Chapter 017

The provocative Weibo post was accompanied by an edited video, the first of which was a clip of Xu Jingning being asked questions and answering them during the live broadcast, and the second was a clip of Fu Shulan's interview with the crew, which was still on the hot search list the day before but not many people paid attention to it. At that time, when Fu Shulan was asked whether she had a lot of friction with another famous aloof actor in the crew, Fu Shulan subconsciously denied it: "How could that be? I am very good at building harmonious relationships with others."

The reporter continued to ask: "It seems that Mr. Fu is a social expert, but many people's social skills are just superficial. I wonder if you are good at maintaining long-term relationships?"

Fu Shulan smiled and said, "Of course, I am very good at building long-term relationships with others, which is why I have so many friends now."

This Weibo post did not receive many likes, reposts or comments, but it quickly became popular shortly after it was posted. It was obvious that someone bought the popularity, and many netizens saw it and complained about it.

[Although I don't like Fu Shulan, don't be too deliberate in your slander. What's the purpose? Are you deliberately posting negative articles and conspiracy theories because the actress is so popular? ]

[Do marketing accounts nowadays accept all kinds of articles to make money? It’s so unlucky! ]

This Weibo post was on the hot search list for the whole night, but everyone just treated it as a joke and no one took this forced comparison video seriously.

When the discussion reached its peak and the heat began to gradually decrease, the V account of Entertainment Gossip suddenly reposted another Weibo post with several photos underneath. A man, a woman, or even more people were hugging each other in indecent postures, and in each photo, a person whose facial features and figure matched Fu Shulan's was circled.

The original post was also very direct: Is this what Ms. Fu meant by “being able to maintain long-term relationships with many people”?

So, at this moment, the already hot entry was directly blown up.

At the same time, the production team of "Performing the New Generation" also issued a fair statement in response to fans' private messages.

@演發新代官方微: This program is based on a fair, just and open attitude. In the recent interviews and questions, the selection is absolutely random. There is no shady behavior, and there is no rumor that the guests have read the script in advance. Let me reiterate that this program has no so-called script. The filming process is transparent and live broadcast, and every netizen publicly testifies that everything is the true feelings of the guests.

After this statement, many people came out to support the production team of the show, while another group of people started to dig into Fu Shulan's scandals. Unexpectedly, they dug into the scandals directly, and each and every one of them was eye-opening. After seeing the details, even netizens couldn't think of anything that Fu Shulan couldn't do.

It was 11 o'clock in the evening, the nightlife had just begun, and it was also the peak time for netizens to browse Weibo. Even though many pictures and videos were posted quickly, various pictures and texts were still spread on other software.

There were many people who were curious and shared this big news while reading Fu Shulan's response on Weibo. However, things happened too quickly and she was always arrogant and bullying. She didn't take the content of the entertainment gossip released in the afternoon seriously. Just when Fu Shulan asked the paparazzi if they had any evidence against Xu Jingning, her agent, who had been unable to get through to her on the phone, broke into her residence and showed her the situation on Weibo.

Seeing all kinds of disgusting speculations and words under the previous Weibo post, Fu Shulan's face suddenly became grim: "What's going on? Didn't you do any PR in advance? What's the point of having you!"

The words the agent wanted to say were stuck in his mouth. Seeing that she was now anxious, he spoke with a hint of sarcasm: "It was clearly you who wanted to manage the account before and didn't let us interfere. You could have saved some reputation, but you missed the best time to fight back. Now we can only clarify the black material as soon as possible. You quickly edit a Weibo post to calm the fans' emotions first. I'll let my assistant post the specific content now..."

Before she could finish, Fu Shulan had already edited the content and published it.

As a result, the agent's eyelids jumped and he saw a new Weibo post popped up under the Special Relationship link.

@付姝岚: I have never done anything that violates professional ethics. If anyone spreads malicious rumors again, my team will issue a lawyer's letter to them.

The agent's eyes widened: "What did you send?"

Fu Shulan snorted coldly: "Post on Weibo, we can't let these dirty waters be thrown back. As for the rest, you should know what to do, right?"

The matter was settled, and now so many people were staring at Fu Shulan's Weibo. The agent took a deep breath, picked up the phone and notified the assistant: "Prepare to arrange a PR plan."

Soon after Fu Shulan posted this Weibo, it really attracted a lot of people to watch. However, most people just laughed at her clarification which did not serve any purpose.

[No way, big sister, if you didn't do it, why don't you show us some solid evidence? After all, it's almost confirmed. ]

[Now, apart from the fact that Fu Shulan has a twin sister who has been with the crew for a long time, I no longer believe any reason for clarification. After all, some people in the photo have been dug out, and they are all people she has worked with before, and they match her previous crew schedule.]

[What a big drama. I always see this girl climaxing. Is she finally going to be brought down? ]

There are some fans of Fu Shulan who are still holding on, expressing their support for Fu Shulan and saying "wait for the truth", but most netizens think they are deceiving themselves.

