How can you ascend to heaven when you are a star?

Chapter 100: Deceiving
Jiang Xin stared blankly at the phone screen. Seeing that it had been recorded for more than 4 minutes, she panicked.

You should know that stalking and secretly filming are both illegal.

In the past, if she did something like this, she could just deny it and find a random excuse, and no one could do anything to her. But now, the other party has the evidence in their hands, and if the police are called, she will be fined at the very least, or detained at the worst.

She can't afford to lose this person!

And if the company found out, wouldn't her colleagues laugh at her? Would the boss still give her important news leads to follow up?
Jiang Xin's mind was working quickly, and he suddenly said with a smile: "Uncle, stop it, delete the recording quickly, this kind of thing is not a joke." Then he was about to grab it.

However, Zhang Wen had already expected this to happen, so he took back the phone before the other party and put it in his chest pocket.

How could he let the other party take away such an important thing?
Jiang Xin's hand froze in mid-air awkwardly. After a moment, he withdrew it in frustration, pretending to be aggrieved and asking, "Uncle, what are you doing?"

After hearing this, Zhang Wen said earnestly, "Niece, this is all for your own good. I don't want to see you going further down the wrong path. If I don't correct you now, when something happens to you later, it will be too late. Do you understand?"

Jiang Xin was stunned. These words were so heartfelt that she almost believed them.

For her own good?
If it was really for her own good, why would he record it?

This uncle, could it be that his restaurant business is not doing well and he wants to cheat her out of money?

Nowadays, there are many cases of relatives cheating on each other.

"Uncle, I understand. Thank you for your concern. I will listen to you and will never do this again. Can you delete the recording first? These eggs are a gift to you, how about it?" Jiang Xin asked in a negotiating tone.

"No problem. It's a great improvement to admit your mistakes. As long as you can recognize your mistakes and resolutely correct them, your uncle will definitely give you a chance, but..."

Zhang Wen looked at the female reporter, whose eyes flashed with joy, and then changed the subject, continuing, "You need to explain what happened today. For example, where did you get your reliable information?"

Jiang Xin's expression hardened, and he immediately became alert. "Uncle, why are you asking this? Even if I knew, what would happen? It has nothing to do with you. Here are two hundred yuan. Go back and buy some supplements."

"Two hundred? If I give this recording to the police, do you think two hundred will be enough to pay the fine?"

"Five hundred, five hundred should be fine, right?"

Jiang Xin gritted her teeth in pain. She didn't expect that she didn't take any pictures today and even lost a basket of eggs and 500 yuan.

Zhang Wen remained unmoved and said with a smile, "Niece, if I give this recording to the police and then tell your parents about this, what do you think they will do?"

He likes money, he likes it very much, but if you want to buy him off with money, this little bit of money is far from enough.

Tao Huimin gave him 20 yuan. How could he give up 500 yuan for just 20 yuan?

He made his first business at the age of eight and has never made a losing deal since.

When Jiang Xin heard this, she was really panicked this time.

If her parents knew that her job as a reporter was to secretly take photos of celebrities, wouldn't she be beaten to death when she got home?
Actually, it’s nothing. The key is that I don’t want to see my family disappointed.

"Uncle, I can tell you, but can you turn off the recording on your phone first?" Jiang Xin asked.

Sure enough, the more people understand you, the more they know how to find your weaknesses.

"No problem." Zhang Wen agreed immediately and pressed the pause button in front of the girl.

Jiang Xin secretly breathed a sigh of relief, then said, "Uncle, I can tell you, but you must not spread it out, because we can't afford to offend this person."

Zhang Wen frowned slightly.

Can't afford to offend?

Did Sister Min offend someone?

I heard that some artists were suppressed or slandered by bigwigs because they refused to participate in drinking parties. I also heard that celebrities would pull each other down in order to compete for resources, and they would even want to put each other to death.

As one of the most popular young actresses, Sister Min is sure to offend many people unintentionally.

Zhang Wen secretly thanked his lucky stars that he was alert enough, otherwise he would have become the protagonist of the scandal. Wouldn't Minjie's fans have come to the training center every day to throw eggs?

"Don't worry, your uncle keeps his mouth shut." Zhang Wen said seriously.

Jiang Xin looked around carefully before saying, "Do you know the singer Han Cheng? He told me about it."

"?"

Zhang Wen was stunned after hearing this, and couldn't help but think of what happened at the celebration banquet last night. Han Cheng was jumping around, hoping that the world would not be in chaos, and he kept targeting him.

But, isn’t Han Cheng Sister Li’s friend?
Logically speaking, Minjie is Lijie's best friend, and Han Cheng and Minjie should have a good relationship. But why did he spread rumors about Minjie and leak them to the paparazzi?

He thought about the big investors and Sister Min's rivals, but he didn't think of Han Cheng.

and many more!

Could it be that Han Cheng is coming for him?

"Is everything you said true?" Zhang Wen asked suspiciously.

"Of course it's true." Jiang Xin said.

