Marry a female star at a bargain price

Chapter 148 147. Another Turbulence
Hearing this voice, Lin Xiao took a while to react before he matched it with a face in his memory.

Suddenly I felt complicated and very strange.

He asked, "How do you know I'm from Ma Yao?"

The other party has already revealed his cards, so there is no point in refusing to admit it.

On the other end of the phone, the woman laughed and said, "I really didn't know before, but ever since Han Xixi sang the song 'The Magic of Love', I knew it!"

Lin Xiao was still confused: "What happened to "The Magic of Love"?"

The woman was speechless and laughed: "Tsk tsk tsk, love really makes people blind. You are such a smart person, but you didn't even realize that you have been exposed for a long time!"

Lin Xiao frowned and thought for a long time, but still couldn't figure out where he had given himself away.

The woman explained: "The Magic of Love was written by Han Xixi and her husband, right?"

"Um, yes!" he replied, but did not admit that he was Han Xixi's husband.

"It's signed by Han Xixi and Lin Haha, right?"

"Correct!"

"You can be sure that her husband's last name is Lin, right?"

"..."

Lin Xiao seemed to understand a little.

The woman laughed heartily and said, "Since Han Xixi debuted, two men have written songs for her. One is her husband whom she has acknowledged herself to be, whose surname is Lin, and the other is an unknown big man named 'Ma Yao'. What a coincidence, this big man wrote my first song after my debut, 'Later'..."

Lin Xiao was still stubborn: "This doesn't prove that I am Ma Yao!"

The woman said in a leisurely tone, "It's impossible to prove it. Of course, others can't guess it. But I know you, I know you can play the guitar, I know your name. I didn't think about the name 'Ma Yao' carefully before. If I had any suspicion, wouldn't it be a matter of minutes for me to suspect you?"

Lin Xiao was silent and stopped talking.

The woman laughed again: "Why, you're not being stubborn anymore?"

Lin Xiao's tone was cold, and he did not answer but asked: "You just said you would help Xixi clarify, what did you mean?"

There was a pause on the other end of the phone, and then a strange laugh was heard, which sounded like a mockery, but also seemed to be filled with a bit of unwillingness.

"What are you laughing at?" Lin Xiao asked.

"I laughed. You really care about your little wife. You wrote so many songs for her... and you only wrote one for her!"

The woman pretended to be coquettish.

Lin Xiao rolled his eyes helplessly, "Jiang Xueying, how dare you compare? When I just agreed to date you, you turned around and dumped me. We are not even exes! The song "Later" was not written for you. It was because you and Cao Yuanzhi were classmates, so you got the upper hand. I only found out about it after the song was released. Han Xixi is different. She is my newlywed wife. Isn't it normal for me to write as many songs for her as possible? How dare you compare with her?"

These words left the person on the other end of the phone speechless.

Jiang Xueying rolled her eyes to the back of her head over the phone signal.

Lin Xiao suddenly remembered something and said coldly, "I say, Xixi's black material this time, it couldn't be you who did it, right?"

Jiang Xueying's eyes widened.

The delicate body leaning on the recliner suddenly straightened up.

"Lin Xiao, are you crazy?"

"I have a reasonable suspicion!"

"I doubt you, you big-headed ghost!"

Jiang Xueying said angrily, "I helped you out of kindness because of the song 'Later', but you doubt me?"

Lin Xiao also knew that the possibility was not high, but he still said: "If not suspect, who else would you suspect? We haven't been in touch for seven years. Now my wife has just been blacklisted by the entire Internet, and you called me right after that, and you even guessed that I was Ma Yao..."

Jiang Xueying almost laughed out of anger, and interrupted, "So, I'm going to snatch the love away from a little girl and take her husband away?"

Lin Xiao: “…”

I was speechless, but I did not rule out this possibility. After all, this woman had been pursuing me for a long time when I was in college, and she used every possible means.

Jiang Xueying laughed: "Lin Xiao, Lin Xiao, I did pursue you back then, but that was seven or eight years ago! Even though I'm divorced now, I'm still a well-known actress in the industry. I wouldn't be so desperate to go after a guy like you, right?"

Lin Xiao: “…”

Jiang Xueying seized the opportunity and continued to attack: "I remember you were always aloof before, how come you have become so shameless after not contacting me for several years? Is the social pressure so great now?"

Lin Xiao's face changed after being criticized, and he thought to himself: I shouldn't have mentioned this!

Actually, if you think about it carefully, it seems unlikely.

Not to mention that they had never had a formal relationship, Jiang Xueying probably didn't have any old feelings for him.

