Chapter 040

When Qin Li returned home, it was already dark.

He successfully got back the leading male role that the company had wanted to sign him for, but because of the "Bottom Line" incident, the company also cut his salary severely.

Video websites like Strawberry Entertainment have a quota for drama investment every year. Qin Li also took on a drama with an investment of more than 20 million this time. He read the script and privately felt that it was not as good as Xiao Yu's.

As for the director's configuration, it is not as good as "Bottom Line".

This is the only way now. His reputation has declined and he urgently needs a serious drama to reverse his reputation.

"We will announce tomorrow that you will be starring in City of Beasts and you have no time to star in Bottom Line. But Jiang Tao won't cause any trouble, right? If he reveals that you were interested in Bottom Line before, you won't be able to cover up the lie."

After returning home, the agent was still on the phone chatting with Qin Li.

Qin Li has the highest traffic among all his artists, and the bulk of his commission goes to Qin Li. He wants Qin Li to be popular for a long time more than anyone else.

Qin Li turned on the loudspeaker on her phone and put on her slippers. "Jiang Tao doesn't know that we set up a scam for his investment. In his eyes, I'm just an actor who is interested in "The Bottom Line" and helped him get in touch with Strawberry.com. I had good intentions at first. The black trending searches might have been bought by Strawberry.com. Jiang Tao won't expose me."

The agent breathed a sigh of relief, then complained, "Think about it from another angle. If it weren't for you, Zhou Qingyu might not have invested in Jiang Tao, and he wouldn't have been able to film this drama."

Qin Li's eyes dimmed. The most annoying person in this matter was Zhou Qingyu. It was a pity that she was capital and Qin Li couldn't touch her now.

After hanging up the phone, Qin Li walked into the living room.

He felt a gentle touch on his lower back, and the girl's soft breasts pressed against his back.

"Brother Qin..."

Xia Momo was originally sleeping on the bed, but she woke up when she heard Qin Li's voice.

Qin Li turned around, his eyes fell on her flat belly, and a feeling of depression surged in his chest again, "It's late, go to bed early."

Xia Momo looked at him obediently, "I have an appointment for a prenatal check-up tomorrow, will you go with me?"

Qin Li frowned. He had to take the makeup photos for "City of Beasts" tomorrow. How would he have the time?

"I'm very busy recently, let Aunt Zhao go with you!"

Xia Momo pouted unhappily, "Okay then... By the way, Brother Qin, should we go get the marriage certificate? The baby is already three months old, and it will be obvious if it goes on. I can't hold a wedding with you while I'm pregnant, right?"

Qin Li's brows furrowed even deeper. He had never thought of marrying Xia Momo, and saying that he wanted to give birth to the child was just a delaying tactic, as the child would eventually have to be aborted.

"After a while," Qin Li said, "when I finish recording 'Travel', I will accompany you for whatever you want!"

Xia Momo smiled brightly, her eyes curved like crescent moons. No one noticed the coldness that flashed across her eyes, like a night in the far north in December.

"Then...Brother Qin," she suddenly stretched out her tone, her voice joyful, "Sleep with me tonight, okay?"

Having rejected Xia Momo twice, Qin Li knew he shouldn't reject her for the third time. Pregnant women are very sensitive at this time, and he was afraid that if he went against Xia Momo's wishes again, she would do something weird again.

So he stroked Xia Momo's hair.

"good."

The night is as dark as ink. The neon city has lost its bustling lights and the lights on the street are gradually going out.

The sound of breathing came from beside her, and Xia Momo opened her eyes in the darkness.

She has always had a light sleep. In the past countless nights, when she woke up from insomnia and saw Qin Li beside her, she would have a warm smile on her face.

But today, looking at the man beside her again, Xia Momo's eyes were as cold as ice.

She got up quietly, without making any sound, opened Qin Li's wallet, and took out her ID card.

Then, Xia Momo left resolutely without looking back.

——

This is destined to be a sleepless night.

Until now, the hot searches related to Qin Li and "Bottom Line" are still on the hot searches on Weibo. The role-stealing incident that caused a sensation during the day ended with the marketing account slipping away.

It was only after Xingyao exposed Shen Xinghe's audition video that Entertainment Dog Brother realized that he had been used.

What internal staff contribution? This is obviously Xingyao’s public relations!

