After failing her ascension, metaphysics master Bai Mian is banished to the mortal world, inhabiting the body of a young orphan girl who died prematurely. Taken in by an elderly Chinese medicine do...
Chapter 055 Jinjiang Debut
Qin Yujun stopped in his tracks: "Are you saying that there is someone else behind this?"
Lame Brother also started to think: "Yes, I also find it strange when you put it that way. Xiao Jing works as a chef in a celebrity's house, earning 20,000 yuan a month, which is more than 200,000 yuan a year. If you want her to cheat her employer, you must pay her a much higher amount than that. Qi Han is just an employee with a monthly salary of a few thousand yuan, where does he get so much money?"
Qin Yujun eliminated everyone around her, but still couldn't find a suspicious person. She said to Bai Mian, "Master, I don't like to use my brain. Just tell me who did it, and I'll settle the score with him!"
Bai Mian glanced at the phone next to him: "The live broadcast is still going on. If I say that person's name, I'm afraid your identity will be guessed by everyone. Do you need me to pause the live broadcast?"
"Okay." Qin Yujun said without thinking.
The assistant at the side quickly pulled her back and whispered something in her ear:
"Sister Qin, you have revealed a lot of personal information when communicating with the master just now. Everyone has guessed your identity. There is no point in shutting down the live broadcast at this time. It is better to open the live broadcast to listen to who wants to harm you and directly make this person public. At that time, maybe it can stir up a discussion on the Internet. This way, we can punish the mastermind and increase the popularity of our side."
Qin Yujun thought for a moment and agreed to the assistant's suggestion. She said to Bai Mian, "Master, there is no need to close the live broadcast. I am willing to expose myself."
As she spoke, she picked up the phone on the table, turned the camera towards herself, took off her mask and hat, revealing her true face.
"Don't guess, I'm Qin Yujun."
The originally lively barrage of comments suddenly became quiet. Everyone was guessing the true identity of the client and typing the names of different female celebrities on the screen. After Qin Yujun revealed her identity, everyone was shocked. The number of viewers in the live broadcast room, which originally had only 80,000 people, suddenly soared to 200,000.
[Qin Yujun, is it really her?] I guessed right! 】
[Oh my god, this girl came to tell fortunes with her real name, so brave]
[I don’t know whether to say she is careless or stupid. Exposing herself so carelessly will definitely become a dark history in the future]
[An old fan, let me say this: our sister Qin’s personality has always been so cool! 】
[Emm... Could this be a joint hype? I smell a script]
[Wait, if the client is Qin Yujun, then the mastermind behind this must be her rival! Who is her opponent? 】
[Impossible, our sister Qin has been working diligently since her debut, and is very polite to others, and has never offended anyone]
Qin Yujun put down his phone and looked at Bai Mian expectantly: "Master, I am not afraid of being exposed. Just tell me, who wants to harm me?"
Bai Mian cleared his throat and said a name: "Tian Xiaotian."
"Tian Xiaotian?" Qin Yujun and the assistant looked at each other, "Have I ever offended her?"
The assistant quickly checked Qin Yujun's work information, and then whispered, "No, Sister Qin, since your debut, you have only met her once at a ceremony. You have never co-starred in a TV series or commercial, and you have never had any conflicts."
Qin Yujun was a little confused: "Isn't she just bored? Why would she want to hurt me for no reason? She is a veteran in the entertainment industry and has acted in many works. Everyone respects her. Who would have thought that she would be such a person!"
Lame Brother comforted her: "You are very popular now, maybe she is jealous of you. This is how the world is. The higher you climb, the more people want to pull you down."
He winked at Bai Mian: "Well, am I right?"
Bai Mian said mercilessly: "No."
She looked at Qin Yujun: "Tian Xiaotian wants to harm you because you are blocking her way."
Qin Yujun frowned. "Me? How could I possibly stand in her way? She's already semi-retired now. She hasn't filmed in years. She only shows up on the red carpet. I thought she'd made enough money and was ready to retire."
Bai Mian shook his head. "Tian Xiaotian didn't retire voluntarily. She disappeared from the public's view because no directors have approached her in recent years. When she was young, she was very popular for her fighting scenes. Now she is nearly 40 years old and her skin is loose. She can only play some motherly roles in the domestic entertainment industry. She is facing a serious midlife crisis."
Qin Yujun asked in confusion: "What does this have to do with me?"
