How did this star become more popular after his scandal?

Chapter 326 Jiang Yu is the original author?!

On the other hand, as soon as Tencent Video released the news, it became a trending topic and sparked heated discussions on the internet.

Jiang Yu could even see that many people in the author groups he had joined, as well as the fan groups for his novel, were discussing this news. He also received many similar messages in the comment section of his novel "The Grave Robbers' Chronicles" and in his author's backend.

Whether in the author group or his own book club, everyone is discussing this, and some book club members are even tagging him directly in the group.

"Author, I see you're going to be streaming on Tencent Video, is that true?"

"I saw it too. This TV series adapted from The Lost Tomb is really popular lately. I watched it, and it's really good."

"It's definitely true. Tencent Video has already sent out a message. Yu Liufeng has always been very mysterious, and I can't find any information about him online. I'm also very curious to see what kind of person Yu Liufeng is, who can write such a masterpiece as Tomb Raider Chronicles."

"I think it should be the kind of middle-aged man who is very calm and has a lot of artistic flair."

"That's not necessarily true. What if Yu Liufeng is very young? Or even a female author?"

"Stop talking, we'll see it tonight. Let's all tune in to the live stream on Tencent Video, Yu Liufeng."

……

Jiang Yu watched the discussions in the book club and author groups, remaining silent and lurking. He even delegated his own book club to a few people. Some were staff from YueDian Chinese Network; popular books like theirs have dedicated official staff for management.

At that moment, General Manager Yang also sent a message to Jiang Yu, telling him to set up a temporary live streaming room at the company, hotel, or home and connect it to Tencent Video.

"Xiao Jiang, the news has already been released. The live stream is very simple. I'll send you the script and other materials later. You can just find a place to stream. Our staff will connect you directly to Tencent Video. They'll come to you in person later. They'll take care of everything. You don't need to worry about anything, just appear on camera."

Mr. Yang knew that Jiang Yu was quite busy, so he took full responsibility for the matter. Things like the script had already been sent to Jiang Yu. As for setting up their livestream studio, Mr. Yang simply sent staff from Tencent Video, asking Jiang Yu to just send the address.

For live streams like this, there's no need to go to Tencent Video's headquarters. You can simply find a temporary location, set up a live streaming room, and connect to the platform.

"Okay, Mr. Yang, I've sent you the address. You can have them come directly here. I'm at the film crew's hotel."

Jiang Yu also sent over the address of the hotel he was staying at. A short while later, staff from Tencent Video contacted him.

After checking some things with them, Jiang Yu prepared to get ready. He planned to do a live stream from his hotel after filming wrapped up that evening.

In the following period, Tencent Video focused on various promotional activities and pre-launch hype.

In the evening, the staff from Tencent Video had already set up a temporary live-streaming studio in the hotel lobby in Jiangli. After Jiang Yu finished filming and returned, he tidied up a bit and was ready to start the live stream.

The live stream will start promptly at 7 PM tonight, coinciding with tonight's update of The Lost Tomb.

7 pm.

The live stream on Tencent Video has officially begun, as this time they're going to reveal the identity of Yu Liufeng, the internet-famous author of the hit novel *The Lost Tomb*. This has attracted many fans of the original work, casual viewers, and fans of the *The Lost Tomb* TV series. The live stream has already drawn in over a million viewers.

When everyone clicked in with curiosity and saw that the person sitting in front of the screen was Jiang Yu, many fans were stunned for a moment, and then became overjoyed.

"I thought only Yu Liufeng would be coming with his big brother tonight, but I didn't expect Jiang Yu to be here too."

"Of course! Jiang Yu is the lead actor in the TV series 'The Lost Tomb,' so he'll definitely be a guest on the live stream."

"Yes, Jiang Yu is the male lead. This means that Yu Liufeng's identity is about to be revealed, and his creative team must have come to support him."

