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Unlike other trainees, whose early videos and current personas are more or less different,

Yang Jinlu has consistently maintained her persona throughout.

Real, beautiful, quirky, funny.

These four traits appearing simultaneously on one person have attracted more and more people to Yang Jinlu.

Once these massive casual fans reach a critical mass, their scale and impact naturally change as well.

During her first public performance, Yang Jinlu had only a few fans offline holding handmade signs to support her.

But according to rumors, by the latest performance, her offline support had become a sea of lights.

"So, did she really become famous on her own?" Chen Yiyang listened to the accountant's analysis.

He felt it was unbelievable.

He truly didn't expect that Yang Jinlu could become an internet sensation by relying on her genuine self.

Moreover, it wasn't just a temporary buzz; she had gained a large number of casual fans and achieved real fame.

"Call the studio and have them allocate resources to Yang Jinlu on the same level as Song Xi from now on."

Chen Yiyang quickly made up his mind.

Since Yang Jinlu has already gained fame on her own, she deserves full access to various resources.

This can also serve as a balance to Song Xi, preventing his agency from revolving only around Song Xi.

"No problem." After the accountant made a few calls, he suddenly came back to Chen Yiyang.

"Boss, there's another voice online you might want to be aware of."

"What voice?" Chen Yiyang asked.

"Some people online are saying that both Yang Jinlu and Song Xi are signed artists under you, so their rankings were actually rigged by you.

A lot of people are accusing you of undermining the fairness of the talent show and claim there's backdoor dealing between you and Tengxu. Some rumors even involve your relationships with Song Xi and Yang Jinlu."

"Let me see." Chen Yiyang picked up his phone to search.

Indeed, there were many similar comments online.

Various marketing accounts and self-media outlets had already started hyping this topic.

And this was only a few hours after the third episode aired.

This large-scale attack obviously couldn't have been arranged after the episode aired.

Chen Yiyang immediately realized who was behind these voices.

It's the managers of other trainees' companies.

These companies likely learned of the rankings beforehand and probably started planning attacks on Song Xi, Yang Jinlu, and even Chen Yiyang himself before the third episode aired.

As for the reason,

Cutting off someone's revenue stream is like killing their parents.

These management companies have also invested considerable money in their own artists.

They were hoping to promote their artists through the "Produce 101" show so that they could earn money in the future.

Originally, Chen Yiyang's agency promoted Song Xi,

and the other companies acknowledged Song Xi's capabilities as a former South Korean girl idol, so they didn't mind Chen Yiyang doing marketing to boost Song Xi's votes and rank, aiming for more screen time.

But Yang Jinlu's appearance changed everything.

Having one first place wasn't enough, and suddenly, out of nowhere, a third place emerged?

Your company took both first and third place—how are other companies supposed to survive?

Thus, the attacks began.

The goal of these attacks is singular.

To damage the reputations of Song Xi and Yang Jinlu and undermine their casual fan base.

To make the public believe that these two secured high rankings through pulling strings.

As for whether Song Xi is really talented,

or how appealing Yang Jinlu's genuine persona is,

that's unimportant.

As long as enough marketing articles are bought to shape the public's first impression,

no amount of clarification will help later.

The public naturally holds a certain disdain for stars and idols and won't listen to fan clarifications.

This is a common tactic used by many celebrity companies to attack their competitors; quite a few celebrities have vanished from the public eye for a while due to such attacks.

Damn it, using this tactic on me.

Chen Yiyang wasn't concerned about the articles attacking him personally.

He doesn't rely on this for money.

But he has invested a lot in Song Xi, betting on huge earnings if Song Xi becomes famous.

Unexpectedly, Yang Jinlu came along, and her future looks bright too.

Now, someone dared to cut off his revenue stream.

Chen Yiyang immediately thought of counterattacking.

However, ordinary retaliation is ineffective against such media attacks.

Because if you use media to counterattack, the public will think it's just a dog-eat-dog fight, and would prefer to see both sides get lost.

Thus, an official institution must step in and firmly establish the identities of the two so that those marketing agencies dare not speak further.

Moreover, this must be done quickly!

We can't let the news ferment.

We must nip these comments in the bud before they spread further.

With this in mind, Chen Yiyang immediately ordered the accountant, "Get me a ticket back home, I want to fly back tonight.

Also, arrange for the transportation of some of the items I bought earlier back home."

"Boss, where are you headed?" the accountant quickly asked.

"Lin'an," replied Chen Yiyang.

That night, Chen Yiyang boarded a plane.

After spending sixteen hours in first class, he flew from California back to Shanghai.

Then, he rushed non-stop from Shanghai to Lin'an.

Chen Yiyang went directly to find Yang Chengru.

"Weren't you in the United States before? Why did you suddenly fly back?"

Yang Chengru was quite surprised by Chen Yiyang's sudden appearance.

"Someone stirred up trouble; I came back to handle it," Chen Yiyang said.

"What happened?" Yang Chengru hurriedly asked.

Chen Yiyang's companies are currently significant taxpayers.

Even if they weren't friends, he would have to support Chen Yiyang, who is a major businessman in his jurisdiction.

Chen Yiyang briefly explained the situation with Yang Jinlu and Song Xi.

"This, we may not be in a good position to intervene," Yang Chengru hesitated.

Entertainment industry matters can get tricky if one gets involved.

"Help me with two things," Chen Yiyang said. "The Lin'an Police Station owes me a favor from the Qian Liu's Tomb incident, right?

I need them to issue a statement against internet blackmailing, saying they'll target some self-media outlets for rumors and slander."

"That's not a problem," Yang Chengru nodded.

The Qian Liu's Tomb incident was a major case.

If it weren't for Chen Yiyang discovering the tomb had been robbed,

once those artifacts were sold by the grave robbers, the loss would have been immense.

The entire Lin'an Government would have lost face.

It wasn't just the police who owed Chen Yiyang a favor.

The entire Lin'an Government owed him a debt of gratitude.

After all, a thousand-year-old tomb had never had issues for so long.

But if artifacts were stolen now, who knew how badly they could be ridiculed?