As for the real evidence, that's something the police should look for. As a good citizen of the new era, all she needs to do is provide some clues.
... ...
Creation.
Tang Xiaole has now returned to work at Genesis, but because Zhou Huaihuai has retired from the entertainment industry, Cheng Minxin is unwilling to let her work with other artists, so she keeps her by her side as an assistant.
Tang Xiaole's daily work lately has been checking Cheng Minxin's private messages. Although Cheng Minxin is just an agent, she receives a lot of private messages because she manages many artists.
Every now and then, Tang Xiaole needs to report some private messages to Cheng Minxin. Of course, the information reported must be screened by Cheng Minxin.
"Any important news lately?"
Tang Xiaole hesitated for a moment, then shook her head: "It's nothing."
Cheng Minxin glanced at her and said, "Just ask me anything. There's nothing I can't tell you."
Tang Xiaole then said, "Recently, quite a few of Zhou Zhou's fans, as well as her former haters, have been sending her private messages asking if she's been banned again, and saying..."
"What else is there to say?"
"They even said, 'Can't you be a better manager? Why haven't you been able to get her a single shot in so long?' Some people have even guessed that Zhou Zhou has retired from the entertainment industry."
Cheng Minxin sneered. People can be so foolish sometimes, so she'd expected this all along. But now they want Zhou Zhou back in the public eye? Where were they before? Weren't they all calling for Zhou Zhou to leave the entertainment industry?
“You’ve followed Zhou Zhou for a long time and you’re familiar with those IDs that are her haters. Block them all, one by one.” Cheng Minxin finished speaking, her eyes softening again. “However, Zhou Zhou has been in the entertainment industry for so many years and still has quite a few fans. If you are someone who truly likes her, you can also respond.”
When Zhou Paihuai retired from the entertainment industry, she left nothing for her fans. In a way, she owes her fans an apology.
"I see."
"By the way, when you say it, please also tell the fans that Zhou Zhou wants to leave this industry quietly, without having to publicize it everywhere."
"OK!"
That evening, a group chat called "Wandering in the world, Zhou fans will always be with us" suddenly exploded.
Actually, this group has been around for many years, but because there are not many people, it has never been very active. Tonight's situation of the group being flooded with messages is really rare.
Has Zhou Zhou really retired from the entertainment industry?
"Could it be that the agent's Weibo account was hacked?"
"What do you mean? There's no official announcement yet, so let's not jump to conclusions, okay?"
“... ..."
Later, some people who sent private messages on Weibo released their conversations with Cheng Minxin. Each person received a different reply, but all of them meant the same thing: Zhou Paihuai had indeed retired from the entertainment industry.
Chapter 108 Farewell Letter
When the fan group was in an uproar, Zhou Paihuai also received the news.
After all, she accepted all of the original owner's social relationships, and all the social media accounts were originally the original owner's. The original owner had a rare group of true fans, and she even secretly created a new account to sneak into it in order to spy on the screen.
There was usually no news on the alternate account, and it never bothered Zhou Paihuai. Just when she had almost forgotten about the existence of this dual alternate account, the news of her leaving the entertainment circle somehow got out.
There are so many messages in the group that sometimes I don't even have time to read one before it gets pushed up by a new message.
However, one message still caught Zhou Huaipai's attention.
"Even if she really retires from the entertainment industry, I hope Zhou Zhou can say goodbye to us properly, at least let us know that she is doing well."
Was I wrong?
She may not have many die-hard fans, but those who have stood by her through thick and thin in the entertainment industry over the years have done no less than any other fan. They've provided just as much support and creative content as others have... Leaving this industry feels like I owe them a goodbye.
"What?" Ji Anxi didn't understand what she was saying.
Zhou Paihuai handed over his phone and said, "Look, I never expected I had so many true fans."
What's most admirable about these fans is that even though they know she's leaving the entertainment industry, they still can't bring themselves to criticize her in the slightest.
Are you going to post this on Weibo?
Zhou hesitated for a moment, then nodded and said, "It will be published, but there's no rush." She needed to think carefully about what she should write to her fans.
Ji Anxi, unaware of what she was struggling with, added, "By the way, when you left, the Zhou family sent people over again!"
What else could the Zhou family have to do with their visit? It's nothing more than the huge scandal involving Zhou Chengli, the eldest son of the Zhou family, which caused the Zhou family's stock to fluctuate.
But what's the point of coming to me? The evidence has already been handed over to the police, and how they handle it afterward is their business.
"What do you want from me? I can't get him out of here. Besides, if the evidence from the car accident hadn't been destroyed, he would be my defendant."
Ji Anxi nodded, seemingly agreeing with her statement: "You're right. Everyone has to pay the price for their mistakes. Heaven is fair, and no one is an exception."
... ...
At 2 a.m., Zhou's long-dormant social media account finally saw a new post.
Although it was late at night, there were still many young people who were determined to stay awake, and Zhou Paihuai was already very popular, so fans, haters and casual observers all flocked to her Weibo.
Zhou Paihuai's first Weibo post in nearly two years was a very long letter to his fans.
The letter began simply, without any overly sentimental salutations; she simply addressed her fan as a friend. Her blog post was very long, recounting numerous stories between her and her fans, including experiences Zhou Paihuai herself had gone through, as well as things she had read in the original owner's diary...
In short, neither she nor the original persona ever had a harmonious and wonderful relationship with their fans. Many unexpected things happened, but even these unexpected things cannot negate the deep affection between fans and artists.
When Zhou Paihuai wrote this letter, she wasn't speaking from her own perspective or the perspective of the original character, but from the perspective of the fans behind her. Every word was filled with her genuine feelings. At the end of the letter, she solemnly bid farewell to all her fans. Life is like a journey, and she got off this train, but she always looked forward to meeting her fans on the next train.
Unlike previous posts, which were filled with uncontrollable negative comments from fans and included a lot of advertisements.
This time, however, those who came to see her Weibo, whether fans or haters, were more or less moved by a sentence in her letter, and then wrote a passage expressing their feelings or reminiscence. But at least, there were no harsh words on the homepage.
"Zhou Paihuai, I've been a fan of yours for seven years, and those seven years were the most meaningful of my high school and college years. Thank you for saying goodbye to me. I believe you can do even better in the next chapter, and I'm also embarking on a brand new journey."
"To be honest, I've been waiting a long time for this 'goodbye,' ever since there was no promotion for 'King of Chaos,' and I've been waiting until now. I was filled with regret, but thank you for not making my wait in vain. And thank you for drawing a not-so-perfect but definitely praiseworthy conclusion to your career."
"I'm just a casual observer, not a fan of Zhou Paihuai, but if one day my idol could write something like this to say goodbye to me, then I would have no regrets."
"Am I the only one who wants to ask this question? Did Zhou Paihuai have someone else write it for him, or was it a genuine expression of his feelings?"
“... ..."
Seeing so many comments online in an instant, Zhou Paihuai was so moved that his eyes silently welled up with tears.
As Ji Anxi looked at it, she suddenly had a whim to log into her original account.
"what you do?"
"Although your acting career has ended and you've written a farewell letter, you'll still feel regretful without my reply, right?" She blinked, a sly smile spreading across her face.
Zhou Paihuai was confused, but when she logged into the account "When will Zhou Paihuai retire from the entertainment industry?", she showed an expression of understanding.
Ji Anxi changed her name to "Goodbye Zhou Paihuai" and posted a clip of "King of Chaos" that she had edited some time ago but hadn't released yet, with the caption: "Zhou Paihuai, you're doing well even after leaving the entertainment industry."