When will I be the queen

Chapter 471 Misleading
Cai Cai shrugged. "It seems their husbands are unfaithful, their fathers unkind, all because of a Cai family girl they've never met. Even if they know who they should hate, they'll still hate the Cai family girl. Because this kind of hatred is the easiest, requires the least effort, and yields a huge reward. They have no choice; they always need an enemy to vent their anger on, so they choose the most convenient one—the most convenient and the best way to release their emotions. Over three generations, the Cai family girl has become a vixen, a heart-devouring Daji."

Why do melodramatic plots in movies and TV shows remain so popular? Because they easily evoke emotions in the audience, providing the perfect outlet for those emotions. In real life, it's similar to being unable to hold back when you see a coward.

How absurd.

The immortal lord was skeptical; was this just something the Cai family was making up to coax Cai Cai into doing something silly?
"You must have heard the story of how someone donated a lot of saplings to a certain place in Jiangnan as a dowry, trying to force my Ms. Cai Chunqing into marriage, right? It was rumored that they bought a lot of barren mountains and gave them to the Cai family, offering the entire country as a dowry, just to make one person bow down and submit."

The immortal thought for a moment, and indeed he vaguely remembered hearing about it. It was about offering the country as a dowry, and it was quite famous. However, "I remember, wasn't it about Ms. Cai Chunqing who was being proposed to?"

Cai Cai pointed to her finger, "You remember correctly. At first, they wanted to force Ms. Cai Hongchuan, who was my great-grandmother, into marriage. She refused. A few years later, they came to marry my great-grandmother. Putting aside the fact that at that time, the mountain land belonged to the state and was not privately owned, those mountains were originally donated by the Cai family. They were originally planted with mulberry trees for silkworm rearing. After the donation, the mulberry trees were all cut down to clear land for farming. Later, when the farmland was converted back to forest, that person had some status and used the tree-planting task to swagger around in front of my great-grandmother and great-grandmother, subtly saying that Cai family women who didn't marry outside the family didn't understand the benefits of marrying outside."

"It was as if he was made of gold. The saplings were originally bought by my family, but at first he wouldn't give us the approval slip, saying it was a free gift to the Cai family. Later, my family still paid the money, and then he came back and said that we shouldn't listen to him, otherwise we wouldn't have to pay. Later, when my great-grandmother went south, this guy, not knowing how to handle things, started making a scene. His family is from the capital, with high status and many powerful people. Some advised my great-grandmother to bow her head and remarry, some looked down on her and wanted her to be a concubine, and some advised my great-grandmother to leave quickly and ignore him."

When Cai Cai heard this, she found it both speechless and amusing. "Luckily, there were still quite a few sensible people around, so it didn't turn into the kind of melodramatic and brainless plots you see in movies and TV dramas. That person made a fuss for several years, and eventually got married. My great-grandmother also got married a long time ago."

In movies and TV shows, this would be the end of the story. But in reality, life goes on.
"After his marriage, that man found several so-called substitute lovers. Coincidentally, his wife gave birth to twins, and both died except for one." Quite dramatic.
This is something that makes the negative reputation of the Cai family woman even worse.

"Now, everyone related to that person, all those connected to him, are giving the Cai family the cold shoulder. Those with a brain know my family is innocent, so at most they're indifferent, or even think my family is unlucky. Those without a brain are just filled with pure hatred, just venting." Cai Cai heard that among the people talking about her was the one who survived back then, the younger brother's family of her son's wife.

After processing these words, the immortal lord understood that this person was definitely not an isolated case; there were definitely others. After all, the Cai family's daughter was wealthy, beautiful, had status, position, and ability—who wouldn't want to marry her?

Public opinion is a powerful force; with enough people, rumors can spread like wildfire, and after generations, it has become the intractable situation we see today. Add to that the arrogance of some Beijing residents, who look down on everyone except God and themselves, and in their eyes, Hong Kong is just a rural backwater, a place of subjugation and colonial rule.
At this moment, a staff member from Huamei came over and asked Cai Cai to do a live interview. After five minutes, Mei Zhang asked about the process and content, and then helped Cai Cai to the interview.

Si Chen had been pretending not to exist, but now that Cai Cai wasn't here, he quickly sought out the Immortal Lord to speak.

