The stars collectively came down to exert their force. It was obvious that the more they yelled, the fiercer it became.
In fact, with the popularity level of these three people, it was not enough to occupy the hot search for so long and cause such a big discussion. It was hard to say whether there were opponents of the three protagonists who took the opportunity to add fuel to the fire. It was also possible that because there really wasn't much gossip to eat in the entertainment industry recently, this melon was relatively big.
Netizens ate melon unscrupulously, wishing the three parties would fight.
- I think what Zhong Ruanxing’s fans said makes a lot of sense. Her older sister probably really looks down on Liu Zhuo.
- That's not necessarily true. Some beauties just love ugly men.
- In fact, there were already signs of discord on the red carpet that day. Did you guys notice that Qu Yanshan was very unwelcoming to Zhong Ruanxing when they took photos together on the red carpet? She looked like she was saying “don’t touch me”.
- I know. When Qu Yanshan first walked onto the red carpet that day, her expression was very unpleasant. Liu Zhuo ran up to her wanting to link arms with her, but she refused.
- That day, Zhong Ruanxing went with them in the same car to the venue. Could something have happened in the car?
- What exactly was Qu Yanshan doing in that livestream? She didn't want to answer directly, just kept selling her sob story in cryptic terms. She better not be spreading rumors!
- So why hasn't Liu Zhuo come out to respond even now? I can understand Zhong Ruanxing not responding right after landing, but why is the male party in hiding?
...
The stars collectively sprayed the crazy CP fans with dog blood on Weibo, still dissatisfied, and rushed into Qu Yanshan's live studio to ask her for an explanation.
Soon, the screen was flooded with comments from the stars:
- What artist with the surname Z are you talking about? Do you dare to say it out loud? Spreading rumors and defamation, selling sob stories, aren't you afraid of retaliation from the deep sea?
- Our lawyer Xu Qishen from Deep Sea Law Firm is on his way. You wait, if you have the guts, get off the livestream.
- "I will make everyone who spreads rumors about Zhong Ruanxing apologize with a letter of apology for half a year" - by Xu Qishen, top lawyer in the industry.
- Stop pretending, Ms. Qu. Just tell us directly who this artist surnamed Z is. We’ll stand by you.
With the stars taking the lead, the screen was flooded with more and more questions about the identity of the artist surnamed Z. The melon-eating netizens were also very curious!
Qu Yanshan looked unwell earlier, and now she really looked unwell. But she didn't dare respond to anything. She only dared to make vague statements to let netizens make their own guesses. If you asked her to really say Zhong Ruanxing's name, she definitely wouldn't dare.
Because she was clearer than anyone that Zhong Ruanxing had nothing to do with this at all.
She also knew about the reputation of Deep Sea Law Firm. The fact that Xu Qishen was Zhong Ruanxing’s lawyer was common knowledge in the industry. Today, if she dared mention Zhong Ruanxing at all, Qu Yanshan believed that tomorrow she would receive a lawyer's letter from Xu Qishen.
Facing more and more questioning, all she could do was hastily end the livestream, citing poor health.
The melon-eating netizens who were tricked into the live studio didn't get to eat a single bite of melon. All they heard was her motivational mumbo jumbo, and they were furious. Many posted to complain:
- So you opened up a livestream just to sell your sob story and gain popularity?
- What a bad omen to wrongly drag a beauty into this!
- Lawyer Xu! Lawyer Xu! Come out and do your job! Someone's spreading rumors about your artist again!
- I wanted to complain about this Qu Water Flows Curtain CP for a long time already. Their interactions were so obviously just for show, yet some people actually ship them. Industrial refined sugar tastes worse than shit, yet so many people eat it up.
...
When the plane landed, Ran Ting got a phone call from the company right away, only then finding out what had happened during the short two hour flight.
She looked at Song Jinxing next to her, who was still reading a financial weekly, and did not exclaim and ask him what to do like she normally would. Instead, she calmly contacted her team to handle the matter.
Soon, Zhong Ruanxing’s studio issued a statement:
- @Zhong Ruanxing’s Personal Studio: Don't know, don't understand, don't care.
The concise nine words perfectly demonstrated the speechlessness of Zhong Ruanxing's team.
