Although everyone in the crew knew that the trending topic was highly unlikely to be true, nothing could stop people's desire to gossip, especially since the two people involved were on their own set.
Under everyone's cautious gaze, Su Wenyu walked over from not far away.
Xiaomi tensed up instantly and moved closer to Lin Leyao.
Su Wenyu's eyes were full of apology as she sincerely apologized: "I'm sorry, Le Yao. I bought Chen Luan's ring for him, which caused you to trend on social media. I hope you don't mind."
Upon hearing her words, Xiaomi's eyes widened.
Lin Leyao was also taken aback, not expecting Su Wenyu to have such a good personality.
She laughed and said, "It has nothing to do with you, Sister Wenyu, you don't need to apologize. It's all just paparazzi making things up, I hope you don't mind."
The two exchanged a few more pleasantries.
The staff members who were waiting to see a good show from afar were stunned when they saw the two of them talking and laughing instead of being at each other's throats.
After this incident, Su Wenyu's image in Xiaomi's mind instantly improved.
Lin Leyao shared the same opinion about Su Wenyu.
After the performance, Xiao Yan called.
Since learning that Lin Leyao and Xin Sinan had a good relationship, Li Na no longer tried to find reasons to restrict Lin Leyao.
Shortly after she and Chen Luan trended on social media, both of their companies issued statements denying the rumors.
Xiao Yan's phone call was to inform Lin Leyao that President Li had instructed his staff to find out which celebrity was behind the PR campaign.
Meanwhile, in Australia, which has a three-hour time difference with China.
Xin Ying was having dinner with her business partners at the table.
"Ying, is this dish not to your liking?" Beside her, a blonde, blue-eyed foreign girl in a rose-colored dress was staring intently at Xin Ying, resting her chin on her hand.
Xin Ying remained expressionless and replied succinctly, "No."
The foreign woman chewed her lips and looked at Xin Ying, who was looking down at her phone, and said unhappily, "Ying, don't forget to come with me to the auction later."
Xin Ying did not reply; she looked down at her phone.
On her phone, her fourth brother, Xin Si Nan, sent her a photo.
The screenshot posted was of Lin Leyao and Chen Luan trending on Weibo. Xin Si Nan asked: "[Do you want me to remove the trending topic?]"
Xin Ying: [Hmm.]
Xin Si Nan quickly replied: 【。。。】
Xin Ying typed expressionlessly: 【I'll invest in your company's next film; you don't need to pay it back.】
Xin Si Nan: [OK]
Xin Ying quickly posted another message: 【Let's trace the source of this trending topic.】
Inside the president's office of Chu Nan Entertainment in China, Xin Si Nan clicked his tongue when he saw the request. Considering that the company's next film wouldn't require his own company to pay for it, Xin Si Nan generously agreed.
In the hotel room at night.
Lin Leyao was leaning back on the sofa watching a movie when she suddenly heard a loud bang from the wall next door.
The TV was off, and the room was very quiet. Lin Leyao held her breath and heard a low argument coming from next door.
Next door was Su Wenyu's room. Not knowing what had happened, Lin Leyao opened the door and went out.
The door to the next room was tightly closed. The sounds of the argument that could be heard through the walls inside were completely blocked out when standing at the door; you couldn't hear them at all.
Just as Lin Leyao was about to knock on the door, the previously closed door was suddenly opened.
Chen Luan's expression changed drastically when he saw the figure standing at the door. The next second, all his emotions quickly disappeared, and he put on a friendly smile and asked, "Le Yao, what are you doing here?"
Without mentioning that she heard arguing in the room, Lin Leyao said, "I've come to find Sister Wenyu."
"Oh, she's in the room. And please don't mind the thing about Le Yao trending on social media."
"OK."
"Then I'll be going now." Chen Luan seemed to not want to stay here, and went downstairs after saying this.
Lin Leyao didn't continue looking for Su Wenyu and returned to her room.
Judging from their demeanor, it seems their relationship is far less harmonious than it appears in public.
Lin Leyao let out a breath and stopped thinking about it.
Life on set was repetitive and monotonous, and Lin Leyao filmed her scenes in a routine manner every day.
Xin Ying stayed in Australia for another week.
On the day Xin Ying flew back to China from Australia, the investors of the "Palace Prisoner" production team came to visit the set.
The film crew had a day off that night, and everyone went out for dinner together.
Although Lin Leyao usually doesn't attend private drinking parties, she couldn't refuse this kind of team-building event for the film crew and would spoil the atmosphere, so she joined in.
In the spacious private room, investors, directors, producers, screenwriters, and main actors sat at one table, chatting and laughing as they ate.
The investor, in his early fifties and slightly overweight, sat sideways with one arm draped over the back of his chair and the other holding a cigar, puffing away at the dinner table.
