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Chapter 306 I overestimated myself

This incident has had some impact. Men Ying'an then entered the three characters "Xiao Keyuan" into short video apps such as Yindou, and sure enough, news about Xiao Keyuan shifting the blame for cyberbullying ordinary people onto his fans has already spread to a small circle.

Men Ying'an spent some money on the video with the most likes and views, then went to Qiyan Life's live stream. At this time, Sen Ouling was already refuting Xiao Keyuan's words.

"It was all done by your fans, and it has nothing to do with you?" Sen Ouling tapped the microphone faster with his fingers. "Mr. Xiao, as public figures, we should have the awareness that comes with being public figures."

"You have over 6,000 million followers on just Weibo. Don't you realize that any action you take will attract a large number of people to imitate and learn from you?"

"Are you trying to say that those things were done by your fans, and that I'm using your fans' actions to morally blackmail you?"

"I'm sorry, this is never about moral blackmail. It's a fact that as an influential celebrity, especially one with a huge influence among teenagers, you should be able to imagine what your every move will make your fans do."

"It's normal for idols to be held accountable for their fans' actions."

Xiao Keyuan's hand holding the microphone trembled visibly, and he felt his phone, which was tucked into his crotch, vibrate again.

The phone vibrated more and more frequently, with the intervals between vibrations getting shorter and shorter, indicating that the agent was calling faster and faster. Xiao Keyuan dared not even think about what the online reviews of him were like—because they must be outrageously bad.

Online opinion of Xiao Keyuan has indeed taken a sharp turn for the worse.

First, several of Xiao Keyuan's haters compiled all of Xiao Keyuan's dirt on him. Then, several companies that were rivals of Xiao Keyuan also invested money in these dirt articles, making them go viral.

The square belonging to Xiao Keyuan's super topic is also very lively at the moment. If you click in and scroll down, you will see several new posts, all of which are about Xiao Keyuan's merchandise.

Several fans also posted screenshots showing that the big fan had already absconded.

Clicking on the CP (couple pairing) supertopic related to Xiao Keyuan, a group of female fans of BL (Boys' Love) fiction cried and cursed Xiao Keyuan for being inhuman, saying that the CP was going to be destroyed, and vowing never to ship real-life CPs again.

It's a complete mess.

Xiao Keyuan's agent was extremely anxious. He kept making calls while watching the live stream, but Xiao Keyuan didn't answer a single one—probably because he was too afraid to answer.

Xiao Keyuan's agent frowned as he looked at the comments on the screen that were clearly supporting Sen Ouling. Suddenly, he remembered that he had the phone number of the show's director, Director Wang. After some painstaking searching, Xiao Keyuan's agent finally found the number at the bottom of his contacts and called Director Wang.

Director Wang was initially delighted by the data in the live stream—so many people had suddenly come to send comments, his show was about to become a hit!

Then Director Wang saw his silent phone on the table light up. It was a call from someone. In a good mood, Director Wang answered the phone and asked quietly, "Who is it? I'm filming a show right now."

"Hello, Mr. Wang, this is Xiao Keyuan's agent." Xiao Keyuan's agent didn't have time to be polite with Director Wang at this moment. He went straight to the point and told Director Wang his request, "I hope you can stop the live broadcast now. It has already had a very bad impact on my artist's image."

Upon hearing this, Director Wang was somewhat displeased—the live stream was so popular, and they just told him to stop whenever they wanted? What did they take him for?

So Director Wang, in a very bad mood, rejected Xiao Keyuan's agent.

Xiao Keyuan's agent had naturally anticipated that Director Wang would refuse to shut down the live stream, given its high viewership. So, Xiao Keyuan's agent coughed twice and then said to Director Wang:

"Teacher Wang, I heard that you recently invested in the Jin Huan boss."

Director Wang originally intended to hang up the phone, but upon hearing the words "Boss Jin Huan," his eyes widened immediately.

You know, the boss of Jin Huan, Director Wang lowered his voice even further, but you could still hear a hint of excitement in his tone.

“Of course, this Jin Huan boss came to my artist with sincerity to cooperate,” Xiao Keyuan’s agent knew that he had made the right move, and relaxed a little, and resumed his usual way of speaking. “If you want to get investment from Jin Huan boss, I don’t mind connecting you with a channel, as long as you shut down the live broadcast room now and reopen it after the public opinion has calmed down.”

