Chapter 40: Another trending topic: Four cars overturned, though late, it arrived!
The original buzz surrounding the relationship had been removed by Xu Zhou's team, but a new trending topic suddenly appeared.
#Jiang Yueyao washing gold coins
#Jiang Yueyao's Best Actress Story
#Jiang Yueyao tax evasion
#LegalProtectorsGetOutOfTheEntertainmentIndustry
One after another, bright red and glaring.
Upon clicking through, she was met with a mountain of irrefutable evidence: recordings, contracts, and photos. It was like a bolt from the blue, leaving Jiang Yueyao stunned on the spot.
"How did these things end up online...?"
Xu Zhou's pupils contracted. "So all of this is true?!"
Jiang Yueyao didn't respond, but frantically flipped through her phone, her panicked state proving that everything was true.
"Jiang Yueyao, are you confused!"
Xu Zhou was heartbroken and exasperated, "With your current market value, isn't your salary enough to make you earn? You've crossed the line! Are you crazy?!"
This isn't just madness; it's downright stupidity and malice!
Netizens were outraged and immediately unfollowed him.
[I never expected that when I opened my eyes, the house had collapsed. Goodbye to the law-breaking celebrity, I'm unfollowing him.]
Jiang Yueyao, you'd better watch yourself. Five years of liking someone, I must have been blind.
Some people find it unbelievable.
[This must be fake news deliberately released by haters! Waiting for Yueyao's reply! Your moon is always there!]
Jiang Yueyao had no time to reply.
She didn't even have time to deal with the previous conflicts and arguments with Shen Linzhou.
The phone rang, and as soon as I answered, a deep, angry female voice came from the other end.
"What's going on with the trending topics?!"
"I don't know. I just woke up and saw those posts online, but I clearly kept those contracts in my safe at home, and I've never mentioned them to anyone. I really don't know..."
"I don't want to hear excuses." The other person interrupted her mercilessly. "It's over now. Our cooperation is over. You'd better take care of yourself. I don't need to tell you what to do next, do I?"
"Lanyan, listen to me, I..."
Answer me!
Jiang Yueyao's tears fell in a torrent. Even though she had long anticipated that such a day might come, when it actually happened, the despair of being abandoned and the disillusionment of her beautiful dream still left her breathless.
"I see."
"Very well, don't let me hear any more rumors that I shouldn't have."
The call came suddenly, and the call ended just as suddenly.
Jiang Yueyao slumped on the hospital bed, looking completely lost and dejected. Where was her previous arrogant and domineering demeanor?
A moment later, she remembered something and suddenly looked at Xuzhou.
"Brother Xu, please help me find a PR person, the best lawyer and PR team! Please help me, you absolutely have to help me!"
How can I help you?
Xu Zhou felt that Jiang Yueyao in front of him was completely unfamiliar. "Look for yourself, who posted this! It's not a marketing account, it's official media! What does official media mean? Would they easily publish this stuff without having solid evidence?! Don't even mention me, even if a god came, he couldn't save you now!"
As soon as Xu Zhou finished speaking, his phone started vibrating and buzzing.
"Hello, it's me. What? Contract termination?!"
One dies, and another one dies.
"It's me, I'm Jiang Yueyao's agent. I'm sorry, please contact the company's legal department regarding contract termination..."
"Yes, it was me. I'm sorry, it was our fault. I'm so sorry. Please contact us to terminate the contract..."
"I am Xu Zhou. I'm truly sorry, but it's perfectly reasonable for you to terminate the contract..."
"..."
Xu Zhou kept receiving phone calls, and online, major brands were also issuing termination notices one after another, indicating that the situation had reached an irreversible point.
Just then, there was a knock on the ward door.
Shen Linzhou went to open the door, and as soon as he opened it, he was met by two people in police uniforms.
"Hello, this is the Ningzhou City Police Department," the other party showed their identification, "We need to take Ms. Jiang Yueyao back for investigation in cooperation with the Beijing City Police."
Xu Zhou didn't even have time to answer the phone.
Jiang Yueyao kept shrinking into the corner, "I didn't break the law, I didn't..."
"Miss Jiang, please come with us."
Police officers crossed the sunken boat and entered the ward.
Jiang Yueyao struggled to escape, but was held tightly.
Suddenly, her gaze fell on Shen Linzhou, who was standing at the door, and Zhou Ruoyu, who was just a step away outside the door.
"It's you! Shen Linzhou, it's you and Zhou Ruoyu!"
Jiang Yueyao remembered.
She was the only one who knew the combination to the family safe.
However, when she attended the ceremony last time, her assistant lost the necklace sponsored by the brand. In order to make an emergency, she had no choice but to tell Shen Linzhou the password and ask him to help her retrieve the emerald necklace that she had bought at auction from the safe.
Although she changed her password in time, it was definitely that Shen Linzhou who discovered her secret that time!
"It's them! Officer, it was that adulterous couple who ruined me! I want to report them! I want to report Shen Linzhou for cheating on me with a PC! And Zhou Ruoyu, she hit and ran over an old lady selling vegetables and killed her!"
"Jiang Yueyao, don't make false accusations!" Shen Linzhou exclaimed anxiously.
