Quick Transmigation: Good Man Series 1

by Usui Takumii

or The Movie Queen's Domineering Fan, not mine, from wattpad by hachouke.

1. 00 to 10

Summary:

Xu Zifan climbed to the top circle all the way from the slums, and eventually became a boss level figure, who knew that once he crossed over, he would become cannon fodder!

However, it didn't matter, he still wanted to be a Big Boss, and whoever doesn't know their place will be turned into slag in seconds!

[An idol destroyed by a reincarnated woman? I'll start a company to cherish you!]

[The real daughter of a rich family despises her childhood sweetheart? It doesn't matter because I'll go have more fun with the fake daughter~]

[A slag father gave his property to the half-brother? Give at will... How does bankruptcy feel, President?]

I will strive in each life to become a Big Boss!

(This story is originally translated by )

Xu Zifan woke up with a hangover. His sight was filled with beer cans and cigarette butts on the table. The computer screen was still playing the video of a soccer match, making his head ache even more.

This is not his first time crossing worlds. After confirming that he was alone in the room, Xu Zifan turned off the video, soaked himself in the bathtub, and closed his eyes to understand the world.

This time he is guarding Qiao Zixin. She became an actress when she started her career at the age of 18. At the age of 23 this year, she was at the peak of her career. However, she was brutally defeated and became poison to the box office numbers. She was blacked out by the agents and the whole network. Even the brokerage company rescinded her contract, it made her lose all her savings.

This shouldn't have been her ending. Everything was because of a reborn person. Xu Zifan; as a world emissary, came here to save Qiao Zixin and protect her happy life.

Xu Zifan felt his headache eased a little and took a tablet to search the news on Qiao Zixin.

#QiaoZixinGetOutOfTheEntertainmentBussiness#

#XingchenEntertainmentTerminatedQiaoZixinContract#

#QiaoZixinKeptAGigolo#

Xu Zifan looked at the screen and tapped his fingers on the edge of the bathtub, which was his usual action when thinking deeply.

Xingchen Entertainment gave an announcement released in the morning. According to the development of the plot, Qiao Zixin will be drunk at the bar because of her best friend Baiyou Yue on that night. Then a reporter who broke into the box would take pictures of her losing her composure after drinking and cuddling closely with a male model; adding more weight to the shady material.

Baiyou Yue; even if she was a friend, owed a large amount of debt. This time, when someone gave her money, naturally she would spare no effort to sell Qiao Zixin. Poor Qiao Zixin trusted her very much, never on guard against her. After the event, there was no argument at all. It was already difficult to stand back up.

Xu Zifan looked at the time. It happened at about 9 o'clock in the evening. It is now 1 o'clock, there is still plenty of time.

He called housekeeping to clean the room first, then came out of the bathtub and walked to the front of the mirror. This time, the body has very good skin, young and handsome, delicate facial features, wide shoulders, narrow waist, long legs, with a height of 1.85 meters. If it wasn't for the complexion and hairstyle, it would have turned heads.

But obviously the original owner didn't cherish his body very much. He drank his life away. Otherwise, Xu Zifan would not have been able to enter it.

The original owner; also known as Xu Zifan, is 25 years old, from the big city of Yanjing. At the age of 18, his parents died in a plane crash. The original owner was hit hard and didn't go to college; he simply stopped studying. He stayed at home and lived on the more than two million inheritance left by his parents and the rent from two shops.

In recent years, he had moved several times and changed his cell phone number. His relationship with his relatives had become more and more distant. He is alone and had no friends. His life experience is very simple.

Xu Zifan calmly accepted his new identity, put on his clothes and began to prepare for the evening. He found a hat, mask, sunglasses and a wide coat; and put them all into a bag. While waiting for the housekeeper, he bought a lot of things with a take-out app, such as daily necessities, fresh vegetables, frozen food, rice, flour, oil, and salt, etc. He didn't buy much, but they were enough for four or five days.+

After the housekeeping staff cleaned the room and the delivery came, Xu Zifan packed his bag and drove off. The bar is a little far away from his home, and it was easy to get stuck in traffic in Yanjing. It was safer to go there earlier. He always likes to arrange things more carefully.

When he arrived at the bar, it was exactly 6:00 PM. He parked his car near the back door of the bar; at a better place to quickly drive away. He bought a cup of coffee and held it in his hand, and habitually familiarized himself with the road around him for several minutes. Although it may not be needed in the end, what if he was chased and he didn't even know the way?

He never does anything he isn't sure of. If he wants to do it, he must be on the safe side. Otherwise, he wouldn't only fail to help the target, but may also harm the other party.

After getting familiar with the road condition, Xu Zifan found a restaurant for dinner. Sitting by the window, he could just see the front door of the bar. At about 7:30, Xu Zifan saw Qiao Zixin in disguised with her best friend, leisurely getting off a car. He walked into the bar at a distance behind them, saw them enter box 102, ordered a cocktail and sat in a position where he could see the box.

The light in the bar was somewhat dim, the bar and the lounge were already occupied by many people, the music was noisy and the dance floor was very lively. Xu Zifan pressed the brim of his hat and didn't drink the cocktail. He also shook his head and refuse to chat with people that occasionally came up to him. However, there are many people who come to the bar to sit around and relax, so he didn't attract attention.

Within half an hour, he saw a waiter deliver wine to box 102 three times. When the box stopped calling for wine, he went to the bathroom, put on his coat, his mask and dark glasses, and knocked on the door of 102.

The door was opened by Baiyou Yue. As soon as she saw Xu Zifan, she pulled him in. Seeing how tightly wrapped he was, she thought he didn't want to be recognized. She whispered, "Are you Adam? How come you came so fast? Didn't you say you would come in half an hour?"

Xu Fu Zifan said "yeah", lowered his head slightly, and suddenly asked, "just take some ambiguous photos and not really do it, right?"

"Yes, do you want to really do it? The price is..."

Xu Zifan interrupts her, "If you really want me to do it, the price will double and the money you gave is too little."

When Baiyou heard this, her expression immediately changed, "What? You want to increase the price when you're the one taking advantage?"

(TNote: Yeah, Bai You Yue is called Baiyou, not the usual 'two last syllables' in a nickname in most Cnovels. Well it's weird for me... but there it is ¯ (ツ) /¯ )

"It's said on the Internet that her private life is chaotic, and I'm at risk of being close to her. Otherwise, with such a beautiful woman, even if I don't get paid, I'd like to."

When Baiyou heard him say 'not get paid', her eyes flashed and tried to say, "are you serious? Sleep with her once without getting paid?"

Xu Zifan walked over to Qiao Zixin, who was drunk, sat down and hissed, "Didn't you hear what I said was a big 'If'? I assumed that her private life was not that chaotic."

Baiyou is in need of money, think that Qiao Zixin can save her some money by sleeping with him. She immediately took a few steps closer and said mysteriously, "I'm telling you, but you mustn't say anything. Actually, those online stories are fake, Qiao Zixin is very conservative. Her private life is not chaotic, even the kissing scenes are fake. How about it? 30 Thousand for her first night. If you agree, I'll go out first."

Xu Zifan pretended to be surprised, "so those online stories are fake? Who hates her so much?"

"Who likes her?! I don't know how many people had been blocked by her popularity. Now everyone wants to watch a disaster happening on the sidelines. Even her company ditched her, this shows how unpopular she is."

"Yes, even you; her best friend, is stabbing her in the back, her popularity is really bad enough."

Baiyou became angry from embarrassment, "Cut the crap! Do we have a deal?"

"Forget it, I'm afraid when she wakes up, she would accuse me of r*pe, I still want the money. Later, when the reporter comes, I promise to pose in the most ambiguous position. Really not thinking about giving me extra money?"

"The agreed price is 30 thousand yuan. If you start negotiating the price again, I will find someone else. There are many people willing to do this kind of thing. In fact, you have also taken some advantage in this. You think Qiao Zixin is at the forefront now. When the news comes out tomorrow, everyone will know about you. Then you insist that you were threatened by her. Maybe you can even get some sympathy fans. Money can't compare to all of this, and other people can't even get this kind of popularity."

Xu Zifan nodded and didn't speak again. His finger moved in his pocket, then he lifted Qiao Zixin up and let her rest on his shoulder.

Baiyou saw his gentle movements and curled her lips. "Her face is really attractive to men. Don't get lost in it and forget what you are here for."

Xu Zifan looked at Qiao Zixin's face and suddenly said hesitantly, "I may not be able to meet such a beautiful woman in my whole life. I'll listen to you. You go first, I won't take the money, and I'll return the deposit to you tomorrow."

Baiyou was overjoyed. Qiao Zixin was drunk and everyone knew that her private life was chaotic. Even if she started to make a scene afterwards, it doesn't matter. There is no evidence to prove that she didn't do it willingly. As for their friendship, after this; it's no longer necessary to maintain. Qiao Zixin had no more use anyway.

Baiyou grabbed the bag and walked to the door, turning back, "remember that Qiao Zixin was the one that called you here."

Xu Zifan gave a wave of his hand, his eyes didn't move away from Qiao Zixin. He seemed impatient, "I know. You have to stay away, otherwise, it won't be my fault if you're photographed by reporters. By the way, call the reporter to come in half an hour."

"Caught red handed right? Okay, I understand. I'll send them your positions later." Baiyou thought he wanted to be photographed, make a big news, and smiled at him.

She went to the nearby restaurant to see the follow-up development. After all, she collected a lot of money from others. She had to be sure that things were done before she was relieved.

After she left, Xu Zifan put two small transparent plastic bags wrapped in paper towels in his pocket into the seam of the sofa, revealing half of them, and you could just barely see the white powder in the bag, which looked like some kind of dr*g. Then he took out his mobile phone, clicked on the recording just now, and listened to it. He made sure that all the recordings were recorded completely. He took off his coat and put it on Qiao Zixin. He also put on his dark glasses for her. He spread her hair on both sides of her cheek to cover most of her face and helped her out.

There are many drunk people in the bar every day. When Xu Zifan entered the box just now, it was obvious that he knew the people inside. So, the waiter didn't stop him when he saw him helping someone leave. Anyway, the lady had already paid the bill. Xu Zifan takes Qiao Zixin out from the back door smoothly, places her in the passenger seat and leaves quickly.

At the front door, a man walked into the bar carelessly and walked to the door of box 102. When he saw that the waiter was going to clean up, he was shocked. "What happened to the guests here?"

"Just left."

"Gone?" The man frowned and made a phone call. "I'm Adam, didn't we make an appointment for 9 o'clock? Why did you leave?"

Baiyou coughed, choking on her soda, "Adam? Didn't you arrive long ago?"

"I just arrived at the bar, right at the door of the box you told me. Did you find someone else? You listen, I will not refund the deposit you gave me."

"No, that's not right! I only contracted you! Who was that just now?" A bad premonition came up in Baiyou's heart, then she got up and ran out, "This is bad! I'll come right away. Don't go first!"

Xu Zifan looked at the time when he was waiting for the red light, then called the police: "Hello, I'm reporting that a woman named Baiyou in box 102 of the Blue Tone Bar was smoking powder. She seems to be doing business with a male model. Now she is getting ready to leave. Please get the police here as soon as possible. "

After Xu Zifan hung up the phone, he took out the phone card and threw it into the garbage bin, looking at the direction of the bar from a distance he hooked up his lip in an angle.

In the bar, Baiyou and Adam were running around in a panic. Baiyou found the other party turned off the phone when she called Qiao Zixin, and her heart welled up in a burst of fear. The feeling of losing control made people fluster.

"Adam, who did you talk to? How can anyone know about this matter and find the right box?"

Adam leaned against the door and said, "I didn't mention it to anyone. I'm not that stupid!"

The two were discussing the matter when the door was suddenly banged loudly, "It's the police, we came for inspection, open the door!"

Adam uttered a low curse and opened the door without any trouble. Baiyou couldn't stop it, she turned white with fear. As a frequent 'user', the most terrifying thing for her is to meet the police. She thought that she didn't bring anything, she didn't bring any with her today, so she managed to calm down and grabbed her bag to make herself less nervous.

The police checked their ID cards, and when he saw that the woman's name was Baiyou, he immediately winked at his colleagues. A few people who followed quickly searched the balcony and shouted loudly when they found the sofa: "Chief, we found something!"

Several people looked at it in an instant. When they saw the small bag stained with unknown powder. Baiyou almost fell to the ground with her legs going soft, "this is not mine! I really don't know why there's such a thing!"

The police collected the small bag as evidence and said coldly, "All right, someone has reported that you are dr*g dealing here. If there is any problem, come with us and we will sort it out."

Adam didn't understand what they meant until now. He immediately struggled, saying he was framed. However, according to what he saw and the contents of the phone report, they had to go to the police station to be investigated. It was useless to say that he was framed.

At this time, some reporters arrived at the bar and saw the police, so they didn't dare to come forward. They turned off the flash and secretly took photos, but they felt it was wrong. Didn't they say there was a scandal about Qiao Zixin? Why is Qiao Zixin's best friend and a male model caught? You can't even see Qiao Zixin's shadow.

