Chapter 145

  The day before Shuai held a press conference, an audio recording surfaced.

  The source of the recording is unclear and the content is very noisy. It takes about a minute after the start of the recording to hear clear human voices.

  There were two people talking.

  One side spoke in a low, hoarse voice, reporting on work, talking incessantly. The other side had a pleasant and magnetic voice, as if they had met before. From start to finish, except for brief responses, only the last sentence was long and clear.

  He said: "You don't have to be afraid, I can rely on this trick to become popular in the entertainment industry for ten years, and I can rely on this trick to become popular in the entertainment industry for another ten years. Those so-called fans and audiences are just a group of fools, they can be won over with just a few tears, I don't even take them seriously."

  The audio was posted by a well-known entertainment gossip account, with only a string of question marks in the accompanying text. However, this single Weibo post quickly topped the trending chart and sparked widespread speculation among netizens.

  Who is this arrogant and domineering person who treats all his supporters as fools?

  An hour later, on a well-known entertainment gossip forum, a newly registered account posted an analysis of the recording and deduced that the person was Shu Mu through the content and subtle clues. The location where the two were discussing was also inferred to be Shu Mu's own Japanese restaurant, which was confirmed by a netizen who had dined at the restaurant on the same day and saw Shu Mu appear with a stranger.

  The original poster, based on the content discussed in the recording, has pieced together Shu Mu's plan and analyzed the intentions behind his recent actions. According to this plan, it is likely that Shu Mu will hold a press conference in the near future to announce his withdrawal from the entertainment industry, thereby garnering public sympathy for **.

  At this time, the invitation letter of the press conference has been quietly lying in the mailbox of journalists from various major media outlets.

  The press conference turned into a PR clarification meeting, the atmosphere of the meeting was out of control several times, and the reporter's sharp questions made Zhuo Mu Xin's new agent, who was full of fighting spirit, flustered. In the end, three days later, he had to reluctantly resign from this seemingly glamorous new job.

  Shu Mu's work has been completely suspended, and now even the only film he joined has rumors of replacing him. Several international and domestic big brands have sent out PR teams to negotiate, and reliable sources say that international first-line brands have replaced Shu Mu's endorsement ads, while domestic brands are also demanding compensation from Shu Mu for violating the "maintaining a good personal image" clause in his contract.

  The Shu Mu posters that filled the streets were replaced overnight, and those loyal fans who had sworn to stand by his side also took to social media platforms like Weibo to declare that they had loved the wrong person. Even a certain female star who had been rumored to have had an affair with Shu Mu came forward, tearfully suggesting that Shu Mu was gay and had used her for publicity, implying that she had only gone along with it because of his power.

  When the wall falls, everyone gives it a push.

  No one would suspect that the recording was fabricated, because after comparison, the voice was indeed authentic and error-free. Every step of the development of the incident could also confirm the content of the recording; nor would anyone suspect that there was a single false word in the post, because several major forum owners had long been bought off, with many implicit defenses and even hints that the poster was an old-timer in the entertainment circle.

  Those who play with people's hearts will eventually be played with by people's hearts.

  Li Jin quietly turned off the car radio, where the host had just said in an exaggerated and gloating tone that last night, all of Xu Mu's hot pot restaurants throughout the city were smashed one by one. The police arrested several people who led the riot, but so far, it is still unclear who was behind the scenes.

  He drove the car onto the ring expressway, thinking that this was a clear example of heavenly justice and retribution.

  Shu Mu didn't have many friends over the years, but he had plenty of enemies. When he was on a roll, people fawned all over him like fish swimming in the river, and when he fell on hard times, they rushed to kick him while he was down. Earlier, I had even advised him to put on a friendly face, even if he didn't feel like it inside, but Shu Mu wouldn't listen. Now that things have turned out this way, he can't blame anyone else.

  As he thought about it, a surge of indescribable feelings welled up in his heart. He felt as if he had somehow managed to retort for himself, but this victory made him feel somewhat uncomfortable even with himself. He thought that all these things could have been avoided if only Shu Mu had listened to herself.

  If only he had listened to himself from the beginning.

  It was almost evening, and Li Jincheng had just sent a newcomer to the suburbs to film a night scene in the Film City. He looked up at the distant twilight, with a red line heavily pressed on the horizon, the sun was about to set, and the evening rush hour was approaching. With this momentum, it's likely that he would be stuck in traffic again.

  He sighed and subconsciously turned his eyes to look around, and when he saw the scene in front of him clearly, he was already stunned.

  This... this is Ke Yuan's burial ground.

  After Ke Yuan's death, Li Yi Heng personally chose a cemetery for him and buried him on the mountain in the northern suburbs. On one occasion, Li Jin heard Lin Xin say that Li Yi Heng had already chosen his own burial site at that time, right next to Ke Yuan.

  At that time, Li Jin was only moved by Li Yi Heng's true devotion to being the world's number one infatuated person, but now, he inexplicably felt his face burning and his heart racing.

  It turns out that he has never seen his own grave, and doesn't know if Li Yi Heng will take the opportunity to do something special with the decorations - thinking about the fireworks he set off in Victoria Harbour, Lai Kam suddenly feels that even if Mr. Li ties a bunch of balloons in front of his tombstone, he won't be surprised.

  He shivered all over and suddenly turned the steering wheel sharply, the car made a turn and sped up the mountain like lightning.

  If I were to find out that those pink balloons are floating around there, Li Jin gritted his teeth - then I'll pile all these balloons in front of him and pop them one by one!

  The cemetery was not large, and the security guard at the entrance stopped Li Jin from driving in. Li Jin couldn't say that he had come to sweep his own grave, so he could only abandon his car and walk. He vaguely remembered the location of Ke Yuan's tomb, and as he walked along the rows of gravestones, he saw someone standing there in the distance.