“I couldn’t figure it out as well. Since she’s not even scared of death, then why was she afraid of living?”
Yun Shishi frowned all of a sudden and replied, “The truth is, there are times when living is more frightening than dying.”
Her assistant was taken aback.
“This is the bad news. What about the good news?”
Yun Shishi deliberately avoided this mood-dampening topic.
The deceased had departed, and she did not want to probe too much into it.
Her young assistant responded with a mischievous smile, a mysterious look hanging on her face. “Guess what happened during the few days you were not in the country?”
“I’m asking you because I don’t know!” The actress gave a playful shove. “Alright, quit keeping me in suspense. Out with it, alright?”
“I’ll tell you a great piece of news now… Li Xiang’er has been banned!”
She was not too surprised to hear that, though she was curious to know how it happened.
“How did that happen?”
“A few days after you left the country, a website exposed the dirty laundry of that copycat. Besides that, a video clip has also started to circulate on the Internet. Li Xiang’er became infamous because of it!”
The more she listened, the more queer the matter seemed to her, and she immediately urged her assistant to continue. “Why are you still keeping me in suspense? Don’t tease me anymore. What is the video clip about?”
“It’s a clip of Li Xiang’er being raped… Tsk tsk. It’s revealing!”
It turned out that, not long ago, a set of Li Xiang’er photos and video of her being raped were continuously circulated on the Internet.
The formidable netizens captured screenshots of these images, and after comparing the photos of Li Xiang’er, they confirmed that the woman in those photos and video clip was the actress-wannabe herself!
Li Xiang’er’s nose tip had a beauty mole, which coincided with the image of the woman in the video. Soon after, the woman in the series of sleazy photos was also quickly verified to be Li Xiang’er herself!
In addition to Li Xiang’er, there was also a man in these photos.
This man was quickly identified by the netizens. He was one of the top executives in EASE, Huang Jinxiu.
Some people in the industry suspected that Li Xiang’er had offended the mafia, so she was kidnapped, drugged, and raped. The affair was recorded and used against the woman. Perhaps she did not follow their instructions in antagonizing the mob, so the video was released on the Internet to be circulated viciously.
Li Xiang’er’s name had completely become the bane of the entertainment industry.
Such a scandal aroused the attention of the central media group pretty quickly, and with an announcement, Li Xiang’er and her company, EASE, were completely banned. The company was also being investigated and many in the top management were apprehended. This matter was quite a big thing until it was hushed by the officials.
The first time Mu Xi found out about this matter, she ran to Qin Zhou to drill for more information but was scolded by him, instead. “Do your work and stop meddling in other people’s affairs!”
The manager’s attitude, however, confirmed her suspicions.
“I guess that this scandal must be Gu Xingze’s doing.”
“How’s that possible?”
The assistant saw Yun Shishi’s face of disbelief and was surprised at her ignorance. “Don’t you know? The Gus are the number-one mafia family in the capital, and many agencies in showbiz are under their control. Of course, Huanyu is the exception, but other companies like Chengguang, UME Entertainment, and Xingyu Entertainment are all controlled by that family. It just takes one command from the superstar to dispose of that mode