"My family was afraid that Cai Cai would be deceived by people in the capital, so they deliberately made it sound so serious. In fact, there were quite a few crazy people back then, but the Cai family is a family with a special status and has produced many patriots and heroes. Anyone who wanted to cause trouble for the Cai family was punished and compensated. Otherwise, the business in the capital could not have been maintained so smoothly. My family has to rely on them."

We can't leave things unsaid. What if the Immortal Lord actually believes us? Wouldn't that make it seem like Cai Cai exaggerated?
"The Cai family is indeed quite influential in the capital, but most of their conflicts stem from love turned to hate, though it's not true hatred. The Cai family women have an irresistible charm." So, you know what I mean. They might say they hate someone, but the moment they see her, they're completely mesmerized and lose all sense of direction.

"Not being able to stay in the capital was for the sake of the family business; there was no coercion or anything like that."

The Immortal Lord did believe Cai Cai's words, but he also had some reservations, because Cai Cai really believed whatever others said, and what she heard might not be true. Now that Si Chen had explained in a hurry, the Immortal Lord understood.

Cai Cai's family was genuinely afraid she would be deceived, so they were extremely guarded against any outsiders, exaggerating even the worst aspects of her behavior. This kind of intimidation-based education definitely wouldn't work, so they added playing the victim, using jokes about ancestors to subtly evoke sympathy.
"." She really knows how to handle Cai Cai.

The immortal lord couldn't help but ask, "The one about two lives lost in one pregnancy?"

Si Chen quickly waved his hand, "The first one was a normal miscarriage. Because of the medication, the pregnancy couldn't continue. The second one was born safely and healthily. That family had a good relationship with the Cai family before. They handled the land donation from the Cai family and had always wanted to form a marriage alliance with them. After Cai Cai was born, that family came up to us again. Our family didn't agree, so they deliberately made up a little bit of false information."

"..." The immortal lord was so speechless that he burst out laughing.

Is it really okay to lie to her like this?

Si Chen didn't dare to comment, but how to put it, "From her family's perspective, I think it's quite good. Because she's really good at loving people; she can receive even the smallest kindness and care, and interpret it in a unique way. She's too tolerant, and she has a positive expectation and interpretation of people and things that's hard for ordinary people to understand. We don't want to change her, so we can only remind her whenever we can that there are many bad people and many bad things."

After hearing this, the immortal lord fell silent.

Yes, she endured those insults for the sake of her friends and others. She clearly has a terrible temper and explodes easily. When she heard that people held a grudge against her, she didn't feel wronged or aggrieved; instead, she found a convenient excuse for those who harbored resentment.
She wasn't someone who easily trusted others; rather, she longed for a life where she could trust others.
Cai Cai, unaware that Si Chen had exposed her past, was frantically reviewing the interview transcript. She knew Huamei would have many unexpected events and accidents, and that she might be drafted to help, but she never expected that her staff member would be a director so soon. Huamei has many directors...
The director explained to her why she was suddenly given an interview: the outfit of the artist previously scheduled for the interview had gone wrong. Apparently, the jacket was dirty, but the director whispered that it was a counterfeit worn on the red carpet, and the official brand had complained to Huamei, sending a bunch of lawyer's letters, which both Huamei and the artist received. People online were already gossiping about it, and marketing accounts were joining in. The artist didn't dare confront them directly, so she slid down to her knees, changed her clothes, and kept a low profile throughout. Huamei was an innocent bystander, but they still had to try to salvage the situation.

The first solution was to find Cai Cai. They quoted an exorbitant price. Coincidentally, Cai Cai had been arguing with the Immortal Lord, so the director asked Mei Zhang, who then agreed.

Cai Cai read the manuscript and also ate some gossip.

"Actually, it's a counterfeit product that the celebrity deliberately sourced. The idea is that the brand won't acknowledge it but won't expose it either. Many celebrities in the industry have done this. But this celebrity probably didn't get along with the brand manager; although they didn't publicly expose it, they filed complaints and sent lawyer's letters without hesitation."

Cai Cai then realized that it's normal for celebrities to wear counterfeit goods and jewelry. This is because it's rare for them to be exposed publicly, and they often have the confidence that they'll eventually be able to wear genuine, authentic products, and the manipulative mindset of those who manipulate brands. There are even jobs within the industry that specialize in lending clothes and accessories to celebrities, both genuine and counterfeit.

