Although betrayal by relatives is not uncommon in the entertainment industry, and it can even be considered a hotbed of backstabbing, Luan Qing had clearly bribed Shi Shan's agent, yet she was able to hold back until now... This kind of composure is truly admirable.

No wonder he's a ruthless man who can be a gigolo for rich women. Shang Yechu secretly rejoiced that Luan Qing was on a different track from her, and that they would probably never have a chance to cooperate.

In the current battlefield, Shang Yechu has actually retreated to the second line. The biggest highlight is the confrontation between the two sides of the climbing tiger and Sister Qingque. Sister Qingque has been holding back her anger for many years. Now that she knows how much Luan Qing has suffered at Tianding Entertainment and how many resources she has had to lose, her years of resentment have finally erupted, truly like a tidal wave.

No matter how fiercely fan-driven the debates get, they rarely achieve widespread reach. Only by connecting with social issues can they gain wider exposure. Therefore, to completely destroy an artist, you must not start with their fans or their work, but rather target them personally and link their actions as much as possible to social issues (especially sensitive ones).

Both Ji Juntao and Shang Yechu were well-versed in this art. Shang Yechu's skill stemmed from the experience accumulated over two lifetimes, while Ji Juntao's was purely due to his talent for manipulating power.

Having failed to test his skills on Wei Xuan, Ji Juntao was extremely excited to apply the same tactics to Shi Shan this time. Normally, such dirty work shouldn't be the responsibility of the company's top leader, but Ji Juntao insisted on handling it himself, wanting to see Shi Shan brought down.

Shang Yechu once asked Ji Juntao out of curiosity where his resentment towards Shishan came from.

Ji Juntao's answer was unexpected: "I don't hate Shi Shan, nor do I like Shi Shan. But if I can break Tianding Entertainment's pillar in this round, then one day in the future, I can completely replace Tianding Entertainment—no, surpass Tianding Entertainment."

What does it matter if it's a mountain, a sea, or an ocean?

What Ji Juntao found most incomprehensible was making decisions based on emotions. One of her bed partners, after drinking, blurted out to Ji Juntao that he actually liked Shang Yechu. But Ji Juntao wasn't angry; instead, she considered introducing him to Shang Yechu. Of course, Shang Yechu firmly refused, fearing she might contract a disease, even though Ji Juntao repeatedly emphasized that he was clean.

But then one time, when the man and Ji Juntao were deeply in love, he was in a hurry to find some means of sexual intercourse and, without Ji Juntao's permission, rummaged through Ji Juntao's belongings. Without saying a word, Ji Juntao kicked him away.

Shang Yechu was not as rational as Ji Juntao.

It's hard for people to be unaffected by emotions. Seeing Shi Shan being universally condemned online, Shang Yechu wasn't particularly happy.

There's a sense of accomplishment. It's also satisfying to see Sister Climbing Ivy heartbroken, crying about leaving the industry on various platforms, struggling to stay afloat, or being attacked and scolded by passersby and fans of other celebrities—after all, the cruelest revenge against fans is to bring down their idol.

But Shang Yechu couldn't possibly be overjoyed that Shi Shan was being attacked online. She felt only a faint sense of loss and emptiness, like dumping old clothes into a recycling center.

Well, we've done all we can. Even if Shi Shan doesn't die this time, he'll be badly injured. And even if he escapes this ordeal, he can forget about becoming a top star.

Shang Yechu shook her head, banishing the sorrow of feeling sorry for others of the same kind from her mind, and lowered her head to continue studying the advertising plan provided by CTS.

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Last month—August 13th, evening, one minute before the early morning of August 14th.

After discussing the plan with Ji Juntao, Shang Yechu yawned. She was too tired and wanted to rest. She wanted to get up early tomorrow morning to review the birthday wishes for the Yeya (young female fans).

Ji Juntao observed Shang Yechu's actions, remained silent for a moment, and then suddenly asked, "Ye, do you still remember Li Yi?"

"Of course." Shang Yechu was puzzled as to why Ji Juntao asked this strange question. "Why would you bring up such an unlucky person out of the blue?"

