"It's alright so far; no one has figured out the identities of the passersby yet," Liu Rulan replied.
"So they're still doxxing people." Xiao He raised an eyebrow. "They're really arrogant."
He's even more arrogant than him.
No, he can't stand anyone being more arrogant than him.
That's just how petty and narrow-minded he is.
"Let me see what's going on—"
"Go blow-dry your hair first," Liu Rulan urged helplessly. "Other things can wait, but if you catch a cold now, I can come up with countless trending topics for you."
What do you think of the trending topic, "Xiao He was hospitalized after being verbally abused by Su Shengxi's fans"?
Xiao He: "...You win."
Xiao He obediently followed Xiao Chen to the nearby lounge to have his hair dried.
However, it was Xiao Chen who was helping to blow the fuss, while Xiao He turned on his computer and started typing away.
Xiao Chen was already used to Xiao He's behavior. Lately, Xiao He had been spending his free time coding and developing software, and Xiao Chen had gotten used to it, simply focusing on his own work without asking Xiao He any questions.
After simply helping those netizens protect their personal information, Xiao He began to seriously study the current situation on the internet.
Actually, whether it's cyberbullying strangers or cyberbullying Xiao He, these are not the most important things right now.
These people are focused on "Shining Stars".
More accurately, it's about Meng Zetian.
In fact, any viewer who has watched "Shining Stars" would not think that Meng Zetian is a good person, nor would they think that the plot of the show is trying to whitewash Meng Zetian.
Otherwise, there wouldn't have been hashtags like "【When will Meng Zetian be offline?】" or "【Meng Zetian must die】" recently, Xiao He wouldn't have been reported by the old man who was having an episode and almost got arrested, and Liu Rulan wouldn't have had to promote the separation of the actor from the drama from time to time, for fear that Xiao He would get beaten up when he went out in the future.
Now, these people are seizing on the scene before Meng Zetian's death, spreading rumors everywhere that the production team is whitewashing Meng Zetian. They even deliberately posted screenshots of Xiao He's handsome stills and Zhang Mo and Su Shengxi looking disheveled because of the scene, as if it were irrefutable evidence, and they are spreading them in various comment sections.
Moreover, they had their own explanations. Some said that Xiao He was a "resource-backed" actor who wanted to add more scenes for himself at the end and create more highlight shots for himself. Others threatened the production team and director, saying that if they didn't cut any scenes, they had ulterior motives, that they were hiding 500,000 yuan, deliberately smuggling in their own agenda, and that they were traitors to the country and a disgrace to the nation.
To be honest, the most outrageous statement Xiao He had ever seen was one that attacked him based on his appearance and demeanor, saying that his appearance reflected his inner self and that he bullied people of different statuses in front of hundreds of people in the crew. But now, even more outrageous statements have come out.
They have become traitors to the country and criminals against the nation.
Wow, this is a crime I never imagined.
Xiao He originally thought that almost becoming a murderer was the biggest crime he could ever commit, but now, his "path to crime" has been expanded, and his thinking has been broadened.
It's a shame though, because this thing doesn't add any crime points to him!
Xiao He felt very sorry.
He would look at them with more respect if their false accusations could earn him some points.
Tsk—
The short hair was blown out quickly, and only about five minutes had passed by the time Xiao He returned to Liu Rulan's side.
What is our current strategy?
Liu Rulan crossed her arms, her expression cold and stern: "These people's unreasonable behavior is truly astonishing. We have already issued a formal statement in conjunction with the production team. As for Su Shengxi, we are also contacting his fans."
Xiao He sneered: "Their management of their fans is really interesting; they can never seem to manage them properly."
Moreover, this inability to manage is not just superficial; it's a genuine and ineffective management.
They have no idea what the fans are going to do, and even the idols themselves can't stop them.
Xiao He found it amazing: "Sister Liu, as Su Shengxi's former manager, how exactly did you manage these fans before?"
He felt that this type of fan was very rare in the entire Chinese entertainment industry.
This time, Liu Rulan offered a few words of explanation on behalf of her current manager, Tian Heng: "The main reason is that most of the more rational big fans have left, and the fans who remain are mostly extreme and biased. Even if I were to go, I wouldn't be able to manage this situation."
Their management team often manages the big fans, who then manage the other fans below them, creating a relatively stable pyramid structure.
Furthermore, there are differences among the top fans.
Agents like Liu Rulan will conduct a certain degree of screening. If a fan is a high-quality big fan, she will provide some support, such as revealing exclusive inside information and schedules to the big fan, or providing them with internal tickets and raffles... In short, she will help the big fan establish prestige among the internal fans and make the big fan more influential.
This way, the studio can directly connect with this big fan and let the big fan manage and mobilize the fans.
However, Su Shengxi's situation is different now.
"Idol dating", "accidentally liking", "account management across all platforms"... These things are constantly eroding Su Shengxi's rational fans. Anyone with a modicum of critical thinking or basic principles has left.
—To paraphrase a netizen, "Why aren't you running away yet?"
Those who don't run away, how rational can they be?
As the tide recedes, what remains are naturally some extreme and biased fans.
Fans like "Bu Mei Wei Xi," who are relatively rational and have a certain influence, have already left.
In this situation, let alone Tian Heng taking over, even the experienced Liu Rulan would be helpless!
Xiao He was embarrassed: "So that's how it is."
So even though Su Shengxi still has many fans who adore him and his popularity is considerable, this is actually his last peak.
“However, the point they’ve made this time is indeed quite tricky.” Liu Rulan changed the subject. “No matter how you look at it, this matter is related to the national and familial level. If they continue to cause trouble, it will ultimately be detrimental to us.”
Xiao He was very displeased: "But they took things out of context and misled public opinion. Is that acceptable?"
Even the scene where Meng Zetian dies ultimately shows his cunning and treachery, rather than highlighting his personal charm or whitewashing everything he did. Yet these people, without even watching the whole story, just extracted screenshots of the characters' lines and spread them. What's the difference between this behavior and spreading rumors?
"We will try to find out who the source of those photos is later, but it is obviously too late to condemn their behavior now."
Liu Rulan took out her phone and said, "The production team's attitude is still very firm. I'll contact the investors and see if they're willing to say a few words."
Before she could finish speaking, Xiao Zhou, who was in charge of operations, immediately reminded her: "Sister Liu, Brother Xiao, there's a new situation!"
