NFBE Chapter 131 Why don't you try absorbing Yang energy to replenish your Yang? [Corrected]
Chapter 131 Why don't you try absorbing Yang energy to replenish your Yang? [Corrected]
The trending search terms were cleverly crafted, without mentioning a single specific name, but the combination of the actress's persona and the Pei family's identities was enough to spark speculation.
The paparazzi who first released the video proudly declared, "It wasn't for nothing that I spent the whole night staking out a spot more than 300 meters away from Yunwan Garden with a camera and binoculars. I finally managed to capture this huge scoop! Although I only managed to get a shot of his back, just look at that signature pose, and those who know, know!"
The video footage was somewhat dark, but if you listened carefully, you could hear the paparazzi's tense breathing.
Ten seconds into the video, the camera suddenly zoomed in.
A woman with curly hair, wearing a shimmering pearl dress and high heels, emerged from Yunwan Garden. Her retro red lips were even more striking in the night. She walked quickly, her figure graceful and alluring.
Behind her, a tall man in a suit quickly caught up and grabbed her wrist.
The two talked about something, and eventually got into the car together.
However, these two enlarged images, which were almost pixelated, made it difficult for netizens to believe them.
[Is Wang Dazui going crazy because he has nothing to blew up? What is he filming? Was it filmed with a landline camera?]
[Just say what you mean! All you do is post two pictures every day to get clicks!]
The paparazzi weren't in a hurry. They replied with a playful tongue-out emoji and then released a processed, clearer video.
Although the female lead is still only shown from behind, the male lead's face is already clearly visible.
[Holy crap??? I thought it was Sister Yan and that other person, but it turns out to be Pei Huaiyou, the son of the former CEO of the Pei Group!?]
These two seem to have a good relationship. They're riding in the same car, whether it's dropping the girl off or going home together, it's quite sweet.
I hate you paparazzi! Tell me who it is! Don't tell me it's our Jiang Jiang!
[I already said she's a Hong Kong style goddess, a striking beauty. This kind of persona was everywhere in old Hong Kong back then, but there are very few like that in the mainland entertainment industry now; they're all just internet celebrity faces.]
Stop guessing, someone has already published a long analysis, just come and copy their homework!
This netizen tagged Entertainment Gossip, and everyone clicked on the blue text to jump to the link.
The post continued to gain popularity on Weibo, and the blogger pinned it to the top of the page.
[Entertainment Gossip: Everyone saw the trending topics, right? Those two keywords are enough to confirm it, okay? How come some students don't even know the answers to an open-book exam?]
Here's a hint for you:
There are only three actresses who are currently enjoying great popularity: Shan Meishuang, Yan Zhuoyu, and Du Ruoyun, who has just debuted.
Anyone who can be associated with the Pei family must, at the very least, have a clean family background, if not a perfect match in terms of social status.
All three of them posted on Weibo on Mid-Autumn Festival. Coincidentally, they had all auditioned for the movie "Sword Chant"!
Shan Meishuang's recently announced new movie has been heavily promoted. Have you heard about the investors? That's right, it's Pei Huaiyou!
As for Yan Zhuoyu, she posted a selfie that seemed to be taken at Yunwan Garden a long time ago, and on Mid-Autumn Festival, she even showed off her newly done manicure, which was obviously prepared for an important occasion.
Let's talk about Du Ruoyun. She also made the list thanks to her good looks, but unfortunately, she injured her foot before and doesn't like wearing high heels. Besides, she doesn't seem like the type to compromise herself, so it probably has nothing to do with her.
In short, that's all for now. Everyone, please be rational when following this story and speak cautiously!
Shortly after the Weibo post was published, the comment section already had more than two thousand comments.
[My heart is broken, my dear Yan, how could you be so foolish! We've been shipping you and that other guy for so long, and Zhuo Ye, and it turns out he's that good-for-nothing rich kid from the Pei family!]
[It shouldn't be Shan Meishuang, right? Wasn't there a rumor about her and the makeup artist having an affair? Then, for some reason, the makeup artist quit.]
[Who knows who this is? A damn marketing account, spouting a bunch of nonsense and even daring to drag our Mr. Du into it! Report them all!]
[You actually believe those idiotic marketing accounts? Someone has already reconstructed higher-resolution photos; the woman in the photos didn't even have her nails done, while our Sister Yan just got a new manicure. This kind of biased reporting is truly misleading!]
[I'm laughing again. As long as Sister Yan doesn't date a playboy, it doesn't matter who she dates!]
At this moment, a netizen named "Flying Dragon Soaring" suddenly posted a comparison picture:
[I've noticed that Yan Zhuoyu looks a lot like this Hong Kong film star who died young. What do you think?]
While everyone was discussing who the woman in the video was, he suddenly made a completely different and quirky comment that attracted a lot of attention.
