Xiao He’s scenes in “the thief catcher” officially wrapped up.
Pu Rong looked at Xiao He, a hint of reluctance in his eyes: “Old Xiao, if you leave, who will get yelled at by Director Lin with me from now on?”
Xiao He: “...I don’t usually get yelled at by Director Lin either.”
“Wuwu, what are you saying? You’re such a spoilsport.” Pu Rong pretended to wipe away non-existent “tears” from the corner of his eye. “Anyway, don’t forget us when you make it big. Next time you come to our martial arts gym, I’ll give you a 90% discount.”
Xiao He didn’t know whether to laugh or cry: “More like a real fracture, not a real discount, right?”
After getting familiar with him, he finally realized that Pu Rong and Jiang Rushuai were indeed very similar, especially their seemingly upright and reliable, yet actually very unreliable, personalities.
Pu Rong playing Jiang Rushuai was truly a perfect match.
“Cough cough, that reminds me, Pu Rong’s gym really does have a rule: as long as you successfully challenge the gym owner, you can use the venue permanently for free.”
Lin Yipeng chimed in from the side at this moment.
Xiao He: “...So if you want to beat me to death, just say so.”
“Hahahaha—”
Immediately, several people burst out laughing.
Although this crew was poor, the atmosphere was always very good. Everyone was young, working together, and diligently honing their craft.
Moving forward with a group of like-minded companions truly brings great joy.
After reluctantly bidding farewell to everyone on “the thief catcher” crew, Xiao He returned to his school first.
What surprised Xiao He, however, was that someone was in their dorm room this time.
“Ah Hao!”
Xiao He looked at the person sitting in the dorm room and called out in surprise.
“Oh, isn’t this our big star!”
He Junhao strode forward and heavily thumped Xiao He’s shoulder, “It’s good you even remembered to come back!”
Xiao He clutched his shoulder in pain: “Who’s a big star?! Who would recognize me if I walked out? Don’t be so exaggerated!”
He Junhao widened his eyes: “After all this time, have you already cultivated such a level of humble-bragging?”
Xiao He: “...”
He showed a speechless expression, put down his backpack and luggage, and then asked: “How can you say that about me? Haven’t you also not returned to the dorm to live for a long time? Why did you decide to come back this time?”
He Junhao, who was the one who previously dragged Xiao He to be an extra and lent Xiao He a GoPro, is currently a lifestyle food blogger on Bilibili with over 900,000 followers, and he was also the first person to move out of the dorm.
As a food blogger, He Junhao often cooked or bought food, and occasionally received snacks from brands. So, over the past three years of university, the dorm mates were often fed by him, and their relationship was very good.
But Xiao He had a bad feeling.
Why would He Junhao suddenly come back to live in the dorm?
His gaze swept over the instant noodles placed next to the trash can, estimating in his mind that the other party had been back for quite some time.
It’s important to know that He Junhao usually paid a higher rent for semi-open, high-end kitchens to film his videos, just to give his fans the best viewing experience during filming.
But now... He Junhao was back in the dorm, so what about his videos?
Looking at He Junhao, who had suddenly fallen silent, Xiao He frowned.
Due to his frequent cooking and lack of exercise, He Junhao was actually a bit chubby. However, thankfully, his facial features were well-proportioned, so even with some weight, he didn't appear greasy; instead, he was the cleaner, very likable type. But upon seeing him this time, Xiao He realized that this guy had lost a lot of weight.
Although his face was indeed more refined and handsome, his condition was truly not good; he looked very haggard.
“What happened?”
Xiao He asked seriously.
“Wuwuwu, Xiao Ge, wuwuwu—”
The person in front of him suddenly started crying, and his roaring sobs truly startled Xiao He.
“Wh-what’s wrong?” Xiao He quickly fumbled to pull out tissues from his desk and hand them to He Junhao.
“Xiao, Xiao Ge, my account is gone!”
He Junhao finished this sentence with sniffles and then started crying again.
It was clear that He Junhao had been very depressed lately, and he hadn't revealed anything in the group chat. Now, being asked by a familiar person, all the sorrow and grievances burst out at once.
“What? How is it gone?”
Xiao He pulled him ✪ Nоvеlіgһt ✪ (Official version) down to sit, his expression more solemn than ever before.
And as He Junhao spoke in a sobbing, broken voice, Xiao He roughly understood the situation.
It turned out that He Junhao had been stuck at 900,000 followers for some time, and he had been trying hard to reach over a million total followers this year.
As a result, his eagerness gave some people an opportunity.
A self-proclaimed very powerful MCN Organization approached He Junhao, hoping to sign a contract with him, promising to help with promotion, plan traffic, and find more business opportunities to further He Junhao’s career.
At first, He Junhao certainly didn't believe them, but the organization was very persistent. He Junhao then asked around in the industry and found that this organization indeed existed and had successfully incubated several major content creators with millions of followers. Many streamers and bloggers with tens of millions of followers on platforms like Douyin and Xiaohongshu were also with this organization.
He Junhao even went to the organization’s company for an on-site investigation, diligently researching for over half a week before deciding to sign with the organization.
However, he didn't expect to still fall into a trap.
This organization did initially help He Junhao with promotion and support, but soon, He Junhao discovered that a large number of his past videos were being “technically flooded,” which is now rarely known as “malicious flooding.” Through bot accounts or “chicken accounts” (controlled device accounts) scripts, they maliciously inflated viewership and interaction, causing abnormal fluctuations in video traffic within a short period, exceeding the platform’s hidden regulations, and thus being caught by the platform’s detection mechanism and judged as “data fraud.”
The consequence of this was that all of He Junhao’s videos began to have their weight reduced, meaning less traffic and exposure. Even He Junhao’s Bilibili account is currently in a soft ban state; if you don’t actively search for him, he won’t even be seen by other viewers, let alone appear on the homepage, and all videos he releases from now on will be cold-processed.
In other words, He Junhao’s account was semi-banned.
At the same time, the MCN Organization immediately changed its tune, demanding breach of contract compensation from He Junhao, citing that He Junhao’s past videos had issues that affected their current promotional cooperation.
It was then that He Junhao realized this organization was actually a subsidiary of that large company! To put it bluntly, it was just a shell company to deceive people like them!
And although the signed contract appeared to have no problems on the surface—as long as He Junhao honestly made videos, improved video quality, reached a million followers, and took commercial orders, everything would be fine—now, upon reviewing it, he discovered that the organization had long left such a trap, just waiting for He Junhao to fall into it.
To put it more seriously, with this contract, if the platform were to pursue responsibility for “data fraud,” He Junhao would certainly be the primary responsible party!
And if things went badly, he might even have to spend some time in jail.
So, He Junhao was completely trapped.
He Junhao, having understood everything, was so angry he almost vomited blood. He immediately argued with the MCN Organization and collected evidence to find a lawyer to sue them. But with such a trap, He Junhao was not the only one who fell into it.
The organization was experienced and not afraid of him at all.
In the end, He Junhao not only lost the account he had managed for years, but he now also faced a major lawsuit, and he might even lose everything.
