CH 40.1

Due to a recent incident, Su Chengyang’s popularity among the public is very high, so online comments almost unanimously blame Tian Rong.

Tian Rong and her agency are facing a huge online public opinion storm, but they did not respond immediately, perhaps thinking about what countermeasures to take, or simply not knowing how to refute the accusations.

Because both the <Travel> program’s Weibo and the Weibo of that influencer are based on facts.

Just as Tian Rong and her agency were being criticized online, Tian Rong lightly issued a lawyer’s letter, saying that she would sue netizens who spread rumors and made personal attacks on her.

However, her approach is obviously just a temporary measure to calm down her fans. Apart from her fans on Weibo, no one has been affected by this lawyer’s letter. The people who should be criticized are still criticizing.

“Tsk tsk.” Xiao Lu shook her head as she looked at the lawyer’s letter Tian Rong had sent out. “So she’s only good at talking tough? Was she relying on not being recorded on camera at that time?”

Su Chengyang got up and washed her face in the bathroom. When she came back, Xiao Lu was frowning and she didn’t know what she was looking at.

Su Chengyang asked in confusion, “What’s wrong?”

Xiao Lu tightened her eyebrows and said, “Jiang Shanqi posted on Weibo.”

Su Chengyang paused, “What did she say?”

Xiao Lu replied, “She’s speaking up for Tian Rong.”

“They are in the same agency, so it’s understandable that she would speak up for her. What did she say?”

“She said it was a misunderstanding and that nothing happened between you and Tian Rong. From the way she spoke, it seems like she’s implying that you’re belittling Tian Rong in your marketing strategy.”

Su Chengyang frowned.

Xiao Lu continued, “I don’t think she should have done that. Even if Jiang Shanqi wants to defend Tian Rong, she shouldn’t speak up during this sensitive time. If the program doesn’t help restore Tian Rong’s image, it will also affect her. She should remain silent for now.”

Su Chengyang was also a bit puzzled. Although Jiang Shanqi had a cold personality, she was not a person who couldn’t distinguish right from wrong. If she really wanted to defend Tian Rong, she wouldn’t have let Tian Rong be in such an embarrassing situation during the show.

Moreover, as Xiao Lu said, the situation with Tian Rong was not clear at the moment. If she speaks up to support Tian Rong now, wouldn’t she be inviting trouble for herself?

Su Chengyang felt that something was not right, so she went back to her room and took out her phone.

By the time she got her phone, there were already many messages on WeChat, including ones from Liu Wen and Tang Yue, as well as other guests.

Su Chengyang clicked into the program group chat, where Han Songxue was frantically tagging Jiang Shanqi, asking her what she meant and why she was backstabbing Su Chengyang.

Jiang Shanqi still hadn’t shown up, and Qin You and Tan Qi were trying to persuade Han Songxue to calm down.

Su Chengyang saw Tan Qi’s name in the chatbox and couldn’t help but sigh. What was happening with them? Just as Tan Qi’s matter was not completely resolved, something happened to Su Chengyang.

Su Chengyang:【@Han Songxue, calm down. Don’t forget that Shanqi and Miss Tian are from the same agency, and she has a contract with them.】

Han Songxue:【But… is she stupid? Posting on Weibo now is just asking for trouble, isn’t it? If it’s the company’s requirement, then are they planning to temporarily protect Tian Rong and ignore Jiang Shanqi’s future? Damn, are they crazy?】

Su Chengyang:【I don’t know, but her Weibo post didn’t have much impact on me, it had a greater impact on herself.】

Han Songxue:【Damn, does this fool not want to continue in the entertainment industry?】

Because of Jiang Shanqi’s Weibo post, this matter has entered a stalemate. Half of the people are still criticizing Tian Rong, while the other half are watching from the sidelines.

They believe that the incident with Yang Xiuyi has nothing to do with Tian Rong, and that Tian Rong did not participate in the program to intentionally disgust Su Chengyang. She was only there because it was her job. However, Su Chengyang isolated Tian Rong along with the other guests of <Travel> due to personal grudges.

