CH 40.2

“Jiang Shanqi has also become a hot search!” Xiao Lu suddenly screamed, startling Su Chengyang, who was on high alert.

“Shanqi?” Su Chengyang’s attention was immediately diverted as she leaned in front of Xiao Lu.

Xiao Lu clicked on Jiang Shanqi’s entry, which was a Weibo post she had made two minutes ago.

“What the hell! She’s going to sue Qingyan Entertainment!” Xiao Lu excitedly patted Su Chengyang’s shoulder, causing her to gasp and press her hand down.

“Qingyan Entertainment illegally used her private social media account to publish false statements, causing her mental distress. She wants to terminate her contract with Qingyan Entertainment!” Xiao Lu hugged Su Chengyang in excitement. “Chengyang, Jiang Shanqi is helping you!”

Su Chengyang was struggling to breathe under her grip and coughed several times before wriggling out from under her arm, “Calm down.”

“I can’t calm down! Jiang Shanqi is so amazing! She dares to confront Qingyan Entertainment at this critical moment! I’m sorry, I actually cursed her in my heart before.”

Although an artist’s social media account has always been considered private, most talent agencies take control of their artists’ accounts. Even statements made by artists on their accounts require approval from their agencies. However, legally, social media accounts have always been considered private!

Qingyan Entertainment’s use of her account to publish statements caused a significant uproar, which has already infringed on Jiang Shanqi’s rights!

She is not trying to terminate her contract with Qingyan Entertainment, but rather wants to regain her freedom by suing them. She doesn’t even need to pay any breach of contract fees!

Internet users didn’t expect the successive heavy news. After only less than ten minutes, Tian Rong’s name appeared on the trending search list, and Jiang Shanqi also appeared on the list, even in a higher position than Tian Rong!

After Jiang Shanqi posted on Weibo, the internet exploded.

【OMG! Is this the benefit of staying up late?】

【Help! I can’t wrap my head around what this means.】

【Qingyan Entertainment stole Jiang Shanqi’s Weibo to support Tian Rong? And Jiang Shanqi said it was a rumor?】

【OMG, so exciting! Is Jiang Shanqi’s Weibo post false? Is it true that Tian Rong really paid for herself to be in the <Travel> program and hurt Su Chengyang’s hand?】

【Wow, this gossip is getting bigger and bigger!】

【Jiang Shanqi posted on Weibo at this time to support Su Chengyang! Oh my god, how good must Su Chengyang’s character be to cause a falling out between fellow actors!】

【Sima marketing account1! I advise Starlight Entertainment to protect their artists and sue directly! My girl is only eighteen years old, to hell with your mistresses, idiot!】

【OMG, I’ve found true friendship! Everyone, take a look at the Weibo of the guests in <Travel>!】

Upon seeing this Weibo, Xiao Lu took Su Chengyang’s phone and searched for the keyword <Travel> on Weibo. There were several related accounts recommended on the square, all of whom were guests.

Xiao Lu scrolled down and saw Tan Qi, Han Songxue, Song Mingan, Qi Fu… Almost all the guests posted on Weibo at the same time, as if they had agreed in advance. The text was promoting the broadcast time of the third episode, but the photos were a group picture of all of them, except for Tian Rong.

【I’m going crazy!!!】

【They’re really popular! The public opinion towards female goose is really bad now! I was really worried, but as soon as I saw their Weibo, I cried.】

【Their relationship is really good. You could tell from the first episode. I’m so touched! I want friends like that too!】

【I’m crying…Shan Qi left the company because of Baby Chengyang. I felt like she really liked her since the first episode. Baby is really good…】

【I declare! Even if Su Chengyang took Tian Rong’s role, it’s her own fault! Female goose’s acting is much better than hers. Everyone with eyes should choose female goose!】

【Who can understand this kind of feeling! Even Shen Fu, who hasn’t posted on Weibo for hundreds of years, posted. I’m so moved.】

【Everyone in the group of <Travel> is amazing!】

. . . . .

“Chengyang, they all posted on Weibo.”

Perhaps influenced by the comments from netizens, Xiao Lu’s eyes also started to feel hot.

Su Chengyang stared blankly at her phone screen, feeling a little sore in her nose.

What’s going on… Why are all the people she meets so good…

Lin Yu, Xiao Lu, Jiang Shanqi, Han Songxue… everyone is.

