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Chapter 334 Ikeno Ascension
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Not long ago, the major capital rivals who were attacking Chi Ye forcibly escalated the Kiwi "Goblin" incident into allegations of platform bullying of the company and arbitrary charges for membership fees.

The show successfully provoked public outrage over kiwifruit, causing "Goblin" to lose popularity even before its release.

But Ikeno was even more skilled at this technique than they were.

Moreover, Zhu Yaolin's act of cheating to obtain a government position is far more serious and egregious than the kiwi fruit incident. Therefore, he didn't even need to actively stir things up; countless students who have been preparing for the civil service exam for years, and many more, were already outraged.

His hands and feet were ice-cold, not from fear, but from being completely bewildered by the unfolding events, and more importantly... he knew what those five words meant.

Lin Yangqianrui's once-thriving career may be greatly affected by this—given the fierce counterattack from his formidable rival, Chi Ye.

They're playing the summer card, trying to completely push Ikeno off his position as a top star. Ikeno is also cunning; he's chosen to completely destroy the popularity of the four-character character, who originally had a very good public image.

In this way, it's impossible to say who won or lost, because it was a lose-lose situation where neither side got what they wanted.

At least... that's what the agent thinks right now.

"What to do? What to do now?"

Lin Yangqianrui had lost his previous composure and reserve. Ever since receiving that phone call, he had had a very bad feeling.

As he had predicted, things quickly spiraled out of control.

He and seven or eight other celebrities on the list instantly became targets of online criticism, becoming veritable walking tools for attracting hatred. Their public image, which was originally not much worse than Chi Ye's, collapsed as a result.

Four words of confusion!

He couldn't understand why, when it was supposed to be a decisive blow against Chi Ye, he had ended up like this.

Did the team fail?
It seems the team didn't do anything wrong this time. If they remained stubborn and didn't respond after the incident, then their reaction was indeed slow. But at that time, everyone was stunned, even he himself panicked. Without his approval, the subordinates didn't dare to speak out, which seemed to be acceptable.

Why shouldn't we have targeted Ikeno this time?
That's even more inappropriate. The conflict between the two, or rather Ikeno and his various rivals, has developed to the point where it's either you die or I live. This is not something that either side can decide to put down just like that.

Putting aside the distant past, after what happened to Ikeno last time, even if they stop now, will Ikeno stop his revenge?
Obviously not.

So, if nothing is wrong, then where is the mistake?
"Ikeno, Ikeno...we underestimated him."

Chen Sicheng stood with his hands behind his back, his face gloomy: "We must suppress this matter. Xiao Zhu just won the Best Actor award and has already completely transformed his image, giving up on being a traffic star. If he loses his public image as well, then... how will he develop in the future?"

"It's not easy."

Wang, the movie star standing nearby, sighed: "I told you long ago not to lay a hand on Chi Ye, but you wouldn't listen..."

"Was it my idea?"

Chen Sicheng jumped up as if his tail had been stepped on: "If there's no hope for cooperation, then let's not talk about it. Anyway, I don't need his artist. The problem is that he won the Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actor. In the market, he is now Xiao Zhu's most direct competitor. If I don't take action against him when he has such a good opportunity, will he end up sending Xiao Zhu to prison later?"

Actor Wang simply sighed and said nothing more.

Click.

The door was pushed open, and Xu Guangtou, accompanied by several friends, hurried in: "What happened? Why did it escalate to this extent?!"

Everyone looked up and saw that behind Xu Guangtou were Huang Bo and Director Ning, both rising stars in the film industry. Chi Ye didn't pay much attention; he always believed that if you went crazy, he would go even crazier.

In fact, this incident has affected a very wide range of circles, including seven or eight top celebrities, three of whom were heavily promoted by Xu Guangtou and others.

They had actually been secretly killing Ikeno crickets quite a bit, but they kept it hidden, making them appear even more clever.

But now, the sun shines brightly, and everything is revealed.

Chi Ye directly exposed the scandal of a group cheating in the Chinese entertainment industry to obtain resources from ordinary people. Subsequently, various true and false scandals were exposed about Tencent, which almost completely covered his "rivals". It can be described as an epic AOE attack.

Therefore, Xu Guangtou and others are very angry now because they are the people behind the scenes, and these things are all handled by Chen Sicheng and Si Zi.

Now, after all this fuss, he's actually scratched himself?

"What's the rush? It's not like it's really collapsed..."

Chen Sicheng had a bad temper, and seeing the group's aggressive demeanor, he instantly became displeased: "You didn't say a word when you were causing trouble, and now that something's happened, you think of asking me? What the hell does this have to do with me? Didn't Chi Ye just go crazy on his own?"

"If you hadn't been so determined to destroy him, would he have reacted so violently?"

Xu Guangtou argued vehemently: "I told you long ago that this was handled too sloppily. I told you to take it slow and painstaking, but you insisted on messing with him and Jin Xia. His company has just transformed, and traffic revenue still accounts for a large proportion of its business. If you don't give him a way to survive, how can he give you one?"

"Okay, okay, that's enough."

Seeing the two start arguing again, Huang Bo intervened and said, "If you have something to say, just say it. It's too late to say anything after it's already happened. We should try to minimize the impact now and not let the controversy continue to escalate."

