Chapter 23 023 Adding Unnecessary Details

Chapter 23 023 Adding Unnecessary Details

Regardless of the external rumors, when it came to Lu Xu buying his own performance outfits, Xie Qingyang and the others all claimed they knew nothing about it. Lu Xu really couldn’t provide any evidence.

As members of Verse, they simply followed the stylist’s requirements for their outfits.

“The company messed up, why blame the team?”

“+1, they had plenty of chances while the group was active, but they waited until now. Isn’t this just about riding on Xie Qingyang and the others’ popularity?”

“Clearly, it’s the company’s fault, and Xie Qingyang is even willing to take responsibility. He’s gone above and beyond for Verse. I feel like no one in this world loves Verse more than him.”

“Maybe I’m just not that sensitive, but I don’t see what the big deal is about the so-called ‘V Studies.’ Over-interpreting things can make normal statements sound sarcastic.”

“+1, Lu Xu should just stick to his acting career, why is he so fixated on his teammates?”

“@Lu Xu, you cry foul when you’re wronged, but stay quiet when you get paid?”

Before Ling Ge Entertainment released their statement, Lu Xu genuinely didn’t know that Xie Qingyang and the others had transferred money to him. Upon checking, he found an additional sum in his account.

While Lu Xu was checking his phone, the hashtags #Verse Transfer# and #Xie Qingyang Class Act# quickly climbed the trending list.

“All Lu Xu does is blame his innocent teammates. Can you at least apologize?”

“They’ve already sent the money, what else do you want? Can you tone it down?”

Lu Xu: "..."

He could only be thankful that the crew had given him a day off and that his home wasn’t far from the filming location, so he didn’t have to rush back.

It wasn’t until the evening that he finally had time to post a Weibo update.

Lu Xu: "...Are you guys short on money recently? Should I lend you some?"

Below the post were numerous shopping receipts, three transfer records, and a donation certificate.

Xie Qingyang and the other two had each transferred 100,000 to him, all of which Lu Xu refunded.

In addition, he directly donated 500,000 to a charity organization.

Thankfully, the original owner had the habit of keeping shopping receipts. It took Lu Xu a long time to post the documents online.

"Hmm, how do I put this... It’s a bit much, isn’t it?"

"Is this supposed to be a joke? I’m laughing out loud. They gave 300,000, which Lu Xu refused, and he even donated an additional 500,000."

"Is Ling Ge Entertainment trying to humiliate Lu Xu? From performance outfits to event appearances, he’s spent millions out of his own pocket, and then they each transfer him 100,000 and act like they’re being generous?"

"They’re trending with a 2,000,000 hashtag over a 100,000 transfer. Lu Xu is really thankful."

"People say Verse members earn hundreds of thousands a day. How generous of you to give Lu Xu just 10% of your daily earnings."

The fans felt that the transfer screenshots Lu Xu posted formed a stark contrast with the top trending hashtags.

Initially, the fans didn’t think Lu Xu had it so bad, but after seeing the transfers—it seemed like Lu Xu was in a worse situation than they had imagined.

"It’s okay if you don’t admit it, but 100,000... It feels like Lu Xu has been humiliated again."

"How can they only transfer 100,000???"

“...Yao Yuan also left a comment on Xie Qingyang's Weibo, saying that Xie Qingyang is the best idol and the most dignified leader in his heart.”

Fans were even more furious with Yao Yuan than with the other members of Verse.

During the Verse era, Yao Yuan was actually closest to Lu Xu, who took great care of him. But after Verse disbanded and Lu Xu got kicked out by Ling Ge Entertainment, Yao Yuan actually started clinging to Xie Qingyang's bandwagon again.

Fortunately, the fans didn’t stay angry for too long.

Because!!

Lu Xu definitely doesn’t hold back!

After Yao Yuan commented on Xie Qingyang's Weibo praising Xie Qingyang for the transfer to Lu Xu, Lu Xu also quietly went to Xie Qingyang's comment section to reply to Yao Yuan: "I lent you 6 million yuan and didn't even charge interest, shouldn't I be the best idol ever (with 60 'mosts')?"

"Praise me!"

He also @'d Xie Qingyang: "If you're really in difficulty, I'll lend you money, and it will definitely be more than 100,000 yuan."

6 million yuan = 60 times 100,000 yuan.

Lu Xu can still do the math on that.

"Praise me! Praise me! Praise me! Best idol Lu Xu!!"

"That’s why they say a little kindness turns into a lot of resentment. The kindest person gave 100,000 yuan, but the one who lent 6 million yuan is hated."

"By the way, this isn't Lu Xu's first donation receipt. He has actually donated many times before, but in the past, his donations were claimed by certain people as donations from all Verse members."

"I've heard about that too, and all I can say is that Lu Xu is the real dignified one. He held it in until now to talk about what he went through during Verse. If it were me, I wouldn’t have been able to hold back at all, okay?"

"Is Ling Ge Entertainment out of their minds? Why have they been doing so many self-destructive things lately? There’s a kind of braindead beauty in what they’re doing."

...

Yao Yuan was losing it.

