Gu Xingyi watched Ren Xiaoyao walk up to Yang Chenglin, speak a few words to her, and then take her business card from her hand before turning back.

As for whether Ren Xiaoyao would pass the interview, that wasn't something Gu Xingyi could decide.

He had never interfered with human resources.

It was like with Xingyao Animation—although it was technically under Xingyao Entertainment, after Gu Xingyi handed over the animation script and funding to Chen Feng, he had never involved himself in it.

He trusted their professionalism, and as an outsider, he didn't see the need to get too involved.

After some more chatter, the signing event came to a successful end, and Xiao Nainai's birthday wrapped up amidst the warm blessings from the fans.

Fans left the venue in an orderly fashion, all with smiles on their faces. For them, this day was truly a memorable one.

With the official investigations into various entertainment companies, many had become more compliant, and after this round of regulation, every company had taken a hit.

After nearly a week of settling down, the netizens' enthusiasm wasn't as high as before. Now, they only discussed things briefly when a celebrity got into trouble.

Overall, whether in the entertainment industry or online, the hype had slowly died down, and netizens were starting to return to calm.

But just as the netizens were lazily scrolling through videos, suddenly, a video popped up in front of them. The title was clearly written by one of Xingyao's mama fans.

   "Our family's Xiao Xingyao!!! So cute!!!"

???

Seeing this title, the netizens were puzzled. Was there something happening that they didn't know about?

So, they clicked on the video.

Before long, every netizen who saw the video was red-eyed, panting, and angrily rushing to Gu Xingyi and Xia Xiyao's Weibo to vent their frustration.

   "This? This? You finished all your business and you show me this?"

   "I'm not having it! You don't even treat us like people! Why weren't we notified? No love! It's over! Let's go, brothers!"

   "When I saw Xiao Xingyao in the video, I was furious! Then, when I saw the family of three swaying in sync, my mind went blank, aaaaah! Xingyao! You've betrayed my love for you! We're done!"

   "I've unfollowed! Unfollowed! Brothers, unfollowed!"

   "Waaaah~ Watching this family of three made me smile like an aunt, but my heart aches! Why can they be there in person while I can only drool watching the video!"

A video posted by one fan instantly turned all netizens into "lemon essence."

They were dying to rush to Gu Xingyi's house and demand answers: Why?! Why weren't they notified!

But that wasn't all. Soon, more videos from the event flooded the internet. There were videos of the family singing, the nursery rhyme medley, Xiao Xingyao making a wish with her eyes closed, and Xiao Xingyao playing with the other kids!

The most outrageous thing! There was even a video of Xia Xiyao and several mama fans exchanging parenting tips!

And it wasn't just these videos—fans also posted signed photos of the family, photos of them hugging Xiao Xingyao and kissing her, and various small gifts from the event.

Just half an hour after the signing event ended, the internet was completely flooded with these videos and photos.

Countless netizens, with red eyes and hearts full of pain, scrolled through video after video. Especially when they saw fans interacting closely with Xiao Xingyao, they wished they could push the fans aside and take their place.

   "I can't take it anymore! Brothers! Gu Xingyi and Xia Xiyao are completely unworthy! Who’s coming with me to kill Gu Xia and snatch Xingyao?"

   "Well said! Count me in!"

   "Kill Gu Xia! Snatch Xingyao!"

In an instant, the online community was up in arms, everyone shouting this slogan. The once peaceful internet was once again stirred up by Gu Xingyi's family of three, causing a huge uproar.

However, this time, the netizens were not supporting them, but were strongly condemning them.

Gu Xingyi and Xia Xiyao saw the online condemnation immediately and both shrank their necks, feeling like coldness was coming from all directions.

But there was nothing they could do. They only had two days to prepare, and with two thousand people, that was already their limit. Any more would have caused chaos, and of course, they prioritized their own bodyguards!

In the end, under pressure, Gu Xingyi and Xia Xiyao had no choice but to post an apology on Weibo.

   "Brothers! We were wrong, you are the bigger person, please forgive us this time! We really weren't prepared! Next time! Next time, for sure!"

As soon as the Weibo post went up, it was instantly pushed to trending. Netizens saw that the main people involved had spoken up and admitted their fault, and with their attitude being so good, the netizens became even more emboldened.

   "Next time? Be more specific! When exactly is next time? What year, what month, what day? What time, what minute, what second? Come out and clarify!"

   "I won’t say anything else! Send us the full video first so we can take a look!"

   "You think there’ll be a next time? Let me tell you this! You’re done for!"

   "Any brothers going to the 'Hua Country’s Strongest Voice' live show tomorrow? Hold them down and make them confess! When is next time, exactly?"

Once again, a wave of excitement swept through the internet, and all the netizens were eager to find out exactly when next time would be!

With such a huge uproar, other entertainment companies naturally took notice, but they felt even more bitter. Their own companies had just been reformed, while Xingyao Entertainment seemed to have had a prosperous year.

Many small and medium-sized entertainment company heads were starting to think.

Maybe it’s time to align with Xingyao Entertainment? After all, looking at the current situation, Gu Xingyi's talent seemed endless!

A regular signing event had been turned into something spectacular by him, and all the children's songs appearing there were original new songs!

To release so many new songs just to celebrate his daughter’s birthday—who could still say that his talent had run out?

Since they couldn’t beat him, maybe it was time to join him!

Many heads of small and medium-sized entertainment companies had an awakening at this very moment!

In the Tianmei Entertainment building, Liu Gao didn’t even know how many times his eyes had gone blank.

He knew that after the last blow, Shengshi Entertainment had started hearing different voices in the company. Although Tian Xingchi was still holding on, it probably wouldn’t last much longer.

And those small and medium-sized entertainment companies had always been a rabble. After such a big blow, they would probably just obey on the surface while defying secretly.

Gu Xingyi’s birthday party had completely opened Liu Gao’s eyes. This man truly had no bottom line. The talent he showed was absolutely suffocating.

"We need to settle this quickly! Contact Chairman Tian, for the next competition, three rounds, all of our top players!"

Liu Gao said expressionlessly to his secretary, his mind filled with thoughts.

If they lost this competition, how would he maintain the three top titles?