For example, although this woman became famous with the song "Later", she didn't have any good songs to sustain her career and she has long since transformed herself into an actress.

She has had good luck in recent years.

The first drama she starred in won a mainstream Best Actress award. Later, she entered the film and television industry and won the Golden Rooster Award for Best Supporting Actress last year.

He is less than 30 years old and has won major awards in the film and television circles. He has a bright future ahead of him.

Of course compared to her achievements in the film and television industry, her results in the fashion and traffic circles are even more terrifying.

Not only does he continuously endorse high-end brands, but his bold and outspoken personality also frequently sparks heated discussions across the internet. He is simply a walking hot search and an absolute top star.

With her current status as one of the “Four Little Flowers”, she is not only not in the same field as Han Xixi, but also not in the same league in terms of popularity and status.

The possibility of targeting Xixi is very small.

If he had to say there was a reason, Lin Xiao could only blame himself - this woman had just divorced recently, and maybe she was rich but lonely, so she wanted to experience what first love was like?
On the other end of the phone, Jiang Xueying became impatient: "No, just tell me straight, do you want my help?"

Lin Xiao hesitated for a moment and said, "Yes, but not now!"

Jiang Xueying was puzzled: "Why, you don't feel bad when you see your wife being scolded, you bastard!"

Lin Xiao rolled his eyes: "You've already been scolded, why don't you let the netizens scold you to their heart's content? Then all the scolding will be in vain! After everyone has scolded you to their heart's content, you can come out and clarify. My wife can still attract a wave of guilty fans, and this way we can maximize our benefits!"

Jiang Xueying was stunned for a moment, and her tone immediately became sharp: "Tsk, tsk, tsk, men, they are really cunning. I should have kicked you out back then!"

Lin Xiao: “…”

Jiang Xueying was too lazy to talk to him any more, and said loudly: "If you need to talk, I'll repay you for the song I wrote to you back then. That's it, I'm hanging up!"

After he finished speaking, he hung up the phone without waiting for Lin Xiao to speak.

Lin Xiao looked at the phone that had returned to the lock screen, feeling a little dazed. He didn't expect that he would be able to get in touch with this hot and passionate woman again in this life.

My memories can’t help but drift back to my college years.

In order to pursue me, this flirtatious senior student chased me during class and blocked me after class, and even placed spies in my dormitory. She really tried every possible means.

In his sophomore year, he couldn't resist Jiang Xueying's passionate offensive and suddenly felt that it would be nice to have a relationship, so he planned to be with her.

As a result, as soon as he agreed, the woman kicked him out.

She said that she had already signed a contract with an agency and was about to debut as a big star. All relationships outside the circle would only affect the speed of her becoming famous, so they had to be cut off as quickly as possible.

When Lin Xiao got this reply, he felt so fucked up!

It’s not that I’m reluctant to give up this relationship, but I feel like I’ve been completely fooled.

After the breakup, I wanted to make some money, but after much thought, I felt that copying songs was the quickest way.

Then, combined with his own experience of breaking up with his first love, he thought of "Later", and quickly copied it and sold it to Cao Yuanzhi, the president of the guitar club.

He took the money and didn't care about it anymore. He didn't care who the song was given to.

Unexpectedly, Tiansheng Entertainment, where Cao Yuanzhi serves as producer, is the agency that Jiang Xueying signed with.

Plus their college classmates.

Of course Cao Yuanzhi thought of her first because he had good resources, and then it was natural for her to release a single and make her debut.

It was not until Lin Xiao heard the official version of "Later" that he realized that the song had fallen into the hands of Jiang Xueying.

I was quite dazed at the time, as if there was nothing strange about it.

Fortunately, although Cao Yuanzhi hid this matter from him, he still had some conscience and did not reveal that he wrote the song.

If Jiang Xueying, who was desperate to become famous back then, knew that her first love ex-boyfriend whom she had just broken up with could actually write songs, she would probably turn her guns on him immediately, get back together with him, and then do everything she can to squeeze him dry, leaving not a single drop of money behind!

Thinking of that scene, Lin Xiao felt terrified and was very glad that he was kicked.

But now.

He was very grateful to Jiang Xueying for standing up for him. With her as a card, Han Xixi's current situation suddenly changed from passive to active.

It is entirely up to you to reverse public opinion whenever you want.

However, Lin Xiao still decided to let the bullet fly for a while!

……

For the next two days, Lin Xiao no longer paid attention to this matter.

After research, the town has determined the preliminary plan for Chaobai Town's rural tourism program, focusing on the development of the area north of the national highway, from Zhoujia Village and Shangguan Village in the upper reaches, to Zhenji and Chaobai River in the middle, to Xiaguan Village and Jiajia Village in the lower reaches, and Lujia Village in the north.