Some netizens, upon seeing the picture, expressed their confusion: "Who is this? She does look quite like Yan Zhuoyu."
[Holy crap! Isn't that my childhood goddess Jiang Yuelin?! Could Yan Zhuoyu be her daughter?!]
[Haha, so this is a family heirloom of being love-struck? As a victim from back then, I advise you fans to be careful and not interfere with this girl's relationship. Who knows, you might end up like her mother, claiming she has depression and that fans are cyberbullying her.]
……
As more and more people began to delve into the relationship between Yan Zhuoyu and Jiang Yuelin, "Flying Dragon Soaring" quietly deleted its account, as if it had never existed.
In the middle of the night, Yan Zhuoyu was woken up by Qiao Xinyun.
She hadn't slept well for the past two days, and her eyes were almost closed as she looked at her manager with tears welling up in her eyes.
"Sister Qiao, how can you repay kindness with ingratitude? I just bribed you with a little gold mooncake, and you want me to get up and film before dawn?"
Qiao Xinyun's expression was somewhat serious: "It's not time to film yet, but there are two things I need to tell you."
"First, paparazzi have taken a video of a girl and Pei Huaiyou at the entrance of Yunwan Garden. They were behaving intimately. It shouldn't be you, right?"
"Of course not. I'd have to be out of my mind to act intimately with him. We're from different generations, okay?"
Yan Zhuoyu glanced at the phone screen that Qiao Xinyun handed her and narrowed her eyes slightly. "This should be Shan Meishuang. She was also there that day, as Pei Huaiyou's girlfriend."
"This is easy to handle. I will have the public relations department prepare a statement to clarify."
Qiao Xinyun readily nodded and then opened DingTalk to send a message to her colleague.
"As for the second matter, it's a bit tricky, and I need to ask for your opinion."
Yan Zhuoyu turned on the bedside nightlight and blinked a few times to relieve the dryness caused by lack of sleep.
"what's up?"
Qiao Xinyun analyzed: "We have found that a small account called 'Flying Dragon Soaring' suddenly posted a comparison photo of the similarity between your facial features and those of your mother, Jiang Yuelin, and then posted several more articles to guide the discussion."
"Now, netizens are almost convinced that you are her daughter. Although I am not clear about the specific circumstances back then, public opinion is not friendly towards you at present."
"So, I'd like to hear your opinion: do you want to continue hiding your relationship with your mother and wait for the hype to die down, or do you choose to go public and explain things clearly to your fans?"
Qiao Xinyun was being too subtle. When Yan Zhuoyu opened her private messages, she was almost completely overwhelmed by negative information.
Back when Jiang Yuelin was all the rage, Weibo hadn't been launched yet. At that time, fans were full of enthusiasm and mainly learned about her through newspapers and movies. They spared no expense and effort to support this favorite actress. Capital figures and bigwigs from all walks of life flocked to pursue her, each one more outstanding than the last.
But no one expected that Jiang Yuelin, a well-behaved girl from a prominent family, would suddenly fall in love with a penniless young man.
Despite everyone's advice against it, she resolutely announced her marriage on the Hong Kong Film Awards stage and then retired from the entertainment industry.
Over time, the fans' initial anger and disappointment gradually turned into regret, and in the end, they could only offer their blessings.
Later, with the launch of platforms such as Weibo, Jiang Yuelin also opened her own account.
From her sporadic sharing, it can be seen that her married life was not satisfactory, and could even be described as an example of misfortune. Even her maternal family was dragged down and almost saddled with huge debts.
Initially, fans felt sorry for Jiang Yuelin and even advised her to divorce and return to the entertainment industry.
Jiang Yuelin never heeded these suggestions, and later her Weibo account was even taken over by Yan Shuting, becoming a tool for him to promote his company and attract traffic.
Yan Shuting also repeatedly posted on Weibo, insulting and implying that Jiang Yuelin's fans were meddling in other people's business.
This has led to a severe division among her fans. Most of them have turned their love into hate and hope to wake her up from her love-struck state, while others are quietly waiting for her to return to the entertainment industry.
Unfortunately, even after Jiang Yuelin's death, Yan Shuting continued to exploit her, even spending a fortune to hire reporters to report that Jiang Yuelin suffered a depressive episode due to overly strict fan control, became mentally disoriented, and ultimately died in a car accident.
At this point, Jiang Yuelin's fans were filled with anger and blame, and her reputation plummeted.
For more than a decade, Jiang Yuelin's account has been deleted, and Yan Shuting has not created an account, leaving those disappointed fans with nowhere to vent their frustrations.
Now, when they heard that Yan Zhuoyu might be Jiang Yuelin's daughter, they felt like they had found an outlet for their emotions and flooded her private messages.
The private messages were updated every second. Fortunately, most of those fans from back then had started families and careers, and their language was still relatively civilized.
