DP Chapter 49
by VolareThe Xie family’s power in City S was deeply rooted, and only the tip of the iceberg was exposed to the public.
Tao Muya spoke with reservations, saying that she was not fighting alone.
Xiang Yiye guessed that she was in contact with the police, and may even be acting as an informant voluntarily, saying, “Can you ensure that your partners are completely reliable?”
In case the Xie family had already corrupted the officialdom, it would add another layer of danger.
Tao Muya told Xiang Yiye those things because she wanted him to know the inside story so that he would not stop her. Unexpectedly, it was counterproductive, so she agreed on the surface and continued to search for evidence in secret.
A few days later, Xiang Yiye joined the cast to film “Mapang Yongcuo”. One night, he had just finished work when Song An called and asked him, “Have you seen the trending searches? The third one.”
Xiang Yiye opened Weibo, found the third item and read it out: No additives in milk tea collapsed, the actual measurement of creamer exceeded the standard…
As he read, he thought, he usually doesn’t drink much milk tea.
Song An said, “It’s the entertainment list, Teacher Xiang… Forget it, I’ll send it to you.”
Xiang Yiye had been in the 2G network for too long, and he was not very proficient in using the trending search function.
Song An forwarded a Weibo post, which was published by a big entertainment V, saying that there would be a big melon at 6 pm on Friday, about the truth about the private life of a certain three-character male star in the entertainment industry, the kind that would hammer him to death.
Friday at 6 pm, the peak of get off work, the commute is a great time to eat melons, choosing this time to expose it, clearly wants to completely drag the person involved into the water.
On the day of the celebration banquet, several paparazzi squatting in the hotel took a few photos, which did not constitute a real threat, and were intercepted.
Song An was still worried about omissions, and contacted various parties to inquire about news. Xiang Yiye was originally innocent, but he was also brought into a bit of inexplicable tension.
Before the agreed Friday arrived, the comment area had already begun various analyses, and some comments came out saying that the main character of the big melon was a certain popular first-line male star.
And the reason why the first-line male star’s career has been smooth sailing is because he has a sugar daddy in the industry. The two are very different in age, and the relationship is extraordinary. The three words “senior friends” are not enough to summarize it.
Some insiders came out to benchmark, claiming to have worked in a certain film and television company that was already declining. A few years ago, the company signed a new male actor, who enjoyed privileges everywhere as soon as he entered, such as opening a separate award for him at the annual meeting, and giving him a promotion, and found that he often patronized the company’s boss’s office.
Without naming names, but the pointing is very obvious, the majority of netizens first checked Xinghui, and soon located Xiang Yiye.
All kinds of revelations appeared frequently, saying that Xiang Yiye had plastic surgery and had a dissolute private life, and also threw out some so-called graphic evidence, specifying the year and month, and saying it with certainty.
Many netizens believed it to be true, and the comment area on Xiang Yiye’s homepage was soon lost.
Xiang Yiye didn’t know what had happened in just one day until after he finished filming and received a call from Song An, and immediately issued a statement to refute the rumors.
Gu Wenyu was on the set, and after hearing the news, he immediately sent a Weibo post in support.
He had never used social platforms in his life, and used his younger generation’s account to say that Xiang Yiye was his student, and he guaranteed with his credibility that Xiang Yiye’s private morality was not damaged.
The dirty water splashed on Gu Wenyu along the network cable. There were all kinds of speculations, some digging into his life, and making a fuss about his deceased wife and daughter.
Some even speculated that Gu Wenyu and Xiang Yiye had an impure relationship, asserting that he would not be able to preserve his integrity in his later years.
More videos about Xiang Yiye were dug up. He had mentioned in interviews many times that his idol was Gu Wenyu.
There was also a clip of him asking questions at Gu Wenyu’s lecture not long after his debut.
Xiang Yiye was so angry that he couldn’t believe his eyes. He continued to clarify, saying that he had indeed admired Gu Wenyu for a long time, and was fortunate to have been taught by him, but it was limited to this. Please don’t disturb Gu Wenyu’s normal life, and said that he would entrust a lawyer to defend his rights and hold him accountable for untrue remarks.
Song An’s phone was soon blown up, all from brands and filmmakers who came to inquire about the details, and some already had the intention to terminate subsequent cooperation.
At 6 pm on Friday, things took a turn for the better. The entertainment V who started it issued a Weibo post, parachuting to the top of the trending search list.
The Weibo post posted chat records and audio, revealing that a male star had maintained improper relationships with multiple women while dating his girlfriend, and had also frequented nightclubs, with dating partners all over the circle and outside the circle.
The wind changed again, and the public realized at this time that many of the pictures about Xiang Yiye were photoshopped.
Xiang Yiye’s public relations team did not relax either, sorting out past work schedules, providing various records to debunk rumors, and many fans helped to provide live photos of the event.
The timelines of those fabricated events couldn’t be connected at all, and the rumors were self-defeating.
The collapsed male star was one of Xiang Yiye’s main opponents, the two were similar in age and type.
Xiang Yiye was also sure that the one who wanted to drug him and then take photos to spread rumors at the celebration banquet was none other than the other party.
When there are more people sharing the cake, some people will be unable to restrain themselves and take the wrong path.
Before smearing others, you must first weigh whether you are clean or not. Retribution comes quickly.
Xiang Yiye also knew that the reason why this retribution came so quickly was because someone was pushing behind the scenes and helping him. There would be no one else but Xu Chuo.
After filming “Mapang Yongcuo”, Xiang Yiye decided to rest for a few days and go to the hospital to accompany Xiang Wan.
