Chapter 143: Chapter 143: Physically Disabled but Strong-Willed
Tuanzi, sounding old and wise, sighed, "The times change, but people’s hearts don’t!"
[Ancient Martial System: ...]
Since her brothers couldn’t hear as well as she could, she didn’t bother to communicate in her mind anymore.
"Miaomiao wasn’t wrong, you know. Look, back when Miaomiao went down the mountain to challenge the martial arts schools... Ahem, a lot of disciples from various sects weren’t as good as Miaomiao, so they started saying that their master secretly transferred Inner Strength to her, that’s why she was better. Hmph, it’s all Miaomiao’s own hard work!"
Thinking of those rumors made Tuanzi very upset. Even though she was sitting cross-legged on the ground, her little hands were on her waist, and her bun hairstyle seemed about to explode.
[Ancient Martial System: Aren’t you supposed to be magnanimous? Why bother with defeated opponents?]
Tuanzi immediately smiled brightly.
"Right, no point arguing with losers. Unable to admit their skills are inferior, always finding excuses. No wonder their martial arts never improve."
Losing a sparring match and thinking she cheated instead of trying harder, no wonder they’re always stuck at the same level. She’s different; she’s a diligent little heroine.
Tuanzi raised her little head proudly.
[Ancient Martial System: Doesn’t your neck feel sore?]
Tuanzi quickly lowered her head.
She showed a pitiful expression, "Little Gu, take a look, you’re so skilled, surely no one will discover you."
Of course, no one would find out, the system thought.
It calculated the timing, hesitated enough, and then agreed.
This was a conclusion it had drawn from dealing with its host over time. If it agreed too quickly, the host might become overly dependent, and next time would make more demanding requests. By always hesitating a bit, the host would also think twice before making a request.
Indeed, it was the smartest system.
The system took action and quickly got the standard answers.
[Ancient Martial System: The conspiracy involves several marketing accounts secretly contacting others... The contactor is a small account, but judging by the device, I’ve found the main account. It’s someone named Quanyu.]
Tuanzi’s big eyes practically drifted out with images of several grilled fish dishes.
"I feel like eating fish."
She wiped the corner of her mouth.
[Ancient Martial System: It’s a person named Quanyu! The one they contact often is ’Brother Cheng Jin.’ Cheng Jin is a male actor, 40 years old this year. It seems that Quanyu is a trusted assistant of his.]
Tuanzi pouted, "So, it’s Cheng Jin who did this, right? Isn’t he silly, letting people around him hire cyber soldiers, it’s so easy to get caught."
[Ancient Martial System: It’s not about being silly, but rather some things must be done by trusted people, or else it’s easy to be betrayed.]
But being a system, it could easily infiltrate these people’s communication devices to find relevant information.
Tuanzi got the answer and excitedly rushed outside.
She dashed directly into Gu Cheng’s arms.
"Big brother, big brother, do you know Cheng Jin?"
Gu Cheng lifted his energetic sister, saw her flushed little face, and her bright eyes, pinching her cheek, "A well-known actor, you know him?"
Tuanzi puffed her cheeks, "It’s he who knows Miaomiao! He’s a bad guy!"
Gu Cheng’s expression turned serious.
"Miaomiao, what do you know?"
"Miaomiao knows he’s a bad guy, he’s targeting Miaomiao."
Unable to reveal the existence of the system, Tuanzi could only remind her big brother this way.
She believed her brother would definitely look into Cheng Jin in the end.
And indeed, that was the case.
Gu Cheng, being a calm and composed person, often had reason prevail over emotion. But when facing his sister, emotion often prevailed over reason. He would try to believe things that weren’t quite logical.
Upon a slight investigation, he discovered that Cheng Jin participated in a parenting reality show, and its schedule was exactly the same as "Leisurely Country Life." He started having suspicions.
He told the matter to Gu Peihai, who then informed Director Wang, and Director Wang investigated even faster.
The enemy’s conspiracy had just started, the hot searches just fermented for over three hours, and we almost figured everything out.
Director Wang personally called Gu Cheng.
"I sincerely apologize; we ended up dragging Miaomiao into this. Here’s the situation, Cheng Jin originally planned to sign a contract with me..."
Originally, Cheng Jin and his son were planned to be guest stars for the show.
Unexpectedly, a few days before the show began, when it was time to sign the contract, Cheng Jin suddenly said he wouldn’t sign.
In the industry, breaching a contract at the last minute isn’t unusual. At the time, he had already heard that there was a parenting reality show with more investments happening concurrently. It was likely that his show would compete against it.
He was angry, but couldn’t do anything about it, had to swallow his pride, and asked Su Hanjiang and his son to fill in.
At that time, he also understood Cheng Jin’s mindset: first, their show was only in one village, likely losing its novelty; second, with Gu Peihai coming, given it’s separate livestreams, audiences would likely flock to Gu Peihai; third, their show didn’t have big-name investments, making it hard for guests to meet influential investors or get endorsements.
Later, due to this frustration, he paid attention to that parenting reality show.
Though he thought it was supposed to be a heartwarming parenting show, the guests acted as if they had scripts, creating all sorts of conflicts. Instead of warmth, all he saw was chaos.
Such a show couldn’t possibly compete head-to-head with his show.
Director Wang stopped bothering with the matter.
"As a result, Miaomiao was too outstanding and made the whole show popular, and the other groups’ live streams skyrocketed, making him envy."
Gu Cheng coldly said, "He’s just the scapegoat."
"Right, we found out even the water army from that show was stirring things up. It seems he reached an agreement with them."
Cheng Jin’s ultimate goal, still, was to prevent Miaomiao from joining the show, thereby ruining half of his program.
Director Wang sighed, "Now, it’s targeting Miaomiao, probably later, it’ll target Hanjiang and his son."
He could even foresee which press releases the opponent would buy. All about Su Hanjiang and his son snatching guest spots through unethical means.
Director Wang offered, "I plan to directly expose Cheng Jin’s last-minute breach of contract."
But even so, it wouldn’t help Miaomiao; the director was anxious, too.
Gu Cheng reassured, "Just get to the bottom of this, I know how to handle the PR."
Meanwhile, online.
[How can someone without even a certificate call themselves a martial arts master?]
[Exactly, what does a child under five know?]
Miaomiao’s PR team hadn’t taken action yet, making the show’s fans and Miaomiao’s fans quite anxious.
They weren’t Miaomiao’s die-hard fans; they were just tired from work and study, hoping to relax and enjoy adorable kids on weekends. Who’s trying to take away their happiness?
Why should ordinary people suffer in the capital’s battles, having their joy taken away? Can’t produce good shows, still forcing them to watch—do they take us for fools?
These people were infuriated.
[Indeed, she’s not even five, can do Qinggong, know unarmed combat and swordsmanship, catch fish, saved three kids, caught human traffickers—what about you, what can you do?]
[A certificate is just one form of proof. Anyone with eyes can see her skills. Ah, sorry, some people are blind at such a young age, even tenacious enough to go online and comment. I’m impressed by you.]
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