This made Cai Cai look at Mei Zhang. She had never worn counterfeit goods, had she?
“You rarely have the opportunity to wear formal attire; we all own our own clothes and accessories.” They had borrowed jewelry before, but later the Tang family bought everything they could, and Chengming also bought quite a few. Anything Cai Cai has worn, except for brand-name items that aren't for sale, belongs to Cai Cai herself.

The director smiled ingratiatingly, thinking to himself that Cai Cai didn't have any business activities and rarely attended any celebrations, only film and television-related events, so she didn't need many formal dresses or accessories. Besides, it was rumored that Cai Cai's family was very wealthy and she had investors, so she didn't need to borrow clothes or accessories at all.

However, hearing Boss Mei say it with his own ears, the director felt like he'd gotten a piece of gossip. Cai Cai's clothes and accessories were all her own. Just thinking about all the jewelry Cai Cai had worn...wow, she's really rich. What impressed the director most was that the Moon Goddess really wanted to gossip and ask, but the director held back.

Because if you ask, Cai Cai will definitely tell the truth, and even if she lies, it will be obvious. This is bullying. Just because Cai Cai can be read on the face doesn't mean you can deliberately bully her by asking her questions she's uncomfortable answering.

As we spoke, we arrived at the interview room.

The person interviewing Cai Cai was the previous artist to be interviewed. Huamei's interviews are essentially a chain of interviews with artists, and the live streams are very popular. Huamei has really set up multiple live streams. They're quite adept at doing business on different platforms.

This male actor, Mu Lian, is in his twenties and has become quite popular in recent years in period dramas and fantasy dramas. He debuted as the second male lead and quickly rose to fame, eventually landing leading roles. His acting skills are debatable; sometimes only his fans can comment, while other times audiences praise him. He is undeniably handsome, possessing a youthful charm, and enjoys considerable popularity. He's the type of actor who sits in the top tier when a drama is airing, but hovers around second or third tier when no dramas are running, sometimes even third or fourth tier. However, his achievements are somewhat limited, and he doesn't have any film projects.

To put it bluntly, these are celebrities who were completely stunned when they saw that it was Cai Cai who walked in. They couldn't even control their facial expressions.

[Hahaha, Lianlian was completely dumbfounded!]

[This is the first time I've seen such a genuinely surprised expression on Lianlian's face.]

Lianlian's acting skills still need improvement.

Amidst the overwhelming flood of comments about Cai Cai in the live stream, Mu Lian's fans managed to leave a few comments, all with a cautious air, genuinely afraid of upsetting fellow fans, and even more afraid of upsetting Cai Di and other viewers. This was because Mu Lian's fan base was a fraction of Cai Di's.
Not to mention that the vegetable garden (a term referring to a community of people with a large number of active fans) is the largest group of fans. Cai Cai has never sold fake followers; this is known both inside and outside the industry.

Mu Lian finally came to his senses and stood up, his legs weak. He was utterly overwhelmed by the shock of meeting Cai Cai in person, far more than he had imagined interviewing her.
Everyone said Cai Cai was incredibly beautiful, and Mu Lian had expected her to be. But actually seeing her in person, her beauty was truly breathtaking and absolutely stunning.
How could it be so beautiful?
No wonder people in the fan community say that anyone who has met Cai Cai is a fan of hers.

[Cai Cai is so beautiful that she's on a completely different level from everyone else around her.]

Mu Lian's looks are already quite good in the industry, but when she's in the same frame as Cai Cai, she looks so rough around the edges.

【Cai Cai is a true test of looks】 【Seriously, those who look good next to her are truly stunning, those with less attractive features are just average-looking, those who are ugly are just average-looking, and those who are extremely ugly are truly ugly】

So, the Immortal Lord really is incredibly handsome?

[What era are we living in? There are still people questioning the immortal lord's looks!]

It's perfectly normal for celebrities in the industry to ostracize Cai Cai.

[There's no discrimination involved. Please don't accuse me of anything so easily.]

[If you don't come out and have no contact with others, how can there be any exclusion?]

[Cai Cai has always been making money abroad and associating with foreigners, and looks down on the domestic entertainment industry.]

Where did that dog's mouth come from? It can't spit out ivory, but it can spit out dung.

Isn't it a well-known fact that Cai Cai was blacklisted by the Chinese entertainment industry in her early years?

Stop talking about banning and blacklisting all the time. There aren't any truly blacklisted artists in the industry.