Hearing them shouting 'no dr*g dealing' the reporters looked at each other and filmed the whole process of their capture and removal. They didn't want to waste the trip here. At least Baiyou is connected to Qiao Zixin. This will remind people of Qiao Zixin, if the best friend is really doing dr*gs, this would rub off on her too.

The reporters went back to work overtime, to report the things here. They tried to exaggerate the content to attract attention. Since the beginning, they were the 'bad media' selected by Baiyou, so they wouldn't be merciful this time.

Everything was going as Xu Zifan expected, and he also brought Qiao Zixin back home smoothly. He gently put Qiao Zixin on the second bed. Qiao Zixin uttered a few vague whispers and her eyebrows slightly puckered. She seemed very uncomfortable. Xu Zifan didn't take off her coat. Instead, he fastened all the buttons on her coat, covered her with a quilt, and said softly in her ear, "Go to sleep. There's nothing wrong. Don't be afraid."

Qiao Zixin didn't know why she was appeased by his pleasant voice. Her eyebrows gradually loosen, and slept deeply.

Xu Zifan took a bath, changed into household clothes and went to the kitchen to cook some sobering soup. He learned this when he was still busy with business and entertainment. At that time, his family was poor, and he didn't want to have a splitting headache every time he socialized. He learned to cook it himself. After a long time, the sobering soup was delicious and effective. Fortunately, he never forgot anything and remembers everything he learned. Even after several worlds, he was not unfamiliar with it.

Half an hour later, Xu Zifan gently fed Qiao Zixin sobering soup. Qiao Zixin was so drunk that she drank the soup without even seeing who he was. Xu Zifan shook his head and closed the door. He went back to his room and turned on the computer to start browsing the stock market. How could you make a comeback without money?

Time flies when you do something seriously. Xu Zifan had just selected some good stocks suitable for short-term speculation when he heard the door next door opening. He looked at the time. It was 5 o'clock in the morning.

(TNote: As it relates to the stock market,' speculation' is the anticipation of future price movement based on a belief the market has inaccurately priced the stock. Speculative trades have an especially high impact within financial markets.)

He got up and went out. Qiao Zixin looked at him with surprise. "Who are you? Why am I here? What about Baiyou?"

She subconsciously held her arms and took two steps back. Then she remembered that she was dressed in a neat and tight overcoat, her body relaxed.

Xu Zifan pointed to the toiletries on the cabinet, showing a gentle and harmless smile, "this is a new one bought yesterday. Wash first, and sit down later."

Qiao Zixin looked at him a few times, hesitated for a moment then went to wash first. When she came out, Xu Zifan had made bacon, omelet, toast and hot milk, which was her favorite breakfast. This made her feel strange. She couldn't help but ask again, "what about my friend? Why am I here?"

Xu Zifan sat opposite her; looked at her and said, "Miss Qiao, my name is Xu Zifan. This is my home. Yesterday, I happened to know that Baiyou wanted to scheme against you, so I went to the Blue Tone bar and pretended to be a conspirator with Baiyou and rescued you. At that time, you were so drunk that you were unconscious. I didn't know who you can trust. I could only bring you back first. If I offended you, I hope you can understand."

Qiao Zixin frowned. "Baiyou scheming against me? How is that possible? Why is she scheming on me?"

"This is the recording and this morning's news." Xu Zifan handed over the mobile phone and the tablet, thinking that no matter how much he said, it was better to let her listen and watch for herself.

Qiao Zixin scrolls on the tablet quickly. She and Baiyou are neighbors who grew up together. The relationship between them has been getting better and better in the past two years. Even if the photos taken in the bar are a little fuzzy, she can recognize Baiyou at a glance. The news said that Baiyou was caught doing dr*gs. The evidence was conclusive. The man who was suspected of dealing with Baiyou was also stripped of his identity. He was Adam, a minor-celebrity male model. In the end, the news also alluded to her being the same as them. Otherwise, how could they have such a good relationship?

A lot of comments were lamenting the chaos in the entertainment circle, but more are scolding her, as if they saw her doing dr*gs with their own eyes.

Qiao Zixin looked at box 102 in the photo and had a bad feeling in her heart. Is it true that Baiyou tried to frame her? Set her up for dr*g dealing? She saw the cell phone beside her and immediately clicked on the recording.

"Are you Adam? You came early…"

"30 thousand yuan for her first night …"

"When the time comes you insist that you were threatened by her, maybe you can get sympathy fans…"

Qiao Zixin listened to her friend's voice in disbelief. Her whole body trembled with anger at the vicious words. What's wrong with her? Why is she hurting her? Even knowing that she was conservative to the bones, she wanted to find a man to destroy her! Looking at the background of the photos taken by reporters in the news, it is not hard to imagine how indecent the photos would have been; had it not been for Xu Zifan. If that ever happens, she wouldn't be able to wash away the stains.

After her boyfriend, company and agent betrayed her; her best friend stabbed her in the back. Qiao Zixin's strength, which she had been holding up; suddenly crumbled. She holds her head to block her eyes and stares at the desktop. She doesn't want to let her tears fall down or let others see her vulnerability, but the tears still uncontrollably fell on the desktop.

Xu Zhu took a box of tissue paper and put it in front of her, whispering: "you didn't do anything wrong, they are wrong."

Qiao Zixin tried her best to suppress her emotions and her mind was blank. Hearing this sentence of approval, she could not help but vent, "Am I such a failure? Why did they all betray me? I have not wronged anyone. Why should I be scolded? I am not a mistress, didn't use rich people, didn't bully new people, didn't sleep my way up the chain … I didn't do these things! Clearly it was Lin Yan who cheated with Liu Jie. They poured dirty water on me. Why doesn't anyone believe me?!"

(TNote: the Jie [洁] in the name 'Liu Jie' does not mean older sister 'jie' [姐]. It means 'clean/pure'.)

"I believe you. "

A very; very light voice, but it was like salvation for Qiao Zixin, she looked up tearfully and looked at Xu Zifan with some confusion. "Why do you believe me?"

Xu Zifan nodded and looked at her firmly. "I believe you, even if the world doesn't believe you, I would still believe you."1

Qiao Zixin's grief seems to have been broken, it no longer drowned her as before. She asked uncertainly, "Do you really believe me? Believe I didn't do those things?"

"I believe. You don't have to pay attention to the rhythm of the online water army, the truth will come out one day. As for those who betray you, it seems to me that this is a good thing. You are able to see their character sooner."

(Water Army = an army of paid forum posters.)

Qiao Zixin dazed, smiled wryly. Suddenly, she confessed, "even my parents don't believe me. They think that I've changed my temper after becoming popular. Otherwise, how could the company give up on me? What's worse, I can't get the evidence to clean the stain and find a way out."

She leaned back in her chair and looked up at the ceiling. Her voice became very light. "When I was in a beautiful place, there were people all around me who flattered me. When I fell, there was no one around me. Only one person who doesn't know me said he believes me. I was really stupid and blind … Now I have nothing, nothing …"

No one to rely on, cyberbullying and no hope of turning over. Especially when both biological parents have doubts, Qiao Zixin ended up suffering from depression. After suffering for two years, she jumped off a roof and ended her life at the age of 25.

She is not weak, she was just overwhelmed by consecutive horrible things beating her down continuously. If someone is willing to give her a hand at this time, she will certainly be able to stand up, instead of suffering from depression, uncontrollable collapse, and suicide.

Xu Zifan looked at the person he should save in this life, with convincing force in his voice, "I will let you return to the peak and let all those who betrayed you regret hurting you."

Qiao Zixin blinked and felt like she was hearing voices. She looked at him in astonishment and was shocked by his conviction. At the same time, she calmed down, thought of the most important problem and squinted warily. "We don't know each other, why do you want to help me? Who the hell are you?"+

Xu Zifan bent his mouth and looked at her intently, "I am your fan, the most loyal fan. "

Qiao Zixin does not believe Xu Zifan is a fan of hers. There isn't even one picture of her in this house. But besides this reason, is there any other reasonable explanation? Maybe Xu Zifan is the one who wants to harm her? But all he had to do is leave her in the Blue Tone bar last night to ruin her reputation. Even if he wanted to take advantage of her, he didn't have to wait this long.

She has nothing to covet. Apart from a fan caring for an idol, she can't think of any other purpose that Xu Zifan might have; to make him spend so much time and effort on her.

Xu Zifan tested the temperature of the cup, pushed the milk over and interrupted her thoughts. "Eat something. You drank so much wine yesterday, you would get sick on an empty stomach."

Qiao Zixin looked at her favorite breakfast and was a little convinced that he really was her loyal fan. The company set her up as a pure girl, gentle and simple, loves cooking porridge and dishes, with no aggressiveness. Few people knew that she likes to eat western-style breakfast. It is very hard to find this information!

Qiao Zixin smiled at Xu Zifan. "Thank you, sorry to trouble you."

"No trouble. You eat slowly, I'll take care of some things. Call me if there is anything."

"Okay, thank you."

Xu Zifan got up and made himself a cup of black coffee, went back to the computer and began to inquire about the price of his two stores. The original owner's parents were businessmen and had a small business, they bought the two stores early and they were in good locations. Later, the prices of houses in Yanjing went up sharply and the stores were naturally valuable.

After researching it for a while, Xu Zifan understood it well and selected several reliable real estate agents to contact during working hours.

He did almost everything he could do after coming to this world. Xu Zifan stretched his body, drank the black coffee, turned off the computer and took a bath. When he looked in the mirror, Xu Zifan's long hair was blocking his eyes and decided to take time to get a nice haircut. As far as his knowledge of the entertainment circle is concerned, a good face can probably attract a large number of fans, so he had to pay attention to it.

He changed his clothes. When he came out, he was surprised to see Qiao Zixin washing dishes in the kitchen. The information he knew was that Qiao Zixin hated the kitchen the most. He quickly walked over and said, "let me wash it."

Qiao Zixin looked up and smiled at him, "I'll wash it, as a thank you for saving me. I am quite down and out now. I don't know how to repay you. I can still wash a bowl. Xu Zifan, when I get back on my feet, I will repay you well."

Xu Zifan smiled, "Don't think too much, I'm glad I can help you. By the way, what are your plans? I read on the news that you paid out a lot for the penalty on the breach of contract, even liquidated the house, is it true?"

Qiao Zixin's face froze and she nodded slightly. "It's true. Xingchen Entertainment rescinded their contract with me. My film contract and advertisement contract have all disappeared. They said that I am now covered with stains and that it had a great impact on them. So, I have to compensate them for their losses." She put the dishes away, wiped her hands and turned to face Xu Zifan, pretending to be strong. "It's okay, I can rent a house. That… Is my bag with you?"

"Yes, I turned off your cell phone. I'll get it for you." Xu Zifan went back to her room and brought out her purse. They sat down on the sofa in the living room.

Qiao Zixin quickly took out her mobile phone and turned it on. There were 28 missed calls, 1 from her agent, 8 from Baiyou, and the rest were from her parents. She also received dozens of WeChat and text messages.

The agent warned her not to bring trouble to the company. But she and the company had already terminated their contract. Don't talk nonsense! Baiyou first questioned where she was, then scolded her and then asked her to go to the police station to bail her out. Her parents said that they are worried about her. They asked if everything online was real, and how could she get involved with dr*gs?!

Qiao Zixin frowned and called her mother. Xu Zifan went back to the bedroom and closed the door. Qiao Zixin looked at the door in a trance, but her body relaxed. Xu Zifan's silent consideration gave her a warm feeling in her heart. Still, someone cared about her and her feelings. She can't fall now!1

When the phone was connected, Mother Qiao spoke urgently, "Xin Xin, why was your phone off? What's going on in the news? Is Baiyou really arrested? Are you, all right?"

Qiao Zixin answered, "I'm fine. I'm at my friend's house now. Mom, don't worry, it's okay. Baiyou doing dr*gs has nothing to do with me. The news online is all fake."

"Is it really fake? The last time you told me this was fake, you got expelled from the company! What are you doing in Yanjing? I told you not to be an actress, but you wouldn't listen. You said that you're all right, but why are you giving all your money to others? So many people on the Internet are scolding you, are they all fake?"

Qiao Zixin bit her lips and leaned against the sofa with a wry smile. "Mom, no one can say for sure whether the entertainment news is real or not. I was hurt this time. I was stupid and not careful enough. But those on the Internet are all rumors. Don't you know my character? I swear, I didn't do those bad things, Mom, believe me. What would I do if even you don't believe me?"

"You brat, forget it, I won't ask. Come back and stay at home. Your Second Aunt said that her office lacks an office assistant, with a monthly salary of 3000 yuan. If you do your job well, you would get a raise. There are a lot of salesmen in her company. They all have houses and cars. It's convenient for you to find someone. Don't stay in the entertainment business. What have you been doing all these years? Now, I'm too embarrassed to even greet my neighbor when I go out with your father. Can't I just live a normal life?"

