I Want To Retire From the Circle but Become Famous by Acting Poorly

For a top-tier artist in the midst of a hot period, a compensation amount of 400 million is not unbearable.

However, once Yang Xiuyi is sued by Starlight Entertainment, all the companies that have signed endorsement contracts with him in the industry will seek compensation for the negative impact he has brought to their brands.

If these amounts are stacked up one by one, it would definitely be something that Yang Xiuyi cannot bear.

After hearing Xiao Lu’s words, Su Chengyang was shocked and speechless. She pointed at herself and said incredulously, “M-me? Do I also have to be compensated?”

Xiao Lu replied, “Yes, you are now an artist under Starlight Entertainment, and the company has the obligation to protect your reputation and hold him accountable.”

Su Chengyang gasped and couldn’t help but ask, “If the court orders compensation, can I also receive compensation? How much would it be?”

Xiao Lu said, “Since the company is asking for four billion in compensation, the amount you would receive would be at least one or two hundred million.”

“One… one hundred million…”

Su Chengyang quickly covered her chest with her hand, afraid that she might get too excited and not be able to breathe properly.

She couldn’t die now! She still hadn’t received compensation, still hadn’t found a quiet place to open a bookstore and live a relaxed life. Her beautiful life was supposed to begin in another year, and she had to live well until she was seventy or eighty years old!

“Am I dreaming?” Su Chengyang asked dazedly as she stared at Xiao Lu.

It had taken her half a lifetime to save up such a small amount of money, but in this world, in less than a month, she had become a small rich woman. Although it was thanks to the ‘Su Chengyang’ identity, but…

Could it be fake?

Could it be that she never crossed over to this world and was just having a happy dream that she would wake up from soon?

“Hiss——”

While Su Chengyang was lost in thought, Xiao Lu suddenly pinched her cheek hard and asked with a smile, “Does it hurt?”

Su Chengyang shuddered in pain. “Yes, it hurts.”

“Well, there you go. That proves it’s not a dream.”

Su Chengyang rubbed her red cheek that had been pinched. “Not a dream… not a dream…”

Did God give her a cheat in life because she worked so hard in the first half of her life?

“It has nothing to do with God. Thank me.”

Suddenly, a voice sounded in her head, and Su Chengyang could almost imagine the person speaking with a smug expression.

At first, Su Chengyang hated the inexplicable thing in her head, but now if she had incense in her hands, she could worship it like an ancestor.

“Thank you…”

“Although it has nothing to do with me, after all, I’m the one who brought you to this world.”

Su Chengyang closed her mouth and automatically ignored the voice in her head.

After calming down, Su Chengyang clicked on the Weibo post, which was exactly as described by Xiao Lu, and many familiar celebrities had already appeared in the comments section. Su Chengyang quickly reposted the Weibo.

As the Weibo post was shared, the heat continued to rise, climbing to the top three in less than half an hour.

“Starlight Entertainment is so annoying. They always like to post these big events late at night. I was sound asleep when my friend kicked me awake and told me to come on and watch the show.”
“I can’t believe it. Why would they choose such a late time to post such a big thing? I had just finished my shower and was ready to scroll through Weibo for ten minutes before going to bed.”
“Did that little male idol make four billion in all his years in the industry?”
“Starlight Entertainment is so powerful! I thought they would try to keep Yang Xiuyi in the industry.”
“Get that little male idol out of the entertainment industry!”
“Starlight Entertainment is disgusting! Artists can’t even date!”
“Stop calling. Your brother is done for.”

“Such satisfying insults! This trash should be made to pay for what he’s done!” Xiao Lu watched the comments with a giggle.

Su Chengyang looked at the constantly refreshing Weibo topic and quietly retreated.

“Alright, let’s go to sleep. We have to wake up early tomorrow.” Su Chengyang said.

Xiao Lu shook her head. “You go to sleep first. I’ll stay up and keep watching for a while.”

Su Chengyang nodded and turned off the lights in the room, leaving only a dim bedside lamp.

Su Chengyang doesn’t like to mock others misfortunes. Although she dislikes Yang Xiuyi, she thinks that the current outcome is what he deserves. She just feels that the phenomenon of ‘everyone pushing the wall down’1 is too common in the entertainment industry.

She knows that this is a normal phenomenon in any environment, not just the entertainment industry, but she still involuntarily puts herself in the situation.

These people on the internet don’t care about the truth. They like excitement and chaos. Being in the vortex, no one knows when such things will fall on their own heads.

But she doesn’t sympathize with Yang Xiuyi. She sympathizes with truly innocent people like ‘Su Chengyang’.

Thinking of this, Su Chengyang couldn’t help but sigh.

She had a habit of always inserting herself into a situation and unconsciously guessing the mood of the people involved.

Sun Chengyang shook her head and decided to think about what she would do first after her contract expired. With that, Su Chengyang gradually fell asleep.

1 The phrase “everyone pushing the wall down” is a metaphor that refers to a situation where many people are quick to turn against someone who is facing difficulty or misfortune. It implies that people are willing to abandon or criticize someone when they are no longer useful or successful, and they are quick to jump on the bandwagon of criticizing or blaming that person, without considering their own responsibility or contribution to the situation. In the context of the entertainment industry, it suggests that people are often eager to judge and criticize public figures, regardless of whether or not they have a full understanding of the situation. ↵