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Communal Apartnt
Li Ke looked at the poster released by Big Ship and was truly taken aback.
The ranking on this poster is incredibly scheming!
The amount of information on it is enormous—ng ixuan’s C-position has already been taken away.
In the past, there were two layouts:
One was the "left and right guardianship" (23 individuals) standing at the bottom; the second tier had ng ixuan’s enlarged image, followed by others in descending order of rank arranged behind her, based on a 21233 person distribution.
The other was based on a 1244 distribution, with the size of the individuals decreasing progressively, making it imdiately clear who the C-position was.
But this ti, the poster follows a 1235 distribution, with Ye Yuwei at the very bottom, and from right to left are Wu, ng, Lai, Lv, Duan, Jiang, Li, Zhang, Yang, Fu.
At first glance, it seems Ye Yuwei is in the C-position because she’s standing in the middle, where ng ixuan used to be, but the reality is that Lv Fangxin is in the C-position.
This is because Penguin employed a small trick: they shifted Ye Yuwei’s position 3 centiters downwards on the poster and made the portraits of all 11 individuals the sa size.
This creates the visual effect of drawing people’s eyes first to Lv Fangxin, who is standing in the center of the second row.
Li Ke looked at this composition and confird one thing—that Penguin must have signed a parallel agreent with Yuehua, as Fangxin had hinted.
Otherwise, Penguin would have directly suppressed both ng and Wu, giving them no opportunities. The fact that Penguin only superficially punished ng and Wu shows that they are sowhat guilty in the situation.
Qiu Fan was also staring at the newly released poster, trembling with rage, "Ye Yuwei—what the hell is she?! How does she deserve to stand in the C-position? ixuan is the one we spent tens of millions voting for."
Enraged, she imdiately mobilized fans in the group:
ixuan compromised by returning to Penguin, but not only did she not receive the treatnt she deserved—she was subjected to injustice (losing the C-position).
Our ixuan Army absolutely cannot stand idly by; we must demand justice from Penguin.
The C-position is bought with fans’ hard-earned money—this is a sales contract, not a rental agreent.
Leaving Tianou wasn’t ng ixuan’s personal decision; it was her company’s decision. This ans the conflict is between Yuehua and Penguin, unrelated to her personally.
If Penguin took away ixuan’s C-position, they are failing to honor the sales contract and should either pay breach-of-contract compensation or refund all the money ng ixuan fans spent on voting.
As Qiu Fan is a famously influential fan of ng iqi, her statent sparked significant controversy in the fandom.
Previously, many of ng ixuan’s fans felt guilty about their idol "leaving," suppressing their anger and daring not to fight for the C-position. Now, with a big fan standing up for them, they instantly went wild.
Almost without mobilization, they flocked to Ye Yuwei’s Weibo to unleash hate.
They avoided attacking official accounts because they feared Penguin would retaliate against their idol, so they targeted Ye Yuwei as a way to indirectly strike at Penguin.
anwhile, Wu Zixuan’s fans also joined in the chaos, pretending to be ng ixuan’s fans to curse Ye Yuwei. This was driven by their deep-seated resentnt—why should soone ranked fifth get the C-position?
With their idol in the sa company as ng ixuan, Wu Zixuan’s fans knew that as long as ng ixuan was present, their idol would never ascend to the C-position, which had practically beco a cursed obsession for them.
As for Ye Yuwei’s fans, they were utterly speechless at the vicious attacks and nurous doctored images coming from ng ixuan’s camp.
These people had gone mad—sure, leaving wasn’t ng ixuan’s personal intention, but wasn’t it her company’s decision? ng ixuan was the ultimate beneficiary of that company in this program, so her punishnt was perfectly reasonable.
It’s like when a drama featuring problematic actors gets taken off the air.
Were the production team innocent? Were the other cast mbers innocent?
Moreover, this entire issue was caused by Yuehua and Penguin—why aren’t her fans daring to confront them instead?
Yet logic never works in the minds of these fandom people.
A feud between fanbases was inevitable, dragging even many rational fans into the chaos.
Soone like Xiao Du, a prominent fan, had no choice but to take a stance—even knowing there was no real need to fight, they must fight to protect their idol.
Outside the window, peach blossoms blood and willows swayed; insects chirped, birds sang.
Zhang Zining, freshly washed, sat beside Ye Yuwei, who was clad in casual wear.
"Yezi, aren’t you going to blow-dry your hair? It’s still dripping wet."
"Nah, I like it drying naturally over ti. Look at how beautiful it is outside—the wind carries the scent of grass."
"Indeed, days like this are so peaceful—if only they could last forever."
Zhang Zijing tilted her head to rest against Ye Yuwei’s shoulder. The silhouette of two jade-like beauties lded together under the setting sun.
"Yuwei, from now on you’ll be the true C-position." Zhang Zijing showed no restraint in front of her friend.
"Haha! Don’t overthink it; I’m just being used as the buffer for public opinion."
"...But you’ve already signed with Penguin. How could they possibly favor ixuan?"
Ye Yuwei’s words left Zhang Zijing stunned—she couldn’t understand it at all.
"In terms of comrcial value, I’m not as strong as Fangxin. Although I used to have a fandom as large as hers, most of them helped out of indignation; they ca quickly and left quickly."
Ye Yuwei stood up, her snow-white feet stepping onto the hardwood floor. She walked over to the liquor cabinet and poured two glasses of strong liquor—she preferred fiery, spicy baijiu.
Zhang Zijing, being from the South, couldn’t handle the burning sensation of baijiu, but since it was handed to her by Ye Yuwei, she still took a sip.
"My comrcial value is actually about the sa as ng and Wu’s."
"Resources are limited, so it’s far more practical for Penguin to promote Fangxin than ."
"And once ng and Wu return, the group’s comrcial value will be back on track. Building this group aligns with Penguin’s ’pan-entertainnt’ strategic goal."
Zhang Zijing couldn’t help but ask, "Yezi, what does that have to do with promoting you?"
"To build a proper group, you must simultaneously promote several mbers. Promoting individuals requires allocating resources—but even as a giant, Penguin’s resources are limited, right?"
ng and Wu’s return must have co with promises of resource compensation from their company, which inevitably ans I lose out."
Zhang Zijing listened to Ye Yuwei’s explanation and finally understood. She then realized her own situation and felt a pang of sadness: "Yezi, doesn’t that an I have even fewer resources?"
Ye Yuwei sighed: "Zijing, there’s no way around it—unless you suddenly go viral."
Ye Yuwei then turned to her, eyes filled with encouragent:
"Zijing, don’t lose heart over this."
"We have two years, and we’re on such a large platform. Our starting point is already a peak that others may never reach in their lifetis."
"Just getting the chance to debut is already fortune smiling upon us; who’s to say we won’t beco big stars?"
Moved by Ye Yuwei’s reassurance, Zhang Zijing couldn’t help but smile: "Yezi, you’re right."
By now, the setting sun had fully faded.
Soft lingering light enveloped the two in a dreamlike haze.
Despite having just finished freshening up, Zhang Zijing placed both hands onto Ye Yuwei’s shoulders.
Her eyes sparkled like crystal, shimring with autumn-like depths.
Ye Yuwei chuckled, her smile graceful and practiced—for how else could she blend seamlessly with her sisters and thrive in this community?
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