I Dominate the Entertainment Industry with My Styling Skills

IDEMS Ch. 22. Public Opinion, Dog Ears, Half-Face Makeup?

At 8:00 PM, just when Red Bean Forum was experiencing its highest traffic, a post quietly appeared.

[momo: Qi Yanning was spotted at a clothing wholesale market. Has his life become this miserable after quitting the competition?

RT, lz's family runs a clothing business. Today, I went to A City's clothing wholesale market and saw Qi Yanning. He was walking toward the deeper part of the market (where the cheapest clothes are sold). I thought even washed-up idols would still wear name-brand clothes. Would anyone fall so far as to wear wholesale clothes? Are all ex-idols in such a bad situation?]

[wo, 188: Whoa, that's so miserable! Did his sugar daddy abandon him?]

[todayissobothered: Maybe he's not buying for himself... Maybe he's setting up a night market stall? Hahahaha, the double-failure idol turned street stall prince?]

[lemonicedamericano: He deserved it. Instead of improving his skills, he took shortcuts. Speaking of which, I feel bad for Luo Heng. Even after Qi Yanning did all these things, Luo Heng still called him a good person in his trainee vlog. Ha.

[niubi123: Yes, yes! Luo Heng's sincerity as a friend was wasted by Qi Yanning! He deserves to fade into obscurity!]

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As the discussion continued to bash Qi Yanning, the forum began to sympathize with Luo Heng, who was once a close friend of Qi Yanning. The wave of public sentiment grew, and anyone who dared to speak in favor of Qi Yanning was immediately labeled as a paid PR agent involved in his scandal. The momentum was so strong it seemed to want to nail Qi Yanning permanently to the shameful pillar of "betrayal."

Soon after, this post was shared on Xingbo, and more dirt on Qi Yanning was dug up, fueling the fire. Two trending topics appeared one after the other:

#QiYanningDeservedIt# #HeartbrokenforLuoHeng#

Under both tags, the hate against Qi Yanning spread like wildfire, overwhelming anyone who tried to defend him.

Qi Yanning, unaware of all this, only found out hours later when the trending topic had already heated up.

At that moment, he had just finished a meeting with the makeup and styling team. As he was organizing his notes, Li Jinshi, sitting beside him, suddenly gasped in shock.

Qi Yanning frowned and looked up. Three assistants were holding their phones, gazing at him with concerned eyes, while others wore mixed expressions.

Narrowing his eyes, he held out his hand to Li Jinshi.

"Qi... Qi-ge?" Li Jinshi clutched her phone, forcing a nervous smile.

"Phone." Qi Yanning's voice was calm, but Li Jinshi, who had hesitated moments before, handed over the phone obediently, as if she were a cat with its neck grabbed.

Qi Yanning skimmed through the trending topics swiftly, piecing together what had happened.

"Qi-ge, don't be angry," Li Jinshi spoke cautiously. "We all believe in you!"

Wu Jianming and Chu Sixiu nodded furiously in agreement.

Qi Yanning locked the phone screen and handed it back to her. "This isn't worth my anger."

"Since I've quit, public opinion doesn't affect me much," Qi Yanning leaned back in his chair, folding his arms across his chest.

His gaze swept over the room, and everyone quickly composed themselves.

"Alright, it's nothing serious. Go take a break," he said.

The rest of the makeup artists and assistants, relieved, quickly left the room.