Chapter 724 - 496: Someone Like Me Is Right for You (4k)

Sun Yueqing arranged to meet Wu Mu the day she returned to Beijing.

Of course, she had been following the online voting and public opinion, and as soon as the voting started, she took out her phone to check.

And seeing the results got her quite angry and speechless, "How can these people be so wicked!"

Wu Mu, sitting across from her, was amused enough to laugh, "Isn’t this quite nice, just right to cool me down a bit."

He doesn’t need fans and has always relied on the Performance Card system, reducing his heat is just perfect for shedding some fans, saving him from rising popularity and the increase in underage and extreme fans.

Sun Yueqing seemed even more worried than him, complaining, "How is this good? Whether you care or not, these people have no right to use such petty tricks. If they’re capable, they should rely on real popularity, not data manipulation."

Her main concern was, "Did X invite you? Did they say who the X King is?"

Although the X King rules say it’s a combination of voting and expert evaluation, with the final result announced at the ceremony, everyone in the industry knows this stuff is definitely decided in advance; it mostly depends on the platform’s official stance. How could it truly rely on fan votes?

Wu Mu nodded, "They invited me and said it would be me."

It was something discussed long ago during the invitation; otherwise, he wouldn’t have bothered going to the event at all.

If there’s no award, attending such a ceremony wouldn’t provide much screen time, no screen time means no points, what’s the point? To be a backup?

"With the public opinion so intense now, if the vote count difference is too large, will they change the result?" Sun Yueqing asked, still uneasy.

There have been instances in the industry where people were invited claiming they won an award, but at the last minute, it was given to someone else, sometimes even for various reasons changed suddenly or just to draw on their fame for traffic.

Generally, when artists encounter such situations, they have to swallow their losses silently.

Change the result?

Wu Mu pondered slightly, "If it were someone else, there’s a possibility, but for me, probably not."

Yes, this is the advantage of relying on the system and not real fanbase.

Who in the industry doesn’t know that Wu Mu is a very "free" artist? Others might silently endure such losses.

If he suffers such a loss... you can bet on directly outing them, with the precedents of Star Electronics and Tianwei Entertainment still hanging there.

Sun Yueqing was slightly startled, then reacted, laughing with speechless humor, "You’re truly a hedgehog now; even the platform dares not mess with you."

After laughing, she relaxed, ready to discuss "serious business."

She asked, somewhat tentatively, "Has that person looked for you during this time?"

Wu Mu picked up a piece of brown sugar glutinous rice cake and put it in his mouth, "Which person?"

"The one with the surname Lin," Sun Yueqing said without any particular expression.

Wu Mu then realized, "Oh, no."

Sun Yueqing seemed to exhale slightly and then looked at him, her voice gentle, "Still feeling sad?"

Wu Mu laughed, "Not exactly, not exactly."

Sun Yueqing rolled her eyes at him, but also chuckled, "I told you not to listen to me, see you took a hit, she’s just not suitable for you; so arrogant inherently, whereas you’re seemingly arrogant but actually friendly. You’re not on the same path at all, especially with her family situation... hmph."

Sun Yueqing spared some face for her friend, didn’t say it all, just ended with an ambiguous "hmph."

Pausing a bit, she slightly moved her gaze away, avoiding eye contact with Wu Mu, but seemed calm as she continued, "Someone like me is more suitable for you; I’m just as good-natured and always keeping an eye on you, worrying about you... liking you. If we were together, I could fully support you no matter what you do, finding ways to help you. If you don’t want to work anymore, I have money and can support you, plus my parents like you too... It’s undeniably suitable."

Wu Mu’s chopsticks paused, he reflected slightly for half a second, then agreed, nodding readily, "It is suitable, Qing you are also beautiful, diligent, and a big star."

Sun Yueqing turned her gaze to him, her face stiffening a bit, "Don’t play dumb."

Wu Mu sighed inwardly, appreciating beauty’s kindness, "Qing, I..."

However, just as he started to speak, Sun Yueqing interrupted him, "Forget it, no need to respond now, just letting you know this, whenever you feel like replying, then tell me."

Wu Mu nodded lightly, "Okay."

...

While Wu Mu was having dinner with Sun Yueqing, the X official was in no mood to entertain thoughts of love.

Fan Wen, the person responsible for the X Night event, was sweating profusely.

"How many votes are in now?" he asked the subordinate beside him.

"Qiu Yiyang is in the lead with over seven million votes, Zhou Yu is second, also nearing seven million votes, Wu Yiming is third with six hundred..."

Over seven million votes?

Do you have seventy thousand fans!

Fan Wen was quite annoyed, "Just tell me Wu Mu’s!"

"Wu Mu... twelve thousand three hundred twenty-seven votes, ranked eighty-second, last place."

Oh dear!

Fan Wen felt ice-cold inside.

Although when they decided to invite Wu Mu and designate him as the X King, they anticipated the online voting might not look good, as his hidden true fans never generate data for him.

But he truly didn’t expect it to look this bad!

Initially, they figured a gap of tens of thousands, a hundred thousand votes didn’t matter, as long as they adjusted the weighting of expert reviews and trending keywords, everything would appear legitimate.

Instead, now at the start, there’s a gap of six to seven million votes... considering previous years, with at least tens of millions of votes in total, even reaching billions at the peak...