Chapter 302 I am willing to go
After smashing the phone and venting her anger, Xu Jinglei forced herself to calm down. It would be useless to pursue Tong Dawei and Song Ning at this point.
Now that the direction of public opinion has changed and is developing in a direction that is unfavorable to me, the most urgent thing is to quickly find a way to pull myself out of the whirlpool of public opinion.
The light in the study was dim. Xu Jinglei sat in front of the computer desk, staring at the screen and thinking quietly.
His fingers rested lightly on the keyboard, but he didn't put them down for a long time, and he kept thinking in his mind how to write this crucial Weibo.
I inadvertently glanced at the status that was posted not long ago, and secretly felt lucky that I had kept something in reserve at the time. At least I helped Liu Shishi clarify the situation on the surface, and there is still room for maneuver.
After thinking for a long time, he slowly typed the following paragraph.
Xu Jinglei v: Considering that some people with bad intentions on the Internet deliberately interfered with me and my junior sister and tried to sow discord between us.
I have to state again that the so-called “slapping” was just a requirement of the filming plot, which I have already explained in my previous blog post.
Shishi is a good girl. I am always grateful for her guest appearance in the crew. @Liu Shishi sincerely thanks her sister for her support.
As soon as the other female protagonist of the much-watched "slap incident" posted a statement on Weibo, it immediately attracted the attention of a group of night owl netizens.
"Looking back on it, it seems that some people are indeed over-interpreting it. Xu Jinglei, as the victim, didn't take it seriously, but netizens are actually trying to stand up for her. They are really meddling in other people's business."
"I think this is just a farce created to promote the movie, just to attract attention."
"From the two Weibo posts to clarify, we can see that Xu Jinglei is indeed grateful to Liu Shishi. It was originally a meaningful thing for the two Du Lalas in the TV series and the movie to appear in the same frame. However, some people were trying to manipulate the situation and made everyone unhappy."
Most netizens who are unaware of the truth often do not have a firm stance or opinions and are easily swayed by the crowd.
Xu Jinglei's second statement did have some effect and successfully reversed a lot of the negative influence on her own remarks.
However, things in the world are never as we wish, and there are often exceptions. Among the many comments, the message from a golden big V is particularly eye-catching.
Wang Sicong v: What a bitch, you are totally avoiding the main point! Xu Cairen, as a director, you don’t know how that ambiguous video was spread.
You should have explained the details earlier, why did it come to this? Now Tong Dawei and Song Nian have come forward, pretending to have a close sisterly relationship with Liu Shishi, and they are taking everyone for fools.
Xu Jinglei was originally complacent when she saw that netizens were already confused by her "sincere" speech. But when she saw a big V come out to disrupt the situation, she was so angry that she gritted her teeth.
I angrily clicked on Wang Sicong v’s Weibo homepage, wanting to see where this young man came from.
"Chairman of Pusi Investment Co., Ltd., Director of Kidswant Children's Products Co., Ltd., Director of Wanda Industrial Investment Co., Ltd..."
Either chairman or director, this string of dazzling titles surprised Xu Jinglei a little. What worried her most was that the other party was actually a director of Wanda and her own movie was still being shown in their theaters.
In 2010, when domestic cinema chains were ranked by box office and market share, Tengda Southern Cinemas ranked first in the industry, while Wanda Cinemas and China Film Star Cinemas ranked second and third respectively.
As a director of Wanda Group, the second largest cinema chain, no one in the entertainment industry dares to underestimate him.
Xu Jinglei's face turned red and white, and she secretly groaned in her heart, feeling that she was really unlucky this year.
She also secretly hated Wang Sicong for meddling in other people's business. She had no grudge against him in the past or recently, so why did he have to be so ruthless to her?
Ever since she became famous, she has been surrounded by flattery and has the support of some bigwigs in the Beijing circle. Xu Jinglei, who has been doing well, became more and more angry. She immediately lost her temper and wanted to leave a message to fight back.
But on second thought, he realized that he had no idea about the other party's background and he was already in trouble, so he should be cautious. So he decided to find out where the other party came from.
As one of the four leading actresses and a top actress in the entertainment industry, Xu Jinglei is adept at networking and has extensive connections. After making a few phone calls, she quickly found out Wang Sicong's identity.
"It turns out he is a second-generation rich man who relies on his family. He uses his usual titles to bluff people. He has nothing better to do than to meddle in other people's business."
At this moment, Miss Xu Jinglei could no longer suppress her temper and immediately left a message in response: Mr. Wang, you go find your father, I will do my job, and we should all be on our own. @王思葱v
On the other hand, Wang Sicong was also young and energetic. Facing the naked ridicule, he naturally did not want to be outdone. He immediately replied: "Everyone knows what you do, why pretend to be a good man and believer."
