Chapter 16: Getting Insulted!!!

Yeah, I don't get it either; logically the director has his own destiny for this kind of thing, so why should some people get to point fingers? Everywhere it's your sister, I think, and your sister hasn't landed any high‑end luxury endorsements either.

Hahaha, there's no one left for high‑end luxury endorsements either; they market every day with the label of a top‑stream star, but in the end their fashion resources are still worse than a single trending little flower, hahaha. I think it's not a top‑stream star but a top tumor.

Top‑stream??? Like this, like this, like this??? Come on, come on, the fans plaster the high‑end luxury endorsement all over our faces; I'll admit your sister is top‑stream, le‑le‑le.

Popularity first‑class, character first‑class, fan quality first‑class, team first‑class—that's what top‑stream is, qwq.

Exactly, they keep the word 'top‑stream' on their lips all day, flaunting superiority; whether there's anything or not they run to the square to show off your sister's god‑like face—having a fox‑like face is such a big deal, 【sad】.

Reply: "Top‑stream is Shen Xingman's marketing??? Get it straight, this is officially certified ok??? 【image comment】"

Seeing her own sister being scolded, the Sparkling Knight Order arrived with a small detachment.

Where did that Jiang family maid come from, taking a sword from your dad?

Resource dog, fake‑victim sister, trouble‑making woman, green‑tea b****, everyone, come see how awesome the real owners of the Jiang maids are 【pitiful】. How did you get those two high‑end luxury endorsements, don't you have any sense? You have to be righteous when snatching things, right?

Can the Shen Xingman fans refuse to help the poor? jxy is already obscure; are we just babbling here to give away heat for free?

Snatching praise brings divine punishment. The fans of the Jiang Chao Super Topic haven't even a fraction of the Shen family's, huh huh huh, why, not popular?

Can that director stop using Shen Xingman and her fans as stepping stones? He uses Shen Xingman for traffic during marketing, gets heat, but after filming it's not Shen Xingman. Can the Sword Cup's Jiang Niangniang and the Sword Cup director stay away from my sister?

Shen Xingman has breakout dramas and national popularity; she doesn't need to ride Jiang Niangniang's heat, for everyone's information.

…

The main force hasn't even hit the battlefield, and the Jiang Xiaoyan Super Topic was already wiped out.

But if you say the Shen Xingman fans won… you'd be underestimating the power of capital.

Jiang Xiaoyan's fans are fewer than Shen Xingman's, but she has the money.

Hiring a water army is just a matter of minutes, isn't it?

But this time, she didn't seem to follow the script, because at a little past one in the afternoon, the director himself stepped in to repost:

@Chen Cheng: I'm honored to work with Xiaoyan; she is the Gu Ran of my heart.

Right after that repost appeared, a trending search popped up: #Jiang Xiaoyan to play Gu Ran#

Then—

"Wow, it's Yan Yan! So excited, so excited 【starry eyes】."

"I'm dying laughing, Shen Xingman fans, look at this—this is Director Chen personally confirming the female lead! Snatch, snatch, snatch, snatching your 【horse】, everything's yours? Your family's department store?"

"Shen Xingman fans, stop being condescending, okay? Not everyone in the world likes your master; get it straight, this role was earned by Xiaoyan's own strength, and the internet 'little police' shouldn't come down on us."

"The director has long said that Gu Ran is a fresh‑type, not that Shen Xingman isn't pretty, and Jiang Xiaoyan fits even better—wouldn't it be great to have Shen Xingman play a vase? Don't fans love that stuff? 【covers mouth】"

"When will the cosmic origin Shen Xingman land a high‑end luxury endorsement? If you can't, just pretend I never said it."

Reply: "Why can't you get it? Just take a nap and it'll be fine."

Reply: "Sleep a nap, sleep a nap 【dog head】."

Reply: "I think, she's managed to get this far; maybe a lot of people have taken her down. Just that face gives me a restless vibe, she's scheming."

—

In the end this matter blew up on the trending list again—

#Shen XingmanFans#

Apparently, this is a black‑trend that was bought.

The director's endorsement and support caused Shen Xingman to be at a disadvantage in this conflict for a while.

Because the fans' combat power was so high, many negative comments were screenshotted by Jiang Family's official marketing account, turned into videos mocking Shen Xingman fans' quality, and most of the water‑army black reviews slandering Shen Xingman vanished without a trace.

#Shen XingmanFans# Uh, bystanders, I truly think this scolding is excessive; those 'Gu is justice' fans have a skewed worldview— even if they snatched something, they shouldn't insult like this, accumulate some moral points.

#Shen XingmanFans# Are we being scolded this badly? Suddenly the road turned dark; Jiang Xiaoyan didn't do anything wrong… Isn't the entertainment industry just like that? The director picks whoever they like.

#Shen XingmanFans# The fans really have foul mouths.

#Shen XingmanFans# Jiang Xiaoyan… sigh, it's really sad, suddenly I want to fangirl for her… you can't just see her being honest and bully her, right?

These black reviews almost all carried the black‑trend tag; it's hard not to end up on the trending list.

Shen Xingman is on the popular side, has many concerns, so she basically never replies.

But Jiang Xiaoyan is different; she can ride this to gain heat and boost goodwill.

So soon, a self‑pitying Weibo post appeared.

@Jiang Family Xiaoyan: I've thought about it and still don't know why I'm being scolded. Back when "Midsummer" was first filed, my team had contact, because the female lead Gu Ran is so captivating; I was very moved and wanted to fight for it as much as possible.

And now that wish has come true, I'm also grateful to @Chen Cheng for giving me this chance. But there's one thing I can't understand: how could someone use the gimmick "the online rumor says the female lead is xxx" to slander and spread rumors about me? Sorry, I won't take the blame. If it's truly as the internet says that I stole someone's resources, I can produce evidence, thank you.

After the Weibo went out, fans poured out soul‑warming messages while still tossing sarcastic jabs at Shen Xingman.

"Shen Xingman fans apologize!"

"Shen Xingman fans apologize!"

"If the fans don't apologize, can the actual owner step in and manage this?"

"It's been said that online rumors are unreliable; everything should follow official announcements. Some fans' 'real owners' are just too confident—little do they know the director never liked her. Lower your stance and just act properly."

"Sister, don't be sad, okay? Bystanders aren't blind; they know both good and bad. The black‑joking is just picking bones out of an egg—little rich lady Yan Yan doesn't lack resources, she doesn't need to snatch at all."

"What kind of person is that???" Miao Miao looked like she wanted to smash her phone!

"She's so shameless, okay??? How did she even say those words???"

Shen Xingman seemed rather calm: "I think this is just her usual move."

By pulling others down to climb, to gain fleeting heat, she uses this binding tactic to aggressively ride on Shen Xingman's fame.

Moreover, she constantly issues press releases claiming she's a real fairy, completely different from packaged "fairies," that her acting is formally trained, unlike some country bumpkins.

She's basically striking a "I'll replace you right away" stance.

Honestly, she's just day‑dreaming.

Qiao Yun also ran over to try to comfort Shen Xingman, but it seemed…