Xu Ziqian took a drag of his cigarette, exhaled the smoke, and stared at the swirling mist slowly dissipating in the air. After a moment of distraction, he suddenly let out a cold laugh.
Jiang Hai, as long as I, Xu Ziqian, am in this industry, you can forget about making a name for yourself.
*
Chen Xiang slowly brought the car to a stop at the entrance to the red carpet.
Su Peishan glanced at Bai Qianmo: "I'll get out of the car first. Chen Xiang, come find us in the mall's rest area after you've parked the car."
"Okay, Sister Su."
Su Peishan took a deep breath and glanced at Bai Qianmo: "Wu Youxuan's fans are outside. When you get out of the car, walk in the middle and don't linger."
Bai Qianmo looked out the car window and saw that both sides were filled with fans, mostly women, holding up colorful support signs. At a glance, it was clear that they were all there to see Wu Youxuan.
Su Peishan opened the car door and got out first.
"Look, it's Bai Qianmo's agent."
After Su Peishan got out of the car, someone shouted.
Wu Youxuan's fans immediately started cursing.
"Bai Qianmo, how can you be so shameless? Last time you stole our Youxuan's ingredients, and this time you caused your own photographer to be attacked by crocodiles. You are simply a menace."
"You really have the nerve to show your face in public. If I were you, I would have killed myself by now."
"Bai Qianmo, we demand that you publicly apologize to Youxuan!!"
"Yes, apologize! Apologize!!"
Bai Qianmo took off her down jacket, draped a wool cloak over her shoulders, and got out of the car.
Ignoring the harsh insults around her, she walked onto the red carpet with her head held high and her eyes straight ahead.
Reporters swarmed out, eager not to miss a top story.
"Bai Qianmo, what are your thoughts on Wu Youxuan saving people from the jaws of the crocodile? Do you admire such a senior?"
"Bai Qianmo, in the official video released by 'Limitless,' there are scenes of you playing in the lake. The photographer that Wu Youxuan rescued is said to be your on-camera photographer. Is that true?"
"You indirectly caused the photographer to be attacked by a crocodile. Don't you feel ashamed? Have you visited the patient since then?"
Bai Qianmo slowly stopped, her cool gaze sweeping over the reporters who had asked the first questions.
"Phoenix Feather Media, Lemon Entertainment Reporter, Hisense Weekly? It seems you three news media companies just lost a case in court recently. Have you already forgotten the pain so quickly?"
The three reporters fell silent. Last time, they were sued by Bai Qianmo for excessive reporting, and after losing the case, they issued a public apology and paid financial compensation.
At the time, Bai Qianmo sued more than a dozen media outlets. Unexpectedly, Bai Qianmo has such a good memory that she still remembers them all.
Seeing that the reporters surrounding Bai Qianmo dared not speak, a male reporter rushed over from behind.
"Bai Qianmo, do you admit that you indirectly caused your photographer to be attacked by the crocodile?"
Bai Qianmo looked at the male reporter who was speaking. He was in his early twenties, wearing glasses, and his first impression was that he was very rigid.
Bai Qianmo didn't speak immediately, but the other party continued to press her: "Since the photographer was sent to the hospital, I heard that you have never visited him. On the contrary, Wu Youxuan, who saved the photographer, donated 200,000 RMB. Do you have anything to say about this? Don't you feel ashamed?"
Meeting the male reporter's mocking gaze, Bai Qianmo gave a light snort.
"The people who should really feel ashamed are others."
"Who are you referring to as 'someone else'? Don't tell me it's Wu Youxuan, right? The video is verified on the official website of 'Extreme Challenge,' so how could it be fake? In the video, before the photographer was dragged into the lake by the crocodile, a figure appeared from behind. Judging from the team uniform, that figure was you. Don't you feel guilty towards the photographer?"
Bai Qianmo glanced at the microphone symbol held by the male reporter: "Reporter from Cherry Video, did you see me in the video?"
Although it was the male reporter's first time interviewing Bai Qianmo, he had heard of her before.
In particular, the recent lawsuits against more than a dozen media outlets, along with the hiring of He Jingzhi, a renowned lawyer from Beijing, caused a sensation throughout the entertainment industry.
But this time the situation is different from last time. Last time, it was all because of the false evidence provided by Song Qingqing that many media outlets followed suit and reported on it, which gave Bai Qianmo a handle to use against her.
This time, there is video evidence, so even if Bai Qianmo invites He Jingzhi again, she can't clear her name.
"Isn't that you, the person squatting by the river in the video?"
Bai Qianmo twitched the corner of her lips and glanced at the other person with a half-smile: "So you only saw a back view? If that's the case, can I also suspect that someone deliberately produced an edited fake video to mislead people in order to impersonate me?"
Upon hearing Bai Qianmo's explanation, the male reporter scoffed.
"You mean the variety show 'Go Fighting!' deliberately edited a fake video to frame you? And Wu Youxuan didn't even save the cameraman from the crocodile's jaws?"
Bai Qianmo raised an eyebrow: "You said it yourself."
"Bai Qianmo, you should have a conscience. You caused the photographer who was following you to lose an arm, and now you're distorting the truth and slandering Wu Youxuan and the film crew for smearing you. How can an artist like you, who has lost all morals, bring positive energy to the public?"
After the male reporter fanned the flames, Wu Youxuan's fans became completely enraged and rushed forward with signs bearing Wu Youxuan's image, intending to attack Bai Qianmo.
Security guards immediately formed a circular human wall, and the scene became chaotic for a moment.
"Bai Qianmo, you disgraced artist should get out of the entertainment industry immediately. We demand that the person in charge of the brand give us consumers an explanation. Why did they invite an artist like Bai Qianmo? This is encouraging the unhealthy trends in the entertainment industry."
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