Love Variety Show: The despised me exploded in popularity

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"Like her? As a daughter, she'd be quite suitable."

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When the staff asked him what he thought of Bai Jinze, Xu Qingyan didn't hesitate to give a sharp comment.

"Teacher Bai is pretty nice, but that mouth of his is like it's been smeared with laxative."

In this program, Xu Qingyan seemed to make no effort to hide his feelings about everyone. For example, he wouldn't even lift his head when Shen Jinyue spoke, and he occasionally looked up when Pei Muchan did.

When his gaze met Bai Jinze's, he would turn away with clear annoyance on his face.

Zhou Lili really liked a comment about Xu Qingyan in the barrage, "Love to watch! Xu Dog's performance is exactly how I imagine going crazy at work in my fantasies."

"When you're tired from work, pull out the pig-butcher knife you carry and do something cheerful."

Zhou Lili followed this by laughing out loud for a while, unknowingly making it to the end of the show.

After watching Xu and Pei's Heartbeat Photo Shoot, that strange coworker-like CP vibe was hard to ignore. It was somewhat like shipping an office romance.

She then watched Shen Jinyue and You Zijun's seaside photo sequence. Like newly freed from his chains, the whole sequence failed to spark much interest and she just ended up laughing.

After joking around about Bai Jinze's greasy Mary Sue phrases, she still found herself laughing out loud at the playful antics of Xu Qingyan and Shen Jinyue in the night restaurant.

Even after witnessing the tense atmosphere in the kitchen, Zhou Lili still felt like she wanted more. But by the time she realized it, she looked up to find it was already nearly ten o'clock.

The show was nearing its end and seemed almost over.

Zhou Lili turned on her phone, planning to find someone to discuss this episode of "Love Hunter," as she personally found it quite satisfying.

She opened the group chat for fans of the romance reality show, and the latest messages were still scrolling non-stop.

"I'm dying, Xu Dog's usual performance."

"Feels like Xu Dog isn't as nasty as yesterday, maybe he's been influenced by being with Sister Pei, tamed by the lady."

"Haha, I love watching Moon and Xu Dog bicker, he's just so easy to bully! Bullying her comes at no cost, it's like kicking cotton."

"Indeed, but I'm still a firm Pei supporter, my Pei Meiru is picturesque."

"By the way, it seems like the show crew mentioned there would be another update tomorrow? Any chesty cross-dressing big shots know if this is true? I'm anxious, waiting online."

"Hm? What chesty cross-dressing big shot?"

"Just a sissy that can't handle a few knocks."

"Then damn it, call them a woman, you stupid gorilla!"

Zhou Lili couldn't stop chuckling at her phone – the internet really is full of talent. Their banter is pleasing and filled with memes. She made a few quippy replies and, before she knew it, the program had already finished.

Sure enough, the show staff had posted a teaser, announcing an extra episode the next day.

She felt satisfied, having something to look forward to for tomorrow's dose of electronic pickled vegetables. Bored at home during the summer break, with TV shows being too homogenized, these romance reality doses were her lifeline.

In reality, she wasn't socially anxious. Studying management, she had a good way with words. Originally, she thought she was destined to be a star in the field of management, but her skill tree went astray.

Her ability to interact with people didn't increase, but her online socializing skills maxed out.

With her ability to manage eight groups with ease, she successfully infiltrated Lin Wanzhou's fan club as a supporter.

Thanks to her exceptional ability to play sides, she maneuvered through multiple accounts and secured a management position. At her peak, she had four or five burner accounts stomping around in three different factions.

What's it like to write a denouncement for one's own burner accounts, framing oneself? It's quite the experience.

Her teammates were scared and even tried to advise her against it, fearing she might get doxxed in real life.

The leaders in the fan community, once you get the gist, it's all about making money through scheming. In ancient times, these people would be called clients.

Originally a Pei fan, thanks to Xu Qingyan who managed to get her a signed album, she started listening to Lin Wanzhou's new songs and was blown away. Discover hidden content at empire

Unlike the light lyrics in "Qing Tian," the melody in "What I Miss" also had a great feel, with profound lyrical strokes. That line, "Awkwardness is tougher than loss," really gives you goosebumps.

Pop tunes may go out of style, but good music won't. Even with repeat listens and recommending to classmates, it never feels second-rate.

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Although the song was sung by Lin Wanzhou, and it seemed slightly less than perfect, she still made an effort to promote it for the sake of Xu Qingyan, using her admin rights to endorse it everywhere.

