novelraw Chapter 225: Tear!
Chapter 225: Tear!
Zhou Lifen was as frustrated now as she was proud before.In just one day, the internet was filled with criticism against her.
Although her agency tried every possible public relations strategy, the results were minimal.
After all, the evidence was conclusive and irrefutable.
Zhou Lifen cursed Mu Yan for being cunning and also blamed Chen Fang, who had given the suggestion.
In fact, Chen Fang was also annoyed. Her intention was for Zhou Lifen to visit Mu Chen, leaving a charitable impression on the public, thereby erasing her previous stain of slandering Mu Yan.
But Zhou Lifen managed to anger Mu Yan’s brother to the point of a heart attack.
The most important aspect was that she had never seen that so-called stand-in contract of Mu Yan.
Otherwise, she would have absolutely stopped Zhou Lifen’s foolish act.
However, the necessary PR had to be done.
The next day, a marketing account claimed that the thirty thousand sent by Zhou Lifen to Mu Yan wasn’t payroll. She was indeed trying to support Mu Yan’s brother, otherwise she wouldn’t have advanced the payment.
The labor contract was supposedly signed out of consideration for Mu Yan’s self-esteem.
Moreover, it was once again asserted that those thirty thousand had saved Mu Yan’s brother’s life, and Mu Yan and her brother shouldn’t repay kindness with animosity.
This news hadn’t been around for long, when the popular singer Qin Xi came forward to debunk it.
Qin Xi V: People can be shameless to the extreme. I consider @Mu Yan and her brother family. If Mu Chen really needed life-saving money, would it be your turn? Damn sponsorship, just mentioning it makes me sick.
Subsequently, Lin Jiamu also reposted the Weibo.
Lin Jiamu V: Reposting//@Qin Xi V: Truly...
Everyone knew that Qin Xi and Lin Jiamu were friends, so when he reposted the Weibo, netizens merely thought he was supporting Qin Xi.
The two had many friends in the music industry, and many singers followed in reposting.
Additionally, someone claiming to have been an assistant to Zhou Lifen came forward with information, alleging that the thirty thousand given to Mu Yan was forced into Mu Yan’s account by Zhou Lifen, and when Mu Yan tried to return the money, she refused, exploiting Mu Yan’s kindness by making her a stand-in, with the intention to sideline her since Mu Yan had already debuted at that time.
Some netizens investigated films from the past year or two and indeed found Mu Yan appearing in two of them.
Someone summarized that the thirty thousand from Zhou Lifen was a disguised form of coercion.
Netizens spared no scorn for Zhou Lifen.
Soon after, the previously exposed video by Ning Ze was brought up again.
"Seeing so many people trashing Old Madam Zhou, I’m relieved."
"Poor Mu Yan, clinging to her brother for survival, yet still being conned like this."
"The entertainment industry isn’t a brothel; can we get Old Madam Zhou to leave?"
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Zhou Lifen’s reputation was hit like never before, with a torrent of negative comments under her Weibo, and even her fans couldn’t save her this time.
More disastrously, the next day her starring film "Blade" was suddenly taken down by multiple theaters, causing the box office to plummet.
Meanwhile, "Dragon Soaring" saw a turnaround, with box office revival and Mu Yan receiving even more attention.
Someone remarked that Zhou Lifen had lost her own game.
Of course, there were also claims that Zhou Lifen had offended people backing Mu Yan and thus was blacklisted.
Others said that Zhou Lifen’s poor character led theater chains to pull the film to advocate positive values.
Media attempts to contact Zhou Lifen and her agency were unsuccessful, and soon netizens discovered she had disabled comments on her Weibo.
Not long before, she had posted a Weibo.
Zhou Lifen V: Taking a break to recover, goodbye, Lifens.
Upon seeing this Weibo, her fans immediately empathized, continuing to tear into other netizens.
While the online uproar was intense, Mu Yan’s side was gearing up to get busy.