Zhou Ruoyu wasn't much better. "You have no evidence, so what right do you have to slander me! I'm going to sue you for defamation!"
"Sue me? Fine! Come on! If I can't escape, none of you will get away with it!"
"Officer, she's gone mad! Take her away right now!" Zhou Ruoyu said in a panic.
The police officer turned to Jiang Yueyao and asked, "Is everything you've said true?"
"It's absolutely true, I have proof!"
"Mr. Shen, Ms. Zhou, in order to clear your names, please cooperate with us."
-
After a night of commotion at the hospital, Director Bai didn't sleep a wink.
After finally managing to get some sleep in the car, he was immediately caught and questioned by reporters who had been lying in wait as soon as he returned to the villa.
It was only with the help of his assistant that he managed to get through the chaotic scene.
Just as I was about to go back to my room for a good nap, the assistant director rushed over to report on the latest developments.
Director Bai was wide awake.
"What?! Jiang Yueyao, Shen Linzhou, and Zhou Ruoyu have all been taken away by the police?!"
That's not all.
"All of Jiang Yueyao's works have been removed from the entire internet, and even our live streams have been suspended and banned! The investors have sent a message saying they are withdrawing their investment according to the contract and that we need to pay three times the penalty for breach of contract! The higher-ups want you to return to the capital immediately, and... they also said they want to investigate your accounts."
"What?!"
Director Bai stumbled and strained his back, almost fainting on the spot.
For a moment, I didn't know whether to worry about the show or about myself.
To say nothing of the distant past, he just received money from Vice President Li of Shengshi last night, and didn't even have time to transfer it. How could that withstand an investigation?!
Director Bai felt dizzy and could barely stand.
"There are steps behind you, Director Bai, be careful."
Someone lent him a hand from behind, their voice lazy yet brimming with a wild and unruly spirit.
Turning around, she was met with Qin Shu's ambiguous smile.
Standing beside her was the bright and beautiful Song Ying, and also Sweet Bean Da Meng.
The group had clearly come together.
What are you doing here?
"What does Director Bai say?" Qin Shu raised an eyebrow.
Director Bai was about to brush it off by saying, "You guys go back first, I don't have time to deal with you right now," but when he saw everyone's expressions, he knew that the matter could no longer be kept secret. Moreover, with the internet buzzing about it, offending people would not do any good.
"The live stream has been stopped. Everyone is on their own from now on. Legal matters will be handled by your agents..."
Before he could finish speaking, the phone rang.
As soon as the call connected, I could feel the fury on the other end even through the receiver.
"Bai Yang! Get back to the company right now!"
An hour later.
Another trending topic!
#Shen Linzhou PC arrested
#Zhou Ruoyu arrested for hit-and-run
#Legal Experts Gather for "Love Detective Journey"
Overnight, everything changed.
"I watched him build a tall building, and then I watched it collapse. Today's trending topics are really explosive. I still can't believe it."
Sweet Bean scrolled through Weibo, jumping up and down in the melon patch.
It's one thing to be a gossipmonger online, but it's quite another to be caught in the middle of it all while the gossipmonger is right next to you.
"Of all the gossip I've heard in the past twenty years, none has been as shocking as what I've seen today. What a surreal collapse! And look at this, Sister Ying!"
Sweet Bean pointed at the phone screen and said, "Some people said, 'The show used to break up couples, and now it's breaking up its own. It's a completely hellish variety show. Bai Yang has been causing trouble all along, and finally he's ruined himself.' That's so true! Any normal person would think that old guy has something wrong with his head."
"The show is over, aren't you angry?" Song Ying asked with a smile.
"This lousy show, it's fine if it's canceled. Anyway, we can just refund the remaining appearance fee. Speaking of which, 500,000 yuan for a month of filming is not as much as what Meng Ge and I earn in one live broadcast. But the company requires us to cooperate, so we have no choice. Sister Ying, you have no idea how stifled Meng Ge and I were for the first half of the month. It was only after you came that I felt that the trip was worthwhile."
Sweet Bean kept chattering, clearly having suffered quite a bit earlier. "Some people online are saying that 'Detective Love' is just a worthless variety show that launders money, tagging official media outlets to dig up the guests' contracts and see if they're all like Jiang Yueyao, making dirty money. I beg them to hurry up and dig! By the way, Sister Ying, how much did you guys sign?"
Song Ying silently made a seven with her fingers.
"Seven hundred thousand? As expected, celebrities are worth more than us internet celebrities."
"Guess again."
"Seven...seventy thousand?" Sweet Bean exclaimed in surprise. "You and Brother Shu together?"
"Um."
"Before tax?"
"Um."
"This..." Sweet Bean didn't know what to say.
After a long pause, he finally managed to choke out, "Seventy thousand after tax is barely sixty thousand. With Brother Shu's net worth, he can earn several sixty thousand in a week... not to mention that there are two of you together."
Song Ying laughed, "It is indeed a bit shabby in the industry. But it's much better than the average person."
"Sigh..." Sweet Bean sighed, "If Jiang Yueyao had your awareness, she wouldn't have ruined her promising future."
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