"Haha, today is pretty good. Besides seeing the revelation of Yu Liufeng's author identity, Jiang Yu is also here with me, which is quite nice."

……

However, as everyone watched, they noticed something was amiss. Besides Jiang Yu, there seemed to be no one else in the entire scene. Initially, everyone thought Jiang Yu was just a guest on the live stream, going to interact with them and gradually introduce Yu Liufeng, the author of *The Grave Robbers' Chronicles*.

However, Jiang Yu had been chatting with everyone for several minutes, and he showed no intention of going down or inviting the author, Yu Liufeng, to come up.

"Hi everyone, are you watching Tonight? For those of you following The Lost Tomb, two new episodes were released today..."

Jiang Yu chatted with everyone, watching the live stream chat. At first, everyone was excited to see him, but as time went on, and with the author of *The Grave Robbers' Chronicles*, Yu Liufeng, still hadn't appeared, the viewers were getting impatient. Many were sending messages in the live stream asking Jiang Yu, "Where is the author, Yu Liufeng?"

Jiang Yu smiled as he looked at the comments and then asked everyone a question.

"Does everyone really want to see Teacher Yu Liufeng that much?"

As soon as Jiang Yu asked this question, the live stream was instantly flooded with comments. Many people wanted to see Yu Liufeng, the author of "The Grave Robbers' Chronicles." After all, everyone came to this live stream specifically to see this popular online writer. Yu Liufeng had been so mysterious before, and his identity had never been revealed. Tonight, Tencent Video had finally invited the author to be a guest to reveal his identity, so everyone was definitely more curious about that.

"Of course, of course! Jiang Yu, please bring out Teacher Yu Liufeng! Although we'd love to see you too, today I'm more interested in knowing who Teacher Yu Liufeng really is!"

"Yes, I also want to know what this teacher Yu Liufeng looks like. This author is too mysterious; there's no information about him online at all."

"Alright, alright, Jiang Yu, although we really want to see you, today is Teacher Yu Liufeng's show. Hurry up and invite him out, we can't wait any longer."

……

Jiang Yu chuckled when he saw the comments. He'd been sitting here chatting for quite a while, and these fans still hadn't realized what was going on. It seemed he and his staff would need to explain things to them.

Sitting next to Jiang Yu was a staff member sent by Tencent Video, who was also the host of today's live stream. He had also seen the barrage of comments from netizens.

Jiang Yu looked at the comments and said with a smile, "I see everyone is spamming the screen, they're all so eager to see Teacher Yu Liufeng."

The host also had a smile on his lips. He made you look at him. The host pointed at Jiang Yu and said mysteriously.

"Don't you all think it's a little strange that our teacher Jiang Yu has been sitting here for so long? Could the teacher you all want to see and know about, Yu Liufeng, be our teacher Jiang Yu?"

When the host said those words, the viewers in the live broadcast room were immediately stunned.

At this moment, Lin Qianqian was also watching the live stream tonight. Because she had recently become quite fond of watching "The Lost Tomb," she decided to check it out after seeing the live stream announcement on Tencent Video during the day.

When she first saw Jiang Yu appear here, she thought he was just a guest on the live broadcast. But now, when she heard the host's words, Lin Qianqian's gaze changed instantly. It was as if something had been stabbed in her heart, and her face showed a mixture of surprise and excitement.

"Could it be that……"

"Jiang Yu is actually Yu Liufeng, the original author of Tomb Raider Chronicles?!"

Upon hearing the host's words, Lin Qianqian immediately had this thought. Especially seeing that Jiang Yu had been sitting in the live stream for so long, and when faced with the host's question, he didn't refute it, but just smiled and looked at the live stream comments.

At this moment, Lin Qianqian and many viewers in the live broadcast room were all a little confused.

"Huh? What does the host mean by that? Could it be that Jiang Yu is Yu Liufeng, the original author of Tomb Raider Chronicles?"

