Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Over the past few days, Yun Shishi, being the core figure of this matter, had countless netizens criticizing her when they did not even know the truth; in addition, some of her fans left comments on her Weibo page, asking her to come forward to clear things up.
Her manager had already contacted Fengxing Studio, stating his intention to buy whatever scandalous photos or intel they had of her even at a high price, but the other party had remained mum on the matter, only replying, “We can’t reveal it now; you’ll know on Friday.” They then hung up the call on him.
“To hell with that!” Qin Zhou let out an expletive, then he turned to face his artist. “Do you know what’s going on here?” To which, the actress shook her head in confusion.
“Really?” He was getting increasingly anxious.
She said, “I’ve been on set, filming for these past few days. You know what my character is like; I truly have no clue on what’s going on. Was Zhuo Ke truly referring to me in his post?”
She was behaving as though this matter had nothing to do with her, and she truly believed so. She had nothing to fear since she committed no wrongdoing.
“Who else could it be but you? That doggerel has the words ‘poetic’ and ‘clouds’ in it. No one else in showbiz has such characters in their name besides you,” answered her agent.
That got her creasing her brows in confusion. “Could there be some sort of misunderstanding?”
He fumed. “That’s what I suspect, too, but Fengxing Studio refused to disclose or explain anything. All I got for a reply is a ‘see you on Friday’. Do you know what that means? They’re challenging us and Huanyu!”
“Either way, I didn’t do anything against my conscience. Even if they expose anything, we can explain our way out.”
“To whom? The fans who are misled by public opinion? The intel Zhuo Ke will expose is mostly accurate. The public will believe him unconditionally. By then, the masses will have been against you. Who else will listen to your explanation?”
The helpless actress replied, “I’ve never gone anywhere except the filming set, so it’s pointless of you to ask me what’s going on.”
Only then did the manager realize his gaffe. He frowned and then massaged his brows with his fingers as he uttered resignedly, “I’m sorry; I shouldn’t have flared up at you.”
“It’s fine.”
“You may go back first; I’ll think of a way to settle this.”
She spoke all of a sudden. “Actually, no matter what he exposes, I can handle it. You don’t have to fret much over it.”
“How are you going to handle it?” asked her manager.
“If it’s a defamation, I can sue him, can’t I?”
“I’m not worried about that. What I’m afraid of is him trying to discredit you.”
“Don’t worry; I’ll deal with it accordingly when the time comes.” She stood up and smiled at him. “Actually, I’ve got something to discuss with you today, but seeing that you’re already so troubled, let’s leave the talk for another day.”
“What is it? Just tell me.”
The man disliked being kept in suspense.
Thus, she decided to be frank with him by going straight to the point. “To be honest, I have the intention to quit showbiz. I want to return to my family and spend more quality time with them. It’s true that I may miss acting, but showbiz is a lot dirtier and more toxic than I expected. I don’t seem to fit into this circle, and I’m getting quite tired of it.”