By the time he finished all this and arrived at the hotel, it was already half past nine. He still had about two hours to sleep.
The staff who received a tip last night saw Liu Yifeng and immediately greeted him with a smile, "Mr. Liu, your two friends, I checked on them several times last night, and they slept soundly. Nothing is wrong, please rest assured."
Liu Yifeng nodded, "Good, thank you for your hard work. Are they awake yet?"
"I went up once at seven o'clock, and they were still sleeping. They haven't come downstairs yet, so they should still be asleep."
After hearing the staff member's words, Liu Yifeng immediately said, "Then go up and help me open the door. I'm afraid knocking will wake them up!"
So, the staff member, holding the master key, went with Liu Yifeng to the fifth floor by elevator.
After opening the room door, Liu Yifeng walked in and found Lu Fei and Qiang Zi still asleep. Their snores were like firecrackers, making it impossible for him to sleep with them there.
So he turned and went out again, "Get me a three-hour hourly room. If my friends wake up, tell them I'm sleeping and they can go eat lunch by themselves." He just wanted to get some good sleep now.
Soon, the staff member prepared a three-hour hourly room for Liu Yifeng. Liu Yifeng took the room card to the room and, looking at the white bed, collapsed directly onto it, exhausted.
However, before sleeping, he set an alarm, fearing that he might oversleep and miss important matters.
Before long, he fell asleep.
Meanwhile, at Lotus Plaza, Yun Duoer was holding a fan meeting.
The plaza was crowded with people.
After this period of packaging and exposure, Yun Duoer's drama had not yet aired, but she had already become popular.
She started by singing the song "The Wind Rises," and the venue erupted in thunderous applause.
Most people didn't understand music and couldn't tell the difference between her singing and the ending theme song played on television.
They just thought it was Yun Duoer's song and excitedly asked her to sing it again.
Only Xia Qianqian, seeing the fraud who had stolen her work, gritted her teeth in hatred.
Yun Duoer interacted with her fans on stage for a while, then threw some dolls to the audience as gifts.
The fans almost fought over them. Fortunately, the situation was controlled in the end, otherwise the fan meeting would have turned into a brawl.
Yun Duoer also didn't expect her fans to be so crazy. However, this was the first time she had seen herself up close, with so many fans liking her and fighting for her gifts, and she felt a little proud.
In the past, people in the same circle always suppressed her and looked down on her. She wanted to let those who looked down on her know that her status in the entertainment industry would definitely surpass theirs.
By then, she would be the one beyond their reach.
Soon, it was time for the last segment, which was autograph signing.
To get a chance to communicate face-to-face with Yun Duoer, Xia Qianqian queued up very early last night, so she was in an earlier position.
Thinking that she would soon be able to question Yun Duoer in person, she couldn't control her emotions.
Yun Duoer's hands were sore from signing autographs, and she still had to pose for photos with fans. She felt extremely tired, and her fake smile was almost about to break.
Sister Jin saw this and walked to her side, reminding her in a low voice to pay attention to her public image.
If she showed even a hint of impatience, the media reporters would blow it out of proportion, and then make a fuss, rendering all her previous efforts in vain.
Yun Duoer also knew the stakes, so she smiled at everyone. She told Sister Jin not to worry, as she knew what she was doing.
Sister Jin also knew how much Duoer cared about her status in the entertainment industry, so she didn't say anything more. But as she was about to go backstage, her peripheral vision caught sight of the girl from the recording studio that day.
She was very familiar with this girl; she was the one who sang Yun Duoer's songs.
She had thought that since so much time had passed without her showing up, she had accepted the loss silently.
She didn't expect her to show up here. If she wasn't mistaken, she must have come to demand an explanation.
However, whether she could produce evidence was another matter, but she absolutely couldn't let her cause a scene here, especially with so many fans and media watching.
To avoid worrying Yun Duoer and distracting her, she didn't tell Yun Duoer about it. Instead, she walked directly offstage and to Xia Qianqian's side.
"Hello, Miss Xia!" she greeted Xia Qianqian with a smile.
Xia Qianqian looked at her warily, "What do you want?"
"Don't be nervous, I just want to talk to you privately. Do you have time now?"
"Sorry, I don't have time!" Xia Qianqian wasn't foolish. This agent was clearly trying to get rid of her, fearing she would cause trouble.
This meant she was guilty. She had to get a satisfactory answer today, otherwise she wouldn't let it go.
She wasn't a famous celebrity, so she wasn't afraid of the matter escalating. But Yun Duoer was different; her career was in its ascendancy and couldn't withstand even a slight setback, or she would return to square one.
How could Sister Jin let her cause trouble here? Seeing that gentle persuasion wouldn't work, she decided to get tough and immediately said to the two security guards behind her, "This lady is causing trouble at the scene. Please escort her out!"
There was so much noise at the scene that no one noticed her. It was unclear if Xia Qianqian was causing trouble.
They only saw Xia Qianqian being led away by two security guards, and people started to speculate what had happened.
Xia Qianqian hadn't expected Yun Duoer's agent to be so barbaric. She tried to break free from the security guards' grasp, but she was a woman, and the power difference was too great.
"Let me go, I'm not causing trouble. Yun Duoer is guilty and nervous. She stole my song, she's lip-syncing, and I want to question her face-to-face." Xia Qianqian shouted.
However, none of the nearby fans believed her after hearing her words. Yun Duoer had just sung the song in front of them, and it sounded as good as ever. How could it be lip-syncing?
This woman was desperate for fame and thought of using such a method to gain attention. Indeed, there were all sorts of people nowadays.
"I think you should go back and look in the mirror. Who gave you the audacity to say Duoer was lip-syncing? You're the original singer, pah, shameless!" a fan, unable to stand it, spoke up in defense of Yun Duoer.
With the first person speaking up, the second followed.
Xia Qianqian immediately became the target of public criticism. No one believed what she said. At this moment, she was speechless.
She had never suffered such humiliation in her life, and her eyes welled up.
She knew she wasn't famous, and no one would believe her no matter what. She wanted to break free and go on stage to sing to prove her innocence.
But how could Sister Jin give her such an opportunity? She immediately signaled the security guards to drive her away.