CEO's Sweetheart is a Super Idol-Chapter 386 - 378 Poster Arrangements
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Communal Apartment
Li Ke looked at the poster released by Big Ship and was truly taken aback.
The ranking on this poster is incredibly scheming!
The amount of information on it is enormous—Meng Meixuan’s C-position has already been taken away.
In the past, there were two layouts:
One was the "left and right guardianship" (23 individuals) standing at the bottom; the second tier had Meng Meixuan’s enlarged image, followed by others in descending order of rank arranged behind her, based on a 21233 person distribution.
The other was based on a 1244 distribution, with the size of the individuals decreasing progressively, making it immediately clear who the C-position was.
But this time, the poster follows a 1235 distribution, with Ye Yuwei at the very bottom, and from right to left are Wu, Meng, Lai, Lv, Duan, Jiang, Li, Zhang, Yang, Fu.
At first glance, it seems Ye Yuwei is in the C-position because she’s standing in the middle, where Meng Meixuan used to be, but the reality is that Lv Fangxin is in the C-position.
This is because Penguin employed a small trick: they shifted Ye Yuwei’s position 3 centimeters downwards on the poster and made the portraits of all 11 individuals the same size.
This creates the visual effect of drawing people’s eyes first to Lv Fangxin, who is standing in the center of the second row.
Li Ke looked at this composition and confirmed one thing—that Penguin must have signed a parallel agreement with Yuehua, as Fangxin had hinted.
Otherwise, Penguin would have directly suppressed both Meng and Wu, giving them no opportunities. The fact that Penguin only superficially punished Meng and Wu shows that they are somewhat guilty in the situation.
Qiu Fan was also staring at the newly released poster, trembling with rage, "Ye Yuwei—what the hell is she?! How does she deserve to stand in the C-position? Meixuan is the one we spent tens of millions voting for."
Enraged, she immediately mobilized fans in the group:
Meixuan compromised by returning to Penguin, but not only did she not receive the treatment she deserved—she was subjected to injustice (losing the C-position). 𝕗𝐫𝚎𝗲𝘄𝐞𝕓𝐧𝕠𝘃𝕖𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝚖
Our Meixuan Army absolutely cannot stand idly by; we must demand justice from Penguin.
The C-position is bought with fans’ hard-earned money—this is a sales contract, not a rental agreement.
Leaving Tianou wasn’t Meng Meixuan’s personal decision; it was her company’s decision. This means the conflict is between Yuehua and Penguin, unrelated to her personally.
If Penguin took away Meixuan’s C-position, they are failing to honor the sales contract and should either pay breach-of-contract compensation or refund all the money Meng Meixuan fans spent on voting.
As Qiu Fan is a famously influential fan of Meng Meiqi, her statement sparked significant controversy in the fandom.
Previously, many of Meng Meixuan’s fans felt guilty about their idol "leaving," suppressing their anger and daring not to fight for the C-position. Now, with a big fan standing up for them, they instantly went wild.
Almost without mobilization, they flocked to Ye Yuwei’s Weibo to unleash hate.
They avoided attacking official accounts because they feared Penguin would retaliate against their idol, so they targeted Ye Yuwei as a way to indirectly strike at Penguin.
Meanwhile, Wu Zixuan’s fans also joined in the chaos, pretending to be Meng Meixuan’s fans to curse Ye Yuwei. This was driven by their deep-seated resentment—why should someone ranked fifth get the C-position?
With their idol in the same company as Meng Meixuan, Wu Zixuan’s fans knew that as long as Meng Meixuan was present, their idol would never ascend to the C-position, which had practically become a cursed obsession for them.
As for Ye Yuwei’s fans, they were utterly speechless at the vicious attacks and numerous doctored images coming from Meng Meixuan’s camp.
These people had gone mad—sure, leaving wasn’t Meng Meixuan’s personal intention, but wasn’t it her company’s decision? Meng Meixuan was the ultimate beneficiary of that company in this program, so her punishment was perfectly reasonable.
It’s like when a drama featuring problematic actors gets taken off the air.
Were the production team innocent? Were the other cast members innocent?
Moreover, this entire issue was caused by Yuehua and Penguin—why aren’t her fans daring to confront them instead?
Yet logic never works in the minds of these fandom people.
A feud between fanbases was inevitable, dragging even many rational fans into the chaos.
Someone like Xiao Du, a prominent fan, had no choice but to take a stance—even knowing there was no real need to fight, they must fight to protect their idol.
Outside the window, peach blossoms bloomed and willows swayed; insects chirped, birds sang.
Zhang Zining, freshly washed, sat beside Ye Yuwei, who was clad in casual wear.
"Yezi, aren’t you going to blow-dry your hair? It’s still dripping wet."
"Nah, I like it drying naturally over time. Look at how beautiful it is outside—the wind carries the scent of grass."
"Indeed, days like this are so peaceful—if only they could last forever."
Zhang Zijing tilted her head to rest against Ye Yuwei’s shoulder. The silhouette of two jade-like beauties melded together under the setting sun.
"Yuwei, from now on you’ll be the true C-position." Zhang Zijing showed no restraint in front of her friend.
"Haha! Don’t overthink it; I’m just being used as the buffer for public opinion."
"...But you’ve already signed with Penguin. How could they possibly favor Meixuan?"
Ye Yuwei’s words left Zhang Zijing stunned—she couldn’t understand it at all.
"In terms of commercial value, I’m not as strong as Fangxin. Although I used to have a fandom as large as hers, most of them helped me out of indignation; they came quickly and left quickly."
Ye Yuwei stood up, her snow-white feet stepping onto the hardwood floor. She walked over to the liquor cabinet and poured two glasses of strong liquor—she preferred fiery, spicy baijiu.
Zhang Zijing, being from the South, couldn’t handle the burning sensation of baijiu, but since it was handed to her by Ye Yuwei, she still took a sip.
"My commercial value is actually about the same as Meng and Wu’s."
"Resources are limited, so it’s far more practical for Penguin to promote Fangxin than me."
"And once Meng and Wu return, the group’s commercial value will be back on track. Building this group aligns with Penguin’s ’pan-entertainment’ strategic goal."
Zhang Zijing couldn’t help but ask, "Yezi, what does that have to do with promoting you?"
"To build a proper group, you must simultaneously promote several members. Promoting individuals requires allocating resources—but even as a giant, Penguin’s resources are limited, right?"
Meng and Wu’s return must have come with promises of resource compensation from their company, which inevitably means I lose out."
Zhang Zijing listened to Ye Yuwei’s explanation and finally understood. She then realized her own situation and felt a pang of sadness: "Yezi, doesn’t that mean I have even fewer resources?"
Ye Yuwei sighed: "Zijing, there’s no way around it—unless you suddenly go viral."
Ye Yuwei then turned to her, eyes filled with encouragement:
"Zijing, don’t lose heart over this."
"We have two years, and we’re on such a large platform. Our starting point is already a peak that others may never reach in their lifetimes."
"Just getting the chance to debut is already fortune smiling upon us; who’s to say we won’t become big stars?"
Moved by Ye Yuwei’s reassurance, Zhang Zijing couldn’t help but smile: "Yezi, you’re right."
By now, the setting sun had fully faded.
Soft lingering light enveloped the two in a dreamlike haze.
Despite having just finished freshening up, Zhang Zijing placed both hands onto Ye Yuwei’s shoulders.
Her eyes sparkled like crystal, shimmering with autumn-like depths.
Ye Yuwei chuckled, her smile graceful and practiced—for how else could she blend seamlessly with her sisters and thrive in this community?
