After all, they had both received millions in compensation, and they would feel guilty if their live streams were too poor.
Everything proceeded smoothly until the next morning.
The Stockpile Shopping Network has suddenly faced a crisis of merchants withdrawing their products.
I don't know what happened, but starting this morning, some rumors suddenly started circulating online for no apparent reason.
It's said that Chu Yu is suspected of being kept by a sugar daddy.
Just now, the blogger who posted this message suddenly became a trending topic, with likes and shares skyrocketing.
The hashtag # Chu Yu's sugar daddy# even topped the trending searches.
[Good heavens, I woke up to find the world had changed. So Chu Yu was being kept by someone?]
[Is this for real? Weren't there rumors before that Chu Yu?]
[I read in that person's post that Chu Yu spends money so extravagantly because he's spoiled by his sugar daddy.]
[The whistleblower should stop spouting nonsense and provide concrete evidence. Aren't celebrities being framed enough these days? This is ridiculous.]
[Get out of here if you're making baseless accusations!]
Having weathered various rumors, some netizens were not swayed by these revelations and began leaving comments questioning the claims.
But within minutes, these critical comments were deleted and the users were blocked.
The comments section was now filled with nothing but speculation about the relationship between Chu Yu and Jiang Taolin.
It's obvious that someone is manipulating this behind the scenes.
Although it wasn't peak traffic time in the morning, the topic of Chu Yu being kept by a sugar daddy was still incredibly shocking.
Many people, upon hearing their friends share this, immediately clicked on Weibo to start following the gossip.
Netizens spread rumors and gossip among themselves, with some even suggesting that Chu Yu was being kept by the owner of Shopping Stockpile Network, which is why she was suddenly invited to be a live streamer at the festival.
The negative impact of such a scandal is also enormous.
Stockpile Shopping Network are the most directly impacted.
Many of the website's staff hadn't even started work yet, but the customer service department was already bombarded with inquiries from reporters.
"Did your website partner with Chu Yu because your boss is keeping him as a mistress?"
What are your thoughts on the rumors circulating online that Chu Yu is allegedly in a sugar daddy/sugar baby relationship with the head of Stockpile Shopping Network?
"Excuse me..."
The customer service manager was so exasperated by the barrage of questions that he had no choice but to order everyone to hang up and temporarily stop answering any calls from reporters.
Jiang Taolin was sound asleep when he was suddenly woken up by a series of urgent phone calls from his assistant, which made him irritable.
"Hello? What's up? What's wrong?"
" President Jiang, this is bad. Some negative information about Miss Chu Yu has suddenly surfaced online, saying..." The assistant hesitated.
The main reason is that he himself is unsure whether the things circulating online are rumors or fact.
What if their boss really does have some kind of relationship with Miss Chu Yu...?
Jiang Taolin instantly snapped out of it. "What's going on? Stop dawdling."
The assistant coughed lightly before cautiously continuing, "It's just that... there are rumors online that you're keeping Miss Chu Yu a mistress, and now many of the brands we've partnered with for live streams are asking to withdraw their products."
In fact, even if Jiang Taolin really was keeping Chu Yu, as long as it wasn't brought up in public, no one would say anything.
However, the sudden emergence of this scandal online directly impacts the personal images of Jiang Taolin and Chu Yu.
Under such circumstances, brands naturally no longer dare to entrust their goods to Stockpile Shopping Network for resale.
So when the topic went viral on social media, many brands began demanding to terminate their partnerships with the Stockpile Shopping Network and to seek compensation.
After hearing the whole story, Jiang Taolin was dumbfounded.
He's been single and innocent for so many years, and now he's being falsely accused of such outrageous things?
There are also rumors that he is keeping Chu Yu?
These people are insane!
However, despite the urgency of the situation, Jiang Taolin remained calm and soon began to give instructions. "Notify the website's legal department to start work immediately. This matter is purely malicious fabrication. Take screenshots of all Weibo posts that spread these rumors, and if necessary, initiate legal proceedings directly."
Jiang Taolin has been around for so many years, he's certainly not someone to be trifled with.
After giving instructions to his assistant, he immediately handed over another group of people to investigate the online rumors.
If something is suddenly publicized without any evidence, it must be someone deliberately stirring up trouble behind the scenes.
At the same time, the senior executives of Starry Sky Entertainment were also as anxious as ants on a hot pan, pacing back and forth in the meeting room.
" General Manager Zhao, this must be a rumor spread by online trolls. Chu Yu is definitely not the kind of person who would accept being kept by someone! You have to believe her," Zhang Yue continued to argue with General Manager Zhao.
General Manager Zhao simply sighed, his brow furrowed, "The key is that my belief alone isn't enough; it's the netizens who need to believe it."
We live in the internet age, where information spreads incredibly fast online.
Even if the rumor that Chu Yu was being kept by a sugar daddy is true, it has already spread, and the series of negative impacts it has brought cannot be ignored.
Zhang Yue was well aware of the complexity of the matter, so she could only continue calling Chu Yu, hoping that she would open her eyes and answer the phone soon.
Meanwhile, Starry Sky Entertainment's legal department was also working feverishly to draft a statement.
Inside the villa, a ray of sunlight shone through a gap in the curtains.
Chu Yu lazily rolled over in bed, sat up, and stretched.
Lately, she often puts her phone on silent mode when she goes to sleep, mainly to avoid the constant pop-up notifications from Weibo.