TPH Chapter 16

The Protagonist’s Halo [Arc 1] Chapter 16: Entertainment Circle Vase (21)

It’s a pity that Su Man is not here. Pei Yiren felt a little regretful that she didn’t see Su Man’s expression. Even if she became famous with her so-called acting skills, she still broke up with Ji Yanhuai.

Looking at the handsome young man beside her with outstanding family background and status, Pei Yiren curled the corners of her mouth. Such a perfect man should belong to her.

Ji Yanhuai noticed her gaze and turned his head to look over, “What’s wrong?”

Pei Yiren said shyly, “Teacher Ji, this is my first time attending such a big event. I’m a little nervous. Fortunately, you are here, otherwise I might make a fool of myself.”

The simple and straightforward smile that was just right and full of gratitude softened Ji Yanhuai’s heart. It was just a piece of cake for him. If Su Man didn’t come, it would make no difference who the female companion was. However, it made Pei Yiren full of trust in this senior.

She is still just a newcomer, and she has not been corrupted by the fame and fortune in the entertainment industry, nor has she become cold and ruthless.

“Target object Ji Yanhuai, favorability +10, now 55.”

Pei Yiren’s smile became even brighter.

Ji Yanhuai lowered his eyes and said calmly, “Just get used to it.”

While sitting in the audience, Pei Yiren took the initiative to chat with Ji Yanhuai. She was very careful about what she said so as not to make her target feel disgusted. It was unknown when she would see Ji Yanhuai again.

Mainly talking about acting, after all, the role she played in front of Ji Yanhuai was a girl who was passionate about acting, clean and simple, and who admired and trusted him very much.

Sure enough, Ji Yanhuai asked her what roles she had taken. Pei Yiren was slightly sad, but she tried to smile and said, “Maybe I’m not good enough, so I didn’t get any good roles, but I will continue to work hard.”

The resources of Pei Yiren’s company are mainly concentrated on the most popular people. After she joined the crew of “Empty Star”, the company paid special attention to her, but she didn’t make any splash after the show was broadcast, so naturally she was not promoted so much. Pei Yiren has also played in dramas, but most of them are the second or third female lead. It is rare to have a script with a female lead, and it is a web drama. Pei Yiren doesn’t think much of it. After improving Ji Yanhuai’s favorability, she is afraid that there will be no good resources.

Ji Yanhuai nodded slightly, “It is most important to hone your acting skills. Don’t just casually take on roles now. When the time comes, you will naturally have the opportunity.”

Pei Yiren was delighted, knowing that her goal was probably achieved, but she looked a little embarrassed, “Thank you, Teacher Ji, for your comfort.”

…

After one night, Pei Yiren’s star system showed that her fame had increased a lot. Everyone would take a closer look at her as Ji Yanhuai’s female companion. She also got the most shots at the scene. She was even on the hot search the next day. Pei Yiren felt a little proud.

Before leaving, she intentionally blurred the relationship between her and Ji Yanhuai, and then she became Ji Yanhuai’s female companion at the crew’s celebration party. She stayed with Ji Yanhuai throughout the entire banquet, which also made Pei Yiren’s agent and company treat her much warmer.

However, the agent and the company obviously have other plans and want to take advantage of the opportunity to gain some popularity.

Pei Yiren hesitated for a moment, worried that it would arouse Ji Yanhuai’s disgust, but she was reluctant to give up the fame that was within her grasp. Her system had not seen any star value increase for several months, and the gains from this night alone were not enough for her to add to her appearance.

After seeing the favorability rating of Ji Yanhuai at 55 shown on the system panel, Pei Yiren suddenly gained confidence and acquiesced to the actions of her agent and the company.

As the most popular TV series in the country this year, the celebration party of the crew of “Empty Star” attracted a lot of attention.

Ji Yanhuai and Pei Yiren’s collaboration did indeed attract a lot of discussion, and another hot topic was Su Man’s absence.

First, there was a big question mark: “At the crew’s celebration party, the male lead held hands with the second female lead, but the female lead was absent. What’s going on?”

“Please, let’s first clarify the cause and effect logic. It’s because Su Man was absent because of her big shot attitude that our male god had to enter the venue with the second female lead.”

Ji Yanhuai’s fans immediately came to refute and did not forget to criticize Su Man.

First there is the hatred of stealing the male god, and then there is the hatred of poaching the girl. It can be said that the relationship will not end until one dies.

Su Man’s die-hard fans also defended their idol, saying, “What do you mean by being a big shot? The director has already explained it. Don’t just make false accusations. Since you’ve broken up, you should just be beautiful on your own.”

“The Xingyue CP is probably about to faint in the toilet from crying. Is Su Man breaking up the CP herself?” Netizens were happy to be spectators.

Xingyue CP is the male and female protagonists in the drama “Empty Star”. In fact, a large number of Xingyue CP fans have gathered during the broadcast of the drama. Although the ending is BE, many people just like this kind of sweet and sad tone. There are also fans who say that Xingyue CP is probably worse than Arctic Circle Cold CP. The latter can at least dream about it. This is exactly the CP that the protagonists are supporting after breaking up. When they think of the reality, they are full of blood and tears.

In addition, during the broadcast of the drama, the fans of the two sides fought fiercely, so that the fans of the Xingyue CP had little presence.

Maybe it’s because Su Man is also very popular now, which makes more people pay attention to her relationship with Ji Yanhuai. As the topic keeps going off topic, Ji Yanhuai’s fans try their best to whitewash their idol, saying that they are as pure as the bright moon in the sky, and Pei Yiren was just passed over lightly.