Bai Mian: "Although Tian Xiaotian has enough savings, she is unwilling to disappear from the entertainment industry. She has always hoped to get a good script and become popular again in the entertainment industry. Just two months ago, she got the news that the classic work "The Female General Guarding the Country" by the famous writer Da Moyan will be remade into a TV series. The opportunity that Tian Xiaotian has been waiting for has finally come."
Qin Yujun turned to her assistant and said, "This play title sounds familiar. Please help me check it out."
The assistant looked through the chat history on her phone and reported to Qin Yujun, "Sister Qin, this project has approached you before. The other party gave you a script and offered you a good salary, but you were in love at the time and had no mood to act. You didn't even look at it carefully and asked me to reject it."
Qin Yujun was so angry that she slapped her thigh: "Was I so love-minded at that time? I actually missed such a good opportunity. I was really screwed!"
The assistant also said regretfully: "Yes, Sister Qin, I tried hard to persuade you at that time. You know, "The Female General Guarding the Nation" is a novel that has been popular for more than ten years. It has many fans and the investment company is reliable. Whoever shoots this project will be popular! But you are like you have a virus. You won't listen to anything I say. I had to refuse the other party on the grounds that I didn't have time."
Qin Yujun regretted so much that she pinched her thigh until it turned blue. The assistant thought of a question: "That's not right, Sister Qin. When we received the script, you were already in love. This means that Tian Xiaotian had already set up this situation before the filming of the TV series started. How could she have expected that the production team would definitely look for you?"
Bai Mian: "After all, Tian Xiaotian debuted many years earlier, and her network of contacts is much wider than yours. She knew about this news when the TV series was just launched. The Female General is a drama that absolutely focuses on female protagonists, telling the story of a female general's life on the battlefield. Tian Xiaotian is determined to get the role of the female general, but what bothers her is that there is a competitor like you."
"To play the role of a female general, you need to perform a lot of fighting and horseplay, and you have to be a real person, you can't use a double. This is something that few people can do in the Chinese entertainment industry, which values fair, thin and young people. The only person who can play the role of a female general is you, besides her. You are her strongest competitor. If something happens to you now, she will have secured the role of the female general."
"It just so happened that she and you attended the same ceremony. You were attacked by Qi Han while walking on the red carpet. This gave Tian Xiaotian an inspiration. She noticed that Qi Han was a perverted paranoid who would do anything to pursue you. So Tian Xiaotian bought a batch of Gu worms from a Gu breeder and contacted Qi Han privately. The two of them hit it off. Tian Xiaotian provided the Gu worms and Qi Han provided the blood. The two of them raised the Gu worms in this way."
"Then Tian Xiaotian spent one million to bribe your chef Xiao Jing and asked her to put poisonous insects in your oolong tea and Chinese medicine. You fell for her trick and gradually began to develop feelings for Qi Han. You even thought about quitting the entertainment industry."
Qin Yujun thought about what Bai Mian said and took a deep breath. "If I really announce it as planned and quit the entertainment circle, I will probably be the target of ridicule on the Internet. In the eyes of others, I am not only in love, but also obsessed with a molester. It's so stupid. My fans will run away. Even if I make a comeback in the future, I won't be popular among passers-by."
The assistant added: "Tian Xiaotian will get the role of the female general and become popular again with this role. This is simply exchanging your future for hers. What a vicious move!"
The barrage of comments became a hot topic again.
[The entertainment industry is really a large-scale palace drama. If I were in it, I would probably not survive one episode.]
[I didn't expect that there was such a big conspiracy hidden behind such a small thing. Fortunately, Sister Qin didn't really quit the circle! 】
[I said it, how could a female star fall for a molester? I almost want to curse him. From now on, if a beautiful woman like this looks for an ugly man, I will always suspect that she has been bewitched.]
[Qin Yujun is such a fool. After she became famous, she still wanted to help her fellow villagers. In the end, she was cheated. Such a poor beauty. I feel pity for her.]
Qin Yujun slammed his fist on the table: "I won't let them go, I'm going to call the police, these people put foreign objects in my food, I want them all arrested!"
The assistant also nodded excitedly: "Yes, I will notify the nanny now and quickly preserve the evidence. I must make them go to jail!"
Bai Mian reminded: "Although the Gu worms were provided by Tian Xiaotian, there is no evidence to prove that she was involved in this matter. It was Xiao Jing and Qi Han who put the Gu worms in your food. Even if you call the police, they can only arrest the two of them."
Qin Yujun asked unwillingly: "Tian Xiaotian once transferred money to Xiaojing, isn't this considered evidence?"
