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

Chapter 242 It’s a big deal

"Sister Yue, what's going on?"

While the staff were setting up the equipment, Bai Lu came to Gao Yue's side, his eyes full of confusion.

Sometimes you take pictures, sometimes you don’t, and sometimes you want to take pictures again. Should you take pictures or not?

Gao Yue glanced at Bai Lu, who was frowning, and worried that his mentality might be affected, which would affect the subsequent filming. So she smiled and said, "Nothing, there was a problem with communication within the magazine. I just called their editor-in-chief and it's been resolved."

Bai Lu saw that Sister Yue spoke so easily, so he did not suspect anything and turned back to the gate of the courtyard, waiting for the staff to restore the scene.

Gao Yue secretly breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Bai Lu leave. He then found a shady place to avoid the sun and thought about his next response plan.

Zhang Wen came to the side of the leg master, looked in Bai Lu's direction, and asked in a low voice: "What happened? Is the suspension of filming related to the rumors online?"

Gao Yue didn't hide anything this time and nodded gently. "The magazine is worried that the online rumors about Bai Lu will have a negative impact on them, so they plan to replace him..."

She briefly recounted the conversation she had just had with Editor-in-Chief Wang.

Zhang Wen frowned tightly after hearing this. He thought that the online rumors would have an impact on Bai Lu's work, but he didn't expect the impact to come so quickly.

It seems that the rumor-busting needs to be done quickly, otherwise more people will definitely cancel their cooperation.

"Where are the reporters you arranged?" Zhang Wen asked.

Gao Yue turned around and pointed to a big tree not far away, where two old men were playing chess and a few people were standing nearby watching.

Zhang Wen swept his eyes over those people and immediately noticed a middle-aged man wearing a baseball cap. There was something wrong with this man's skill panel. He had 66 points in photography, 65 points in writing, and 63 points in driving. There were even a few more skills at the end, but the skill points were not that high.

He actually has three skills at the elite level. He is not only not an ordinary person, but not even an ordinary reporter. If he didn't have special abilities, he would not have discovered that there was an entertainment reporter hiding there.

"When will we take the photos?" Zhang Wen asked. He wanted to get the video of the underground parking lot as soon as possible.

"It's finished filming." Gao Yue said after hearing it.

Zhang Wen was stunned when he heard this.

Finished filming? So soon?
It’s really professional.

In that case, there is no need for him to stay here any longer.

"I'm going to the shopping mall." Zhang Wen said and walked out of the alley.

Gao Yue looked at the man's back and felt a sense of reliability in her heart, and even a little jealous. She wondered if the other party would still be so proactive in dealing with the problem if something happened to her in the future.

Zhang Wen walked out of the alley and drove straight to the shopping mall. After getting out of the car, he walked to the entrance of the underground parking lot and found the security guard standing outside the booth.

"Security boss, could you please show me the parking lot surveillance video from yesterday at noon?" Zhang Wen stepped forward and asked politely.

"No, we have a rule here that surveillance footage cannot be shown to outsiders." The security guard refused expressionlessly.

"Brother, please do me a favor. Our boss was secretly photographed here yesterday and is now facing threats and slander. He must use the video of that time to prove his innocence. Please do me a favor. Actually, we are in the same line of work. You are a security guard, protecting a group of people, and I am a bodyguard, protecting one person." Zhang Wen played the emotional card at the end.

"Young man, it's not that I don't want to help you, but I really can't help you. Rules are rules. Once our leader finds out, he will definitely fine me. How about you go find our leader? Or you can go find the police. The police can watch our surveillance video." said the security guard.

It’s not that Zhang Wen hasn’t thought about finding the head of the security team, but the problem is, even if he does, will the other party agree to let him see it?

As for calling the police, what reason do you have?

The online news about Bai Lu "cheating" and "two-timing" are all speculations of netizens, and the word "suspected" is added in front of all the news contents.

As for Chen Xueqi sending people to take secret photos, he has no evidence in his hands. Will the police care?

After much thought, I decided to find a security guard.

"what?"

Zhang Wen suddenly pointed to the side of the security guard, then bent down and squatted on the ground, and a few pink banknotes appeared in his hand as if by magic.

"Security boss, you dropped your money." After saying that, he stood up and stuffed the bills into the security guard's trouser pocket.

The security guard was slightly startled, and quickly took out the money in his pocket, saying, "It's not my money. I don't have any cash on me."