The two of them exchanged sharp words, each one more sharp and merciless than the last, which made the crowd of netizens who were just watching the fun really enjoyable.
"666, who is this Wang Sicong? He is trying to kill Xu Jinglei!"
"The plot is off. The previous part was about Liu Shishi and Xu Jinglei. Where did this Wang Sicong come from?"
"Haha, Wang Sicong is really outspoken and dares to say anything, but I like it, please reveal more."
"I found out that Wang Sicong is the only son of Wanda Group's boss Wang. He is a super rich second-generation. No wonder he is so brave."
Ding-ling-ling! A burst of urgent telephone ringing interrupted the silence of the late night. Xu Jinglei hurriedly got up to answer the phone.
"Jinglei, why didn't you answer my phone?"
"Brother Shuo, my phone is broken."
Wang Shuo did not dwell on this issue any further and went straight to the point: "Don't bother with Wang Sicong online, he is just a child who was spoiled by his family.
You are a big star and a public figure. It is not decent for you to get angry with him and argue with him online. Let's end this matter here and keep it low-key. The heat will die down in a few days. Don't make any more waves."
Xu Jinglei took a deep breath and calmed down: "Okay, Brother Shuo. But I have no problem. I'm just afraid that Wang Sicong will not let me go. I don't know what's wrong with him."
"Just pretend you didn't see him and leave him alone. No one will pay attention to him and he won't be able to continue his one-man show."
Xu Jinglei nodded: "Okay. Just think of it as being bitten by a dog."
Wang Shuo smiled bitterly: "Go to bed early, why bother making such a fuss?"
A phone call from Wang Shuo made Xu Jinglei lose interest for a moment. Recalling last year's Bazaar Charity Gala, she and several big actresses had an agreement in advance that she would take the lead, and several others would follow closely behind, working together to suppress the four little actresses.
But now that she has taken action, where is the support and assistance promised? In the end, several other big stars on the Internet didn't say a word, leaving her isolated and helpless.
The big star Xu suddenly felt that he was overwhelmed and somewhat regretted his rash action against Liu Shishi.
He returned to the study in a depressed mood. He was too lazy to read what Wang Sicong said on the screen. He turned off the phone in frustration and prepared to rest.
Xu Jinglei was exhausted after a day of hard work and went back to her room to rest. On the other side, Wang Sicong became more and more courageous and excited.
Young Master Wang waited for a long time but there was no reply from Xu Jinglei. When he saw that she had stopped, he suddenly felt a wonderful feeling in his heart. It seemed that he enjoyed the feeling of being the center of attention on the Internet.
Glancing at the number of fans which had increased to more than 300,000 in a short period of time, Mr. Wang felt very proud. A sense of satisfaction quietly emerged in his heart, and he couldn't wait to find someone to share his joy.
After searching through the contacts, I saw a number. My eyes lit up and I excitedly dialed it.
At this time, in the presidential suite of the Johannesburg Palace Hotel, Liu Shishi and Song Ci were enjoying a luxurious dinner served by the hotel waiters.
The exquisite tableware was neatly arranged, various delicious dishes were on the table, the candlelight was flickering, and it was warm and romantic.
When Liu Shishi saw the caller ID on her phone, she was slightly startled, then answered: "Hello, Simong."
"Senior sister, did you see me arguing with Xu Jinglei on Weibo?" The first thing Young Master Wang said was to share his "battle record".
"Si Cong, my husband and I are in South Africa. I didn't pay much attention to Weibo this afternoon. So, how did you get into a fight with Xu Jinglei?"
When Wang Sicong heard this, he immediately reacted: "You guys are so mean. Why didn't you invite me to watch the World Cup with you?"
Liu Shishi chuckled, and seeing her husband's gesture, she reached out and opened the hands-free mode: "My husband wants to talk to you."
While cutting steak, Song Ci joked, "Si Cong, Shishi and I have been in a world of two, do you want to be a light bulb?"
Wang Sicong was unhappy and muttered, "You have a lot of bodyguards and assistants around you, and you don't need a third wheel like me."
Miss Liu took over the topic: "Don't be unhappy, I will definitely invite you to go abroad next time. I haven't finished what I was saying just now, what happened between you and Xu Jinglei?"
Speaking of this, Mr. Wang became excited and described in vivid detail how he had confronted the famous star Xu not long ago and how he had exposed her conspiracy in front of netizens.
"She must be so angry that she stamps her feet."
"Good job!" Liu Shishi greatly appreciated Master Wang's behavior, and then said indignantly: "Xu Jinglei is also inexplicable. She and I usually don't interfere with each other. Why would she design a plan against me?"
Song Ci saw it clearly: "In the final analysis, it is just a struggle for interests. Seeing that your young actress is developing so rapidly, the older actresses are afraid that their cake will be snatched away, so they naturally want to suppress her.
