Marry a female star at a bargain price

Chapter 172 171. Extreme Reversal of Word of Mouth
Han Xixi came to the lounge.

The first three singers who had finished their performances were already sitting inside, including Sun Qiang.

The three of them stood up to greet her, with a look of admiration in their eyes, especially Sun Qiang, who looked like she couldn't stand her but couldn't get rid of her, and she couldn't pretend anymore.

Han Xixi no longer had the mood to compete with her.

After the singing, all her emotions were left on the stage. Now she felt truly relaxed, as if she had sailed through thousands of mountains.

Sun Qiang's provocation, the contempt of colleagues, and the abuse of netizens.

She didn't care anymore.

These days, she has heard too many truths, such as how being a star is bound to be criticized, how the more you are criticized, the longer you will be popular, and how it is enough to have a clear conscience...

It's one thing to understand the principle, but it's difficult to be self-consistent.

Han Xixi knew that those who advised and comforted her meant well, so even though she had some stomach discomfort and difficulty digesting, she accepted all the consolation from her agent, assistant, relatives and friends.

However, the person who should have comforted her the most said nothing from beginning to end.

Lin Xiao continued with his work as if nothing had happened, and only took time to call her and chat about some trivial matters.

Then I wrote this song for her.

When Han Xixi recorded this song for the first time in the recording studio, she broke down and cried. Then, the more she recorded, the more relaxed she felt, and the more she sang, the more relieved she felt.

Including what she just did on the stage, what she sang was not a kind of repression and stubbornness, but a kind of frankness and joy.

This emotion was transmitted through the screen to the hearts of thousands of viewers, and they all looked at her with admiration.

Even her haters were too embarrassed to criticize her anymore, and the barrage section became inexplicably harmonious.

The "online counterattack" triggered by a song has begun.

On Weibo's hot searches, a topic called "Han Xixi's new song" quietly appeared, quickly soared, and soon reached the golden position of tenth place.

At this moment, Han Xixi himself was sitting in the rest area, calmly enjoying the performances of the following singers.

Soon, the remaining four singers finished their performances, and the entire resurrection competition came to an end.

The final climax is the announcement of the resurrected candidates.

Because it is a live broadcast, this process cannot be accelerated like a recorded broadcast, so the program team can only find a way to fill in the vote counting segment.

So the backstage quickly counted the on-site votes.

During the break, backstage host Yang Tianlei appeared and began chatting with the eight singing guests.

At the beginning, we must be comprehensive and praise all the guests' performances. Among them, Sun Qiang has the highest status and the most experience, so we should give her some face and praise her for ten more seconds.

Then, Yang Tianlei could no longer suppress his desire for gossip and turned his gaze to Han Xixi.

"Xixi's look today is completely different from before. I almost didn't recognize her when she came on the stage just now!" Yang Tianlei said with a smile.

Han Xixi had already sat down by then.

Suddenly cueing from her senior, she quickly stood up with a smile on her face, looking very relaxed.

"Yes, we can't always go for the pure and innocent look, we have to try different styles!" she said playfully.

This made Yang Tianlei laugh out loud, and several male singers also laughed at the same time.

I didn't expect that this little girl was caught in the whirlpool of public opinion, but she could still remain calm and speak in such a relaxed tone.

One can't help but admire it with one's eyes.

The female singers, led by Sun Qiang, all had fake smiles on their faces, and were obviously unhappy about being overshadowed by Han Xixi.

Yang Tianlei ignored the sourness and continued the interview: "Xixi, would you like to introduce today's new song? I listened to it very carefully. It's really nice and surprising. I especially think that the feeling of the whole song is very consistent with your recent situation... Can I say that?"

Han Xixi didn't hide anything and just smiled and nodded.

"Of course, I think so too!"

"So, this new song was tailor-made for you by that mysterious musician, Mr. Ma Yao?" Yang Tianlei asked.

Of course, he asked this question out of curiosity, but as a professional host, it is his main job and responsibility to control the whole situation.

He still has this professional quality.

