The characters Li Shengnan, Xiao Xiannv, and Hua Fei, all gone too soon in their prime, cast an overwhelmingly favorable light on Jiang Ling's fans.
Whenever negative news about Jiang Ling surfaced, her fans would recall her tragic roles, feeling heartbroken and forgiving, instinctively defending her and whitewashing her image.
With Flowing Cloud Media's strenuous efforts to clean up her image, coupled with the fans' sympathy and indulgence, the public outcry was temporarily subdued.
As netizens debated why Dong Haisheng was helping Jiang Ling.
Someone suddenly commented, "Quick, Jiang Ling posted on Weibo, everyone go and see!"
Upon hearing this, the netizens rushed to Jiang Ling's personal Weibo.
When they saw the donation screenshot and the subway video, they all fell silent.
"Wow, she donated right after the transfer came through, less than a minute apart. It looks like Jiang Ling had already planned to use this money for charity."
"I knew it. How could my goddess be such a vulgar woman who is greedy for money and asks for the sky-high price? So she wanted so much money to do charity."
"There's so much hot money in the entertainment industry. Instead of letting capital spend it lavishly, it's better to do more charity and support Sister Ling in cutting flesh from capital."
"Wait, isn't Jiang Ling's salary 15 million? Why is the donation record only over 5 million? Where did the bulk of it go?"
"You're stupid, this money isn't solely for Jiang Ling. Doesn't Flowing Cloud Media behind her need a share? Even if platinum artists get seventy percent, you have to deduct one-third, then deduct the 45% personal income tax and the share for her agent Sister Sa. Over 5 million is quite normal!"
"Oh, so that's how it is. I thought Jiang Ling got all 15 million. These damned unscrupulous media outlets didn't deduct all these expenses, causing me to misunderstand!"
"These media outlets and marketing accounts just know how to exaggerate and grab attention. What good can come from their mouths!"
Seeing Jiang Ling's donation record, public opinion shifted dramatically.
If Jiang Ling had donated her salary after the incident was exposed, everyone would have assumed she was putting on a show, succumbing to public pressure, cutting her losses, and diverting the conflict.
But this donation screenshot clearly showed that as soon as the salary arrived, she donated it.
This implied that Jiang Ling had already planned to donate.
Sky-high salary and sky-high charity, although the amounts were the same, the nature was completely different.
The former was personal greed and an insatiable appetite.
The latter was aggressively cutting the韭菜 (leeks/money) of capital and bringing warmth to the poor and disadvantaged.
"Oh my god, the salary arrived and she donated it back. My wife is truly a little fairy on earth!"
"A post-tax salary of five million, and she donated it without batting an eye. Her heart is too kind!"
"I knew I wasn't wrong about my idol!"
"Uh... I don't know what to say. Anyway, I'll never scold Jiang Ling again!"
No one could have anticipated that Jiang Ling, by taking the initiative, had foreseen someone using her sky-high salary to attack her and decided to go with the flow and donate it directly.
This way, she could not only whitewash herself but also leverage this public opinion to establish a positive image of being passionate about charity and caring for society.
An Qiuyan, who was gloating and watching the show, did not expect the reversal to come so quickly.
With just one donation screenshot, Jiang Ling rapidly turned the situation around, making her so angry that her period arrived early.
"You cunning little bitch, you were hiding this move!"