#Pipi Baby Hospitalized#
#Bai Shi She Tingxie#
#Qin Shi#
#Wanxing#
#Wanxing Entertainment Contract#
As soon as the trending topics opened, five of them were related to Wanxing Entertainment, each topped with a blood-red “EXPLOSIVE” character.
Under these trending topics, netizens exploded like a spoonful of boiling water poured into an oil pan, and the entire internet was close to paralysis.
“Holy shit! I really don’t know what to say.”
“Damn, woke up and half the entertainment industry’s houses had collapsed.”
…
“Got evidence? No evidence, right? Taking our goddess away, no deal. Where did this Bai Shi come from? Definitely trying to leech off her fame.”
“Doesn’t seem like it. She Tingxie really doesn’t look like that kind of person. But this whistleblower seems to be She Tingxie’s assistant. Look at these arms, these legs, and this back in the picture—too scary, right? Does she really have a habit of hitting her assistants?”
“The poster is blind, case closed. The evidence is this solid and you’re still talking nonsense with your eyes closed.”
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“Wuwuwu, Pipi baby whom I watched grow up. Such a well-behaved and cute child, yet someone could be so cruel to him, and the key is that the people treating him this way are actually his biological parents?”
“My god, do his parents have hearts? Such a well-behaved and adorable treasure—I wouldn’t have enough time to cherish him.”
“I don’t understand either. Even if his parents had no feelings for Pipi baby, with such a money tree at home, they should at least provide him with good food and drink, right? If it weren’t for Pipi baby, they wouldn’t know which corner they’d be in.”
“Ah! This really pisses me off! Can these two people be sentenced?!”
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“Laughing to death. Originally thought Qin Shi’s house had already collapsed as much as it could, didn’t expect it to get stomped on twice more now.”
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“To be honest, someone must be targeting Wanxing Entertainment in this matter, right? Everything suddenly exploded all at once, and it’s all solid evidence.”
“Sigh, this should have been reported long ago. Regardless of whether someone is targeting them, it’s good that it’s been exposed. Hope there can be proper follow-up handling.”
“Looking at the contract our sister posted, I was crying while reading it. This company is too shady. Our sister was working non-stop during that period, lost so much weight that people questioned whether she was using drugs. Originally thought that with sister working so hard non-stop, she should at least have gotten quite a bit of money, didn’t expect she only got four or five thousand yuan.”
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This grand feast of gossip began an hour ago with a Weibo post that rushed to the top of trending topics with lightning speed—clearly there were people pushing it behind the scenes.
The Weibo post was published by a major entertainment industry blogger.
The post read:
[I’ve been observing Weibo’s trending topics during this period and discovered something that made my hair stand on end. Without further ado, let me go straight to the pictures.]
The blog post listed trending topics related to Wanxing Entertainment events, as well as incidents that didn’t make trending but had leaked information, organized clearly across an entire page. The earliest incidents could even be traced back eight years ago.
Eight years ago, there was a starlet famous for her pure image who, one day, was exposed in a massive scandal involving explicit photos. Her persona collapsed, and she left the scene in disgrace amid a chorus of abuse.
This major blogger posted the entire course of events from that time and keenly discovered that in a chat conversation screenshot—which hadn’t circulated widely at the time and was quietly deleted across the internet after the incident ended, with everyone suspecting it was photoshopped—this starlet had mentioned a “contract.”
After that came scattered incidents from eight years ago until now. Besides the troubles caused by these pillar stars, there were also things that had been exposed about minor artists during this period.
Listed chronologically:
Paparazzi photographed what appeared to be a certain artist dancing provocatively at a nightclub, which was later debunked.
A certain artist had facial swelling and weight loss, claiming it was to fit a role.
The Qin Shi fan trampling incident.
Someone had photographed injuries on She Tingxie’s assistant’s body.
Qin Shi was exposed for dating multiple partners.
Pipi baby’s fans visited him and took photos together, later posting the photos on Weibo. Careful netizens noticed a red mark on Pipi baby’s forearm, suspected to be a scar left after being beaten. Later, Pipi’s family personally came out to refute the rumors, stating it was just a birthmark on Pipi’s body and asking everyone not to over-interpret it.
Qin Shi was imprisoned for multiple charges.
Bai Shi sued her agent and others for facilitating money-for-sex transactions and coercing prostitution.
Two artists from Wanxing Entertainment were imprisoned for drug use.
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These seemingly insignificant incidents all had chilling outcomes later on. When these events were connected, they formed a long page of shocking revelations.