Qiao Zixin covered her eyes with her hand. She thought she would cry, but she didn't. Maybe because of Xu Zifan's trust in her, she no longer felt helpless. This time, hearing her mother's nagging didn't make her sad and disappointed as she imagined. She could hear that her mother was angry that she didn't listen to her and insisted on becoming an actress; and that she shamed the family. Perhaps it's the deep responsibility of family love, but right now, she only wanted a little support.

Qiao Zixin took a deep breath and smiled, "Mom, it's too exaggerated to reach that point. Don't worry, I'm sure I can turn things around and not embarrass you and Dad. Okay, I have something else to do here. Let's not talk about it. Mom, relax and wait for the news."

"Why are you so disobedient? Are you happy seeing your father and me suffer?"

"Mom, what are you saying? I'm really fine, these things will soon blow over, don't worry."

Qiao Zixin soothed Mother Qiao for a while and finally hung up the phone. She didn't get the support she wanted from her mother, and only felt deeply tired after calling.

The phone rang as soon as it was put down. She picked it up and found it was Baiyou. Her eyes suddenly turned cold. "Hello?"

"Zixin! You finally answered the phone! Where were you last night? I was caught by the police, come and bail me out!"

"I'm coming." Qiao Zixin gritted her teeth and clenched her fist. She has to ask Baiyou face to face. Why did she do this to her?1

"That's good, then come quickly, I'll wait for you! Remember to call a lawyer!" Baiyou had a cheerful voice and hung up the phone.

Qiao Zixin looked at Xu Zifan's cell phone on the table, got up and knocked on Xu Zifan's door. "Xu Zifan, can you send me the recording?"

Xu Zifan opened the door and saw her carrying her bag. He asked, "are you going to the police station to confront Baiyou?"

Qiao Zixin nodded, "I have to ask her clearly. I've always been good to her, why does she want to harm me? For money? How much have I given her? And now that I'm out of money, she was going to sell me?"

Qiao Zixin remembered the 30,000-yuan price for her 'first night' mentioned in the recording and immediately stopped and turned away shamefully.

Xu Zifan took his car keys and said, "Let's go, I'll go with you."

"Ah? No, I've already troubled you too much. I'm sorry… "

"It doesn't matter, you don't have someone to trust right now and no car. You can't go out without being watched. It would be even more troublesome if someone took another picture and posted it on the Internet. In fact, you don't have a place to live, just live here. I'm the only one in this house. I'll rent the second room to you." Xu Zifan looked down at her with a smile, "just consider it satisfying a fan who wants to take care of you, okay?"

Qiao Zixin hesitated. She really didn't know where to go and felt that she would be photographed anywhere she went. It seems safer than a hotel here. She was brought here last night and nobody found her, but she and Xu Zifan just met and she didn't know anything about him…

Xu Zifan chuckled, "It's okay, you slowly think about it, let's go to the police station first."

Xu Zifan drove the car. On the way, Qiao Zixin was wearing a big coat, glasses and a mask. On the way, she bought a suit to put on. Although she was tightly covered, you could meet all kinds of people in the big city; so, no one paid special attention to her. After arriving at the police station, Qiao Zixin subconsciously straightened her back. Even if she was down and out now, she didn't want people to think she was weak!

Xu Zifan and Qiao Zixin recorded their confessions together. Xu Zifan said, "I'm Zixin's friend. She's afraid of getting drunk before going to the bar. So, she asked me to pick her up. I left as soon as I got her, and Baiyou said she was going out with other friends to play. I didn't ask much because I didn't know her that well. Did she really do dr*gs?"

The officer gave the written record to him for confirmation and signature, and said: "The plastic bag found in the box contained white flour, the kind you use to make steamed bread, not dr*gs. But Baiyou has been tested and was verified as a dr*g addict and cannot be released on bail. By the way, we received a call to arrest her. Was that you?"

Xu Zifan shook his head, "no. "

The officer looked at him a few times, but it didn't matter. The informer did a good job.

Qiao Zixin held her bag in his hands and asked in a low voice: "Can I see Baiyou? I want to ask her something."

"Yes, she has been clamoring for a lawyer, is the lawyer here?"

Qiao Zixin spoke with a faint expression: "It's wrong of her to take dr*gs. I won't help her to get a lawyer. if she wants one, let her find one herself."

The police officers also saw today's news, and knew they were good friends. They were surprised to hear this from her, but didn't say anything. After registering, they took them to visit Baiyou.

As soon as Baiyou sees Qiao Zixin, her eyes lit up, "Zixin! What took you so long? Can I get out now?"

Qiao Zixin sat in front of her and looked at her very carefully with no expression. Baiyou was so shocked by her that she frowned and said, "what are you looking at?"

Qiao Zixin sneered, "looking at what a poisonous and vicious woman looks like. Someone who could even harm a good childhood friend. Also, you didn't treat me as a good friend at all, I didn't really care about that. I'll ask you, what did I do wrong? What did I do to make you do this to me? Did you do it yourself or did someone tell you to do it?"

Baiyou's face changed. "What are you saying? I don't understand. Did the man who took you away yesterday say anything? How could I harm you, what did he say?"

Qiao Zixin took out her mobile phone, clicked on the recording. After playing one sentence, she then put it away. This sentence alone is enough to make Baiyou understand!

Baiyou suddenly looked up and stared at Xu Zifan, bitterly saying, "it's you! You impersonated Adam, didn't you?!"

Baiyou had long suspected Xu Zifan for a while, but she was anxious to leave and forgot asking. But the conversation the night before was recorded! How can Qiao Zixin help her after hearing that recording? They came to see her as a laughing stock!

Qiao Zixin stared at her and asked, "Baiyou? Why on earth did you do it?"

Baiyou clenched her fist and leaned back on the chair, taking a deep breath to catch Qiao Zixin 's eye. "Fine, you need to know, I'll be clear with you."

"Qiao Zixin, you have not lived as well as me since you were young. I wear new clothes but you can only pick up clothes that relatives don't want to wear. I make good friends, you can only squat at the door to play alone; I took part in the school performance, you can only sit under the stage with envy and jealousy; I'm always in the top three in class, you can only take the tail end in grades. Apart from your pretty face, what can you compare with me? Ah!? But it so happened that you made a movie after graduating from high school, won a movie award at the age of 18, and earn more than 100,000 yuan by making an advertisement. What about me? After studying hard in a top-rated university, I could only find a job with a monthly salary of 10,000! Why?!" Baiyou face twisted, bitterly staring at Qiao Zixin.2

Under the table, Qiao Zixin's fingers curled slightly but her face was expressionless. "Because I'm better off than you, you think it's unfair? Baiyou, don't forget that when you thought your work was too hard, I asked you to be my assistant, with a salary of 50,000 yuan a month, as well as clothes, jewelry and purses as benefits. You can come and go as you want, and you don't work for anything with that salary. What did I say? I have nothing to apologize to you for."

"Ah…" Baiyou sneered. "You are proud of yourself, aren't you? The neighbor who put pressure on you all the time is trampled under your foot and accepted your handouts. You're probably laughing inside every time you give me something, right?! Laugh at the fact that I went to such a good university but I'm a mere gofer to you. Laughing that I earn less than your chump change without dignity! If you really want to help me, why don't you take me to shoot a movie with you? How much do you earn for one shoot? Send me for 50,000 yuan? You just don't want me to stand out! Why should I be nice to you when you do this to me?"

Qiao Zixin was in a trance for a moment; the sharp-tongued woman in front of her was so foreign, as if all the memories of getting along over the years were fake. She had never known her. But when you think about it, it's not incomprehensible. Baiyou is used to being arrogant. She is superior to others in their small town. When she came to the big city, she finds herself nothing and is crushed by neighbors who never paid attention to her. She became what she is today. In the end, it's still jealousy.

Qiao Zixin suddenly felt dull, and finally understood why someone who didn't like to play with her as kids, would meet her so enthusiastically in Yanjing. She thought it was an encounter with an old friend from her hometown, but it turned out that it was Baiyou who deliberately approached her and wanted to get something out of her. She spoke indifferently: "Believe it or not, I did recommend you to the director, but the director didn't want to use you. We have known each other for more than ten years. Tell me, who told you to entrap me?"

Baiyou glanced at her, eyes full of gloating, "it's Liu Jie. You have an honest boyfriend, but you are scolded by this woman as a mistress. She created all your dirty scandals. Oh, you didn't expect that, did you? A little flower that just got famous did this to you. How many people do you think are behind it? Tsk, how bad are you? If it weren't for your face, would you have enjoyed the scenery of the past few years? Look, once something goes wrong, it will return to its original shape, won't it? You have nothing, not as good as me!"+

Qiao Zixin got the answer she wanted and never wanted to see this annoying face again. She took out her sunglasses and put them on, as if to draw a line with everyone and draw a safe distance. She got up and said to Xu Zifan, "let's go."

Xu Zifan answered, opened the door and walked out with her without saying a word from the beginning to the end, but stood behind Qiao Zixin as her most solid support.

Baiyou's face became very ugly and he rose to her feet and shouted, "stop! You haven't made it clear, what happened last night? You called the police and reported me, didn't you? Qiao Zixin, where did you find the boorish man? If you're so innocent, why are you scheming against me with him? What face do you have to question me?"

Xu Zifan ignored it and took Qiao Zixin away. Baiyou wanted to catch up but she was stopped by the police, so she had to yell at their backs. The two never responded, making her look like a clown!

The greatest humiliation is to be ignored, as if she has never been qualified to stand on the same level as Qiao Zixin. So, even if betrayed, Qiao Zixin walked away easily and pretend not to know her.

At this moment, Baiyou's reluctance reached its peak. She pushed the police angrily and wanted to catch up to see Qiao Zixin's face. She did not believe that Qiao Zixin was indifferent. Obviously betrayed by everyone, obviously has nothing, but how can she be so calm?

The police pinned her to the ground and she suddenly lost her energy and twitched all over. A dr*g withdrawal!

Qiao Zixin heard the sound behind her and pause for a while. Xu Zifan looked down at her, "Let's go, she's on her own."

Qiao Zixin nodded and went to the police officer again. Right now, many news reports are alluding to her; saying that she and Baiyou took dr*gs together. The public was disgusted by this kind of thing. She is being vilified by the whole internet and almost convicted without a real trial. So, she volunteered to be tested. Of course, everything is normal and there was no sign of dr*g use.

It's really important for Qiao Zixin to ask the police to clarify Baiyou's charges when they announced her charges. She was in that box, but she left ahead of schedule, and a word of clarification was considered to be in line with regulations, so the police agreed without saying anything more.

The two left the police station. Qiao Zixin sat in the passenger seat with her eyes closed and the wind blowing, feeling the speed of the car. Suddenly, she felt that she had thrown the unworthy friendship behind her. No longer suffering for it, no longer asking why some people would harm others without any reason, and still felt that they had plenty of reasons; so, she did not need to go to the bottom of the matter.

She looked at Xu Zifan, who was driving seriously, with inexplicable peace of mind, and whispered: "Thank you, if it wasn't for you, I might have collapsed today. I regard her as my best friend. Liu Jie, whom she just mentioned; is Lin Yan's ex-girlfriend and a third party who sabotaged our relationship. I've always wanted to find out why Lin Yan did this to me, what hatred Liu Jie have with me, the company fall out and why they didn't recognize me; and my parents suspected that the news was true, as if I had betrayed my loved ones, which was really painful."

Qiao Zixin smiled mockingly and took a deep breath. "It's a good thing you are willing to believe me, accompany me to face these things, and let me know that I'm not alone. Otherwise, I think I might have rush to confront Lin Yan and Liu Jie. With no proof, I might have been ridiculed."

"Of course, you are not alone. There are many fans who support you like me. You have to brace yourself to overcome this difficulty. In fact, if they are not taken seriously it's not a big deal to think about, is it?" Xu Zifan glanced over at her and saw her expression was fine and not prone to depression. He relaxed and said, "seriously, you can stay at my place temporarily. I'll help you guard against paparazzi. You should stay quiet these days, take it easy, and think about what you should do in the future."3

"Okay, thank you." Qiao Zixin nodded subconsciously, and then she was surprised that she herself agreed so easily, as if he didn't learn her lesson and casually trusted a stranger she had just met. But she is too tired, all the bad things are pressing on her these days, and she is a little overwhelmed. Since she can feel at ease around Xu Zifan, she doesn't want to struggle too much. She can't even see the true colors of a neighbor who had been together for so many years, so she trusted her intuition this time.

Qiao Zixin stared out of the window in a daze and didn't say where she wanted to go. Xu Zifan simply took her to contact the realtor he looked up before and opened an account to buy stocks. Of course, Qiao Zixin didn't show up. She sat in the car all day, as if she were going for a ride to relieve boredom. Xu Zifan took out 2.3 million to buy shares, leaving 50,000 yuan to use. He was very confident in his choice and almost put all his money into it.

They had driven for a long time. Whenever Qiao Zixin is depressed, Xu Zifan would always find a topic to take her attention away. After a few times, she forgot those troubles and is curious about what Xu Zifan is busy with.

