Chapter 99: Chi Soft Rice? Chi Tough Guy!
“How many years have I been in the music industry? How many years have I been debuting? Don’t these people know how to respect seniors at all?!”
“Fuck his mom, idiots, all idiots!”
Everyone: “…”
Teacher Yang’s expression wasn’t great at the moment either.
His status in the industry wasn’t as high as Teacher Na’s, but he had considerable seniority. Usually, when idle, he liked to mouth off online about so-called traffic stars… to vent his unwillingness and attract eyeballs and traffic.
He had thought that this time against Chi Ye, it would go smoothly just like before.
Unexpectedly…
He scratched his slightly balding head, looked at Hua Yichen and his agent, and asked the question the other had posed not long ago: “What do we do now?”
The agent was stunned.
Yeah, what to do now…
Who could have thought that Chi Ye could casually “write” such a song on a program… and sing it so well…
No, since he knew beforehand, that means this “active attack” was completely premeditated!
“Fuck, he’s really sinister!”
The agent cursed too.
Everyone: “…”
And just as the few were unsure how to respond or do public relations, Hua Yichen, who had been head down scrolling his mobile phone with an ashen face, looked up: “Fuck, Jin Xia is really fucking brainless!”
“Huh?!”
Everyone was stunned: “What happened?!”
“See for yourselves.”
Hua Yichen, not knowing what he had seen, threw his trembling mobile phone onto the table.
Teacher Yang picked up the mobile phone and immediately saw under Hua Yichen’s latest Weibo post, a verified comment from Jin Xia’s major account with over 40 million fans: 「Practice more if you’re bad!」
Just four simple words, but being “scolded” like this right in the nose by a top streamer, and Hua Yichen had previously wanted to emulate Chi Ye and live off a woman’s earnings, of course he was furious right now.
Of course…
He didn’t dare retort… and looked toward Teacher Na and Teacher Yang.
“She wouldn’t have gone to curse under our comments too, right?!”
Teacher Yang reacted, his expression ugly, and he started trembling a bit too: “Does this person not care about her reputation at all? Does she think she can do whatever she wants in the entertainment industry?!”
It was indeed too lawless.
Everyone knew she was a drama queen, but they hadn’t expected her to “confront head-on” like this.
Doesn’t she care about herself at all?
《Time With You》 had just aired, and her fans had already exploded!
“Phew… no, no… she didn’t comment.”
Teacher Na checked her own Weibo and Douyin, found no “sharp critique” from Jin Xia, and breathed a sigh of relief.
She wasn’t afraid of Jin Xia; in fact, many people present had no interest ties with Jin Xia, and her family couldn’t influence the entertainment industry now anyway—just an aunt desperate to break into the mainland market.
But setting aside Jin Xia’s background, Jin Xia herself had very high star power and status in the industry.
She was a top first-tier top streamer on par with Shi Jinwei, Sheng Ning, and Shang Youshu.
And to be “scolded” right in the nose by such a top streamer… for Senior Lao, it was indeed a loss of face he couldn’t afford.
“Looks like she still knows the big picture.”
Teacher Yang let out a long sigh of relief.
“…Why do I feel like that’s not the case.”
But Hua Yichen was a bit puzzled.
These old artists didn’t understand the current internal entertainment top streamer circle, but he did—with Jin Xia’s personality… if she wanted to attack, she’d attack everyone, who could control her?
Thinking this, he suddenly noticed that the comment under his Weibo had also been deleted.
“Huh?”
…
United States, hotel.
“Sister Mi, what are you doing, why delete that!”
Jin Xia glared huffily at Sister Mi: “Also, give me back my mobile phone! I haven’t finished commenting yet!”
“…You’ve already commented, haven’t you?”
Sister Mi’s features were twisted in pain: “Ancestress, I’m begging you on my knees, can you please mind yourself first… look at your die-hard fans going crazy! You’ve got your own mess, can you not worry about other things first.”
“How can this be other things?”
Jin Xia shook her head: “This is ‘family matter’!”
Sister Mi: “…”
She paused, then suddenly said: “Chi Ye messaged me, said not to let you comment randomly or stir things up, just stay put obediently, okay?”
“Huh?”
Empress Dowager’s eyes were suspicious, she didn’t speak, just extended her little hand.
Sister Mi had a heartbroken expression, thinking to herself, after all this time together, you don’t trust me like this?
Not even as much as the later Chi Ye!
She ground her teeth and handed over the mobile phone.
Jin Xia took it and saw it was indeed a WeChat from Chi Ye; this WeChat was sent in two copies, one to her, one to Sister Mi.
But her phone had been “snatched” earlier, so she hadn’t seen it.
Teacher Chi must have guessed, so he sent it to Sister Mi too… yeah… he’s so smart!
Empress Dowager’s train of thought was quite unique; looking at the admonition on the phone, she grinned foolishly, her thoughts wandering.
