240: Chapter 24 Shao Ping posts a video, playing the victim.

"Young Friend Chen is right. Only by truly catching these people and making them face their deserved punishment can we truly reclaim our dignity."

He Yuzhu followed up on Chen Shaoping's words, speaking from his heart while also trying to persuade his father.

"Mm."

"I've thought it through, Zhuzi. Tomorrow, I'll go to the police with you."

He Qixiang's resolve hardened, and his heart felt much lighter instead.

Zhao Meng finally caught an opportunity to speak up.

"I told you to report it to the police long ago, but you wouldn't listen. You insisted on taking all the responsibility yourself; aren't you tired?"

"Don't you feel relieved now? Come, let's drink!"

"I'm sorry for making you all worry."

He Qixiang apologized to the two elders. After the three finished their drinks, they burst into loud laughter.

In the end, this drinking session didn't conclude until past four in the morning.

Chen Shaoping returned to his room in a daze, falling into a deep sleep the moment he hit the bed.

He had absolutely no recollection of what happened with the other four.

The next day, the sun was high in the sky.

Chen Shaoping woke up thirsty. He propped himself up against the headboard and saw a glass of water sitting on the nightstand.

He picked up the glass, sat up straight, and drained it in one go.

"President Chen, you're awake! You must be hungry. I'll go to the hotel restaurant and buy you something to eat."

Zhou Bule was looking down at his phone, but as soon as he heard Chen Shaoping wake up, he immediately looked up and spoke.

"Alright, thank you!"

"Now that you mention it, I really do feel hungry."

Chen Shaoping set the glass down and shook his head slightly, still feeling a bit groggy.

"President Chen, I just saw on the internet that Huang Shilei posted on Qingbo again. The wording is even more severe this time."

"He says you are morally corrupt, unworthy of the songs you write, and a hypocritical villain."

"Quite a few independent media outlets and celebrities have stepped forward to follow the trend..."

Zhou Bule looked at Chen Shaoping with a worried expression, pausing his steps toward the door.

Even though Chen Shaoping had said he had a backup plan, he was still worried.

Chen Shaoping's expression remained calm as he said indifferently, "Bu Lie, there's no need to worry. The more noise they make, the better."

Seeing his unbothered attitude, Zhou Bule breathed a sigh of relief and turned to walk out of the room.

After Chen Shaoping got out of bed, he first used the restroom and then washed up.

Once he was cleaned up, he took his phone and began browsing the news.

The top three spots on the trending search list were all related to him.

#Young Master Ping is Morally Corrupt, Should We Still Listen to His Songs?#

#How Can Someone Like This Win the Grand Championship at CCTV?#

#Boycott Young Master Ping#

...

Chen Shaoping did a rough browse through them; the situation was basically as Zhou Bule had described.

Li Qian had already instructed the internal staff of the company not to step forward to defend or support him.

However, one person still couldn't hold back and posted an update on Qingbo, publicly accusing Huang Shilei of distorting the truth and fabricating rumors.

He was simply too furious, and at the same time, he felt guilty, feeling that he had let Chen Shaoping down.

If it weren't for him, this wouldn't have happened.

That person was Manager Cai.

However, he was quickly attacked by netizens and mocked by former colleagues.

They cursed him, saying that since he just arrived at Tongxing Entertainment Company, he was nothing but a bootlicker to his boss.

Even those who had followed Chen Shaoping from the start hadn't stepped forward; what right did he have to jump out?

This behavior made him feel chilled to the bone.

Although he had left Tiantian Media, he didn't have any conflicts with those colleagues.

There were also some former subordinates who, after posting words cursing him, sent him private messages.

They apologized to him, saying they were forced into it.

At this moment, he finally understood that there was a leader at Tiantian Media who found him eyesore.

He immediately thought of Xu Jie, and simultaneously, the once-lofty image Xu Jie held in his mind vanished without a trace.

When Chen Shaoping saw this, his heart warmed.

