Too cruel

"Ignore them; the more they cause trouble, the better."

Xu Yi said.

"No way, Boss. This guy claims to be the Editor-in-Chief of the Fashion Entertainment Circle. If we don't take down Liao Zisheng's videos, he'll use his influence within the industry to boycott us."

Xu Yu said anxiously.

Xu Yi was slightly surprised to hear this.

How can an idol who's been out of the spotlight for twenty years still have die-hard fans?

"Hello, this is Xu Yi, the Director of the Actors Please Take Your Place 'Production Crew..."

"I don't care who you are, I only have one question: are you going to take down the video or not? Are you going to apologize to my Prince?"

Xu Yi picked up the phone, but before he could say two words, a scream immediately came from the other end.

Xu Yi curled his lip. "Is this auntie going through menopause? Why is she so easily angered?"

"Auntie, Liao Zisheng is Actor, so it's only right that he cooperates with the show's effect, you..."

"Who are you calling 'auntie'? Do you even know who I am? Believe me, I can ban your entire show with just one word?"

Some nobody Editor-in-Chief dares to threaten me? Does he really think I'm a pushover?

Xu Yi was furious upon hearing the noise on the phone.

"I'm the Director. I can do whatever I want with Liao Zisheng. Who are you, you old monster, to tell me what to do? If you dare to call and cause trouble again, believe me, I'll make him clean toilets for the entire episode!"

Do you really think he's easy to bully if he doesn't show his strength?

"You... you can't bully my brother like this!"

Hearing Xu Yi's angry shout, Bai Shaoyan immediately burst into tears.

Elder brother!

My brother is so pitiful!

She was blacklisted twenty years ago, and now that she's finally making a comeback, she's being pranked by an unscrupulous TV show crew. Is there no justice left in this world?

Bai Shaoyan was heartbroken.

"Actually, I'm not targeting him personally. As long as he acknowledges his mistake, I'm willing to give him a chance."

Xu Yi said, upon hearing that the other side had backed down.

Considering the other party's persistence over the years, Xu Yi finally softened.

To be able to love someone for twenty years without wavering, even if that person eats pig intestines, even if that person becomes a balding, sleazy man, one's passion remains unchanged.

This isn't just chasing after celebrities, it's chasing after spiritual idols!

Who says there is no true love in this world?

Isn't this true love?

[Negative emotions +100]

"Ugly? How dare you call my brother ugly?"

Xu Yi was feeling pleased with himself when he suddenly heard a scream.

"Are you blind? My brother's looks are absolutely top-notch, he could make you look like trash!"

With a snap.

The phone call ended, leaving only a dumbfounded Xu Yi and a shocked Xu Yu standing there.

Not only was Xu Yi shocked, but the viewers in the Livestream Room were also stunned.

"Holy crap, did I hear that right? If Liao Zisheng is an unparalleled handsome man, then what am I? Daniel Wu reincarnated?"

"I'm guilty. I shouldn't have skipped class to watch the live stream today. First, my eyes were contaminated by pig intestines, and now my ears have been contaminated by a cerebral palsy patient!"

"Ugh, why did I skip class? Is this God's punishment for me?"

"I fucking want to curse. Liao Zisheng is handsome, so what am I?"

In the Livestream Room, Bai Shaoyan's words immediately drew a lot of criticism, which also generated a lot of negative emotions for Xu Yi.

Meanwhile, in Bai Shaoyan's Editorial Department, data was being collected.

"Editor-in-Chief, I've found information about this program's production team."

The "Actors Please Take Your Place" program has filmed several episodes so far, but the response has been lukewarm, with each episode receiving less than one million views.

"The investor is a Boss surnamed Xu, who isn't very famous. The reason he chose this Xu Yi as the Director is simply because he used to be an internet celebrity, and they wanted to ride on his popularity to see if they could save on advertising costs."

Xu Yi's information appeared on the screen.

On one side is a handsome photo of Liao Zisheng from twenty years ago, and on the other side is his current bald, middle-aged appearance.

Xu Yi's photo is sandwiched between the two.

Bai Shaoyan looked to the left, then to the right, and finally to Xu Yi in the middle, gritting his teeth in hatred.

This is outrageous!

This is absolutely outrageous!

"My brother was so handsome twenty years ago. Even with all the changes in life, he couldn't possibly have become this ugly. This Director must have deliberately made him look bad!"

"He's just jealous that my brother is more handsome than him, so he made him look like an ugly monster! It's all special effects; it's definitely not what my brother looks like!"

"Mobilize the Editorial Department's Traffic Matrix! Immediately flood the comments section of the video with 'My idol is so handsome!' I want everyone to know that my idol is the most handsome, and we absolutely cannot let this lousy Director's scheme succeed!"

"I know the request is a bit strange, but it's his own request, and he's willing to cover the data usage costs, so just do as he says."

"Yes, yes, yes, use this property worth two million yuan as collateral. If you can't repay the money later, the house will be yours."

On the other side, Liao Zisheng's agent put down the phone, glanced at the video again, and sighed repeatedly.

He's definitely a bit out of touch with the times.

This video, with its extreme content, actually made it to the Trending Chart, and judging by the trend, it'll at least crack the top 30.

Ring ring.

A cell phone rang, and the agent was slightly taken aback.

It's done so quickly?

"Has the data been processed?"

"What exactly is going on? Which video did you watch?"

A scream rang in their ears, nearly causing the manager's eardrum to rupture!

"Liao Zisheng, it's you... What do you mean 'what happened'? Didn't you tell me to push the video to the top of the charts?"

The agent rubbed his ears, looking completely bewildered, and asked.

"I asked you to promote my idol's videos, not videos of me eating pig intestines! How can I be a middle-aged idol if you keep showing me videos like this? How can I rely on my looks to make money off fans?"

On the phone, Liao Zisheng roared in despair; even just listening to his voice, one could sense his near-madness and breakdown.

"There are no idol videos. There's only one video from beginning to end, and you sent it to me!"

The agent was completely dumbfounded.

Is Liao Zisheng so confused by his dreams that he can't distinguish between reality and fantasy?

He double-checked and confirmed that the video Liao Zisheng had sent was indeed the one about eating pig intestines!

On the other side, Liao Zisheng stared blankly at the video he had shared from the past, and fell silent instantly.

Upon reflection, he realized he was so focused on the trending data that he didn't even click on the video content.

"I thought it was Young Master Du... I fell for that kid's trick..."

Liao Zisheng burst into tears.

It's over, it's completely over.

The video went Trending Search, completely jeopardizing his ambition to become a middle-aged idol.

Even if he becomes famous, he can only ever be a complete clown.

"By the way, you haven't had anyone boost my stats yet, have you? And is my house still there?"

After crying, Liao Zisheng suddenly remembered his last remaining possessions and hurriedly asked...

That house was his last remaining asset; if he lost it, he would truly lose everything.

After a moment of silence on the other end of the phone, a slightly embarrassed voice came through.

The house has already been mortgaged...