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Chapter 191 Fishing for Fame and Recognition
Chapter 191: Chapter 191 Fishing for Fame and RecognitionShi Yaoguang pointed at a document on the table, "This one here."
Quan Jinbei followed her fingertip, his brows slightly raised, "You understand this?"
"Mhm," Shi Yaoguang hummed lightly, "It’s alright."
Quan Jinbei revealed a hint of surprise, "Alright? So you’ve re
Shi Yaoguang immediately broke out in a cold sweat.
She knew her painting was good.
But what did that have to do with a master Chinese painter?
"Just for a blackboard painting, would I need to ask a master Chinese painter for help?"
Shi Yaoguang asked the question with an incredulous tone.
Shen Huan sounded helpless, "You should check Weibo. You are now being mocked as a shameless person fishing for fame and compliments."
Shi Yaoguang: "..."
After hanging up the phone, she realized that there were several more calls with Shen Huan.
There were also numerous messages, causing her phone to lag for a few seconds as she tried to look at them.
She sent out a generic response and opened Weibo.
#SomeNobleHighSchoolSurprisesWithVainFemaleStudent# (Hot)
#WhyWouldAMasterChinesePainterComeOutOfRetirementToPaintABlackboard?ItTurnsOut—# (Trending)
#PhoenixInFlight#
All of the above were trending searches related to her.
Phoenix in Flight was the title of the blackboard painting she had done.
The other two titles, put together, were the reasons everyone was criticizing her.
"Living too long, who would’ve thought that in 2022 there would still be such a vain high school student!"
"Good thing someone discovered it early on. Otherwise, once she hyped up her ’genius girl’ persona, she would’ve fooled us all."
"Am I the only one who thinks she’s overdoing it? It’s just a blackboard painting. Why make such a fuss..."
"Hahaha, this is the fastest I’ve seen someone’s plan backfire! So funny!!"
"Hyped up? I think it didn’t even reach the point of being hyped."
"..."
The online world was abuzz with discussion.
Shi Yaoguang clicked on an explanatory post to read it.
Basically, someone passed by the special class and saw the painting on the blackboard at the back, and posted it on a forum.
Later, someone else posted it on Weibo with a crafted narrative about her identity.
The post clearly stated that the person responsible for this blackboard was from a village.
The kind with no particular skills to speak of.
The reason she got into the noble high school was because she had transformed from a sparrow into a phoenix, becoming the daughter of a wealthy family.
Of course, it didn’t explain how she, a village girl, had become the daughter of a wealthy household.
It only emphasized that this high school girl had money.
But...
Her talent was never recognized.
With that background information, it wasn’t hard for everyone to speculate that this high school girl had recruited a master Chinese painter to help with a blackboard painting.
Wasn’t it just to capitalize on this later and fish for fame and accolades?
Throughout history, nothing repelled people more than opportunists fishing for unearned recognition.
The protagonist of the Weibo trending topic had already struck a nerve with her change in status.
Who doesn’t have a dream of rising up the social ladder and turning their life around?
Seeing a common girl become a little lady of nobility, who wouldn’t feel envious?
And with envy, inevitably comes a bit of bitterness.
Why can’t such good fortune fall upon them?
Because of this, people were only harsher towards her.
Especially since after "ascending to the branch," she had not behaved commendably but instead grew "proud and presumptuous."
Using that money to purchase a reputation for herself.
If a reputation was so easy to buy, then what did everyone else’s hard work count for?