—Are you Jiang Yuelin's daughter? I've been a fan of your mother for so many years, what a terrible thing to do!
—You've squandered a winning hand, just like your mother. Other women marry into wealthy families and marry rich men, but you guys love to help the poor. Now you're still entangled with that good-for-nothing young master of the Pei family. Can't you use your brain?
—I've blocked you. I'll avoid all the movies you've acted in!
……
Yan Zhuoyu scrolled through her phone screen, cleared her throat, and said in a very optimistic tone, "Actually, not all of them are unfriendly. Look at this private message, it's quite heartwarming."
The private message was lengthy, yet it revealed the care and concern of a gentle aunt:
[Upon learning that you are Jiang Yuelin's daughter, I was filled with mixed emotions. Although I don't understand why you followed in your mother's footsteps, I still wish you a bright future in your career, that the past may be forgotten, and that you won't be overshadowed by the previous generation. Be yourself, be responsible for your work, and even more so for your fans; don't let them down...]
Qiao Xinyun sighed, put her phone away, and advised, "Alright, stop scrolling. Looking at too much will affect your mood."
"So what should we do now? Give me some instructions, my dear Your Majesty?"
Yan Zhuoyu originally planned to reveal her identity only after winning at least one trophy, but she never expected that plans would always change.
After careful consideration, she solemnly said, "Let's go public. The longer we delay, the more the marketing accounts will operate and blur the lines between right and wrong, which will be detrimental to us."
"The poster for 'Ashes Era' was shot last week, but the release date has not yet been determined. Perhaps we should ask Director Mei Jie what his plans are. If conditions permit, we can release the poster after I publicly announce my mother-daughter relationship with Jiang Yuelin. This would not only add a publicity gimmick but also attract a wave of mainland fans to the TV series."
Qiao Xinyun nodded in agreement; this was indeed a feasible solution.
With a clear plan in mind, they began contacting the studio staff to handle the relevant matters, and everything was progressing smoothly.
Half an hour later, the staff on Director Major's side gave a positive response.
Meanwhile, there have been new developments regarding the video taken by paparazzi.
It wasn't Pei Huaiyou who came forward to clarify or explain; he never cared about such things, as they had no impact on him anyway.
Shan Meishuang clarified the situation by releasing a video. Her makeup was exquisite but her expression was broken, her expression was full of guilt, and her words were sincere.
I apologize for taking up public resources and disturbing everyone's rest. I am at Yunwan Garden to attend an event as the female lead in Mr. Pei Huaiyou's newly invested film.
To avoid any misunderstanding, I left the scene early and did not take any photos together. The so-called relationship exposure was completely fabricated, but I didn't expect to be misunderstood by unscrupulous paparazzi. I apologize again to everyone.
The comments section was also controlled, with most voices condemning the paparazzi's actions and very few expressing doubt about the authenticity of the event.
Taking advantage of the shift in public attention, Yan Zhuoyu officially acknowledged her relationship with Jiang Yuelin on Weibo.
After the Weibo post was published, the netizens who had initially expressed strong opinions calmed down, and the discussion became more rational.
In addition, director Mei Jie released the poster for "Ashes Era" at the right time, which initially excited the fans, but then they began to question Yan Zhuoyu's professional abilities.
It was already 4 a.m. Beijing time.
When Yan Zhuoyu and Qiao Xinyun reviewed the whole incident together, they felt that there was something strange about it.
Tonight's events felt like I was being pushed around.
Yan Zhuoyu carefully examined the timeline and zoomed in on a single frame of the window shown in Shan Meishuang's clarification video.
"The sky doesn't look like it was taken in the early morning. Besides, being woken up at this hour and having time to put on makeup, shouldn't I look weak like I've had my yang energy drained?"
Qiao Xinyun looked at her pale face and nodded in deep agreement: "She really does look like she's been drained of her yang energy."
She joked, teasingly saying, "Why don't you try absorbing yang energy to replenish your yang?"
"Go to the side." Yan Zhuoyu smiled and patted her lightly, without using any force.
"I've already had someone investigate that alternate account..."
Before they could finish speaking, a phone vibrating interrupted them.
buzz-
Qiao Xinyun's phone screen froze for a moment before the caller ID popped up.
The caller's name was strangely familiar.
Pei Weijin.
Yan Zhuoyu tidied her messy bangs and asked in confusion, "He has to catch a flight this morning, why isn't he asleep yet?"
Qiao Xinyun pushed the phone towards her: "Should you answer it, or should I?"
The phone was still buzzing and vibrating.
Yan Zhuoyu hesitated for a few seconds and said, "You can answer it. He's following me on Weibo, probably because he saw those comments and is worried about me."
"Just say I'm asleep when you answer the phone. It won't make a difference. He hasn't been getting enough rest these past few days either, so it's best not to bother him."
Qiao Xinyun gave an OK sign and answered the phone next to her.