The reason why I left the other guests aside and only asked questions to Han Xixi was... nothing else, just because of the popularity.

The director didn't actually give him any special instructions.

But just looking at Han Xixi's choreography tonight, it is completely different from that of other singers, and her makeup and arrangement are also particularly attentive.

You know that the popularity of this issue is all thanks to this "black beauty".

As a professional host, how could he not appreciate the good intentions of his leader and try his best to release the passion of Han Xixi?

That’s why we have the current “exclusive interview” and “follow-up questioning”.

This question is actually very dangerous.

After all, Han Xixi's previous scandals included an improper relationship with Ma Yao. If the question was asked too urgently, it was possible that the guest would turn hostile on the spot.

This is a live broadcast. If things get really awkward, no one will be able to save face.

However, I heard Yang Tianlei's question.

Han Xixi remained calm and just smiled softly: "Yes, Teacher Ma Yao understands me very well and wrote such a song for me!"

This graceful response stunned everyone in the lounge.

The more they act coy and hide the truth, the more people think they are having an affair.

But now, Han Xixi looked relaxed and spoke in a normal tone, as if he said this as if he was commenting on the saltiness of tonight's dinner.

Instead, everyone thought that there was nothing innocent between her and Ma Yao, and that the master simply admired her and that was why he kept writing songs for her!
Yang Tianlei originally wanted to ask her about her relationship with Ma Yao.

At this point, he couldn't ask anymore, so he quickly changed the topic and asked, "Xixi's outfit today really looks like a 'black angel with broken wings', with an injury on her right hand. The lyrics say 'even injuries look cool', so it fits perfectly... How did you get injured? Can you tell me?"

Han Xixi's expression brightened, and he gave a sly, fleeting smile.

She thought to herself: I finally made it to this part, thank you Teacher Yang!

He immediately raised his right hand and smiled gently, "It's nothing serious, I just fell while climbing the mountain. I'm almost healed now, and I can remove the gauze in two days!"

She said it lightly.

But everyone still keenly caught one word: climbing!

Yang Tianlei was not afraid of trouble and raised his eyebrows and said, "Climbing a mountain? Was it the time you posted on Weibo?"

Han Xixi nodded, thinking that it would be a shame not to advertise for her husband with such a good opportunity.

He quickly said, "Yes, it's a mountain near my hometown Ninghai, called Laoya Mountain!"

Yang Tianlei nodded, wondering who asked you this.

I quickly asked, "I was quite happy when I saw you share it on Weibo, I didn't expect you to get hurt?"

Han Xixi curled her lips, looking lonely for a second, then immediately regained her strong expression.

"Yes, it happened suddenly, and I fell and injured myself while trying to save someone."

Han Xixi paused, giving everyone enough time to react, and then continued, "After all, I was the host and invited others to come and play. If someone was about to fall, I should have saved him. It's a good thing I saved him, otherwise the evaluation I would have received would not be 'it's hard to refuse such a kind invitation', but I don't know how much worse it would have been!"

Everyone in the room gasped when they heard these words.

Even Sun Qiang, who had deliberately caused trouble in the afternoon, widened her eyes and thought, is this woman crazy? !
As soon as Han Xixi mentioned mountain climbing, everyone knew it was the time she went mountain climbing with Yu Anan half a month ago. After all, because of her recent hot searches, this incident also broke through the siege of entertainment gossip and became known to everyone.

On the red carpet two days ago, Han Xixi was splashed with water, and Yu Anan's response of "I can't refuse your kindness" naturally attracted the attention of the entire network as a follow-up.

Now, Han Xixi did not mention Yu Anan's name from beginning to end in this response.

But she was completely telling everyone that it was she who invited Yu Anan to go hiking, but she was also injured in order to save Yu Anan. As a result, this little flower was not grateful at all and even openly harassed her...

After this wave of responses, Yang Tianlei, who is always known for his boldness in speaking and asking questions, didn't dare to continue.

