[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-more-tragic-i-act-the-stronger-i-get-my-fans":3,"chapter-the-more-tragic-i-act-the-stronger-i-get-my-fans-the-more-tragic-i-act-the-stronger-i-get-my-fans-chapter-309":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","The More Tragic I Act, the Stronger I Get — My Fans Beg Me to Stop Killing Off My Roles",{"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},1297973,1723,"Chapter 309: A still from the drama silences the entire internet","the-more-tragic-i-act-the-stronger-i-get-my-fans-chapter-309",309,"\u003Cp>Jiang Ci was utterly baffled by his assistant's sudden action.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With his hand receiving IV fluids immobilized, he could only watch helplessly as his phone was snatched away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His stomach continued to spasm in waves, the sour, rancid taste of vegetable cream mixed with stomach acid constantly surging upward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hooked up to a glucose drip, his face was sallow, with several strands of hair stiffly stuck to his temples from dried cream.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sun Zhou watched him in this state, feeling as if his own internal organs were twisting together in heartache.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He felt he absolutely had to do something to salvage his artist's dangerously precarious mental state.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, Sun Zhou forcefully held his tablet in front of Jiang Ci, opened a page, and spoke in a deliberately cheerful tone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bro! Look! Cheer up! The animated version of our magazine cover is out!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the screen was Vogue's meticulously retouched \"Ruins Deity\" animated image, crafted by a top-tier team.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Standing atop ruins, he casually crushed a rose in his hand, with fragmented dynamic light and shadow flowing over him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every frame was art.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ci looked at the glamorous, dazzling version of himself on the screen, then sniffed the persistent sour smell clinging to his own body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Burp!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A belch carrying a putrid, cloyingly sweet aroma uncontrollably erupted from his throat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was a floor-length mirror in the lounge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the mirror, the \"undercover agent\" hooked to an IV drip, looking haggard and withered,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>was framed together with the \"deity\" being deified across the entire internet on the screen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The scene was absurd to the extreme.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bro! Don't just look at this! There's something even more amazing!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sun Zhou completely failed to notice the bizarre atmosphere. His fingers flew across the tablet screen,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>opening a Weibo page, so excited he was practically spraying saliva.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brother Kun! It's Brother Kun! He reposted your interview!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the Weibo page, a gold V-verified account\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>had reposted the interview Jiang Ci had given during the Vogue photoshoot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That account's ID represented an era in the entertainment industry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An entertainment industry godfather-level figure, \"Brother Kun.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The accompanying text was just one short sentence, yet each word carried immense weight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In this dazzling world, quietly guard your own heart.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The appearance of this Weibo post was like dropping a depth charge into a calm lake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was no longer simple praise; this was the mainstream resources of the Beijing circle formally accepting Jiang Ci.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a leap across social strata.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The comments section had gone completely insane.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Holy shit! Brother Kun personally stepped in! What level of recognition is this!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Gege is absolutely incredible! Even Brother Kun acknowledges his clarity of mind! The one and only true deity in the domestic entertainment industry!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I always said Jiang Ci isn't just traffic! He's a thoughtful actor! Are the haters' faces stinging?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A deity has descended! Jiang Ci fell to the mortal realm to purify us ordinary people!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sun Zhou read these comments aloud, so excited he was practically dancing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bro! Did you hear that! The whole internet is praising you! You're a true deity now!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, the \"true deity of the domestic entertainment industry\" being deified across the internet was currently trembling badly due to low blood sugar from prolonged dieting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He struggled for a long time, trying to insert the straw the nurse gave him into the bag of warm glucose,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>but just couldn't align it with that tiny opening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right then, the phone Sun Zhou had snatched away began vibrating wildly on the table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two characters flashed on the screen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Wan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sun Zhou fumbled to answer the video call.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Jiang Ci! I saw Brother Kun's Weibo post! Well done!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Wan's bright, beautiful face appeared on the screen,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>her tone full of excitement and pride.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had intended to properly congratulate this treasure she had discovered,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>but when the camera, following Sun Zhou's movement, clearly captured the miserable state of the person on the bed,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>all her words got stuck in her throat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ci was leaning weakly against the pillow, his face paler than the bedsheet behind him, his hair a mess, with a needle still stuck in the back of his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The smile on Lin Wan's face instantly froze solid,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>followed immediately by overwhelming fury erupting from her chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Jiang Wen! Damn it!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A furious roar startled Sun Zhou so much his hand shook, nearly dropping the phone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What did he do to you?! How did he torture you into this state! Terminate the contract! We're not filming this kind of show anymore!