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Chapter 335 Xiaxia, the ultimate goal of creating a CP (couple pairing) is marriage.
#Ikeno's Rejection List#
#This is bad#
#Lin Yangqianrui's team responds#
#……#
A few words, a sentence, a few trending terms almost instantly overturned the "grand occasion" of the night. The already complex public opinion became even more chaotic, as if it had been hit hard by a hammer.

In fact, apart from the initial few marketing gossip bloggers, most of the so-called whistleblowers were "anonymous." It just so happened that these anonymities were discovered one by one by netizens who were "good at investigation."

As public opinion grows stronger regarding Ikeno's refusal to participate in the incident, the lack of a statement from the relevant parties further confirms the authenticity of the matter.

—Netizens were in an uproar.

The fans who were just watching the spectacle and the crazy fans who were spewing insults at Chi Ye were now completely dumbfounded.

Looking at this incident in isolation, it might not seem like a significant "bonus" for Chi Ye. However, the point remains the same: when comparing Lin Yangqianrui and Zhu Yaolin, who are currently trending on social media...

"Ikeno really has impeccable character."

"Oh my god, as someone who's preparing for the civil service exam, I was absolutely furious just now. I thought the entire Chinese entertainment industry was full of people like Zhu Yaolin, but I never expected..."

"Coconut... well, I know I didn't make a mistake in supporting the wrong person before."

"before?"

"Having a girlfriend is unforgivable. For an idol to date is tantamount to suicide, so I will no longer like you, but I will also hate you."

Seeing this trending topic didn't surprise me at all. I wonder if anyone else feels the same way, because in my heart, you will always be that kind person.

"The term 'high-quality idol' is indeed accurate... Aside from deceiving fans by talking about dating, they really have no other flaws."

"I understand dating, but when has Yezi ever lied to her fans?"

"How am I supposed to yell at you later if you act like this?"

"Hilarious, this kind of comparison marketing... I can only say that Ikeno is really good at this."

"..."

If Ikeno was universally condemned before this incident was exposed, at least now he has salvaged the situation somewhat. Although his female fans consider him "utterly wicked," from another perspective, he has achieved his goal.

The popularity of #IkenoKonatsu# has been reduced to a minimum.

Furthermore, he successfully fueled the fire among his various rivals, stabbing them in the back.

This blow was deep and painful, so painful that the four characters broke down on the spot, and so painful that Zhu Yaolin, who always liked to maintain his image, cursed loudly.

"I just don't understand, are these netizens idiots? They actually believed such blatant copycat marketing?!"

The four characters, exasperated, shouted: "It's obvious that Chi Ye's team is behind this! I'm so pissed off, a bunch of idiots, morons!"

"...Is this true?"

The agent is trying to verify the information and is even considering using this opportunity to turn the tables.

But it's clear that since Ikeno dared to release this, it means he has already dealt with some people, and this incident did indeed happen. Now that the two sides have clashed to this point, no one can deny what happened.

and so……

"He himself won't have an easy time this time either."

The agent took a deep breath and gritted his teeth: "Keep buying trending topics about him this summer... We have to keep muddying the waters..."

No sooner had he finished speaking than the marketing manager, who was almost bald, looked up with a deadpan expression: "Damn it, there's something wrong with that statement we just wrote."

"Um?!"

Everyone paused.

The marketing team was almost in tears: "Come and see... I feel like this is never going to end."

He already had a premonition that he was about to lose a well-paying job.

He seemed to have figured it out.

But he doesn't want to take the blame.

It was clearly a plan discussed between the four-character actor and his agent, and then he was asked to release the official statement…

Yes, just five minutes ago, as Ikeno's reputation reversed, the four-character side also released their own statement regarding the incident.

In this statement, they clearly stated that this matter was a rumor, and that the four-character name obtained the spot through legal and compliant channels, etc.

Faced with the official and stubborn statement from the four-character team, resourceful netizens quickly uncovered more information.

The company of the person who was sidelined released a video accusing the company.

This time, the four-character team suffered a dramatic fall from grace, and a disastrous public relations crisis unfolded right before their eyes.

The hashtag #SmallTownExamTakers# has gone viral across the internet, followed by investigations and announcements from various departments.

"...It's really over."

