Chapter 84 Chapter 84 He is simply a madman.
They'd arranged to meet at a café. She arrived fifteen minutes early and ordered a latte. It wasn't crowded, and after she sat down, she kept her eyes fixed on the door until a tall, slender woman wearing sunglasses pushed open. Shen Zhuo knew it was her. She placed her phone upside down on the table.
Sure enough, after looking around, the woman saw Shen Zhuo walking towards her. She stopped in front of Shen Zhuo and took off her sunglasses.
It was clearly a strange face, but when Chen Zhuo saw her for the first time, he felt that she looked familiar.
Chen Zhuo stood up and asked doubtfully, "Hello, I'm Chen Zhuo. Have we met before?"
"Hello, I'm Chen Shan."
Chen Shan?
After two seconds of reaction, Chen Zhuo suddenly remembered who she was. Wasn't she the actress who exposed Qiao Xinyue's cheating... No wonder she looked familiar, but how was she related to Guan Siyu and Mai Xu?
Although she had many doubts in her mind, Chen Zhuo still maintained a calm appearance. He smiled and nodded, raised his hand to gesture for her to sit down, "Miss Chen, would you like something to drink? Their new osmanthus chestnut latte is pretty good." She recommended.
"OK."
They both sat down, and Chen Zhuo picked up his phone to help her place the order on the mini program. After placing the order, he put the phone down.
"Ms. Chen, I think you can tell me now what I didn't finish on the phone."
Chen Shan curled her lips. "Come to think of it, I got lucky by accident. Maybe God saw how hard my life was before, and finally let me have a change of heart." She pulled an envelope from her handbag and pushed it across the table. "Mr. Shen, the agent, why don't you take a look at the photos first?"
Shen Zhuo picked up the envelope suspiciously. It was very thin. She pulled it out and found that some of the photos inside were shocking.
Guan Siyu and Mai Xu... are kissing!
The photo was taken at night, and judging by the angle and quality of the image, the person filming them was quite distant, making it a clear candid shot. However, Guan Siyu's buzz cut and Mai Xu's neat short hair make it impossible to mistake them for each other.
In fact, both of them are single, and if they really got together on the set, it would not be a problem. After all, Guan Siyu is not an idol with high traffic. However, he just denied the rumor in the afternoon that he and Mai Xu were just colleagues on the set. If such photos are released again, netizens will definitely backfire.
Chen Zhuo pinched the photo, raised his eyebrows and stared at Chen Shan, and asked calmly: "What do you want?"
Chen Shan tilted her head and extended her index finger. "One million, isn't that a lot?"
You really dare to ask for it... Chen Zhuo narrowed his eyes, his brain quickly sorting out his thoughts.
Chen Shan revealed that Qiao Xinyue had cheated on his wife, causing him to lose his position as director of "Fog Lights", and then got a kissing photo of Guan Siyu and Mai Xu... How could she, an unknown little actor, do all this?
Shen Zhuo thought about it and concluded that there must be someone behind her, but she couldn't guess who that person wanted to deal with?
"One million is fine, but you need to answer a few questions for me." Shen Zhuo suddenly spoke.
"Sure." The waiter brought Chen Shan's latte. She took a sip, curled her lips and said, "It tastes really good."
Chen Zhuo asked, "Did Qiao Xinyue really get you drunk and then assault you?"
Chen Shan scoffed: "Of course not, I'm not stupid."
Chen Zhuo asked again: "How do you know the relationship between Guan Siyu and Mai Xu?" She didn't even know about this, and Guan Siyu actually dared to hide it from her.
"Then we have to thank Guan Siyu. I can only say," Chen Shan suddenly laughed, "he is simply a lunatic."
Shen Zhuo frowned: "What do you mean?"
"Oh?" Chen Shan smiled. "Don't you know why the director of 'Fog Lights' was changed? Do you think that with my ability as a small actor, I can make Qiao Xinyue's story a hot topic?"
As expected, someone was manipulating the situation behind the scenes. Shen Zhuo asked again, "What about today?"
"I've already told you enough. If you keep asking, it'll be more than one million." Chen Shan didn't want to talk any more. "I have something else to do, so I won't have coffee with you. I'll send you my bank account and photos, and I have a digital copy."
