noveldrama
Chapter 305 - 305 212
Chapter 305 - 305 212
?Chapter 305: Chapter 212 Chapter 305: Chapter 212 “What? You have a Think Tank too?” Long Brother squinted at Wen Chengcai, “No wonder, with all this talk of fan scandals. How would you know about these things? Aren’t these young people’s tricks?”
Wen Chengcai chuckled, “Doesn’t matter, now that someone is giving us ideas, Long Brother, you just need to say if you’re in or not.”
Long Brother frowned, “Do you know who this person is? Don’t just agree without knowing them. There are so many scammers online now. Don’t end up broke and unable to find even a hair of the person who duped you.”
“That won’t happen, Long Brother! Who am I? Just a penniless guy with debt on my shoulders. What would they gain from scamming me? Plus, I’ve already received a favor from them.”
“What favor!”
Wen Chengcai excitedly stretched out one hand, “5,000 bucks.”
“Then what are you waiting for? Pay me back now!”
“Don’t be like that, Long Brother. There’s a bigger deal in the works! The reason I told you about the 5,000 bucks is to show you this person is reliable. He’s Wenyan’s rival, you know, like arch-enemy. So, he’d be thrilled to have someone mess with Wenyan. If Wenyan falls, it’s great news for them.”
“Really?” Long Brother was still worried, “If this person is the arch-enemy of that female star, why didn’t they mess with her themselves? Why wait until now to approach you? They don’t want you to take the fall, do they? This kind of thing sounds illegal, right?”
“Long Brother, what you’re talking about… Your gambling den is illegal too, right? One phone call to the authorities and we’d all be in custody. What are we all in this for, when it comes down to it? For the money, right? Besides, which of us hasn’t been in custody? If we can make big bucks without murder or arson, why not do it?”
Wen Chengcai’s silver tongue managed to persuade Long Brother and the others.
“Fine! Let’s do it!”
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The project “The Last Pangolin” had been planned several years ago, and now that both funding and actors were in place, the entire crew quickly started working.
Filming such a nature-related subject naturally meant going into the great outdoors for on-location shooting.
Zhou Junye rented several buses and once again took his crew deep into the mountains.
This time was a bit different from when they filmed “Voiceless”.
During “Voiceless”, the main characters were humans, in inhabited areas.
This time, they were filming about pangolins, going deep into the wilderness.
Now, in the cold winter season, the conditions were incredibly tough.
But for Wenyan, it was still quite enjoyable.
Just kidding, she had endured a month in the snowy mountains; the deep forest was nothing in comparison.
And it was a familiar crew this time.
Not only was the director well-known to her, but her co-stars were familiar faces too.
One was Wang Che, the first friend Wenyan made in the entertainment circle, and the other was Jing Hao, the big brother figure with whom she had participated in “Jungle Diary”.
Since they all knew each other well, even after joining the crew and living in isolation, without flush toilets and the internet, Wenyan was still cheerful.
But these days, the atmosphere on the internet was not good.
Under someone’s instructions, Wen Chengcai had already started to take action.
Probably to test the reaction of online users.
They didn’t use the material about Chengcai directly, but instead laid out a plan gradually, by creating a foundation first.
When it was revealed online that Wenyan was collaborating with Zhou Junye a second time on “The Last Pangolin”, her online reputation had already amassed overwhelming praise.
Her rival made full use of this fact and simply paid for promotional articles. Assuming Wenyan’s perspective, and starting from the point of her interests, they began to disparage other popular female stars and actresses unscrupulously and without bottom line.
This behavior severely damaged the goodwill of passersby and could easily provoke fan wars. Over time, it would have a negative impact on the actor’s reputation.
As expected, when the disparaging articles flooded the internet, Wenyan was attacked by the fans of various female stars.
‘What the hell, are they crazy? Just because she acted in two movies, she really thinks she’s the top actress in domestic entertainment?’
‘Exactly, what makes her any better than my sister? My sister was collecting awards till her hands hurt when she was probably still playing with mud.’
‘What a bumpkin, she doesn’t have a single fashion resource to her name, I really don’t get how her fans can praise her so shamelessly, even to the point of disparaging our queen.’