AHFAFTGTTT Chapter 22
by Volare—Crazy Stomping on Domestic Male Groups—
“#Small Mud Band leaps to become Small Popular Band# Boy Band Variety Show Adjudication Building (Filed, Estimated November Recording)”
1st Floor: [The variety show won’t be cursed by us, right? Two guys from the boy band got into a fight #link]
2nd Floor: [What does this mean? Shangguan Yaoguang carrying a chainsaw to duel Ye Xiao? Who made this AI video? It’s outrageous]
3rd Floor: [It’s not an AI video. This angle should be taken by a private sasaeng fan, but it didn’t capture them fighting, right? At most, there’s a bit of conflict between the two]
4th Floor: [Can I just say, this band has way too many sasaeng fans, right?]
5th Floor: [That’s how it is. The muddier the band, the more sasaeng fans they have, because there are fewer opportunities to meet in official settings, so they become perverted]
6th Floor: [This band is really having a bad year. They finally had a little bit of a trend of becoming popular, and now they have internal discord. I’m screwed. I even bet with my friends that this band would definitely become popular this year. I lost money]
7th Floor: [It’s just Ye Xiao who’s unlucky, right? I just heard that Ye Xiao’s fan circle had a large-scale defan. There’s a Gold-Plating Bigshot fan who seems to have gotten some news, causing unrest within the fan circle. Now suddenly this internal discord is exposed, it feels like someone is targeting Ye Xiao]
8th Floor: [Let’s get conspiratorial. It’s probably Galaxy Entertainment directing and acting it out themselves. Now that the band is suddenly getting noticed, they’ll definitely prioritize developing the group. Ye Xiao is too popular, so they’re suppressing him. Standard procedure]
9th Floor: [But the two things crashing together are really unfavorable to Ye Xiao. Even my friend has defanned. The key is that big fan in his circle is quite prestigious and is a rich woman, but she transferred to Xu Chengyue]
10th Floor: [Oh my goodness, that’s definitely not a small matter. Just defanning is one thing, but transferring to a rival is a harsh turn, ah. Wow, exciting. Does anyone have that rich woman’s Weibo? Give me a link. I’m going over there to eat some melon]
11th Floor: [Replying to the above, the big fan’s name was Ye Se Jian Wan (Night Colors Meet Late), now changed to Yue Se Jian Wan (Moon Colors Gradually Late). Go search for it. The comment section is lively. She posted all sorts of screenshots of purchased merchandise and sales boosts, all real money. Now she’s @ing Ye Xiao to return the money]
12th Floor: [Did anyone just see that this matter was trending on the hot search, but it was removed in seconds.]
13th Floor: [I saw it! I saw it! Who used their Money capability?]
14th Floor: [It must be Ye Xiao’s side using their Money capability. Galaxy Entertainment, that stingy company, would never voluntarily remove a hot search]
15th Floor: [Isn’t that solid evidence? No wonder he’s been getting so many good resources recently]
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316th Floor: [Damn, the heat is too high. The more they suppress the hot search, the more rebellious everyone becomes. It’s climbing to the top of the list]
317th Floor: [Our boy band has been seriously doing a male group for three years, and the heat isn’t even as high as the head-pulling video that came out (smokes)]
318th Floor: [It’s human nature to eat melons, especially the public loves to watch male groups’ internal head-pulling, the square is already in an uproar]
319th Floor: [I didn’t expect that Shangguan Yaoguang and Ye Xiao have internal discord. Most of the public actually supports Shangguan Yaoguang. Back then, Shangguan Yaoguang was blackened into charcoal]
320th Floor: [It’s just that this time it happened to coincide with the turmoil in Ye Xiao’s fan circle. Plus, Shangguan Yaoguang and Xu Chengyue’s Qing Yun CP largely blew up last week, gaining a lot of public goodwill, but if they really quarrel, Ye Xiao will definitely win]
321st Floor: [As expected, the Xiao Emperor’s fans are cleaning up the square. The fans’ fighting power is really amazing]
322nd Floor: [So what happened between Shangguan Yaoguang and Ye Xiao? What exactly happened? I really want to know. Where’s the melon? Where’s the real melon master?]