However, he still felt that for someone of that age, why couldn't he keep his cool?

Zhou Ru and Xu Jing also sent multiple messages asking him what the situation was, subtly telling him that he must not let it affect the movie.

Otherwise, there would be trouble.

Only Yang Mi was different; she just jokingly said to let her help out when he started his counterattack.

She had considerable trust in Chen Shaoping.

"Ring, ring, ring!"

Li Qian's phone call came through.

"Da Ping, Su Xiaoxiao came to the company again. She agreed to the plan you mentioned, the contract is signed, and the money is in place."

"She wants the script right now. You're good with that, right?"

"Also, hurry up and handle that mess on the internet; it's annoying me."

Her originally good mood had been completely unsettled by the news about Chen Shaoping online.

Chen Shaoping remained unruffled, everything was under control.

"Sister Qian, I'll send the script to you in a moment."

"See if there are any artists in our company who want to act; if there's someone suitable, arrange an audition."

"Don't worry, how could I not think of that? Just remember to handle the online stuff."

After Li Qian reminded him once more, she hung up the phone.

Chen Shaoping hung up and immediately thought in his mind.

"System, exchange for the TV drama script 'The Journey of Flower'."

[Host spent 2 paparazzi points, successfully exchanged for the TV drama script 'The Journey of Flower'.]

[Host possesses paparazzi points: 46]

Once the script was exchanged, Chen Shaoping immediately sent it to Li Qian.

Only then did he take out his computer, preparing to handle the online situation.

He logged into Shao Ping's Qingbo account.

He took the video he had filmed when Huang Shilei came to find him that day, gave it a slight edit, and prepared to upload it.

He mainly cut out the part where he questioned if there was a 'little umbrella' in Huang Duoduo's bag.

Because it wasn't confirmed in the end, it carried a risk of slander, and it wouldn't be good to release it.

The title was the content, just a simple sentence.

{So you're this kind of person, Teacher Huang Shilei?}

He attached the edited video.

Chen Shaoping originally wanted to mention that this video was posted by 'Shao Ping' on behalf of 'Teacher Young Master Ping'.

But then he worried that if his secret identity was exposed, netizens would dig it up, so he simply said nothing, letting the netizens fill in the blanks themselves.

As soon as the video was posted, Shao Ping's anti-fans were the first to make a fuss, and then the internet exploded.

"Shao Ping is an Idiot: Holy crap, you really did something big, helping to clear my favorite Teacher Young Master Ping's name. I'll reward you, mwah!"

"Good Son Shao Ping: I really have to thank you this time. I was almost at the point where I couldn't stop myself from cursing my beloved Teacher Young Master Ping. Bah! Huang Shilei, come out and face your death; your whole family's acting skills are truly 'admirable'."

"I just finished cursing Teacher Young Master Ping, and now there's a reversal? Sigh! What a sin, I'm going to apologize."

"Huang Duoduo's singing sounds like a pig being slaughtered. What's wrong with Teacher Young Master Ping not writing songs for her? @Huang Shilei. So this is how a 'good girl' speaks so 'eloquently'?"

"If my daughter dared to curse like that in front of me, I'd slap her senseless!"

"The other middle-aged man in the video is Manager Cai, right? No wonder he stood up to speak for Teacher Young Master Ping; he was there the whole time and knew the truth."

...

Seeing the public opinion online starting to reverse, a cold arc curled at the corner of Chen Shaoping's mouth.

The timing was right.

He switched back to the 'Young Master Ping' account. Instead of an angry accusation, he typed out a 'victim' post.

"Teacher Huang Shilei, I respect you very much. Why did you slander me? I've lost 1 jin these past few days; I'm having such a hard time!"

Showing weakness is sometimes the strongest counterattack.

He wanted to firmly nail down his image as the 'victim' and leave Huang Shilei and his daughter to roast on the fire of public opinion.

Afterward, he sent a message in the company group, telling all the company's artists to post the same sentence.