They also deliberately blurred the picture so that people couldn't see the auditionee's face for a moment!

Such a grandson! It's such a bummer!

Entertainment Dog Brother was scolded a lot by netizens, especially Qin Li's fans, who swarmed him. The comment section of his Weibo was full of obscene words. If he hadn't worn a dog head mask whenever he appeared on camera, his photo would probably have been photoshopped.

Entertainment Dog was cursing in his heart, and his dissatisfaction with Xingyao increased a little.

However, after Star Glory released the audition video, Entertainment Dog received a considerable amount of marketing fees from Star Glory Public Relations.

Well, although he was used, he got what he deserved. He also gained a wave of fans and was put on the hot search by passers-by and Qin Li's fans. From a marketing perspective, he did not lose out.

This resentment towards Xingyao was quickly transferred by Gou Ge to Qin Li.

Ugh, what marketing account is he using? Didn't he buy the hot searches and press releases that smeared "The Bottom Line" online during the day? Why is he pretending to be a white lotus at this time?

In the entertainment industry, there is no one who is clean. Everyone has eight hundred tricks, but they are all honest!

Entertainment Dog Brother thinks that he is the most naive person in this incident and was used as a tool by Xingyao. It is also his fault that he was too eager for success and was not serious enough when reading private messages. He must be more serious in the future!

As he was thinking this, another private message with explosive information came into Entertainment Dog Brother’s phone.

This time, Dog Brother has learned his lesson and will not reveal information easily.

He looked at the document carefully, listened to the recording sent by the other party over and over again, and asked someone from the team to help confirm whether it was Qin Li's voice.

After watching everything, Dog Brother took a deep breath.

It’s a big melon!

He suddenly felt that all the grievances he had suffered today and the curses from Qin Li’s fans were just the foundation for his rise as Niu Hulu·Gogo!

The netizen who sent the private message stated that she was the person involved, all the information she sent was true, and she was willing to bear all legal responsibilities for this.

She asked Gou Ge to expose the truth only because her influence was too low and she wanted more people to see Qin Li’s true face!

——

Qin Li's fans are still diligent and active, spreading the news of "the marketing account running away" everywhere. They are clearing out search terms related to Qin Li and controlling the comments under the Weibo posts of major marketing accounts.

——At least, let the passers-by who haven’t seen this news know that the real problem lies with the marketing account.

It was the marketing account’s fault in the first place, what does it have to do with my brother?

Suddenly, they noticed that one of the important marketing accounts that slandered Qin Li today, Entertainment Dog Brother, retweeted a Weibo post.

The Weibo account is newly registered, with the ID "Qin Li's ex-girlfriend". The account has no followers and no fans, and she has only posted one Weibo post.

The content of the Weibo post actually revealed that it was Qin Li who was the one who defrauded Jiang Tao from investment a few days ago!

A recording was attached below the Weibo post, which was marked as a conversation between Qin Li and his agent.

"We will announce tomorrow that you will be starring in City of Beasts and you have no time to star in Bottom Line. But Jiang Tao won't cause any trouble, right? If he reveals that you were interested in Bottom Line before, you won't be able to cover up the lie."

"Jiang Tao doesn't know that we set up his investment fraud. From his perspective, I'm just an actor who is interested in "The Line" and helped him get in touch with Strawberry.com. I had good intentions at the beginning. The black trending search may have been bought by Strawberry.com. Jiang Tao won't expose me."

"Think about it from another angle. If it weren't for you, Zhou Qingyu might not have invested in Jiang Tao, and he wouldn't have been able to film this drama."

Entertainment Dog Brother is a marketing account and is still at the center of controversy today. His retweets are very influential.

Weibo, which had been silent, was once again in a state of excitement. Not only did Qin Li’s fans see this Weibo post, but many night owl netizens also saw it.

[I thought this story would end abruptly today, but I didn't expect such a big turn! ]

[The person who deceived Jiang Tao into falsely investing was actually Qin Li? And he also said that the marketing account ran away? 】

[So Qin Li and Strawberry Network are trying to trick Jiang Tao, hoping to get the male lead of "The Line"? 】

[Director Jiang is probably still in the dark and still thinks Qin Li is a good person! ]

[If Zhou Qingyu hadn't intervened, Jiang Tao would have been deceived! ]

[Yes, without Zhou Qingyu, Shen Xinghe would have been squeezed out, and Qin Li would have been the male lead. Not many people would know about this! ]

【Qin Li is too scary! 】

With the previous popularity of the character as a foundation, the terms related to Qin Li's scheme quickly became hot searches.

