Chapter 52: Dog-eat-dog, mouth full of fur

After Feng Daiyue posted that Weibo, Shen Siyan did not respond for the time being, because she didn't know what Feng Daiyue was thinking of, and she didn't dare to contact her rashly, for fear that she would go crazy on the spot and send out her contact information.

Yao Cancan's reaction was greater than Shen Siyan's. The moment she saw the Weibo post, layers of cold sweat broke out on her back. It seemed as if all the strength in her body had been drained away, and she couldn't even make a sound, as if it was she, not Shen Siyan, who had her house collapsed.

"Why are you panicking? Aren't we prepared?" Shen Siyan felt that Yao Cancan was very useless and was scared by such a small matter.

After hearing this, Yao Cancan remembered that they were "prepared".

She grabbed Shen Siyan’s hand and asked, “When will it be sent?”

"Wait a moment." Shen Siyan said.

There was no response from Shen Siyan, but fans couldn't just sit there and wait for death. One group of people scolded Feng Daiyue, while another group tried to whitewash Shen Siyan.

The method of whitewashing mainly relies on attacking Feng Daiyue's character and reducing her credibility.

[You are sick, this is so fake, you don’t believe it, right? 】

[Feng Daiyue has collapsed into ruins. She herself admitted that she bought negative searches for Gao Shule, snatched the man her best friend liked, and threw dirty water on her boss. Does anyone believe what such a person says? 】

[Just look at her behavior on variety shows to know how vicious and mean she is. Now she thinks Shen Siyan is easy to bully and wants to drag her into the water. 】

[I can write eight hundred text messages like this, and whoever believes it will laugh at him for the rest of his life. 】

[Will this woman die if she doesn’t spread rumors?] ? 】

[Chen Siyan, don’t be afraid, find a lawyer to sue her! Xia Shi escaped the lawsuit, you must make her face the lawsuit! 】

…

Before, Feng Daiyue dared to confront Xia Shi without any evidence. Now that there is sufficient evidence, she is of course even less afraid and even welcomes Shen Siyan to sue her.

She responded on Weibo: "Have you lost your memory when you said my text messages were fake? Have you forgotten the photo of me and Shen Siyan that she posted on Weibo? Wipe your dog eyes and look at the date. That was her invitation to cooperate with me, an olive branch."

There is a time on the screenshot of Feng Daiyue’s text message. The message inviting “cooperation” was sent at the beginning of the month, on the 1st. The date they took a photo together in the teahouse was on the 2nd, which was the next day after they sent the text message.

The photo was posted by Shen Siyan, confirming the authenticity of Feng Daiyue’s Weibo post.

Passersby were shocked.

[No way, would Shen Siyan be that kind of person? She looks like a very sincere and kind little girl! 】

[Yes, she is always nice to her bestie and the staff, how could this happen...]

[The agency will package the stars and create their personalities. What you see now is what the stars want you to see. Don't take it too seriously. 】

[Really? If you have worked as a celebrity assistant, you will know that the celebrity’s true personality is completely different from what fans see. It is rare for a celebrity to be the same in front of the camera and behind the camera. 】

[Years of surfing experience have taught me that the more outrageous something is, the more true it is. 】

[Why do you all think Chen Siyan is a good person? Have you forgotten that on the first day of the first episode of "Wonderful Holiday", there were three artists who violated the program rules and were criticized in the village committee and were punished to write apology letters. She was one of them! She was secretly adding fuel to the fire many times on the show. Obviously there have been controversies before, and there have been arguments in the live broadcast room, why are you all so surprised now? 】

[There’s no need to talk about this. She arrived first during the first live broadcast, but she waited until Gao Shule came over to let that low-level makeup artist do her makeup. I said she did it on purpose at the time. 】

[No way, has she really been pretending to be a good person all this time? Is it so scary...?】

…

Many passers-by on Weibo Square began to waver. Shen Siyan knew that if she didn't respond, her popularity would soon collapse.

She discussed with her agent and sent out the lawyer's warning letter first.