The list continued up to the most recently exposed set of photos.
In the photos were minor internet celebrities under Wanxing Entertainment.
These internet celebrities’ mental states in the photos were completely different from what they showed in advertisements and programs. They looked drowsy and exhausted, even somewhat timid. What was even more infuriating was that on their bodies, there were abnormal scars to varying degrees.
It was obvious these weren’t caused by bumps and falls, but were beaten into them.
When all these incidents were strung together, they numbered in the dozens.
At the end of the article, the blogger said:
[Perhaps I’m being oversensitive? But for one company to have so many incidents, and with such high overlap among these events, makes it hard for me not to think conspiratorially.
For instance, disputes arising from contracts alone numbered as many as five. I really would suspect that the contracts Wanxing Entertainment signs with artists are problematic.
Moreover, Wanxing Entertainment is really a very large company, practically supporting half the entertainment industry. If Wanxing Entertainment wanted to pull any tricks, those artists would really find it hard to resist.]
Since this trending topic had pushers behind it, this article garnered hundreds of thousands of views within just a few dozen minutes.
Initially, the comments below were filled with abuse, mostly from these stars’ fans cursing this blogger for talking nonsense and having no filter.
Among them, many stars’ fans had very strong fighting power and couldn’t stand seeing their brothers and sisters being slandered like this.
However, before half an hour had passed—even before the heat from the blogger’s article had fully spread—Bai Shi stepped forward and reposted this Weibo.
Following that, someone claiming to be She Tingxie’s assistant posted photos of multiple scars on her body—some from beatings and twisting, others from burns. Patch after patch of scars on the girl’s fair skin looked particularly shocking, accompanied by doctors’ injury assessment certificates.
The girl said she was She Tingxie’s assistant. She had followed She Tingxie for five years, and now that her contract had expired, she finally couldn’t endure it anymore.
“She Tingxie has a terrible temper, completely unlike what she shows publicly. In private, whenever she’s slightly displeased, she’ll beat and scold us assistants. Sometimes she even splashes coffee and hot water on us.”
“This burn on my body was from when she splashed coffee on me but wouldn’t let me change clothes—I had to continue working.”
“Many people envied me for being She Tingxie’s assistant. I was originally her fan too, and because I loved her, I came to work beside her. But I never expected her to be like this in person.”
“I signed a contract—if I job-hopped, I’d have to pay high breach-of-contract fees, so I gritted my teeth and endured for these five years. Now that five years have passed, I don’t want to endure anymore.”
She Tingxie’s fans, completely different from the gentle image She Tingxie herself projected, had extremely strong fighting power. Only Qin Shi’s fans could make them bow down in defeat. Otherwise, wherever they passed was like locusts passing through, leaving nothing behind.
Among her fans, foul-mouthed men made up a very large proportion. They launched comprehensive attacks on the little assistant’s appearance and figure, finally concluding that the assistant was jealous of She Tingxie and therefore trying to smear her.
They poured malice on this girl without reservation, using language that would drive any girl to the brink of collapse.
She Tingxie’s name came with built-in traffic. Within just a few minutes, the statement posted by the little assistant soared upward, bringing heat that repeatedly threatened the programmers’ hair.
However, the little assistant being attacked by the mob remained calm and unhurried. She had obviously come prepared. Just as the heat was rising madly, she simply threw out a video and an audio clip.
In the video, She Tingxie’s face was twisted with rage, completely unlike her usual gentle appearance. She just took a cup of water that had just been dispensed from the coffee machine—at a temperature of 90 degrees—and splashed it on the little assistant’s body.
The audio clip was a full minute of vulgar cursing, so foul that it was hard to imagine it came from the mouth of a female star known for being gentle and intellectual.
How to put it? Even She Tingxie’s foul-mouthed male fans felt ashamed after hearing it.
This video and audio clearly brought tremendous shock to people’s hearts—there was even a minute of stunned silence.
Some people suspected that these videos and audio clips were synthetic.
But within just a few minutes, experts jumped out to confirm that this audio and video showed no signs of any editing.
Then people began questioning whether the She Tingxie in the video wasn’t actually her, but possibly a body double.
The little assistant seemed to have anticipated this and threw out several more videos. In the videos, there were front views, side profiles, and back shots—all showing She Tingxie’s twisted expressions while cursing.
She Tingxie’s rival, a currently popular A-list actress, seemed to enjoy watching the drama unfold and liked the Weibo post.
After a while, the like was canceled, and she posted an apology on Weibo, explaining that it was an accidental tap.