Originally, fans could put the blame of "stealing roles" on the marketing account.

But after this Weibo post came out, they couldn't do that anymore.

The marketing accounts that were "framed" stood up one after another, transformed into the Avengers, and retweeted this Weibo. Qin Li was able to put the blame of "stealing the role" on the marketing accounts, but now that the truth has been revealed, those marketing accounts will not let him go!

Who in the entertainment industry who runs a marketing account hasn’t posted a few offensive Weibo messages?

Most of the marketing accounts in the entertainment industry have been scolded by Qin Li’s fans without exception. Now that Qin Li is in trouble, of course they reposted the Weibo and scolded him back!

Qin Li’s fans are the most confused.

One second ago, they were still cleaning the Weibo Square, and the next second, Shui Lingling was the subject of another big scandal for her brother.

This is the first time that Qin Li has been on the trending searches for so many consecutive times since his debut!

Some fans felt something was wrong. When Qin Li put all the blame on the marketing account, they had already realized that Qin Li might have taken the role away from them, but their love for their idol made them subconsciously deny everything.

But now this recording has undoubtedly awakened them.

They were silent, not knowing what to do.

After all, they have pursued stars seriously, worked with data and made calls, and have sunk costs, so they can't let go.

But there is still a group of fans who still do not believe the authenticity of this recording and the revelations.

[This must be AI synthesis! ]

[My brother would never do such a thing! These people framed my brother! ]

[This whistleblower called her "Qin Li's ex-girlfriend". What is his intention? It's so disgusting! ]

[What has my brother done to deserve this? He has to do this to me! The recording must be fake! My brother would never do this!]

Entertainment Dog Brother was amused by the clever excuses of Qin Li’s fans on the Internet.

Is there anyone else messing with him?

Are these brain-dead fans suffering from paranoia? It's obviously your brother who messed with others, right?!

You are so stubborn. Even with such strong evidence, you still refuse to admit your mistake.

But it doesn’t matter, the frame-up is just a small episode, and Dog Brother has bigger melons!

After the trending search #秦理框伤江翤# stayed on Weibo for more than an hour, Entertainment Dog Brother retweeted the second Weibo post from "Qin Li's ex-girlfriend".

If the previous Weibo post was the conclusion of today's events, this one is the ultimate bomb.

This Weibo post is Xia Momo’s own account.

It was all about how she and Qin Li had been in love for three years and how she had been treated as a substitute.

She once thought Qin Li loved her, but when she learned about his relationship with Ye Luoyi and heard her call her "sister" in front of the paparazzi, she realized that she was just a stand-in.

Xia Momo revealed her pregnancy history and a photo with Qin Li.

And...the recording of Qin Li asking her to have an abortion:

"Didn't you take your medicine?"

"You took it, but you didn't wear a condom, and then took the pill afterwards. The success rate of contraception is not high..."

"Get rid of it."

“This is our child!”

"I'm in the rising stage of my career now. Do you think I can have a child? Momo, we are still young, we can have children. Be good, this child comes at the wrong time, let's abort it."

The conversation between Qin Li and the agent was deliberately recorded by Xia Momo.

But Xia Momo did not record this conversation intentionally; it was recorded by the surveillance camera at home.

Qin Li never expected that the surveillance camera he used to monitor Xia Momo would become one of the evidences used to kill himself.

[Isn’t this girl the one at the airport today? Qin Li said she is his sister! ]

[What a damned sister! How could a sister harm her own brother like this? ]

[They are kissing each other in the photo, brother and sister, are they in the orthopedics field? ]

[I got so horny after listening to the recording. It’s bad enough that they didn’t use a condom, but they also forced the girl to have an abortion! What kind of man is Qin Li!]

[And the chances of hitting the target in one shot aren’t high, I guess he didn’t use a condom for several times! ]

[Girls, be smart, protect yourself, don’t have sex without a condom! ]

[I feel a little sorry for Xia Momo]

[According to what Xia Momo said, Qin Li likes Ye Luoyi and is using Xia Momo as a substitute? ]

[It's possible. Xia Momo and Ye Luoyi are very similar, and Qin Li was also very nice to Ye Luoyi on "Travel"... I didn't expect this to happen! ]

[Take us away without asking Yiyi! Yiyi just treats Qin Li as a colleague! There is no other relationship between the two! 】

——

Late at night, Qin Li was woken up by a series of calls from his agent. When he answered the phone, he found that Xia Momo was missing.

