Rebirth of the Cannon Fodder in the Entertainment Circle

Chapter 136 - 136 136 The Swift Face-Slapping Reversal

?Chapter 136: Chapter 136: The Swift Face-Slapping Reversal Chapter 136: Chapter 136: The Swift Face-Slapping Reversal Luo Ning and Xiao Yu exchanged contact information, and soon after, Director Zhu and Fang Yan returned.

After dinner, Xiao Yu personally escorted Luo Ning to the car before leaving himself.

In the car, Fang Yan asked, “Ningning, is everything settled?”

He noticed that in just a short time, Xiao Yu’s attitude towards Luo Ning had made a complete 180-degree turn.

Luo Ning nodded, “All settled.”

“But with Yu Chunjiao’s temperament, she’s likely to cause trouble. Keep your guard up, Brother Fang.”

Fang Yan smiled and said, “No problem, as long as Xiao Yu isn’t providing her support, she can’t stir up much trouble.”

The next day, Director Zhu announced the audition results.

Yu Chunjiao, who had considered the role of the Second Female already in the bag, turned pale when her agent told her that Director Zhu had announced Luo Ning as the Second Female.

She immediately called Xiao Yu to complain, hoping he would withdraw his investment.

But instead, she received Xiao Yu’s assistant, along with a termination contract for their sponsorship arrangement and a check.

Yu Chunjiao, naturally unwilling to accept this, valued a sugar daddy like Xiao Yu who was rich, powerful, and handsome. Although he had never touched her, she didn’t want to lose him at all.

Previously, she had hoped to make Xiao Yu fall in love with her and marry into a wealthy family, so she couldn’t help but make a scene.

Xiao Yu’s assistant wasn’t indulgent; if she continued making trouble, she could forget about the check and finding work in the Imperial Capital.

Yu Chunjiao was forced to sign the contract reluctantly and took the check.

Afterwards, the more she thought about it, the less she could accept it, and suddenly, her assistant told her that someone had seen Luo Ning and Xiao Yu dining together the previous evening.

She began to truly despise Luo Ning, convinced that this woman must have schemed her way into a relationship with Xiao Yu, leading to her own abandonment.

So, upon her assistant’s suggestion, she immediately posted on social media.

@YuChunjiaoV: “The confirmed role of Second Female was snatched away. Some backed by powerful patrons and having popularity truly have it different. We minor actors, even with acting skills, simply can’t compete with those who use backers as vases.”

Her followers, only hundreds of thousands, didn’t raise much commotion when she posted this.

But then, people from Yuan Hanyi arranged for popular influencers to share the post, bringing in an army of trolls.

Led by them, it soon became known that the “vase” Yu Chunjiao referred to in her post was Luo Ning.

Following this, a so-called passerby posted photos of Luo Ning and Xiao Yu leaving a dinner at a hotel the previous night.

He claimed to attest to the news that Luo Ning was being sponsored by President Xiao of the Xiao Family.

[Oh my God, this is too juicy. Xiao Yu is actually Luo Ning’s sugar daddy.]

[Originally, my impression of Luo Ning improved a lot due to the variety show, but I never expected she would rely on a sugar daddy to snatch roles. I must blacklist her now.]

[Exactly, if you don’t have acting skills, just stay a vase and stick to variety shows. Why mess with movies and TV dramas?]

[Even Yu Chunjiao, a third or fourth-tier actress, ridicules Luo Ning for her lack of acting skills, which says a lot about Luo Ning’s audition performance. Director Zhu is ruining his own reputation here!]

[Good for Yu Chunjiao, standing up in such situations. Having a sugar daddy shouldn’t allow one to do whatever they want.]

[Luo Ning really debases herself, that President Xiao has a wife, and here she is, eagerly becoming a mistress.]

Everyone dislikes mistresses, and thus, under the lead of the trolls, many bystanders couldn’t help but start cursing.

Many went to Luo Ning’s social media and the variety show’s social media to hurl abuses, demanding the director of the variety show to let Luo Ning, who disrupts other’s families, leave in the next episode.

Not only that, Director Zhu was also criticized by netizens, who claimed he was blind to use a talentless vase, disregarding real actors.

Many even threatened that if he continues to use Luo Ning as the Second Female, they would collectively boycott the show once it’s released.

Ningbao’s fans demanded actual evidence, firmly disbelieving such rumors.

The issue quickly escalated, with headlines like “Luo Ning is kept as a mistress” and “Luo Ning is the other woman” topping the trending searches.

Luo Ning was aware of everything when Yu Chunjiao made her Weibo post.

She had also discussed with Fang Yan how to counterattack, which would conveniently promote their upcoming drama for free, making it famous before shooting had even begun.

At the height of the issue, Director Zhu made a Weibo post.

The Weibo content read: “See for yourself, am I blind, or are you all blind?”

Below the text, he posted three video clips, one of Yu Chunjiao’s audition and two of Luo Ning’s auditions.

Netizens couldn’t wait to watch the videos, and then their faces were metaphorically slapped.

“Who was it that said Luo Ning’s acting was trash? Come out, I dare you not to beat the hell out of you.”

“Luo Ning’s acting just exploded, both audition clips showed the evil nature of a dark witch; where is she lacking?”

“Yu Chunjiao really has the nerve to say she got the role by her acting, yet Luo Ning, who she claimed was inferior, snatched it from her? Are you trying to make me die laughing so you can inherit my estate?”

“Yu Chunjiao’s acting is so cringy, she didn’t even memorize her lines properly. Is this what you call good acting?”

“Putting the patron issue aside, if you’re not blind, you know who should have been chosen for the role.”

“After seeing these two audition videos of Luo Ning, I suddenly became interested in this fantasy martial arts drama. I want to watch it!”

“I want to watch +1

Many people started commenting that they wanted to watch.

Trolls quickly jumped in.

“Even if Luo Ning’s acting is not a problem, I still firmly boycott anyone who is a mistress.”

“Exactly, artists with corrupt morals should be kicked out of the entertainment circle, I definitely won’t watch her dramas.”

“If you keep saying Ningbao is a mistress, then bring out the evidence. What do a few dinner photos prove?”

“We believe in Ningbao’s character, you trolls keep setting the pace, but there will come a time when you are slapped in the face.”

Trolls and Ning Fans quickly started arguing.

Then Xiao Yu posted a Weibo himself.

He revealed a contract where he was supporting Yu Chunjiao financially, explaining that after the auditions ended, Yu Chunjiao claimed that Luo Ning had stolen her role through subpar acting and asked him to intervene.

He was a major investor in the fantasy martial arts drama, so he went to Director Zhu and almost believed Yu Chunjiao, nearly causing Director Zhu to replace Luo Ning.

Then he saw the audition videos provided by Director Zhu, which cleared up his misunderstanding about Luo Ning.

Thus, Director Zhu invited them to dinner to clear the air.

He had not supported Luo Ning financially; they had not even met before dinner last night.

The photo taken by a bystander was false; initially, four of them had dined together, but the photo was cropped to show only two.

Then, screenshots from surveillance footage were released — him and Director Zhu entering the hotel, followed by Luo Ning and Fang Yan.

The screenshots showed all four of them, leaving separately as well.

Following this, various reports of Yu Chunjiao intervening in her friend’s marriage and having associations with several wealthy business men were exposed.

Everyone was shocked at how quickly the tables had turned.

Above all, all this new information was backed up with solid evidence.

Suddenly, Yu Chunjiao, who had never trended before, dominated the headlines.