After all, one of them is a popular young actress who has been successfully promoted after the conclusion of a hit drama, and the other is a popular singer who has released many hit songs and just won the Best New Singer award.

Both of them have great prospects and no one can afford to offend them.

At the moment I could only laugh: "Xixi is really different today, it fits the title of the new song very well - Keep Walking in the Rain!"

Han Xixi smiled gently, and then she stopped while she was ahead. She gathered her shawl and sat down gracefully.

Sun Qiang, who was standing next to her, quickly moved away a little bit, fearing that she would be hit by this "Tiger Sister". She was respectful and humble.

At this time, the barrage area had gone completely crazy.

"Han Xixi is awesome!"

"I didn't expect to be able to stay until the end of the climb. It was worth it today!"

"So Han Xixi got hurt in order to save Yu Anan, but Yu Anan was trying to harass her?"

"Could it be that this elder sister has gone mad because of the scolding she has received recently, and has started biting people randomly?"

“Awesome!!!”

"This isn't just walking in the rain, this is clearly killing everyone!"

"My sister is so brave. What should I do if I suddenly want to be her fan?"

"Han Xixi: Give people a way out, unless you are really annoying!"

"I'm going to Yu Anan's place!"

"..."

……

At this time, Chaobai Town.

Lin Xiao was on duty tonight and after a walk around town, he came to CooDi Coffee Shop.

Zhou Zhenpeng, wearing branded work clothes and a mask, was very tired as he was doing inventory and cleaning up before leaving get off work.

Hearing the knock on the door, he quickly said, "Sorry, our store is closed..."

Seeing that it was Lin Xiao, he hurried over to open the door.

"It's already 11 o'clock, why haven't you gone home yet?" Zhou Zhenpeng asked.

"I'm on duty tonight, and I just went around the hotels... Is there any coffee left?"

“Only American style!”

"Okay, have a drink!"

Zhou Zhenpeng nodded and did it quickly, but still asked him: "You are drinking coffee so late, will you be able to sleep later?"

Lin Xiao smiled tiredly: "I can even fall asleep after taking stimulants now!"

The two brothers looked at each other and felt the same way.

The May Day holiday has only been over for two days, and they are both in trouble.

Who would have thought that the little-known Chaobai Town would become so popular during this May Day holiday!
When the renovation of this Cool Di Coffee Shop just began, Lin Xiao, at the request of his wife, found his cousin Zhou Zhenpeng and asked him if he was willing to be the store manager.

If you are willing, you must go to Ninghai for training immediately, and then open the store officially before the May Day holiday.

Zhou Zhenpeng didn't have much time to think.

Anyway, the store is open and he doesn't bear any risk. Lin Xiao also said that after he runs the store well, he can transfer it to him later. It's simply pie in the sky.

Zhou Zhenpeng didn't care whether he was suitable or not, and immediately agreed. He then went to Ninghai to receive a week-long assembly line training.

The store officially opened on April 4.

Kudi Coffee transferred a senior clerk from Ninghai to work there for half a month. There were also two other newly hired clerks in the store.

Four people should be enough to support a store in a remote town.

But it happened to be the May Day holiday and Laoyashan became extremely popular.

As the only "well-known brand" in Chaobai Town, KuDi Coffee has been favored by tourists and the business in the store is booming.

Zhou Zhenpeng was in a panic since the opening day and had no idea how to make each type of coffee - training is training, and practice is practice.

But after just two days of adaptation.

He is now a complete veteran. The whole process of making this cup of American coffee for Lin Xiao is so smooth!

"You're great, it looks pretty realistic!" Lin Xiao praised.

"Okay!"

Zhou Zhenpeng felt a little embarrassed, so he closed the shop door and chatted with his cousin.

Lin Xiao breathed a sigh of relief: "Today is the 2nd, and there are still three days of vacation. I hope there will be fewer tourists in the next few days!"

Zhou Zhenpeng laughed: "What are you talking about? You have been busy for so long, isn't it just to attract tourists to come? Why are you worried now that there are so many people?"

