“Crash!“
When Jia Sibo saw the trending topic, he was so angry that he dropped a glass ashtray, and the shrill shattering sound made Cai Yingying tremble.
Jia Sibo gritted his teeth and cursed, “Han! Xing! Yan! You are cruel enough to trick me like this, just wait for me!”
“What should we do now!” Cai Yingying was panicking. If this situation was left to boil over, her career would be dead in a ditch. She needed to think about a solution. “I must not admit it, if I admit it, I will be finished. You tell the netizen that the recording is fake. Yes, someone is maliciously spreading rumors to slander you. Hurry up!”
There was a trace of cruelty in Jia Sibo’s eyes. “Shut the fuck up and don’t tell me what to do, it’s annoying!”
Cai Yingying shrank while holding his hand, and looked at him in disbelief, “You…”
Jia Sibo coaxed her in a very perfunctory manner, “I’m sorry, I was too upset and I couldn’t control my emotions. I will go to the company to deal with this matter.”
As he spoke, he put on his clothes and rushed to the company. When he arrived at the company, the initial anger faded away, and a trace of fear rose in Jia Sibo’s heart.
The last time he cheated with Sang Yu, their affair had been exposed before he had a substantive relationship with him because Sang Yu was hard to get. He evaded and said that Sang Yu seduced him to get extra resources from the company, so people believed it. That yellow-faced woman inside his house only warned him and didn’t divorce him.
But she said that if there’s a next time, it will not be as simple as a divorce. He will definitely have to bear the consequences that he cannot afford.
Jia Sibo recalled his wife Dai Yingmei’s warning at that time, and his heart tightened. If she knew about this, he wondered what she would do.
Rushing to the office in a hurry, he temporarily put down his worries and called the person in charge of the company’s public relations department.
“Let all the marketing accounts of the company issue a clarification post, saying that the recordings are fake,” Jia Sibo said, “If that’s not enough to turn the public’s opinion, buy the water army1Paid actors. Fake accounts used to guide public opinion. You can buy them on many platforms nowadays lol. They’re usually controlled by a couple of people/a company, and the degree of the account’s realism can be purchased, e.g: the more expensive ones will be accounts that posted regularly like normal people, so real netizens wouldn’t think of it as fake (at a first glance). or other company’s marketing accounts. Tell them that this is purely slander!”
The person in charge of the public relations felt like he would be bald from sheer stress “Boss, I would like to ask, is this recording real? If it is true, and we insist that it is fake, there will be sharp-eyed netizens who will expose it. At that time, things will become more serious.”
“That’s why I ask you to go at it hard. No matter how much money you spend and how many water armies you buy, you must bring the public opinion to my favor!” Jia Sibo said angrily, “Are you stupid? Don’t you know that as long as everyone says something is false, even if it’s true, nobody would believe that it’s true!”
Just like what happened between him and Sang Yu back then. He let the netizens accuse Sang Yu, and didn’t he succeed in turning the truth onto his head? Everyone believed that Sang Yu was a shameless seductress who took the initiative, while he just committed a mistake that many men would commit in a moment of confusion2PSA: real men would never let himself be “seduced” into cheating, btw..
The person in charge was scolded, and he pursed his lips and said, “I know, let’s do it now.”
Jia Sibo stopped him, saying, “By the way, let the company’s legal team send a lawyer’s letter to the verified bloggers whose posts have the most retweets. Go threaten to sue them for spreading rumors, defamation, and destroying my personal and company reputation.”
As long as he refused to confess and published the lawyer’s letter online, those mindless netizens who just followed suit would think that he was the victim of being framed.
Just as the chief of public relations opened the door and was about to go out, a chubby woman rushed in aggressively from outside.
“Jia Sibo, you ungrateful bastard!” Dai Yingmei yelled. Her high-heeled shoes stepped harshly, letting a dull, yet deafening sound. She pushed the public relations’ chief, rushed to Jia Sibo, and slapped him hard until the sound echoed.