"No!" Zhang Wen grabbed the security guard's hand tightly and said seriously, "This is your money. I saw it fall out of your pocket with my own eyes."

The security guard was shocked, glanced at the camera on the guard booth, coughed and said, "Thank you for picking up the money for me, brother. It's hot outside, let's go inside and talk."

As he said this, he walked towards the guard post.

The corners of Zhang Wen's mouth curled up in an imperceptible arc. It turned out that money is the most powerful ability in the world.

He quickly caught up with the security guard and walked into the guard booth nearby.

There are two LCD monitors on the desk in the room, each of which displays real-time monitoring images of more than 20 underground parking lots.

"Brother, what time, what floor, and what location do you want to see the surveillance video of?" The security guard didn't waste any words and got straight to the point.

"Yesterday around 12:012 p.m., in the underground second-floor parking lot, located at..." Zhang Wen recalled where he parked yesterday and said, "Near F."

The security guard clicked the mouse for a while, then pointed at a dozen videos and said, "These are all the videos near F012. Hurry and take a look. Someone will be here to relieve the shift at noon."

"Thank you, brother." Zhang Wen said with a smile.

The security guard nodded, turned and walked out of the booth, and stayed at his post.

Zhang Wen quickly opened the video, and after watching three of them, he finally found the footage of him, Bai Lu, Gao Yue, and Zhao Linlin appearing in the parking lot yesterday at noon.

As expected of a famous shopping mall in Beijing, the hardware equipment is excellent and the surveillance footage is very clear.

He glanced at the security guard standing outside, then took out his cell phone from his pocket and recorded the footage that was playing.

After everything was done, Zhang Wen walked out of the security booth.

"Brother, I'm leaving now. Thank you for your help. May good people live in peace."

"Brother, take care."

The security guard waved his hand, looked at the young man's back as he left, and couldn't help but put his hand into his trouser pocket.

Well, there should be about five hundred.

Zhang Wen drove out of the shopping mall and called Gao Yue on the way. After learning that the filming had not been completed, he immediately returned along the same route.

When he returned to the courtyard, Bai Lu had changed her clothes. The aqua blue cheongsam not only set off the woman's curvy figure, but also showed her fresh and refined classical beauty to the fullest.

The fairies in the sky are no more than this, Zhang Wen thought.

"How is it?" Gao Yue saw the man coming back and took the initiative to walk over to ask about the situation.

"It's all been recorded." Zhang Wen said after hearing this, then took out his mobile phone from his pocket and played the still hot video to Gao Yue.

Gao Yue stared at the phone screen intently. After seeing the content of the video, a smile finally appeared on her expressionless face.

"Okay, with this video, we can fight back against those photos on the Internet. Send me the video quickly." Gao Yue said as he took out his mobile phone.

Zhang Wen immediately sent the video to the other party. After all, this woman was professional in dealing with public opinion crises. If he handled it, there would be no other way except to post the video online.

After receiving the video, Gao Yue immediately began editing and preparing the text for clarification.

The online discussion about Bai Lu's two-timing was getting more and more intense, so after she edited the video, she immediately posted it on Bai Lu's Weibo.

At the same time, a large number of online trolls were hired to refute the news that Bai Lu was "suspected" of playing two-timing, and to guide public opinion.

Isn’t it just buying water army?
Who wouldn't?
Gao Yue sneered.

In addition to these, she also notified the company to forward this Weibo post, and admitted that the male protagonist in the video was indeed an employee of the company.

After this series of combined attacks, the direction of public opinion on the Internet was instantly reversed.

"It turns out there were four people at the time. The unscrupulous reporter manipulated the situation. Fortunately, I didn't immediately take sides. I almost misunderstood Bai Lu."

"So he's a bodyguard, but have you noticed how handsome he is? He's even more handsome than some male celebrities. I need to know his information within three minutes."

"I knew Bai Lu wouldn't do something like two-timing. By the way, when did Bai Lu officially announce that he and Chen Xueqiu were together? How come I've never heard of it?"

"..."

The issue of Bai Lu's suspected cheating has always dominated the news. Now that Bai Lu and Tianxi Media have come out to clarify the photos on Weibo, the news has immediately reached a new height.

For a moment, the dirty water splashed on Bai Lu seemed to be washed away.

Gao Yue felt a little relieved when she saw that public opinion was gradually being reversed, and the next step was to counterattack Chen Xueqi.

