Chapter 65: The Streamer Has Powerful Connections Up Top! You Get It, Right?

The official notice with blue background and white lettering caused Xu Qingfeng’s livestream to erupt completely.

Getting someone arrested was nothing special; the viewers were veterans of stormy seas, having already witnessed four individuals sent down the prison pipeline in Xu Qingfeng’s livestream alone.

However, they had genuinely never seen an entire establishment like Starlight Entertainment uprooted, with its entire executive tier taken down in one fell swoop.

[Awesome, Wind God single-handedly smashed Starlight Entertainment to pieces.]

[Oh Zhang Hongbo, Zhang Hongbo, what made you provoke him?]

[Zhang Hongbo: My agency is gone?]

[Hahaha, hilarious to death, the people at Starlight woke up and found the sky had fallen.]

[Starlight is going under, a joy to be shared by all.]

[Streamer, streamer, do you have someone powerful backing you from above?]

Naturally, the viewers began to suspect Xu Qingfeng. Who could be this formidable, causing the downfall of anyone he exposed?

To the viewers' absolute astonishment, Xu Qingfeng actually nodded and admitted to this claim.

With an inscrutable and mysterious expression, Xu Qingfeng spoke, "Yes, you guessed it right. I do indeed have someone above me."

The livestream exploded instantly.

[Even King Yama would have to pull strings to approach you?]

[No wonder whoever you expose dies, how the hell is anyone supposed to play this game?]

[Damn it, I always thought you were the clown, but it turns out the clown was me.]

[Ah this, bro, this isn't right, is it?]

[Hahaha, a major earthquake in the entertainment industry, we are totally screwed.]

Many figures in the entertainment industry wore expressions that said "as expected."

"I knew he had backers, otherwise how would a normal person dare to expose such dark dirt?"

A young man patted his chest in relief, wearing a lingering look of fear, "Senior, thanks to you for the warning! This bastard is way too vicious."

"Absolute scum!"

Many people cursed bitterly. Clearly possessing powerful connections, he had deliberately acted as if he were at his wit's end, leading quite a few people to make wrong judgments and attempt to step on him to gain some clout, only for this guy to suddenly reveal he had someone backing him from above?

They had seen scoundrels, but never one this malicious.

At Weibo headquarters, several people who were currently discussing how to teach Xu Qingfeng a lesson looked at each other in dismay, not knowing what to do.

"No wonder headquarters gave us such a heavy penalty, did this animal pull strings?"

"No way, he's just an actor, where would he get connections??"

"Damn it, his connections are more formidable than mine!"

"Cancel the operation, let's wait and see."

Lin Chen, hiding off to the side, was also somewhat bewildered and looked at Xu Qingfeng suspiciously. Wait, could he really have connections?

Did that mean when I just said I was going to show him the ropes tomorrow? Damn it! How humiliating.

Lin Chen stared at Xu Qingfeng with a peculiar expression, sizing him up from top to bottom.

Xu Qingfeng’s remark had set the livestream ablaze, and then he put on a profound air: "Did you all figure that out?"

[??? You really do have someone?]

[This is boring, I'm done playing, I'm going home.]

[I always thought we were birds of a feather, the kind of tough guys willing to risk everything to drag the emperor off his horse. To think you're just a privileged connection hire, you've disappointed me so much.]

[Same here.]

[Utterly tasteless.]

Xu Qingfeng said in surprise, "Connections? The streamer doesn't have any connections?"

[Here he comes again, starting to deny it now, are we?]

[Did the streamer forget that there is screen recording?]

[Telling little lies in front of more than a million people?]

[What's next, are you going to wipe our memories too?]

Xu Qingfeng shook his head, "The streamer does have someone above him—there are six bodyguards living upstairs, and they're there precisely to guard against anyone coming down from upstairs to take down the streamer!"

Lin Chen’s face turned black. He felt that he was truly foolish, ridiculously so.

Even though he had already investigated Xu Qingfeng, he had actually let himself be fooled by his nonsense just now.

He didn't have connections of any kind!

Wait, perhaps not entirely. Maybe starting tomorrow, he really would have someone above him.

Lin Chen’s gaze grew increasingly bizarre as he looked at Xu Qingfeng. Was this guy just running a bit, or was he deliberately making people suspicious?

