Chapter 379 Fool, This is His Boss! [1st Update]
Chen Li was good at choosing her time; she specifically chose 11:30 p.m.
At this time of day, not only are many people resting, but trending topics are also cheaper.
After all, the team had already spent a lot of money on public relations for Ye Xi during this period, and they simply didn't have enough money left.
Tianxing Entertainment has always prioritized profit, and when they realized they couldn't salvage Ye Xi's reputation, they gave up.
Ye Xi's rise to fame is largely due to constant hype. Compared to Qin Lingyu and Shang Yaozhi, he's not even in the same league as Hua Yin.
Given the resources, Tianxing Entertainment can create another top star.
But Chen Li is not an option.
She only has Ye Xi as her artist with high popularity. What will she do if Ye Xi is finished?
Chen Li must protect Ye Xi at all costs.
Although not many people are online at this time, there are still night owls.
Shang Yaozhi has been in the entertainment industry for many years without any scandals, and the phrase "underground girlfriend" instantly attracted a lot of attention.
Netizens clicked in to take a look.
Ying Zijin has been quite popular in the entertainment industry recently, attracting a lot of fans and becoming no less popular than a top-tier celebrity.
Her video of supporting "Youth 202" was widely reposted by major media outlets, and there were also many edited videos.
Unfortunately, his face was only shown for a short while, leaving netizens wanting more.
Most people are confused when they see pictures of her and Shang Yaozhi together.
How did these two end up together?
To be honest, my son's presence was overshadowed. Even when they walked the runway together, Xie Manyu didn't outshine him.
If I remember correctly, Ying Zijing is not yet an adult, this...
[Has Shang Yaozhi's image collapsed? Dating is fine, but dating a high school student? Disgusting, I'm turning against him.]
[That's terrible! My brother is too afraid to be seen in the same frame as any woman. Even a gentlemanly gesture is interpreted as him having a secret girlfriend. If he shakes hands with someone else one day, I bet you guys will start spreading rumors about his children.]
[Quick, quick, spread a rumor: mothers want grandchildren!]
Chen Li's online trolls kept stirring up trouble, leading many uncritical netizens to join in the criticism.
Shang Yaozhi's fans remained completely unmoved and were quite excited.
People have even started placing bets in the supertopic, wondering if Yao Zhi has finally escaped the ranks of single people.
**
Meanwhile, on Shang Yaozhi's side...
It's 1 a.m. in Beijing.
He had just finished filming a night scene and returned to the apartment assigned to him by Chuguang Media.
Chuguang Media indeed offered him very good benefits. After signing him, they even bought his parents a villa and provided them with medical staff.
His agent was following behind him, looking at today's report, when he received a message from the studio, and his lips twitched.
"There's something I need to let you know," the agent took a deep breath. "You're trending on social media."
Shang Yaozhi nodded slightly: "It's a very normal thing."
He doesn't like hype, but marketing accounts always like to mention his name.
As for being dragged into a CP (couple pairing) with Ye Xi last year, his studio also sued some big fans who spread rumors about the CP.
Most of those CP fans are fans of Ye Xi.
The agent said quietly, "Is it normal that you went with your boss?"
Shang Yaozhi's hand trembled, and the pen in his hand drew a crooked line on the signature area.
This time, he was genuinely surprised: "My boss?"
The agent took out a tablet, prepared a screenshot, and placed it in front of him: "Look."
After reading it, Shang Yaozhi pinched the bridge of his nose, slowly exhaled, and said in a low voice, "I feel like I might be assassinated."
"No, no, no, it's not that serious." The agent was startled. "Miss Ying has always been good to you. She wouldn't do this just because of a fake gossip trending on social media."
"If she wanted to assassinate you, she wouldn't have helped you terminate your contract in the first place."
"He's not the boss," Shang Yaozhi sighed softly, helplessly. "He's the boss's boyfriend."
"Boyfriend?" The agent asked in surprise. "Miss Ying isn't even an adult yet, is she? Does she really have a boyfriend?"
What kind of man could win Ying Zijin's heart?
“The boss will be eighteen next month.” Shang Yaozhi smiled. “She will be leaving the capital after the New Year, so after we finished discussing work that day, I prepared a coming-of-age gift for her.”