Dai Yingmei was fat and her palms were thick and powerful. She didn’t hold back any power at all, and a slap mark instantly appeared on Jia Sibo’s face. The diamond ring on Dai Yingmei’s hand also scratched a red bloodstain on Jia Sibo’s face.
“You are ungrateful and have no conscience! Have you forgotten who gave you the money back then, to make you change from a poor boy to Mr. Jia now?! If you didn’t have me, would you be the Jia Sibo of today?” Dai Yingmei yelled at Jia Sibo. She was still furious, she raised her hand and wanted to continue to hit him.
Jia Sibo licked the corner of his mouth. He grabbed Dai Yingmei’s hand, suppressed the anger in his heart, pretended to be gentle and said, “Honey, listen to me, things are not what you think…”
Dai Yingmei withdrew her hand and interrupted his sophistry, “What is it like, then? This time another vixen seduced you again? Jia Sibo, do you think I’m stupid and easy to deceive? Let me tell you: last time I was too soft on you because I was nostalgic of our love back then, so I didn’t want to divorce you. Didn’t I tell you that I won’t tolerate this kind of thing happening a second time?”
Just now Dai Yingmei rushed in and slapped Jia Sibo. The public relations’ chief, who was standing at the door, did not dare to stay in the center of the battlefield. He hurriedly slipped out. He left in a panic and forgot to close the office door. Since it was left wide open, the sounds of Dai Yingmei’s beating and scolding could be heard clearly. Some employees on this floor poked their heads out to eavesdrop in the corridor, and some even secretly recorded this.
Dai Yingmei continued to curse, “You are a white-eyed wolf3ungrateful people, who bite the hand that feeds them.! Have you forgotten how good my father and I have been to you? You have done many wrong things to me again and again without any shred of conscience! How did you promise me at that time? What? You said there would be no next time, if you cheated again, you will let me do whatever I wanted! Since you broke your promise, don’t blame me for being merciless to you in front of your subordinates!”
She was completely disappointed in Jia Sibo. Her eyes were full of anger and resentment, she wanted to take revenge on this ungrateful scumbag!
Dai Yingmei was about to leave, Jia Sibo held her back, tore off the disguise, and said, “What do you want to do? Don’t forget that your father has retired now, and I am the current chairman of the company. That old man has not been in good health recently. You’d better not mess with him by telling him this. He would get angry and that could… aggravate his condition.”
Now he basically has acquired all that the Dai family could offer, which was why he dared to cheat again.
Dai Yingmei: “Are you threatening me?”
“It’s not a threat,” Jia Sibo said, “I just don’t want you to do anything that can hurt his feelings.”
Although the old man had retired, his power was still there. If the Dai family really wanted to retaliate against him madly, he would be severely injured. Jia Sibo still had some scruples.
Jia Sibo tried to gaslight Dai Yingmei, “That Cai Yingying, I’m just playing around with her. Which man in this world hasn’t made any mistakes? Wife, the one I love is you.”
It’s a pity that Dai Yingmei has already seen through Jia Sibo’s true nature – he is simply a scumbag. “You really make me sick! Don’t worry, I will never make it easy for you!”
Dai Yingmei left after giving this ultimatum.
<Entertainment Grill> V: It’s purely a hoax! Jia Sibo, president of Moving Star Entertainment, didn’t cheat again! According to the technical staff’s analysis, that recording that was posted as a proof is a fake! The recording is artificially synthesized, and Moving Star Entertainment has issued a lawyer’s letter to the poster for defamation. (Picture) (Picture)
<Jiangdong Breaking News> V: “Here Comes the God of Chefs!” contestant Cai Yingying, who allegedly cheated with an investor and threatened the showrunner to let her enter the final unfairly, is actually just a rumor! The recording was synthesized, and the rumor-mongers will be prosecuted by Moving Star Entertainment. (Picture)
<#￥%>: If you maliciously spread rumors, you will have to pay the price even if you deny it!
<User4783>: Warning letter from lawyer!
<Dogs Can’t Reason>: Yes, my friend is a professional sound engineer, and he said that there was a problem with the recording.
