Chapter 22: Fugitive mermaid (2)
With the heat, there were naturally discordant voices. It did not take long for trolls and black fans to flood the topic and rant.
[They bought the hot search, didn’t they? Way to spend money!]
[No, no, no, I really don’t see your fugitive mermaid’s hype at all]
[Right? Song Yiqi’s airwalk was so much more interesting, how are Qiao Dai’s water tidbits on the hot search?]
In addition to Qiao Dai’s buzz, there was also a video of Song Yiqi walking in the air. In the video, Song Yiqi looked different from her usual bright and beautiful appearance and had shown a more androgynous style. She was wearing a magician robe and a high hat and was walking suspended in the air. Nobody could see any transparent glass yet she looked so natural.
Netizens exclaimed: Is Song Yiqi an aerial magician?
To that, the girl had quickly responded on her Weibo. She had posted a video of her failing and added: “No, no, no, I am a trainee magician *covers face*”
This playful comment, which did not match Song Yiqi’s usual attitude, gained herself a new wave of fans and sent her to the hot search too. And seeing someone mentioning her on Qiao Dai’s post, her fans were upset.
[Don’t cue our Sister Song, we are not hiring.]
[Please don’t use our Song Song!]
[Leave our Sister Song alone, we do not seek discord.]
Song Yiqi’s fan group was very special. They never wandered into muddy waters and never let anyone use them as guns. As for the people who were deliberately trying to create discord between Qiao Dai’s and Song Yiqi’s fans, no one paid attention to them.
Some instant later, someone from the North Island staff sent another post saying:
[Many beautiful sisters were on site today but one of them was drenched in water just before modeling. Fortunately, it did not delay her shooting, otherwise my supervisor would have scolded us to death. It was really bad luck, the watering device was obviously not broken, why did it suddenly go off? Let’s share this post to ward off the bad luck of ourselves and the little sister.]
This was obviously a private account that had mostly work content. The owner had posted several screenshots of conversations with her coworkers, discussing why the lawn sprinkler had gone off all of sudden. The maintenance staff was saying there had been no problem with it and that it was possible someone may have accidentally touched the switch.
While it had started as a simple complaint, the amount of information shared contained too much to not be noticed by netizens. Qiao Dai’s fans, who had originally thought the device had been broken, suddenly started to wonder: Could someone have deliberately targeted Qiao Dai?
When they looked at the video again and at Qiao Dai’s startled expression, although she did not look panicked, she likely had been frightened. The fans felt distressed the more they thought about it; she was so young and she had been suddenly drenched in water just before shooting something so important, how lost must have she felt at that time? Hadn’t she looked so good, would she have broken down in this kind of situation? The fans became angry and started to investigate.
[If it was an accident, it’s ok. But if someone is trying to target Daidai, wait and see, we will catch you!]
***
There was a lot of noise on the Internet and someone was anxious.
“Lai You, was it you?”
After getting back to the dormitory, Lai You had opened Weibo to browse today’s content. It had not taken her a long time to notice Qiao Dai’s video and her mood instantly became a bit delicate; not only Qiao Dai had entered the hot search but the more netizens talked, the more Lai You felt someone would discover she had kicked off the device. And when she saw the message posted by the staff member, she started panicking. What would she do if someone found out? No, there were so many people on the scene and the camera had not captured anything. No one would find out.
Although Lai You tried her best to comfort herself, panic still spread in her heart. When she heard the question of her roommates, she acted like a cat who just had its tail stepped on: “What are you talking about? It has nothing to do with me!”
Lai You looked at the other girls in annoyance and discovered they were all looking at her with surprise. The girl in front raised a hand holding milk tea embarrassed and sneered: “I just wanted to know if you were the one that had ordered the tea. Seems like it wasn’t, sorry.”
Lai You realized she had overreacted and felt somewhat regretful. The atmosphere in the room became heavy and she went straight outside without saying anything else to her roommates. As she left, the girls inside breathed a sigh of relief and, at the same time, couldn’t help but wonder if Lai You’s outburst was related to the lawn sprinkler accident.
