Chapter 143: Chapter 143: Zhou Lun Looks for Trouble

“Your broadcast got cut off on the very first day. You must be on the hook for a lot of money, right? Oh my, I feel so bad for you!”

The director of Mango TV was so angry his chest hurt. For a moment, he was speechless.

He’d seen people add fuel to the fire before, but in the world of fame and fortune, you were supposed to do it sneakily. Who would be like this idiot from the Jin family and call directly just to “send his regards”?

“Young Master Jin, you call me just to mock me so directly. Aren’t you afraid of offending me?”

Jin Fan chuckled. “The director of Mango TV has always been magnanimous. You wouldn’t hold a grudge against me over a few words, would you?”

The director of Mango TV was just about to say: He would.

But then, he heard Jin Fan continue, “By the way, my dad said he’s preparing to give your show two billion yuan in advertising and sponsorship fees. What do you think of that proposal?”

“Really?” Hearing that the Jin Group wanted to invest, the Mango TV director’s expression changed instantly. “Young Master Jin, you truly have a keen eye for quality! For the second season of our show, Qing Qing Wo Wo, we’ve invited many of today’s top-tier stars. It’s obvious it’s going to be a huge hit. Investing in an exclusive title sponsorship with us is absolutely the right move!”

In reality, because of this sudden incident that interrupted the live broadcast, all the investments the production team had previously secured had gone down the drain.

In the eyes of many investors, a broadcast interruption was a very inauspicious sign, so they were reluctant to invest in the show.

On top of that, there were the things Shen Zhiyao had revealed about Sun Yingbin and Zhou Lun, although none of it had been confirmed yet.

If even one of those turned out to be true, the show would face a career-ending scandal.

So, to play it safe, the previous investors had all pulled their funding, saying they wanted to observe for a few days before deciding whether to reinvest.

He never expected that at this moment, the silly rich kid… oh no, the production team’s God of Wealth, would show up with two billion yuan for an advertising investment. This was simply a godsend for the show!

Even if Jin Fan’s previous words had been a bit harsh, even if they’d had a bit of a falling out, in the face of such profit, none of that mattered.

He even started to think that Jin Fan was quite magnanimous.

Despite how he had looked down on Shen Zhiyao and tried to step on Yuanqi Entertainment, Jin Fan not only wasn’t angry but was still willing to work with them.

’He really is a chip off the old block!’

Jin Fan continued, “Actually, I wasn’t that angry before. It’s just that my ancestor was wronged, and I wanted to fight this injustice for her! Aren’t people online saying my ancestor bought her way onto the show? Fine, I’ll drop two billion and let my ancestor *really* buy her way onto the show. Let’s see what those haters have to say then!”

“Heh.” The Mango TV director pursed his lips, speechless. “So you’re investing two billion yuan in the show… just to get some payback for Shen Zhiyao?”

’Just as I thought… still the same naive, sweet, and simple boy. I can’t believe Jin Huai Zhong spoils him this much!’

In fact, when Jin Fan had first proposed investing in the show, Jin Huai Zhong hadn’t agreed right away.

He had specifically called Shen Zhiyao to ask her what the show’s future broadcast prospects would be like.

Shen Zhiyao had simply replied coolly, “If the broadcast results were going to be poor, do you think I would participate, Mr. Jin?”

And that was why, even as numerous advertisers were terminating their contracts with the show, Mr. Jin put up two billion yuan as an investment and secured the exclusive title sponsorship rights.

The show was temporarily suspended, but its buzz on the internet only continued to grow.

#ShenZhiyaoBroadcastCurseComesTrue#

#DoesSunYingbinReallyHaveADaughter?#

#HowManyAbortionsDidZhouLunForce?#

#MengXiaoxiaosGoodLuckStrikesAgain#

#StunningShotOfShenZhiyaoWithUmbrellaInHail#

#WhoIsShenZhiyao?#

#WhoIsShenZhiyaosBacker?#

There were seven top-trending topics on Weibo, and four of them were related to Shen Zhiyao.

