Chapter 15
The photos were ordinary. In the first, a shy girl lowered her head, offering a tissue. Across from her, a boy clutching a basketball, his lips curled up as he gazed intently at her, his eyes and brows filled with tenderness. A warm yellow halo bathed the meticulously edited image, creating a sense of both nostalgia and youth. The blank space bore the name, "Time Train."
The second photo is a selfie of the two of them without any image at all. Yan Zhi stuck out her tongue and made a funny expression, while Lu Zixi stretched out his index finger and thumb, made a gun gesture to the camera, and squinted his eyes like a proud cat, wanton and ostentatious, with a little bit of ruffianness that made people want to hug his head and rub it hard.
The two photos were quite ordinary, and Yan Zhi's current fame can only be considered a newcomer. Her Weibo followers have just exceeded one million. However, in just a few minutes, just for these two photos, comments poured out like a blowout, and the popularity was frighteningly high.
In the comment section, the comment that received the most likes was as follows:
@秆cheesecake: Why do I feel that their IDs have a sense of CP? Another: The little brother is so handsome w
Lu Zixi was stunned for a moment before realizing that this was indeed the case. However, this ID had been chosen by the original owner long ago. As a food blogger, he used to be known for his gentle personality and ability to cook, so he often asked his fans on Weibo what they wanted to see him eat today. After asking so many questions, he simply changed his ID to "What did Lu Wenqi eat today?". Therefore, the ID collision with Yan Zhi's was purely accidental.
Lu Zixi couldn't help but frown.
This frown wasn't directed at Yan Zhi, but because he had always been disgusted by rumors since his debut. In his eyes, relationships should be treated seriously, and using relationship issues as a hype topic made him feel uncomfortable, similar to mysophobia. However, sometimes, fans' heckling was just a collective behavior, without any malicious intent. For example, most of the comments on this floor also agreed with the author's point of view, excitedly discussing the posters and makeup photos that the official blog had just released:
@Enthusiastic citizen Miss Li: hhhhhh the main angle is tricky
@今日丧了没: They're a perfect match! And the guy's acting is amazing, too! I have a friend who works at the university where they filmed, and she said he's even whiter in person than in his photos! He's a super fresh, clean, kind of guy! He's also very polite. I saw him say thank you to the crew, and when the show was over, he even bowed and said thank you for everyone's hard work. What a sweet guy!
@颜芝吱吱吱: The two people in the makeup photos are really my ideal type... I'm really looking forward to them working together on a school-themed movie [crying]
@Enthusiastic citizen Miss Li: Add one
@cheesecakeismine :plusone
@Today is sad: add 10086
However, such a large number of comments in such a short period of time could not have been achieved by relying solely on one-sided praise. Soon, Lu Zixi discovered that there were indeed some discordant voices in the comments.
@常懿快发自拍: Haha, this is the true face of the little brother you all dream about. The opportunity was snatched from others, and you still have the nerve to say it's clean? I really feel sorry for my 11 [crying][tears]
[Screenshot]: @ActressChangYiV: Thank you so much for your anticipation for "Seventeen." One train has stopped running, but my journey will not end. @TianHanEntertainmentV: Please give me your guidance in the future.
[Screenshot]: @Tianhan Entertainment v: [Retweet @Actress Chang Yi v] Regroup and set sail.
@颜芝吱吱吱 replied: @常懿快发自拍: What evidence do you have to say someone else stole this? Chang Yi terminated her contract with Yuan Hong herself. Isn't it normal for Yuan Hong to change people? I'd say Chang Yi is the one trying to capitalize on the hype, simply changing agencies. The reason he's making such a fuss is because the leaked "Time Train" leak went viral, and now he's trying to force himself on the sympathy.
@常懿 quickly sent a selfie in reply: @颜芝吱吱吱: Haha, Yan Zhi fans please wake up, you are being sold out and still counting money. This little anchor who has no fame at all just became famous with the sky-high rewards, and now she comes to take pictures of Yan Zhi, and the publicity is so big, no one will believe that there is no one behind her.
@颜芝吱吱吱 replied: @常懿快发自拍: So what if he has connections? It has nothing to do with us fans. We only saw that the two people performed very well, and that's enough. Chang Yi fans should stop trying to sow discord. You can't envy people who have both strength and background.
@常懿 quickly sent a selfie reply: @颜芝吱吱吱: Oh wow, you guys are really amazing, don't you even care if the background is clean? [Image] Do you know where this is? Banshan Qinyuan. A small character like this showed up at Banshan Qinyuan with a group of investors late at night. The investors were acting ambiguously. What do you think is the reason?
Banshan Qinyuan?
When Lu Zixi saw this, he finally realized what the other party was up to.
The people who wanted to focus their attention on him this time were undoubtedly Chang Yi and his backer, Tianhan. They resented his previous success in trending searches, surpassing Chang Yi and his new drama, "Seventeen," and were equally wary of his impressive performance during the Reuters coverage, which had attracted a significant number of fans. To prevent his own rise to fame and becoming a weapon for Yuanhong to suppress Chang Yi, they decided to strike first.
First, they play a pity game to attract fans' sympathy, implying that someone else has taken away their resources. Then, they contact other media outlets and publish "passerby photos," falsely claiming that Lu Zixi has been seen frequently visiting high-end venues with investors at night. This way, the more Lu Zixi appears to be naive and pure, the greater the contrast with the so-called "reality." This makes it easy for fans to turn against him. Even though Lu Zixi spent ten years in the entertainment industry in his previous life, one has to admit that Tianhan has a brilliant plan, and it's indisputable.
