I am a Big Player
Chapter 359 - 357, English Album (Third Update)_1

Chapter 359: 357, English Album (Third Update)_1

This was Ren He’s first time in life to elope, and also Yang Xi’s first time, neither of them had any experience. Ren He was carrying a huge bag of luggage, while Yang Xi was pulling a small, compact trolley case; as a result, they both were at a loss. Hesitating for a moment, Yang Xi asked, "How do we elope? Where do we go?"

Pfft, Ren He realized he had the same question as Yang Xi. Yeah, how do you elope?

"Hang on, I’ll look it up..." Ren He said, and took Yang Xi back to the room. After all, there was no rush; Su Ruqin wouldn’t arrive until tomorrow.

This must have been the most immature elopement in history, going out the door and then coming back to look up strategies online. But where could you find elopement strategies online? They searched foreign forums for a long time but found nothing, and even after bypassing the firewall, there was no luck.

Instead, while bypassing the firewall, Ren He came across a piece of news about Knight and Yang Xi’s romance being exposed during this period, someone had started a smear campaign against Yang Xi: What’s there to hype about a has-been singer? It’s uncertain whether she will have any good songs in the future.

The sudden direction of this smear campaign took Ren He by surprise, with a hint of familiarity...

This surge of numerous unknown IDs all targeting someone in a coordinated attack seemed...

Ren He promptly logged onto the messaging app and clicked on Li Muxi’s avatar, which now went by the name Red Scarf Public Relations...

Ren He typed, "Who’s been slandering Yang Xi recently?"

Ever since that time at the internet cafe when Ren He met Li Muxi and led her into the world of cyber troops, he had been in regular contact with Li Muxi. After all, with his girlfriend still in the entertainment industry, one could always need a cyber army.

And now Red Scarf was considered one of the top cyber armies domestically. Li Muxi had always been grateful, even saying that if Ren He ever fell on hard times, he could join the Red Scarf company as a deputy manager. He didn’t even need to come into work; Li Muxi would pay his salary and even give him shares.

This had Ren He caught between laughter and tears, thinking, if he ever fell so low that he needed Li Muxi to look after him, he’d be too ashamed to keep living.

Li Muxi, who was busy at the moment, quickly put aside her work and replied as soon as she saw Ren He’s avatar light up, "I am the one slandering her."

Ren He’s face darkened at that moment — damn it. He continued to ask, "Who’s paying for it?"

"Haha, brother is still concerned about this? It’s a first-tier celebrity named Zhao Tianxiang. He was supposed to be promoting his album and topping the charts this month, but before he could stay on the charts for two days, he was overshadowed by the affair between Yang Xi and Knight. Now he can only stay below the 18th place. Annoyed? Haha, so he paid me in the hope that by slandering Yang Xi, he could reduce the heat of her song. This is just the first phase, leading the charge," said Li Muxi, gloatingly.

Ah... So, it’s someone whose life is a disaster and, unable to bear it, wants to use such tactics to safeguard their album sales. Ren He knew that such things were quite normal in the entertainment industry. In his previous life, whenever two big names released albums at the same time, it was guaranteed that both sides would have their dirty laundry aired, and it would be a mutual expose.

But go ahead and slander anyone you want, just not Yang Xi. Zhao Tianxiang doesn’t even sound like a real first-tier celebrity, can’t you pick a stage name with a bit of heart?

Ren He asked, "How much did he pay you?"

"300,000!" Li Muxi replied.

"I’ll give you 600,000, to stop what you’re currently doing and slander this Zhao Tianxiang instead," Ren He said.

Li Muxi was stunned. It was only now that he remembered, "Ahoy, wasn’t it Ren He who had helped Yang Xi attack those veteran composers the first time I came across the concept of a cyber-army in an internet cafe?"

