[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-plagued-by-bad-reviews-but-the-top-actress":3,"chapter-plagued-by-bad-reviews-but-the-top-actress-plagued-by-bad-reviews-but-the-top-actress-chapter-421":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Plagued by bad reviews, but the top actress!",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1733932,2218,"Chapter 421 - 421 421 Slap in the Face","plagued-by-bad-reviews-but-the-top-actress-chapter-421",421,"\u003Cp>﻿Chapter 421: Chapter 421: Slap in the Face Chapter 421: Chapter 421: Slap in the Face Nearly fifty million fans, and she actually lost to a washed-up actress with just over three hundred thousand fans!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And it was the notorious Xia Weibao!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was like a fierce slap to her face!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Ying’s head was pounding with rage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it were any other time, it might not have mattered, but right now was the height of “Deep Palace”‘s popularity, and her peak as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Any small incident could be blown out of proportion by people looking for a story.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She scrolled through the Weibo comments and, sure enough, she had been attacked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some said her fan base was fake, that all her fans were just zombie followers bought with money.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Millions couldn’t compete with someone else’s several hundred thousand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The more she read, the more Chu Ying wanted to smash her phone!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What the hell is going on, why did the fans start fighting out of nowhere!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The agent glanced at her surreptitiously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Last night, didn’t you tell me to buy a Weibo influencer to trash ‘Allure’? This morning, I did just that, and also hired some trolls to start bashing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The post blew up, and when your fans saw it was connected to you, they went to lash out at Xia Weibao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this angered Xia Weibao’s fans, and that started the fight.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, she really ended up losing more than she bargained for.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who knew that those fans would be so idiotic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The post was supposed to trash ‘Allure’, why drag Xia Weibao into the mud?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And if you’re going to insult someone, at least don’t do it on their personal Weibo page.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Isn’t that just asking for trouble?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What was even more unexpected was Xia Weibao’s fans’ fierce loyalty. Seeing their idol get attacked, they all came out to fight!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The intensity was terrifying!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing the agent’s explanation, Chu Ying nearly choked on her anger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A bunch of good-for-nothings!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then what, how did we end up losing the fight?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nearly fifty million fans, fifty million of them!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And she lost to three hundred thousand, where does that leave her face?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Ying’s chest heaved with fury as she leaned on the armrest of the sofa, weakly massaging her temples.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was visibly enraged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Allure’ was directed by Xu Jiayang, and all she wanted was to tarnish its reputation, to make sure Xu Jiayang couldn’t recover.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She hadn’t expected things to escalate like this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the look on Chu Ying’s face, the agent spoke cautiously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Xia Weibao’s fans are too fierce, and they even had a hacker who doxxed several of your fans and exposed them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They made threats saying they would expose anyone who dares to insult again, scaring them into silence.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Ying, “…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damn it!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hackers as fans?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What about my fans then, aren’t there more than fifty million of them, isn’t there even one with computer skills? Isn’t there a single one who will stand up for me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The agent was embarrassed, “About that… there really isn’t.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anyone with the skills of a hacker wouldn’t bother being a fan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seems Xia Weibao alone had that kind of charm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Even if not, couldn’t you pay for one?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I did.” Bringing this up made the agent feel even more embarrassed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I hired three hackers to help, but their skills were inferior to the other side, and they got counter-hacked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only that, but evidence of their past cybercrimes was posted online, and those three are now in police custody.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s exactly why their side’s fans dared not speak a word…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Ying, “…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Useless!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A bunch of useless people!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sister Ying, let’s just let bygones be bygones with this one. The trending topic has already been knocked down; the heat will pass in a couple of days.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Ying glared furiously, “I can’t swallow this insult!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The agent frowned slightly, “It’s already in the past, and the most important thing now is ‘Allure’.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What about ‘Allure’?” Chu Ying replied dismissively.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A lousy series, what’s there to fear.\u003C\u002Fp>",683,"2026-06-06T16:21:59.440Z",1,"novelbin.me","28517615cf3440cc61086b55d7fda239946506494d9789c35806d61c062accf3","plagued-by-bad-reviews-but-the-top-actress-chapter-422","plagued-by-bad-reviews-but-the-top-actress-chapter-420",1766,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fplagued-by-bad-reviews-but-the-top-actress-cover.jpg"]