323rd Floor: [I don’t know. Galaxy Entertainment is acting like it’s dead. It’s been trending on the hot search, and they’re not even coming out to respond]
324th Floor: [Is it possible that Galaxy Entertainment doesn’t even know why (smokes)]
325th Floor: [Why does the tone of the above floor sound so much like an internal employee? The Galaxy Entertainment PR isn’t in our group, is it?]
326th Floor: [Laughing to death, just imagining Galaxy Entertainment PR not even knowing why, and then lurking in our melon-eating building is so funny]
327th Floor: [Is the internal employee still there? Here’s a good PR method for you: immediately bring out the variety show. Take advantage of this wave of heat and have Shangguan Yaoguang and Ye Xiao sautecp, understand?]
328th Floor: [Damn, what kind of toilet trash is the person above? Eat something better]
329th Floor: [Because I read too fast, by the time I realized what I read, it was too late… Ugh]
330th Floor: [No way!! Is the PR still there? Don’t listen to the idiot suggestion on the 327th floor. I just got into Xing Yue, if you dare to dismantlecp, I’ll fight you to the death]
……
Sliding down the hot search, Ye Xiao looked at the screen full of malicious attacks, his fingernails digging hard into his flesh. Since his debut, he had been quite smooth sailing and had his own manipulative means in shaping public opinion, so he had never experienced a large-scale cyberbullying like Xu Chengyue and Shangguan Yaoguang.
All sorts of speculations and guesses were almost causing his persona to completely collapse.
In the most luxurious office building in B City, the entire city can be seen through the huge floor-to-ceiling glass windows, with bustling traffic and bustling prosperity.
In this core position of power, a man of about forty or fifty years old sat upright.
His eyebrows were calm, his eyebrows stretched like distant mountains, and the corners of his eyes drooped slightly, revealing a bit of gentleness and calmness. Just looking at the surface appearance, he looked like a kind and amiable language teacher who walked out of a TV series, giving people a kind and stable feeling.
“Zhao, can you help me remove the top hot search again?”
Ye Xiao picked up the Ru kiln teapot, which was as warm and smooth as jade, shook the cup gently, preparing to pour a cup of tea for the other party, trying to please him. However, his emotional fluctuations were too great, and he was not good at this kind of delicate work. As soon as he tilted the pot, the hot tea water overflowed violently, instantly burning his fingers.
He subconsciously trembled, and the tea splashed out, almost wetting the important contract document on the table.
Zhao Qian raised his eyes slightly, his drooping eyelids trembled slightly, and he said in a calm tone, not hurried or slow: “A Xiao, do you know how much it costs to remove a hot search? Especially that kind of top-ranked hot search. Now the heat is already too high, it can’t be suppressed at all.”
Ye Xiao was a little anxious, frowned and said, “Then what should I do? Just let them go on like this?”
“I told you to bring me A Yue after you had him infatuated with you, but you had to do some extra actions. Now that it’s become like this, it’s your own fault.” Zhao Qian picked up the delicate teapot again, poured himself a cup of tea, gently blew away the heat floating on the surface, and then slowly took a sip, shaking his head slightly, with a hint of helplessness and sigh, “Young people are still impatient.”
“Zhao, I was wrong. Please give me another chance, I will definitely be able to handle things well.”
Ye Xiao lowered his head, his tone with a bit of pleading.
He knew that Zhao Qian was tapping at him, but if he was given another chance, he would still do it. His obsession with Xu Chengyue was completely uncontrollable.
Zhao Qian could get Xu Chengyue, but he must also participate in it. Since he couldn’t have it all to himself, then share it together.
