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After seeing all this, netizens naturally grew even angrier and launched a sitewide boycott against Liang Yi and Mu Xiaoying. Not only were their Weibo comment sections overrun, but even the TV dramas they starred in were bombarded with low ratings. People declared that they would never watch either of their shows again.

Actors with such questionable morals should never appear on screen again. Their values were warped, and they would mislead children and uninformed people.

As a result, many parents began reporting the two of them as well.

After all, children liked watching idol dramas these days too.

Star Universe Entertainment was now playing dead, as though it had completely abandoned the two of them. Or perhaps Star Universe Entertainment was too busy dealing with its own troubles, because the police had begun reinvestigating Gao Chi's case. Even Mu Xiaoying had been called in for questioning, and some people had finally gathered the courage to report Gao Chi.

At a time like this, Jinbai Entertainment's official Weibo account released a statement, throwing another huge log onto the fire.

Little Jin compiled screenshots of every marketing account that had accepted money to smear Xu Yuqing and Chen Chengrong, sent them lawyer's letters, and vowed to sue them in order to firmly protect the reputations of the company's artists.

Some marketing accounts were unimpressed and even secretly mocked Jinbai Entertainment.

A lawyer's letter? Who were they trying to scare?

It wasn't as if they had never received one before. It was just for show; there was no way they would actually sue.

Look at them now. Were they in any trouble?

After all, lawsuits were troublesome, time-consuming, exhausting, and even more expensive. Was Jinbai Entertainment really that bored? Sue them? How could that be possible?

Some marketing accounts even filmed videos subtly mocking Jinbai Entertainment.

But they truly never imagined that Jinbai Entertainment really was bored enough to have both the time and money.

More precisely, Cai Jinbai had too much money and too many connections. He was not afraid of suing those marketing accounts one by one.

So when those marketing accounts actually received court summonses, lost their lawsuits, and had to pay compensation, it was already too late for regret. They deeply regretted offending Jinbai Entertainment.

If they had known Jinbai Entertainment was so unyielding, they would have held back. Some of the more serious offenders even had their accounts banned, but that was all later.

Now, Jinbai Entertainment's statement set netizens' minds racing.

[Hiss, thinking about it carefully, Xu Yuqing only managed to turn things around after signing with Jinbai Entertainment. Could all the evidence that revealed the truth really have been gathered by just a small blogger? Could Jinbai Entertainment be operating behind the scenes?]

[Aren't you overthinking it... Would capital really care this much about an actor?]

[The more I think about it, the more something feels off. Starting with Jinbai Entertainment's two presidents taking over the trending searches, followed by this whole string of events, they kept dominating the rankings one after another. The topics never stopped, and the buzz just kept snowballing. Without such huge attention and discussion, even if the truth had been revealed, the outcome probably wouldn't have reached this point. Besides, haven't you noticed? The videos and screenshots posted by Haha Blogger still haven't been reported or taken down. What does that mean? It means someone is backing the blogger.]

[I agree. There aren't even any fans controlling the comments under Liang Yi and Mu Xiaoying's Weibos.]

[But the two presidents of Jinbai Entertainment being photographed was completely accidental and coincidental.]

[Tsk, tsk, you're too naive. The photos may have been accidental, but making good use of them and carrying out the following series of moves definitely wasn't an accident.]

[Just wait and see. Star Universe Entertainment, Liang Yi, and Mu Xiaoying won't get off easy. Even Gao Chi, who's already in prison, is in for it.]

Cai Jinbai looked at those comments, and the smile on his face deepened once more.

The Heat Stirred Up by Cai Jinbai and Xuan Yu's Video Continued to Ferment

The buzz sparked by Cai Jinbai and Xuan Yu's video, along with the series of related topics, continued to build.

Just as one netizen had said, neither Liang Yi nor Mu Xiaoying would get off easy. Things had reached this point, and there was clearly no room left to turn things around. Star Universe Entertainment had done nothing, so they finally stopped playing dead and had no choice but to post an apology online, admitting their mistakes.

But netizens refused to accept it. Their Weibo comment sections were filled with calls for a boycott, while supportive words from fans were few and far between. More than half of their followers had already disappeared. Those were real fans, after all, and losing them all would undoubtedly be a major blow to the two of them.

But that was nothing. Their acting careers would continue to suffer severe setbacks. No one would hire them for dramas anymore, their careers would stagnate and keep declining, until they completely vanished from the entertainment industry and their names were never seen again.

As for Gao Chi, his sentence would become even harsher.

With public opinion like this and conclusive evidence in hand, Gao Su could no longer protect Gao Chi. Otherwise, Star Universe Entertainment's shares would fall even more severely and the company would face a crisis.

Therefore, despite Mother Gao's pleas, Gao Su washed his hands of the matter and allowed the police to investigate.

In the end, Gao Chi received an additional charge in prison for drugging and raping an underage girl, making his sentence even heavier.

After learning this news, netizens all flooded Star Universe Entertainment's official Weibo to curse them out. Although Gao Su had been prepared, Star Universe Entertainment's stock still plummeted miserably. Even its newly airing dramas were affected, and their ratings were dreadful.

