Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
In the school.
After sending Cen Bai a message, Xue Xi had been waiting for his reply.
Cen Bai seemed to be playing with his phone and replied quite quickly: “Don’t worry, I won’t let her suffer. At most, I’ll just announce our relationship.”
Xue Xi frowned when she read that.
She then looked at the contents on Weibo.
Cen Bai’s fans were really too scary. A large number of fans liked his looks. If Cen Bai announced his relationship, not to mention how it would affect Cen Bai, Qin Shuang would probably be attacked even more harshly!
Xue Xi had seen the words used to attack people online.
The chatterbox’s parents were already like that, and she did not have many friends to begin with. If Cen Bai were to announce his relationship now and bring her harm and the entire entertainment industry’s boycott, the chatterbox would probably become even more pitiful.
Li Zixia also said, “Announce their relationship? Brother Cen Bai is really a man! However, for a person like him to announce his relationship, it’s equivalent to ruining his own future. Just a few years ago, after a top celebrity announced their relationship, half of his fans left and his popularity plummeted. Even the brands he endorsed were boycotted by his fans. Does Cen Bai really not want his career anymore?”
Xue Xi: “?”
She was very confused. “How are they a fan, then?”
Li Zixia scratched her head. “Actually, many fans of idols fantasize about the other party as their boyfriend. Think about it. If your boyfriend has a girlfriend, then what are you? Hence, many people who are mentally unsound will think that Cen Bai has betrayed them and will leave his fanbase to step on him.”
Li Zixia thought for a moment. “But Brother is too charming and they can’t bear to attack him. They will definitely attack Qin Shuang instead! Moreover, Xu Xinyao is representing the fans in this matter. If Brother were to announce his relationship, wouldn’t he be telling the fans that in his heart, a lover is more important than a fan, making things worse?”
Xue Xi: “…”
The entertainment industry was simply too scary.
Xie Yingying also nodded. “Many fans are very irrational, and the voices of objection are from the majority. Some of the supportive comments are also suppressed at the bottom. Sigh!”
Li Zixia sighed. “Actually, it’s not certain who will win or lose right now. I think Cen Bai’s best option is to hold back. There’s no need to go this far.”
Xue Xi frowned.
She asked hesitantly, “Who exactly is Early?”
Li Zixia: “…”
Li Zixia could only bring out the things she knew about Early and explain them to Xue Xi one by one. In the end, she also found the thread that recorded events that involved Early on Weibo and passed it to Xue Xi.
There was a thread that sorted out everything that this fan had done for Cen Bai for the past few years. Below it was an overlay of marketing accounts.
“Cen Bai still doesn’t know how to cherish such a fan?”
“I really don’t know what these years of loyalty were for.”
“I’ve always known about her existence, but I didn’t expect Early to have done so much. I’m a little touched after reading it. If Brother really wants to find a girlfriend in this world, I hope this person is Early.”
“I hope this person is Early.”
…
Some of these comments were vicious while others were mild.
Among them were a few words of confusion:
“She’s always been silently supporting her idol behind his back. Why did she make such a huge scene this time? I suspect that she’s making use of our idol’s power. Sisters, don’t be cheated!”
“This has been happening recently. It’s been three to four days and the popularity still hasn’t gone down. Is Cen Bai’s popularity high enough, or is there someone who’s taking advantage of the situation to sell? The entertainment companies nowadays really don’t even give way to the fans.”
“The comment above is a little conspiratorial. If she wanted to rely on her idol to debut early on, how could she have supported him five years ago?! Five years ago, Xu Xinyao was only 15 years old, right? She was still a trainee in Country H back then! Her support for her idol was definitely sincere.”
“Actually, I think we should support whoever Brother supports! There’s no need to quarrel here. It will affect Brother’s reputation!”
…
While Cen Bai’s team was getting a headache, Qin Shuang was practicing the dance moves for the night of her debut in the training room.
One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight…
Two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight…
Xu Xinyao was a candidate for a girl group in Country H who had retired and returned to the country. She was very capable and basically knew how to dance at once.
Qin Shuang could not.
However, she knew where her disadvantage was, so she trained harder than others.
She was the only one in the training room. She faced the mirror and fought day and night. She believed that every drop of sweat had its own meaning.
It was late at night and it was almost the weekend’s debut night. She could not allow herself to make any mistakes!
When she was completely exhausted, she finally strolled into the dormitory.
This week, the production team did not allow anyone to look at their phones or pay attention to the news online. After all, at the critical juncture, seeing the rankings would affect their training mood.
If one could not see the ranking, there would only feel suspenseful and nervous when the names were revealed at the last moment.
Her training clothes were drenched in sweat again.
At three in the morning, Qin Shuang dragged her tired body into the dormitory.
The other three members in their dormitory had already been eliminated, so she was the only one staying in the dormitory.
Just as she exited the training room, she saw someone from the production team waiting for her. When she saw her, she walked over and said, “Qin Shuang, you don’t have to work so hard, right?”
Qin Shuang wiped the sweat on her face and smiled at the staff. “It’s so late. What are you doing here?”
“Oh.” The staff took out a phone. “I thought that you might want to know your ranking, so I took out your phone to secretly show it to you.”
Ever since the production team was bought over by the God of Fortune Group, the entire production team’s attitude toward Qin Shuang had changed drastically.
Qin Shuang stared at her phone and thought that it was really easy to do things with a backer.
The staff continued, “Look at your phone, look at your ranking, look at the comments on the internet. When the night of your debut comes, you’ll know what to say to canvass for votes for yourself!”
She sighed. “The comments about you on the internet are not good though. Don’t take it to heart…”
The comments were not good?
Qin Shuang was stunned.
Ever since the last time when the variety show “Brainiac Is Here” was aired, Sister Xi’s popularity and her own dancing and singing had helped to increase her popularity.
After that, the internet no longer said that she was only fit for display and had no other merit. Everyone was praising her for her abilities as a female idol, but why were the comments not good now?
What happened during the week she couldn’t look at her phone?
She hesitantly took the phone from the staff.
