Chapter 715: The Master at Manipulating Public Image!
"Holy shit! Fucking idiots!"
"Can’t you play the game? Are you brainless? How can you not win this!"
"Fuck, save me; don’t run, wait for me—ahhhh, I died again!!!"
"Wait and see, Her Majesty the Empress will thrash you all!!!"
"#&*￥#&&&*"
In the midst of her excitement, Her Majesty the Empress was killed again, which pissed her off so much that she kicked out at Han Luoqi beside her, almost sending him flying off the couch!
Han Luoqi, "..."
Leng Yan, "..."
The two looked at each other, perfectly in sync, and bowed their heads to check the comments on their phones.
Eating Fairy Dew Petals, skilled in music, chess, calligraphy, and painting, writing poetry, brewing tea, dancing, speaking softly... the image of a gentlewoman...
Then they simultaneously glanced at the internet-addicted girl next to them who was eating spicy sticks, playing games, and cursing out loud.
They hugged each other in an instant, their illusions shattered with pain.
Xia Weibao was absolutely the actress they had seen who was the best—the very, very best—at fucking with her public image!
She totally had all the fans spinning in circles!
They dared not imagine what would happen if her fans saw their goddess in this unglamorous state; they might be struck by lightning!
And Xia Weibao, a moment later, realized that she had gotten too excited and let slip several swear words...
So she cleared her throat twice, seeming nonchalant as she straightened her clothes and sat down properly.
Her movements were gentle, her demeanor graceful, with the corners of her mouth curving up at a perfect 45-degree angle—it was a standard ladylike smile.
Then she nodded at Leng Yan and Han Luoqi, who had been struck by lightning, with a poised and dignified air.
One could never have guessed that the fierce woman from just a moment ago was her!
However, just then...
"You have been slain."
"Damn it!!! Her Majesty hasn’t even started playing yet, how did I die again!!!"
Leng Yan and Han Luoqi held their heads and wept again; their disillusionment was profound. She had the face of a fairy, but the temperament of a hooligan!
God was indeed fair; when He opened one door for you, He’d throw in a pile of crap!
Xu Jiayang and Xia Shi, however, had become immune to this side of Xia Weibao.
Some rejoiced while others resented; as Xia Weibao whitewashed her image, there was cheer on one side.
And Wan Ke was green with anger on the other!
He had spent so much on publicity, bombarding the airwaves, just to get "Republic of China Graceful Hero" trending, but now because of Xia Weibao, all the trending topics were about her and "Despair"!
Bang—
His office chair was violently smashed against the door, making a loud noise.
The staff outside heard the commotion and all shivered in fright.
The employees whispered to each other, "What the hell’s going on? Why is Director Wan so furious?"
"How could he not be? ’Republic of China Graceful Hero’ is the movie that Director Wan has been preparing for over a year. He spent the last year abroad improving his craft and stepping away from the Huaxia entertainment industry, planning to make a big splash with this film, and now it’s turned out like this."
"Exactly, after so much promotional money poured into it, it still can’t compete with a single Weibo post by Xu Jiayang. I heard that Director Wan and Director Xu are mortal enemies. If I were him, I’d probably be vomiting blood with rage."
"And also, originally, Movie Emperor Han and Xia Weibao were cast in ’Republic of China Graceful Hero,’ and now they’ve become the leads for his arch-nemesis. It’s so frustrating."
"I heard that Director Wan wanted to use ’Republic of China Graceful Hero’ to compete for the Best Director award at the Golden Ying Film Festival next month. He didn’t have much competition before, but now ’Despair’ has suddenly appeared. With Xu Jiayang’s capabilities, the Best Director award is in jeopardy..."
The doors of the office weren’t soundproof, and although the staff outside had lowered their voices, by some miracle, an enraged Wan Ke could hear bits and pieces.
And this made him even more furious.