This celebrity became even more popular after being exposed of having multiple girlfriends
Chapter 163: I Don’t Need Fans

Chapter 163: Chapter 163: I Don’t Need Fans

But Shu Mei could forgive Wu Mu because, aside from the new Wu Mu being somewhat attractive, she wasn’t really one of Wu Mu’s hardcore fans.

It wasn’t true to say she didn’t fancy Wu Mu, but rather than having an affair with him, she was more enamored with his diligent and proactive personality.

Although the new Wu Mu didn’t seem as industrious anymore, instead a bit sluggish...

Still, warmth and peace weren’t bad, making him easy to support.

Reactivated, she quickly took strong action and reestablished Wu Mu’s fan group, and even found some big fans who hadn’t left yet, organizing a welcome event at the airport.

Then the current scene unfolded.

It seemed this airport welcome wasn’t quite timely.

Looking at the face that seemed much handsomer than before, Shu Mei’s heart rate increased slightly.

She rejoiced inside that Wu Mu still remembered her and even came over to greet her, but simultaneously felt a bit troubled and annoyed, "You shouldn’t have come."

She truly hadn’t expected Xiao Yi’s fans to have their team-building at the airport today.

What she expected even less was having noticed Xiao Yi’s fans, she put away the welcome sign, but Wu Mu still spotted them and actually came over.

This made the scene instantly a bit awkward. As both were popular idols, Xiao Yi had thousands at the airport greeting, while they only had seven or eight...

Shu Mei could already feel the subtle and awkward glances from Xiao Yi’s fans.

As fans always competing, always comparing highs and lows, she was sure this scene would be taken as ironclad evidence by Xiao Yi’s fans that Wu Mu’s popularity was being crushed by their idol.

Their welcome event had entirely caused negative impacts for Wu Mu.

Shu Mei felt complex and annoyed inside.

Wu Mu couldn’t help but be slightly amused, "Eh, it’s not necessary, it’s not necessary, I don’t care about this."

He clicked his tongue looking at the seven or eight girls, "You guys really came to pick me up huh."

Since their idol himself didn’t mind and had already been noticed, what else could they say.

Shu Mei, suppressing her mixed feelings, lit up the sign in her hand and started waving it, the words "Wu Mu Love" twinkling brightly.

And there was a slogan too.

Together with the other fans, she shouted, "Wu Mu, welcome home!"

But unfortunately, their idol wasn’t appreciative. Wu Mu laughed and with a disdainful look said, "What kind of behavior is shouting in a public place, you people with no public decency aren’t my fans."

Shu Mei: "..."

Shu Mei personally felt the change in Wu Mu, totally different from before.

Seeing their speechless expressions, Wu Mu was amused, "You didn’t need to come pick me up, I can go home by myself. Also, you don’t need to manage any fan groups for me. Didn’t I post on Weibo before? Like the works, not the person. I seriously don’t need toxic fan culture."

Mu, are you serious?

Shu Mei had seen that Weibo post too but thought it was just an emotional outburst from Wu Mu.

But now Wu Mu was specifically telling her not to manage a fan group. Was he really gearing up to lose his fans?

She couldn’t help but blurt out, "Without fans, what about your Performance Card?"

Wu Mu confidently said, "My Performance Card doesn’t need fans to boost, I rely solely on my own abilities!"

Shu Mei paused for two seconds, "The cups that cost 219 each?"

"That’s also my ability!" Wu Mu retorted without even blinking.

Well, although people complained he was harvesting fans like crops, he knew there weren’t any fan crops to harvest, it was all about selling goods through the Performance Card.

In that case, if he wasn’t backed by fans, he could use his Performance Card more righteously. Having too many real fans would actually make it more difficult to manage the sales.

He definitely didn’t want to see a scene where middle school and high school students scrimped and saved their living expenses to buy his stuff.

So, fans only had negative effects on him.

However, as his fame grew, he couldn’t help but have more and more fans.

He had to show some attitude to these young fans all the time; even if he couldn’t make them unfollow him, he at least had to maintain a rational tone.

Wu Mu looked at Shu Mei, who still seemed confused, and thought for a moment. "Rational fans I welcome," he said. "Those who make themselves suffer just to chase celebs, don’t bother. If you’re financially able and just want to support me, go ahead. But if you’re still a student without financial freedom, I’ll only think you’re immature if you spend money. And if you misuse my fan base to stir up public disturbances on the internet, I’ll cut you off."

"Oh, and by the way, you people who don’t lack money, don’t expect thanks from me for spending millions. I just consider that you’re voluntarily spending for your own interests, for your personal enjoyment. It has nothing to do with me."

Shu Mei: "..."

Seriously, why did she feel no sense of accomplishment from following him back?

It felt like he didn’t need her to follow him back at all.

And not to expect thanks after spending millions?

Is this even something a person would say??

That’s way too idiosyncratic!

Not only Shu Mei but also the other six or seven Wu Mu fans were taken aback, as were Xiao Yi and his agent who had specially moved closer. They all wore odd expressions.

Was Wu Mu out of his mind? Did he really think he had too many fans?

Without fans, how would you make money in the industry?

As a talented actor or a veteran thespian?

First off, did he even have the talent, and even if he did grow to that stage, how much could he really earn?

They just couldn’t understand why Wu Mu acted this way.

Anyway, Xiao Yi would never dare say something like this in public. Such disregard for fans, if voiced, would surely lead to immediate unfollowing by many.

Wu Mu didn’t care about their reactions. Smiling at Shu Mei and the others in front of him, he said, "Okay, don’t come to pick me up next time. Do you want signatures or a group photo or something? I’ll handle it and then I’m off."

Of course they did!

Even though Wu Mu’s words left them feeling quite mixed, they weren’t going to unfollow him on the spot.

Not just autographs and photos, Shu Mei even asked for Wu Mu’s contact information again to reach him more easily in the future.

After signing for them, Wu Mu really just left.

Shu Mei glanced at Xiao Yi and his fans not far away, pursed her lips in dissatisfaction, and left with her group.

Watching their departing figures, Xiao Yi’s agent quietly asked his assistant, "Did you get it?"

The assistant nodded and whispered back. "Got it, I chose the angle carefully, got both sides clear."

"That’s good."

Xiao Yi’s agent’s face broke into a grin. Material like this handed to them on a platter—how could he possibly miss it?

Just as Shu Mei had worried earlier, the scene just now was clear ’ironclad evidence’ of Xiao Yi’s superior popularity over Wu Mu. Releasing this would immediately establish Xiao Yi’s dominance in popularity, wouldn’t it?

It all started because of Wu Mu today.

The scene at the event the evening before, where Xiao Yi was outshone by Wu Mu, looked too bad!

The internet had been full of doubts and ridicule towards him recently, not just from strangers but even among fans, the morale was quite unstable. Many had already unfollowed him.

So the Xiao Yi team took the opportunity of Xiao Yi’s birthday to organize this airport welcoming by a thousand fans. It was meant to stabilize the fans’ morale as well as communicate to the public that Xiao Yi still held top popularity.

What they hadn’t expected was this unexpected gift today.