TPH Chapter 17.2

The Protagonist’s Halo [Arc 1] Chapter 17.2: Entertainment Circle Vase (23)

Xiao Han began, smiling softly, “Mr. Ji, I think you may have misunderstood one thing. When I say break up cleanly, I mean there will no longer be any relationship between us, colleagues, transactions, or mutual assistance. None of these will exist.”

Her eyes were exceptionally bright and clear, and her words were distinct and clear, leaving no room for ambiguity.

“With the power of you and Tianhuang, this matter can be solved, so don’t bother me, a little star.”

“And…” Xiao Han paused. Her smile was so bright that it made people’s hearts flutter, but the words she said were so infuriating that they could kill people.

“Don’t people always think that I’m obsessed with becoming your girlfriend because I’m greedy for your fame and status? Now you can know that I’m a principled person and will never compromise for these things.”

Are you surprised?

In the end, Xiao Han was naughty, but after the call ended, agent Bu Yu sighed, thinking of the agent Zhou Zhuo who might be furious. This time she really offended Tianhuang, but she didn’t say anything. After all, Bu Yu is not a person who would let the artist do something against their will for her own good. She is more likely to lay out the facts, explain the pros and cons, and then let the artist make their own choice.

If today’s incident were to spread, others would think that Su Man was unwise. She gave up great resources for a little bit of unhappiness and offended a giant like Tianhuang. In the entertainment industry, hatred and grudges are nothing compared to real interests.

But Xiao Han was happy.

As for the original owner, Xiao Han had almost fulfilled her wishes. The person she loved had nothing to do with Xiao Han.

Moreover, Ji Yanhuai’s words of trying to persuade her to come forward to clarify and explain were at least more thoughtful than when he agreed to the original owner’s confession. Xiao Han couldn’t help but sigh for the original owner, a silly girl who failed to recognize the facts and completely lost confidence in herself because of the double failure in love and career, becoming physically and mentally depressed.

She does not have Ji Yanhuai’s status as an actor, strong background, nor Pei Yiren’s golden finger. Facing the offensive of the entire network, if she is not strong enough, she can only quit the entertainment industry.

Xiao Han’s “ruthless” rejection forced Tianhuang to think of other ways. Not to mention that she is now an artist valued by Youyi, even if she has nothing now, she is not someone that Tianhuang and Zhou Zhuo can manipulate. When she was caught up in the contract termination storm and everyone thought she was in danger, she was still leisurely and even refused Tianhuang’s invitation.

Up to now, the heated discussion on the Internet has been brewing for a whole day, and this scandal has attracted the attention of the whole nation.

Many of Ji Yanhuai’s rivals also rushed to take advantage of the situation, and there were also companies that coveted Tianhuang’s leading position. How could they miss such an opportunity?

At least Ji Yanhuai has a company to do public relations for him, and his fans are busy defending him and deleting negative posts on major Weibo forums. However, Pei Yiren, the other protagonist of the incident, is not so lucky.

A large number of Ji Yanhuai’s fans went to her Weibo and madly dissed her, insulting her as a scheming bitch who was trying to get her to pay for it. Public opinion overwhelmingly questioned her character and scheming, believing that she deliberately interfered and became a mistress.

In fact, Pei Yiren never thought that things would develop to this point. It was just that the company hired some marketing accounts to leak the news and wrote some imaginative copy and titles. This little thing could not stand up to scrutiny, and no one would believe it.

Pei Yiren even calculated the time to call Ji Yanhuai, pretending to be an uninformed victim, with a certain degree of favorability. She also used this incident to ask Ji Yanhuai to help her terminate the contract with the company.

Not only will she gain fame and resources, but she will also be able to promote her relationship with Ji Yanhuai. Such a result will definitely be very beneficial.

But man proposes, God disposes. Pei Yiren never expected that there would be real crew members and extras who would come out to reveal the news, nor did she expect that all netizens were walking detectives who exposed her thoroughly from beginning to end, and even many of her actions that she thought would leave no trace were uncovered.

Pei Yiren hadn’t been able to contact Ji Yanhuai since he hung up the phone. Looking at the top three trending headlines and the comments that were rolling like snowball, Pei Yiren began to panic.

Frightened by the comments, she immediately closed her Weibo account. She knew her private messages were about to explode, so she didn’t dare to take any more glances.

Damn it, how could it turn out like this.

Pei Yiren scratched her hair, trying to calm herself down, wanting to see if the system had any solution. However, she almost fainted when she saw that the fame value panel was gray.

“System, what’s going on?”

The system’s mechanical voice sounded, “The Star Development System has detected that the host’s popularity has fallen to the bottom, and the negative reputation value has been activated.”

“What impact will it have? What effect will negative reputation value have?” Pei Yiren asked with a trembling voice, still with hope.

“The goal of this system is to help the host become a superstar admired by thousands and reach the pinnacle of the entertainment industry. Negative reputation will only hinder the host’s mission. Now the host’s positive reputation is much lower than the negative reputation. The system has closed the prop mall. It will only reopen when the host’s positive reputation exceeds the negative reputation. Please work hard to complete the mission and become a superstar as soon as possible.”

Pei Yiren’s eyes darkened and she closed the prop store. How could she improve her appearance and acting skills?