Every player was paying attention to the hot searches and they naturally knew about today’s event. They hadn’t thought much about it, that it was only an accident, but after Lai You’s abnormal reaction, they had some doubts.
“If Lai You really did it…”
“Shh, don’t say more, she will say you’re slandering her.”
The trainees stopped talking about it but made a note in their hearts. They were only Class F players and did not believe they would make their debut, but knowing that Lai You was sharing a room with them and was the kind of person to play dirty, they decided to increase their vigilances.
The change of attitude of Lai You’s roommates towards her was quickly noticed by the other players. Especially when conspiracy theories were raging among the trainees, this little change was particularly conspicuous, and suspicion spread rather fast. While they had no proof, as the saying went, better safe than sorry and they all decided to keep their distance from her from then on.
Lai You of course also noticed this change too. She first thought it was her illusion and only realized the seriousness of the matter when her agent called.
“Lai You, what the hell are you doing? Are you out of your mind?”
As soon as the call was connected, before Lai You could say anything, her agent reprimanded her. The manager sounded very anxious and Lai You became pale but did not dare to talk. She waited until her agent’s anger receded and tried to defend herself: “I know my stage rating wasn’t good but the watering device really has nothing to do! They are all slandering me!”
Her agent was already out of breath but when she heard Lai You’s reply, she felt angry once more but also disappointed; she had not expected she would still not tell the truth. As an agent, she didn’t really care what happened to her artists, her only requirement was that they were not allowed to lie to the agency.
But right now, Lai You was actually trying to hide things from her, how could she be confident when sending opportunities to her? If she went too far, nobody knew how many people would be affected!
“Forget it, I am wasting my time. Go online and look for yourself, so you know why you are being scolded everywhere.” The agent sneered and added nonchalantly: “If you keep acting this way, Galaxy’s reputation will sooner or later be tarnished by you.”
Her voice was cold and she paused slightly and said in a very calm and sharp tone: “I believe this is how far you’ll go.”
Chapter 22: Fugitive mermaid (2)
With the heat, there were naturally discordant voices. It did not take long for trolls and black fans to flood the topic and rant.
[They bought the hot search, didn’t they? Way to spend money!]
[No, no, no, I really don’t see your fugitive mermaid’s hype at all]
[Right? Song Yiqi’s airwalk was so much more interesting, how are Qiao Dai’s water tidbits on the hot search?]
In addition to Qiao Dai’s buzz, there was also a video of Song Yiqi walking in the air. In the video, Song Yiqi looked different from her usual bright and beautiful appearance and had shown a more androgynous style. She was wearing a magician robe and a high hat and was walking suspended in the air. Nobody could see any transparent glass yet she looked so natural.
Netizens exclaimed: Is Song Yiqi an aerial magician?
To that, the girl had quickly responded on her Weibo. She had posted a video of her failing and added: “No, no, no, I am a trainee magician *covers face*”
This playful comment, which did not match Song Yiqi’s usual attitude, gained herself a new wave of fans and sent her to the hot search too. And seeing someone mentioning her on Qiao Dai’s post, her fans were upset.
[Don’t cue our Sister Song, we are not hiring.]
[Please don’t use our Song Song!]
[Leave our Sister Song alone, we do not seek discord.]
Song Yiqi’s fan group was very special. They never wandered into muddy waters and never let anyone use them as guns. As for the people who were deliberately trying to create discord between Qiao Dai’s and Song Yiqi’s fans, no one paid attention to them.
Some instant later, someone from the North Island staff sent another post saying:
[Many beautiful sisters were on site today but one of them was drenched in water just before modeling. Fortunately, it did not delay her shooting, otherwise my supervisor would have scolded us to death. It was really bad luck, the watering device was obviously not broken, why did it suddenly go off? Let’s share this post to ward off the bad luck of ourselves and the little sister.]
This was obviously a private account that had mostly work content. The owner had posted several screenshots of conversations with her coworkers, discussing why the lawn sprinkler had gone off all of sudden. The maintenance staff was saying there had been no problem with it and that it was possible someone may have accidentally touched the switch.
