Love Variety Show: The despised me exploded in popularity

"Who likes watching granny shower, what kind of ridiculous ID is that?"

Xu Qingyan was stunned for a long time. He had been saucy for so many years but never dared to use such an outrageous nickname.

As he continued to scroll down, he found that he couldn't avoid encountering this ridiculous ID. This person alone had spammed three hundred floors worth of comments—wait a second, over three hundred comments?

He exited to check the time the post was published and discovered it was last night at ten o'clock.

It had only been six hours, and this "Who likes watching granny shower" had spammed three hundred floors' worth of comments. They were all arguing with trolls, and each reply was no fewer than twenty words long.

Rounding up, it was as if this person spent six hours helping him speak up, turning the comments section into a battleground like writing two chapters of a novel?

Saying he wasn't touched would be a lie; he almost fainted from anger when he clicked in.

"Although Xu Qingyan might lack a moral compass, but...", "He might be a bit of a loser, but...", "Although his dress sense is a bit low, but....."

If it weren't for the fact that the person seemed to be earnestly defending him, he really would have thought it was a troll coming out of nowhere.

"Thanks a lot, Shower," he leaned back in his chair and muttered to himself, "If I get so angry that I die and Black and White Impermanence come to take me away, I'll make sure to drop by your house to help watch it for free."

What's it like when your own die-hard fans seem like haters? The reason behind this sends chills down one's spine.

The comments under the trending searches are as venomous as ever. Despite all the male guests on "Love Hunter" having been collectively blown up with scandals once, these people still single him out for criticism.

"What's with these stinky male guests on dating shows, are there really people this gullible in real life? How can they honestly feel alright about dating two female guests at the same time?"

"Exactly, all he does is pouring water, do they really think we can't see through it?"

"The script is so obvious, it's well-known that this show loves to stir up drama. Zhouzhou is at least a minor diva, why would she go on a dating show with such a lousy guy?"

"I don't get it, even if it's scripted, does Xu Qingyan have some serious illness? He's not bad-looking, does he owe eight million or something? Why stoop to play such a tacky script?"

"I think he's probably just like that in person, really bottom of the barrel. It's clear he's following a script, but at his young age, is he lacking hands and feet? Is his skin so thick that he thinks he can do whatever he wants just because he's got a script?"

"I don't feel like it's scripted, how could any average person be so foolish as to risk internet backlash by joining a minor love reality show?"

"Although I'm a guy, I really hate this kind of scumbag. Always leaving options open, choosing nothing yet wanting everything, I hope that Sister Pei and Zhouzhou wake up soon."

He jerked as he read this.

Shit, this is a bit nerve-wracking, he is actually just as pathetic in real life. It's just that he rarely bothers people, but there's no denying that he indeed has a thick skin.

Netizens' eyes are f**king like microscopes, even figuring out what kind of person he is.

Although these comments were infuriating, Xu Qingyan had seen too many such responses to let them affect him anymore. In fact, he felt that the insults weren't even touching a nerve.

If netizens ever discovered that after leaving the dating show, Pei Muchan and Lin Wanzhou were still maintaining a close work and private relationship with him, it would probably cause an uproar.

The dating show was indeed scripted, but reality had no script.

Who in their right mind would fully commit to a relationship? Everyone has their own quagmires to escape from, and there are simply too many things to be done.

Before Pei Muchan and Lin Wanzhou became divas, and before he made enough money, the three of them were in a mutually beneficial relationship. To refer to it as love seemed rather trivial in comparison.

Love is possessive, it's a fleeting indulgence, and no one wants their partner to be nice to someone else.

But Xu Qingyan's situation was complex and couldn't be explained in just a few words. In his view, love wasn't that appealing; there were more important things to pursue.

He wanted them to be the center of attention, unique and infinitely glamorous. To repay all the humiliation they had suffered and make the paths they walked bloom with flowers.

