Will Mr. Jiang give up on him?

"Yuanzi, Yuanzi, you're trending on Weibo."

Chi Yuan was still asleep when he heard Huang Kai's excited shouts outside the door.

"What?" Chi Yuan got up groggily, opened the door, and was puzzled.

"Look, you're trending on social media." Huang Kai shoved his phone in front of him. "The comments below don't seem quite right."

Chi Yuan immediately saw his own photo on his phone; it was a makeup photo from his appearance at the "Baihua Mountain" roadshow yesterday.

Who is this actor? Is he a newcomer? He's quite handsome.

He's quite handsome, and his clothes are nice too.

{How could the clothes not be good-looking? GH's new autumn collection costs hundreds of thousands.}

{Holy crap, this outfit is so expensive?}

Are actors making that much money now? A newcomer can wear such expensive clothes?

{Obviously not. Look at the other actors; their outfits are perfectly normal. The female lead's dress is slightly more expensive, but it's only 2000 yuan.}

{Now that you mention it, a supporting character is dressed better than the male and female leads.}

{There must be someone promoting him. Look at the last photo; the male and female leads are sandwiching him in the middle. It's obviously intentionally arranged.}

{Who is this guy? I haven't seen any of his works, yet he's so high-profile, daring to make our Chengcheng his foil.}

{Where did these oddballs come from, daring to make our Tingting carry their sedan chair?}

{A newcomer with no portfolio and no connections, wearing such expensive clothes to an event—it's obvious they have a sugar daddy.}

She's probably being kept by a sugar daddy.

He wasn't just wearing clothes; he was representing his patron's image. He had to present himself well so his patron would continue to support him.

{Having a sugar daddy is great; if you work hard in bed, you can immediately become a supporting actor for top-tier male and female leads.}

We resolutely oppose people who rise to power by selling their bodies.

Exactly, who wants to watch that jerk on TV?

Such shameless and unscrupulous people don't deserve to be public figures at all.

……

Huang Kai said angrily, "All the previous comments are insulting you, and they all point to sugar daddies, sugar daddies, and mistresses. It's obvious someone is deliberately stirring up trouble. Have you offended someone recently?"

Chi Yuan: "It should be Li Rui."

Huang Kai: "Who is Li Rui?"

Chi Yuan pointed to Li Rui in the photo and said, "This one is the fourth male lead in the drama. He's now working for Wang Ming. Originally, my scenes were supposed to be for him."

Huang Kai: "Damn it, you bastard! You're just a prostitute yourself, yet you criticize others."

Realizing what she had said, she looked apologetically at Chi Yuan: "I...I wasn't talking about you."

Chi Yuan smiled and said nonchalantly, "It's alright, anyway, I didn't say anything wrong, I did sell it."

Huang Kai said urgently, "You're different. You only sell to Jiang Haochen."

Chi Yuan gave a wry smile, said nothing, and continued scrolling through the comments.

Huang Kai, worried that it would upset him, took the phone back and comforted him, "Don't look at it anymore, contact the company first. By the way, isn't your agent Li Weiran? She has experience with these kinds of things and should have a solution."

Chi Yuan wasn't too worried about this matter, after all, he was still an unknown actor and had nothing to lose.

But Huang Kai is right, he really needs to discuss this with Li Weiran.

Just as Chi Yuan was about to call Li Weiran, Li Weiran called first.

"Sister Weiran."

"You know about what happened online?" Li Weiran's voice was calm.

"Um."

"When you come to the company now, do not answer any questions asked by anyone," Li Weiran said.

"it is good."

Huang Kai said somewhat excitedly, "You change your clothes first, I'll go out and see if there are any paparazzi or reporters."

Chi Yuan was both amused and exasperated: "What are you thinking? What kind of reporter would be squatting here?"

Huang Kai: "You don't understand. Being infamous is still fame. You've at least been on the trending topics now. Besides, this is clearly someone trying to smear you. Your address might have already been leaked."

Chi Won: "Even if what you're saying is true, can you help me get rid of the reporters once you're outside?"

