Chapter 3 Variety Show

Gu Beiming had previously imagined what he would say when he saw his sister. He wanted to tell her how much he missed her and that he was growing up well when she was away. However, the moment he actually saw his sister, he felt that it was unnecessary.

Finally, he just smiled and said, "Sister, you're back."

Looking at her brother like this, Gu Nansheng's previous anxiety disappeared for the most part. It was great that her naughty brother was still calling her sister gently and did not blame her for being away for five years.

She walked forward, stood on tiptoe, reached out and touched Gu Beiming's head, and said softly, "Yes, I'm back."

After saying this, the two of them smiled at each other, as if the past five years had melted into this smile.

Seeing the atmosphere between the two of them that seemed to be impenetrable to others, Zhou Yu on the side quickly said, "Xiao Bei, do you want to introduce me to him?"

From the moment Gu Nansheng walked in, Zhou Yu's eyes began to shine. As a senior agent, he has always been sensitive to beauties. The moment he saw Gu Nansheng, the only thing in his mind was that such a beauty could become famous even if she debuted as a wooden girl!

And then Gu Beiming's call of "sister" completely woke him up. What? This was actually the incredibly powerful sister that Gu Beiming mentioned?

He turned his head to look at Gu Beiming again. How could he still be seen in his previous rebelliousness? He was just wagging his tail like a puppy to please his master.

Countless thoughts suddenly flooded his mind. He thought of "Tacit Understanding Challenge." If he could convince her, would he still be worried that Gu Beiming wouldn't agree? Furthermore, Gu Beiming was acting like a devoted younger brother in front of his sister. This contrast was bound to be a hot topic!

Thinking of this, the smile on his face deepened and became more flattering. If he didn't seize such a great opportunity, he would not believe Zhou!

However, Gu Beiming obviously didn't want to pay attention to him. He took Gu Nansheng's hand and said, "Sister, it's almost noon now, why don't we go have lunch first." Then he turned to Zhou Yu and said, "Brother Yu, I don't have any announcements this afternoon, so don't worry about me."

How could Zhou Yu agree? "Oh, don't be anxious. It's not even 11 o'clock yet."

As soon as Gu Beiming saw Zhou Yu's smile, he knew what "bad" plan he had, and he was even more unwilling to let his sister stay here, so he immediately wanted to pull Gu Nansheng away.

However, Gu Nansheng pulled him back and shook his head, "Wait, Xiao Ming, don't you think we should discuss what just happened?"

When Gu Beiming heard his sister mention what happened just now, he suddenly felt deflated when he remembered that he asked his sister to help him clean up the mess when they first met.

And his sister is so smart, she already knows his current reputation on the Internet?

In an instant, he, who was fearless just now, suddenly became nervous and lowered his head and said, "Sis, I'm sorry, I will control my temper in the future..."

However, before he could finish, he was interrupted by Gu Nansheng, "Beiming, that's not what I meant. I just think what just happened was a bit too coincidental. How did the host pick out such a hater who is so incompatible with the fans among such a huge fan base?"

Gu Beiming was no fool. He could sense something was amiss after thinking about it carefully. "Sister, you're right! It must be one of our rivals who deliberately hired someone to smear me."

Gu Nansheng continued, "Then think carefully. Who have you offended recently? Who would have the motive to hire someone to smear you?"

Gu Beiming tilted his head and thought carefully, then he realized with sadness that he had offended too many people during this period of time. He actually felt that many of them might...

As his agent, Zhou Yu naturally understood him. Seeing his frown and embarrassment, he stepped in to smooth things over. "That's not accurate. Bei Ming is a top star now, with dozens of endorsements. Many people are jealous, and there's a possibility of a business conflict with us. How about this, I'll arrange for someone to investigate directly. Someone is actually doing this right under my nose. I wouldn't be named Zhou if I don't avenge this!"

After saying that, he took out his cell phone, hurried out the door and started making a call, and quickly made an appointment with the company to be investigated.

Just when everyone thought he was gone, Zhou Yu hurried back and glared at Gu Nansheng with a fawning expression. "Sister Gu, I'm Zhou Yu, the top agent at Starlight Entertainment. I've managed many artists. Are you interested in signing a contract? With your talent, I guarantee you'll be nationwide famous in less than six months. And there's a variety show that just happened to invite Bei Ming. If you two were to participate together, it would definitely be a huge hit."

Gu Beiming was speechless. How could he not have forgotten the previous variety show? Why would his sister go on such a childish variety show?

He wanted to refuse directly on Gu Nansheng's behalf, but before he could open his mouth, he heard Gu Nansheng say, "Oh, variety show? Sounds interesting? I happen to be free these days, so I can go and have some fun."

"Sis, are you kidding?" He looked at Gu Nansheng in surprise. "That show might be very hard, and those people online will use a video or even a picture out of context to criticize you..."

"I know, Xiaoming." Gu Nansheng nodded. "But I also want to see your working environment. Besides, don't you believe in my sister's ability? Those people can't hurt me."

At first, she wanted Gu Beiming to refuse this variety show, but she could not avoid it forever. As long as Gu Beiming was in the entertainment industry, he would probably run into the protagonist. Instead of trying to avoid the protagonist, it would be better to take the initiative and participate in the variety show with him to solve the root cause.

Gu Beiming had a hunch that Gu Nansheng would not participate in the variety show for such a simple reason, but her sister must have her own reasons for doing so. He supported her, and he would also do his best to protect her.