Yes, the original owner and Lu Zixi had only gone to Banshan Qinyuan with investors twice at night, and neither time did anything. But who would believe that? Who would believe that such an unknown artist could be photographed secretly and posted online? Most people would just think he had been there so many times that the truth would be revealed!
Even if it is really released in the future, if his performance is good, the haters can say that it is all due to special effects and editing. Who can prove that he can still perform very well without any external force?
It took Lu Zixi so long to spread rumors and so much effort to dispel them. He felt completely lost, completely baffled. Banshan Qinyuan was Yan Yunzhen's territory, so how on earth had he taken a photo like this? Who was watching him constantly, secretly photographing him before he'd even made an enemy of Chang Yi and achieved fame? This was simply unbelievable!
When something like this happens, the first person to contact is the company, but Lu Zixi seriously doubts whether there really is such a thing as crisis public relations in Changxing.
As the online situation grew more and more serious, Changxing never let anyone contact him. Even the one who forced him to attend the banquet was Changxing himself.
Chang Yi's fans flocked to Lu Zixi's Weibo, and cursed him wantonly under his previous Weibo posts. Many of the original owner's fans who had accumulated in the past also sent him disappointed private messages, saying that there is no greater sorrow than losing fans, and then unfollowed him.
To be honest, Lu Zixi was a little sad. If it were his own fans who passed away, he might not think much of it, but these fans had always been by the original owner's side when he was in the most difficult times. Now the original owner had left this world forever. If this debt-ridden and penniless young man had any legacy, it would be the pure love of these fans.
Determined to seek justice for the original owner, Lu Zixi called Zhao Zhiping without even a shred of hope. When the other party answered the phone, he yelled back, "Solve your own problems! The company isn't here to clean up your mess!"
A busy tone came from the receiver. Although Lu Zixi was mentally prepared, he gritted his teeth and endured it for a long time, but still couldn't help but curse.
He was simply impressed by this gangster's logic. When he was taking the commission, he was the company, but when something happened, he wanted to avoid it as much as possible. He was so anxious to distance himself from it, but he, Lu Zixi, was not completely finished yet!
He has never believed that there is such a thing as a dead end in this world, especially something that is so suspicious based on hearsay, there must be more loopholes!
Lu Zixi retrieved several secretly taken photos and examined them carefully.
The biggest evidence of the unspoken rules they were alluding to should be this photo of Liu Qingming trying to reach out and pull him up, while he himself was drunk and fell down. Lu Zixi knew at a glance that it was him who was photographed, not the original owner.
And in this corner...
Lu Zixi swiped to the side with two fingers, and the picture enlarged. A vague figure was standing in the shadows, revealing only a blurry shape.
He lowered his head, wanting to take a closer look, but the Feng Shui compass that had been hanging around his neck and had not been taken off in time slipped down and fell on the screen with a crisp sound.
bite--
What does this mean? Today's lucky star?
Lu Zixi opened the compass and saw an enlarged human figure underneath.
Yan Yunzhen... ?
Lu Zixi looked at the comment section in surprise. Sure enough, he was not the only one who discovered this.
@boolu: I feel like... this person is yyz
@是秋田不秋: Who? Can't decode
@boolu: Mixed-race, the only son of a multinational company president, the one who debuted as a child star, who else?
@cy_cy: ...Oh my god, have Lu Wenqi's online army gone crazy? They're so desperate to clear their name that they're actually trying to ride on Yan Yunzhen's popularity? Or is it that Yuanhong's chairman, Yan, is willing to sacrifice his own son to promote a newcomer?
@zachchch振: Everyone, this can't be my Zach, okay? He just went to North America and hasn't come back yet, okay? Please, a small-time "actor" with no work, don't cross over into the entertainment industry and try to scam people, okay? Could you please tone down the hype a little? Are you trying to get high?
@boolu: I think it's Yan Yunzhen. After all, you don't know when the photo was taken. It's useless if he is in North America now.
When Lu Zixi saw a large number of Yan Yunzhen’s fans rushing in, he knew that this matter was not over.
He knew better than anyone how crazy Yan Yunzhen's fans were. When they were angry, they even dared to scold their idol, because Yan Yunzhen had always positioned himself as a favored child of heaven and a winner in life. He was a myth that he could not tolerate any sand in his eyes and was extremely strict with himself. He had zero scandals and zero negative news since his debut. If this time it was just said that the incident happened in Banshan Qinyuan under his name, fans might be able to tolerate it. After all, Yan Yunzhen had so many industries that it was impossible for him to take care of every detail. But if he was present, things would be different. This matter would be related to Yan Yunzhen. If it was really an unspoken rule, even if Yan Yunzhen did not participate, he would be a witness.
How could fans admit it!
Almost no one believed that the blurry figure was really Yan Yunzhen. They just thought that this was Lu Wenqi's way of changing the subject. Suddenly, the atmosphere exploded and they cursed even more harshly than before. They all mocked Lu Wenqi for being so reckless. He thought that Yan Yunzhen's good reputation could be used to whitewash himself. Little did he know that he had already committed a taboo and provoked someone he shouldn't have provoked.
However, ten minutes later, fans made headlines.
There were only four words, but they made everyone's jaw drop.
[@严允振zachariasv: I was there.]
Yuanhong, who had been silent for a long time, finally took action.
@Yuanhong International - Yuanhong Media v: This is a real audition with an acceptance ratio of 137:1. Your little brother is really excellent [video]
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