This top guy is crazy!

"Scold her to death! Yes, just scold her to death!"

In the office, Xia Ming's face was ferocious and his eyes were bloodshot!

He said with hatred:

"Fuck this bitch, I'm going to make her pay!"

Once upon a time, he was also one of the top stars. At that time, he was still the top star, and Cheng Cheng could only be second. But now, even small stars who debuted several years later than him can play his jokes on the show! They don't take him seriously at all!
Do you really think he is completely out of date?
Do you really think he can be bullied?

On the side, his agent, Sister Wang, watched his performance calmly without saying anything.

Ever since Cheng Cheng started to support newcomers, and with the increase in the number of stars from the mythical faction, which has become bigger and bigger, the internal competition in the domestic entertainment industry has become more and more serious, and many stars, top streamers, "old actors" and "old artists" have been swept out.

Xia Ming is one of them.

So Sister Wang knew the hatred in Xia Ming’s heart.

Likewise, she was filled with hatred in her heart.

But in addition to "extreme hatred", Sister Wang also felt a different emotion in her heart, which was contempt and disappointment towards Xia Ming.

At the beginning, although Xia Ming was like a naughty boy and she had to clean up his mess everywhere, Xia Ming was indeed at the peak of his career at that time and she was happy to do so. After all, they shared a common interest.

But in recent years, Xia Ming has become more and more crazy under Cheng Cheng's attack.

Not only do they not strive for progress and improve themselves in the increasingly inward-looking domestic entertainment industry, they are becoming more and more presumptuous and outrageous.

He slacked off on the set, lip-synced on stage, acted like a big shot at events, and caused controversy on variety shows.

Last year, Xia Ming was caught for drunk driving. If she hadn't used all her connections, Xia Ming would probably have been banned by now.

But even so, Xia Ming didn't realize it.

Today, Xia Ming’s endorsements have been cut in half, and his cooperating film and television projects have also withdrawn their investments.

If there was a better place to go, Sister Wang would have given up on him.

"Xia Ming, stop making trouble." Sister Wang finally spoke, her voice full of fatigue, "Now is not the time to lose your temper. We have to think of a way to get through this storm."

Xia Ming turned his head abruptly, his eyes bloodshot, staring at Sister Wang viciously:

"I'm making a scene? You said I'm making a scene? Where did I make a scene? How did I make a scene? Cheng Cheng's artist openly made fun of me on the show, and I can't even lose my temper, right? And I'm in the office, and I can't even lose my temper in my own office?!!!"

Sister Wang took a breath and was very dissatisfied with Xia Ming's attitude, but she still said patiently:

"Calm down first. What we need to discuss now is how to deal with this matter."

Xia Ming said:
"How should we deal with it? How can we deal with it? It was Nilukzi who caused the trouble. We should hold her accountable! We should ask her to apologize publicly! We should ask her to admit her mistakes."

Sister Wang frowned and said:
"But the problem is that you were the one who posted the Weibo, and you were also the one who caused the controversy! Although Nilukzi played a joke on us, she was not wrong on a public level. What we need to do now is—"

"Okay! Now it's my fault, right? Others made fun of me and openly provoked me on the show, and now it's my fault, right?" Xia Ming stood up, glaring with a pair of red eyes, and forced Sister Wang forward.

Sister Wang took a step back and said:
"Xia Ming, can you please be reasonable?"

Xia Ming:

"I'm unreasonable? Huh? Now you're blaming me for being unreasonable? Is this how you act as a manager? Is this how you serve artists?"

Hearing Xia Ming's words, Sister Wang was chilled:
"Who helped you deal with all those messy scandals over the years? Who accompanied the investors to drink until they had gastric bleeding? Who did the PR in front of the media? I have cleaned up countless messes for you and put all my energy into you. Am I not doing my best? Am I not trying my best?"

Xia Ming yelled, "Why don't you help me find some good resources? Newcomers in other companies have plenty of high-quality resources waiting for them as soon as they debut, big-budget TV series, popular variety shows, they can pick and choose. What about me? I went from being a top male star to only being able to play supporting roles, and even supporting roles are almost gone! You just watched me get marginalized and abandoned by this circle bit by bit. Now, I'm in such a state, and you still have the nerve to blame me!"

