Chapter 174: Just get used to being messed with!

Zhang Anqi was also dumbfounded!

Those claiming Jiang Cheng plagiarized were the online mercenaries hired by Kangwei.

Now they want to hire online mercenaries again to clear his name, saying Jiang Cheng's plagiarism accusation was a frame-up.

It's like hiring two batches of mercenaries and letting them fight each other?

What is this for?

Are they just messing around?

Lin Muyang also stared blankly at Kangwei; this elder brother's actions are becoming harder to understand, this is too outrageous!

Kangwei took a deep breath and said: "This isn't entirely bad."

"Currently Jiang Cheng's traffic has been hyped up high; as for the plagiarism issue, it's actually easy to handle, but it's hard to reach a conclusion in the short term, and there will definitely be contradictions. For Jiang Cheng, this will affect the competition voting."

"But this won't affect Zhang Anqi, after all she has a massive fan base."

"As long as we hire a batch of online mercenaries to clarify that Jiang Cheng's plagiarism accusation was a frame-up, Zhang Anqi's foundation won't be harmed."

"There will definitely be some people continuing to attack Zhang Anqi, claiming she became famous through plagiarized songs, but that's fine; it will also bring new massive traffic—what popular star doesn't face negative attacks?"

After Kangwei finished speaking, Zhang Anqi understood.

Kangwei was right; as long as we hire a batch of online mercenaries to help her secure her base and point out that Jiang Cheng's plagiarism accusation was a frame-up, she wouldn't need to worry about online attacks.

After all, she herself already has a massive fan base.

But Jiang Cheng will definitely suffer, because he lacks a solid fan base; most of his supporters are only there because of the Golden Song Singer show.

Now he's caught in a whirlpool of public opinion; although he might eventually clear his name of plagiarism, in the short term he will definitely be affected by public opinion.

So this might actually be a good thing for her; as long as during the Golden Song Singer competition she can suppress Jiang Cheng, then Jiang Cheng's traffic and the show's traffic will largely go to her.

Kangwei picked up his phone again and called the person in charge of the online mercenary business just now.

"Hello, this is Kangwei."

"Help me reissue a task, 3 million."

The person on the other end, hearing there was new business, instantly became excited and enthusiastically said: "Boss Kang, just tell me what you need; I'm professional—whatever you want, I can do it!"

Kangwei said: "Please hire another batch of people to say that the news of Jiang Cheng plagiarizing is false, that he was framed, and claim that the so-called original song was produced after Jiang Cheng's song became popular, by plagiarizing Jiang Cheng's song."

The person in charge of the online mercenary business, hearing Kangwei's words, was stunned for several seconds, then cautiously asked: "Boss Kang, are you sure you didn't misspeak?"

Kangwei said: "Do you need me to say it again?"

The person on the phone said: "No, Boss Kang, let me sort this out—yesterday you had me hire people to say Jiang Cheng plagiarized; today you want me to hire people to say Jiang Cheng's plagiarism accusation was a frame-up."

"I just want to ask, are the tricks in the circle being played this elaborately now?"

"I'm just asking for guidance; I'm afraid I've fallen behind and can't keep up with the circle's pace."

Kangwei remained silent for two seconds: "The money will be transferred to your account shortly."

He said that and then hung up.

So annoying!

Don't bring up the sore spot!

Lin Muyang said: "Actually this is better; we previously said the hotter Jiang Cheng gets, the better, because only when he's really popular can we reap a big harvest when we collect the fruits."

Kangwei's gaze turned over, his face somewhat gloomy; this round he spent a full 5 million, and if Zhang Anqi can't get the lion's share of the traffic, this loss will be hard to explain to the company!

Moreover, it's obvious he already senses Su Manyao wanting to curb his power, just hasn't found the right opportunity; if this operation goes wrong, the money will be spent without boosting Zhang Anqi.

Su Manyao will surely seize this opportunity to take away his power.

"How confident are you in suppressing Jiang Cheng?" Kangwei stared into Lin Muyang's eyes and asked. Lin Muyang also realized the seriousness of the issue and said solemnly: "I've already made it clear—I won't hold back this time. We're on the same path, aren't we? I mean we're in the same boat; even if Jiang Cheng can still write decent songs, it's useless."

"Unless in this show, every piece he releases in each subsequent episode surpasses his previous songs, then I would accept defeat willingly."

"But that's nearly impossible—not even mentioning the finals; just for this episode airing in three days, all that's needed are two songs!"

"Before joining the show, in a short time he already produced two classics; during the few days of the show, he produced another two songs."

"Altogether that's four songs, and every single one is a classic."

"If you let him produce two classic songs for this episode, that would make six."

"For him to produce six classic songs in such a short time, and he's so young—let alone him, even Zhoudong, famed as a quick-draw gunslinger, couldn't do that at his peak!"

"And I said, even if he produces more classics it wouldn't help, unless his new songs surpass those four previous ones."

"But do you think that's possible?"

"Over all these years, who in the circle could achieve that?"

Lin Muyang spoke very seriously, his expression grave.

!

After Kangwei listened seriously and thought it over, the fact is indeed so: if under these circumstances Jiang Cheng could still produce a classic, and even surpass his previous four classics, then whoever replaced him would be rubbed out by him!

But it's impossible!

There's no such person in this world!

Zhang Anqi, sitting nearby, heard them finish and quietly let out a sigh of relief.

At last she felt somewhat relieved.

She thought, let them mess with me; as long as I ultimately defeat Jiang Cheng and take all the traffic, that's enough.

Being messed with won't cost me a piece of flesh.

Backstage of the show, the director was reviewing some materials, with an insulated cup at hand, sipping tea, feeling quite content.

Yesterday the contestants had already arrived backstage to check in; some groups that hadn't been invited guests were also given a limited time.

The show's progress has been smooth, and the original program added an extra 2 million as the champion prize.

This added perk gave the show team plenty of talking points.

Of course, the people who put up this 2 million are media companies in the circle that want to send someone to compete; besides this 2 million, the production team also received extra sponsorship fees for promotion.

So the director's mood is good.

Just then, an assistant and the Music Director pushed the door open and walked in; the assistant said, "Director, the negative news about Jiang Cheng is getting worse and worse, everyone says he's plagiarizing."

The director said without raising his head, "Got it, go get busy."

He constantly pays attention to topics about the production team, so he naturally knows about the negative news concerning Jiang Cheng.

"Okay." The assistant responded and left.

The Music Director said, "Aren't you at all worried that Jiang Cheng will just be destroyed like this?"

The director lifted his head and said, "Don't you think this is maximizing Jiang Cheng's value?"

(End of chapter)