Chapter 67: Chapter 61 Completing Chu Yiyi’s Task Chapter 67: Chapter 61 Completing Chu Yiyi’s Task Huo Miao thought it over and felt that the idea her agent came up with was good, so she immediately called Chu Yiyi.
As a person in the entertainment industry, the biggest issue is a lack of attention, and sparking discussion and controversy among netizens… is the most direct method for gaining their attention.
Chu Yiyi had also spoken out for Huo Miao online several times before, and the two of them were affectionately referred to as “sister flowers” by netizens within the entertainment circle.
Chu Yiyi, by speaking up for Huo Miao, brought herself considerable attention and goodwill from the public, as netizens thought she was genuine. Now, with just a hint from Huo Miao, Chu Yiyi immediately understood, “I know what to do. There happens to be a press conference tomorrow, and during the interview, I will arrange for someone to ask a question, and then I’ll speak up for you.”
Huo Miao felt it sounded good, “Okay, I’ll wait for your good news.”
The next day, sure enough, during the press conference, when one of the reporters asked Chu Yiyi if she had any troubles recently, Chu Yiyi responded in front of the cameras, “My life has been quite fulfilling recently. I’m loved by my parents, supported by my fans, I work hard when I’m working, and I enjoy life when I’m not working, so I’ve been quite happy.”
Reporter: “Quite?”
Chu Yiyi: “Yes. Because I have friends, you know. I’ll be happy when my good friends are happy, and naturally, I’ll be sad when they are sad.”
The interview video quickly spread, and with Chu Yiyi being part of the top tier young actresses in the entertainment circle, fans and the media couldn’t help but start digging deeper after seeing her exchange with the reporter.
Chu Yiyi’s close friends in the industry were few, and Huo Miao was known to be her best friend.
Huo Miao’s recent TV drama “Fu Hua Palace” had become hugely popular, and she should have been in high spirits because of this success, seemingly without any troubles… But no! Huo Miao was about to join the reality show “Survive for 30 Days,” and among the guests recording the show with her was Jiang Ning, who had always been at odds with her!!!
When the media encountered Huo Miao at the company’s building, they surrounded her to ask about her thoughts on joining “Survive for 30 Days,” and also inquired if the fact that Jiang Ning was joining as well had been coordinated between them in advance.
The expression on Huo Miao’s face was quite intriguing, “It is an honor to participate in this show, and I am very much looking forward to it. However, I did not know Jiang Ning would also be participating until the show’s official announcement.”
After the two interview videos were exposed, Huo Miao’s fans felt that their idol was being bullied and flocked to the official Weibo account of “Survive for 30 Days” to ridicule and swear at the production team, accusing them of being obsessed with money and conspiring with Jiang Ning to bully Huo Miao.
Anyway, a rush of foul language ensued, and it seemed they wouldn’t stop until the show replaced Jiang Ning.
The production team members were stunned by the barrage of abusive private messages and hurriedly reported them to their superiors.
Director Shen Zha couldn’t help but say to Chen Yan beside him, “Look at this. Out of all people, you had to contact Jiang Ning, and now we’re getting cursed out every day.”
Chen Yan sat on the sofa, unruffled, with an indifferent expression on his handsome face, “Let them curse. When it’s time to watch, they’ll still watch eagerly.”
Shen Zha thought for a moment and then asked, “There was a lot of swearing on the days of the official announcement, and then it stopped. Why has it become so severe again?”
The staff member glanced at the two men and said cautiously, “It seems… it’s because of an interview with Chu Yiyi and Huo Miao.”
After the staff member left, Chen Yan picked up his phone and soon started to smile.
The tricks in the entertainment industry were all too familiar to him, and he was tired of them. Moreover, Huo Miao’s marketing strategy this time wasn’t particularly clever.
Shen Zha was also very curious, “Huo Miao has been using public opinion to influence people’s perception of Jiang Ning. This has happened several times already. She’s a popular influential young actress, so why is she so persistent in blackening Jiang Ning’s name?”
Since the official announcement by the production team, Huo Miao had several times deliberately stirred up netizens’ dislike for Jiang Ning.