<Laughed it Off>: It’s clear that the recording is very suspicious to begin with. I don’t understand why many people believed it.
<Vibrant Violet Ink>: Heh, has the water army started the white-washing attempt now?
<Squirrel Fish4松鼠桂鱼; aka. Sweet and Sour Mandarin Fish. It’s named Squirrel because the fish’ meat is cut and fried until it poofed up like a squirrel’s bushy tail.
>: Garbage Jia Sibo has started paying water army again. He’s really good at white-washing himself, isn’t he?
<Not Enough Gossip>: What’s going on, there’s a plot twist?
<The Redemption Arc is Too Long>: I don’t know the situation. Let’s not speak and muddy the water, and instead enjoy eating the melons in silence.
<Sharpening the Knife>: According to insiders, the ratings of “God of Chefs!” are so good that it touches the interests of the competitors, so Jia Sibo and Cai Yingying are used to create rumors in an attempt to smear the show’s reputation.
Jia Sibo spent a lot of money to control the direction of public opinion. Even if some people still voiced their doubts, they were quickly suppressed by the water army. For a while, many people really thought they were deceived by the recording, and things really turned around. Jia Sibo and Cai Yingying were framed by the show’s competitor, and she was wronged.
However, Jia Sibo forgot one thing. Last time he was able to stand on the commanding heights of public opinion and pick himself out because Sang Yu was alone. The opponent he faced this time was not so easy to bully.
At the beginning, Han Xingyan didn’t directly let the official Weibo of “God of Chefs” release the recording, but found a marketing account to blow it up, because he still had a secret ace in his sleeve.
If he couldn’t find a new investor in time, he might have to succumb to reality, shake hands with Jia Sibo, admit that the recording is fake, and keep Jia Sibo from withdrawing his investment. However, if he found a new investor, he could ignore Jia Sibo and just tear off their relations completely.
Fortunately, there were no accidents, and soon investors came to the door.
“Jiangyue Group?” Han Xingyan was a little surprised when he first heard that it was Xing Lixuan’s company. He expected that it would not be difficult to find investors for this program, but he didn’t expect that a big company like Jiangyue Group would come to him. But after a brief thought, it wasn’t a surprise, as Xing Lixuan’s wife, Yu Antong, was participating in their program.
Han Xingyan was very reassured about Xing Lixuan’s character, and believed that he would not do things like Jia Sibo to use his power for personal gain, so he quickly reached an agreement with Jiangyue Group.
At the same time, the official account of “God of Chefs” released a new post.
<Here Comes the God of Chefs!> V: The recording is true. Some people tried to obfuscate the truth, but we will stand tall until the end!
<Braised Pork>: The official account finally spoke up, I believe in you.
<Very Cute>: I know that scumbag is buying a water army to white-wash himself! After all, he’s a repeat offender!
<Honey Barbecue>: It’s real! If it is not true, why would a variety show tear up the face of an important investor?
<Steamed Prawns>: I have seen a lot of malicious editing and fake voting by various variety shows for the sake of profit. This is the first time I saw that in order to ensure the fairness and impartiality of the competition, they did not hesitate to blow the heads of investors. This show is one of a kind.
<Eggplant with Minced Meat>: I would like to ask: the scumbag has withdrawn his investment, can the show continue to be broadcast?
<Sweet and Sour Pork>: Same question, please don’t stop the broadcast!
<Here Comes the God of Chefs!> V: No need to worry, the show will be broadcast as usual every Saturday~
<Stewed Chicken with Mushrooms>: That’s good! I will wait for the broadcast.
Jia Sibo didn’t expect that the public opinion he spent so much money to create would be directly shattered by a Weibo post from the official account.
Jia Sibo was dying, trying to get people to spread the news that Cai Yingying took the initiative to seduce him, but Cai Yingying was not easy to mess with.
On her personal Weibo, she forwarded the Weibo that said she seduced Jia Sibo, and then attached a bunch of chat records of Jia Sibo flirting with her.
