Chapter 10: There’s Foul Play
The person Yin Chengjue wanted to sign was Rong Yu.
As for Ming Qian, let that illegitimate son work hard for him. No matter what tricks the bastard pulled, Yin Chengjue would make sure Rong Yu always overshadowed Ming Qian!
Shang Liu looked at the photo and couldn’t help asking, “President Yin, does this person have any history of plastic surgery?” If they were going to sign him, they had to consider many factors. To define an artist’s branding and development direction, a thorough understanding of their past was essential.
Shang Liu had already started thinking about plans for after signing Rong Yu. His sharp eye could tell at a glance that Rong Yu was promising material.
“No.” Yin Chengjue could confirm this with certainty because, in his past life, he had been displeased with Rong Yu for always opposing Ming Qian. He had sent people to dig up dirt on Rong Yu, specifically investigating whether he had undergone plastic surgery—the answer was no.
“Understood, President Yin. I’ll keep a close eye on him.” Shang Liu picked up the stack of documents Assistant Guan had placed in front of him and, for once, gave Yin Chengjue a serious look. “As for these, I’ll investigate them thoroughly and give you a proper explanation.”
Yin Chengjue slowly curved his lips. “Then I’ll leave it to you, Liu Liu.”
Shang Liu: “…President Yin, you can just call me by my name.”
Yin Chengjue: “Got it, Liu Liu.”
After Shang Liu left, Assistant Guan stood beside Yin Chengjue with an apologetic expression. “Sorry, President Yin. This time, it was my oversight.”
Assistant Guan was sent by Yin He. Worried that Yin Chengjue might struggle to handle company affairs alone, Yin He had assigned Assistant Guan to assist him.
“What are you saying, Brother Guan? This isn’t your fault. Some things are impossible to guard against no matter how careful you are, so we have to tackle them at the root.” Yin Chengjue pulled out one of the marked lists from the pile and slid it across the table to Assistant Guan. “Investigate these people thoroughly.”
“Yes.”
The second episode of Hey Brother, Let’s Debut! aired at the scheduled time that evening.
Yin Chengjue knew Ming Qian would appear in this episode, so he didn’t watch it. Instead, he had already spent money to ensure that any trending searches related to Ming Qian would be taken down.
Then, he pushed topics featuring other outstanding contestants from the second episode who excelled in singing and dancing.
Among them were two contestants from the “About to Go Bankrupt” company—pitiful artists with tragic backgrounds but undeniably impressive dance skills, far surpassing Ming Qian’s.
There was also a brutally honest guy who openly admitted to having had plastic surgery. Though he wore a “fake face,” his singing voice was heaven-sent, his high notes powerful enough to blow the roof off the recording studio. The barrage of comments was filled with jokes about how this guy had taken a wrong turn—with a voice like his, he could have debuted on a pure singing competition without needing to struggle in an idol survival show that demanded singing, dancing, and rap skills.
With these three contestants, whose interviews alone could spark discussions, Ming Qian—a tone-deaf, stiff-dancing contestant—was completely overshadowed.
Add to that Yin Chengjue’s deliberate suppression of all trending topics related to Ming Qian, and no matter how much money the illegitimate son spent on buying hashtags, he couldn’t push Ming Qian into the spotlight.
So even when Ming Qian was placed in the F-class by the mentors, no trending topics emerged to express sympathy for him.
Not that there was anything to sympathize with—Ming Qian’s skills spoke for themselves. If he had been placed above the F-class, it would have been outright unfair to the other contestants.
But Ming Qian’s fans clearly didn’t see it that way. In the super topic [#ShiningMoonlight], under the guidance of the topic moderator, Ming Qian’s new fans expressed heartache and indignation over his “unjust treatment,” vehemently accusing the show of foul play.
Not only was the show rigged, but someone was also deliberately sabotaging their handsome idol—otherwise, why couldn’t they get their brother’s topics to trend no matter how hard they tried?
If only Yin Chengjue had noticed this super topic and seen the conspiracy theories inside, he would have happily declared: “That’s right! It’s me! I’m the one sabotaging your brother! I’m the one suppressing his topics! What are you gonna do? Bite me!”
Hmm
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