Chapter 495: Regret
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
It was only a matter of time before Murong Qiao settled scores with the person who spread the rumors about her. It was just that Li Qiong thought that he could escape.
Li Qiong was so anxious that his forehead was covered in sweat. He wanted to defend himself. “Young Miss Murong, listen to me—”
“There’s no need to talk nonsense,” Murong Qiao interrupted him.
She cut to the chase. “Why don’t you tell me who asked you to do this?”
“This…” Li Qiong’s words were stuck.
How could he dare to reveal the person behind him? Moreover, if he revealed the money…
Murong Qiao sneered. “Do you think the Murong Family will let you off?”
“No, no!” Li Qiong shuddered.
At the mention of the Murong Family, he felt the cold sweat on his back soaking his clothes.
If the Murong Family really came after him, he probably wouldn’t even know how he died.
“I’ll talk, I’ll talk, I’ll talk!” Li Qiong didn’t dare to fool her anymore. “It was someone with the surname Ke who asked me to do this!”
“He gave me money to make that post. He was also the one who provided me with the idea of plagiarism. Other than that, I’m only in charge of getting paid to do things. It’s really just that!”
Knowing very well how powerful the Murong Family was, Li Qiong told her everything he knew.
He swallowed nervously and didn’t forget to absolve himself. “I really just followed the other party’s instructions…”
“His surname is Ke? There’s no name?” Murong Qiao asked.
Li Qiong hurriedly shook his head. “He asked me not to ask too much and just do my job…”
He was just a blogger. Usually, he would send out gossip to let everyone eat melons. How could he care so much?
If not for the fact that he had received a lot of money this time, he wouldn’t have dared to spread rumors about Murong Qiao.
“Young Miss Murong, you’re a magnanimous person. If you let me go this time, I won’t dare to do it again.” Li Qiong begged on the other end of the phone.
“I was blinded by money at that time. I really know my mistake now, really! If I spread rumors again in the future, I’ll—”
Murong Qiao felt a headache coming on.
She frowned. “Stop.”
The other end immediately fell silent, not even daring to breathe.
“Clarify and apologize online. In addition, tell me everything you know about that person with the surname Ke.”
Catching Li Qiong was no different from capturing cannon fodder.
Murong Qiao knew this very well, so she didn’t intend to do anything openly. Of course, she still had to pursue the matter.
As for the person behind this, she would deal with them sooner or later.
Seeing that Murong Qiao didn’t intend to pursue the matter with him in detail, Li Qiong immediately promised that he would definitely apologize properly. Moreover, after ending the call, he immediately wrote a long apology note and placed it on h aciscount. He even put it at the top of the page very sincerely to ensure that anyone who came in could see this article.
The people who spread the rumors all said that they were the ones who slandered her. Now, the last bit of vicious voices on the Internet disappeared.
Now that the truth was out, the netizens who thought that they were upholding justice at the beginning all changed sides and apologized to Murong Qiao. They were even feeling guilty and even took out money to support Murong Qiao’s novel.
Not only the novel, but this bit of money was not enough to express everyone’s feelings. It was even enough to support the career of the artistes and buy whatever they endorsed. The newly broadcasted dramas also received renewed followings, and the ratings went up. Even the new alb.u.ms of Shi Yang, the Qu siblings, and the others were also pushed up.
After the plagiarism incident, the entire company’s performance wasn’t suppressed but rose instead. After being supported by the netizens, their profits doubled. Even many artistes who had just arrived received a mouthful of soup.
“As expected, it was right not to leave back then. I knew that the Boss is definitely not like what they say online!”
“The fans I met when I went out were so enthusiastic. They even said that they were wrong about the Boss and asked me to help apologize. All of them were so friendly! Haha.”
“It was the same when I was filming the endors.e.m.e.nt!”
“I remember that Song Han said that it would be better if she left early, right? I don’t see any new works from her now. Tsk tsk, it’s better to insist on our own views.”
Recently, CG Company has been filled with such a relaxed and happy atmosphere. Even if everyone was busy, they were still talking and laughing happily. The air was filled with laughter.
But Song Han, who was mentioned, had not been doing well recently.
She brought the group of artistes she had instigated to the other company. In the end, not only did she not receive the resources she was promised previously, she didn’t even receive a new job for an entire week.
“Brother Han, didn’t we agree previously—” Song Han even tried to ask the Brother Han who poached her for an explanation.
Brother Han looked indifferent. “You’re talking about the female lead role.”
Song Han’s eyes lit up. Just as she was about to nod, she heard Brother Han say something else.
“I’ve given that to someone else. Wait a little longer.”
Song Han’s smile froze. “But—”
“There aren’t so many buts.” Brother Han waved his hand impatiently. “Opportunities are reserved for those who are prepared. While waiting for you to come, the other party couldn’t wait anymore.”
“We can’t let the company suffer losses because of you alone, right?”
Song Han was being blamed for this. She originally wanted to say something, but it was not appropriate for her to say it. She could only laugh dryly and look at Brother Han before giving up resentfully.
“Then, if you have good resources in the future, remember to look for me.” Song Han lowered her stance.
It was as if at this moment, when she saw Brother Han casually give the resources to others, she realized that this was worse than her time in CG.
In the past, in CG, with her acting skills, she could at least be a supporting actress and show her face. In the end, she did nothing here and was in a daze for a few days.
Brother Han replied half-heartedly. In fact, the moment he turned around, he would forget about this matter.
After all, he had lied to her in the beginning to weaken Murong Qiao’s company. As for the artistes, he had never thought about them after they came.
There were only so many resources. There was not even enough for the people under his care. How could he care about those who were poached over?
Song Han smiled apologetically and left. As soon as she went out, she saw a message from her good friend on her phone.
[Shu Xin: Sister Song Han, Sister Song Han, I received a supporting role today!!! Moreover, the director thinks very highly of me. I can go to the production team the day after tomorrow… In short, I feel very lucky. By the way, how are you doing in the new company?]
She had just been angered by Brother Han’s perfunctory words. When she turned around, she saw that Shu Xin, who had once been inferior to her in CG company, had even taken on the role of the second female lead. Her life was even more comfortable than hers.
Song Han was so angry that she kicked the trash can beside the corridor without thinking.
In the end, the trash can flew away lightly. This kick didn’t contain her strength and she slid to the ground. She almost fell flat on her face and disfigured herself.
“Yo, are you planning to take the path of a comedian?” The female artistes who pa.s.sed by and looked down on her didn’t forget to mock.
Song Han’s lungs were about to explode, but she couldn’t flare up here.
She had just arrived at the new company and had yet to obtain the resources. If she caused trouble so soon, she would be completely finished.
She could only remain silent and get up from the ground in a sorry state. Under the mocking gazes of the people beside her, she limped away with a livid face.
If she still didn’t know that she had been tricked over, Song Han would be the real fool. Brother Han’s perfunctory att.i.tude was almost obvious.
However, when she thought of Shu Xin’s words, she felt upset. She even secretly regretted being deceived by Brother Han and coming to the current company.
If she had withstood the temptation back then… wouldn’t she be the second female lead now?