NOVEL NEXT Chapter 381: Riding on the Coattails of Popularity?
"I think it's really possible that the bad news Wang Ye mentioned was because he couldn't get past Lang Ren and Wu Naifu," Yu Shaohua analyzed.
He knew Lang Ren and Wu Naifu well and was aware of how stubborn they could be when dealing with this matter.
Therefore, in Yu Shaohua's opinion, it wasn't the least bit strange for Wang Ye to fail to win over Lang Ren and Wu Naifu; in fact, he found it quite normal.
"No way."
However, upon hearing Yu Shaohua's words, Li Tianning shook her head.
"Although I know that, given Lang Ren and Wu Naifu's personalities, they would definitely not use Wang Ye if he had problems with his acting skills, Wang Ye is not a fool—he is very smart," she said.
"So, he wouldn't play around with his fans over something like this."
Right after Li Tianning finished speaking,
Wang Ye's Weibo got updated with a new post immediately.
#The bad news is, I never imagined that a person's heart could turn so rotten.
Today I learned from a minor actor in the crew, who is not yet eighteen, that a very popular online celebrity has been harassing this underage actor with highly sensitive remarks. I have reported this matter to the Capital Official Guard Team, and in their preliminary investigation, it has been found very likely that this celebrity might have engaged in such behavior.
The solid confirmation will take another twenty-four hours.
Once the twenty-four hours are up, should the news prove true, I will disclose the information of this celebrity to everyone. If it turns out to be false, I will apologize for spreading misinformation.#
Because of Wang Ye's previous Weibo post, many netizens had been anxiously waiting for his next update to see what the bad news he mentioned was.
So when Wang Ye's Weibo was updated, in just an instant, it had already been viewed by numerous netizens.
After seeing Wang Ye's post, there was a variety of discussions and comments from the netizens.
"No way? I've long heard that the entertainment industry is chaotic, but could such things really happen? If this is true, then that person is no better than a pig or a dog."
"I'm now curious about who this person is, but regardless of their identity, what awaits them must be justice. We can't allow such artists to exist!"
"Tsk tsk, if you ask me, the reason Wang Ye released such a Weibo post is simply to chase clout. In fact, there isn't such a person at all; Wang Ye just wants to use this approach to boost his popularity, so that he can enjoy sufficient attention in the coming days."
"You're talking nonsense! Boss Wang is not that kind of person! If Boss Wang wanted popularity, given his current financial power, he could do way more impressive things than this. There's no need for him to resort to such methods!"
Online, with the two Weibo posts released by Wang Ye, the buzz continued to grow.
Some netizens were curious about who the person Wang Ye mentioned was.
Some started hypothesizing in the comments section of Weibo.
Others thought that Wang Ye's reason for posting these two Weibo updates didn't align with what he had stated; they believed Wang Ye's true intent was merely to stir up interest for himself.
After all, when tomorrow comes, Wang Ye just has to post on Weibo stating that the incident was nonexistent after further investigation.
He would have gained the popularity either way.
Meanwhile, it seemed as though there was an orchestrated effort, akin to that of paid trolls, claiming that Wang Ye's second Weibo post was entirely aimed at creating buzz, actually containing no truth at all.
Just as some netizens were swayed to believe that Wang Ye was indeed just stirring up drama, the Capital Official Guard Team also released a Weibo post.
Right from the start, they directly mentioned Wang Ye.
#We thank Mr. Wang for providing clues to the Capital Official Guard Team. The team has begun an investigation based on the leads provided by Mr. Wang.
The results of the investigation will be made public after twenty-four hours.#
Once the Capital Official Guard Team's Weibo post was released,
Wang Ye's fans, who had just been worrying about how to deal with those accusing him of seeking attention, now burst into excitement.
They descended upon the comments of those who claimed Wang Ye's second Weibo post was made-up to call them out once again.
After all, even the official Weibo account had spoken, making the accusations of those paid trolls—that Wang Ye was just using the situation for clout—clearly baseless.
Wang Ye, after reading the comments from the netizens, set his phone aside.
He had already told Fang Feifei and Su Wanqing that he wouldn't be returning home tonight.
Zhao Min, seeing Wang Ye putting down his phone, also looked toward him, and as their eyes met, Wang Ye spoke softly to Zhao Min, "Senior sister, I've told Feifei and Wanqing that I won't be going back tonight."
Their proximity allowed them to sense each other's breathing, and as her younger junior brother looked at her with those eyes and when she heard the words that came from Wang Ye's mouth, Zhao Min's face heated up.
"So… what now?"
Zhao Min used to tease Wang Ye often, but when it came down to practical matters, despite wanting to tease him just like before, she found that in front of Wang Ye, she'd lose her nerve, timid as a rabbit.
She even lacked the courage to make any provocative comments.
"So..."
Wang Ye moved even closer to Zhao Min, his warm breath on her ear, his voice continuing:
"Now, let me show you just how resilient your junior brother really is."
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The next morning, Zhao Min got up quite late.
That was because they had already finished some of tomorrow morning's work in the afternoon of the previous day.
Otherwise, Wang Ye and Zhao Min might have been late for the first day of filming.
By the time Zhao Min got out of bed, Wang Ye had already prepared breakfast for her.