After struggling through the remaining few hours, the first day of the live broadcast finally ended.
As soon as he returned to his room, Gu Nianchen hurriedly took out his mobile phone.
He couldn't wait to log in to Weibo.
Even at this moment, he still held onto a glimmer of fantasy.
Since Lu Ling could hack into the live stream room, she could certainly control the bullet comments as well.
Therefore, those bullet comments must be fake; his fans would not stop supporting him.
Absolutely not.
However, the next second, he saw his name all over the trending list, and his brain went "boom."
#Wild Guest Lu Ling#
#Mourning with deep sorrow!#
#Gu Nianchen cheating!#
#Jiang Yuanyuan knows she is the third party!#
#Gu Nianchen second generation rich#
#How much money does Gu Nianchen actually owe?#
#Gu Nianchen suspected of bad habits#
……
Gu Nianchen simply could not believe his eyes.
How could this happen?
How could so many things happen in just one day?
Also, Lu Ling had such a docile personality, how did she suddenly...?
Gu Nianchen admitted that he panicked; some things seemed to be slipping out of his control step by step.
Ring, ring...
The urgent phone ringtone sounded. He took a look; it was a call from his agent.
He hurriedly swiped left to answer, speaking impatiently.
"Sister, you must help me."
The agent's tone carried a hint of blame: "Nianchen, how could you...?"
"Sigh..."
Gu Nianchen's attitude was very good: "Sorry, Sister, it was my fault for not handling it well."
"I didn't expect this to happen either. Lu Ling is really too excessive."
The other party remained in silence.
Gu Nianchen became even more anxious: "Sister, what should we do now?"
The agent asked, "Why don't you try coaxing Lu Ling first and have her post on Weibo to clarify things?"
"Probably not," Gu Nianchen said.
Lu Ling was acting like she had lost her mind; there was no way she would listen to him.
The agent was puzzled: "Isn't she your loyal fan?"
Gu Nianchen sighed: "Her reaction this time is a bit extreme."
He paused and then said.
"She was probably provoked."
"Mostly it's just because she loves me too much, it's annoying!"
……
Lu Ling wandered around for a day and went home slowly after dinner.
She lay down on the sofa.
After a while, her mobile phone went "ding!"
She picked it up and saw that it was actually a Weibo notification.
There was a familiar name vaguely visible on it.
She clicked to open it.
Lu Ling was speechless.
In less than an hour, the trend on Weibo had changed again.
Many netizens were whitewashing Gu Nianchen and Jiang Yuanyuan, accusing Lu Ling of maliciously stirring up trouble and saying she was just trying to win Gu Nianchen back.
Some even said she was spreading rumors.
There were even people saying that when Gu Nianchen and Jiang Yuanyuan were photographed, it was her doing.
Even that recording of the breakup was suspected by some to be AI-generated.
Of course, there were some netizens speaking up for her, but as soon as those comments appeared, they were immediately suppressed.
It was clearly the Water Army steering the narrative.
Gu Nianchen was indeed a top-tier celebrity; he had value, and the company was willing to spend a lot of money to protect him.
Very good.
An even more shameless operation was that Gu Nianchen seized the time to post a short essay, clarifying the debt issue while establishing a persona as a filial son.
@Gu Nianchen v: I originally didn't want to publicly discuss my financial situation, but some things happened recently that caused everyone to misunderstand.
Therefore, I have to clarify things with everyone.
I was born into a very ordinary family and worked very, very hard to achieve what I have today.
Two years ago, my mother was in a very serious car accident, which used up all my savings.
I want to clarify here that I have never said I was a second generation rich, nor did I say that those cars were bought by me.
I don't know how these misunderstandings arose.
As for the money for renting the cars, part of it was paid by Lu Ling. This was indeed my fault; I was too busy with work at the time and had to take care of my mother, so I couldn't spare the time.
Also, we were a couple at the time, aiming for marriage, so I didn't distinguish things too clearly. It was mainly my fault, my mistake.
@Lu Ling Don't worry, once I have money, I will definitely give it to you immediately. Thank you for your understanding.
I am very sorry for occupying public resources. Thank you to the fans who have always supported me. Thank you all.
Looking at Gu Nianchen's short essay of over a hundred words, Lu Ling laughed.
Filial?
Very good.
I will let everyone see exactly how filial you are.
Lu Ling opened the WeChat chat log and took screenshots.
Then she opened her photo album and picked and chose.
She gathered enough for a nine-grid layout.
