262: Chapter 262: Jiang You Trends on Hot Search 262: Chapter 262: Jiang You Trends on Hot Search In an instant, the people who were chattering nonstop just monts ago all fell silent upon hearing these words.
Everyone looked in shock at Gu Beiyan’s somber handso face.
The hotel security also arrived the first mont to block off so of the reporters.
The hotel lobby manager was so frightened that his back was almost drenched in sweat; he had no idea these people were here to confront their second young lady.
This hotel belonged to the Jiang Family, and he knew Jiang You because the hotel was owned by her, given to the second young lady by their president.
Had he known earlier that these people were here for Jiang You, he would have driven them away imdiately.
While he organized people to stop the reporters, he muttered to himself: It’s over, the president is definitely going to rebuke to death!
Gu Beiyan’s narrow and deep eyes sharply swept over the reporters who had just asked the questions, exuding a terrifying chill.
Several reporters swallowed hard.
His deep voice carried a bone-chilling coldness: “If today’s photos get leaked, you won’t be able to work in this industry anymore!”
Everyone’s faces stiffened; they had stepped into a minefield…
If they had known earlier that this mysterious man was Gu Beiyan, even a thousand courage wouldn’t have dared them to confront him here.
Although Gu Beiyan was famously easy-going, when he beca fierce, he was truly ruthless!
After all, with the strength of the Gu Family, who would dare to provoke them?
Seeing that the reporters were all stunned, the lobby manager quickly shouted: “Hurry up and make way, don’t block Mr.
Gu from going ho.”
After being reminded, everyone quickly cleared a path.
Every one of them shut up, filled with terror.
“Mr.
Gu, let handle this, you and…
Miss Jiang go back first.” The manager almost called her second young lady, but thinking of the Jiang Family’s rules, he held back.
Gu Beiyan didn’t say a word, just took Jiang You and left.
After getting on the car, Gu Beiyan noticed she wasn’t speaking, thinking she was worried about this matter being reported.
“Don’t worry, I will handle this issue.”
Jiang You took off her mask, turned to look at him, and said: “No need to handle it, let them blow it up.”
Gu Beiyan’s hand on the steering wheel paused: “?”
Jiang You: “I just happen to have a new drama airing soon, and I was worrying about not having a trending search.
If they just tweak the topics a bit, wouldn’t it be perfect for a trending search?
I don’t even have to pay for the promotion, and my drama gets advertised, hitting two birds with one stone, right?”
Gu Beiyan, rendered speechless, her way of thinking was indeed extraordinary!
“Okay, whatever you say.”
…
An hour later, Jiang You successfully made it to the trending searches.
However, the title was not “Secret eting with a Mysterious Man” but “New Rising Star in Entertainnt Industry Donates One Million on Her Birthday to the Orphanage.”
Jiang You indeed donated to the orphanage that day, but not one million, rather five million.
She only let the dia report one million, mainly to keep a low profile.
And the dia also promoted her new drama for free.
So many dia outlets promoting extensively, this was unprecedented treatnt in the entire entertainnt industry.
The director and producer were dumbfounded, thinking there was a system bug, as they were planning to do promotions in a couple of days, but promotions had started even without them beginning.
And it occupied two of the top three spots on trending searches.
At that mont, in a certain apartnt’s living room, a woman was angrily browsing Weibo.
This person was none other than Liu Xuxu, a new rising star in the entertainnt industry as well, although she debuted a year earlier than Jiang You and was quite famous.
The more she scrolled, the angrier she got.
Last night she clearly saw Jiang You being carried into the hotel by a man, so she anonymously ssaged all entertainnt reporters in Yue City.
It was already past midnight by then, a man and a woman going to a hotel, what else could it be?
Liu Xuxu really disliked Jiang You; both were from the sa talent agency under Mo Group.
But ever since Jiang You arrived, she had gradually taken over her place.
Even though she joined the company earlier, the company had given many resources to Jiang You, which naturally she could not accept, as she was not any less talented than Jiang You!
Last night, after finally catching Jiang You in a compromising situation, she had intended to use this to bring her down.