Lin Xiao shook his head and said seriously: "Although there are more tourists, it's not the right time now!"

Zhou Zhenpeng was puzzled: "What do you mean?"

Lin Xiao said: "These tourists were attracted by my wife's Weibo. To put it bluntly, they are here to take advantage of the popularity. There are many Douyin bloggers who come to live broadcast these days. It is a good thing to be popular, but Laoya Mountain is still a barren mountain and other scenic spots have not been built. Tourists come here excitedly for the popularity, but go back disappointed. This may not be a good thing for the future development of tourism in our town!"

Zhou Zhenpeng frowned and thought about it, and felt that what his cousin said made sense.

He shook his head and said, "Then your hopes will be dashed. In the next three days, there will be more and more tourists!"

Lin Xiao was surprised: "What do you mean?" Zhou Zhenpeng said in surprise: "Didn't you watch your wife's game tonight? Just now, two guests were sitting here drinking coffee and watching the live broadcast. Your wife advertised Laoyashan on the show again... Just wait for the number of tourists to continue to surge!"

Lin Xiao frowned so deeply that he felt overwhelmed.

All day long, he worked as a volunteer in the mountains during the day and led a team to inspect catering and fire protection in the town at night. He had no time to pay attention to what was happening on the Internet.

After hearing what Zhou Zhenpeng said, he quickly opened his phone and found that the live broadcast of "Singer" had ended.

He clicked on Weibo again.

At first glance, I thought Weibo was acquired by my wife.

#Han Xixi's resurrection failed#
#Han Xixi's new song#
#Han Xixi's style#
#Han Xixi responded to "It's hard to refuse such kindness"#
#Han Xixi's hand injury#
The first thing Lin Xiao paid attention to was the first one, which said that Han Xixi’s resurrection failed.

When I clicked on it, I found that this topic was just posted because the "Singer" competition had just ended, and it was announced that Han Xixi ranked second and Sun Qiang won the resurrection match.

This result is not surprising.

Because although the song "Keep Walking in the Rain" is very suitable for Han Xixi now, it is not a song suitable for competitions.

In particular, among the eight contestants participating in the revival match, Sun Qiang has the longest experience and is the only starting singer.

Her successful resurrection was expected.

But the weird thing is that the topic name is not "Sun Qiang's successful resurrection" but "Han Xixi's failed resurrection".

What do you mean?
Isn't the subtext that everyone is looking forward to Han Xixi's successful resurrection, or that Han Xixi, the defeated person, is far more popular than Sun Qiang, the resurrected person?

This topic is clearly a slap in the face of Sun Qiang!
Lin Xiao felt relieved when he thought about the woman's Yin-Yang Xixi behavior at the award ceremony a few days ago.

I looked through several other hot search topics.

I didn't find any evidence that Xixi was promoting Laoyashan, but I did piece together Han Xixi's performance on tonight's "Singer" competition and her domineering speech during the interview during the break.

The fatigue of the day was instantly swept away.

"As expected of my wife, she can't hold back a grudge for ten years and will take revenge right here and now!"

Lin Xiao was very proud.

I quit Weibo and called Xixi, but no one answered.

I guess he was still busy at Mango TV and probably didn’t have time tonight, so I didn’t call him.

Take the coffee and leave the store.

Before leaving, he said, "Your store is now the face of the town. Hold on for a few days, stock up, and close later. Is that ok, brother?"

Zhou Zhenpeng was at a loss whether to laugh or cry, thinking to himself, I called you brother, please let me rest for a while!
But he could only grit his teeth and agree: "Don't worry, I'll go all out and fight them until dawn!"

After getting the reply, Lin Xiao left with satisfaction.

……

When I woke up the next morning, there was a WeChat message from Xixi on my phone. It was sent at around 1:00 a.m.

He guessed that his wife was still sleeping at this time, so he didn't reply.

The whole day was like a war.

It is just as Zhou Zhenpeng said, the number of tourists today has not decreased, but is even greater than the previous two days. Many of them came here because of the live broadcast of "Singer" last night!
Although Lin Xiao has not seen his wife yet.