@Lu Ling v: Yes, yes, yes, you are filial, you are amazing, you have it hard.
Your mother was hospitalized for a year and in recovery for a year, and you visited her three times. You really are a great filial son, truly impressive, I am so moved. [Image, Image...]
The first four images were chat screenshots between the original body and Gu Nianchen, clearly recording how every time Gu Mu needed something, Gu Nianchen would use various PUA tactics on the original body, making her put down her work to take care of his mother.
The following four were photos of Lu Ling taking care of Gu Mu herself.
The last one was Lu Ling's massage therapist certificate.
As soon as the Weibo post went out, it immediately attracted a large number of netizens to watch.
The comment section exploded.
And this time, ninety percent of the voices were scolding Gu Nianchen.
The filial persona that Gu Nianchen had painstakingly built collapsed in less than half an hour.
Lu Ling was very satisfied; she logged out of Weibo and couldn't be bothered to care anymore.
What she didn't know was that not long after she went offline, the posts questioning and scolding Gu Nianchen were removed one after another.
Although new posts kept popping up, they would be removed within minutes.
At the same time, a large number of Water Army members came out again to control the comment section.
To protect Gu Nianchen, the company really spent a fortune.
However, they never expected one thing.
At the crucial moment, another group of people joined in.
Gu Nianchen's company was busy removing posts blackening his name, while another group was boosting Lu Ling.
They removed, and they boosted; the Re Du remained high.
Upon learning the truth, Gu Nianchen was furious and called Lu Ling to argue, but he couldn't get through.
He had been blocked by Lu Ling.
He was so angry that he directly ordered the company to continue removing trending topics, but the company stated that the money spent had already exceeded the budget.
But Gu Nianchen was not reconciled.
So he told the company directly to keep removing them, and he would be responsible for the subsequent costs, which would be deducted from his salary later.
Laughable, did he not know how much money Lu Ling had?
He was a top-tier celebrity with strong earning power; could he not outplay a Lu Ling?
Gu Nianchen didn't sleep all night, staring at Weibo for the whole night.
Also not sleeping all night was the director staying in the room below Gu Nianchen, Hao Dou.
Those posts boosting Lu Ling were bought by him.
Why do that?
Of course, because of the Re Du.
Right now, it was the most crucial time for this variety show, The Chosen Working Star, and Lu Ling was the most crucial person in his variety show.
She was his money tree.
And Lu Ling was a wild guest, costing him not a single penny.
So profitable.
Since Lu Ling didn't cost money here, what was wrong with him spending some money to buy some trending topics?
It was a huge profit!
Hao Dou was so excited he didn't sleep all night; this money was well spent and he was happy.
Thinking about the live broadcast starting the next day, with Lu Ling, this wild guest, appearing there, the number of online viewers in the live stream room would soar, and the variety show would become a hit; he was happy.
This massive wealth had finally come his way.
The next day.
Seven o'clock in the morning.
Hao Dou, who hadn't slept all night, got up, washed his face with cold water, and then woke up assistant Xiao Gao, telling him to get all the staff up and gather.
Hao Dou stood in front of everyone and announced.
"Yesterday was the first day of our variety show's premiere, and the data was even better than expected; we got off to a good start."
"However, I think it's not enough; there is still room for improvement."
"Today, there is an even more important task for everyone."
He looked at the film crew's most Jiling photographer.
"Old Wang, starting today, stop filming Jiang Yuanyuan. Let Jack film her; you go and be responsible for filming Lu Ling."
Old Wang was stunned: "Lu Ling isn't our guest."
"I know that, of course," Hao Dou said.
"But isn't she always on set?"
Old Wang: "..."
Director Hao Dou: "The reason our variety show is so successful and the Re Du is so high right now is mainly because of Lu Ling."
"Her Re Du is too high right now; the entire trending list is her."
"Lu Ling is now a mobile traffic source; grabbing her is grabbing the Re Du, grabbing money."
"It just so happens this person has a love brain and always likes to run over here. Don't worry, she will definitely come tomorrow."
Hao Dou started to draw a big picture: "Old Wang, show your skills; if you film well, the prize money will be doubled!"
Old Wang was indeed excited: "Okay! As long as she shows up, I will definitely film her well!"
"Got it!"
The director looked at the other photographers.
"You all should also observe carefully; as long as Lu Ling appears in front of your guests, focus on filming her."
"If you perform well, there will be prize money."
The photographers were eager to try.
Everything was ready.
Unexpectedly, when the live broadcast time arrived, Lu Ling was nowhere to be seen.
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