Although lawyer warning letters have lost their credibility in today’s entertainment industry, the necessary procedures still need to be followed.

Then she officially posted a blog to respond to Feng Daiyue: "First of all, I have never sent such a text message to Teacher Feng. The other party said it was me, so you believed it, right? Secondly, we will take photos together the next day. It was you who asked me to help you solve the problem of your bad reputation online."

Shen Siyan also posted a screenshot of a text message, the date was also the 1st, and the content of the text message was: Are you free tomorrow? I need your help with something.

Same evidence, same argument, it just depends on who people believe.

Feng Daiyue certainly knew that her text message was real and Shen Siyan's was fake. She was making things up and confusing right and wrong.

But if her text message was not Photoshopped, it meant that Shen Siyan had expected that she would expose her and had sent herself that fake text message using a new phone number on the 1st.

What a cunning woman! Feng Daiyue felt remorseful and unwilling. She didn't expect that after working with her, she would be plotted against in this way. If I had known earlier, I would have listened to Lin Huiyu and stayed away from her.

Now each side is telling their own story, like the real and fake Monkey King standing in front of the public, only they themselves know who is the real one and who is the fake one.

Shen Siyan's popularity among the public is halfway to collapse, but has not completely collapsed. As for Feng Daiyue, her reputation has already been ruined. So everyone chose to believe Shen Siyan.

[I said Shen Siyan is not that kind of person! 】

[My sister was tricked into helping out by Feng Daiyue and was also slandered by her. She is so miserable! 】

[I remember that after taking the promotional photos, Feng Daiyue was scolded by netizens for being irritable and mean, and not knowing how to take care of children. Later, Shen Siyan posted that photo and spoke well of her, and her online reputation improved. 】

[Yes, at that time everyone was still saying in the comment section that they had a good relationship, and that the two beauties were very close to each other. 】

[So, our Yanyan was asked out by Feng Daiyue and agreed to help her, but in the end she wanted to backstab my sister? Can this woman be a human being? 】

…

The atmosphere in the square changed suddenly. Feng Daiyue was furious when she saw that those netizens who didn't know the truth actually believed Shen Siyan's fake text message.

She has a bad temper and unknown quality, but her mentality is extremely strong. She read all the comments insulting her, and finally, after being "reminded" by those people, she suddenly remembered one thing - about the video that pushed Feng Ximi to the forefront.

"It doesn't matter. Even if she denies it, I have other evidence. I don't know if you still remember a video. The content of the video was my sister's performance when she was taking promotional photos for a TV station. That video was taken by Shen Siyan, and then sent to me using that mobile phone number."

What actually played a greater role in removing the label of "violent sister" from Feng Daiyue was that video.

He also used the method of shifting conflicts, changing the target of everyone's condemnation from Feng Daiyue to Feng Ximi. Previously, people scolded Feng Daiyue for being hot-tempered, but after watching that video, they started scolding Feng Ximi for being a naughty kid.

Feng Daiyue continued to post: "There were only two groups of guests in the studio at the time. Apart from my group, there was only Shen Siyan and her cousin. It's clear who took the video. If you don't believe it, ask the production team. I have plenty of witnesses."

"Also, I believe she knew about the angle and controversy of this video when she was shooting it. After all, she is a talented director, right?"

Not only are there witnesses, but there is also surveillance video. The TV station must have the surveillance video of that day. She doesn't believe that she can't kill Shen Siyan this time.

This piece of evidence is indeed crucial because it is not their own subjective interpretation and can be verified by other people or things.

[There were indeed only two groups of guests that day, and the video could not have been taken by Feng Daiyue herself. 】

Isn’t it three groups? Where are Gao Shule, Gao Luo and the others? Couldn't it be that they took the photo? 】

[Little Baozi is visiting the TV station. He was not in the studio the whole day. He came over only after Chen Siyan and Feng Daiyue finished filming and left. When you guys are fighting, don't involve us little kids, this is a problem between you two. 】

[No matter how many shit dishes we were accused of, we were generous enough not to make a fuss about it. It's come to this, and you still want to pass on the blame? Are you sick? 】

When Gao Luo visited the TV station, there was a cameraman following her. Later, a video was leaked, so fans knew that they were not in the studio during the day and did not go there until six in the evening.

