CH 20.5

Do You Still Hate Her? 10 – Not innocent, know third still third.

Immediately after, Zhai Yue Liang watched Shang Lu’s performance again.

She touched the tears on her own face, feeling somewhat bewildered.

In fact, she didn’t quite understand the character of Song Yanxue, nor did she know what Shang Lu portrayed specifically. It was purely that—

She was moved to tears by Shang Lu’s beauty.

Beautiful, incredibly beautiful.

When Shang Lu shed tears, the sense of brokenness emanating from her made Zhai Yue Liang’s heart feel as if it was about to shatter along with it.

Zhai Yue Liang immediately substituted the role with the female protagonists from hundreds of abusive novels she had read before. She felt that the face of Shang Lu was suitable for any of them.

As a result, Zhai Yue Liang became angry again!

Although Shang Lu was just acting in the video, but Shang Lu must have also cried because of Jiang Yi and Ning Lin. How could someone in this world make such a beautiful girl shed tears? Don’t they feel any guilt?

“Darling, why are you crying?” Zhai Yue Liang’s boyfriend… oh no, now he should be her husband since they’ve received their marriage certificate. His surprised voice sounded.

Zhai Yue Liang wiped her tears randomly and then called her father, “Dad, are you planning to invest in something recently? I think TV dramas, movies, and variety shows are all great. Why don’t our family venture into the entertainment industry? I know a very talented actor…”

That night.

No one could have imagined that the final twist in this matter was Song Zeqian

However, Song Zeqian didn’t care about the love and hatred between Shang Lu, Ning Lin, and Jiang Yi. He only retweeted Chi Yan’s Weibo post, responding to one small detail.

@Song_Zeqian(V) : [Shang Lu was my recommendation, her acting is okay. //Retweet ….]

[What does Director Song have to do with this?]

[Everyone, rewind the video to when Shang Lu just entered. Ning Lin said to her, “I don’t know how you got the chance for the interview.” This sentence carries deep meaning. What is Ning Lin implying?]

[Surprisingly, it was recommended by Director Song? Wow, Shang Lu’s performance is truly excellent. Let me also praise Song Zeqian for his excellent judgment.]

Soon, Han Cheng also replied to his friend’s Weibo post.

@Han_Cheng(V) : [Indeed, it’s fantastic. I’ve struck gold. Thank you.]

[Director Han Cheng actually gave such high praise? Shang Lu is amazing.]

[She has conquered these two directors with her acting skills. She can dominate both the film and television industries. We can already anticipate how smooth Shang Lu’s future path will be.]

[But it’s all earned by Shang Lu’s talent. With her beautiful appearance and acting skills, which director would not choose her?]

The online arguments continued, but this time public opinion was almost overwhelmingly one-sided. Netizens were outraged by Ning Lin’s shameless statement, “I am Jiang Yi’s girlfriend.“

More and more netizens spontaneously went to comment on Ning Lin’s various endorsement accounts, demanding to replace this morally problematic spokesperson, otherwise they would boycott the brand.

Within a few hours, except for two Jiang family endorsements, almost all of Ning Lin’s ten or so endorsement deals were terminated.

In fact, these small brands didn’t really matter, and the breach of contract penalties were negligible for Ning Lin. However, what she couldn’t accept the most was that she had just signed a contract with SC in the morning, and now they were already requesting termination and demanding compensation for breach of contract.

And in order to secure the contract with SC, she signed a rather unequal agreement, where she would have to pay double the penalty if any scandal arose!

When her agent called to inform her of this news, she felt like her world had turned pitch black.

Ning Lin couldn’t accept this situation at all.

She grabbed a pillow and furiously threw it at the sofa, trying to vent her anger. As the door was being opened from the outside, she grabbed an ashtray and hurled it at her assistant.

But this time, the assistant didn’t tolerate it anymore and dodged the attack.

The ashtray dropped on the carpet by the door, but it didn’t shatter.

