Chapter 135: The Big Shot 02

Wugu looked at Huang Ke skeptically, but out of trust, he eventually took it.

A moment later, Wugu, who had been stern-faced, actually burst into laughter: "It really is 'the heavens have a cycle of retribution'; it’s not that there is no retribution, but that the time has not yet arrived..."

Huang Ke leaned in with a grin and asked, "Well? Are you going to post it on Weibo?"

Wugu scoffed. "Post it! Why wouldn't I?" He paused, then laughed, "This *Twinkling Stars* production crew is quite interesting—they actually dare to release audition footage... Do they have someone backing them?"

Huang Ke paused and replied hesitantly, "I’m not close with Zhou Qi, so I don't know whose investment he managed to secure..."

"Hmm?"

Huang Ke perked up, scrambling to make amends, "The film and television adaptation rights for *Twinkling Stars* were bought by Kongling Media. Logically, the biggest investor in this series must be Kongling Media itself..."

But he didn't believe that a film company started by a mere rich kid would dare to go head-to-head with a titan of the industry like Mingcheng Media.

Wugu thought for a moment and gave a self-deprecating smile: "Regardless of who is backing them, all we need to know is that this time, Mingcheng Media won't dare to protect Han Sen and Tang Su."

After saying this, he didn't return the phone to Huang Ke. Instead, he logged out of Huang Ke’s Weibo account, logged into his own, and directly reposted Zhu Qin’s post with the caption:

*Life, indeed, is full of surprises.*

Huang Ke took the phone back and looked at it. "Wugu, you bastard, that was my line!"

Wugu ignored him and began searching for his own phone, which he had misplaced somewhere. He stopped writing his script, his attention entirely consumed by how this matter would ultimately unfold.

Huang Ke eventually reposted Wugu’s update:

*I thought I would never get justice in this lifetime, but I never imagined that getting it would be so simple and easy. If I had known earlier, couldn't I have just pulled in any actor to perform? After all, for an actor who can turn a "smile of looking down on the commoners" into a "gentle and affectionate smile," surpassing his acting skills really couldn't be easier...*

After thinking for a moment, he turned to Wugu: "Should we just go ahead and post the original script online?"

Wugu squinted and remained silent.

Just when Huang Ke thought he wasn't willing and was about to say "never mind," Wugu smiled and said, "Huang Ke, there has never been a moment like this where I have felt," he turned to look at him and smiled, "that you actually have some intelligence!"

What was there to hesitate about?

Huang Ke beamed, immediately took the original script out of the safe, photographed each page one by one, and dumped them all onto the internet.

Because a single Weibo post could only hold nine images, Huang Ke posted dozens of times in a row.

The comments under the posts exploded.

Watching the messages berating Han Sen, Huang Ke laughed gleefully: "Haha, I’ve wanted to do this for a long time!"

***

Coincidentally, this wasn't happening only between Huang Ke and Wugu.

*Flower Bloom* production crew:

"Xiao Qing, are you sure you want to post this?" Liu Yi frowned, looking intently at Yang Qing, who was resting on a lounge chair.

She knew that the incident back then had cost Yang Qing dearly, and in the end, she hadn't even received much compensation...

But that was how the industry worked—kicking those down and fawning over those up.

"Sister Liu, I know this kind of thing is normal in this circle," Yang Qing removed her sunglasses, the anger in her eyes nearly tangible. "But what is Han Sen? And what is Tang Su? Back then, or even now, they were nothing more than two dogs I could easily crush!"

She sneered, "So, why should I have been used as a stepping stone by them and just swallow my pride?"

Tang Su’s status hadn't been as high as hers back then. Even now, although Tang Su was more popular due to her looks, which aligned with the aesthetic of the Nine Provinces, everyone in the industry knew that her professional ability and influence were far superior to Tang Su's.

Besides, she had climbed her way up cleanly at the start. Even if she followed the crowd and found a benefactor later, her schemes and methods were levels above Tang Su’s.