The agent stared blankly at the screen for a long time before leaning back in his chair: "Issue a new statement... Let's give up this spot."

No one spoke around them, and the four characters remained silent as well.

They knew that after this incident, no matter how much they tried to lower their profile, the career development of the four-character character would be greatly affected, not necessarily less than that of Ikeno who "committed suicide," and in some respects, even more severely.

……

Meanwhile, on the other side.

In their desperation, the four-character team made a foolish move, but the manager's final thought was still clear: to proactively give up and "avoid" the incident as much as possible to minimize its impact on them.

If you can't avoid it, then try your best to minimize the "harm".

They are completely preoccupied with their own individual playstyles.

Zhu Yaolin's team was a step behind, but they followed suit. Before long, the artists involved announced that they would give up their spots. However, this did not stop the public's anger, which had been provoked.

The relevant departments are continuing their investigation, and the specific outcome depends on individual circumstances; everyone will have to use their own unique methods.

After this incident, Ikeno's side is clearly not having an easy time either.

First, in order to deliver a powerful blow to his opponents and at the same time to minimize the impact on the Empress Dowager, he leaked the news in advance.

Early, ahead of schedule, and hastily—this means he had little preparation and even less time to "screen" the list of cards to play and how to use them effectively, leaving him with no choice but to make a clean sweep and kill the game.

In this way, although he seems to have pulled off a dramatic maneuver to divert attention from the potentially explosive double "official announcement" news, he has minimized the attention this matter has garnered.

However, as a result, this incident has affected a large number of people, including not only many capital firms and teams within the industry, but also some deeper, unspoken bigwigs.

—Just imagine, if something like this happens and it blows up like this, do you think the higher-ups will ignore it?

But from what Chi Ye knew, this kind of thing was not uncommon in the industry. In other words, he had offended too many interest groups and unspeakable bosses this time. Although the other side would suffer great losses, once they recovered, they would retaliate against Chi Ye like a storm.

This is somewhat similar to his refusal to serve as a lackey for the Beijing elite circle, both of which offended the "collective interests." However, this time it is clearly more serious and, in some people's minds, more "malicious."

This is why the four-character agent said, "He won't have an easy time in the future."

On the other hand, no matter how well this operation was executed, what happened has happened. Ikeno, as a top-tier celebrity, has had her "relationship" exposed, which is an undeniable fact. No matter how many major events occur, they cannot cover up this fact.

This also makes it impossible to hide the fact that his popularity has plummeted.

"This time... at most it can be considered a lose-lose situation, neither side gained any advantage."

Coco sighed, rubbed her temples wearily, and shook her head as she spoke.

Chino was in a good mood. He always had a good attitude, and now that things had developed to this point, it was the "best arrangement." He felt that instead of dwelling on these things, it was better to think about how to proceed from here.

as well as…

"This time I can really go and 'see my parents,' and also see my grandfather, whom I didn't get to know all last time."

Chi Ye looked at Jin Xia with a serious expression: "Let's go home and settle this matter."

"Ah..." Jin Xia is still in a daze, mainly because things have developed too fast. She really didn't expect that she would be able to "reveal the truth" to Teacher Chi in such an unprepared situation.

really…

It caught me completely off guard, but it would be a lie to say I wasn't a little excited.

Although... she knew this would greatly damage Ikeno's career.

"Teacher Chi, I'm not clean anymore."

The old lady hung her head dejectedly: "I was actually secretly pleased."

Chiye: "?"

"You just said it so openly?"

"Ah? What else?"

This summer, she pretended to be very surprised and asked, "I've always been...open-hearted with you."

She emphasized those words, making Coco's heart pound—was this something a "little girl" like me should hear?

"As for... it's settled, it can be done anytime."

This summer, she smiled and leaned over, taking Chi Ye's arm: "How about we go tomorrow?"

Ikeno sat calmly on the sofa: "No need for tomorrow."

"Ok?"

This summer, puzzled, she said, "Then... you set the time."

"Just now."

"what?"

Chi Ye opened his phone: "Come on, let me video chat with our parents first!"

This summer, after a moment of bewilderment, he asked, "Cyber, are you going home?"

"Why, can't it?"

Chi Ye felt that being in front of the Empress Dowager was one of the highlights of his life, so he spoke in a slightly unrestrained and dissolute manner.