Since the other party didn't name anyone, they didn't need to issue a formal statement either, which would be giving her too much face.
They just needed to clarify their stand and reassure fans.
The stars were very excited to see the statement, and spread the word to each other - Did you hear that? The three no’s principle! Don't implicate us!
At this point, the matter should have ended. Qu Yanshan sold her sob story this round and gained quite a bit of popularity. She deliberately provoked Zhong Ruanxing just because she was terribly provoked by her beauty last time. Her temperament was petty to begin with, and she had been holding in this grudge, which is why she would do something like this.
Now that her goal was achieved, and Zhong Ruanxing's side had issued a statement, she actually hoped the matter would end there too. After all, Deep Sea Law Firm was not to be trifled with.
However, she didn't expect the CP fans of Qu Water Flows Curtain to be so crazy.
Well, when the CP you stan breaks up, how could you not go crazy?
CP fans were always prone to dissecting details and sugar crumbs. They insisted on recording Qu Yanshan's livestream, then analyzing her microexpressions frame by frame, eventually coming to the conclusion - Qu Water Flows Curtain was real. Liu Zhuo was a big scum who lost interest and fell for Zhong Ruanxing. Qu Yanshan was forced by Zhong Ruanxing's fans to end her livestream!
The stars were dumbfounded by the conclusion they managed to analyze.
What the hell! Who taught you to reason like that? You're all geniuses!
The hype around this matter was originally dying down after Qu Yanshan ended her livestream and Zhong Ruanxing's studio issued a statement. But the pestering of Qu Water Flows Curtain's CP fans brought it to new heights again.
The comments under Zhong Ruanxing and Liu Zhuo's Weibo posts were unsightly.
Even with the stars helping to control the comments, they were still no match for the accumulation of CP fans over many years.
A CP fan who has lost their mind is so freaking scary!!!
The situation was already out of control. Qu Yanshan didn't expect things to ferment into this eventually either. Phone calls kept coming in, from acquaintances in the media and friends in the industry, scaring her senseless. She didn't know what to do, so she simply hardened her heart, turned off her phone, and hid under the covers to sleep.
...
There were fans picking them up again after getting off the plane.
But the fans who came to pick them up were different from the ones who saw them off. They looked worried, and their eyes were full of concern. Song Jinxing had been reading financial news recently, and didn't know what was happening online.
He shot Ran Ting a questioning look.
Ran Ting smiled reassuringly at him, and whispered: "Just a small matter, I can handle it. You go ahead and focus on work first."
Hearing her say this, Song Jinxing went back to studying the economic situation.
He was willing to give her a chance to grow as an agent.
It wasn't until they got into the car and he heard her calling Yu Liang that Song Jinxing realized what had happened.
Ran Ting was no longer an unknown newcomer agent like she was in the beginning. In the three months on this drama set, she expanded her connections, and added many insiders on WeChat, including Yu Liang.
She called Yu Liang, and he picked up quite quickly on the other end.
Since they were around the same age, Yu Liang called her "Sister Ting" due to her identity as an agent. Ran Ting used to feel a little embarrassed by this form of address, but now she didn't care at all: "Yu Liang, have you seen today's news?"
"You mean the Qu Yanshan thing?"
Ran Ting took a deep breath: "Yu Liang, I know this request is a bit of an imposition, but you were the only witness that night in the car. I'm Ruanxing's agent, outsiders won't believe what I say. I can only request, could you please objectively recount what you saw and heard that night to the public?"
The other end was silent for two seconds.
Ran Ting also knew that her request was pulling an innocent person into this mess, but at this critical juncture, one sentence from Yu Liang would be more effective than all the PR she could do.
She also contacted Liu Zhuo's team, but they ignored her. She could only pin her hopes on Yu Liang.
Now, hearing the silence on the other end, she smiled bitterly to herself, but had no resentment. The entertainment world was a big dyeing vat - watching out for yourself was human nature. Helping was personal affection, not helping was propriety. She understood it all.
Ran Ting sighed inwardly, and was about to speak, when the young man's clean and reserved voice came through: "Actually, I already edited the Weibo post a while ago, just waiting for you guys to contact me. I was worried I might cause trouble for you if I took matters into my own hands. But now that I can help Sister Ruanxing, I'm very happy to."