Chapter 78: Chapter 71 The tax evasion of Chu Yiyi exposed Chapter 78: Chapter 71 The tax evasion of Chu Yiyi exposed Because she had to join the crew the next day, Jiang Ning went to bed early that evening.
So she didn’t know that, around midnight, Mengbo and Douyin exploded with a Big Scoop!
#Chu Yiyi accused of 98.6 million RMB tax evasion!
No one knew who uncovered this matter and spread it around.
Tax evasion has always been despised by the public. Born under the red flag, paying taxes punctually is the duty and obligation of every citizen.
Not to mention that the profession of a celebrity has always been among the high-income brackets in Xinguo!
Her intentional tax evasion was essentially stealing money from the state!
After the news broke, it quickly climbed the hot search rankings, as countless netizens swarmed Chu Yiyi’s social media accounts, asking her to verify the incident.
There were countless netizens taking a gossipy interest, and many fans chose to believe in Chu Yiyi. The comments in Chu Yiyi’s comment section were increasing at a rapid pace:
[Yiyi is a tycoon’s daughter, how could she possibly evade taxes!]
[Our Yiyi has several villas to her name, and just last month, she bought a luxury car worth over four million. How could she possibly do such a thing?]
[Yiyi, don’t be afraid! We believe in you!]
[Hahaha I can’t stop laughing, the screenshot of the report accusing her of tax evasion has already come out, and you guys are still trying to defend her?]
[That screenshot is just from the accusation and doesn’t prove anything—it could be Yiyi’s rivals intentionally reporting and slandering her! We won’t believe it!]
[Wake up, you brainless fans. The issue has already hit the hot search. If Chu Yiyi really hasn’t evaded taxes, she would have issued a statement to clear her name by now. But look… ever since the exposé, has your idol said a word?]
[Exactly. Who would not use their phone nowadays when free? Even if Chu Yiyi is too busy to look at her phone, don’t the other people in her studio use phones?]
[If she really hadn’t done this, she would have announced a lawsuit against those spreading rumors of defamation by now. Silence equals acceptance.]
[Hahahahahaha let the bullets fly, I believe the truth of the matter will come out soon.]
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As Chu Yiyi’s team remained silent, the situation escalated drastically.
Moreover, some media outlets interviewed the staff of the tax bureau overnight, and they stated that they had indeed received this report and were currently in the process of reviewing and verifying it.
The term “Chu Yiyi’s tax evasion” hit a staggering two hundred million reads that night, shooting up to the top of the entire internet’s hot search leaderboard!
Chu Yiyi was about to cry when she learned of the news—as meticulous as her arrangements had been, she didn’t understand how she got reported!
Chu Yiyi and her studio’s phones rang nonstop all night. With a defeated look, Chu Yiyi knew she was truly finished this time.
Chu Yiyi did not respond.
The tax bureau also did not confirm unequivocally that Chu Yiyi had evaded taxes.
However, observant netizens noticed that the brands endorsed by Chu Yiyi had removed all content related to her one after another, taken down the products she previously endorsed, and cleared all previous official announcement images that featured Chu Yiyi as their spokesperson.
The reactions of these brands seemed to subtly signal something.
Even though Chu Yiyi hadn’t responded to the incident, in everyone’s minds, her tax evasion seemed to be an irrefutable fact.
That night, not just Chu Yiyi but many celebrities in the entertainment industry found it difficult to sleep. The next day, tax bureau staff would discover that in just one night, the amount of voluntary tax payments from these stars had exceeded several billion!
Of course, that’s another story.
The next morning, Jiang Ning woke up refreshed and only learned about the exposure of her report on Chu Yiyi’s tax evasion when she saw the push notifications on her phone.
Although Jiang Ning had reported it under her real name, the state would keep her information confidential, so there was nothing related to her in the report screenshots netizens shared.
While having breakfast, Jiang Ning browsed her phone for a while and found that the first to expose the matter involving Chu Yiyi were several entertainment accounts with not insignificant follower counts, all publishing simultaneously.
It was clearly premeditated.
Jiang Ning was amused.
Chu Yiyi was a classic example of two-faced behavior, often one thing to someone’s face and another behind their back. Jiang Ning had considered the possibility of Chu Yiyi’s downfall before but never imagined that her downfall would partially be due to herself.
Truth be told… the feeling of letting the truth come to light behind the scenes seemed pretty good?
After breakfast, Jiang Ning left with her luggage, which she had already packed.
The program team had booked Jiang Ning’s flight in advance and sent the details of the meeting time and place to her phone beforehand.
Jiang Ning now needed to head to the airport, fly to Qinnan City, and meet up with the production crew.