As he spoke, he waved his arms excitedly, and the veins on his neck bulged:
"I used to make so much money for the company and made so many brands popular, but now? I'm like a discarded child! Look at other people's agents, they care so much about their artists and clearly allocate resources to them.

I have been working in this industry for so many years, but in the end I was publicly mocked by a newcomer! As my agent, you have been taking my share and enjoying the benefits brought by my halo for so many years, what on earth are you doing?"

He accused at the top of his lungs, as if he had been holding these words in his heart for a long time.

Sister Wang looked at him in disbelief.

At this moment, she felt particularly absurd. She thought that after doing so much over the years, even if Xia Ming was not grateful to her, he would still remember her kindness in his heart. But she never expected that Xia Ming actually thought this way.

She actually felt that he had become less and less popular over the years because she had not found good resources for him!

Hahahahahaha!

Sister Wang wants to laugh!

Sister Wang shook her head, her voice full of endless disappointment:
"So that's what you think!"

"Have an honest opinion! Over the years, how much have I paid for you? Don't you know? When you were caught for drunk driving, I kowtowed and apologized to so many people in order to get you out. Do you know? In order to protect your image, I forced myself to smile in front of the media and answer those tricky questions. Did you see that?

Over the years, I have been running around to get the best resources for you. But you never cherish the opportunities and mess up things again and again. Now when investors hear your name, they either shake their heads or wave their hands. What can I do?
You said I took your share and enjoyed your glory, but have you ever thought about how long your glory would last without me cleaning up the mess behind you? You didn't make progress, you indulged yourself, and you messed up a good hand, but now you put all the responsibility on me, how shameless are you? ! ! ! "

"You're talking nonsense!" Xia Ming roared, and suddenly stretched out his hand to sweep all the documents, pen holders and other items on the desk to the ground. "You are just a useless agent! Dealing with scandals? Accompanying drinking and public relations? Isn't that what you should do as an agent! You should do this for this salary, don't talk like a saint. You said you would fight for resources for me, but forget it! Real good resources will be scared away because of my trivial matter? Those resources were clearly handed over by you to others! Did you accept benefits from others and deliberately not give me good opportunities?"

He approached Sister Wang as he spoke:

"I admit that I made mistakes, but which celebrity doesn't have some scandals? How can they rely on their agents to turn scandals into scandals and still become more and more popular? You, on the other hand, only know how to complain in front of me. In the final analysis, you are incompetent and don't know how to use your connections to package me!"

"You said I didn't cherish opportunities, but I think the opportunities you gave me were few and far between! What's the difference between playing those marginal roles and not playing them? Can they help me get back to the top? If you could have managed me well like my agent did, would I have ended up being stepped on by newcomers today?!"

Sister Wang was completely disappointed with Xia Ming, she turned and left the room.

In the room, Xia Ming was furious:
"Come back! Did I let you go? Come back!!!"

Walking out of the room, Sister Wang leaned against the wall and took a few deep breaths.

Just at this moment, the cell phone in her bag suddenly rang.

Sister Wang reached out and fumbled for her cell phone. When she saw the company executive number on the screen, her heart sank. She took a deep breath, tried to make her voice sound calmer, and pressed the answer button.

On the other end of the phone, the leader's stern reprimand came:

"Xiao Wang, what on earth have you done? Xia Ming's place is in chaos! Do you know how much loss the company will suffer if you don't handle it well? Come up with a solution for me immediately, hurry up!"

Sister Wang held the phone tightly, her knuckles turning white, and responded in a low voice:

"Don't worry, Mr. Li, I will definitely solve it as soon as possible."

After hanging up the phone, Sister Wang was more sad than heartbroken.

If it was just the boss's tyranny, it would be fine. As long as she and the artists were on the same page, they could have withstood any storm. But now the artists were no longer on the same page with her. Not only were they alienated from her, but they also blamed her for all the mistakes. This made her feel that everything she had done in the past was a joke.

At the side, the assistant was silent. She had wanted to go in just now, but when she heard Xia Ming and Sister Wang arguing inside, she didn't dare to go in.

Just now she heard the call from her leader, which made her even more at a loss.

At this moment, she asked cautiously:

"Sister, what should we do now?"