Unable to pass the blame here, Shen Siyan's fans targeted the staff:

[Are there only guests in the studio and no staff? It must have been taken by a guest? 】

The passerby followed and said: [Yes, it might be a staff member. Whoever took this photo, please come out and admit it! 】

Someone also helped @the official account of the program team: [@A wonderful vacation for adults and children, hurry up! Do you want to clarify or to prove it? Please send us a surveillance video. 】

[You can't wrongly accuse a good person, and you can't let a bad person go! 】

Passersby seem to be speaking for Chen Siyan's fans, but in fact they are causing trouble. Fans will know if they listen to a few more speeches that they are all just watching the fun.

Because this incident had already become a hot topic when Feng Daiyue just posted on Weibo, now the whole network is paying attention to the development of the situation.

The pressure is now on the "Wonderful Holiday" production team.

Xu Man immediately checked the surveillance video and saw the entire process of that day, then asked Ning Heng: "Do you want to respond? Or just ignore it?"

Ning Heng asked him back: "What do you think?"

"I think... why not just pretend to be dead?"

The surveillance video showed that it was indeed the video that Shen Siyan took of Feng Ximi. Feng Daiyue was right. The other party was studying directing, and Shen Siyan knew exactly what kind of controversy that angle would cause.

She filmed it that way on purpose, obviously anticipating what would happen next. She wanted to send the video to Feng Daiyue to show her sincerity in inviting her to collaborate. Or maybe it was not a prediction, but an artificial creation of the phenomenon of Feng Daiyue being scolded.

Xu Man raised the same question as netizens: "Why is she that kind of person? She doesn't look like one."

Ning Heng snorted: "You work in the entertainment industry, and your persona is completely different from your own personality. Isn't this very common?"

"But she is very nice to us staff in private. She is not like those people who act like big shots all the time and only look good in front of the camera."

Ning Heng looked at him and said, "As for the fact that I forced the makeup artist to give way on the first day, do you think it's okay for her to do so?"

Xu Man thought about it and said, "I thought she was trying to please the other guests, but ended up making things worse."

Ning Heng: “…”

Xu Man was unsure of what Ning Heng meant, so he asked again: "So what's going on now..."

"Handle it as you said."

"OK!"

Just before Xu Man came in, Ning Heng received a call from Shen Siyan's team, asking the program crew not to release the surveillance records.

In fact, if they didn’t call, Ning Heng wouldn’t choose to respond. Because the artists are fighting with each other, there is no need for the program crew to get involved. Both of them are not good people, and if you get involved you will only get yourself into trouble. It is most appropriate to pretend to be dead at this time.

After Ning Heng explained the matter, he stood up and left the office.

Xu Man asked him where he was going, and Ning Heng said, "Central Control Room."

"What were you doing there? I've seen the surveillance footage. I can tell you that it was filmed by Shen Siyan."

"I'm not looking at that day." Ning Heng replied.

Now everyone's attention is on the question of "Who took the video of Feng Ximi", but Ning Heng noticed another thing.

In her accusatory Weibo post, Feng Daiyue said that the news that "Gao Shule is a relative of someone else" was revealed to her by Shen Siyan.

In other words, this "traitor" in their team had contacted Shen Siyan a long time ago. They most likely know each other privately, so they should say hello when they meet at the TV station.

The guest came to the station three times in total, once to sign the contract, once for the live broadcast and taking promotional photos, and once when he came back from the island and was called up temporarily to announce the next task.

As long as we check the surveillance footage of these three days, we will most likely be able to find the traitor.

Ning Heng would not allow such people to exist in his team. He would not let a bad apple spoil the whole bunch.

However, Ning Heng stayed in the central control room from five in the afternoon to three in the morning but still couldn't find the person. Later, he was so tired that he fell asleep in the chair.

In the morning, Xu Man saw him appear in the office with an untidy beard and exclaimed: "Brother, you've been working all night again? What kind of work is this? Is it so urgent? Why didn't you call me? I can help you with your worries!"