When the public opinion had slightly eased, some marketing accounts began to release behind-the-scenes photos of the third episode of <Travel> online. In the photos, Tian Rong kept her distance from the other guests and had a bandage wrapped around her hand that was visibly more severe than Su Chengyang’s finger injury. As a result, public opinion began to gradually shift towards Tian Rong’s side.

【I’m like a jumping jack in a melon field, in just a few days, there are so many twists and turns. It’s so exciting.】

【I’m tired of seeing Su Chengyang’s name these days. She’s a rotten melon! Pah!】

【What kind of twist is this? Su Chengyang and the entire group of guests and staff of <Travel> isolated Tian Rong together. Everyone else went up in the cable car, while they made the ambassador climb up by herself. It’s really disgusting.】

【Tian Rong’s hand injury seems to be very serious. What about that idiot account? Did Tian Rong injure Su Chengyang’s hand? Did she injure her own hand after injuring Su Chengyang’s?】

【I support Tian Rong in suing the melon account for spreading rumors!】

【Suing the account is not enough. Didn’t they say there’s a main culprit? Let’s sue them together.】

【Jiang Shanqi, the good disciple of China, is standing up under the pressure of the program group and public opinion to help clarify for Tian Rong!】

. . . . .

During the heated argument online, Su Chengyang didn’t idle around. She worked with Zhang Hong, the screenwriter, to reshoot some scenes on set for a few days.

Originally, Su Chengyang’s scenes had already been filmed a few days ago. However, Zhang Hong inexplicably added a character who looked exactly like Yun Xiaoxi to the script, with the aim of pushing the male lead to complete his final revenge in the later stages.

The script had already decided on the final ending, where the male lead ultimately avenged Yun Xiaoxi and shot himself.

During the few days of reshooting, Su Chengyang didn’t see Lin Yu again. It was said that he was busy preparing for the public opinion after the airing of the third episode of the <Travel> program, and asked Su Chengyang not to go online or make any statements for the time being.

On this day, Su Chengyang finished filming and was on her way home with Xiao Lu.

Xiao Lu said, “You haven’t responded for the past few days. There are more and more unfavorable comments about you online. Cousin Brother… I don’t know what he’s thinking. He clearly has the evidence that proves Tian Rong was the one who injured someone, but he doesn’t want to make it public yet. He says he wants to wait until the public opinion reaches a certain height before releasing it.”

Su Chengyang looked up from her phone and said, “Because public opinion is a double-edged sword. Manager Lin is probably waiting for Tian Rong to take the next step. When public opinion reaches its peak, he will throw this bomb out.”

To prevent Su Chengyang from being distracted, Lin Yu asked her to temporarily uninstall Weibo and not go online. Su Chengyang didn’t really care about other people’s comments, so she didn’t pay much attention to this matter. Only occasionally, Xiao Lu would mention it. Su Chengyang didn’t need to worry about anything except filming, as Lin Yu handled everything else.

However, since Jiang Shanqi’s Weibo post, it was as if she had disappeared from the world. No one could reach her, which made Su Chengyang somewhat uneasy.

Tomorrow is the airing of the third episode of the <Travel> program. Whether Tian Rong can turn things around remains to be seen from the audience’s reaction after the program is broadcast.

That night, Lin Yu took Su Chengyang out for some barbecue.

During the meal, Lin Yu said, “Before the program airs, Miss Tian Rong should try to regain control of public opinion. It’s related to the movie you recently acted in.”

Su Chengyang buried her head and ate meat, and when she heard this, she was stunned for a moment. ” <Sludge>? “

The name of the drama that Su Chengyang accepted was called <Sludge>.

Lin Yu used a knife and fork to cut the steak into small pieces and naturally put a few pieces in Su Chengyang’s plate. Throughout the evening, Su Chengyang had not picked up the tongs once. Lin Yu had cooked the food and served it to her plate. She only focused on eating.

“Brother!” Xiao Lu raised her head dissatisfiedly, “You’re biased. Why are you only giving the food to Chengyang?”

Lin Yu glanced at her and said, “What’s the rush?”

Then he also put two pieces into Xiao Lu’s plate but didn’t eat much himself.

