Rebirth: Spoiling the Obsessive Film Emperor Chapter 65

Chapter 65: Exposing Scandal

"Papapa!"Shang Liu clapped three times. "I can't tell, President Yin, you even have the potential for storytelling."

Yin Chengjue: "...You flatter me."

Qin Linlin had already taken out her phone and quickly recorded it, clearly having decided to adopt the idea.

The four of them, talking over each other, outlined the plot for this episode's story. Qin Linlin excitedly took it back to organize.

There was still some time before the official recording of Don't Look Back in the Dark, and Qin Linlin needed to quickly use this time to write the script.

Another three days passed, and the voting for Rong Yu's performance closed. Rong Yu's "The Clown" was indeed at the top, leading by a large margin.

Rong Yu being in first place wasn't surprising at all, given his skills were solid, nothing to debate. But the one in second place was actually Ming Qian, who had been stuck at the very bottom of the rankings!

This was very confusing. Before, first and second place were either Rong Yu or Fei Zhengqi, and Fei Zhengqi was at least a trainee skilled in both singing and dancing. Even if Fei Zhengqi wasn't here this time, the next in line should have been the honest boy Tao Li or a few other Class A trainees. It shouldn't have been Ming Qian's turn at all.

But unexpectedly, Ming Qian just leapt up like a dark horse, quickly securing that position.

This displeased the fans of other trainees. They went to the show's comments section demanding an explanation, while some went to check the voting data from the final day.

Then they discovered that the votes for the other trainees had been rising steadily each day according to a certain trend. Only Ming Qian's data showed a sudden spike in the last hour of voting, rapidly surpassing Tao Li, who was in second place.

The release of this data caused dissatisfaction among many trainees' fans, who collectively demanded a reasonable explanation from the show production team.

The Qianshas (Ming Qian's fans) instantly became unhappy, flaunting their voting records and sarcastically implying that certain trainees' fans were sore losers, unwilling to spend money on votes themselves but blaming others for investing money.

Qianqian Moonlight V: Seriously? Don't tell me some people still don't know that getting a membership gives you double votes? Some poor losers are reluctant to spend money for their own idols, so they accuse fans of other houses who are willing to spend money. I find it really hilarious!

Golden Shining Qiansha V: Tch! It's just jealousy. Poor losers can't accept defeat, jealous that our Qianqian has wealthy and generous fans. No need to pay them any mind, we have a clear conscience.

Her Majesty Li Fei V replied to Golden Shining Qiansha V: I'm speechless. Open your eyes wide and look properly, will you? This isn't about buying votes with money. This data simply wasn't generated by people voting, it was altered through backend data. "Brother, Let's Debut!" uses the "Shining Star" APP to calculate votes, and the votes on Shining Star have an expiration. You can get votes by checking in and doing tasks each day, and the votes in personal accounts reset to zero exactly at midnight. This means the possibility of saving votes to dump in one go at the last moment is zero. So the question is, since you can't save votes, why did Ming Qian's votes only increase slightly in the previous days, then suddenly spike dramatically in the final hour? Even if I assume his voting fans all bought memberships in the last hour, doubling their votes, it still wouldn't achieve this effect!

Golden Shining Qiansha V replied to Her Majesty Li Fei V: Couldn't it be that our Qianqian gained more new fans? Isn't it normal for new fans to join and vote? You're just sore losers, stop blabbering about some conspiracy!

The comments section became a chaotic mess of arguments. Brother, Let's Debut! did not respond directly, only stating that no voting data abnormalities were found, that the Shining Star APP voting was fair and impartial, and that Ming Qian was indeed in second place.

Tao Li's fans had no choice but to give up. Ming Qian's fans then tearfully played the victim card, feeling like the whole world was bullying them.

This time, Ming Qian seemed genuinely innocent, which garnered sympathy from many casual observers.

Yin Chengjue hadn't paid much attention to this initially, as Rong Yu was in first place, which was enough for him.

But he ultimately underestimated certain underhanded tactics in the entertainment industry.

Just as the heat from Ming Qian's voting controversy had died down a bit, a hashtag labeled #RongYuAssault suddenly surged up, quickly capturing everyone's attention.

This exposé post came quickly and suddenly. When it first topped the charts, it had very few comments, then refreshed to instantly have tens of thousands of comments.

At this point, what was there for Yin Chengjue not to understand? Rong Yu was being pulled out to draw heat away from someone else, commonly known as being a shield.

Once everyone's attention shifted to Rong Yu, the heat around Ming Qian would certainly decrease, and the previous arguments would naturally fade away.

