Chapter 249 STATEMENT
The Number One Star in the Interstellar Era
My artist is just a newcomer. Encountering something like this at this early stage of his career could cause a negative impact on him. If not for good Samaritan like Mr. White Wolf, the streams of negative comments about him might still be continuing until now. Maybe a lot of people would still be scolding him for something he didnât even do.
Such things could easily cause trauma for such a young person. This could lead to a lot of psychological and emotional damage. The last thing I wanted is for Astrid to quit this industry because of something that wasnât even his fault. How tragic would it be for a young man to be forced to give up on his dream because of things that were out of his control?
As Astridâs agent, itâs my job to protect him from such things. So, to those responsible for what happened today, I wonât name you, you already know who you are. Please, expect a letter from the court soon.]
As soon as this was posted, the people who had been waiting for an official statement regarding this matter all werenât surprised by such a result. After all, the comments made by White Wolf had already convinced them regarding the truth of the matter.
But it didnât stop them from reacting violently. Of course, this violence was now directed at the person responsible for it all. As if they werenât one of the people who scolded Astrid to death as if he just killed their dogs.
The people commenting about this topic continued to increase by the minute. But it completely exploded once Polarisâs official account reposted it. Now, even those who didnât know about it found about this little incident.
As the number of people talking about it increased, it even entered the top 50 trending topic list for that hour. Something that really shouldnât be talk about that widely considering the protagonist of the issue was just a newcomer suddenly became a source of gossip for people.
[Is this about Polarisâ new artist?]
[Wait- theyâre reposting Ellis Payneâs post! Is it the same Ellis Payne I know? The gold agent that helped Olivia Crane to the top five of the Star List? Sheâs now back and working at Polaris?]
[No, the focus here should be the fact that sheâs in charge of a new artist again! Astrid Townsend, right? To those who have pictures and infos about him, please reply to my comment!]
[This sister, I will send it to you now. Prepare your heart to see a beautiful angel!]
[So, someone really did try to ruin his reputation?]
[Since it was even reposted by Polaris, it must be true.]
[Polaris are really good in taking care of their artists. Even a newcomer is protected like this.]
[Polaris has always been good at handling such situations. Just look at Lauren Watts. If heâs not under Polaris, all those rumored scandals might have already ended his career.]
[But why though? Isnât that a bit weird? I mean, Astrid is just a newcomer. Is he that much of a threat that someone would want to deal with him this early in his career?]
[I think itâs not a matter of being a threat. Itâs most likely because he offended someone and that someone thought of this as a revenge.]
[I agree with upstairs. Isnât that a common trend for rich people? If someone offended them, they would immediately take revenge. As if no one is allowed to say anything bad about them. FYI, the world doesnât revolve around you, okay?]
[Hey, donât generalize people. There might be some rich people that are like that. But thereâs also good ones. Just like how some poor people are bad and others are good.]
[But who do you think is this person? Why didnât Ellis Payne name them?]
[Maybe she was just being considerate. I mean, if she named this person, they would surely be besieged by hateful comments. Since itâs already established that the person would be sued, thereâs no need to mention their name. Once they successfully won this libel case, this person would have a criminal record. Even if their name is not spread to the public, that kind of record wonât be erased.]
[Since the situation had been controlled before any real damage had been done, the culprit would probably not go to prison. They might be fine by a huge amount though. I canât say the same for those the hired. After all, theyâre most likely a professional group dedicated to this kind of thing.]
[Heh. Thatâs cheap of them, being able to come out of this unscathed. If not for this White Wolf, many people would have a negative opinion on Astrid Townsend. What would happen to his career then?]
[This White Wolf is really amazing. They must be a real fan of Astrid.]
[What if theyâre actually Astridâs admirer? I donât think any normal fan would go this length for someone who literally just started his acting career. I wouldnât be surprised if this person turned out to be a stalker.]
[Hey, the one upstairs, can you stop invalidating someoneâs effort like this? Doing something to protect your idol now equates to being a stalker? This just means that White Wolf is a true fan, okay?]
Conversations like these continued. From Ellisâ return to the industry, to the negative impact that this event might have caused on Astrid, and finally to Astridâs âtrue fanâ White Wolf.
But thereâs no denying the fact that the one with the biggest gain after this situation was resolved was Astrid himself. Because after tonight, the number of his followers on [Cyberspace] had increased to almost 400,000.