"Otherwise, if things really escalate... what if they uncover even more messy issues?"

Upon hearing this, the crowd fell silent.

After a moment of silence, Chen Sicheng said with a smirk, "It's definitely impossible to suppress it now, but we can try to shift the focus to Chi Ye. He caused this mess and is trying to drag everyone down with him. It's obvious he's trying to divert attention."

"The safest approach is to keep pushing his relationship with Jin Xia to the forefront, no matter how he tries to shift the focus. This will reduce our pressure by half."

"Yes."

Xu Guangtou nodded: "I just took a look. It's caused such a big stir, yet his trending topic is still number one. It shows that everyone is interested in the private affairs of a top-tier celebrity." "Tsk tsk, sometimes too much traffic isn't a good thing."

Huang Bo sighed and said something, and everyone exchanged glances and smiled.

"Okay, then continuing to shift the focus is appropriate. On the other hand, we also need to..."

Ten minutes later, the teams arrived, and everyone immediately began discussing specific countermeasures.

Half an hour later, the hashtag #IkenoKonatsu#, which had started to lose popularity, began to rise again, gradually approaching the current number one hashtag, the one about Zhu Yaolin cheating to buy a government job.

Many netizens and onlookers whose attention had been diverted have also rediscovered this term.

"Oh no, here he comes again!"

Inside the hotel.

Having eaten all the gossip of the next ten years tonight, Sister Shang, already stuffed and round, was both surprised and shocked: "Wow... Xiao Chi and Xia Xia's fighting power is too strong!!"

"...Strong my foot! It's obvious someone just threw money at it again."

The agent rolled her eyes and asked in surprise, "Weren't you enjoying the gossip just now? Why are you making that face now?"

"I was just enjoying the gossip about Lin Yangqianrui and Zhu Yaolin, of course I was happy, but now it's Chi Ye and Jin Xia!"

Shang Jie, still maintaining some principles, said, "This time is different from before. This time it's a matter of life and death. Xiao Chi's side is about to lose all its traffic."

The agent remained silent: "He's lost his popularity, and his career has been affected to some extent. Doesn't that make it easier for you to get him?"

"Hmm... Ah?!"

Sister Shang nodded subconsciously, then realized what she meant and became slightly angry: "You, you, you, what are you saying? What kind of indecent words are these!"

"Anyway, I don't believe you haven't thought about it..." The agent observed Shang Youshu's ethereal face, his uncertain tone gradually becoming more certain: "You must have thought about it... Knowing your habits, you probably fantasized about it a lot..."

"..." Sister Shang was unusually furious: "Your heart is too dirty!!"

"We both know who's dirty."

I'm not talking to you anymore.

"Then you can continue to eat melon seeds and fantasize."

"...I'm not watching anymore."

To prove her innocence, Ms. Shang turned off her phone.

The agent was shocked: "You really aren't going to eat? This isn't you, You Shu."

Shang Youshu took out her earphones and connected: "The event is about to start. I'm not going to be a bystander anymore, I'm going to listen to the gossip."

broker:"……"

As expected, you never disappoint.

Just as Shang Youshu was racking her brains to make sure she didn't miss out on this big show, Weibo was just starting to see a resurgence in popularity for Chi Ye and Jin Xia.

Suddenly, a trending topic also featuring the name Chi Ye also appeared, and quickly rose to the top of this "Entertainment Industry Scandal List".

The content is very simple, consisting of only one line—

#Ikeno previously refused to be included in this list#
The whistleblower is a well-known gossip blogger in the industry, who is known for his solid evidence. His "revelation" naturally has a certain degree of credibility. The "this time" in Chi Ye's previous refusal to be included in the list naturally refers to the current situation of the four-character idol, Zhu Yaolin, and others who are currently trending on social media.

Ikeno rejected the list of candidates to be included in the staff and declined the opportunity.

Why did you refuse?

Because the trending keywords directly cover the two major trending topics that are currently dominating the charts, namely "Ikeno" and "entry into the ranks," the attention is extremely high. Many people who clicked in saw this content and were subconsciously puzzled.

But everyone soon understood, because someone released a "previous list" of dubious authenticity, in which Ikeno's name was prominently listed first, and the rest were all people involved in this "collapse".

In the actual list, only Ikeno is missing.

The situation began to escalate again. Half an hour later, an authoritative "relevant person" finally came out to confirm that the list was indeed real. As for why Ikeno refused to be included in the list, the relevant person said, "He said that this kind of thing is not good, and he can't do it."

"He said this kind of thing is wrong, he can't do it."

As soon as this sentence came out, the hashtag #IkenoRefuses# instantly soared to the top, surpassing all other trending terms.

There's no need for other companies to keep spending money on trending topics, because Ikeno's topic has already exploded!
As the saying goes, it's not the goods that are scary, it's the people who are scary.

While top stars like Four Characters and Zhu Yaolin were racking their brains trying to snatch opportunities from ordinary test takers, Chi Ye's words, "This is no good, I won't do it," seemed so sunny and powerful at that moment.

Yes, a sense of power.

A sense of power powerful enough to shatter this incident.

(End of this chapter)