After Descending the Mountain, Seven Big Brothers Spoil Me

Before Qin Bei could get the answer to his question about the "image" they wanted to establish for him, his scandalous rumors were already spreading all over the internet.

Those who were aiming to bring him down had spent a significant amount of money, even putting his name at the top of trending topics on Weibo, mocking him as a retard who couldn't even write his own name.

The current netizens were highly sensitive to this kind of information and immediately began to pile on with insults.

Qin Bei couldn't help but exclaim, "See, see! I knew they'd say something like this!"

As he spoke, he turned to Zhouzhou, pulling at her sleeve with a pitiful expression, "Zhouzhou, Fugui! Please help me, aren't you a hacker? Can you hack Weibo and take me off trending? And maybe get some fake accounts to praise me too?"

Zhouzhou shook her head. "Not yet, it's not time."

"When is it then?" Qin Bei was confused. He'd already been ridiculed to this extent.

"Fine, fine, I don't need the praise. Just take me off trending, please," he gritted his teeth, reluctantly compromising.

But to his surprise, Zhouzhou still shook her head, patting his shoulder with seriousness. "Sixth Brother, a smart person never takes advantage of an opportunity they don't deserve. We can't be fools."

But the question was, was this really an opportunity?

Qin Bei's face darkened, looking at her in annoyance. He had figured it out—the image they wanted to build for him was of a pure and innocent fool!

She had stuck the label on him, but it was him who was getting attacked.

What could be more fitting than being called a fool?

Qin Nan, who had been watching, shoved Qin Bei away. "Just wait. Stop talking nonsense."

Qin Bei was about to respond when Qin Lie glanced over at him, his finger tapping lightly on the table. "Eat."

At the sight of Qin Lie, Qin Bei immediately swallowed his words.

Zhouzhou breathed a sigh of relief, glad her ears could finally have some peace.

Dealing with Sixth Brother's antics was really exhausting.

The following days only worsened for Qin Bei. He was being roasted even harder, with some people starting to call for a boycott of him joining the entertainment industry, demanding the film academy reject his admission.

His eyes grew increasingly resentful, but since Qin Lie had been sticking by Zhouzhou's side, Qin Bei had no chance to pester Zhouzhou. All he could do was secretly sulk and draw circles on the floor.

They kept hiding things from him and treated him like a fool, not telling him about such an important matter. Hmph.

He didn't like anyone today!

Annoyed, he mumbled to himself, wearing a frown on his face.

That evening, Zhouzhou finally came to him. "Alright, Sixth Brother, you can check your phone now."

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When he heard Zhouzhou's words, he hesitantly unlocked his phone.

When he saw the latest trending headline, his eyes suddenly lit up.

The hashtag that had previously mocked him as a retard had now turned into "fraudster."

The images underneath showed the woman who had previously tricked him into signing autographs being arrested by the police, along with a list of her past crimes.

Among the charges was one involving the forgery of contracts, where she had swindled a total of five million yuan.

This was a major criminal case.

And the comments below were changing direction.

[Turns out it was a scam, I thought she was a real fan.]

[So Qin Bei must've seen through it all along, and that's why he purposely said he couldn't write and refused to sign the autograph.]

[Ugh, I knew it! My brother isn't a fool; he's way smarter than that!]

Seeing these praises, Qin Bei panicked and quickly blurted out, "This isn't my secondary account!"

At first, he had used a fake account to defend himself, but that had only gotten him more criticism. The netizens had roasted him from all angles, and it had scared him so much that he dared not post again.

That's when he realized that even if he was being "blackened," he couldn't handle it for long.

Every time he opened his eyes, he was being bashed, and it would only drive him into depression.

Thinking about it, he couldn't help but admire the veterans who had been trashed early on but had managed to turn public opinion around with their abilities and become top-tier stars.

They were so strong.

Their mental resilience was extraordinary.

Perhaps he should stick to the path of true acting skills instead of relying on black-and-red fame.

Black-and-red wasn't suited for him.

Qin Nan came over, took a look at the screen, and pointed at the bottom comment. "Zhouzhou, I think you should delete this one. It's too easy to get caught."

Smart? Qin Bei was an idiot!

Hearing this, Qin Bei immediately snapped his phone shut, glaring at him. "You're just jealous of me!"

Don't think I don't know, hmph.

Qin Nan was so amused he almost laughed. "Jealous of you? What a joke!"

Qin Bei ignored him, shoving Qin Nan aside and hooking Zhouzhou's arm, his eyes sparkling. "Zhouzhou, you did this, right?"

Zhouzhou nodded. "Second Uncle helped, he contacted the police to arrest her."

She had only provided some information.

Qin Bei finally understood. "So you knew she was a fraud from the start? Why didn't you arrest her back then?"

Zhouzhou replied, "If we had arrested her then, would you have gotten this much attention?"

Qin Bei thought for a moment and finally understood.

The woman was indeed a scam artist, and there was no twist in the story there. But as for him, despite being bashed so badly, now that the truth was out, people's opinions of him would definitely change.

Even though he had been criticized nonstop while trending, he had still gained a huge amount of exposure.

And they hadn't spent a single cent to buy this attention.

Qin Bei suddenly understood what Zhouzhou meant by "a smart person never misses a good deal."

In this case, the real "victim" was someone else!

They had helped him get all this trending attention without spending a penny— that was a real bargain.

Having figured it all out, Qin Bei smiled and threw his arm around Zhouzhou's shoulders, giving her a thumbs up. "As expected of you! Always so cunning!"

Hearing this, Zhouzhou's sharp gaze shot at him, and she gripped his finger, forcing a fake smile. "Sixth Brother, what did you say?"

Did he want her to break his fingers?

Qin Bei was startled and quickly corrected himself, "I misspoke, I misspoke. What I meant is, Zhouzhou, you're so smart, a true money-saving genius, no wonder you're Master Fugui!"

That was more like it.

Zhouzhou snorted and released his finger.

Qin Bei immediately jumped away, as though he couldn't be far enough from her.

Zhouzhou was great in every way—except for being too fierce.

Qin Nan rolled his eyes. Be grateful that Zhouzhou was their sister. If he were just an idiot who got scammed, he wouldn't even have known it.

Sigh, calculating it all, he was still the unlucky one.

Stuck with the same face as that idiot.

What a waste of his own brain.

At last, no one was criticizing him anymore. His inbox was flooded with private messages, many apologizing for the earlier slander. Qin Bei felt much better and decided not to hold a grudge.

Happy.

"Zhouzhou, is the image you created for me that of a clever and smart person?" Qin Bei asked excitedly, never expecting he would be seen as such in Zhouzhou's eyes.

Just as he was thinking this, his phone suddenly rang. It was a call from a director— a very famous one— inviting him to a movie shoot, for a recently popular IP project.

He couldn't believe his luck— this opportunity was actually coming to him! He was thrilled.

After hanging up the phone, he looked over to see Zhouzhou eyeing him with a meaningful look.

Zhouzhou checked the movie information he had just mentioned and sighed, patting his shoulder. "Sixth Brother, now this is your image."

"What?" Qin Bei asked, his face full of confusion.

Zhouzhou's lips curled into a smirk as she tilted her head and looked at him. "A walking disaster."