When things were done, Xu Zifan looked at his watch and asked, "what would you like to eat? It's definitely not convenient to go outside to eat. Let's go back and order takeout, or make something simple. I can scramble eggs and cook seafood noodles."

Qiao Zixin said in surprise: "Scrambled eggs and seafood noodles are not of the same level, are they? You cook? Then I'd like to try some seafood noodles. Is it easy to make? I can help."

Xu Zifan looked at her expression and suddenly laughed out loud. He picked his eyebrows and said, "It's very simple. You'll know when you see it later."

Xu Zifan first drove to the supermarket and bought a big bag of things in a black plastic bag. Qiao Zixin didn't know what they were. After returning home, Xu Zifan let Qiao Zixin watch TV in the living room. He went into the kitchen and closed the door and began to make seafood noodles. Qiao Zixin's eyes were watching TV, but her ears are listening to the movement in the kitchen. She can't figure out what's going on inside. She always thought that cutting crabs and squid should sound like chopping on the chopping board, but why is it so quiet?

She was so intrigued by the seafood noodles that she didn't think about the bad things at all. As a result, she waited for a while before Xu Zifan came out with a bowl. Qiao Zixin walked over in surprise, "so fast? What did you put in it…"

When she saw the 'seafood noodles' in the bowl, she choked in the middle of her sentence, "is this seafood noodles?"

"Yes, crab sticks, shrimp balls, fish tofu, seaweed and lobster chops are all seafood flavor. What part of it is 'not' seafood noodles?" Xu Zifan put the bowl in front of her with a smile and made a gesture of invitation, "Please, beautiful Miss Qiao Zixin, try how this bowl of seafood noodles taste, and comment on my cooking skills."4

(TNote: crab sticks, shrimp balls, fish tofu, seaweed and lobster chops = usually sold as frozen seafood, more like imitation seafood. Not bad, but not an actual fresh fish. It's like the difference between chicken and a chicken nugget.)

Qiao Zixin was amused by his exaggeration, took the chopsticks and sat down. She picked up some noodles and put them into her mouth. The taste is very fresh, moderately salty and light. Although it is not the same taste as proper seafood noodles, it is really special and delicious.

Qiao Zixin smiled and her eyes were covered with moisture. "Yummy, this is the best noodle I've ever eaten."1

"As long as it's delicious, eat some more."

Xu Zifan went to the kitchen to get himself some noodles. Qiao Zixin looked up at his back and without realizing it, the corners of her lips rose. When she was dejected, someone made a bowl of hot seafood noodles for her, which was really the best noodles she had ever eaten and kept her heart warm. She thought she would remember such a warm flavor for the rest of her life.

Qiao Zixin moved everything to Xu Zifan's house, and stayed in his house. She listened to Xu Zifan, she didn't surf the Internet, didn't turn on her cell phone, and isolated herself from the outside world regardless of any disturbance. Watching TV dramas and variety shows every day is really much easier. It seems that the whole internet was not important. If she doesn't show up like this, what if they scold her harshly? She didn't even look at it. Those people could only do a 'one-man show'. It was a little refreshing to think about.

A few days later, because of the special attention on the internet about Baiyou taking drugs; The police finally announced the cause and effect of the incident. Baiyou has a serious addiction to dr*gs. At the police station, she didn't change her bad attitude and even attacked a police officer. After 15 days of detention, she was sentenced to a public dr*g rehabilitation center and fined 2,000 yuan. Adam; the male model, tested negative for dr*g abuse, and Qiao Zixin; who left earlier and had nothing to do with all this, tested negative for dr*g abuse too.

Liu Jie's water army still held on to Qiao Zixin, saying that she was so close to Baiyou that she must have taken part in it together. Even if she didn't, you could still see her bad character that didn't stop her friend from taking drugs. And Adam must have had an affair with Qiao Zixin when he went to see them that late at night. Indeed, her private life was extremely chaotic.

(Water Army = Paid internet posters/commenters.)

Many people on the Internet follow suit and thought that they were blind when they liked Qiao Zixin because she looked like a pure little girl. In private, it was actually like this! So what if she was good-looking and talented? The entertainment circle does not need such a mess!

Xu Zifan keeps an eye on the Internet every day. Qiao Zixin hasn't moved. Sunspots have also entered a period of burning-out, which means a little bit of peace. But they can't do anything without evidence. Otherwise, even if Qiao Zixin turns things over later, these things will stay on the record. They should stir the pot!

(Sunspots = metaphor for scandal/ black spots on an otherwise clean background. And or rumormongers' / malicious rumor spreader.)

He has already sold the stores. One at the corner of the commercial street intersection, selling 200 square meters for 9 million yuan, and one next to Yenching University, selling 180 square meters at 6.5 million yuan. The price is a little lower, but before using it, he can at least double all of these within the stock market.

Seeing that Qiao Zixin's mood wasn't so bad, Xu Zifan took a moment to say to her, "Do you trust me? If you trust me, leave it to me. I'll manage it. They won't be able to throw dirty water on you."

Qiao Zhu was stunned and shook her head. "It's no use. Lin Yan and I have been together for a year. We haven't gotten along very well. He also said that he hopes to keep the relationship under wraps and not get caught, so we don't even have a picture together. My cell phone... I don't know when he deleted all the chat records. I have no way to prove that he and I were lovers. There are also those who say that I was stuck-up and bully new people. My god-sister personally stood up and said that she broke off her relationship with me. Even if there is no evidence, others would believe her. I don't know what to do."

Xu Zifan was not as upset as she was. He picked up an apple and peeled it. He smiled and said, "You are so lucky not knowing these dark methods. Your god-sister is the wife of Xingche's president. Sadly, she broke her relationship with you. It made it easy for people to believe that your character is flawed. However, she also has no substantial evidence. As long as these things are doubted, when you get angry, someone will help you prove your innocence spontaneously. So, do you trust me?"

Qiao Zixin looked at the apple he handed over. The shape was very round; perfectly round. The thinly peeled apple skins are placed next to each other in a string, like works of art. This person seems to be able to do everything well, inexplicably giving people assurance. She took a bite of the apple and smiled, "I trust you."1

(TNote: if I said it once, I'll say it again... Mama, I'm in love with the devil! Sooo John Wick like! So handsome, yet frighteningly diabolic! Sexy as sin! My type of man! Ok... I need a moment... Ehem... you may continue... sorry)16

With Qiao Zixin's permission, Xu Zifan began to meddle in her affairs and hired a private detective to investigate Lin Yan and Liu Jie's 'five-year relationship'. He paid the water army to blacken Qiao Zixin even more. He didn't care if the rumors were true or not, he just wants it to turn deadly black!

Water army didn't ask much; anyway, recently there have been many 'black' news on Qiao Zixin, this person may have been enemies with Qiao Zixin. Just give them money, churning out whatever black news is the simplest!

The internet, which had gradually subsided, was suddenly full of criticisms about Qiao Zixin. When it came to female stars, they would despise Qiao Zixin. When it came to male stars, they would imply Qiao Zixin had an affair with them. When it came to cooperation with Qiao Zixin, they would satirize Qiao Zixin for throwing her weight around. When it came to social news, they would always bring out a 'Don't be as scummy as Qiao Zixin' comment. When it came to the release of a new movie, they would immediately scold Qiao Zixin for making it a terrible movie ...

With a flood of water army frantically condemning Qiao Zixin, it was too much! The public rebounded faster than expected!

[Ha ha ha, what else can I do but laugh at Qiao Zixin? Is she uglier than others? Is there anything better in the entertainment circle than Qiao Zixin? No matter whether you admit it or not, I am absolutely convinced of her beauty. From or whatever angle, she is a beauty!]

[So many male stars have something with Qiao Zixin, she would go against the whole internet, right? Why are you still bringing her into it? The one who said she was having an affair with the president Xingchen, don't leave yet! Xingchen kicked her out and made her pay a huge penalty. Didn't you say that the president of Xingchen kept Qiao Zixin? After all that, Qiao Zixin was the one that paid him ha ha ha]

[Xingchen Entertainment is disgusting. After the first film from Qiao Zixin got an award, nobody stood up for her. Xingchen only regarded her as a cash cow. Now that she had an accident, Xingchen is the first to jump out and step on her, and didn't even try to protect her. Who would dare to work for them? The wife of Xingchen's president is the most disgusting. So ugly!]

[Qiao Zixin has made 18 films in 5 years, and won several awards, but the last one is not so good, because the plot didn't make sense, right? Why is it because of her poor acting? If her acting skill are poor; could she get the best actress award right on her debut? Show me what you think is a good acting performance...!]

[The police said that Qiao Zixin left early and did not take dr*gs when they tested her. When did they say she took dr*gs with Baiyou? Having a good relationship with a best friend can lead to a conviction; what's the difference with being scolded when you are the one who got rap*d? Victim blaming much?!]

[Why is there Qiao Zixin scandals everywhere? Did she offend someone? Seeing criminals and say 'Don't be like Qiao Zixin'. What's wrong with Qiao Zixin? Did she eat your rice or did she kill your family? Stars are also human beings. As long as she does not break the law, her private life is none of your business!]

[Wasn't Qiao Zixin Xingchen President's god-sister before? Or the president's wife's adoptive sister? They always take pictures together. How come they broke all relations with Qiao Zixin right when this happened? They said she had a bad personality. Were they blind in the first 5 years? Or is Qiao Zixin's acting so good she cheated her good sister for 5 years?]

[Yes, yes, why didn't people hear she was acting high and mighty and bullying new people before? I remember several directors praising Qiao Zixin for her dedication! So, who is lying?]

[Don't you understand? Blacklisted! You didn't see the celebrities in the circle clearly when they were asked about it? They said they never saw her bully people. People are cautious, but they can also see the truth.]

[People say that Qiao Zixin has more popularity than Lin Yan and Liu Jie. If she was really sleeping her way up, and a home-wrecker, would she really need to slap Liu Jie like a shrew? Is it true love for Lin Yan? But didn't you people say that her private life is chaotic? Self-contradictory ah!]

[Similarly, if Lin Yan and Liu Jie said she was the cheap mistress; why did Qiao Zixin hit Liu Jie? She has never lost her temper in 5 years, has she? Would a mistress be that crazy? I don't believe it!]

Xu Zifan carefully reads the comments on the Internet every day. The effect of using poison to attack poison has come out, but it is necessary to master the heat. During this period, he added a few fans of Qiao Zixin, screened out some reliable ones and rebuilt a new group. He was the only group owner and administrator.

He sent screenshots of the comments on the Internet to the group. The group was discussing the matter, rejoicing and cheering, saying that the eyes of the masses were discerning, and finally seeing that she was the one that had been wronged. Then Xu Zifan asked them to help him find all kinds of beautiful pictures without ugly angles from when Qiao Zixin started her career, edit the classic scenes from Qiao Zixin's movies, count all the charity deeds Qiao Zixin has done, and collect all the videos that showed her true temperament when she participated in activities or interviews.

Xu Zifan knows all of Qiao Zixin personal likes and dislikes from the world information, but he is not a real fan after all; and he is too tired to find all these things by himself. However, some of these real fans may not have to search for anything at all, they can use what they have stored in their hard disks, and get twice the result with half the effort after distributing tasks and cooperation.

Sure enough, the fans got things ready in an instant, and every high-definition beautiful picture perfectly showed Qiao Zixin's beauty. Not only without ugly angles, but also her unchanging face from the age of 18 to 23. If you said she was still 18, people would believe it! Moreover, Qiao Zixin's face value is very special. Without makeup, she looks like a pure beauty and smiles sweetly. Her eyes seem to be decorated with stars. She is the perfect first love in every boy's dream.

When she wears gorgeous makeup, the whole person is bewitching like a seductress. A glance would make you feel reborn. This is really something other stars can't compare to. It's a God-given face to admire!

Xu Zifan has selected the best ten sets of items for fans to post online. This time there was no need to invite the water army. Everyone likes to look at high-definition beauty pictures. Netizens automatically and spontaneously turned around, not to mention a group of 'Face-dogs' who only look at faces.

(Face dogs/ 颜狗 [Yan Gou] = face dogs/ fans who only care what someone/celebrity looks like. They don't care about other things.)

This was followed by the classic scenes of Qiao Zixin's various films, which were edited together to give a strong visual impact. Who dares to say that Qiao Zixin's acting skill was poor! They are absolutely blind! Xu Zifan asked several famous fans to send this video. The idols were scolded and the fans angrily refuted. However, the refutation was about Qiao Zixin having no acting skills.

Do people like a particularly beautiful actress who can act? There was no doubt that people liked her. Some people even began to miss Qiao Zixin's 4 films the year before. They are not all classics, but they also looked very good. Wouldn't it be too bad if they couldn't see her acting later?

People began to look for news of Qiao Zixin, only to find that Qiao Zixin was missing. There had been no news for so long. Has she quit the entertainment circle? Will she never show up again? At first, some people scolded the sunspots for looking for trouble and bullying a little girl too much. At the same time, some people began to suspect that Qiao Zixin's fall was a conspiracy. Who would benefit if she fell? Xingchen; who received huge compensation? Lin Yan and Liu Jie, who were pitied by the public? Hua Dan, a recent movie star? There were many suspects, and it seems that they may be the mastermind behind Qiao Zixin fall from grace.

