Mo Jianing held her breath, not daring to exhale.
Mo Jianing's agent also dared not utter a word. She had advised Mo Jianing to choose a different song before, but Mo Jianing hadn't listened. Now that things had turned so ugly, she was completely helpless.
Yu Linwan's face was terrifyingly grim, her temples throbbing, her chest feeling suffocatingly tight.
She had given Mo Jianing the best resources and spared no effort to promote her. And this was how Mo Jianing repaid her, becoming a laughingstock for others?
"Get out! All of you, get out!" Yu Linwan roared.
Mo Jianing and her agent immediately withdrew from her office without a sound.
Yu Linwan, seething with rage, smashed and threw things around again. After a long moment of deep breaths to calm herself, she sat back down at her computer and began to search.
As expected, Mo Jianing's singing video had already become a joke.
Moreover, some eliminated contestants anonymously commented online, claiming that Mo Jianing's singing had always been at this level, and that the broadcast had been heavily auto-tuned by a million-dollar technician hired by Wanmeng Entertainment.
In contrast, Yu Yinyin's "Ying Yue" was directly trending, quickly gaining a large number of fans.
When people mentioned that Yu Yinyin had once been a contestant on Wanmeng Entertainment's talent show, netizens exclaimed that Wanmeng Entertainment was blind.
They couldn't see such a gem, yet they promoted such a piece of trash.
Seeing this, Yu Linwan's temples throbbed.
She regretted her past actions.
If only she hadn't indulged Mo Jianing's foolishness and had instead kept Yu Yinyin by her side.
Otherwise, she wouldn't have let Xia Qingtian get ahead and establish a good relationship.
Based on Yu Linwan's years of experience in the entertainment industry, Wen Ning would definitely seize this opportunity to make Yu Yinyin popular.
It would be difficult to suppress her then.
If she wanted to deal with Yu Yinyin, she had to do it now.
Yu Linwan's eyes were sharp as they landed on the documents and evidence Mo Jianing had laid out on the desk. She steeled herself.
If the Young Master knew the truth about Yu Yinyin, this plastic surgery freak, he probably wouldn't be infatuated with such a woman anymore.
In that case, she would go all out and destroy her!
Destroy her along with Xia Qingtian!
With a plan in mind, Yu Linwan immediately called Mo Jianing into her office.
"Sister..." Mo Jianing walked in cautiously, her expression a mixture of timidity and ingratiation as she looked at Yu Linwan. "Sister, I'm sorry, I thought..."
"Forget it. What's done is done. Now we can only think about how to suppress this matter." Yu Linwan shot Mo Jianing a meaningful glance. "In this industry, the best way to suppress one thing is to create a bigger issue or expose another."
"Sister!" Mo Jianing's eyes lit up as she immediately picked up the files on the desk. "This! This will do!"
"This, huh..." Yu Linwan sneered inwardly, thinking that Mo Jianing wasn't entirely foolish. However, she feigned hesitation. "It hasn't been easy for Yu Yinyin to get to where she is now. If we release this information, her life will be ruined... I do feel a bit reluctant."
Let Yu Yinyin be ruined!
Mo Jianing couldn't care less whether Yu Yinyin lived or died. In fact, she wished Yu Yinyin would die sooner!
"Sister, you can't say that. She deceived her fans first. She deserves it for doing such disgusting things!" Mo Jianing immediately said. "Besides, it's too much of a coincidence that the person we planted was fired right before the broadcast.
It must be Gu Shi Entertainment's setup; they deliberately want to see our Wanmeng Entertainment become a joke! We absolutely cannot let this slide!"
Mo Jianing deliberately dragged her own problems into the company's affairs. Through persistent pleading, she finally made Yu Linwan agree.
"Alright..." Yu Linwan finally relented, putting on a helpless act. She patted Mo Jianing's shoulder with a sigh, "I'm doing this all for you."
"Sister, I knew you treated me the best!" Mo Jianing clung to Yu Linwan's arm and acted cute, her eyes sparkling. She knew that soon she would be a star envied by all.
Anyway, she would just say she was sick and had voice problems. Performing while ill would be so touching, perhaps it would even attract career fans. How wonderful!
Yu Linwan's lips curved slightly, her gaze contemptuous. If the Young Master were to blame her later, she would just shift all the responsibility to Mo Jianing.
After all, Mo Jianing was the one who found the evidence and carried out the plan. She, at most, had reluctantly pushed things along.
Meanwhile, on the internet, the first episode of the mini-variety show continued to ferment.
【I can't take it anymore, I'm dying of laughter at Mo Jianing. She sings so horribly, but her expression is so confident! Hahahaha!】
【There's no harm without comparison. How dare she?】
【When the camera panned to Xia Qingtian at the beginning of Mo Jianing's performance, I saw her face turn ugly. I thought she was being petty, unwilling to let others sing her song, until Mo Jianing opened her mouth... You can't blame Xia Qingtian for this. Is this a cover? This is ruining someone's song! Xia Qingtian can be the original singer, and also the plaintiff!】
【The commenter above hasn't finished watching, right? Xia Qingtian's dark expression wasn't because Mo Jianing covered her song, but because she infringed on her rights. You see, before Yu Yinyin sang, Xia Qingtian explained that Yu Yinyin had authorization.】
【Good heavens, have you seen the news from Gu Shi Entertainment's legal department? Xia Qingtian has indeed become the plaintiff, suing Wanmeng Entertainment for condoning their artist's infringement.】
【Things that sound utterly unreasonable, illogical, and shameless suddenly become reasonable when Wanmeng Entertainment is involved.】
【Isn't this the first time for Wanmeng Entertainment? Didn't they get into trouble for infringement before? Ah, this... change the company name and keep apologizing? Is this considered respecting tradition?】
【Hmm... why wouldn't it be?】
【This variety show is really something. I think even though my idol is mediocre at singing, tone-deaf, and sometimes forgets lyrics, he's still better than Mo Jianing! I think he could go up there and do it too!】
【OMG... are you a hater, talking about your own idol like that??】
【Honestly, the first episode of this mini-variety show exploded. Performing on stage now is a massive exposure of traffic. Those with and without talent can really give it a try, because no matter how bad you are, you can't be worse than Mo Jianing, right? Plus, there's traffic and buzz, so you can really try it.】
【What the commenter above said makes sense. I'll go to the fan group right now and rally everyone to leave messages for our idols, urging them to pursue their careers!】
【Exactly! The entertainment industry should be like this, with healthy competition and everyone focusing on their careers. Fans should become career fans and actively urge them on! That's how the domestic entertainment scene can be saved! I'm going to urge my idol too!】
...
Thanks to this surge of popularity, the number of artists signing up for the mini-variety show increased exponentially. Even Director Zhao hadn't expected such an effect and became even busier. In the end, he had to seek help from Mr. Gu for a solution.
Mr. Gu immediately contacted the video partners, added more airtime, opened a behind-the-scenes channel, and a dedicated live broadcast channel for preliminary selections. He also released the full video on the partnered platform.
As soon as the full video was released, Mo Jianing experienced another round of public flogging and ridicule, while Yu Yinyin successfully gained another large fan base.
And at this moment, information detailing Yu Yinyin's entire plastic surgery process and the resulting disfigurement was officially publicized.
This caused a massive wave of heated discussion.