So he nodded and said, "Okay, sister."

*

Zhou Yu signed the contract as quickly as possible and confirmed the guest list with the program team, fearing that Gu Nansheng would go back on his word.

Gu Beiming started a life of accompanying his sister shopping every day, under the pretext of preparing clothes to wear on the show.

At the beginning, Gu Beiming was very interested. He put on sunglasses and a mask and followed Gu Nansheng obediently, carrying her bag. He also expressed his opinions when choosing jewelry and clothes.

However, after three days, Gu Beiming couldn't stand it anymore. The filter he had accumulated for his sister for five years couldn't withstand the torture of three days!

He didn't understand why his sister, a genius student, cared so much about these mundane things. Didn't they say on TV that these geniuses didn't care about their appearance at all and were immersed in the laboratory every day?

Fortunately, they were in the brand's VIP room, which was fully stocked with snacks, drinks and everything else, so it wasn't so hard for him.

"Xiao Ming, which one do you think is better, this dress or the one just now?"

Gu Nansheng's words woke up Gu Beiming, who was sitting on the sofa in a daze. He raised his head and saw Gu Nansheng holding several skirts that looked almost the same to him.

He felt a headache. In his opinion, these skirts were all the same, so he could only point to one at random and said, "Let's take this one, the pink one."

However, Gu Nansheng put down the skirt he was pointing at, turned around and compared it with other skirts, muttering, "Xiao Ming, you little straight man, how come you still like pink after five years? Naturally you can't choose what you think looks good." After that, she took a few more skirts into the fitting room.

Gu Beiming was speechless. He took off his mask, picked up a piece of cake and bit it hard. He was so angry! It seemed that he was asking him this question to do the process of elimination.

However, what he didn't see was that just as he took off his mask, a young girl was secretly taking pictures of him in a corner not far away.

Then, an amateur account posted a few photos of an encounter with Gu Beiming on his own Weibo. About half an hour later, an entertainment celebrity on Weibo posted a submission to expose the news.

@Entertainment Myna: Following a fan submission, I ran into Gu Beiming shopping with a young woman at a high-end mall today. They were acting intimately, with Gu Beiming obediently following behind and carrying the woman's bag. Because we were far away, I couldn't see the woman's face clearly, but I can confirm that she was older than Gu Beiming and likely quite wealthy, holding VIP memberships at several brands. The young woman paid for all the purchases with her credit card.

The blog post also included a secretly taken frontal photo of Gu Beiming and an intimate back view of him standing with a woman. Although the photo was not very clear, it was clear that it was Gu Beiming.

The blog post quickly went viral as soon as it was published, and the comment section was filled with Gu Beiming's haters who rushed to the forum after hearing the news.

[This is a real scandal, isn't it? My brother is playing with women.]

[Are you sure it's my brother playing with women? Why does it look like Gu Beiming is hanging out with a rich woman? After all, the credit cards were all paid by women.]

[Gu Beiming is not even an adult yet, he doesn't study and just hangs out with rich women, tsk tsk.]

[Gu Beiming, get out of the entertainment industry. Not only is he a bad influence on children, but is he teaching his fans to hang out with rich women?]

Gu Beiming's fans rushed to refute the rumors after hearing the news, but they were hit back by the haters after just a few rebuttals.

[Wait, most of these are just back shots, there's only one front shot of Xiaoming alone, isn't this mistaken identity?]

[And even if this is indeed Xiao Ming, isn't he allowed to have female friends or relatives?]

[This is hilarious! Fans are working so hard to control the comments and collect data, while my brother is happily playing with women and hanging out with rich women.]

Fans are still trying to comfort themselves. Has Gu Beiming ever mentioned having family in all these years? With his bad temper, how could he have any friends?

The fans' rebuttals quickly collapsed under the questioning of the black fans, and some fans began to doubt Gu Beiming after seeing the photos under the influence of the black fans.

At the same time, terms such as #Gu Beiming accompanies a woman shopping# and #Gu Beiming's house collapses# also quickly became popular searches, ranking first with a big "explosion" in their names.

Gu Beiming and Gu Nansheng received a call from their agent while they were having dinner in a restaurant.

Zhou Yu on the other end of the phone sounded a little anxious, "Xiao Ming, have you checked Weibo? You and your sister were photographed spreading rumors and it's trending on the Internet!"

Gu Beiming quickly opened Weibo and saw the obscene words online. His face suddenly darkened.

How can these people be so filthy? Spreading rumors about him every day is one thing, but now they're even slandering his sister!

Seeing Gu Beiming's expression, Gu Nansheng knew something was wrong. She swallowed the steak in her mouth and asked, "What happened?"

Gu Beiming angrily recounted what had happened online, and finally said, "Sister, don't worry. Brother Zhou has already contacted the public relations department to clarify the matter. I will report all the accounts that fabricated stories about you."

Gu Nansheng supported her chin and thought for a while. At this juncture, Gu Beiming was thrown such a large basin of dirty water. She didn't believe that it was all spontaneously done by netizens.

She smiled, blinked, and said, "Xiao Ming, if I remember correctly, the official announcement and variety show recording are going to be tomorrow. Someone has gone to great lengths to help us increase our attention. Wouldn't it be a waste if we don't make more use of it? If we kill it right away, we won't be able to lure it out of its hole."