How can you become a star without money?

Chapter 64 Acknowledgment [Please continue reading]

January 29th, the last Friday of January.

It was also the last day for college students to go home for winter break.

Yuan Shanjiu, a student at Shanghai Sport University, should have been able to go home for the holidays half a month ago, but he has stayed until now. It's not because he couldn't buy a ticket home during the Spring Festival travel rush, but because of Ma Ruo.

Since joining the righteous group "Command to Punish the BMW Woman", he has been having a great time for the past two weeks, although the video included with the "Ma Ruo's Style" video he bought from the Taobao store was a bit bigger than he had imagined.

But like millions of other scammed otaku, he only left comments on the shop's page complaining and insulting them. However, after receiving the package, he quickly calmed down.

Although I didn't get Ma Ruo's seeds for 60 yuan, at least I got the same kind as Ma Ruo.

Moreover, the quality is really good, and it's economical and affordable. I plan to buy a few more after the New Year.

However, the attack on Ma Ruo did not stop. He and the main force kept watch on Ma Ruo's Weibo every day, ready to launch an attack at any time.

For seven consecutive days, I even had the illusion of working from 8 a.m.

Indeed, upholding justice on the internet is no less difficult than going to school.

Because Ma Ruo's Weibo posts are always very punctual, they are even referred to online as the 'Ma Ruo Moment'.

However, starting last week, Yuan Shanjiu's life underwent a dramatic change, all because of the movie "Confucius" that Ma Ruo was promoting.

Although Yuan Shanjiu is a sports student, he is also a history enthusiast. He often visits male-dominated websites such as Tianya, Hupu, and Tiexue to pontificate and criticize the powerful.

This circle is already a niche one, and the male-to-female ratio is almost 9:1.
The probability of encountering a female history enthusiast is no higher than that of a civil engineering major. Yet, Ma Ruo, this gold-digging woman whom everyone despises, actually has some knowledge of history, and even the obscure pre-Qin history, with an interesting perspective.

Yuan Shanjiu's impression of Ma Ruo suddenly changed from a flat, materialistic woman to a more three-dimensional one, and he even became somewhat interested in her.

During the movie screening event organized by Ma Ruo, Yuan Shanjiu, being a local from Shanghai, was given the glorious mission of making an offline surprise visit. So he created a female account, infiltrated Ma Ruo's fan group, and actually managed to snag a spot for the offline movie screening the next day.

Carrying the organization's expectations and his own curiosity, Yuan Shanjiu, dressed in the same style as Ma Ruo, embarked on his journey. He knew that this event was only for female attendees, and that he would only be there to take some photos of dirt on others and shout some slogans to mock them. He was even prepared to be kicked out by security guards and die a heroic death.

But when he actually met Ma Ruo in person, he admitted that he was a little flustered.

To be honest, Ma Ruo looks just average on TV, and even shows signs of having had plastic surgery.

Why are you so petite and fair-skinned offline? And why do you have such a sweet smile?

Yuan Shanjiu's burning passion for justice was suddenly doused with cold water, and the slogan he had prepared got stuck in his throat, unable to be uttered.

He stood in the crowd pretending to be a passerby, and after watching for a while, he was about to quietly slip away when he was suddenly called back.

"Hey classmate, you're a fan of mine too, right?"

Ma Ruo's voice wasn't the soft, sweet kind typical of southern girls, but it still made Yuan Shanjiu feel a little numb. He stiffly turned around, his face flushed as he looked at Ma Ruo who was getting closer and closer. He could almost see the powder on her face and smell her pleasant perfume.

"Hehe, don't be shy, I recognize this outfit. I was in the first batch of photos. It really looks great on tall guys. Here, take your tickets. The movie's about to start, let's go in and watch."

Yuan Shanjiu couldn't remember how he got into the theater, nor could he recall the plot.

All I remember is that the movie ticket Ma Ruo handed me smelled delicious.

When the movie ended, Ma Ruo was nowhere to be seen at the cashier. Yuan Shanjiu felt inexplicably lost. When he returned to his dormitory, he only left one sentence when his roommates pressed him for answers.

“I think she’s different from other gold diggers. You can’t imagine her interpretation and understanding of female historical figures.”

His roommates all thought he was crazy.

Only Yuan Shanjiu knew that he was drunk.

He didn't leave the "Command Center to Combat the BMW Girl," but he quietly joined the "Shanghai Local BMW Owners Group 2" and also placed two more orders for the same model as Ma Ruo's on Taobao.

He received information from both sides at the same time and became more and more convinced that his judgment was correct. Ma Ruo was not a gold digger; she was just a simple, rich, and somewhat naive girl who knew a little about history.

He went from spending a lot of time collecting dirt on Ma Ruo every day to becoming a bystander who explained things for Ma Ruo everywhere. He paid attention to the news in the fan group every day, and if he found out that Ma Ruo was suspected of appearing in a movie theater, he would go to check it out offline if he had time.

Life is fulfilling, and there's an added sense of anticipation that's hard to define.