Sister Wang slowly closed her eyes, and all kinds of thoughts surged in her mind like a surging tide.

She thought of Xia Ming's unreasonableness, her years of hard work, and the company's interests and reputation...

After a long time, she opened her eyes again, a trace of determination flashed in her eyes, and finally she made up her mind to help Xia Ming overcome the current difficulties first.

Although Xia Ming was ruthless and ungrateful, she could not abandon her professional ethics and friendship. She would consider resigning or applying to be transferred to other artist teams after this matter was settled.

She said:

"Let's suppress this matter first. The most important thing right now is to control the scope of the spread of the matter and minimize the impact before the authorities intervene. So, you should quickly communicate with Weibo and set up keyword blocks such as 'Maple Leaf Country', 'Maple Leaf Country Earthquake', 'Overall Situation', and 'Cerebral Thrombosis'. Secondly, take screenshots of those personal attacks and rumor-mongering comments one by one and keep them, so as to consolidate the evidence and facilitate us to portray the artist as a victim later. Then, sort out the relevant materials about Xia Ming's previous participation in the protection of intangible cultural heritage, use this to divert public attention, and then ask some fans to come out and help clean up the mess. No matter how much it costs, this matter must be suppressed for me, and it must be effective."

The assistant nodded quickly and responded, "I understand, sister."

Sister Wang hesitated for a moment before saying, "And..."

The assistant quickly asked: "Sister, what else?"

Sister Wang hesitated for a moment and waved her hand: "Forget it, I'll take care of the rest, you go first."

"Okay." The assistant hurried away, and the sound of high heels hitting the ground echoed in the corridor.

And the most crucial step is to communicate with Shenhua.

Today, Shinhwa is the only dominant company in the industry, and Nilukzi is a popular young actress who cannot be offended.

Although Shinhwa was in the wrong in this incident, Kenilukezi also suffered online violence from Xia Ming's fans.

Xia Ming might feel very happy, but she couldn't be so emotional.

She had to find out the attitude of Shinhwa as soon as possible, and it would be best if she could negotiate with them and ask the program team to cut out the clips where Nilukzi played the meme.

Otherwise, it will be a lose-lose situation for both sides.

However, she planned to handle the matter herself, because if Xia Ming knew about it, with his temper, he would definitely lose control of his emotions. In Xia Ming's eyes, Nilukzi should apologize to him publicly, but in reality, this was impossible to achieve.

Sister Wang dragged her heavy bag back to her office and was about to contact Shenhua when suddenly, her assistant rushed in.

Sister Wang asked:

"I'm not asking you to—"

“Sister, sister…” The assistant leaned against the door frame and gasped. Her fingertips pointing at the phone screen were still trembling, and her lips were almost bloodless. “Okay, okay—”

Sister Wang's heart sank to the bottom. She guessed that something more serious might have happened:
"What? Just say it! Don't stutter."

The assistant took a deep breath and said:

"Sister, he posted on Weibo! A long post!!"

Sister Wang was impatient:
"Who posted on Weibo? Please tell me clearly, who is it?"

The assistant said:
"Cheng Cheng! It's Cheng Cheng!"

She handed the phone to Sister Wang and said, "Sister, take a look at it yourself."

Sister Wang took the phone, slid her finger across it, and read it carefully from beginning to end, her expression changing several times.

"Hehe..." Sister Wang suddenly laughed out loud, and the expression on her face caused her shoulders to tremble.

The assistant looked at her in horror: "Sister, are you okay..."

She thought to herself, why would Sister Wang laugh at this time?
Shouldn't I be anxious and angry?

Sister Wang ignored the assistant's reaction and continued laughing:
"Haha, it's over. Haha, it's over."

After reading Cheng Cheng's Weibo, she knew very clearly that Xia Ming was probably finished, but from the bottom of her heart, she felt a strange sense of revenge and relief:

Haha, didn't Xia Ming put all the blame on her? Now he doesn't have to do that anymore. From now on, there will be no such person as him in the entertainment industry anymore.

Because Cheng Cheng's Weibo post was too cruel! It was simply murderous and heartbreaking! It was enough to drive anyone into the abyss.

Cheng Cheng's Weibo reads:

"On the Limits of Free Speech of Public Figures" (End of this Chapter)