TTIG Chapter 51.2

This wave didn’t need to play victim—netizens would naturally think they were pitiful.

 

No one expected the “big scandal of the year” to turn into a “series.”

 

Following Mo Xun’s statement last night.

 

On the afternoon of January 3rd, Tan Junwen posted two paintings on Weibo.

 

The first was his competition entry from age 10, dug up from some corner, with a mouse-chewed hole in the corner. The painting showed a child watering roses.

 

The second was a work by a master painter with the pen name “Cloud,” depicting a wall of climbing roses in full bloom—a very artistic watercolor that had won awards.

 

Tan Junwen explained: “Left image was painted by me at age 10, right image’s author ‘Cloud’ is my grandfather @Tan Jianyun’s pseudonym, painting the same rose bush. Our family roses look like this—no plagiarism.”

 

“The two images have different lighting and angles. I painted a close-up from the balcony, grandfather painted a full view from the front.”

 

“My artistic talent is far inferior to my family elders. I’m ashamed that my poor painting made netizens laugh.”

 

“This abstract painter will continue working hard [bow.jpg].”

 

Netizens: “…”

 

The same rose bush? How amusing!

 

But who is this Tan Jianyun mentioned?

 

Many curious netizens and fans clicked on the name, then… collectively dropped their jaws.

 

The verification read: Tan Jianyun, Vice President of China Calligraphy and Painting Association, Guest Professor at Imperial Capital University of Fine Arts.

 

Holy shit!!

 

Tan Junwen is from an artistic family?

 

So the two images online—one painted by him, one by his grandfather, both referencing their family roses.

 

The opponents probably never expected that after working hard to find “plagiarism evidence” against Tan Junwen, the “plagiarized” artist turned out to be Tan Junwen’s grandfather’s pseudonym.

 

Grandfather had several painting pseudonyms.

 

The exposed old man casually retweeted Tan Junwen’s Weibo with just four words: “Reposting Weibo.”

 

Very aloof.

 

Not writing a single extra word—the old man was almost killed by his rebellious grandson.

 

Netizens found it hilarious.

 

“I feel like Professor Tan is still angry”

 

“Junwen is so funny haha, ‘abstract painter will continue working hard’?”

 

“Professor Tan says: You’re such a good grandson!”

 

“It’s your fault grandfather’s pseudonym was exposed~”

 

“Junwen didn’t paint properly and ran off to be an idol, so confusing”

 

“So FTM’s resource connection is Tan Junwen? Art world connections—design your own album covers from now on hahaha”

 

“Support Tan Junwen designing an abstract album cover!”

 

Netizens who previously cursed Tan Junwen for plagiarism sheepishly deleted posts and apologized, with some going to apologize to Tan Junwen.

 

Some even went to Professor Tan Jianyun’s Weibo to apologize.

 

But Professor Tan usually only posted art appreciation content and was shocked by the sudden traffic explosion. Is this the young people’s world?

 

So chatty and energetic.

 

The entertainment forum’s 1000-floor “Protect Originality, Condemn Plagiarism” thread about Tan Junwen was deliberately bumped up.

 

The bumper posted laughing faces: “The opening drama of the year is so exciting!”

 

Those previously indignant insults now looked particularly ridiculous, with the frantic replies like jumping clowns.

 

Amused netizens tagged the previously insulting IDs.

 

“Not coming out to apologize?”

 

“Does this slap hurt?”

 

“Entertainment news always reverses within three days. Those eager to step on FTM—everyone can judge their motives”

 

“Eating melons became a series, exciting!”

 

“The series isn’t over yet”

 

The opening reversal series indeed wasn’t finished.

 

On the evening of January 3rd, the topic #Tang Che’s Family# trended again, this time from a “neighbor’s” revelation.

 

You can disguise as “elementary classmates” and “middle school classmates” telling vivid stories, right?

 

Tang Che’s neighbor could tell a more truthful story—

 

“TC takes his mother’s surname and has had no father since childhood.

 

His parents were university classmates who dated with marriage in mind, but later TC’s biological father hooked up with a richer woman who could help his career, so he abandoned TC’s mother.

 

TC’s mother was already seven months pregnant and had to give birth to him. Mother and son lived very hard lives.

