They wanted to use Ning Kong to generate buzz, but they didn't expect her to participate in the competition. They thought they could eliminate her in the first round.

So the atmosphere in the meeting room was a bit awkward and unnatural. What should we do next?

The assistant director was a little embarrassed at this moment. "I've only seen this result once before, three years ago when Professor Shang Ning came. But Professor Shang's time was also two and a half hours. Ning Kong has broken Professor Shang's record. It seems that the rumors are not necessarily true."

The director was also thinking about this, but rules are rules, and Ning Kong had too many negative news stories. It was only the first day, and he had already been criticized. Although they wanted the hype, they needed to control it.

"Contact Ning Kong, she failed the semi-finals." The director said. As soon as he finished speaking, his phone rang on the table. He glanced at it and answered, "Yi Ning, what made you think of calling me?"

The director got up to answer the phone, and the assistant looked at the assistant director, who waved for the assistant to notify Shang Ning.

It's just a bit of a pity; such a talented person lost so unfairly.

When Shang Ning returned to the residential area, it was almost 9:30. Before she even entered the lobby, someone called her over.

"Mrs. Jin." The reporter got out of the car in the afternoon, her high heels making her as imperious as they had been in the afternoon.

Shang Ning looked her up and down, then crossed her arms and stared at the woman approaching.

"Mrs. Jin, I apologize for what I said this afternoon..."

"You probably don't understand the difference between inappropriate words and misleading the public. Besides, the apology I want is very simple: officially tag me and formally apologize to me. Even if the apology is insincere, don't let me see it. Are you coming here because you're afraid I won't see through your insincerity? Or do you think your acting skills are comparable to Teacher Jin's?" Shang Ning interrupted her, slightly curving her lips. Looking at the woman in front of her who couldn't maintain her haughty demeanor, she gestured to her with her eyes that she could continue speaking.

"I have already personally gone to apologize, Mrs. Jin, why are you being so aggressive?"

"Aggressive?" Shang Ning raised her hand and touched the beauty mark at the corner of her eye. "Reporter Lin, right? Who was the aggressive one this afternoon? And who was the one who distorted the truth and ruined my reputation afterward?" As Shang Ning spoke, she took a step closer to Lin Yaqi. "It's my business if I'm notorious, but Reporter Lin, that doesn't give you the right to slander and insult me, understand?"

Lin Yaqi was forced to retreat. She didn't actually want to come. After all, everyone hated this woman, so why should she apologize?

But she had to come for her own job, and the company had said that she only needed to make a show of it.

But now...

Shang Ning stopped and looked down at the time. "It's 9:40 now. Reporter Lin is a veteran. She has written a lot of entertainment reports that have smeared me before. So writing an apology on Weibo in 20 minutes should not be a problem. If I don't receive a public apology on Weibo before 10 o'clock, then your company will receive my lawyer's letter before 10 o'clock tomorrow morning."

Shang Ning turned to go inside as she spoke, and Lin Yaqi bit her lip slightly. Twenty minutes, how could she apologize?

"And another thing," Shang Ning turned to look at Lin Yaqi before she could speak, "I hope the apology 'text' can show me your sincerity. At least when you were slandering me before, you were really sincere in your slander."

After Shang Ning finished speaking, he smiled at Lin Yaqi, gave her a wink, and then turned and went inside.

Lin Yaqi: "..."

Shang Ning went inside and pressed the elevator button, venting all his anger towards Lin Yaqi on the button. If he wasn't afraid of causing trouble, Shang Ning would have dragged her to a place where no one could see her and given her a good beating.

The elevator doors opened, and Shang Ning was still muttering to herself. She looked up and saw the person standing inside whose leg, which had been about to step in, paused in mid-air before slowly retracting.