The assistant bent down to pick up the ashtray and then threw it next to Ning Lin.

Ning Lin was startled and stood frozen, watching the ashtray break near her feet. Then she looked up at the assistant in disbelief and shouted, “Who do you think you are? How dare you treat me like this? Believe me, I’ll fire you!”

The assistant sneered and walked over, saying, “Sister Ning, don’t get angry. I’m just here to deliver a message from the company. You need to pay the penalty fee promptly. And don’t worry about me, the company has many other Teachers and new artist for me to follow. I can get along well with any of them. However, the company might make you take a long break.”

Ning Lin grasped the key point from the assistant’s words and asked, “What do you mean? Are you saying the company plans to bury me? Are you joking? I am…”

Assistant continues : “You’re Jiang Yi’s girlfriend? We’ve heard this statement trending online, so there’s no need for you to repeat it. You do have a lot of face. When Jiang’s companies proposed to terminate our contract, they didn’t ask for a single penny in breach of contract, which is truly touching.”

Ning Lin widened her eyes, slumped on the ground in despair, and reached out to grab the edge of the sofa, seeking some sense of security. She murmured, “It’s impossible… absolutely impossible…”

How could Jiang Yi abandon her at a time like this? How could Jiang’s companies propose to terminate their contract with her? She couldn’t believe it!

The assistant, who had always been oppressed by Ning Lin, no longer needed to endure and vented all the grievances from these years. She continued, “You don’t need to worry. How could the company bury you? As long as you’re willing, there are many live broadcasts and offline promotional activities from micro-businesses and platforms waiting for you to participate.”

Micro-business, live broadcasts, platforms.

These words were simply humiliation for Ning Lin!

She slowly lowered her head and held onto her own head, repeating, “It’s impossible… impossible…”

She was Ning Lin.

She was the hottest traffic celebrity, the most commercially valuable female artist, with countless endorsement deals and a massive fandom.

She was very popular, extremely popular.

How could all of this possibly happen?

She must be having a terrible nightmare.

Until Jiang Yi’s call came in, and upon seeing the familiar name on the phone screen, she anxiously answered the call.

Her voice was filled with a sob, full of helplessness : “Jiang Yi, you can’t abandon me, you can’t ignore me.”

“Quickly tell them it’s not like that, everything is not like that.”

“I’ll be good, I love you, I’ll do anything you say…”

The incident caused a big stir online, but it didn’t have much impact on Shang Lu.

After sending a ‘thankful ‘thank you’ WeChat message to Chi Yan, she continued packing her luggage at home, constantly studying the character Song Yanxue, waiting to prepare to join Han Cheng’s crew.

However, on the next day, Meng Zhichuan called her.

“SC proposed last night to invite you as the brand ambassador. A six-month contract with the possibility of becoming permanent. How are you considering this?”

Shang Lu refused without hesitation, saying, “No.”

Meng Zhichuan asked curiously, “Why?”

“Bad luck,” Shang Lu replied.

Anything related to Ning Lin, like Jiang Yi, Shang Mu, or SC, she considered them bad luck.

Meng Zhichuan sighed and said, “They offered 15 million over there, such a sky-high price…”

“Hold on,” Shang Lu interrupted Meng Zhichuan and asked, “Say it again, how many million?”

“Mm, 15 million,” Meng Zhichuan replied.

Shang Lu couldn’t quite comprehend, “Why would they offer that much?”

That’s far beyond her market value, right?

“Ning Lin had to pay a hefty penalty for breach of contract. I heard she’s even selling her house to raise the money. Since you’re not taking it…”

Shang Lu immediately said : “I will take it.”

Who would refuse money! Isn’t that a fool?

Meng Zhichuan was puzzled: “Didn’t you say it’s bad luck?”

Shang Lu replied solemnly : “I have reflected on it. At what age are you still believing in superstition? My fate is up to me!”

Great! She’s rich!

It’s just the right timing to give her rose manor more prominence! She could release a few more pre-order slots!