You Don’t Understand The Pain Of Being Popular

Inside the Hodi Entertainment Studio.

Zhou Fei looked at the tasks assigned to him by Assistant Chen and fell into a long silence.

【Pay attention to the direction of public opinion, especially on platforms like Weibo, Baidu, Zhihu, etc. Ensure the public knows how depressing and unsuitable Yao Bianliang's new drama is for holiday viewing. If there is any deviation in the public sentiment, report it immediately.】

"This..." Zhou Fei's expression gradually turned serious, and he began speculating on something unfavorable.

Since joining this studio, he has received a few tasks, including "monitor favorable public opinions about Yao Bianliang and immediately debunk false information" and "monitor fan groups and prohibit Yao Bianliang fans from promoting everywhere."

But now, the direction of these tasks has become increasingly clear and blatant.

They were working against Yao Bianliang!

Zhou Fei realized this issue, and other employees expressed similar doubts.

"By the way, who do you think is the boss of our studio? Even the assigned tasks are strange and secretive," a buzz-cut guy spoke, his eyes filled with gossip.

"Could it be Yao Bianliang? All our tasks are related to her," Xia Yin whispered.

"At first, I also thought the boss was Yao Bianliang," a chubby guy scratched his head, "but now it seems that something doesn't add up..."

Which celebrity would dislike having too much popularity?

Does telling every staff not to watch their own drama make sense?

Zhou Fei sighed, "Now it seems impossible that Yao Bianliang is the one who opened this studio. After all, all our tasks are not beneficial to her."

Everyone found his words reasonable. They looked at Zhou Fei with thoughtful gazes.

Zhou Fei paused as if realizing the harsh reality and finally spoke with a hint of sadness, "This studio is probably opened against Yao Bianliang's family"

Yao Bianliang's family?

All the employees were stunned, as they had not considered this possibility.

After all, initially, the assigned tasks were related to Yao Bianliang, but most of them involved debunking rumors and paying attention to fan groups. They even once speculated that Yao Bianliang had opened the studio herself.

However, upon reflection, there were various doubts about these speculations.

Zhou Fei continued, "We are indeed debunking rumors, but all those rumors are in favor of Yao Bianliang."

"We are indeed guiding Yao Bianliang's fans, but the direction of the guidance has not helped increase Yao Bianliang's popularity in the slightest."

"And now, they have even issued instructions to pay attention to public opinion and reduce the heat. The truth is obvious, isn't it?"

Everyone: "!!"

Yes, it wouldn't make sense if this studio were opened by Yao Bianliang herself. But if Yao Bianliang's family opened the studio, then everything seems to make sense?

"Is it true?" the chubby guy scratched his head, "Did we actually join Yao Bianliang's family company? We can't be this unlucky, right?"

Xia Yin also hesitantly spoke, "Although Fei Ge's analysis makes sense, I still feel... this shouldn't be Yao Bianliang's family."

Zhou Fei glanced at everyone and sighed sadly, "Do you think I want this to be true? I don't want it either."

You see, he is Yao Bianliang's ultimate fan!

But now, this person who claims to be Yao Bianliang's ultimate fan might have probably... joined her family's company.

Who could be happy about this?

[Hodi Entertainment Studio Chat Group:]

[We'll need everyone to work a bit harder these days. Please reply with "received" after seeing the notification in the group.]

One by one, everyone started replying "received." After a short struggle, Zhou Fei finally followed suit and expressed his acknowledgment in the group chat.

Zhou Fei... apologizes to his idol in mind.

Not only did he join his idol's family company, but he also had to help suppress his idol's popularity for work purposes.

Just the thought of it made Zhou Fei feel heartbroken and ashamed. He couldn't face his hometown and the people there.

What right does he have to stay in Yao Bianliang's fan group? He's nothing more than a fake fan!

Looking at the flickering small icon at the top of the screen, Zhou Fei knew there was a new message in Yao Bianliang's fan group.

Everyone was very active, and Yao Bianliang's new drama received rave reviews, which inspired everyone. But at this moment, Zhou Fei's mood was heavy.

No, this isn't where he should be.

He clicked on the fan group chat, preparing to press the exit button. The prompt "Are you sure you want to exit?" popped up in the middle of his phone, but his finger suddenly froze.

Wait, it seems like he can't leave the group at all--

Because the boss ordered them to always pay attention to Yao Bianliang's fan group activities. To see if fans are promoting her everywhere.

Zhou Fei: "..."

He looked at the enthusiastic fans chatting in the group, and a sense of sadness rose.

He's sorry, brothers and sisters. He is a shameless traitor.

Not only does he have to infiltrate among them, but he also has to report intelligent to the enemy constantly. He has to do things that betray the organization.

Just as Zhou Fei was filled with remorse in his heart, he heard "clack, clack, clack," the sound of footsteps coming from the corridor, followed by the slow push of the glass door.

