Chapter 12.2
Editor: Jodi
Cheng Han was still recovering, and Ai Jia was vividly recounting the series of events that had occurred within the past 24 hours.
When he got to the part about Mu Nan replying to ten people with the same message, Cheng Han couldn’t help but laugh.
“Cheng Ge, whose idea do you think this was? It’s so sly.” Ai Jia asked.
Cheng Han, smiling, replied, “Being this clever, who else could it be but him?”
And Ai Jia, observing Cheng Han’s expression, asked, “Cheng Ge, it seems like you don’t hate him as much anymore?”
“Is that so?” Cheng Han responded, “That’s your misconception.”
“I’d like some hot porridge. Could you get some for me?” Cheng Han asked.
Hearing that Cheng Han wanted to eat something, Ai Jia rushed out instantly, leaving Cheng Han alone in the room.
And the moment Ai Jia left, Cheng Han propped himself up, took his phone, then dialed an unmarked number: “It’s me. Don’t let your guard down. Make sure you review the information I sent. Things are not as simple as they seem.”
“Alright, take care.”
*
Mu Nan was basking in the joy of his cleverness, and Wilder was preparing to leave, however after taking a phone call, he suddenly turned back. “Not good, they have another move.”
“Then we’ll counter it.” Mu Nan said. “Haven’t we seen enough of this?”
However this time, basking in the joy of victory, Mu Nan underestimated his opponent, because the situation was more severe than they had thought.
Before Wilder could arrange for a response, the hashtag #MuNanBullyingYoungerTrainees# suddenly skyrocketed on the hot search list.
Because just a minute ago, a contestant who didn’t debut on the program, Wei Yu, posted a long Weibo, accusing Mu Nan of bullying younger trainees on the show.
The Weibo post claimed that while Mu Nan appeared friendly and helpful to the contestants on the program, he often criticized and scolded them behind the scenes.
And to make his claims more credible, he even listed Mu Nan’s various “misdeeds”, including berating contestants for not remembering their moves and not allowing them basic rest.
Additionally, he accused Mu Nan of treating different contestants unfairly and mentioned Yang Yuzhu by name, saying that because of Mu Nan’s discord with Cheng Han, he treated the contestant Cheng Han supported, Yang Yuzhu, particularly poorly, and that this was a fact that was known by everyone.
If the earlier accusations had just been entertainment, then Yang Yuzhu’s name brought real trouble, because as the champion who debuted in the C-position, his fans were at their peak enthusiasm and fighting strength, so seeing a fellow contestant reveal such allegations, they believed it without question and flooded Mu Nan’s Weibo with attacks.
[Giving trouble to contestants you don’t like, do you deserve to be a mentor?]
[I don’t care about your issues with Cheng Han, but bullying Yuzhu is unacceptable.]
[Mu Nan, come out and apologize, or I’ll remind you every day, see if you have any shame left.]
“Who is this person?”
Mu Nan barely remembered Wei Yu, but his identity wasn’t important. What mattered was who was backing him.
“He’s from Sheng Jing Entertainment, but Sheng Jing has always been low-key in the circle. Why would they suddenly do this?” Wilder grabbed his phone and bag. “I need to go back to the company. Take care of yourself.”
“Go ahead, I’m fine.”
After Wilder left, Mu Nan browsed Weibo calmly. It wasn’t until another debuted contestant, Liang Wenmao, seemingly accidentally liked Wei Yu’s Weibo and then quickly unliked it that Mu Nan realized the gravity of the situation.
This was a meticulously planned, multi-faceted, targeted attack.
Shi Tao wasn’t the core of the incident— instead, he was just a pawn that had been thrown into the fray.
Who exactly was it? Mu Nan pondered over recent resource conflicts but couldn’t think of anyone.
Mu Nan, after questioning himself, knew he had never done anything to feel guilty about. However, now fans of both Yang Yuzhu and Liang Wenmao believed the accusations and were clamoring on his Weibo, demanding an apology.
DidMuNanApologizeToday##MuNanUnfitAsMentor##MuNanBiased
These three topics quickly surged, while the other two involved remained silent.
Mu Nan didn’t expect Shi Tao to speak up. In fact, he wished he would keep quiet forever, however Yang Yuzhu actually also remained silent, as if he hadn’t noticed the incident at all, leaving his Weibo completely silent.
Yang Yuzhu—Mu Nan thought back to the limited interactions they’d had on the show. Yang Yuzhu was an introverted but talented young man with a bright future ahead of him, and so while Mu Nan understood why Yang Yuzhu wouldn’t speak up, he still couldn’t help but feel a bit disappointed.
Wilder had thought about Yang Yuzhu even before Mu Nan did.
However, Yang Yuzhu’s company managed their artists extremely strictly.
So much so that their artists didn’t even have the passwords to their own Weibo accounts.
So Wilder had no choice but to call Yang Yuzhu’s agent.
The agent listened to his concerns politely, then said, “Sorry, Wilder Ge, but Yuzhu is at a crucial stage in his career. He really can’t get involved in this.”
As the agent was about to hang up, Wilder called out hurriedly, “Wait, is this what your artist himself thinks?”
The line fell into absolute silence for a few seconds, as if it had been muted, then after what felt like an eternity to Wilder, the agent responded with just one word, “Yes.”
Then the call was disconnected, leaving him with nothing but a series of busy tones in his ears.
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