Did God see that she had a hard time in the past, so He sent these people to be by her side?

The entire cast of <Travel> expressed their support for Su Chengyang in a post, which appeared on the trending topics in just a few minutes, and the heat continued to rise. Tian Rong’s entry has been pushed down and no one cares.

Tian Rong saw that the trending topics were taken over by the cast of <Travel>, and her nose was crooked with anger.

Originally, after her name appeared on the trending topics, public opinion had completely shifted to her side, but she didn’t expect Jiang Shanqi, that wretched person, to post a statement to sue Qingyan Entertainment at this time! This was clearly intentional opposition to her!

Now the public’s attention is all focused on the entire cast of <Travel>, and no one is clicking on her entry! She is going to fail!

If she cannot reverse public opinion today, she will never have a chance to turn things around again!

She absolutely cannot allow such a thing to happen!

There must be a way… there must be a way…

“Sister Sen, keep buying! We must surpass their position!”

Sister Sen’s face turned pale, “We can’t get up, we’ve been pushed down.”

“What does that mean?”

“Someone paid to remove our trending topic.”

Tian Rong’s eyes widened with anger. “Pay more! Keep adding money! Bring the trend back…”

Sister Sen shook her head helplessly. “I already asked. They said it’s not possible. The people who removed our trend are untouchable.”

Tian Rong’s body trembled. “Who did it?”

“Starlight Entertainment.”

Tian Rong’s face turned pale and she fell back onto her chair.

Her hand, which was already wounded, began to bleed again, but she couldn’t feel the pain.

“Starlight Entertainment… Starlight Entertainment… Lin Yu…”

It’s him…It must be him…

No one else would do this…

Just then, Sister Sen’s phone rang.

She answered in a daze and her face turned even paler after hearing the voice on the other end.

“Over… It’s over…”

Tian Rong’s face turned pale, “What?”

Sister Sen’s eyes were red, and her voice trembled, “The crew of <Sludge> posted on Weibo.”

Tian Rong’s eyes clouded over, and she stared blankly.

“What?”

Sister Sen let her arms drop and her lips quivering, “The content of the Weibo is about the timeline of your removal from the cast and your attendance at the drinking party. This time, it’s all over…”

Sister Sen seemed to lose her strength and sat back two steps on the sofa, “Ah Rong, I’ve warned you more than once not to go against Su Chengyang. We need to win her over and the Starlight Entertainment behind her. We were not on the right side of this matter, and it was only a matter of time before we crashed.”

After speaking, Sister Sen let out a deep sigh.

There was a moment of silence in the room.

Tian Rong gritted her teeth, and tears as big as beans slid down her cheeks.

“There’s still a chance…there must be a chance…”

She suddenly threw herself at Sister Sen’s feet and holding onto her legs like a last straw of salvation, “Sister, there must be a way, there must be a way! We can still make up for it if we don’t admit it and let it pass. We can make plans again, and I can still get roles and stand up again, right? There must be a chance!”

Sister Sen shook her head wearily, “Ah Rong, we have gone too far. Lin Yu won’t let us go. You know, we can’t afford to offend either him or Starlight Entertainment. So many brands’ endorsements worldwide can only enter the Chinese market through Starlight Entertainment. You were too impulsive, and in the end, you also implicated the company…”

“No, no…the chairman said he would help me. He will help me settle things and get resources for me. I did so much for him…he won’t give up on me! Let’s think of another way…there must be a way!” Tian Rong cried.

After all, this was an artist that she had brought up herself. Sister Sen’s eyes became hot with tears as she said, “You didn’t spread the rumors. Even if you were fired by the <Sludge> crew, as long as you can get Su Chengyang to cooperate with you and forgive you, she admits that this matter has nothing to do with you, and your relationship with her is still good, maybe you still have a chance. But do you think she will do that?”

Tian Rong was crying hysterically and couldn’t stand up straight. She had already sacrificed too much to stay in the entertainment industry. She knew that because of Yang Xiuyi’s situation, her popularity had plummeted. So she was desperate to get back into the audience’s view. She would go drinking with people, sleep with them, do anything to get resources! She made the chairman happy and he promised her an international brand endorsement. But the brand was worried that her relationship with Yang Xiuyi would tarnish their image, so they asked her to clean up her image.

