Translator: Dj22031
Editor: Dj22031
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Bai You’s story was so shocking that the office spent the entire morning following up on it. Of course, the main force behind this follow-up was only Xue Meng and Xiao Xiaoyu.
Xiao Xiaoyu was traumatized and wouldn’t feel at ease until she saw Bai Youlou completely collapse with her own eyes, while Xue Meng was just being gossipy.
After Weibo returned to normal, Jiang Lan noticed that the two of them were constantly refreshing the trending topics. However, in the group chat, they were reporting Bai You’s Weibo follower count in real time. Since the news came out last night, Bai You’s Weibo had lost nearly 500,000 active followers.
Last night’s incident caused quite a stir. More than twenty young people were found unconscious outside the hotel. Several police cars arrived at the scene, and ambulances followed. They took them all to the city’s People’s Hospital. After hearing that those involved were all fans of Bai You, a large number of media outlets rushed to the scene. They were all staking out the hospital, eager to grab the first scoop on the news.
#Bai You’s fans faint at hotel# quickly rose to the top of the trending search list, and then the WeChat chat records of the fans who fainted were exposed. Only then did the public realize that these fans who fainted had originally gone to the hotel in advance to wait for Bai You after hearing the news.
However, the studio then came out to refute the rumors, saying that Bai You did not have a trip to a certain hotel, and even implied that the sasaeng fans[1] had bought fake news, and that all of this had nothing to do with Bai You, trying their best to distance themselves from the matter.
For a time, Weibo was filled with topics about boycotting obsessive fans.
Three hours later, the police announced that a certain hotel had been shut down for allegedly harboring members of a cult, and that a famous celebrity, surnamed Bai, had been criminally detained for allegedly using his influence to deceive fans and colluding with a cult to engage in illegal activities.
Before the hashtag #BoycottStalkerFans# had even died down, the hashtag #FamousCelebrityBaiDetained# jumped up.
Weibo was completely overwhelmed.
Some of Bai You’s fans initially didn’t believe it, but some netizens scrutinized the short announcement from beginning to end, comparing it with the hotel that was shut down, and then combined it with the more than twenty Bai You fans who inexplicably fainted in front of the hotel, thus providing solid evidence that Bai You had colluded with a cult to abduct fans and was criminally detained.
As a result, a large number of fans on Weibo unfollowed and turned against the brand.
Because the number of fans leaving was so spectacular, almost like a precipitous drop, there were even people specifically tracking and reporting Bai You’s Weibo follower count in real time.
Don’t be fooled by the large number of followers celebrities have on Weibo; in reality, the vast majority are inactive or fake followers, with only a small percentage being genuine fans who interacted. Bai You wasn’t the only celebrity in the entertainment industry to have had a scandal, and cases of drug use, prostitution, car accidents, and hit-and-runs were not uncommon, but no celebrity had experienced such a precipitous drop in followers as Bai You.
In just one night, Bai You lost 500,000 active fans, countless fan sites announced their closure, and even several well-known, crazed fans led a backlash, their words not only not crazy but also logical and moving. The scene was quite spectacular.
As if overnight, these fans who were once crazy about Bai You all regained their senses and became normal people again.
Unaware of the facts, many netizens posted jokes on Weibo, saying they personally witnessed several bloggers they had unfollowed suddenly become normal after their overnight unfollowing of Bai You. They no longer reeked of being brainless and insane the moment they opened their mouths.
The hashtag #UnfollowingOffYourIQ# quickly rose to the top of Weibo’s real-time trending topics list.
Knowing the truth, Xiao Xiaoyu sighed, “Bai You has really harmed a lot of people.”
While it was true that a small minority of fangirls lost their minds in their pursuit of celebrities, the majority of female fans were rational and calm. However, Bai You’s fans, influenced by him, seemed to have gone completely mad. Normally perfectly normal people seemed to lose their minds the moment Bai You was mentioned.
But in reality, the brother they were driven mad for actually wanted them dead.
“Is Bai You really out of luck?”
Xiao Xiaoyu still felt uneasy after thinking it over and over, so she couldn’t help but confirm with Jiang Lan again.
