Almighty Male God

When he woke up the next morning, Su Mo felt for the first time that his waist was not feeling well.

When he opened his eyes, the first thing he saw was the other person’s enlarged sleeping face. It was so close that he could even see the tiny hairs on the skin clearly. Under the soft and warm light of the early morning, it felt fluffy.

Su Mo smiled slightly, his heart was sweet and full. Being able to see the face of the lover every day when waking up was really the best thing.

Su Mo carefully took Lu Yan’s hand off his shoulder and tried to stand up without waking him up. But as soon as he raised his elbow a little, his waist and hips suddenly felt sore and numb that it almost didn’t feel like his own body.

They were so busy last night that he didn’t fall asleep until almost dawn, and in such a hurry, they didn’t even close the curtains. Fortunately, there was a courtyard outside the window, with only trees and no people, otherwise it would have been a live sex scene. As a result, he was so exhausted that even his usually punctual biological clock was out of order. As for whether Aunt Fang would knock on the door early in the morning, he was too embarrassed to even think about it.

Su Mo wanted to try harder and just raised half of his body, but the hand around his waist suddenly exerted force and he fell back without any warning, falling into the other person’s arms.

The person in front of him opened his eyes, smiled slightly, and touched his lips. “Good morning.” There was a laziness in his voice.

“Good morning.” Su Mo didn’t have any temper at all and responded with a smile.

Lu Yan’s hands stroked his sore waist back and forth, and he smiled softly, “Can’t get up?”

Su Mo raised his eyebrows, and said in a charming manner, “Yes, because Mr. Lu is too brave and heroic.”

Lu Yan laughed softly, biting his ear and mumbling, “Director Su was no better, he almost killed me.”

He didn’t hear the word clearly, but he knew what it meant. Even though Su Mo was always very relaxed in bed, he still felt embarrassed.

Both people were still naked under the quilt. Early morning was the time when men were most likely to react, not to mention that they were sitting next to their lovers. But now neither of them had the strength to do anything, which showed how intense last night was.

The two of them laid in each other’s arms for a while, the atmosphere was extremely good, until they were broken by the rumbling of their stomachs. They smiled at each other, supported each other and climbed up.

Su Mo put on his clothes first and took out clothes for Lu Yan from the closet. When the two of them came here together yesterday, Lu Yan did not bring any spare clothes with him. Fortunately, Su Mo had made preparations and asked the driver to buy clothes that were suitable for Lu Yan’s size and put them in the closet early in the morning.

Even though the driver was a retired soldier, he was very careful at heart and even his underwear was not left behind.

Lu Yan held the brand new pure white underwear in his hand, with the corner of his mouth slightly curled, looking at Su Mo with extremely ambiguous eyes, and said in a hoarse voice, “Actually, I don’t mind wearing yours.” The corners of his eyes and eyebrows were very seductive.

Su Mo’s face turned red, and he suddenly remembered their first time at Lu Yan’s place. That time he didn’t bring any change of clothes, so he had to wear Lu Yan’s clothes, even his most intimate clothes. The two of them were of similar stature, so there was nothing inappropriate about it, but it just felt, how should he put it, like there was a sense of shame in showing affection in public.

It was rare for Lu Yan to see Su Mo looking embarrassed, so he couldn’t help but raise his eyebrows and smile while putting on his clothes neatly.

When they went downstairs, Aunt Fang had already prepared breakfast. Su Jue was sitting at the dining table. When he saw the two of them coming in, he said with a frown, “The spring night is short and the sun is rising. From now on, the king will not attend the court early¹.”

The two of them ignored his teasing and sat down to eat breakfast naturally. Su Jue felt a little bored and ate his meal obediently.

After dinner, Su Mo was called away by Aunt Fang to take care of some daily affairs in the house. Su Jue approached Lu Yan and whispered ambiguously, “You two were so intense last night. I heard everything. What do you think? My eldest brother is amazing, right?”

Lu Yan looked at him mysteriously, smiling but not answering.

The next seven days of vacation were the most enjoyable time for Lu Yan.

The two of them spent most of their time in the old house of the Su family, wishing they could stick together all the time. The sweet atmosphere made people around them want to get goosebumps all over their bodies. Su Jue couldn’t stand it after staying there for three days, and shouted that he wanted to find his lover to comfort his irritated heart. Aunt Fang was very happy to see that they had such a good relationship. She smiled every day and made all kinds of delicious food for them.

After the Spring Festival, everything returned to normal.

He was very busy with various notices every day.

When Lu Yan was called to Qin Feng’s office, he looked serious, which was rare. “What’s wrong, Brother Feng? Is there anything difficult?”

“It’s not that difficult, but I don’t know what you think.” Qin Feng said, throwing a book in front of him, “This is the script I received today, take a look first.”

