Brother Dao Took the Entertainment Industry by Storm, Fans Beg Me Not to Kill Anymore Chapter 134: Brought to Tears by Poverty

Upon arriving at the pre-booked hotel, the group could finally rest.

In the morning, several related topics slowly climbed onto the Hot Search—

【Xiao He Arrested at Airport】

【Xiao He Appears at Beijing Airport in Early Morning, Intercepted by Police!】

【Xiao He: Playing ng Zetian, Becoming ng Zetian!】

【Actor Xiao He Actually Arrested Because of His Role?】

Many people who woke up early, still groggy from sleep, opened their phones and saw this news, instantly becoming wide awake.

In the video, a group of people in uniforms surrounded Xiao He, then Liu Rulan ca out to negotiate with the police. The two stood side by side at attention, waiting for the lead Police Officer to check their docunts.

After the inspection, the Police Officer said sothing to them and then took Xiao He and the others away from the scene.

Seeing this video, others were sowhat confused.

What happened? What's going on? Why was Xiao He surrounded by the police? Why was Xiao He taken away by the police?

—Did Xiao He commit a cri? What did he do?

Filled with curiosity and confusion, they only learned what actually happened after opening these ssages and reading carefully—

【Seriously, marketing accounts, can you stop posting ambiguous headlines every single day? Before clicking in, I thought Xiao He had been executed.】

【? Well, that's a bit extre.】

【Hahaha, the title from the comnt above is even more heavyweight.】

【So to summarize, Xiao He got reported while taking a flight because the character ng Zetian he plays is too evil and realistic?】

【Hahaha, I was still half-asleep this morning, but after seeing this news, it woke right up from laughing.】

【Brother Xiao... maybe next ti take on so positive roles? I'm begging you, when my mom asks who I'm a fan of, I'm too embarrassed to point him out. PS: My parents have also been watching 'Starry Radiance' recently, and the character they hate the most is ng Zetian.】

【True, I don't even dare to put Brother Xiao's photo on my desk, otherwise I'd definitely get kicked out of the house.】

【 1, as fans of Brother Xiao, keeping a low profile is our normal state.】

【If it's ng Zetian, I'd offer scorn; if it's Brother Xiao, I'd offer my mockery—hahaha...】

【Seriously dying of laughter, getting arrested for acting too realistically used to be just a joke, but now it's beco real entertainnt. Brother Xiao, maybe you should just go back to being a programr, the entertainnt industry really has jail risks.】

【Don't say that, don't scare our Brother Xiao! He's the only Xiao He in the dostic entertainnt industry for . If you scare him away, who will I watch deliver those cutting performances!】

【You guys are really terrible, I still want to be internet friends with you in my next life.】

Not only were netizens laughing online, but several friends Xiao He knew also sent their warm regards.

Leading the charge were naturally the people from the 'Starry Radiance' crew. Yi Man'er was the first to arrive, offering Xiao He both condolences and mockery. Director Wen Hongyuan was actually quite happy about the wave of heat Xiao He brought, offering him praise and concern. Producer Ma Qianyou was even more direct, sending Xiao He a big red envelope to help calm his nerves.

Xiao He really didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

【Xiao He: Thank you everyone for your concern, everything is fine, it was just a misunderstanding.】

Helplessly, Xiao He could only post a mont on his social dia to explain his situation.

Familiar faces quickly arrived in the comnts section.

【Pu Rong: Bro, you scared to death, I thought I wouldn't be able to see you anymore.】

【He Junhao: Hahaha, as expected of my sworn father! Sworn father, don't worry, if you get arrested, I'll break you out of prison~】

【Liu Zehang: Brother Xiao, your life is really colorful.】

【Lin Yipeng: Hahaha, feels like watching an episode of Unlucky Bear, very much living life to the fullest.】

【Xiao He replied to Lin Yipeng: .】

No one knows if Xiao He's heart was bitter or not, but 'Starry Radiance' continued to gain heat because of this incident. Combined with its inherent good quality and broad audience appeal, its subsequent ratings soared continuously, even breaking the channel's ratings record in recent years and becoming one of only two heavyweight contenders in the past decade to break the three rating points mark.

