The Movie Queen's Mouth is Blessed - Chapter 25

Given DS’s fame, top-tier actresses would all want to work with it. Jiang Xiaobai, who didn’t qualify as a third-tier star, felt like she had just caught a windfall.

“Can the company really follow through? Will DS really sign with me?” Jiang Xiaobai was skeptical.

“Li Xin is from our company, and DS signed with her. Of course, they can sign with you, too.” Dong Ran smiled.

“Hmm? Are you saying DS has a connection with Tangming?” Jiang Xiaobai seemed to understand something.

“That’s an upper-level connection. You don’t need to know about it. Since the company has spoken, they’ll definitely honor their word. Don’t worry.”

Jiang Xiaobai nodded. She picked up her phone and couldn’t stop smiling as she read the comments.

Previously, her Weibo posts had been largely ignored, receiving fewer comments and shares than even a minor internet celebrity. But the post she had just made had garnered nearly ten thousand comments and shares quickly, which was astonishing.

She scrolled through the comments.

“Sister Xiaobai is truly v587! She should have given that scumbag a taste of her iron fist! Sue her, sue her hard! I support you! Those shameless lovers joining forces to slander you are just too much!”

“Thank goodness for those chat records. Otherwise, there would have been no way to explain yourself, even if you jumped into the Yellow River! By the way, what’s the deal with Dou Fang and Zhang Yishui? Were they together in college, or did they get together recently?”

“If they were together in college, then Zhang Yishui’s pursuit of Jiang Xiaobai would be cheating! If they got together recently, then Dou Fang must have been his backup plan!”

“I’m a fan now. Jiang Xiaobai, I’ll be a fan of your looks and personality from now on. That one ‘roll’ word was so concise and powerful, I couldn’t help but applaud!”

“Roll away! That’s exactly how you should treat scumbags. They don’t deserve you!”

Dong Ran also glanced at the comments. “You’ve certainly turned a crisis into an opportunity. They tried to ruin you, but you’ve become the talk of the town. The buzz around you in the past two years has never been this high, and you’ve even attracted a wave of new fans.”

Jiang Xiaobai sighed. “Yeah, who would have thought?”

After she had cleared her name with solid evidence, some people began to speak up.

The first to react was the official Weibo account of Legend of the Nine Heavens. They mentioned Jiang Xiaobai, followed by a single sentence. “How could just anyone bully a fairy like the Moonlit Immortal?”

Below the text was a photo taken during filming, perfectly capturing the essence of Liu Ruyan. Her cold and proud demeanor made people immediately think of one word, “Goddess!”

Jiang Xiaobai also shared this Weibo post, adding a proud emoticon.

Others in the industry also chimed in. For example, Gu Xue from the same production team and the second male lead, Qiao Yan, shared Jiang Xiaobai’s post, the latter adding a thumbs-up emoticon.

Most of the actors who supported her were below the third tier, and Qiao Yan was the most popular among them. However, Jiang Xiaobai deeply suspected that most of these supporters were more interested in riding her newfound popularity than genuinely supporting her. After all, the original owner of her body had a personality that made her few friends in the industry.

Moreover, when Dou Fang was slandering her, no one had come to her defense. Now that the dust had settled, they only spoke up to ride the wave.

But this was human nature, and Jiang Xiaobai understood it well. She didn’t feel particularly disappointed or sad about it.

By the following day, Jiang Xiaobai’s Weibo post had skyrocketed to the second spot in terms of popularity, just behind a birthday selfie from a popular female star.

Not only Jiang Xiaobai’s post, but Dou Fang’s post was also in the top ten, at sixth position. It was the same post she had made earlier, which everyone had initially believed to be solid evidence. Now, it was just a laughingstock, with many comments demanding an apology and countless insults.

But Dou Fang did not react. She was playing dead.

Oh, she did react, but when Jiang Xiaobai checked her Weibo during lunch, the post and all others related to her were gone. Not only that, but she also disabled the comment function.

“Dou Fang is a real joke. She saw you getting popular and felt jealous, so she tried to stir up trouble to gain some attention. She didn’t expect it to backfire so badly!”

Today’s shooting schedule was tight, and lunch was only a 20-minute break. Everyone grabbed their boxed meals and ate together, with few tables available. Some minor actors even had to stand and eat.

All the actors were eating close to each other. After Gu Xue spoke, others chimed in.

“Jiang Xiaobai really is lucky. Who knows who would have come out on top without those records?”

A slightly mocking voice broke the silence. Everyone turned to see a standout figure sitting alone, with a soft cushion on her chair and a folding table in front of her. On the table were three dishes, a soup, and a box of fresh fruit.

Needless to say, this person was Li Biying.

On the first day of the production, when everyone else was grabbing boxed meals, Li Biying refused. People were puzzled until her manager brought a series of meticulously packaged boxes, a memorable sight.

“Yes, I am lucky.” Jiang Xiaobai smiled, seemingly oblivious to Li Biying’s disappointment. “If she had waited a month to cause trouble, I might have already changed my phone. The records would have been lost, and the outcome would have been much worse.”

“Hmph.”

Li Biying glanced at her and took a bite of her food.

“But this isn’t all bad. I’ve seen many cases of people being lifted up by others being brought down, but experiencing it is quite indescribable. Besides Dou Fang, many others have tried to smear me, like in that entertainment magazine. They made it sound convincing; I wonder who was behind it.”

Jiang Xiaobai sighed dramatically, her eyes fixed on Li Biying. She noticed Li Biying’s hand tremble as she held her chopsticks, causing a piece of pork to fall.

“Why are you guessing? Who would be behind a magazine? They probably just didn’t like you.”

Li Biying’s eyes dropped, and her voice tightened.

“Hmm? I meant that the editor must have followed the editor-in-chief’s orders to publish such a story. Sister Li, why are you reacting so strongly?” Jiang Xiaobai feigned surprise.

The other actors looked back and forth between Li Biying and Jiang Xiaobai, sensing the tension. They wisely kept quiet.

“I’m not reacting strongly! Just eat your lunch!”

Li Biying’s voice was almost a growl.