This was not the first time that Ning Heng had been in this working state. In the past, when he was rushing to meet deadlines for programs, he often had to stay up all night at the station, and then he would appear in the office in this "frustrated" state early the next morning.

But right now he only has one show on his plate, "Wonderful Holiday", and he's not rushing to make any progress, so why is he working all night?

Although I don’t know the real situation, I must say something nice and show my courtesy.

Then Xu Man heard Ning Heng say: "Okay, let me share your worries for you."

Xu Man asked, "Ah?"

Do you really want him to do it? He was just talking, why did you take it seriously?

Just do it, "What is the job?"

"Simple." Ning Heng said.

Ning Heng explained the mission again, and after listening, Xu Man said, "Brother, you should have told me earlier. I would have helped you find the traitor!"

Ning Heng didn't hold out hope for him, because he had already watched all the surveillance footage from those three days, and he didn't find any familiarity between Shen Siyan and anyone in the station; they all seemed quite unfamiliar.

*

Regarding Feng Daiyue's new evidence, Shen Siyan didn't have a particularly good way to fight back, but fortunately the program crew didn't plan to respond to the matter, so Feng Daiyue had no solid evidence to prove that she did it.

Shen Siyan posted a blog post denying that she shot the video:

"The video about Ximi was not made by me. Maybe it was made by a staff member close to you? I don't know. I suggest that Mr. Feng contact the marketing account that first posted this video on Weibo to find out who asked him to post it and who hired the Internet trolls to lead the trend."

Feng Daiyue was so angry that she laughed at this Weibo post. Contacting the marketing account and hiring the internet trolls were of course her own doing. What they were discussing now was who shot the video and who sent it to them.

This is a complete substitution of concepts.

"Don't talk nonsense. I'm telling you the truth. You filmed the video and sent it to me. I went to find marketing accounts and hired trolls to whitewash myself. Don't confuse the audience or change the concept."

Anyway, she has nothing now. The company has terminated her contract, her reputation is ruined, and she can forget about staying in the entertainment industry for the time being. She will definitely not be able to survive there. Now that things have come to this, I might as well just go for broke and fight Chen Siyan to the end.

After all, this was the only thing she was right about.

But Shen Siyan did not respond to her Weibo post.

Netizens wanted to continue watching and see which side would reveal the hammer first, but it ended like this.

[If you don’t, then you won’t respond? The program team didn’t respond either? 】

[How should the program crew respond? They are just a TV production team, and you let them get involved in the war between two female stars? If you look back, you might end up bringing disaster upon yourself and bring about your own death. 】

[So what do you think about this matter? Who do you believe? 】

[From a character perspective, I don’t believe what Feng Daiyue said, but the problem is that Shen Siyan’s response and attitude are quite... Does anyone understand? 】

[I understand. It's all too subjective, ambiguous, and a switch of concepts. Compared to Xia Shi's previous responses, all her responses are weak. 】

[Did Ximi really take the video?] Then this matter is a bit serious. Using a four-and-a-half-year-old girl to achieve one's own goals, without any regard for the fact that it would put Ximi at the center of online public opinion, is a bit scary...】

Fans immediately retorted: [Where does online public opinion come from? Aren’t you netizens just complaining here? You were the ones who said those words. You were the ones who were scolding Feng Ximi, and now you turn around and act like good people. Don't be too outrageous. 】

What's so scary? The video was posted by Feng Daiyue. If we talk about scariness, she is the scariest one, because she is the real sister! 】

[Don't be misled, the video was not taken by Yanyan at all. That woman has no evidence to show, she's just talking. 】

[@A wonderful holiday for adults and children, is Feng Daiyue your mother? Why are you protecting her so much? Release the surveillance footage immediately! 】

[Chen Siyan, can you be a little tougher? People have shit on you, and you still don’t want to sue? What a useless studio, just eating and not working, right? @Shen Siyan Studio】

The fans were so angry that they cursed netizens and frantically @the studio and the official Weibo of Qimiao Holiday, demanding that they come out and give an explanation.

