"Hello?"
"Sister Yu, is Ji Li with you?" Minister Sun Ying's tone was very serious.
Yu Fuya had a bad feeling in her heart and looked at Ji Li, "Yes, what's wrong?"
Sun Ying got straight to the point and said, "There's a piece of explosive material online now, saying that Ji Li pushed and hit a relative in public, causing serious injuries. There are videos of the shoving and hitting, as well as photos of the injuries. What's going on?"
The explosive post was posted half an hour ago on the most visited entertainment forum, Huayu.
Because Chaoying's public relations department has members who are specifically responsible for patrolling online messages, it was not too late to discover it.
——The image of the new rising star Ji Li was shattered as he openly beat his relative severely in a restaurant!
You should know that in such anonymous forums, it is forbidden to directly post the names of celebrities.
However, the poster risked having his account blocked by publishing the revelations in an undisguised title, which was obviously a full-scale attempt to attract the attention of netizens.
The content of the post was exaggerated.
"Ji Li, who is under Chaoying Culture, beat someone up in public! And the middle-aged woman who was beaten was his aunt! I just learned that Ji Li is an orphan who was raised by his uncle and aunt since he was a child.
The couple were very honest people. Since Ji Li was their elder sister's son, they never dared to hit or scold him since he was a child. They would give any good things to Ji Li first. Even their own son had to stand aside and could only take the remaining clothes and supplies from Ji Li.
Since signing the contract and making his debut, Ji Li has cut off contact with his family.
I heard that there was an accident at home some time ago and they were really short of money, so my aunt had to come to him as a last resort. However, before they could say a few words, Ji Li kicked him away! The key point is that it was kicked open!
I asked through my connections and it seems that he had a broken spine and would have to stay in bed for several months.
Chaoying blocked the news immediately, what a shitty Capital Entertainment company! Aren’t you afraid of being punished by God for promoting such an artist? ”
In addition to the indignant text, a clear 15-second video was attached below:
A young man in a baseball cap kicked a woman away, who was pulled up from the ground and then collapsed again.
At the end of the video, Ji Li showed half of his face, which was enough for people to recognize his identity. Another photo is Xie Kefang’s diagnosis case in the hospital, dated seven days ago.
The comments in this thread are filling up very quickly.
——Fuck! I knew it! Ji Li was on the hot search list three, four, five or six times because of a role he played some time ago, and I knew there was someone supporting him behind the scenes! Even if he is not a movie emperor, he must have a sponsor!
——Violent beating? Still beating women? If such stars are not banned, what good will the company do for supporting them?
——It’s absolutely terrible. He beat his own aunt so badly? How could Ji Li be so stingy as to not give even a penny even though he's a celebrity? A modern example of an ungrateful person.
——The passerby is neutral. Ji Li doesn’t look like someone who would hit anyone? There might be a reversal.
——Fans of Ji Li above, why are you pretending to be noble passers-by! This profile and this body shape are exactly Ji Li himself, okay? Don't pretend to be blind, the fans are just as good at pretending as the real Ji Li, it's disgusting.
——You only have a little over one million followers on Weibo, so just get out of the entertainment industry.
——I’m quite impressed by Ji Li’s looks, but I didn’t expect him to be like this…
——Disappointed, the videos and photos are all there and cannot be washed away. It turns out that my love was wasted. I thought I could train her to be an actress!
The Chinese Entertainment Forum is the first line of defense for star-chasing girls, and this post is mixed with a lot of internet trolls who are trying to stir up trouble... Therefore, even on a weekday, the popularity of the post rose rapidly.
After reading this revelation, Yu Fuya was so angry that she almost smashed her phone on the spot, "What nonsense! When did our Chaoying suppress the news?"
Ji Li's eyes turned cold and his expression did not look relaxed.
He didn't hurt Xie Kefang at all that day. "Xie Kefang's injury has nothing to do with me, but the medical diagnosis was taken so clearly, and all the personal information matched. It doesn't look fake."
To put it bluntly, the source of this photo is most likely from Xie Kefang.
"Brother Ji, we definitely believe you." Baozi replied, "But the most urgent thing is to pull Xie Kefang out from behind."
Otherwise, who knows what kind of trouble that woman might cause.