Huang Kai thought about it and agreed: "You're right. I can't be of much help if I go out. I'll just help you from inside the house."

Help out inside?

Chi Yuanzheng wondered what help Huang Kai could offer. When he came out after changing his clothes, he saw Huang Kai already waiting in the living room with a makeup case.

"If you're going to trend on social media, you have to do it in a cool way."

Chi Yuan hesitated, "Wouldn't that seem too contrived?"

Huang Kai: "I'll just do a simple one."

Huang Kai didn't put on heavy makeup for Chi Yuan, not even foundation. Chi Yuan's skin was already fair, so he just used eyebrow powder and eyeshadow to deepen the contours of Chi Yuan's eyes, and then slightly styled his hair to make Chi Yuan look more energetic.

Ultimately, this industry is all about looks. As long as you're irreplaceably good-looking, you'll always have a market.

Chi Yuan initially thought Huang Kai was exaggerating, but he was surrounded by a group of people shortly after leaving the apartment building.

"Are you Chi Yuan?"

"Are you really being kept by someone?"

"I heard that the person keeping you as a sugar daddy is Jiang Haochen from Tianyu, is that right?"

Chi Yuan's pupils contracted, and he subconsciously glanced at the reporter who had mentioned Jiang Haochen. His gaze, however, only made the reporter more agitated.

"Am I right? You really are Jiang Haochen's lover."

His relationship with Jiang Haochen cannot be made public.

Chi Yuan wanted to argue, but he remembered Li Weiran's instructions and held back, only continuing to push his way out.

Fortunately, he was agile and strong. In addition, many elderly people in the community were cursing because of the reporters' crowd. Chi Yuan took advantage of a gap and ran away.

I took a taxi to the company.

At this moment, Jiang Haochen had just learned about this matter from Assistant Chen.

Jiang Haochen was already hungover, and his head was still throbbing when he answered the phone.

"President Jiang, there are people online who are trying to discredit Mr. Chi, and the target is very clearly you," Assistant Chen reported.

Jiang Haochen got up and poured himself a glass of water: "Do you know who did it?"

"I initially suspected Wang Ming."

"It can't be him," Jiang Haochen said. "Since he agreed to keep Chi Yuan's scenes, it means he still wants to work with Tianyu."

"Could it be for the sake of promoting the TV series?" Assistant Chen still wondered.

"It's not worth completely offending me for a TV series," Jiang Haochen said. "How's the situation online now?"

"It's causing quite a stir. Li Weiran just called to ask me what your intentions are and whether we should protect Mr. Chi." That's why Assistant Chen called.

Suddenly, a headache struck, and Jiang Haochen frowned and remained silent for a long time.

Assistant Chen guessed, "When we signed the contract with Mr. Chi, there was a confidentiality clause. If your relationship is made public, we can unilaterally terminate the contract."

Jiang Haochen was taken aback: "Is there such a thing?"

He had his assistant Chen draft the contract, but he didn't actually look at it very carefully.

Assistant Chen: "Yes."

Even the contract for the mistress was in his hands, for fear that Chi Yuan would use it to cause trouble. He had initially thought that Chi Yuan would object, so he prepared a set of excuses, but Chi Yuan readily agreed.

Jiang Haochen's headache eased a bit, and he glanced up at the rice cooker next to him.

He walked over and lifted the lid, revealing a thick layer of white porridge inside.

Assistant Chen: "Mr. Jiang, shall we terminate the contract?"

Meanwhile, Chi Yuan, who was taking a taxi to the company, was also nervously holding his phone.

But the person he wanted to contact was not his agent, Li Weiran, but Jiang Haochen.

He wanted to explain, but he didn't know how. He was just afraid that Mr. Jiang would abandon him.

What's the use of being scared? The final interpretation of that clause in the contract rests with Mr. Jiang. If Mr. Jiang doesn't want him anymore, he can terminate the contract at any time. If Mr. Jiang still wants him, he will naturally help him suppress the public opinion.

All he could do was wait.

As if he had made up his mind, Chi Yuan turned off his phone.

It's okay.

It's already very good.

He kissed you yesterday.