As a result, Shen Zhiyao became the female celebrity with the lowest status but the highest popularity, and her Weibo followers skyrocketed.

The people who had been viciously criticizing Shen Zhiyao before all went silent. Some were even discussing just who on earth Shen Zhiyao was, to be more accurate than the weather forecast.

Immediately after, another topic shot to the top of the trending list.

#WidespreadHailstormsInNorthernRegionsDamageCrops#

When netizens connected the two topics, they were all dumbfounded and began speculating about Shen Zhiyao’s background.

Some suspected that Shen Zhiyao had connections to “the higher-ups,” since her weather predictions were more accurate than the official forecast.

A large group of people also went to watch Shen Zhiyao’s livestream. Some thought it was all an act, but others genuinely started to believe in Metaphysics.

The online discussions about Shen Zhiyao grew more and more heated.

With things as they were, everyone was now eagerly anticipating the drama surrounding Zhou Lun and Sun Yingbin.

If Shen Zhiyao’s fortune-telling was really that accurate, then wouldn’t it also be true that Sun Yingbin had a child and Zhou Lun made many women get abortions for him?

In response, Sun Yingbin remained silent, leaving people unable to guess the truth for the time being.

Zhou Lun, on the other hand, took to his keyboard and furiously flamed Shen Zhiyao on Weibo. He loudly proclaimed that she was spreading rumors and even claimed he would get a lawyer to sue her, telling her to get ready to pay up.

He also published a long post, imploring his fans to believe him.

For all these years, he had dedicated himself to his career, with no time for romance, let alone making girls get abortions—that was completely out of the question.

Zhou Lun had a huge fanbase, mostly consisting of students.

Over the years, Zhou Lun’s fans had done plenty of crazy things in the name of stanning their idol.

Every time any negative news about Zhou Lun broke, his fans would act like they were on steroids, fighting with people everywhere.

Before, just because Shen Zhiyao had a low status and was “unworthy” of being on the same variety show as Zhou Lun, his fans had started spreading rumors about her everywhere and even caused a scene in her livestream chat.

This time, Shen Zhiyao had directly accused Zhou Lun of such a major transgression, which made the fans even more furious.

Coupled with Zhou Lun constantly proclaiming his innocence on social media and begging his fans to believe him, it only made them feel that he had suffered a tremendous injustice.

That evening, Zhou Lun’s fans swarmed into Shen Zhiyao’s livestream chat and hurled insults at her.

Jin Fan was also in the chat, constantly trying to ban Zhou Lun’s anti-fans.

He would ban one wave, and in the next second, another wave of anti-fans would flood the chat, continuing to dominate the screen.

Shen Zhiyao sent a message to Jin Fan, telling him not to bother; it was useless.

[These anti-fans are so annoying! Damn it, they’re so f*cking smart, coming in waves!]

[Yeah, exactly! I feel like Zhou Lun arranged for these fans to be in the chat. It’s so annoying!]

[F*ck! To think I used to be a fan of Zhou Lun! I’m never stanning him again. I’m unstanning and becoming an anti!]

[Streamer, what should we do? Are we still doing fortune-telling tonight? With these anti-fans coming in waves, can you even ban them all?]

Shen Zhiyao saw this comment and smiled faintly. “It’s fine. Since we can’t avoid it, let’s take the initiative. To catch the bandits, first you must catch their king.”

At the same time, Zhou Lun also started a livestream.

He’d had his own Weibo account for a long time, but he usually only went live to promote a new song or TV series, or for an official invitation.

From the bottom of his heart, he looked down on things like livestreams and internet celebrities. In his mind, they weren’t in the same league as him.

But today, Zhou Lun had deliberately started a high-profile livestream. The purpose was to chat with his fans, increase engagement, and mitigate some of the recent negative press.

The arrow was on the bowstring; it had to be fired.

Things had come to this point. Now, it all depended on whether he could turn the tables.

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