Chapter 86: Hot Search Again 

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The heart rate line was very stable, just like the expression on Gu Jinrong's face at this moment—equally steady.

The backstage crew was still digesting this answer and hadn't had a chance to manipulate it.

If this answer had been given by anyone else, it would have been normal. However, when it came from Gu Jinrong...

Gu Jinrong has been riding high in the entertainment industry for years. Although she has always been mysterious, there has never been a shortage of paparazzi eager to dig up information.

She had feelings nine years ago, yet she had managed to keep it completely under wraps all these years. If she hadn't voluntarily disclosed it, everyone would still be in the dark.

Whether she wanted to reveal it or not, she's really good at hiding things.

Gu.Never Wanted To Hide.Jinrong noticed the host's distraction, so she took charge of the situation herself. “Three questions passed, haven't we passed the test? Where's our prize?”

She said, extending her hands and looking playful, a demeanor somewhat contrasting her usual temperament.

Surprised by how down-to-earth the star was acting, the crew set aside their starstruck reactions and quickly bought various local specialties from the stall owner, packing them up to present.

"Qingqing?" Gu Jinrong approached, carrying the loot. Seeing Shen Qingzhi still lost in thought, she mischievously waved a hand in front of her eyes.

"Huh?" Shen Qingzhi snapped back, seeing Gu Jinrong holding various local specialties. However, her thoughts had already drifted elsewhere.

The Black Heart had her first crush in her life at the age of twenty-one, wouldn't it be…

This actually explains why Shen Qingzhi might be feeling a bit narcissistic. After all, when Gu Jinrong was twenty-one, most of her time was spent either studying or tutoring her.

If you reason it out this way, it does make sense.

Considering she was still in front of the camera, Shen Qingzhi had to exercise great self-control not to let her lips curl up too much.

She struggled to keep a straight face, wanting to appear serious and composed as she calmly accepted all the pastries from Gu Jinrong. "Thank you, Senior Gu, for your help."

Although these pastries didn't look big, they were quite heavy.

Shen Qingzhi didn't intend to keep them all for herself, she eagerly shared them with the other guests.

With quite a rich haul this time, each guest got a fair share. Even Wen Qi, who usually had the least dealings with her, ended up with both hands full.

In the end, there was Gu Jinrong, who hadn't received anything.

After the distribution, the atmosphere seemed a bit off. With a group of five, four left laden with treats, while one stood there empty-handed, looking distinctly isolated.

Shen Qingzhi screamed inside. It wasn't intentional to ignore Gu Jinrong; it was the aura exuding from her, which was obviously not strong, but it made her heart race and feel nervous.

She instinctively avoided the source that might make her lose control but didn't expect to create such a misunderstanding. Fortunately, Huang Yuanxi, experienced in handling situations, quickly smooths things over.

"Today, for the program crew to be so generous with the treats, it's all thanks to Jinrong's efforts. In that case, we'll handle the physical task of carrying things, and you just focus on enjoying the food later."

A small incident smoothly passed in the program, as the guests found a local restaurant to sit down. 

While the variety show recording continued calmly, online discussions erupted in an uproar.

"The cause was a young man visiting relatives in town who coincidentally encountered the group led by Gu Jinrong, here to record the program. 

It was his first close encounter with a celebrity, and excitedly took numerous photos with their phone in the crowd, later sharing them online to show off.

Originally, the town consisted mostly of older locals, with very few actively engaging in internet activities. This place is rather remote and usually doesn't attract many tourists.

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The program team had carefully considered these aspects when choosing the location and had previously informed the local residents about the filming. Throughout the shooting period, everyone had been following the rules properly. That's why there wasn't a specific plan to clear the area when they temporarily went out for recording.

Originally, it was just a few early leaked photos, which wasn't considered a major issue; many program crews encounter similar situations.

But that person happened to capture several moments quite skillfully. One shot caught the moment when Shen Qingzhi while answering the question, glared at Gu Jinrong in anger. There were also a few photos capturing the process where Shen Qingzhi was distributing pastries, seemingly ignoring Gu Jinrong.

