Chapter 498: Chapter 498: Bastard, You Harmed Others Yet Remain Unrepentant!
Seeing that the online situation was increasingly unfavorable for Lai Yuaner, Lai Shengxia immediately contacted a public relations company.
In just half an hour, numerous comments questioning the authenticity of the recording appeared on forums and Weibo.
“To exonerate their own artist, they hired voice actors to record the audio. No matter how well they imitate, the voice is ultimately not Lai Yuaner’s own. With careful listening, the differences can be discerned.”
“No wonder IMG and Tang Li did not respond last night; they were holding back a big move. However, a fake is still a fake.”
“Since there is a recording, why wasn’t it presented yesterday? Those who condemned others after listening to the recording, shouldn’t you have noticed this discrepancy?”
Then, IMG posted a long article on Weibo.
IMG Media is responsible for the authenticity of the recording. As long as Lai Yuaner and her assistant agree, anyone can go to the relevant institutions to verify the authenticity of the recording. Additionally, we have reported to the Lishan Police Department to rigorously investigate this bungee jumping incident, with our company’s artist Tang Li fully cooperating with the investigation.
A netizen raised doubts—how did Tang Li have this recording? Since there is a recording, why not present it last night to clear her own name?
[IMG Media Weibo]retweeted this netizen’s comment and replied: “A female actress who harbored ill will against you in the past, suddenly approaches you amicably and drags you out to play—doesn’t it seem strange? Keeping a card up our sleeve is a precaution. As for not presenting it last night, our company’s artist Tang Li did not want to ruin someone’s future. If it weren’t for the company’s stock price plummeting at the opening today, she might not have agreed to hand the recording to her agent.”
Soon, another netizen revealed—
Tang Li was kicked out of the “Phoenix Concubine” crew because she overwhelmed Lai Yuaner, her co-star, to the point she collapsed, and that night, the chairman of Tianyi Group and Lai Yuaner’s mother came to Lishan to dine with Director Zhao, investing a large amount of money in the production on the condition of replacing the actress playing Mrs. Bao!
In other words, Lai Yuaner’s actions against Tang Li were not without reason.
She was afraid someone would block her path to stardom!
And when harming others did not work, she simply maligned them.
Around noon, a reporter outside the police station interviewed the bungee instructor.
His response confirmed that the recording was not fabricated.
On Weibo, directors and artists who previously supported VCR began deleting their comments.
The netizens who initially boycotted Tang Li’s works turned their guns around and started boycotting Lai Yuaner’s works.
Near evening, a shopping mall owned by Tianyi Group was vandalized.
Hundreds of netizens arrived in Lishan, organizing a protest outside the hotel where the “Phoenix Concubine” crew was staying, wearing T-shirts emblazoned with “Lai Yuaner Out of Entertainment Industry,” and the situation was controlled only after the police intervened.
Seeing the video uploaded by netizens, Tang Li was already sitting inside the apartment at Huafu No.1.
“This time, Lai Yuaner really has to leave the entertainment industry,” Yu Sui sighed. “Several brands represented by Lai Yuaner had many physical stores smashed this afternoon. The top comment denouncing her on Weibo has already reached over two million likes, and it seems she has been escorted back to the Capital by the police.”
At night, Tang Li received a call from Lai Wenyan.
As soon as the phone call connected, Lai Wenyan’s first words were: “You immediately release a statement, tell the netizens, that recording is fake!”
Tang Li directly pressed the end call button.
Listening to the dial tone coming from his cellphone, Lai Wenyan kicked the coffee table, veins popping on his forehead in anger: “This damned thing, causing harm and still unrepentant!”
On the sofa, Lai Yuaner who had returned to the Capital was at her wits’ end.
Just minutes ago, Sister Wen resigned and would no longer be her agent.