Sister Sa said with concern, "I knew you were adopted early on, but I never imagined you were abandoned in a trash heap by that heartless couple."
Jiang Ling said indifferently, "It's fine. It's all in the past. There's no need to get angry over certain people or things, because it's simply not worth it."
"That's right, getting angry only hurts your own body. That black-hearted trio doesn't deserve it!" Sister Sa said indignantly.
She paused, then added, "It's just that with the public opinion blowing up like this, I'm worried..."
"Worried?" Jiang Ling chuckled, "What's there to be afraid of? We're upright and have done nothing wrong, so why should we be afraid of them? Since they want to play so badly, I'll play along until the end. I want to see what they can do to me?"
Given the immense popularity of the public discourse, how could Jiang Ling not see the capital pushing it from behind?
She had been holding back a simmering rage since being targeted for her excellent portrayal of Ye Tianyu.
Now, these people dared to make a move again, did they really think she was a pushover, so easily manipulated?
Ever since she acquired shares in the LVMH Group, Jiang Ling had been looking for an opportunity to flex her muscles, letting those in the industry who disliked her know that she, Jiang Ling, was not to be trifled with.
Therefore, when Jiang Jianguo and Zhang Lian approached her, she had already anticipated this storm of public opinion.
The reason she didn't stop Zhang Lian from finding reporters was that she wanted to use this incident to resolve all problems at once.
Now that things were developing as she predicted, it was time for them to know her true power.
Jiang Ling was the type of person who, when she made a move, did so with thunderous force, completely crushing those disgusting cockroaches.
Jiang Ling said coldly, "Sister Sa, help me keep an eye on them. See who is jumping the highest. I want to make an example out of them!"
"Yes!"
The online debate grew fiercer, and for several consecutive days, Jiang Ling dominated the trending searches.
An Qiuyan, seeing the situation escalate to this point, gritted her teeth in resentment.
She had initially thought that by creating such a huge scandal, with so much capital support, she could make Jiang Ling utterly disappear.
However, she hadn't expected Jiang Ling's fans to be so resilient and numerous, managing to hold on for so long against such overwhelming public opinion.
What made An Qiuyan find it even more incredible was that generally, when a popular celebrity faced such a "black swan" event and their reputation was about to collapse, those top international brands would issue statements to terminate their contracts immediately, distancing themselves from the person involved.
After all, capital was cold-blooded; it didn't distinguish right from wrong, only looked at profits and losses, and would abandon anyone as soon as they saw trouble.
Logically, these brands that had signed contracts with Jiang Ling should have issued termination statements by now. Why was there no movement at all?
Commercial brand endorsements, especially those from top luxury brands, had always been the core of a star's value.
If abandoned by a top brand, a celebrity's commercial value would be practically finished.
What An Qiuyan wanted to see most was for the brands to terminate their contracts one by one, forcing Jiang Ling to pay exorbitant breach of contract fees.
The expected scenario did not materialize, which made her anxious.
Waiting, and waiting, the major brands finally issued statements.
The first was the leader of the top luxury brands, LV.
LV issued a statement, but it was not a termination of contract. Instead, it directly promoted Jiang Ling from her original designated series brand ambassador to the Asia-Pacific Brand Ambassador.
This statement, upon its release, not only caused an uproar across the internet but also shocked the entire entertainment industry.