TPH Chapter 18

The Protagonist’s Halo [Arc 1] Chapter 18: Entertainment Circle Vase (24)

After occupying the hot search list for three or four days, this public opinion storm gradually faded away.

It was said to be a real deal, but in the end, no one came out to admit or apologize. No matter how much the fans argued, there was no result, and the heat was cooled down. Tianhuang Company announced that Ji Yanhuai was in seclusion filming, and after several new hot topics occupied the hot searches, netizens were too lazy to hold on to this point.

But there were still follow-up impacts. Tianhuang spent a huge price to suppress the matter, and even the Ji family behind Ji Yanhuai contributed a lot.

Ji Yanhuai’s fan club has experienced two large-scale fan withdrawals, which has caused some serious damage. For example, in the public’s mind, Ji Yanhuai is no longer the perfect male god who is as noble as the bright moon.

Agent Zhou Zhuo consoled him, “Shooting will start the day after tomorrow. Director Song is aiming for awards with this movie. Just shoot it well. These things won’t have any impact.”

Ji Yanhuai hummed softly and closed his eyes to rest. With his status, he would have to attend some events in the next few days. It was impossible for him to hide at home, which would easily lead to more speculation from the media. But when he appeared in front of the public, even if the interviewing media was screened by his agent’s assistant, he would inevitably be asked questions about the scandal, which made him very annoyed. He finally calmed down with great difficulty.

“Don’t get in touch with Pei Yiren anymore. I don’t think anything good will come of it if you get involved with her.”

When Pei Yiren was mentioned, Zhou Zhuo felt so angry that his teeth itched. If it weren’t for her, he wouldn’t have gotten into such a big trouble.

Ji Yanhuai was silent for a moment, but still nodded as a sign of agreement.

Regardless of whether this matter has anything to do with her, the evidence and clues dug up by netizens also confirmed that Pei Yiren was not the kind of girl he thought, who was passionate about acting, had no desire for fame and fortune, and was clean and simple without any scheming.

Moreover, after this incident, if he has any involvement with Pei Yiren again, it is inevitable that the public will bring up all kinds of suspicion and speculation, so it is best to eliminate the rumors at the root.

Agent Zhou Zhuo held his mobile phone and said cautiously, “It’s Chairman Ji’s call.”

Ji Yanhuai frowned, but still took the phone.

“You didn’t even answer my calls.”

A deep and steady voice sounded from the other end of the phone, “I think you should stop staying in the entertainment industry. It’s such a mess. You’re already 27 years old. Your mother and I are still waiting for you to get married and hold our grandson.”

Ji Yanhuai’s handsome eyebrows were all furrowed, “I know my limits.”

His family didn’t like him entering the entertainment industry. If it weren’t for his achievements over the years, they would have forced him to go home and take charge of the company long ago.

If it weren’t for his manager’s persuasion, he wouldn’t have been willing to let the Ji family help behind the scenes. In fact, according to Ji Yanhuai’s wishes, he hoped to make a name for himself in the entertainment industry without relying on his family’s power. But his background was like a halo, shining brightly above his head. Others were afraid of the Ji family and didn’t dare to make any dirty moves to trip him up when competing with him.

There were some complaints from his family about this matter. After helping him settle some things, they clearly told him not to continue to be idle in the entertainment industry.

“Your mother has shown you several rich girls. They are all well-matched, well-educated and worthy of you. As for your scandals in the entertainment industry, it’s fine to just talk about them casually, but don’t even think about bringing them home. That’s what your mother said.”

Ji Yanhuai felt a headache after hearing this.

After the two experiences with Su Man and Pei Yiren, he hasn’t wanted to talk about love matters for some time.

Ji Yanhuai’s position in the circle is solid, and he has the protection of Tianhuang and the Ji family. Even if he is injured, he can survive. His resources and status are not affected at all. He secluded himself for two or three months to film, and these rumors naturally died down. Once he wins an award, no one will mention it.

In comparison, Pei Yiren was much more miserable. She was directly blackened by netizens and was labeled as a scheming bitch.

During this period, Pei Yiren tried her best to save the relationship, but she couldn’t contact Ji Yanhuai. Both the agent and Tianhuang Company blocked her. Facing the crazy attacks from Ji Yanhuai’s fans, she tried her best to clarify that she was not a mistress, had no intentions towards Ji Yanhuai, and had not destroyed the relationship between Ji Yanhuai and Su Man.

Regardless of whether it is true or not, it cannot be acknowledged.

But even so, she was unable to escape the online blackmail. Even her company and family received blood-stained razor blades, dead rats, and curse letters from Ji Yanhuai’s extreme fans.

She felt her personal safety was threatened and the company ignored her request to change her residence.

People like Mo Yan, who used to be on her good terms, either took advantage of her misfortune to get to the top, or blocked her and said they didn’t know her.

Since this scandal, the company has been extremely cold to her. In the previous few dramas, not to mention the female lead, even the supporting roles were arranged for other artists. When facing the anger of fans and netizens, they also pushed the responsibility onto her, saying that the company should not interfere in the private lives of artists.

It looks like she’s going to be hidden away.

The task could not be completed, no movie could be filmed, and she had to hide in the apartment and dare not go out. She could only ask his assistant to go shopping for her. Pei Yiren’s life was getting worse day by day, and she became more determined to find a good backer. Small artists without background would only be bullied in the circle.

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Xiao Han did not choose those scripts with female protagonists. Instead, she took a fancy to the villain in a crime detective movie, the female character Chu Xin who played the murderer.

It just so happened that Director Zhang recommended the movie that his old friend Qin Chuan was preparing to shoot, “Ice”

Director Zhang was not surprised that Xiao Han chose this role.

