"Hello, dear fans! I am singer [L], thank you for your continued support."
"I have some bad news to announce. This account may be indefinitely inactive from now on."
"About a week ago, I had planned to show my face and meet with my fans."
"To maintain the best condition, I heard that Lin Group in Magic City developed a product called [Beauty Ointment], which has great effects."
"I had someone buy it for me and tried it. At first, the effects were indeed good. But I didn't expect that the side effects would have a delayed reaction..."
"Now my face is disfigured, and I can't face my fans who love me so much. Every day I look at myself in the mirror, and my heart is broken."
"Now, I have no energy left for creating. I must announce that I will stop updating indefinitely..."
"I'm sorry! Please remember, never use Lin Group's beauty products! That was my painful lesson..."
.....
The video abruptly stopped here.
But the content of the video instantly exploded across the internet...
"No, no, no!!! [L] is the hope of Chinese music forums?! Is it really going to fall like this?!"
"Damned Lin Group, these heartless businessmen should be torn apart!!! They've killed the rise of a superstar!"
"I'm from Magic City, I can prove [L] is telling the truth, because I'm one of the victims!"
"Brothers, that Lin Group is insane. Their chairman, Lin Jianjun, is still in the livestream selling beauty products, treating consumers like pigs to slaughter."
"Breaking news!!! I found out that Lin Group's upper management seems to still be selling shares at high prices?"
"Shit! This is clearly to harvest one last round of 'leeks' and then run away with the money. Bastards!"
"Are they even human?? This is insane! They're going all out for money without caring about anything else! Brothers, assemble! The online attack begins!!!"
…..
The fans yelled and surged into Lin Jianjun's livestream, wanting to demand justice for their idol...
…..
Lin Group, Headquarters Conference Room.
It was deathly silent.
"This... How did this happen?!"
Lin Hao stammered, pointing at the phone screen with a face full of shock.
He never expected such a twist of fate.
Their own company's beauty product had, by some twist of fate, ruined their idol?!
"Who knows what happened?! But what we should be more concerned about now is the consequences of this exposure..."
After all, being a bit older, he was more concerned when it involved their own interests.
Bai Hai quickly calmed down, rubbing his shiny bald head as his brow furrowed into a "川" shape.
Originally, Lin Group had planned to make a big profit in the end.
Although he felt regretful, he wasn't too upset.
After all, the Bai family would still gain considerable benefits in this final spree.
But now, with [L] exposing the beauty ointment's side effects, it's not just about harvesting the leeks anymore. What's coming next is...
Lin Group will be overwhelmed by angry netizens!
The Bai family won't be able to take advantage of this situation, and will be lucky if they don't end up in trouble.
And the ones who realized this...
It wasn't just him. The others in the room also realized the impending consequences and fell into silence, not knowing what to do...
"Could all of this have been Lin Xuan's doing?"
Bai Susu stared at the phone screen, her face full of disbelief.
Just recently, Lin Xuan had told her he would stop her uncle from harming consumers.
Then, [L] appeared.
And after those last words from [L], with their immense influence, the whole internet would soon know about the side effects of the beauty ointment.
Her uncle's plan to go "crazy" hadn't even started yet... and it seemed like it would be doomed to fail.
"It should just be a coincidence, right? How could Lin Xuan possibly know [L]?"
"It's just a coincidence, it must be a coincidence..."
…..
On the other side.
Lin Group, official livestream.
To better harvest the last batch of leeks, the Lin couple personally took the stage to sell products.
Lin Jianjun held a jar of [Beauty Ointment] and applied it to his face.
This role-model behavior instantly made many uninformed netizens trust him.
After all, the CEO of a hundred-billion-dollar group is using it, so the ointment must be fine. They could safely place their orders.
What these people didn't know was...
What Lin Jianjun was actually using was another beauty product. He was just using the box of the beauty ointment to pretend...
He smiled on the surface and answered the netizens' questions, but he was already getting impatient inside.
Asking and asking, a bunch of poor fools just keep asking.
Why not hurry up and place your order? Why ask so many pointless questions?
I, the CEO of a hundred-billion-dollar company, sitting here to earn your money, am already showing you enough respect.
Damn it!
Hurry up and hand me the cash in your pockets, so I can harvest the leeks!
Lin Jianjun cursed inwardly.
But in order to completely harvest the leeks of these poor fools.
He held back his urge to curse and continued playing along with the fools in the livestream.
Suddenly.
Lin Jianjun noticed a comment in the livestream criticizing the price of the beauty product and urging others not to buy it.
He immediately became furious.
I'm waiting to harvest the leeks, and you're telling others not to buy???
Isn't this cutting off my income?!
Lin Jianjun couldn't control his emotions and frowned, attacking that netizen: "[Beauty Ointment] is getting more expensive?"
"Where is it more expensive?"
"It's been the same price for so many days! Got it?"
"Don't speak nonsense with your eyes wide open, the development process of [Beauty Ointment] was very difficult."
"Really, it's not something that can be made just by buying some raw materials!"
"I personally supervised the development. I know best how this ointment went from nothing to being produced!"
"I've really put my heart and soul into it, alright!"
"It's been 7,900 yuan for all these days. Really? Where is it more expensive?"
"Sometimes, you should look for the reasons within yourself, alright?"
"Has your salary increased over the years? Have you been working seriously?"
"Is it good or not?"
"It's been the same price all this time, and you still think it's expensive? I'm really going crazy?!"
.....
Since Lin Jianjun spoke so quickly.
Bai Yue Lan beside him hadn't reacted in time before he finished speaking.
When she finally understood the implications of Lin Jianjun's words, Bai Yue Lan's beautiful eyes widened, and she was left stunned.
There's a method and skill to harvesting leeks, it's not done like this!!!
At this moment.
Bai Yue Lan was about to go crazy from the stupidity of the man beside her...