Lu Yan read the script as fast as ever, and there was no need to read it carefully at this time. After more than half an hour, he looked up and said, “This subject matter is a bit sensitive.”

“Not bad. But in the past two years, there have been more and more movies with homosexual themes, and they have become more and more popular. And the director of this movie is Wang Yi.” Qin Feng said.

“Wang Yi!” Lu Yan suddenly became interested. “It seems that the role that should be given to me is Ji You. Then who will play the other protagonist Zhuang Wenxuan? Han Yuan? The age setting is suitable.” Lu Yan said casually.

Qin Feng nodded and smiled, “You guessed it right. Han Yuan was the first actor to be confirmed. And it was he who recommended you to Director Wang, hoping that you could play the role of Ji You.”

Han Yuan could almost be regarded as Wang Yi’s optional male lead. Most of Wang Yi’s films starred Han Yuan. Wang Yi also liked to tailor-make scripts for Han Yuan. The films they collaborated on have never failed to be box office hits.

Lu Yan was not surprised that Han Yuan recommended himself. After all, they had a pleasant experience working together, and the age set by Lu Yan for the role in the script was also suitable. He was surprised by another aspect. “Didn’t Han Yuan say that he would not take on movies with same-sex themes? Why did he agree to do it this time?”

Anyone who had paid a little attention to Han Yuan knew that more than ten years ago, Wang Yi approached Han Yuan to make a movie about homosexuality, but Han Yuan refused at the time and explicitly said that he would not take on this type of movie. Unexpectedly, more than ten years later, he broke this oath himself.

Qin Feng shrugged, “Who knows? Don’t try to guess what the master is thinking. So will you accept this play? The other party is waiting for your answer.”

“Take it, why not? This drama is very interesting. Although this kind of subject matter is still a little controversial, it is also rarely popular. Moreover, it is directed by Wang Yi and starred by Han Yuan.” Lu Yan put the script on the table, “However, I don’t want to shoot sex scenes, and I don’t want nude doubles. This is my only requirement.”

Qin Feng was a little embarrassed. “For a movie like this, sex scenes are a gimmick and a selling point. You don’t want to shoot sex scenes, and you don’t even allow nude doubles to be used. Isn’t this the same as rejecting them?”

“Not necessarily,” Lu Yan said with a smile, “Director Wang is not an ordinary director. You should ask first, and then we can talk if it doesn’t work.”

Qin Feng nodded, “Okay, I’ll contact her first.” After thinking for a moment, he came over and bumped into Lu Yan’s shoulder, “Why, you don’t want to do the sex scene because you’re afraid your girlfriend might have an opinion?”

Lu Yan smiled, “He won’t say anything, after all, this is the nature of my job. But I don’t accept sex scenes because of him. He trusts me, and I also want to give him confidence. I don’t want to do things that will make him feel uncomfortable. Kissing and hugging are the bottom line, and sex scenes, I’d rather not accept them if I can.”

“What a romantic person,” Qin Feng said teasingly, “If Lu’s fans heard this, their hearts would probably be broken again.”

“Why don’t you say that most people would appreciate my loyalty more?” Lu Yan raised his eyebrows.

After Qin Feng made a phone call, he stretched out his hand to Lu Yan, “Director Wang said that he would consider it and give us an answer in a few days.”

“Yeah.” Lu Yan nodded and stood up from his chair. “Then you have nothing else to do today, right? I’ll go home first?”

“There’s nothing to do today, but don’t forget the program you’re going to record in three days. It’s been booked a month in advance. Your drama ‘Almighty Detective’ is currently on the air and has great ratings, even higher than the most popular idol drama. You’re really lucky, Lu Yan.”

“Why don’t you say that I’m strong?” Lu Yan smiled and walked out.

Three days passed quickly. The program Lu Yan was going to record was called “Ultimate Brain Power”, a brainpower competition program. It had never been shown before, but it was very popular. Lu Yan himself liked it very much, and after learning that he was invited to participate in the program, he took time to find out every previous episode and watched it.

This program was divided into three stages: the selection period, the challenge period and the China-foreign competition period. It aimed to select the ultimate brain power elites from all over the country to compete with the brainpower elites in Europe. Lu Yan was invited to participate in the final China-foreign competition.

PK always makes people excited, especially when it is a PK between Chinese and foreigners, it is easier to ignite the passion of Chinese people, so the ratings of this program were very high from the beginning. Moreover, the content of this program was unprecedented, so it was naturally more popular.

This program invited one or two heavyweight guests in each episode, and it was even more exciting when it came to the final battle, as the most popular stars of the moment were invited to each episode.

Lu Yan’s popularity was already high, and the recent hit of “Almighty Detective” pushed him to a new level. Filming was indeed the best way to test an actor’s status and strength, but if you want to show up on a large scale, TV series are faster. A hit TV series are enough to make you a household name and soar in popularity.

