novelraw Chapter 293 - 292: Who Did You Offend?
Chapter 293 - 292: Who Did You Offend?
Vivian Norris couldn’t sit still any longer and immediately called her agent.
The call connected, and her agent said directly, "Now do you want to tell me who you offended?"
Vivian’s tone shifted from impatience, "Sister Wagner, I’ve been filming with the ’Brocade River and Mountain’ crew recently. You know how Director Ford always pushes a tight schedule, where do I have the time to offend anyone?"
"It seems you haven’t thought it through. I have things to do, I’ll hang up..."
"Sister Wagner." Hearing the other party about to hang up, Vivian finally couldn’t sit still. She weighed her options and then said, "The kiss photo of Archer Quinn and Bella Acker that was all over the internet yesterday, I was the one who had it leaked."
After she said that, there was silence on the other end of the line for a long time.
Vivian cautiously asked, "Sister Wagner, are you listening to me?"
Finally, there was a voice gritting teeth on the other end, "Vivian Norris, you’re really digging your own grave! It’s one thing to mess with a newbie like Bella Acker, but why provoke Archer Quinn?"
"I... I could only think of this way at the time," Vivian explained. "In the past, many actresses have tied themselves to Archer Quinn for scandal publicity, and his PR team was more than happy to see it, sometimes even fueling it. Who knew what went wrong this time, that they didn’t want the headlines delivered to them."
Agent Sister Wagner continued, "So your original plan was to leverage Archer Quinn’s fans and use the pressure of public opinion to crush Bella Acker?"
"Yes." Vivian admitted, "Archer Quinn has so many girlfriend fans, no matter who stirs up gossip with him, they always get torn apart by his fans. Of course, I would use those resources."
"Vivian Norris, I really don’t know whether to call you smart or hopelessly stupid!" Sister Wagner said. "When the rumor first broke, Archer Quinn stepped up to clarify immediately. Have you ever seen him speak up when others created scandals with him before? Just this point alone shows that his relationship with Bella Acker is pretty good if not romantic. You didn’t even see this, yet you dared to exploit Archer Quinn’s popularity. Vivian Norris, even seeking death has a limit, not with this approach."
"Sister Wagner, I know now." Vivian said, "Quickly think of a way to suppress the news online."
"It’s not that easy." Sister Wagner sighed. "As soon as the photos were released, your negative news surfaced online. It’s obvious this was Archer Quinn’s doing, and he didn’t try to hide it, he clearly wanted to warn you. If it were just a warning, it would be fine, but I’m worried he has more tricks up his sleeve."
"We could strike first." Vivian said. "Post a statement on Weibo now, and accuse the news of being false and say we will take legal action. Once the netizens see we’re taking legal action, they’ll definitely believe us."
"As I said, if the other party just wants to release a warning, our PR strategy would be fine." Sister Wagner said. "But what if they have more evidence in hand? Then wouldn’t our statement just be a slap in our own face?"
Archer Quinn’s tactic was too clever, releasing only a small piece of news first, not showing his full hand, making their PR response tricky either way.
However, Vivian Norris’s image definitely needs rescuing. They couldn’t issue a statement, but they could release some videos and photos of Vivian doing charity work.