But promoting had to be done selectively, not every chat group was suitable for such endorsements. For instance, Lin Wanzhou's fan groups couldn't mention Pei Muchan, and Pei Muchan's fan groups couldn't mention Lin Wanzhou.

It wasn't because Pei Muchan and Lin Wanzhou were at odds with each other, but rather because now, both Pei Muchan and Lin Wanzhou were following the route of independent studios.

Not only did Pei Muchan not have a habit of organizing fan clubs, all the fan groups were wild, operated spontaneously by some station sisters and top fans.

Lin Wanzhou's official fan club was also disbanded when he terminated the contract with Yun Yi, so the existing fan groups were also wild fan groups.

Both sides' fan groups were managed by leading fans. Although it wouldn't result in outright hostility, promoting the other's songs would definitely get one sprayed with criticism, and it would be the kind of argumentative and well-reasoned spray.

She leaned her head back on the chair, muttering to herself,

"It would be great if Sister Pei could sing 'What I Miss', but it doesn't seem likely at the moment."

After resting for a while, Zhou Lili reluctantly closed the video window on her computer screen. She was idly scrolling through her phone when suddenly a few people in the groups @mentioned her.

In the bedroom, under the light.

Zhou Lili held her phone with a face full of question marks, thinking whether someone was praising her group nickname again?

This was the nickname she had chosen carefully, her damn competitive spirit, "Loves Watching Granny Shower," perfectly crushing her roommate's "Hoping to Grow Some Brains in My Next Life."

Upon checking, it wasn't about her nickname, but rather some inexplicable questions.

"Shower-lover sis, is the post about Xu's house collapsing true?"

"Sis, have you seen the latest post? It's explosive. Xu is really a bottom-feeder in real life."

A series of messages bombarded her, leaving her mind a little confused. House collapsing post? What was this nonsense, where did Xu Qingyan get a house to collapse? He hadn't set up any positive public persona, had he?

After asking a few more questions, Zhou Lili learned that someone on Weibo made an exposé about Xu Qingyan.

After figuring out the keywords of the post, she searched them frantically.

The screen quickly transitioned, popping up a post with the keywords "Xu Qingyan," "social trash," "dark history," "assault," all bolded and highlighted.

She suddenly felt an intense pounding in her heart. These tactics to suppress and hammer down someone were all too familiar in the fan circle.

Although she hadn't had contact with Xu Qingyan this month, her cousin Zhou Mian had a good relationship with him, and Xu had even helped her out by giving her a signed album for free.

Zhou Lili had long categorized Xu Qingyan as one of her own, a special friend she'd never met. Seeing him frequently getting bashed now, it was worrying, to say the least.

Indeed, those offensive comments were too provocative, and teaming up with Sister Pei to form a couple on the reality show. If it wasn't making numerous enemies, at the very least, he was a live target.

Upon opening the post, the whistleblower claimed to be entrusted by others to reveal the past of Xu Qingyan, the trash. They emphasized they had solid proof and even @mentioned the reality show officials, willing to take legal responsibility.

She carefully read the opening paragraph again, and it was definitely a fan circle tactic, no real name was given. The user certification was probably a grandmother from a mountainous area, saying they would take legal responsibility was just a joke.

It was merely a tactic to increase credibility, to psychologically influence the netizens.

The post claimed, "Xu Qingyan often skipped school since high school and mixed with some unsavory social dregs. Such a person's values are skewed."[Photo]

"This person is really outrageous, not to mention being poor; he drinks free soup from the cafeteria every day. He's so lazy and irresponsible despite always skipping classes, not even dogs would drink the cafeteria soup, it would be better to just restart life."[Photo]

"During one winter break, he got into fights everywhere and ended up sitting in jail for a few days with oranges.[Announcement photo] There's no way to wash this clean, right? Can't the show's producers do a little background check when choosing male guests?"

"Such an obvious scum got chosen for the reality dating show, does the world only look at faces?"

"I suspect the production crew created a script and deliberately brought in a social scum to play a role and get scolded. If that's really the case, all I can do is report it!"

The post was lengthy, meticulously listing all sorts of misconduct by Xu Qingyan.

Compared to the last post fabricating Xu Qingyan as a scum who cheated on eight women, this one seemed even more realistic, with dates and vague pieces of evidence included.

It included, but was not limited to, "classmates'" testimonials, photos, colleagues' statements, and various fragmented multi-perspective narratives - it was like reading a novel.

At 10 p.m., as soon as the post was published, it erupted. Many viewers who had just finished watching "Love Hunter" Episode 2 came pouring in, commenting without distinction or understanding.