"Wow! Is it true? Jiang Yu didn't deny it either."

"My God! Jiang Yu is actually Yu Liufeng, the author of Tomb Raider Chronicles! He and Yu Liufeng are the same person?! My God, this news is too shocking!"

"My God, Jiang Yu is Yu Liufeng?! I really didn't expect that. No wonder he appeared in the live broadcast room tonight and chatted with us for so long. It turns out that he himself is Teacher Yu Liufeng. They are the same person."

……

At that moment, seeing the shocked comments from the viewers in the live stream, Jiang Yu smiled at everyone.

"Hello everyone, I have a new identity to reveal today. I am the original author of Tomb Raider Chronicles, pen name Yu Liufeng, and also a singer and actor, Jiang Yu..."

Jiang Yu's words were like a bomb exploding in the minds of all the viewers in the live stream. The audience instantly went wild, flooding the screen with comments.

"My goodness, Jiang Yu, you've been hiding this for so long! You're actually Yu Liufeng, the author of The Grave Robbers' Chronicles."

"Damn, Jiang Yu, you've switched careers again to become an author? Is there anything you can't do? You can write songs, act, write screenplays, and direct. And now you're telling me you're also Yu Liufeng, the author of this wildly popular online novel, The Grave Robbers' Chronicles? You've been hiding your abilities for too long."

"Yes, I never expected that Jiang Yu was actually the author of The Grave Robbers' Chronicles. He's so talented! I really didn't expect that he could write such a good novel. He's amazing."

"Jiang Yu is an all-around entertainer. He can write songs, sing, act, and now he can write novels. He's amazing."

"As expected of my brother, he's really amazing."

……

After seeing Jiang Yu admit his identity, and even show everyone his author credentials, Lin Qianqian felt a slight shock. She herself had never imagined that Jiang Yu was the original author of this novel.

When Lin Qianqian saw that Jiang Yu was the screenwriter for the TV series adaptation of the novel "The Lost Tomb," she thought he was just another screenwriter adapting an IP novel. She never imagined he was actually the original author.

"No wonder, no wonder Jiang Yu adapted this drama so well, he himself is the original author."

Lin Qianqian thought about the exciting content of the TV series "The Lost Tomb" and the original novel, which was very faithful to the source material. Moreover, the pacing of the plot was excellent. How could it be adapted so successfully? It turns out that the screenwriter Jiang Yu is the original author. That makes sense. With the original author as the screenwriter, the adaptation must be very respectful of the original work and able to extract the essence and exciting plot points completely.

This news quickly went viral even before the live stream ended, with some people already capturing Jiang Yu's moment and posting it online, instantly revealing Jiang Yu's new online persona.

Jiang Yu's New Identity Revealed!

"Jiang Yu is Yu Liufeng, the author of The Grave Robbers' Chronicles!"

"Jiang Yu can actually write novels!"

"Is there anything Jiang Yu can't teach you?!"

……

Keywords like these quickly climbed to the top of the trending lists on various platforms. Many viewers of the live stream recorded clips and posted them online, spreading the news to an ever-growing number of people.

When everyone saw this news, their thoughts were the same as Lin Qianqian's and the others who heard it in the live stream.

The author of "The Grave Robbers' Chronicles," Yu Liufeng, is actually Jiang Yu?!
They were actually one person?!
This immediately caused quite a stir among netizens. No one expected that a big star would write a novel, let alone make it so popular. He even adapted his own novel into a TV series, directing and starring in it himself – it was truly unexpected.

Not only netizens, but also many people in the industry were stunned after seeing this trending topic.

They never imagined that Tencent would create such a huge buzz tonight. The live stream where author Yu Liufeng revealed Jiang Yu's new identity was actually going to be a revelation. No wonder Tencent Video went all out with such a massive publicity campaign.

It turns out that the author is Jiang Yu. This news has truly shocked people both inside and outside the industry.

(End of this chapter)