[???]

[I was already getting ready to kowtow, and you tell me the people upstairs are bodyguards?]

[You owe me a new screen!]

[Heh, do you expect me to believe that?]

[Understood, this is intentional information disruption.]

Xu Qingfeng confessed the truth, yet fewer people believed him.

Whether it was the viewers in the livestream or the celebrities in the entertainment industry, everyone had concluded that Xu Qingfeng must have found some powerful backing.

Only this could explain why he dared to launch a physical assault on public opinion.

Zhang Hongbo’s face was drained of all color from fright. He had originally wanted to find someone to retaliate against Xu Qingfeng, but now he didn't even dare harbor the slightest thought of it.

[? Not my bro, just how afraid of death are you? You need six bodyguards living upstairs?]

[And you probably need a few living downstairs too, right?]

[Wait, there's an upstairs? Holy crap, are you living in a grand villa?]

[Damn me, you've struck it rich, haven't you?]

[So jealous!]

Xu Qingfeng didn't bother to explain, choosing instead to respond earnestly to the chat barrage, "That's right, to ensure safety, the streamer hired eighteen bodyguards. Six upstairs to guarantee airspace security, six downstairs to guarantee territorial security, and six outside for twenty-four-hour routine patrols."

[Ah this, even the president doesn't put on airs as big as yours!]

[Simply outrageous!]

[Airspace and territorial security, you even brought those out.]

[Twenty-four-hour patrols, bro, how terrified of death are you?]

[If anyone wants to raid that place, they'd need at least a platoon of troops.]

[The streamer is really living the high life now, running the strongest bodyguard squad in the entertainment industry.]

The eighteen bodyguards not only failed to turn the viewers off, but instead made them roar with laughter.

A celebrity who was extremely afraid of death was always much easier to develop a fondness for than a high-and-mighty celebrity.

Overly perfect celebrities always seemed somewhat fake.

The livestream was exceptionally lively, and the viewership count broke new records once again.

"Old irons? Was the dirt the streamer dropped today fierce enough?"

[Fierce to an unimaginable degree!]

[It's not even a question of being fierce anymore. Whose exposures wipe out the entire nest?]

[Even wiping out nine familial generations isn't this outrageous!]

The chat barrage was thoroughly satisfied. Xu Qingfeng took off his glasses and tossed them onto the table.

[The moment Wind God takes off his glasses, his facial features suddenly look kind.]

[Yeah, it suddenly feels a lot more relaxed.]

[Good lad, something happened upstairs, didn't it?]

[The entertainment industry breathes a collective sigh of relief.]

[The streamer's segment is way too short!]

Xu Qingfeng remained unfazed, "Let's talk about some serious business."

[??? Don't like serious business.]

[Who the hell watches your stream for serious things!]

Xu Qingfeng’s face darkened, "Ah, little haters, time for a kick. Family members, a while ago we organized a search event for the duet partners of 'Chill', and a huge number of people participated. Today, let's determine the ultimate winner."

The song "Chill" had thrown Weibo into absolute disarray, and now whenever Weibo was mentioned, netizens subconsciously linked the two together.

Quite a few people genuinely believed Weibo was about to go under.

"After voting by fifteen professional judges and the broad masses of netizens, the ultimate winner is: Numi Tuanzi."

Xu Qingfeng projected the netizen and expert voting results onto the screen and announced the final verdict.

[Well-deserved!]

[Tuanzi is genuinely pretty!]

[Madly simping!]

[Isn't this a million times prettier than those bullshit celebrities?]

[Oh no, Wind God actually picked her!]

[You animal, let me do it!]

Xu Qingfeng continued, "We are inviting Tuanzi to link up with us in a live mic-connection, to personally sing a rendition of 'Chill' for everyone as a sign of congratulations."

[<'Congratulations'>]

[Hahaha, is it a adapted version? If it's not adapted, I'm not listening!]

[Right, the adapted version is the exciting one!]

Numi Tuanzi connected to the stream via mic, sending the simps in the chat into a frenzy of ecstasy.

At that moment, Xu Qingfeng cast out another piece of bait, "Considering safety issues, the streamer won't be able to accompany Numi Tuanzi when she goes out to perform. Therefore, the streamer has decided to hold an open audition for the male vocal part as well. The event starts right now."