After the incident was reversed, there were doubts everywhere, which aroused people's curiosity. Perhaps many netizens already had an idea of upholding justice. When they found doubts, they began to question those black materials. The more they question, the more doubts they would find.+

However, Xu Zifan felt that it was not enough, the heat was not enough, and the wicked were still alive. He needed another handful of firewood.

Xu Zifan went to the Internet café and sent an anonymous message to Adam: [Your career is almost ruined, are you willing to listen to what I have to say?]

Adam quickly replied: [Who are you?]

[You can see which way the wind is blowing on the Internet. You can still make a splash with some sensational news about Qiao Zixin.]

[How can I turn the public's opinion around? What do you mean? Who the f**k are you?]

[There are so many new people in the entertainment circle that almost no one remembers you. Now, everyone is looking for evidence to help white wash Qiao Zixin. Whoever produces evidence will get noticed. Don't miss this opportunity.]

After that, Xu Zifan continued to ignore Adam's questions. Since Adam had been released by the police, he hired a water army to watch Adam. There were no exaggerated or fake articles on him at the moment. People just kept questioning why he appeared in Qiao Zixin's box so late at night, what was his relationship with Qiao Zixin, and whether he was well acquainted with Baiyou.

At the time, Liu Jie was devoted to blackening Qiao Zixin's image to the end, and naturally maintained the 'Adam and Qiao Zixin' news while trying to make sure they seemed to have an "affair". Who would dare to hire Adam as a male model when he was being shown in such a light? All his work was gone! After that, Xu Zifan went to the blacked out Qiao Zixin, and took Adam out of it. Qiao Zixin's method of 'attacking poison with poison' was beginning to produce good results, but it was not beneficial for Adam at all. If Qiao Zixin had nothing to do with him, then he must have gone for Baiyou that night! What was Baiyou doing?

In a dim bar box, a single man and woman together, both suspected addicts, and both were later brought into a police station; how could anyone have any positive takes on what was going on? No one helped Adam with public relations, no one guided public opinion, and Adam was as anxious as a cat on a hot tin roof. He was just a small model. The company would just let another newcomer take over his job. With no one to save him, he would be finished!

Therefore, Xu Zifan's anonymous information seemed to be like a beacon of hope. Didn't he promise Baiyou to go to the bar just so he could get some popularity from Qiao Zixin? Was this not the right time to do that? Even though it had changed from using her as a stepping stone to washing her white, as long as you could wash yourself white too, that was enough!

Adam soon posted a video on his account. In the video, he wore a hat to cover his lowered eyes and a large black T-shirt. His face was gaunt. He said in a hoarse voice, "I'm Adam. I've read all the messages from everyone these past few days. I thought they would have all been about Xin-jie so, I didn't want to comment. However, a few people's suspicions have affected my work. I want to clarify what happened that day. I didn't take dr*gs or participate in any sort of illicit activity. "

"That day, Baiyou contacted me to ask me to come to the bar at night. She would get Zixin-jie drunk. I was responsible for posing in ambiguous positions with Zixin-jie when the reporters arrived, to let the reporters completely ruin Zixin-jie's image. If I hadn't agreed, she said she would find someone else. I have always adored Zixin-jie's movies, I didn't want her to get hurt, so I could only pretend to agree. At the end of the day, I reported Baiyou to the police, and everyone knows what happened afterward. I may not have handled this matter very well, but I really am not a bad person. I hope people can let this go and let me do my job in peace."

Adam's story had loopholes such as the reason for Qiao Zixin leaving first and who did she go with? For example, when he was caught, why didn't he clearly state the truth? The police didn't know who reported the incident, and also, was it necessary for him to conceal his good intentions? However, netizens were currently busy looking for evidence of Qiao Zixin's innocence. A look at his video focused all of their attention on Baiyou's scheme to blacken Qiao Zixin, so the other aspects were ignored.

Under this heat, the fire broke out again. A quarrel between best friends had always been a very explosive topic. Qiao Zixin often took photos of her and Baiyou. The photos were very sweet and filled with smiles. She protected Baiyou all the time and even made Baiyou her assistant. The best friends who grew up stuck together were said to have a most enviable friendship. But what was going on? Why was Baiyou so blackhearted?

Qiao Zixin was able to go to a bar with Baiyou to get drunk because she trusted her with her own life. This showed that Qiao Zixin had absolute trust in Baiyou. In the end, Baiyou had asked a male model to take ambiguous photos of Qiao Zixin? They thought if she did do so, Qiao Zixin's claim of chaos in her private life would be confirmed! How much did she hate Qiao Zixin to do such a thing?

Xu Zifan looked at the public opinion that was trending on the Internet and silently asked his water army to lead the topic towards Baiyou. Why did you ask someone to take ambiguous photos of her? If Qiao Zixin's private life really was chaotic with a lot of men, wouldn't Baiyou, as her best friend, be able to take photos anytime and anywhere? Was it because Qiao Zixin had no man in her private life that she had to spend so much time looking for someone to put on such a show?

A lot of gossip about stars had no evidence. People saw evil, but there was no evil that could not be subdued by goodness. This meant it only mattered whether a star ended up with a positive image or a negative image. Xu Zifan utilized a common method in a debate. Using today's witness and material evidence to prove that most of the material on her was invalid, he convinced everyone that they were all rumors.

(Xié bùshèng zhèng [邪不胜正] = evil cannot bear righteousness.)

After he realized what the result of this incident would be, Xu Zifan immediately hired a lawyer to issue a lawsuit, to take the publicity companies behind several major marketing accounts to court!

Qiao Zixin did not show up in public for a long time. Cu Zifan forwarded the lawsuit posted by the law firm on Weibo, shocking netizens. Qiao Zixin's fans flocked to her microblog to leave messages to ask her about her status. Qiao Zixin thought for a moment and took a selfie with a smile and posted a picture with the following words: [A clean hand needs no washing, there will always be rainbows after wind and rain.]

(Qīng zhě zì qīng [清者自清] = the innocent does not need to defend one's self.)

The many fans who really loved Qiao Zixin cried when they saw this sentence! God knows how worried they were about Qiao Zixin's disappearance. They were worried that she couldn't bear the gossip, and that she was hiding and crying alone, and that she might have even thought of suicide! They have always fought for her on the front lines to change public opinion, trying to clean up the stain left on their beloved idol, but their collective strength was too little. Just like a grain of sand on the seashore, that could be submerged in a blink of an eye. Useless!

They did not have direction and confidence until a 'guardian' who claimed to be Qiao Zixin's iron-fan gathered them together, methodically issued tasks for them to undertake, and had taken them step by step to help Qiao Zixin turn her image around. Now they had finally heard from their goddess!

They were relieved to see Qiao Zixin in the photo wearing home clothes, her face ruddy, her eyes clear, with a plain expression while relaxing on the sofa. They didn't lose this insidious battle! Qiao Zixin did not lose either!

Qiao Zixin scrolled through the comments on her microblog. This was the first time in many days that she went online. She found that so many people were actually silently caring for her and helping her. She couldn't tell if this is what it felt like to feel warmth and wanted to smile from the bottom of her heart. Everyone was encouraging her to cheer her up, saying that they had always believed in her. Occasionally, several remarks would call her guilty, but she did notice them. Afterwards, she learned that Xu Zifan bought a water army to attack for her, but she didn't care about that though. It was just a means to an end.

Xu Zifan changed his clothes and came out of the bedroom. Qiao Zixin looked at him and wondered, "Are you going to exercise again? I think you're already in pretty good shape. Is there a need to work so hard?'

Xu Zifan picked up his backpack and went to the door to change his shoes. He said with a smile: "I'm still a little bit short of my goal. I have high expectations for myself. "

Did he still want to get eight-pack abs? So demanding… Qiao Zixin couldn't figure out why he suddenly loved fitness so much, and his idea of getting abdominal muscles was not easy to mention. He could only say: "You should listen to your coach more, and don't exercise too much. "

"Okay, there are cut fruits in the refrigerator. Remember to eat them, I'm going. "Xu Zifan waved at Qiao Zixin, and went to the gym.

The original owner was a homebody, 185cm tall, and only 65kg. He was so thin you could see his ribs. He had been eating nutritious food for a while now, plus he kept fit every day. His weight had risen to 70kg, and his body was much stronger. He had basically developed the outlines of abdominal muscles.

When the coach saw him, he smiled, "You boy, really have perseverance. This is the first time I saw such fast and great results, how about taking a picture to be on our live signboard?"

Xu Zifan laughed: "Forget about it, I don't want to be so exposed."

"You're so stubborn. I can't tell just how many women you'll be able to attract with such a nice figure. Other people can't get that even if they try." The coach shook his head regretfully, knowing that Xu Zidan could not be persuaded, and decided to say nothing more. "I've reserved the best spot for you. Go quickly, but don't overwork your body too much. "

"It's not hard to obtain, you should get back to your own work. " Xu Zifan ran to the innermost area and began to warm up for the fitness program. He could set a goal and reach it if he wanted to. He didn't think it was hard. It was as simple as eating and drinking.1

In the middle of the exercise, his cell phone rang. Xu Zifan took a towel to wipe his sweat and draped it around his neck. He took out his phone check. It was an email sent to him by a private detective. The email contained detailed information about Lin Yan and Liu Jie, including their interpersonal relationships at school, the opportunity that started their careers, how many people they knew in the entertainment circle, who they've had an affair with, and so on. All of it was laid out. Of course, the asking price was also very high. There were several photos attached to the data, which consisted of Lin Yan and Liu Jie taken from another person's perspective. Some of them were blurry, and some only showed their profiles. However, they were from a long time ago, and it was difficult to dig up. It was absolutely worth the money.

Xu Zifan hooked his lips up and easily transferred the money. After searching for so long, Xu Zifan finally found the real thing. In a good mood, he went home ahead of time to make two seafood noodle bowls to celebrate, and then hired a water army to deliver the material in the early morning.

[Surprise! As soon as Lin Yan and Liu Jie became lovers in their freshman year, they broke up and played around separately in their sophomore year. Lin Yan was once kept by a rich woman for two years, and Liu Jie was passed between three rich second-generation dudes. There are pictures to prove it. They are probably 'the most exotic couple' in the entertainment circle!]

The long Weibo post was justified as the picture content was quite spectacular. From Liu Jie's smiling expression in the photo, it could be deduced that she was not the pitiful person from before who was crying. This was very different from how she had accused Qiao Zixin of bullying her. The men around Liu Jie in the three photos were all different, and made everyone's impression of her plummet.

Lin Yan was Xingchen's little newcomer this year. He had always shown himself as a positive ball of sunshine. Now people were suddenly shown blurry pictures of him and a well-known rich woman in an underground garage. He was the kind of person who would very quickly kiss a woman passionately and lustfully. This destroyed their three views, and made their eyes spicy.

(Three views = The three views generally refer to the world view, values, and life view. These are the three views recognized by most people.)

Although the photo did not seem to portray them in a genuine relationship, at a glance, everyone felt that the people in the photo had on an ambiguous air. Whether their private lives were chaotic or not, it was a big lie to say that they have been in love for five years. If they really had already split up and gone their separate ways, then when Qiao Zixin had suddenly gotten angry when Liu Jie accused Qiao Zixin of being a mistress, actually had a bigger story!

Was Qiao Zixin involved in their messy love affair, or did Liu Jie see Lin Yan become popular and got back with her to live an easy life? So what exactly was the relationship between Qiao Zixin and Lin Yan? Was what Qiao Zixin said true, that they were a real couple?1

Liu Jie was a budding flower in the entertainment industry. She had just finished playing in a fantasy fairy drama starring her. Her character was lovable. She was pure and sweet, and she had captured a large number of fans, especially after she was slapped by Qiao Zixin and sobbed that Qiao Zixin had robbed Lin Yan. Not only had it been revealed that she was Lin Yan's loving girlfriend, but she also held herself up to a higher level than Qiao Zixin. She became the most innocent and kind-hearted victim in people's hearts, with a growing number of fans and constant film contracts.

But in the end, only a single play, caused her foundation to become unstable. It was due to the fans she got by stepping on Qiao Zixin. Most of them were sympathetic, but now she had suddenly turned around and they found out she followed at least three second-generation rich men. She was the typical seductress, how could they be willing to follow her anymore? Although some fans said that the photos were just for dinner parties, it didn't matter, there were still a large number of fans who had left. They were extremely disgusted with her small white flower act, which led to a large-scale scene of fans turning into anti-fans.

Lin Yan was secretly taken care of by Qiao Zixin this year, who gave him a lot of resources, and urged him to fit into a popular traffic niche with a large number of fans and mostly immature girls. As soon as the black material on him came out, they exploded!

[How could he have been raised by a rich woman? He can't even spend what he earns, okay? The picture is so blurry, who knows who it actually is?]