If it weren't for his family urging him to come home, Yuan Shanjiu wouldn't even want to go home for the Chinese New Year. Ma Ruo said that he might spend the New Year with his fans who couldn't go home.

Today, after waking up, Yuan Shanjiu opened the QQ groups as usual and found that neither group was discussing Ma Ruo, but rather some new news, and there were sensitive words such as 'explicit,' 'nude photos,' and 'leaked.'

He instantly snapped back to reality, his heart sinking as he thought something had happened to Ma Ruo.

After scrolling through the chat history for a full ten minutes, I finally breathed a sigh of relief. It turned out that it wasn't Ma Ruo who had gotten into trouble, but rather Qu Shou, who has been quite popular recently, who seems to have had some explicit photos leaked.

Watch Movies Website? The name itself is definitely something special. Yuan Shanjiu copied the link to his browser and was quickly redirected to a new website. Instead of the pop-up ads and colorful title pages he had imagined, it had a simple and clean style, just like Weibo.

It looks legitimate at first glance.

what?
Another clickbait headline?
However, Yuan Shanjiu gasped when he clicked on the nine-grid photo posted under the account marked as Qu Shou's verified account.

WC!

A video streaming website without ads or pop-ups!

Did the poster post this themselves?

However, he soon discovered that although these nine photos looked quite explicit, they were about the same as those of football babes online. The only difference was that Qu Shou's figure and appearance were more pleasing to the eye.

Moreover, after looking at them for a while, the color tone and composition of some of the images become somewhat uncomfortable to look at.

Is this considered "large-scale"? There wasn't even a seed throw! It's worse than those fake seeds from Taobao!
But just as Yuan Shanjiu was about to complain, his roommate suddenly leaned over mysteriously and said, "Oh, you got hooked too."

Yuan Shanjiu snorted coldly, "The current internet is rife with clickbait headlines; it needs to be cleaned up."

"That's because you don't know how to find it. Come and see my resources." His roommate smiled mysteriously and pulled Yuan Shanjiu to his computer.

Yuan Shanjiu was about to retort, but after seeing the real private photos, he fell silent. "Dude, you really have them? They're not photoshopped, are they?"

"The experts in the group have used technical comparison to confirm that it's Qu Shou himself. I never expected that such an innocent face could be so attractive. You really can't judge a book by its cover," my roommate exclaimed in amazement.

"It doesn't look like a candid shot," Yuan Shanjiu said, frowning.

"The modeling industry is the most chaotic. You never know if the photos are taken by a sugar daddy or a boyfriend," my roommate laughed.

"Why take these kinds of photos? To make money?" Yuan Shanjiu scratched his head.

"Nonsense, it's like asking why actresses make movies. It's definitely for money, or for art." My roommate rolled her eyes.

"It can't be because of love?" Yuan Shanjiu asked doubtfully.

"I can't understand a virgin like you." My roommate was speechless. "Holy crap, Qu Shou posted on Weibo?!"

Yuan Shanjiu returned to his seat and opened Weibo.

Three news items related to Qu Shou were trending on the hot search list.

Yes, the photo is of me. First of all, I apologize for taking up public space for personal reasons. The photo is...

Yuan Shanjiu clicked on the link to Qu Shou's long Weibo post and was immediately struck by the first sentence.

She admitted it? Just like that, all innocent and sweet?

Edison Chen and his team denied it for two days back then!

I'm willing to take responsibility for my mistakes, but I never regret any of my decisions. What I need to reflect on is my foresight and knowledge, not to doubt my sincerity and kindness.
Anyone standing under the cherry blossom tree is beautiful, and my love is passionate for anyone.

So it's not that you're good, it's that I'm good.

But as he read on, Yuan Shanjiu became increasingly shocked.

Qu Shou uses a simple and honest tone to describe his entanglements with two men in his life. They were together because of love, and their love turned into hatred. The arguments, attacks, threats, and even beatings are all depicted like a comic book.
It depicts two beautiful beginnings that end with a twisted desire for control and extreme possessiveness, while the final section elevates Qu Shou's original identity as a weak victim to an infinite degree.

There was no regret or sob story about her life, nor any accusations or framing of the perpetrators; only a calm acceptance of the consequences of her wrong choices.

Coupled with the case closure document bearing the scarlet official seal, anyone would be impressed by the courage and openness displayed by this brave girl who was tormented by love but managed to save herself.

After all, let alone women, even men would find it difficult to remain so calm after being betrayed twice by their lovers, or even suffering actual harm and threats.

Beyond sympathy, I felt mostly admiration.

The long Weibo post, a full 6000 words long, was eerily quiet in the dorm room, with only the rustling of the mouse wheel.

How could a woman be so audacious?
"Wow, this is amazing! I've never seen such an honest woman before," my roommate exclaimed first.

"See? I told you, it could also be because of love." Yuan Shanjiu grinned, revealing a set of white teeth.

At almost the same time, Qu Shou's Weibo posts spread like a virus across the entire internet and even in real life.

A massive storm is brewing.

(End of this chapter)