Xia Yiran panicked a little, glaring at the reporters and shouting, "You're all slandering me! When did I push her? She fell on her own!"
She was in a hurry to leave. "Get out of the way! Hurry up and move!"
"Don't let her go!"
"Yes, don't let her leave!"
The reporters surrounded her.
Soon, an ambulance and police cars arrived.
After the injured party was taken to the hospital, Xia Yiran and a few reporters who volunteered to be witnesses were taken to the police car.
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Xia Wei Liang found out about the incident from the news, specifically the social news section.
Seeing Xia Yiran's disheveled and agitated appearance in the footage, Nuo Mi, while munching on melon seeds, shook her head and said, "The entertainment reporters have issued a ban, and they won't report any more news related to her."
Song Yuan commented, "That's more terrifying than badmouthing her every day."
Nuo Mi chimed in, "Indeed. In the entertainment industry, you're not afraid of being trashed, but of fading away!"
What's the difference between having no one talk about you and being invisible?
Xia Wei Liang silently picked up the remote and turned off the TV. "This path was chosen by her, and it wasn't a wrong choice, just not walked well."
Nuo Mi thought of something and reminded her, "The year-end is approaching. We need to prepare some gifts for the media. The company was supposed to prepare some, but it would be under the company's name, and the media wouldn't be able to manage it all! So, artists usually send their own gifts, like products they endorse, or simple things like calendars or thermal mugs. Of course, some generous ones will go as far as thousands of yuan for massage devices or phones."
Song Yuan asked in confusion, "Why do we need to give gifts to the media?"
"They are the ones who control the power of public opinion! Offending the media is equivalent to semi-social death, just look at Xia Yiran, who is now completely socially dead."
Xia Wei Liang pondered for a moment, "Giving gifts..."
She instantly deflated, "I have no money."
She was truly broke now!
The meager appearance fees she earned were all donated. The money she received later was also donated to Suo Lou Village and Shili Township, the two filming locations for 'Courage'.
With the little she had left, she still had to support her family.
It used to be just Song Yuan and Nuo Mi, but now there were also Little Jin Zi, Little Lan, and Andrew George Armani Burberry Peige. Her money wasn't enough, so how could she afford to give gifts?
Nuo Mi and Song Yuan also sighed. Song Yuan mused, "It seems the job of a celebrity doesn't offer much security."
"Exactly! You earn a lot, but you also spend a lot. Especially those who seem to have high popularity but can only scrape together pocket change. No one would believe it!"
Xia Wei Liang looked at Nuo Mi, feeling a hint of being alluded to.
She said helplessly, "I want to give gifts, but... I don't have money."
Nuo Mi said, "Wei Liang, don't worry. I'll talk to the company later and see if they can sponsor something!"
Recalling Little Du, who had cried poverty to her a few days ago, Xia Wei Liang shook her head, "Forget it, let's spare them."
Song Yuan glanced at her and got up, going into the bedroom.
After a while, she came out and placed a card on the table.
Xia Wei Liang looked at her, then at the card. "What do you mean? Asking me to top up?"
Song Yuan pulled at the corner of her mouth, "Humor?"
"...Not really."
Song Yuan said, "I'm lending it to you."
"...How much is it?"
Song Yuan thought for a moment, "My senior brother said it was around two million."
"Holy cow!" Xia Wei Liang jumped up!
"Yuan Ge, what did you do to get so much money? You only worked with your master as a martial arts instructor and occasionally as a stunt double..." She suddenly thought of something, and her expression changed. She leaned closer to Song Yuan and examined her carefully. "You... did a nude stunt double?"
Song Yuan didn't speak, but she turned her wrist, her fist clenching slightly.
"...I was wrong."
Xia Wei Liang sat down properly, and Nuo Mi took over.
"Yuan Ge! You are Yuan Ge! How did they accept you cross-dressing?"
Song Yuan remained silent but turned her other wrist, clenching her fist even tighter.
Nuo Mi also straightened her back, "I know I was wrong!"
Song Yuan put her hands down, her expressionless face saying, "I helped him with two movies and took on a martial arts drama. It's scheduled to start shooting after the new year, and he paid me half of the money in advance."
The two stared at her blankly. "So, Yuan Ge, you're really getting into the martial arts direction field?"
Nuo Mi turned to Xia Wei Liang excitedly, "Wei Liang, if Yuan Ge can make a name for herself in the industry, we'll have someone to back us up!"
Song Yuan asked, "Why do you have to make a name for yourself? Must you achieve results just by doing what you love?"
Nuo Mi: "Uh..."
She tilted her head in thought for a long time and finally concluded, "I'm still young. Please let Wei Liang answer this question."
Xia Wei Liang took over again and gave Song Yuan a caring smile. "Doing what you love doesn't necessarily require a result; however, if you happen to have a friend, a very close friend, who is in the same circle as you, possessing both beauty and talent, but lacking only opportunities, wouldn't you also feel it's a waste? So you..."
"Alright, I understand."
Song Yuan, being very perceptive, looked at her and Nuo Mi and said, "I will work hard to replace my senior brother."
"Hey! That's the spirit!"
"That's the drive we want from Yuan Ge!"
The two smiled and surrounded her, with an arm around each of them. "Yuan Ge, we truly believe in you!"
"Mhmm, we believe in you even more than Wei Liang!"
Little Nuo Mi was always a good child who insisted on telling the truth.
Xia Wei Liang: "..."
She felt ignored.
With Yuan Ge's financial support, Xia Wei Liang was also generous and immediately wrote her an IOU.
"Keep this safe! If this sister makes a fortune later..."
Song Yuan glanced at her, "I'm not counting on that at all."
Nuo Mi laughed heartily, "Compared to making a name for herself in the film industry, becoming the film emperor's wife is a more suitable profession for you!"
"Yes," Yuan Ge also stated truthfully.
Xia Wei Liang glared at them. "Then why must I be his wife? Can't... can't he be the film empress's husband?!"
Nuo Mi was shocked. "Wei Liang, it's one thing if you dream about it, but we don't expose you. But you... this is too much!"
As she spoke, she quietly picked up her phone and sent the video she had just recorded to a certain film emperor...
Little Nuo Mi was always a good child who insisted on telling the truth.
On the other end, the film emperor who received the video opened it. Sudannovel.com
"Then why must I be his wife? Can't... can't he be the film empress's husband?!"
He was using speakerphone, so everyone in the car heard it.
The person sitting next to him turned his head impatiently. "I know you two have something going on. Can't you restrain yourselves in front of outsiders? Is it fun to show off your affection like this every day?"
Xiao Yi pursed his lips and smiled slightly, "Just admit it if you're jealous."