Looking at the trending topics on her phone, it seemed both sides were constantly slinging mud at each other, but neither had absolute proof. Ji Fei truly didn't understand this combination.
She hadn't expected the poll to come true.
Under Second Young Master Lin's exposé, Xu Meng's scandals were impossible to whitewash. She had completely fallen out with Sun Mo and Yang Hong, so she could only use the other two's forever unexplainable rumors to disguise herself as a victim.
Her latest Weibo post was frantic: "I just had feelings for both of them and couldn't bear to let either go. I'm just a girl longing for happiness and afraid of being alone. But I never thought they were deceiving me from start to finish! Just to use me as their shield. I respect different orientations, but I don't want to be a beard wife."
This was her usual tactic, always managing to win back some self-proclaimed clear-sighted fans who understood conspiracy theories and continued to defend her.
Various ideological defenders would also blindly stand up for her.
But she probably didn't expect that in this situation, Yang Hong and Sun Mo would actually cooperate, finding a tricky angle to drag her down with them.
The two directly released a video to explain.
First, they honestly apologized for all the previous fabrications about Sister Pei, saying they were bewitched and did immoral things.
As for the relationship between the three, Yang Hong first realized his feelings for Sun Mo were more than just idol worship. He felt very painful, thinking Sun Mo still loved Xu Meng, so he broke up with Xu Meng, willing to let them be together.
Unexpectedly, during this process, Sun Mo also fell in love with Yang Hong, but was afraid of others' views, so he asked Xu Meng, who was close to both of them, to help cover it up. They knew this was a bit unfair to Xu Meng, so they promised to give her resources later, and Xu Meng agreed.
So they cooperated in acting out the appearance of a happy threesome, so that if they were caught being intimate in the future, it wouldn't be exposed. Xu Meng was the bridge between them.
They just didn't expect Xu Meng to be greedy and try to harm them to protect herself.
And those intimate interactions that were photographed were just for show to outsiders, otherwise the paparazzi wouldn't have caught Xu Meng sleeping alone in the downstairs guest room.
[They can even explain it like this? I'm impressed without even needing to lean on a wall. Such a forced explanation, surely no one will believe it, right? Oh crap, people are really taking sides? It must be paid posters, definitely paid posters!]
[And how did Sun Mo compromise? He almost got XX-ed and was so angry he beat the person into the hospital! Why? Why? This plot twist is truly incomprehensible.]
[What am I seeing? They're even shoulder to shoulder? Yang Hong is practically leaning on Sun Mo, and Sun Mo can actually endure it? Is Yang Hong really that powerful? Did he really turn Sun Mo gay?!]
[Sun Mo's expression even has a hint of tenderness, I can only say Sister Pei's strict selection, his acting, he's a professional.]
[Oh my god, Yang Hong is directly holding hands with Sun Mo, fingers intertwined, ahhhhh!]
"Ahem." Ji Fei came back to her senses and turned to look at Qin Xian working at the desk beside her. "What's wrong?"
At this time, she and Qin Xian were both in Qin Xian's CEO office.
After all, as a workaholic CEO, he only took three days off before coming back to work.
The Qin family all acted very concerned. At first, Ji Fei thought that with various secretaries and assistants in the CEO's office, it surely wouldn't be inconvenient.
But the Qin family members kept mentioning various details, making Ji Fei feel that only being able to use the left hand was still very inconvenient. Coincidentally, her studio gave her time off, so she took on the role of Qin Xian's little follower.
Qin Xian was quite good, not getting up insanely early as before, trying hard to delay until 9 o'clock before leaving home.
But after Ji Fei arrived, she found that there weren't many places that needed her help.
So ninety percent of the day she was playing on her phone and reading gossip on the extra boss chair next to the desk.
However, Ji Fei was still very discreet, basically not disturbing Qin Xian, just laughing internally while maintaining a very quiet exterior.
Until this moment.
Ji Fei thought Qin Xian had some instructions, "Thirsty? Should I ask the assistant to bring in water?"
Qin Xian glanced at Ji Fei with a rather troubled expression.
Although he was used to it, he was still disturbed by Ji Fei's sudden internal outburst. On the surface, he could only go along with it and say, "Mm. I need a cup of coffee to focus."
Ji Fei immediately made a call, and ordered a milk tea for herself as well.
Seeing him take a break, Ji Fei finally couldn't help sharing the gossip, then asked, "How did you guess so accurately?"
[You should know, I forwarded the poll to other Qin family members, only I hit the jackpot!]
Qin Xian's eyelid twitched. So the earlier commotion in the group chat was analyzing the poll? He had only glanced at it, saw they were still talking about gossip about those three, and didn't look further.
His whole family even played with this kind of poll?
Sure enough, they were all very idle, only he was busy working.
The overworked Qin Xian suddenly felt a hint of resentment at being exploited.
