The life that Xiao Jia Shu had overseas can only be described by this old saying â both ears are shut to what goes on outside the window; the whole mind is concentrated on the sagesâ books[1]. He really has no idea how much assets the Xiao family has.
âSo, this was Xiao familyâs business, no wonder they would find Little Tree.â Huang Mei Xuan used a folder to hit young master Xiaoâs head, and scoffed at him, âRich water should not be let out of oneâs own fields[2], letâs accept the offer?â
âYes.â Xiao Jia Shu nodded without any hesitation, without checking how much they were going to pay him for the endorsement.
After talking about business both of them invited CEO Xiu to eat together, but got rejected, therefore they could only leave, going down to the first floor to see the screen playing an advertisement: Miao Mu Qing just finished filming an action scene and her body was filled with bruises, looking unpleasant, but she has to attend a banquet. The makeup artist goes around here and looked left and right, showing that she could not do anything to help. Miao Mu Qing then showed a relaxed smile, taking out her makeup pouch and applied the makeup to herself, in the blink of an eye she had changed from a spiritless woman to a beautiful goddess, the results were amazing.
Xiao Jia Shu stopped walking and looked at it, and said, âThese cosmetics effects are so miraculous!â
Huang Mei Xuan smiled indifferently,â The bruises are the ones that are drawn using cosmetics, it can be rubbed off with your hands, why is there the need to use cosmetics to cover it? The concealer that I bought two days ago couldnât even cover a tiny pimple on my nose. The advertisements these days are getting more and more exaggerated.â
âNo, the bruises are realâŠâŠâ Xiao Jia Shu still wanted to explain, but Huang Mei Xuan already felt too lazy to listen to what he had to say, and said perfunctorily,â okay okay okay, it is all real, letâs go get the car quickly, this lady is hungry.â
Xiao Jia Shu touched his nose and went to the parking lot to get the car. As a celebrity, there was only one assistant when filming, and when he was not filming, he had to be someoneâs assistant, maybe he was the only one in the world who lived such a miserable life?
The two of them went to a private restaurant that was well hidden, after ordering they took out their phones and start swiping. Huang Mei Xuan was swiping Tian Mao, Xiao Jia Shu swiping Weibo, looking intoxicated,
âJi Ge looked really handsome when he first debuted! But he is more handsome now. Sigh, look at this, which movie is this photo from? Why canât I remember?â Xiao Jia Shu put his phoneâs screen under Huang Mei Xuanâs nose.
âThat picture is fromăEvil Fruit, the movie couldnât pass the screening, it has been stuck since 2009, of course, you havenât seen it before. Now go away, donât bother my shopping.â
Xiao Jia Shu took back his phone, and shook his head regretfully, âWhy couldnât this pass the screening? If I was the leader of a broadcast station, I would let all of his movies to pass. All of Ji Geâs works are of high quality!â He praised while using his side account to press like, then looking at other people Weibo, only to find an article â ăDigging around the entertainment industry for scheming bitchesă, There were a few thousand words in total, all used to talk about how female celebrity M was being a poser, not being professional, and stepping over people to gain fame etc, her bad history, which was written orderly, and had a climax.
The powerful netizens could quickly pinpoint that female celebrity M was Miao Mu Qing, then digging many photos of Miao Mu Qing acting arrogantly as extra evidence.
Xiao Jia Shu was getting more angry as he looked, and said in a low voice,â Mei Xuan Jie, the people on the internet are too good at making rumours, I donât know if Mu Qing Jie is a good person or not, but she is definitely professional. Look at the pictures that they posted, Mu Qing Jie hurt her leg when she was filming, she held it in so that it wouldnât affect the filming, she even made her assistant help massage her with medicine liquor, How could they say that sheâs arrogant and doesnât see her assistant as a human being? Isnât this too exaggerated? They donât even know the truth, the assistant knelt down because it is easier to help massage her leg, not because she is being forced to!â
Huang Mei Xuan waved her hand dismissively, âThe entertainment industry is like this, they can add many descriptions to a picture, if they want to spread hate to you they would, if they want to praise you they would, all because the blogger said so. As long as most of the netizens believe it, who cares what it the truth? Miao Mu Qing is popular recently, it may be that she has blocked someoneâs way.â
Xiao Jia Shu didnât say anything anymore, and quietly looked through the page, finding out that more and more people have been added to the group of Miao Mu Qingâs anti-fans, he felt bad for her. No, I need to do something about it, thinking of this, he copied the picture and posted on his main account, and explained: Mu Qing Jie hurt her leg while filming, her assistant massaged her with medicine liquor, she is not being arrogant. She is the female celebrity that is most dedicated to her job that I have seen to date.
Once he posted on Weibo, his anti-fans started to show up again, saying that he is trying to gain fame, sucking up to her etc, also telling him to release the assessment video if he has the guts to. Is it because that you slept with Miao Mu Qing that is why you are helping her? Haha, you guys really are jackals of the same lair[3], a bitch with a dog!
They have gone too far, Xiao Jia Shuâs heart was burning with a fire, but he knows that if he doesnât take out any evidence his help will be futile, therefore he turned on his phone to find the video. He used to like filming NG scenes at the filming location, actions scenes, in particular, have a long of NG scenes, and he had the scene that had the truth.