Yet, back then, she had to endure it simply because Tang Su had someone behind her. And later, because that same person favored Tang Su, her own benefactor wouldn't allow her to strike back.

But why?

Kicking the weak and fawning over the strong? Fine. Now, she would show them exactly how that was done!

Yang Qing smiled. "Opportunities like this aren't easy to find. Who knows if Tang Su will ever find another man with more status and more concern for her than that person at Mingcheng Media?"

With that, she snatched the phone from Liu Yi’s hand and pressed the confirm button.

*Yang Shu Top of the Sun - Yang Qing V: Waited so long, finally the truth is out. @Sister Zhu Qin, I support you!*

Yang Qing wasn't stupid. Even though she hated Han Sen and Tang Su, the Mingcheng Media behind them wasn't to be trifled with. Even though it looked like Mingcheng had abandoned these two idiots, still...

Han Sen was one thing, but Tang Su had always been a cash cow for Mingcheng.

Yang Qing didn't believe that once this blew over, Mingcheng Media wouldn't come after those who were making the most noise right now.

However...

She had heard that Zhu Qin’s husband had significant power and connections. She surely wouldn't be held accountable.

Yang Qing’s eyes flickered, and she tossed the phone aside with a thud.

***

"Old Ai, what do you think? Do you want to post on Weibo?"

Ai Li turned to look at his manager, his brows furrowed: "Post what?"

Having won an international A-list film festival Best Actor award, Ai Li had rarely accepted film roles in recent years, spending most of his time with his family. Unless it was a script he truly loved, he refused to act.

His manager, knowing Ai Li’s low-key nature and dislike for disturbance, didn't offer much explanation and simply handed him the phone: "The truth about *Searching for Immortals* is about to be exposed. The people who were trampled on by Han Sen and Tang Su back then are all rushing to post on Weibo. Don't you want to get some justice for yourself?"

Time flies, and the past is like smoke.

Ai Li initially didn't want to get tangled up in the old chaos, but since the matter was about to break and everyone else was posting...

"Even if I don't post now, someone will come looking for me later, right?" Ai Li sighed.

The manager nodded, "If you don't speak up now, those two shameless people might use you as a life-saving straw, thinking you're kind and easy to bully, and they might even spin your silence to whitewash themselves..."

What other tricks did managers have? Even if they looked elaborate, they were all the same.

Ai Li thought for a moment. Determined not to let Tang Su and the others wash their reputations clean—or worse, splash mud on others—he nodded: "Post it. Write out the whole story clearly."

Since he had chosen to do it, he would do it properly.

Of course, it would also prevent others from bothering him and his family again.

He was no longer that popular young actor who had only fame and acting talent but an unstable status, easily threatened by others.

With a light chuckle, he said, "Add one sentence."

"Hmm?" The manager, who was editing the post, looked up in confusion. "What sentence?"

Ai Li smiled maliciously, "Thank Han Sen and Tang Su for their 'guidance' back then; it is because of them that the Ai Li of today exists."

After entering the industry, Ai Li had enjoyed smooth sailing due to his popular refined looks, his natural acting talent, and his background from a literary family, which gave him an air of politeness and elegance.

*Searching for Immortals* was his first—and biggest—stumble in the entertainment industry.

If not for that incident, Ai Li might still be an innocent, naive person with principles but no tactical wit...

Best Actor? That would have been out of the question.

But who knew? Ai Li had never entered the entertainment industry to get ahead; he had only joined out of love and longing for it.

The manager nodded, "I’ll add it immediately."

***

Once these big names spoke up, the entertainment industry experienced a massive earthquake.

Unlike stars like Song Wan, who were currently popular but lacked a solid fan base due to a lack of works, Ai Li and Yang Qing were a Best Actor and Best Actress respectively. Ai Li had even won an international trophy. Even if their fan counts seemed smaller, their fans were almost entirely hardcore.

Moreover, having struggled in the industry for so many years without any fatal scandals, and having performed in countless dramas and films, even if their Weibo follower counts seemed low, their casual fan base was incomparable to Song Wan’s...