Ji Li was used to the ups and downs after all, so he quickly suppressed his anxiety and said, "Baozi is right, let's not panic for now."
Yu Fuya also calmed down and said, "Let's go downstairs to the Public Relations Department directly. We can discuss it face to face and solve it faster."
When enemies come, we will fight them; when water comes, we will block it with earth. They have never been the ones at fault, so what is there to be afraid of?
The three of them quickly came to the elevator.
Not long after, the elevator door opened and I happened to see three familiar faces inside.
Tao Mingyang looked at Yu Fuya and immediately noticed something was wrong. "What happened to you?"
"Come in first." Yu Fuya pushed Ji Li in.
Qin Li also noticed the solemn atmosphere between the three people, and his brows knitted slightly, "Ji Li, what happened?"
Ji Li shook his head. "There's some false information about me on the Internet. We're planning to go to the public relations department to discuss how to deal with it."
Seeing that everyone present was familiar, Yu Fuya simply told the whole story, "Ji Li's vampire aunt from the countryside has caused a lot of trouble..."
Soon, the elevator stopped at the public relations department floor.
Tao Mingyang, who learned of the situation, walked out first and immediately said to the employees, "Call the people from the Internet Propaganda Department and have a group meeting in five minutes."
"Okay, Mr. Tao."
Qin Li had just finished his work and was originally planning to leave Chaoying. But at this moment, he suddenly felt a little worried.
Qi An glanced at his friend inconspicuously and took the initiative to speak, "You guys have a meeting, why don't you let Qin Li and I go over to sit in? Anyway, we used to be part of Chaoying, maybe we can help Ji Li in some way."
Ji Li was surprised, and his eyes unconsciously fell on Qin Li who was at the end, "Won't this waste your time?"
Qin Li agreed, "It's okay, I have a wide network of contacts, maybe I can help you."
The relationship between Lixing and Chaoying has always been good, and Qin Li and Qi An's character is also impeccable. Tao Mingyang had no worries at all, "Come together, more people means more strategies."
Five minutes later, everyone gathered in the conference room.
Xiao Tao from the network team was very helpful in collecting information and he spontaneously came forward to explain the situation. He connected the tablet to the projection screen and got straight to the point, "Two major issues."
"First, according to feedback from fans, someone secretly sold Ji Li's old daily necessities on the star-chasing trading website, and used an auction trading model. So far, the preliminary estimate is that the transaction amount has reached 70,000."
Not only that, some marketing accounts have already taken screenshots of these transactions and spread them on Weibo.
"Secondly, the explosive post on the Huayu Forum has become a hot topic. Since the content of the post involves the company, we cannot contact the forum to force the post to be deleted for the time being."
Ji Li's revelation involves "violent injury", which is a sensitive social topic. The angry responses from netizens are enough to explain everything. If the post is deleted at this juncture, it will only cause more trouble for public opinion.
By then, not only will the speed of spreading of this revelation fail to be suppressed, but it will become a false evidence that "Ji Li did beat someone up", and old accounts will surely be brought up one after another in the future.
"Both incidents should be related to Xie Kefang, but the former was a personal act, while the latter was manipulated by colleagues."
Qin Li pointed out the key to two things incisively and accurately.
Qi An nodded in agreement and curled his lips towards Tao Mingyang who was sitting in the main seat, "It seems that some colleagues think that Ji Li's development momentum is too good, and they are afraid that you Chaoying will bring out another future traffic star, so they want to take the opportunity to strangle him in the cradle."
Tao Mingyang's brows suddenly tightened, "They wishful thinking."
Chaoying had been in decline for the past two or three years, and finally made it to Ji Li.
Are there any colleagues who want to suppress the super film culture by "stifling" the young people's star path? No way!
Yu Fuya sat up straight and put forward her response strategy as a manager, "Take it one thing at a time."
"We have initially guessed who is behind the online transaction, but we need to locate the IP address, take screenshots and screen recordings of all transaction interfaces, and report it to the police directly."
Baozi responded, "Sister Yu, I have already taken screenshots for evidence, and I am still recording the screen in real time."
Yu Fuya nodded and continued, "Sun Ying, you should make a statement to guide fans not to make the wrong purchases. Also, contact the official person in charge of the website to remove the product as soon as possible."
