struggle was unknown to Xiao He. After returning to the hotel, he immediately began fixing software vulnerabilities and performing systematic updates, completely putting the audition results for "Imperial Enterprise" out of his mind.

It wasn't until Liu Rulan knocked on his door to remind him that Xiao He remembered he still had a movie releasing soon.

"Remember to share and promote it later," Liu Rulan said. "Even though Ren Yibai pulled all those little tricks before, we still need to maintain the proper decorum."

"Okay, I understand."

Xiao He agreed casually.

When he opened his phone, he found that many hot searches related to the "Let the Mistake Slide" movie promotion were already trending on the relevant platforms.

[Let the Mistake Slide - Trailer]

[Let the Mistake Slide - Ren Yibai and Xiao He Swapping Lives]

[Let the Mistake Slide - Spending Lantern Festival Together]

When fans saw these messages, they were thrilled.

[Ahhh! Ren Yibai finally has a new movie! So happy!]

[Wow, Brother Xiao is such a model worker. Just finished the Spring Festival slot battle, and now he's filling in for Lantern Festival. He really, I'm crying.]

[Wasn't 'Let the Mistake Slide' originally scheduled for the Spring Festival slot? I wonder what happened that pushed it to Lantern Festival.]

[It seems to be because of censorship issues, but it's still very much worth looking forward to. A powerful collaboration between Xiao He and Ren Yibai—I hope to see sparks fly between them in the plot.]

[A bit of trivia: This is another one of Brother Xiao's rescue missions. I heard time was extremely tight, but he still flew over without a second thought. He basically finished filming smoothly in no time, helping the production team make up for lost time. He really, I'm crying.]

[What? Another rescue mission? Then I have to watch it. Brother Xiao's rescue projects always produce masterpieces.]

[Haha, that's Brother Xiao! Has there ever been a project he worked on that wasn't amazing?]

[But why does this plot look so familiar? Is it a remake of some foreign movie?]

[The script for 'Let the Mistake Slide' was indeed introduced from abroad. The original script was called 'A Murder Swap' or something, a South Korean film. The original is pretty good—I recommend everyone check it out.]

[Looking forward to the official release of 'Let the Mistake Slide'!]

When Xiao He logged into his account and reposted, it immediately attracted a large crowd of onlookers. Everyone had been a bit listless after the holidays ended, but with this new topic, the comment section became noticeably more active.

Xiao He spent some time engaging in simple interactions in the comment section, then noticed someone asking him about "Corner Also."

[Brother Xiao, Brother Xiao, have you seen the grand finale of the 'Corner Also' manga? Kid really can't take it. Can we go beat up Jiao Dai?]

Xiao He: ?

"Corner Also" manga had its finale?

Xiao He quickly searched for information.

—

It turned out that after the Spring Festival, the original "Corner Also" manga had resumed updates.

So, with only a little of the final plot left, it reached its official conclusion just a few days later.

True to form, old villain Jiao Dai dropped a devastating knife at the end, leaving no one with a perfect ending.

No, actually—when eternal life and immortality became the protagonist's inner curse and the root of their soul's suffering, death became the perfect happy ending of the story. It was their goal from beginning to end, their inevitable destination.

The main team of test subjects was completely wiped out. Among the Yin siblings, one died and one was crippled. Yin Qi, the villain, ultimately lost completely, dying in his sister's arms. As for Yin Lan, she lost her ability to live forever and reverted to the little old woman she was at the story's beginning. She returned to the academy to run a bookstore, and on a sunny afternoon, she passed away peacefully in that shop.

Thus, all the test subjects from that era were dead. The power of the meteorite fragments had completely dissipated in their struggles against each other. Their existence, just like the name "Corner Also," was silent and hidden in the obscure corners of human stories, remembered by few.

The only exception was the descendants of Yin Lan's human friend who, when paying respects to their own elders, would also stop by to pay respects to Yin Lan, leaving fresh flowers at her grave.

Right next to her grave was her younger brother Yin Qi's.

However, because of the things Yin Qi had done, Yin Lan had left no inscription on his tombstone. It was just a nameless marker. So, those who came to remember Yin Lan didn't know that the adjacent grave also belonged to a member of the Yin family. Thus, after they left, Yin Lan's grave was covered in vibrant, living bouquets, while Yin Qi's nameless grave had only a thin layer of dust.

Still, Yin Qi probably wouldn't have minded.

At least, in the end, he had finally achieved his wish of being by his sister's side forever.

—From then on, they would never be separated again.