Perhaps because of the chairman’s promise, she actually thought that she could keep herself safe no matter what happened. That’s why she was reckless in whitewashing herself and offended so many people. But now Sister Sem told her it was all over! It meant that the company had given up on her and the chairman had given up on her. She would never have a chance to turn things around!

But she had already sacrificed so much, and she was unwilling to be pinned down here. She would do anything to continue her career in the entertainment industry!

She clung tightly to Sister Sen’s pants, as if burning her bridges, “I’ll go beg her! I’ll do anything to get her forgiveness! I can do it, I really can. Don’t give up on me…don’t give up on me…”

Sister Sen looked down at her with a complicated expression, “Ah Rong, if only you had known, why did you do it?”

“I… ” Tian Rong buried her face in her hands and sobbed uncontrollably, “I’m just unwilling. I really like Xiuyi…I really do!”

Sister Sen sighed and covered her eyes with her hand, “Go try. I’ll make sure the company gives you another chance.”

“Okay, okay…”

. . . . .

Su Chengyang was chatting with others on WeChat when Jiang Shanqi, who had disappeared without a trace, came back.

Han Songxue was screaming in the group chat:【Jiang Shanqi, you’re my goddess!! Awesome!!】

【You actually dared to confront Qingyan Entertainment! You’re really amazing!】

Other guests in the group also echoed with a few words, even Shen Fu, who usually stayed out of their conversations, couldn’t help but exclaim with two exclamation marks.

Jiang Shanqi sent an eye-rolling emoji and said:【Can you please stop? It’s annoying.】

Han Songxue:【Jiang Shanqi is awesome!】

Jiang Shanqi:【…】

Su Chengyang was just about to ask Jiang Shanqi a few questions when Xiao Lu frantically slapped her thigh next to her.

“What’s wrong?” Su Chengyang looked puzzled.

Xiao Lu was very excited, “The <Sludge> drama crew has posted on Weibo that they’ve replaced Tian Rong! There are many chat records and her schedule inside. While everyone was waiting for her to shoot the drama, she was attending a party with the company leaders. There are also students from the university town who revealed that the drama crew had been holding auditions at the school but had not found anyone satisfactory. Someone recognized you from your clothes and said that you were walking around in the university town. It seems like the screenwriter encountered you by chance.”

Su Chengyang was a little surprised and glanced at her phone. The first sentence of the <Sludge> official account was, “Tian Rong, we have tolerated you for a long time.”

“Oh, and the actor who caused you to be hospitalized when filming has also reposted the news about Tian Rong being replaced.”

The situation had developed far beyond Su Chengyang’s expectations. She leaned on Xiao Lu’s shoulder and read through the comments of netizens on her phone.

【OMG! Are these online marketing accounts appearing to support Tian Rong and come to her aid, but in reality, is she trying to manipulate the situation and attack Chengyang?】

【My god, she hates her so much!】

【When I saw this part, I really laughed out loud. Poor Chengyang was so innocent. The crew pulled her to the rescue, but she ended up in trouble.】

【So Tian Rong wanted to use this incident to clear her name and drag Chengyang and the entire crew of <Travel> down with her?】

【Is there any gossip? Is there any gossip? I can’t sleep for fear of missing the most exciting part!】

【(Whispering) Tian Rong just left Qingyan Entertainment. She participated in the variety show to clear her name and stir up a sisterhood with Chengyang, but Chengyang didn’t agree. So she ended up playing the victim to gain sympathy (little did she know that no one cared because the guests on <Travel> lacked emotional intelligence). The reason why Chengyang’s company hasn’t responded to the online rumors these days is that they received news that Tian Rong is brewing something big and waiting for them to expose it. There will be more gossip later tonight, so nobody should go to bed early. Also, Chengyang is really kind and treats her assistant like a friend. Their relationship is enviable, and working with her is a real pleasure! But she really loves to eat meat and sometimes cries over it, which is especially cute! She deserves to be loved by everyone! I hope to see her on the world stage someday.】

. . . . .

Su Chengyang looked at the online comments from netizens and couldn’t help but feel a bit amused and annoyed.

Xiao Lu said, “See, the netizens have sharp eyes! Of course, our little Chengyang is worth liking.”

Su Chengyang felt a bit embarrassed by her words, “Don’t talk nonsense.”