The other drama with an average rating breaking three points was the classic anti-corruption drama from ten years ago that remains popular to this day! It's worth noting that ten years ago, video platforms hadn't completely dominated the market yet, and many people were still willing to watch TV channels on television.

But ten years later today, with video platforms flourishing, many people don't even want to turn on their TVs, let alone chase dramas on television.

It can only be said that 'Starry Radiance' is quite good at capturing its audience. Although Zhang Mo usually doesn't have a prominent reputation, he has a significant market among middle-aged and elderly viewers, while Su Shengxi, Yi Man'er, and others target the current young audience, attracting them to help boost data and heat across various platforms.

'Starry Radiance's achievent in reaching its current status is indeed inseparable from fan economy...

However, of course, this is all hindsight.

After posting on social dia, Xiao He went with Liu Rulan to et Director Zhuang Hongyi of 'The Phantom Thief Alliance'.

This eting was directly arranged at Zhuang Hongyi's ho. The location where Zhuang Hongyi lived was none other than the legendary Western Hills affluent district. This area possesses scarce semi-mountain land resources while still being relatively close to the city center, belonging to a premium high-end mountaintop villa community.

Sitting in the car, Xiao He felt like Grandma Liu entering the Grand View Garden as he looked out the window at the neatly trimd cedars and sweetgum trees on both sides, the wrought iron fences occasionally visible through the woods, and the lavishly decorated, luxurious villas and gardens situated behind the fences. He felt a sense of unease and nervousness, as if he had stepped into so other high-class channel.

And whether it was psychological or not, the air in this area felt exceptionally fresh. Just taking a deep breath gave a refreshing, heart-soothing comfort. Xiao He's nose even faintly detected the fragrance of money lingering in the air.

He couldn't help but lean close to Liu Rulan and ask in a low voice, "Sister Liu, roughly how much do houses cost here?"

Liu Rulan also quietly replied, "I rember the most recent villa area in this region was 140,000 per square ter."

Xiao He: ?

Based on the sizes of the villas he just saw, they definitely had at least 500 square ters...

Xiao He made a quick ntal calculation, then shed tears of poverty.

My apologies, he wasn't worthy.

Liu Rulan couldn't resist adding, "And it's not like you can buy here just because you want to. Asking about the price is pointless anyway."

Xiao He wiped the tears from the corner of his eyes. "I understand, Sister Liu."

There was really no need for that additional verbal stab.

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The car continued up the mountainside and finally drove into one of the villas, where the villa butler personally ca to welco Xiao He and his companion.

Then, under the butler's guidance, Xiao He finally t Zhuang Hongyi.

Director Zhuang Hongyi was a middle-aged man with black-rimd glasses who looked quite scholarly. His speech and deanor were very appropriate—neither overly enthusiastic nor giving a sense of distance. It was just that his white hoodie and jeans sohow felt oddly mismatched with this high-end villa.

After discussing the situation with Liu Rulan, Zhuang Hongyi signaled for both of them to follow him to the separately built annex building nearby.

Entering the annex, Xiao He looked at the temporary setup complete with all the filming equipnt and couldn't help but ntally roasting: Using such pri, expensive land as a studio—Director Zhuang's behavior was truly lavish.

Since it was a temporary setup and the shooting ti wasn't long, there weren't many people on site—just two stylists, one assistant, and Director Zhuang himself.

The reason for having two stylists was simple: the character Xiao He was playing in 'The Phantom Thief Alliance' was a hacker with bleached white hair and extensive tattoos covering his body. The workload for makeup and styling might actually take more ti than the filming itself.

Of course, following Xiao He's usual roasting style, his evaluation of this character was: white-haired pretentious punk—as for any additional impressions, honestly, the character description in the script was too brief, not even having a na yet, so he couldn't discern any extra personality traits for this character.

Whatever, it doesn't matter anyway. He's just a thief, not a good person either, so just shoot it!