These villages encompass the most distinctive natural attractions of Chaobai Town, including mountain views, water views, ancient villages, ancient kilns, etc.

Moreover, the transportation network is well-developed, making it convenient to create complete tourist routes.

After determining the route, the next step is to investigate, study and attract investment.

In the past few days, Lin Xiao led the team to travel to several surrounding counties and visited all the well-developed rural tourism attractions, which really benefited them a lot.

There are generally two models for the development of rural tourism.

The first type is that the county allocates money, and the town and village develop and build the project independently. The planning company hired is paid to do the work, helping the village to package and build the project. After the packaging is completed, the company takes the money and leaves. The town and village then promote the project and generate revenue on their own.

The second way is to completely invite a tourism development company to invest. The company signs a development agreement with the village, spends money to take over the entire scenic spot, and then packages, renovates, promotes and operates it according to its own wishes. The profits generated also belong to the company.

Of course, according to the specific contract terms, the village can distribute dividends in proportion, but the bulk of the profits still go to the enterprise.

Both models have pros and cons.

The first type requires large initial investment and uncertain later income, which means the risks outweigh the benefits.

But if the publicity is in place and the tourism resources are indeed strong, the increase in popularity will immediately turn it into a cash cow, continuously bringing wealth and income to the villages and towns.

Of course this is a good result.

The bad result is that all the initial investment will be wasted, and it is very likely that nothing will be gained.

The second one has low risk and stable income, which looks good.

However, travel companies are definitely focused on making money, and it is easy for them to over-develop the village, causing damage to the village environment and even irreversible damage to tourism resources.

By then, after building a bunch of artificial attractions and making some money, the travel companies will just walk away, leaving the local area in a mess. It will then be completely impossible for the area to develop further!
The two models were placed in the meeting room, and the team members were unable to make a decision.

In fact, they had no choice at all.

Financial funds are tight nowadays, and the county simply cannot come up with real money to support Chaobai Town in developing rural tourism. If we really want to make this happen, the only possibility is to contact a travel company!
Of course, this is also the easiest way.

As long as the town and village sign the agreement, the money will be credited to their accounts. The subsequent scenic spot planning and village renovation will be completed independently by the travel company, saving time, effort and trouble.

Of course, the prerequisite is that there is a tourism development company that takes a liking to Chaobai Town.

But this is not a problem at the moment.

Last Sunday, Chaobai Town’s official Douyin account released its first promotional video, “A Town That’s Not Legendary,” accompanied by the recently popular movie “Legend.”

The first video eventually received more than a thousand likes.

It’s not high, but it’s definitely not low either.

Lin Xiao decided to go all out and took advantage of the fact that his wife was severely criticized on the hot searches these days to continue to shamelessly take advantage of her.

The same video was posted every day, and finally reached more than 3000 likes on the third day, and also attracted two tourism development companies to contact them.

On Thursday morning, Lin Xiao went to work.

In the rapeseed field by the roadside, I saw people taking photos there. They were carrying bags and seemed to have come here specifically to see the rapeseed field.

He was sure that the short video played a role.

But I am also curious, why did the number of likes suddenly increase yesterday?

It is clear that Han Xixi, as the owner, has not spoken out in the past few days, and the discussions on the Internet have gradually weakened.

Based on Tik Tok’s big data algorithm, the number of recommendations given to “A Not-So-Legendary Town” should be lower, not higher!

But why did the number of likes go up?
Lin Xiao was puzzled and didn't take it seriously.

In the morning, I confirmed the meeting time with two tourism development companies that contacted me. During the lunch break, I called Xixi on video, but she didn't answer.

These days, Lin Xiao would video call Xixi every day at noon.

In the evening, I would go to Ninghai, have dinner and chat with Xixi, and then sleep in Ninghai's house.

I drove to work early the next morning.

With his and Liu Liyun's company, Xixi's mood gradually improved, and she was no longer as depressed as she was at the beginning. However, when Lin Xiao called the video, no one answered, and he immediately felt something was wrong.

I wanted to call my mother-in-law to ask about the situation, but I felt it was a bit of an overreaction, so I gave up.

Lie down and watch Tik Tok.

This brush made my eyes straight.

I just read the third post when I saw a multi-millionaire entertainment blogger named "Deep Digging Entertainment" who was shouting at the top of his lungs to expose that Han Xixi hired internet trolls to whitewash herself!

Lin Xiao frowned immediately and watched the entire video carefully.

Now I understand what happened!

