In any case, this matter is finally over.
The group returned to the hotel as dawn was breaking.
Xu Youyou was the last to come out. After being questioned by the police, she was in very poor condition. Her face was cold from beginning to end. When she passed Xiao He, she couldn't help but glare at him fiercely. She had completely lost her usual kind and innocent image.
Xiao He shrugged and looked back with complete composure.
So Xu Youyou returned to her newly booked room with a pale face.
Liu Rulan stopped Cheng Hongwen, a smile on her face: "Brother Cheng, is your artist alright? Luckily, my Xiao Xiao risked her life to save her, otherwise this would have been so frightening..."
Cheng Hongwen was tense all night and was in a terrible state, but when he saw Liu Rulan and thought of the crazy woman's online battle with Tian Heng and Su Shengxi, Cheng Hongwen could only force a smile: "This time we really owe a lot to Xiao He. Xu Youyou and I are very grateful to him."
"I heard that Xiao Xiao helped Youyou when she was almost stabbed by a stalker last time?" Liu Rulan asked casually.
Cheng Hongwen's smile stiffened even more as he recalled what happened last time: "Uh, okay, it seems so."
"Oh, what a coincidence! Our Xiao Xiao is such a kind-hearted person, always willing to help others, even risking his life to save people. If this spirit could be passed on to his fans..."
"No, no, sister." Cheng Hongwen immediately reacted and stopped Liu Rulan from speaking. His smile became more sincere. "I think it's better to keep these things low-key. Xiao He has been quite high-profile on the internet lately. I don't think we need to announce everything."
Although this was a great marketing opportunity, Xu Youyou was in a very bad state and repeatedly told Cheng Hongwen not to leak the matter online to avoid attracting more attention and discussion.
Furthermore, if this were to be made public, and Xiao He were to keep using the "lifesaver" story to tie their Youyou to him, wouldn't that be disgusting?
At this moment, Cheng Hongwen completely forgot about the last time he wanted Xiao He to pretend to be Xu Youyou's boyfriend. Xiao He actually had no interest in associating himself with their artist.
Liu Rulan stroked her slender fingers, her tone gentle: "How can that be? Recently, Xiao Xiao's career has been greatly affected by the online rumors, so we want to take advantage of this to do some good marketing..."
Cheng Hongwen's mind worked quickly, and he immediately understood Liu Rulan's meaning. He cursed inwardly that this woman had no shame, but he smiled and said, "Sister Liu, how about this, our Haohan Entertainment has a project next year—"
"If I remember correctly, Director Feng was supposed to start casting for a movie this June, right?"
Liu Rulan asked with a smile.
Cheng Hongwen choked.
Damn it! Which damn idiot leaked this information? And this woman found out—
Cheng Hongwen forced a smile: "Sister Liu, you know about this spot. Our Xiao Ran is using this opportunity to change her career."
Liu Rulan crossed her arms, completely unmoved by his words: "It's not like I'm taking away your Ran Yunrui's spot, it's just adding a spot for your company."
Cheng Hongwen: "..."
So what? What's the difference? So many people are vying for Director Feng's roles. If he takes one more, the other agents in the company will definitely tear him apart.
But......
Cheng Hongwen thought of Ran Yunrui's acting skills, which were only visible to his fans, and felt relieved: "Okay, but this is just an audition opportunity. If your Xiao He doesn't live up to expectations, then don't blame me."
Liu Rulan chuckled: "Don't worry, it will definitely have a better chance than yours."
Cheng Hongwen pursed his lips and didn't say anything.
So, as soon as Xiao He returned to his room, he inexplicably received an extra audition opportunity.
Xiao He: ?
what happened?
...
In the afternoon, Xiao He arrived at the film set, and the people around him looked at him with very complicated expressions.
Xiao He thought that the online flame war last night had made these people have a different opinion of him, so he didn't care and simply found a seat and sat down.
About ten minutes later, Tian Heng and Su Shengxi arrived.
Completely different from his attitude last time, Tian Heng's face was full of smiles this time, and he went up to Xiao He and asked him about his well-being.
"Teacher Xiao, how are you feeling today? What did you have for breakfast this morning? Here, Shengxi specially brought you breakfast—"
Xiao He: ?
"Teacher Xiao, I'm not exaggerating, but you're definitely destined for stardom! Look at you, you have acting skills, you're good-looking, and you have great character—oh, and your character goes without saying, you're a hero who saved lives! If Sister Liu hadn't beaten me to it, I would definitely have signed you—"
Su Shengxi remained silent throughout, simply smiling as he looked at Xiao He, like a lifelike statue.
Xiao He: ...
No, don't do this, I'm scared.
Xiao He felt a chill run down his spine, silently rubbing his arms, and said with a forced smile, "Thank you ➤ NоvеⅠight ➤ (Read more on our source) for your concern, Manager Tian, but I didn't get enough rest yesterday. Could you give me some more peace and quiet?"
Tian Heng was taken aback: "Haha, then I won't bother you any longer."
Then Tian Heng, pulling Su Shengxi along, very tactfully left the place.
Xiao He: "Tsk—"
He looked at Liu Rulan: "Sister Liu, what's wrong with them?"
He couldn't see through their tricks and couldn't figure out what they were up to. Could it be some new method they were using to secretly set him up?
Liu Rulan glanced casually at the two people who had left, and said in a nonchalant tone, "They thought you were attacked by Su Shengxi's solo fans yesterday, so naturally they don't dare to offend you anymore."
Xiao He was dumbfounded: "Huh? Why would they have such a strange idea?"
"The online criticism against you was so fierce, and then you encountered danger, even police cars and ambulances came. Do you think they weren't scared?" Liu Rulan said. "Producer Ma was there at the time, and he's a big mouth. He happened to be the only eyewitness at the time. After he came back, he started talking about it everywhere. As a result, the story spread throughout the crew, and it became that you were chased by Su Shengxi's fans and almost had to go to the hospital for emergency treatment. If this gets out, they'll really be in deep trouble."
The incident of "Xiao He's crew bullying Su Shengxi" had already caused a great deal of ridicule online. After Xiao He's character was officially endorsed, Su Shengxi's fans were like clowns, with no advantage other than jumping around. Bystanders shook their heads when they mentioned it and chose to block and report them directly, reaching a new level of disgust towards Su Shengxi's fans.
If now it turns out that Xiao He is being chased by Su Shengxi's fans, and it escalates to a criminal case... Liu Rulan feels that Su Shengxi is likely to become a thorn in the side of everyone in the Chinese entertainment industry.
After all, despite the insults, who would actually want to have a one-on-one fight offline?
Being a celebrity has become a dangerous profession these days.
"Should I spread the word for you online?" Liu Rulan asked. "I guarantee it'll just be hearsay, so they'll taste the backlash from public opinion."
Xiao He shook his head: "Forget it, this was just a coincidence, there's no need to blame them."
Rather than making a big fuss about it, Xiao He hoped that it could pass quickly and not attract too much attention.
Liu Rulan understood Xiao He's meaning, shrugged, and wasn't too disappointed. Instead, she said, "Okay, but they were the ones who started this, so they should get the compensation they deserve. I'll go and get some resources for you."
Su Shengxi is a real piece of meat!
As his former agent, Liu Rulan knew all too well how many resources he had, which made negotiations even easier for her.
Xiao He was embarrassed: "Sister Liu, you truly live up to your reputation."
She really is his only sister!