Lin Yu said, “Hmm, I didn’t think it was necessary to tell you before.”

“What?” Su Chengyang picked up the steak and asked vaguely.

“Yun Xiaoxi’s character was originally played by Tian Rong, but she delayed filming because of a few drinking sessions and ended up quitting,” Lin Yu explained.

Su Chengyang was surprised and said, “It’s her! Jiang Shanqi mentioned it to me before, saying that she quit to please the investors.”

“Yes, she wanted to be a spokesperson for certain fashion brand,” Lin Yu said.

Su Chengyang swallowed the food in her mouth and hesitated a bit before asking, “Brother Lin, do you know how Jiang Shanqi is doing? I haven’t been able to contact her.”

During this time, it was Lin Yu who had been dealing with this matter, so he should have some news about Jiang Shanqi.

Lin Yu nodded and used tongs to put a piece of bacon into Su Chengyang’s plate, slowly saying, “She’s okay, just busy terminating her contract with Qingyan Entertainment and hasn’t gotten her social media accounts back yet.”

Su Chengyang was surprised, “Terminating her contract? Is she doing it forcibly? Will she have to pay a penalty?”

Lin Yu smiled and didn’t say directly, instead teasing, “You’ll know when the time comes.”

Su Chengyang: “…”

Although she didn’t know what Jiang Shanqi was up to, knowing that she was okay still put Su Chengyang at ease.

Xiao Lu, a transparent person, felt unlucky and watched the two of them surrounded by an atmosphere that no one else could break. She quietly took another pair of tongs and started to cook her own food.

Alas! He’s already treating her with such care and attention, even though nothing significant has happened yet. If something really were to happen, Lin Yu would not have any consideration for his cousin anymore.

Just admit that he likes her. Last time she asked, he didn’t admit it.

Su Chengyang was sent back home by Lin Yu after eating her fill. It was already dark outside, and when she turned around, she realized that the direction Lin Yu’s car was heading was not towards his own home. She couldn’t help but ask curiously, “Where else is Manager Lin going?”

Xiao Lu burped and said, “Where else? The company.”

“Company? It’s already dark outside.”

“Everyone in the PR department has to work overtime tonight. He definitely won’t be able to leave work either.”

There was a hint of shock on Su Chengyang’s face when she heard this, knowing that it was related to her and Tian Rong’s situation. She sighed and returned to her room with Xiao Lu.

Lin Yu and the PR department are working overtime tonight to prevent any potential trouble from Qingyan Entertainment, especially since the third episode of <Travel> will be aired tomorrow.

After finishing her night-time routine, Su Chengyang downloaded Weibo again.

By 11 pm, some accounts had already posted about a big scandal that would be exposed tonight, using keywords such as Su Chengyang’s initials “scy” and the crew of “Sludge”.

Tan Qi heard the news somewhere and messaged Su Chengyang, warning her to be prepared as Tian Rong might take action tonight.

Su Chengyang thanked her and asked about Tan Qi’s ex-husband, to which Tan Qi replied that there were no major problems and that the next episode could be filmed as usual.

After exchanging pleasantries, Tan Qi left.

Since there were no updates on Weibo, Su Chengyang left and watched some videos for a while.

Just as she was watching a video of a famous internet celebrity checking in at a Korean restaurant, Xiao Lu suddenly screamed, “Holy一, Tian Rong is trending!”

In the last two minutes approaching midnight, Tian Rong’s name suddenly appeared as the 17th trending topic.

Regarding this kind of sudden trending topic, netizens unanimously believed that there was some big news.

Su Chengyang quickly exited the video software and was about to check on Weibo when Xiao Lu ran over from the opposite side barefoot.

She jumped into Su Chengyang’s bed and the glow from her phone reflected on her face, looking unusually excited.

Su Chengyang was startled by her sudden arrival and almost dropped her phone. She turned her head and borrowed her phone to see, “What’s the content?”

Xiao Lu scrolled to the 17th trending topic, which only had Tian Rong’s name in the title. After she clicked into it, it turned out to be a Weibo post from a marketing account.