He scrolled through the trending searches a bit more and found that three entries were about the production team of "Love Hunter," which dampened his mood.

Although the internet was bustling with discussion, it actually had little to do with him.

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After all, he had disappeared post-dating show, not creating a personal account or live streaming. Apart from denying rumors, he had hardly shown his face to the public.

As for his contact with Lin Chuan and Jiang Ling, it was just normal social interactions within a small circle.

It was possible that some fans of the dating show who were there for the popularity of Pei Muchan and Lin Wanzhou might buy their songs, and a small portion of them might discover Xu Qingyan's role as a songwriter and composer.

But they definitely wouldn't become his fans because of it, at most they'd be momentarily surprised. The audience for the songs and fans of the dating show were two partially overlapping groups.

Therefore, the Xu Qingyan from the dating show who became famous had nothing to do with the Xu Qingyan who composed and wrote songs.

These were two different circles. One was the front stage, entertaining the audience with infamy and character setups; the other was behind the scenes, making a name in the composition and songwriting circle, and supporting minor divas with his music.

After thinking about it, he replied to Zhou Mian.

"The one on the dating show is my cousin Xu Huowang. I am Xu Qingyan, kindly make note of it."

The next day.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

Nine o'clock in the morning,

Just as he had sent the score to Lin Wanzhou's studio, he heard footsteps behind him and involuntarily turned around. A graceful figure quietly approached, carrying a faint cool fragrance.

"Stayed up all night again? Brought you breakfast."

Xu Qingyan paused for a moment, lifting his head to look at her, but she avoided his gaze.

"Thanks."

There are three major illusions in life: I can solve this problem, I can turn the game around, she's looking at me.

"Zhouzhou stayed up all night, finished composing the song." Xu Qingyan felt incredibly energetic at that moment. After staying up all night, the fourth illusion followed, I'm not sleepy now!

"Is it for her, for the song to be recorded on the show next week?"

"Yeah." He stretched with a yawn.

His peripheral vision caught sight of Pei Muchan still standing beside him motionless, which puzzled him.

"What's wrong with you?"

"Oh, nothing." Pei Muchan turned and walked towards the workstation across from her. Before sitting down, she suddenly asked, "When you picked up your sister yesterday, did you look for the moon?"

"Why look for her?"

"She's from the same school, she could help out with things." She reminded him.

"Forget it, she helps others..." Xu Qingyan shook his head, "It's not that complicated, just go to school like normal, I'd rather she be independent and strong."

"Being too prominent isn't a good thing, besides I think my little sister from my hometown, having a brother like me, should probably keep an even lower profile."

Pei Muchan lips pursed when she thought of Xu Qingyan's popularity.

"That's true."

The influence of "Love Hunter" was too great, even Pei Muchan, who occasionally went off the grid, couldn't avoid seeing several videos hyping up Xu Qingyan.

Since a certain person's popularity was the highest, several self-media even released a series of videos, frame-by-frame analyzing every move Xu Qingyan made in the love reality show.

It completely caused trouble for Xu Qingyan; even a saint wouldn't be able to stand that kind of scrutiny under a magnifying glass. The term "Master of Carrying Water" directly jumped into the trending searches, exploding in popularity again.

He didn't win the trouble, but he was nearly overwhelmed by the trending searches.

As everyone knows, trending searches cost money. Singers releasing new songs need promotion, they buy trending searches. Young actors needing exposure for their new dramas, they buy trending searches.

How come when it's his turn, trending searches are as easy as eating and drinking, and even free of charge?

What the heck are other companies' promotion departments doing with all that promotion budget if they're not working? If they really don't have anything better to do, they could light a lighter, make a small cut and end up in the hospital!

Some celebrities seem to live on the trending searches, at the drop of a hat, it's xxx's waist, xxx's legs, xxx's acting skills. It's like a crime scene; once you click, wow, xxx's waist is killer!