Ji Juntao straightened his phone: "Li Yi often dragged you down back then. Not only did he drag you down, but he also liked to criticize your acting, saying that you were wrong here and wrong there. When you were filming 'Xiao Feng Que,' every time you came back from vacation, he was the one you complained to me about the most."

Shang Yechu harbored deep resentment on the set of "Xiao Feng Que". Every time she returned to the company and breathed the air without Li Yi, she felt a precious sense of relief.

"What happened to him?" Shang Yechu pursed her lips. "Teacher Jiang posted photos of him boxing on her WeChat Moments just a couple of days ago. Did he get beaten to death by the boxing champion?"

No, that's not the case.

Shang Yechu gave a disappointed "oh".

Ji Juntao said, "Don't you think Shi Shan and Li Yi are very similar? Both are well-connected with good parents and grandmothers; both have poor acting skills and need you to carry them; Li Yi injured you, while Shi Shan schemed against your feelings... Li Yi or Shi Shan, which one do you hate more?"

Shang Yechu glanced at Ji Juntao: "Is there even a question? Of course it's Li Yi. No matter how many mistakes Shi Shan has made, at least he's a dedicated actor. What is Li Yi anyway?"

Li Yi was Shang Yechu's most disliked collaborator to date. Although Shi Shan was clumsy, he would revise his work tirelessly as long as Shang Yechu gave him pointers, even taking notes as if he had found a treasure. When Shang Yechu was with Shi Shan, she often felt a sense of pleasure from being admired and pondered.

And Li Yi? Good heavens! All he could say was, "Ye Chu, it's all because your emotions weren't right, you didn't manage to get my emotions out of it either; you should do this, this, this... What? You don't want to? Then let's just make do with this one..."

Even Su Ge is more shameless than Li Yi. At least every time Su Ge finished asking Shang Yechu questions, she would proactively send money or give her some luxury goods. Although Shang Yechu mostly refused them.

Ji Juntao said, "If that's the case, why didn't you expose Li Yi's misdeeds on set back then, but now you're going to take action against Shi Shan?"

If Shang Yechu's favorability rating had a counter, Li Yi would be in the negative column, while Shi Shan would be at least somewhat positive. Besides, Li Yi genuinely injured Shang Yechu, affecting the quality of the final product of "Xiao Feng Que." Shi Shan, on the other hand, although he tried to deceive her feelings, he failed. His performance in the drama was also impeccable.

Shang Yechu paused, pondered for a moment, and said, "After Li Yi injured me, Teacher Jiang came to see me. Did you know that?"

"How would I know what's going on in your film crew?" Ji Juntao blinked, thinking to himself that he should give Shang Yechu's assistant a talking-to, since she hadn't said a word about such an important matter.

"Teacher Jiang apologized to me and deleted a lot of Xie An's highlights in the original work, replacing them with Xiao Fengque's scenes. For example, in the last part of 'Xiao Fengque,' Xie An spent half the movie in jail, because all of his scenes investigating the case were given to me." Shang Yechu smiled and said, "She said that Li Yi injuring me was her mistake, and this is her apology."

Ji Juntao clicked his tongue: "It's so good to have a good grandma. Although my mom is also very good to me, she won't take the blame for me if I do something wrong."

"You know how strong Jiang Shang Nong Chao Sheng's pen is, right? This work, 'Xiao Feng Que,' is very important to me. I don't need to offend Li Yi for her sake."

Ji Juntao was also sleepy, yawning and muttering, "It seems that Shi Shan lost because he didn't have Grandma to apologize on his behalf..."

“This really has nothing to do with Grandma.” Shang Yechu laughed. “You know what? On the day filming wrapped up, Li Yi and I were chatting and he casually mentioned that his ideal job was to become a boxer. He would set off the following month after filming wrapped up.”

"This job is indeed very suitable for him, who's all brawn and no brains," Ji Juntao commented candidly. "Wait, so you didn't react much to Li Yi because he won't be acting anymore—"

“Yes.” Shang Yechu nodded. “Li Yi won’t stand in my way. Shi Shan will. It’s that simple.”