...He couldn’t resist gloating on Xie Qingyang’s Weibo when he saw Lu Xu was about to be in hot water. After all, they were partners in *Misty Pass*. Recently, he lost a bunch of fans because of his debt, and Xie Qingyang seemed to be getting fed up with him. But now, with the exposure of how Lu Xu was oppressed during the Verse era, Xie Qingyang's popularity has also been affected.

The two of them might as well not dislike each other anymore and just keep promoting this CP.

*Misty Pass* has started a new season, and both of them are regular guests. They need to create more new topics for the show.

Just when Xie Qingyang was about to make a comeback, Yao Yuan couldn’t help but go to Xie Qingyang’s Weibo to play the simp card. But instead, Lu Xu wasn’t focusing on Xie Qingyang—he was focusing on him.

"I lent you 6 million yuan, praise me!"

"Praise me!"

"Praise me!"

Yao Yuan: "..."

Does this guy have a problem?

How many times is he going to copy and paste the same sentence?

Somehow, Lu Xu had amassed a group of crazed fans who were actually calling him cute in the comments.

Cute? Yeah, right.

Yao Yuan: “……”

The world has finally lost its mind.

This wasn’t over yet.

The next day, Yao Yuan turned on the TV, and as soon as he switched to the entertainment channel, he saw the face that he hated the most being interviewed.

In the interview, Lu Xu looked genuinely concerned: “I had no idea Ling Ge Entertainment was in such dire straits. Is it because they haven’t found a replacement director for *Rising Sun*?”

“If that's the case, I won’t take the agent to court over the withheld commission. After all, Ling Ge Entertainment is in such a difficult situation, and I don’t want to see the agent go to jail…”

Yao Yuan: “!”

He could now confirm that Lu Xu was a complete madman!!

But given that this guy had kept shopping receipts from years ago, it was hard to guarantee he didn’t have other evidence.

Meanwhile, the usually low-key Gu Sinian and his agent just stared in disbelief.

This wave of controversy was stirred up by Xie Qingyang, and the transfer incident had led to Yao Yuan and Xie Qingyang being scolded. Gu Sinian thought he could at least avoid this storm, but—his agent was dragged out by Lu Xu again!

After Verse disbanded, the agent who used to manage all four members now focused solely on him.

He suddenly realized that the meme “No matter who scolds Lu Xu, Lu Xu only scolds Gu Sinian” had actually become a reality.

Gu Sinian glanced at his agent, whose face had been flushed moments ago but now looked pale. Although the agent insisted, “This is slander,” his expression told a different story.

After a while, Gu Sinian heard the agent say, “Do you think Lu Xu will actually back off?”

“I don’t know,” Gu Sinian sighed, “Who in the company came up with the idea of transferring only 100,000?”

He actually disagreed with that decision.

Although Gu Sinian was stingy, he had been burned by Lu Xu a few times before. Sure, the company’s marketing strategy was meant to help them, but it only works if the person being marketed plays by the rules.

—And Lu Xu was definitely not that kind of person.

Lately, both the executives at Ling Ge Entertainment and the agent had grown frustrated with him, leaving Gu Sinian with little influence. He had no right to speak on matters decided by the company.

Even though he had just been scolded as an “idiot” by several higher-ups in the company, he still wouldn’t have just transferred 100,000 to Lu Xu.

Who was the real idiot?

……

At this point, Yao Yuan was oddly relieved.

Although Lu Xu had been acting like a madman demanding that he praise him, after looking around, he still felt that the other members of Verse were more unlucky.

People only feel happy when they compare themselves to others.

Yao Yuan: “……”

When had he become so easily satisfied?

Yao Yuan silently reminded himself that no matter what happened in the future, he’d better stay away from anything and anyone related to Lu Xu.

Honestly, he couldn’t shake the feeling that Lu Xu was jinxing him.

...

Lu Xu still can't wrap his head around Ling Ge Entertainment's moves. If they'd transferred a few hundred thousand or even millions, that would've been convincing enough.

But 100,000... it's better off not transferring anything at all.

Lu Xu doesn't realize that Ling Ge Entertainment is far from rich—buying trending topics, investing in TV shows, getting roles for Gu Sinian, and grooming new talent has left them spending more than they're bringing in.

The other three members of Verse were indeed money-makers, but they signed their contracts ages ago.

Xie Qingyang and Meng Qin were dead set against sending Lu Xu any money—they felt no guilt; it was all for the fans' benefit.

Plus, back when Lu Xu was still with Ling Ge Entertainment, he came off as the most naive and clueless.

Ling Ge Entertainment still sees Lu Xu as the same old him.

From this angle, Lu Xu hasn't really changed much since then.

The real question is whether Lu Xu has proof that the agent skimmed off his earnings.

Also, if the agent was bold enough to take a cut from Lu Xu's Verse-era earnings, could they have done the same to Xie Qingyang and the others?

For Ling Ge Entertainment, that would spell non-stop internal and external headaches.

"Why did we have to mess with Lu Xu?"

We should've just denied knowing about it instead of going out of our way to transfer money. Fans wouldn't hold it against us anyway. Now, we've handed Lu Xu a perfect excuse to come after us.