CHAPTER 727: CHAPTER 502: VIVID AND STRIKING

From Gu Huaichun’s tone, it seemed like he was truly angered.

It had been a long time since Zhou Yun heard Gu Huaichun mock someone with such fury.

She laughed and said, "Don’t be angry anymore, just stay away from that person in the future, and don’t film together again."

"You think just keeping distance from this one person will do? There are plenty of people like her now," Gu Huaichun said. "You must have heard of those who are called ’Number Misses’? I’ve actually encountered one; she came from a well-connected family and was just dabbling in the industry for fun. She couldn’t be bothered to memorize her lines, standing opposite you, she’d just reel off ’1234567’, and you can’t say a thing, just have to follow her lead in acting."

Zhou Yun had never encountered such a situation before.

But if she put herself in the shoes, she thought she’d be frustrated if she ran into someone like that.

Would she outright yell and curse at them? Hard to say. Zhou Yun felt that her temper had been getting worse lately.

Zhou Yun spent three days on set, filmed for three days, then rushed to catch a flight back to Cannes.

Nothing was more precious to her right now than time.

She rushed to the airport, and before boarding, with nothing to do, checked her phone to see if there was any news online. To her surprise, Tan Yingjie, who had been at the center of controversy for taking on roles privately, suddenly appeared for an interview.

The young girl was crying on camera, her eyes red and swollen like a pear flower bathed in rain, "I know I was wrong, I was momentarily possessed and wanted to seize the opportunity. If possible, I’d like to be as dedicated as Zhou Yun, but I’m not as famous or popular as she is, so I want to grasp every opportunity that comes my way. I know this was caused by my greed, and I owe the crew an apology. My actions have caused everyone a great deal of trouble..."

Zhou Yun watched with a puzzled expression.

What was going on?

If she was going to apologize, why did she have to bring herself into it?

Looking at the comments, they were all—

—Jiejie, don’t cry, it breaks our hearts to see you cry.

—You’re not as lucky as Zhou Yun, so you wanted to seize every chance. We understand, and we will always support you!

—Jiejie, don’t be sad, no matter what, we will stand by your side.

...

Zhou Yun felt disillusioned and her values were shaken.

Were these people’s attitudes a bit... abnormal? Or was it she who was the abnormal one? Zhou Yun actually didn’t like to use the term "values", as too many people nowadays liked to judge others by it. But indeed, every voice she saw now seemed utterly baffling to her.

She couldn’t help but take a screenshot and send it to Gu Huaichun.

Gu Huaichun replied with a screenshot of his own.

Yikes!

Zhou Yun was so shocked she didn’t know what to say.

In the screenshot sent by Gu Huaichun, there were many of Tan Yingjie’s fans privately messaging him, asking him to speak up for Tan Yingjie, to support her.

Even though everyone was polite and sincere, the sheer volume of similar messages sent to Gu Huaichun around the same time made Zhou Yun suspect that this was orchestrated.

Who was behind this?

Tan Yingjie was not a top-tier celebrity; if her fans had such clout, she wouldn’t be playing just the second female lead in Gu Huaichun’s series.

Who was doing this?

Zhou Yun sent Gu Huaichun a few hug emojis.

Gu Huaichun: I’m speechless about her.

Zhou Yun asked: Did her company hire a water army?

Gu Huaichun: Besides that, I can’t imagine who else would do this. Any person with a normal mind should know how to handle this situation, right?

Zhou Yun thought, what other solution could there be but to lay low and apologize.

But now Tan Yingjie’s fans had created a trend—although Tan Yingjie’s actions violated the spirit of the contract and professional ethics, it was understandable for a girl who wanted to become famous.

Zhou Yun, Gu Huaichun, and other big names should show more tolerance towards newcomers like Tan Yingjie.

Zhou Yun found it unbelievable and completely absurd.

It was outrageous that such shameless words were being boldly expressed.

Zhou Yun was about to continue the conversation with Gu Huaichun, but it was time to board the plane.

She could only tell Gu Huaichun she was leaving and headed toward the boarding gate.

During the long flight, Zhou Yun read a book called "Indoors", about government and economics. She was surprised to see the book recommended and decided to give it a try, expecting that she wouldn’t be able to get into this kind of social science book with an economic background. But to her surprise, she was engrossed and finished it in one sitting.