After the show started, Lu Yan, as a special guest, did not sit in the guest seats at the beginning, but waited backstage.

He heard host Cai Jian walk onto the stage amid cheers and read out the program’s script in a powerful voice, “Where is the world’s most powerful brain power?”

“Here, here!” The audience responded in unison.

“Your talent is the wealth of mankind. Welcome to “Ultimate Brain Power” exclusively sponsored by XXX. Today is the third and final match of the China-foreign PK match, the Chinese team against the Italian team. Next, let us welcome the guests present today…”

Lu Yan seemed to be able to see Cai Jian, with slightly gray hair on his temples, waving his hands and speaking powerfully.

Until he heard a voice from the front desk, “Next, let us welcome tonight’s special guest…”

Lu Yan was startled, the door in front of him slowly opened, he smiled, and walked down the stairs in front of him calmly.

There was a burst of warm applause from the audience, and rows of light signs with Lu Yan’s name on them lit up. Although it was a recorded program, the official website also issued a notice in advance, organizing a large number of fans to support the show on site. Everyone cooperated and waited until Lu Yan appeared on stage before showing the light signs, creating a mysterious atmosphere.

The spectators who were unaware of the truth were also excited when they saw Lu Yan. They didn’t expect that they would have such a benefit when they came to the scene today.

Lu Yan walked to the center of the stage amid cheers. The host Cai Jian shook his hand and said with a smile, “When Mr. Lu came on stage, the whole place was shaken. Mr. Lu, do you have anything to say to the audience?”

Lu Yan smiled slightly, leaned forward and said, “Thank you for your support.”

“Mr. Lu, do you know why you are coming to our show today?”

“Of course, I watch every episode of your show and I love it.”

“It turns out that Mr. Lu is also a fan of our show. What an honor. So, is there any intellectual elite that Mr. Lu has a special impression of?”

“Yes. I especially like the player who did the Rubik’s Cube underwater. It was great.”

“Mr. Lu, can you tell me in detail why you like it?”

“I admire his calmness and composure. He was able to stay cool and complete the task in such a high-pressure environment. If I remember correctly, he did not play in the previous two PK games, so tonight we will definitely see his wonderful match.”

“It seems that Mr. Lu has really watched our show seriously. So please invite Mr. Lu to take a seat as the guest. The exciting PK is about to begin.”

Other guests at the event included Taiwan’s famous host and singer Tao Jing and Hong Kong’s famous actress Zhang Yiru. Lu Yan greeted them friendly before sitting down in his seat.

Tao Jing had always liked good-looking male artists, and when she saw Lu Yan, she did not hide her enthusiasm, “Mr. Lu looks much more handsome in person than on TV.”

Lu Yan had heard this more than once, and each time he responded politely, “Sister Tao is even prettier than on TV.”

Tao Jing was a generation older than Lu Yan, so it was reasonable for him to call her Sister Tao. Besides, Tao Jing had always been bold in her actions and liked others to call her that.

In the first PK, two Chinese and foreign brainpower elites had to remember the clothes, pants or skirts, hats, bags and shoes of 20 female models within 20 minutes. After that, the guests randomly selected two models from each side, and the side with more correct answers won. In order to increase the difficulty, the 20 female models were all of the other race.

The host invited Lu Yan and Zhang Yiru to select clothes for the 20 female models respectively, and then they also selected the two female models for identification. In the end, the Chinese team won this PK.

The host asked Lu Yan, “Mr. Lu, do you think this project is difficult?”

Lu Yan smiled and said, “I think it’s quite difficult. It’s not easy to remember so many features in such a short time and match them accurately.”

“It seems that the protagonist in Mr. Lu’s film “Almighty Detective” has some extraordinary abilities, one of which is also related to today’s topic.”

“Are you talking about instant memory?”

“So what does Mr. Lu think of this ability?”

Lu Yan laughed and said, “I used to think that such abilities only existed in novels or TV movies. After watching this program, I realized that there are all kinds of strange things in the world. It turns out that people with super brain power really exist. I feel very shocked.”

“Mr. Lu, how do you feel about your memory?”

“I think my memory is pretty good, but I can’t say I can recall things instantly.”

“Does this mean that Mr. Lu is usually very fast at taking down speeches?”

“It’s indeed a little faster than the average person.” Lu Yan was not too humble.

“Well, today our program team has also prepared a test for Mr. Lu.”

“Really? I’m looking forward to it.” Lu Yan said with a smile.

The second PK was to remember the dice points. There were ten professional dealers on the scene, who shook out a total of fifty dice points. The two brain elites had to remember all fifty dice points and serial numbers. After the guests selected the serial number, they said the points. The PK was divided into two parts, the first part was accuracy, and the second part was speed plus accuracy. In the end, the Chinese team still won.

After that, the host invited Lu Yan to the stage.

