Full-Time Public Enemy

Chapter 844 - 368: A Gift-Wrapped Excuse

Li Lezhi hasn't been as calm as he appears over the past few days. After all, he's about to face off against a "Supernova" like Chen Gu—yet Li Lezhi isn't anxious but incredibly excited!At least in the realm of the Alliance, his stature is somewhat inflated. His so-called "undefeated" status pales in comparison to Chen Gu.

But precisely because of this situation, Li Lezhi is particularly thrilled. If he can succeed in this "challenge," he can elevate his stature significantly by stepping on Chen Gu's shoulders.

Li Lezhi is well-versed in such "battles." He believes Chen Gu won't be his match; after all, he survived the fierce competition among idol stars.

After establishing his persona as an idol, he switched to being an action movie star and is now "crossing over" to participate in the giant beast battle tournament.

In fact, the blockbuster movie that Chen Gu starred in was originally Li Lezhi's idea: being an action movie star + famous contestant would generate massive buzz, and everyone would buy into it.

Yet before Li Lezhi was ready, Chen Gu's movie became a huge hit, making Li Lezhi feel like Chen Gu stole his "opportunity," causing him to harbor some resentment towards Chen Gu.

This time, he feels it's a great opportunity.

From the perspective of the giant beast battle tournament, Chen Gu is indeed strong, but this time the battlefield isn't the league; it's the fans!

Li Lezhi is quite proud, always believing fans are the easiest to "manipulate." As long as he stirs up some drama, without even needing to personally provoke, the fans would rush in like rabid dogs.

In this regard, not even ten Chen Gu's bound together could compete with him.

Confidently, Li Lezhi soon received reports. With backing from the Alliance's peripheral business department, his fans indeed became "morale-boosted" and started to "occupy" Chen Gu's fan forums in an organized manner!

Although Chen Gu's fans seem equally united, resisting fiercely with signs of counter-attacking his fan forums, Li Lezhi believes that Chen Gu, being a "Supernova," won't fall easily; he will surely struggle.

He just needs to wait for the situation to escalate, and victory will ultimately be his.

But before the day was over, by evening, Li Lezhi received a call from his agent: "The Alliance has just released a reorganization plan for the peripheral business department, and all our connections there have been removed."

Li Lezhi was stunned, subtly sensing something amiss: Does Chen Gu have such influence?

The peripheral business department restructuring plan was posted on the Alliance's official forum homepage, with the title enlarged and bolded, ensuring it's noticeable right away.

Soon fans will see it, inevitably triggering a series of reactions.

There was a "small misunderstanding" neither Li Lezhi nor Chen Gu understood: The President simply said "remove." The intention was to remove the head of the peripheral business department, but during execution, they mistook it for removing the entire department...

By the time the small misunderstanding was clarified, the profitable powers of the peripheral business department had already caught the attention of other departments, ready for division.

It was indeed a big piece of cake!

Then they realized it wasn't about removing the entire peripheral business department, but the other departments wouldn't have it, and ultimately, they could only muddle through the restructuring plan.

Anyway, those who should be removed were already removed.

This event was absurdly handled, yet it happened just like that. The Alliance is a massive conglomerate of commercial interests; this "small misunderstanding" might have even been deliberately misconstrued, but either way, this was the outcome.

This amplified Chen Gu's "power" within the Alliance, startling Li Lezhi.

However, Li Lezhi soon regained his composure; he still understood that the real battlefield is at the fan level.

Therefore, Li Lezhi remained confident, but during his dinner, his agent called again: "The club has communicated with me; they're going to downplay your presence this season."

Li Lezhi didn't understand: "What do you mean?"

"It means they won't let you play in any upcoming matches. They might publicly claim you're injured or have film schedule conflicts, etc. After the season ends, we'll terminate this contract."

Li Lezhi exploded at that moment: "What do you mean? Get me in touch with Zheng Benhui! It was his full persuasion that made me agree to join their [Death Scythe Group]!"

The agent sighed: "I've already tried contacting him; Zheng Benhui isn't answering my calls. He's a businessman; as long as he can make money, he'd eat his own words back, so don't expect him to have any integrity."

Li Lezhi then sensed something was awry: "What do you mean? Is Chen Gu really this influential?"

The agent didn't speak, prompting Li Lezhi to fume: "So we just endure this? Our initial contract stipulated a minimum number of appearances for me per season, right?"

The agent advised: "No need for such resistance. You must understand that one cannot overpower the leg; this is their Alliance, and they have plenty of ways to mess with you. For instance, in the upcoming matches, they'll make you face opponents who are safely powerful. If they continue, you'll experience an extended losing streak until the season ends!"

This greatly impacts Li Lezhi's idol persona.

Feeling aggrieved, Li Lezhi knows his capabilities well; he wisely chooses to cooperate with the club.