However, their investigation showed that Jiang Ning was just an ordinary person who had once stayed with the Huo Family.
“This is interesting.” Chen Yan tossed his phone aside, his sharp intuition telling him that if they did this show well, it could definitely become a hit, “Contact the Qi’s and tell them I agree to their terms.”
Chen Yan’s words startled Shen Zha, “You, you really plan to use… that kind of live broadcast method?”
“What’s wrong with immersive live broadcasting?” Chen Yan glanced at him sideways, “This is between you and me for now; we can’t let a third person know.”
“But… no production team has ever done a live broadcast in this manner before.” Shen Zha was somewhat worried, “What if there’s an accident… or if the celebrities mess up on the live stream…”
“Since Qi’s dares to bring out this equipment, of course it’s passed the national safety inspection standards. Just because no other production teams have done it, that’s why we need to be the first to brave the waters,” Chen Yan said, laughing indifferently, “Besides, it’s not the first time celebrities have screwed up in front of a production team. Letting the guests know they’re live, what’s the fun in just watching them perform? They chose this line of work; they should be able to withstand the scrutiny of the audience.”
Though Chen Yan was just a program producer, he had the Chen and Su families behind him, forces not to be trifled with by just anyone. That was where his confidence came from.
Hearing Chen Yan’s words, Shen Zha thought of the holographic equipment developed by the Qi Family not long ago but not yet publicized, and his heart grew excited, “Alright! Let’s do it this way! I’ll contact the Qi family and see what they say.”
Chen Yan nodded slightly, approving of Shen Zha’s words.
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While Jiang Ning was at home playing on her computer, she also saw that interview with Chu Yiyi.
Without having to investigate, Jiang Ning knew that the other party was definitely twisting words to pity Huo Miao while taking a jab at her in the process.
As Huo Miao’s intimate girlfriend, Chu Yiyi had not refrained from smearing Jiang Ning’s reputation in the past.
It could be said that a decent portion of Jiang Ning’s current poor reputation online was Chu Yiyi’s doing.
Looking at Chu Yiyi on camera, bright and beautiful, with a delicate face, Jiang Ning couldn’t help but think of the third task issued by the System – Chu Yiyi evading taxes of 98.6 million yuan.
Jiang Ning hadn’t completed this task yet, not because she didn’t want to, but collecting evidence for this task required time and couldn’t be rushed.
Throughout these days, Jiang Ning had been searching for evidence of Chu Yiyi’s tax evasion. During her deliberate search, Jiang Ning discovered that as early as two months ago, someone had blown the whistle on Chu Yiyi’s tax evasion online, but the post didn’t cause much of a stir.
Yesterday, Jiang Ning privately messaged the person who made the post; they were very cautious and didn’t respond to her.
Jiang Ning wasn’t discouraged because after looking into the resignation list from Chu Yiyi’s studio over recent years, she found that a finance officer had left Chu Yiyi’s company two months ago.
A finance officer holds the company’s lifeline.
If fake accounts were made, besides the boss, the finance officer was definitely the second person in the know.
Upon finding out that Chu Yiyi’s studio’s current finance officer was her younger cousin who had just graduated from college, Jiang Ning sensed something unspeakable might be at play.
After great effort, Jiang Ning finally obtained the contact information of the former finance officer and found out they had a sick child.
Jiang Ning transferred fifty thousand yuan for medical expenses to them, an implicit signal left by the poster in their post.
Guessing at the poster’s identity, Jiang Ning transferred fifty thousand yuan. Once it was received, the other party didn’t hesitate to hand over the materials they had to Jiang Ning.
Jiang Ning opened the file and let the System scan it, “Are these materials authentic?”
System: [Authentic.]
With the evidence in hand, Jiang Ning navigated to the official website for reporting tax evasion and made an official report.
After Jiang Ning had filled in all the information and submitted it, staring at the page that was now showing ‘Processing’, the System’s voice echoed in her mind:
[Congratulations Host for completing the task of reporting Chu Yiyi’s tax evasion and evasion, rewarded with 12 days of life value.]