The True Young Master's Metaphysical Road to Fame in Showbiz Ch. 92

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[I don't get it, like seriously—he's got the face, he's got the acting, he's got the action scenes. Why hasn't any director cast him yet??]

[Maybe it's 'cause he's still kinda unknown?]

[No, wake up, guys—this isn't just about popularity. If that MV was Chi Qingzhou's debut, that means he only entered the industry three months ago. Three months! Even if a director did notice him, there might not have been time to actually cast him yet??]

[Ah...?]

[Ah??]

A bunch of bystanders were stunned speechless.

Chi Qingzhou had been mocked before for not being from a drama school, for supposedly lacking professional skills, for not having any real works to his name—and at the time, no one thought much of it.

After all, the entertainment industry only ever throws around the same few insults, right?

But now that they really looked at it... this was starting to seem kind of ridiculous.

Debuted for three months. Got slandered for over two of them. What "works" were people even expecting?

Just landing a spot on Scenery Along the Way was already a combo of luck and background for Chi Qingzhou!

[Man, this is insane. So why didn't Chi Qingning clear things up sooner? If he had, someone probably would've cast Chi Qingzhou already.]

[Or if Chi Qingzhou had just entered the industry earlier! With that kind of talent, he could've made it big sooner, maybe even saved us from this dry spell of good movies... imagine.jpg]

Wen Zhuohua gave that post a like and replied:

[Then I guess that's not gonna happen. If he hadn't been jobless after graduation, Actor Xiao Chi probably wouldn't have entered the entertainment industry. He graduated from Renmin University, you know.]

Jobless??

Just when the netizens had barely wrapped their heads around the fact that Chi Qingzhou only debuted three months ago, they were stunned all over again.

Wait, wasn't Chi Qingzhou supposed to be the biological son of the Chi family?

He had a solid education, obvious talent, and his family was loaded—how the hell would he be unable to find a job?

Even if the job market sucked, couldn't he just coast at his own family's company?

While everyone was still confused, a quiet little comment from one of Chi Qingzhou's college roommates got bumped to the top.

[Y'all might not believe it, but Chi Qingzhou really wasn't taken back by the Chi family three years ago. I remember super clearly—it was his 19th birthday, and we were treating him to dinner. His dad suddenly barged into our private room and tried to force him to sign a notarized paper giving up his rights to the Chi family inheritance. We were all dumbfounded and even had a bit of a clash with his dad. Later Chi Qingzhou went to the Chi house, but came back to the dorm three days later, and he didn't return for the next three years.]

The onlookers stared at that comment, then glanced at the timestamp of the video that was blowing up on the trending list—sure enough, it was from three years ago.

A collective "WTF" echoed across the internet.

So let's get this straight: the one who supposedly suffered all this injustice—Chi Qingning—had actually been living in luxury with his adoptive parents the whole time?

Not only that, he got into the entertainment industry under the full protection of the Chi family and shot to stardom in under three years as a popular A-lister?

Meanwhile, the real Chi family son—Chi Qingzhou—got bullied for years by those two ridiculous parents and that idiot brother, got cut off from the inheritance, and spent three whole years on his own. After college, he couldn't even land a job...

Who the hell could believe there wasn't something shady going on here?!

A wave of fury rose among netizens, feeling like they'd been played for fools. Angry, they rushed into the topic and unleashed on the clueless Little Sweet Plums fans and their nonsense.

Now that Chi Shuhong wasn't around to manipulate things, more and more people started to come to their senses, realizing how outrageous their previous posts had been.

They stopped supporting Chi Qingning and, feeling awkward as hell, started quietly deleting their brainless comments one by one.

Some netizens suddenly snapped out of their daze, shivering at the thought of what they'd been tangled up in just moments ago, and began wondering if they should go to the temple and make some offerings.

The few delusional fans and Little Sweet Plums that were still hanging on could barely keep up, looking more and more frantic.

The hired trolls were working hard, but those with half a brain didn't even bother arguing—they just hit the report button and moved on.

The whole thing kept snowballing. Meanwhile, Chi Xiaoyuan had just finished getting his tailbone checked and was stepping out toward the ortho stairwell when his secretary delivered the bad news.

As soon as he heard people were digging into why Chi Qingzhou couldn't get a job after college, everything went black before his eyes. His foot missed a step, and he crashed down onto the stairs, thudding all the way from the third floor.

A fresh wave of pain exploded in his tailbone and lower back. His brain froze for a few seconds, and he let out a muffled grunt.

The orthopedic doctor rushed out at the noise, scanning around until his eyes landed on Chi Xiaoyuan—with a look that was... complicated, to say the least.

This guy again?

At this point, maybe they should just refer him to neurology too, right?

Chi Xiaoyuan had just come out of orthopedics, and within minutes, he was back again.

The doctor asked him to get another X-ray. His secretary struggled to help him to the imaging room, where the radiologist happened to be the same one who had taken his X-rays before. After seeing him again just over an hour later, the radiologist couldn't help but show a puzzled expression.

Chi Xiaoyuan was in so much pain that he could barely speak. His secretary had no choice but to step aside and explain softly, "He fell again on the stairs just now."

The radiologist gave the same complicated look as the orthopedic doctor.

When the new X-ray came out, he took a quick glance, and oh, this time it was definitely a fracture.

The secretary helped Chi Xiaoyuan back to orthopedics. On the way, he gritted his teeth to bear the pain, instructing his secretary to remove the trending topic as soon as possible.

Chi Xiaoyuan: "Don't let it affect the company's stock price."

The secretary hesitated for a moment and said, "But this might cause some trouble for Mr. Chi Qingning...?"

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