Netizens had short memories. As long as there was a newer piece of gossip, the previous one can be replaced with something fresher.

# RongYuAssault

This label was far more interesting than voting data discrepancies because the former was just about money, while the latter was a malicious incident! If someone got injured, it became a civil matter, and in severe cases, it could even turn into a criminal case!

The quality of the expose video wasn't very good, only barely allowing one to make out the people—it was clearly footage pulled from a surveillance camera, and obviously not recent surveillance footage.

The background faintly appeared to be a dark alley, where about six people were standing. The most conspicuous among them was a relatively shorter youth wearing a white T-shirt and carrying a black sling bag.

The youth was initially in profile, his face looking fair and well-behaved. A few black dots were faintly visible on his left ear, likely something like earrings.

As the video started playing, the youth swung his single-strap bag to the side, then skillfully rolled up his sleeves. His fists shot out swiftly, and before the five men opposite could react, he had already punched the man directly facing him, sending him flying to the ground!

Surveillance footage had no sound. Yin Chengjue only saw the other four men seem to pause for a moment, then their faces twisted as they shouted something, and all four charged at the youth simultaneously.

The youth dodged quickly, seized an opportunity to grab one man's wrist, turned, bent over, and directly executed a perfect over-shoulder throw!

This throw was extremely precise, directly smashing two other men to the ground along with him!

The man who wasn't hit threw a punch into the youth's stomach. The youth bent over as if retching, then took advantage of the situation crouched down and executed a sweeping kick to knock the man who had punched him off his feet.

By then, the first man who had been knocked down had already gotten up, also charging at the youth with a vicious expression, trying to pin the youth's arms.

The youth rolled on the spot, nimbly dodging, causing the man to pounce on empty air and even accidentally trip over someone else on the ground, stumbling and falling.

However, right at that moment! Someone else on the ground jumped up, a glint of cold light flashing in his hand as he charged straight at the youth!

Yin Chengjue's pupils constricted. What the man held in his hand was a small knife! The man wanted to attack the youth with a knife!

The youth clearly saw the weapon in the man's hand too, but instead of avoiding it, he waited until the man charged right up to him. Just as the knife was about to plunge into his chest, he raised one hand and chopped down hard on the man's knife-wielding wrist!

The man's face twisted as he opened his mouth wide, seemingly crying out in pain, and the small knife fell from his hand.

The youth stomped his foot, seemingly stepping on the knife's handle. The knife bounced up from the force and was caught precisely by the youth!

And this scene happened to be directly facing the surveillance camera!

The youth's face was captured perfectly clearly.

That movement, that posture, that sinisterly grinning expression.

Yin Chengjue almost didn't dare recognize him.

He would rather believe Rong Yu had an identical twin brother than believe Rong Yu could make such a vicious and creepy smile.

Next, the youth in the video held the knife against the man's neck, grabbing the man's collar with his other hand.

The youth was clearly not as tall as the man, but lifting the now weak-legged man seemed as easy and casual as lifting a small chick. The knife moved back and forth on the man's neck, frightening him into a look of sheer terror, completely unlike his previous arrogance.

The video ended there, lasting only forty short seconds.

The person who posted the video apparently thought this video wasn't shocking enough, so they also posted a few pictures in their comments below.

They were pictures of Rong Yu, wearing a white T-shirt, entering and exiting a police station.

If the surveillance footage was dark and unclear, the pictures were much clearer, perfectly capturing Rong Yu's exquisite and handsome face, alongside the several men he had fought with.

The caption by the blogger who posted this video was also very malicious, with strong leading language.

Dongdong Express V: This is the idol you like? These days, even a street thug can debut as an idol, and he's even number one in voting. Indeed, having a pretty face lets you do anything. Let me see how many brain-dead fans in the comments will still kneel and whitewash a thug? [Video].

Dongdong Express V: Attached [Pictures]. Brain-dead fans, stop whitewashing, just stop. Your idol has already been taken to the police station, he has a record already. He can't be whitewashed. Why not just lie down and accept the criticism?

Dongdong Express V: I will delete all those foul-mouthed comments. Brain-dead fans are just brain-dead. What kind of trash can be your idol? I reasonably suspect you are mentally unwell. Maybe find time to see a doctor instead of spewing hate here!

Dongdong Express V: To all the brain-dead fans sending me curses via private message, I have a rebound card! All the disgusting things you curse me with will be reflected back onto you! I hope your family can withstand it.

Dongdong Express V: This kind of social scum with improper conduct should be jailed and get out of the entertainment industry!