Chapter 51

Chapter 51

Yuan Ren felt a buzzing in his head and asked with a trembling voice, "What did you say? What's the popularity count?"

The young model realized that Yuan Ren was angry and quickly tried to console him, "Oh, it's just the first day of the broadcast. The show must have bought some fake followers to boost the numbers."

But Yuan Ren stared at the screen, muttering to himself, "Ten million... ten million!"

The peak popularity in the previous two seasons was only two million, which "Idol University" had used for promotion for a long time. Even an old-fashioned person like Yuan Ren knew about it.

Seeing Yuan Ren's distressed expression, the young model thought about opening her phone to find a scandal about Yi Tiantian to cheer him up.

However, upon opening Weibo, she saw a shocking trending topic at the top of the list.

#YuanRenSexualHarassment#

#LiangBaoLongPostAccusingTeacherYuanRenOfSexualHarassment#

After clicking on the trending topic, she indeed found the lengthy post written by Liang Bao, the popular young actor.

Below it was video evidence showing Yuan Ren reaching out to touch Liang Bao's inner thigh!

Yuan Ren was drawn over by the young model's scream. When he saw the content of the trending topic, he fainted onto the bed.

Liang Bao had been waiting for this day for a long time. Now, he could finally confront Yuan Ren openly.

Upon seeing this trending topic, netizens who had previously defended Yuan Ren as a respected elder in the entertainment industry were shocked.

StreetGrandpa: ! Yuan Ren, no, Yuan Ren, is gay?! I always thought he was very conservative and homophobic. Turns out you're gay too?!

ThisIdiot: Yuan Ren doesn't deserve to be called a senior! You trash should get out of the entertainment industry! Being homophobic, huh? Everyone should be afraid of you! As a teacher, sexually harassing students is disgusting!

HireACar: Having someone like you in the entertainment industry is a curse! I thought "Idol University" was losing out by not treating you well, but now it seems they were wise! How dare you even be a teacher? Disgusting!

Yuan Ren's online reputation plummeted rapidly. Many students who had suffered various forms of sexual harassment from him came forward to accuse him of his heinous acts.

At the same time, a group of inexplicable trolls started appearing online, spreading their comments under the trending topic.

SmallScene: Although Yuan Ren is wrong, Yi Tiantian shouldn't have spoken so arrogantly on the show, right?

RedPacketXuG8: Yes, support kicking Yi Tiantian out of the show for being so unprofessional!

GhostEater: Yi Tiantian, get out of the entertainment industry! There must be a reason why you're getting criticized! Maybe you're just like Yuan Ren!

These negative comments caught the attention of Yi Tiantian's agent, Brother Cheng.

The organization and discipline of these trolls were impeccable, and their IP addresses seemed genuine.

However, upon closer investigation, Brother Cheng discovered that all their IP addresses were concentrated in one place overseas.

Something was definitely off here!

But Brother Cheng couldn't figure out the reason behind it yet.

The most important task now was to prevent the online narrative from being swayed by these trolls.

So Brother Cheng contacted several marketing accounts and sent them prepared evidence.

Yi Tiantian's company also stated that they would pursue legal action against netizens making inappropriate comments online.

They released a long list of IDs as evidence.

Upon receiving the evidence, the marketing accounts immediately posted the complete footage from yesterday's live stream.

In the footage, Yuan Ren was arrogant and domineering, acting as if the whole world revolved around him.

Not only did he make outrageous claims about Yi Tiantian being gay without any substantial evidence, but he also made several self-righteous homophobic remarks!

Due to Yi Tiantian's company's swift response, the trolls' influence didn't spread further.

The trending topic about Yuan Ren's sexual harassment remained at the top, and its views kept increasing.

This meant that Yuan Ren was completely finished!

When Yuan Ren woke up, he found himself alone in bed, with no one around.

Even the young model who usually hovered around him was nowhere to be seen.

Struggling to get out of bed, he realized that all traces of the young model's presence had vanished!

Clothes were missing from the closet, and even a tube of toothpaste was gone!

Fuming with anger, Yuan Ren unlocked his phone, only to see a message from the young model: "Don't contact me anymore."

