The Fortunate Demoniac Little Village Doctor
Chapter 489 - 489 463 Brush Orders

489: Chapter 463 Brush Orders 489: Chapter 463 Brush Orders Real-time developments from several stores were being showcased on the large screens, and the situation on the ground was almost identical.

Fans waiting to buy the album were using their smartphones to watch the live broadcast of “Face to Face with Celebrities,” with everything happening onsite visible to all.

The fans, who were initially disheartened by what Shi Qing’er had “leaked” of the music video and joined Cheng Yuxuan’s queue, had silently returned to Shi Qing’er’s side after hearing the first song “Knight Spirit.” By the time everyone had listened to the last song, the number in Cheng Yuxuan’s queue had dwindled to a pitiful few.

Cheng Yuxuan, looking at the scene, had a face alternating between pale and flushed, unable to cry or even to laugh.

She felt she had been thoroughly duped by Shi Qing’er and tricked by the supposed music video created earlier, and was buoyant about her own copycatting.

Ma Lin, witnessing the scene, felt extremely frustrated.

Despite the hefty investment, it had turned into free publicity for Shi Qing’er and made a fortune for Liu Hun.

He immediately took out his phone and dialed the number of the ready ‘stand-ins,’ “Goddammit!

What are you waiting for?

What good are you if you only act after I lose face?!

Idiots!” After cursing, Ma Lin immediately hung up.

Within a minute, Ren Qinyin loudly announced, “Hey!

Yuxuan’s crowd is picking up!

There are lots of fans moving into Yuxuan’s queue!”

As soon as Cheng Yuxuan looked up and saw what was happening, a big smile spread across her face.

However, the more she and the others watched the screens, the more something seemed amiss, especially to the sharp-eyed reporters.

“Is there any so-called momentum here?

Do these fans not want their favorite singers’ albums at the first opportunity?

Why appear at this time?

Too fishy!”

“It may look crowded, but it’s mostly one album per person.

Their sales are no match for Shi Qing’er!

And…

why all these men, even middle-aged ones?

Are there really so many middle-aged men who like Cheng Yuxuan?”

“I noticed too!

These guys show up to buy just one album each!

And it’s all men, with some old men too, did you guys see?

Is it really Cheng Yuxuan’s charm or does Yinyue Group really invest?

It might backfire from selling to themselves!

Hahaha…”

“…”

The critical reporters immediately began mocking Cheng Yuxuan, with absolute schadenfreude and a complete abandonment of journalistic neutrality.

And then, more older men and women start appearing in Cheng Yuxuan’s queue.

At first, there were just a few snickers, but it soon became raucous laughter.

“Idiots!

Idiots!

Idiots!” Ma Lin, seeing these paid stand-ins on the screens and hearing the mocking laughter, wanted to be anywhere but being slapped in the face by Liu Hun, so he made a call to cancel the stand-ins’ orders and quietly left Jinxing Theater.

As soon as Ma Lin canceled the orders for the stand-ins, the effect was immediate.

The site, which still had a few middle-aged men and women along with a few die-hard young fans adding to the crowd, quickly turned into a nearly empty venue with those few young fans amusing themselves.

“Pfft!

Yinyue Group is too funny!

This clear sales brushing is so obvious, even a fool could see it!

Everyone buying just one!

And all these elderly rushing in!

What’s the difference from a filming set grabbing lunchboxes?”

“Using people for sales brushing should at least involve some professionals!

Or do it online perhaps!

It seems Ma hasn’t fully grasped the rules of the entertainment industry!

He’s simply not cut out for this!”

“Bringing in people for the brush then feeling too embarrassed by how obvious it was and sending them away again!

Isn’t this openly manipulating the figures?

If they hadn’t let these old men and women go, they might’ve held onto some denial.

Now, let’s see how Cheng Yuxuan can still hold her ground!”

“…”

Standing on stage and witnessing such blatant manipulation, Ren Qinyin was at a loss for words, while Cheng Yuxuan felt like dying.

She had planned to come and triumphantly step on Shi Qing’er but ended up being spectacularly slapped down by Shi Qing’er’s stellar performances and now embarrassed by the exposure of her manipulations.

“Fine!

Shi Qing’er!

I don’t believe I will keep losing to you my whole life!

Just you wait and see!” Cheng Yuxuan thought viciously, biting her lower lip sharply and closing her eyes before collapsing “thud” on the ground.

“Yuxuan!

Yuxuan!

What’s wrong?!” Ren Qinyin, not expecting Cheng Yuxuan to suddenly faint—or more likely feign fainting—immediately bent down to check on her.

Cheng Yuxuan’s collapsing caused quite a stir, but thanks to prior experiences like the Huang Xie incident, Liu Hun had appropriately prepared the security, and her collapse didn’t lead to further issues.

“What happened?” Liu Hun and Wang Dongsheng immediately rushed onto the stage, with Gao Yelan, the president in charge from Jinxin Media, also hurrying over nervously.

“I don’t know, she just suddenly fainted!

