The woman beside her was also taken aback by Lu Shuangyue's words, freezing on the spot. She stared at Lu Shuangyue in disbelief.
But Lu Shuangyue, completely oblivious that anything was wrong, turned and asked the woman, "I don't get it, though. Why do you look exactly like the online celebrity, but your skin is so bad? What's the reason?"
Hearing Lu Shuangyue's question, Liu Ergou finally couldn't take it anymore. He grabbed her arm and said irritably, "Shuang Yue, seriously, use your head for a second! What do you an they look alike? They're obviously the sa person! Can you please tell how you concluded they were two different people? I really give up on you!"
As soon as Liu Ergou finished speaking, Lu Shuangyue's expression turned serious.
"Huh? No way! They're really the sa person?"
Seeing Lu Shuangyue's genuine shock, Liu Ergou didn't know what to say. He decided to just ignore her and turned to face the female influencer.
"Orange Bear... that's a bit of a weird na, but that doesn't really matter to . But honestly, it's like my girlfriend said. If you don't look closely, you'd really think the person in the videos is soone else!"
Hearing this, an embarrassed expression appeared on Orange Bear's face.
"You can't bla for that! When I live-stream or film videos, I always have the beauty filter on maximum. If I showed my real face, how could I possibly have any fans left?"
The ntion of fans suddenly reminded Liu Ergou of sothing.
"Oh, right, I almost forgot. The person following you today, was he one of your fans? Did he confess his feelings, get rejected, and then decide to kill you?"
In an instant, Liu Ergou pieced together the sequence of events and grew angry.
However, Orange Bear denied it. "Not at all. That fan was just curious about what I really looked like. After he saw like this, he was just incredibly disappointed. A love confession? How is that even possible?"
Hearing Orange Bear's words, Liu Ergou felt a pang of embarrassnt. To think I got the story so wrong in my head.
Just as Liu Ergou was about to say sothing else, Lu Shuangyue's eyes suddenly lit up. She pulled Liu Ergou into a corner and whispered mysteriously, "Er Gou, I have a bold idea! Look, Orange Bear is a huge internet celebrity! We can have her help promote Baozhi Hall and build our reputation! Wouldn't that solve the crisis at Baozhi Hall?"
Liu Ergou's eyes lit up when he heard her words. He had to admit, Lu Shuangyue's idea was pretty brilliant. Having an influencer with millions of followers advertise for Baozhi Hall, even if the results were diocre, would still bring a significant wave of business.
But after thinking it over carefully, Liu Ergou rejected the proposal.
"No, Shuang Yue, I don't agree with your idea."
A puzzled look appeared on Lu Shuangyue's face. "Why not? Are you worried Orange Bear won't agree to help us? How could she possibly refuse? We saved her life, rember? That's a life-saving favor! Why wouldn't she help us?"
Seeing her confused expression, Liu Ergou explained seriously, "Shuang Yue, listen to . I understand what you're saying, and I get your idea, but doing it your way won't maximize the benefits. It would bring a large wave of traffic to Baozhi Hall, but it would be low-quality traffic. I guarantee that for every hundred people who show up, eighty of them will be there to curse us out! So, we can't throw away a huge opportunity for a minor gain."
Liu Ergou's words were a revelation to Lu Shuangyue, but her enlightennt was quickly followed by confusion.
"Oh... so, what do we do then? We can't just do nothing, right? If we do, won't Baozhi Hall fail even faster?"
This ti, Liu Ergou didn't answer right away. He lowered his head and sank into thought. After a good three or four minutes, he finally looked up. "I have an idea, but I don't know if it will work. We definitely can't act on it now, though. Let's see what the influencer plans to do first. If she just walks away without a second thought, then even the best plan is useless."
Hearing this, Lu Shuangyue said no more and simply nodded in agreent.
With that, the two prepared to return to the living room to speak with Orange Bear. However, just as they stepped back into the room, before they could say a word, a cell phone suddenly started ringing.
Orange Bear took out her phone, glanced at the screen, and then gave them an apologetic look before answering the call right in front of them.
The mont the call connected, an urgent voice burst from the speaker.
"Orange, where are you right now? Hurry and check the news! You're the number one trending topic!"
Hearing this, Orange Bear frowned, but she didn't seem panicked. Instead, she said calmly, "Don't rush, just tell what happened, slowly and clearly, from beginning to end. Don't leave things out. I've told you about this bad habit so many tis. Can't you try to change it?"
The person on the other end of the call went silent for a mont before starting to explain everything from the beginning.
Sitting nearby, Liu Ergou heard it all clearly.
The gist of the situation was this: sohow, soone had leaked photos of Orange Bear's real face. In less than an hour, the story had shot to the top of the trending charts. Now, the brands she had collaborated with were all clamoring to cancel their partnerships, and the comnt sections were flooded with people attacking and insulting her.
After hearing the full story, Orange Bear didn't say much. She just said she understood and added that she was currently safe. Then, she hung up.
After ending the call, Orange Bear looked at Liu Ergou and Lu Shuangyue with an apologetic expression. "Sorry about that, you two. I'm sure you overheard my call. A problem has co up on my end that I need to go deal with. I will absolutely repay you for saving my life, but now just isn't the right ti. I promise I will repay you in the future!"
With that, Orange Bear stood up to leave.
Watching her retreating figure, the corners of Liu Ergou's mouth suddenly curled into a smile as a bold new idea took shape in his mind.
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