It turned out that since last night, a group of organized netizens suddenly appeared on the Internet and began to post some innocent comments about Han Xixi everywhere.

Such as:

"Han Xixi is obviously not the type of person who would play tricks!"

"As long as you release Ma Yao's photo, I will believe you!"

"Han Xixi is the purest and cutest, no objection will be accepted!"

"..."

There is nothing wrong with just one or two comments, everyone has fans.

What is outrageous is that these few sentences repeated back and forth appeared under some of the most popular videos about Han Xixi recently. Anyone with a discerning eye can tell that it was a deliberate ploy to whitewash her.

This really excited those "anti-Han" people.

Originally, because there was no evidence to support these negative reports, Han Xixi himself did not respond, and the online popularity was about to drop.

Now that this whitewashing army has appeared, it immediately provides material for these bloggers.

The blogger who “dives deep into entertainment” was the most alert. He took screenshots of the relevant comments immediately and made this video.

In order to prove that these people were water troops hired by Han Xixi.

The blogger also clicked on the homepages of several accounts and found that these people had never forwarded any videos related to Han Xixi, but mostly posted content about a game called "Star Cruise".

It is obvious that they are not fans of Han Xixi, but rather enthusiasts of the same game. They were given the same instruction and took action at the same time to whitewash Han Xixi.

These screenshots are released one by one.

There is no actual evidence to prove Han Xixi's negative information, but now there is irrefutable evidence that he hired internet trolls to whitewash himself.

Ever since.

The online popularity, which had begun to slowly fade away, suddenly rose again.

The overwhelming amount of online abuse immediately spread across the entire Internet.

Lin Xiao was mocked by the whole network as soon as he swiped his brush. He could no longer sit still.

I quickly asked Qin Zhenggang for leave and drove straight to Ninghai.

……

An hour later, Gillette Garden.

Liu Liyun opened the door and was surprised to find him standing outside.

"It's still working hours, why are you here?" she asked.

"Where's Xixi?"

"I'm sleeping in the room...what happened?" Liu Liyun quickly realized that something was wrong.

"fine!"

Lin Xiao smiled, didn't explain much, and went over to knock on the door.

After knocking for a long time, the door finally opened. Han Xixi was standing at the door in home clothes, with a confused look in his eyes, as if he had just woken up.

His expression did not look as sad as Lin Xiao had imagined.

"Why are you here?" Xixi asked in surprise.

"You...are really sleeping?"

Lin Xiao looked at the silly hair on her head and asked with a helpless smile.

Han Xixi touched his head a little embarrassedly: "Yes, I stayed up late last night to watch TV series, and I felt sleepy after lunch, so I fell asleep..."

Lin Xiao asked again: "What about the video on the Internet..."

Han Xixi smiled and said, "I saw it!"

This reaction made Lin Xiao a little surprised.

"not angry?"

"Yeah... a little bit, but I got used to being scolded after so many times!"

she laughed at herself.

Seeing that she was still in the mood to joke, Lin Xiao knew that she really didn't take it seriously, and he breathed a sigh of relief.

"It's not a good idea to stay at home all the time. I'll take you out for a walk and breathe some fresh air!" Lin Xiao suggested.

Han Xixi hesitated: "Can I... go out now? What if someone recognizes me?"

Lin Xiao smiled and said, "Don't worry, there's no one where I'm taking you, so no one will recognize you!"

After hearing this, Han Xixi finally relaxed and smiled sweetly.

"Good~"

After packing up simply, the two of them went out.

When Liu Liyun saw the young couple holding hands, she finally put her mind at ease after having been worried for days.

These days, she has been urging Xixi to go out for a walk, even if it's just around the neighborhood.

But she still refused to go out.

Only when Lin Xiao came over at night would she be willing to follow him for a walk, and they would come back in less than half an hour each time.

Now I am finally willing to go out during the day.

Liu Liyun felt a little emotional. It seemed that the only one who could make her daughter happy now was her son-in-law!
……

The car headed west and soon left the city.

Han Xixi looked out the window for a long time and recognized that this was the national highway to Chaobai Town, and immediately frowned.

"Brother, are you going to take me to your unit?" she asked nervously.

"You'll know when you go!"

Lin Xiao kept the question in suspense, and Han Xixi didn't ask any more questions.

Soon, the car arrived at the Chaobai Town Government, but there was no intention of stopping. Instead, it continued to drive west.

Han Xixi became more and more curious.

Soon the car left the national highway and entered the not-so-spacious provincial road. After driving for a while, it turned into a rural cement road.

