Chapter 46: Clarification and Double Blessings
The insults on the internet could not affect Jiang Yun, but he had no intention of letting certain scheming individuals off the hook. The sudden surge of hired trolls was clearly orchestrated by someone with ulterior motives.
“System, open my personal panel!”
“Beep!”
Host: Jiang Yun
Singing ability: S-level (capable of sustaining a grand concert)
Acting: D+ level (you have more talent than children)
Directing: D-level (can shoot small, basic films)
Acquired skills: Special forces physique, culinary mastery, piano proficiency, S-level hand speed, clear logic, martial arts mastery.
Owned songs: “Words from the Heart,” “Crossing the Ocean to See You,” “Fragrant Rice,” “Heartbroken Pacific,” “Becoming Wealthy,” “One Night in Summer Capital,” “Blue and White Porcelain,” “Freedom to Fly,” “Little Apple,” “The Brightest Star in the Night Sky,” “Moon on the Fifteenth,” “You Say I'm Your Superhero.”
Piano compositions: “Canon,” “Wedding in a Dream.”
Novel: “Galloping Across the Sky”
Items: 3 S-level Acting Experience Cards, 1 single-use Hacker Technology Experience Card (expired).
Popularity value: 4,103,086.
“System! Draw! Four consecutive draws!” Jiang Yun gritted his teeth and made the decision.
“Ding! Draw successful!”
“Ding! Congratulations, host, you have obtained a pair of Li Mengya's fragrant socks!”
“What the... Why would I need her socks?”
“The system worries you might feel lonely!”
“Ding! Congratulations, host, you have obtained a bra from Yu Qing!”
“You...”
“Ding! Congratulations, host, you have obtained a pair of Li Lulu's underwear!”
“This is the last draw, it has to be something good, it must!”
“Ding! Congratulations, host, you have obtained permanent Hacker Technology Service!”
“Yes! This was totally worth it!”
“Jiang Yun? Jiang Yun?”
“Huh?” Jiang Yun snapped back to reality. “Mr. He, what's the matter?”
“We were talking just now, and you suddenly started daydreaming. Are you feeling unwell?” He Ling asked.
“No, I'm fine!” Jiang Yun replied.
“The internet is getting noisy again!” He Ling said.
“Mr. He, just wait a moment, I’ll handle it!” Jiang Yun took out his phone and activated the hacker technology service directly on it.
The phone screen went black, lines of code appearing.
Jiang Yun began searching on his phone to find out where these trolls were coming from.
“Hah!”
Jiang Yun laughed in disbelief; the data showed it was his old nemesis, Xuanwei Music, behind all this.
He took screenshots of the gathered information and logged into his Justice Messenger account.
“Ding!”
Upload.
The hacker technology came with its own troll army; before long, this post shot straight to the top of the trending list.
“Everyone, come take a look! I wondered why so many trolls appeared suddenly—it’s Xuanwei Music behind it!”
“Now, haters, do you have anything to say? Your identities have been exposed!”
The hired trolls who had come to attack Jiang Yun were stunned. How had they been exposed so easily?
The fact that Xuanwei Music hired trolls to slander Jiang Yun was immediately trending on Weibo.
“So that’s it, it was Jiang Yun’s old rival causing trouble!”
“Ding! A new trending Weibo notification.”
Everyone playing on Weibo received this trending alert.
Upon clicking, they saw the truth for themselves.
Xiaoxiang Police Office V: “Here’s what happened—Mr. Jiang Yun subdued a theft gang and helped us break up the group. Please don’t misunderstand Mr. Jiang Yun. @JiangYunV.”
“Yes! Jiang Yun won!”
“Haha, haters and trolls, now you’ve been slapped in the face!”
“Heaven rewards those who persevere!”
Supporters of Jiang Yun burst out in delight, while the haters, trolls, and gossip addicts fell silent.
Former fans, who had turned against Jiang Yun out of uncertainty, now posted apologies.
“Jiang Yun, we were wrong. Please forgive us this time, we still love you!”
“Yes, we still love you!”
“We still love you!”
“We still love you!”
“We still love you!”
...
Seeing the neat rows of comments, Jiang Yun replied, “Don’t let it weigh on your hearts. I never minded, so you shouldn’t either. Eat, drink, and be merry!”
“Yes! Jiang Yun doesn’t hold grudges against us, we’re still his loyal fans!”
“That’s right!”
Once the matter settled, Jiang Yun boarded a flight to the Magic City.
At the airport exit in Magic City—
“Boss! Long time no see!”
Li Lulu greeted Jiang Yun with a radiant smile.
Jiang Yun felt a little guilty, not as confident as before, because his backpack still contained Li Lulu’s underwear.
He and Li Lulu hailed a taxi and headed to the largest Walmart supermarket.
They shopped for a mountain of groceries and daily necessities.
Then another taxi ride brought them back to their rented apartment.
Jiang Yun cooked personally, and the two ate with great enjoyment.
After the meal, Li Lulu took care of the dishes and tidied up.
Jiang Yun sat at his computer, writing—“Galloping Across the Sky” had already surpassed five hundred chapters.
“Ring ring!” Jiang Yun picked up his phone.
“Hello, Sanyu! The manuscript payment has been sent, did you receive it?”
“I didn’t get any notification yet!”
“Beep!” The phone chimed.
“There’s a message now, it should be the bank notification!” Jiang Yun said.
“Alright, check it out! I’ll hang up now!” Zhang Yi ended the call.
Jiang Yun opened his phone. “Indeed, it’s a payment notification.”
“Hello! On November 1st, payment of 20,000,000 yuan received.”
Staring at the text message, Jiang Yun’s emotions surged. “Ten, hundred, thousand, ten thousand, hundred thousand, million, ten million—twenty million?”
“My god, a full twenty million in manuscript fees!” Overcome, Jiang Yun wanted to hug someone.
He rushed to Li Lulu, scooped her up, spun her three times before setting her down.
Li Lulu, in the midst of washing dishes, was utterly bewildered.
Jiang Yun paused, the two gazing at each other.
“Ahem!”
The atmosphere grew awkward; Jiang Yun withdrew his hand from Li Lulu’s waist.
Although he had expected the twenty million in manuscript fees, Jiang Yun could not help but feel exhilarated.
“Ring ring!” The phone rang again.
Jiang Yun answered, “Hello?”
“Hello, Mr. Jiang Yun, this is He Yong.”
“Chief Editor He, what is it?”
“Did you receive the music royalties for your uploads?” He Yong asked from the other end.
“Not yet!”
“Then keep an eye out for a message, it should arrive soon!”
“Beep!”
“There’s a message now, it should be the payment notification!” Jiang Yun said.
“Alright, check it and I’ll hang up first!”
“Okay!”
They hung up, and Jiang Yun opened the message.
“Hello! On November 1st, payment of 30,000,000 yuan received!”
Jiang Yun read the bank notification. “Ten, hundred, thousand, ten thousand, hundred thousand, million, ten million—thirty million?”
“My god, thirty million!”
“Phew—”
Jiang Yun calmed himself. “Now, I can finally consider myself…”