Qin Li searched the entire house but couldn't find Xia Momo, let alone the ID card of Xia Momo that he had previously detained.

I called Xia Momo again, but there was only a busy tone on the phone.

Although Xia Momo left before, she wanted to be found by Qin Li, so she used Qin Li's money to pay for the plane ticket and let Qin Li see the flight information.

And this time, she really left without leaving any message.

"Your girlfriend is such a troublemaker!"

Inside the company, the agent led Qin Li quickly towards the meeting room, both of them had very dark faces.

No one would be happy to be woken up like this in the middle of the night.

"Have you contacted Xia Momo?" the agent asked.

Qin Li uttered two words stiffly, "No."

The agent gritted his teeth and said, "As for framing Jiang Tao, the company can post a Weibo post and deny it. The other party only has a recording, and we can say it was synthesized by AI."

"Xia Momo is in trouble here. She's a living person, and you forced her to have an abortion! There's no way she can escape this!"

The agent stamped his feet anxiously, "You have been together for three years, and you can't contact her? You should comfort her more, women can just coax her and everything will be fine!"

Qin Li frowned. The key point was that he really couldn't contact Xia Momo.

He originally thought that Xia Momo was just a substitute, who could come and go at his call. He only used Xia Momo's body to comfort himself when he missed Ye Luoyi. How could he have imagined that Xia Momo was so uncontrollable?

The public opinion on the Internet was developing in an extremely uncontrollable direction. Today's incident of snatching the role had already made Qin Li lose a lot of popularity among passers-by, and the recording that framed Jiang Tao made him lose all his popularity among passers-by.

Unless Jiang Tao takes the initiative to help Qin Li clarify the situation, it cannot be reversed.

But Qin Li knew very well that it would be good enough if Jiang Tao didn't kill him at this moment, so how could he help him?

The most urgent task is to keep your fans.

As long as the green mountains remain, even if there is no firewood?

As long as he still has fans, he still has a chance to make a comeback!

But to keep his fans, Xia Momo is a big problem. Compared with framing Jiang Tao to steal the role, most of his fans are girls, and they cannot accept Qin Li forcing Xia Momo to have an abortion.

It's already very late, and there's not much point in issuing a clarification late at night.

The next morning, Qin Li immediately started the live broadcast.

He denied framing Jiang Tao, but when it came to Xia Momo, Qin Li's tone became affectionate: "Ms. Xia Momo and I did have a relationship. But it had nothing to do with the stand-in. I didn't know Ms. Ye Luoyi before, so how could I have considered Xia Momo as her stand-in?"

"Due to professional reasons, I cannot announce my relationship with Ms. Xia Momo. This is my fault. Also because of professional reasons, I broke up peacefully with Ms. Xia Momo yesterday. I let her down. Between career and love, I chose career."

"But abortion is a myth!"

"Momo, I don't understand. We were all fine yesterday. Why did you change your mind overnight and spread rumors and slander me?"

[My brother looks much more haggard! ]

[Xia Momo deliberately slandered her brother because he didn't make an official announcement! ]

[I don't understand. Being able to be in love with my brother is already a blessing she has earned in three lifetimes, yet she is still not satisfied? If I can be with my brother, I am willing to have a secret relationship! ]

[Slandering my brother like this after breaking up, this kind of love is terrible! Fortunately, my brother broke up! 】

[Don't worry, brother. We will always support you and will never believe this jerk's rumors! ]

Fans who still support Qin Li at this time are all die-hard fans who have liked him for many years.

In their opinion, isn't it normal not to announce a relationship? Of course, celebrities can't easily announce their relationships.

Abortion? My brother has already said that this is a lie! It is Xia Momo's deliberate smear campaign!

And even if abortion is true, so what?

My brother has already said that it is not convenient for him to have children during his career. Are there still a few couples who have abortions now? Why has abortion become a black spot?

——

Hu Xin was in the conference room, helping Qin Li deal with the live broadcast.

After hearing the content of Qin Li’s live broadcast, Hu Xin was amazed.