The minister who was called nodded, "Okay, I understand."
Qin Li stared at the name of the trading website on the screen and said, "Let us handle the matter of removing the product from the shelves."
"I told you I can help you in any way I can." Qi An whistled and stood up to make a phone call. "Lixing has invested in this trading website before, so he has some say."
When Qin Li saw his friend walking away, his eyes fell on the young man again.
From just now on, the other party sat in his seat without saying a word. His eyes, which were always smiling, turned cold, and his indifferent and quiet look made it impossible to tell his true emotions.
There is no reason for this, and it makes me feel uneasy.
Qin Li has been in the industry for so many years and has seen bigger public opinion storms than this, but the other party is different. The young man had just entered the industry and spent almost all his time filming.
Would he feel sad because of such unwarranted abuse caused by his brainless relatives and unscrupulous colleagues?
As Qin Li thought about it, a hint of worry appeared in his eyes.
Suddenly, Ji Li, who was sitting in his seat, spoke up, "Excuse me, everyone. Could you please take a few minutes to listen to my true thoughts?"
Everyone's eyes were focused on him, including Qi An, who hadn't yet dialed the phone.
Tao Mingyang has always respected the opinions of artists, "You say."
"These two things are not my fault. In other words, I am not at fault at all." Ji Li said firmly, and turned to persuade the busy staff, "So there is no need for everyone to rush to think about public relations solutions."
Some staff members were confused and asked, “What does this mean?”
"What I mean is, why not just go with the flow?" Ji Li smiled with a determined smile and asked, "After all, why shouldn't we want the free publicity?"
Everyone in the PR department looked at each other in bewilderment.
Tao Mingyang and Yu Fuya looked at each other, both a little surprised.
The two of them have worked together for many years and have brought out countless artists. But in the face of malicious public opinion, he can still maintain a calm mentality, and even lower himself to the lowest point in pursuit of "maximum benefits"...
There is only Ji Li.
Qin Li looked at the young man's confident and calm eyes and couldn't suppress a chuckle.
Yes, under the young man's gentle and soft appearance, there is a strong heart that is bold and fearless. Just like the previous "changing of roles" of He Ling and "adding drama" of Cai Yishu, he will not allow himself to be suppressed by public opinion and bullied by capital.
I just worried for nothing.
…
In a small rental house in the western suburbs of Hai City.
At this moment, Ji Youlai was ecstatic about the rapidly rising amount of money in the transaction background.
"Xiaolai, come here and help your mother."
Xie Kefang, who was lying on the bed, cried out in pain. Ji Youlai glanced at her and muttered impatiently, "It's so annoying every day."
He resigned himself to his fate and stood up. He walked to the bedside and helped Xie Kefang up. "You should stay in the hospital. There are plenty of nurses there to help you."
That night, Xie Kefang accidentally fell and injured his back. Since then, he has been bedridden and unable to move. In desperation, she could only call her son Ji You for help.
Xie Kefang stiffened her back and struggled to adjust to a comfortable position. "I just wanted to save some medical expenses and leave more money for you."
When Ji Youlai heard this, his anger subsided a little.
Xie Kefang was not annoyed by his attitude at all. She asked with a smile, "Does anyone want Ji Li's cheap stuff? Can you make money from it?"
"Of course someone wants it! I told you a long time ago that today's star-chasing girls are brainless. They even think that a star's poop smells good." Ji Youlai spoke very vulgarly.
He fetched the computer and showed the background data to Xie Kefang, "See? It's almost 100,000."
"Oh my, so many?!" Xie Kefang widened her eyes in disbelief.
She used her fingers to poke at the zeros after the decimal point, and the more she counted, the happier she became. "Oh, my son is really awesome. Even if that ungrateful bastard doesn't give us money, we still find a way to earn it!"
"Son, take this money and invest to become a big boss."
"Why are you in such a hurry? I can only put the money into my pocket after the bidding ends at six o'clock."
Ji Youlai put the computer at the end of the bed and continued to show off, "I'm telling you, this morning I sold the photos in your medical records to an entertainment company that is hostile to Ji Li. Guess what?"
Xie Kefang perked up and pricked up his ears.
Ji Youlai gestured, "30,000! I used a photo of your medical record to trick Ji Li, and I got 30,000 just like that!"
