wavenovel Will you come when filming wraps up in Chapter 157?
Will you come when filming wraps up in Chapter 157?
The news of Li Rui's arrest broke almost immediately, sparking a wave of online discussion.
Under pressure from public opinion, the police issued a notice that evening, stating that Li was arrested on charges of spreading rumors, fraud, extortion, and provoking trouble, with conclusive evidence.
The announcement immediately stirred up even more discussion among netizens, who began to speculate endlessly based on the crimes listed in the announcement.
{Extortion, pay attention!}
{Since it's extortion, they must have some hidden secrets. The Weibo post was originally scheduled to be released at 8 PM tonight!!}
It seems like it's probably true.
In other words, Li Rui extorted money from Chi Yuan.
{Damn, don't talk nonsense. The announcement even mentions spreading rumors. Are you blind?}
{Does spreading rumors necessarily mean spreading rumors about your Chi Yuan?}
{Then how can you be sure the extortion was directed at our Yuanbao? Making wild guesses without evidence is just spreading rumors.}
Why is Li Rui targeting Chi Yuan instead of others?
When did Li Rui mention that Yuanbao would be the person in tonight's preview?
[Red carpet trending topics: A-list celebrities, besides Chi Won, who else?]
{That wanted criminal is male, and you're a male too, so are you wanted as well?!}
……
Chi Yuan's fans and haters are arguing fiercely, with one side insisting that Chi Yuan is innocent and the other making irresponsible and wild guesses.
Li Weiran kept an eye on the online comments and sent a message to Assistant Chen and President Jiang in their group chat.
Li Weiran: {The online sentiment seems off; it looks like someone is targeting Chi Yuan.}
Jiang Haochen: {Speculation without evidence won't last long. Don't let them lead you astray and try to manipulate public opinion.}
Li Weiran: {Okay.}
Li Weiran had the same idea and immediately contacted the public relations department to hire online trolls to stir up trouble online.
Soon, public opinion shifted.
As far as I know, after this incident, Chi Yuan and his agent have remained on set and haven't left the set at all, which clearly shows they have a clear conscience.
Exactly, if anything were to happen, the manager would be frantic with worry.
{If Li Rui is extorting money, then the person he's extorting must have some connection to him.}
{Does that mean they're not suspects if they don't leave the film set? Can't they send someone else to go?}
Has anyone in the industry had their agent contact Li Rui recently?
……
{Exactly, exactly. Chi Yuan could have easily found a complete stranger to contact Li Rui.}
……
{Don't argue with them; it's just giving them more attention.}
{That's right, that's right...}
With online trolls and fans joining in, those who criticize Chi Yuan are still talking, but no one is paying attention to them anymore.
Seeing that the situation was almost under control, Li Weiran had two photos released.
Soon, paparazzi revealed that XX's agent had entered the residential area where Li Rui lived in the past two days.
After she posted that photo, more photos followed. For the past two days, paparazzi have been staking out Li Rui's neighborhood; almost everyone who's been to his apartment has been photographed.
Xu Ningyuan was also photographed, but his story was suppressed.
The matter is basically resolved here. Although some netizens said that Tianyu intervened and deliberately sent Li Rui to jail in order to protect Chi Yuan, Li Rui was arrested before he could reveal any information, so his words lost credibility.
Inside Yan Chuan's studio, the trio were also watching this farce unfold.
Agent Lei sighed, "Tianyu is truly remarkable; their methods are impressive, and their speed is incredible. If it had been any later, and Li Rui had released a few revealing videos, then when it came to Chi Yuan, he would have been unable to clear his name even if he jumped into the Yellow River."
Yan Chuan snorted: "If Jiang Haochen doesn't even have this much ability, then he's truly a piece of trash."
Agent Lei clicked his tongue: "Still thinking about it?"
Yan Chuan remained silent.
Zhu Feng undermines his boss: "The boss was all set to be the hero and save the damsel in distress, but the damsel was rescued by someone else first."
Agent Lei: "If you're slow on one step, you'll be slow on every step."
Yan Chuan gritted his teeth in anger: "Get out!"
He had Zhu Feng inquire about Chi Yuan back then because Li Rui was spouting nonsense, saying that Chi Yuan had taken the initiative to sleep with Jiang Haochen, which led him to misunderstand Chi Yuan and cause that misunderstanding that night...
Sometimes he thought that if he hadn't forced Chi Yuan that night, Chi Yuan's impression of him wouldn't have been so bad, and they might still have had a chance.
After all, Jiang Haochen only recently regained his sight.
He should have taken advantage of the situation and gotten Li Rui out of the entertainment industry, instead of just snatching a few roles from him.
Yan Chuan asked Lei Ge, "The endorsement deal with Starway?"
Lei Ge: "Tianyu's PR was brilliant. Chi Yuan also has 'Chang Sheng' to back him up, so barring any unforeseen circumstances, they won't replace him."
Yan Chuan: "This wave of Heechul fans online..."
Lei Ge: "Chi Yuan has been receiving too many resources lately, which is getting on people's nerves. There will probably be more to come; it all depends on whether Chi Yuan can handle it. If he can, he'll soar to great heights; if he can't..."
Lei didn't say what came next, but everyone knows.
This is the entertainment industry.
Chi Yuan didn't pay much attention to these things. His agent told him to focus on filming, so he obediently did so.
Although the atmosphere on set has been somewhat tense these past two days, Director Yang has kept things under control, and the producer has kept things in check, so no one dares to say anything in front of Chi Yuan.
Compared to Chi Yuan, Xiao Zhao was more sensitive. She always comforted Chi Yuan, telling him not to care about the attitudes of other people in the crew.
But Chi Yuan didn't really mind. Compared to the film crew before she met Mr. Jiang, this place was already paradise.
Even though his contract with Mr. Jiang was about to expire, and even though he had caused such a big mess, Mr. Jiang was still protecting him.
With Li Rui arrested and the crisis averted, the atmosphere on set instantly became lively again.
Director Yang patted Chi Yuan on the shoulder: "Now that things are settled, you can focus on filming. Filming is about to wrap up, so you can't let your performance drop."
Chi Yuan immediately said, "Director, have I not performed well these past few days? If you are not satisfied, I can reshoot."
Director Yang: "No, no, you performed very well, but I hope you can perform even better."
This is also what Director Yang appreciates about Chi Yuan. As the person involved in the incident, Chi Yuan's acting didn't falter, but others were affected.
Because of his good condition, Director Yang became even more convinced that Chi Yuan and Jiang Haochen had absolutely no relationship. Such mental fortitude can only be possessed by someone with a clear conscience.
Chi Yuan nodded, then casually asked, "Will President Jiang come to the set before filming wraps up?"
Director Yang: "Probably."
Chi Yuan didn't get a definite answer from Director Yang, and didn't dare to ask any more questions.
His contract with Mr. Jiang expired the day after filming wrapped.
This is the first and possibly only drama he's worked on with Mr. Jiang, and he wanted Mr. Jiang to come and see him finish filming. He also wanted to give it his all before his contract expired.
What if, just what if Mr. Jiang is willing to renew the contract?
Chi Yuan couldn't resist and sent Jiang Haochen a message: {Mr. Jiang, could you come before filming wraps up?}
After a while.
Jiang Haochen replied: {I'm already on my way.}
Chi Yuan held his phone, his eyes sparkling with tears, and he couldn't suppress the smile on his lips.