Chapter 154: 150 Emperor Ying Takes Action [1 Update]

The production team was also at their wit’s end at this time.

This program was Star Entertainment’s own show, which included participation from two other entertainment companies.

No one had ever anticipated things to turn out this way.

Best Actor Shang had great influence in the entertainment circle and across the entire internet, and there were numerous leaks suggesting that he died suddenly from cardiogenic causes due to the program team’s negligence. The production team wanted to play dead, but they were forced to make a statement.

However, their statement did not calm the raging fans and bystanders, but instead sparked a new explosion of controversy.

[You know what kind of variety show you are, don’t you? Is the medical condition adequate? Have you considered the health of the stars? What sudden accidents, nonsense!]

[I don’t believe it, many exposé bloggers have said Best Actor Shang died suddenly from cardiogenic reasons, and you’re calling it a rumor? Then present your evidence.]

[Starry Entertainment exploiting its artists isn’t news, some people might not know? Just last year, an actor was driven to despair and jumped off a building; Star Entertainment didn’t even pay compensation, but I really, really never imagined that you’d dare to harm Best Actor Shang, it’s just astonishing, truly astonishing.]

Among the numerous abusive comments, there was one that stood out, completely different.

[Timely rescue? Immediate medical attention? Bullshit! I was there on site, Yaozhi lay there for five minutes and your staff didn’t even glance at him, just kept chatting and laughing. When we fans wanted to go over, we were stopped. Isn’t this deliberate murder?!]

However, this comment was deleted within seconds of being posted.

The fan who made the comment had their ID blacklisted by the Real Person Escape production team.

The person responsible for deleting the comment was none other than the chief director of the production crew.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

The chief director was breaking out in a cold sweat, his heart racing uncontrollably.

Suppressing his fear, he looked at the woman behind the table with trepidation, swallowing hard before asking with difficulty, “President Dong, what do we do now?”

The woman was none other than Dong Yun, the chairwoman of Starry Entertainment.

Her expression was noble and indifferent as she was applying lipstick in front of the mirror. Only when she heard this did she put down what she was holding.

“Is he really dead?” Dong Yun raised her head, frowning, “Was he so fragile? What exactly happened?”

She usually monitored Shang Yaozhi’s schedule personally to prevent him from interacting with others outside of filming.

Dong Yun would not allow Shang Yaozhi to slip out of her control.

Last time in Hengdian, when she saw Shang Yaozhi specifically stop to greet that girl, she was already quite unhappy and set up a little tactic commonly used in the entertainment industry.

But to her surprise, in the end, it was she who had to leave in defeat.

This time, because it was the company’s own program, she felt confident enough not to follow along.

“President Dong, you really can’t blame us for this,” the chief director pursed his lips, a bit hesitant to respond, “When he fell down at that time, we all thought he was joking with us, who knew, knew…”

“Bang!”

Dong Yun slammed the table, furious, “Joking? Even if you guys thought it was a joke, what about the on-site medical team?”

The chief director shrank his neck but didn’t speak.

He couldn’t possibly say that, to save on expenses, the production team hadn’t arranged for a professional medical team but had just hired a few nursing assistants from a private clinic.

When Shang Yaozhi fell unconscious, these nursing assistants were cracking sunflower seeds by the lake.

It was only almost ten minutes later, when the staff realized it was no joke and Shang Yaozhi still hadn’t gotten up, that they hurriedly called the nursing assistants over.

There were no real medical personnel on site.

But even if there had been, it really was too late by then.

The golden window for rescue was only four minutes.

They didn’t dare to put such things on Weibo.

“Alright.” Seeing the chief director like this, Dong Yun more or less understood what had happened, “I don’t want to hear it. This mess was made by you all, so don’t expect to get by with just a few statements. Think of what can be done instead.”

“President Dong, it can only be deemed an accident,” the chief director now became anxious, “Every year hundreds of thousands of deaths from cardiogenic sudden death occur, it’s very common.”

But Shang Yaozhi was an emperor of the acting world, and one of the top traffic draws on the internet; his influence was too great.

Just with his group of fans alone, even if the entire Starry Entertainment stepped in, it wouldn’t be enough for a battle.

Dong Yun was impatient, “Has the hospital been informed?”

“They have,” the chief director said carefully, “The notice was issued at nine o’clock, saying the person was gone by just after six. We’ve suppressed the trending searches, but we can’t hold it down.”

Dong Yun massaged her temple, also not having anticipated the situation to be this bad.

With Shang Yaozhi’s contract with Starry Entertainment nearing its end, she was very anxious and was thinking that she must keep him at Starry Entertainment.

“Shortly, the company will coordinate with you to issue a statement of condolence,” Dong Yun said, “Then, make sure everyone else involved in the program keeps their mouths shut. If they don’t want to offend Star Entertainment, they better not breathe a word outside.”

