"Do you know that you're ruining Guwenhua by doing this?"
"I will find a chance to make it up to him later."
"Then do you know me—" Shang Yechu looked directly into Ji Juntao's eyes, and finally swallowed the words back in despair, "You know. You know everything."
Ji Juntao frowned, patted Shang Yechu's shoulder with concern, and made a special care not to touch Shang Yechu's exposed neck: "Assistant Wang and Aunt Cai both told me that you seemed dazed for several days while filming this movie, and seemed to be a little depressed. I found you a psychologist, a very professional one."
Shang Yechu brushed the hand away: "Get lost."
Ji Juntao frowned unhappily: "You're being too emotional, Ye Chu. If you have the ambition of a lion, then don't suddenly say 'Amen' when you've got your jaws stuck in the throat of an antelope. Does meat that has received a sacred gift turn into grass?"
"..."
Ji Juntao grabbed Shang Yechu's sleeve and pressed her down onto the sofa. This time, Shang Yechu didn't resist and obediently let her hold her down.
Ji Juntao pulled out a tissue from the table, sat down on the coffee table in front of Shang Yechu, and lovingly wiped her sweat while chatting away:
“You’re right. I will take ‘The Mute Woman’ out of theaters and then release it online for free on various platforms so that people can watch it and comment on it, allowing netizens to judge the work without any barriers.”
"Then, I will post some things like 'The innocent are innocent, the guilty are guilty,' 'Disembowelment for powder,' 'Rather give up profit than not prove innocence,' 'I offer my blood to the Yellow Emperor,' 'Nobility is the epitaph of the noble,' 'Regard money as dirt, regard justice as my life,' 'Ten years of drinking ice cannot cool my hot blood,' etc., to stir up the sympathy of passersby."
"After these things were hyped up, Sheng Wenzhi's article was published, which reversed the public opinion. Since the movie was already available for free online at that time, everyone could watch it, which further proved that Sheng Wenzhi was right and confirmed the innocence of 'The Mute Woman'."
After wiping Shang Yechu's sweat, Ji Juntao took out a horn comb from his bag, untied Shang Yechu's ponytail, and carefully combed her hair while massaging her scalp.
"The despicable scoundrels who were universally condemned have suddenly become pure and innocent figures, and the thieves who were scorned by thousands have become saints who have revealed their hearts to prove their truth. Even Gu Wenhua, who published that inflammatory article, has changed from an arrogant and aloof director to someone who is full of grief and indignation and therefore speaks recklessly, which is understandable—who can resist such a reversal?"
"Now, 'The Mute Woman' and you have become the perfect victims. Netizens, passersby, and fans feel both sympathy and indignation, and will inevitably find an outlet for their venting—so who is that outlet? That's right, it's Wei Xuan."
"I'll spread the word that 'a certain actress is competing with Ye Chu for a role, and is using a lot of dirty tricks to defeat Ye Chu'..."
"I won't say the name of any female celebrity, but the resourceful netizens will guess. Even if they can't guess, I'll make them guess."
"They'll be shocked to discover—wait, there's an actress named Wei Xuan competing with Ye Chu for the script of 'Half the Sky'; and Wei Xuan's parent company, Champions, belongs to Guanjun Century, the old rival of 'Yun Qing Ji'!"
Shang Yechu glanced at Ji Juntao through her disheveled hair. Her eyes were as sharp as knives.
Ji Juntao carefully combed Shang Yechu's silky black hair. "Your hair is great. How about you take on a shampoo endorsement sometime? Where were we? Oh right, I did spread the word to Wei Xuan that it's true. As for the rest, whether it's true or false, the public just needs an outlet, and they'll believe it."
"Wei Xuan has become the mastermind. The culprit behind the destruction of 'The Mute Woman' and unfair competition, hmm. Next, a righteous influencer will step forward—"
"This influential blogger will post Wei Xuan's past remarks and scandals that I found, with captions like 'He used despicable means to harm people, but in reality, he is the one who truly hates the country!'"
Ji Juntao's tone gradually became more fervent.
"Then, Wei Xuan's dirty secrets will be released one by one, real ones, fake ones, photoshopped ones, and ones taken out of context—in short, they will pile up like mountains and surge like the sea!"
"Truth and falsehood intertwine, a dazzling array that dazzles the eye. — Netizens will believe it because they want to believe. Because they need to cut and shift their guilt towards 'The Mute Woman,' because they want to believe they are innocent! It's all because of that wicked woman, Wei Xuan, who bewitched them!"
Ji Juntao stood up, pacing back and forth, burning with ambition. Finally, he turned his gaze to Shang Yechu, who was sitting on the sofa, and announced with arrogance and self-satisfaction:
"Next, Wei Xuan is finished."
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