Huang Mei Xuan only realized that Little Tree Seedling had fallen into Miao Mu Qingâs mess, and was so angry that she almost fainted. She twisted his ear and shouted,â You are really capable! Everyone is avoiding this issue because they are afraid they would get shot, but you had to jump in and get stabbed, do you know that we just pushed all the bad comments down? Quickly delete your Weibo!â
âI wonât delete it. We already agreed when we signed the contract, that you will not interfere in whatever that I post on Weibo. If they dissed Mu Qing Jie about on another aspect, I definitely wouldnât say anything, but they cannot slander her passion towards performing. You never went to the filming grounds, thatâs why you donât know, Mu Qing Jieâs scars are all real, she never used a stunt double, insisting on filming all the action scenes. No matter how bad she is in other aspects, but when it comes to the dedication of her work, she deserves my respect. Ethics is needed as an actor, and wouldnât the most fundamental point in ethics is being professional about their work? If an actor is not dedicated to their work, donât film seriously, then how can you still be an actor?â
Xiao Jia Shu organized the video and sent it to Miao Mu Qing, worried that she is upset and turned off her phone, and gave her a call to check on her condition.
Huang Mei Xuan let go of his ear, donât know whether to cry or laugh,â Why are you so stubborn? After taking you in, this lady reduced her life by 10 years!â but not telling him to delete his Weibo again.
At the same time, Miao Mu Qing was leisurely lying at her swimming pool in her home sunbathing.
âHave you posted on Weibo yet?â she asked lazily.
âIt has been posted, we donât need to hire people and there is already a group of people fighting to talk bad about you.â The assistant has a face of respect,â Mu Qing Jie, how did you think about such a marketing tactic? You are too smart!â
âThe advertisement didnât reach our expectations, and the idea was mine, how can I not help make up to the sponsor? Itâs also the fault of how advertisements like to be fake, I was really hurt, but the audience just had to say that my bruises were drawn on, also scolding me that Iâm doing false advertising! Okay, then Iâd rather make this situation big, first dissing me say that Iâm not professional, then I will release the video of me getting hurt while filming, one is to help clarify myself, two is to help the sponsor make a name for himself, three is to help advertise the movie, reputation and popularity will go up in an instant, I wonât lose money but earn more!â
She lied down at the side of the pool paddling the water, and said absentmindedly,â Is there any close friends of mine that stood up for me?â
The assistant immediately became awkward, âMu Qing Jie, there is none for now.â
âThatâs great, if thereâs none then there is none, there is no such this as for now. This is how the society is nowadays, sympathy being thinner than paper, who knows maybe the people talking bad about me are hired by them âŠâŠ.â Miao Mu Qing hasnât finished talking, then heard her assistant say while shocked, âJie Jie, there is someone standing up for you! Itâs Xiao Jia Shu!â
âHuh?â Miao Mu Qing was shocked, and immediately climbed up to look at her phone, then she received a compilation, inside it is all the videos of her being hurt while filming, after that she received a phone call, the ringtone sounding urgent.
Miao Mu Qing stared at the screen of her phone, feeling complicated. Before doing this marketing strategy she had predicted there would be rumours everywhere, no one willing to help her, it is fake anyway, no matter how bad the situation is she can still control it, and wonât have her feelings hurt. But now, staring at the three words âXiao Jia Shuâ, her nose started to tingle, but her heart was as warm as ever.
If it was another guy standing up for her, she would think like the netizens, questioning if he has any ulterior motive. But she has known Xiao Jia Shu for some time, why wouldnât she know what kind of person he is? He is only interested in filming, and doesnât care about anything else, even before he had been dissed a lot but he didnât explain himself at all, but he still stood up for her.
How can someone be so simple-minded! Miao Mu Qing doesnât know if she should cry or laugh, just when she was getting ready to answer the phone call, the other side ended it, very quickly a WeChat message came, and comforted her:â Mu Qing Jie, Iâve sent you the videos taken at the filming grounds, Iâm not sure if it would help you or not. Iâve helped you asked Director Luo, he said as long as you edit the video properly, and not leak the storyline, you can use it.â
âOkay I got it, thank you Little Tree Sapling.â This was the first time Miao Mu Qing had an infatuation with a guy in the entertainment industry, but too bad that this guy is not on the same level as her. She covered her face and laughed for a while, then turned her head and said to her assistant, âWhy do I feel like I am evil? I feel bad now!â
âDonât think like that. Look, now everyone on the internet is talking bad about you, but only Mr. Xiao is standing up for you, when you release the truth that you have prepared, Mr. Xiao will also get approved by everyone. Because he only dares to say the truth. This year, real or fake is not clear anymore, even though it is real, they purposely say it is fake, waiting for people to scold them before proving that it is real, people will only believe when there is a twist, what kind of world is this?â the assistant shook his head and sighed.
On another hand, Ji Mian was also paying attention to the comments online. Lin Le Yang sat next to him scrolling through Weibo, not clear what heâs thinking as his fingers were hovering about the like button for a long time. He could not forget the embarrassment that Miao Mu Qing gave him, what the netizens say were all true, in her eyes, there are only A-listers, there was no space for the lower standard people.
âI warn you to not press the like button.â Ji Mian eyes him,â This small issue wonât budge Miao Mu Qing, her being professional or not the whole countryâs directors will know.â
âI didnât think of pressing like.â Lin Le Yang got scared that his finger trembled, and accidentally pressed like, without waiting for him to unlike it, the quick-eyed netizens quickly screen shot, and used that as evidence to the rumours. As Shi Ting Heng and Ji Mian had posted a group photo with Lin Le Yang, the whole internet knows that they are filming ăthe apprenticeă, and Miao Mu Qing is the female lead for ăthe apprenticeă.
The newbies in the filming crew all courageously liked the post on Weibo, it can be seen that was how not liked Miao Mu Qing was.
The issue suddenly became big, making Lin Le Yang almost cry. He really didnât do it on purpose!
[1] Old saying that means one is oblivious to his surroundings as they are too absorbed in studying.
[2] Benefits should always be kept for oneâs own people.