111 “AV Shooting Guide” Chapter 110

109: Storm of public opinion

There was a lingering buzz in the conference room. Qiao Qiao sat on the chair in the middle with her head lowered. From beginning to end, she didn’t listen to a word of what the “experts” and “advisory groups” said.

The blood in her body seemed to be squeezing into her brain, giving her a splitting headache. The noise in her ears made the pain worse. Qiao Qiao could not sit still in her chair. The scene of the conflict with Ruan Qingqi that day was replayed in her mind frame by frame.

That distance, that angle… is there someone hiding there?

Who could it be?Was it arranged by Ruan Qing?No, she already knew there was a camera, so why bother?Could it be another staff member?But even if you thought it was interesting and recorded it, why did you just edit this footage and release it?Did you also purposely blur out the sound?

Is it specifically for yourself?

“…Miss Qiao? Miss Qiao?”

Qiao Qiao suddenly came to her senses, and the eyes of everyone in the room fell on her. The director of the public relations department whom Song Qiyan introduced just now was looking at the paper in his hand and asked: “Have you and Ruan Qing known each other before?”

“I don’t know her.” Qiao Qiao shook his head, “I went to Donghe to film a movie and saw her in person for the first time.”

“Well…” The director heard this and crossed out an option on the paper with a pen. Someone next to him whispered, “It seems that it can’t be explained by joking between acquaintances.”

“I don’t want that.” Qiao Qiao immediately refused, “She went too far.”

“The public doesn’t care about the truth.” The director adjusted his glasses and said calmly, “The other party has seized the opportunity and has real power in their hands. Unless we come up with a more convincing video, this matter will only continue to be led by the nose.”

“Methods are always thought up by people.” Song Qiyan, who had been silent at the meeting, said now, “There are many examples of successful public relations in the entertainment industry. It all depends on how you operate it.”

With a few words, the ball was kicked back to the public relations department, and the director remained silent.

“That’s almost it. Let’s get here today.” Song Qiyan closed the folder in front of him, “I want to see a complete plan lying in my mailbox before two o’clock tonight. Let’s adjourn the meeting.”

Soon the whole room was cleared out, and Qiao Qiao walked toward the door absentmindedly. A man stopped her from behind: “Where are you going?”

“Go back to the 15th floor.” Qiao Qiao answered honestly.

“Don’t go.” Song Qiyan took off his coat from the coat rack, “I asked Fang Tong to take a look just now. Your door is already blocked. You can stay at my place for the next two days.”

Qiao Qiao said “Oh” dejectedly.

Song Qiyan seemed to understand what she was thinking, and touched Qiao Qiao’s earlobe comfortingly. His pupils shrank suddenly when he saw a hidden hickey behind the ear, but then he retracted his hand as if nothing had happened, “The company is very experienced in this area, and they will handle it well.”

“Am I not allowed to film anymore?”

“Don’t think too much.” Song Qiyan smiled faintly, and then said something that Qiao Qiao didn’t quite understand, “This is a capital society.”

The two of them left WAWA during the rush hour after get off work. Because Song Qiyan still had work in the evening, he only took Qiao Qiao to eat a little and drove back. Qiao Qiao was already familiar with his family. What they didn’t expect was that the man actually took out a pair of women’s house shoes from the cabinet, which were obviously specially prepared for Qiao Qiao.

“It’s getting cold, and you’ll get cold if you wear slippers that don’t fit your feet.” Song Qiyan explained calmly.

Qiao Qiao didn’t think much about it. She had been in a state of languor. She sat down on the sofa and refused to move. But the expression of grievance and pity on her face was particularly itchy. She wanted to grab her into her arms and bully her. Song Qiyan clenched his fingers several times before forcing himself to look away from her naked eyes.

“I still have something to do. I have to stay in the study at night. There is food and drink in the refrigerator. If you are hungry, you can get it yourself.”

“…”

“Qiao Qiao?”

“Yeah.” Qiao Qiao agreed in a dull voice, and Song Qiyan sighed, “Don’t tempt me, you know I can’t stand this.”

“I didn’t.” Qiao Qiao protested softly.

“You…” Song Qiyan closed his eyes, gave up resistance and pulled off the tie around his neck. He quickly walked over and pinched Qiao Qiao’s chin and placed a gentle kiss on her lips, as if he was afraid of being bitten by something and didn’t dare to stop for a second.

Qiao Qiao was caught off guard by a kiss, his face felt hot, and a blush crept onto his cheeks at a speed visible to the naked eye. Song Qiyan’s eyes darkened slightly.

“The remote control is on the table, and there are some movies in the TV cabinet. If you are bored, you can watch them. If you want to read, you can come to the study.” Song Qiyan restrainedly rubbed the corners of Qiao Qiao’s mouth with his thumb and left. After all, things tonight were different from the past. He had to deal with it with great concentration and not make any mistakes. “Don’t read the information on the Internet. It is of little value at this time.”

“Okay.” Qiao Qiao nodded obediently.

Song Qiyan closed the study door with his front foot, and Qiao Qiao took out his mobile phone with his back foot.

