Question [CN] please help me translate a sentence

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  1. jacha

    jacha Well-Known Member

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    “啦啦啦～一个大菠萝卖两文钱，四个大包五毛半，仙冥天天要搞独裁，林御人设一箩箩，半斤二百五……”
     
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    Sheng Ling 【Translator】

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    what's the context or general idea of the novel?
     
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    "Lalala ~ One big pineapple sell for Two cents, four big sack five and Half Mao, Xian Ming engage in autocracy everyday(I think this one means to monopolize), Lin Yu Ren sets a basket, half a catty two hundred fifty...

    I just translate it literally, but really? Selling pineapple?
     
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    it's just a song that the mc invented. It's just a means to change the topic or something
     
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    林御 and 人设 are 2 separate terms. 林御 is a name while 人设 means "character" as in from "out of character". Probably the song was mocking the person for being two-faced.
     
    Shibb, Oct 28, 2020
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