"Wait a minute," Chen Zhuo called out to Chen Shan, who was about to stand up. "Who said I was going to give you this million?"
Chen Shan's smile faded, and she asked, "What do you mean?"
"Hasn't what I said been clear enough?"
Chen Shan stood up, looked down at her, and threatened: "Okay, if you don't give it to me, these photos will be posted online immediately."
Chen Zhuo suddenly laughed: "If these photos are posted online, then I will post everything you just said online without any difference." She picked up the upside-down phone and faced the screen towards Chen Shan.
The screen shows that the recording has been going on for 22 minutes.
"You--" Chen Shan widened her eyes and pursed her lips tightly.
"Chen Shan, you're quite smart, but unfortunately not very smart. You falsely accused Qiao Xinyue of sexual assault and pretended to be a victim online to gain the sympathy of so many netizens. If this recording were to be released, the situation would be completely different. You fabricated rumors and framed others, and you even blackmailed them. Do you think netizens would let you off?"
Chen Zhuo stood up. She was taller than Chen Shan and lowered her eyes slightly. "Take my advice and delete everything you have. I won't expose you either. We can live in peace. But if there is any gossip about Si Yu and Mai Xu on the Internet, this recording will be immediately sent to all major marketing accounts."
Chen Shan looked at her angrily, but there was nothing she could do. She glared at Chen Zhuo viciously and turned away.
Chen Zhuo watched her leave until she was completely out of sight. She exhaled and slumped back in her chair, feeling completely drained of energy. Sister Hua had taught her how to record when she first started.
In the past, media outlets and rivals would resort to illegal means to gain access to artists' privacy, such as placing cameras and recording devices in their hotel rooms, in order to uncover scandals or extort money. When Hua Jie told her about this, she didn't believe it until she discovered a recording device under the bedside lamp in an artist's room during a group visit. After that, she habitually recorded any negotiations with artists on her phone.
Shen Zhuo was a little confused now. She closed her eyes, clenched her hands into fists, tapped her forehead with her protruding joints, and kept thinking about Chen Shan's words.
Chen Shan said Guan Siyu was a lunatic... What did she mean by that? Why should she know the reason behind the director change for "Fog Lights"?
If you really think about it carefully, Guan Siyu had a special opinion on the project "Fog Lights" from the very beginning.
Shen Zhuo looks back from the present.
"She was recommended by Si Yu. She's also the screenwriter of Fog Lights."
"Qiao Xinyue is indeed not suitable to direct this script. If he is replaced, perhaps a more suitable director will appear and the film will be more complete."
"This project will go on, believe me."
"If she quits, I will continue filming."
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"I just think Director Qiao's style might not be compatible with the temperament of this film. Generally, the original screenwriter might know the desired effect of the film better."
Chen Zhuo suddenly opened his eyes. From the very beginning, Guan Siyu wanted Mai Xu to direct "Fog Lights"! He made this movie for Mai Xu, not Bu Fan!
She was shocked and confused, and could hardly believe the thoughts that popped into her mind.
Once you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, no matter how implausible, must be the truth.
So the person who approached Chen Shan and asked her to expose Qiao Xinyue was Guan Siyu... He actually made such a big scene that almost ruined the project!
No wonder Chen Shan said he was crazy...
Shen Zhuo picked up her phone almost instantly and called up his chat box, wanting to ask him if he had done it. Her finger hovered over the voice call, but she still didn't press it because she had silently told herself to calm down countless times in her heart.
If it was Guan Siyu who found Chen Shan and asked her to expose the news, which means that today's hot search event was not him, then who could it be?
His sunburn was throbbing and giving him a headache. The coffee had gone cold and it was getting dark. Chen Zhuo got up and went straight home.
Shao Chengzhang had an evening social event. Shen Zhuo looked at the three dishes and a soup and called Aunt Chen to join them for dinner. However, she was preoccupied with other matters and ate absent-mindedly. Aunt Chen thought she didn't like the food and asked if it didn't suit her taste. She quickly said no and only then did she take two more bites of the food.
