This celebrity became even more popular after being exposed of having multiple girlfriends
Chapter 195: Soaring Popularity

Chapter 195: Chapter 195: Soaring Popularity

Everyone thought it looked like the bastard was deliberately waiting for the heat to ferment before coming out to show off and slap faces.

But this time, it seemed like the person taking action was quite professional... You really couldn’t tell if it would succeed or not.

In the anti-fan group, everyone hesitated.

In the end, the group leader stepped up.

"Charge!"

"Let’s join the fun."

"People like him who love to be in the spotlight will offend everyone sooner or later. We can fail countless times, but if he fails once, he’s finished. Even if he doesn’t get driven out of the industry this time, spoiling his image with the general public is good enough."

Zhang Li and Han Yan looked at each other in disbelief as they read these messages on their phone screens.

And Han Yan, who had seen this scene more than once, couldn’t hold back and leaned on her best friend, shaking with laughter, "They’re even more devoted than when they were fans."

Zhang Li also chuckled, "Let’s just follow the drama."

...

Indeed, there was drama to be watched.

Specialized troll armies had mobilized, along with organized anti-fan campaigns.

Plus, Xiao Yi’s and Zhou Yu’s fans who heard the news had come rushing in, skyrocketing the topic data.

The uproar on Weibo and other platforms shot up.

And the rising uproar drew in the general public to join the discussion.

The direct result was a spike in the number of people online in Wu Mu’s live-streaming room.

Four hundred thousand!

The number of online viewers for this episode had already surpassed four hundred thousand.

That was already close to the peak numbers of other celebrities appearing on shows, during regular times.

But Wu Mu’s numbers kept climbing rapidly.

Since the broadcast started, the online viewers had almost reached four hundred thousand.

This number had now matched the peak numbers for other celebrities on shows.

Director Yang Chen started feeling pleased when he noticed the rapid rise in the streaming data, thinking Wu Mu’s popularity was really high.

But as the rate of increase became unnaturally steep and the barrage on the live stream was filled with comments accusing Wu Mu of paying for song exposure, he realized something was wrong.

"Don’t watch this scumbag’s show anymore, his scandal about paying for songs and marketing his persona has been exposed."

"I’ve always known his songs were bought, how could a little fresh meat suddenly write songs so well? Only fools would believe it."

"Everyone go check out Tian Shan’s Weibo, he has concrete evidence that this guy’s songs were bought from him."

"The live show just let him expose himself, such a clean workspace, obviously his songs were bought, and now he wants to clear his name?"

Why is it all criticism?

Although there had been doubts before, the tone had never been this aggressive, and back then, many people thought that a workspace didn’t prove anything.

How come the atmosphere had suddenly turned into a one-sided critique?

Director Yang Chen quickly called over the assistant director to find out what was happening.

He quickly learned that their show was trending for negative reasons, and it looked like someone was manipulating the comments in their live stream.

Negative trending on the show, and comment manipulation?

Yang Chen’s expression changed subtly; he had also found Wu Mu’s workspace affairs a bit strange.

But this couldn’t be enough to confirm the allegations that Wu Mu’s songs were bought.

Something smelled fishy.

After thinking, he directly said, "Teacher Wu Mu, there’s an emergency online. Someone named Tian Shan is claiming on Weibo that you bought your songs from him. Right now, we have over four hundred thousand viewers in our live stream, and everyone would like you to respond to this issue."

Huh?

Wu Mu was startled upon hearing Yang Chen’s words.

Someone had exposed him for buying songs?

This...

He just wanted to bait some trolls, but it felt like he had hooked a professional player.

Yang Chen’s intent was clear to Wu Mu; Yang Chen wanted him to clarify things and respond in the live stream.

But only four hundred thousand viewers, perhaps he should wait for the heat to ferment a bit more.

So Wu Mu continued to pretend he was unaware and casually replied, "A jumping clown, the clean need no cleaning, the filthy will stew in their filth. There’s nothing to respond to."

Having said that, he continued with his own business.

Hmm, he covertly opened the system panel behind the scenes.

Looking at the points buffs which were clearly rising faster on the system panel,

He was slightly amused.

This was the first time he discovered that having more enemies, more anti-fans, actually had its benefits.

This had also given him an idea; in the future, he could use these anti-fans to help him gain points.

He could deliberately leave some flaws during the show for them to criticize, or maybe even directly challenge their idols, which would mean no more worries about the show’s popularity or getting enough camera time.

...

While Wu Mu’s live stream room was starting to stir,

In Chang City, Hai Province,

The new episode of "Looking Forward to Life" was also being recorded.

As an established hit variety show of Sha City, the guests of "Looking Forward to Life" were not only indispensable, but also household names.

Sha City TV’s ace host He Ling and the seasoned actor Huang Shi were the most familiar to the audience.

Others included the new season’s permanent members, the top star Gu Hao and new generation actress Meng Yuxi whom Wu Mu had met at the six or seven evening parties.

There was supposed to be a young male actor as well, but he had other engagements and couldn’t come; taking his place this episode were the flying guests Lu Yao and Cai Wanhai.

Lu Yao didn’t need to be mentioned, and Cai Wanhai was also someone Wu Mu had met on "Masked Singer." It just goes to show how small the circle is; the deeper you go, the more familiar faces you see.

The new season of "Looking Forward to Life" followed the same format as before: the guests ordered dishes, then worked to acquire ingredients, followed by Chef Huang cooking the meal.

Relishing the food prepared by Huang Shi, Lu Yao hummed contentedly, "Chef Huang’s cooking is so delicious, way better than Xiaotian’s!"

Huang Shi, not very familiar with Lu Yao, thought for a moment before realizing who she was talking about, "Is it Wang Xiaotian? Doesn’t he cook alright?"

He Ling, who was aware of the situation, joked, "Ah Yao must be talking about the time you guys were in Paris for the show, right? It seems Xiaotian didn’t cook earnestly."

"It’s not about not being earnest. Xiaotian just loves to use a lot of oil when he cooks!" Lu Yao objected strongly.

Meng Yuxi, who had also watched that episode, internally criticized her friend in her thoughts. No matter how much oil he used, it was still better than your complete lack of cooking skills, just recklessly adding salt. That episode left Wu Mu with such an expression that it became a viral meme. Now, whenever someone feels duped by an idiot online, they use Wu Mu’s meme to express themselves.

Completely unaware of her incompetence in everything except eating, Lu Yao continued to grumble, "The worst is Xiao Wu. Director Lin once told me privately that he can cook, but when he was the team leader that day, he just wouldn’t lift a finger."

"Xiao Wu?" Huang Shi was genuinely lost; he had no idea who she was referring to.

"It’s Wu Mu," Cai Wanhai laughed, "Speaking of which, it’s been a while since I’ve seen him. On ’Masked Singer,’ he really had us going in circles."

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