I am a Big Player
Chapter 163 - 162. Yang Xi is transferring schools! (First update)_1

Chapter 163: 162. Yang Xi is transferring schools! (First update)_1

Yu Shixiong successfully made it to the headlines the next day.

Originally, a critique from a gold-medal composer like Yu Shixiong on a junior, especially one who had just debuted, would at best have been a side note, mentioned offhand by the reporters.

After all, gold-medal composers never took center stage, and readers weren’t as interested in them as the first-tier celebrities. Although these composers held an aloof status within the circle and the public knew they were impressive, garnering the public’s attention still proved somewhat challenging.

But this incident unexpectedly blew up!

By the second day, nearly all entertainment media were talking about it, creating an overwhelming and tumultuous coverage.

It was indeed because the newly debuted artist was not an unknown name; Yang Xi had become famous six months earlier, but no one knew her identity. This time, the reveal of her identity seemed like a coincidence: During her performance, the lights suddenly turned on, and many videos captured how genuinely astonished Yang Xi looked, indicating that she also had no idea the lights would come on!

This was very interesting, feeding into a certain Schadenfreude of the audience. Their beloved idol, who had always been reluctant to reveal her true self, was now accidentally exposed. This was far more entertaining and buzzworthy than if she had chosen to reveal herself actively.

So, right after Yang Xi’s exposure, the heat of the discussions about her immediately surpassed most of the top celebrities.

Of course, if it weren’t for her good works, Yang Xi would have been nothing but a flash in the pan. However, her songs were adored one after another. Although not everyone liked all of them due to varying music styles, such as the folk song portion which some found hard to get used to.

But this issue paradoxically increased her listener demographic, making it more diverse!

No matter how many people liked or disliked them, the high quality of these nine songs left the audience with little to criticize, yet Yu Shixiong was precisely attacking the quality of the songs!

And now, the audience was getting displeased.

However, this was not why Yu Shixiong topped the headlines; it was because his opponent counterattacked too fiercely in this battle...

Cyber armies quietly emerged in this fight, with many industry heavyweights recognizing the organized and disciplined combat from the uniform IDs and speaking styles. The savvy could tell this was a battle executed with precision.

Many realized something: so this is how internet topics can be manipulated!

They felt no sympathy for Yu Shixiong. In the entertainment industry, where superficial politeness masks backstabbing, not many genuinely cared about Yu Shixiong. The heavyweights suddenly realized that such a mode of counterattack was very practical, whether it was used to boost popularity, dominate the market, or whitewash one’s image!

Yu Shixiong was like someone walking alone on the road who is suddenly beaten up by a gang... It was too damn tragic! He himself hadn’t even recovered from the shock, trembling while eating breakfast as he read the news: "Too thuggish! Just too thuggish!"

Of course, the most ruthless move was when Xu Nuo hijacked his account, and Ren He used it to post a message: "I was wrong."

This was the real coup de grâce, overturning all the points he had previously made. The person who helped him post also didn’t look too good, as this admission of being wrong implied that everyone was just spouting nonsense.

At the time, Yu Shixiong stated that his account had been hacked, but such a claim was dubious at best. Naturally, the media only chose the most sensational parts to report, and as the King Without Crown, they didn’t bother at all about the status of a gold-medal composer. No logic needed—when they want to take you down, they take you down.

No one would buy it unless the person is as influential as Zhou Wumeng, who is an elder heavyweight within the circle.

Ren He didn’t return to the hotel until the next morning, and by the time he woke up, it was already noon. When he checked his phone, there were more than a dozen missed calls from Yang Xi. He called Yang Xi back, "Hey, I just woke up and didn’t see your calls. I was busy all night yesterday."

Curious, Yang Xi asked, "What were you busy with?"

"Ahem, did you see the post Yu Shixiong made?"

"Yeah, I saw it, but it seems like it’s no big deal now. A bunch of people came out and scolded him terribly; he looks quite pitiful..." Yang Xi said.

"Yeah, that was my doing..." Ren He said cheerfully, thinking, if not now, then when to take credit for it? He immediately told Yang Xi in detail about how he saw the post and then went to the internet cafe to organize everyone to flood the comments section. Ren He had worried that Yang Xi would be unhappy with his rather thuggish way of handling things, but Yang Xi couldn’t stop laughing halfway through the story.

Suddenly, Yang Xi suppressed her laughter and asked, "Was ’I am Yang Xi’s crazy fan’ actually you?"

"Yeah, that’s definitely me. I’m your number one fan, the kind that is wholeheartedly loyal to the Party!"

"You’ve got good taste," Yang Xi joked, but then her mood seemed to dip, and a silence fell upon the phone call, as if she had something to say but was holding back.

This made Ren He uncomfortable; he guessed, "Did your mom say something?"

"Yeah," Yang Xi said softly on the phone, "She and dad had a fight about transferring me to Capital Fourth Middle School to continue high school. That way, I’ll be farther from you. At first, dad disagreed, but in the end, he gave in, and when school starts, they’ll go through with the transfer. But she didn’t stop me from singing; she said she would start her own media company and only sign me as an artist, claiming it would protect me."

Ren He sharply inhaled; Yang Xi’s mother-in-law was playing hardball, directly uprooting Yang Xi by having her transfer schools. With Capital and Luo City so far apart, the distance would make their relationship akin to long-distance dating.

She intended to use distance to erase feelings directly, knowing that young love often cannot withstand the tests of time and distance, so she went for a drastic solution.

Ren He fell silent too; the news had caught him off guard. He had assumed that as long as Yang En, her guardian, was in Luo City, Yang Xi wouldn’t leave Luo City either. But reality proved he was still too naive...

Noticing Ren He’s silence, Yang Xi suddenly said, "How about we just elope, huh? I can give up singing, or we can perform at a small bar or something..."

Ren He laughed; Yang Xi had been calling him since morning, which probably means she knew about the transfer already. Then after mulling it over all morning, this was the solution she came up with, very much in line with Yang Xi’s character and age—daringly independent and at the stage of making impetuous, heedless decisions. He never faced off directly against his mother-in-law because he cherished Yang Xi. And while he was touched that Yang Xi suggested they run away together, she was still too young to just elope without considering her dreams and life, whereas Ren He couldn’t be irresponsible.

He couldn’t be that selfish, knowing that wherever he went, at least he wouldn’t have to worry about food and shelter.

Ren He laughed, "This would be eloping! Is this the solution you thought of all morning?"

Hearing the lightness in Ren He’s tone, Yang Xi’s eyes lit up, "Do you have any ideas?"

In Yang Xi’s mind, Ren He had always been the type to work miracles. Once that image took root in her head, it was hard to dispel.