Male Sing and His Pet Owner: Chapter 54

This night was exceptionally cold. Everyone had returned home early, drinking hot tea and soaking their feet.

The two major black hot searches had hung on the list for several hours. The related topics had already exploded beyond the circle, nearly provoking mockery across the entire internet.

Gu Shanshan wore a mask as she bought her dinner at a convenience store, hiding her long hair completely under a hat. She had even deliberately worn a somewhat masculine windbreaker, afraid of being recognized by passersby as the female lead in the bed photos.

She returned to her rental apartment, opened WeChat to see if Li Yang had replied to her messages, but discovered that from the moment the photos leaked, he had had no response at all. She even felt that the other party had already deleted her contact information. The lights were not turned on. Gu Shanshan was both fearful and burning with rage in the darkness, wishing she could find Li Yang right now and go up to slap him.

She hugged her knees and buried her head, shrinking for a while. She was truly too hungry to bear it, so she turned on the lights to cook something for herself. The heating in the room was broken. She had originally scheduled a repairman to come fix it, but in the current situation she didn’t dare let him come anymore, so she had to temporarily cancel. Li Yang’s reckless exposure of black material was no different from social death for her current situation. What future, what tomorrow, all destroyed in an instant.

Halfway through cooking dinner, someone rang the doorbell.

But in this situation, any rustle of wind or movement of grass would scare this startled bird. Gu Shanshan stood frozen for a long while, only feeling a chill shoot from the soles of her feet straight up her spine.

Who could it be? Li Yang’s people? Zhan Hang’s people? Or fans from between them? Or media reporters who had caught the scent?

No matter who it was, she didn’t want to see anyone right now. Even if it was Li Yang himself, the first thing she would do upon seeing him would be an unrelenting slap, then shut him outside the door without listening to anything.

She took a deep breath, gripped the iron spatula and came to the door. Through the peephole she discovered two unfamiliar women outside. One was slightly older, around thirty, her makeup and clothing both revealing competence and capability everywhere. The other was younger, her expression somewhat anxious.

Lu Jiayin looked at the tightly shut door and said suspiciously, “I think I heard a sound. She should be home, right?” Bai Li made a sound of agreement, “Let’s wait.” Then she continued lowering her head to reply to messages.

The other party sent over many crying emojis, saying sister, this time it’s already in the scope of illegal criminal activity, don’t look for me next time. Bai Li expressionlessly transferred a 6666 yuan payment to his Alipay account, shutting the other party’s mouth.

Gu Shanshan’s mind was in complete chaos. She took a few steps, and one unstable move caused the spatula in her hand to clatter to the ground.

The people inside and outside the door were simultaneously startled.

Lu Jiayin hurriedly stepped closer, her tone as gentle as possible, saying, “Miss Gu, you are home, right? Don’t be afraid. We’ve come to help you. Open the door, can we have a good talk?”

Gu Shanshan picked up the spatula and said coldly, “No need.”

“Gu Shanshan.” Bai Li said, “You don’t want to keep hanging on the hot search being mocked by groups, being laughed at by former friends, right? I know you no longer have a sugar daddy. You ran into a Li Yang who turns his face faster than flipping a book. Why not cooperate with us and give you a chance to turn things around?”

Gu Shanshan smiled bitterly, “You’re from Qihua? Sorry, I don’t know what turning around opportunity I still have at this point. At worst I’ll wait for the heat to pass, and no one will remember an expired female internet celebrity anymore. Whether I turn around or not doesn’t matter at all. My best years have already passed…….”

“Qihua can give you opportunities.” Bai Li interrupted her words, “I know you weren’t willing to submit yourself to those sugar daddies back then either. It was because they had money and resources in their hands. They promised to help you, but in the end they went back on their word, right?”

Upon hearing these words, Gu Shanshan was completely stunned, “Who are you……. How do you know about these things?”

Bai Li said, “My name is Bai Li. I’m the director of artist management at Qihua Entertainment. You haven’t been back in the country long, so you may not have heard my name.”

“No……. I know you.” Gu Shanshan showed a surprised expression, her hand trembling as she opened the door, “You……. You come in.”

Qihua Entertainment.

Zhao Kaile watched the video from beginning to end and nodded, “The expression is very sincere, the tone is also on point. I think it’s fine. Send it to Sister Li to see?”

“Take it to let Xiao Wen edit.” Zhan Hang said.

Xiao Wen was Bai Li’s male assistant.

Arriving at the editing room, the two surrounded Xiao Wen and watched with great interest as he operated the software. Xiao Wen was speechless for a while, sweating profusely, his hand holding the mouse somewhat trembling.

“Need to add a filter?” Xiao Wen asked weakly, “Hang ge didn’t put on makeup, his skin condition is a bit poor.”

Zhao Kaile hurriedly said, “No need, it’s better for this video to be more real.”

Zhan Hang said seriously, “Yes, listen to him.”

“……..” Xiao Wen nodded and exported the finished product.

