Then Nobody Gets to Live

"It's all gone! Everything's gone! I've lost everything!"

"Oh no! Now we can't even eat at the Hotel buffet!"

"Waaaah, I'll never mention Hotel breakfast again! Even the dog won't eat it, so if the dog won't eat it, I will!"

At the conference table, Boss Xu burst into tears.

He'd invested tens of millions of yuan in total, and after finally seeing a turnaround in public attention, he simply couldn't understand why everyone was suddenly breaking their contracts.

Only Xu Yi remained calm as he watched the whitewashing comments that suddenly appeared in the comment section.

"Wow, you're really well-informed! I haven't even finished filming my show yet, and the warning has already been issued. You're incredibly well-connected!"

Xu Yi looked at the empty scene and smiled.

"They won't give guests anything, no sponsorship, and they even took away the equipment! They're pushing people to the brink of despair!"

"Xu Yi, are you saying someone's behind this?"

Upon hearing Xu Yi's words, Boss Xu was startled.

"Otherwise what?"

Xu Yi looked at Boss Xu speechlessly.

"A nobody who's been obscure for ages, a nobody in the entertainment industry, finally gets a chance to appear on a popular show. He'd be willing to do it even if he got paid, let alone for free. Why wouldn't he take it?"

"Perhaps... he has a better option?"

Boss Xu looked conflicted and brought up another possibility.

But as soon as he finished speaking, he realized he was being treated like a monkey.

After more than a decade of stagnant traffic, I'm practically invisible on the sidelines. Who would want to invite me anymore?

Even as a backdrop, I'm considered too conspicuous and not transparent enough.

"That's impossible. I haven't offended anyone in my daily life. I'm just filming a show. It's not like I'd be driven to my death."

Boss Xu looked conflicted, still unwilling to believe reality.

Even a dead pig has some weight to lose. If we target him from all sides, aren't they afraid he'll fight back and bite us in return?

"Boss, actually you're not that popular, huh? A lot of people who left called you a bastard!"

[Shock Points +10]

"Boss, we're following you not because you're popular, but because we have no other choice!"

[Shock Points +20]

Boss Xu wanted to shed some excess weight and demonstrate his strength, but a few casual words from his subordinates pierced his heart.

Oh my god!

This is truly treating him like he's not human!

"Xu Yi, you be the judge, am I really that bad?"

Boss Xu looked at Xu Yi.

Judge?

What's the point of reasoning?

Xu Yi stabbed him twice more, completely driving Boss Xu into a state of depression.

"You're not bad, you're just poor, stupid, and incompetent. You want to get attention but don't have the money. Where do you get attention if you don't ride the wave of trends? And riding the wave of trends is always risky. If you can't even handle this much, who else but you will die?"

[Shock Points +100]

Seeing that Boss Xu had completely shrunk, Xu Yi's expression remained unchanged.

You can't even handle this little setback? You still want to make a blockbuster? Do you really think money is so easy to earn?

Silence!

Continue to remain silent!

Then came the explosion!

"Damn it! If you don't want me to live, then nobody should live either!"

Boss Xu roared, his virility restored, his face filled with madness.

"Xu Yi, just go ahead and do it. I'll handle any pressure from the production team! So what if you die? Dare to mess with me? Let's see who's tougher!"

Seeing Boss Xu regain his spirits, Xu Yi immediately smiled.

It's alright. Although it's a pig, at least it's still warm. It's not like it can't be saved.

Now we can officially discuss the filming plan.

After regaining his spirits, Old Xu asked three questions.

Where do we find guests?

Where can I get the equipment?

Where can I get advertising sponsorship?

"Xu Yi, if this guest isn't suitable, the others probably won't work either. Few people would dare to piggyback on Huangshi Group's popularity. We can't just find complete novices, can we?"

Old Xu opened the artist contact list and directly reported the bottom price of each artist to Xu Yi.

The guest who previously refused to perform was already a nobody, one of the lowest-ranking entertainers. To put it nicely, he was an entertainer; to put it bluntly, even a dog would earn more for appearing on screen than he did.

Feeding your dog human food might be seen as disrespectful by dog lovers – how can you feed a dog human food? At least it should be Royal Canin!

And if you hire this kind of person to film, you don't even need to prepare a boxed lunch; they might even have to bring a few bottles of water.

"Guests? What kind of guests do you want?"

Xu Yi didn't even hesitate when faced with the problem that was giving Boss Xu such a headache. He simply tossed the booklet aside and shrugged.

"We've already piggybacked on the show's popularity, so what's the point of having guests? If he's famous, he'll steal the spotlight from our program; if he's not famous, he'll just ride on our show's popularity. Isn't this like bringing in a sugar daddy?"

Holy crap, is that even possible?

Just as Boss Xu was about to retort, his eyes suddenly lit up.

Xu Yi is right.

"Xu Yi, then let's not find any guests. You can direct and act in everything!"

I can't believe it Boss Xu said excitedly.

Directing and acting, a man of both high moral character and artistic talent?

Boss Xu said is very good, but he'd better not say anything more!

To be both Director and Actor, doing two jobs for one paycheck—that's brilliant!

What a load of rubbish!

He's not a recent college graduate; would he do something like being sold out and then cheering?

Xu Yi raised his hand and gave Boss Xu the middle finger, then immediately dialed Huang Lu's number.

"Hey, brother, you finally remembered me?"

On the phone, Huang Lu's mournful voice rang out, accompanied by what sounded like a somber background music playing in the background!

"What are you saying? I may forget someone, but I'll never forget you, little sister!"

Why didn't you return our calls yesterday?

"Yesterday, my brother fought a fierce battle with Scammer, and was seriously injured..."

Xu Yi casually boasted that the process was extremely dangerous, with many perilous situations along the way, but he was incredibly brave and resourceful, overcoming each obstacle one by one, and finally successfully subdued the Scammer, immediately letting his younger sister know he was safe.

As for forgetting to call his younger sister last night because he was sleeping, Xu Yi would never admit it!

[Shock Points +100]

"Waaaaah, brother, I was wrong about you! You've worked so hard!"

Huang Lu immediately withdrew the "Brother is really bad" card and burst into tears.

"Brother forgives you. By the way, where's that little cute girl? I need to talk to her about something."

Xu Yi generously forgave Huang Lu and brought up the serious matter.

"Brother Xu, what do you need me for? Is it to help me get my money back?"

The little cute girl picked up the phone and asked excitedly.

"Money isn't that easy to come by, but I can offer you a photoshoot job. If you're lucky, it could generate a huge amount of traffic. Are you willing to take it?"

Xu Yi said.

No money, but a job and internet access?

"I'll take anything! As long as I can make money, I'm willing to be a dog!"

The little cute girl was excited.

Once you have traffic, you'll have endorsements and commercial value, right?

Doesn't that mean you're rich?

Brother Xu is such a kind person!

The little cute girl was so excited that Xu Yi became embarrassed to say anything more.

This involves going against large conglomerates and exposing dirty secrets; it generates traffic, but not necessarily money.

"You said it yourself, you can't go back on your word."

"I will never go back on my word!"

The little cute girl said earnestly, completely unaware that she had jumped into a fire pit.