“How is it nonsense? Look at my brother…”

Before Xiao Lu could finish her sentence, Su Chengyang’s phone rang.

She picked it up and saw that it was a call from Lin Yu.

Xiao Lu bumped her shoulder maliciously and asked, “Why did my cousin brother call you so late?”

“Surely it’s because of work.”

Xiao Lu jumped out of bed and said, “You guys talk, I’m going back to my room.”

After that, she closed the door for Su Chengyang.

Su Chengyang chuckled as she watched Xiao Lu’s hasty departure, then answered the phone a few seconds later.

“Brother Lin.”

On the other end of the phone, Lin Yu lowered his voice and asked, “Are you asleep?”

“Not yet.”

Su Chengyang paused for a moment and asked, “Brother Lin, did you arrange everything with Shanqi and the others beforehand?”

Tian Rong’s name appeared in the hot search, followed by Jiang Shanqi’s Weibo accusing Qingyan Entertainment of infringing on her rights. Shortly thereafter, Han Songxue and others also posted on Weibo to promote it. The program group of <Sludge> also posted on Weibo at the same time, which was obviously not a coincidence.

Lin Yu responded with a sound of agreement.

Su Chengyang lowered her head and said in a whisper, “Why didn’t you tell me? Only Xiao Lu and I didn’t know.”

Lin Yu didn’t tell Xiao Lu, knowing her character of being unable to keep things to herself. After telling Xiao Lu, she would immediately tell her.

Lin Yu smiled warmly and said, “Because I want to gain your trust, I can handle all your affairs. You don’t need to worry about anything when you are with me.”

Su Chengyang’s heart trembled, her throat tightened, and she didn’t know how to react for a moment.

Help, Lin Yu… How could he be so good at this?

Su Chengyang even suspected that he knew her thoughts and deliberately lured her to speak them out, and then kicked her away.

Su Chengyang held her breath, afraid that her nervous heartbeat would be heard by Lin Yu through the phone. She said in a muffled voice, “I have always trusted you.”

Lin Yu smiled, “Then trust me even more.”

Su Chengyang felt that her phone was too hot, which made her face hot too, or maybe it was Lin Yu’s voice that was too close, too soft, and too gentle, making her confused.

She took the phone away and asked, “It’s so late, is there anything you want to talk to me about?”

Lin Yu said, “Tian Rong contacted me.”

“What?” Su Chengyang looked confused.

“She wants to apologize to you. Can I give her your phone number?”

Upon hearing this, Su Chengyang fell silent.

She didn’t know what Lin Yu was thinking right now, but her thoughts were clear.

“Brother Lin, please give her my phone number, but I won’t accept her apology. I… am not that kind.”

Lin Yu chuckled, “Chengyang, I should have told you that this time, I won’t let her go. So, you don’t need to forgive her. Besides, not actively harming others is the healthiest kindness. I’ll give her your phone number, don’t waste too much time, rest early. What do you want to eat tomorrow morning? I’ll bring it over.”

Lin Yu said a lot, and Su Chengyang hadn’t fully reacted yet, but she heard his last sentence and replied subconsciously, “Xiaolongbao.”

“Okay, goodnight, see you tomorrow.”

“See you tomorrow…”

After hanging up the phone, Su Chengyang was still immersed in Lin Yu’s gentle tone.

She couldn’t help rubbing her hot cheeks with her hand, what should she do… it seemed that she was liking Lin Yu more and more.

Not long after Lin Yu hung up, a strange phone call came in.

Su Chengyang guessed it should be Tian Rong and didn’t answer directly. She waited for the phone to ring for almost ten seconds before answering calmly.

“Hello…” There was a hoarse voice on the other end of the phone, with a strong nasal tone, “Is this Chengyang?”

When she asked, Su Chengyang felt that the other person was about to cry.

“Yes,” Su Chengyang said.

“I’m Tian Rong… I’m sorry…”

Before she finished speaking, Tian Rong began to cry softly.

Certainly, Su Chengyang was accustomed to being kind to others and couldn’t bear to see them cry in front of her. However, for those who repeatedly crossed the line and hurt her and her friends, Su Chengyang had no patience.

Hearing the sobbing of a woman, Su Chengyang smiled.

“Sorry, I’m not falling for this.”