Everyone temporarily paused their work and turned to look, only to see Assistant Chen push open the glass door and walk in.

And by his side, there was another woman.

She was dressed in a low-key light gray casual outfit, with a backpack casually slung. Her soft and dense long hair gently fell on her shoulders, and black sunglasses covered most of her face, but one could still vaguely see her perfect facial features and delicate jawline.

Wait, is this...

Zhou Fei looked at the woman before him, and a ridiculous suspicion suddenly rose in his heart.

"Let me introduce you all," Assistant Chen clapped his hands, gesturing for everyone to look, "This is the boss of our celebrity studio—Yao Bianliang."

Under the gaze of everyone, the girl in front gently took off her sunglasses, revealing that incredibly familiar face. She nodded to the few people in acknowledgment and smiled.

"Hello, everyone."

Everyone: "!!"

So, the boss of their celebrity studio is Yao Bianliang?

The few people who had just believed Zhou Fei's analysis were shocked.

The boss who had been suppressing Yao Bianliang's popularity openly and secretly was actually Yao Bianliang herself.

If this were to be said outside, who would believe it?

But now, this absurd situation was happening right before their eyes.

Xiao Pang was the first to react, scratching his head and stammering, "Bo... boss, hello, haha, hello."

Zhou Fei also snapped out of his initial shock and his heartbeat raced uncontrollably. For a while, he couldn't utter a complete sentence.

Life's ups and downs couldn't be more evident than this.

Just a second ago, he was repenting for working against his idol. But in the next second, he learned that the boss was actually his idol, which was an absurd revelation!

So, why would the idol suppress herself? Could it be that she wanted to be cold?

As soon as this thought arose, Zhou Fei immediately dismissed it.

How could he think of such an absurd reason? It was simply impossible.

The idol must have had deeper motives for doing so!

He just hadn't realized it before.

Yao Bianliang felt slightly uncomfortable with the title and said, "You don't need to call me boss, just call me Sister Liang."

She paused for a moment and remembered something, then turned to Assistant Chen and asked, "By the way, is everyone clear about the tasks for these two days?"

Assistant Chen replied, "Yes, I've already mentioned it in the work group chat."

The others nodded, expressing their determination to diligently fulfill the work asignment.

Yao Bianliang felt relieved.

She had originally planned to appear at the studio and check everyone's progress. Since everything seemed to be going well, there was no need to stay any longer.

Several employees chatted with Yao Bianliang and gradually discovered that she had no airs despite being a celebrity.

Although everyone was puzzled about why Yao Bianliang would suppress herself, they didn't dare ask for various reasons.

Only Zhou Fei gathered the courage to ask for her autograph before Yao Bianliang and Assistant Chen left.

After Yao Bianliang and Assistant Chen left, everyone finally regained their composure.

Zhou Fei excitedly held the autographed notebook and carefully smoothed out the wrinkles on it, treating it like a priceless treasure.

Someone looked at Zhou Fei's expression and couldn't help but mockingly laugh, "Fei ge, didn't you just vehemently argue that this company was Yao Bianliang's opponent?"

"That's right, Xia Yin tried to refute you, but you didn't agree."

Xia Yin moved her lips, her face turning slightly red, unsure of how to respond, so she silently pretended to look at her phone.

Zhou Fei's thick-skinned response came, "Oh, did I say that just now? When did I say that this is Yao Bianliang's opponent?"

Under the indescribable gazes of everyone, Zhou Fei calmly sat back in his chair with a satisfied smile.

"I knew it, my idol Yao Bianliang is different," Zhou Fei changed his tone, "On the surface, she is suppressing herself as if she were her own opponent. But in reality, there must be a deeper meaning behind her actions."

Everyone contemplated, looking at Zhou Fei with a mixture of belief and doubt.

Zhou Fei organized his thoughts and finally felt that he had a good answer to the question that had been perplexing him.

Zhou Fei said, "Firstly, Sister Liang asked us to refute those favorable comments about her, which is obviously to prevent excessive praise from her opponents! Think about it, once these unrealistic comments spread and the star herself doesn't have such abilities, wouldn't her image collapse? This risk must be avoided."

As everyone pondered, it seemed to make sense.

Although they were all positive evaluations, rumors were still rumors, and some comments were exaggerated.

Therefore, it was indeed necessary for them to clarify the situation.

Zhou Fei continued, raising his second finger, "Secondly, not allowing fans to promote her everywhere is also easily understandable. Some fans promoting her without considering the occasion can greatly harm her public image and easily attract criticism. By doing so, Sister Liang not only regulates the behavior of her fans but also benefits her future development."

Everyone nodded in agreement.

It made sense. If the star herself were exceptional, she wouldn't need fans to work hard to promote her, as new fans would naturally join.

From this perspective, restraining fans didn't seem unreasonable anymore.