"Oh, that won't do," Director Wang said in a low voice, a greedy smile playing on his lips. "You think you can just shut it down like that? There are so many people in this live stream; we can make a lot of money from each broadcast."

"So what do you want?" Xiao Keyuan's agent knew what Director Wang was thinking.

“I need you to guarantee it, write a note,” Director Wang lowered his voice and raised his hand to signal the staff to wait a moment before closing the live stream. “I’ve already recorded our conversation, so you’d better guarantee that I can definitely get the investment from Boss Jin Huan.”

“Sure, no problem.” Xiao Keyuan’s agent readily agreed to Director Wang’s request.

Director Wang was delighted and had his staff turn off the live stream. He then said to the guests, "It's getting late, so let's call it a day. You can all go back to your rooms and rest."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Keyuan stood up abruptly, threw the microphone to the ground, and the stool overturned as he suddenly stood up.

But at this moment, Xiao Keyuan couldn't care less about anything else. He hurriedly rushed back to his residence, wanting only to escape this place of trouble.

Apart from Xiao Keyuan leaving, the others remained seated without moving—Sen Ouling sat there blankly, while the other guests didn't dare to move.

Finally, Wei Qingchun reached out and patted Sen Ouling on the back. The two got up from their seats, and Wei Qingchun escorted Sen Ouling back to her room before returning to his own.

Seeing that the two parties involved in the conflict had left, the other guests returned to their respective rooms.

Today is a cloudy day. The moon hangs above the clouds, unable to shine its light on the earth through the thick clouds.

Xiao Keyuan's mind was in a mess. After washing up, he lay in bed and then received his agent's 125th phone call.

"What happened?" The agent's voice on the other end of the phone was clearly impatient. "Everything was arranged for you, how could you mess it up?"

"Shouldn't you be the one to ask that?" The temper he had been suppressing suddenly flared up. Although Xiao Keyuan tried to control his voice, his anger was still clearly evident. "Why didn't you do a good job of bribing her? I already said enough nice things on the spot. What can I do if she doesn't forgive me?"

"What, you're planning to blame me?" Xiao Keyuan's agent sneered in front of the phone screen. "What you said earlier was fine. You should have kept quiet. That way, we could have found an opportunity to clear your name, then fabricate some dirt on that little actor and spread it to a few big marketing accounts. We wouldn't have to worry about that fragile little actor from the countryside not leaving the industry."

"Why did you say that last part? Do you know that these fans of yours are the ones we carefully selected and worked our way up through a series of events?" The manager sighed deeply, as if to say that Xiao Keyuan was someone who couldn't be managed.

"Do you know what? I had originally applied to the company for you to play the male lead in that popular novel, but now that you've caused this mess, the company might have to give the role to the second-in-command." Xiao Keyuan's agent took out another phone, found the account of Sen Ouling Studio, and proposed a meeting to Sen Ouling Studio.

"What?! What should I do? Brother, you have to help me." Xiao Keyuan was anxious—if he couldn't get the adaptation rights for this popular novel, he would lose a lot of money.

"What else can we do? Give us your account later, and we'll manage it for you for a few days." The agent rubbed his forehead, looking at the message on another phone screen that Sen Ouling Studio refused to meet in person, and cursed inwardly several times with great dissatisfaction.

"Okay, I understand, brother." Xiao Keyuan then asked, "What should I do next?"

"What else can we do? We'll hire online trolls to flood your comments section and clean up your mess, and then we'll have to pay those big fans to do the same." The agent calculated impatiently; it was another huge expense, such a hassle.

After telling Xiao Keyuan to keep quiet and speak as little as possible, the agent sent another message to Sen Ouling's studio.

Xiao Keyuan Studio: Are you really not considering meeting in person? There are some things I would like to explain more clearly in person.

Senoling Studio: We're sorry, sir, but we feel that this matter can be clarified online, and there is no need to meet in person.

Men Ying'an stared at the messages on the screen, waiting for a reply from the other end.

"Old Men, are they still asking us to meet in person?" Nanxi had just finished posting several pieces of dirt on Xiao Keyuan and temporarily stopped arguing with someone. She peeked over to see what was being written on Men Ying'an's phone.

"He demanded to meet us in person, which I just flatly refused. Now he's asking us to accept this money." Men Ying'an frowned. Looking at the arrogant tone on her phone, she typed out a refusal and took a screenshot.