“Mr. Lu, next is the test that the program team has prepared for you. Are you confident?”

“You can try it.” Lu Yan said with a smile.

A basketball stand was quickly pulled up onto the stage, followed by a young boy wearing a basketball jersey.

The host quickly told the rules. Ten teenegers would shoot three times. Lu Yan had to remember their names, jersey numbers, each person’s shooting results, how many shots they made, which one went in and which one didn’t. If he could remember all of them and tell them accurately, he would pass.

The host kindly reminded, “Mr. Lu, do you need to find an ally to give you some hints when you can’t remember clearly? Although they can’t speak, they can use their eyes and expressions to give you hints?”

Lu Yan did not reject the proposal and nodded, “Okay.”

Tao Jing quickly raised her hand, “I’ll do it.”

“Then I’ll trouble you, Sister Tao.” Lu Yan expressed his gratitude with a smile.

The test started soon. Each of the ten boys shot three times. Before each shot, they would say their names. Originally, each person had two minutes for Lu Yan to remember, but Lu Yan only asked how to write the characters after they said their names, except for a few names that were a bit strange. It took only ten minutes for the boys to finish.

The host reminded him, “Mr. Lu, you now have five minutes to consolidate your memory.”

Lu Yan smiled and said, “No need, we can start now.”

“Are you sure?” the host confirmed.

Lu Yan nodded, “I’m sure.”

“Okay, let’s start now.”

Lu Yan said out each boy’s name, jersey number, and shooting performance one by one in order, without missing a single one.

The entire scene fell silent, as if they were afraid that any sound would affect Lu Yan’s memory. The fans were even more worried and secretly cheered for their idol.

Until the last name and score were said accurately, Lu Yan smiled slightly, and the whole place burst into applause. Not a single one was wrong.

The host was also surprised, and after a long while he smiled and said, “I don’t doubt that you can do it, but I really didn’t expect it to be so fast. Let’s ask an expert. Doc. Wei, what do you think of Mr. Lu’s performance today?”

Doc Wei was an expert judge invited by the program team. He was a professor dedicated to the development and research of human brain power. One of his famous quotes in the program was, “Science is the only standard for my testing.”

Doc Wei applauded and said, “This is an associative memory test. To be honest, this test is not very difficult. If there is enough time, almost every normal person can do it. But what is rare about Mr. Lu today is that he is very fast. You all saw that it didn’t take a long time to shoot the ball before, and he barely paused when he finally said the answer, as if the numbers and names were right in front of him and he just read them out. So, I can responsibly say that although Mr. Lu’s brain power is not top-notch, it is much stronger than that of ordinary people, especially in terms of his associative memory.”

As soon as Doc. Wei finished speaking, before anyone else could say anything, Tao Jing was the first to shout, “Lu male god, you’re awesome. Don’t you agree?” The question was naturally directed at the audience.

The audience answered in unison, “Yes!”

“Is the male god handsome?”

“hansome!”

“Lu Yan is an all-around male god, right?”

“right!”

The atmosphere at the scene was extremely heated, and the audience’s unanimous response almost blew the roof off.

Lu Yan remained calm and composed. The host Cai Jian said with emotion, “Actually, Mr. Lu, what I admire most is not your memory, but your calmness. Most people would be a little nervous when faced with such a test, let alone in front of so many fans, but you remained calm and composed. I admire you. I think I understand why you are so impressed by the brain elite who twisted the Rubik’s Cube underwater.”

The next two PKs were about seeing the big picture from the small details. The Chinese and foreign contestants picked out a few details on a model of the entire painting Along the River During the Qingming Festival and asked the other party to find the source in the original painting. In the end, the Chinese team won again.

The last PK was a duel between players that Lu Yan claimed to like and admire. Their event was blind twisting the Rubik’s Cube. The two opponents spent the same amount of time backstage to memorize the same misplaced Rubik’s Cube, then returned to the scene, covered their eyes, and restored the Rubik’s Cube based on memory. The one who restored the most won. The Chinese team won with an absolute advantage.

Lu Yan felt that this competition was the most difficult.

After this episode was broadcast, the title of “all-round male god” for Lu Yan became popular on the Internet.

As for the homosexual-themed movie that was discussed before, Director Wang’s final response was to agree to Lu Yan’s request and not to shoot sex scenes, so Lu Yan smoothly took over the film.

After the two leading actors were decided, the gay-themed film titled “Uncontrollable” began its initial promotion.

This time, the media was most interested in the attitude of the great actor Han Yuan. They were curious as to why he overturned his previous words and agreed to take on this movie about homosexuality.

Notes

1. From “Song of Everlasting Regret”, a long narrative poem by the Tang Dynasty poet Bai Juyi.  Because the emperor does not have enough time to spend with his beloved, he no longer gets up early to meet with his ministers. ↩︎