[Honestly, the woman in the photo has a good figure. Even if it was photoshopped, can't they also just be in a normal relationship? Any blurry photo can be spun into saying that he was supported. It's just how society works, you're really causing trouble.]

[If it's really a silly relationship, then Li Yan and Liu Jie are not the so-called 'loving couple' they claim to be. They have been in love for five years and didn't let others get involved? This photo is at least cheating, if not being kept. Besides, the woman in the photo is notoriously fond of wrapping around small and tender fresh meat.]

[Couples my ass! My fan-family never admitted that she was a "pure white flower". I will never accept that she said they were "in love for five years". What small white flower? That photo only showed that they were 18 when they were together, okay? He is single!]

[Liu Liu was interviewed and said that she and Lin Yan had been in love for five years, and Lin Yan did not refute it. Now that Liu Liu had been blacked out, Lin Yan doesn't dare to say a word and even let his die-hard fans come to blacken Liu Liu. Is he a man or a eunuch with no balls!]

[Qiao Zixin said that he was her boyfriend before. Now he is suddenly exposed to have been with Liu Jie. I'm suspecting that it has something to do with her! This woman must be trying to drag him into the water because of her illness. Qiao Zixin and Liu Jie are obviously enemies. You love to smear people, take away this evil gossip, and don't get involved!]

Xu Zifan kept in touch with the two water armies. One was responsible for diverting all the comments about Qiao Zixin and letting Qiao Zixin leave the gossip quietly. The other was responsible for instigating the relationship between Lin Yan and Liu Jie's fans. Their fans are young and have short tempers. On one hand, they hated the fact that their Male God had a girlfriend, and on the other hand, they also dislike the goddess's boyfriend's failure to take on responsibilities. They fought with each other and dug up black material on each other. They were really and truly getting together and quarrelling inseparably. The public saw their two fan bases fight on the Internet every day, and greeting each other's ancestors. The atmosphere was so foul that they couldn't help but feel disgusted. Their perception of the two stars plummeted and the two fans were turned into cults.

TNote: greeting each other's ancestors = not really greeting, but scolding someone thoroughly up and down their family three, even mentioning their ancestors in a bad sense.)

However, Qiao Zixin's fans kept their heads together under Xu Zifan's comforting. They did not take part in the arguments or talk much. Every day, they praised Qiao Zixin's beauty and asked Qiao Zixin to come out and make a new movie. Compared with the fans of those two, he stood tall and succeeded in bringing back her previously ruined popularity.

Qiao Zixin did not know much about his manipulation of public opinion. She heard Xu Zifan tell her about the current situation and wondered, "Now we don't need to participate anymore in this, do we? Although they don't have real weight, their gossip is much more real than my illusory scandals. Will everyone stop believing in my scandals soon?

Xu Zifan explained to her, "In order to not only wash yourself white but also to pave the way for your future box office deals, you must pull your fans back and walk the road of popularity step by step. Only when everyone feels good about you will they be willing to see your movie. If they think you are a bad person, they may boycott your films. This kind of thing can't be done half-heartedly. Attacking them is only a second thought. Success is the best. It doesn't matter if you don't succeed, the most important thing is to make the public feel that you're good and that they're willing to support you."

Qiao Zixin thought about his previous step-by-step arrangement and felt that her IQ was a little behind. She tilted her head curiously. "What are you going to do next?"

Xu Zifan looked at her with a smile, "I'll take care of all these troubles. You just rest and relax and adjust until you're at your best condition. We'll make a comeback film in a month. What do you think?"

"Filming? Well, I like filming very much, and the feeling of putting my heart and soul into another life is like living in another world. " Qiao Zixin smiled, bowed her head fiddling with her fingers, and sighed, "Am I stupid? This whole year, I have only made two dramas. I plan to retire when I marry. I want to have a good relationship with my husband and child. I gave Lin Yan my own resources to win him over and even gave him a big prize. As a result, I ended up like this. Is this what being a clueless romantic is? I didn't expect that he had been "taken care of" before he was with me. I was really stupid. Do you think anybody would come to look for me to audition for their film? If I wait and see, I'll have to wait and see for more than half a year, perhaps. "

Xu Zifan looked at her, waved his hand in front of her eyes, and smiled. "Don't think about the past, you are not a clueless romantic. If you meet a good man, who's popular, and you marry him in conjugal love, it will be a happy ending. Isn't this how the wives of the movie stars in the circle retired? It's just that they were lucky to have met a good man, and you are less lucky and was cheated on. Take it as a lesson. However, your vision was really bad. Do you mind if I act as your agent and help you check them out in the future?"

Qiao Zixin thought about how the movie stars he mentioned were model couples in the circle. Before they became famous, their wives were already very famous. However, after they got married, their wives retired and fully supported them. They gradually became even more famous. This was really similar to her situation.

Qiao Zixin smiled helplessly. "It's impossible for me to feel sad when I'm with you. Seriously, do you even know how to be an agent? You seem to know a lot about the entertainment circle. What do you do? I see you are very busy these days. You keep fit and speculate on stocks. You sell your house and find a private detective to buy a water army. I really can't tell what you do for a living."

"My job is to make you popular again, whether it's in entertainment, the business circle, or the political circle. As long as there are people there is discord, and you just have to find out each other's weaknesses, hit it in one stroke, and then you can always get what you want. These are just facts. As for fitness …". Xu Zifan fiddled with his hair and leaned against the back of the sofa, "You have to have some image as an agent, so you can't let others laugh at you. Besides, I'll be the director of your new movie. "

Qiao Zixin stared at him with big eyes, doubting if she heard correctly, "You as the director? Are you a director?"

Xu Zifan pondered, "Um… I just learned a bit from others."

"Whom?"

"Masters who have passed away, they won't let me mention their names. Don't worry, I have already started to work on it. What we have to do now is find a good script and adapt it to a script that is most suitable for your comeback as soon as possible. "

He did learn. It was from before he became a world emissary. He was scouted by the dead Directors in the underworld, to practice his acting skills. His acting skills were not refined yet, but he learned all about the Directors' jobs. Which is euphemistically called 'to pass on everything forward'. It was because when they were reborn, they would lose their talent for the rest of their lives. If it weren't for his fast learning, he wouldn't know how many years he would have been locked up in that small black room. He was very confident in acting and directing.

(to pass on everything forward/ qīng náng xiāng shòu [倾囊相授] = Pass on all skills and knowledge to students.)

Thanks to several masters who liked to teach him and tell him a lot about the entertainment circle, he was able to be so comfortable in this world that he planned a big counterattack on as soon as he got here. So far, it seemed to be going well. This was the first time he was facing a reborn woman. It didn't matter if the other party has the means to win. Good hunters are never impatient.

Liu Jie was really trying to find a way out. She had been so worried these past few days and only recently finally calmed down. The main reason was that after she was reborn, the wind in her direction. She not only won a small following for her good role, but also successfully snatched Lin Yan from Qiao Zixin's hands, and relieved the fond memories of her first love with Lin Yan. It was extremely sweet. What made her even more proud was that she was able to trample Qiao Zixin under her feet. She blackened Qiao Zixin by using a popular method from the future that discredited a large number of unpopular stars. As a result, other people helped her with the attack and completely attacked Qiao Zixin to shreds, like a runt.

She was somewhat proud of these successes and felt that she was the heroine of the world. But now, this situation was a real blow to her. It seemed that everything started to become out of her control since Qiao Zixin was taken away at the bar. Qiao Zixin began to turn around and become smart. She didn't know who was helping Qiao Zixin, but she knew the other side was very good. They were a person who fully understood the rules of the entertainment circle. Qiao Zixin found a powerful helper.

Looking at the changes in public opinion on the Internet, she couldn't help worrying. She had also bought a water army, but she couldn't beat the other side at all, and was used by the other side several times. She knew what she had done. She worried that the other person would one day point their finger at her. But she didn't expect that the day would come so soon, and they even directly provoked a fight between her fans and Lin Yan's fans. If she didn't appease her fans, how could she and Lin Yan be together?

Liu Jie heard the water stop in the bathroom and looked back at Lin Yan coming out in his bathrobe. She smiled and stood up to meet him. "I'll blow-dry your hair, if you don't dry it you'll get a headache when you sleep."

Lin Yan sat on the sofa with a cold face and said sarcastically, "How many men's hair have you blown dry like that?"

Liu Jie 's face changed. She bit the tip of her tongue, and tears burst out of her eyes. She choked up and said, "Lin Yan, why are you talking to me like that? It was my fault for breaking up with you. Didn't I admit my mistake to you already? Are you still clinging to it? You are popular, I am not popular. The agent asked me to accompany people to drink wine, what can I do? Didn't you want our relationship to be concealed? I was also wronged, ah! You know my stomach is bad and I hate drinking the most, I didn't like them! Do you believe those words on the Internet? This is clearly Qiao Zixin trying to smear me! Do you still miss her and scold me for her?"

Lin Yan frowned, "Why are you mentioning her, what does it have to do with her? Forget it, forget it. Forget about the past and think about what we have to do now."

"Maybe… We announce a wedding? This way, everyone will know how good our feelings are." Liu Jie bit her lip, tried to propose marriage, and looked up at Lin Yan for his reaction.

Lin Yan refused without even thinking. "I'm currently on the rise now, and you've caused others to think badly on our relationship. What marriage? Which popular newcomer do you see getting married? Are you even thinking about me?"

Liu Jie was not content. In the last life, Lin Yan and Qiao Zixin got married at the end of this year. Lin Yan won the best male award for his movie and proposed to Qiao Zixin in public. After getting married, he often posed for photos with Qiao Zixin. Qiao Zixin also withdrew from the entertainment circle after getting married and had his son. But when it came to her, Lin Yan had this kind of attitude?

Liu Jie secretly took a deep breath, bowed her head and spoke in a somewhat lost voice: "You always misunderstand me. I am being scolded so badly by your fans. If I marry you at this time, I will certainly be scolded even more. What good can I do? I'm saying this just for your sake. Many people on the Internet have accused you of not taking responsibility for me. You have to stand up and show your attitude. But innocuous clarification won't work at all, and those photos will certainly become a part of our scandal history."

Lin Yan nodded thoughtfully, "Oh, so you mean getting married as a sign of true love?"

"Yes, and fame alone can't last long. You are now filming 'Double Agent', which can be regarded as a piece of art. Isn't it just the right time to set up short-term the image of you being a good man? Everyone will think that you're different from other newcomers, and you are likely to make a successful transformation. As long as we seem to be a loving couple, your good man image will absolutely please people over a long period of time. " Liu Jie wiped her tears, sat down on the side of the single-seater sofa, and whispered, "Do you also think, like your agent, that I am just with you for fame? I'll only be able to take fewer jobs after getting married, have to put family first, and quit showbiz."

Lin Yan's heart was touched greatly, and his expression softened. He drew Liu Jie to his side, hugged her and kissed her on the forehead. He laughed, "Fool, why would I think that? It's just that I've been bored and in a bad mood these days. Don't be angry. In fact, you're right, everyone likes unswerving love. As long as we love each other with kindness and gentleness, everyone will think that these photos are fake in the future. Because we are each other's first love since our freshman year and can be regarded as living a real-life romantic fairy tale. Many people are willing to believe in fairy tales."3

Most of the fans are girls, of course, they like the 'wife-protecting fanatic' type who is affectionate and single-minded. As long as they portray this image, fans will automatically filter out the information they don't want to believe and instead believe in them. This is indeed the best way now, otherwise, they would be powerless to do anything in the future.

Lin Yan called his agent and told him his plan after he decided on it. His agent thought he was blind. He didn't want a nice person like Qiao Zixin, but Liu Jie, the scheming green tea b***h. However, as soon as his agent advised Lin Yan, he had to listen to his impatient voice. He swallowed his words silently and told the company according to Lin Yan's will.1

Lin Yan was an entertainer under Xingchen Entertainment and Xingchen's new cash cow. Now that things had turned out like this, the public relations department did not have a good plan in place either. Just as the two wished, they let him marry and have a good man and a good father image, so that he can go further in the circle.

Soon Liu Jie became Mrs. Lin contentedly. Both of them were busy with their work and didn't have a wedding, but they posted their red books on Weibo. Fans of both sides immediately boiled! They were in full swing. Why did the two suddenly get married? Wasn't this hitting them in the face? All of the fans were angry in their hearts. Their hearts hurt half to death. Some of them couldn't stand it. So, they stopped following and became anti-fans.+

TNote: Red book = something like a family registry/'legal proof of marriage' kind of book, usually new couples get them. It looks like a red passport.)

However, after Lin Yan sent a long microblog about their beautiful relationship, many people's hearts began to be moved by their relationship and new fans who liked their serious relationship joined. The total number of fans of these two people was not insignificant, and they both gave them a beautiful name; 'First Love Couple'.

[I am very proud of them, and he is very responsible. Our boyfriend is very powerful. I like him very much!]

[Yan Yan turned out to be a reliable and towering tree. To spoil your wife like this is really a clean act in the entertainment circle. For small fresh meat, getting married is not something just anyone can do. There is no doubt about their true love. I hope the 'first love couple' will stay together for a long time.]

