CHAPTER 82: CHAPTER 82: SHE OFFENDED NINTH MASTER

In just a few dozen words, they not only elevated Princess Lei’s image but also successfully diverted everyone’s attention to the strange relationship between the director and the actor.

And wouldn’t you know it, most netizens just love these kinds of sensational news.

Soon enough, someone dug up a photo of the actor who had seduced Director Lai away.

[You’ve got to admit, this dude is really good-looking.]

[If he wasn’t, he wouldn’t have been able to hook up with Director Lai, who’s famously picky about looks in the Beijing Circle.]

[I never knew Director Lai had such peculiar tastes!]

[All I can say is beauty knows no gender!]

[...]

Under that piece of news, netizens were furiously bashing Director Lai and An Duxuan, while under the "Most Beautiful Princess" post, there was an endless stream of flattery.

The fans fiercely kept it up:

[I won’t allow anyone to have not seen Princess Lei!]

[Princess Lei, keep going! All hardships will eventually turn into warmth and moonlight!]

[...]

Amidst these sycophantic comments, a voice comment was quietly uploaded.

"Princess Lei’s original voice—so sweet, so desirable, so impactful."

The fans, thinking it was recorded by a crew member, eagerly clicked to listen.

But what they heard was the princess they had been hyping up. She had confessed her love and been rejected. Then, she made threats, saying she’d demote an actor with a significant supporting role to an extra!

"This..."

The fans were shocked and disbelieving, and they all scrambled to verify with the crew members.

Upon hearing the news, Lei Na’s team immediately tried to delete the comment but found it was impossible.

The audio comment spread like a virus; the more they tried to delete it, the more it multiplied.

"What is happening?"

Lei Na, enraged, smashed her water cup.

"What’s the use of keeping you people around if you can’t even delete a comment? Why are you still alive, just wasting air?"

"Na Na, their team must have a master hacker. It’s pointless to fight over this right now. Let’s release a statement saying it’s an original sound bite from your audition tape," suggested the agent quickly.

"Worst comes to worst, we’ll shoot a drama later and insert this scene into it."

Lei Na nodded in agreement.

[Oh my, it was just an audition! You scared me. I thought Princess Lei was really that kind of person.]

[Of course she can’t be! Think about it—with Princess Lei’s looks, family background, and resources, tell me, which guy would reject such a woman?]

[Absolutely agree!]

[Princess, keep going! If that person dares to smear you like this, it’s because they think you absolutely need them! Just switch directors!]

[A blood petition here! Please, Princess Lei, change your director! Quick, take more gorgeous photos!]

[...]

Just as this side was buzzing with excitement, a video comment suddenly appeared in the thread.

It showed Lei Na forcing An Duxuan into a room, only to be pushed back out—original footage with original sound!

"To prevent the princess from claiming it’s just an audition clip, we’ve released the unedited original audio! Princess, keep it up! Let’s see how you’re going to wriggle your way out of this one!"

This comment, like the audio one, couldn’t be deleted.

"What should we do?"

Lei Na looked towards Sister Wang.

Sister Wang’s head throbbed, and her eyes ached from the stress.

After much thought, she said, "Go to Mr. Lei. Let the old man find you a more formidable director; use a new director to shift everyone’s focus."

"At the same time, send out a lawyer’s letter saying we’re going to hold the rumor-monger responsible."

"Then, I’ll release some dirt on other influential artists I manage to divert attention!"

Lei Na felt relieved.

"Good, let’s split up and get to work. I’ll call my dad, and you handle the rest."

"Okay."

Sister Wang pressed her forehead, starting to scroll through her phone contacts.

The little princess could do whatever she wanted; she had almost risked her neck for the princess’s image!

After returning to her own room, Lei Na took a moment to compose herself before dialing Lei Tao’s cell phone. "Daddy, I’m so angry, I’m so furious!" she vented. "That Lai Hao is a lunatic! He just created a scene and quit. Find me another director, one that’s a hundred times better than Lai Hao!"

Lei Tao had led a life of romance, with three marriages but only three children; the first two had been taken by his ex-wives.

Only the youngest, Lei Na, had stayed by his side as she grew up, allowing him to experience the joy of raising a daughter.

As such, he cherished Lei Na, wanting to give her all the best things in the world.

Everyone knew Lei Na was his precious darling. Anyone who met Lei Na was full of praise.

Who could have imagined that some lousy director would dare to snub his daughter? How could this be tolerated?

Without any hesitation, Lei Tao called Huang Dajiang, a prominent director in the Beijing Circle, and said, "If you’re not busy, why don’t you go show some support for your niece?"

Huang Dajiang was willing to do Lei Tao this favor. Just as he was about to agree, he saw his assistant making frantic gestures and quickly changed his tune, "Showing support is possible, of course, but I myself can’t make it. So, let me recommend another director for you..."

The assistant frantically shook his head and waved his hands, trying desperately to stop him. Huang Dajiang held his phone a little further away and said, "Hello? Bro, are you there? My goodness, what’s with this phone? How did the signal suddenly go out? Hey, you there, does your phone have a signal?"

The assistant played along, "Boss, I don’t have a signal either!"

Huang Dajiang hung up the phone.

The assistant hurriedly reported, "Miss Lei has offended Jiuye!"

"What? She’s crossed paths with Jiuye?" Huang Dajiang exclaimed, shocked.

Jiuye of Shangjing City? Was he someone ordinary people could even meet? The Lei family’s little princess had met him, yet failed to cherish the opportunity and had even managed to anger Jiuye.

"What exactly did she do?"

"The reason Lei Na’s show wanted to replace the director is that the original director, Lai Hao, was taken away by Jiuye’s men..."

The assistant gave Huang Dajiang a full account of the situation on the film set, which was further corroborated by the online news about Lei Na and An Duxuan. Its credibility was beyond question.

"My God!"

Huang Dajiang stood up and paced back and forth a few times.

"This means the Lei family is in big trouble. Get moving! Notify finance, dump all the Lei family’s stocks! Do it fast, don’t leave a single share!"

"Is it really that serious? Boss, aren’t you overreacting a bit?" the assistant asked, puzzled.

"It’s not an overreaction. As long as your information is accurate, the Lei family is most likely done for."

Since Jiuye himself had said on set that he would promote An Duxuan, what chance did Lei Na, who had made an enemy of An Duxuan, possibly have?

"Keep an eye on this An Duxuan. If he signs with a company under the Li Corporation, show some goodwill. If not, find a suitable role to offer him!"

"Understood, boss."

「The Lei Corporation.」

After realizing that Huang Dajiang was deliberately pretending to have no signal, Lei Tao sensed that something was amiss.

As soon as the call ended, he immediately contacted Lei Na’s manager, Sister Wang, and demanded, "Tell me exactly what happened! Don’t miss a single detail, not one!"

Lei Na didn’t get the director who was a hundred times better than Lai Hao; what came instead was Lei Tao’s furious scolding—