Yes, that's right.
Shi Jing is trending, topping the charts. It beat out a bunch of trending topics about handsome men and beautiful women celebrating the Spring Festival, and made it to the front page of the social section.
It's a rather unfortunate situation. None of the company's employees expected that none of the smaller artists would be able to trend on social media, but the boss herself would be the first to do so.
Shi Jing learned the news from Miao Chen's hesitant phone call and quickly opened the trending topics. The first trending topic was related to Shi Jing.
"The CEO of Jinyang had a late-night rendezvous with a female college student; she was a top student from a prestigious university!"
"The Values of Today's College Students!"
"......"
Several related or related topics appeared at the top of the trending searches. Although Shi Jing's name did not appear directly, the photo was prominently displayed, clearly indicating a clear connection.
Shi Jing glanced through the posts and found that many of the popular ones had similar wording, clearly written by the same group of online trolls. It was unclear how much they had invested, but they managed to get this revelation trending and trigger a series of related discussions.
In the real-time news, besides the heated comparisons and contrasts, there are also many uninformed passersby who click on the special search results just to leave a few comments.
Often, people don't care whether the facts are true or not; they just come in and spew nonsense as soon as they see a place to vent.
A while later, Jin Ye'an also called Shi Jing; she was among the first to know the news. As someone in the entertainment industry, even on vacation, she still kept an eye on trending topics.
"Mr. Shi, do you have a solution to this problem? I have already contacted marketing accounts and online trolls, and they are ready to respond at any time."
Jin Ye'an truly lives up to his reputation as a leader in this industry; his reaction was remarkably swift.
“I was prepared when things went wrong. I’ve already obtained the surveillance footage from the hotel and the charity gala. I’ll send it to you later.”
Zhang Sumu had some trouble finding the surveillance footage initially. The footage from the charity gala was relatively easy to find, but the footage from the restaurant was initially unavailable. According to the restaurant staff, the surveillance system was faulty, and there were no backups.
Zhang Sumu didn't make a big fuss about it, but he secretly used his connections to get his hands on the surveillance footage.
After she found out about this, she knew there must be more to come, and both videos are still saved on her computer.
"That's great. With the video, we can easily and cleanly clear up the mess..."
Just then, Jin Ye'an's phone rang, and after a while, he heard someone say something. Before Shi Jing could figure it out, he heard Jin Ye'an say, "Chairman Shi, just now, General Manager Jin of Jinyang Cinemas responded at the promotional event for his own film."
Her voice was solemn, and it didn't sound like good news.
Shi Jing quickly clicked on the trending topics and saw a new video appearing in the topic. At the promotional event, someone asked about this trending topic, and Mr. Jin, the general manager of Jinyang Cinemas, didn't seem to care much, and gave an ambiguous reply: "A man who isn't a bit of a playboy in his youth is wasting his life."
Upon seeing this, Shi Jing couldn't help but get angry.
She wasn't actually surprised to learn that she was being slandered that morning; she knew these rumors wouldn't cause her much harm. But seeing Jin Likai's nonchalant attitude infuriated her. Did Jin Likai think the scandal was just another minor embellishment to his romantic escapades, or was this whole affair part of a scheme orchestrated against her?
Regardless of the type, Shi Jing had no desire to get involved with such disgusting people.
Shi Jing quickly sent the two videos to Jin Ye'an, asking her to have someone edit them slightly. The original videos were too long; they needed to be edited a bit to be used as evidence.
She then immediately called the law firm that her company was working with, directly asking them to follow up on the matter, as she wanted to sue these rumor-mongering marketing accounts.
If she didn't have money on hand, she might have hesitated. But having just received a huge reward mission, Shi Jing was still feeling inflated and didn't care about the cost or the time involved.
“Sue all these marketing accounts and individuals who provide the correct answers.”
"Ms. Shi," the lawyer hesitated on the other end of the phone, "most of these cases, if sued, will only end in a private settlement, or result in detention and fines, but the investment will be enormous..."
“Attorney Yuan, money is not an issue. Every single one of these rumor-mongers should be imprisoned and punished. Don’t let any of them get away with it.”
“…Okay.” After a moment of silence, Attorney Yuan agreed.
Once the money is invested, the efficiency becomes very rapid.
After the edited video was sent to Shi Jing again, Shi Jing quickly posted it out with the caption: "Just a brief encounter in public. Mr. Jin, even a young womanizer isn't indiscriminate in his tastes."
Shi Jing's own account didn't have much influence, so he specifically paid to get this message ranked high on the leaderboard. In addition, his company and law firm reposted it, creating another buzz.
The law firm had compiled a long list of usernames in a short period of time, and after collecting evidence, it even sent out the lawyer's letter directly on the public platform.
After the lawyer's letter was sent out, some marketing accounts didn't take it seriously, but the power of Shi Jing's spending money had already become apparent.
"Although the photos and videos are from the same scene, the editing is really impressive!"
"Just saying hello can lead to being falsely accused of being a mistress. Isn't there just too much malice towards women these days?!"
"Haha, even a womanizer can be picky about food."
They acted quickly, and after the clarification, the overall situation improved, with most of the news now leaning towards Shi Jing's side.
Of course, there are still some who are stubborn.
"Who knows if this woman is a gold digger in private? The male protagonist has admitted it."
Many people agree with this message, and influenced by Jin Likai's interview, some people also feel that there must be something ambiguous between the two.
But soon, the influence of the reposts by several companies under Shi Jing's name also emerged.
"Wait, what's going on with these companies that forwarded this?"
"Yes, yes, they're both called 'fortune,' but their business directions are different."
"Something's not quite right."
Shi Jing's relationship with her company is no secret. Although she is not high-profile, the truth can be found out if the investigation is thorough.
As curious netizens dug deeper, the connection between Shi Jing and Shi Yun was quickly discovered. And with the exposure of this relationship, Shi Jing's words actually gained more acceptance.
The rumored couple are clearly mismatched in appearance. Even if the woman were after his money, with several companies under her name, she's obviously not short of cash. Why would she be with someone like that just for money?
As the matter escalated, the mudslinging around Shi Jing was mostly cleared up, and basically no one linked her to Jin Likai anymore. Instead, a wave of ridicule and mockery of Jin Likai arose.
His ambiguous answers during the interview were repeatedly criticized and ridiculed.
A sex scandal might not mean much to him, but the ridicule and sarcasm made him lose face.
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