New messages flooded the WeChat group of Ye Li Studio.
The smug, seductive emojis are constantly being created.
[Morning: Master is awesome! I'm a big fan of Master!]
[Ling Xiaohan: See? See? I knew Master wasn't the kind of person who gets caught up in romance and gets easily swayed by love!]
[Yan Ziqing: I've already reposted it and even tagged those shameless marketing accounts. I hope they don't play dead!]
[Wan Mingyi: I can't play dead anymore! Master Fu retweeted it!]
【Morning:? ? ? ! ! ! 】
[Yan Ziqing: Master Fu is awesome!]
As she scrolled upwards, Ye Li finally learned what had happened.
Xie Chenlu posted a dark recording on his Weibo account, which he hadn't logged into in ages but was full of industry peers.
"I thought you were going to be discouraged and just sink into despair. Fortunately, you finally came to your senses!"
"Is there something you need?... If you just wanted to say hello, then thank you, that's all for now! If you wanted to catch up, sorry, I don't think we have anything to reminisce about!"
"..."
"Shaoguang, give up! ... Several awards in this competition have already been predetermined. ... If Master Fu had intervened, with the Fu Group heavily sponsoring you, this competition would practically be your comeback, a sure thing. But Master Fu didn't intervene, and none of the sponsors are related to the Fu Group or its subsidiaries. Chenlu, you..."
"No need to say more! People with different principles cannot work together! Facts have proven that my decision back then was correct!"
"That's all I have to say. You'd better watch yourself! I want to see just how embarrassing you and your Ye Li Studio will be after the finals!"
The sound of footsteps faded into the distance, and the 8-minute recording came to an abrupt end.
[Xie Chenlu V: That's all I have to say!]
Xie Chenlu did not tag anyone.
Yet his name is prominently displayed at number six on the trending topics list.
As soon as Fu Yanci reposted it using his verified Weibo account as the CEO of the Fu Group, the number six on the trending topics list jumped to number four in the blink of an eye.
When Ye Li saw it, the recording had already been played over 800,000 times.
It's visibly heading straight for 1 million.
The comments section was in complete chaos.
"See? See? I knew this competition was rigged. The awards were all predetermined, haha..."
"Upstairs, if you had any intelligence, you wouldn't have said something like that."
"Do you know what it means to have a clear conscience? The fact that they dare to post it shows they're not afraid!"
"@Yu Fangfei, is this recording real?"
Netizens did not receive a response from Yu Fangfei.
We received a reply from the organizers of "Shaoguang".
[Shanghai Shine Jewelry Design Competition V: The competition has been held for 9 sessions. We thank all the sponsors for their strong support, and the judges and award presenters for taking the time to attend. To ensure fairness and impartiality, sponsors and contestants have had no connection whatsoever since the first competition. Rumors of behind-the-scenes manipulation are completely unfounded and have been reported to the police! Furthermore, the award presenter who published false information has been disqualified from presenting awards! [Image 1.jpg, Image 2.jpg, Image 3.jpg]]
Image 1 is the police report record.
Image 2 is a lawyer's letter from a law firm in Shanghai to the Tianma Xingkong Forum's "This Society Judges by Looks" and several marketing accounts on Weibo that spread false rumors.
Image 3 is a website announcement issued by Shaoguang regarding the cancellation of Yu Fangfei as an award presenter.
From the spread of rumors to the official response, only a few hours passed, and the organizers' attitude was very firm.
At 9:00 AM sharp, there was still one hour before the start of the final.
The legal department of Fu's Group issued a lawyer's letter to "this society that judges by appearances," a number of marketing accounts that spread rumors, and the accounts that are most active in the comment section and whose comments have been forwarded more than 500 times.
The trending topic changed from "Shaoguang's behind-the-scenes scandal" just a few hours ago to "Fu's lawyer's letter" in the blink of an eye.
In the bedroom of a five-star hotel in the city center, Yu Fangfei's face was ashen.
The awards ceremony followed immediately after the finals, and her assistant had arranged for a stylist and makeup artist for her a few days in advance.
Unexpectedly, what woke her up early in the morning was not a call from her assistant, but a cold notification from the person in charge of the event.
They say her qualification as an award presenter has been revoked!
Before I could even ask "why," the other party coldly hung up the phone.
Immediately afterwards, Yu Fangfei saw the trending topics on Weibo, as well as the recording.
I never expected Xie Chenlu to record it.
I didn't expect him to have no feelings for me at all.
What Yu Fangfei didn't expect was that "Shaoguang" really didn't have any contestants whose awards were predetermined.
But... how is that possible?
Yu Fangfei remembers clearly that a few years ago in China, all kinds of competitions emerged one after another.
In some competitions, studios can even bring their own sponsors to participate.
The organizers received sponsorship for the program.
The studio received an award, which successfully enhanced the reputation of the designers.
In the end, the organizers and the studio both benefited from the competition.
Yu Fangfei's original intention was simply to prevent Xie Chenlu from humiliating himself, but she never expected that a casual remark about industry secrets would put her in such an awkward situation where she couldn't get out or back down.
My Weibo inbox is overflowing with private messages asking me to expose the inside story.
The email contained a notification from the organizers of "Shaoguang" that their guest qualification had been cancelled.
She originally returned to China for today's award ceremony. As soon as the official domestic media reported on it, she made an appearance, which was tantamount to promoting her studio.
Combining domestic and international factors, there's no worry about a lack of buzz.
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