[So those scandals are fake? The two have a good relationship. If they are true, and they are with each other, how can they still get married in such a loving way? Impossible! So those must be from someone who wanted to hurt them]

[I believe in love again! When they were 18 years old, both of them were each other's first love. When they entered the entertainment circle, they were not captivated by the world of flowers. They still loved each other so much. They couldn't leave each other in the face of turmoil. My God, I want to fall in love! The 'first love couple' have to be together for a lifetime!]

[Liu Liu is a treasured faithful wife, our newly-promoted flower has no status and is easily bullied, but she has a good husband who is popular and will protect his wife. Are those who spread scandals about Liu Liu just jealous and angry?]

[Do you really believe them? The photo is there. I don't believe what they both say. They are both just rotten apples. They are just right for each other.]

[Comment above, go away! It's already been clarified 800 times and it's said and done. You must be a water army member. Did you make a good profit of 50 cents?]

[No fan battles, no scandals. I hope it can stop this time, no matter what happened before, now that they are married, I hope these two will be able to live and cherish each other.]

As soon as Lin Yan and Liu Jie got married, the online hostility came to an abrupt end. Some stopped being fans, some questioned, some saw through it and did not speak. In short, all the other voices disappeared and lost interest in them, and the rest were just blessings from fans, which became the new hot topic, this time in the name of husband and wife, they established a positive image.

Qiao Zixin now had a calm view on online comments, so she would occasionally browse Weibo for new news. When she saw Lin Yan and Liu Jie 's marriage book, she was really stunned and froze for a while. Xu Zifan looked at her and raised his eyebrows. "Why? Can't let him go?"

"No, I just thought that the gap between these two people was really big. When I was with Lin Yan, he would always say that he would not make our relationship public, he wouldn't even take a photo. Now when it came to Liu Jie, they not only made it public, they directly got married. If they are such a loving couple, why did he chase me at the beginning?"

"What else? He used you to get fame. Now that he's popular, he can stand on his own. Just in time for his 'first love' to look back at him and satisfy his vanity. Of course, seeing you is not pleasing to him. This kind of person is not worth thinking about."

"Well, at least I know that it's true that he was kept for two years. It's disgusting to think about." Qiao Zixin shrugged her shoulder and logged out of Weibo. She smiled at Xu Zifan. "Thank you. I think they would be very happy in marriage. They are just right for each other. They won't need to harm others anymore."

Xu Zifan looked at her helplessly. "Don't say thank you any more, I am your agent now, this is what I should do, don't be so polite. Come on, look at this script. This is the initial choice. If you think there's no problems with it, we will be ready to start shooting. "

They both found many scripts these past few days, but they didn't think those were brilliant enough. Moreover, their current contacts didn't have access to well-known screenwriters and big intellectual properties, so their option pool was much smaller. Currently, Xu Zifan found a novel on Jinjiang Novel Site, and the score was not very good. However, he thought that the integrity of the story was very high and the setting was very good. The film adaptation should be very suitable for Qiao Zixin's come back.

(TNote: Jinjiang Literature is a real novel reading site from China, you may have come across it if you like to read Chinese novels, they rate books by scores or stars from readers.)

The novel was about the recovery of abducted children. The heroine was cowardly at first and was often subjected to domestic violence. One time her husband was drunk and wounded her head. Her four-year-old son was frightened when he saw it, he ran out crying. As a result, he disappeared. The heroine was devastated by the loss of her son. Unable to find her son, she got into a big fight with her husband, and after divorce, she began to search for her son on her own.

She had no money and no education, so she took three odd jobs a day. Then, she printed leaflets and distributed them everywhere. Searching for any magazine and television station she could find and begged them to help find her son. At first, everyone sympathized with her and helped her, but there was no news of the child, and gradually people stopped paying attention to her. Some people even took advantage of fake news to deceive her. She saved money frugally. Even if she was cheated, she would still believe the next person that came. She didn't want to miss the tiniest possibility of finding her child.

That was until one time, several men not only cheated her out of her money but also rap*d her in turns. She tried her best to cut them with a knife and ran away. She collapsed and cried again, but suddenly when she had hit rock bottom, she rebounded, becoming stronger and stronger from despair. She joined a 'search for missing children' organization, looking for her own son and helping others to find their children. She worked part-time during the day and went to night school, trying hard to learn the skills needed to help others. She often did good deeds and only hoped that the good fortune could be accumulated for her son. As a result, many people were willing to help her keep an eye out for her son because of their good relationship with her, and help spread the news.

Finally, she rescued a little girl from a mountain village who was almost abducted and learned from the little girl that there was a foreign child in their village who looked like her son. In five years, a child could change greatly, and the little girl was not familiar with the foreign child and was not very sure. However, the mother did not dare to neglect any tiny fact. She immediately asked for a long vacation to prepare for a visit to the mountain village. The unit dismissed her for taking a long vacation, and she believed she was no longer vulnerable and believed she could solve any difficulty. A woman who is a mother is strong, which was interpreted incisively and vividly through her.

After that, she did find her son in the mountain village. Her son was nine years old, but he looked malnourished. She knew from the little girl that the family bought her son from human traffickers because they could not have a child. However in the end, they gave birth to a son the next year, and the adoptive mother held a bad attitude towards her son. She made him do all the hard work and did not give him enough to eat.

The woman went to negotiate with them and failed to exchange money for her son. She was driven out of the village. The police arrested her and found that the badlands police could not handle her. The woman began to expose the evils of the village through various methods and ran into the village secretly to protect her son. After six months of hardships, she finally attracted the attention of the upper class who sent two groups of armed police to the village to rescue all the abducted women and children and she finally reunited with her son.

After that, the woman did not stop what she had been doing for many years. She devoted her life to cracking down on criminals who abducted and trafficked women and children, founded a non-governmental organization to help women and children, trained her son into an outstanding talent, and gave back to society with kindness. She became a legendary figure.5

Qiao Zixin was silent for a long time after reading the novel; she could not get out of her depressed mood. This novel reflected a real problem, the problem that everyone was powerless. She had never acted in this type of drama before. Not to mention that the early image of the heroine was not bright, but depressed, miserable, crazy, and on the verge of collapse… All the things that she had never came into contact with before. This kind of script pays more attention to psychological drama and must be performed with tension to move people, to make people cry, to make people feel, to make people think, it was very difficult to act out.

After suppressing the uncomfortable feeling in her heart, Qiao Zixin looked up at Xu Zifan, "I want to play this character. No matter how it does in the box office, I want to do it, and I want to do it well."

Qiao Zixin liked the script. Xu Zifan was not afraid of it not performing. After discussing the specifics, the two began to divide their work. Qiao Zixin had spent five years in the entertainment circle, shooting good films and making contacts with good teams. Now, it was just the question of how they go about finding some reliable staff to join the group? It all depended on whether they were willing to be involved with her, she who had not yet turned a new leaf.

However, Xu Zifan immediately contacted the website to discuss the purchase of the copyright for the novel. The novel did not perform well on the website because it's plot was rather depressing. It did not conform to the mainstream preferences of the website's readers, and did not earn much money. He felt that there would be no problems in buying the movie and television rights.

The copyright editor of the website quickly contacted the author of the novel, Lan Gui. Lan Gui's response was unexpected. Instead of being excited, she replied doubtfully: [Is this kind of story really movie material? Can it pass a state review? May I ask which actor is starring? Will they sell the copyright back when the stock doesn't see the light of day? And if the buyer is in the name of an individual, not a company, will there be any problems?]

The copyright editor replied: [I was a little worried about individual buyers before, but the legal department will help with the review, there should be no problems. I think this person is sincere and should be a new Director. Most new Directors have this kind of impulse and would not consider too many complicated factors. Maybe they can really film it. Okay, I'll give your contact information to the other party. You can get in touch with each other if you have any questions. Do you think this is all right?] (please support us by reading at Translateindo)

[That's great, thank you!] Selling of copyrights were suppressed when there was too much at stake. If it couldn't be made well, Lan Gui would rather not sell it, so she could revise the novel to improve it's quality.

After Xu Zifan contacted Lan Gui, he explained his situation properly. First of all, the film would definitely be shot, and it would also start very soon. It would be released at the end of the year. Secondly, he would look for professionals to check for any problems it could have with the state. He would not shoot anything out of line. If he looked at the content of this story, he thought he should be able to do it as long as they didn't get involved in politics. Finally, there was the issue of the leading role. The story only had one leading role. The others were all supporting roles. Those roles were not significant. It was fine to find an excellent group performers or students from the Film and Television Institute. Even if Lan Gui had recommendations, as long as the acting skills were acceptable, they could play the role. However, the leading role must be Qiao Zixin. That was his only requirement.

Xu Zifan knew Qiao Zixin had an awkward position in the entertainment circle right now. She was afraid to act in any movies, for fear that the public would not buy it and the box office would not give it an opening chance. Qiao Zixin was allowed to act in ordinary movies, and the pay was only a little lower. After all, she had won three movie awards, they couldn't go too low. He didn't know what the author of this novel felt about Qiao Zixin, so he tried to put it mildly and sent Lan Gui a video of Qiao Zixin's acting.

He looked at the computer screen and wondered how he would convince the other party, what if Lan Gui didn't like Qiao Zixin? After all, this was the most suitable script and he had to win it. But Lan Gui responded to Qiao Zixin's name as soon as she saw it!

[This is a script for Xin Bao Er? Is it Xin Bao Er's next movie?]

Anyone who would call Qiao Zixin 'Xin Bao Er' could only be a fan of Qiao Zixin. Xu Zifan felt his heart relax and immediately replied: [Yes, if there is no problem with the script, we will start shooting immediately.]

[Then I have no problem, I can sign the contract immediately! I am a big fan of Xin Bao Er. You can call me if you need any changes to the script or help with production. Please make sure you take good pictures and give a full shot of Xin Bao Er's acting skills so those who taunt her will know they were blind!] (please support us by reading at Translateindo)

Xu Zifan didn't expect things to go so smoothly. They turned out to be a fan of Qiao Zixin, which was a pleasant surprise. He opened Lan Gui's column and read it. Lan Gui had been writing for more than four years. The novel he took a fancy to was the first novel written by Lan Gui. It had a good conception and a good set of characters, but her style of writing was somewhat immature. After that, Lan Gui seemed to have changed her mood, her writing relaxed and she wrote happy short stories instead of depressing stories. However, her writing style was obviously improving steadily, which was now very different from four years ago.

Xu Zifan's fingers gently tapped on the desk, and an idea gradually took shape in his mind. He pondered carefully for a moment, and after making sure that there would not be any disturbances, he sent a message to Lan Gui: [Are you interested in being a screenwriter?]

Lan Gui immediately replied: [Very interested! I will definitely meet all the requirements of the Director and Xin Bao Er in the script. Please make sure I get into the group. I also want to contribute to Xin Bao Er's comeback!]

Xu Zifan smiled, opened Qiao Zixin's fan group chat and sent a message: [Zixin is going to make a movie. Is there anything you guys are good at that can help? If you have any relevant skills, message me privately.]

Members of the group immediately began to boil, some said they could be cameramen, some said they could do make up, some could edit, some could do sound, some could do lighting, and many said they could run errands. The members in this group were all strictly screened and were definitely diehard fans of Qiao Zixin. They were wholeheartedly devoted to Qiao Zixin. At this moment, they were united in their efforts. When they heard that Qiao Zixin needed help, they all tried their best to do their part.

This was only possible because of Xu Zifan and thanks to Lan Gui. Qiao Zixin fell down too fast before because of her unstable foundation and no people of her own. In the end, no one offered to help. He could now be an agent, a director, and even a leading actor to accompany Qiao Zixin in her performances. But making movies was, after all, a team effort, and any mistake made was no small matter. So, why didn't he just build his own team? A team that wholeheartedly hoped for Qiao Zixin's come back? Recruiting members from this fan group was the best choice.

Lan Gui sat in her small study, and watched the news that the members of the group responded very quickly to, and compared the content from the group's 'Guardian' to Director Xu Zifan. She noticed the tone, habits and punctuation marks, and undoubtedly thought they were the same person! Even if she; as an author, was not necessarily good at other things, with everyone working together they would surely be able to protect their idol, which made her feel more relieved. Qiao Zixin's ability to get rid of the whole scandal was due to 'Guardian'. She believed in the 'Guardian'.

(TNote: His account name in the chat group is 'Guardian', I think he is the admin too… heh… fitting… XD) (please support us by reading at Translateindo)

She sent a message to Xu Zifan: [I am 'Hu Die Lan' in the group. Everyone loves Xin Bao Er very much and will definitely become the strongest and most reliable team. We can do it!]

Her eyes rested on the right side of the computer, and she picked up a photo frame. The photo was one she took with Qiao Zixin, four and a half years ago, at Qiao Zixin's meet and greet. She never chased after stars. That day, she had only wondered why Qiao Zixin, who was 18 years old like her, had been so successful. So, she took a look. As a result, when they met she found that Qiao Zixin was very nice. Perhaps Qiao Zixin noticed that she was unhappy and gently said a few words of encouragement to her, hoping that she would be happy. She also said to her; as long as you work hard, you can make your life better.

