Chapter 13.1
Editor: Jodi
Mu Nan said he didn’t care about these things, but that night he still suffered from insomnia.
In his groggy state, he dreamt that a brand he endorsed called to cancel his contract because of the negative rumors. Then, the film and drama contracts he had signed also fell through, and he ended up unemployed, idling at home every day.
Mu Nan woke up in a fright, only to realize after waking up that he didn’t even have any film or drama contracts to begin with, so there was no question of any cancellations.
With that, he went back to sleep peacefully.
He slept until dawn when he was woken up by a call from Wilder.
“What’s up? It’s only eight o’clock, it’s still the middle of the night.”
“You should be thanking me.” Wilder said. “I wanted to call you two hours ago.”
Mu Nan struggled to sit up and rubbed his eyes. “What’s the matter? Just tell me.”
“Yang Yuzhu signed his management contract with Xing Entertainment, and you know their company, they would never speak up for us.”
“Oh.” Then Mu Nan suddenly asked, “So, who is really behind all this? Shi Tao and those two contestants who jumped out? Their company doesn’t have this kind of power.”
Wilder was silent for a moment before he said a name: “Shi Lai.”
“Who?” It took Mu Nan a full ten seconds before he remembered this person.
Shi Lai, an investor in the talent show, had tried to make a move on him on the first day of the crew’s dinner. Back then, it was Cheng Han who helped him out.
Mu Nan had once worried that Shi Lai would persist in harassing him, but seeing no movement for a while, he had forgotten about it. Unexpectedly, Shi Lai had actually not given up.
“So now Shi Tao is….. following him?” Mu Nan chose a less harsh term.
Wilder replied, “It seems so, considering… your styles are quite similar.”
“Damn him!” Mu Nan felt a wave of nausea. It turned out that after Shi Lai hit a wall with him, he hadn’t given up. Instead, he found someone who resembled him as a stand-in while also trying to cause him trouble, hoping he would give in.
“If I bow to him, I’m a dog!” Mu Nan roared.
Wilder almost went deaf from his roar, “Alright then, I’ll pin it on Shi Tao, saying he didn’t speak up for you, and that he’s a complete ingrate. Anyway, they’re all birds of a feather, so no injustice there.”
Mu Nan was about to agree when dozens of WeChat messages popped up, all asking the same question: “How did you guys handle Yang Yuzhu?”
Mu Nan: ?
He quickly checked Weibo, only to see that the “impossible to speak up” Yang Yuzhu had just posted a long Weibo, responding to the situation.
The opening of the Weibo read: “Regarding the false accusations against Senior Mu Nan online, I feel obliged to say a few words. Senior Mu Nan is someone I greatly respect. His help to me is not just professional but also mental. He constantly encourages and supports me…”
As soon as this Weibo was posted, the boiling public opinion came to an abrupt halt.
Originally, the main attackers of Mu Nan were Yang Yuzhu’s fans, but now that their idol had spoken out, saying that he had never been bullied, these fans, who thought they were upholding justice, were stunned.
At the end of the Weibo post, Yang Yuzhu wrote: “As an artist, I have the duty to guide my fans towards kindness. Therefore, I sincerely ask my fans not to believe one-sided stories. I hope you maintain a clear mind and a kind heart. Thank you.”
A few minutes after the Weibo post was published, Mu Nan saw the first apology comment.
[Mu Nan, I’m sorry. We wronged you. I cursed at you before. I apologize.]
[I’m sorry for cursing at you without knowing the full truth. I apologize.]
[You are a good artist. Thank you for helping Yuzhu. I’ve become a fan of yours.]
Seeing these apologies didn’t affect Mu Nan much. He had seen too many reversals like this, so it was nothing new. However, what shocked him was how Yang Yuzhu’s wording seemed so much like his own.
Every sentence in the Weibo post was something Mu Nan wanted to say to his fans. These were the values he always tried to convey, and Yang Yuzhu had hit the nail on the head.
Could it be that he was his long-lost younger brother? Mu Nan even thought about calling his father to ask.
However his thoughts were quickly interrupted by a phone call from a friend in the circle.
“Nan Nan, how did you manage to get Yang Yuzhu to speak up? His manager is notoriously difficult. Even with a knife to his throat, he wouldn’t listen to you. Tell me, what’s your secret weapon?”
Mu Nan: “I didn’t, I don’t, stop making stuff up!”
After he said this, he couldn’t figure it out either. Wilder had just said they couldn’t get Yang Yuzhu, and within minutes, he had spoken up. So who was really helping him, and how did they do it?
Mu Nan thought about it and asked Wilder.
Wilder seemed hesitant before finally saying, “Sorry, I don’t know either. In short, someone kind-hearted must have helped us.”
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