“What is this?” Xiao Lu frowned and concentrated.

The Weibo post from the marketing account had nothing to do with Tian Rong. The content was about a screenwriter with the surname Zhang who changed a character during filming and recommended their underground lover to the production team. The attached picture was a photo of Zhang and their lover talking at the filming location.

“Damn it!” Xiao Lu suddenly cursed in anger. “Chengyang, the person in the photo is you.”

She clicked on the photo, and Su Chengyang saw the woman’s outfit in the picture. It was the same clothes she wore in the university town that day, and she even asked Xiao Lu to take a photo of her and post it on Weibo.

“Is this Tian Rong’s big move?” Su Chengyang was almost amused by the situation.

“Is she an idiot?”

Xiao Lu clicked on the comments section and finally saw Tian Rong’s name. It was the account’s own reply, and both overtly and covertly, people were saying that Su Chengyang got Tian Rong’s role through connections. Tian Rong appeared on the program <Travel> because the company required it. She didn’t want to make a big deal out of it and tried to show goodwill towards Su Chengyang. However, she didn’t expect that Su Chengyang would not accept it and even turned around to blame her. Tian Rong had originally planned to endure it silently, but as a bystander, he couldn’t stand by and decided to expose the matter.

“Damn, this is so shameless. How come you are so good at distorting the truth? Why didn’t you go to the Beautiful Country1 to become a journalist?” Xiao Lu cursed while scrolling down.

The originally small number of comments instantly skyrocketed, and the screen full of question marks made Su Chengyang’s eyes hurt.

【? ? ?】

【Is this true?】

【Sister, are you blind? Being someone’s mistress?】

【? ? Foolish marketing account!】

【? ? Two pictures and she’s someone’s mistress?】

【Foolish marketing account!】

One moment, Su Chengyang saw all the comments cursing the marketing account, but after Xiao Lu refreshed the page, all the criticism disappeared, and the comment section changed its tone:

【Oh, I’ve always thought Su Chengyang wasn’t a good person. They really should investigate that incident with Yang Xiuyi.】

【Su Chengyang is so disgusting, stealing someone’s boyfriend and role, and even trying to shift the blame in the end.】

【Everyone can go to Tian Rong’s super topic to clarify. Tian Rong has always been a victim. Please don’t hurt her anymore!】

【Tian Rong’s super topic has clarified it. She has always been a victim!】

【Su Chengyang is disgusting, Su Chengyang should die…】

. . . . .

Xiao Lu is so angry that she wants to smash her phone.

Su Chengyang looked at the curses and showing no expressions from start to finish.

She knew that the current situation was not good for her, because Tian Rong’s purpose in doing this was not afraid of Su Chengyang or the <Sludge> program group clarifying, but her goal was just to use this opportunity to whiten herself.

The person who posted on Weibo was not Tian Rong, but a “passerby.” Even if Su Chengyang can clarify in the end, she can still come out and say, “I had to cancel the role for various reasons. I didn’t expect this to be taken advantage of by someone with malicious intent.” She might even hypocritically apologize to Su Chengyang. But by then, Tian Rong’s goal had been achieved. She had cleared her name and could really turn the tables. After the third episode of the show airs, Su Chengyang and other guests will isolate her, and it will become a sharp weapon in her hand to stab Su Chengyang and others.

After realizing this, Su Chengyang was angrier than ever before.

How many people did Tian Rong sacrifice to clear her name?

The entire crew of <Travel>, including guests, including her junior sister Jiang Shanqi, and even the entire crew of <Sludge>!

Su Chengyang really didn’t expect that Tian Rong could be so unscrupulous in order to turn the tables.

It is not an exaggeration to say that at this moment, Su Chengyang was so angry that she was trembling all over.

Su Chengyang took a deep breath, opened her phone, and entered Weibo.

She absolutely could not let Tian Rong turn the tables on so many people, absolutely not.

Although Su Chengyang was very angry, her mind was extremely calm.

Lin Yu should have a plan. She can’t cause trouble right now. With her own abilities, she definitely can’t do much, but she believes in Lin Yu