Being able to stand in the current position, Zhao Qian was comparable to a thousand-year-old fox, so how could he not see the little thoughts in his heart? The young man in front of him had a face full of righteousness, but his eyebrows and eyes were full of unwillingness.
Zhao Qian raised his eyebrows slightly, his tone calm with a hint of scrutiny: “These are all small things. You just said that when you were talking to A Yue, his cell phone was communicating with Shangguan Yaoguang the whole time. Have you ever thought that if Shangguan Yaoguang kept an eye out and recorded you? Then even if I am a god, I can’t save you.”
As a director with a keen insight into human nature, and also a businessman with a place in the commercial market, Zhao Qian is best at weighing the pros and cons and avoiding harm.
Ye Xiao was cultivated by him personally, so he naturally did not want to let go easily.
But once the danger that Ye Xiao brings is now far greater than the benefits he can bring, then Zhao Qian will never hesitate, this “stock” can only be thrown away.
“Recording? No, I know Shangguan Yaoguang, he’s very stupid and timid. It happened suddenly, he couldn’t and wouldn’t dare to do these things.” Ye Xiao said quickly, his tone with a bit of urgency.
“Dare? He even dared to break in with a chainsaw, what else wouldn’t he dare to do? A Xiao, it’s not that I don’t want to help you, but this matter is no longer your own business. If he has a recording in his hand and exposes it, then I will also be involved.” Zhao Qian rubbed his eyebrows, feeling a little headache.
Seeing that Zhao Qian was getting more and more hesitant, Ye Xiao simply stopped pretending and sat directly on the leather swivel chair opposite him.
Due to gravity, the chair moved back a few centimeters.
He crossed his legs, his tone tough, and said: “Zhao, you also said that this matter will involve you. Since we are locusts on the same boat, then you must help me.”
“Yo, our A Xiao has learned to threaten me.” Zhao Qian still maintained a good-tempered appearance, but a gleam of cold light appeared in his eyes. People who know him would know that this was a warning.
“If you want to abandon me, then don’t blame me for going down in flames with you.” Ye Xiao knew that only by violating Zhao Qian’s interests would he really value it.
Zhao Qian was silent for a moment, his fingers lightly tapping the rim of the teacup, and the glasses on the bridge of his nose flashed a white light. He smiled slightly, but his tone became cold and decisive: “Don’t be so excited, A Xiao. Since we have reached this point, then take advantage of this wave of heat to solve him.”
“Are you saying kill…” Ye Xiao’s voice stopped abruptly.
“Don’t think so viciously, trouble comes from the mouth, you still don’t learn your lesson.” Zhao Qian’s tone was reproachful, but his eyebrows and eyes were still amiable, as if the warning just now was just a gentle exhortation from an elder to a junior.
“There are thousands of ways to harm a person in the entertainment industry, for example, in the show… solve him in a fair and aboveboard manner.” Zhao Qian chuckled lightly, as if he was talking about something ordinary.
However, the teacup in his hand was gently placed on the table, but instantly shattered into pieces, and the crisp sound echoed in the room.
Ye Xiao looked at the fragments on the table and said in a deep voice: “What should I do?”
“Just listen to my command.” Zhao Qian’s tone was calm, but revealed an unquestionable authority, “I will be the chief director of your variety show this time. I happen to have a big project in my hands, which is cheap for you. After this show, you will stand on the peak again.”
Ye Xiao was slightly relieved. Although Zhao Qian was a guy who liked to torture people, his methods and strength were indeed convincing.
Ye Xiao lowered his head slightly, his tone respectful: “Thank you, Director Zhao.”
“Thank you, do I still need to teach you how to thank me, uh? Kneel down.”
Zhao Qian pushed open the secret door, selected from the wall full of “torture instruments”, raised his orchid fingers, and finally picked up a whip embroidered with dark patterns, pulled it outward with both hands to test its sturdiness, raised a satisfied smile, and walked towards Ye Xiao.