A great director who grew up happily

Chapter 298: Secretly filming in a bar, trapped in cyberbullying

Yan Ni sat leisurely on the chair next to him without saying a word, but the bartender quickly brought a glass of wine. It was obvious that she was a regular customer here.

"I remember now." After taking another sip, Yan Ni suddenly realized something and quickly turned her head to look, "I think I've seen you before."

Chen Jinnian shifted his attention away from the system and looked down at the wine glass in the other person's hand. It turned out that she could only sober up after drinking. Then, wouldn't she always be slightly tipsy when she didn't drink?

"Indeed, I have. Your daughter and I were in the same class of candidates. We met during the third exam for the Central Academy of Drama."

"Ah, have we met so long ago?" Yan Ni said, then she began to talk to herself, "Hey, why don't we have any impression of each other? Was I there when my daughter was taking the exam? I don't remember going there."

Seeing that the other party was beginning to feel dizzy again, Chen Jinnian tentatively suggested: "Maybe if you drink a sip, you can remember it."

"Oh, that makes sense."

Yan Ni picked it up and took a big sip, then squinted at his face, looking him up and down for a long time.

Just when Chen Jinnian thought that the other party remembered, Yan Ni suddenly turned her head, looked at the foreign liquor displayed on the counter of the bar with burning eyes, and pointed with her finger.

"I want to use that bottle. The drink I made today doesn't taste good."

What a beautiful state of mind.

Chen Jinnian was stunned and could not keep up with the other party's jumping thoughts at all. He rubbed his hair helplessly. He now felt that it was unnecessary for him to talk. The other party could chat with him very well.

He shook his head helplessly and did not disturb the beautiful teacher Yan who was alone. He stood up, supported Qiao Yingzi, and called Wang Yidi and Huang Zhitao to leave the bar.

He originally thought that the matter ended there, but he didn't expect that his action of helping Qiao Yingzi out of the bar was filmed and posted online, which caused public opinion.

In an instant, rumors of romance, third parties, and unspoken rules began to spread like wildfire.

Chen Jinnian still underestimated his actual fame. He thought that the movie did not make much box office and it was impossible for many people to know him, so he continued to appear in the public eye as before without any concealment.

But he forgot that a freshman with the image of a genius director and a top student is naturally a hot topic. In addition, with the dissemination of theater movies in mass channels, many people are familiar with his name, especially at the current time, when the movie has just been released and has made twenty times its cost at the box office. He is now very popular.

But he himself is quite low-key and it is difficult to find reporting points, so after the bar incident, many media and self-media surrounded him like hounds smelling blood.

Last month's "Ma Rong cheating incident" has been a hot topic for a month, and now the Chen Jinnian incident has emerged, which is a good opportunity to continue the hype. In an era where entertainment is everything, news reports only exist to incite emotions.

After learning the news the next day, Chen Jinnian immediately rushed to the company with Wang Yidi, and reminded Qiao Yingzi not to go out for the time being, as the first thing to do was to suppress the public opinion.

The business team within the company has begun to take shape, but the solutions they provide are not very good. In a nutshell, they are just playing dead. As long as they don't respond, the media will have no hot topics to hype, and they will not be able to make profits, so the situation will naturally calm down.

"Forget about pretending to be dead. This isn't my personality. I prefer to make an example of someone to scare the monkeys. Let's call the police and notify the law firm we work with. We can send out a lawyer's letter and go through the legal process."

"Will this work? Will the situation only get worse?" Wang Yidi said worriedly, holding his arm tightly.

Everything that has happened recently has made her feel as if she is in another world. It is so unreal.

First, the movie went smoothly in the early stages, with praise and recognition everywhere. Then, when her relationship was announced, she began to be maliciously attacked by extreme fans. Now that Chen Jinnian is under siege, her reputation has reversed and improved, with articles everywhere speaking up for her.

It was obvious that she and Chen Jinnian were still the same as before, still sweet and there were no conflicts.

Chen Jinnian patted Wang Yidi's nervous hand and gave her a reassuring smile, "Don't worry, it's okay."

Then he said to Liu Tingting: "You guys do as I say, the sooner the better. At the same time, my account and Yidi's account will be handed over to the team to operate and publicize the news about this incident."

After Liu Tingting resigned from Liu Zheng, she joined Chen Jinnian's company.

"Okay, I'll make arrangements immediately."

After everyone in the office left, Chen Jinnian sat in a chair and fell into silence. This surging public opinion caught him off guard and even implicated Qiao Yingzi, which made it difficult for him to accept.

"Are you okay?" Seeing his lost state, Wang Yidi hugged him from behind and asked with concern.

"It's okay, I'm just thinking about how to avoid this kind of thing in the future."

"Then you should make fewer movies and spend more time with me. As long as we are both out of date, no one will bother us." Wang Yidi said jokingly, rubbing his face with his hands, hoping that he would be happier.

"We're not even famous yet, and you're already thinking about being out of fashion."

"No way? What's good about being famous? If you become famous, you can't accompany me every day. It's just like summer vacation. I can't see you even if I want to. Do you know that?" Wang Yidi pouted and pinched his ears gently with both hands.

"Okay, don't be angry. I'll take you wherever I go from now on, okay?"

Wang Yidi snorted proudly, bent down and put his arms around his neck, "That's more like it."

In Shuxiang Yayuan, there were also many people sitting at Qiao Yingzi's house. Fang Yuan, Tong Wenjie, and Qiao Weidong, who had not been seen for a long time, all showed up, all worried about the entertainment reports.

"No, I have to go find Chen Jinnian and ask him to give an explanation." Qiao Weidong stood up angrily.

Fang Yuan quickly grabbed him and said, "Why are you joining in the fun? You don't even know where he is now. Besides, this wasn't Chen Jinnian's idea. He's also a victim. It's all the fault of the person who took the photo and posted it online. If it weren't for that person spreading rumors, there wouldn't be so many things going on."

"Yeah, Old Qiao, sit down quickly and don't make trouble. Yingzi's identity is still unknown on the Internet. If you make a fuss and someone posts it online, it will be impossible to explain it clearly." Tong Wenjie advised while sitting on the sofa. Her belly was slightly bulging, which made her less powerful when speaking.

"No, how could I not look for you? Wouldn't you be angry if your daughter was called a mistress?"

Qiao Weidong paced in the living room, running around like a headless fly.

"Dad, this matter has nothing to do with Jinnian. I just wanted to go to the bar to take a look. Besides, he feels worse than me when this happens. He is the victim of cyberbullying." Qiao Yingzi helped explain.

She is actually fine. Her classmates all know Chen Jinnian and can tell at a glance that it is fake news. The only people who may be affected are her new classmates at Beihang University, but since it is just the beginning of the school year and they are not familiar with each other, it doesn't matter.

Song Qian hugged Qiao Yingzi without saying a word. She had already made up her mind that she would never let her daughter have anything to do with Chen Jinnian again. People like him in the entertainment industry should leave Yingzi's world.

Of course, the same goes for Fang Yifan, who wants to be a star.