The current vote results are as follows.
First place: Yan Weiyang, 1.43 million votes.
Second place: Xia Weibao, 800,000 votes.
Third place: Hua Shan, 550,000 votes.
With four days left, Xia Weibao calculated that it was time to start canvassing for votes.
So she started calling people, pulling on strings of friendship first.
She didn’t actually have many friends in the entertainment industry.
She used to have quite a few, but since her mishap three years ago, everyone deserted her when she was down, revealing their true colors, and she cut all ties.
Nowadays, these friends are those she met after her comeback, especially during the filming of "Allure," where she met many new friends.
Just after finishing a phone call, she heard Xia Shi’s voice.
"Baby, go online quickly, Yan Weiyang is being interviewed."
Xia Weibao raised an eyebrow; Empire Entertainment’s PR department was indeed strong, responding so swiftly.
In comparison, Hongtu’s PR department was really terrible, wasn’t it!
She had just opened the webpage when a video of Yan Weiyang’s interview popped up.
Yan Weiyang’s face was pale, with heavy dark circles, and she looked utterly exhausted.
It was clear she hadn’t slept all night.
Probably due to the impact of the issues online.
Xia Weibao glanced at the video, smirking, full of disdain—it was all makeup.
These tricks couldn’t fool her eyes.
Traditional Chinese medicine emphasizes observation, inquiry, and diagnosis. Diagnosing involves first observing complexion and symptoms. No complexion can escape her eyes.
Yan Weiyang’s haggard look was all painted on.
"Quite the act," Xia Shi commented.
"So fake. Women love to maneuver their image," Leng Yan scoffed disdainfully.
Suddenly recalling something, he glanced at Xia Weibao and suddenly didn’t want to speak.
Well, the one best at maneuvering images worked under him.
"What do you think she’ll say to explain?" Leng Yan asked.
Xia Shi remained expressionless, sitting next to Xia Weibao to watch together.
Surely she’ll say the media is exaggerating and that she tried to explain but the media didn’t listen, acting all innocent—Empire Entertainment Media’s PR department is famously formidable.
They can turn black into white.
Trying to bring Yan Weiyang down with this is difficult.
Xia Weibao wasn’t concerned about this; she was only thinking about one thing: how Lu Hualiang would explain why his Weibo only followed her.
If he followed a few more people, he certainly wouldn’t want that.
Her man, why should he follow anyone else?
Xia Weibao couldn’t help but sigh at how awkward and possessive she was.
But such a rightful sense of possession, really?
Soon, the interview began.
There weren’t many reporters, all invited by Empire Entertainment Media.
No need to guess; they must have been slipped envelopes, knowing well what to ask and not to ask.
The reporters got right to the point.
"Miss Yan, is it true what’s being said online that you are intentionally creating rumors with Director Lu to gain attention?"
Yan Weiyang, looking haggard, trembled slightly, her eyes shimmering with tears, lips pale, as if suffering great injustice.
"Regarding this matter, I’ve already explained on Weibo before; Director Lu and I are just ordinary friends. I’m helpless against the rumors spreading online."
"Someone saw you entering Lake Heart Community. Were you going to see Director Lu?"
"No, I heard Lady Lingyi returned to the country and went to visit her to catch up."
As soon as she spoke, not only the reporters but even fans watching the live stream were shocked.
"What? Weiyang actually knows Lady Lingyi?"
"Oh my god, that’s Huaxia’s First Lady! Weiyang is amazing, and it sounds like she knows Lady Lingyi well..."
The reporter seemed to have grasped a big news story. Mentioning Yan Lingyi, everyone in Huaxia would show admiration.
"Miss Yan, do you know Lady Lingyi?"
"Yes, I’m very familiar with Lady Lingyi. She quite appreciates me."
Yan Weiyang spoke with a smile, immensely proud. It was her mother, how could she not appreciate her?
Feeling a bit smug, last night He Xin sent her an email, which didn’t actually state this, only saying she passed by.
She intentionally said she went to see Lady Lingyi, enhancing her image several levels higher.
Just like in our lives, when someone knows a significant figure, others subconsciously want to curry favor with them—it’s the same concept.
Celebrity effect, leveraging Yan Lingyi’s reputation, others’ perspectives towards her changed completely.