After Yao Guangqi was driven away, she was indignant and used her social media account to go live, spreading the incident with embellishments.
"Fans, today I encountered the most unfair thing in my life. You probably wouldn't believe it if I told you, that there are such malicious people in this world.
I am currently outside Hall A of Fashion Week. I was just thrown out of Hall A. Yes, you heard me right, I was thrown out. A lunatic, for no reason, grabbed my collar and tried to hit me.
What chilled me the most was that it was so crowded, yet not a single person stepped forward to stop it. So many people watched as this lunatic bullied an old woman like me. That lunatic is only in her twenties, and she's a woman. My dear viewers, has the world become this chaotic? I don't dare to go out anymore."
There were many viewers in the live stream, and the comments bombarded like explosions, with sympathy, comfort, and curses.
Yao Guangqi intended to expose the person who kicked her out, so she kept the live stream on and slowly walked back towards Hall A. "I'll take you to see the person who hit me now. I hope I can still escape alive. Such a deranged person must be brought to justice. If you encounter her in the future, remember to stay away."
As she approached, inside the exhibition hall, Quan Jiu was explaining to visitors: "All individual exhibits are first submitted to the Embroidery Bureau for review. The Embroidery Bureau determines the quality of the embroidery and decides whether to exhibit it. I believe the Embroidery Bureau is definitely more trustworthy than a self-proclaimed internet celebrity. Since this piece is displayed under the name of the senior artist Wang, it must be authentic."
Miao Lan, standing beside Quan Jiu, said: "I can guarantee with my reputation that this is indeed the authentic work of the senior artist Wang. As for Yao Guangqi, who was causing trouble earlier, she's just a second-rate troublemaker in this industry. Don't be fooled by her."
Given Miao Lan's status, no one doubted her, and the visitors nodded in agreement. However, someone soon shouted: "This Yao Guangqi is spreading rumors in her live stream."
The person who spoke had previously searched Yao Guangqi's social media account and hadn't logged out. Curious, they clicked on it and found that she was talking nonsense in her live stream.
"She seems to be walking this way," the person added.
Quan Jiu frowned, thought for a moment, took out her phone, searched for Yao Guangqi's live stream on the platform, and clicked on it. Just then, she heard Yao Guangqi speaking nonsense.
"...My dear viewers, truly, I could tell at a glance that it was absolutely a fake. No fake can escape my eyes. I'll take you to see what that fake looks like."
Quan Jiu acted decisively, clicked "Report," and then said to the people present:
"Everyone, thank you for coming to visit the legacy of the senior artist Wang. To be honest, I am the one who provided this piece. My original intention was to let people who truly understand and love embroidery see this work. But now, someone is slandering this work, which is an insult to the work and to the senior artist Wang.
I hope everyone present can help. Please open your streaming app, search for Yao Guangqi's live stream, and report her for 'spreading false rumors.' I apologize for the trouble."
There were no less than a hundred visitors in the hall. These were all fans who loved and respected the senior artist Wang Huiping. Therefore, when Quan Jiu made her request, everyone took out their phones and followed the steps to report.
Yao Guangqi, who was about to reach Hall A, was eloquently describing her feelings about the Fashion Week event when suddenly a notice popped up on her live stream interface: "This account is suspected of violating platform rules and has been suspended."
Yao Guangqi stumbled, almost falling face-first.
She looked at her live stream in disbelief, stunned for a moment, then quickly exited the stream and checked her past videos. They had all turned gray. She tried to upload a new video but was prompted that her account had been banned.
Yao Guangqi was dumbfounded. This was her livelihood. If her account was banned, she would have to beg for food.
She quickly contacted customer service. After several transfers, she finally reached a human. Upon inquiry, she was told: her account had been reported too many times and was permanently banned.
Permanently banned!
Yao Guangqi felt so dizzy she could barely stand. After leaning against the wall for a while, she angrily shouted at the customer service representative: "I haven't done anything wrong, why was I permanently banned?"
"Madam, your account was just reported by hundreds of people. If it were only a few people, we would only ban it for a week or a month. But with hundreds of reports, according to regulations, your account can only be permanently banned."
Yao Guangqi cursed, "What hundreds of people reporting? My fans are very loyal, how could they report me."
"There's no need for me to lie to you. We are just following the regulations," the customer service representative patiently replied.
"That's my account with millions of followers, and you just ban it? Don't you have any prior warnings?" Yao Guangqi insisted.
But the customer service representative repeated the same thing: "Your account has been reported too many times and is permanently banned."
Yao Guangqi was so angry she almost smashed her phone. Unable to stand it any longer, she hung up and called customer service again. However, when she spoke to a different representative, she received the same explanation.
At this point, Yao Guangqi truly realized that her account had indeed been banned.
She sat on the ground blankly, looking at the curious glances from people around her. Unable to bear it any longer, she let out a wail.
This account used to bring in over a hundred thousand yuan in advertising revenue per month, and now it was all gone.
Inside the exhibition hall, Quan Jiu saw the words "This account has been permanently banned due to violation of platform rules" displayed under Yao Guangqi's account avatar, and she was satisfied.
Then she said gratefully to the visitors: "Thank you all. On the fifteenth of this month, I will be holding an exhibition at the Tonghua Art Museum. The exhibits will be the late works of the senior artist Wang Huiping, which have never been publicly displayed. If you are interested, please do come."
As soon as she said this, not only the audience present but also the three elders, Miao Lan, Guo Pin, and Lu Yuan, could not contain their excitement.
"Girl, you still have works by the senior artist Wang? How many? Are they at your home? Can I go back with you? You should let me broaden my horizons," Guo Pin said to Quan Jiu with anticipation.
Lu Yuan pushed him and said grumpily, "You old fool, are you only thinking of yourself and not us? You have no conscience." Then she smiled at Quan Jiu and said:
"Young lady, you see, the three of us are quite idle. Since you're exhibiting in half a month, why don't you let us see them first? To be honest, I've only seen two of the senior artist Wang's works with my own eyes."
Miao Lan also couldn't hold back, saying flatteringly, "We all deeply admire the senior artist Wang. If we could see them with our own eyes, I would have no regrets in this life."
The three of them looked at Quan Jiu with expectant faces.
Quan Jiu felt a mix of amusement and helplessness. "Seniors, it's not that I'm unwilling, but the works are currently stored in a bank, and some are very large. I still need to frame them. I apologize for the delay. I will personally pick you up in half a month to visit."
Since it had come to this, the three elders couldn't say more. They could only reconfirm the time and place before giving up.
There was nothing else to do in the exhibition hall, so Quan Jiu squeezed out and then, as if aimlessly, wandered through various shows and indoor areas. After wandering for nearly half an hour, she stopped and stared at the person in front of her.
Yun Shu was chatting with a handsome young man, laughing heartily. Suddenly, she felt a chill from behind. She instinctively looked back but saw nothing.
"What's wrong?" the handsome young man asked.
Yun Shu shook her head. "Nothing. Shall we go to the autograph wall? There are many celebrities there."