A song from Chengdu revived a closed-down pub.

After Fang Cheng left, the two remaining people looked at each other in bewilderment.

At this moment, Xiao Yu asked, "What should we do?"

Yu Ba Ye said, "I think Su Fan makes a good point."

Xiao Yu looked at him, waiting for him to continue.

"Someone has to take the blame for this," Yu Baye continued. "It could be us, or it could be someone else."

"You mean, let the guy surnamed Wang be at the front?"

Yu Ba Ye exhaled a puff of smoke and said, "Why should we bear the burden while everyone else gets away scot-free?"

"But is this a good idea?" Xiao Yu asked with some concern.

Yu Ba Ye threw his cigarette on the ground and stomped it out: "As the saying goes, better to die for a fellow Daoist than for this poor Daoist."

"But Wang Chuan is backed by someone surnamed Shen, a powerful figure we can't afford to offend."

"We didn't make that guy surnamed Shen take the blame," Yu Ba Ye said matter-of-factly.

"What if Wang Chuan pushes out the guy surnamed Shen?"

Yu Ba Ye said, "What does that have to do with us? It's not like we exposed the Shen family. If the Shen family wants to target someone, they should target the Wang family."

Xiao Yu opened his mouth, wanting to refute, but found that he couldn't find any loopholes.

Yes, they're just two people making a living online. In the eyes of someone like Shen Yi'an, they're not even considered rivals.

Why is Shen Yi'an targeting them? They haven't bitten Shen Yi'an.

They only bit Wang Chuan.

In Shen Yi'an's eyes, Wang Chuan was probably nothing more than a useful dog.

Xiao Yu's furrowed brows slowly relaxed, and she asked, "So from now on, are we tied to Su Fan?"

Yu Baye didn't answer immediately. He took out a cigarette from his pocket, lit it, and took a deep drag: "That depends on what we do. I have a feeling that Su Fan is no ordinary person."

Xiao Yu looked at him, waiting for what he would say next.

Yu Baye held a cigarette between his fingers and counted on his other hand: "Look at these songs of his, 'Chengdu,' 'Sorrow,' 'The Meaning of Travel,' plus that song 'Karmic Sin.' Four songs, each one is phenomenal. Just think about it, even one of them is something many people dream of. So, following in his footsteps is definitely the right thing to do."

Xiao Yu asked with some concern, "Will netizens accept what we're doing?"

"First, shift the blame and let everyone know that Wang Chuan was behind this. Then, issue a public apology, saying that we had no other choice. As long as we get on Su Fan's good side, netizens will soon consider us one of their own."

Xiao Yu nodded in agreement: "That's a good idea, but we need to make our position clear first."

……

After discussing it for a while, the two began to take action.

Yu Baye recorded a video directly.

"Hello everyone, the first thing I want to say in this video is to apologize to Mr. Su Fan. I'm sorry."

"Now, I'm going to answer the question everyone is most concerned about: who was the person Su Fan was talking to on the phone in that recording?"

"That person is Wang Chuan, a very well-known agent in the industry. He has extensive connections, ruthless methods, and strong capabilities. Let me put it this way: you may not know him, but in the entertainment industry, his name is a passport."

He spoke these words with a deliberate, suggestive tone.

He wasn't introducing Wang Chuan at all; he was creating a portrait of Wang Chuan.

Draw a portrait of a big shot.

He knew that the higher he praised Wang Chuan, the more netizens would think that this person was unfathomable.

As for Yu Ba Ye, he was merely a small pawn under the big boss's control, powerless and helpless.

"When Wang Chuan came to me, he made it very clear that Su Fan had to be dealt with. How? By stirring up trouble. I admit I took the money and did the job. I was wrong. But I also want you all to think about this: in front of someone like Wang Chuan, what right do I have to say no?"

As he finished speaking, his voice lowered, as if he were truly repenting, or perhaps expressing his grievances of being unable to control his own destiny.

Finally, he bowed again to the camera and said sorry.

Xiao Yu's actions were exactly the same.

He wrote about how Wang Chuan approached him and how he wrote the article according to the ideas Wang Chuan gave him.

He wrote it down in great detail, including the time, amount, and account name of the transfer record.

"I'm not trying to shirk responsibility. I just want everyone to know that I'm not the only one behind this. Wang Chuan is the one who is really manipulating public opinion, and I'm just a pen in his hand."

At the end of the article, he wrote: "I know that many people will not forgive me. I do not ask for forgiveness. I only hope that the person who should really be held accountable will not hide in the shadows unscathed."

Before sending it out, he looked at it once and nodded in satisfaction.

Soon, the internet became abuzz with excitement.

"Who is Wang Chuan? Can someone explain?"

"I checked, it's Xinghan Entertainment's agent!"

"Wang Chuan also has a younger brother named Wang Hai, who also owns a bar on Yulin Road!"

"Holy crap, it matches up! In the recording, Wang Chuan said they wanted to build a bar street and make Su Fan give up his bar. So he had it all planned out all along!"

"So the whole story goes like this: Wang Chuan wanted to take over Su Fan's tavern, but Su Fan refused. So Wang Chuan hired people to spread rumors and smear Su Fan, but Su Fan betrayed Wang Chuan with a recording?"

"Not only that, Wang Chuan was also behind Su Fan's kneeling incident. He wanted to take advantage of the fact that Su Fan was being criticized by the entire internet to force Su Fan to hand over the copyrights to those songs!"

"This guy is ruthless. Su Fan is just a small-time singer, is he really that bad?"

"As for how much Su Fan's songs are worth, do you know? Conservatively speaking, the copyright fees alone would be enough for Su Fan to live on for a lifetime. Wang Chuan is trying to get something for nothing!"

"I also found out that Wang Chuan is Shen Yi'an's agent. Was Shen Yi'an involved in this as well?"

……

More and more information is being uncovered.

Shen Yi'an also noticed the commotion online.

Enraged, he cursed, "Useless! Utterly useless!"

He was cursing Wang Chuan.

But he knew in his heart that scolding was useless at this time.

Wang Chuan is his man. If this continues, it won't be long before Shen Yi'an's name will be tied to Wang Chuan's.

Shen Yi'an knew that Wang Chuan was beyond saving.

He understood this the moment he saw the video by Yu Baye.

What he needs to do now is not to protect Wang Chuan.

Instead, they should completely separate themselves from Wang Chuan, the cleaner the better.

Therefore, Shen Yi'an used his connections to get Xinghan Entertainment's official Weibo account to issue a statement clarifying the situation.

Soon after, Star Entertainment released a carefully worded statement.

"Recently, our company has noticed online discussions regarding our former employee, Mr. Wang Chuan. An internal investigation has revealed that during his tenure, Mr. Wang Chuan abused his position to privately contact external individuals and engage in activities unrelated to the company. His personal conduct seriously violated company regulations and is unrelated to Xinghan Entertainment or its artist, Mr. Shen Yi'an. Xinghan Entertainment was completely unaware of this and will not tolerate it."

"Currently, our company has terminated its employment relationship with Mr. Wang Chuan. Mr. Wang Chuan shall bear all consequences arising from his personal conduct. Xinghan Entertainment will continue to uphold the principles of integrity and professionalism and contribute to the healthy development of the industry."