Ou Minghan’s attitude was incredibly sincere, but the person in charge remained steadfast. His answer was a firm no. They had already given him a chance, and Ou Minghan himself hadn't cherished it.
The sudden suspension of the program naturally drew strong dissatisfaction from the advertisers, with many demanding breach of contract penalties from Feilong Live.
But who was Ou Minghan? He wasn’t one to give up money that had already entered his pocket. He continuously negotiated with the advertisers, stating that refunds were impossible, but he could offer equivalent advertising placement on Feilong Live.
Some advertisers agreed, while others refused, and Ou Minghan certainly had his work cut out for him.
Furthermore, a significant loss of users became another problem that had Ou Minghan tearing his hair out. However, he couldn't afford to worry about that for the moment.
Unexpectedly, at this very time, Ou Minghan once again dominated the trending searches, this time in the entertainment section.
Zhan Ruoqing called Ye Zhi, excitedly saying, “Ye Zhi, did you see? Ou Minghan is on the trending searches!”
“Huh?” Ye Zhi blinked, “You’re this happy about him being on the trending searches? It must not be good news?”
“Of course not!” Zhan Ruoqing’s voice dripped with disdain, “What good could come from someone like him!”
Ye Zhi found it somewhat amusing, “Elaborate?”
Zhan Ruoqing spoke with gusto, “Actually, it’s like this. Remember the livestream accident during the ‘Beauty Competition’? The female contestant who was stripped, Bai Xiaolan, she was also the most beautiful and popular among all the contestants…”
Ye Zhi deeply agreed. After the ‘Beauty Competition’ was suspended, she had taken a peek at the online discussions. At the time, many viewers felt Bai Xiaolan had been wronged, believing she was caught in a struggle between contestants, and that the other contestant must have been jealous and deliberately stripped her.
Zhan Ruoqing continued, “After the program was suspended, some gossip reporters secretly followed Bai Xiaolan, hoping to dig up some juicy material. But who knew, the reporter discovered she went to a hotel, and the person who booked the room was Ou Minghan!”
“Ou Minghan is having an affair?” Ye Zhi was very surprised.
Of course, she wasn’t surprised that Ou Minghan would be a womanizer. After all, in the original plot, the women who were romantically involved with Ou Minghan never ceased. He was by no means a man of virtue.
What surprised Ye Zhi was that with all this trouble brewing, Ou Minghan still had the mind to do such a thing? Not to mention anything else, did he really think Cen Ya was devoted to him and wasn’t worried about Cen Ya finding out at all?
“What are you saying, when was he ever on the right track… Wait, don’t interrupt, the more exciting part is just beginning!” Zhan Ruoqing was somewhat displeased.
“Okay, okay, continue,” Ye Zhi said with a smile, cooperating by asking, “What happened next?”
“Not long after Bai Xiaolan went in, Cen Ya arrived!” Zhan Ruoqing’s voice carried an undisguised schadenfreude, “It’s said that a scene immediately unfolded inside, and the argument was quite fierce! Soon after, Bai Xiaolan ran out covering her face, as if she had been beaten. Then Cen Ya also ran out crying, and Ou Minghan went straight to chase after her…”
Ye Zhi was dumbfounded. Was it that thrilling?
“What happened then?” Ye Zhi asked.
Zhan Ruoqing continued to chatter, “Later, the gossip reporters posted this on the internet! Everyone loves to watch these melodramatic scenes of cheating and being caught, so this matter directly topped the headlines of major websites, and many people even revealed explosive insider information!
An ‘insider’ claimed that Bai Xiaolan was originally a highly promoted contestant in the ‘Beauty Competition’ and had long been ambiguously involved with Ou Minghan. After the program was suspended, Ou Minghan took his anger out on her and threatened to blackball her. To appease him, Bai Xiaolan arranged to meet him at the hotel, but was caught red-handed by reporters and Cen Ya!
Also, Cen Ya’s identity as a Duke’s daughter, and the fact that Feilong Live was actually founded by Ou Minghan with Cen Ya’s money, these were also exposed! The incident where Ou Minghan bought ten minutes of spotlight for Cen Ya’s confession was also dug up by enthusiastic netizens. Now many people are mocking, thinking it was a divine love, but it turned out to be leeching off his partner!”
“Ou Minghan, who maintained his image as a successful person for so long, is completely ruined this time! Ye Zhi, Cen Ya caught them in the act with her own eyes, do you think she’ll still forgive Ou Minghan?”
Ye Zhi pondered for a moment, “Hard to say. Personally, I think the possibility is quite high.”
After all, in the original plot, when Cen Ya’s family was destroyed and she was imprisoned in the Ou family and suffered torment, Ou Minghan brought many women home, showing no regard for Cen Ya’s presence. Yet, in the end, Cen Ya didn’t hold it against him at all and they had a happy reunion?
“Ugh… then her brain is really not clear!” Zhan Ruoqing said with great disdain. Suddenly, she seemed to remember something and breathed a sigh of relief, “Fortunately, no one dug up the fact that Cen Ya was once adopted by the Ye family and was Ye Qin Ya, the daughter of the Ye family. If they clung to you and stirred up publicity together, it would be too disgusting!”
“Yes,” Ye Zhi smiled faintly, “It seems Cen Xiucheng did things quite cleanly.”
“What does this have to do with Cen Xiucheng?” Zhan Ruoqing asked, confused. xxs壹贰
“The Cen family once asked us to name a price to buy out the Ye family’s relationship with Cen Ya,” Ye Zhi explained, “We listed the expenses of raising Cen Ya for the Cen family and asked them to pay according to the list. Cen Xiucheng paid promptly, and after that, he used his connections to give Cen Ya a new identity and erased all her connections with the Ye family.”
Zhan Ruoqing was stunned, “There was such a thing? Then the Cen family didn’t react at all when they saw the list?”
“I don’t know about that,” Ye Zhi said, “We don’t care, it has nothing to do with us anymore anyway.”
“Indeed, there’s no need to trouble ourselves over such people,” Zhan Ruoqing agreed.
After hanging up the phone, Ye Zhi opened her phone and glanced at the trending searches.
Ou Minghan was indeed high up on the trending searches, dominating almost the entire top ten.
Ye Zhi chuckled. This was probably Ou Minghan’s most anticipated moment of glory, but unfortunately, the content of the trending searches might not be what he wanted.
He remained on the trending searches like this until the afternoon of the next day, when Feilong Live finally issued an announcement, stating that they would hold a press conference that evening to respond to the current public opinion.
Upon seeing this, Ye Zhi truly admired Ou Minghan.
In less than 24 hours, Ou Minghan had managed to pacify Cen Ya? If he hadn’t resolved things with her, Ou Minghan wouldn’t dare to face the media so rashly.
In the evening, Ye Zhi had dinner at Qi Xuan’s place. Qi Xuan said, “Ou Minghan’s press conference is about to start, isn’t it? Shall we watch it together?”
Ye Zhi checked the time and nodded, “Okay.”