Chapter 119: Chapter 119: Inexplicably Attracting Hate

Jin Fan watched Shen Zhiyao, his eyes shining like a puppy’s.

He was ready for the drama to unfold, dying to know what would happen when there was only one spot for the two of them.

Shen Zhiyao shook her head. “The two of them won’t fight.”

Disappointment flickered across Jin Fan’s face. “How is that possible? If Kang Naixin and Zhou Ye want to survive in the entertainment industry, this variety show is their last chance. The industry moves on too quickly. If they wait any longer, they’ll fade into complete obscurity!”

Shen Zhiyao said, “I know Zhou Ye. He’s a shameless scoundrel who will stop at nothing to get what he wants.”

Jin Fan asked, “Grandma Ancestor, are you saying Zhou Ye will snatch the spot?”

Shen Zhiyao nodded.

Jin Fan looked annoyed. “Argh! If I’d known, I wouldn’t have given him the spot! If he makes a comeback because of this, isn’t the Chinese entertainment industry doomed? The moral standards for male actors are just too low!”

But Shen Zhiyao didn’t seem to care. “If he goes, it will only make his downfall happen faster. Besides, so what if he goes? It doesn’t affect me.”

…

At first, Kang Naixin argued over the spot on Qing Qing Wo Wo.

But she was soon won over by Zhou Ye’s sweet talk.

He told her, “Once I’m on the show and get famous, I’ll officially announce our relationship and drive traffic your way. Please, trust me. From this day forward, I won’t be your boy toy, but the husband who will spend the rest of his life with you…”

Gritting her teeth, Kang Naixin gave the spot on Qing Qing Wo Wo to Zhou Ye.

…

「Two days later.」

The cast list for the variety show Qing Qing Wo Wo was finally announced. There were six people in total.

Zhao Jing was the host of the show. A host for Hongguo TV, she had debuted 12 years ago and was hugely famous and experienced.

Film Emperor Sun Yingbin, an industry veteran of 20 years with over 30 million Weibo followers.

Top-tier female celebrity Meng Xiaoxiao, a walking hit-maker. With her bewitching and charming looks, she was known as “King Zhou’s Demon Concubine,” and she boasted over 90 million Weibo followers.

Tough-guy actor Zhou Lun, who shot to fame with his outstanding arm strength, with 60 million Weibo followers.

Every single one of them brought immense popularity to the show, and the announcement shot to the top of the trending charts the moment it was released.

In comparison, Shen Zhiyao and Zhou Ye from Yuanqi Entertainment seemed far less conspicuous.

Zhou Ye, a second-tier celebrity, had acted in numerous TV series and released many albums. He had some fame in the industry, but a recent scandal caused his follower count to plummet. Still, some mindless fans continued to support him.

As for Shen Zhiyao, although she had a small following on her Douyin Live Stream, she was nothing compared to true superstars.

However, as soon as the news broke, many of her fans rushed to her Weibo to congratulate her.

But even more comments came from skeptical fans of the Qing Qing Wo Wo show and hostile fans of the other celebrities:

[Who the hell is Shen Zhiyao? How come I’ve never heard of her in the entertainment industry before?]

[A nobody loser like her is qualified to be on the cast of Qing Qing Wo Wo?]

[I heard this girl is just some minor influencer, and a charlatan at that!]

[WTF, has the production team lost its mind? They’re actually putting an influencer charlatan on the same show as my idol? How is she worthy!]

[@QingQingWoWoProductionTeam, you have to replace her! If Shen Zhiyao stays, I’m not watching!]

[Rumor has it this streamer has a… special relationship with the boss of Yuanqi Entertainment.]

[A special relationship? Hah, I bet it’s the kind of relationship that involves climbing into his bed!]

[Ugh~ Have you all been eating shit? Why are your words so foul! You must have never seen our streamer’s live streams. If you had, you’d definitely like her!]

[Yo! Look, the chicken streamer’s fans are trying to hype up their chicken!]

Although many of Shen Zhiyao’s fans stood up for her, they were vastly outnumbered.

Soon, Shen Zhiyao’s loyal fans were torn to shreds by the hired trolls.

