Chapter 125: 125 National Couple smeared through the core of the earth
Sun Ling immediately took the orange from his hand and rolled her eyes, “What do you think? A family member is implicating… If that’s not obvious.”
Tang Ze suddenly had an epiphany, as though he had taken a reassurance pill, “Oh… I almost forgot that you have Yan Shixiu as your big shot.”
Shi Lan didn’t explain that Yan Shixiu wasn’t her source of reckless confidence, but simply got up from her chair, “Let’s go, let’s eat first, it’ll be my turn to perform soon.”
Since Gu Chengyu’s birthday party was held on the film set, the crew gave up the Qin Family’s Western-style villa in the drama to Gu Chengyu’s fans, making it exceptionally lively. The living room was filled with a buffet banquet, and an eight-tiered birthday cake was prepared for Gu Chengyu.
Almost all the actors from the crew were present, each offering birthday wishes to Gu Chengyu under media interviews, with Chen Beini’s segment being the longest. Moreover, she had prepared a birthday surprise for Gu Chengyu, hoping to use the occasion to break through the current stalemate with business resources.
The only person from the entire crew who didn’t show up was Shi Lan. She first went back to the hotel for a meal and then leisurely brought her two gifts backstage, waiting behind a table cluttered with miscellaneous gifts, as the host had specially arranged a segment for her to apologize and offer blessings.
Seeing this scene, Tang Ze felt especially uneasy, took a video of Shi Lan waiting backstage with his phone, deliberately shaking and blurring the video to disguise it as a sneaky shot by a staff member, and then uploaded the video to the Anti-Chen Alliance with an alt account.
Once the Alliance Fans watched the video, they exploded.
Anti-Chen Novice: “Small stars have no right to speak, the National Couple falls through the earth.”
Cat’s Paw Coffee Cup: “Such humiliation to a newcomer, the National Couple has no conscience, calling for a second Alliance team-building event!”
Ayuyu Wushifei: “I’m so angry I could explode, making a victim apologize to the abuser? The National Couple will be blacklisted for life, and if any friends or family couple, please block them immediately.”
Anti-Chen Alliance Management Team: “Alliance team-building announcement…”
Once the signal came through, the Alliance Management Team immediately issued an attendance announcement. This time, they expanded the range of their attack on Chen Beini’s resources and implemented very strict sniping regulations.
“Focus on business sniping, not on film and television.”
“Brands that replace the spokesperson and withdraw adverts immediately are not targeted; brands that clearly state they will not renew contracts with Chen Beini are not targeted; brands with bad attitudes and official channels run by Chen’s fans receive special attention. Our goal is to make Chen Beini’s team clearly understand that underhanded tactics can’t calm the public’s anger, clever tricks won’t get them out of difficult situations, internet violence has no way out, and there is justice in capital’s suppression!”
And so, the Alliance Fans launched the second wave of business sniping at Chen Beini.
This time, with an expanded scope and a more resolute stance, the Alliance Team caught Chen Beini and her team off guard.
Many brands, aware of the actions of the Alliance Fans, did not want to invite trouble. They actively replaced Chen Beini as their endorser and even temporarily removed series of products endorsed by her from the shelves.
Meanwhile, the live situation from Gu Chengyu’s birthday party was also floating around the hot topics on Weibo, showcasing the polar opposite effects created by the two groups of fans, the ultimate irony.
Chen Beini was currently unaware of the Alliance Fans’ second large-scale team-building effort, still on stage presenting a mysterious birthday gift to Gu Chengyu—her segment alone took a full twenty minutes of the birthday party.
When Gu Chengyu received the anniversary gift from Chen Beini, he couldn’t say he was unmoved. After all, their relationship had started with genuine feelings, and in such an atmosphere, they hugged each other, capturing the full attention of the audience at the scene.
Next, it was finally Shi Lan’s turn to come out and publicly offer blessings and an apology. For this, the host specially played coy, deliberately overstated the relationship between the three, praised the National Couple for being extremely generous, yet portrayed Shi Lan as having an epiphany after letting go.
Tang Ze and Sun Ling, listening from the audience, couldn’t help but spit several times in disdain, “Bullshit from your ancestors!”
“And now, please welcome today’s special guest to the stage.”