Revenge Begins: Reincarnated as a Hated Idol!-Chapter 71: The Idol’s Subtle Strike

’Aren Frost and Lisa Vern replaced? Phoenix’s big decision to cast Ryan Black and Luna Veil instead.’

A lot of similar articles filled the media, attracting netizens’ attention.

[Whyyy? I was so excited to see Aren, Lisa, and Gisha together once again.]

[Man... What’s the reason? Phoenix didn’t replace them just because of Lisa’s fake video, right?]

[This is so wrong. How can you replace the leads after the shooting has begun? Phoenix should at least give an explanation.]

[Do they think Aren and Lisa are easy to bully? Do they really underestimate us fans?]

[I think Phoenix just thinks that Ryan Black and Luna Veil are more inclined to attract a larger audience?]

This time, half of the comments either supported Aren and Lisa or were neutral.

Meanwhile, the other half comprised Ventage fans and Aren’s haters along with Ryan’s and Luna’s fans, who were happy by this piece of news.

[There is Theon on one side, leading a big-budget drama by himself, and then there is Aren, getting replaced from his own drama. It’s laughable to even doubt who is superior.]

[+1. If it was any other Ventage member, Phoenix wouldn’t dare treat them like this.]

[Bwahaha! This is divine retribution! This asshole was acting so smug when To Your Heart turned out to be a hit. He even sarcastically thanked Theon and his fans. Let’s see how he acts now, hahaha.]

[I think it is clear why Phoenix replaced him and Lisa. They both can’t act up to the mark. As a lead, your acting needs to be exceptional, and Ryan Black and Luna Veil are obviously superior to both in that aspect.]

[See, one hit drama means nothing. Even though To Your Heart did better than The Insiders, Aren still got replaced while Theon is playing the lead in his next drama.]

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Meanwhile, on the set of New Dawn, Theon was in his makeup room, waiting for his scenes. 𝕗𝚛𝚎𝚎𝐰𝗲𝗯𝗻𝚘𝚟𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝕞

Currently, Asher and the other supporting cast were shooting their scenes.

He had opened social media just to pass some time until he was called for his scenes; however, after reading the articles and comments regarding Aren getting replaced, he couldn’t help but curl his lips into a gleeful grin.

"Hehehe," he giggled, covering his grin with a hand, "serves you right!"

"You bastard." He was speaking to his phone screen, displaying the article with Aren’s picture. "You were making fun of me just because your drama became a hit, weren’t you? Hahaha, look at you now. Got kicked out of your drama; can there be anything more shameful than that? I’ll take this chance to teach you a lesson, c*nt."

Theon commenced typing his post with an excited grin, his fingers moving at lightning-fast speed. He was totally immersed, feeling extreme joy just from thinking about the aftermath of his post.

He had suffered too much due to Aren and his drama.

When To Your Heart became a blockbuster hit, all the blame for The Insiders’ underperforming was dumped on him.

To add salt to the injury, Aren had mocked him, even associating his name with ugly looks.

Anyone who wanted to mock him would always call him ugly, as if it was an insult that stuck to his name.

His fans were suffering due to it as well. Anywhere they praised Theon, there would be replies like:

[Who cares? Theon’s looks aren’t good enough. He is ugly.]

[Fans of Theon are ugly like their idol.]

For an idol, their looks were their product, which they sold to their fans; however, if his looks were called ugly everywhere, how would his fans feel?

Would they even remain his fans anymore?

His fans were protective of him, but he could see his follower count dropping, albeit very slowly.

And all of this was due to that bastard, Aren. He was the one who made his looks infamous as ugly.

Now that Theon had a chance to have his payback, he wasn’t going to hold back.

Soon, his post went live:

[It saddens me deeply to see Aren being treated like this by Phoenix. I was excited to support him and his drama, just as my fans and I had done with To Your Heart. Even though Aren is my former teammate, I won’t act biased. I have faith in Phoenix and the drama crew’s judgment. There must be a valid reason for replacing Aren. Was his behavior not appropriate? Did he again bully the crew and his co-stars? Or was his acting not up to par? I would request the drama’s crew give an explanation. I can’t let my friend be mistreated like this without a valid reason. Thank you.]

He had been passive-aggressive in his post to maintain his public image, while simultaneously hinting at flaws in Aren to make the fans suspect that Aren was at fault again.

Aren’s reputation had already been at the bottom thanks to the rumors of his Ventage days, so even fans who were supporting Aren couldn’t help but doubt if Aren was truly at fault.

Moreover, by mentioning that he believed in Phoenix and the crew’s judgment, he attracted the fans’ attention to the fact that Phoenix was a giant and wouldn’t replace an actor without a reason, solidifying the suspicion that it was due to Aren’s fault that he was replaced.

Furthermore, by stating that he wanted to support Aren’s drama along with his fans, similar to how he had supported To Your Heart, he made a light jab at Aren’s previous sarcastic post, reminding the fans of his shameless behavior.

Due to the post being related to Aren’s trending topic, netizens instantly noticed Theon’s post. Moreover, due to Theon’s popularity as an idol, every post he made reached a high viewer count.

Theon kept an eye on the comment section, reading the comments one by one.

[Awww, Theon is such a kindred soul. My poor baby still feels bad for that scoundrel, Aren.]

[This is so heartwarming. Theon is such a mature friend. He supports his friend but still isn’t biased.]

[It’s very likely the fault lies with that weasel, Aren. Why would a giant platform like Phoenix bother with him, otherwise?]

[+1. Everyone has seen and heard Aren’s scandalous rumors. If he can cause the top idol group like Ventage to disband, it’s no surprise that he would cause problems on the set. He must have had an inflated ego after his recent success and would have acted out of line.]

[I agree, he must have made ridiculous demands and thus was kicked out as a result.]

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(A/N - Thanks for reading. ^..^)