In the footage, Zhan Hang’s gaze was sincere, his eye sockets slightly red, looking like someone who had just finished work without rest but was still struggling to pull himself together and record a video.

Zhao Kaile had hidden many emotional cards in the copy he wrote for him. For example, the opening line “the moment I stepped through my front door I saw this hot search” hinted that on the eve of the incident he was still diligently working, establishing an image of a dutiful artist. Several lines in the middle mixed with confessions to fans, desperately pulling favorability straight up by a large margin. All the apology and gratitude related vocabulary gave people the feeling that although Zhan Hang hadn’t done anything wrong, he came out to apologize because he felt he had affected the moods of fans and passersby and had occupied public resources for too long.

Overall, he had completely digested the methods Bai Li used in public relations and expressed them in another form.

“I won’t admit to things I haven’t done. Seeing may not be believing, and hearing may not be false.” Zhan Hang said in the video with a firm tone, “Speculating about how complicated my relationship is with this girl based solely on one photo is too arbitrary. The entire course of events is exactly as I described above. I believe everyone will make a more rational judgment. Just as one netizen said, in all the photos I am in an unconscious state with my eyes closed. In this state I am completely at others’ mercy, entirely unaware, let alone having any further relationship with her. I have no intention of slandering or smearing her. I only hope that the mastermind behind the scenes will no longer engage in such despicable, vulgar, dirty, and filthy schemes. Whatever conflict exists between us, don’t hurt more innocent people. Please talk to me face to face, and we’ll resolve it ourselves.”

Zhao Kaile nodded in satisfaction. Water army guidance was the water army’s business. Of course Zhan Hang himself couldn’t splash dirty water onto the girl. This way, he could gain another wave of goodwill. At the very least, Zhan Hang’s own fans could be at ease.

Once the video was released, the direction of public opinion was guided back by at least half. The Hang fans were nearly moved to tears, all sending crying emojis in the comments, saying Hang ge you finally responded directly, we knew you weren’t this kind of person.

#Zhan Hang Bed Photo Incident Black Curtain#

#Zhan Hang Bed Photo Incident Mastermind Is Someone Else#

#Zhan Hang Suffers Unjust Accusation#

#Li Yang Zhan Hang Conflict Escalates Again#

Inside the rental apartment.

Gu Shanshan sat in front of the phone camera, her fingers still somewhat trembling. Lu Jiayin asked with concern, “Are you okay? If you’re really too nervous, you don’t need to show your face either. You can just appear in the form of a conversation with us.”

“It’s fine.” Gu Shanshan clasped her hands together and placed them on her knees, her eyelashes clearly somewhat moist. She took a deep breath, “I really never thought Li Yang would treat me like this……. I admit, I kept that bed photo with selfish intentions, but I never thought Li Yang would dig it out. I only learned about this matter today.”

“As long as you’re willing to step forward and testify for Zhan Hang, the doors of Qihua’s affiliated studios are always open to you.” Bai Li said, “I can personally sign you. You’re not yet thirty, it’s not too late for anything.”

Gu Shanshan asked hesitantly, “Really? But I…….”

“Shanshan, after you sign the contract, I will assign you an agent ranked just below me. You don’t need to worry about anything after that.” Bai Li took her hand, looked into her eyes, and said sincerely, “In this matter, you are also an innocent victim. Li Yang threatened you with his money, power, and status, setting up a trap for Zhan Hang to fall into. He originally promised you that when releasing the black material he would cover your face, but he didn’t do so. You can no longer endure such humiliation, so you decided to expose this despicable little person’s true face in front of everyone.”

Gu Shanshan looked at her with trembling pupils, “You want to dump all the blame onto Li Yang?”

“Otherwise?” Bai Li said softly, “If we don’t do this, how can you reappear in everyone’s field of vision? Would anyone accept a new star with a chaotic private life and extremely improper conduct?”

Gu Shanshan shook her head desperately, tears finally unable to hold back, falling down haphazardly, “I didn’t, I just wanted too much…… I wanted too much to climb upward, but they were all deceiving me……. I’m not resigned to it…….”

“Then do as I say.” Bai Li helped her tidy her hair and smiled, “Very good. You speak while crying. Tears can earn enough sympathy, especially from a beautiful woman.”

Lu Jiayin felt somewhat uncomfortable upon hearing this, reaching out to help adjust the phone camera angle, aiming at Gu Shanshan’s tear covered face, and said softly, “Begin.”

Time passed second by second.

Gu Shanshan sat in front of the camera, a hint of embarrassment flickering in her eyes. Without makeup she was very haggard, looking even more like a fragile beauty. Most people who saw her would be moved.

She opened her mouth and said in a trembling voice, “Li Yang, I never thought we would come to this step today. Do you really have a heart……”

Lu Jiayin looked at her with sympathy, then thought of so many female stars in the entertainment industry who had once shone brilliantly and dazzlingly. Some had been glorious for a moment then dimmed, some had floated and sunk for years before finally rising. Their experiences might not have been any better than Gu Shanshan’s before her.