Chapter 15: The Moment of Counterattack Has Arrived, Part Two

Early the next morning, more and more spectators gathered beneath the gossip paparazzo’s social media account.

Just as everyone was anxiously refreshing the page and waiting, the video was released right on schedule, without disappointing anyone.

This video was even more explosive, because neither of its two protagonists had been blurred.

The protagonists had changed this time, but they were still connected to the previous video by countless threads. After all, one of them was Qian Hua, the boyfriend of the woman known as Pure Desire Girl.

The video was not only scandalous in content; the conversation within it excited the spectators even more.

Only then did netizens belatedly realize that Qi Fei’s “career collapse” had been deliberately orchestrated from the beginning.

Qi Fei had ended up in such a state because she refused to obey the company’s orders to entertain clients with alcohol. As a result, she had been framed and ultimately set up by the company, leaving her to be cursed and condemned across the entire internet.

The people in the entertainment industry were truly vile. They had been using everyone as their weapons.

Once they realized this, the netizens were furious.

The video continued.

“Qi Fei is such an innocent woman. She believes everything I say. I honestly don’t know how someone so foolishly naive managed to survive in the entertainment industry for so long.”

“I had been pursuing Li Siqi for so long, and she never noticed a thing. She really is beautiful, but she’s far too proud and wouldn’t even let me touch her. If I hadn’t run out of patience, I couldn’t have brought myself to destroy her.”

“You knew someone had wanted her for a long time, yet she would rather leave the entertainment industry than give in.”

“Isn’t it just accompanying someone for drinks and letting him take a few liberties? It’s not as though she would lose a piece of flesh. Li Siqi knows how to behave. She didn’t even need the company to make introductions—she knew how to find a sponsor herself.”

“Everyone else is willing. Why does she have to act so pure and superior?”

The moment the contents of the conversation were exposed, the netizens’ entire worldview shattered, and the internet exploded.

Qian Hua’s social media accounts were instantly overrun by angry netizens. The official account of Thrice Entertainment did not escape either and was soon attacked as well.

What kind of entertainment company was this? It was nothing but a den of depravity—a pimping operation disguised as a company.

As for the credibility of the video?

The netizens would tell you it was one hundred percent authentic. After all, just look at who the other protagonist was. Before anyone even needed to dig for information, the identity of the other man had already been exposed.

Who else could he be but the CEO of Thrice Entertainment?

With the video’s release, the “career collapse” scandal that had engulfed Qi Fei some time ago was completely overturned.

Not only did Qi Fei’s image undergo a one-hundred-and-eighty-degree reversal, but many of her former anti-fans also became her supporters because of the video. After all, who didn’t like an idol who was beautiful yet remained virtuous and self-respecting?

Qian Hua naturally could not fail to notice what was happening. He had never imagined that the flames would spread to him. He immediately became restless.

When he had seen the earlier video, he had felt completely unmoved. He knew exactly what the other party was like, and even if she suffered a public downfall, it had little to do with him. At worst, he could spend some money on public relations afterward. He was confident that it would not affect his career in the slightest.

Who could have guessed that he would be sitting back and watching the spectacle one day, only to become its target the next?

While trying to think of a solution, he immediately shut down all his social media accounts.

If even Li Siqi had realized that hidden recording equipment had been installed in her home, how could he possibly fail to think of it?

Qian Hua was not as brainless as that foolish woman, Li Siqi. He quickly realized that Qi Fei might be behind the incident—or perhaps she had found some powerful backer to stand up for her.

Only after his anger subsided did he belatedly understand that the contents of the video were merely the tip of the iceberg. After all, less than two days had passed, and he could still clearly remember everything the two of them had discussed at the time.

When he recalled what he himself had said, cold sweat instantly broke out all over his body.

If everything the two of them had said had been recorded…

He could no longer sit still. He immediately called his most powerful backer for help.

Even then, Qian Hua did not believe that Qi Fei had orchestrated everything alone.

Just as the video’s popularity reached its peak, Zhou Ying, who had been waiting for the right moment, finally entered the fray.

She openly revealed her identity and published a lengthy statement through her studio’s social media account.

Zhou Ying specifically pointed out that Qi Fei’s previous apology post had been fabricated and that her account had always been controlled by the company.

This time, she made no attempt to be tactful. She confronted the company directly, naming names and explaining the entire truth of the matter.

The questions everyone had been asking were finally answered. It turned out that the lengthy apology had been posted privately by the manager and had never reflected Qi Fei’s own wishes.

This once again showed everyone the darkness of the entertainment industry.

Even the only social media platform through which a celebrity could clarify matters was beyond the celebrity’s control. If this incident had not come to light, Qi Fei would have been forced to swallow the injustice in silence.