The medical level in City S is higher than in City M. After Xiang Wan was diagnosed with early liver cancer, Xiang Yiye brought him and Qiao Sha to City S for treatment.
The rumors a few days ago reached Xiang Wan’s ears. As soon as he saw his son, he frowned and advised Xiang Yiye to change his career earlier while he was still young.
“If I change my career, how will you point to the TV and say to others that this is your son in the future?” Xiang Yiye said.
In fact, he didn’t see Xiang Wan say these things to others with his own eyes. Qiao Sha told him that Xiang Wan watched every drama he acted in. It shouldn’t be an exaggeration, because Xiang Wan didn’t say anything.
Xiang Yiye peeled oranges beside him, accompanying him to watch TV.
The TV was originally playing a period drama. Xiang Wan muttered “What’s so good about it?” and pressed the remote control to switch to Minghua TV to watch the news.
The host broadcast in a sonorous voice: “Breaking news from this station, Xie’s Group is suspected of illegally transferring assets, and the company’s financial director and other related personnel involved in the case are under investigation…”
Xiang Wan looked at the host and said, “This girl is not as pretty as Xiao Ya.”
“Dad, here you go again.” Xiang Yiye said.
Every time he came to the hospital, Xiang Wan couldn’t leave two things out of his mouth, one was to persuade him to change his career, and the other was to match him with Tao Muya.
Xiang Wan: “Xiao Ya is such a good girl, no worse than the female stars on TV.”
“It’s my fault.” Xiang Yiye said, putting the peeled orange on the table next to him. The orange peel was unfolded, like an orange-white flower.
Xiang Wan: “Look at your dead face. I’ll say this, I just want Xiao Ya to be my daughter-in-law. If you marry her, I can close my eyes in peace.”
Xiang Yiye didn’t like to hear it.
The news was over, followed by a trailer, Minghua TV will launch a new program next year, focusing on people’s livelihood and building affairs, and also jointly with a number of real estate companies and related projects.
By cooperating with the TV station, major real estate companies can further understand customer needs and develop the market, but Xiang Yiye did not see Yunhua Real Estate in the list.
He then thought that the opponent who had smeared him and collapsed, was an artist signed by Minghua TV.
Xu Chuo probably offended Minghua TV.
For the countless time in the hospital, Xiang Yiye found that someone was following him. He lowered the brim of his duckbill cap and took advantage of the cover when turning a corner, and flashed into the blind spot of sight.
“I just saw him walking this way, why is he gone?” Two strong men in plain clothes met at the corner and wondered.
Xiang Yiye flashed out again and patted one of them on the shoulder: “Is your boss surnamed Xu?”
Strong Man A: “No.”
Strong Man B: “Which boss are you asking about?” Xu Chuo also had a secretary surnamed Chen.
Strong Man A glared at Strong Man B.
Xiang Yiye: “Call him, I have something to talk to him about.”
Strong Man A: “You’ve mistaken the person. We’re here to see a doctor.”
Strong Man B: “Yes, we didn’t follow you.”
Strong Man A couldn’t help it and punched Strong Man B: “Are you stupid?”
Strong Man B was wronged: “What did I do? President Xu only said to be responsible for protection, hasn’t he been protecting us?”
Strong Man A: “I said to protect quietly, do you know how to write the word ‘quietly’?”
“Two big brothers, stop arguing for a while.” Xiang Yiye said, “Help me make a call first.”
Strong Man A: “Usually President Xu calls us to ask. We only contact you proactively if you’re not safe. If President Xu is in a meeting now, he may not answer the call.”
If Secretary Chen answers, he might say that they don’t know how to adapt to the situation.
“The two of you following me makes me feel very unsafe.” Xiang Yiye said, “Is that okay? We’ll talk about it if we can’t get through.”
The two strong men thought about it and felt it made sense, so they made a call.
The ringtone rang twice and connected. Xiang Yiye took the phone.
“Hello?” Xu Chuo’s voice was a little dignified.
“Xu Chuo, take your people back.” Xiang Yiye said.
When working, he was followed by paparazzi, and when not working, he was followed by bodyguards. What kind of life was this?
Xu Chuo reacted for a moment, and his voice softened: “Xiao Ye, just pretend they don’t exist.”
Xiang Yiye: “How much did your company lose by withdrawing from Minghua TV’s program?”
“Within an acceptable range, I’m a businessman, I won’t do a loss-making business.” Xu Chuo said, “In the future, you just focus on filming, you don’t have to worry about other things.”
Xiang Yiye: “You want to invest in me? Then I’ll give you a share of my film remuneration and endorsements in the future. It’s okay if you don’t take these two bodyguards back, I’ll pay you the employment fee together.”
Xu Chuo: “Can’t I do something for you, Xiao Ye? Or are you retaliating against me for blocking you with money before?”
“You’re thinking too much. Then do whatever you want.” Xiang Yiye said and hung up and left.
The two bodyguards looked at each other. It was the first time they heard someone call Xu Chuo by his name, speak so impolitely, and hang up on him.
Strong Man B asked: “Are we still following?”
Strong Man A was thinking when Xu Chuo’s phone rang again, leaving a sentence “Protect him well” and hung up.
Xiang Yiye looked back and found that the two big brothers were still behind him. He was so annoyed that he simply accepted it and called them to the side.
“From now on, your boss is me, and I’ll pay you wages in the future.” Xiang Yiye said.
Then he called the two into the ward, one to massage Xiang Wan’s back, and the other to help him, together to dye Qiao Sha’s white hair.
Strong Man A was holding a small bowl of hair dye cream, wondering if he wasn’t here as a bodyguard. These days, he first followed and then dyed hair, as if he had experienced being laid off and then re-employed.