Chapter 204: The Young Lady Arrives
Chapter 204: The Young Lady Arrives
For the past two days, a rumor has been circulating throughout the livestreaming, entertainment gossip, and food communities.
They say the gold standard of paid-troll agencies was disbanded overnight... no, not even overnight. It happened in the blink of an eye.
—The OP is spreading fake news. Qingshan Green Water Studio is huge. Disbanded? The boss wouldn’t do that even if he’d lost his mind.
—Do you know how many clients they have?
—Pah.
OP: You all think I’m a liar?
#Attached image: The former logo of Qingshan Green Water Studio#
#The new logo in the same spot, from the same angle#
OP: Let me tell you all something. The logo’s been destroyed, everyone was paid severance and sent home, all unfinished contracts were compensated, and from now on, Qingshan Green Water Studio is no more. It’s history.
—???
—It was here yesterday, and it’s history today? Is their timeline on fast-forward or something?
—Holy shit, which powerhouse pulled this off?
—It’s true, I can confirm it. Their manager just applied for a job at my studio.
The news caused a huge stir, and no one could believe it.
It might be called a studio, but it was the size of a corporation!
To be gone just like that... it’s surreal!
Meanwhile, Mei Lin—who had just performed a disappearing act sponsored by her own vast wealth—was flipping through some documents sent over from Qingshan Green Water Studio. She looked at the logo on the cover sheet and complained, "Such a beautiful landscape painting, and yet it feels so loud just sitting here."
Jiang Jiang didn’t speak.
Mei Lin casually pulled a few pages from the stack. "Is this Wang Henli a food streamer too?"
"One moment, Miss. I will look him up for you."
"Mm."
A moment later, a close-up of a man’s face appeared on Jiang Jiang’s terminal screen.
Mei Lin: ...
"Ugh." Her disgust was so palpable it practically came through the screen.
"You. Go and publish all of this."
"Publish? Where would you like me to publish it, ma’am?"
"In his own community." Mei Lin leaned back against her chair. "He uses such dirty tactics. Does he really think no one will find out just because he’s hiding behind the scenes? If he wants to compete, he should do it honorably, face-to-face with that commoner, Jiang Jiujiu."
’He didn’t want anyone to know he was the one causing trouble, right? Then let’s post the evidence right in the middle of his fan base. Let all the people he fooled see exactly what kind of person they’ve been dealing with.’
"Yes."
"Oh, and from now on, don’t be so formal with me." Mei Lin stood up and gave Jiang Jiang a light shove on the shoulder. "Who do you think you’re talking to? The old Duchess?"
"Understood, Young Miss. My apologies."
Mei Lin liked to get things done fast. So, on that very day, Wang Henli’s fans were still reveling in the drama surrounding Qingshan Green Water Studio’s collapse. After all, it was public knowledge that the studio had run a smear campaign against Wang Henli for a while, so with the studio gone, they were all celebrating.
But they hadn’t even been celebrating for two minutes before their own world came crashing down.
[Why Did Streamer Wang Henli Hire Paid Trolls to Smear a Newcomer? Feeling Threatened by Superior Talent?]
At first, everyone assumed the post was fake and had no desire to click on it. The ones who did open it weren’t there for the drama, but just to flame the person who posted it.
But the moment they did, they were hit with a mountain of evidence.
...
Evidence showed Wang Henli’s manager bribing Qingshan Green Water Studio to run a smear campaign against an anonymous streamer, complete with a detailed plan for the paid trolls. The language used was vile, making the manager seem like a completely different person from the professional they appeared to be on Wang Henli’s operations team.
But the OP had posted communication logs—the kind of evidence that was impossible to fake. Which meant—
Wang Henli was the king of the food-streaming world. With a scandal of this magnitude, his livestream channel immediately blew up.
Wang Henli’s management team reacted immediately, trying to control the narrative. They pushed the story that Jiang Qiuqiu had actually bought out Qingshan Green Water Studio and was releasing fake evidence to frame him.
However, no sooner had their statement been released than Mei Lin Dais logged onto the Federation Star Network’s social platform. Using her main account—verified as "Eldest Daughter of the Dais family, Top Federation Socialite"—she posted a message:
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