The sudden withdrawal of Qu Xiaofei and others gave Li Cheng a fatal counterattack.

Before anyone could even make a move, all public opinion had already turned in favor of Mu Qian.

The show "Dream Fly" was heavily criticized, and director Li Cheng was criticized to the point of questioning his existence.

"Director Li, look at this..." The assistant director's palms were covered in cold sweat.

Having worked in the industry for so long, this is the first time I've ever seen so many artists withdraw from a show.

The PR team doesn't even know how to handle PR anymore.

Li Cheng said with a stern face, "What are you standing there for? Find their agents. Their collective withdrawal from the competition is such a big deal. If it can't be properly resolved, the economic losses it has caused to our program will be doubled."

"Yes, yes, I'll have someone contact them right away." The assistant director wiped the sweat from his brow and went to make contact.

"And you, go and investigate."

Li Cheng was still annoyed. "It must have been one of our own employees who leaked the information. We need to find him and make him come forward to clarify that it was all just a personal rumor. Otherwise, we'll make sure he can stay in this industry."

He is indeed an experienced director.

Even when faced with such a difficult situation, they can still come up with a solution in the shortest amount of time.

He appeared calm on the surface, but inside he was so shocked that his heart was pounding.

This kind of thing gave him the creeps.

What made him even more uneasy was that the buzz surrounding Mu Qian's team's collective withdrawal from the competition remained high, and the video of Su Meng and Lu Xixi's fight was also released along with the buzz.

#Su Meng's self-directed and self-acted drama has made her a sensation#

See what I told you? Su Meng is just imitating Mu Qian, but unfortunately, she doesn't have enough presence and can't even overpower Lu Xixi.

Haha, you're talking about Su Meng, right?

Su Meng is even more pretentious than Ning Ning. She's disgusting. Who voted for her to tie with Mu Qian for first place in episode five? Are you blind?

These are fake and artificial "plastic" sisters.

Unfollow, unfollow! I'm unfollowing Su Meng right now. I can't let her pollute my pure eyes anymore.

...

"Sister Meng, you're trending!" Feng Xinru excitedly told Su Meng, seeing only the headline before even reading the content.

I'm secretly envious; Su Meng trended on social media twice today.

Its ability to absorb energy is no less than that of Mu Qian.

He was secretly pleased, thinking that he could at least get some attention by associating with a captain like Su Meng.

"What's so surprising about trending on social media?" Su Meng was quite pleased with herself, having become a regular on the trending topics.

It seems Mu Qian is nothing special after all.

I was feeling quite pleased with myself as I looked at the trending topics.

Unexpectedly, it was a video of her and Lu Xixi wrestling, looking utterly disheveled.

Su Meng was completely stunned, then anger was written all over her face, and she glared at Feng Xinru with vicious eyes.

Are you deliberately trying to mock me?

"No, Sister Meng, I didn't do that, I just..." Feng Xinru also saw the trending topic and realized that it was a trending topic that was defaming Su Meng.

I was just excitedly trying to flatter someone, but I ended up flattering the wrong person.

Suddenly, "smack!"

Before Feng Xinru could finish speaking, Su Meng raised her hand and slapped her hard across the face. "You bitch, do you think you can laugh at me like this?"

"I really didn't, Sister Meng." Feng Xinru was so anxious that she burst into tears. She stepped forward and reached out to take Su Meng's hand. "I've always admired you. How could I possibly laugh at you?"

"snort!"

Su Meng angrily shook off Feng Xinru's hand, "You better not let me find out who spread rumors about me, or I will definitely not let her get away with it."

His venomous gaze swept over Feng Xinru once more.

It's as if she's already been convicted of murder.

Feng Xinru, at a loss for what to do, noticed Lin Nannan beside her secretly smiling.

"Lin Nannan, it was you! You must have had someone put Meng Jie's video up there, right?" Feng Xinru was also frantic and started accusing people indiscriminately. "Meng Jie, it must have been Lin Nannan who did this behind the scenes."

Su Meng's vicious gaze fell on Lin Nannan. "It's you?"

