The main post was an announcement issued by a star company.
“Regarding the recent situation where many netizens have blamed the collapse of ‘White Bird’ on our company’s artist Bao Huijia, we would like to make some clarifications.”
“Firstly, let’s start with the book ‘White Bird’…”
This section introduced Wen Ziying and the plot of “White Bird,” which Xia Yu skipped directly.
“As stated above, ‘White Bird’ is actually a story with weak plotlines and excessive internal monologues. It is difficult to adapt such a story into visual form…”
By the time he read here, Xia Yu already understood what the poster intended to do. He quickly skimmed through the rest of the post and summarized its main points.
In short, the message was clear: it’s not that the actor performed poorly, but that the novel itself was unsuitable for adaptation.
Indeed, the novel was not suitable for adaptation, but with the efforts of the screenwriter, director, and cinematographer, as long as the acting was up to par, the show could at least be decent. The poster was clearly shifting blame.
The poster also knew that simply deflecting responsibility wouldn’t work. There had to be someone to take the blame, so the next part continued:
“We do not deny the issue of subpar acting, but there are reasons behind it. Fans who have followed Huijia’s journey know that she started as an extra and worked her way up. She doesn’t have much natural talent and relies entirely on hard work.”
“While others might need a week to understand a script, Huijia needs two weeks or more. Originally, the production schedule for this drama was very generous. As you saw in the first two episodes, Huijia’s performance was excellent.”
“But later, the original author, Wen Ziying, got involved, making extensive revisions to the script and changing the dialogue, especially in the parts where Huijia played the female lead. All of Huijia’s previous efforts were rendered meaningless. Moreover, the time between the release of the new script and the start of filming was extremely tight, leaving Huijia no time to study the script properly.”
“On the first day of filming episode three, Huijia called the company’s management in tears. The management immediately communicated with the original author, Ms. Wen, but unfortunately, Ms. Wen was obsessed with perfecting the script, even making changes during filming…”
There were some so-called pieces of evidence following this, but Xia Yu skipped them.
He turned to Wen Ziying and asked, “You said you weren’t the screenwriter?”
“It was that fat director who asked me. I only changed a minor subplot and adjusted a few lines of dialogue!” Wen Ziying’s voice carried irritation.
“So you were framed.” Xia Yu glanced at the evidence—call logs, original scripts, and several audio recordings from assistant directors, other actors, and crew members testifying to the situation.
There was no evidence from the fat director himself—he probably hadn’t dared to speak up after being intimidated by Xia Yu.
Scrolling down to the replies, as expected, netizens were mostly expressing sympathy. Moreover, with a few small accounts stirring the pot, the topic gradually shifted toward Wen Ziying’s meddling and unreasonableness.
This was already an exceptionally successful narrative. Has this world become more corrupt too?
Xia Yu sat up, grabbed Wen Ziying’s notebook, and checked the IPs of those small accounts. They all came from the same source.
It seemed like this narrative had formed by coincidence. If it were a planned operation, they wouldn’t have left such obvious traces. Most likely, those small accounts belonged to Bao Huijia herself.
“Do you need help?” Xia Yu asked Wen Ziying.
With those people colluding against her, Wen Ziying had no chance of turning things around on her own.
“No.” Wen Ziying’s reply was filled with depression.
“No worries. Just consider it payment for using your body.” Closing the notebook, Xia Yu made his decision.
An’s family had a large-scale cinema, and Yu’s family owned a famous entertainment company. Dealing with a recently rising star like Bao Huijia would be no problem.
“Thank you.” Wen Ziying sighed.
Xia Yu sensed that the girl’s previously heavy mood had slightly improved.
“Okay, don’t dwell on this annoying matter. It’ll be resolved within three days. Let’s do something fun now.”
They played video games together.
Eight hours later, Xia Yu returned to his own body.
It was Monday, and Tuoguan Yu had just finished class.
Outside the classroom, An Siyao and Hu Lianglu stood waiting for Xia Yu.
Xia Yu’s classmates were already very familiar with An Siyao and simply waved goodbye to Xia Yu without much surprise.
Stepping outside, Xia Yu took An Siyao’s hand.
“There’s something I need to ask you.” Xia Yu got straight to the point.
If it were someone he wasn’t close to, Xia Yu would have started with small talk to create a pleasant atmosphere before making his request. But with An Siyao, he didn’t need such preliminaries.
An Siyao thought for a moment and asked, “Do you want a Lamborghini or a Maserati?”
“?”
Xia Yu was puzzled: “Why do you think I want a car?”
“Isn’t that it?” An Siyao was surprised. “Liangliang said you’re getting your driver’s license and want a car.”
Xia Yu shifted his gaze to Hu Lianglu, who stood straight and looked at him defiantly.
Xia Yu considered that he should remind Hu Lianglu who her master really was.
He’d make his move when An Siyao wasn’t looking and Hu Lianglu was alone.
“I want you to ask your father or grandfather to help Wen Ziying.” He redirected the topic.
“Okay.” An Siyao agreed.
Xia Yu noticed that although the girl didn’t speak further, she seemed to want to say something.
Has this girl finally started caring about my relationship with other women? A sense of satisfaction arose in Xia Yu’s heart.
He said to An Siyao, “If you have anything you want to ask, just ask.”
Nodding, An Siyao asked, “Do you like Lamborghini or Maserati, or something else?”
“???”
So she was still fixated on which car to give him?
Xia Yu sighed and refused, saying, “I’ll buy my own.”
On Duan’s side, the mobile game development was proceeding smoothly and would be released soon. Xia Yu would soon have access to a large amount of funds.
Hearing Xia Yu’s words, An Siyao’s mood visibly dropped.
“Oh.” Her voice was clearly disappointed.
Rubbing his head, Xia Yu helplessly said, “Get me a comfortable car, not a sports car. It should be able to carry you and You Xue together.”
“Okay!” The girl became happy again.
Rubbing her face, Xia Yu still explained his relationship with Wen Ziying: “I need something from Wen Ziying, so I’m helping her gain some goodwill first. It’ll be easier to get that thing later.”
What Xia Yu referred to was both the star fragment mission and the LV3 bonus.
An Siyao still didn’t understand why Xia Yu felt the need to explain, but her mood improved slightly.
That evening, she told Yu Ningmeng what Xia Yu had said, and Yu Ningmeng relayed it to Yu Liang.
The night passed, and the next morning, Xia Yu checked the forum. Yu Liang had already taken action and destroyed Bao Huijia.
The hottest post at that moment was about this very incident.
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