Xie Kefang's heart was beating fast when she heard this. "Oh my God, is it so easy to make money as a celebrity these days?"
"Yes, Mom, so I changed my mind and stopped being a big boss." Ji Youlai paused, patted his chest arrogantly and said, "A face like mine is not more suitable for the entertainment industry than Ji Li?"
"If he can make a million, then I can definitely make ten million!"
Xie Kefang began to fantasize, her eyes full of greed and expectation, "Okay, okay, my son is so handsome, he will definitely attract girls! He will definitely be more famous than Ji Li!"
Ji Youlai became more and more proud of her flattery and continued to make big promises.
"When the time comes, I will buy you the biggest villa and hire servants for you, and you can be at home as an old lady. Dad is so stupid, let him squat in the fields and do farm work for the rest of his life!"
In fact, Xie Kefang divorced Ji Aiguo three months ago. At this moment, she and Ji Li are not even close relatives at all.
Xie Kefang tutted in annoyance, "Who cares what he does? My son and I are just enjoying our life."
After saying that, she immersed herself in the fantasy of being a rich lady again, and felt that even her back injury didn't hurt anymore.
Ji Youlai smiled at her and sat back at the table with his computer. He rubbed his hands with an expression of unbearable excitement on his face. "Wait a few more minutes and you can withdraw the money."
In the evening, just after six o'clock.
Ji Youlai refreshes his backend page and clicks on withdraw cash.
Unlike what he expected, a warning icon popped up on the interface - the account was detected to be involved in illegal activities and all funds have been frozen!
Ji Youlai was stunned for several seconds, then he frantically refreshed the background page, but there was no change.
The transaction amount of nearly 100,000 was displayed in a frozen gray color.
Ji Youlai's chest was heaving violently. He had spent three or four days preparing for this transaction and finally put it up for auction!
One hour, two hours after the product was put on the shelves...for most of the day, the webpage did not show any violations. As a result, now that all transactions have been completed and there is only one step left to withdrawing the money, something goes wrong?
Ji Youlai became angrier and angrier, and suddenly threw the mouse against the wall, "Why!"
Xie Kefang was frightened by him, "My dear son, what's wrong?"
As soon as he finished speaking, there was a knock on the door of the rental house.
The dense knocks on the door came one after another, like drumbeats hitting Ji Youlai's heart, making him more and more irritated.
Ji Youlai suddenly stood up and opened the door cursing, "Why are you knocking? Are you in a hurry to reincarnate? Who the hell doesn't have eyes to bump into..."
The next second, the scolding suddenly stopped.
Ji Youlai was stunned when he saw the person who suddenly appeared at the door.
Ji Li, who was standing at the door, raised his eyes slowly. The corners of his eyes were stained with angry red, like a red-hot hook that could hook a person's heart out of the chest at any time.
The young man exuded an inviolable coldness, which made Ji Youlai shudder unconsciously - what was going on? It’s only been half a year since we last met, how come this silly guy in my memory has changed so much?
Ji Youlai pursed his dry lips and asked, "What are you doing here?"
"do what?"
Ji Li's mouth curled up into a cold look, and he kicked the opponent's abdomen with lightning speed.
——clang! Boom!
Ji Youlai fell backwards, and his back hit the short dining table.
There was no time to clean up the table full of food residues. Countless soup and vegetable scraps mixed together and all fell on him, adding to the mess.
He curled up on the ground, looking painful and unable to get up.
Ji Li showed a satisfied look, "That's right, trash should stay with trash."
When Xie Kefang saw this scene, she felt angry and distressed, "Ji Li! Why did you hit my son? I...ah!" She was so angry that she straightened up, but the wound on her back was affected, and she fell down with a gasp.
"You turned a deaf ear to my warning, and you still have the nerve to ask me why?" Ji Li glanced at a long-handled umbrella at the door, picked it up, and questioned in a cold voice.
"Want to make money from me? Are you worthy?" He walked over quickly and hit Ji Youlai's kneecap hard, each hit almost hard enough to break the bone.
"--ah!"
Ji Youlai screamed uncontrollably.
Xie Kefang was so anxious to protect her son that she fell off the bed. There was another 'bang' sound from her body, and her face turned pale instantly, and she collapsed completely to the ground.
