A great director who grew up happily

Chapter 486 Paparazzi and Celebrities

Chen Jinnian felt that if he could verify the truth with certain people, the only choice would be the so-called No. 1 paparazzi, who was also the mastermind behind the "night stay" incident.

But Zhuo Gouzai's character is questionable. He and his team have no bottom line and are already notorious in the entertainment industry.

After all, leaking information is not Zhuo Goupai's way of making a profit. Private communication and exchanges with celebrities after secretly taking photos are Zhuo Goupai's main source of income.

Most celebrities don't want their families or love affairs to be exposed to the public, so they can only pay paparazzi Zhu a large sum of hush money to keep the peace.

Chen Jinnian felt uncomfortable working with or even communicating with such people.

More importantly, the paparazzi's usual practice is to use a telephoto lens to take secret photos from a distance in public places, which are exactly the same as the photos of Wang Yidi that were taken secretly.

When Chen Jinnian thought about this, he hurried upstairs to find Wang Yidi to verify his guess.

But before he could push the door open, Wang Qing tiptoed out of the bedroom and said, "Shh, Didi is under too much pressure. I just put her to sleep. Don't wake her up."

Chen Jinnian peeked through the crack in the door and saw Wang Yidi fast asleep with the doll in her arms. He then asked quietly, "How is she doing now?"

"Ah, anyone who gets scolded by so many people all day long wouldn't feel good. Didi even cried out of grievance, but she felt much better after crying. Find some time to spend more time with her tomorrow."

Wang Qing felt so distressed when she saw her daughter's fragile appearance. If she had known this day would happen, she would never have supported her daughter to study acting and become an actress.

Chen Jinnian felt even more uncomfortable when he heard this. Those who scolded Wang Yidi, except for the idle keyboard warriors, were basically his fans and CP fans who had quit being his fans and turned against him.

If you really count it, the person who hurt Wang Yidi the most was actually Chen Jinnian himself.

He slowly closed the bedroom door. "Tomorrow the Cantonese Opera Society has a performance. I don't have to go to the Guangzhou filming site for the time being. I will stay home and spend more time with Yidi."

"Well, auntie knows that you are a good child and you are very good to Didi, but I still want to say that it is not easy for you two to get to where you are today. If you have any knots in your heart, you must talk about it. Don't let such a small matter affect your relationship." Wang Qing reminded Chen Jinnian.

"Don't worry, Auntie, everything is fine between us."

After making the promise, Chen Jinnian hurried downstairs to find Wang Yiming.

When he walked into the study, Grandpa Wang, Wang Dazhuang, and Wang Yiming, the three generations of grandparents and grandchildren, were all sitting upright inside with serious expressions, as if they were cast from the same mold.

"Jinnian, you're here at the right time. Come and take a look." Old Master Wang waved.

On the table was Wang Yiming's printed work schedule, which included information such as shooting time, cooperating artists, project leaders, etc., and was recorded in great detail.

"What a coincidence! I also have something I want to ask Brother Yiming."

Chen Jinnian walked over, pulled out a chair and sat down, "Brother, do you remember when and where you were secretly photographed?"

"It was December 12th. That evening we finished the rehearsal and came out of the Changsha International Convention and Exhibition Center. Didi said he wanted to have some midnight snack, so I accompanied him for a walk." It was only a few days after the incident, but Wang Yiming still remembered it clearly.

Chen Jinnian nodded. He knew that Wang Yidi would be nervous in front of the camera, so when he had a performance, he would not eat or drink for a long time before going on stage to ensure his condition.

"Since the 30th, have you received any strange phone calls or emails?"

Hearing his question, Wang Dazhuang, who was the most worried, put down the schedule in his hand and said, "You mean, someone might have done it on purpose."

"It's not a possibility, it's the only possibility." Chen Jinnian tapped his fingers on the table and expressed his guess.

"Any news that reaches the public is likely to be promoted online. Take Yidi's case, for example. She was secretly photographed on the 30th, and it took many days to be revealed. This is strange in itself. Moreover, the news was released simultaneously by several sources. If this is considered normal, then there is nothing abnormal in the world."

"I've had suspicions since this afternoon, but I haven't found anyone who fits the bill. It wasn't until I finished talking to a friend on the phone just now that I realized some of the issues might not be happening within the circle, but outside it."

While Chen Jinnian was describing his ideas, Wang Yiming kept looking down at the computer for information.

Although Wang Yiming only serves as a bodyguard in the artist team, due to his relationship with Wang Yidi, his actual authority is much greater than that of an ordinary bodyguard. Except for makeup and styling plans, almost all information must go through him.

Not only the schedule, but also business cooperation and announcements are all backed up in Wang Yiming's computer.

"Indeed," Wang Yiming shouted hurriedly, "There was an unsigned email on the 31st saying they wanted to talk to us, otherwise they would bear the consequences."

Chen Jinnian and Wang Dazhuang quickly stood up and stood behind Wang Yiming to check the information on the screen.

"Didn't you pay any attention to it at the time?"

"Probably not. We were all busy preparing for the evening live broadcast. Xiao Xue might know, but he probably didn't have time to pay attention. I'll ask him right away."

Xiao Xue is the agent temporarily assigned to Wang Yidi by Chen Jinnian. His main daily job is to communicate with the organizer so that Wang Yidi can easily complete the shooting task. He is not really responsible for business contacts.

Wang Dazhuang reached out and picked up the notebook. His face turned pale as he looked at the threatening text. As a father, he was extremely angry.

"Yiming, I've taken your computer. I'll have the technical department check it out tomorrow."

In the past, individuals could not be found by IP, but now phone cards are all real-name registered. If Wang Dazhuang really wants to put in a lot of effort to find this person, it is not impossible. Even if the other party sent the email from an Internet cafe, he can still find the other party.

After Wang Yiming finished talking to Xiao Xue on the phone, he gave a positive answer.

"There were indeed a few calls from virtual numbers, but Xiao Xue thought they were scam calls after his phone number was leaked, so he didn't take them seriously and hung up."

Xiao Xue receives more than a dozen harassing calls a day. If Wang Yiming hadn't asked about it specifically, he would never have thought that it was related to today's rumors.

"Then it must be them." Chen Jinnian said.

"There were a lot of celebrities rehearsing that day, and there was a group of paparazzi outside the convention center. When you left, one of them spotted you. After secretly taking photos, they tried to extort hush money from you, but obviously failed. As for the subsequent revelations, it might have been revenge, to warn other celebrities, or to resell the photos to other troubled celebrities."

Now it doesn’t matter whether it is killing a chicken to scare the monkey or killing someone with a borrowed knife. What matters is to catch these people.

If you want to make money through illegal means, you must be prepared to be retaliated against.

"bang"

A loud slam on the table startled all three of them.