Chuguang Media was helping him secure an international film and television project. They had dinner together that day and then returned to their apartment.
The agent was also present at the time.
The person taking the photo clearly cropped out the other people.
"Coming-of-age ceremonies are indeed very important, but it's a pity you were abroad at the time." The agent couldn't resist her curiosity. "Who is Miss Ying's boyfriend?"
Shang Yaozhi casually picked up a financial magazine from the sofa: "Do you know the Venus Group?"
“I know.” The agent nodded. “The president of Venus Group’s Asia-Pacific region is Chinese. He’s really good-looking. If he entered the entertainment industry, he would outshine a lot of others.”
Shang Yaozhi smiled again: "Yes, it's him."
Apart from that, he had never seen Ying Zijing be so intimate with any other man.
They must be boyfriend and girlfriend, right?
The agent stared in disbelief, muttering, "That's... a huge problem."
It's not that they're in big trouble, it's that Ye Xi is in big trouble.
"Have the studio issue a clarification and a lawyer's letter directly," Shang Yaozhi said. "We need to clarify as soon as possible to avoid causing any reputational damage to the boss."
The agent was busy contacting the studio, his hands trembling.
He was also afraid that Shang Yaozhi would be assassinated.
**
On the other side.
The Nie family.
Nie Chao is already full of energy and vitality.
After seeing that he was completely alright, Nie Yi returned to the One-Character Team to handle the mission.
New Year's Eve was the Nie family's New Year's banquet, so Old Master Nie invited Fu Yunshen and Ying Zijin to stay at the Nie family's old house.
Nie Chao had been sleeping for several days and was now wide awake, with no sleepiness whatsoever.
He sneaked into the kitchen to steal the small cakes that Grandpa Nie had made, then went upstairs and knocked on the door of the guest room.
"Brother," Nie Chao generously cut half of the cake in half, "Here you go."
Fu Yunshen didn't respond, looking thoughtfully at the computer, his peach blossom eyes slightly narrowed.
"What are you looking at?" Nie Chao took a bite of the cake, then let out a heart-wrenching scream, "Holy crap, why are there eggshells in here?!"
“I forgot to tell you—” Fu Yunshen then looked up, raising his eyebrows, “Yaoyao’s cooking skills need improvement. Even if your grandfather tries to learn, he can only learn about 30% at most.”
Nie Chao immediately put the cake away, still shaken: "Luckily it was just one bite, otherwise I would have been poisoned."
He said, "Why doesn't anyone touch those cakes?"
Nie Chao took a big gulp of water and leaned closer: "Let me see, Shang Yaozhi's secret girlfriend... cough cough cough!"
He sprayed water out, shocked: "How come it's a big shot?"
“Rumors.” Fu Yunshen lifted his eyelids. “I went to pick up Yaoyao that day, and the person taking the picture didn’t include me.”
Nie Chaoxin wondered, what was with that regretful tone?
"Wow, this is incredible." He looked at it again. "This rumor has even spawned a CP (couple) supertopic. If we want to win, this CP name is not bad."
Fu Yunshen glanced at him, picked up the phone, and called Ian, who had already returned to the O Continent headquarters.
When Ian learned that another Weibo CP (couple) supertopic was going to be shut down, he was furious: "Boss, I'm in charge of the money. For these technical things, you should talk to Josie."
He's a CFO, and he doesn't know any hacking techniques.
"I'm sorry." Fu Yunshen showed no remorse whatsoever. "I've gotten used to looking for you."
"..."
Nie Chao, who had been listening nearby, finally realized what was going on. He was very excited: "Brother, you're jealous? You're jealous already?"
"Single people don't need to say anything."
Nie Chao shut up and sat down to watch.
A few minutes later, he nudged Fu Yunshen's arm: "It's been clarified, it's been clarified, don't be jealous anymore, you could open a vinegar factory in the future."
"How about I appoint you as the manager of a vinegar factory?"
"..."
Nie Chao was completely speechless and continued browsing Weibo.
It's 3 a.m. now, and the speed of this clarification is astonishing.
[@Shangyao Studio V: Regarding the recent rumors about a "secret girlfriend," we hereby solemnly declare that these are all rumors and have caused great distress to our artist.]
