Sheng Tang took a shower, completed her basic skincare routine, and planned to go to bed early.
She didn’t have the habit of checking her phone before bed.
That night, the entire film crew was suffering from insomnia; Feng Yanqiu’s agency was about to go crazy; even Sheng Tang’s assistant Ai’ai was keeping a close watch.
Gu Shiting was sitting in his apartment, browsing the news and waiting for things to escalate further.
Gu Shiyan called him, "So, are you satisfied now?"
She had heard that Sheng Tang was beaten up on set because Feng Yanqiu had instigated his fans. Not only did they cyber-bully Sheng Tang, but they also threw things at her in real life.
Gu Shiyan was very angry.
Her brother had called to tell her everything and asked if she had any way to make things difficult for Feng Yanqiu. Then Gu Shiyan remembered something.
She had a very close relationship with a paparazzi studio that was highly reputable in the industry. They even had full evidence that Gu Shiyan was the eldest daughter of the Huishi Gu Family.
Gu Shiyan had worked with them before, spending a lot of money to buy out intimate photos of her and Song Chen on vacation, as well as photos of her dining out with family, and even her son’s full moon photos, which the paparazzi had managed to capture.
Therefore, Gu Shiyan felt that they surely had some secrets.
She spent a sum of money.
In addition, she was a person with real power and influence in the entertainment industry. Paparazzi offend people and need someone to help them smooth things over. Otherwise, how could they let Gu Shiyan get through so easily?
They were doing Gu Shiyan a favor.
So when Gu Shiyan proposed that she wanted dirt on Feng Yanqiu, and was even willing to pay for it, the paparazzi immediately provided a huge piece of gossip for her.
"...This was captured last month. We were planning to wait until Feng Yanqiu’s movie was about to be released to show it to him and his crew.
If negotiations failed, we would release the news." The studio’s manager told Gu Shiyan.
Gu Shiting: "..."
How sinister.
A typical movie might take over ten weeks to shoot and two to three months to produce. The promotional activities before the release need to be prepared two months in advance.
The promotional expenses account for half of the shooting costs.
After spending a lot of time and money, neither the investors nor the male lead’s side could allow such information to leak out and would have to spend heavily to buy it off.
That would be a substantial sum, at least twenty million upwards.
Gu Shiyan only spent three million to buy this, indicating that the paparazzi studio was very willing to make connections with her.
Hence, Gu Shiyan knew how to strike a balance.
She smiled and said, "Thank you very much. Next month is my third wedding anniversary with my husband. I’ll send you some street snaps of us."
Gu Shiyan’s husband remained a mystery, with not a single photo of him ever leaked.
Now, she was willing to honor the studio’s favor and provide exclusive news, which was naturally a very smooth transaction.
The studio handed over the photos and videos to Gu Shiyan.
Gu Shiyan wanted to get back at Sheng Tang.
When Xi Lingtu and his wife framed Sheng Tang, Gu Shiyan was in New Zealand shooting a film on location. After that, she went on vacation with Song Chen to a private island in the Maldives.
Sheng Tang wasn’t a celebrity at the time, so the news hadn’t spread across the entire internet, only within a small circle of TV dramas in S City.
By the time Gu Shiyan found out about it, three months had passed, and the damage had been done.
Gu Shiyan felt guilty for a long time, always feeling that she hadn’t been able to help Sheng Tang.
This time, with the situation at hand and her brother furious, Gu Shiyan took the opportunity to help her brother get some revenge.