Chapter 9: Entertainment Industry Drama
Xiang Yue saw Mo Qianyao and exclaimed, "Wow!" before dropping her voice. "You're dressed like that. Did you stay out all night? Nightclub queen."
Mo Qianyao smiled broadly, "Bingo! But in a work setting, don't call me the nightclub queen, such an awkward title."
Yu Yin added: "Your outfit doesn't look like you're in a work setting."
"I was too drunk yesterday and when I woke up I realized I got up late, so I rushed here." Mo Qianyao took out a mirror to look at her makeup. At least her makeup was fine. She put on makeup again in the car, and as she looked at herself, she suddenly felt that she was so beautiful.
Xiang Yue nudged Yu Yin with her arm, "She's being narcissistic again." Then she said to Mo Qianyao, "A client is coming over this afternoon. He's a conservative person, so you'd better change your outfit to avoid upsetting him."
Mo Qianyao grumbled quietly, "Most men like him are conservative in words, but they have a lot of fun in private, and they don't care about food or sex."
Yu Yin and Xiang Yue both smiled without saying anything, silently agreeing with her point of view.
The three of them went to a nearby shopping mall. Mo Qianyao wanted to buy some clothes. She said it was a good excuse to buy herself new clothes.
When they enter a certain brand's store, the sharp-eyed salesmen and saleswomen will categorize the customers into different levels, and their service attitudes will also be graded accordingly.
However, the salesgirl the three met was exceptionally enthusiastic, radiating enthusiasm from head to toe. They looked at each other and unanimously suspected that her performance had not yet met the end-of-month target.
The salesgirl's service attitude was indeed very good, but she loved to show off her knowledge too much. She delivered long paragraphs about brand stories and design concepts, but she just didn't hit the mark on what the customers liked. Their shopping enthusiasm was almost dampened by her enthusiasm. Suddenly, I began to understand why her performance did not meet the standards.
Mo Qianyao and Xiang Yue went to try on clothes. Yu Yin, who was left alone, was like a little fat sheep on the grassland. Another salesgirl, Salesgirl B, turned into a big bad wolf and snatched Yu Yin away from the original salesgirl.
From the moment Yu Yin entered, Salesgirl B immediately took notice. She had a striking appearance and a striking demeanor. At first glance, she appeared to be wearing only one or two expensive designer items. But a closer look revealed that the rest of her clothing was made of fine materials and craftsmanship. Clearly custom-made, she was meticulously de-logoed, avoiding the glaring luxury labels that would have been seen on her head to toe to signal her wealth.
Salesgirl B thought that Yu Yin had no desire to buy because he had no interest in her colleague's sales pitch. She thought it would be a waste of money if she didn't let Yu Yin buy, and she couldn't bear to see the money slip away right under her nose.
She used sweet words to make Yu Yin happy, and took every opportunity to recommend clothes to Yu Yin.
Yu Yin was not so fooled that she lost her mind and did not accept all the recommendations of the salesgirl B. After two years of baptism of the exquisite life of a rich wife and Lana's intentional or unintentional teaching, she knew what suited her and what kind of clothes she should wear, and her aesthetic awareness had improved.
Yu Yin picked out some clothes she liked from the recommendations. Without trying them on or checking the prices, she simply asked the saleswoman to pack them up and pay with her credit card. She used a black card Zhao Shunian had given her.
Even though Yu Yin only bought a part of the recommended items, this was a big order. Salesgirl B couldn't stop smiling. However, because she always kept her professional ethics in mind, she suppressed the arc of her mouth to a normal range.
At first, the salesgirl couldn't hide the envy in her eyes, and the big order that helped her achieve her performance target slipped through her fingers.
Salesgirl B brought desserts and drinks to Yu Yin. After taking a sip of the drink, she suddenly felt annoyed that she had spent money lavishly again and had forgotten to check the price. She did the same action habitually and smoothly. In just two years, she had become obsessed with money.
However, Yu Yin's regret and reflection only lasted for a short while, because the intense pleasure brought by the indiscriminate shopping eliminated them all.
This made her realize one thing: if her living standards dropped after the divorce, then so be it. She'd figured things out, and she'd adapt to that environment in due time. She couldn't make things difficult for herself now; she should enjoy herself when she could. It wasn't her money anyway.
In the end, Mo Qianyao and Xiang Yue both picked out the clothes they liked thanks to the recommendations of the salesgirl B who had intercepted them.
Mo Qianyao picked out a set of clothes and put it on. After receiving nods of praise from Yu Yin and Xiang Yue, she wore it and paid the bill and left.
Later, the three of them went to a Japanese restaurant for lunch and chose a private room for more privacy.
While eating, Xiang Yue said to the other two with a gossipy look on her face, "Last night's big news: a married director and a national female star rekindled their old love. Did you hear about it?"
Yu Yin responded the fastest: "I know, but I haven't understood it in detail. What's going on with them?" She had wanted to watch it last night, but after talking with Zhao Shunian, she forgot about it.
Mo Qianyao shook her head to indicate that she didn't know. She was having fun in the bar last night and didn't pay any attention to the entertainment gossip on the Internet.
Xiang Yue said to them with a look of regret: "You missed a great show..."
Some time ago, an unknown industry insider made an anonymous revelation on a certain platform, posting two emoticons implying that a married director had a close relationship with a celebrity.
This caused netizens to imagine a lot, and they tried to guess who the two emoticons referred to, just like guessing a riddle. Since they really couldn't guess, they thought it was a feint to attract attention, and it didn't attract much attention, so not many people paid attention to it.
It was not until last night that some industry insiders began to release information pointing to this matter, and the online heat began to rise. The onlookers went to the anonymous post that first broke the news to check in and chat.
Xu Ronghao personally issued a statement declaring her single, and her studio soon followed suit with a list of accusers. While some still harbor doubts, the rumors have largely been dispelled by the public.
The timing was also very clever. Everyone was gossiping and speculating about which director had an affair with a female star, which had whetted everyone's appetite. The attention paid to the scandal was not as high as before.
As more and more clues emerged, everyone had almost guessed who the male and female protagonists of the affair were. Their old stories were dug up, and through their schedules and the content posted on social platforms, clues were found to confirm the authenticity of the rumors about them, and public opinion intensified.
Press releases gradually emerged, alleging that Xu Ronghao was framed and slandered. Initially, everyone felt she was being used to cover up the true infidelity, and some felt sorry for her, with many onlookers speaking up for her. Later, some wondered why Xu Ronghao was chosen, and whether she had any entanglement with the two men.
The news that Xu Ronghao had snatched a role came to light. The original female lead of the new drama she was filming was the national female star Miss Wu, but when filming was about to begin, the actress was suddenly replaced and Xu Ronghao became the female lead.
Then everyone imagined a big drama, that Xu Rong was the first to grab the role, and Miss Wu took the opportunity to retaliate by creating the scandal. She fought back and exposed the director's affair with Miss Wu, completely destroying Miss Wu's career. The two were fighting each other, and neither of them was a pushover. Netizens argued endlessly about who was right and who was wrong, and lamented that the intrigues in the entertainment industry were all real.
Today, the director's original wife came out to criticize Ms. Wu and the director, which helped to straighten out the already off-topic topic. Xu Ronghao was also exposed for a lot of negative information and was criticized by industry insiders.
All parties are fighting and scrambling, and from last night to today, the topic has become increasingly heated.
There is no trace of Zhao Shunian on the internet anymore. Netizens generally believe that the mysterious man is not him, or that he does not exist and is just an ordinary passerby who happened to be photographed...
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