BXBX NOVEL Chapter 126 - One-Hundred and Twenty-Six: Playback
Yun Nan sighed; she was so worried.
“You’re too nervous,” Shi Nian commented. “You should take a leaf out of Fang Xi’s book and leave Shi Xiu to sink or swim. She can take her own responsibility, for good or bad. You can’t shelter her forever.”
Yun Nan stared at Shi Nian in surprise. “She’s still a child—I‘
Shi Nian patiently said, “She’s twenty years old; she’s not so little anymore. She’s an adult, and no matter how much you love and care for her, you can’t live her life for her. If she wants to go head-on with someone she doesn’t like, why not let them butt heads? Either she loses out or gains more experience. These are both life lessons. Yun Nan, you’ve suffered so much and taken so many twists and turns to achieve what you have today, so why won’t you let Shi Xiu venture out on her own?”
Yun Nan sighed. “You know too little about the entertainment industry and don’t take it seriously enough. It’s much more complicated than you think it is. Once you’re in, it’s very difficult to get out in one piece. I don’t want her to get hurt by the industry.” So saying, Yun Nan morosely leaned against the kitchen’s glass door.
Shi Nian couldn’t help but reach out and stroke her head. “It’s because you’ve suffered difficult situations before so you’re always thinking of helping her. You’re so silly!”
Yun Nan subconsciously tilted her head into his touch. This overly intimate action stunned them both.
Shi Nian picked up his phone again and suggested, “Why don’t we watch Shi Xiu’s show?”
“This is a replay. The live broadcast was yesterday, ” Yun Nan replied moodily.
“Isn’t that better? We can take a look at the comments on the Internet,” Shi Nian said casually and turned on the television.
The bullet comments flashed past one by one: [Yun Liu is so beautiful! She’s so cute! I really like her!]
[The girl of my dreams, Yun Liu! Her family is so wealthy, but she’s not fussy at all! She has such a good upbringing!]
[I didn’t think these two veteran actors would come to a variety show. It feels like they are all just foils to our idol Yun Liu!]
[I’ve never heard of these two singers… Are they famous? Why is this woman so arrogant? She’s not very friendly to our Yun Liu! I hate her!]
[Huh? Why did they invite a sculptor to the show? What a joke!]
[Looks like our Yun Liu is the cutest of the group. None of the other guests hold a candle to her!]
[They’re still missing a member. Why aren’t they here yet? How unprofessional! ]
[Don’t tell me the last guest is an ugly troll. I hope they don’t frighten our Yun Liu!]
“See?” Yun Nan sighed. “People nowadays take no responsibility for their rumor-mongering. They could say all kinds of unpleasant things with just a tap of the keyboard. They hate and vilify others for no purpose or reason.”
Shi Nian, however, wasn’t worried. He pressed the acceleration button and fast-forwarded to the segment where Shi Xiu appeared.
[Oh my god! Isn’t that the lead actress from ‘4:30 P.M.’?]
[That rumored delinquent? The one who took drugs and had an abortion?] Shi Nian’s face darkened, and Yun Nan rubbed her face in distress.
[What?! That’s nonsense! She is the daughter of a wealthy family! Her brother is the chairman of Shi Corporation! They’ve already refuted those rumors!]
[So? Just because she’s rich doesn’t mean she didn’t do all those things. There’s no smoke without fire! Only a guilty conscience would refute the rumors!]
[This girl is so cute, sweet, and delicate. She could give Yun Liu a run for her money! Personally, I feel that Yun Liu is a little pretentious!]
[You’re not an Internet troll hired by Shi Xiu, are you? Why are you slandering our Yun Liu?]
[Me?! You’re the Internet trolls! Her name is all over the screen! Yun Liu this and Yun Liu that! No one would believe you people if you guys said you aren’t hired Internet trolls!]
A fight broke out in the comments section. Shi Nian was a little baffled, so Yun Nan explained, “There are professional Internet trolls; they get paid to post comments and so on. For example, if I want to promote Shi Xiu’s popularity, I can hire a troop of Internet trolls and have them continuously post bullet comments praising Shi Xiu to increase her popularity ratings; that’s the rough
idea. ”
Shi Nian nodded and pointed at the television screen. “So, Yun Liu hired some Internet trolls?”
Yun Nan answered, “She probably did. Knowing her, she wouldn’t dare to miss a chance to increase her hits and popularity, but our Shi Xiu definitely wouldn’t do such a thing. The others certainly wouldn’t either. That’s how the viewers caught Yun Liu’s Internet trolls so quickly. Their blatant bias toward Yun Liu made them stand out too much.”
Shi Nian chuckled, “I find that this adopted sister of yours always does stupid things that end up benefiting others and making herself suffer.”
However, it wasn’t a laughing matter to Yun Nan. “You underestimate her. There may be a limit to a person’s goodness, but there’s no limit to a person’s badness. That is even more so if that person is willing to do anything to
achieve their goals..”