It turns out that a man can be so shameless!

She originally applied for the assistant position because she liked Qin Li's face and thought he was handsome.

But now she just felt disgusted.

What does "the relationship cannot be disclosed due to professional reasons" mean? Isn't it just putting all the blame on Xia Momo, misleading fans into thinking that Xia Momo is retaliating against Qin Li because she "cannot disclose the relationship" and deliberately spreading rumors about him?

But Xia Momo is concerned about not making the relationship public?

Hu Xin was simply driven crazy.

Scumbag! Heitui!

Hu Xin is 22 years old and just graduated from university. She applied for the position of Qin Li's assistant because she liked him.

She knew about the relationship between Qin Li and Xia Momo from the beginning. Like most people in the circle, she felt that there was nothing wrong with keeping the relationship secret.

But later, Hu Xin gradually learned more about Qin Li. For example, Qin Li asked Da Jiajun to spread rumors about Yan Xi's academic qualifications; for example, Qin Li and his investment company deceived Jiang Tao... and for example, he bought abortion pills at the airport yesterday.

Hu Xin repeatedly told herself that she was just a junior assistant and it was not her business to take care of these things.

But deliberately giving his girlfriend abortion pills, isn't that a crime?! Add to that what he said today... Hu Xin felt she couldn't stand it anymore!

If the company wants to sue her, then sue her! If crimes cannot be reported, what kind of justice is there in this world!

At worst, I can just quit and go back to my hometown to raise cattle and sheep!

Ten minutes later, Hu Xin used her Weibo to expose the recording of Qin Li calling her at the airport to buy abortion pills.

Many big fans and fans know about Hu Xin's existence, and many fans also follow her.

As soon as Hu Xin posted on Weibo, Qin Li’s fans went wild.

Xingyao, Entertainment Dog Brother, Xia Momo, and all the major marketing accounts... In the eyes of Qin Li's fans, they are outsiders.

Hu Xin is a person who is on the same front with them.

But today, she stood against Qin Li.

Fans suddenly couldn't utter the words that they were about to deny.

Moreover, in this recording, Qin Li actually asked his assistant to buy abortion pills and secretly give them to Xia Momo... He is too disgusting!

[He secretly bought abortion pills and even tried to trick the girl into thinking they were vitamins. What kind of man is he? ]

[The filters are all broken! ]

[I could still deceive myself before, saying that those people wanted to harm Brother Qin, but now that the assistant sister has come forward, I feel like I can’t say it anymore... No way, did Brother Qin really do these things? ]

[Men are really no good! I thought Qin Li was better, I was really blind! ]

[They are all entertainment industry characters! When Xia Momo exposed Qin Li, we should have known that Qin Li was not a good person! 】

[I scolded Xia Momo for him before, and I suddenly felt so vicious! I'm sorry, Xia Momo, Qin Li is so disgusting! ]

[Wuwuwu, assistant sister, tell me, this can't be true? Why is Brother Qin like this? Brother Qin has always been a very good person! ]

Hu Xin responded to this alone, with a very certain tone: [No, the recording I sent was recorded at the airport yesterday. I can 100% guarantee that it is true. Including defrauding Jiang Tao, this incident is also true.]

[Also, the rumor that Da Jiajun spread about Yan Xi's fake academic credentials was also written by Qin Li.]

[I have the recordings as proof. If you don’t believe me, you can ask someone to test it. It’s 100% true! ]

[Qin Li is just a disgusting, perverted man! He is not worthy of your love at all! ]

Qin Li's popularity collapsed across the board.

If before, some fans still insisted on the beautiful fantasy that "others framed Qin Li", then the appearance of Hu Xin undoubtedly shattered it all.

Advertisers have officially announced that they will terminate their cooperation with Qin Lihe.

All major video platforms also acted quickly to remove works related to Qin Li and remove him from their works.

Even Qin Li's fans spoke out one after another, announcing that they would stop being fans and draw a clear line between themselves and Qin Li.

Qin Li, who once won the Best Actor Award in the future novel world and was hailed as a talented actor, is now just a scumbag who is hated by everyone.

There will be no fans loving him anymore.

His future is gone.

At the same time, the system in Yan Xi's brain started to respond.

[Ding! The male supporting character Qin Li in the novel is completely ruined, Zhou Qingyu gains 5 points of luck, and the current luck value is 26.1 points]