Mother Gao regretted it bitterly. If she had known this would happen, she never should have bought online trolls and bribed marketing accounts to smear Xu Yuqing and Chen Chengrong.

But even without her involvement, this matter would still have continued.

Misfortunes never came alone. While Star Universe Entertainment was doing everything it could to suppress news of Gao Chi's additional charge, news broke that there were problems with Star Universe Entertainment's contracts.

It was said that when Xu Yuqing wanted to terminate his contract, it had clearly expired normally, but Star Universe Entertainment had refused to let him leave. Exploiting loopholes in the contract that were difficult to notice, it demanded that Xu Yuqing pay an enormous termination fee.

Later, one of Jinbai Entertainment's presidents hired Xiang Yizhou, a renowned gold-medal lawyer, to negotiate with Star Universe Entertainment on Xu Yuqing's behalf. Only then did Star Universe Entertainment's president, Gao Su, have no choice but to grit his teeth and let him leave.

The moment this news came out, netizens exploded again.

[Holy shit, the gossip these days is endless. I was already stuffed from all the tea, and more still came pouring in. Star Universe Entertainment, you're one giant melon patch. Hahaha, followed. Looking forward to more fresh tea next time.]

[There are really problems with Star Universe Entertainment's contracts? Oh my god, all the brothers and sisters still signed with Star Universe, hurry up and look over your contracts. Don't end up unable to leave, or having to pay a termination fee just to leave. I've seriously never heard of something like this. Even normal contract termination isn't allowed? Tsk, tsk.]

[Xu Yuqing is such a poor little thing. That topic was right—Xu Yuqing was truly wronged. He might be the most miserable actor in history, hahaha. Luckily, he already left that trash company, Star Universe Entertainment. Luckily, President Cai recognized his worth. President Cai is so handsome!]

[I like President Cai so much. He's so good-looking and kindhearted, and most importantly, he has money and influence, so he isn't afraid of being bullied!]

[I'm going to become President Cai's fan, hahaha.]

[What about Vice President Xuan? Have you all forgotten him?]

[Hehe, Vice President Xuan belongs to President Cai. Being a fan of President Cai means being a fan of Vice President Xuan too.]

[What does that mean?]

[Are you straight?]

Some netizens went directly to Star Universe Entertainment's official Weibo to ask whether the contract issue was true.

Naturally, Star Universe Entertainment could not possibly answer him and turned a blind eye to it.

So more netizens found Xiang Yizhou's Weibo and asked in his comment section.

Netizens only wanted to watch the chaos unfold and never expected to get a response.

Until one netizen asked, [Lawyer Xiang, what do you think of President Cai?]

Xiang Yizhou unexpectedly replied, [He's very good.]

Those three short words fully revealed Xiang Yizhou's attitude—he clearly admired Cai Jinbai very much.

[Wow, praising a man by saying, "He's very good"? Tsk, tsk, I wonder if I'm reading too much into this...]

[Those three words are perfectly normal. It looks like President Cai really is a good person.]

[Why don't you first look up Lawyer Xiang's résumé? It absolutely blew my mind. He's a gold-medal lawyer! No wonder Star Universe Entertainment let Xu Yuqing go as soon as he stepped in. His background isn't simple either.]

[I'm an employee at Star Universe Entertainment. I can confirm that a lawyer really did come to see Boss Gao. Xu Yuqing terminated his contract and left afterward.]

[That's right. We were even discussing how much Xu Yuqing would have to pay, but he left without paying anything. Someone obviously helped him.]

[President Cai really is Xu Yuqing's benefactor.]

Not to mention the turmoil inside Star Universe Entertainment, which would likely leave them overwhelmed for quite some time, some netizens with nothing better to do began sorting through the causes and consequences of this entertainment-industry-shaking event from the very beginning, analyzing why the buzz remained so high.

In the past, the buzz around major incidents could quickly be suppressed—trending searches removed, comments controlled, people silenced. Why had everything gone so smoothly this time?

From beginning to end, netizens found it utterly satisfying, like eating a chilled watermelon in the height of summer to quench their thirst. It was both exhilarating and refreshing.

Then they came to a conclusion—the root of it all was that Jinbai Entertainment stood behind this incident!

[I refuse to believe Star Universe Entertainment doesn't have the money to remove trending searches, can't organize fans to control the comments, and can't even delete that most important video. Haven't they done plenty of silencing before? A series of moves and all the trending searches would be gone. This time, tsk, tsk, they ran into someone tougher, didn't they?]

[Jinbai Entertainment is seriously amazing for a newly established entertainment company! It dared to go head-to-head with an old entertainment-industry giant like Star Universe Entertainment—and won.]

[Just look at who's standing behind Jinbai Entertainment, and where its address is. Someone who could buy an entire office building in the center of the New Urban District couldn't possibly have a simple background. The Gao Family probably can't compare at all.]

[Not probably. They definitely can't compare.]

[Oh my god, Jinbai Entertainment's two presidents are both so handsome too. It doesn't matter whether I become an actor's fan or not—I want to become President Cai and President Xuan's fan!]

[Offering a huge reward for President Cai to debut!]

[Too bad you aren't richer than President Cai, hahaha.]