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at Jiang Ci's half-dead appearance on the screen, Lin Wan felt deeply uncomfortable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ci was startled by her shout, weakly opening his mouth to try and explain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lin Wan Jie, I'm fine...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's just... I ate too much and feel a bit nauseous...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was just telling the truth; the cream really was too disgusting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this explanation, landing in Lin Wan's ears, automatically translated into another version.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This kid, tortured into such a state, is still putting on a brave face, still covering up for that insane director.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Wan only felt the fire in her heart burn even fiercer, ready to slam the table and rise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't speak up for him! Jiang Ci, I'm telling you, health is your capital! An actor's responsibility isn't used like this!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing the phrase \"actor's responsibility,\" Jiang Ci weakly blinked, his muddled thoughts suddenly illuminated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He remembered the original intention behind choosing this path.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He interrupted Lin Wan's impending next round of roaring,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>his gaze clear, his voice distinct, \"Sister Wan, it's nothing. This is what I, as an actor... as myself, should face.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All her words were blocked back by that one look.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While Lin Wan was roaring at the screen, Sun Zhou's other hand was holding his own phone, fearfully scrolling through Weibo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beneath the blazing hot searches #Jiang Ci Ruins Deity# and #Brother Kun Supports Jiang Ci#,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>a new hashtag carrying an ominous aura silently climbed up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>#Jiang Ci Icebreaker Leaked Set Photos#\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clicking in revealed a blurry, sneakily taken photo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the photo, Jiang Ci was being carried out of the film set on a stretcher, covered with a blanket, the specifics unclear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter how well the film crew handled confidentiality, it couldn't stop the pervasive paparazzi substitutes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Malicious speculation and filthy language bred in the comments section.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"'King of BE Aesthetics'? More like 'King of Fragile Hearts'! Acted in a tragedy and acted himself into the hospital? Really, you see something new every day.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Predicted the Z-surname top-tier celebrity's downfall so accurately before, how come he didn't foresee ending up on a stretcher? I think he's just a marketing hype, overacted and messed up.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Laughing to death, praised for 'quietly guarding his own heart' one moment, then getting stretchered onto the hot search list the next. That heart is guarded pretty restlessly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What's wrong? Sun Zhou, why do you look so awful?\" On the video call, Lin Wan keenly sensed something was off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sun Zhou's lips were pale as he turned his phone screen toward the camera, his voice trembling, \"S-Sister Wan, a negative hot search... someone secretly took a photo of Brother being carried out...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Wan only needed one glance before her face instantly froze over. \"These gutter rats again.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She quickly calmed down, a flash of ruthlessness in her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't panic. I'll have the Public Relations Department handle it right now. Suppress the hot search first, then issue a statement... Damn it, these paparazzi substitutes, once filming wraps, I'll deal with them one by one!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Lin Wan was swiftly preparing to deploy her plan,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sun Zhou's hand holding his own phone suddenly stilled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He discovered, to his horror, that no matter what the PR team did,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the popularity of that hashtag was still eerily climbing!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was clearly someone behind it working against them!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a moment, Sun Zhou's palms were soaked in cold sweat, a sense of powerlessness enveloping him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could it be that this time they really were going to...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right in this nearly despairing atmosphere, he suddenly glimpsed that 'Icebreaker' producer Old Zhang had just posted on his social media feed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just one picture—it was Jiang Ci's face, smeared with cream and bloodstains, from the monitor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Below it, director Jiang Wen's account instantly liked it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sun Zhou's heart gave a \"thud,\" and before he could think it through, he saw the direction on the Weibo negative hot search plaza abruptly change.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An account no one expected updated its status.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The official Weibo account for the movie 'Icebreaker.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The impact of the photo's imagery was so strong it made the entire Chinese internet shudder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A high-definition still.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the photo, the young man knelt on the marble floor of a luxurious villa.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That youthful face was smeared with ridiculous white cream and glaring bloodstains.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His face was slightly tilted upward, looking toward some direction outside the frame.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes were empty, containing nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The appearance of this still slapped the little haters' faces hard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That sense of brokenness that could be felt even through the screen\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>shattered all rumors about being \"pampered\" or \"putting on a show.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One picture made tens of thousands of little haters across the entire internet shut their mouths at the same time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sun Zhou's hand holding the phone trembled uncontrollably.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His screen was frozen on that photo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The scrolling comments section below was flooded with overwhelming ellipses and \"holy shits.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1581,"2026-06-05T18:00:08.557Z",1,"novelbin.me","05926dd21b8b4692e14b6876fe9559557c47ee42b87c367b4d7bda306452250b","the-more-tragic-i-act-the-stronger-i-get-my-fans-chapter-310","the-more-tragic-i-act-the-stronger-i-get-my-fans-chapter-308",366,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-more-tragic-i-act-the-stronger-i-get-my-fans-cover.jpg"]