The old lady paused for two seconds before nodding: "Alright, but... we should at least bring some gifts, right?"

“It’s okay, I’ll get a yearly membership for Kiwi Music for our parents and a Himalaya FM membership for Grandpa so he can listen to audiobooks when he has free time.”

Ikeno said magnanimously, "If all else fails, let them do a live stream, and I'll give them some virtual gifts."

"...Brother Chi, you're a real talent."

Coco initially intended to play dead, since it involved Chi Ye's personal matters and she shouldn't interfere too much. Besides... she usually interacted more with Teacher Shi...

Thinking about how Shishi had taken care of her year after year, day after day, Coco felt a pang of sadness.

Oh dear, I can't stand this... My aloof and powerful Coco Boss can't stand this.

I don't want to hurt the Valkyrie, and I don't want Xiaxia to run away either. What should I do? I need help online, this is so difficult.

After chatting with Chi Ye for a while, they finally managed to ease their inexplicable feelings of helplessness.

The living room fell silent. Chi Ye rubbed his forehead, Jin Xia rested her chin on her hand, and Coco continued to play dead.

After a long while, Jin Xia suddenly asked, "Teacher Chi... you're not going to fall like this, are you?"

Ikeno was taken aback: "What's wrong? Do you care about my data usage?"

"Of course." Jin Xia stared at him: "If you're no longer famous, what's the point of me being with you?"

Ikeno: "I remember when you liked me, I was still a nobody."

"People change, Teacher Chi. You have to learn to accept this cruel fact."

"..."

Ikeno could sense the unease and worry in the old lady's tone—though she was joking, she was indeed worried that her popularity would disappear, but not whether she liked it or not; rather, she was worried that this whole thing would happen because of her, and that it could cause a huge turning point in Ikeno's booming career…

Will Ikeno hate her?
Although he was passively exposed throughout this whole affair, he might not hate her as much now.

But what about the future? With so much time ahead, will he have any regrets for the rest of his life?

Therefore, she was worried and even more uneasy.

While chatting with Ikeno in such an overbearing manner, I felt inexplicably apprehensive.

This summer, she felt she must be a coward, a weakling. This wasn't her personality. But for some reason, everything seemed to change when she was with Chi Ye. She felt an overwhelming concern and utmost caution towards him.

"Hmm...how should I put it."

Ikeno crossed his legs, thought for a moment, and then said, "It shouldn't be that bad..."

"No way?"

"Hmm... This new drama is about to air, so it won't plagiarize the CP (couple pairing)."

"Then hurry up and stir-fry it."

Chi Ye was taken aback, swallowing back the words he was about to say, somewhat surprised: "I'm not having a fling with you, I'm having a little fling with Shi Jin."

This summer, she nodded: "I know."

Chi Ye looked at Jin Xia and saw that familiar peach blossom eyes, which were filled with only unease and concern.

He suddenly felt a little uneasy.

She doesn't seem as "domineering" as before.

Ikeno suddenly shouted, "Can you please stop being so...domineering towards me!"

Jin Xia: “?”

She tilted her head and glanced at Chi Ye a few times: "Teacher Chi, something's wrong with you."

Chi Ye shouted, "I've had enough of your control and domineering attitude towards me. This time, I'm not listening to you, and I'm not firing the plane!"

Jin Xia: “…”

"Alright, since you care so much about my career, here's what you'll do: starting tomorrow, you'll promote my new movie, and then we'll start filming the new film as soon as possible. I'll create a CP (couple pairing) with you then."

Chi Ye said seriously, "Chi Pan Xia Yu's popularity is the highest, the others are not good enough, you understand?"

The old lady seemed to be thinking: "Oh... okay, I'll film with you... after filming we'll create a CP (couple pairing)."

"Stir-fry, just like I taught you before, go through a few steps first, of course, now we need to add a more important step."

"Ok?"

This summer, she was taken aback: "Adding an even more important segment at the last minute? What segment, Teacher Chi?"

"Get the certificate."

"Hmm...huh?"

I was stunned this summer.

Chi Ye scolded, "What are you 'huh' about... You're such a blockhead. You've been in the entertainment industry for a while now. Don't you know that the biggest benefit of creating a CP (couple pairing) in this industry is getting married and having a happy ending?"

(End of this chapter)