Chapter 491: Fame Brings Trouble

"Huh? What's wrong, Brother Xiao?"

RabbitRabbit Doesn't Eat Grass asked, puzzled.

Xiao He scrutinized the three people in front of him.

But all three of them wore expressions of complete bewilderment.

Wow, with acting skills like that, it's a real shame they aren't in the entertainment industry.

Xiao He sneered inwardly, though he didn't expose them directly. Instead, he handed the phone with the fluffy rabbit case back to RabbitRabbit Doesn't Eat Grass and said, "Alright, the event is almost over, let's leave it at that."

"Um, Brother Xiao, could we still exchange contact information?"

One of them, the live-streaming sales blogger, looked at Xiao He with anticipation. As if afraid Xiao He might overthink it, he immediately added an explanation, "A work contact is fine, I won't bother you randomly in my daily life."

He was a live-streaming sales blogger, frequently interacting with brands and celebrity artists. Sometimes, he leveraged these connections for events to boost his live stream room's popularity or to attract more brand sponsors. So, for an artist like Xiao He, whose influence and fame were both top-tier, he naturally wouldn't pass up the chance to build a friendly relationship.

—Oh right, especially now with the added overseas purchasing power.

If he could have the chance to invite Xiao He to his live stream room to help with sales...

Just thinking about it was exhilarating!

However, Xiao He merely glanced down at the blogger's phone and shook his head, politely declining, "Sorry, I can't casually give out my contact information. If you have any needs, you can directly email the studio."

After Xiao He's words, the live-streaming sales blogger and the couple all showed expressions of disappointment.

So, no one brought it up again, and the event's segment for Xiao He to go on stage arrived. He gave a slight nod to the few people in front of him, then stood up and walked towards the stage.

"Tch."

The moment Xiao He stood up, cheers from fans erupted around him once more. Only from somewhere behind him came a soft, disdainful snort.

RabbitRabbit Doesn't Eat Grass finally darkened her expression.

She turned her head to look at her boyfriend, Bin Bing. The smile on her face remained, and her speech was still in the same cutesy, coquettish state as before, like a lover's coquetry. However, her tone wasn't exactly pleasant, "You should still show some respect. They are not people we can afford to offend."

Bin Bing curled his lip but didn't give RabbitRabbit Doesn't Eat Grass a pleasant look, "Don't think I don't know what you were doing just now. What? Your usual sugar daddies can't satisfy you anymore? You've actually gone mad trying to hook up with Xiao He? I'm dying of laughter."

RabbitRabbit Doesn't Eat Grass seemed not to have expected his words to be so harsh. Her originally pretty face finally twisted slightly.

But she quickly returned to normal.

"Yes, I'm laughable, but aren't you laughable too? Your head is practically glowing green, yet you mock a man who is richer, more powerful, and better-looking than you. I really don't understand where you get your confidence from."

Her words were crude and blunt, as if she had brutally dug out the hidden jealousy and resentment in Bin Bing's heart, then flung them viciously back into his face.

Bin Bing's face instantly darkened, "You motherf—"

"This is an event venue," RabbitRabbit Doesn't Eat Grass shot him a sidelong glance. "Try laying a hand on me? I wouldn't mind getting into a public brawl with you here. Maybe we'd both become more famous than Xiao He today."

"Some people only get this one shot at fame in their lifetime. If they can seize the opportunity, grit their teeth, and fight for it, maybe they can make it too."

RabbitRabbit Doesn't Eat Grass tucked the stray hairs by her cheek behind her ear, but every word she spoke stabbed right into Bin Bing's heart.

Bin Bing clenched his fists and said nothing more.

Meanwhile, the live-streaming sales blogger beside them kept his head down, fiddling with his phone as if he hadn't heard the couple's "sweet nothings," completely immersed in his own world.

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After the event concluded, Xiao He declined the brand's dinner invitation and left alone in his car.

Only when the car window slowly rose, cutting off all outside view, did Xiao He finally pull the card from his trouser pocket.

It was a thick card with a pleasant texture, feeling substantial in the hand. The pink heart on it and the contact number printed below in an artistic font were more than enough to be suggestive.

Xiao He hadn't expected that someone would dare to wave something like this in front of him now.

In the early days, he wasn't famous enough and had a "fearsome reputation," so many people had the impression he wasn't someone to be trifled with. Consequently, such things rarely appeared so blatantly before him.

But now... once a person becomes famous, everyone around them seems like a "good person," and they're all hunters eyeing a delicious meal.

As the old saying goes, indeed, fame breeds trouble, just as a fattened pig invites slaughter.

Xiao He found it rather amusing.

The driver in front, Lao Qi, glanced in the rearview mirror, his eyes sweeping over the card in Xiao He's hand. He then proactively said, "Teacher Xiao, you can just leave the trash in the car. We'll take care of cleaning it up properly later."

Xiao He toyed with the card in his hand, watching indifferently as the high-quality card nimbly slipped through his fingers. Finally, he spoke his first words since getting in the car, "Which companies do those three belong to?"

This question was directed at Xiao Chen in the passenger seat.

Xiao Chen immediately pulled out his phone, opened a saved file, and carefully searched through it before replying, "This 'Guoguo' is signed with Rongding Media. He's one of their top internet celebrities, most skilled at live-streaming sales."

"This RabbitRabbit Doesn't Eat Grass and Bin Bing are signed with Shuangyu Media. RabbitRabbit Doesn't Eat Grass is the top talent at that company. Her boyfriend was originally an ordinary person. After RabbitRabbit Doesn't Eat Grass publicly announced their relationship, Bin Bing successfully built his account and rose quickly. Later, their joint couple account also skyrocketed to become one of the company's top traffic sources."

This information had been compiled and sent to them by the team before Xiao He participated in the event. However, this event was simply too small. Among the attendees, Xiao He had the highest status. The backgrounds of the others weren't important at all, so they had only skimmed through such detailed materials without studying them in depth.

But since Xiao He was asking now, they could certainly provide the answers.

After Xiao Chen finished reciting the general information, Xiao He let out an "Oh," then continued instructing, "It seems all three of them are participating in the recording of 'Public Enemy Number One.' Go check now where their competition progress has stopped. Then have the editing team over there pay attention and try to minimize the screen time for these few individuals."

Xiao Chen was momentarily stunned, "Huh?"