Chapter 221 The Actress's Statement

"Agent, are the follow-up arrangements made?"

Zhu Lili put down her wine glass, her tone languid yet ruthless, "Increase the intensity, hire more online trolls to stir up trouble, contact marketing accounts to make a big fuss, and ideally, make them so afraid to leave their homes due to the abuse."

"Don't worry, Sister Zhu, everything is arranged."

The agent quickly replied, "The online trolls and marketing accounts are already in place and will continue to release negative information. There are also people pretending to be audience members to expose their 'misdeeds' backstage."

I also contacted the show's higher-ups and put pressure on them to eliminate them before the competition starts. They're already considering it.

"Very good, what I want is for them to be eliminated."

Zhu Lili smiled with satisfaction, "No matter what method I use, I have to make them leave completely and stop blocking my way."

After hanging up the phone, Zhu Lili refreshed the online comments filled with insults, feeling increasingly relieved.

She seemed to be standing on the podium, holding the Best Award trophy and receiving cheers, while Su Yingxue and Shen Yu could only leave in the corner, enduring the scorn of the entire internet.

At this moment, the atmosphere in Su Yingxue's apartment was unusually heavy.

Shen Yu stared at the negative news on her phone, her eyes red with grievance and anger: "This is outrageous! It's all fake! We didn't act like divas, nor did we try to curry favor with Actress Huang. How can they spread such rumors!"

Su Yingxue sat on the sofa, tapping her fingers lightly on the table, her expression unusually calm.

She carefully examined the smear article and the recording and quickly discovered the problem: the recording had been clearly edited out of context, and the photos were taken at deliberately tricky angles, which was obviously premeditated.

"Don't be angry, getting angry won't solve anything." Su Yingxue looked up at Shen Yu, her tone calm.

“Julie is trying to provoke us and throw us into chaos. We can’t fall for her trick.”

"But everyone online is criticizing us. What if the production team gets pressured and eliminates us?"

With a sob in her voice, Shen Yu asked, having worked so hard to build up her popularity through variety shows, she didn't want to be slandered and eliminated like this.

No, it won't.

Su Yingxue's eyes were firm. "We did nothing wrong. Actress Huang sent the ingredients out of gratitude. There is a complete recording and witness testimony to prove it."

The claim of behind-the-scenes manipulation is utter nonsense. The competition scoring is open and transparent. She thinks she can ruin us with rumors? Not so easy.

After saying that, Su Yingxue dialed Huang Yifei's number. She knew that Huang Yifei was the only one who could dispel the rumors; only by having the person involved come forward could the false rumors be broken.

The call was answered quickly, and Huang Yifei's gentle voice came through: "Xiao Su, what's wrong?"

"Aunt Huang, I'm sorry to bother you. There are many false rumors about us online, saying that you helped me cheat in the competition and that I used your connections to get in."

Su Yingxue calmly recounted what had happened, saying, "I know you don't want to get involved in this, but only if you come forward to clarify things can we clear our names."

Huang Yifei's tone instantly turned serious: "Don't worry, it was my oversight. I didn't expect to be used by people with ulterior motives. I'll have the team issue a statement immediately to clarify the truth and ensure that you are not wronged."

After hanging up the phone, Su Yingxue breathed a sigh of relief. With Huang Yifei's help, clarifying the rumors was half the battle won.

She reassured the two, "Don't worry, Aunt Huang will help us clarify things. What we need to do now is to calm down and prepare for the battle, and prove ourselves with our strength. That's the best way to fight back against the rumors."

Looking into Su Yingxue's determined eyes, Shen Yu's unease gradually dissipated. She believed in Su Yingxue. As long as she prepared well for the competition, she would definitely be able to dispel the rumors and thwart Zhu Lili's conspiracy.

Late at night, Huang Yifei's studio released a statement on time, which was detailed and highly convincing, and included a complete audio recording of her conversation with Su Yingxue that day.

The article clearly restored the core context of "thanking Su Yingxue for helping Lu Linchuan improve his anorexia," completely exposing the lies of the smear article that took things out of context. It also revealed the author's complete scoring record as a judge in this PK competition.

The statement clearly indicated that she gave Su Yingxue's group and Zhu Lili's group the same score of 8.5, and the reason for the score was also clearly stated: Su Yingxue's group was able to maintain the quality of the dishes despite the limited ingredients, and their creativity and resilience were outstanding.

Zhu Lili's group had ample ingredients, skillful techniques, and a consistently stable performance. Both sets of scores were not only identical, but the comments were also objective and neutral, without any bias towards Su Yingxue.

In addition, the studio also released screenshots of Huang Yifei's chat history with her assistant. The screenshots clearly show that she instructed her assistant to prepare fresh mushrooms and bamboo shoots three days in advance, in order to thank Su Yingxue. She also explicitly mentioned that "the ingredients should be suitable for light dishes so as not to affect the fairness of the competition. It is just a token of her appreciation."

The statement concluded by emphasizing that Huang Yifei has always respected the principles of fairness and impartiality in variety show competitions and has never used her position to seek special privileges for any contestant.

At the same time, those who maliciously spread rumors and smear others will be held legally accountable in accordance with the law, and such behavior will not be tolerated or condoned.

The statement immediately caused a huge uproar online, and public opinion instantly reversed.

Netizens carefully checked the complete recording and rating records and found numerous loopholes in the smear campaign. Their initial anger gradually turned into guilt and dissatisfaction with the rumor-mongers.

"After watching the complete recording and scoring record, I really misunderstood Su Yingxue and Actress Huang! The scores were exactly the same, there was absolutely no bias!"

"It turns out that sending the ingredients was purely out of gratitude. The smear article deliberately cut out the key parts. How despicable!"

"Huang Yingwei is so straightforward! She directly released the evidence of the scores. That's true integrity! Those who spread rumors should come out and apologize right now!"

"Zhu Lili's suspicions are truly undeniable. She was exposed for scandal right after the competition, and now the evidence is out, clearly she's the one behind it all!"

"Support Su Yingxue and Shen Yu, and look forward to them proving the rumor-mongers wrong in their next match!"

The comment section, which was initially filled with insults, was quickly filled with apologies and expressions of support.

#Huang Yifei posts scoring records to prove her innocence#

#Su Yingxue was wrongly accused#

These topics quickly rose to the top of the trending search list, with views exceeding 20 million in just one hour.

Many netizens who had previously joined in the criticism have proactively deleted their comments and apologized. Some have even compiled evidence to refute the remaining false statements, and public opinion has completely sided with Su Yingxue.

Upon seeing this, the program team immediately forwarded Huang Yifei's studio's statement, adding that the scoring process for this competition was completely open and transparent.

All judges' scores are archived, there is no behind-the-scenes manipulation, and they stated that they will resolutely protect the legitimate rights and interests of the contestants and maintain a zero-tolerance attitude towards rumors.

The program team's statement further solidified the reversal of public opinion and made Zhu Lili's situation precarious.

Seeing the complete reversal of public opinion online, Su Yingxue finally felt relieved.

She turned off her phone, looked at Shen Yu beside her who was gradually smiling, and said softly, "Alright, the rumors have been cleared up. Now we can focus on preparing for the next match."

"Sister Su, that's great! Actress Huang is awesome! Now no one can wrong us!"

Shen Yu hugged Su Yingxue excitedly, her eyes still wet with tears, but full of a relieved smile.