While it had started as a simple complaint, the amount of information shared contained too much to not be noticed by netizens. Qiao Dai’s fans, who had originally thought the device had been broken, suddenly started to wonder: Could someone have deliberately targeted Qiao Dai?
When they looked at the video again and at Qiao Dai’s startled expression, although she did not look panicked, she likely had been frightened. The fans felt distressed the more they thought about it; she was so young and she had been suddenly drenched in water just before shooting something so important, how lost must have she felt at that time? Hadn’t she looked so good, would she have broken down in this kind of situation? The fans became angry and started to investigate.
[If it was an accident, it’s ok. But if someone is trying to target Daidai, wait and see, we will catch you!]
***
There was a lot of noise on the Internet and someone was anxious.
“Lai You, was it you?”
After getting back to the dormitory, Lai You had opened Weibo to browse today’s content. It had not taken her a long time to notice Qiao Dai’s video and her mood instantly became a bit delicate; not only Qiao Dai had entered the hot search but the more netizens talked, the more Lai You felt someone would discover she had kicked off the device. And when she saw the message posted by the staff member, she started panicking. What would she do if someone found out? No, there were so many people on the scene and the camera had not captured anything. No one would find out.
Although Lai You tried her best to comfort herself, panic still spread in her heart. When she heard the question of her roommates, she acted like a cat who just had its tail stepped on: “What are you talking about? It has nothing to do with me!”
Lai You looked at the other girls in annoyance and discovered they were all looking at her with surprise. The girl in front raised a hand holding milk tea embarrassed and sneered: “I just wanted to know if you were the one that had ordered the tea. Seems like it wasn’t, sorry.”
Lai You realized she had overreacted and felt somewhat regretful. The atmosphere in the room became heavy and she went straight outside without saying anything else to her roommates. As she left, the girls inside breathed a sigh of relief and, at the same time, couldn’t help but wonder if Lai You’s outburst was related to the lawn sprinkler accident.
Every player was paying attention to the hot searches and they naturally knew about today’s event. They hadn’t thought much about it, that it was only an accident, but after Lai You’s abnormal reaction, they had some doubts.
“If Lai You really did it…”
“Shh, don’t say more, she will say you’re slandering her.”
The trainees stopped talking about it but made a note in their hearts. They were only Class F players and did not believe they would make their debut, but knowing that Lai You was sharing a room with them and was the kind of person to play dirty, they decided to increase their vigilances.
The change of attitude of Lai You’s roommates towards her was quickly noticed by the other players. Especially when conspiracy theories were raging among the trainees, this little change was particularly conspicuous, and suspicion spread rather fast. While they had no proof, as the saying went, better safe than sorry and they all decided to keep their distance from her from then on.
Lai You of course also noticed this change too. She first thought it was her illusion and only realized the seriousness of the matter when her agent called.
“Lai You, what the hell are you doing? Are you out of your mind?”
As soon as the call was connected, before Lai You could say anything, her agent reprimanded her. The manager sounded very anxious and Lai You became pale but did not dare to talk. She waited until her agent’s anger receded and tried to defend herself: “I know my stage rating wasn’t good but the watering device really has nothing to do! They are all slandering me!”
Her agent was already out of breath but when she heard Lai You’s reply, she felt angry once more but also disappointed; she had not expected she would still not tell the truth. As an agent, she didn’t really care what happened to her artists, her only requirement was that they were not allowed to lie to the agency.
But right now, Lai You was actually trying to hide things from her, how could she be confident when sending opportunities to her? If she went too far, nobody knew how many people would be affected!
“Forget it, I am wasting my time. Go online and look for yourself, so you know why you are being scolded everywhere.” The agent sneered and added nonchalantly: “If you keep acting this way, Galaxy’s reputation will sooner or later be tarnished by you.”
Her voice was cold and she paused slightly and said in a very calm and sharp tone: “I believe this is how far you’ll go.”
