The Fisherman Who Never Catches Fish-Chapter 31 - 30: Ban?

"Have you reached Jianqiu yet?"

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"No, Sister Shu, we haven't," the assistant replied.

Li Shu frowned slightly.

As Yi Jianqiu's manager, she knew very well how he conducted himself on a daily basis.

The scandal that had broken out online seemed to be a trivial matter...

But she knew the content of those disclosures was all true.

Yi Jianqiu did indeed have a liking for seeking out women outside.

She had tried to advise him, but he believed that having a girlfriend might be more troublesome, and thought it safer to look elsewhere.

With the current online fever so high, she wanted him to lay low for a while,

lest someone with an agenda managed to catch him in the act.

She had the assistant try to reach him, but couldn't make contact.

His phone was off, unreachable.

Usually, there is only one reason for a personal phone to be off: he was doing that sort of thing.

"This guy... can't he hold off for a few days?"

Li Shu sighed. She was powerless to restrict Yi Jianqiu.

The only thing she could do was handle public relations online to maintain his external image.

Fortunately, his reputation was still intact, and most netizens were defending them. Those so-called disclosures didn't have any concrete evidence.

They could treat them as rumors.

Moreover, they could verbally warn some people, intimidating some of the more malicious ones and keeping them from being too bold.

As long as there was no evidence, no solid proof, this incident... could perhaps even be a blessing in disguise.

It all depended on how it was handled.

From the current look of things, the effect wasn't bad, and it even served as promotion for a new TV drama.

However... Li Shu felt an uneasiness in her heart, sensing that something might happen later.

But with no contact with anyone, she was out of options.

She could only wait.

Wait until she made contact with him, then make other arrangements.

As for the originator of the incident, the Fishing streamer... they could send a lawyer's letter.

Then they would contact the platform to handle it, and that should be the end of it.

A small streamer like that was easy for her to deal with.

...

Fang Hao's live broadcast room was overwhelmed with comments.

Even with the help of moderators banning accounts, they couldn't stop the multitude of viewers.

Some viewers felt helpless watching this scene.

"Alas... offend those celebrities, and their fans come after you."

"The streamer didn't really do anything, right? Just fished out a radio and then the radio broadcast a message."

"Although the message was a bit ridiculous..."

"The bad part is the message itself, shouldn't be spreading messages about celebrities, might as well predict tomorrow's lottery numbers."

"But when you think about it, the streamer is really unlucky... didn't catch any fish, just ended up with a mess of things, and now has to endure the abuse from a bunch of celebrity fans."

The viewers felt some sympathy for Fang Hao.

"Nowadays, fan culture is too intense. Offend those young idols, and you won't have any good outcomes. Those crazy fans don't care about you."

"Is the streamer going to keep fishing?"

"If he's not fishing... I think it might be a good idea to end the broadcast and lay low for a bit."

"..."

However, the next second.

[The content of the live broadcast is suspected of violating regulations and is undergoing rectification!]

Fang Hao's live broadcast room was suddenly banned.

Not only was Fang Hao stunned, but his viewers were also left bewildered.

"What the heck?"

"Why did it get banned all of a sudden?"

"Where did we break any rules?"

"Does fishing count as a violation now?"

"Platform administrators, come out and explain, why block our broadcast?"

But another group of people was truly excited, practically euphoric.

"Ha ha ha, good riddance."

"Well done, fishy!"

"For streamers with no bottom line, a ban is what they deserve!"

"See if you dare to mess with any script now for some clout."

"Awesome!"

...

...

Tiya Hotel.

Suddenly, a group of uniformed personnel surged into the hotel lobby.

"Hello, we've received a report that there are illegal activities going on here. Please cooperate with us, we need to conduct a room search."

After showing their credentials, they got the hotel staff to assist.

The group moved quickly, swiftly securing the hotel's entrances and exits.

Then they began searching room by room.

Shortly after, they found several guests involved in illegal transactions...

After about two hours, the police had arrested a large number of people.

In a corner of the hotel lobby, a group of about a dozen people, both men and women, were crouched on the floor.

Among them, one person, who was dressed only in pajamas, had wrapped their head in their clothes, seemingly afraid of being recognized.

But even so,

some sharp-eyed individuals noticed.

"Isn't that... Yi Jianqiu?"

"He got arrested too."

"Never thought a big star would also engage in hiring prostitutes like us regular folks, heh."

"I thought celebrities had no shortage of women."

"Tsk, tsk, tsk, such a handsome celebrity going out like this, wonder who's getting the better deal, him or the prostitutes."

"Heh, maybe we've slept with the same women as the big star."

"Quite satisfying, huh?"

...

"Sit down properly and stop whispering," the police ordered, maintaining order at the scene.

After rounding everyone up, they took all the suspects away.

Today's raid was a huge success, uncovering a lot of illicit activities, from illegal transactions to substance abuse.

And among them was a public figure... a celebrity.

...

...

The live broadcast was banned.

Fang Hao was utterly depressed.

He had gone out to fish tonight, hadn't caught anything, and was already in a bad mood.

Look at what he ended up fishing—what a joke.

One was a toy Ultraman.

Another was a broken radio.

And then this crappy radio suddenly made noise, broadcasting an entertainment news story for two days later, creating an even bigger scandal.

Fang Hao was completely baffled.

What did this have to do with him?

It wasn't his doing, how was he to know where this radio came from?

He was merely a victim caught in the crossfire.

He was at a complete loss for words.

Made into a scapegoat.

This broken radio was too good at causing trouble.

Even broadcasting news from two days forward, who knew if it was real or fake.

Sigh.

The live broadcast was also banned.

For now, Fang Hao had no way to go on live.

After inquiring with the platform's backstage managers about the reason for the ban, he roughly understood it was the result of the other party negotiating with the platform, leading to a seven-day suspension punishment for Fang Hao.

Meaning, Fang Hao couldn't broadcast for seven days.

Unless the platform decided to unblock him.

But this seemed unlikely.

With Fang Hao's live broadcast being banned, the internet became even more animated.

Yi Jianqiu's fans acted as if they had won a great victory.

"Good riddance!"

"That's what rumor-mongers deserve."

"Heh, these bottomless internet celebrities should be banned, nicely done!"

"Support for Whale Live."

"Just want to say one thing, well played!"

"..."