Chapter 310 - 243: A Surreal Flame War

The top idol probably never imagined that after so many years since his debut, after countless online feuds, he would one day get into a fight over such a bizarre reason.

[Heh, you say my bag is fake? Let me tell you, I was there in person when this bag was released. I bought it directly with my VIP status from spending tens of millions at their store every year. I have all the receipts and certificates! Who has the real one and who has the fake? That’s debatable!]

The fan who sent the top idol the bag also happened to have a verified account.

Curious netizens clicked on her profile, did a little digging, and—what do you know! The only daughter of the richest man in a coastal province! Her family was in real estate.

Compared to the little princess from the Jewelry Family, it was hard to say which of the two was wealthier.

While both little princesses were proud and arrogant, they had both received excellent upbringings.

Both families were well-off, so logically, neither of them should have ended up with a fake.

Since it was a global limited edition of one hundred, each with its own serial number, if the two bags had the same number, one had to be a fake.

Even though this was all discovered because of an online feud, now that it had happened, they couldn’t just let it slide—if only for the sake of their parents’ reputations.

Not wanting to be seen as someone who made baseless accusations, the heiress of the Jewelry Family took her dad’s bag to the nearest boutique to have it authenticated.

After all, her dad’s bag was a gift from the brand’s owner, so it didn’t come with any receipts or certificates.

The real estate tycoon’s daughter wasn’t about to back down either. She directly contacted the head of sales for the brand’s China Region.

"What’s wrong with you people? You sold me a fake bag? Are you trying to bully me because you think I’m young?"

If she couldn’t prove the bag she sent was real, she would definitely be flamed by the top idol’s other fans until she became depressed.

’To single-handedly give my own idol an irremovable stain on his reputation... the thought alone was terrifying!’

Both heiresses claimed their bags were real, so whose was the fake?

[I can’t believe such a rich family would buy fakes.]

[Tsk, you just don’t get it, do you? A lot of savvy rich wives mix real items with high-quality replicas. As long as they have the guts to wear them out, who would dare say they’re wearing fakes?]

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No one expected this kind of gossip to come from just watching the show. Besides the two fanbases, countless onlookers immediately jumped in, ready to watch the drama unfold.

Verifying the authenticity of the bags would take time. Everyone was idle anyway, so they had to say something, right?

And so, people started chatting.

In the world of keyboard warriors, when is there ever such a thing as a calm discussion? The slightest disagreement meant it was time to start a flame war!

The footage from the top idol’s earlier unboxing livestream really didn’t leave a good impression.

Pretentious, cringey, vain, and flamboyant.

How could that compare to the great beauty, looking all fresh and natural at home, in her loungewear, livestreaming without any makeup?

And look at what the two celebrities said.

One was bursting with positive energy, gentle and heartwarming, constantly encouraging her fans to better themselves throughout the stream. She even promised on the spot to take the IELTS exam on the same day as a fan to motivate them to stop procrastinating.

One of them clearly had his eyes light up at the sight of all the gifts, yet he was still hypocritically saying, "Oh, I’ve told you guys not to buy me all this stuff before. Just writing me letters is good enough!".

Blegh~

[Back in school, they taught us about the ugly woman who tried to imitate the beauty’s frown and only made herself look worse. I always thought it was just a story. How could anyone be that foolish? Thank you, @TopIdol, for the reality check.]

[Just a neutral observer here, stating my opinion. Don’t argue with me—if you do, you win. Ni Bingyan’s livestream was just for fun, she didn’t have some script. Her unboxing was genuine, and you could tell the gifts were carefully prepared by her fans, full of their sincere feelings. What the hell are these copycats? They can’t even copy homework right.]

[They’ll do anything for clout, throwing all their integrity out the window. Tsk, tsk, tsk.]

[I’ve seen it all! I’ve really seen it all now! A male idol is feuding with a female actress! That’s some next-level shit! The ’King of Crossover Singers’ won’t be worth watching without you!]

[The Sister who posted above is hilarious. You might not know since he has no signature works, but he was originally a singer. What a god-like crossover! PFFT~]

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The onlookers were surprisingly unanimous in their comments, all of them flaming the top idol. Unexpectedly, his fans labeled them all as paid trolls.

[You shameless paid trolls, lying through your teeth! You just can’t stand to see him doing well! Hmph! I’m so mad I could put my hands on my hips!]

[Our man dotes on his fans so much. He never wants us to spend money. Every time he gets gifts, he tells us not to buy expensive things. When we meet him at the airport, he tells us not to come next time because he’s afraid we’ll fall behind in our studies. He’s just so gentle~]

[Some actresses have no ability or talent, so they have to rely on cutthroat competition to get ahead. Tsk, tsk, tsk! They’re ruining the entire industry’s atmosphere. From now on, artists shouldn’t compete with talent. Just form a group and work yourselves to death!]

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The neutral observers were just watching the drama unfold when they were suddenly accused of being Ni Bingyan’s paid trolls. Who would be happy about having a bucket of shit dumped on their head like that?

So they started fighting with the top idol’s fans.

Once the fighting got truly heated, there was no stopping it.

They simply hit the follow button, became Ni Bingyan’s fans, and started leading the charge alongside her original fanbase.

The two groups argued so fiercely that the flame war didn’t die down even after a full day and night. The spectacle left onlookers completely dumbfounded, compelling them to stick around and find out what was going on.

After they understood the whole story, it all became clear.

[So, this is a case of ’trying to draw a tiger but ending up with a dog,’ and then getting mad with embarrassment and blaming the other person for drawing the tiger too well? I have to say, my horizons have been broadened!]

[The post above summed it up perfectly! So vivid! Hahaha!]

Yesterday, Ni Bingyan held a livestream to spoil her fans. What fan wouldn’t be envious?

Today, lots of people were leeching off the hype and doing their own livestreams, and the top idol’s fans were eagerly waiting for one too.

When they saw their idol really start a livestream, and he was even unboxing the gifts they had sent, the fans were as happy as if it were New Year’s.

They never expected something like this to happen.

At first, everyone was just a little dazed. But as the argument over the real versus fake limited edition bag grew heated, the top idol’s fans were instantly fired up with a blazing fighting spirit!

"Let’s fight, Sisters! We can’t let our man get slandered, or he’ll never get an endorsement from the C Family!"

The top idol’s fan management had always been excellent; there were even staff from his studio in the fan groups.

With someone leading the way, many of the younger, less mature fans began to charge in mindlessly, completely flooding both Ni Bingyan’s official and private social media accounts!

This was a common tactic in fan circles.

When they couldn’t win an argument, they would organize fans to raid the opponent’s social media and topic forums. Even if they lost the argument, after a few raids, the fans’ unity would strengthen.

In the long run, as long as the hardcore fans were united enough, their artist would be invincible!

’A good reputation doesn’t put food on the table, anyway. Which top idol doesn’t have a pile of scandals?’

’Fleecing the fans is where the real money’s at!’

The fans didn’t understand these dark, shady methods. She and her fellow fans held a young, sincere passion, genuinely and wholeheartedly loving this person.

Seeing him being wronged, they felt more heartbroken than his own mother, so when they started cursing people out, they showed no mercy!

Poor Ni Bingyan was still sound asleep, completely unaware that so many strangers were cursing her out.