"Buddy, are you a fan of Yang Xi?" Li Muxi was still thinking from the perspective of ordinary people. In his view, people in their circles couldn’t possibly be friends with so many stars, so that would make him a fan, right? No... With someone as wealthy and imposing as Ren He, it’s more likely that he’s a friend of Yang Xi’s, but he still didn’t make the connection between Ren He and Knight. After all, Knight seemed almost like a god to ordinary people...

"Never mind all that, are you taking the job or not?" Ren He asked calmly.

"No way, I don’t want the money; I’ve returned his money too. I’ll launch a counter-attack right away, and I swear I’ll never take any job against Yang Xi in the future. Moreover, I’ll spread the word—any cyber-army that targets Yang Xi is making an enemy of Red Scarf. Now, many cyber-armies come from Red Scarf, and our words definitely carry weight. Anyone who doesn’t listen, we take down!" Li Muxi promised, thumping his chest.

"Send me the account details, but the money still needs to be paid," Ren He’s tone became more relaxed.

"Really, it’s not necessary. What would I be if I accepted your money? Am I, Li Muxi, the kind of despicable person who gets greedy for money? Absolutely not! Haha, just watch; we’ve got dirt on Zhao Tianxiang in our hands!" Li Muxi laughed, and it was indeed the case. If he didn’t take the money, his actions would be seen as being loyal, which would sound good when talked about. Even though their kind of work didn’t involve signing contracts, they still valued reputation. And what would it mean for Red Scarf if it went back on its word? Better not to take the money and speak of Red Scarf’s loyalty; that sounds nice!

Zhao Tianxiang’s phone suddenly received a transaction alert—he had received 300,000! What was going on, why did 300,000 suddenly come in at this time?

Then he received a call from Li Muxi, who said, "Bro Zhao, we can’t do this business deal anymore. We’ve returned the money to you in full. Please check your account."

Just moments before, Zhao Tianxiang had still been delighted to see the online smear campaign against Yang Xi and was impressed by Red Scarf’s efficiency. But then Li Muxi started issuing refunds, prompting Zhao Tianxiang to ask in confusion, "Why? Everything was fine just a moment ago, wasn’t it?"

"One of our major shareholders likes Yang Xi," Li Muxi replied before hanging up the phone. Although Ren He had never taken a penny from him, Li Muxi had always regarded Ren He as a shareholder-level figure. He had managed to gather the first batch of the cyber-army, Thanks to the first sum of money Ren He threw around in the internet cafe, which gave those people a taste of the good life. Otherwise, where would he find so many people, and how much money would he have to throw around?

Now Red Scarf had managed to pull together a team, and for one or two trial attempts to set the online narrative, they didn’t even need to talk about money. It was just considered a team-building activity in the name of enhancing influence.

Zhao Tianxiang put the phone down only to see the forums suddenly turn against him and begin smearing him. His face went green with shock. "A shareholder likes Yang Xi" as a reason?! Could things be any less reliable?

It was said that Yang Xi had a powerful backing and should not be provoked. Zhao Tianxiang thought all that was just insider talk, and he hadn’t seen any real backing behind Yang Xi. So how come there were even people for Yang Xi within the cyber-armies? Was there no law left?!

Ren He, watching the online tide turn against Zhao Tianxiang, chuckled smugly. Yang Xi rolled her eyes beside him, "So Red Scarf has something to do with you after all. But weren’t you here to find a guide for eloping? How did we get off topic?"

"Cough cough," Ren He coughed awkwardly, "I just can’t stand seeing someone smear you. Plus, there’s no need to read any guides anymore; the ingenious me already has a full-proof plan!"

Yang Xi paused, wondering how he suddenly had a full-proof plan?

Ren He laughed. It was all because Yang Xi hadn’t released an album for so long that people were saying she was on the verge of being washed-up. There were also rumors of "jiang lang talent exhausted". Yet the phrase "jiang lang talent exhausted" didn’t exist for him!

He asked Yang Xi with a smile, "Do you want to release an English-language album?!"

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