Nowadays, on the internet, just about any picture can be turned into a story. Moreover, with such rich material this time, and the protagonists being personalities not lacking in popularity and controversy, marketing accounts have sensed a financial opportunity, immediately churning out short articles.

Among them, the one with the highest popularity is:

@Entertain Others Entertain Yourself V: Others often say, 'Remember the person who dug the well when you drink the water.' Some little flowers haven't even had a sip of the water yet; they're already thinking of pushing the well-digger into the well. Daring to show such disrespect to a senior partner during a variety show recording, putting rejection openly on display, it's simply both foolish and low. I was looking forward to 'Divine Beings' before, but seeing things like this now, it might as well be buried in advance. [Image1] [Image2] [Image3] [Image4] [Image5] [Image6]

This Weibo post didn't directly mention any names, but it referred to 'Divine Beings.' Although the photos weren't very clear, both Shen Qingzhi and Gu Jinrong have highly recognizable faces that everyone can easily identify at a glance.

Not long after, hashtags, #Shen Qingzhi rolled her eyes at  Gu Jinrong#, #A Wonderful Life Spoiler#, and #Divine Beings At Risk# quickly moved on the front row of the hot search.

Fans, navy*, and melon-eating masses arrived upon hearing the news, making the real-time square lively.

*internet trolls

[What's going on? I remember the time when Movie Queen Gu and Shen Qingzhi had just finished filming and went on a trip together. Aren't they still on good terms?]

[Who has a good relationship with her? Someone has been pretending to be 'Little Gu Jinrong' since her debut. I've always thought her facial features aren't good, but Queen Gu is kind and just doesn't care.]

[Me too. I didn't like her before, and I just wanted to change my opinion for the sake of 'Divine Beings.' But this happened?]

[By the way, isn't Queen Gu, a producer of 'Divine Beings'? Isn't she half the boss? Is she this ruthless?]

[Upstairs, do you like your boss? dog head/]

[I don't like my boss, but at least I won't roll my eyes in front of them. She's a public figure, yet she lacks any professional ethics.]

[Too bad, I was looking forward to watching 'Divine Beings.' The movie hasn't even aired yet, and the main creators are already like this.]

[It's good to separate the actors and the drama. After all, this is  Queen Gu's first work since returning to China. Queen Gu is the main backbone; the second female lead is not important.]

[Although, in the original work Feng Yasong is the girlfriend...]

[I can't separate human dramas, sorry to Queen Gu, the next one will be better behaved.]

[Unknown full story, no comment, maybe there will be a reversal later]

[Stop struggling upstairs, I would have believed the situation would have been reversed if it had happened to someone else, but Shen Qingzhi, haha]

….

The people who are most angry at the moment are Gu Jinrong's die-hard fans.

As career fans, what they mind most isn't that eye roll. After all, knowing Gu Jinrong's current status, she wouldn't be wronged.

What they care about the most is that negative news that has become a hot search, affecting the reputation of “Divine Beings”.

So even though everyone currently hates Shen Qingzhi to the point of gritting their teeth, they have to swallow their anger and make a conscious effort to protect the movie rationally.

Advising to separate the drama from reality and urging calmness, yet some fans can't even calm themselves, let alone persuade strangers.

Gu Jinrong's die-hard fans have temporarily endured, but with Shen Qingzhi having many haters herself, and “Divine Beings" being a major film for the Spring Festival, it's drawing unwanted attention.

Various online navies from all walks of life came together, and their comments were unsightly.

Shen Qingzhi's fans, mostly young, can't stand seeing their idol wronged. They immediately roll up their sleeves and get ready to defend her.

Before they even exchanged a couple of insults, a single Weibo post made them cease fire.

@ShenQingzhiV: The wonderful life of two days and one night has ended, thank you for accompanying me. @WonderfulLife, @GuJinrong, @HuangYuanxi, @YuKexin, @WenQi. [Image1][Image2][Image3]

Gu Jinrong also reposted this Weibo post.