 

TC’s mother wasn’t a mistress—she was the one betrayed.

 

When TC’s mother fell and was hospitalized when he was 13, neighbors helped send her to the hospital. Multiple neighbors can testify to this.

 

TC and his uncle handled his mother’s funeral, then he moved to live with his uncle. As for his biological father, he never appeared.

 

Never even paid a cent in child support.

 

His mother sold spicy skewers on the street to raise him. Her health was always poor, and she died at 48. The online rumor-mongers really have no conscience!”

 

This brief description from the neighbor left netizens shocked.

 

Countless gossip-hungry netizens began feeling sorry for Tang Che’s situation.

 

“Spreading rumors about someone’s mother being a mistress—how vicious can you be?!”

 

“The dead deserve respect. Even digging up deceased family members to spread rumors—they’ll do anything to smear FTM!”

 

“Such disgusting tactics, I smell certain capital behind this”

 

“Poor little Tang Che, heartbreaking! No father since childhood, no mother at 13—how did he survive all these years living under someone else’s roof?”

 

“He could still get into Jiangzhou University—truly remarkable!”

 

“No wonder Tang Che wants to sue. I’d sue too. Don’t involve family—this rumor-spreading is too much!”

 

“Those black water armies cursing Tang Che are all slinking away and deleting accounts, hilarious”

 

“Don’t rush to flee! I’ve screenshotted everyone with over 500 reposts and sent them to the studio—wait for prison!”

 

“@FTM Official Studio, come out and sue the haters!”

 

“The studio can really sue a bunch this time. Can’t wait to see how this opening drama ends!”

 

Everyone was unclear about Tang Che’s family situation.

 

But Fang Yinnian had long noticed he was someone who appeared strong on the surface but was very fragile and sensitive inside, especially during that fight with Tan Junwen.

 

Now it seemed the headphones Junwen broke were likely left by his mother, which is why he suddenly went crazy.

 

When Tang Che first joined the team, he was hard to get along with. Fang Yinnian took the initiative to chat with him and bring him chili sauce. On his birthday, everyone recorded a rock band album for him, gradually melting Tang Che’s psychological defenses.

 

Tan Junwen saw the online discussion and apologized again: “Sorry, I deserve to die! Were those headphones a relic left by your mother? Let me try to fix them…”

 

Tang Che said calmly: “It’s fine, I’m not angry anymore. Whether the headphones work doesn’t matter—keeping them is just for memories.”

 

This rumor about him was family business, and he originally wanted to handle it himself.

 

But Xu Baichuan could find lawyers to sue collectively, suing all those marketing accounts that blackened them to stop their arrogance.

 

After consideration, Tang Che decided to transfer the case to the professional legal team the manager found to handle together.

 

Fang Yinnian gently squeezed Tang Che’s hand and said: “Tang Che, I think you can use this opportunity to cut ties with your biological father, preventing him from causing trouble later.”

 

Mo Xun agreed: “Right. I heard some artists have bad relationships with parents, but when they become famous and make money, the so-called biological parents come out asking for money, parasitically.”

 

Fu Fei quickly said: “Yes! That scumbag didn’t care for you as a child. If he pops up asking for money when you’re famous, he’ll disgust you again. Better clarify now.”

 

Fu Fei added: “Even if you earn hundreds of millions later, don’t give him a penny. Let him regret it.”

 

Tang Che listened to his teammates’ indignation, feeling slightly warm inside.

 

He had no parents.

 

But now he had the best teammates.

 

Tang Che nodded: “Good, I don’t want to be pestered by scum. I’ll issue a statement that I never received any child support from my father and won’t acknowledge any future support obligations.”

 

Fang Yinnian felt relieved. With such a statement, if that scumbag dared cause trouble later, netizens would definitely curse him to death.

 

Xiao Fei’s problem was the lightest. Many people in the entertainment industry had poor grades. Being mocked by netizens for middle school essays and elementary diaries would pass in a couple days.

 

This incident didn’t have much impact on Fang Yinnian either. The paparazzi’s exposé didn’t mention his name, only using vague terms like “a certain boy band lead singer.”

 

Netizens were already tired of paparazzi constantly using phrases like “a certain hit drama actor,” “a certain traffic flower,” or “a certain lead singer” in their exposés.