Jiang Lan stopped what he was doing, recalled Bai You’s miserable appearance in the water dungeon, and nodded, saying, “Don’t worry, he probably won’t have a chance to get out in this lifetime.”
Once the Qian faction was dealt with and they were no longer of any use, the detention center would try to convict and prosecute them as soon as possible in order to eliminate potential risks.
The reason they were keeping them around was simply to extract more useful information.
Xiao Xiaoyu felt relieved after hearing this.
….
During the lunch break, Xiao Xiaoyu offered to treat Jiang Lan to lunch to express her gratitude for saving her life. Xue Meng and Zhang Tianxing were naturally invited along as well.
The group found a nearby restaurant and booked a private room for chatting.
With his identity now completely exposed, Jiang Lan no longer needed to hide it. So he released Suan Ni and Jiao Tu, letting them eat and move around on their own.
Jiao Tu poked its head out, slowly looked around, and only after confirming that everyone was a familiar face did it shyly transform back into human form and obediently sit beside Jiang Chi. While Suan Ni turned its head back and forth, its eyes fixed on the fruit platter that had just been served. It patted Zhang Tianxing’s arm with its little paws and ordered in a grand manner: “I want to eat watermelon.”
Zhang Tianxing readily handed him two slices of watermelon. Seeing that the hotel’s watermelon slices were too large for Suan Ni to eat easily, he thoughtfully cut the watermelon into small pieces with a knife and put small forks on them before pushing them in front of Suan Ni.
Seeing this, Jiang Lan couldn’t help but pinch the little fat on Suan Ni’s body, and then say to Zhang Tianxing, “Don’t spoil him too much.”
He’s fat, greedy, and addicted to games.
He looked worried. What will happen in the future?
It feels like the day he can regain his human form is a long way off.
“It’s nothing.” Zhang Tianxing then peeled an orange for the Suan Ni, practically writing “I do” on his face.
“Ni Ni is very well-behaved.”
Suan Ni immediately smiled and its tail wagged happily. It then pushed the watermelon bowl towards him, indicating that he should eat with it.
Zhang Tianxing ate a small piece as a token gesture, then pushed it back to him.
Jiang Lan gave a soft hum.
The little lion’s wagging tail stopped abruptly. It hesitated for a moment, then glanced at him furtively. Seeing that he seemed unhappy, it also pushed the watermelon bowl towards him, rubbed against his arm in a flattering manner, and thoughtfully pushed the small plate with the fruit fork in front of him as well, saying ingratiatingly, “Fifth Brother, you can eat too.”
“You eat it.” Jiang Lan couldn’t keep a serious face when his younger brother looked at him with such a pleading expression. He couldn’t help but laugh and poked his forehead with his finger.
Suan Ni, poked hard, plopped down on a stool. Noticing his delight, it immediately grabbed its watermelon bowl and started eating happily. While eating, it also urged Jiao Tu and Jiang Chi to eat as well.
This watermelon is so sweet!
Sitting opposite him, Xiao Xiaoyu was amazed.
But all she could do was keep pinching Xue Meng’s arm from below to show her surprise!
She had always thought Ni Ni was exceptionally clever and intelligent, never imagining that this cat was actually a spirit. Looking again at Jiao Tu, who had transformed into human form and was sitting quietly to one side, she could only marvel at the sheer wonder of the world.
Perhaps because the shock from Bai You last night was too great, she accepted the story similar to the human and cat talking in the movie “The Great Transformation” very easily today.
Compared to that disgusting group of red figures, this was nothing.
She even felt a little tempted to admire his looks.
Xiao Xiaoyu wondered if all the fairies in the fairy world were this good-looking.
Jiang Lan was one, as was the conch shell, and even the scoundrel Bai You was one!
She was so envious.
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[1] Sasaeng or sasaeng fan (Korean: 사생팬; Hanja: 私生팬; RR: sasaengpaen) is the South Korean term for an obsessive fan who invades the privacy of Korean idols, drama actors, or other public figures in the entertainment industry.