Almost immediately after the news leaked, there were many sarcastic and mocking comments.

I thought Xiao He, running his own independent company and holding decision-making power, wouldn't try to make money off of others, but I didn't expect... tsk tsk.

Small companies are even less likely to prioritize making money, okay?

[Tsk tsk, this timing is quite tricky, deliberately placed right after the Spring Festival. What's going on? Are they waiting for the韭菜 (a metaphor for easily exploited people) to receive their New Year's money before starting to harvest them? Interesting.]

【Hey, this is a good time. The chives are just starting to grow thick and green, so it won't hurt when you cut them.】

No matter what, I'll be there. This is Xiao Ge's first birthday party, and I absolutely have to attend.

Look, here comes the chives!

Do your family members know that you're not going home for Chinese New Year because you're going to see men?

Here we go again? How much have you spent on your family?

[This is hilarious! He deliberately chose to harvest his followers after the Spring Festival. Are you implying that over twenty years ago, Brother Xiao specifically chose to be born at this time so he could harvest our followers' profits? That's quite prescient.]

Haha, some of you haters are really hilarious.

This matter has generated a lot of discussion, but it's mostly confined to fan circles and hasn't spread beyond them. Xiao He hasn't offered an explanation yet either.

Because they know that explanations are useless at this point; facts speak louder than words.

Soon after, news of Xiao He's birthday party was officially announced on social media, clearly stating that the entire party would be free, with tickets available only to fans. However, due to limited tickets, fan verification and certain eligibility requirements were necessary. More detailed information on how to obtain tickets and the rules can be found in the announcement screenshot.

With this announcement, the debate that had previously suspected Xiao He of holding a birthday party purely to make money finally subsided.

The envious and jealous people hiding in the shadows could only secretly mock Xiao He for being a big boss, implying that something might go wrong later and he would suffer a huge loss.

Regardless of their thoughts, Xiaohe fans were extremely excited upon receiving the news. The related supertopics and fan groups exploded, and members of the universe-level veteran fan group even began planning their upcoming schedules, determined to meet Brother Xiao on that special day.

Even more excited than the fans were the scalpers.

The scalper rubbed his hands together: "I know this stuff like the back of my hand!"

As for those convoluted barriers and rules? Can they stop them? Heh.

The free tickets were snatched up, but they were then resold at exorbitant prices. This was Xiao He's first birthday party, which was of great significance to his die-hard fans. Even if they hadn't managed to get free tickets, they would still have blindly rushed to buy the exorbitantly priced ones.

If you just state a number and fans blindly buy it, what's the difference between that and getting something for nothing?

Hehe, brothers, the time to make a fortune has finally arrived!

Almost the instant Linghui Entertainment announced the ticket-buying method, scalpers immediately took action, posting their contact information on various platforms to pre-order tickets for Xiao He's birthday party at exorbitant prices.

—Although the banquet hasn't started yet, the champagne has already been served.