The whole "script-reading scandal" period wasn't a complete loss for Chen Ming. At the very least, it allowed him to see just how cohesive his fanbase was, and he could use this incident to weed out certain fans while also bolstering his fandom's psychological resilience, as he'd mentioned before.
To put it simply...
If he ever managed to capsize his boat one day, his fans' very first thought would probably be: Which little bitch is trying to frame our precious brother again?!
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