The污点 on her reputation might have remained impossible to wash away forever.

Now, Qi Fei did not even need to appear in public. Everyone understood that the so-called “career collapse” scandal had been planned entirely by the company. The statement also made those who had wondered why Qi Fei would confess to something she had not done suddenly understand everything.

Beneath Zhou Ying’s statement, the comments were filled with apologies.

The publication of that statement finally put an official seal on the matter. Qi Fei had completely cleared her name.

No one considered Qi Fei a homewrecker anymore. In the eyes of the public, she had instead become a woman with a genuine character—someone who would rather be blacklisted than compromise her principles. Her image had become far more positive.

How could Zhou Ying let such a good opportunity pass? She personally took charge of a series of promotional campaigns to rebuild Qi Fei’s image.

To create public interest and change the way people saw her, she even claimed that Qi Fei’s previous image had been entirely manufactured by the entertainment company.

At that, everyone seemed to have a sudden revelation. The more they thought about it, the more plausible it seemed.

Thrice Entertainment had shown no concern whatsoever for Qi Fei’s future, forcing a sexy and alluring persona upon her. Looking back, that had indeed been suspicious. Which company would not fear such a thing? Once a celebrity’s image became fixed, it would bring only disadvantages to her future development, never any benefits.

Other companies went out of their way to avoid that, yet Qi Fei had been made to follow precisely the opposite path.

Moreover, the roles she received afterward were all remarkably similar. They might have brought her considerable attention, but in the long run, such treatment was undoubtedly digging her own grave.

Thinking about it now, perhaps the company had only wanted to make a quick profit rather than sincerely promote Qi Fei. That explanation seemed increasingly credible.

After all, the company’s actions had never taken Qi Fei’s future into consideration.

And so, in the span of a single night, Qi Fei went from a despised public enemy to a positive symbol of someone who would rather die standing than bow to authority.

The result was immensely satisfying.

When Zhou Ying saw public opinion completely reverse itself online, she was even more excited than Qi Fei, the person at the center of the storm.

Qi Fei merely smiled and said nothing. She would let Zhou Ying enjoy herself for a few days.

After all, in Zhou Ying’s eyes, the matter had now reached a perfect conclusion.

But for Qi Fei, this was only the beginning.

The company that had ruined the original Qi Fei was still standing unharmed.

This was also the first time Qi Fei had truly experienced the power of public opinion.

Although the two men had become utterly disgraced after the series of revelations, the incident alone was nowhere near enough to cause any real damage to Thrice Entertainment.

Qi Fei had no intention of letting the company off so easily.

The scandal had spread like wildfire across every major platform. Anyone who went online had surely seen those three videos.

With the videos so widely circulated, how could the four of them have failed to notice?

Sure enough, early that morning, the four of them gathered in the game room.

Su Xiang looked at Shi Lin, who had come running to his house first thing in the morning and stolen his sofa. Qi Fei was the one who had been cleared of suspicion, not him—so why was this man so excited?

“I really didn’t expect Seven-Seven to be this formidable. Who would have thought she could cause such a huge commotion?”

Who could have imagined it?

It was not only Su Xiang. The others had also been startled by the string of videos that had been exposed.

“Where do you think Qi Fei got those videos?” They had clearly been filmed from close range. “Could someone have hacked the cameras in those two men’s homes?”

“With that one-two combination of blows, Qi Fei nearly brought Thrice Entertainment to its knees.”

“She’s been suffering for so long. This time, she finally got to vent her anger.”

“The matter has become so big that anyone with eyes can see who benefited most. There’s no way the company won’t suspect Qi Fei.” Su Xiang sounded worried.

“How is Qi Fei going to get her termination agreement? If she wants to remain in the entertainment industry, she has no choice but to end her contract. Otherwise, the company will have her completely under its thumb. If they want to blacklist her, they can do it with a single word.”

Wan Yang had naturally seen the news online. By then, everyone on the internet knew about it.

He was happy for Qi Fei, but he could not help worrying as well. He had no idea whether she had obtained her termination agreement. Although she had finally vented her anger, could her actions have made the situation even worse?

Seeing the messages in the group chat, Shi Lin belatedly pieced things together too.

“That’s right. Seven-Seven has completely fallen out with Thrice Entertainment. Will she really be able to get the contract back so easily?”

“This may only be the beginning. Don’t you remember what Qi Fei said? Her true target is the owner of Thrice Entertainment.”

As for Tong Sheng, it was already well past midnight when the messages in the group chat woke him. Only then did he learn what Qi Fei had done. He had not expected her to move so quickly either.

Looking at things now, given Qi Fei’s usual way of doing things, there was no chance the matter would end so easily. He believed she had already made her own plans regarding the contract.

At that moment, he found himself looking forward to what Qi Fei would do next.