The bullet comments kept drifting by in a noisy fashion…
It wasn't until the song-request segment that everyone unified their pace, crying out in despair!
“Mom, please take me away! This world is too crazy!”
“I… damn it!! This is the most soul-stirring heavenly sound I’ve ever heard, bar none!!”
“Can’t take it anymore! Hahaha… I’m dying of laughter! No wonder Xia Liangliang never participated in any singing programs before! This singing voice can maintain public order!”
“As a Liang fan… uh, sister, you really only need to quietly be a ginger girl~”
“Hahaha, I almost died from Iron Lady’s few high notes! How did you manage to be so off-key?!”
“Just… it’s so addictive, it gets stuck in your head once you listen. It’s useless even after closing the video! It loops automatically in my ears! Ahhhhh! Save this child!!”
“The program team killed me! Iron Lady killed me!”
As for how Xia Yiran would save people with her gentle voice next, it was all useless! Xia Wei Liang’s voice was too penetrating, directly piercing the brain and impacting the soul!
The bullet comments were all discussing her singing voice, and being so off-key was unique!
Thus, before the program even finished airing, the Weibo trending topic #Xia Wei Liang Sings# #Iron Lady’s Challenge!# was already set up.
It wasn't until the appearance of the great god Xiao Yi that the bullet comments changed their style, uniformly and powerfully, with a cascade of “Ahhhhhhh.”
“My husband!!”
“Brother! Brother is a Prince Charming!!”
“Who is Brother? Brother is the one in my heart!”
“God Yi, please condescend to be ruined by me this time, okay?”
“Good heavens, why is Xiao Yi here? Didn’t he never participate in variety shows? Is the program team this generous??”
“Those in front don’t know, Brother and Director Song of ‘Challenge’ are fellow disciples. The time they took a backstage photo with Iron Lady, he was visiting Director Song!”
“Are we sure it’s because of Director Song?”
“What do you mean, those in front?! If not because of Director Song, could it be because of Xia Liangliang?! Ridiculous!”
“Pure passerby, speaking based on looks… Does anyone else think Xiao Yi and Xia Wei Liang look good together?”
“Looking at faces here, here, here! Good heavens, I’m suffocating, someone finally spoke the truth, the looks of both are truly breathtaking!”
“So the question is, does the prince end up with the official Cinderella, or does he have a happy ending with Cinderella’s sister?”
The Yi fans, who were already poised for action, seeing this situation, immediately organized their control of comments and bullet streams!
Brother stands alone!
Brother is not available!
“Actually, I’ve liked you for a long time.”
When Xia Yiran said this line on the program, a small faction of her fans began to howl wildly. However, in front of the Yi fans, it was not enough. Before they could even open their mouths, they were choked back.
“Does Xia Yiran have a serious problem? The way she looks at my brother, it’s like she wants to eat him? That’s right, she never had a chance to reach someone as god-like as brother before~”
“Hmph, although I’m indifferent to Empress Xia, this Xia Yiran is even more unappetizing! Pretending to be a white lotus? She knows Empress Xia is a regular on the show, yet she forces herself in. If you tell me she’s not dragging Xia Empress down and seeking attention, I won’t believe it!”
“The one upstairs, you’re not alone!”
“Pfft~ I’m dying of laughter! When acting with Xia Yiran, God Yi was like an emotionless machine. This is defeating magic with technique!”
The Yi fans came on fiercely, scaring the Ran fans into silence.
Next, when Xia Wei Liang was called upon, the Yi fans were already waiting. Lines of the 24-character socialist core values, “Prosperous, democratic, civilized, harmonious, free, equal… integrity, friendliness,” floated overhead.
Seeing Xia Wei Liang stutter and unable to say a complete line, they laughed at her again.
However—
“Actually, I’ve liked you for a long time.”
When Xiao Yi said this with a smile, the bullet comments exploded!
The program team was not to be outdone, with the post-production creating a screen full of pink petals and a line of text: “It’s up to you, the civil affairs bureau has been moved over for you!”
The Yi fans, who were clamoring “Brother cannot,” were flooding the screen. The loyal fans of “Challenge,” who had been lurking all along, finally couldn’t stand it and began to enter in large numbers.
“If you’re afraid of CP bait, don’t come! If you come, then blame other female celebrities for clinginess. The quality of this batch of fans is worrying!”
“Yo yo check it out, check check check it out—your brother is beautiful, your brother is great, your brother is androgynous and awesome!”
“What’s with this, what’s with this? Still not done? Do you think we ‘Challenge fans’ are dead? We’ve tolerated you for too long! Watch if you want to watch, and get lost if you don’t! So annoying!”
“Xia Wei Liang is such a beautiful woman, and you fans say she’s worthless. It’s sickening! My brother is amazing, and your brother is also amazing, your brother is both male and female and amazing!”
“The one above is right! Challenge fans swear to protect our Iron family! Dare to bully my Iron Lady, and we’ll beat you to death!”
“That’s right, protect my Iron family! Protect my Lady!”
Although “Challenge” had never been wildly popular, it was a veteran variety show with a broad age range of viewers and a group of loyal fans who loved to watch it casually.
Originally, they were just watching the show and commenting, but now, a group of fans had made it so chaotic! If not you, then who else would they argue with?!
The verbal battle between the two sides escalated. Although the Yi fans had achieved many victories, the Challenge fans had a larger base and better public relations. It didn’t take long for the Liang fans to join the fray!
Having held their breath for a long time, they finally had a place to vent their anger!
It was too, too stifling!
Liang Liang had endured so much injustice without a single complaint. It was one thing to not see her good qualities, but why should all the blame be piled on her alone?
Guilty victim mentality?
Parents didn’t love her, but fans did!
A series of new trending topics appeared on Weibo.
#Yi Fans Encounter Waterloo in Their Careers#
#Challenge! Fans Are Angry!#
#Wow! Liang Fans Are Stepping Up!#
#Xiao Yi & Xia Wei Liang Together Exacerbates Fan Wars#
At this moment, backstage at a certain video platform's night event, Yan Zhi hurried in and whispered, “Boss, there’s a bit of a situation with the fans. Several trending topics are on Weibo, uh, all about you and Xia Wei Liang…”
Yan Zhi felt bitter but couldn’t say it.
He had guessed something like this would happen during the filming of the show and had prepared public relations responses. However, he never expected it to be this intense, provoking the usually peaceful Challenge fans!
Xiao Yi, dressed in a black tuxedo, put down the script in his hand, picked up his phone from the table, and entered the Weibo page.
His fingers slid up and down, then stopped on “Xiao Yi & Xia Wei Liang Together,” clicked in without hesitation, and he slowly swiped through the photos one by one.
His gaze fell on one photo: he raised his hand to her head, she was looking, he was smiling.
His eyebrows slightly raised, he tapped to enlarge the full picture and saved it.
Yan Zhi: “!!”
Why was he looking at his own gossip?
But immediately, seeing the movie emperor’s next action, Yan Zhi panicked—
“Boss, wait!”