"We can only say that this move by Sun Mo and his group will only work if Pei Mingxuan is willing to sacrifice herself," Qin Zhao analyzed for the Qin family.
Ji Fei said, "If it were the old Pei, as a manager taking the blame for her artist wouldn't be a big deal. After all, artists and managers are a unit. As long as the artist doesn't lose public support, they can still make money. You can't let your money-making tool have problems. But now..."
Qin Rong sighed, "It's unbelievable that Sun Mo would dare to do this when his relationship with Pei has become so strained."
Qin's Mom said, "That brat is fearless, thinking Little Pei won't ruin him."
Qin Yan said in astonishment, "He's really confident, isn't he? He doesn't still think Pei Mingxuan likes him, does he?"
Qin's Father and Qin Zhao exchanged a glance, wanting to say that Sun Mo couldn't be that stupid.
Gao Hao came back, and everyone looked at him curiously.
Gao Hao smiled and said, "We don't need to worry."
"Is there some call record or chat message that can be posted online as proof?" Qin Rong asked excitedly.
Gao Hao laughed, "How could we use that tactic? That would be hurting the enemy a thousand while losing eight hundred ourselves. Pei Mingxuan can't take such a loss."
Several of the gossip-loving Qin family members didn't understand and looked at Gao Hao in confusion.
Gao Hao explained, "Think about it, all those rumors are from other people's leaks. The Male God group hasn't said anything publicly. If Pei Mingxuan comes out now to leak information and provide evidence, shifting all responsibility to the Male God group, it would be seen as betraying her clients. Rational fans would look at the truth, but irrational ones..."
Everyone instantly understood and felt deeply emotional.
Rational fans would still remember who chose the script and why Pei Mingxuan was brought out as a scapegoat.
But irrational fans would take it to another level.
They wouldn't think that their idols were behind this instigation. They would only feel that their idols didn't do anything wrong, that others were sowing discord, and wonder how a manager could betray her clients instead of protecting them, accusing her of betraying their trust!
Everyone could already imagine what those people would say.
"Most importantly, her reputation in the industry would suffer, and no one would dare to use her anymore. Unless she leaves the industry and wants to fight for herself, she could do it, but she's not that reckless," Gao Hao analyzed calmly. Seeing everyone's curious expressions as they stared at him, he suddenly felt satisfied with his managerial urge to explain.
If only the artists under his management would listen so attentively when he spoke.
Qin Zhao was always indifferent, and Ji Fei would start daydreaming while listening. They were really uncooperative.
Just as Gao Hao was preparing to launch into a grand analysis of what Pei Mingxuan would do next,
He saw everyone's expressions quickly change, then look as if they suddenly understood, and in an instant, lose interest in what he was about to say.
Gao Hao: ?
Ji Fei, who had already seen Pei Mingxuan's moves through the Gossip System, started gleefully scrolling through posts.
And the others, having already heard the inner thoughts, began to witness how those fans bombarding Pei Mingxuan were about to be slapped in the face.
Actually, the operation was very simple. Previously, there had been a leak of photos showing Sun Mo and Xu Meng kissing.
Although they spread quickly, they never gained traction online due to waves of other high-traffic information. Those who saw them dismissed them as Photoshopped fakes due to the unclear images.
All Pei Mingxuan had to do was secretly buy some traffic for them, give them an explosive title, and everything fell into place.
#It seems Sun Mo wasn't forced after all, look, he's rehearsing so seriously off-stage too#
[Pfft, Sister Pei knows how to talk, say more! I hereby crown Sister Pei as the master of sarcasm. Wait... I've never seen this photo before, so they're this desperately hungry in private too? What is this? The company's rooftop?]
[I'm very curious, did Yang Hong join in the relay this time?]
The Qin family had actually seen the photos before, but with this title, they were desperately trying not to laugh.
Sure enough, some sharp-eyed marketing accounts quickly discovered it and immediately reposted.
They were just waiting for it to blow up, but they were just invited on stage for the final segment.
Perhaps not daring to face Pei Mingxuan, Sun Mo and his group came on stage from elsewhere.
After Qin Zhao and Ji Fei went up, they saw that their expressions had recovered, obviously feeling that their harmful method had already pulled them out of their predicament.
Qin Zhao and Ji Fei held back their expressions and accepted the interview, discussing everything from acting skills to the script, step by step.
Sun Mo and his group even slyly expressed their helplessness about the script they performed and agreed with the Top Flow group's script ideas.
At that moment, Ji Fei and Qin Zhao started coughing. Their faces were red from holding back.
The Male God group probably thought it was their magnanimity that surprised the Top Flow group.
In reality, those two were about to burst out laughing.
This time there were no mishaps, and they smoothly left the stage. However, before leaving, they didn't see the directors and producers behind the cameras facing a sudden flood of changing barrage comments, looking bewildered.
Then they quickly closed the live broadcast room.
Their show was over, and the subsequent storm had nothing to do with them, nothing!