But during the whole day of volunteering, I heard the name "Han Xixi" no less than dozens of times.

He could clearly feel that after just one night, his wife's reputation had turned around quickly, and now she really had made it through the mountains.

The conversations among tourists now go like this:
"Did you watch yesterday's live broadcast? Han Xixi's new song is so nice!"

"I don't think her songs are that good, but I'm really fascinated by her stage presence!"

"If I was splashed with water by haters, I would probably get depressed, but I was able to stand on the stage so confidently and sing "Keep Walking in the Rain" despite being splashed with dirty water by haters. I'm so charming!"

"And she's so stubborn. Last time, Yu Anan said in a sarcastic way that she came to Laoya Mountain because she couldn't refuse such a kind invitation. But now, she was in danger and it was Han Xixi who saved her. Not only was she not grateful, she even threw dirty water on him. How despicable!"

"If nothing else, just based on Han Xixi's energy, I will believe her!"

"..."

Lin Xiao was simply shocked.

This world is just one big mass of gibberish and nonsense.

The group of people who support Han Xixi now are probably the same ones who were madly cursing her a few days ago, but their words are completely opposite.

Before, people said she had no bottom line, loved hype, had no backbone, and had poor singing skills. Now people say she is genuine, dares to confront, has a strong backbone, has a great stage presence, and says that she says whatever I want to say.

Lin Xiao was speechless and was too lazy to think about it.

I walked and stood all day wearing a red vest, and finally returned home at around ten o'clock in the evening.

I took a shower and lay on the bed, so tired that I couldn't open my eyes.

At this time, Xixi sent a WeChat message and asked him if he had slept.

He made a video call directly.

It was three whole days since the two heard each other's voices again, and they felt like they didn't recognize each other anymore.

"Ms. Han, you've been very popular recently!" Lin Xiao joked.

"No, no, it's just Mr. Thomas's blessing!" Han Xixi replied with a smile.

Lin Xiao frowned: "Mr. Ma?"

Han Xixi said seriously: "Ma Yao, you forgot you have a vest!"

Lin Xiao slapped his forehead and said, "I forgot, I really forgot. I've been so busy these past two days that my brain can't work anymore!"

Han Xixi smiled but said nothing.

Lin Xiao didn't ask her why she signed this name because it didn't matter at all.

He saw that the background in the video should be in the hotel, so he asked: "Where are you, haven't you returned to Haicheng?"

Han Xixi said, "No, I'm still in Star City. Mango TV is about to start a new music variety show and invited me to participate. Huijie is working with the director team, and I have to record another show as a guest. There are also many other TV programs and activities that have come to me... Anyway, I'm very busy and I don't think I'll be able to rest for a while!"

Lin Xiao curled his lips, which was expected.

"People in this industry have a keen sense of smell. You've just cleaned up your act and so many jobs have come knocking on your door!"

"right!"

Han Xixi didn't care, and even looked a little sad.

Lin Xiao asked: "What do you mean, you're not happy about turning from black to red?"

Han Xixi said helplessly: "Of course I'm happy that there are fewer people scolding me, but now that we're busy, I guess we'll have even less time to meet..."

The tone was low and indeed lost.

Lin Xiao didn't care.

From the day he decided to be with Xixi, he had anticipated that he would start a relationship where they would be together less often and apart more often, and he had made full mental preparations.

So now the mood is normal.

Seeing that Han Xixi was in a depressed mood, he deliberately teased her: "Why, do you want to meet up quickly to fulfill your promise?"

Han Xixi was puzzled: "What promise? Did I promise you anything?"

Lin Xiao sat up in shock: "Oh, you're turning your back on me just because you're famous? Last week in Jingzhou, you promised me with all your heart that you wouldn't have to suppress your patience anymore, but now you want to deny it?!"

Han Xixi just remembered it and her face turned red with shame.

"I...I was...was..."

"What is it?"

"..."