Bai Mian sighed softly: "Tian Xiaotian is not a fool, of course she would not use her own account to transfer money to Xiaojing, she entrusted a third party to transfer money to Xiaojing."
Qin Yujun's face became serious: "So, I can't do anything to Tian Xiaotian? Damn it, I really can't bear to watch her get away with it!"
Bai Mian: "Don't worry, the Gu worms were raised by Tian Xiaotian herself. The person who raises the Gu will also suffer backlash. After raising those Gu worms, her luck will get worse and worse. For a female star who wants to become popular again, this is more painful than killing her."
Qin Yujun glanced at today's date and said, "Master, I really don't want to miss the project of "Female General Guarding the Nation". Can you please help me calculate whether it is too late for me to save it now?"
Bai Mian took Qin Yujun's pulse and nodded: "It's not too late, don't worry, what belongs to you is yours, no one can take it away."
Qin Yujun mustered up his courage again: "Master, what should I do?"
Bai Mian: "In fifteen minutes, this year's "Starlight Awards" ceremony will be held in this city. Tian Xiaotian will be on stage to walk the red carpet, and the director and producer of "The Female General" will also be present. If you have anything to say, you can speak to them in person."
"Okay, I'll be there right away." Qin Yujun said, exchanging glances with the assistant, who immediately understood: "Sister Qin, don't worry, leave Xiao Jing and Qi Han to me, I'll go back and call the police to collect evidence, you can just do your thing without worry."
Qin Yujun patted the assistant's shoulder gratefully, then tore off the silk scarf on her head, strode out of the door, got in the sports car and left. After the assistant paid Bai Mian for the pulse diagnosis fee, he also hurried out of the door and took a taxi away.
"Wow, they are so decisive and efficient. As expected of martial artists, they are so decisive!" Lame Brother said, looking at their backs, "Is this the end? What happened next? I want to see the sequel!"
"Of course it's not over yet," Bai Mian smiled and said to the live phone, "For those who want to watch the follow-up, please go to the 'Starlight Awards' live broadcast room."
Brother Que quickly took out his mobile phone and entered the live broadcast room of the "Starlight Awards". The room was in the warm-up stage. The actresses who were about to walk the red carpet greeted the camera one by one. The front row of the audience was filled with guests from the entertainment industry. Brother Que stretched his neck and looked for Qin Yujun on the screen for a long time, but could not find her.
"It's about to start in fifteen minutes. I'm really worried she won't be able to make it." said Lame Brother.
Bai Mian shrugged: "It's more than 40 minutes away from the city center. Of course she can't catch up."
Lame brother asked in surprise: "Then why did you let her go to the scene?"
Bai Mian smiled slightly: "Just wait and see."
Fifteen minutes later, the ceremony began, but Qin Yujun still hadn't entered. Lame Brother's heart ached as stars dressed in gorgeous costumes walked down the red carpet. Qin Yujun finally arrived half an hour after the ceremony started.
As soon as she came on stage, the audience was in an uproar and the guests in the front row were whispering to each other. The other stars were all wearing long skirts and suits, but Qin Yujun was the only one dressed very casually. She wore a T-shirt on the upper body and jeans on the lower body, as if she was going for a walk in the park.
Seeing Qin Yujun on stage like this, the host was a little dissatisfied. He asked provocatively: "Ms. Qin, you are half an hour late and you are not wearing formal clothes. Are you doing this to attract the audience's attention or because you don't respect the organizer of the show?"
Qin Yujun took the microphone calmly and said, "Hello everyone, let me first say sorry. I am not disrespecting anyone. The reason I am late today is because of some special circumstances."
The host interrupted her with ill intentions: "Is it because you are preparing for marriage? Ms. Qin, there have been rumors that you are going to quit the entertainment industry and get married. Is this true?"
As soon as the host said this, the scene was suddenly filled with the smell of gunpowder, and even the background music played by the organizer stopped. The host looked at Qin Yujun with a sneer, waiting for her to answer.
As the host of the ceremony, he shouldn't have gossiped about the privacy of celebrities. However, because Qin Yujun broke in today and disrupted the ceremony process and annoyed the host, he did not care about Qin Yujun's dignity and directly put the issue on the table.
Qin Yujun looked at the host's eyes and realized that this situation was much bigger than she had imagined. She had not made an official announcement to the public, but rumors about her had spread throughout the circle. If the news was not released by her, then it could only have been released by someone with ulterior motives.