"My dirt on me?"
Inside the small villa, Xiao He, who had just finished a day of training, raised his eyebrows in surprise, while jokingly remarking to himself, "Oh, I've really made something of myself, to be regarded as a competitor by some people."
Sitting on the sofa, Liu Rulan was not surprised at all: "After all, people in the industry are well-informed. Who has accepted a job and who has accepted a new script always spreads very quickly."
Conversely, if someone hasn't had any announcements or new jobs recently, they're probably eyeing Director Feng's audition.
These are no longer secrets.
"From a certain perspective, it can be considered a recognition of your acting skills; otherwise, they wouldn't have used such tactics to suppress you."
“That makes sense—so what’s the dirt on me this time?” Xiao He asked with interest.
Is it cheating, being a scumbag, sleeping with fans, or insulting colleagues?
Or is it gambling, drug use, ladybugs, or hit-and-run?
"It's news about your graduation thesis being found to contain fabricated information."
"ha?"
Xiao He, who had been slumped over, immediately sat up straight and reached for his computer. "No, that was indeed somewhat insulting. How is public opinion developing now?"
Damn it! Who came up with this dirty trick? It's absolutely disgusting! Once he finds out, he'll expose them online!
"Don't rush."
Liu Rulan glanced at Xiao He sideways, "With me here, how could they possibly succeed?"
If she can't even stop this kind of low-quality public opinion, then she might as well not be a top agent.
Xiao He breathed a slight sigh of relief: "That's good."
"However, this matter can also be considered a breakthrough."
Liu Rulan asked thoughtfully, "Aren't you going to take graduation photos soon?"
Xiao He recalled: "It seems so."
"Isn't your roommate a popular Bilibili creator? You can ask him to film a graduation vlog together, and I'll help you with marketing afterwards, which will boost your academic prestige."
"Huh?"
“Since they’re all doing marketing, we can’t fall behind.” Liu Rulan looked Xiao He up and down, her eyes full of satisfaction. “He’s a graduate of a prestigious university, after all. I’ve never done a marketing plan like this before. We have to make use of it. Remember to take a lot of pictures with your vice dean later, so that some people won’t continue to use these things to smear you.”
Xiao He hesitated for a moment, but still nodded in agreement: "Okay, I'll tell him. But Sister Liu, is it still necessary for us to participate in the marketing in this situation?"
They want to be on the show, but they just want to ride on the coattails. It would be awkward if they actually got selected after their marketing efforts succeeded.
Liu Rulan patted Xiao He with amusement: "If you were really chosen, there would be plenty of people who would want to replace you. Are you still dreaming? Have you forgotten that 'Shining Stars' changed six actors in a row?"
Nothing is ever absolute.
If she were truly too outstanding and caught the eye of Director Feng... then Liu Rulan would have plenty of ways to deal with it; in any case, they certainly wouldn't be the ones who offended anyone in the end.
...
A few days later, Xiao He returned to Shanghai University to take graduation photos.
Looking at the familiar green tree-lined corridor, Xiao He felt a surge of emotion.
It all felt like a dream. Before, he was just an ordinary college student. His biggest worry was probably which big company he should work for as a slave in the future. His happiest thing on weekdays was to play a few rounds of games with his friends after dinner, and then go back to bed and sleep soundly.
In the blink of an eye, everyone will be going their separate ways and starting their own lives.
"Xiao, Xiao classmate."
A pretty girl in an academic gown, with exquisite makeup, walked over shyly: "May I take a picture with you?"
Xiao He nodded: "That's fine."
"Xiao, you're still here!"
"Brother Xiao, I...I'm your fan!"
After taking a photo with this girl, many other classmates came over one after another, asking to take photos with her.
The emergence of a star in the Computer Science Department was big news for the students. Not only students from the Computer Science Department, but students from other departments also came to see and take photos with him.
Although the online community was celebrating the recent cyberbullying incident, some classmates who knew Xiao He's character still spoke up for him online. Unfortunately, their voices were quickly drowned out by the flood of curses and had little impact. However, Xiao He remembered the help they had given him.
So on this day, Xiao He graciously obliged anyone who came to take a photo or ask for an autograph.
After those people left, several more boys, also dressed in graduation gowns, came over.
These were Xiao He's three roommates.
"Waaah, Godfather, I'm so reluctant to leave you—"
He Junhao hugged Xiao He and howled, but after crying and screaming for a long time, not a single crocodile tear could be seen. Instead, he made Xiao He's ears hurt. Xiao He rubbed his ears and pushed He Junhao away with great disgust: "Go away, don't make me feel like I'm about to die."
He Junhao tugged at the tissue in his hand, as if squeezing a handkerchief, and "delicately" wiped away non-existent tears: "Waaah, as expected, it was all an act before. Now that you don't love me anymore, you just push me away."
Xiao He: "...Ugh."
Dai Bai pressed He Junhao's head down and forced it to turn in one direction, then kicked He Junhao's butt: "Aren't you disgusting? Go away, go away, don't disturb me and my brother's reunion."
He Junhao immediately turned around and punched Dai Bai: "Damn it, only my godfather can spank my butt! You want a beating, don't you?"
Dai Bai immediately retorted: "Old Xiao is my brother, so I'm your godfather too. Why can't I hit you?"
"Hey, you're getting too cocky—"
The two immediately started wrestling.
Xiao He rolled his eyes: "You two go argue somewhere else, don't ruin my image right now."
Seeing that the two weren't listening, he shrugged as usual and looked at his other roommate: "They're almost graduating, why are they still acting like elementary school kids?"
Zhai Zhipeng shrugged: "I don't know."
Then the two "patriarchs" stood aside, watching the two boys fight while talking about their plans for the future.
"I will definitely continue to develop my career in the entertainment industry," Xiao He said. "That's a bit different from what I said before."
I remember when he was a freshman, he just wanted to get into a big company. Now, although he didn't get into a big company, he has entered the industry.
"That's great." Zhai Zhipeng pushed up his glasses. "I saw your movie, and your acting was really good! I never realized you had this talent before! I believe you'll definitely become a big star in the future."
Xiao He smiled helplessly.
Good acting? It's just a natural performance.
"Thank you, and you?"
"Me? I'll just do the same thing as before, find a job, and continue to be a beast of burden."
Zhai Zhipeng said casually.
Xiao He remembered that Zhai Zhipeng had mentioned that his father actually owned an internet technology company.
Therefore, he guessed that Zhai Zhipeng would most likely go back to inherit his father's business.
"Go to your dad's company?"
“No.” Zhai Zhipeng denied it. “My dad’s company is just a small one. It doesn’t matter if I’m here or not, so I’m going to try working at a big company first.”
"That's pretty good too."
Xiao He nodded.
Despite the various problems that large companies have, it is undeniable that their basic benefits and salaries are already among the best in the industry.
Do you have a goal?
"I'm going to try it out on Weibo. Maybe I'll be the one maintaining your trending topics in the future."
Zhai Zhipeng made a joke, and Xiao He laughed and replied, "Then you'll help me remove the negative trending topics for free."
Zhai Zhipeng rolled his eyes instantly: "Then let's not contact each other."
As we all know, getting on the trending topics list and getting it removed from the trending topics list have two different prices, with removing it from the trending topics list generally being the most expensive.