It's just that her approach was a little crude and her methods were not sophisticated enough, which put her in a very difficult position."
Thinking of Tangren's response in the afternoon, he immediately praised: "Cai Yinong is quite quick-witted. He handled the crisis public relations well. The blog post he posted using Shishi's Weibo account was quite good."
Thinking of how Xu Jinglei looked down on him as a rich second-generation, Wang Sicong felt indignant and took the opportunity to test him: "Brother, you are not going to let Xu Jinglei go just like this, are you?"
Liu Shishi also looked at her husband curiously, wondering how he was going to deal with it.
Song Ci sneered, a hint of coldness flashed in his eyes: "You have to pay the price for doing something wrong. You want to keep things quiet by posting two microblogs that evade the main point. There is no such thing in the world. I will stop her movie tomorrow."
When Young Master Wang heard this, he said excitedly, "Brother, I have no choice but to help my teacher and sister. This is just a small matter, so why do you need to step in? I can handle it.
I am willing to be the pioneer. I will talk to my old man and ask Wanda Cinema to remove her movie. She thinks that I am a second-generation rich man who lives a life of idleness and waits for death, and my words are not counted in Wanda!"
Song Ci nodded slightly: "That's it, I will talk to Liu Rong, the president of Southern Cinema Line, tomorrow and cooperate with Wanda. If someone comes out to speak for her later, I will come forward if you can't stand it."
Wang Sicong was fearless and said, "She has a background in Beijing. I'm not afraid of people from big institutions. Besides, I don't believe they will go against Wanda for a movie."
Song Ci looked at the time and saw that it was already very late, so he reminded her, "It's probably one in the morning in Beiping now, Si Cong, go to bed early and take me to say hello to President Wang tomorrow."
Young Master Wang smiled and replied, "I'll go to sleep soon. My old man is still wondering when you will come to visit again."
In Peking, the early morning sunshine fills the ancient city, and the troubled day is finally over.
However, netizens are still talking about the war of words on Weibo yesterday. Related posts and discussions on major entertainment forums and social platforms are still as hot as ever. Everyone is speculating about the subsequent direction of this storm, whether it will escalate or die down.
Xu Jinglei was woken up by the landline phone at home early in the morning. She felt secretly annoyed that she shouldn't have smashed the phone in anger last night.
The big star looked impatient at the moment. She had insomnia last night and finally fell asleep.
"Hello, who is this?"
"Sister, something terrible has happened. Wanda Cinemas has taken our movie off the screen."
Upon hearing the bad news, Xu Jinglei was struck by lightning. She immediately lost all her sleepiness and asked in a panic, "Tell me clearly, what happened?"
"Sister, this morning the person in charge of Wanda Cinema Line said that they received a notice from above to take "God of Promotion" off the screen. Wanda is one of the three major cinema chains. If the movie is stopped, we will suffer a huge loss."
Thinking of the passionate quarrel with Wang Sicong last night, Xu Jinglei subconsciously thought that the other party was doing something bad and was deliberately taking revenge.
"Sister, what should we do next?"
The assistant's urging made the big star even more upset: "Why are you shouting? Wait for my news!"
After the call ended, Xu Jinglei was extremely anxious and immediately dialed a number. As soon as the call was connected, she asked for help: "Brother Shuo! Brother Shuo! Wanda has stopped my movie, what should I do!"
Wang Shuo felt a headache when he heard this: "Yesterday when you asked me about Wang Sicong's identity, I advised you not to act on impulse. You didn't listen to me, and now their revenge is immediate and effective."
Xu Jinglei cried a little: "How could I tolerate him scolding me like that? Besides, I didn't know he was so impulsive."
Hearing the soft sobbing sound coming from the microphone, Wang Shuo suddenly softened his heart. After all, she was his confidante, and he couldn't bear to continue blaming her.
"Okay, okay, I'll take care of it. I'll ask someone to talk to Wanda CEO Wang. You wait for my news.
By the way, you can ask the producer Mr. Zhao. After all, Huaying is also an investor in this movie. If the movie does not perform well at the box office, it will also be a loss for Huaying."
"I understand. Thank you, Brother Shuo." Xu Jinglei felt relieved, as if she had found her backbone. She hoped that Wang Shuo could settle the matter as soon as possible.
"Oh!" With a faint sigh, Xu Jinglei called producer Zhao Haicheng.
As a senior executive of Huaying, Zhao Haicheng is highly regarded by Chairman Han Sanping and has considerable influence in the circle.
The call was connected instantly. Before she could speak, Zhao Haicheng spoke first: "Jinglei, I was just about to find you. Who did you offend? Just now, Southern Cinema Line notified me that they had stopped the movie just like Wanda."
(End of this chapter)
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