Shang Yechu did not respond to Ji Juntao.
Ji Juntao continued to gaze at Shang Yechu.
After a long while, Shang Yechu buried her face in her hands and let out a long, low moan.
That's terrifying.
This woman is terrifying.
Anger, heartbreak, resentment, memories of my mother… all of those feelings faded away. Only one clear thought remained.
This is Ji Juntao.
Shang Yechu put herself in the shoes of the netizens and went through the process. She was horrified to discover that if everything went according to Ji Juntao's plan, she would believe everything that Ji Juntao wanted her to believe!
No wonder Ji Juntao wanted to hide this from Shang Yechu.
This matter was too sordid and filthy. Ji Juntao didn't quite understand Shang Yechu's moral bottom line, so naturally he wouldn't inform Shang Yechu to avoid making things worse. In addition, Ji Juntao also sent away the movie "The Mute Woman"—don't be fooled by Shang Yechu's words that she wasn't optimistic about the movie's box office performance; if anyone dared to ruin "The Mute Woman," Shang Yechu would be the first to fight them to the death.
"The Mute Woman" is a sacrificial offering, a stepping stone. It is a piece of evidence that makes passersby believe in the innocence of Qingping Entertainment.
Who would have thought—or rather, in the entertainment industry—that someone would have such a grand scheme as to use a film they produced themselves as bait to frame someone?
But Ji Juntao did just that. It was unprecedented, so no one believed it. Everyone would only believe that Qingping Entertainment was a lotus flower rising from the mud of the entertainment industry, that Ji Juntao was a boss who, while ruthless, was also fiercely independent, that Ye Chu was an unlucky guy being suppressed by his peers, and that… Wei Xuan was a despicable, shameless, and unscrupulous villain.
How could Ji Juntao do that? How dare Ji Juntao? How could Ji Juntao bear to do that!
She's only twenty-seven years old!
That makes sense. If the other side were a pushover, how could they possibly carve out their own territory in a land already divided up by the three major powers?
Shang Yechu then put herself in Wei Xuan's team's shoes and deduced that she was equally unable to come up with a way to break the deadlock.
First of all, Wei Xuan's team would never come forward to clarify that "we did not suppress Ye Chu and 'The Mute Woman'," because this matter is itself a dubious rumor. Coming forward to deny it would be an admission of guilt.
Secondly, Wei Xuan's team cannot declare, "We did not compete with Ye Chu for the script." The issue of pre-selecting the actress is merely a tacit understanding between Ruguan TV and Wei Xuan's side; no contract has been finalized. The online registration information is readily available. If Wei Xuan were to come forward and assert that she is the sole female lead and Ye Chu is merely a supporting character, she would only make a fool of herself.
The only thing Wei Xuan's team could do was clarify some of the negative rumors circulating online. But that was useless, because Ji Juntao's fundamental goal had already been achieved.
Although the scandalous rumors about Wei Xuan and that leader of Ruguan TV were baseless, they couldn't be ignored. Now that the matter has blown up so much, and Wei Xuan's reputation is so tarnished, his past statements are impossible to clear—especially considering the sensitive subject matter of "Tianban." Even to avoid suspicion, "Tianban" can no longer consider working with Wei Xuan.
That's the most dangerous thing about rumors. They may seem plausible but are completely unfounded, yet they can truly ruin a person.
Of all things in life, the most frightening question is, "What if?"
Under Ji Juntao's scheme, Wei Xuan will be trampled underfoot and never be able to rise again. Although she has never even met Shang Yechu or Ji Juntao, from the moment the script for "Half of the Sky" considered her, she became Ji Juntao's irreconcilable enemy.
Driven by self-interest, they exploit everything at their disposal to bring utter ruin upon complete strangers.
This is Ji Juntao's iron-fisted approach.
Shang Yechu suddenly realized that he had chosen to walk alongside a fierce tiger.
Ji Juntao said that Shang Yechu was a lion on the grassland, but wasn't she herself the king of beasts on another grassland?
Shang Yechu even felt a little relieved—yes, being friends with Ji Juntao was difficult, and being partners with Ji Juntao was also unpleasant. But being enemies with Ji Juntao was truly a bitter pill to swallow!
Shang Yechu suddenly sighed, raised her head, and tied her hair up herself.
After doing all this, Shang Yechu stood up, patted Ji Juntao on the shoulder, and said meaningfully:
“I’m so glad that we’re hunting together on two grasslands.”
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