Chapter 102: The stunning beauty goes online, killing in action
“The backlash from fans doesn’t feel good, does it?” Shi Lan asked with a smile at Chen Beini, “I remember, the fans who cyberbullied me were the same group. Don’t be anxious, they’ll give you even bigger surprises…”
Chen Beini felt a chill run down her spine at Shi Lan’s inscrutable gaze, despite it being at the height of summer.
“I also hope Miss Chen takes her work a bit more seriously and stops with all the NGs, after all, I don’t want to be filming at night.”
Chen Beini’s eyes reddened with irritation. Today, in front of Shi Lan, she fell silent, unable to retort, and eventually had to hide in a corner to call her broker and cry her heart out on the phone.
The broker was already at his wits’ end dealing with issues caused by Chen Beini’s fans, while the team had finally managed to tie a first-tier celebrity to her, who was about to pass the probation period. But now, the fans had created a mess, ruining her image with the public and within the industry.
“Why do you argue with her? Even if she took over your resources, she’s still just a D-list nobody worth no attention. Do you think she can turn the tables? I’ll warn the fan club in a moment to stop making trouble. It’s a critical time now; they need to be as quiet as the chickens.”
Chen Beini didn’t find comfort from her broker and turned to look for Gu Chengyu, but they had been in a cold war for the past few days.
In the afternoon’s shoots, Chen Beini, as if stimulated, performed exceptionally well, surprisingly without much NG.
Director Tang thought that he should cut Shi Lan’s vacations shorter in the future. It seemed that whenever she was around, whether it was leading the National Couple or provoking them, they always exceeded expectations.
At dusk, Shi Lan participated in the final shoot of the day.
With low spirits, Chen Beini left the set as soon as the shooting was over, not giving Gu Chengyu so much as a second glance.
After Shi Lan was done filming, Sun Ling was nowhere to be found. After Gu Chengyu finished his talk with Director Tang, he took advantage of the quiet surroundings and approached Shi Lan, saying, “An Lan, would you like to have dinner together? It’s been a long time since we’ve eaten together.”
Shi Lan had no intention of engaging with Gu Chengyu; she was simply waiting for Sun Ling to return.
“An Lan, while it’s still early, let me take you out to eat, someplace where we won’t be disturbed.”
Right then, Sun Ling rushed back and said to Shi Lan, “An Lan, Mr. Yan has sent over imported cherries and desserts from the Hilton Hotel; they’ve already been delivered to your room.”
“Back to the hotel,” Shi Lan said without a second thought.
“An Lan, who was that picking you up this morning? It wasn’t Mr. Yan by any chance? Do you think someone like him, a capitalist to the core, would really be into you? He’s just playing around!” Gu Chengyu blocked Shi Lan’s way, pointing towards the hotel as he spoke heatedly.
“Whatever’s between Mr. Yan and me is our business. What’s it to you? Furthermore, having been through someone like you, what else do you think I have to fear?”
Having said her piece, Shi Lan bypassed Gu Chengyu and left the set with Sun Ling.
Although Sun Ling followed Shi Lan, she couldn’t help but look back at Gu Chengyu from time to time. She had never seen such a despicable man before, “This kind of man, yet he still has a bunch of people adoring him. It’s simply eye-watering.”
“Don’t worry, one at a time, they have to queue to get their beating. Public personas are only interesting when they destroy themselves,” Shi Lan replied.
At that point, Sun Ling didn’t care about public personas anymore. She hurried Shi Lan along, and once back at the hotel, she pushed her straight into the room.
“Your cherries are getting impatient!”
Behind the room door, on the sofa, sat the cultured hooligan Mr. Yan, his devastating charm ready to kill.