The filming lasted until three in the afternoon.

Bai Lu changed her looks four times in total, but not all of them will appear in the magazine. The photos will need to be screened next, and the one with the best results will be chosen as the cover.

"Thank you, Teacher Li. Thank you all for your hard work." After the shooting, Bai Lu politely thanked the photographer and staff, and then walked into the courtyard to change clothes.

The magazine staff began packing up their equipment, while photographer Li Qunli was still reviewing the photos he had taken today, appearing extremely professional and dedicated.

Not long after, Bai Lu changed his clothes and came to Gao Yue's side, asking with concern: "Sister Yue, how is the situation?"

"It's okay." Gao Yue said with a faint smile, confidence in her voice.

"Thank you, Sister Yue." Bai Lu smiled sweetly, then took the phone from Zhao Shanshan's hand and looked through what netizens currently thought of her.

She was smiling while watching it, but after watching it, her smile immediately disappeared.

This, this is nothing?

"What's wrong?" Gao Yue asked in confusion.

Bai Lu pursed his lips and then showed his phone to Sister Yue.

Gao Yue took a puzzled look and immediately frowned.

The public opinion that had been reversed in the morning was now reversed again.

One netizen commented, "Artists' words are lies. Many things they clarified were eventually confirmed. You can't believe them."

Another netizen commented under the video: "Is this the Xinyuecheng shopping mall? I passed by there yesterday at noon and saw the male protagonist in the photo got into a Maybach GLS600. Whose bodyguard drives a car worth over three million yuan to protect a female celebrity?"

What this means is that the man in the photo is definitely not a bodyguard, and even if he is, he is definitely not a simple bodyguard.

"The video only proves that the man in the photo is Bai Lu's bodyguard. It doesn't prove that Bai Lu and the bodyguard have a simple employment relationship. You know, there are many people who fall in love with bodyguards. Remember that foreign movie 'The Bodyguard'? Didn't the actress and the bodyguard end up together?"

"Right, right, right. Aren't there enough cases of embezzlement? Didn't Samsung Princess Lee Boo-jung end up marrying a security guard? And Bai Lu, the bodyguard, doesn't look like a bodyguard at all. He looks more like a gigolo. Was that Maybach a gift from Bai Lu?"

"..."

Gao Yue's face became increasingly cold, and his entire body seemed to be covered by a layer of frost.

She just didn't pay attention to the online public opinion for an hour or two, and everything seemed as if there was an invisible big hand controlling everything from behind.

Bai Lu couldn't help but shudder. She knew that Sister Yue was really angry this time. They had worked together for many years, but this was the first time she saw Sister Yue so angry.

"Sister Yue, are you okay?" Bai Lu asked in a low voice. At this moment, the two seemed to have exchanged identities, and she really wanted to comfort the other.

"I'm fine. It seems the other party doesn't want to give up." Gao Yue said this, looking at Bai Lu beside him and said, "Xiao Lu, you go home first. I'll go to the company to sort out the evidence that Chen Xueqiu used you to hype himself up over the past two years, as well as his negative information. This time, I'm going to hammer him so hard that he can't get over it."

After saying that, he walked away with a cold face.

At this time, Zhang Wen's phone kept ringing. Some people called, some sent WeChat messages, all asking him what was going on with the hot searches online. Among them were some celebrities who had received psychological treatment.

Zhang Wen patiently explained over and over again, which made his hatred for Chen Xueqi pile up layer by layer.

If he doesn’t knock out two of the other person’s teeth next time, he won’t be named Zhang!

Huh, wait!

Zhang Wen suddenly thought of something. Yesterday, there was a camera in the shopping mall corridor where he and Chen Xueqiu had a conflict. If he could get that video, would it prove that Chen Xueqiu had been harassing Bai Lu the entire time? At the very least, it would prove that Bai Lu disliked Chen Xueqiu.

"Teacher Zhang, let's go home." Bai Lu walked over and said.

"You go back first. I'll go to the shopping mall again to see if I can find some useful videos." Zhang Wen said after hearing this.

"I'll go with you." Bai Lu said.

Seeing that Sister Yue and Teacher Zhang were busy, she also wanted to do something.

"You are a hot topic now and it is not appropriate for you to appear in public. You'd better go home quickly to avoid any complications." Zhang Wen said seriously.

Bai Lu felt that what the other party said made sense, so he nodded obediently and went home to continue organizing his essay.

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(End of this chapter)