When he tried to reply, he found that she had already blocked him.

He knew that the internet was filled with insults directed at him.

Even former friends were sending messages saying they wanted to cut ties with him!

Yuan Ren was extremely furious.

But none of this mattered. He could find another young model and make new friends, but what he couldn't lose was his position as a guest on "Idol University Season Three"!

As long as he finished filming the show and got the millions, he wouldn't care about the insults.

Just as he was feeling anxious, he received a call from the official production team of "Idol University."

"Teacher Yuan Ren, this is the last time we will address you as such. Today, the production team specifically notified you that you won't be needed for the upcoming episodes."

The official on the other end of the phone spoke in an extremely cold tone.

Yuan Ren, however, suddenly smiled at the bad news.

He burst into maniacal laughter: "Hahahaha! Your show has breached the contract! Do you know how much compensation that entails? Ten times my salary! That's 10 million!"

After a minute of wild laughter, Yuan Ren began to wonder why the official remained silent.

"Are you scared speechless? Hurry up and get ready with those 10 million for me!"

"I'm sorry, but you might not have read the contract thoroughly. There's a clause that states if a guest behaves poorly, it's considered a voluntary termination," the official replied calmly. "In other words, you need to compensate us 10 million."

Yuan Ren was utterly dumbfounded.

Not only did he fail to receive the millions he had imagined, but he now had to pay over ten million!

"Yuan Ren, ultimately unable to pay the 10 million, became a defaulter and was forced to leave the entertainment industry."

"To survive, Yuan Ren begged everyone he knew for money, but no one was willing to help him. Even his old friends turned him away!"

"Eventually, Yuan Ren ended up homeless on the streets, transforming from a respected veteran actor into a despised vagrant!"

As the group arrived at Brand University of the Arts, everyone heard Yi Tiantian's inner thoughts.

Cheng Zhi sighed softly in her heart.

It was truly lamentable that a once-respected veteran actor had come to such a tragic end.

But all of this was his own doing!

Meanwhile, Gang Fengxing walked proudly beside Yi Tiantian, exchanging glances with those around them.

As if saying: Yes, my Tiantian is just that amazing!

Although the audience watching the live stream didn't know Yuan Ren's fate, they had seen the trending topic about his sexual harassment of students.

[Those who criticized Tiantian before, step forward! Look at what you were defending! How dare you protect such scum?!]

[I never thought this old man would be so vile... Poor Tiantian had to endure such slander for days...]

[Heh... Didn't someone call for a boycott of the show? Why are there already 20 million viewers? Come out, haters!]

[Exactly! The show's producers were far-sighted to kick out this homophobic relic!]

Indeed, the live stream's viewership had surged from 10 million to nearly 20 million!

The director was elated; this was a massive hit!

While the first two seasons of "Idol University" had excellent reviews, their depth and artistic nature had limited their popularity.

However, the third season seemed to have addressed this shortcoming!

The director looked at Yi Tiantian and Gang Fengxing on screen, wanting to kiss them both!

If not for Gang Fengxing funding the invitation and Yi Tiantian agreeing to participate, the third season wouldn't have this level of buzz!

Meanwhile, the guests filming normally were unaware of the outside world's reactions.

Their first task upon arriving at Brand University of the Arts was to tour the campus.

Everyone was heading to the library, where they had arranged to meet the guide.

Yi Tiantian observed the surroundings as she walked, noticing that the students here were all impeccably dressed.

Moreover, the school seemed to have more female students, with women outnumbering men almost everywhere.

"The sleazy teacher chose this university because of the high number of female students!"

"The gender imbalance at Brand University of the Arts provided fertile ground for the sleazy teacher!"

Sleazy teacher?

Everyone perked up their ears to listen closely to this juicy gossip.

"The sleazy teacher is a PUA expert, just like Yuan Ren, using his position to take advantage of many female students!"

"Not only did he take advantage of them, but he also had multiple sexual relationships with female students, resulting in two of them getting pregnant!"

"Now, these two women refuse to abort the pregnancies and are vying for his attention by using their children!"

"Unable to convince them to terminate the pregnancies, the sleazy teacher devised a plan to make them fight each other!"