[You surnamed Jia, if you don’t give me a way out, I won’t let you have a better life! I will kill off your career!]
<9.9 Free Shipping>: Ah ah ah ah! Can someone give me a pair of pure, virginal eyes that haven’t seen those screenshots!
<Kumis5a type of fermented milk drink. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kumis>: Same request (Eyewash.jpg)
<Sealed Box>: That chat history is too disgusting. A scumbag meets a scumbag, truly a match made in heaven!
<Data Line>: Dog eats dog is wonderful!
<Lost in the East>: Seeing that Jia Sibo seems familiar with this kind of operation, I suddenly remembered about Sang Yu. Iit is reasonable to guess that Sang Yu was pushed by Jia Sibo to take the fall.
<Don’t Eat Rabbits>: I always believed that Sang Yu is the scapegoat. Now, this really proves my conjecture.
<I Like You>: Someone as gentle as Sang Yu is really impossible to be a mistress.
<Gray Space>: Proving what? After such a long time, are any of his fans trying to wash off his wrongdoings? Jia Sibo is a 24K pure scumbag, and Sang Yu is definitely not a good guy if he gets involved with him.
<Disarmament and Rebellion>: Sang Yu’s fans are back and spreading bullshit? Birds of the same feather do flock together.
Now Dai Yingmei hated Jia Sibo so much that she gnashed her teeth and dreamed about cutting him into pieces to relieve her hatred. But now the Dai family was indeed controlled by that white-eyed wolf, and it was not easy for her to get revenge on him.
When she saw someone mentioning Sang Yu on the Internet, she had an idea in her mind.
“You see, there are still fans speaking for you, but they were scolded by others because of you. Are you really not going to explain what happened back then?” Dai Yingmei approached Sang Yu, trying to persuade him to clarify on the Internet – that he was framed and became the scapegoat.
It was only later that she found out that Jia Sibo lied to her. It was not Sang Yu who took the initiative to seduce Jia Sibo, but Jia Sibo lied to him and said that he wasn’t married.
But at that time, Jia Sibo behaved very well, went home on time every day, and cared for her very much. She thought that Jia Sibo would correct his mistakes and never repeat them again, so she decided to turn a blind eye and not argue with Jia Sibo.
Now she was so regretful that her intestine turned green. That scumbag behaved very well later, purely trying to gain the trust of the Dai family so that he could control their family property.
Sang Yu now lived in a small apartment and earned his living by drawing manhua every day. The “relationship” with Jia Sibo caused him too much psychological damage, making it difficult for him to face anyone. He basically only stayed home. At most, he would shop online.
He was very surprised that Dai Yingmei came to him. He lowered his eyes and said, “The previous things are over, now these are all your affairs, I don’t want to get involved in it.”
“I owe you an apology for what happened before,” Dai Yingmei persuaded him without giving up, “But is it really over? Jia Sibo made you go from being a big star that everyone loves into a shut-in living in a small apartment. Don’t you hate him? Don’t you want him to be punished for what he deserved?”
“And your fans who believe in you and speak up for you, do you just watch them being scolded?”
If Sang Yu could take advantage of this great opportunity to tell the truth, many of his fans would definitely come back. Jia Sibo would be boycotted by the public, and Dai Yingmei believed that this would be the opening she needed to destroy him. His company’s shares would plummet, and that would truly be a satisfying revenge.
Sang Yu lowered his head and continued to stare at his drawing paper, silently.
“Think about it! This is the best opportunity for you to clarify. If you miss this opportunity, you may have to bear the status of a mistress who destroys other people’s families for the rest of your life. Are you so cowardly? One deception is enough for you to be depressed?! Do you think you are worthy of those fans who still choose to believe in you and speak for you?”
After Dai Yingmei finished speaking, seeing that Sang Yu still didn’t speak, she left, very disappointed.
Another PSA: uhh yeah, absolutely. Depression can strike you out of nowhere. What Sang Yu needs is psychological counseling, besides clearing off his name.
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