When filming “Empty Star”, he was amazed many times by Su Man’s extremely high acting skills.

Su Man made the role of Xiao Yue shine and turned the tables in one fell swoop. She also made the role of Xiao Yue successful, but Director Zhang could also see that her acting skills were not fully demonstrated in “Empty Star”. Perhaps this marginalized and complicated role could better reflect her acting skills.

Because of Director Zhang’s relationship, Director Qin Chuan arranged a separate audition for her.

Before the audition, Director Qin Chuan chatted with Xiao Han to get to know each other.

When they first started chatting, Director Qin Chuan thought Xiao Han had only seen his movies, but he didn’t expect that she had a thorough understanding of his character in the movie, and even sensed some of the emotions that he wanted to express through the character but ultimately failed to do so.

It is indeed as Lao Zhang said, she is really a very talented and insightful actor, with an innate keen intuition for emotional characters.

For these kinds of people, as long as they want, acting doesn’t seem like acting; it’s as natural and simple as talking or eating.

Director Qin Chuan felt very sorry when Xiao Han recited a line from a movie. If Su Man had played that role, she might have done a better job.

As a result, things went better and better, and the only thing left was to decide on the role without an audition. Fortunately, Director Qin Chuan stuck to his principles.

The meeting place was a cafe that had been booked in advance, which was just right for a scene in the audition script.

The protagonist detective touched a little truth and began to doubt the murderer villain, which he himself could not believe, and then a psychological game occurred during the agreed meeting. In this scene, as the protagonist’s best friend and respected senior, the villain handled it with ease. It can be said that this is a very important and wonderful scene.

After passing the audition in one try, Director Qin Chuan said decisively, “I’ll ask the crew to prepare the contract when I get back.”

Agent Bu Yu didn’t expect the director to make a decision so quickly.

Later, during a phone call with Director Zhang, Director Qin sighed, “There’s no need to try anyone else. No one can act better than her.”

The villain role of Su Man was decided first, while the actor for the detective role was not chosen until filming began.

It happened to be Shen Duo, Mr. Shen’s younger brother.

Although he is already in his early twenties, his temperament is surprisingly pure and clear, with a sense of youthfulness between his eyebrows.

Judging from his temperament and image, he is very suitable for the role of the detective protagonist.

Only a reckless and ambitious young man dares to directly contact the darkness and explore the truth.

Shen Duo also looked at Su Man. Although they were in the same entertainment, they surprisingly didn’t meet each other very often.

In the past, Su Man gave him the impression of ‘Ji Yanhuai’s girlfriend’ – ‘Ji Yanhuai’s ex-girlfriend’.

Although he tried his best to encourage his brother to sign Su Man to the company, it was only to go against Ji Yanhuai. Later, when he learned the conditions his brother gave for signing Su Man, he wondered if his brother was crazy.

The salary is high and the conditions are relaxed. I’m afraid that Su Man is treated like an ancestor. Shen Duo, as his younger brother, does not even have such good treatment.

Shen Duo couldn’t help but go to his brother to ask, could it be that his brother, who was born stingy and loved money but not women, had changed and was seduced by beauty.

As a result, his brother, who was handling documents with a pen in hand, glanced at him and couldn’t help but feel an itch in his fist.

Considering that he was his biological brother, not an adopted one, Shen Can said patiently, “You haven’t watched the drama ‘Empty Star’, have you?”

“Of course… I didn’t watch it.” Shen Duo said righteously. How could he watch Ji Yanhuai’s drama? He is the leader of Ji Yanhuai’s black fans.

“Then go and take a look. Learn more if you have the chance.” Shen Can made up an excuse to send his brother away.

A young man like Shen Duo, who was born into a good family, was well protected and had a smooth life, rarely submitted to anyone. Even when looking at Ji Yanhuai, he felt that he was pretending to be cold and aloof. He said that he didn’t care, but he still saw it secretly.

While watching, he complained about Ji Yanhuai.

But he stopped complaining later on. Shen Duo’s acting skills were not outstanding, but he was not a bad audience. He could feel that Su Man’s acting was quite good, at least… at least he couldn’t act it out.

Shen Duo secretly used his small account to join Su Man’s fan club. His small account was the one that often slandered Ji Yanhuai, so he joined very smoothly and was chasing stars under a pseudonym every day.

He didn’t expect that they would be able to work together so soon.

Shen Duo soon stopped being happy. When he read the comments about Ji Yanhuai being outshined by Su Man, he felt quite gloating, but when it was his turn, he was not even as good as Ji Yanhuai.

After a few days, Shen Duo had begun to seriously doubt himself and wondered whether it was the right decision for him to enter the entertainment industry and become a star.

It’s easy to lose self-confidence when filming with Su Man.

The other party still passed it perfectly.

Su Man finished all her scenes in just two months, while Shen Duo had to work hard on the set. Also because of Su Man’s outstanding performance, Director Qin had higher requirements for other actors, especially the protagonist.

In the movie “Ice”, Xiao Han plays the villain Chu Xin, who was originally a top student in the law department. Later, her family suffered a sudden disaster and her parents were hit and killed by a car driven by rich and powerful people. However, because the murderer did not receive legal punishment, the stimulated and heartbroken Chu Xin chose to resort to lynching and designed traps to kill her enemies one by one. However, she attracted the attention of the protagonist detective, Song Yao, who was also her former junior, to the case, and then a series of competition stories unfolded.

“I knew you could see the truth. The teacher always said you were talented in reasoning.”

“But the teacher also said that you are his best student. Why did you have to go to this extent?”

“We are all students of the Fa. Tell me why the truth can only be cleared up with blood.”

Even though she wanted revenge, she finally chose to end her own life to get relief amidst the painful and crazy questioning.