The True Young Master's Metaphysical Road to Fame in Showbiz Ch. 133

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"It's not your fault!" the manager interrupted sharply. "I've told you so many times, it's not your fault, it's that scumbag's fault. Although Xue Jinshi was impulsive, I don't think he did anything wrong. Don't blame yourself."

The assistant froze, her eyes reddening.

She sniffled, nodded forcefully, and handed the phone back to the manager—

The phone that had just hung up now rang again.

The manager glanced at the caller ID, and his expression quickly turned serious.

He picked up the phone.

"Hello, boss."

"I know, I'm working on it here, trying to secure those two endorsements."

"Blame the production team? They might not agree. Although Director Hu doesn't have a strong background, he probably doesn't want to offend the brands. If he has to admit it was the production team's idea to throw those things away, he's unlikely to agree."

"The items were chosen by lottery... that can be worked around, but without the livestream footage of Xiao Xue joking about the bet, they might not buy it..."

"I'll think of something..."

The boss of Dingsheng Entertainment was extremely concerned about Xue Jinshi's commercial value. When he saw the trending topic, he could hardly suppress his fury.

Though the incident wasn't catastrophic, the timing was absolutely terrible.

He had spent so long cultivating Xue Jinshi to have him mess things up?

What was the manager doing?

What was the PR team doing?

Why was everyone reacting so slowly?

He never minded if his artists had a temper, but he would never allow them to do anything that could affect potential business deals at a crucial moment!

The two cosmetics brands they were negotiating with already had several competitors, and one of them was Xue Jinshi's old rival.

Knowing those people, no matter how minor the incident was, they would definitely find a way to make trouble.

Right now, losing two endorsements that hadn't been secured yet was still a lucky break. Who knew if Xue Jinshi would face cold treatment from the industry because of this small issue?

The boss was furious, and of course, the manager was thoroughly scolded.

The manager understood the boss's anger, but he was also in a difficult position.

He tried to explain his thoughts to the boss, but the boss wouldn't hear any reasoning and instead gave a strict order: The endorsement wasn't a must-win, they could miss out on it, but the two big brands absolutely couldn't be offended! This matter had to be resolved tonight!

It was already past seven in the evening!

The manager glanced at the time and almost felt compelled to start praying.

The assistant quietly sighed, opening Xue Jinshi's livestream, preparing to think of a solution.

Just as the livestream page loaded, she suddenly widened her eyes.

"Brother, Brother Qian!" she raised her voice, startling the manager, who was still on the phone.

"What's going on? What happened?"

The manager apologized to the boss and hurried over.

The assistant shakily pointed at the livestream's title and description.

The manager focused, and his expression froze.

It read—

[Special Punishment Task]

[Description: The group with the least savings must send one member to accept punishment. The punishment is to "do the most embarrassing thing at the moment."]

The manager: "..."

I haven't even started praying, and the production team is already taking the blame for it?

Which deity is this? Could they please tell me their name, and I'll go worship them tomorrow!

...

Xue Jinshi's manager was overjoyed and quickly arranged for a press release to clarify the situation, also getting PR involved to steer the discussion.

However, when the Jin Wu (Xue Jinshi's fans) realized that this incident almost affected Xue Jinshi's two upcoming endorsements, they nearly exploded!

They understood the company's decision, but how could they just let it go like this?

Is trending so easy to get? Someone must have bought it!

People like that shouldn't be left unchecked! What's the point of Dingsheng Entertainment then?

The Jin WU fans were frustrated.

Frustrated for themselves, and also for Xue Jinshi.

This wasn't even serious enough to be considered blackmail, as long as it was handled well and didn't involve the big brands, the worst consequence would just be some playful jokes in the future.

Didn't most of the viewers on the livestream laugh? But most of them were just harmless teasing, right?

As long as Xue Jinshi wasn't embarrassed, it would just be a free boost in traffic.

But the Jin Wu fandom had been spoiled by Dingsheng Entertainment.

They were used to their brother always being on top, getting the best resources, always being placed in the highest position, used to mocking other fandoms from above. They simply couldn't accept seeing Xue Jinshi in this kind of situation.

What if those two endorsements were lost? How upset would their brother be?

At this moment, the flaws in Dingsheng Entertainment's star-making and fan-management methods were exposed.

The Jin Wu fandom didn't really follow orders; they just felt that many people were targeting Xue Jinshi, and Chi Qingzhou was definitely one of them.

Led by a few people, their emotions escalated. Although they didn't want to affect their brother's career by fighting publicly, just like Xue Jinshi, they ended up hating Chi Qingzhou.

Of course, they also disliked the production team.

In their eyes, if it weren't for the production team's biased treatment, Xue Jinshi wouldn't have had to go through such embarrassment.

[What's that CQZ, a newcomer who's only been in the industry for three months, and he dares to compete with Brother Xue?]

[Are all these new people so disrespectful to their seniors?]

[Don't argue, don't argue! What's CQZ even worth? Don't raise his profile!]

[Everyone, stay rational. Arguing with his fans is just giving him more exposure. Let's not do something that'll hurt us.]

[Ugh, this is so disgusting! Some people are just shameless, thinking that blackening their name is still exposure. They'll do anything for attention. Do they have no dignity?!]

They continued to grumble about Chi Qingzhou in their fan group, feeling like this couldn't just slide.

[Isn't he supposed to be the true young master of the Chi family? Using his capital to bully Xue Jinshi, he really thinks he's someone important!]

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