Chapter 89: The Beginning of the Scandal

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Chapter 89: Chapter 89: The Beginning of the Scandal Zhou Yun finished brushing her teeth, sat down on the sofa, turned on her phone, and suddenly saw over a dozen unread messages. As usual. The first one on the list was from Zhou Lan. She had sent several messages. The first one was sent at one in the morning: If you wake up with a headache, I made some hangover soup, it’s on the kitchen counter, you can get it yourself. The second one was sent at six in the morning: I called Zheng Xiaojue, she will come over to your place later. Don’t go wandering off. The third one was sent ten minutes ago: Call me when you wake up. Besides Zhou Lan, there were messages from other people. Including Song Chi. Song Chi: Thanks for last night, you drank quite a bit, if you have a headache, drink some hangover soup. Zhou Yun rubbed her head, replied with an "Mhm" to Song Chi, thought for a moment, sighed, and called Zhou Lan. "Finally awake, huh?" Zhou Lan’s voice sounded much more energetic than Zhou Yun’s. "Sister Lan, did you take me home last night?" Zhou Yun asked. "Who else did you think it was? I’m telling you, you were bold enough to have dinner with Song Chi, how could you drink yourself into that state? Are you crazy? If someone had taken photos of you last night, I’m telling you, even jumping into the Yellow River wouldn’t wash it clean." As expected, Zhou Lan started scolding her right off the bat. Zhou Yun moved her phone a bit further away, listened till Zhou Lan finished scolding, then responded, "Sister Lan, they reserved the role in ’Heart Inquiry’ for me, I couldn’t just not help out. If I don’t help out with such a small favor, wouldn’t I become an ungrateful wretch?" "Did I say you shouldn’t help? Did I stop you from going? But why did you drink so much? Were they forcing you?" "No, I got carried away on my own." "So I’m right to scold you, am I wrong? "...Fine, go ahead and scold." Zhou Yun resigned herself to the scolding. "Scolding you doesn’t even make you remember, I’m scolding in vain," Zhou Lan complained. "Hurry up, I’m telling you, in one hour the driver and I will be downstairs, don’t forget, today you have to go to the TV station for a show recording, don’t be late. Director Hong is very strict. Not long ago, a young celebrity was late by half an hour to his show, and he scolded their agent for half an hour in front of a crowd, indirectly scolding the celebrity, everyone knew he was referring to them." "Got it, got it," Zhou Yun said. "I’m going to eat something now, hanging up." After Zhou Yun finished a bowl of chicken soup, the discomfort in her stomach eased a bit. Zheng Xiaojue sat opposite her, hands cupped around her face, staring at her. "Why are you staring at me like that?" Zhou Yun felt strange and asked. Zheng Xiaojue had a smitten look and said, "Sister Xiao Yun, you really look so beautiful." Zhou Yun suddenly felt embarrassed being praised like that. "Why are you saying this all of a sudden?" Zhou Yun put down her bowl. "I’m done drinking, going to change clothes now." "Mhm," Zheng Xiaojue nodded. At nine in the morning, Zhou Yun went downstairs on time. On the way to the TV station, Zhou Lan said, "There’s one more thing, the recording of ’Geology Talk’ was interrupted because the director was hospitalized, right? Yesterday, they contacted me, said they are ready to resume recording and are coordinating a time with our side." "Mhm," Zhou Yun nodded. "Do you still want to go for the recording?" Zhou Lan asked. "I have already agreed and signed the contract, haven’t I?" Zhou Yun said. "If I don’t want to go, can I not go?" "If you really don’t want to go, we can actually push it off due to schedule conflicts," Zhou Lan said. "After all, your fees haven’t been paid yet." "It’s not appropriate. As long as the schedule fits, let’s go for the recording." "Don’t forget, Su Yan is also in this episode," Zhou Lan said. Zhou Yun had a conflict with Su Yan, Zhou Lan was reminding Zhou Yun that if she really didn’t want to encounter Su Yan, she could legitimately avoid this episode. "It’s fine, I can’t always avoid her." "Alright, as long as you’ve thought it through. By the way, the contract from ’Heart Inquiry’ has already been sent over, and I am currently communicating with Yuehai Network. Surprisingly, Yuehai Network made a big move, buying out the production and distribution of ’Heart Inquiry’ from Zuo Jing. Zuo Jing can only receive a share now, no wonder the contract was signed with Yuehai Network." Zhou Yun thought of Song Chi’s actions the night before, thinking that he must have also contributed to this situation. Song Chi is doing everything to move ’Heart Inquiry’ out from under Zuo Jing’s control. "Sister Lan, how is Song Chi’s relationship with Zuo Jing? Have you heard anything?" Zhou Yun asked, harboring a guess. Zhou Lan shook her head, saying, "Relationship? It’s just a normal one. After all, Song Chi was promoted by Zuo Jing personally, but Song Chi is also Zuo Jing’s most profitable artist. They mutually benefit each other. I heard that Song Chi is especially close to Luo Zhiqiu, the boss of Zuo Jing. There was talk of another big company willing to pay the termination fee for Song Chi and offer him stock, trying to poach him, but Song Chi directly refused them in person. I’ve heard he told someone that he wouldn’t sign with any other company." Listening on, Zhou Yun frowned. The industry rumor is that Song Chi has a very close and robust relationship with his company, but from his actions, it seems he is guarding against his own company. Weird. Zhou Yun thought for a moment and said, "Sister Lan, if Luo Yuhu comes to ask you about anything regarding Song Chi, just say you don’t know." Zhou Lan laughed and said, "Okay, but he wouldn’t be foolish enough to come and ask me, right? What relationship do we have with Song Chi." "If I go to shoot ’Heart Inquiry,’ then there will be a significant relationship," said Zhou Yun. "’Heart Inquiry’ has somewhat complicated backing; I don’t know much about the details, do some more investigation." Once Zhou Lan heard this, she immediately understood Zhou Yun’s intention. "Okay." "There’s another thing, remember we recorded ’What a Nice Weather’ earlier? It airs tonight. You’ll need to coordinate with the production team and post a tweet to promote it," Zhou Lan instructed. Zhou Yun hummed in acknowledgment, saying, "Just send me the content you need posted later, I will tweet it." Actually, the job of an artist seems glamorous at the front of the stage, but often it’s quite tedious and not as glittery as the audience perceives. Especially during filming and commercial shoots, most of the time Zhou Yun is just like a robot, reciting lines from the script, more numb than acting—no need to invoke much emotion. If there isn’t any direct confrontation, typically a program can be filmed without hiccups in just a few hours. Zhou Yun was recording another indoor variety show today. Just some games for everyone. The script had well-prepared comic elements, and the guests just needed to perform. Zhou Yun’s role was a beautiful woman with high emotional intelligence; the script she received was well-discussed with the production team. The recording was going smoothly at the beginning. Until the last segment—either the Prop Team hadn’t prepared well or something went wrong with a step, the production team arranged for Zhou Yun to play this game. Zhou Yun had to be suspended three meters high in the air and wear a jumpsuit within a set time while stepping on a swinging stool. That’s when the accident happened.

Chapter 89: The Beginning of the Scandal

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