Several heavy smokers at the table took out cigarettes and started smoking, filling the entire private room with smoke.
Next to the investor sat the producer and director, and the men's conversation became increasingly open as they chatted.
The director took a drag of his cigarette and asked, "Mr. Wang, what kind of business do you mainly do?"
Mr. Wang: "We mainly deal with real estate and the internet."
The screenwriter was very puzzled: "Both of these are very profitable businesses, so why is Mr. Wang interested in film and television investment? This is much less profitable than your other businesses!"
Mr. Wang exhaled a smoke ring: "It's because the business circle is only so big, and I know too few people. Entering the entertainment industry will allow me to make more friends. I just like making friends."
After saying that, Mr. Wang chuckled and continued, "If I weren't in film and television investment, how would I have met all of you beautiful ladies and handsome gentlemen here?"
“Yes.” The others nodded and smiled in agreement.
Lin Leyao sat quietly next to Su Wenyu, covering her nose as she ate the steamed fish in her bowl.
The group quickly shifted their conversation to the actors.
"Several actors in our crew are quite famous. If I were busy with real estate business every day, how would I have the opportunity to get to know you all, right, handsome Chen, beautiful Su, and gorgeous Lin?"
As soon as Mr. Wang finished speaking, Chen Luan immediately replied politely, "Mr. Wang, you can just call me Chen Luan."
Mr. Wang readily agreed: "Are Chen Luan and Miss Su a couple?"
Chen Luan nodded, "We've been together for five years."
Mr. Wang clapped his hands and praised, "They are truly the golden couple of the entertainment industry."
"Miss Lin's boyfriend?"
The director next to her said, "I remember Yue Yao doesn't have a boyfriend, right?"
Before Lin Leyao could respond, President Wang said, "Miss Lin is so beautiful, why isn't she dating? It's such a waste of her precious time."
When she was mentioned, Lin Leyao had no choice but to put down her chopsticks.
Her eyes were still fixed on the half-eaten fish in her bowl, a hint of regret in her gaze.
Mr. Wang's gaze lingered on Lin Leyao's face as he said, "Miss Lin's appearance is truly stunning. If I hadn't come to the entertainment industry, I would never have met such a beautiful woman in real life."
He asked with a smile, "Is it natural?"
The director next to her immediately reacted and said, "Of course it's natural. I saw Le Yao's graduation play in college. She played Fan Yi in Thunderstorm back then. She was so beautiful."
Mr. Wang chuckled: "Lei Yu, I know! You know that one where the mother and son were having an affair, right?"
The screenwriter next to him quickly interjected, "She's a stepmother, not a biological one."
Mr. Wang snorted, "I know. Isn't the one who was having an affair with my son the same actress, Fanyi, played by Miss Lin? If Fanyi really grew up to look like Leyao, I'd do the same if I were that son..."
Before he could finish speaking, a lewd smirk appeared on Mr. Wang's face.
Seeing that this person was becoming more and more open, the producer and director next to him quickly offered him a drink and changed the subject.
"Hey, Miss Lin—" Before Mr. Wang could say anything more, Lin Leyao's phone suddenly rang.
"Excuse me, Mr. Wang, I need to go outside to take this call."
Lin Leyao turned and left the private room without waiting for a response, shutting out the shouts from President Wang and the voices of others urging her to drink.
Lin Leyao had been in the enclosed private room for a long time. Although she hadn't drunk any alcohol, her face was flushed and she felt dizzy.
She walked to the window at the end of the corridor to get some fresh air and answered the phone.
Xiao Yan's anxious voice came from the other end of the phone.
"Le Yao, isn't the woman you married the Xin family's youngest daughter, Xin Ying, the president of Huanning Group?"
"Yes, what's wrong?"
"She's trending on social media, and—"
Xiao Yan's tone was hesitant, and Lin Leyao's heart suddenly jumped.
She asked anxiously, "What happened?!"
"An explosion occurred at the hotel where she was staying in Australia, resulting in numerous casualties. Ten minutes ago, the official list of affected people in our country was released, and now the news that the president of Huanning Group is missing in the explosion is trending on social media!"
Lin Leyao immediately hung up the phone and hurriedly logged onto Weibo, where she saw the top trending topic.
#Xin Ying, President of Huaning Group, Missing in Explosion#
There are several other related trending topics below.
#ChunanEntertainmentXinSiNan#
#How powerful is Huanning Group?#
#XinYing, the First Female CEO#
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Author's Note:
Thank you to all the little angels who voted for me or watered my plants with nutrient solution between 00:00:00 and 23:55:00 on February 15, 2022!
Thank you to the little angel who threw the landmine: a little bell (-^〇^-) 1;