Chapter 136 Habitual Third Party
At the same time that Gao Yifeng received the message, it was also relayed to Tan Jingcheng's agent, Liu Yu.
Liu Yu was entertaining guests at a KTV when he heard this. He lost his grip on the microphone and accidentally dropped it to the ground, causing a loud "buzz" that echoed throughout the entire private room.
"You've had too much to drink, buddy," Mr. Li laughed heartily, "You can't even hold the microphone!"
"I'm sorry, Mr. Li, one of my artists has run into a problem and I need to go there immediately to deal with it. I haven't been able to keep you company today, so I'll punish myself with three drinks."
Liu Yu bowed and apologized to the client, picked up his wine glass, and downed three glasses in a flash: "Mr. Li, I'll take my leave now. The bill has already been paid in advance. Please enjoy yourself."
After saying that, without waiting for Mr. Li's approval, he grabbed his coat, left the private room, bought the next available flight, and flew to Yunshan as quickly as possible.
After entering the hotel and opening the door, he originally wanted to scold Tan Jingcheng, but when he saw Tan Jingcheng's bloodshot eyes and blood-covered hands, he couldn't bear to do it.
"Brother Yu, you're finally here! What happened? That old geezer Gao Yifeng said someone wants to blacklist me. Is that true? You'll stand up for me, right?" Like grasping at a lifeline, Tan Jingcheng grabbed Liu Yu's hand tightly.
He bombarded Liu Yu with a barrage of questions, but Liu Yu didn't want to say a single word. He only said, "I fucking told you not to mess around, not to mess around, and you still messed things up!"
"I didn't mess around, Brother Yu. Locked up in this godforsaken mountain every day, where could I possibly mess around?"
Tan Jingcheng was about to undergo a transformation. If the transformation was successful, he would definitely become the company's new cash cow. Who knew that it would be nipped in the bud before the transformation was completed!
Liu Yu was furious at Tan Jingcheng's lack of ambition, but their relationship was different from Gao Yifeng's—he only earned a commission from Tan Jingcheng. Even if one Tan Jingcheng was blacklisted, other Tan Jingchengs would be cultivated.
So even when angry, Liu Yu could suppress his anger and try to calmly tell him, "It's true that you've been sidelined, Tan Jingcheng. Your acting career is over."
"...Why? What did I do wrong? Who wants to sideline me?"
“Kepler Group, Chairman Zhou,” Liu Yu said in a low voice.
"Jay Chou..." Tan Jingcheng's eyes were filled with fear and confusion: "I...I didn't provoke him either."
"You didn't provoke him, but you provoked his lover."
Tan Jingcheng was speechless for a long time.
So... he still lost to Xia Mian?
Liu Yu: "Alright, don't stay in Yunshan any longer. Pack your things and come back with me. Tomorrow at work, I'll ask the company how to handle this, and whether we need to pay the penalty for breach of contract."
Over the years, Tan Jingcheng has made a lot of money, but he also spends a lot. If he has to pay compensation, it won't just be the company's breach of contract penalty; ongoing business deals and endorsements will also need to be compensated. Including "Legend of the Dragon," besides recovering his salary, they might also have to claim the losses from replacing him, which he can't afford.
"Brother Yu, I don't have that much money!" Tan Jingcheng became agitated again.
"Being publicly criticized and sidelined by Jay Chou is an unforeseen event, unlike a scandal. There might be a lawsuit involved."
Having said all that, Liu Yu had already done his utmost. Seeing Tan Jingcheng's completely lost state, Liu Yu sighed and began packing his luggage himself.
After that, Tan Jingcheng kept his mouth tightly shut until he got into the car, at which point he asked again, "Brother Yu, how many online trolls do you have? Lend them to me, consider it one last favor."
Liu Yu's expression hardened: "What do you need an online army for? It's already disgusting enough, don't make it worse!"