All day long, they post touched-up photos as if they're candid shots, but when it really counts, they go soft. Can't they figure out a way to take back the top ten trending searches, spend a little money!

But you can't blame the celebrity companies for weak promotion, it's just that the stars' trending searches are too boring, and the promotion department really doesn't have much to stir up.

As the saying goes, good news doesn't go out the door, bad news travels a thousand miles.

High-intensity surfers love nothing more than to devour rotten melons, and finally stumbling upon a once-in-a-lifetime loser like Xu Qingyan is like drought meeting sweet rain.

What! Even in front of the cameras, he dares to eye another pot while eating from one bowl?

Loser! Truly makes people feel cold in the womb!

What a "Master of Carrying Water", facing the pop starlet he dares to play both sides, in reality, he must be a scumbag! A top-notch scumbag! Charge! Sisters, let's blast this loser!

The internet is fragmented unless there is some earth-shattering hot spot, otherwise everyone just plays in their own court.

Where do all these all-web xxxxs come from, it's all bullshit.

Sometimes overnight, WeChat Moments are flooded, like being poisoned, sharing someone's photo. Then you have to go on Bilibili to search what the joke is, only to find out the truth and want to curse, "Idiot".

The popularity of "Love Hunter" also proceeded in a stepped and fragmented way, two months ago there was a free live broadcast that some people watched. Now, the edited version has attracted another group of viewers.

The trending search is still the same trending search, Xu Qingyan moving in and out of the top ten.

The love reality show featuring a pop starlet and a civilian, or between two pop starlets. Maybe those who watched the live broadcast didn't feel much about water carrying, but the edited version gives a different impression.

After speeding up the pace, Xu Qingyan's actions seemed exceptionally... loser-like! Like a scumbag trying to tie down two pop starlets, attempting to balance the back palace relationships.

If the highlights of the first three episodes of "Love Hunter" were all about Xu Qingyan's extraordinary stunts and watching guests clash and cooperate, a series of conflicts and reversals that were intriguing to watch.

And then, sending Song Enya away in the end, brought all the suspicion drama between the guests over the three days to a climax. At this juncture, pop starlet Lin Wanzhou skydived into the love reality show.

The original one-on-one suspenseful antagonistic love reality show turned into a huge melee. Coupled with Shen Jinyue, who was heartless and often harassed Xu Qingyan for fun.

As a result, in the edited videos by the show's team, Xu Qingyan totally became a scumbag who loved everyone he saw, a true master of the harem.

Playboy, Master of Carrying Water, such derogatory names were endless, and the swearing match became more and more vicious. For three days straight, he plunged deep into simplicity.

His Weibo account was also cleared to zero, fuck it, no more updates.

Facing Xu Qingyan's turtle-like avoidance, netizens did not stop their verbal and written attacks. Though the trending search died down, the topic's discussion did not.

Someone even created a #XuQingyanIsADogScumbag group to discuss, dissecting Xu Qingyan's various behaviours for another round of flaying.

Until...

On the fourth day since the trending search exploded, trending searches about Xu Qingyan had completely disappeared, with an aftermath feeling of smoke lingering after the battle.

Suddenly, a new trending search surged into the top ten.

#DoublePopstarletsChallenge#, followed by a red explosion icon.

Netizens with confused faces clicked into the trending search and after a series of redirects, popped out a third episode edited preview of the show "I Am the King of Songs".

In the preview, the mysterious challenge guest arrived at the event venue by car.

Through a series of camera changes, a foot stepped out of the car, and in the next second was cut away. The camera then focused on a long, dim corridor where only the voice of the mysterious guest could be heard.

"Nervous, even more nervous than my first time on stage, but I still want to finish this song."

"Why?"

"It was written by a very important person to me, so..."

"What's the name of the song?"

"Rush Through the Decades!"

With another camera shift, the darkened stage illuminated by a single beam of light revealed the stubborn and slender figure of Lin Wanzhou.