After being reborn, I'm no longer going to play the role of a spoiled rich kid.

Chapter 179: Secret Means
While You Sijia was talking to Meng Weiyuan, Li Wenjie wished she could be invisible, keeping her head down and looking at her phone, trying not to make any noise that would attract attention.

Wu Jia is similar.

After scrolling through their phones, the two couldn't help but look up and exchange glances.

"You saw it?" Wu Jia asked.

Li Wenjie nodded.

Wu Jia: "Isn't this a rumor?"

Li Wenjie also realized that the news that the marketing accounts broke out late last night might just be a "pioneer," an appetizer, and that the comments appearing online now were probably the real purpose of the people behind the scenes.

In the forum where Li Xinghui was previously mentioned, some other comments gradually appeared.

"I heard that Tenglong Film and Television has lost many veterans and signed a lot of newcomers, all of whom are really fresh-faced and beautiful. Could it be..."

"I also have a bold guess: could this be the owner's harem trainee?"

"This has happened before, but those were all small companies, and usually it was the man who kept the woman. Wow, now the female boss of Tenglong Film and Television is keeping a younger man as her lover, what am I going to do? I actually find this kind of thing kind of exciting?"

"I'm so excited! I envy the CEO of Tenglong; he's living the life I've always dreamed of!"

These comments seem to be just netizens' own divergent thinking. Some even seem to show no contempt whatsoever, but rather a sense of longing.

But in fact, this was all fabricated, which was not a good thing for Yustya, who was already married.

Looking at You Sijia and Meng Weiyuan who were still discussing, Li Wenjie couldn't help but remind them, "Now the online sentiment has spread quite a bit, and many people are speculating whether the newly signed young people in Tenglong are all like... Li Xinghui."

Li Wenjie didn't say it so bluntly, but how could anyone who heard it not understand?
"That's really true." Yu Sijia was only surprised for a moment after hearing Li Wenjie's words, but soon, all the information in her mind connected into a line.

Li Wenjie: "You knew all along?"

Yu Sijia shook her head. "My company just called me and said that the investors have withdrawn their investment from the TV series we're currently filming. And the investors for another historical romance drama that just started filming last week are also preparing to withdraw their funding. Although it's not confirmed yet, I estimate there's little chance of a comeback."

"Just because of what happened yesterday?" Li Wenjie suddenly felt even more overwhelmed. Could this mean that You Sijia had really suffered a loss?
She pursed her lips tightly, now wishing she could find Li Xinghui and tear him to pieces.

“Hmm.” Yusi nodded. “They did this on purpose, spreading the word to make investors think that the boss of Tenglong Films is unreliable. They think he’s not here to do business and make money, but to find men in the industry.”

Investors may not be good people either; they may have affairs with women and men, but when they put real money in, they want to see a return, not let others play around or find men.

Therefore, after You Sijia was labeled as "unreliable," investors will naturally reconsider their investment in the TV series spearheaded by Tenglong Film and Television.

The boss is already so unreliable, and the company is full of newcomers. Who knows if these newcomers were signed because of their excellent business skills, or just because the boss of Tenglong likes their faces?
Even with explanations from Tenglong Films staff, the impact of public opinion was far greater than people imagined.

You Sijia then slid the tablet to the first page of the document and handed it to Li Wenjie and Wu Jia to look at.

“Li Xinghui was already in contact with people from Tangcheng Film Industry last month, probably because he wants to switch companies,” You Sijia said.

This isn't a reputation war against her; it's a business war against the entire Tenglong Film & Television company. The methods used are truly underhanded.

She never imagined that this matter would ultimately target the company.

Wu Jia reacted the most, "You scoundrel!" Her face flushed with anger. The fact that she had been used was undeniable, how could she not be angry? "Someone like him, who hasn't even signed a contract with Tang Cheng yet, already likes to be used as a pawn? He really thinks too highly of himself. I want to see how far he can go in Tang Cheng's business."

As Wu Jia spoke, she clenched her fists. If she had the chance right now, she'd probably rather beat Li Xinghui up; instant karma always feels good, while waiting is agonizing.

"How dare he do that?" Li Wenjie couldn't understand.

The company she signed with, which is quite well-known, is really going to let Li Xinghui get away with betraying his former employer so blatantly.

Even though there's relatively little overlap between the entertainment industry and the online celebrity world, there's no guarantee that their boss won't deliberately sabotage him. If Li Xinghui were to switch jobs to Tangcheng Film Industry after that, would his life be any better?

“Maybe someone was just making empty promises to him,” Yusjia said.

She wasn't too surprised, after all, the money and reputation earned in the entertainment industry are incomparable to those who aren't top-tier live-streaming e-commerce hosts.

Ordinary internet celebrities can't compare at all.

It's perfectly normal that many people can't resist such temptation.

Li Wenjie and Wu Jia exchanged glances. This was no longer something they could handle. All they could do was stay quiet and not cause any trouble for You Sijia.

Seeing this, You Sijia couldn't help but smile. "Don't be so nervous. I'm not the only one who's encountered investors running away."

Many TV dramas struggle to secure investment before filming even begins.

Wu Jia: "It's all because I was too careless..."

“It has little to do with you.” You Sijia was telling the truth. Even if Wu Jia didn’t tell Li Xinghui, Li Xinghui had helpers working with him, which meant that he had obviously planned it all along.

"Isn't Tangcheng Film Studio promoting new talent right now? Why aren't they focusing on themselves? All they do is think about is how to frame others," Li Wenjie muttered in complaint.

Wu Jia: "You mean Wei Ning? This newcomer is about to have her career collapse. Zhou Qichun has already directly confronted her and condemned her for acting like a diva. Last time when she walked the red carpet, didn't Zhou Qichun mention that she went back to Tangcheng to deal with the contract termination issue and then said that she met a junior with a very bad temper?"

Although Zhou Qi didn't explicitly reveal who the newcomer was in front of so many media outlets, how powerful are fans and the media? After the interview, wouldn't they dig up every detail about the person in no time?

How can Wei Ning's number of fans and fighting power compare to Zhou Qichun's?
Moreover, Wei Ning had already been exposed to a lot of negative news before, such as poor acting skills and pretending to be a socialite, which could be said to have directly caused Tang Yayi's young career, in which she had invested a lot of money, to fail.

The filming of "Youth Handbook" is not finished yet, but there are not as many press releases as when filming first started.

The passersby simply didn't buy it, so Tang Cheng's plan to recommend newcomers was essentially aborted halfway through.

Li Wenjie: "So now that their own newcomers have problems, they don't want to see Tenglong's newcomers rise to prominence? So they start spreading rumors? Or are they spreading rumors about the contracted artists and the boss? That's too malicious!"

(End of this chapter)