Always playing the victim and trying to gain sympathy, it's really disgusting.

Even if there are artists who are banned, it wouldn't be Cai Cai, would it?

The gossip I heard is that Cai Cai has a bad temper and is intolerant of others, which is why her company sent her abroad to study.

[What nonsense were you spouting earlier? It's clear that Cai Cai went abroad because she had no acting opportunities.]

[His debut was in a movie project with a celestial being. If that's considered not having any acting opportunities, then what is my idol?]

Who cares about your master! Is it fun to keep spreading rumors?

[Cai Cai is so beautiful, the director must really like her, right? Every shot she takes looks good.]

The director prefers faces that tell a story. Cai Cai isn't even a pretty face.

Good grief, show your fandom now, let me see what kind of person your master is.

[Cai Cai's assessment of appearance is spot on.]

What's all the noise about? Can't we just quietly admire the beauty?

If Cai Cai hadn't debuted, we'd never have the chance to see such a stunning beauty!

She's beautiful, but her personality is really terrible.

[She has a terrible personality and is constantly arguing with the immortal lord.]

[Won't the Celestial Court finally lose patience?]

[Let's fight! Let's fight!]

[It's not like we haven't fought before; the Celestial Court can't beat the Vegetable Garden.]

Can't Mu Lian speak properly?

The live stream chat was buzzing with noise, but the actual venue was quiet. Mu Lian, wanting to liven things up, asked Cai Cai if she was happy to participate in Huamei.

Cai Cai replied that she was very happy.

"." Although you answered seriously, the atmosphere became even more tense. Because Cai Cai was really answering the question, not engaging in social interaction.

What to do? Mu Lian was frantic inside, and although she tried hard to suppress it, a hint of anxiety showed. According to the interview transcript, the next step was to discuss Cai Cai's feelings and suggestions about Huamei. But Cai Cai's simple statement, "I'm very happy," almost killed the conversation. Because Cai Cai was genuinely happy. "What are you happy about?"
"My mind must have wandered off," Mu Lian thought to herself, before blurting out, "What's making you so happy?"

Although Cai Cai was surprised that the question came off-script, it wasn't something she was particularly concerned about, so she spoke frankly, "It's very lively! I saw many people from movies and TV dramas." She then smiled at Mu Lian, "I've seen one of your dramas. Although I've only seen one, the one where you played a celestial prince who descended to earth to undergo tribulations and become a general."

Mu Lian was completely stunned.

The comments section of the live stream was also quite a shock.

Because that show has been banned. But it seems Cai Cai doesn't know that.
Cai Cai really didn't know, but she noticed that Mu Lian's expression wasn't good, so she became a little nervous. Had she said something wrong? Shouldn't she have mentioned that role? As she got nervous, Cai Cai's face changed immediately, and she became visibly flustered.

The director, Hua Mei, was furious off-camera. Leaving aside Mu Lian's reaction, which made Cai Cai nervous and essentially embarrassed her, Cai Cai had clearly responded well to Mu Lian's strange question, presenting her with a topic that would have been advantageous. Mu Lian not only messed it up but also dragged Cai Cai down with her. Everyone knows Cai Cai is easily flustered!
The director kept gesturing, trying to remind Mu Lian. In fact, the director didn't know that the drama Cai Cai was talking about had been banned, and had even become a dark chapter in Mu Lian's past.

Mei Zhang felt sorry for Cai Cai, so she went directly into the frame and whispered to Cai Cai in a low voice that was picked up, "The drama that Ren Jie starred in has been banned. The female lead in it is his only publicly acknowledged girlfriend. Then his girlfriend was arrested for stealing abroad and became a disgraced artist. All of her works have become banned dramas."

"..." Cai Cai was shocked. No, is it really okay for you to say this in front of the person involved?
Cai Cai looked at Mu Lian cautiously, "Um, I'm sorry, I didn't know. I saw it in the company's film and television library." If it were on a platform, it wouldn't be searchable if it were banned. So she could see it. Um, how embarrassing. "You...condolences?" You can't say that, right? Even if she died for a drama, there's no need to condolences. What kind of comfort is that? Goodness, my conscience hurts so much. "You, you acted really well. I'll find and watch the dramas of yours that aren't banned."

"." That doesn't sound very nice either.

【Hahahahaha】

[Hilarious! Hahahaha!]

Sincerity truly is a killer skill.