Chapter 174: 174 Do they never inquire about banquets?
The cancellation of An Lan’s birthday support LED screen deeply saddened her fans.
They had wanted to raise more funds to prepare another gift for An Lan, but Shi Lan logged in and repeatedly stressed that she did not celebrate her birthday.
@RealAnLan: “I have received your sentiments, and I will get justice for you, but please, do not waste time on support activities.”
Although An Lan’s fans were disappointed, since the reminder had been given several times, they saw no point in persisting. After all, their power was so limited that they couldn’t even secure an LED screen, and they didn’t want to cause any more trouble for An Lan.
Gu Chengyu’s fans were depleted after being warned by the fan club, and they quieted down temporarily. However, their hostility towards An Lan would never diminish.
In the following days, Shi Lan deliberately kept a low profile and stopped causing trouble for Gu Chengyu along with Chen Beini, while Gu Chengyu had also become much more restrained on set due to the embarrassment of his previous drunkenness.
The real reason Gu Chengyu held back was that he had received a notification from the “Supernatural Journey” team. They had arranged a dinner with An Lan for the evening before her birthday and had asked him if he wanted to join. They would gauge the situation and help bring them together if possible.
Gu Chengyu could hardly wait, as An Lan’s birthday was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. He planned to prepare a surprise for An Lan.
But was he sure it would be a surprise?
After reviewing the evidence brought back by Huo Zhao, Shi Lan had already begun to plan the entire strategy to target Gu Chengyu’s fan club.
Currently, the chain of evidence was not perfect. For example, they did not know the exact amount swallowed by the fan club, nor had they found the illegal factory that produced the batch of clothing. However, the video provided by the orphanage featured a prominent fan from Gu Chengyu’s fan club posing with the supplies, coupled with the unboxing video and quality inspection report. These alone were enough to give Gu Chengyu’s fan club a lot of trouble.
As for the rest, it was left to netizens to fill in the blanks and imagine for themselves. These doubts were enough for them to dig up more unknown details.
The day before An Lan’s birthday, Tang Ze arrived on set at noon to discuss the specific details of the next day’s operation with Shi Lan.
“Boss, are you really not considering leaking something to Gu Chengyu’s opponents?”
Shi Lan shook her head: “We must have control over these things. It’s not too late to release them after the incident blows up. I’ve been eyeing several influential and smart marketing accounts these past few days. I’ll send the evidence to their inboxes, hinting that I’ve sent it to many accounts and that whoever breaks the story first will be the traffic winner. At the same time, I’ll send a complaint to the Federation of Women.”
“This is my birthday gift to An Lan.”
“Alright,” Tang Ze nodded. Then, looking at the time, he reminded Shi Lan, “Boss, you have one last scene to shoot. After that, we can leave. But have you informed Mr. Yan about tonight’s dinner?”
“Do I need to report this?” Shi Lan hadn’t thought it would become an issue.
“Of course, you do. Drinking is unavoidable at tonight’s event,” Tang Ze said, surprised by Shi Lan’s response, “Since you’ve decided to be together, isn’t schedule reporting a basic thing? Isn’t Mr. Yan asking?”
“He did ask.” The young miss coughed unnaturally, “I told him I had a dinner and would pick him up after work.”