When Jin Fan saw his Grandma Ancestor being insulted like this by netizens, he got so angry he immediately grabbed his keyboard to defend her—using his main account:

[Reckless Young Master Jin: Don’t you people have mothers? Did you all eat shit? Why are your mouths so foul! Shen Zhiyao is my acknowledged Grandma Ancestor. If you dare say another word about my Grandma Ancestor, I won’t be so polite!]

[Who is this guy? Why does he sound so arrogant!]

[You loser, you don’t even know? That’s the young master of the Jin family! He’s Shen Zhiyao’s backer, and he’s here to defend her! This is getting exciting!]

[WTF, are they into such kinky stuff? Playing a role-playing game of Grandma Ancestor and little grandson between lovers?]

[666, Shen Zhiyao has completely enchanted the Beijing Circle Prince and turned him into an idiot! Damn!]

Jin Fan battled the keyboard warriors for an hour, only to find that he was just making things worse. He had actually managed to paint Shen Zhiyao as a gold digger who slept her way to the top.

Jin Fan was furious and dead-set on fighting the trolls to the bitter end.

In the end, Jin Fan was utterly defeated. The trolls turned on him, cursing him out and attracting a lot of hate his way.

So, he decided to spend money on a PR team to suppress the trending topics. When he realized he didn’t have enough money, he called Jin Huai Zhong.

Jin Huai Zhong sighed helplessly. “It’s not that Dad won’t help you, it’s that I can’t. With this kind of online hate, the more you care, the harder they’ll attack. Even if I spend money to suppress it with PR, it will only bring more hatred toward Miss Shen.”

Jin Fan said, “Then what should I do? I can’t just stand by and watch Grandma Ancestor get attacked!”

Jin Huai Zhong asked, “What is Shen Zhiyao’s attitude about this matter?”

“Nothing so far. Her Weibo feed is empty.”

All the other guests had reposted the production team’s announcement on their Weibo feeds. Only Shen Zhiyao had neither reposted the announcement nor responded to the haters’ insults.

’Huh? She hasn’t even posted the announcement. Could Grandma Ancestor be emo about this?’ Thinking this, Jin Fan pulled out his phone to call Shen Zhiyao, a whole slew of comforting phrases already prepared.

As it turned out, Shen Zhiyao had no idea what was happening on Weibo!

Jin Fan: “…”

She had been busy cultivating and hadn’t even opened Weibo. She only found out she’d been inexplicably trashed online after hearing it from Jin Fan.

Jin Fan tried to comfort her, “Grandma Ancestor, don’t be sad. I’ve already paid for a PR team. This will all blow over soon.”

Shen Zhiyao replied, “There’s no need to waste money. You don’t need to pay so much attention to this, either. Just let them be.”

Jin Fan asked, “Grandma Ancestor, aren’t you angry?”

Shen Zhiyao chuckled lightly. “They aren’t worth my anger. Have you ever seen someone standing on top of a skyscraper get angry at the people on the street below?”

He hadn’t. The person on the roof probably couldn’t even see the people below.

“Besides, I did get into the entertainment industry because of my connection to you. It’s normal for them to think it’s unfair and cause a commotion. There’s no need to take it to heart.”

After hanging up, Jin Fan had an epiphany. ’She truly is a master of Metaphysics. Her level of thinking is just so high!’

Unfortunately, the haters didn’t stop there.

That evening, Shen Zhiyao started a live stream, and her stream room was instantly flooded with a large number of haters.

The public chat was filled with insults:

[Shen Zhiyao, why don’t you just go die! A woman who looks like dogshit like you thinks she’s worthy of being on the same show as my idol? So ugly, yet you dream so big!]

[The other guests are all industry titans, but you? You’re a charlatan titan! Have you no shame!]

[What can you even do on a variety show? Tell fortunes? What era is this? Why are you still peddling that feudal superstition!]

[Can all you haters just piss off? If you don’t like our streamer, why come to her stream? Are you sick in the head?!]

[To defend our streamer, I fought a 300-round battle with the haters on Weibo today, but I just ended up getting cursed out too. WAHHH, it’s so miserable!]

[You look pretty online, but once you’re offline, aren’t you afraid of being completely outshone by the real celebrities? You’re obviously one of those ’online goddesses’ who are real-life trolls!]

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