That night, the official Weibo account of Fog Lights released a hotel surveillance video. Coincidentally, there was a surveillance camera diagonally above Mai Xu's room. The door to Mai Xu's room had been open since Guan Siyu entered the room, and Mai Xu didn't close it until a while after Guan Siyu left.
The public opinion immediately turned to: "It's so funny, some people's faces are hurting, the door is not even closed and they say others doi"
"Take my brother away! It's obviously a normal script. Can some people clean up their minds a little?"
"Luckily there's surveillance. Shouldn't he come out and apologize? @娱乐圈八爪鱼"
Chen Zhuo immediately issued an official statement from the company:
"Today, the false statements and malicious speculations online about actor @Guan Siyu from the production of 'Fog Lights' have seriously damaged the artist's reputation and personal rights.
We solemnly declare the following regarding the relevant situation: Director Mai Xu and actor Guan Siyu were merely discussing a normal script. The online rumors of an "inappropriate relationship" are fabricated and seriously inconsistent with the facts. Mr. Guan Siyu is currently single, and the related rumors are completely unfounded and maliciously defamatory. Our company has preserved evidence related to the false information and will pursue legal action against those who spread the rumors. We will not tolerate any leniency.
As soon as the statement was issued, Chen Zhuo asked Guan Siyu to forward it immediately.
Later, the official account of the crew also released a statement with similar content. First, it stated that Mai Xu and Guan Siyu were discussing the script normally, and second, it stated that Mai Xu was currently single, and saying that he had cheated was malicious slander.
Before bed, Chen Zhuo noticed that the trending search rankings had dropped several places, and this matter probably wouldn't be reversed. She rubbed her temples, but the headache still persisted.
Shao Chengzhang came back from a social event, opened the bedroom door, and saw Chen Zhuo looking tired.
"Tired and annoyed."
"What's wrong?" He walked over and wanted to massage her temples, but she pushed him away and said disgustedly, "You should take a shower first. You smell like cigarettes."
Shao Chengzhang himself didn't smoke, but since everyone at the dinner was smoking, he spent two hours in the enclosed private room, smeared with the stench. His wife, disgusted, turned around, grabbed his pajamas, and went to the shower to freshen up.
Chen Zhuo lay down and stared at the ceiling, seemingly in a trance but actually thinking. She wanted to know who bought the hot search.
After taking a shower, Shao Chengzhang saw that she looked like she was out of her body, with her eyes not blinking. He couldn't help but raise his hand to pinch her nose, but she angrily slapped his hand away.
He continued the topic he had just left unfinished: "Does your head still hurt? Can I give you a massage?"
Shen Zhuo shook his head with dull eyes.
Shao Chengzhang found her like this funny and lay down beside her: "Then tell me why you are tired and annoyed?"
Chen Zhuo just said that the paparazzi took pictures of the actors in the crew and spread rumors that became a hot topic. Then she sighed: "It's so annoying. Why do people have to work..." She couldn't find any ideas and felt annoyed.
"You don't have to work. I'll support you." Shao Chengzhang stretched out his fingers to curl up a bunch of her hair and played with it.
Chen Zhuo tsks, "There are a lot of people who want to support me. You can get a love number and wait in line."
"Then I want number 1. I'll cut in line."
Shen Zhuo was amused by him: "You are shameless."
Shao Chengzhang did not refute, and said as if it was a matter of course: "I am pursuing my wife, why should I care about my dignity?"
Knowing that she was tired, Shao Chengzhang held her to sleep at night. But at night, his thoughts became more scattered, and Shen Zhuo couldn't help but ponder in his mind again.
Doesn’t Guan Siyu like Guan Xin? Why does he suddenly like Mai Xu again?
Sigh, men change their minds so quickly!
But... Guan Xin and Mai Xu have both lived abroad for many years, and are both older than Guan Siyu...
Chen Zhuo felt that her imagination was a bit too much. She couldn't bear a second shock, but she also had a strange desire to be sure of her own thoughts...
Shao Chengzhang knew that Shen Zhuo was not asleep, so he opened his eyes and asked her what was wrong.
Shen Zhuo calmed himself down for a few seconds and said, "Husband, how did you find my information in the first place?"
She couldn't ask Guan Siyu or the person involved directly.
She had to check two people, or maybe... it was just one person.
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