We will not tolerate such acts of defamation and damage to the reputation of our artists and we will pursue this matter to the end!
Below is a lawyer's letter, stamped with an official seal.
Fans who are still fantasizing about having grandchildren: "..."
[That's a huge bucket of cold water! At least let me dream for a few more hours.]
[Waaaaah, never mind, Yingbao isn't an adult yet, baby, you shouldn't touch her, Mommy's afraid you'll get arrested.]
[The studio is taking a very strong stance this time? They clarified so quickly, are they afraid of something?]
After seeing this comment, Nie Chao secretly glanced at the man leaning back in the soft chair.
I was afraid, truly afraid.
Nie Chao snorted.
Earth's Vinegar King.
**
Because Shang Yaozhi Studio posted that Weibo message in the early morning, most netizens saw this trending topic when they woke up in the morning.
#Shang Yaozhi, Clarification#
We're too late; the melons are already ripe.
I just want to know, who has nothing better to do than spread rumors? Are they after money or just trying to gain notoriety?
[@ChuguangMediaV, let the technical staff thoroughly investigate this.]
[Stop digging! I bet Ye Xi ten packs of spicy strips.]
Ye Xi was unaware of what was happening online. She had a rare good night's sleep until the door to her apartment was knocked on again.
Ye Xi was very annoyed. She went to open the door wearing slippers.
"Ye Xi!" Chen Li was almost going crazy. "You still have the mood to sleep? Do you know that not long after we pushed the trending topic out, Shang Yaozhi and the others issued a clarification?"
Ye Xi was taken aback: "How could it be so fast?"
I specifically chose to do it at night so that the other party wouldn't have time to react.
By daytime, public opinion had already begun to ferment.
It's easy to spread rumors, but difficult to debunk them.
Moreover, the impact of spreading rumors is irreversible, even if the rumors are debunked.
Just as Chen Li was about to say something, several more people arrived at Ye Xi's apartment, all dressed in suits.
"Ms. Ye Xi, right?" The woman in the lead was the secretary. She took out a document. "This is a statement from the legal department of Chuguang Media. Please be prepared to receive the court summons."
One sentence completely snapped Ye Xi out of her daze: "A summons?"
“You’ve spread rumors about our company’s people, and the court has already accepted the case.” The female secretary smiled. “Please believe me, no one can touch anyone at Chuguang Media, not even by spreading rumors.”
After saying this, she didn't look at Ye Xi again and left the apartment.
Ye Xi stood frozen in place, and Chen Li was also stunned.
It took Ye Xi a while to react. She grabbed her coat and ran outside, catching up with the group of people.
"What do you mean?" Her teeth chattered. "Isn't it enough that I admit my mistake?"
This has happened before, so why is Chuguang Media taking it so seriously this time?
"Admit your mistake?" The female secretary sneered. "Don't you know that Miss Ying is his boss?"
These words struck Ye Xi like a bolt from the blue, his face turning deathly pale: "W-what?"
Is Ying Zijin Shang Yaozhi's boss?
Wouldn't that make her the CEO of Chuguang Media?!
What kind of magical thing is this?
She couldn't believe it!
"You've even managed to spread rumors about our boss, Ms. Ye Xi. You're really something." The female secretary didn't want to waste any more words with her. "Is there a problem with the boss discussing work with an employee?"
Ye Xi didn't chase after them this time. She stood frozen in the cold wind, her head throbbing and her ears ringing.
Chen Li, who had run out after her, grabbed her shoulder: "Ye Xi, what exactly happened?"
“Ying Zijin…” Ye Xi’s lips trembled slightly. “Ying Zijin, she… she is the CEO of Chuguang Media.”
Chen Li asked incredulously, "What did you say?"
The phone rang at that moment; it was from the headquarters of Tianxing Entertainment.
Chen Li answered the phone hastily: "Hello?"
"Chen Li, the company has fired you." The voice on the other end of the phone was icy. "Including Ye Xi, you all have to make up for the losses you caused the company. Don't expect the company to do anything for you again!"
The call was abruptly ended.
Chen Li was completely caught off guard.
(End of this chapter)
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