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These were two completely unrelated possibilities, but Hu Zhenning’s fans would definitely start a fight, and Ni Bingyan’s fans would jump in too.

Besides, why would a beautiful actress like her suddenly make another girl want to ruin her face?

Could it be she did something immoral?

Oh my!

So curious!

This just begs for a discussion, doesn’t it?

Then, they could have their staff pose as insiders and leak a few tidbits, a mix of truth and lies.

And just like that, you’ve got buzz, right?

The best part is, their own artist would get the buzz while staying on the sidelines, completely unscathed.

Third, Ni Bingyan saved their Hu Zhenning, so naturally, they couldn’t turn on their savior.

Of course, a contributing factor was that Wei Shuojie was not someone to be messed with.

The matter had to be cleared up, and it had to be done elegantly.

The police would issue a statement identifying the suspect, telling the fans that Ni Bingyan was an innocent victim and their idol’s savior. At the same time, they could use this as a chance to clean up the fan base...

These psycho fans can’t stand to see Ningning have a hint of intimacy with anyone else, not even in a fictional role. With too many fans like that, how could Ningning possibly do his job in the future?

And then, wouldn’t his own fans’ hearts just break for their poor boy?

The sunglasses endorsement he just landed this month—wouldn’t they fly off the shelves?

It was killing several birds with one stone, am I right?

’I really am a low-key genius when it comes to generating hype!’

You had to admit, Old Luo really knew what he was doing, and his mindset was quite similar to Wei Shuojie’s.

It was a shame. Old Luo’s plan was well-conceived and started off perfectly, but as for what happened next...

As far as he was concerned, this was a great opportunity to create some buzz together with Ni Bingyan.

Sure, Ni Bingyan might face some backlash, but his people were doing all the actual work. She could just sit back and rake in the publicity. What was a little risk in exchange for that?

What actor wasn’t used to getting hate? For the sake of publicity, no one would think twice about a little turbulence like this.

But he forgot one thing. He might have understood Wei Shuojie, but he didn’t understand Ni Bingyan at all.

Ni Bingyan was no Sun Lizhi. She had far more say in matters than he imagined.

So naturally, Wei Shuojie’s methods were different as well.

He had expected them to have a tacit understanding and cooperate smoothly. He never imagined that as soon as the buzz started to build, her team would start aggressively suppressing it.

Old Luo was just about to contact Wei Shuojie to discuss it, but he was suddenly summoned by the police to identify the suspect and couldn’t spare a moment.

The venue had limited capacity, so for stars with huge fan bases like them, all attending fans had been screened by their teams. For such a malicious individual to have slipped through was shocking. After being caught, she did nothing but cry and refused to say a word. The police were at a loss, so they asked Old Luo to help with the investigation.

A violent incident like this had happened in front of everyone and nearly caused a riot. With the suspect in custody, solving the case quickly was a top priority.

Once the police put it that way, Old Luo had no choice but to go.

Once there, he followed regulations and put his phone on silent, meaning he couldn’t hear any messages or receive calls.

Wei Shuojie, however, had no idea. She saw the story blowing up online but couldn’t get in touch with Old Luo.

After what happened at the last premiere, Wei Shuojie had demanded an explanation from Old Luo. He’d claimed it was purely the fans’ own doing and not his fault, all while reeking of the smarmy attitude of someone who’d profited and was now playing innocent.

Wei Shuojie was both vengeful and fiercely protective of her people, and she had kept a running tally of his transgressions.

Now, he was unreachable again. Seeing the suspicious way the topic was trending, she assumed he was about to sacrifice her Bingbing once more to generate buzz for his Hu Zhenning. She was instantly furious!

Doesn’t this just go to show that when you’re trying to make it in this business, the most important thing is to be trustworthy?

See? His lack of trustworthiness was coming back to bite him, wasn’t it?

Wei Shuojie made a swift, clean decision: first, she would extricate her artist from the situation. They could talk later.

Old Luo was unscrupulous in his methods, but Wei Shuojie was a person of principle.

She only took down the trending topics related to her own artist; she didn’t hire paid trolls to smear Hu Zhenning.

After all, as long as male and female artists weren’t collaborating, their paths wouldn’t cross. They wouldn’t be competing for the same resources, either. This partnership had been a nightmare; all she had to do was avoid him in the future. There was no need to go out of her way to make an enemy.

But as luck would have it...

Of all the paths he could have taken, that clueless oaf from the Hu Family just had to walk right up to her. Wei Shuojie struggled to keep from laughing.

With just a few words, she sweet-talked him into checking the security footage with her. After they watched it, she simply marveled from the side:

"Little Hu, you got really lucky this time! That person was right behind you, close enough to reach out and touch your head! Thank goodness our Bingbing was facing your direction and saw her."

An idol’s success and failure both hinge on their fans. He had always detested toxic solo stans and stalker fans. He’d only ever heard stories about them, but now he’d experienced it firsthand. Young Master Hu gritted his teeth in anger. He not only posted on Weibo condemning the fan’s behavior but also took responsibility and announced his intention to pursue legal action.