Seeing Ji Fei looking at him very curiously,
Qin Xian explained, "It's nothing, just the principle of maximizing benefits. Sun Mo had already reached a dead end, the rumors could no longer be explained away, and he had other scandals entangling him. Rather than being an object of ridicule, the smartest move is to use the rumors in reverse. Entertainment circle news is always a mix of truth and falsehood that can't be distinguished. People only need to see a more explosive point, and they won't nitpick about previous matters, making it easier to fool them."
[So that's why there are those explanations full of loopholes, because they know the fans' focus will be shifted by other things they reveal.]
"The only thing Sun Mo knows how to do is act. He wouldn't be willing to retreat to being an ordinary person with his arrogance, after all, he once almost brushed shoulders with a top actor. So the path left for him is to develop overseas, using this rumor to directly act in related types of films, which is actually a shortcut to blaze a new trail."
"Modern society is much more tolerant, especially abroad where people are more open-minded. As long as he can endure the humiliation, it's not impossible to make a comeback. He just needs resources and connections."
"And now, only Yang Hong can give him these. In the entertainment industry, many people can pretend to be straight for resources and fame, so naturally the reverse is also possible."
Ji Fei listened with her eyes wide and mouth agape.
Soon after, her phone showed the two announcing their temporary withdrawal from the domestic entertainment industry to develop abroad.
Ji Fei's mouth formed an O shape as she looked at Qin Xian admiringly.
"You're too smart."
Faced with Ji Fei's sparkling eyes, Qin Xian felt slightly embarrassed. "It's just... normal speculation."
[As expected, a shrewd businessman's mind is extraordinary.]
Qin Xian: ...
Can't you praise people properly?
But Ji Fei's attention had already shifted.
[Even knowing it's like this, Yang Hong is still being used... no, it was actually his initiative, so this is a battle between obsessive crazy Yang and enduring Mo.]
[Will we see crazy Yang take down dark Mo first, or dark Mo use up crazy Yang first?! Thinking about it... it's actually a bit exciting.]
Ji Fei smiled as she sipped her milk tea and surfed the internet.
Netizens were also shocked by those statements in all sorts of ways. They seemed to be fatigued, so the most common comment was "Finally the male god duo has replaced the previous top actor duo as the biggest joke of the past half month."
In the end, Yang Hong and Sun Mo also announced their withdrawal from "My Acting, Cut!"
The same ending.
"I can imagine the scene of the director and producer embracing and crying."
Qin Xian leaned over to take a look and said, "Probably not. After their incident, this show likely already planned not to let them participate, after all they were just one step away from being officially named. The production team wouldn't want to keep blurring them out later."
Ji Fei was stunned, "Then... we only have three pairs left? Don't they still have several episodes to record? How will they record this?"
"Maybe... find other people to fill in?" On this point, Qin Xian didn't know either.
But the two soon found out, because many people were also concerned about how the remaining shows would be handled.
Urged on, the production team directly posted on Weibo stating that the remaining three pairs would engage in a round-robin tournament, with the next draw deciding the theme and competition opponents.
"This... isn't it still not enough?" Ji Fei was curious and couldn't help using her gossip system to check.
As a result, she almost spat out the milk tea in her mouth.
Qin Xian looked over strangely, only to see Ji Fei's mouth twitching.
[Heh, it turns out that after the incident with the male god group, the director and producer were going to terminate their contract and had already started contacting new groups to fill the vacancy. However, after reaching out to several groups with no response, they even contacted those artists who had previously tried to pull strings to participate, but were also rejected.]
Qin Xian: Huh? Why?
[What do you mean they're afraid of clashing with the top-tier group, worried this might be the last show they participate in, saying we're jinxed and hard-fated, so they need to avoid us. Damn! Why not admit you're guilty and afraid we might dig up some of your dirty laundry!]
Ji Fei was very displeased.
[Although currently, the two groups in the PK, each one of them is sending them a thousand miles away... uh...]
Qin Xian listened, feeling both angry and amused.
Who would have thought that the once most popular variety show, having reached its peak of popularity this season, would now be shunned by everyone.
[I guess right about now, the director and producer are probably crying their eyes out in the bathroom.]
Qin Xian: Probably...
While criticizing the show's production team, Ji Fei received a message from Gao Hao, asking her to repost a Weibo. It was only then that Ji Fei noticed Pei Mingxuan had mentioned her on Weibo, but she had been too busy following the drama to notice earlier.
Pei Mingxuan announced becoming her manager, and Ji Fei immediately reposted the Weibo.
Now that she was also an artist with millions of followers, the comment section immediately became lively.
Ji Fei waited a while and refreshed, originally thinking Qin Zhao's formulaic congratulations would have the highest number of likes at the top.
Surprisingly, Qin Zhao's reply was pushed to the second position.
The top comment was actually: "Join my Fei clan, slaps forever endure, entertainment industry judge, career-ending seal. Come, let's follow Sister Fei and enjoy the drama!"
Ji Fei: ?????????
