The film set, the lounge.
Tang Wanxing held her phone, looking at the news about Meng Jingwei and Qing Muye going to Daliangshan for charity, and how they bravely rescued students in a moment of danger. Enraged, she smashed her phone. "How could this happen! Who helped her buy the trending topic?"
She sat on the sofa in annoyance, lifting her hair, her heart filled with anger.
Qiao Ziqian, sitting beside her, handed her a glass of water. "You lose your composure whenever it concerns my eldest brother. Xingxing, you need to be calm."
"I..."
Tang Wanxing met Qiao Ziqian's gaze speechlessly, then nodded slightly after a while. "Yes, that's true."
She sighed with a sense of melancholy and deep emotion.
Gradually, she calmed down.
"Some things cannot be rushed; haste makes waste." Qiao Ziqian leaned forward slightly, sitting with his legs naturally spread on the sofa, his elbows resting on his knees, the other hand tugging at the collar of his white shirt. His demeanor exuded nobility.
Tang Wanxing didn't argue, "It's been many years since I've been this impulsive..."
She wasn't a hot-tempered or easily angered person, but whenever anything involved Qing Muye, she would lose her composure.
"I know what you're worried about," Qiao Ziqian said, turning his head to Tang Wanxing. "I've already investigated. The exposed video was not done by my eldest brother. It was the public relations work done by Meng Jingwei's agent behind the scenes."
"How can a newcomer like her have an agent?" Tang Wanxing was incredulous.
Qiao Ziqian smiled faintly. "Meng Jingwei was once signed with Huayu Media as a model under their company and is still under contract. Her agent was naturally arranged by Lv Sen."
"Huayu Media?"
Tang Wanxing took a sip of water, looking thoughtful. "Do you have any business dealings in Lancheng that are connected to him?"
Both Tang Wanxing and Qiao Ziqian were from prominent business families, their businesses spanning various industries, making it normal for them to be involved in the entertainment sector.
Qiao Ziqian frowned, thinking hard, and shook his head. "It seems not."
Without business dealings connected to Huayu Media, it would be difficult for them to threaten Lv Sen, and thus, they couldn't control Meng Jingwei.
After a moment of silence, Qiao Ziqian suddenly thought of something and said to Tang Wanxing, "You know Sato Chōfū, right? He seems to have some contact with Huayu Media in business. You can approach him."
With his reminder, Tang Wanxing was enlightened.
Just then, Tang Wanxing's phone, which she had placed on the table, made a dinging sound.
She picked up her phone and saw it was a notification for the latest trending news from Weibo.
Seeing the characters 'Meng Jingwei' on the pop-up, her expression immediately turned cold. She opened the Weibo app, and the trending topic was a video titled #TheTruthBehindMengJingweiHurtSomeoneOnSet#.
The video contained unedited content. It showed Meng Jingwei and Su Meiyi resting during their scene. Meng Jingwei placed the sword aside, and then someone sneakily came over and switched the swords.
The text content of the trending topic explained that to achieve the most realistic effect for the fight scene, the prop swords had a one-to-one weight ratio with real swords. However, the blade of the prop sword was made of a layer of soft plastic, which wouldn't hurt anyone.
"This person was so sneaky, they were trying to frame Meng Jingwei, weren't they?"
"I support a legal investigation."
"Who did Meng Jingwei offend? I always feel like someone is plotting against her."
"Whose interests did Meng Jingwei touch?"
"Is this a photoshopped video?"
"The one upstairs, shut up. Be careful you don't reveal yourself as illiterate."
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Tang Wanxing was reading the trending news, and Qiao Ziqian leaned over to watch with her. As they glanced at the comments below, which mostly favored Meng Jingwei, Tang Wanxing's beautiful eyes narrowed, and a cold glint appeared in her pupils.