 

After the other FTM members clarified, furious netizens flocked to curse the paparazzi.

 

“A certain your dad! Stop with the ‘a certain this, a certain that’—if you have something to say, say it!”

 

“If you have the guts, reveal names. If not, get lost!”

 

“I hate you paparazzi who hide and hold back every day. Can’t you just be straightforward?”

 

“No videos, no photos, no evidence—just spreading rumors with your mouth?”

 

“I’ll say a certain paparazzi is a brain-dead idiot. Yes, that certain paparazzi refers to you @Gossip Bro @Entertainment Circle Fun Facts”

 

“This generation of paparazzi is too weak, step down”

 

“I bet the paparazzi wanted to direct trouble toward Fang Yinnian, but unfortunately everyone understood this big scandal series”

 

“Taking money to spread rumors—what kind of paparazzi is that? A disgrace to paparazzi!”

 

For a while, too many netizens flooded Weibo with sarcasm.

 

The original paparazzi who broke the story actually backed down and… deleted that Weibo post about “exposing a certain boy band lead singer being kept by a sponsor.”

 

The paparazzi deleted it!

 

Netizens were dying of laughter.

 

“Backing down and deleting posts, huh? Look at your pathetic courage!”

 

“Can’t even finish farting—halfway through and held it back”

 

“Hahaha the first big joke of the year”

 

“This wave really makes me feel sorry for FTM”

 

“The rivals originally wanted to muddy the waters, but with daily reversals, this opening reversal drama is so satisfying to watch. Will someone write a script and film this?”

 

“The big stars in domestic entertainment don’t improve their acting, singing, or dancing skills every day—they just think of ways to sabotage their peers, right?”

 

“Those people causing trouble behind the scenes, if you spent even a little effort improving your professional abilities, domestic entertainment wouldn’t be this rotten”

 

“I finally understand—they’re too terrible themselves, so they’re jealous of FTM’s fully open mic singing and dancing skills and want to destroy peers better than them”

 

“Feeling so sorry for FTM, followed all five of them”

 

“This New Year’s holiday was so exciting! Staying home January 1-3 following three days of reversal gossip—isn’t this more exciting than the TV dramas you make?”

 

“#First Reversal Drama of the Year#—this topic’s reading volume has exceeded 1 billion hahahaha, massively viral”

 

“Thank you, rivals, for helping FTM go viral?”

 

“Thank you, rivals, for letting me discover this treasure boy band~”

 

“Protect our newbie vocal group! Evil spirits, begone!”

 

On the evening of January 3rd, as the New Year’s holiday came to an end.

 

FTM’s official studio finally issued a serious statement, listing a very… very long blacklist.

 

Including Weibo marketing accounts, Xiaohongshu bloggers, forum thread starters, Douyin bloggers, and more.

 

They listed hundreds of UIDs—what a spectacular sight!

 

Xu Baichuan moved quickly, having the legal team monitor and collect evidence early on. Anyone who participated in cyberbullying and spreading rumors wouldn’t escape!

 

Suing across all platforms.

 

This wasn’t just a lawyer’s letter but direct lawsuits. Regardless of whether they’d get criminal records, these people would live in fear for half a year.

 

Netizens: “Well done!”

 

This historically longest blacklist shocked the industry.

 

It showed how much overwhelming malice from different websites these five FTM kids had endured these past few days!

 

Such large-scale cyberbullying was like trying to strangle them.

 

What psychological pressure must a group of eighteen-year-old boys bear? It was truly heartbreaking.

 

After the opening reversal series ended, FTM’s five members’ Weibos began explosively gaining followers!

 

This wave attracted not just fan circle people.

 

K-pop fans, film and TV fans, and even casual viewers who usually don’t follow celebrities also followed them, wanting to see why this group aroused such jealousy.

 

Watching the constantly refreshing follower counts in the upper right corner, the five looked at each other in the dorm, wanting to laugh and cry.

 

Had they survived this wave?

 

Mo Xun took a deep breath and extended his hand: “Brothers, surviving great hardship brings great fortune. I hope our future path gets smoother and smoother!”

 

Everyone put their hands on top.

 

FTM, fighting.

 

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