Upon hearing this, the chief director sighed with relief.

He had been thinking that because Shang Yaozhi was Starry Entertainment’s ace and doted on by Dong Yun, this matter would bring them disaster for sure.

Fortunately.

“Pacify his family.” Dong Yun paused and tapped on the desk, her tone revealing no emotion, “Also, pin this incident on Chuguang Media.”

As the person was already dead, there was no bringing him back to life.

So naturally, she had to maximize the benefits.

**

This side.

Xingang General Hospital.

A hospital bed, already covered with a sheet of white cloth, hiding the body beneath.

The agent didn’t dare to look, fearing his heart wouldn’t be able to bear it.

Mustering the turmoil inside, he asked softly, “Miss Ying, is there, is there any hope?”

The agent didn’t have much hope to begin with.

He also knew that once a person died, there was nothing that could be done.

Not to mention, this happened several hours ago.

Ying Zijin asked him, “The Brocade Bag I gave him, was he carrying it with him?”

The agent was taken aback, not quite understanding why she would ask such a thing, but he answered hurriedly, “He was, it’s in Yaozhi’s shirt pocket.”

Ying Zijin nodded, “Did he have it with him when he was recording the show?”

“He should have.” The agent nodded. “Yaozhi’s event was extreme mountain biking, and he didn’t change his top.”

“Good,” Ying Zijin’s eyes and brows relaxed a bit, “take that Brocade Bag out.”

Hearing this, the agent stepped forward, reluctantly pulling back a corner of the white cloth to quickly remove a small pouch.

Ying Zijin looked at it and took another small pouch from her pocket, “Put this one on him.”

Although the agent was bewildered, he did as he was told.

Ying Zijin seemed thoughtful as she looked at the small pouch she had handed out earlier, “Check in ten minutes to see if there’s a heartbeat.”

This statement completely dumbfounded the agent.

It took him a long while to come back to his senses, “Does Miss Ying mean, there’s a chance?”

“Yes, he’s lucky,” Ying Zijin didn’t elaborate, concise in her words, “he pulled through.”

After calculating Shang Yaozhi’s predestined death point with the Tarot Cards, she gave him that Brocade Bag.

Inside the Brocade Bag were the drug residues leftover from what she had given Old Master Fu; but since the ingredients were so precious, the medicinal effects lingered.

Carrying it close to his body, it could protect the heart, preventing problems in advance.

Shang Yaozhi’s death point was set.

She couldn’t interfere, nor could she warn him not to participate in the variety show.

Even if he hadn’t taken part in the show, he would still have met with trouble at that same time.

Therefore, all she could do was give him that Brocade Bag to carry with him.

Whether he could escape that death point was still up to him.

“But, but—” the agent was still reeling, “the doctor said, around six o’clock Yaozhi, he…”

He couldn’t finish the sentence.

“Yes, at that time he indeed was gone,” Ying Zijin coughed lightly, indifferently, “but now he’s fine.”

With the death point passed, Shang Yaozhi’s future in the entertainment industry was truly set to shine brightly.

The agent busied himself looking towards the hospital bed, checking Shang Yaozhi’s body temperature with his hand.

He was shocked to find that the body was not cold anymore.

All of this felt unbelievable to the agent, who shakily took out his phone, “I must quickly tell his fans…”

“Don’t rush,” Ying Zijin intervened, “it’s true there’s no issue now, but whether he can wake up is still unknown. Wait until he wakes, then talk.”

“Right, right, I was too excited,” the agent said, wiping away tears, voice choked with emotion, “I’ve been hiding it from his parents. He’s the only child in his family, it’s been too hard on them.”

Having said this, his expression became angry again, “This can’t just be left like this.”

Ying Zijin glanced at him, “What do you want to do?”

The agent was startled, murmuring after a moment, “I can’t do anything.”

Starry Entertainment had the backing of a wealthy family from the imperial city.

What could be done?

“Just watch over him for now,” Ying Zijin glanced at the time, “if there’s anything abnormal, call me.”

“Yes, yes, thank you so much, Miss Ying,” the agent hurriedly escorted her out.

Then he closed the door to the ward, sitting alone in front of Shang Yaozhi’s hospital bed.

At a critical moment, he didn’t dare let anyone with ulterior motives know, fearing more problems.

Two hours after the first statement from the Real Person Escape production team, at one o’clock, they posted on Weibo again.

[@Real Person Escape V: Regrettably, after six hours of rescue efforts, Best Actor Shang has left us. The production team feels profound grief, please mourn with restraint.]

[@Starry Entertainment V: The company will take care of Best Actor Shang’s parents, everyone please be assured.]