IBKAWB Chapter 47

**Chapter 47: This Year’s Sand Sculpture Award

Re-translated/Edited by: Namizaki

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As filming for <April in the Human World> neared its end, <Campus Prince and Campus Belle> secured its release date.

Chi Zhongqiao had long recovered from his flu and began cooperating with the film’s promotional efforts.

“It got approved so quickly? The premiere is on June 21st?” Chi Zhongqiao asked, surprised.

Du Yusheng nodded. “Yes, it’s timed perfectly for graduation season. The script itself has a good message, and the lighthearted, non-satirical tone made it an easy approval. How’s everything going on set lately?”

“Pretty good,” Chi Zhongqiao replied.

Du Yusheng glanced at him and smiled. “I’ve always enjoyed working with artists like you. Your new film is about to premiere, yet you remain composed and steady.”

Chi Zhongqiao chuckled.

“We need to step up our promotional efforts,” Du Yusheng said slowly. “Your popularity from last year has almost completely faded, and with an entire cast of newcomers, standard promotion won’t cut it.”

“So?” Chi Zhongqiao asked.

Du Yusheng said affectionately, “It might tarnish our Zhongqiao’s image a bit, but I need you to provide some embarrassing high school stories.”

He pulled out a proposal and handed it to Chi Zhongqiao.

The moment Chi Zhongqiao saw the title, he knew this was no ordinary plan:

<Campus Prince and Campus Belle> Promotion Plan: <Remember Your Silly Classmates?>

A serious proposal wouldn’t have such a ridiculous title.

Chi Zhongqiao asked flatly, “Who came up with this?”

Du Yusheng replied, “Yiyun kindly provided the idea, and the publicity team unanimously approved it. No actor objections will be tolerated; everyone must cooperate.”

He paused, then added slowly, “Of course, if you want to pull strings with President Lu, there’s nothing I can do.”

Chi Zhongqiao seriously considered the possibility of pulling strings. “Then before I fire you, I’ll have Yiyun blacklisted.”

Du Yusheng burst into laughter.

A mega-influencer with over a million followers suddenly launched a trending topic: “It’s graduation season! Remember your silliest classmates?”

This campaign offered a chance to win prizes just for participating, and its timing couldn’t have been better. Launched in June, the month of high school and university graduations, the topic was guaranteed to go viral.

As the PR team had predicted, participation skyrocketed. Users flooded the thread with anecdotes, desperately trying to dredge up every embarrassing moment from their high school days for one last public humiliation.

Some posts even triggered real-life dramas. Highly upvoted stories were inevitably discovered by the subjects themselves, igniting furious comment wars and even threats of offline showdowns to settle the score.

That night, Chi Zhongqiao clutched his own silly anecdote, feeling increasingly conflicted. “If I post this, I’m definitely going to lose followers, right? If I can’t win them back after the movie comes out, I’m doomed.”

Lu Yuzhou shook his head. “What are you planning to post, Brother Qiao?”

Chi Zhongqiao hesitated. “…I’m going to let all my fans witness the stupidest thing I’ve ever done.”

He picked up his phone, sighed heavily, and began drafting his post.

A few minutes later, every follower of Chi Zhongqiao received a notification:

[ Chi Zhongqiao V: No silly classmates here… but am I silly enough? ]

[ /Image/ ]

When netizens clicked on the image, they saw a carefully edited long screenshot detailing a typo that made them laugh every time they saw it.

According to Mr. Chi’s account, while editing his reflections, he had mistakenly typed “满头大汉” (a head full of burly men) instead of “满头大汗” (a head full of sweat). This document was then modified and circulated by his silly roommates (a.k.a. “copying homework”), resulting in various versions like “a head full of muscular men” and “a body full of burly men.” The saga culminated in the instructor returning the entire class’s reflections for rewriting.

Comments beneath the post:

[ GuguGugu: “It’s not just Qiao who’s silly; the whole group is! Hahahaha!” ]

[ Fish, Tiger Shark: “What a bunch of idiots! Hahahaha! How can you even copy homework and still make such wildly different mistakes?” ]

[ A Guiding Light: “I bet it’s the input method’s fault! Hahahaha!” ]

Chi Zhongqiao, who had been lurking in the comments, immediately replied: “I knew it!”

Lu Yuzhou couldn’t help but chuckle. “Brother Qiao, you really…”

The rest of his sentence vanished into suppressed laughter.

Chi Zhongqiao, resigned to his fate, declared: “Yes! I did it!”

If he could remember any other embarrassing stories, he wouldn’t have had to expose himself like this.

“I only did it for publicity!” Chi Zhongqiao protested, pacing around with a wounded expression.

Lu Yuzhou stifled his laughter. “Of course, Brother Qiao selflessly sacrificed himself.”

Chi Zhongqiao: “…Sacrificed my lifelong reputation?”

To everyone’s surprise, Yan Qingbo joined the conversation shortly after Chi Zhongqiao posted his update.

[ Yan Qingbo V: No silly classmates here, but plenty of silly colleagues! Qiaoqiao and Fangyu definitely deserve a mention in this thread. ]

[ /Three-legged stool trio.jpg/ ]

Fans clicked on the image to see three figures seated on tiny three-legged stools, their backs to the camera. Red arrows pointed to each person, identifying them.

On the far right, the burliest figure was Ge Fangyu. In the middle sat the slightly slender Chi Zhongqiao. And on the left was a little girl in a pink dress.

The transition from right to left was seamless: [ burly straight man— slender great beauty—little beauty, hahaha! ]

Comments:

[ Southwest Blossom: Is this three-legged stool joke never going to die? Hahaha! ]

[ Dukang’s Worries: From right to left—straight man—great beauty—little beauty, hahaha! ]

[ You’re Right: Shocking! Brother Qiao might just be this year’s dark horse for the Sand Sculpture Award! ]¹In Chinese internet slang, 沙雕 (shā diāo) translates to “sand sculpture” but is used as a pun to mean “silly” or “dumb,” often in a humorous way to describe foolish people or content. This slang term is derived from its similar pronunciation to 傻屌 (shǎ diǎo), a vulgar term meaning “stupid dick”. Due to its vulgar origins, using “沙雕” can be offensive, depending on the context and the audience.

In a villa on the outskirts of town, Yan Qingbo put down his phone.

Cheng Feng, holding her, asked, “Why did you suddenly decide to join in on this online kids’ game?”

Yan Qingbo replied gently, “It’s not just for fun. Qiaoqiao’s new movie is probably about to be released, and they’re using this trend to build hype. I’m just adding fuel to the fire.”

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  In Chinese internet slang, 沙雕 (shā diāo) translates to “sand sculpture” but is used as a pun to mean “silly” or “dumb,” often in a humorous way to describe foolish people or content. This slang term is derived from its similar pronunciation to 傻屌 (shǎ diǎo), a vulgar term meaning “stupid dick”. Due to its vulgar origins, using “沙雕” can be offensive, depending on the context and the audience.