Maybe…

it’s too much pressure,” Ren Qinyin told them, thinking that Cheng Yuxuan now, having lost both on and off stage and ending up with the disgraceful reputation of manipulating sales, couldn’t bear the blow.

Liu Huyi, who was extremely shrewd, noticed from the outset that Cheng Yuxuan was feigning fainting.

Such a fledgling’s acting in front of him hardly even required exposing, so he immediately asked the staff to carry Cheng Yuxuan away to Yinyue Company’s people, instructing them not to try waking her.

“You’ll never awaken someone who’s pretending to sleep.”

Cheng Yuxuan, overhearing Liu Hun’s remarks while pretending to faint, blushed furiously, feeling the burn as his words made it clear to everyone around.

After Cheng Yuxuan was carried away, the stage belonged entirely to Shi Qing’er.

At that moment, Liu Hun officially announced his entertainment company to the media and everyone present—Imperial Entertainment Group!

With the help of Ren Qinyin and Jinxin Media’s support, a future music superstar was born—Shi Qing’er!

Shi Qing’er’s album, featuring a fresh musical style, received strong market acclaim, and matched with the fame of Imperial City Group, it swept through the music industry.

Numerous veteran singers, divas, and top stars all stepped aside, unable to compete with Shi Qing’er’s sharp momentum.

After finishing the post-album work, Liu Hun returned home and as soon as he walked into the living room, he found Shi Qing’er hopping around on the sofa, tossing a pile of money into the air.

“Money!

So much money!

All earned by me!

Ah!

Poker face, you’re back!” Shi Qing’er hopped off the sofa, grabbed a handful of money, and came over to Liu Hun, asking, “See?

This is the money I’ve earned.”

Liu Hun looked at the money all over the living room and Lin Xiaoxiang’s somewhat embarrassed smile and knew what was going on.

The money scattered around was just over a million, but he didn’t expect Shi Qing’er to get this excited.

No wonder, after all, it was money she had earned herself, different from any other.

“Alright!

I see!

You’re awesome!” Liu Hun looked around and finally found a spot to sit.

“Poker face!

What’s with that expression?!

Shouldn’t you be proud and boastful for me?

Also!

This is the first time I’ve made so much money!” Shi Qing’er glared at Liu Hun.

“Proud!

Boastful!

You’re treating us tonight!

A big meal!

It’ll save Xiaoxiang some trouble too,” Liu Hun nodded to Shi Qing’er.

“That’s more like it!” Shi Qing’er said, then started gathering up her money again.

When Shi Qing’er turned her back, Liu Hun asked Lin Xiaoxiang, “How much did you give her?”

“Five hundred thousand,” Lin Xiaoxiang quietly replied to Liu Hun.

“That’s alright!” Liu Hun nodded.

“Hey!

I just thought of something important!” Shi Qing’er said, hugging a pile of cash, suddenly turning around.

“Whoosh!” exclaimed the handful of money that flew into Liu Hun’s face, making the two women burst into laughter.

What made Liu Hun roll his eyes was that the important thing Shi Qing’er had thought of was buying a car!

However, Liu Hun felt it was okay; at least he wouldn’t have to hear Shi Qing’er complain about his Audi anymore.

The three of them headed to the northern city car market, which gathered nearly all the top car brands in the world in their respective 4s stores, where you could find concept cars sold at premium prices in sync with major car shows, almost anything you couldn’t imagine but nothing you couldn’t buy.

Looking at the lined-up top brand 4s stores, Shi Qing’er actually felt overwhelmed, having no idea which one to enter.

“What kind of car do you like?” Liu Hun asked Shi Qing’er.

Biting her finger, Shi Qing’er thought for a moment and said, “It should be something young people drive, right!

It can’t look like something a middle-aged man would drive, like yours.”

Liu Hun didn’t really think his Audi was a middle-aged man’s car but didn’t want to argue with Shi Qing’er.

He liked to keep a low profile and didn’t enjoy showing off too much.

“Um…

let’s go look at sports cars,” Liu Hun suggested to Shi Qing’er.

Soon, the three of them arrived at the Prodrive 4s store, an old English car manufacturer that provided tech support and built race cars for F1, also selling their flagship sports cars, including Aston Martin.

“Welcome to Prodrive 4s store, how may I assist you?” the female salesperson greeted them with a smile as they entered the store.

The store was spacious and quite crowded, with top-of-the-line sports cars displayed all around, dazzling and overwhelming to the eye.

“Wow!

These cars look so much better than your uncle car!” Shi Qing’er was dazzled, with the flashy sports cars satisfying her girlish fantasies.

“Hey, this car looks nice!” Shi Qing’er approached a sports car and commented.

The saleswoman quickly came over to explain, “In our Aston Martin lineup, the V8 Vantage is an entry-level model, yet it has the agility due to its smaller dimensions compared to the DB9 or the top-tier DBS…”

Shi Qing’er couldn’t really understand the saleswoman’s technical details, but she got the gist that the car was desirable.

“Click, click, click…”

Suddenly, Lin Xiaoxiang heard the sound of camera shutters, becoming instantly alert, “Are there reporters?!”