Sister Mi: “???”
I shouldn’t be here, I should be under the car!
Fuck!
“Believe it now?”
She aggrievedly took back the phone, returned Empress Dowager’s mobile phone, then plopped down on the sofa with a sigh.
“Aiya, Sister Mi, I know you’re doing this for my good.”
Empress Dowager saw her like this and immediately smiled sweetly, leaning over, thought for a bit and said: “But I just… just want to do something, those people are too bad, I don’t want to see Teacher Chi with no one by his side.”
“Sigh…”
Sister Mi shook her head: “I’m not sighing because of that, it’s because… see for yourself.”
She opened the computer, logged into Jin Xia’s Weibo, then clicked on various private messages, comments, even hot search terms.
At this moment.
The popularity of Chi Ye and Hua Yichen was still exploding.
But Jin Xia, as the only top streamer in this incident, had eye-catching degree and topic heat far beyond everyone’s expectations—including Chi Ye who wanted to suppress her heat.
#Jin Xia and Chi Ye Suspected Dating#
#Jin Xia Die-hard Fans#
#Jin Xia Defan Speed#
#Chi Soft Rice#
#…#
Various related hot words shot up the hot search list at unimaginable speed, occupying half the space.
“What Chi soft rice! Sounds awful, Teacher Chi didn’t live off a woman’s earnings!”
Jin Xia saw these hot search terms and instantly zeroed in on the key point, a bit angry: “How do these people spread rumors like that?!”
Sister Mi: “…”
She couldn’t be bothered to roast why Jin Xia’s focus was here, subconsciously frowning: “Not living off a woman’s earnings? Then what is it?”
“Chi tough guy!”
Sister Mi: “OMG…”
She held her head, a bit on the verge of collapse.
“Someone’s targeting me.”
Jin Xia put down her mobile phone, raised her fair swan neck, humming: “But no matter, let them release press releases, release more of these dating press releases, I don’t care.”
Sister Mi: “?!”
“Ancestress, you still know someone’s deliberately targeting you?”
Sister Mi looked at her in astonishment, thumbs up: “You’re this, you’re really this!”
Empress Dowager didn’t speak, just trotted to the rocking chair, kicked out her straight long legs, and started rocking again!
Sister Mi: “…”
Heavens, you weren’t like this before, what’s wrong with you now?
Poisoned?
This kind of massive sudden popularity, besides Jin Xia being a top streamer, insiders could tell at a glance there was definitely someone fanning the flames behind the scenes.
But… who could it be?
Sister Mi looked at Jin Xia’s current online reputation across the board.
Female top streamers’ fans are terrifying, especially Jin Xia’s type—her male fans outnumbered other top streamers’… because same-sex fans didn’t like her much.
At this moment.
On Weibo’s various feeds, Jin Xia’s comments and private messages were filled with all sorts of abuse and broken defenses, defan backlash insults:
「If you like dating so much, why mix in the entertainment industry?」
「The most irresponsible artist to fans.」
「No wonder everyone blacks you, your taste is just that.」
「+1, die-hard fan broken defense, you’d be fine with someone else, but how does Chi Ye deserve you? So lacking self-respect?」
「…」
—Sheng Ning? Or… Yue Na?!
…
“Yue Na wants to die.”
Hong Kong, Guang Ying Shi Meng.
Jin Sui eating “Michelin spicy hot pot,” scrolling through the various attacks on Jin Xia online.
—Not just the suspected dating, since the two weren’t actually dating, Jin Xia’s side could refute rumors and clarify it as program effect.
But first, Jin Xia’s side hadn’t refuted yet.
Second, Jin Xia’s reputation was already the worst among the four little flowers.
Now seizing this opportunity to market Jin Xia as shameless, liking to hook up with men, paired with her face, it was all too easy.
Previously fans, especially die-hard fans and “boyfriend fans,” would defend her, but now…
Countless backlashes.
“Sure it’s Yue Na doing it?”
Jin Sui turned to ask Zhang Jie, her phoenix eyes a bit cold.
“…A few teams say it’s moves from Yue Na Headquarters, but they probably wouldn’t steer it… too overboard, so can’t rule out Sheng Ning and others.”
“It’s them at least for now; Xia Xia has helped Chi Ye several times, they’re already a bit dissatisfied.”
Jin Sui looked at the message on her mobile phone, shaking her head: “They’re really tired of living.”
Zhang Jie was silent.
Jin Sui pondered silently.
She was conflicted now too.
First, the family never got involved in entertainment industry matters because it was too sensitive… but to say they’d really ignore Jin Xia was absolutely impossible.
But the problem was… for this minor matter, to call the family…
As her aunt, couldn’t she help Xia Xia?!
Thinking this, she thought of Chi Ye again.
“What does this kid mean? What is he doing?! Playing the homewrecker trick with our family?! He caused the trouble, and he’s not handling it?”