Lin Nannan was stunned and shook her head violently, "Sister Meng, how could it be me? I've been standing right next to you the whole time, and the angle of the video couldn't possibly be from my angle."

Proving something with reason and evidence is always better than offering nonsensical explanations.

Feng Xinru wouldn't listen to a word and kept accusing Lin Nannan, "Don't bother explaining. You must have had the video filmed and uploaded by someone. You're just jealous that Sister Meng is more popular than you."

Actually, Su Meng and Feng Xinru are the same type; they're not very bright.

With Feng Xinru fanning the flames, Su Meng also became convinced that it was Lin Nannan.

Lin Nannan was also slapped innocently.

Throughout the team, Mu Silian neither participated in the arguments nor tried to curry favor with either side; she simply watched them fight quietly.

His narrowed eyes exuded a chilling aura.

Until!

"Su Meng, that's enough," Ning Ruo's voice came through.

Su Meng's roar, reprimanding everyone, finally stopped.

"Sister Ruo," Su Meng said aggrievedly, "it's all because of those despicable people that I'm about to lose my reputation."

The goodwill I had painstakingly built up has now plummeted to rock bottom.

Ning Ruo said with a stern face, "Lin Tong is in the parking lot. You go back to the apartment with her first."

"Sister Ruo," Su Meng called out again, still wanting to complain about the grievances in her heart.

Ning Ruo's glare made him swallow all his grievances.

Then, reluctantly, I left the dormitory.

After Su Meng left, Ning Ruo's composed face finally broke into a smile. "I apologize to you all on Mengmeng's behalf. Please don't take today's events to heart."

After all, Ning Ruo is a well-known agent in the industry, and everyone has to give her some respect.

"Sister Ruo, nothing happened today."

Feng Xinru, that sycophant, is at it again, even though she just wanted to slap Su Meng to vent her anger.

“Yes, Sister Ruo, nothing happened between us.” Lin Nannan also spoke up, “Sister Meng is our best friend, we were just joking around.”

"Um."

Ning Ruo smiled with satisfaction before preparing to leave.

As he passed Mu Silian, he deliberately stopped and asked, "Interested in chatting?"

Although there was a smile between his brows, there was more of a threatening aura about him.

Mu Silian wasn't stupid; she naturally sensed the threatening tone. "Okay, I'd also like to talk to Sister Ruo."

Then, Mu Silian left with Ning Ruo.

They went to a stairwell, a space where few people would go.

"Take it out." Ning Ruo frankly extended her hand, her cold, beautiful eyes sweeping over Mu Silian.

I am very familiar with Mu Silian's face; it was once her perfect, flawless face.

But even with such a face, she would pale in comparison whenever she appeared in the same frame as Mu Qian.

All eyes were on Mu Qian; she became a mere clown in the background.

She was truly disgusted by this face, which was clearly pretty but not outstanding.

So, before transmigrating into the book, she struggled repeatedly with the decision of whether to transmigrate back into herself or choose another character.

The role of Ning Ruo was ultimately chosen; she is a strong woman with an even more powerful aura than Mu Silian.

Her presence is a better match for Master Yan.

Mu Silian looked puzzled. "Sister Ruo, I don't know what you're talking about."

Ning Ruo raised her red lips, "You were the one who secretly filmed Su Meng and uploaded the video of Su Meng fighting with Lu Xixi to the internet, right?"

Mu Silian was startled, and her brows furrowed uncontrollably.

Unexpectedly, Ning Ruo easily exposed this.

Soon, her furrowed brows relaxed. "Sister Ruo, spreading rumors requires evidence. As long as you have evidence, you can expose me anytime."

Mu Silian's aura was nothing like Ning Ruo's.

On the contrary, some are trying to surpass her pace.

Ning Ruo also sensed a threat deep in her heart.

She didn't know why such a threat came from Mu Silian, a character she had created.

Fifth Master once said that all the characters in the book are soulless puppets who are only controlled by her, the author of the book.

But she clearly sensed that recently, the characters in the book, starting with Wu Xuan, had become uncontrollable.

Could there be some discrepancy?