Chapter 77: Chapter 77: One After AnotherChapter 77: One Blow After Another

    [Did Meng get hacked or something?]

    [What’s going on here? I don’t understand. Why is Meng starting to publicly clash with Huang Wankai?]

    The comment section under Meng’s post was initially filled with confusion. Nobody was laughing now; instead, everyone was waiting for updates.

    Soon, the updates arrived.

    However, they didn’t come from Meng Chao’s side, but rather from the official account of the Meng Group, which released a statement alongside a court subpoena.

    Meng Group: Recently, a certain entertainer has used misleading photos to defame the reputation of our CEO. Rest assured, our CEO will pursue legal action to the very end. [Image][Image]

    As soon as this post went live, it caused a huge stir.

    The target was obvious. After all, today’s rumor involved only Huang Wankai and Meng Group’s CEO, Meng Ke. The way the Meng Group distanced themselves was clear-cut, like a slap to Huang Wankai’s face.

    However, Huang Wankai’s fans flooded the comment section, calling the Meng Group attention-seekers and claiming that the rumor was started by tabloid accounts and paparazzi. They questioned why the blame was placed solely on Huang Wankai.

    The Meng Group’s social media manager wasn’t having any of it and directly responded to a particularly harsh comment.

    Meng Group: I won’t hesitate to release evidence in court showing that a certain entertainer’s team paid for smear campaigns. If this entertainer and their fans are really keen to play the blame game—well, grin—be careful what you ask for.

    Faced with this, even Huang Wankai’s fans bit their tongues, fearing that the evidence would indeed be laid bare.

    Within minutes of Meng Group’s statement, Huang Wankai’s management company and studio scrambled to issue an apology. They acknowledged their mistake in exploiting Meng Group’s CEO for marketing purposes and clarified the origins of the misleading photo, admitting it was deliberately staged.

    This was essentially a confession that Huang Wankai had intentionally fabricated the controversy, dragging Meng Group’s CEO into their scheme.

    Huang Wankai’s team thought they could use the scandal to shift public attention from other controversies surrounding them. They never anticipated running afoul of Meng Group. But could Huang Wankai’s studio really afford to antagonize the Meng Group?

    That said, wasn’t Meng Group being a little petty about all this? After all, it was just a baseless rumor, and not many people believed it anyway. Why did Meng Group take it so seriously? Huang’s team couldn’t help wondering.

    With Meng Group’s statement clarified, the spectators finally understood: Meng’s earlier post had been out of brotherly loyalty for Meng Ke. Yet, some still felt Meng Chao was blowing things out of proportion.

    Amid this uproar, Chutian Entertainment’s official account and Lin Qin’s studio jointly released a formal statement.

    The statement revealed that several key offenders who had led the online attacks against Lin Qin had been reported to the cyber police for investigation. Legal action would be pursued if necessary.

    Moreover, the statement confirmed that they would file lawsuits against Huang Wankai and his team for orchestrating the cyberbullying campaign.

    The accompanying images included an official stamped declaration, a response from the cyber police, and extensive evidence showing Huang’s team directly inciting fans and influencers to attack Lin Qin online.

    So the wave of insults targeting Lin Qin and his family hadn’t been spontaneous at all—it was a calculated effort stirred up by Huang Wankai’s team.

    The realization left countless spectators shivering with unease. Just how deep was this vendetta? How could someone stoop so low?

    No wonder Meng had angrily lashed out with that post. Huang Wankai and companies like his truly needed a lesson on basic human decency!

    [Meng must feel heartbroken over Lin Qin and his brother. Seriously, some people are just disgusting. If you want to chase clout, fine—but dragging down others, slandering them, and inciting such vile attacks? Honestly, fuck this!]

    [Poor Lin Xiaotu. But seriously, don’t people realize Lin Xiaotu isn’t just Lin Xiaotu? He’s Lin Aixinjueluo Xiaotu. Do they really think he’s just an easy target as a small-time actor?]

    [I bet Huang’s team thought the abusive comments mostly seemed like spontaneous fan actions and believed "law doesn’t punish the masses." But haha—guess what? Xiaotu’s team not only followed through but also exposed the puppet master orchestrating everything! Justice delivered!]

    [Haha! This is hands-down the "best slapdown of the year!"]

    ...

    One damning revelation after another dropped, leaving Huang Wankai utterly crushed. Yet, it wasn’t the end—soon the state-run media and official outlets made statements about the incident. Although they didn’t name Huang Wankai directly, they referred to "a certain celebrity with the surname Huang."

    Their message was clear: before becoming an entertainer, one must first possess professional ethics. Public figures have a responsibility to inspire positivity. Celebrities who lack moral integrity and lead others astray should not remain in the public eye.

    The last time an artist had been publicly criticized this way was a drug-abusing actor, who had since faded into utter obscurity. With the official stamp deeming him morally unfit, Huang Wankai’s entertainment career was effectively over.

    Within moments, Huang found himself in dire straits as brands he had worked with terminated endorsement contracts and demanded penalty fees for breach of contract. Productions that had been negotiating with his team cut ties, avoiding him like the plague.

    Once accustomed to constant busyness, Huang now found himself idle—not the kind of idle he wanted.

    Initially, he thought this would all blow over in a few days, confident that his benefactor would continue to support him financially.

    But in the days that followed, harsh truths hit him one by one. First, his benefactor’s secretary called to sever ties entirely, without even offering him severance pay. Then his agent informed him that the company had decided to shelve him indefinitely. The scandal had caused irreparable damage to the company’s reputation. Continuing to employ Huang would be out of the question.

    Huang sat there, stunned by the news, finally realizing the gravity of his downfall.

    The agent regarded him coldly, "I’ve told you before: this industry is not a playground for your antics. You couldn’t learn your lesson, so maybe it’s time for you to leave."

    The entertainment world always has talented and well-connected individuals. Huang Wankai had neither talent nor connections—he was just a plaything for others, propped up for a few years before losing sight of who he was. A fall from grace had always been inevitable.

    Slumped on the ground, Huang stared at his empty hands, trying in vain to grab hold of something tangible, but nothing was there.

    Huang let out hollow, mirthless laughter, tears streaming uncontrollably down his face. Sёar?h the novel(F~)ire.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

    Did he regret it?

    Of course, he regretted it.

    But he only regretted targeting the wrong people. He had thought he could step over Lin Qin and Meng Ke for his own gain, but instead, he had been dragged down into ruin.

    Suddenly, Huang’s eyes lit up. He wasn’t entirely out of options!

    Remembering his initial benefactor, Huang quickly grabbed his phone and dialed the number he had saved all this time—

    "Hello, Boss Fang..."