Especially Zhou Wang’s line, "Let him get lost," was emphasized with enlarged and bold subtitles by some bloggers, as if they were afraid others would miss it.
"Wuyou’s mysterious newcomer stomps on Mr. Zhang, steals the red carpet, and bluntly tells Mr. Zhang to get lost, who is he?"
"Newcomer with connections to the sky, Mr. Zhang leaves in anger, Wuyou’s finale act might turn into a joke..."
"I’m siding with Mr. Zhang on this one, can the influencer circle just disrespect their seniors?"
Skimming through, almost all the headlines were not very friendly towards Zhou Wang.
These videos or articles also posted photos of him and Hua Suisui on the red carpet together, which made the topic of the "mysterious Wuyou guest" climb up the trend list. Although it ranked lower since Mr. Zhang wasn’t exactly frontline, it still made it to the hot search list.
Interestingly, someone in the comment section recognized Zhou Wang, though Zhou Wang wasn’t quite sure who they were in real life, maybe a former classmate or someone from Jing City who had followed him before...
"This is Zhou Wang, damn, our ’Top Ten Outstanding Youth’ from Jing City, he’s become an influencer with Wuyou?"
"I know him too, holy cow, he’s badass enough to tell Mr. Zhang to get lost?"
"Why can’t I find his Douyin account, who is this exactly!"
"..."
Aside from those who exposed his identity in the comment section, the vast majority of bystanders sided with Mr. Zhang. Inevitably, there were trolls jealous of Zhou Wang’s good looks, but to be honest, after browsing those malicious comments, Zhou Wang found it quite novel to be a "cyber incident" for the first time.
He didn’t feel much about those "cyberbully" comments, but beside him, Lin Dantong couldn’t help but remind him, "You better not respond, let the company handle it for you, that’s the best..."
Zhou Wang smiled at her without saying much, and at this moment, his phone also started buzzing.
Many people who knew him had heard about the incident and began to inquire about it directly.
Aside from those who were probing, the most amusing information came from Young Master Zhang:
"Hahaha, Brother Dog, are you playing the pig to eat the tiger again? But honestly, out of everyone in Wuyou, I dislike Mr. Zhang the most. Take him down, don’t mind me!"
Zhou Wang dismissed it with a smile and didn’t reply. Who asked Young Master Zhang to be so casual, not even calling him "Uncle."
Right now, he had too many people messaging him, disregarding even the group of women, let alone his brothers.
Zhou Wang had just turned on "airplane mode" when someone tapped his shoulder, and he looked up; it was Biaozi, just as expected.
"Mr. Zhang wants you to go backstage for a moment."
Biaozi murmured beside Zhou Wang’s ear, his expression rather strange.
Zhou Wang stood up. By this time, Lin Dantong had already recognized Biaozi, looking a bit worried for Zhou Wang. With things at this stage, it was impossible for Mr. Zhang not to make an appearance...
Just didn’t know what would be the outcome waiting for Zhou Wang.
"Thanks."
After this brief interaction, he felt he had some rapport with Lin Dantong, more inclined toward friendship, so he smiled at her and followed Biaozi.
Behind him, a group of female influencers had different expressions but mostly schadenfreude.
...
Backstage, in a private lounge, Zhang Shihao, finally taking a break, was leisurely making himself a cup of tea. Beside him, Zheng Shifeng’s face still held unresolved anger, but he had already said all that needed to be said, leaving the rest to Mr. Zhang to handle.
Only that Mr. Zhang seemed a bit too calm, why didn’t such a big issue make him seem angry?
If it weren’t for Mr. Zhang having instructed his assistant Biaozi to call someone over, Zheng Shifeng might even feel Mr. Zhang didn’t plan to take this matter seriously...
Illusion, it must be an illusion!
Mostly because Mr. Zhang, an old hand, could stay composed, unlike himself who was so agitated.
"So, it’s confirmed that Mr. Zhang refused to go on stage?"
Zhang Shihao, after sipping his freshly made tea, asked leisurely.
"Yes, Mr. Zhang, he’s still leading the final act. To get the comedic effect right, we’ve invited a few stars from ’Fun Comedians.’ Now with this act by Mr. Zhang, the finale act is basically ruined..."
Zheng Shifeng quickly interjected anxiously, "Now the most urgent thing is to calm Mr. Zhang’s emotions. I’m afraid, Mr. Zhang, you’ll need to come forward personally, even making that newcomer apologize won’t work."
"What excuse did Mr. Zhang use?"
"Uh...feeling unwell."
Zheng Shifeng didn’t understand why Zhang Shihao asked about such a meaningless excuse, as Mr. Zhang had countless ways to circumvent contractual restrictions if he truly didn’t want to participate.
"Oh, then shouldn’t we quickly call an ambulance?"
Zhang Shihao commented.
"Huh?"
"If he’s so unwell that he can’t go onstage, he must be seriously ill, of course, we should call an ambulance. Not only call an ambulance, but also have a person follow him. I want to know his physical condition at all times... Oh, and later on, we should make a statement to the media to show our concern for artists under our care."
Zhang Shihao said earnestly.
"No, Mr. Zhang, this..."
Zheng Shifeng could of course hear the subtext in Zhang Shihao’s words, and he was completely dumbfounded.
"Just do what I tell you to, understand?"
Zhang Shihao cast him a casual glance.
"I...I understand, Mr. Zhang."
Zheng Shifeng could only agree begrudgingly, and before he could figure out what was going on, the lounge door opened, and Biaozi brought Zhou Wang inside.
Seeing Zhou Wang, Zheng Shifeng’s eyes couldn’t help but light up, and with a pent-up anger, he coldly smirked, "Well, isn’t this our Wuyou’s most badass newcomer, come on, now with Mr. Zhang here, you can..."