If the company saw these negative reports, they would naturally cut off her resources.
But who would have thought it would turn out like this now?
Liu Xuxu felt increasingly uneasy; why did she always feel like the dia persons were pleasing Jiang You?
Could it be related to the man who was holding her last night?
She didn’t see the man’s front but saw a back, a tall and straight silhouette, not like those of old n.
Just then, her phone rang; it was her agent.
She answered impatiently.
“What is it?”
The agent didn’t mind her temper, probably used to it.
“Xuxu, have you offended soone?”
Liu Xuxu was slightly startled, “What do you an?”
The agent said, “The script that originally confird you as the female lead, the producer just called to say it’s canceled.”
“What?”
“Why?”
Liu Xuxu imdiately panicked.
“Haven’t we already signed the contract?
How can they renege?”
Her agent was equally perplexed; she had just received the call too, totally unprepared, and the other party hung up without giving her a chance to ask for reasons.
“The production team is willing to compensate for the breach of contract.” The agent said.
Liu Xuxu felt her vision blur and her mind buzz.
How could this happen?
Could it be because of…
She thought of last night’s event.
Quickly, she dismissed the idea; it’s impossible, how could she know about that, and even if she knew, she couldn’t have the power to make the production team replace her directly.
So, who could it be?
Liu Xuxu: “Go find out who is manipulating this behind the scenes.”
The agent “Hmm”ed, and then confird once more: “Xuxu, are you sure you haven’t offended anyone recently?”
She was afraid of offending soone she shouldn’t, and no matter what PR she did, it would be useless.
Not only that, but she might also block her own path.
Liu Xuxu hesitated for a second, “No.”
…
“Youyou, how are you planning to handle Liu Xuxu’s issue?”
Ms.
Qing looked at Jiang You, who was sitting on the sofa chair.
Half an hour ago, Ms.
Qing had found out who leaked the information to the dia.
However, it wasn’t her who found out, but rather information given by Gu Beiyan.
Jiang You, holding her phone and browsing Weibo, replied, “Hasn’t soone already sabotaged her script?”
She happened to co across a notice just posted on the official website of a drama production, announcing a change of the lead actress.
She knew that Liu Xuxu was supposed to be the female lead of that drama.
As soon as it was discovered that Liu Xuxu was the one who exposed her whereabouts, the production team terminated her contract, clearly indicating that soone did it on purpose.
It was either her brother or Gu Beiyan.
“Besides, I should thank her for this hot search trend.
Without her leak, I wouldn’t have found the opportunity to get all these entertainnt dia to promote for free,” said Jiang You.
Ms.
Qing: “…”
Jiang You is the most Zen-like and eclectic artist she has ever managed.
She didn’t know if this was a good or bad thing.
But one thing was for sure, at least she didn’t have to worry about Jiang You being overly sensitive or depressed, as being an artist definitely requires going through so extraordinary situations.
So artists can easily crumble under pressure.
If other female artists faced what Jiang You did, they probably wouldn’t have the sa ntal loops…
But this is also thanks to her strong family background that made it possible.
However, being born into a good family is a talent in itself.
Then again, Jiang You has never used her family’s influence.
The endorsents and scripts she got were all obtained through normal procedures, mainly because she has the potential and capacity, and both brands and directors see her abilities.
Gold will always shine and she will have her own domain to show herself.
Seeing how Zen she was, Ms.
Qing also cald her mind, but still reminded her, “I know you’re very Zen, but I still need to remind you to be cautious about Liu Xuxu.”
“After all, it’s necessary to guard against others.”
Jiang You: “Don’t worry, I know.
You can relax, Ms.
Qing, I’m not soone who suffers losses easily, and you know well.”
Ms.
Qing, reassured by her response, finally felt at ease.
“Alright, rest for two more days.
There’s an event in two days that you need to attend.
Make sure to rest well and maintain a good condition.”
“Okay, sure.”
…
Two days later.
Liu Xuxu’s team investigated, but couldn’t find any clues.
The reason given by the production team for the contract termination was, “We have found the most suitable candidate for our drama’s female lead!”