“I’m not going to cause trouble,” Tan Jingcheng said. “I just want to try to clear my name. Please help me, Brother Yu.”
Over the years, Tan Jingcheng had brought him considerable benefits, and Liu Yu didn't want to appear too heartless, so he sighed and said, "Alright, take it."
***
With the crew making such a big fuss, it wasn't long before news spread that Tan Jingcheng had been removed from the cast midway through filming, but the reason for his removal remained unclear.
About an hour later, someone finally appeared online to say that Xia Mian had bullied others by taking advantage of the Zhou family's power and directly drove Tan Jingcheng away, intending to take his place!
Actually, there are many things that don't make sense here. If Xia Mian really wanted to play the male lead, she would have had plenty of opportunities to use her connections before filming started. Why would she have filmed more than ten scenes and then squeezed him out and replaced him at the last minute?
Ironically, in the pursuit of entertainment, a large majority of netizens actually believed it!
Upon seeing the trending topic, Zhao Wei immediately began investigating. After obtaining the results, he called Xia Mian—it was indeed a crew member who told a friend about Tan Jingcheng's removal from the production team, and the friend posted screenshots of the chat logs online in an attempt to gain attention.
As for the claim that "Xia Mian bullies others by taking advantage of his power," that is a malicious smear campaign with a high proportion of online trolls!
Xia Mian instantly recalled the last words Tan Jingcheng had said to her.
"Xia Mian, you won't be smug for long."
He squinted.
At the time, he was all ready to give everyone a "brilliant speech" from Tan Jingcheng, but Tan Jingcheng was suddenly removed from his role and sidelined.
For Xia Mian, as long as they weren't in the same production crew, out of sight, out of mind was enough. Besides, Gao Yifeng had already fainted once due to a heart attack, and Xia Mian was afraid of making his heart condition worse, so she stopped airing the episode.
Who knew that even though he didn't want to kill them all, some people still insisted on rushing into his clutches.
Let's let netizens across the country listen together.
Of course, Xia Mian wouldn't be foolish enough to expose himself using his own account. He decided to fight fire with fire, just like Tan Jingcheng, finding an IP address completely unrelated to himself and only posting the audio clip from the hotel—Gao Yifeng was also in the video, but he didn't want to touch Gao Yifeng for the time being.
Because it was trending on social media and the chat content was so explosive, the video was instantly shared tens of thousands of times!
This is truly eye-opening! Does he have any moral compass?!
[How disgusting! I even watched all of Tan Jingcheng's dramas. If you have resources and can throw money at it, you can get on any show. What's the difference between him and a gigolo?]
[Back then, when I said Tan Jingcheng's affair with that Zhou family member was a case of being a mistress, a bunch of fangirls immediately rushed to defend him. How about now? Have you seen your idol's true colors?]
[Something I find strange is that the actor was removed from the role, and then an audio recording was released, clearly targeting Tan Jingcheng. Is this audio recording genuine?]
Zhao Wei sensed that the last sentence was not in line with his stance. He clicked into the homepage and saw that it was full of paid trolls who paid 50 cents a day.
Sure enough, the comment was pushed to the top of the comment section, and many netizens unknowingly believed the conspiracy theory of online trolls—that Xia Mian held a grudge because of the "private meeting" incident and tried to squeeze out and smear Tan Jingcheng!
Maybe the videos were even photoshopped!
With the help of Tan Jingcheng's fans, public opinion gradually began to turn around. Seeing the momentum was favorable, the opposing side launched another wave of online trolls.
At that very moment—
A set of stunning and breathtaking photos has once again shocked the internet!
In the footage, Tan Jingcheng is seen partying with Liu's son in a hotel, his dazed expression and bizarre poses are simply outrageous!
A netizen who follows the entertainment industry closely noticed: [If I remember correctly, based on the time the photos were taken, Liu Er Gongzi and Xu Ning should have been filming "Our Little Days" together at that time.]
So, this guy is a serial homewrecker!
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