After arriving at the hotel, Gu Yanqiu never expected that he had booked a Presidential Suite for him.
He was completely dazed. Even when going out for events, he had never stayed in such a luxurious room.
This single room cost eight thousand yuan. Gu Yanqiu wasn’t the kind of artist who was oblivious to the hardships of life; on the contrary, having always been unpopular, he was well aware of the value of every penny.
He said, “I don’t need to stay in such an expensive hotel. A cheaper room would be fine.” Though embarrassed, he was straightforward: “I don’t have that much money to pay for it.”
Xu Kaiming, standing nearby, said, “No need. This is her own property.” After all, they were all kids who grew up in villa districts and had their own small private assets.
Gu Yanqiu was stunned, learning for the first time about his fan photographer’s capabilities—this was a chain of high-end hotels, after all.
Chen Duo said, “That’s right, and besides, you’ve already paid me, haven’t you? You said you’d sing for me specifically.”
“We’re friends; singing is nothing.”
Chen Duo beamed with joy: “No, no, no… You’re going to be a top-tier idol. When that time comes, countless people will want you to sing for them, and you won’t even sing for anyone else. I’m just taking advantage of the opportunity.”
Gu Yanqiu hummed in agreement. He had always found it strange—clearly, he had fallen into such dire straits, yet his fan photographer repeatedly insisted with certainty that he would become famous in the future.
Though he didn’t know where her confidence came from, during such a low point, hearing those words inexplicably gave him a bit more courage.
Chen Duo said, “We’ve already investigated video footage and itinerary charts from many hotels. We’ll post some anti-black messages on my main account later.”
After all, Gu Yanqiu had no team to handle his public relations, while Chen Duo’s account, after accumulating fans through two sets of godly photos, had reached an astonishing 590,000 followers.
It was worth noting that even after appearing on “I Am a Singer,” Gu Yanqiu’s fans had just barely surpassed one million, and some of those were Zombie Fans previously bought by his company.
Just as Gu Yanqiu was about to speak again, Chen Duo cut him off: “Alright, no more thanking. Aren’t we friends?”
Gu Yanqiu paused, then smiled.
Chen Duo was right. She had copied all the footage from Li Ziyue’s stay at the hotel.
Li Ziyue had almost always been on set, spending nearly the entire year away from home—a workload that was incredibly heavy.
Chen Duo hired a team specifically to review the videos and clip out usable parts. Over twenty people watched until their eyes were blurry, but they finally found some useful material.
After all, Li Ziyue’s attempt to sling mud at Gu Yanqiu was a spur-of-the-moment action, not something planned a year in advance.
He had always been careless with his words, so traces of evidence could be found.
Chen Duo first created some comparison charts and compiled them into long images so that even outsiders could see the discrepancies.
The online storm had already subsided somewhat with Gu Yanqiu’s real-life appearance, but there were still those who enjoyed stirring up trouble and muddying the waters!
At that moment, someone with the ID of Jin Yucheng, a trainee from Orange Media, posted a message: “Gu Yanqiu, relying on his TOP Debut status, has always looked down on us trainees. He hasn’t treated Senior Li Ziyue well either. There are some things I don’t want to spell out too clearly. Let’s just say, those who understand, understand.”
The topic of these two was already trending, and upon hearing this, netizens who loved drama immediately got excited: “Give us more tea!”
“What exactly do you know?”
Li Ziyue’s fans grew even more agitated: “Don’t be afraid of threats, I’ll stand guard right here. If anyone dares say a word against you, I won’t let them off easy.”
“That’s right, your words carry significant weight.” After all, it was just empty talk before, and Gu Yanqiu’s fans had been clinging to that point. But now there was a witness. What more needed to be said?
Jin Yuchen hadn’t debuted yet. He couldn’t find suitable singles or stages. Many artists who had debuted weren’t even getting activities, let alone someone like him.
Jin Yuchen was typically a fence-sitter. Seeing that Gu Yanqiu was about to terminate his contract with the company while Li Ziyue was gaining momentum, this was the perfect opportunity to make his Pledge of Allegiance.
Moreover, his sudden appearance made the previously calmed waves surge once again.
His old account used to post daily life updates and photos, generating no popularity or splash at all. But this time, as soon as he posted, hundreds to thousands of comments poured in. With every refresh, the numbers kept increasing, giving him the illusion that he was about to blow up.
Maybe after this, he could smoothly debut too. He thought to himself delightedly.
But before he could revel in his happiness for long, Chen Duo’s Main Account posted a message: “See you at 8 PM.”
Everyone knew Chen Duo was Gu Yanqiu’s top fan. One godly photo had launched him onto the “I Am a Singer” program. During this period when she had remained silent, casual bystanders and Li Ziyue’s fans had been jumping up and down making noise. They had finally managed to shake the Fandom Boss into appearing.
See you at 8 PM…
This was absolutely terrifying.
The previously celebrating fans of Li Ziyue suddenly seemed to have been manually paused, all frozen in place.