The hidden aning behind this statent was: Choosing your agency’s artist was only a compromise in the first place.
After learning about this reason, Liu Xuxu threw a temper tantrum in the makeup room.
Both the makeup artist and assistant were frightened, and the makeup artist fled the scene, because, after all, she was just a makeup artist and not an assistant; there was no reason for her to stay and be scolded.
In the dressing room, the sound of objects crashing to the floor rang out.
Liu Xuxu’s agent just silently stood by, watching her sweep everything off the makeup table onto the floor without trying to stop her.
Honestly, she really disliked Liu Xuxu’s temper.
Whenever sothing didn’t go her way, or wasn’t to her liking, she would get angry.
When she finally cald down, she slowly began to speak: “Are you feeling better now?
Can you listen to calmly till the end?”
Liu Xuxu’s eyes were red as she looked into the mirror in front of her, caught her agent’s eye, but said nothing.
The agent said: “Although I haven’t found anything conclusive, I heard from a contact that the reason for your contract termination isn’t solely because you didn’t fit the role, there was additional pressure applied to the production team.”
At these words, Liu Xuxu’s gaze quivered slightly.
Agent Huang ng continued: “It was pressure from the Gu Group, the major financier of the series; if they say a word, the production team wouldn’t ignore it.”
Originally, her role wasn’t acquired through official channels either, a fact both Liu Xuxu and she knew very well, so she didn’t bring it up again.
Huang ng narrowed her eyes, looking at her, and asked: “So, the other day when I asked you if you had offended soone, you told no.
But now, the sudden action from the Gu Group definitely has a reason, are you hiding sothing from , sothing you haven’t told ?”
Liu Xuxu looked guilty, her eyes darting around, appearing hesitant to speak.
Huang ng’s gaze darkened, “Don’t think about lying to !”
Liu Xuxu bit her lip and said, “The day before yesterday, I saw Jiang You being carried into a hotel by a man.
I anonymously tipped off the reporters to stake out the hotel entrance.”
Huang ng frowned; she hadn’t missed the recent trending topic about Jiang You, but the content of those trending posts had nothing to do with what Liu Xuxu said!
If what Liu Xuxu said was true, then the paparazzi must have intercepted soone, but that story wasn’t reported; instead, another matter was, which indicates soone behind Jiang You dealt with it.
And that person behind Jiang You… is the Gu Group!
Huang ng looked at her with disappointnt, saying: “Why would you pick a fight with that little girl Jiang You?
This is literally shooting yourself in the foot, don’t you see?”
“I’ve told you before, consult with before doing anything, don’t act on your own!
You are just digging your own grave, your recent loss of opportunities is all your own doing; do I really need to remind you of that?”
Huang ng’s words felt like cold water being thrown over her, sending chills through her body.
Liu Xuxu leaned back in her chair, her hands on her knees clenched into tight fists, her head slightly bowed, biting her lip, her eyes filled with a grim and ruthless look.
Furious, Huang ng felt like her lungs were about to explode, tangling with the Gu Group was like stepping on a landmine.
She angrily dropped a sentence: “Sort this out yourself!”
She was out of options, knowing that the Gu Group was behind this felt like waiting for a death sentence.
Liu Xuxu imdiately panicked, she stood up, grabbing Huang ng, who was about to leave.
“Ms.
ng, you…
you can’t just ignore .”
Huang ng had other artists under her managent too, if she truly said she would ignore Liu Xuxu, she really would.
Initially, Huang ng supported her because she saw potential in her.
And Liu Xuxu truly did excel initially, Huang ng’s efforts weren’t wasted as she quickly secured her footing in this chaotic entertainnt industry.
But it wasn’t long before Liu Xuxu beca arrogant.
Huang ng had given her chances and warned her, she had restrained herself sowhat.
For minor issues, Huang ng would let her be, as long as she didn’t cause trouble and just focused on making money.
But now…
She had angered the Gu Group…
After a mont of thought, Huang ng said: “Didn’t you say you knew soone from the Jiang Family?
Maybe you can resolve this through them since the Jiang Family and Gu Family have connections.”
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