However, within two minutes, the A-list actress personally posted a statement on Weibo, saying that the previous apology post wasn’t sent by her at all, but by her agent.
She said the like was indeed hers, and she just wanted to watch the drama unfold.
She also said she’d long been disgusted by She Tingxie’s pretentious act.
The female star directly starting a fight elevated the heat of this incident to a new height. That A-list actress took this opportunity to @ Cheng Zeqi’s Weibo account.
Someone in the comments asked who Cheng Zeqi was.
Many people jumped out to explain that Cheng Zeqi’s status in the entertainment industry was unparalleled—as long as fans saw that their idol’s makeup and styling designer was him, the fans’ hearts would be half at ease.
“Holy shit, I suddenly remembered that Teacher Cheng said he entered the industry just to chase stars, but later he retired and opened a makeup studio. Could it be because Teacher Cheng saw through She Tingxie’s true face?!”
“Stop talking nonsense, okay? Sister and Teacher Cheng separated peacefully.”
“Person above, how do you know they separated peacefully? You’re the one talking nonsense.”
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The melon-eating crowd excitedly held their bowls, waiting for their share of gossip, while Cheng Zeqi received a call from She Tingxie at this moment.
She Tingxie’s tone on the phone was still the same as years ago—though she was asking for help, her voice still carried that arrogant superiority.
“Zeqi, we’ve been old friends who worked together for so long. Can you help me out?”
“I’m not a celebrity. How can I help you?”
“You just need to post a statement online saying I’m not like that.”
Cheng Zeqi laughed, “Do you think they’ll believe me if I say it?”
She Tingxie quickly said, “Of course, you have such a high reputation in the industry.”
At this point, She Tingxie’s tone became sour. Originally, Cheng Zeqi had been her exclusive makeup artist, but later he became distant from her because of an outsider.
After Cheng Zeqi left, he opened a makeup studio where anyone in the industry could book styling appointments with him. Even she had to wait in line—and hadn’t even managed to get an appointment.
She Tingxie softened her tone. She was very good at using her advantages. She knew Cheng Zeqi liked her gentle, soft appearance the most, so she said softly and tenderly, “We haven’t seen each other in so long. How about we have dinner after this? Whatever misunderstandings there are, can’t they be talked through?”
Cheng Zeqi closed his eyes, recalling all the scenes of following She Tingxie, and finally asked softly, “Then why wouldn’t you apologize to your assistant back then?”
As soon as Cheng Zeqi finished speaking, She Tingxie’s expression changed. She hadn’t expected that after all this time, Cheng Zeqi would still remember this incident. She had just slapped that little assistant once, and Cheng Zeqi wanted to leave her?
And Cheng Zeqi claimed to be her fan—shouldn’t fans unconditionally stand by the celebrity they’re chasing?
She Tingxie didn’t answer in time, which made Cheng Zeqi understand her attitude. Now Cheng Zeqi was completely heartbroken. To suddenly let go of a celebrity he’d liked for so many years—he couldn’t tell if it was relief or disappointment.
He said flatly, “That’s it then.”
He hung up the phone, but the next second his phone started ringing frantically again.
No matter how volatile She Tingxie was, she knew this wasn’t the time to throw tantrums. If she could get Cheng Zeqi to speak up for her, she’d have a lot more room to maneuver, since Cheng Zeqi’s reputation in the industry was truly enormous.
So She Tingxie backed down, “I was wrong. I’ve realized my mistake. After you speak up for me, I’ll go apologize to that little assistant. I’ll give her money to get plastic surgery to remove the scars on her face, okay?”
Cheng Zeqi didn’t answer. Instead, he asked, “So the things about you connecting company executives with minor celebrities for resources, even drugging those minor celebrities and sending them to executives’ beds—are those true too?”
She Tingxie’s expression immediately changed.
Cheng Zeqi spoke bluntly, but actually She Tingxie’s role in these affairs was very subtle. She mostly just served as a positioning function, making those minor celebrities drop their guard about these drinking parties.
With company seniors present, they would more easily walk into the traps that had been set.
But no matter how she might argue, She Tingxie had played a role in it and gained benefits from it—this was also true.
Some executives were even connections she had personally made.
Yes, she was the pure national sister, the unshakeable goddess in all otaku hearts, but fighting for resources on her own was too exhausting. It was incomparable to using quicker methods to exchange for them—after all, what was being used to exchange for resources wasn’t herself.
Those minor celebrities got resources, and she got resources too—wasn’t this a win-win solution? Those minor celebrities should be happy—what right did they have to criticize her?