Not long after Fu Shulan's "clarification", another "insider" released more explosive news on an anonymous Gua Tiao website, including audio, photos and videos, which directly hammered that Fu Shulan had a financial sponsor. The words in the news were not very pleasant to the ear, and due to various restrictions the content could not be posted on Weibo. However, this wave of news really crushed Fu Shulan to death, leaving her no chance of recovery.

In addition, an "informed person" released an original edited version without any voice changes, which exactly matched the content still posted on Chen Shibin's Weibo, completely confirming Fu Shulan's reputation.

When Fu Shulan got the news, she was so shocked that she couldn't speak for a while. It took her a long while to react. She asked hysterically: "Isn't it that only he has the content of our agreement? How could it be leaked by someone! There must be... someone must be trying to harm me!"

Because there was no support behind her, seeing her crazy look and not feeling that she did anything wrong, her agent became numb and didn't want to care anymore.

The assistant also trembled and brought the news that major brands wanted to terminate the contract. The agent shook his head and said, "Go out and discuss it. Don't tell her. Let the bodyguard keep an eye on her."

The rest of the matters are not up to them. For an artist who can no longer be saved, the company will take over and deal with him.

Meanwhile, netizens who followed the show also received the termination announcement from the official Weibo account of Yan Sheng. Some were glad that Fu Shulan finally left the show, while others were worried about the round of performances that would begin in just two days.

[The weekend group is so unlucky. They have to deal with such a disaster. How are they going to perform?]

[Anyway, no matter how the performance of the last group of the weekend went, everyone tried their best. It's not their fault. This is all an unprovoked disaster.]

[Ah, if there was another actress who actively cooperated at the beginning, maybe it would be very outstanding. I quite like the story of their group. ]

Some people also have conspiracy theories, thinking that this incident was not directed at Fu Shulan, but was deliberately targeting the production team of the show.

[After all, Xu Jingning and Fu Shulan were dragged down first, and at this juncture, such a big thing happened at the beginning of the performance. It's hard not to think too much, right? ]

[Uh, wake up and look at who is in the production team of "The Performer". They are all top-notch national-level teams. This show can be considered as a special promotion by the higher-ups. Who dares to compete with "The Performer"? Don't you want to develop yourself? ]

[But think about it from another angle. Didn’t the show mention cleaning up the bad habits in the entertainment industry when it was first promoted? I think this incident just cleared their name.]

Just when everyone was thinking that this was a coincidence, Xu Jingning was browsing Weibo while smiling and talking to 2874: "You delivered the news very timely this time. You have made progress."

2874 chuckled twice: "Of course, it wasn't in vain that I stayed by your side all these years! I also learned something!"

At this moment, 2874 was happily counting the melon-eating energy accumulated from this exposure. The more he looked at it, the more his eyes lit up: "Hey hey hey... Ningning, I made a lot this time!"

"In the beginning, it was just the Fu Shulan scandal that triggered so many chain reactions. Now the attention on the performance has risen again. Everyone seems to be looking forward to the reaction of the production team in the next two days." After checking the energy breakdown, 2874 slowly explained, "In other words, what we are seeing now is the estimated energy value. After the performance is over in two days, it may double."

"Double it... Oh my god, that's enough to buy four years of life! Plus, you've got a lot of fans, and once your popularity goes up, if you continue like this, maybe Ningning, you'll earn enough to live a hundred years this year!"

"This year?"

Hearing it say this, Xu Jingning suddenly stopped smiling: "Tongtong, don't rush to exchange, save up the energy this time first."

"Hmm? Why?"

"Just keep it for now. I have another idea." Xu Jingning did not reveal it. "You will know when the time comes."

"Okay, okay, I'll save it for you!"

It was not the first time that its host was so secretive. 2874 had long been accustomed to it. It did not delve into it and continued to happily watch the small treasury continue to rise like a little money-grubber.

After cutting off the chat with the system, Xu Jingning stood alone at the fence of her balcony, looking at the night view in front of her.

Everyone thought that this was just a coincidence, or that Fu Shulan had committed some sin that backfired, but only Xu Jingning knew that all of this was secretly arranged by him.

All the negative information and evidence collection were provided by 2874 who had been running around in the past few days and Shen Luo. From the people who spread the news to the tampering with the questions in the interview, everything was arranged subtly by Xu Jingning.

Over the years, the only skill point he gave 2874 to upgrade was to disrupt the operator's memory and dilute the traces of 2874's actions, so that others would think that everything that happened was just a coincidence of nature.

This small system is still somewhat useful. It is possible to upgrade his other skills at the appropriate time.

After a short rest, Xu Jingning returned to his room and picked up his mobile phone. He saw messages from many people. After replying to those messages of concern, whether real or fake, he found a deep thread among them.

Shen Luo only sent one sentence, and it was a little hard to figure out his tone: "Did you arrange Fu Shulan's matter?"

Xu Jingning smiled and replied casually: "Yeah, are you scared now?"

Seeing the other party repeatedly saying "input in progress" but no follow-up text, he replied: "You are lying. If I had such power, I would have banned you long ago."

"Just focus on your role. Didn't you say you were going to beat me on stage? I'm still waiting for your performance."