Reborn Action Star: Starting in Hollywood

Chapter 233: Sudden Public Opinion Storm

Meng Tao was washing his hands. This was the ninth time he had washed his hands in a short period of time.

After washing his hands, he put his index finger to his nose, sniffed carefully, and wailed, "Why does it still smell? I can't keep this finger anymore. I'll just cut it off!"

"Hahahaha." Seeing Meng Tao like this, Lin Yuan couldn't help laughing out loud.

"It's all your fault! It was already in, but you forced me to push it in a little further!" Meng Tao complained.

"You should know without me telling you that if you put a little in, the medicine will be absorbed faster. Depp is your good brother. If you save his life, he will be grateful to you for the rest of his life." Lin Yuan replied.

"Why do I feel that he will be angry and embarrassed?" Meng Tao replied.

"The anti-allergic medicine is working, and Depp's edema is subsiding." Director Verbinski, who was standing next to Depp, said.

"Come, let's carry Depp to the car and send him to the hospital in Phuket first." Meng Tao said.

"Put his pants on first! How can this be so embarrassing?" Lin Yuan said.

"Why do I have to do this kind of thing? Oh! There's nothing I can do!"

While complaining, Meng Tao still put on Depp's pants obediently.

Then, Lin Yuan and Meng Tao carried Depp into the car and headed towards the dock.

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By the time Depp was taken to the hospital in Phuket, the symptoms of poisoning and allergies had already subsided.

However, for safety reasons, he was still admitted to the hospital.

Stay in the hospital for two days for observation to avoid any unexpected situations or sequelae.

Although there were nurses to take care of his condition during hospitalization, the daily care was still left to Depp's "newly married" wife.

The Thai girl was very considerate in her care, serving tea and water, feeding and wiping the body, she was very attentive.

This made Depp very satisfied, and he willingly offered to pay double the cost of renting a wife.

However, Depp's hospitalization still caused a small stir.

The hotel in Phi Phi Island was booked and the filming location was closed, so his wife-renting behavior was kept confidential and would not be known to the media.

But when he brought the Thai girl to the hospital ward in Phuket without any concealment, the news was immediately leaked.

Depp is already a well-known actor in Hollywood, and after the huge success of "Pirates of the Caribbean", he has become a popular star.

The gossip about him must be of great commercial value.

It's unclear who leaked the news of his wife-renting scheme. Perhaps it was a medical worker at the hospital? A professional paparazzi? Or even the wife herself?

But it’s no longer important to trace the source of the information leak, because major media outlets have already started reporting on this piece of gossip:

Girlfriend? Or rented wife? The woman who stayed with Depp

"Hollywood's most popular star rents a wife in Thailand?"

Is this a distortion of human nature? Or a decline in morality?

"He actually paid for the service? I'm a little touched!"

The media began to dig deep into this gossip from various angles.

Starting from the phenomenon of renting wives, we talked about the idyllic life of old white men in Thailand, and how popular men in Hollywood don’t resort to seducing female fans, but instead spend money to buy their services?

This topic ignited the curiosity of European and American spectators, and everyone began to discuss it heatedly.

For thousands of years, the incestuous affairs of men and women have always been the most talked about topic. Regardless of race or region, men, women, young or old, are all very interested in this topic. At first, Director Verbinski thought that this was not a bad thing.

Gossip can also increase the popularity of a film, which is equivalent to helping the film advertise for free.

He was secretly happy, thinking that this was a blessing in disguise.

However, it is very difficult to control the scope of discussion and the scope of criticism of things like sexual affairs between men and women.

In a short period of time, the discussion expanded from Depp himself to the entire crew, and the media, eager to stir up trouble, began to follow up with further reports:

Why is there only renting wives but no renting husbands? We must resist the male gaze!

When will men learn to think without their crotches?

Is renting a wife just Depp's case? Beware of the vast number of such cases!

Is the entire crew morally corrupt? On the ugliness of men!

Lin Yuan is also suspected of renting a wife? Has he fallen into depravity too?

When the discussion expanded to the entire crew and even involved Lin Yuan, the topic immediately became more heated.

More people joined in and expressed their opinions on the Internet:
"You can despise Depp all you want, he's always been a playboy, but don't implicate us, Lin Yuan!"

"Isn't Lin Yuan a man? This is a mistake every man would make!"

"Lin Yuan still needs to pay to rent a wife? I'm a woman, and let me tell you, if the target is Lin Yuan, not only will I not charge a penny, I'm even willing to pay him money!"

"I'm a man! But I want to say that I'm willing to give him nothing and even go bankrupt!"

"That's disgusting! Could you please stop saying that?"

"What? You look down on minorities? Even though I have a man's body, can't I have a girl's heart?"

"You've strayed off topic! Is it strange for a man like Lin Yuan to have several women?"

"I agree! Lin Yuan should date more often! Bringing beautiful memories to more women is the duty of a handsome man like him!"

Given Lin Yuan's popularity, once this topic is started, it will not end easily, and it becomes unclear where this public opinion will go.

At this time, Lin Yuanzheng came to the ward in Phuket to visit Depp who was hospitalized.

"I think you're almost well. Come back with me to Phi Phi Island tomorrow to continue filming." Seeing Depp's energetic appearance, Lin Yuan knew that he was taking the opportunity to slack off.

"Okay, okay. We can't waste too many days. I will go through the discharge procedures and go back with you tomorrow." Depp immediately gave in. He was still very afraid of Lin Yuan.

"You're in the headlines."

"They even glossed over my hospitalization and focused entirely on discrediting me!" Depp said dissatisfiedly.

"Is it a smear?"

"Why not?"

Under Lin Yuan's contemptuous gaze, Depp continued, "Well, my reputation has always been bad. It's already bad, so I'm not afraid of the media smearing it."

"But what about you? I feel like something's not right." Depp handed over a newspaper.

God knows where he got the Chicago Post in Phuket.

The headline on the front page read:

Hypocrite? Lin Yuan Caught in the Rented Wife Controversy

(End of this chapter)