But no matter how much she asked the system, it didn’t respond. She couldn’t enter the item store. There was only a task hanging on the panel, “Get Ji Yanhuai’s favorability of 60 points or more.”

But after hanging up the phone, Pei Yiren heard a prompt tone, “The target person Ji Yanhuai’s favorability is -40, and the current favorability is 15.”

I’m afraid Ji Yanhuai no longer has a good impression of her because of the hot search incident, and it will be extremely difficult to get back on track.

Pei Yiren’s heart sank when she thought of the gray negative reputation value which was much higher than the positive reputation value. She bit her lip. In her current situation, it was good enough that she was not attacked by Ji Yanhuai’s radical fans when she went out. How could she restore her popularity?

Pei Yiren had always dreamed of becoming famous, and now she is really famous, but she is a black celebrity, and a black celebrity that is difficult to whitewash or resist.

The entertainment news on TV was also reporting on this incident, and happened to broadcast a reporter interviewing Mo Yan, an artist who had participated in the filming of “Empty Star”.

“Ms. Mo Yan, have you paid attention to the online revelations about Ji Yanhuai and Pei Yiren? Is it true that what happened between Ji Yanhuai and Pei Yiren is as the revelations say?”

Mo Yan tucked her hair around her ears and said with a sweet smile, “When we were filming, Pei Yiren often went to see Teacher Ji to act with her, but there were often rumors spread online. Maybe they were wrong. I always thought Pei Yiren was a very hard-working actor.”

On the one hand, she blurred her attitude and did not take sides, but on the other hand, she nailed the fact that Pei Yiren took the initiative to find Ji Yanhuai to discuss the script. This was a real ruthless step on Pei Yiren, and she also successfully got some attention. There are not so many true feelings in the entertainment industry. They are still good sisters during filming, and they can be used outside of the play.

Sure enough, after this interview was broadcast, a large number of sarcastic comments about Pei Yiren appeared.

“Work hard, I’m afraid it’s working hard to be a mistress, to destroy other people’s relationships so that you can get ahead.”

“It’s obvious that they took the initiative to pay for it and deliberately hyped it up. They didn’t expect it to backfire.”

Pei Yiren was almost mad when she saw this entertainment interview. Even a little bitch like Mo Yan came to step on her.

Even if Xiao Han didn’t want to get involved, she would inevitably be implicated in the gradually fermenting and expanding remarks.

“Perhaps Su Man’s acting skills have improved dramatically because she was emotionally stimulated.”

“People used to say that Su Man was not worthy of Ji Yanhuai, but now it seems that Ji Yanhuai is not worthy of Su Man. No matter how outstanding or perfect he is, if he is not devoted to his relationship, he is nothing but a big X. This young, beautiful and talented lady deserves better.”

“Things haven’t even been clarified yet, and you’re already accusing Ji Yanhuai of emotional cheating. I think Su Man is guilty of not saying anything now. If it’s really Ji Yanhuai’s fault, why doesn’t she say something?”

This has caused a quarrel between fans of Su Man and Ji Yanhuai. The former blasted Ji Yanhuai for being unfaithful in love and being a scumbag, while the latter firmly defended their idol, believing that Su Man had not said a word until now and was deliberately throwing dirty water on their idol.

The next moment, the entertainment company issued a statement, “Artist Su Man has joined the crew to film and has refused any interviews. Recently, there have been some online comments and marketing accounts about Su Man that have spread rumors. I hope fans will not believe them. Ms. Su Man has her own life and does not want to be disturbed.”

After rejecting the deal with Tianhuang, Su Man expressed her attitude to her agent. She said that there was no need to use this matter to gain popularity, as long as she was not tied to the name Ji Yanhuai any more.

It was this statement that stopped Su Man’s fans from attacking Ji Yanhuai and fighting with his fans.

The Weibo accounts of Su Man and the entertainment company have finally become quiet. There are no more agitated fans, and no more comments from netizens who are eager to find out the truth behind the breakup. The attitude is clear: Su Man and the company will not make any response, and the matter has nothing to do with them.

Xiao Han neither offered a helping hand nor added insult to injury.

If I say I won’t interfere, I won’t interfere.

The fans below are naturally supportive, “Manman, well done, just focus on your career and walk your own path, don’t worry about these messed up things.”

“Manman, keep flying. We will always be with you.”

“Please don’t let your ex-boyfriend’s fans come over and take advantage of our popularity.”

There were also people who didn’t like this statement, mainly Ji Yanhuai’s fans, who thought Su Man was cold and heartless. If she was willing to explain for Ji Yanhuai, there wouldn’t be so many people criticizing him now.

Su Man’s fans responded directly, “Protect your master. You don’t care about Ji Yanhuai’s mess and still come to flirt with him. Do you really think we are vegetarians?”

They listened to the young lady’s words and the company’s statement and did not attack Ji Yanhuai anymore, which was already very considerate of them. Ji Yanhuai’s fans even dissed Su Man.

Ji Yanhuai’s fans were also a little overwhelmed at this moment, and vented their anger on Su Man. Seeing that Su Man’s fans were so angry that they were ready to go to the battlefield, they retreated angrily. It would be better to have fewer haters at the center of this storm.