Otherwise, it is said that people are born with a masochistic mentality. Even though she knew that the purpose of surfing the Internet at this time was to find trouble, Qiao Qiao still couldn’t help it. She wanted to know how far things had developed, and she almost went crazy with curiosity. Even the worst situation was always better than what she imagined. The more Song Qiyan hid it, the more Qiao Qiao wanted to see it.

She cautiously opened her WAWA circle first, and sure enough, her usually lifeless personal homepage was about to explode.

The number of unread messages was 99+. Qiao Qiao didn’t have the courage to click on the private message at all. He only carefully poked at his latest post. This post now has more than a thousand replies. You must know that WAWA only has a few thousand employees in total.

The comment that was pushed to the top was left by a director. He simply summed it up in one sentence: “It’s so cool!” followed by a thumbs-up emoji.

After all, the WAWA circle is an internal circle within the company. Everyone is both colleagues and working hard in the entertainment industry. Faced with this situation, they have more or less their own considerations and will not be easily led. So after reading a few comments, there is no obvious tendency to accuse. However, several IDs that Qiao Qiao is familiar with have left messages below saying that they believe Qiao Qiao and feel that there must be something hidden in this matter.

He never expected that someone would be willing to speak out for himself at the cusp of the storm. Qiao Qiao was so moved that he read those comments over and over again. Every time he read them, he seemed to draw energy from them.

Song Qiyan forwarded an article from the Public Relations Department analyzing the matter, and briefly added: The matter is still under investigation. It has been initially determined that the video posted online is suspected of being taken out of context. Please pay attention to the follow-up development, believe in the company, and believe in Qiao Qiao.

The number of comments below was also astonishing. An ID with ‘Head of the Song Fan Group’ after her name was pushed to the top. She weaved a rant with countless exclamation points. The general meaning was that Director Song was too boyfriend-friendly. When something happened to her female artist, she did not distance herself from the relationship immediately but chose to share the responsibility. As expected of the man she has liked for so many years. At the end, she called on all the people in the Song Fan Group to support Qiao Qiao, because ‘What Director Song likes is what we like!’.

Qiao Qiao’s mood was complicated.

She didn’t expect that Song Qiyan’s appeal would be so great. Although she didn’t frequent the WAWA circle, she also knew that the dynamics at the top level were generally “many likes and few comments.” Song Qiyan usually only forwarded some company administrative orders or personnel transfer notices, and few people commented on them. Unexpectedly, when something happened, all those who were peeping on the screen were exposed.

Of course, there are also discordant voices. After all, Ruan Qing debuted early and has accumulated some popularity in the entertainment community for many years. It is normal for her to have fans in WAWA. Qiao Qiao found several comments that were personal attacks. She felt really uncomfortable and simply closed the WAWA circle and stopped reading.

Originally, this was enough, but the news software pushed another message with a very cunning title – “Shocked! The pretty girl Ruan Qing was slapped by a newcomer in the entertainment industry! [Video attached]”.

slap…

How can it be called a slap even if the skin is not touched???

Qiao Qiao was so angry that he clicked on it, but then he regretted it. The comment area was filled with accusations. The more reasonable ones said that Qiao Qiao had a problem with his character and that he didn’t respect his seniors but still took action. No wonder it didn’t become popular.But there were more illogical insults, and the language was too vulgar to be tolerated. As Qiao Qiao watched, he thought aggrievedly that she just threw a basket of nail polish. These people didn’t even know the cause and effect, so how could they unleash such malice on a stranger.

The four words “Ruan Qing was beaten” are also high on the news search list. The next one is “Who is Qiao Qiao?” Some netizens posted Qiao Qiao’s works and some stills in the past few years, but then countless people commented that the stills were ugly, his acting skills were so bad, it was painful to look at.

The more Qiao Qiao looked at it, the colder his hands and feet became. He knew very well that the wisest choice now was to turn off the Internet and cover his head to sleep, but his fingers refused to obey him. One netizen commented and liked Ruan Qing. Qiao Qiao clicked on Ruan Qing’s homepage and found that her latest post was posted three hours ago. The picture was a carefully retouched selfie. The accompanying text was very meaningful: “Thanks to the kindhearted people, justice may be late sometimes, but it will never be absent.”

The comments were full of comfort and sincerity, praising Ruan Qing’s magnanimity and not fighting back even if he was humiliated like that. Many people in the entertainment industry also retweeted this post. Qiao Qiao paid attention and did not find Du Xiaoshuang in the list of reposters.

She wanted to continue browsing, but her phone was taken away unexpectedly. Song Qiyan, who came out of the study at some point, glanced at the content on the phone screen, made two movements without changing his expression, and then handed it back to Qiao Qiao: “You won’t be able to access the Internet this way.”

“Director Song…” Qiao Qiao asked softly, holding the phone, “Am I finished?”

“Speaking online is just a matter of moving your fingers. You don’t have to care about what they say.”

“But I don’t have any evidence in my hand. Even if I want to defend myself, no one will believe it.”

“Who said you have to defend yourself?” Song Qiyan smiled slightly, “The entertainment industry is not a black and white place, and there is not only one way to achieve your goal.”