A simple Weibo post, reporting the schedule while maintaining surface harmony.

The last sentence, "thank you for accompanying me," is actually a tacit understanding between Shen Qingzhi and her fans.

In the early days, Shen Qingzhi's fans' combativeness was more than ten times what it is now. There was even a time when they almost brought down Weibo due to intense clashes with opponents.

Even though Shen Qingzhi herself was a controversial figure back then, her manager advised her not to post on Weibo as much as possible, to avoid making more mistakes.

However, she still advised her fans directly or indirectly more than once: don't speak ill because of love for her, don't become someone that even she would dislike.

Shen Qingzhi used to criticize the sky and earth in front of the camera, yet she specifically asked her fans to be gentle, which seemed like a show to outsiders.

However, her repeated guidance did affect those young girls who held her in high regard. Although she lost quite a few fervent supporters due to this, those who remained generally became more civil and receptive to advice.

When she advised others, it wasn't stiff preaching; she casually chatted with her fans like friends. Eventually, she often sincerely concluded with "thank you for accompanying me."

Over time, these words became a truce code for fans.

Originally, the companies behind the marketing accounts were still desperately deploying navy forces, deliberately trying to provoke Shen Qingzhi's fans' anger, wanting to stir up trouble, ideally tarnishing the reputation of "Divine Beings" in one fell swoop.

It is said that hemp ropes are only broken at the thinnest points, and traffic fans are always the group that is most likely to be picked on.

However, they never expected that this time it would be like punching into cotton; despite their uproar, the opposing fans simply didn't respond.

So, what was initially intended to be a spoiler to criticize "Divine Beings" turned into a one-sided scolding of Shen Qingzhi, which isn't considered anything extraordinary.

A malicious black article arrived aggressively but departed hastily.

At this moment, Shen Qingzhi has finished recording and returned home. She hasn't even had time to unpack her suitcase; instead, she's sitting on the sofa, scrolling through her phone.

Seeing those negative comments about "Divine Beings" being suppressed, she finally breathed a sigh of relief.

She thought she had been cautious enough this time, but she didn't expect such a big mistake to be caught.

Forget it, I'd rather not record programs with that Black Heart in the future. Staying with her will lower my IQ.

Shen Qingzhi murmured softly at her phone screen, unintentionally voicing her thoughts, only to receive a reproachful look from Gu Jinrong nearby.

Shen Qingzhi:...

"I didn't say anything just now."

There are no three hundred taels of silver here.

Gu Jinrong didn't dwell on her private thoughts but rather sullenly expressed, "Why didn't you let me post on Weibo?"

Shen Qingzhi is satisfied with the current outcome, but Gu Jinrong is not satisfied at all. In just over ten minutes, she had already blocked dozens of people who were cursing Shen Qingzhi on her timeline.

There are too many, it's impossible to block them all.

Shen Qingzhi knew what Gu Jinrong was thinking and sighed with a smile, saying, "What do you want to post?"

"Post some proof of our good relationship. Those people cursing you, saying you treat me badly, it's not true at all."

The mere thought of becoming a reason for others to attack her beloved made her teeth itch with anger.

"Haven't you already reposted Weibo? Speaking too much doesn't quite fit your usual image."

Gu Jinrong wanted to express that she didn't care much about her public image, but she was cut off before she could speak.

"It's okay, actually, those people just want a reason to scold me. I have experience with this; the scolding will pass soon. It's not good if you step in now and make the situation escalate."

Gu Jinrong felt even more distressed when she saw Shen Qingzhi's indifferent expression.

At this time, Shen Qingzhi was more rational than her, while she could only count down silently in her heart.

Shen Qingzhi was serious when she was justifying things a moment ago, but now seeing Gu Jinrong silent, she playfully approached, swaying her waist like an imp, and lifted the other's fair chin with one hand.

"Girl, give me a smile."

Gu Jinrong silently looked at her:...

"Not smiling? Then, I'll give you one."