Chapter 1137: Chapter 1137: Insider News
This piece of news was released on Xunxin at twelve o’clock noon.
This timing is during meal breaks, when students are off class and workers leave work. Apart from lunch time, most people are glued to their phones.
Therefore, this time is a peak traffic period. Posting on Xunxin at this time ensures a much higher view count. Plus, with a headline about Jiang Pan Die hitting someone, the views shot up to over ten thousand within a few minutes, with an astonishing number of shares and comments.
This is the celebrity effect, capable of generating enormous traffic.
The comment section was lively, with devoted fans of Jiang Pan Die firmly refusing to believe the incident, sarcastic jokesters, and a mix of trolls and haters.
Jee Guan found this quite amusing. The more heated their arguments, the more intense the event became, and the greater the resulting benefits.
Of course, he also received a call from Jiang Pan Die’s employer, Heyue Company, asking him to delete the Xunxin post and offering a series of conditions.
He harshly refused all of these.
This was just one Xunxin post. There would be several more to follow, staying popular for quite some time. Jee Guan naturally wouldn’t miss this opportunity.
As for things like lawyer’s letters, Jee Guan had seen too many over the years and had ways to handle them.
Meanwhile, Jiang Pan Die’s Xunxin also blew up, with all sorts of people and comments, as if one could see into human nature here.
However, Jiang Pan Die quickly issued an explanation regarding the report.
First, she had visited with genuine intent to express sympathy, and promised to cover medical expenses.
Second, Huang Cuihua found the medical expenses insufficient and demanded thirty thousand yuan in lost wages. During their argument, the slap on her face was from her husband.
Third, she had never said anything about breaking up their marriage.
Fourth, she asked Siyun Company and Ms. Huang Cuihua to delete the Xunxin post and publicly apologize, otherwise they would see each other in court.
These explanations quickly fermented online, with both believers and skeptics. Many were just there for the spectacle, the more intense the fight, the happier they were.
Jiang Pan Die tossed her phone aside, angrily gritting her teeth.
"This is too much! I clearly went with good intentions, how can that Huang Cuihua be so shameless, damn it!" Jiang Pan Die cursed in anger.
"Pan Die... you just swore," Tong, who was listening nearby, frowned.
If it were any other time such incidents occurred, Tong would definitely be jumping with rage, cursing even harsher than Jiang Pan Die.
But she knew, at most such public opinion was just hype, false could not become true, and by then fans would actually increase, so there was no need to be angry.
"I’m just overly upset! I really feel like slapping Huang Cuihua’s face right now!" Jiang Pan Die said angrily, folding her arms across her chest.
Since debuting, due to her popularity, the company had been protecting her very carefully, rarely encountering such incidents. Now that one occurred, it was so huge, it might even affect her future career.
Tong poured Jiang Pan Die a glass of water and said, "A lawyer has already been consulted about this, we won’t let them off. Anyway, you didn’t do any of the things, when the truth comes out, it will all be over. Actually, your popularity might even increase by then, so don’t be mad."
Jiang Pan Die took the water, drank it all at once, and nodded, "Forget it, it’s not worth being angry with those people, it’d be bad if wrinkles appeared."
"The police have already been to the hospital and taken statements from Zhu Yangwen and the others. Also, the ones who led the charge into the arena yesterday, those who instigated fan fights and caused the stage power outage, have all been sent to the Inspectorate, I’m sure we’ll be cleared soon." Tong said.
"Really?" Jiang Pan Die’s eyes widened slightly, curiously looking at Tong.
"Yes." Tong nodded, considering whether to tell Jiang Pan Die there was a trace of Lin Tian in this, but decided against it.
Most of Jiang Pan Die’s frustration had dissipated, she comfortably nestled on the sofa and said, "Tong, I want to rest."
"What?"
Hearing this, Tong jumped up in shock. Could it be this girl didn’t want to work anymore after being talked about a bit?
Jiang Pan Die chuckled bitterly, "Don’t be so agitated, what I mean is not attending business performances, interviews, etc., apart from holding concerts, I want to finish my new album. The schedule has been too tight these past few years, I want to relax a bit."
After listening, Tong felt relieved and nodded, "That’s fine too, it’s like we’re planning a surprise comeback. By the way, the celebration banquet tonight starts in just a few hours, you can’t avoid it, you better pick a dress first."
"Okay."
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The whole day today, news about Jiang Pan Die was everywhere online, even Lin Tian couldn’t avoid knowing.
Knowing it is one thing, aside from having Hawkeye and others monitor the comments, he just pretended not to know. He trusted Heyue would handle it well.
Lin Tian and Liou Qingcheng were invited guests to tonight’s celebration banquet. So when the time came, they changed into comfortable and casual attire and drove out.
Zhou Mi, as one of the dance performers and a friend of Jiang Pan Die’s, was naturally on the invite list. She and Liou Qingcheng had agreed to go together long ago, so Lin Tian drove to Zhou Mi’s apartment complex first.
After waiting a while, Lin Tian saw Zhou Tang helping his limping sister to Lin Tian’s car.
After escorting his sister into the car, Zhou Tang looked at Lin Tian sitting in the driver’s seat, with a somewhat odd expression.
As her brother, he was well aware of his sister’s feelings.
"Zhou Tang, won’t you come with us?" Lin Tian greeted with a smile.
"No need." Zhou Tang shook his head with a wry smile, "My sister is having trouble with her leg but insists on going, so please take care of her. I have some business this evening."
By business, Zhou Tang naturally meant matters related to the black market in Kanyue City. With support from Black Gold, his black market small business had grown, and he was mingling with an increasingly broad range of people.
Ultimately, Zhou Tang could be considered working for Lin Tian now.
After exchanging a few courtesies, Zhou Tang approached the car window and whispered, "A couple of days ago, I got some insider news about the Wolf Fang. A group seems to be targeting them, apparently it’s Xu Haohai, the head of the Pearl Underground. Since the information is unconfirmed, I haven’t mentioned it."
The black market has all kinds of people, and Zhou Tang is well-connected there. When he initially joined Black Gold, he was asked to keep an eye out for information about the Wolf Fang Mercenary Corps. Ye Feng’s vendetta was not something he dared to forget!
"Xu Haohai." Lin Tian squinted slightly and smiled, "I can confirm this information is absolutely true, and Xu Haohai has been targeting them for more than half a year. Do you know anything more detailed?"