Although that’s what she thought, she knew this matter absolutely could not be admitted. Once she admitted it, she’d be finished.
She asked with a dark expression, “Where did you hear these things? Don’t you trust me?”
Cheng Zeqi said bluntly, “Yes, I don’t trust you. We have nothing more to say.”
Cheng Zeqi hung up again, and She Tingxie began frantically bombing him with calls.
Amidst this cacophony of ringing phones, Cheng Zeqi posted his own Weibo.
“I did indeed leave She Tingxie’s studio back then because She Tingxie was completely different from the image she projected publicly.”
Not only that, he also liked Bai Shi’s Weibo post.
Weibo completely crashed.
But the matter didn’t end there.
More and more people jumped out to expose She Tingxie. Minor celebrities who had been persecuted by She Tingxie also bravely stood up to speak out.
These minor celebrities not only revealed She Tingxie’s true face, but they also mentioned Wanxing Entertainment’s contracts.
Some people noticed that they mentioned contracts, but more people were immersed in this major collapse accident in the entertainment industry.
Among the fans, some had rational discussions, some passionately voiced their opinions, but most were madly cursing Wanxing Entertainment—because everyone had noticed that the celebrities who had been causing trouble recently were all somehow connected to Wanxing Entertainment.
If one or two could be connected, that would be fine, but when they could all be connected, either Wanxing Entertainment had bad feng shui, or Wanxing Entertainment really had problems.
Passersby cursed Wanxing Entertainment for corrupting social morals, and fans also cursed Wanxing Entertainment for being heartless and exploiting their idols.
These comments couldn’t even be posted without censoring, but even so, the comments that did get posted made people’s vision go dark.
Li Mochen knew things were bad as soon as he saw these comments.
At this point, how could he have the mood to discuss romance with Gao Gusheng? He immediately stood up, not even bothering to say goodbye, hurriedly opening his phone contacts while walking outside. But after just a few steps, he was blocked by a group of black suits.
Li Mochen’s voice was cold and heavy, containing infinite anger, “What else do you want to do? I’m very busy right now and have no time to play these games with you.”
Gao Gusheng looked up from his chat window, smiling at him, “President Li, don’t leave! This isn’t over yet.”
“Please wait another two minutes.”
Although Gao Gusheng used a consultative tone, surrounded by this group of black suits, Li Mochen had no choice at all.
He kept a straight face, somewhat anxiously pressing his chest.
Li Mochen was about to question him further when, without having to wait any longer, he saw a trending topic shoot straight to the top from below.
#Wanxing Entertainment Tax Evasion#
Li Mochen’s brain buzzed and exploded.
This trending topic directly dug up Wanxing Entertainment’s foundation—completely different from the previous minor troubles involving artists.
Artists could be replaced if they were gone, but if Wanxing Group was finished, that would be the end.
The Li family’s transformation plan had been interfered with by Gao Shi midway and hadn’t even begun yet. Now all their assets were invested in Wanxing Entertainment.
That trending topic was like a starting gun being fired. Along with its rise, other scattered trending topics also quickly rose, including but not limited to:
#Qin Shi Tax Evasion#
#She Tingxie Tax Evasion#
Below were several other celebrities, all big names under Wanxing Entertainment.
These celebrities’ tax evasion amounts ranged from millions to hundreds of millions.
And under that Wanxing Entertainment tax evasion trending topic was the amount that Li Mochen—or rather, all of Wanxing Entertainment—had evaded in taxes.
It was an absurdly high ten billion yuan.
This number shocked people’s brains into numbness.
“When money reaches a certain amount, it really becomes just a number. Seeing this figure, I can’t even imagine how much it actually is.”
“I calculated it—starting work from the single-cell stage until now, I could barely scrape together this ten billion.”
“Today’s entertainment industry really knows how to make money.”
…
Li Mochen couldn’t be bothered to read netizens’ comments. He was so shocked by this news that his vision went dark. He couldn’t understand how, in just the time it took him to meet someone, his home had been robbed.
Who was Wanxing Entertainment’s president? He was Wanxing Entertainment’s president.
How had the charge of tax evasion been pinned on him without his knowledge? Where were all the preliminary procedures?
Why hadn’t he received any information?
However, before he could think further, the black suits around him closed in, and he couldn’t move.
Police sirens sounded downstairs.
The Gao Gusheng before him was still unrealistically beautiful. He smiled like a fox, indescribably wonderful, but his words were like a bucket of ice water poured over his head.
“President Li, don’t leave! Let’s go to the station and have a nice chat!”
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