The phone dinged, Wang Wei took it out, and when he saw the words on the screen, his face changed drastically. Although he had anticipated the consequences, he hadn’t expected them to come so quickly and so fiercely.
Back when Star Entertainment didn’t sign Chu Yao, Huanmei felt it had found an opportunity and extended an olive branch to him. After all, at that time he had many fans, high popularity, and held many scripts and endorsements, making him a genuine A-list celebrity.
But unexpectedly, after just one Top Flow session, his popularity quickly plummeted, disastrously unlike what a top flow should have. Yet they endured it, hoping he might win the Top Flow Competition and gain Hollywood resources. Never did they expect he would go mad during a livestream, accusing Ye Xian and President Bo. Who is President Bo? He must be crazy!
As soon as the livestream video came out, Huanmei’s CEO was scared out of his wits, urgently instructing the PR department to release the contract termination notice with Chu Yao on the official Weibo.
The internet was flooded with insults aimed at Chu Yao, unanimously demanding he leave the entertainment industry. Many scripts he was signed with and big brand endorsements quickly issued termination statements and notices for breach and damages.
Just looking at those documents gave Wang Wei a headache, unable to calculate just how astronomical the compensation would be.
It’s all over, completely over! So many years of hard work raised a mad dog, and in the end, he himself was bitten, bleeding all over.
"What’s wrong?"
Chu Yao looked at him, pale-faced, feeling anxious inside.
Wang Wei tossed the phone to him, "See for yourself!"
Chu Yao, upon seeing it, was horrified, his pupils trembling, "How could this happen? Impossible, impossible..."
He had been in the circle for so long, had such high fame and a massive fan base, it’s impossible for it all to collapse overnight!
"Brother Wei!"
Chu Yao grabbed Wang Wei, but Wang Wei shoved him away fiercely.
"Help me, you have to help me! You said you would support me to the highest position!"
"Get lost! Chu Yao, it’s not that I don’t want to help you, but you ruined me! You cut off your own path! Now, all your fans have left, and even the company doesn’t want you. What do you think you are? A big star? Ridiculous, even a fly wouldn’t come near you now! Quickly figure out how to pay those astronomical compensation breaches!"
"Brother Wei!"
Desperate and terrified, Chu Yao clung onto him, "Don’t go, tell me, tell me if there’s any way to fix all this?"
"Fix it? Go kneel in front of President Bo and Ye Xian and ask if they are willing to forgive you?"
"I, I..."
Wang Wei slammed the door and left without turning back.
Full of regret, Chu Yao banged his head against the wall until he was bloody, making a huge decision and rushed out, only to find the show’s team already vanished.
"Hahaha, the netizens these day are too clever. They insult without using swear words. I saw them online creatively calling for Chu Yao to exit the entertainment circle, quite amusing."
In the nanny car, Cary showed the phone to Ye Xian, but she pushed it away.
Cary looked at her puzzled, "You’re still in a bad mood? You didn’t really take his words to heart, did you? Ye Xian, that’s not like you."
Back when he was hated by the entire internet, he heard far worse things but still managed to be as carefree as a fool. Now, just a few words from Chu Yao made him broody?
Ye’s Fans and those jumping ship from Chu Yao instantly understood her intention—Oh my god, Ye Xian is such a heavenly sweet idol! Being wronged yet still comforting fans, an immortal idol! Ugh, why didn’t I stan such a good brother before? Blindly adored that kind of person! New fans sobbed on the spot, thought Xianxian would reject us, didn’t expect him to be so thoughtful and warm! I really love him...
Cary scrolled up to see Ye Xian’s latest Weibo post, "Ha, truly you, scheming Ye! Already starting to solidify your fan base, no wonder Brother Jiang often says you’re the most promising one among us, now I know!"
Ye Xian: "Haha, isn’t it because of my strong abilities?"
Cary: "Pfft, clearly it’s because you know how to win people over. Not bantering, we said we’d have hotpot after the show, let’s go!"
Ye Xian raised a hand, "I’m tired, not going, you guys go ahead, Xiao Lu and I will head back."
"Hey, Doggy Cai you’re no fun!"
In the end, the nine-grid hotpot was skipped, and the four of them arrived at Star Entertainment. Jiang Wen talked extensively about Chu Yao’s situation and comforted Ye Xian for a long time before everyone dispersed.
On the way back to Ye’s Family, Zhou Lu saw Ye Xian frowning slightly and frequently checking her phone, puzzled, "Brother Ye, although Chu Yao offended you on the show today, he’s been punished a thousand times over, and no one believes his nonsense. This seems advantageous with no downside for you, why do you still seem...not very happy?"
Ye Xian put down his phone, "I’m unhappy not because of myself. It’s normal for a celebrity to face gossip, but I don’t want the CEO to be dragged in, and he probably dislikes this kind of thing too, right?"
So it’s because of the CEO.
Zhou Lu was surprised; Brother Ye always said he and the CEO were merely in a normal subordinate relationship, but it’s the first time seeing Brother Ye care so much for someone else.
Perhaps Brother Ye himself doesn’t know how important the CEO is in his heart.

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