"Are you familiar with Han Cheng? Why did he approach you?" "Uncle, you don't know this, but those of us who work as entertainment reporters all know some celebrities. They'll proactively tell us their schedules so we can follow them and share their stories. This is all to increase their exposure. In the entertainment industry, without exposure, there's no buzz, and you'll eventually be forgotten. Reporters need news, and celebrities need exposure. That's how Han Cheng and I met. We're old acquaintances."

Zhang Wen suddenly realized that there was such a thing. It was like a knife stabbing his butt. It really opened his eyes.

"Niece, do you know why Han Cheng did this?"

"I don't know. He didn't tell me, and I didn't ask much. Anyway, I took the video if I had any information. But I just waited for over half an hour and didn't even see Tao Huimin. Is that Han guy trying to trick me?"

Jiang Xin frowned tightly. She had always used the trick of pretending to be a vendor and it was impossible for Tao Huimin to find out. Of course, it was also possible that Tao Huimin had changed her schedule temporarily and went on a date with her lover somewhere else.

Today’s artists are better at keeping secrets than spies.

"Uncle, I've said everything I need to say. Give me back the basket of eggs, and I'll go back to where I was just now and squat for a while."

She didn't give up and wanted to continue waiting. This was also the professional quality that a qualified entertainment reporter should have. After all, half an hour was not very long, and she had waited for half a day.

Zhang Wen came back to his senses, looked at the girl in front of him and said, "Niece, go back. If Han Cheng asks, just say you didn't wait for anyone."

"Ah? Why?" Jiang Xin was puzzled. She didn't understand why her uncle, who ran a restaurant, would care about this matter.

"Because you can't afford to offend the boss of that art exam training center." Zhang Wen said.

"Chi~!"

Jiang Xin couldn't help but sneer, "Uncle, look at that art exam training center. It's in a remote location with a small frontage. If someone with any financial resources had any business, why would they open an art exam training center in a place like this? At most, they'd know a few female celebrities and gigolos."

Zhang Wen slowly pulled out a recorder from his sleeve, looked at the girl with a frozen smile on her face, and asked, "If the owner of this art exam training center heard what just happened, do you think he would call the police?"

"You, who are you?" Jiang Xin took two steps back, staring intently at the recorder in the other person's hand. From this, she felt that the person in front of her looked more like an entertainment reporter than her.

"Stop pretending. I'm the pretty boy you're talking about."

"!!!"

Jiang Xin was shocked. After taking a closer look, she found that the other person was indeed very handsome and had the potential to be a gigolo.

But after a brief moment of surprise, endless surprises followed.

"Uncle, are you really Tao Huimin's lover? Can you tell me what happened between you two? Don't worry, I will never tell anyone." Jiang Xin said excitedly. He didn't expect that there was such a capable person among his relatives. He really is a hidden dragon and crouching tiger.

"???"

Zhang Wen stared at the female reporter in front of him in a daze. Is there something wrong with this person's brain? She still treats him like an uncle?
Besides, who would believe a paparazzi if he said he wouldn’t spread the news?
"That's fake!" Zhang Wen said. "Han Cheng and I had a small conflict last night, and I had almost forgotten about it. I didn't expect him to be so petty and actually use this method to disgust me. Niece, you have to be careful in everything you do in this line of work. Don't let others use you as a tool so easily. If you weren't my niece, I would have called the police long ago."

Jiang Xin opened her eyes wide in shock. She hadn't expected there to be a hidden story behind the incident. On the way here, she had been wondering why Han Cheng was targeting Tao Huimin. It turned out that everything was fake.

"fraud!"

"?"

Zhang Wen was shocked. Could it be that this woman knew that he was not telling the truth just now?

"Han Cheng is a liar. I trusted him so much, but he actually fooled me. Uncle, if I hadn't met you, I would still be kept in the dark." Jiang Xin said angrily.

"!"

Zhang Wen blinked. It turned out that the person he was talking about was not him. He thought that the other party had regained the upper hand in terms of intelligence.

"Niece, since you know Han Cheng, you should know that he is not a good person."

"Yes, I know. He suppresses the younger generation and often acts like a big shot. If it weren't for work, I wouldn't have any contact with people like him. It really makes me feel dirty."

Jiang Xin curled her lips, a hint of disgust and disdain showing on her face.

Zhang Wen saw that his goal had been achieved, so he said, "Hurry back to work. By the way, let's add each other on WeChat. If Han Cheng finds someone to throw dirty water on me again, remember to notify me in advance."

"Okay, uncle." Jiang Xin nodded, then took out her phone and added him as a WeChat friend.

Zhang Wen sent the girl a smiley face, then put his phone away and said, "Work hard in the future and don't let your mother worry."

"I understand, uncle. I'm leaving now." Jiang Xin walked towards the shared bicycles on the side of the road.

"Your eggs?"

"I'm giving it to you, uncle."

"Well, take me to say hello to your mother."

"understood!"

Zhang Wen looked at the girl's back until she disappeared, then he looked away.

He lowered his head to look at the large basket of eggs in front of him. It seemed that he could bring his own eggs when buying pancakes tomorrow morning.

Well, I'll add ten!
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(End of this chapter)