Zhang Jie: “…”
She followed her lead: “He doesn’t have that ability yet, so we…”
Do we have that ability?
Jin Sui thought of how she couldn’t even get a hair into internal entertainment, and felt a surge of frustration.
Do I have to fawn over Yue Na’s Young President Liu or something?! This kind of thing couldn’t happen even if I quit the entertainment industry!
Does he deserve it?!
For a moment, the office was a bit silent.
“…He sings really well, just one guitar, in this setting, and he sang it so well…”
Zhang Jie broke the silence.
“No, this kid has no good intentions, look how he’s got Xia Xia listening… listening like a dog!”
Zhang Jie: “?”
“Whatever, whatever.”
Jin Sui couldn’t think of a way; she really had no energy in internal entertainment, took out her mobile phone, still muttering: “Just right, as an elder, I should help Xia Xia explain today’s matter…”
She got angrier as she spoke: “I called her before asking about this program, she hemmed and hawed not daring to say… um… with her personality, it shouldn’t be not daring, so she must be… she was definitely afraid I’d be angry!”
“Fine… then I’ll cover for her… call… call the family.”
Zhang Jie: “…”
Do you hear what you’re saying?
You asked her if Shang Youshu had schedule for this program… what does that have to with this?
Also, didn’t you want family help? How’d it turn into covering up…
If you want to help, just say it straight, no need to posture!
“Oh right.” Jin Sui sending the message, casually covering her embarrassment: “What’s this song called? Chi Ye cooperating with us, why didn’t he say?! This song must be distributed by us!”
Zhang Jie: “…Got it, I’ll ask.”
She wanted to roast inside, but thought about it and sighed.
Little Thousand-Year-Old had always been on bad terms with the family; for her to lower her face like this could only mean for her little niece, she didn’t care about face.
Clearly such a stubborn person, sigh…
Sure enough, everyone has their soft spot.
Bang bang bang.
At that moment, the office door was knocked on.
The assistant hurried in: “Sui Zong, Manager Zhang… that… that… there’s something.”
“Hm?”
The two looked up.
The assistant swallowed, eyes gleaming with excitement over big gossip: “Yue Na… thunderclap!”
“What?!”
Jin Sui and Zhang Jie were stunned.
“Thunderclap?!”
…
Yue Na thunderclapped.
Who burst it?
Chi Ye.
Seeing the heat about Jin Xia was even bigger than he anticipated and intensifying, Chi Ye activated his prepared backup plan.
Marketing funds thrown out without regard, various teams’ prepared backup press releases updated.
Chi Ye’s eyes a bit cold, interrupted his talk with Director Liu for the second time; in fact, the two had nearly finalized things.
He walked to the doorway, called Keke: “Release it.”
“…Not saving it to wait for more opportunity?”
“No need to wait.”
Keke: “…”
“Got it, understood!”
She decisively started directing the team to operate Yue Na’s negative press releases.
Less than half an hour, various black materials about Yue Na Entertainment were exposed.
An anonymous exposer claimed: Yue Na Entertainment Group involved in large-scale tax evasion, fake invoicing, illegal operations, and most severely, financial fraud.
And these several industry bombshells weren’t empty talk.
Besides the most severe financial fraud, the other three serious violations all had substantial “evidence.”
—That was from someone who had personally experienced and operated them, because back then he and his Yue Na insider agent were extremely close, knowing more than ordinary artists.
The anonymous person detailed Yue Na’s full tax evasion process, including routine fake invoicing for tax issues, like inflating costs to deduct taxes and extract cash, and in large amounts.
This wasn’t just fake invoicing; more seriously, it was equivalent to money laundering!
In an instant, #Yue Na Tax Evasion##Yue Na Suspected Money Laundering# and other black hot searches dropped onto the hot search list like crazy.
So fast that Yue Na’s side had no time to react.
Instantly squeezing out Jin Xia and Chi Ye’s related hot search terms.
Because compared to Jin Xia team’s already issued rumor refutation statement, and Chi Ye and Hua Yichen’s feud, 《Confession Balloon》 and other heat, Yue Na—this company plotting to go public, notorious in the industry—thunderclapping was clearly more attractive, to both insiders and outsiders.
To help Jin Xia divert firepower, Chi Ye had even prepared a darker move in secret.
If needed, he’d use it all.
This time, if I can’t kill you, I’ll cripple you.
Chi Ye walked back into the private room, smiling on his face, attentively greeting:
“Come on, sign the contract, and we’re all family.”
Alliance leader additional update 4000/10000, still 6000 words short.
Below is the debt list:
February monthly ticket updates still owe three.
March monthly ticket updates currently owe two.
Currently total owe five updates + 6000 words alliance leader update.
Author Zhizhi tomorrow continues three updates, starts paying debt.
Thanks everyone.
