Lin Yuanzhou froze in his tracks, stunned by the thought of "catching someone cheating" and being caught. He wanted to argue, but seeing Su Yuan's half-smile, he chose silence. He didn't know how much Su Yuan had guessed, but Zhou Qi wasn't there, and a stranger was helping Su Yuan alleviate the effects of the drug. His original plan was definitely doomed to fail. He only had to wait and see how Su Yuan would handle him next.
Su Yuan didn't do anything to him at the time, simply telling him to go back. Lin Yuanzhou spent the entire night in anxiety, falling asleep only at dawn. When he woke, the sun was already high in the sky.
Thinking about the possible punishment, he reached for his phone. Then he found that his phone, which had been muted earlier, was now ringing like crazy, and there were over 99 messages from his friend list.
As someone in the entertainment industry, Lin Yuanzhou knew this situation meant something serious had happened. Thinking back to the previous night's events, his already fuzzy mind became even more panicked. He didn't dare return his agent's call or check the messages in his friend list. But he couldn't help but understand what was going on. After a moment of self-deprecation, Lin Yuanzhou opened Weibo.
He soon found out what had happened without having to search. News about him had been on the hot search list and was pushed directly to him when he entered the software.
Su Yuan exposed several gossips about Lin Yuanzhou, including the claim that she was being kept by a man. The evidence was substantial, including intimate photos and videos of the two. The initial videos were quite explicit and were quickly censored. It was only after a kind netizen censored and reuploaded them that they were allowed to continue circulating. Of course, these kind netizen wasn't a "clean-up" campaigner; they were simply there to see the gossip. Therefore, the censorship was particularly vivid, making the video feel like a film, yet not quite.
The second is framing teammates, not the current attempt to frame Zhou Qi. It's not that Su Yuan cares deeply about Zhou Qi and deliberately concealed the truth, but rather that Zhou Qi himself is talented and popular, and the entertainment company and agent behind him are very resourceful, all in the same circle, and Su Yuan was happy to make a good connection. Su Yuan's revelation this time is about Lin Yuanzhou framing a teammate during the talent show in order to gain attention.
It was simple: Lin Yuanzhou wanted the center position, but he wasn't very talented. Even with the financial backing, some things couldn't just be won. At the time, there happened to be a top contender on their team who was both a talented singer and dancer, and the other team members and mentors all favored him for the center position. Lin Yuanzhou couldn't compete, so he resorted to some trickery and forced him to withdraw from the competition.
That person was talented, and even after withdrawing from the competition, his popularity remained high. Even after leaving, he became an internet celebrity, despite not being signed to a company. His fan base was even higher than that of Lin Yuanzhou, a member of a boy band that officially debuted. This revelation not only stirred up a hornet's nest of fans of that team member, but also infuriated many fans of the talent show and the group.
The third type is blurry photos that seem to be real, like photos of people smoking in a no-smoking area, or photos of people giving someone a sly look. Basically, these are the kind of photos that really ruin your image. But compared to the first two, the splash isn't as big.
Actually, it's okay for boy band members to have some negative news. Fans are very tolerant, and no one expects idols to be perfect. For example, if there's a smoking photo, fans can just criticize it for a few days and then it's over. Being kept is not uncommon in the entertainment industry, and fans don't necessarily despise it. Some more left-leaning people might even support a couple if the sponsor is handsome.
But with so much negative information suddenly exposed—not only the easily forgotten allegations of mistresses and smoking, but also the easily disseminated nude photos and sexually explicit videos, and even the character flaws of framing teammates—any reasonable fan would likely quit. The more extreme ones might even turn against him.
More importantly, once the negative news broke, Lin Yuanzhou's image and reputation plummeted. Most of the brands that had previously signed contracts with him due to his image and popularity voluntarily terminated their contracts, not to mention the business deals that Su Yuan had originally given him. Termination was inevitable. The reason was clear: Lin Yuanzhou's image was damaged. As a result, Lin Yuanzhou not only lost business opportunities but also had to pay liquidated damages.
While being black and red is still red, Su Yuan was determined to punish Lin Yuanzhou, not giving him a chance to clear his name or smooth things over. Beyond the initial headlines, new photos appeared almost every hour. While not all of them were trending, the buzz was maintained. The PR team, which had previously swung into action at the slightest mention of news about Lin Yuanzhou, was completely inactive this time, allowing the negative information surrounding Lin Yuanzhou to remain on the trending search list.
Furthermore, brands with whom he had business cooperation issued statements announcing the termination of their contracts. Lin Yuanzhou's reputation collapsed quickly and drastically.
No wonder his agent's phone was about to explode. As for the messages in his friend list, Lin Yuanzhou hadn't read them yet, but it seemed that few people truly cared about him. Most of them contacted him out of curiosity.
After that incident, Lin Yuanzhou essentially disappeared from the entertainment industry, and there were no reports of his subsequent activities or personal circumstances. The original novel simply mentions that Shen Yanran, affected by his negative image, remained silent for a while. To vent her anger, the young lady recruited a group of men to humiliate Lin Yuanzhou, a result that greatly satisfied Shen Yanran. As for the rest of the story, I won't go into detail.
Upon learning that there was such a member on "Happy Inn", Li Xi wanted to turn around and leave immediately. It wasn't because she was afraid, but because she was worried that she would not be able to resist and would release negative information about Lin Yuanzhou in advance, and then find ways to make Su Yuan dislike Lin Yuanzhou.
The reason for this concern was, firstly, a professional ailment; she was a gossipmonger to begin with. This Lin Yuanzhou gossip not only touched on the wealthy but also the entertainment industry, so one could imagine the heat it would generate once it got out. Secondly, from their brief encounter, Li Xi had discovered that Zhou Qi was actually quite simple, or even pure. While others were constantly stealing the spotlight, he quietly worked; while others were putting on a show, he was honestly serving as a waiter. For someone like him to be tricked into bed by Lin Yuanzhou out of jealousy, and nearly lose his innocence, was truly unnecessary.
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