Most fans chose to believe Shen Siyan and thought that it was Feng Daiyue who harmed her. A small number of people remained on the sidelines until Shen Siyan made an official response.

As for passers-by, only a few said they completely believed her. After all, in today's Internet, reversals come too quickly and it's easy to get slapped in the face.

Some passers-by were cheering and asking fans to protect their rights as soon as possible; others advised them to take it easy and not to get hammered when the time comes.

Although she failed to defeat Shen Siyan, Feng Daiyue breathed a sigh of relief when she saw her popularity rapidly declining. She no longer felt as aggrieved as before.

*

The night before the fifth episode of the show started filming, Xu Man found Ning Heng and said happily, "Brother, I have good news to tell you."

"Just let it out if you have to." Ning Heng was confirming the shooting schedule for the new episode and didn't have time to listen to him keeping her in suspense.

"Director, can't you just speak properly?"

Ning Heng pointed his hand outwards, "Get out if you don't want to talk."

Don't delay his work as much.

"Okay, okay, I'll tell you." Xu Man glanced outside the office and made sure no one was eavesdropping nearby, then whispered, "I found the traitor."

Ning Heng then looked up from the computer and asked, "Did you find it?"

“This person.”

Xu Man handed over his cell phone, and on the screen was an employee's ID card. His name is Sun Xu and his position is artist coordinator.

When Ning Heng saw his position, he suddenly understood something, but at the same time he felt annoyed that his thoughts were stuck in a vicious circle.

Very few people in the team knew that Gao Shule was introduced by Liu Shao. He actually didn't consider this.

Ning Heng thought Xu Man was someone he found through his position and wanted to praise him, but unexpectedly, he was not.

He looked for it from another angle - the underground garage.

"If you were a spy, would you choose to meet with your liaison officer in public? That's too stupid. You must be more secretive!"

Ning Heng felt that Xu Man was scolding him, and he had evidence.

Xu Man didn't realize that he had said the wrong thing, and continued to talk: "Chen Siyan drove here, and the car had to be parked in the garage. I asked the security guard, and her car has always been parked in parking lot number four. How far is parking lot number four? I knew there was something wrong at first glance, so I checked the surveillance of the garage, and guess what happened!"

Xu Man slammed the table and said in a noisy tone, like a storyteller, "In parking lot No. 4, I saw Sun Xu, that's the guy! They met downstairs, and he looked very intimate with Shen Siyan's assistant."

“Shen Siyan’s assistant?”

"Yes, I suspect that the two of them got in touch through her assistant." Xu Man asked, "How do we deal with this kind of internal traitor? Should we fire him now?"

Ning Heng shook his head, "Wait a little longer."

"Yeah, it's open now, Shen Siyan must have noticed it." After Xu Man finished speaking, he felt something was wrong.

"Brother, didn't you always open it directly before? Why are you waiting this time? Waiting for what? Are you waiting for Shen Siyan to be exposed? But didn't you not intervene in artist disputes before?"

Similar incidents have occurred at the station, where artist teams often bribe staff members to provide shooting information, or help them design eye-catching plots in the script, or provide better props when playing games, or even ask editors to cut more of the artist's behind-the-scenes footage.

Ning Heng has no control over other production teams, but if anyone in his team does such a thing, he will be fired immediately once discovered.

No matter who the staff member is in contact with, Ning Heng will maintain his original attitude towards the artist, will not have any prejudice against the artist, and will handle matters impartially.

Like an ecological photographer photographing wild animals, just shoot, don't interfere, and strictly abide by the laws of nature. The same goes for Ning Heng when he’s making shows. He likes to observe and record human nature, and that’s all. He never gets involved in any disputes among artists or fans, and doesn’t interfere with the ecological environment of the entertainment industry.

Xu Man asked Ning Heng why he made special arrangements this time, and Ning Heng only replied with four words: "Special matters are handled specially."

Xu Man immediately wanted to ask what the "special" in special matters meant, but before he could open his mouth, he was kicked out by Ning Heng.