Han Xixi saw that they were driving further and further away, and gradually there was no village left, only farmland and forests. He became more and more curious about where they were going.

After a while, the car finally stopped at the foot of a mountain.

"here it is……"

"Old Duck Mountain!"

Lin Xiao introduced, "This is the mountain with the best scenery in Chaobai Town, and there are hot springs there. Last time I took my parents to Yuehua Mountain in Yizhou, didn't you say you wanted to go there too? Yuehua Mountain is too far away, and there are only artificial landscapes, which are actually not very interesting. The scenery of Laoya Mountain is not inferior to that place, and it is not developed, the scenery is very good... Let's try climbing it?"

Han Xixi's eyes lit up when he heard this.

She actually doesn't like sports, let alone mountain climbing.

But now, everywhere I look is green and the air is very fresh.

The afternoon sun shines through the dense grass, making people feel indescribably relaxed and comfortable all over.

She couldn't help but take a deep breath, and the tension and pressure of these days were instantly swept away.

"Okay, let's climb the mountain!" She smiled brightly.

Seeing this, Lin Xiao knew that it was the right decision to drag her out today.

He reached out his hand, held hers, and the two of them climbed up the mountain hand in hand.

Laoya Mountain is said to have never been developed by humans.

But after all, it had received half of Yizhou's dignitaries in the past, so there is still a cement road leading up the mountain, but it has not been repaired for many years and is now dilapidated and overgrown with weeds.

But walking up the mountain is not a problem.

The two walked slowly, and their view became wider and wider. Soon they reached the halfway point of the mountain and could overlook the entire Chaobai Town. They felt extremely comfortable and relaxed.

"It's so comfortable here... I really want to build a house here and live here forever!" Han Xixi sighed.

After hearing this, Lin Xiao looked embarrassed: "Uh... the last person who did this was already defeated!"

As he said this, he made a gesture as if he was shooting himself in the temple.

Han Xixi frowned for a moment, thinking, it’s just building a house, right?
I didn't ask much.

Continuing to climb the mountain, Lin Xiao asked casually: "Tomorrow is Friday. Are you ready for the song you will sing on the next episode of "Singer"?"

Han Xixi looked forward and said casually, "I'm ready. It's an old song that I chose myself!"

Lin Xiao smiled and asked her: "Are you confident that you can win?"

Han Xixi smiled and said, "It doesn't matter whether I win or not. The most important thing is that I really like this song... Actually, I wanted to withdraw from the competition!"

After hesitating for a moment, she finally spoke her mind.

Lin Xiao was not surprised.

When something like this happens, everyone wants to be an ostrich instead of standing up and being scolded by others.

After all, Xixi is only 23 years old, has not yet had her birthday, and has only been in the industry for more than half a year.

Faced with such a complete online blackening, it is not easy not to be scared to tears.

Now he just wants to withdraw from the competition and avoid the limelight, which is normal.

"Well, then why didn't you do that?" Lin Xiao asked calmly.

"Because... it's not necessary!"

Xixi smiled playfully, "I've been thinking a lot these past few days. I entered this circle to sing well, and now I'm on the purest singing stage with the best music equipment and the best musicians in the country, but I'm going to withdraw because of some rumors about myself... This is too much of a whim!"

Lin Xiao's eyes lit up.

Xixi's words do have the implication of seeing the rainbow after going through the storm.

"Even if going on stage will cause the entire internet to attack me again, is that okay?"

"Um……"

Han Xixi thought about it seriously, then suddenly smiled and said very proudly, "I will go back to the hotel after I finish recording the show, turn off my phone, and bury my head under the quilt. I can't see or hear anything. What can a mere internet rumor do to me?!"

Lin Xiao was so shocked by her bold words that he gave her a thumbs up.

"Great, great! This is the first time I've heard someone act like an ostrich so confidently!"

"Humph!"

Han Xixi said proudly, "It's not like you were scolded by the whole internet, so of course it's easy for you to say that! I'm successful just because I can stand on the stage, okay?"

Lin Xiao nodded and said seriously: "Yes, you are already very good, so...sing well tomorrow. I promise that after you finish singing, everything will be fine!"

Han Xixi smiled brilliantly.

She thought Lin Xiao said that just to comfort her and didn't take it to heart, but she was still grateful for his kindness.

"Thank you, brother, for bringing me out to relax and encouraging me!" She looked up with a bright face.

"You're welcome, silly wife!"

Lin Xiao pinched her nose.

"Ouch, it hurts!"

Han Xixi stamped his feet and reached out to pinch it back.

The two played around for a while, ending with a kiss on the forehead, and then continued to climb up hand in hand.

(End of this chapter)