Han Xixi simply stopped talking, blushed and acted like an ostrich, not daring to watch the video.

Lin Xiao was delighted when he saw this.

Even though this girl was so embarrassed, she didn't deny her promise at that time. It can be seen that she was really prepared to fulfill her promise.

He was in a good mood.

"By the way, did you like the roses yesterday?" he asked.

Before the "Singer" competition yesterday, he ordered a bouquet of roses for Han Xixi in advance, sent it to the entrance of the TV station, and asked his assistant Chen Jiajia to sign for it.

The reason I sent flowers was not to please her, but mainly because I didn’t know what would happen in this game.

Is it a reversal of word-of-mouth, or is it just making things worse?

So send a bouquet of flowers, as a celebration if you win, and as a consolation if you lose.

No matter what, it is a token of my affection as her future husband, and Xixi should be happy and touched.

Unexpectedly, when asked this question, Han Xixi rolled her eyes: "How dare you mention roses!!!"

Lin Xiao was shocked: "What's wrong with roses? Don't you like them?"

Han Xixi didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "This is not a matter of like or not, it's... do you know what's written on your card?"

Lin Xiao was puzzled and quickly recalled: "Wife, you are the best. I will always support you... Isn't that what is written?"

Han Xixi nodded and said, "Yes, anything else?"

Lin Xiao shook his head, there should be nothing else.

Han Xixi knew it was a misunderstanding, so she didn't plan to settle the score with him. She just sent him the picture as a joke. It was the content of the card taken yesterday.

Lin Xiao clicked it and took a look.

I didn't find any problem at first glance, it was the sentence I sent to customer service.

But when I looked at it again, I found that there was an extra heading above this sentence, which read "Chen Jiajia".

His eyes widened.

"No! What's going on?"

He quickly switched to the software he used to order flowers, clicked on the chat history between himself and the customer service, and reviewed it carefully.

Then I realized that I had messed up.

At that time, the customer service sent him two questions in a row, namely "What should be written on the card" and "Leave the recipient's contact information".

Lin Xiao was busy at the time and didn't reply until half an hour later, sending three messages.

First it was the card text, then "Chen Jiajia", and then he went to the address book, copied Chen Jiajia's mobile phone number and sent it.

As a result, the customer service directly assumed that Chen Jiajia was the person to whom the flowers were sent and wrote this name on the card.

This is why such a misunderstanding occurred.

Lin Xiao didn't know whether to laugh or cry, so he took a screenshot of the dialog box and sent it over.

After reading it, Han Xixi rolled into the bed and laughed so hard that he couldn't straighten up for a long time.

"Fortunately, the recording had already ended, otherwise if the production crew had caught me, I would have been on the hot search again..."

Han Xixi laughed mercilessly.

Lin Xiao was annoyed: "You've already been on so many trending searches, so this one won't hurt."

It took the two of them a long time to let go of the matter.

After chatting for a while, Lin Xiao began to doze off again.

If it were before, Han Xixi would definitely have said good night sensibly, but this time they hadn't seen each other for several days. After hanging up the video, she didn't know how many days would pass before she heard the other person's voice again, so she was reluctant to hang up and kept finding topics to talk about.

"Brother, are there many tourists in Laoya Mountain recently? Is it very busy?"

"Brother, I'm going to record a slow-paced variety show tomorrow. Do you have anything to tell me?"

"Brother, I want to eat the glutinous rice cakes made by your mother. Can I ask her to make them for me next time I go there?"

"..."

Lin Xiao was already extremely sleepy and was only able to recover by relying on his thoughts.

"More, busy!"

“Sincere and real!”

"it is good!"

"..."

The main point is to be concise.

Until I heard Xixi's last words: "Brother, I love you..."

This sentence was the quietest and almost inaudible.

Lin Xiao also noticed it at first, but he just felt something floating past.

After this information was slowly transmitted, received, and processed in his brain, his brain finally reacted and made him straighten his body and open his eyes.

"Huh? Who just confessed to me?"

(End of this chapter)