She was greatly touched that day. After returning home, she registered an account and turned her diary into a story and posted it on the Internet. After taking the first step, she found that it was not so difficult to forget her troubles and live a good life. It so happened that Qiao Zixin had made two comedies one after the other, both of which were especially good. She also decided to write a relaxed and happy story in the future, share her happy feelings with everyone, and really embark on the journey of writing. Now she was very happy, relaxed and free. It could be said that without Qiao Zixin, she would not be what she was today. She was definitely a loyal fan of Qiao Zixin. (No, seriously.. why are you reading it here?)3

After Qiao Zixin's scandal, she spent many days and nights on the internet, typing out paragraphs and paragraphs of explanations for Qiao Zixin with her fast hands. Arguing with others, even taking time off from writing novels. However, the other water army was too strong, and her strength alone was negligible. The more justifications she put out, the more she was ridiculed by the water army. Fortunately, there was the 'Guardian'. As a loyal fan for many years, she was among the first to be drawn into his group. After that, under the leadership of 'Guardian', they fought for a beautiful turnaround. All the microblogs posted by her fans were written by her, she carefully choose the words, full of pride and love for Qiao Zixin.

She thought, no matter the reason other fans liked Qiao Zixin, their feelings would be the same as hers. They must have seen some bright part of Qiao Zixin or had been moved by her words or deeds. Now that the Guardian wanted to unite them into a team, a team that guarded Qiao Zixin, then they must be prepared to do their best, just like her!

Many fans reacted as excited and spirited as Lan Gui. Xu Zifan's small team, was set up much faster than expected. Nearly half of the members of the group, 30 members, were confirmed in one day. Although the others were not particularly good at anything, the team had many things that ordinary people can do. Xu Zifan pondered for a moment and felt that more than 60 people could join the team. Those who were too busy because of school or work could do some publicity and public relations work online, and other relatively free people could come and gather.

The website successfully signed the contract to sell the copyright. Although Lan Gui repeatedly expressed that it would be fine if he lowered the price, Xu Zifan still paid 2 million yuan, which was a reasonable price for a novel. Lan Gui lived in Yanjing. When Xu Zifan met up with her and explained the script requirements to her when signing the contract, Lan Gui immediately began to change the script. Other people also came one after another. Xu Zifan arranged accommodations for them and assigned them tasks. If there was something that needed to be done, no one had the time to feel embarrassment when newly meeting someone, and they only focused with full of enthusiasm to work as a team.

Qiao Zixin also contacted a stylist, a makeup artist, a sound recording artist, a field service and a stunt instructor who were willing to come. The few people she had found had worked with her before and were all professionals with strong abilities. With their participation, the team would be more stable.

Xu Zifan dug out a Director from the fan base as the deputy director of the film. He and Lan Gui went to the Film and Television Academy to start an audition for actors. In no time, Qiao Zixin's new film had already begun to be prepared in earnest.

Xu Zifan invested 60 million yuan into the movie, of which 30 million was for filming and the other 30 million for publicity. Before all the expenses for the early stage was spent, Xu Zifan continued to make short-term investments with his savings, making fast money and filling his pockets for additional investments for the later stage. Fortunately, the background and characters of this movie were ordinary citizens at grassroots levels, which saved a lot of expenses. Most of the team members were fans of Qiao Zixin. They were willing to help voluntarily and agreed to be paid their salaries after the movie was released. Therefore, their crew members were not overwhelmed.

When the crew was set up and ready to start shooting, the news finally leaked out. Many people were surprised and felt that Qiao Zixin must be going crazy, she was only able to play a low-cost movie made by a new Director. Almost all the crew members were newbies. How could they make anything good? People who made movies were veterans who have trained in the circle for many years!

Nobody knew who posted the news on the internet. Even after Qiao Zixin's popularity went downhill, there were still many people expecting her to return. The news was immediately forwarded countless times and rushed to the top of the search list.

Luo Fenfen, an 18-year-old fan of Qiao Zixin, was now Xu Zifan's assistant. She had nothing else to do besides watch all the news about Qiao Zixin on the Internet every day and report to him of any news outside their control. Luo Fenfen got the job because she was a girl addicted to the internet. She liked to read gossip on the internet. It was the most suitable job for her. She was the first to notice the news that their crew was exposed, and immediately called Xu Zifan to tell him. But Xu Zifan told her to wait, wait for others to dig out some basic information to quarrel about and then tell him.

Although Luo Fenfen was worried, she was convinced by Xu Zifan's words. They all know that Xu Zifan was the 'Guardian' of the group. He had more success than all of them. It was only natural that they should listen to him at this time. Xu Zifan was preparing to shoot the first scene. Luo Fenfen sat in the corner and kept reading the public's opinions on the Internet.

Xu Zifan personally inspected each and every one of them, told each cameraman about their shooting positions and duties, and showed the desired lighting method and effect to the lighting technician. They were all enthusiastic fans. Although they all had foundations in the industry and were all senior filming enthusiasts, they have never made a movie and were not professionals. Xu Zifan patiently answered their questions little by little, which strengthened their confidence and reduced their nervousness.

The recording engineer invited by Qiao Zixin was originally dissatisfied with the team's amateurism and even regretted helping Qiao Zixin. He didn't however, expect to see such a professional Director, who was in charge of the whole scene himself and did it all by himself. He smoked outside and recalled that he seemed to have become accustomed to the various grades and ranks of jobs on set over the years. Naturally, several people would go to get things done for the Director after he would say a few words. He hadn't seen such a hands-on Director for a long time. Moreover, the cast was especially united and full of passion. He looked at Qiao Zixin coming out of the makeup room and suddenly felt as if he had come to the right place after all. Maybe this was Qiao Zixin's big break.

Qiao Zixin was recognized as a beautiful woman. She was bright and beautiful every time she appeared, but currently, her forehead was red and swollen and her mouth was bruised. Everyone who saw her went quiet and her fans felt distressed almost immediately. Xu Zifan stepped forward and looked at Qiao Zixin's costume, nodded and asked, "Are you ready? Is it all right?"

Qiao Zixin's eyes were firm. "No problem, I have already practiced myself."

Xu Zifan gave her an encouraging smile and said, "Come on!". Then he clapped his hands and shouted loudly, "Everyone take their places, and start shooting after the last check. Remember, it is ok to shoot as we practiced yesterday. If the shoot goes wrong, there is no need to be nervous. In the end, I will definitely be able to shoot the best scene. Do you have confidence?"+

"Yes!"

Xu Zifan walked back to the Director's chair and motioned everyone to concentrate. The first scene was a domestic violence scene, which was the beginning of the movie. This let the audience enter a certain state of mind quickly with this fierce scene. The other reason was to let everyone see a different Qiao Zixin and have more confidence in Qiao Zixin. Afraid that the new actor would not dare to act opposite Qiao Zixin, Xu Zifan directly asked the stunt instructor to act out the role. The role consisted of three scenes and was not difficult, so Xu Zifan was not worried at all.

Influenced by Xu Zifan, the people around them also felt as if it was normal, but they all wanted to make the first scene go well and all stood at their places intensely. Xu Zifan checked all positions with his eyes and nodded to the marker when he was sure there was no problem.

With a clap of the clapperboard, the stunt instructor drunkenly walked into the room with a wine bottle. Qiao Zixin's expression showed that she was enduring fear and she lowered her head to help her husband take off his coat. Her back was slightly bent and her shoulder was contracted, like a weak young wife, appearing tragic.

No sooner had the coat been taken off did the man slap her and he shouted angrily, "Slower than a snail. What's the use of you?"

Qiao Zixin accidentally fell to the ground and knocked over a spittoon with her right hand. Inside was her son's fresh urine, which was spilled on his coat. The man saw, and his anger rose. He broke the bottle and kicked Qiao Zixin several feet away, "You smelly b***h, dare to pour urine on my clothes! You want to die?!"

Qiao Zixin immediately closed her eyes, put her hands on her head, curled up her body, and bit her lips tightly. She didn't dare to make any noise.

After the kick, the man felt that it was not enough. He grabbed Qiao Zixin by the collar and flung her to the bed. Qiao Zixin's lower back rested on the edge of the bed. Her face suddenly turned white and she couldn't help crying out in pain. The man's fist followed and fell on her. He was drunk. No matter how heavy his hands were — The worse she cried, the more excited he was. Qiao Zixin couldn't stand it any longer and sobbed.

At this moment, the small door at the side was pushed open by a little boy. The little boy cried and ran to hold the man's leg. "Mom… Don't hit Mom…"

The man kicked him away. He didn't take him seriously at all. He didn't even hit him with his fist. The little boy climbed up from the ground a few times, stumbled to his feet and rushed out the door crying.

"Card!"

As soon as Xu Zifan sounded out, the stunt instructor immediately stopped and pulled Qiao Zixin up. "Are you all right?"

Qiao Zixin shook her head, acted quickly, and smiled at him. "It's okay, it was all fake. Master Cao is really a professional."

Some of the fans around did not return to their senses. They were immersed in the scene deeper than the two were. So that was it? The scene was too ruthless, so sad! When they saw their goddess being beaten, they wanted to rush up to kill the man. If it hadn't been for several days of training and listening to Xu Zifan's commands in their headphones, they would have done so long ago.

Xu Zifan called everyone to come over, "Let's look at the results of the shoot just now and see how it turned out."

Everyone came to their senses and became nervous. They crowded in front of the small screen and watched the replay anxiously and expectantly. Qiao Zixin and Master Cao also came along. The film they shot was not the same as what they had just saw on scene. It was completely a bitter domestic violence scene. Qiao Zixin's fear, pain and despair was magnified by her expression and body language. They felt distressed for her when they saw this, and they were a little angry. They couldn't wait to shout at her: Hit him! Fight back! Don't endure it!

This scene was especially well filmed, and made them feel pins and needles tingling on their scalps. Domestic violence was really horrible!

Xu Zifan and others clapped their hands after watching and laughed: "Very good, our production team has made a good start, and it will certainly go well in the future! Everyone had seen Zixin's strength. She could play not only a fairy and a beautiful woman, but also a cowardly woman who was beaten violently. Shouldn't we also work harder if she worked this hard?"

"Yeah!" Everyone clapped excitedly and looked at Qiao Zixin with bright eyes. This was their goddess. Her acting skills burst to such an extent that they could not help but be proud and felt honored to participate in this production team.

Qiao Zixin smiled at everyone and said, "It's all because of teamwork. Today I invite you all to have hot pot together. You are all welcome to come."

On the first day of the shoot, no other scenes were arranged. Xu Zifan wanted everyone to succeed, and wanted everyone to have time to calm down from the excitement of success. They might have to face various situations in the future. The mood at the beginning must be grasped well, so as not to have too much of a psychological gap between each success and failure. Moreover, everyone was very busy these days, but most of the cast members were still working hard for Qiao Zixin. Xu Zifan suggested that Qiao Zixin invite everyone to have a meal today, and celebrate the success of the startup while having hot pot, laughing and having fun in a lively way, so as to shorten the distance between everyone.

Xu Zifan booked a large private box in a hotpot restaurant. Dozens of people sat at three tables and they ordered a lot of expensive and delicious food, which caused everyone to eat without restriction. There was also a singing karaoke machine in the box. A few young fans sang one by one. Soon the atmosphere began to rise. Everyone drank again, joking and laughing, and playing games. People who were not familiar with each other felt close to each other in the moment. Everyone was a big group, one with great energy.3

Xu Zifan mingled with everyone and kept an eye on everyone's needs. When the banquet was halfway through, he opened another bottle of wine for Qiao Zixin to propose a toast to the three tables. Everyone liked her and was willing to support her, but affection needed to be reciprocal. When Qiao Zixin's life was at its lowest point, they were willing to help. This was a great sentiment. The more grateful Qiao Zixin was, the more they kept it in mind, the happier they will feel. This wine was to be respected.

A little girl suddenly burst into tears after toasting a cup with Qiao Zixin, sobbing: "I like Zixin-jie so much. I never dreamed of drinking with Zixin-jie and getting along with Zixin-jie. I… I don't know what to say, I am so excited!"

"Yes, seeing Xin Bao Er at such close range is like a dream. Xin Bao Er, you can rest assured that no matter what you want to do, we will accompany you to do it!"

Qiao Zixin raised her cup with tears in her eyes and spoke to everyone with a smile: "Let's have a drink together. No matter what happens in the future, we will always be a group. One for all and all for one!"

"One for all and all for one! Cheers!"9

Everyone cheered and drank happily and boldly, the atmosphere was warm. Qiao Zixin followed their mood. This was the first time that she got along with her fans. It was a different feeling from the feeling of distance formed by the layer of barriers at fan meet and greets. Now, seeing so many fans supporting her and helping her, her heart was particularly touched. She suddenly had a sense of purpose. As long as there was one fan who liked her, she must not fall. She must also try her best to do something for them and fight for all her fans!