Just a moment ago, netizens were excitedly gossiping, watching the fans of both Male Gods come up with various conspiracy theories, but when they looked back, they were all shocked.
"What is this?! As an outsider, I don't understand. Do actors have to do these kissing scenes for real during rehearsals?"
"Rehearsal my ass, this isn't even a rehearsal room! They're doing this outside, don't say it's forced rehearsal! Contemporary netizens aren't easily fooled!"
"Look at that posture, kissing so deeply, they're completely caught up in the moment! If this is forced, I'll wash my hair while doing a handstand."
"The clothes in this photo... I think I've seen their fans post set photos, but this is just casual, not work. It's definitely an affair."
"Damn, they were just saying that the manager forced them to perform such a script, forced them to film kissing scenes..."
"I was saying, don't those fans use their brains? Even if the manager could control Sun Mo's decisions, could she control Yang Hong and Xu Meng too? Ridiculous!"
"Even with Sun Mo's status, it's impossible for him to have no say with his manager. Pretending to be a victim is just wanting to shift blame for this failure, right? As a man, he's too irresponsible. I hereby declare that I'm no longer a fan."
"Everyone, don't jump to conclusions, we might be misled. What if it's antis deliberately using fake photos to smear our brother? Maybe it's from another shoot..."
Before Sun Mo's fans could find excuses to comfort themselves, Yang Hong's fans got angry first. The sister-in-law they had just reluctantly accepted was cheating?!
It was bad enough that Sun Mo had stolen Yang Hong's role before, we were magnanimous about that, but now he's stealing his girlfriend? No way, we must get to the bottom of this.
At this point, the live broadcast had just reached its final segment. Comments flooded in like a tidal wave. But the actors had already turned away, and the big screen was no longer projecting, so no one saw it.
As Yang Hong's fans unleashed their fighting spirit,
After a round of professional verification, the photos were 100% real and effective, captured accidentally by someone's drone while they were secretly kissing.
This was a direct hit! Yang Hong's fans exploded. They immediately got into a fierce argument with Sun Mo's fans, throwing dirt at each other.
Xu Meng was also a third-tier small actress with some fans. Her fans had no choice; they couldn't admit that their sister was a shameless cheater, so half of them begged their sister to come out and explain, while the other half started suspecting that Xu Meng had been forced.
In short, it was a three-way battle, with the addition of Qin Top Flow's battle fans and Ji Fei's gossip fans joining in the fun, causing Weibo's servers to crash for quite a while.
When it recovered, some things had basically been concluded.
"Hilarious! I think it was Sun Mo who arranged this kind of script, with the purpose of getting Yang Hong's girlfriend! They've been hooking up for a long time. Yang Hong's head is covered in green grass, his wife was stolen, and he's still stupidly helping perform the other guy's best scene."
"Holy crap, this is explosive. Earlier, Yang Hong's fans were saying they sacrificed a lot for this stage play, even contributing his own girlfriend. I thought it was for the sake of art, turns out someone wanted to wear a green hat!"
"Now that you mention it, I suddenly feel that the scene where they kissed as the Emperor and Goddess was too disgusting. It wasn't for the performance at all, it was just for personal desire. They're simply treating the audience like fools."
"We're still better off, their fans are the real idiots, hahaha, I feel sorry for them."
"Unfollowing, unfollowing, Sun Mo is blacklisted for life!"
"Pei-jie has worked hard by your side for so long. It's bad enough that you're not grateful, but to throw her under the bus to protect yourself and your little lover when trouble comes? I've misjudged you!"
"Sun Mo, do you have any conscience? We women have poured our hearts and souls into your career, and you're using this important stage play to mess around just to steal someone else's girlfriend? You're absolutely shameless!"
"I was wondering why you suddenly wanted to perform something so outdated when your transformation was going well. So that's why. Sun Mo, I won't stop you from dating, but you can't pretend to be ambitious and enjoy our efforts while sabotaging your own career for love. I was truly blind."
Onlookers, enjoying the drama, couldn't help but share their opinions.
"Come to think of it, it does have that flavor of a relationship between a deity and their followers. Isn't an idol ruining their career for love similar to a god neglecting their duties for romance? Both are betraying those who trust, support, and idolize them as spiritual pillars."
"Watson, you've hit upon a blind spot!"
Of course, there were still some stubbornly resistant fans.
"Those are just rumors spread by marketing accounts, not what Sun Mo said. He didn't throw anyone under the bus. Be careful of plot twists!"
"Just answer this: did he or did he not mess with someone else's girlfriend?"
"..."
"No, it's all Ji Fei and Qin Zhao's fault. They schemed to harm our brother. Before he met them, our brother was fine! Brother is my eternal faith! I believe in him! I'm going to settle scores with them right now!"
Only a small number of extreme fans would blindly support Sun Mo, but they couldn't stir up any real waves.
Meanwhile, the two groups returned backstage once again, oddly noticing that there seemed to be more staff members than before.
Ji Fei and Qin Zhao knew the truth: they were all fellow gossip enthusiasts coming to watch the drama unfold!