Just as the celebration party for “Empty Star” was being hotly discussed on the Internet, some behind-the-scenes footage and photos of the crew’s celebration party appeared on the Internet.

The protagonists are Pei Yiren and Ji Yanhuai.

The photo appeared intimate and ambiguous due to the shooting angle, and coupled with the half-true and half-false revelations from some marketing accounts, Pei Yiren and Ji Yanhuai’s suspected relationship suddenly became a hot topic.

Pei Yiren was criticized almost unanimously on the Internet. At first, everyone thought she was just hyping herself up and shamelessly seeking fame.

“This is too obvious a hype to gain popularity.”

“Maybe a rival is deliberately slandering Ji Yanhuai.”

The name Pei Yiren indeed became famous quickly within just half an hour, and the number of searches about her skyrocketed.

Agent Zhou Zhuo was almost mad. Wasn’t Pei Yiren just a little artist who had intentions towards Ji Yanhuai in the crew? He thought they would have no interactions after the filming. In addition, he was overwhelmed by Su Man’s affairs, so he didn’t pay much attention to the celebration party. He didn’t expect to give Pei Yiren the opportunity to get close to Ji Yanhuai and even issue such a hype press release.

“I knew this woman was not a good thing.”

“It’s obvious that she’s after your fame and status.” Manager Zhou Zhuo gritted his teeth, fuming with anger. “Se’s always trying to use you to get ahead.”

Ji Yanhuai frowned, not willing to associate the clean impression Pei Yiren had given him before with the unscrupulous pursuit of fame and fortune.

“Look how I deal with her and the people behind her.” Manager Zhou Zhuo said angrily. Just as he was about to make a phone call, Ji Yanhuai’s phone rang. It was Pei Yiren.

As soon as the Weibo hot search came out, Pei Yiren realized that her goal had been achieved and decided to stop there. She immediately called Ji Yanhuai. She didn’t want to ruin her favor with Ji Yanhuai.

“Teacher Ji, I’m sorry, I didn’t know the company and the agent bought those press releases. I’ve already told them not to do this again.” Pei Yiren had already prepared a draft in her mind.

“I will post an apology on Weibo later. Even if I have to terminate the contract, I will definitely not cause any trouble for Teacher Ji.”

Ji Yanhuai recalled what Pei Yiren had accidentally revealed before, that the company did not value her. It was not uncommon in the entertainment industry for small companies to exploit new artists who were not popular. Sometimes, many artists were unaware or forced to do so. For him, it was just a small inconvenience, but for Pei Yiren, it was a big deal that required her to muster up the courage to propose a contract termination.

Ji Yanhuai sighed and was about to say something, but he saw his agent Zhou Zhuo’s face suddenly change and handed him the new Weibo hot search on his phone.

#Ji Yanhuai cheats#

This is destined to be a very lively day for Weibo.

Xiao Han slept until ten in the morning. Just as she got up to eat the oatmeal and milk porridge made by her assistant Xiao Xia, her agent Bu Yu came hurriedly over.

When you open Weibo, the first three posts are related hot searches, and there are also a lot of comments under her Weibo.

This was an hour ago.

Ji Yanhuai’s fans were cursing the unknown third-tier scammers and the shameless marketing accounts for spreading rumors, while at the same time they were whitewashing their idol, saying that they were just ordinary work colleagues.

This is actually nothing, after all, Tianhuang did an emergency public relations immediately, stating that it was a rumor and slander, saying that Ji Yanhuai is currently single and has no emotional developments. After the statement came out, Ji Yanhuai’s fans became more confident, and even conspired that a rival deliberately framed him and wanted to discredit Ji Yanhuai.

But not long after, a Weibo account from Group 8 actually broke the news that Pei Yiren and Ji Yanhuai were often close on the set and even went out to eat together.

Ji Yanhuai’s fans went to the forum and hadn’t started a fight yet, but it turned out that the fake account was actually a member of the crew.

This really caused an uproar.

“Wait, Pei Yiren and Ji Yanhuai got to know each other on the set, and Su Man was also filming with them, but they broke up before the filming was finished. With this subtle time difference, could it be cheating?”

Ji Yanhuai’s fans explained below that they were just discussing the script, and that as a movie emperor, Ji Yanhuai had no airs and was just trying to help his juniors. They didn’t expect that he would be taken advantage of by someone with ulterior motives.

This person with ulterior motives is obviously Pei Yiren.

This kind of whitewashing statement is very weak because the subsequent comments are even more ridiculous.

“Haha, Su Man is also in the crew, and she’s the leading actress. Instead of discussing the script with your real girlfriend and going out for dinner, you’re going out for dinner with another woman to discuss the script. And you tell me that this is to help the younger generation. What a joke.”

“Because I have always been a fan of Ji Yanhuai and have always supported him. I once thought that Su Man was not worthy of him at all. I was happy for a month because of their breakup, but in the end you broke this to me. I’m sorry, I really can’t accept the idea of cheating in a relationship.”

“Ji Yanhuai is no longer my idol. The idol I admire will never be a scumbag who is irresponsible in relationships.”

Although a large number of fans still believe that Ji Yanhuai was framed or firmly support him, there are still many fans who choose to unfollow him online.

The reaction was more direct. Several international endorsements that had been in contact with Ji Yanhuai also encountered problems and said they needed to wait and see for a while. It was no wonder that agent Zhou Zhuo changed his face. If this matter was not handled properly, it would become a stain on Ji Yanhuai and directly damage his image.

Ji Yanhuai also realized the seriousness of the matter, pursed his lips and said seriously, “What should we do?”

Zhou Zhuo gritted his teeth and said, “It’s better to let Su Man make a clarification statement and explain it for you.”

Ji Yanhuai was silent.