Transmigrated into the body of a tycoon's son's ex-boyfriend

Qiao Zhixi himself seems to have vanished into thin air; all his social media accounts have been deleted, and even paparazzi can't find any news about him.

When the fan club sent a private message to the management company, they only received a templated, automated reply.

Sending a private message to the agent went unanswered.

I sent a private message to the assistant, and the assistant's account was also deleted.

They first flooded the social media accounts of the agency and the agent with comments, accumulating tens of thousands of comments over several days.

The demand for "an explanation for Qiaoqiao" escalated into threats against her personal safety.

They cursed the management company for being a bloodsucker, the agent for being useless, and the entire entertainment industry for being abusive through capital.

After a week of cursing, they realized that nobody cared about their curses.

The agency issued a vague statement saying that artist Qiao Zhixi is temporarily leaving her acting career for personal reasons.

The comments section was flooded with questions and insults.

Aside from the fans, nobody cared.

The entertainment industry is never short of newcomers; one popular star falls, and ten new ones will emerge tomorrow.

Unable to contact the main figure, several prominent fan leaders formed a small group to discuss countermeasures.

After searching through all the clues about the "With Immortals" production team over the past few months, they remembered that when they sent private messages to Xiao Cheng, Qiao Zhixi's former assistant, Xiao Cheng would occasionally reveal some inside information about the production team.

It's said that there's a new actor named Lu Yu in the crew who plays a supporting male role. He always deliberately overshadows Qiao Zhixi on set and even stole Qiao Zhixi's spot at the opening ceremony.

Although Xiao Cheng can no longer be contacted, these old chat logs are still there.

After a discussion, the big fans turned their attention to Lu Yu.

Early the next morning, an entertainment marketing account with hundreds of thousands of followers posted a nine-grid long image with a shocking title.

"A rising star was allegedly replaced in a production due to offending a 'connected' actor; a deep dive into the financial backing of newcomer Lu Yu."

The accompanying photos include stills of Lu Yu standing next to the center at the opening ceremony, a costume photo of him wearing a moon-white robe on the Zhuxian Platform, and several old photos of him without makeup taken on a university campus.

I don't know which classmate's WeChat Moments it came from.

The article states unequivocally that he is not formally trained and has no acting experience.

To land a major supporting role in a big IP film on your very first project can only be explained by a powerful backer.

It also implies that his sugar daddy is so wealthy that he can replace a male lead who has been filming for a month at a time.

The entire production team made concessions to capital.

The hashtag #LuYu's backer# trended at the bottom of the hot search list late at night.

Lu Yu saw these messages while having breakfast on set.

Xiao Ma saw it before him and was so angry that his hands were shaking.

"Brother Lu, this is outrageous."

"Are these fans crazy?"

While doing Lu Yu's makeup, Ah Ken kept saying comforting words to him.

They said his acting skills were obvious to all, and everyone in the crew knew what was going on, so he shouldn't worry.

Mr. Dong said that everyone should refrain from making irresponsible remarks online to avoid adding fuel to the fire.

Lu Yu looked down and swiped his phone screen, his expression remaining largely unchanged.

This level of darkness is nothing.

It's nothing more than some unfounded rumors, screenshots taken out of context, and so-called inside information from anonymous "insiders".

They are all standard products from the entertainment industry's gossip assembly line.

These haters are quite creative; they chose some pretty good photos, especially that candid campus photo, which was taken at a great angle.

But one thing bothered him was that his college roommate wasn't mentioned in the exposé.

Not many people know about his past with Song Xijin.

Aside from the few people in Song Xijin's circle, it's just her three roommates in the dormitory.

Song Xijin is in charge of things in the capital.

Although Tan Yao and his gang are usually sarcastic, they would never make a mistake when it comes to important matters.

Without Song Xijin's permission, no one dared to utter a single word outside. They couldn't possibly offend the only son of the Song family for the sake of gossip about an 18th-tier actor.

So all the fans could dig up were those rumors from the school that were hard to tell whether they were true or false.

The allegations in the exposé about his misbehavior at school have not been verified to this day.

This means it wasn't his roommate who leaked the information.

Lu Yu's three roommates in the university dormitory all came across these negative rumors and related entries about Lu Yu online.

Zhao Mingyu was the first to see it, and he sat up in bed: "Hey, did you guys see that? Lu Yu has been exposed, and they're saying he's being kept by a sugar daddy."

As he spoke, he quickly scrolled through the comments on the screen. "This comment section is really lively. Some people are criticizing him, but quite a few people are also speaking up for him."

Liu Mao leaned closer, glanced at Zhao Mingyu's phone, and shook his head: "Forget it, let's not get involved."

"Although Lu Yu used to like hanging out with those rich kids, to be honest, he never did anything particularly outrageous."

Besides, he's debuted as a star now. If he becomes really famous, we'll still have face to show for it, since we were his college roommates. Why ruin his future?

Chen Qiao nodded: "Are you sure those rumors online are true? If Lu Yu really has such a powerful backer, we can't afford to offend him."

Zhao Mingyu thought about it and agreed.

He had never actually witnessed Lu Yu messing around; it was just that Lu Yu always liked to run away from school back then.

He had only caught a glimpse of the man downstairs in the dormitory last time; he had an air of nobility and an outstanding appearance, and it was clear he was someone you couldn't afford to mess with.

The scene of her standing with Lu Yu was quite harmonious.

Zhao Mingyu usually only talks about Lu Yu in the dormitory, but he doesn't have the guts to anonymously expose her.

What if I get sued?

If Lu Yu becomes really famous, we'll settle the score with him later.

The entertainment industry is a murky place, and there's no need for an ordinary person like him to get involved.

Liu Mao returned to his bed: "Everyone knows life isn't easy once you enter the workforce; no one should ruin someone else's future."

Zhao Mingyu tossed his phone onto the bed and lay back down: "Fine, I won't get involved then. Anyway, even if I don't say anything, those fans won't shut up."

"Look, this has already made it onto several trending topics. Lu Yu is probably going to have a tough time this time."

Qiao Zhixi's fans originally thought that if these unfounded rumors were released, everyone would follow suit and criticize this newcomer actor named Lu Yu.

They took the lead, controlling the comments under every exposé by marketing accounts, with a neat and uniform formation and highly consistent sentence structure.

[Newcomer actress Lu Yu has no acting credits and lacks any substantial work; she rose to fame solely through connections and financial backing. Please give other hardworking young actors a fair chance.]

Boycott disgraced celebrities who are heavily promoted by capital.

The production team of "With Immortals" dismissed Qiao Zhixi without cause, but kept this kind of person with connections; the Chinese entertainment industry is doomed.

They thought this would stir up public opinion and make Lu Yu the target of online criticism.

They had used the same methods to target several of Qiao Zhixi's competitors before, and it always worked.

Fans know that the attention span of passersby is limited.

If the commotion is big enough and the noise is loud enough, passersby will assume that the person probably really has some kind of problem.

However, they gradually discovered that the comments seemed to be getting out of control.

Fans are insignificant compared to the base of casual fans.

Passersby don't care about your appearance; until there's concrete evidence on your face, looks are everything.