Not to mention coming to rescue Ji You, she is like a clay Buddha crossing the river and can't even save herself.
Ji Youlai rolled and crawled away from Ji Li's "knocking" range. His knees were in unbearable pain and he was trembling even when he stood up. He grabbed the knife on the table and threatened, "Don't come over here!"
"You broke into a private house and violently injured someone! I'm calling the police right now and have them arrest you!"
Just as he finished speaking, a chaotic sound of footsteps was heard in the corridor outside the door.
Ji Li threw the umbrella in the corner, with a mocking smile on his face, "Oh? I wish for that."
In the blink of an eye, three uniformed police officers walked in.
Qin Li and Yu Fuya followed in. The latter saw this and quickly pulled Ji Li behind him to protect his child.
The three of them came from the company together. The young man said that he would go upstairs first to deal with the mother and son himself, and asked them to stay downstairs and wait for the police.
The leading police officer saw the confrontation in the rental house and the knife on Ji Youlai's body. He immediately frowned and shouted, "What are you doing! Put the knife down!"
Ji Youlai was just trying to be brave, and he was so frightened that he immediately surrendered.
Qin Li looked at the young man who was safe and sound, walked forward with a cold look, and kicked the knife under the bed.
He saw a computer interface on the side and handed it to the leading police officer. "Excuse me, the company's lawyer will be here later and he will handle the whole process."
Following the young man's instructions, they deliberately waited until the last moment for the transaction to be completed before asking the company to freeze Ji Youlai's account in order to have more definite evidence of the funds.
The leading police officer already understood the general situation, and he spoke sternly to Ji Youlai.
"Ji You is here, right? Come on, let's go back to the police station. You sold other people's property privately, and the transaction amount was as high as 100,000 yuan. This constitutes the crime of embezzlement."
The personal information registered on the website is clear and the frozen amount of backend transactions is clear.
The evidence is irrefutable. As long as Chaoying's lawyers take action and resolutely prosecute, he will probably be sentenced to at least three to five years in prison.
When Ji Youlai heard this, he shook his head and protested, "I, I didn't get the money! If you don't believe me, just look... the money hasn't even reached my pocket yet!"
The police officer almost laughed at this. "Just because the money didn't go into your pocket, does that mean you didn't do it? Then let me ask you, if the website hadn't frozen the transaction funds, would you have run away with the money next?"
"Well, Ji Li is my cousin, I sell my family's things..." Ji Youlai felt more and more guilty as he spoke, and accidentally met Ji Li's cold eyes, and was completely stuck.
Yu Fuya glared back in anger, "Bah, who is your cousin? Don't flatter yourself."
Ji Youlai has been spoiled by Xie Kefang since he was a child and has become a boss at home, but he becomes a softie when it comes to outsiders.
Seeing that he was losing the upper hand, he knelt down beside the unconscious Xie Kefang in panic and shouted, "Mom! Mom! Wake up!"
"Ouch...it hurts..." Xie Kefang was pushed awake by him and raised her eyelids with great effort.
At this moment, she met Ji Youlai's panicked and red eyes.
Xie Kefang was stunned for several seconds before she remembered what happened before she fainted. The curse that was rising in her throat was swallowed back when she touched the police uniform.
"Stop crying and yelling. You have to take responsibility for what you have done."
The police officers guessed Ji Youlai's thoughts accurately, and they did not hesitate to help Ji Youlai get up from the ground.
No matter how slow Xie Kefang was, she finally reacted now.
She looked at Ji Li who was watching coldly, and crawled over regardless. "Did you ask the police to arrest Xiao Lai? Ji Li! How can you be so cruel! He is your cousin, and you lived and ate together when you were young! Now that you have become successful, don't you care about the brotherhood at all?"
"Brotherhood?" Ji Li chewed on the word coldly, looking down at Xie Kefang condescendingly.
"When he insulted and beat me at will when we were little, why didn't you talk to him about brotherhood? When he sold my private items online for profit, why didn't you talk to him about brotherhood?"
"You have done all kinds of bad things without caring about our relationship, and now that you know something is wrong, you want to use our relationship to kidnap me?"
This person is so shameless that he can burn oil!
Xie Kefang was choked by his words, and then changed her angle to warn, "He is your uncle's only son! Your uncle will never forgive you when he finds out about this!"
Yes, she and Ji Youlai looked down on Ji Li and had been bullying him openly and secretly.
But Ji Aiguo is very good to his nephew!
How does the saying go? Don’t look at the monk’s face, look at the Buddha’s face. Besides, the young man always listens to his uncle the most!
"My uncle? Didn't you divorce a long time ago? You and Ji Youlai thought he was useless, so you broke up with him three months ago." Ji Li exposed her clumsy lie and asked, "Do I need to remind you of this?"
Xie Kefang and Ji Youlai, mother and son, fearlessly walked into the trap. Ji Li planned to take this opportunity to deal with them thoroughly to avoid future troubles.
However, before coming, he still made a special phone call home for the sake of the original owner's uncle.
"They and their son committed a sin. Let them suffer for it themselves. I can't control them anymore."
These are Ji Aiguo’s exact words on the phone.
The man had been called a "loser" by Xie Kefang for most of his life, and today he had been suppressed to the point where he didn't care anymore. What son and wife? Sometimes it's better to live a relaxed and comfortable life alone.
Seeing that the situation was becoming increasingly unfavorable, Ji Youlai struggled and shouted, "Mom! What should we do? I don't want to go to jail! I don't want to!"
Didn't he just use a little cleverness to make some extra money using Ji Li's name? How did things turn out like this? !
"Quiet down!"
The police officer did not give him any chance and forcibly took him out of the rental house.
What is the popular dream of becoming an entertainment industry superstar? It was shattered into pieces at this moment.
When Xie Kefang heard her son's miserable cries, she was completely dumbfounded. The fear and regret in her heart finally surged up little by little.
She crawled to Ji Li's side, changed her previous attitude, and cried for mercy, "Xiao Li, I know I was wrong! I shouldn't have come to disturb you and try to take money from you."
"Just consider it as a plea from me. Please tell the police to let your brother go. He's just a freshman. He doesn't know anything!"
"If you have any problem, just come to me! I was wrong, I really know I was wrong..."
"He's just a student, he has a bright future ahead of him!"
Xie Kefang lay on the cold ground in a mess, her voice hoarse from crying.
Ji Youlai is her precious life, how could she bear to see him go to jail!
Ji Li dropped another bombshell, "Don't worry, he will not be a freshman any more soon. Half a year ago, I also reported you for buying him a student status and asking the school leaders to help him with backdoors."
The more Xie Kefang cared about something, the more he would smash it to pieces and no longer give such a woman any hope.
When Xie Kefang heard this, a hint of sinister hatred appeared in her eyes, "What? Who allowed you to do this?!"
Qin Li walked forward inconspicuously, slightly shielding the young man behind him, and said in a deep voice, "Since you can't bear to leave, then follow your son in. Anyway, both you and your son have a part in this matter."
The man was very tall and had a terrifying aura. Compared to Ji Li's eyes, his eyes were deeper and colder.
Xie Kefang shuddered instantly, and all the hatred was invisibly repelled.
The leading police officer was obviously aware of this possibility and responded in a businesslike manner, "Yes, we need to take them together for interrogation."
Yu Fuya handed over her business card and said, "Thank you for your help. I'm Ji Li's agent. If you need any cooperation from us, please feel free to contact me."
"Um."
One minute later.
Xie Kefang watched Ji Li's ruthless back as he walked away, and finally understood what it meant to "you'll suffer the consequences if you do evil". Her plea for mercy failed, and she ended up getting herself thrown in jail.
What big villa? What rich lady? It was originally a bubble that would break if you squeezed it.
Xie Kefang's heart was filled with regret and pain. His eyes rolled back and he fainted on the ground.
In the last second before she fell into darkness, she still couldn't figure out how she ended up in this situation.
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#Congratulations on achieving the feat of serving life in prison! In the next chapter, Jili will intentionally engage in reverse marketing. Wait and see the show~
#I know that you little cuties are concerned about Jili and are afraid that he will be hurt by public opinion, but please believe that no one loves him more than I do! There are reasons to arrange relatives and colleagues at this critical juncture. His star journey has just begun. It is much better to solve it now than to show up later when he becomes popular.
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