"What the heck!?"

"I've lived to see it all!"

"Isn't this much more explosive than Monday's reveal?"

"The last time we had such explosive news, was it Signs? Signs choosing his bride, it's huge."

"But there are no photos or recordings this time. The last time photos leaked was back in 2008."

"Hiss! It's terrifying!"

"Delete, delete, those bloggers have erased the news!"

"Haha, too bad I downloaded and saved it already, especially that recording. Wow, it was so thrilling, a real wealthy woman's joy ball, and it's actually a female executive."

"Bro, I just made it to the battlefield, DM me!"

Although Duan Yakun's team hastily contacted those seven women to take down the photos, and the entertainment influencer also pulled down the audio file in record time, but…

The speed at which netizens capture evidence is staggering. Sometimes, even messages deleted just after posting can be screenshotted, let alone those deleted after a few minutes, the resources are already scattered everywhere.

[My account was just hacked, maliciously edited images by hackers, contacted Weibo support, awaiting handling]

[Someone hacked my account, don't believe or spread rumors]

[I'm a fan of Yakun, but never had any relationship beyond friendship with him. Please be wise and don't be manipulated.]

[I've let friends listen to that audio, it's clearly dubbed by others, not Yakun's voice. About the illegal audio posted after the hack, I've reported it to the police.]

Who knows what benefits Duan Yakun promised, but anyway, the seven women and the entertainment influencer removed their posts and issued clarifications.

However…

All the netizens are gossiping, who really cares if it's true or not?

Moreover, most netizens believe this incident is true. Because if someone can hack an account on Weibo and post such content, it's certainly possible to hack into Duan Yakun's phone for resources and evidence.

In any case, Duan Yakun's playboy and freeloader persona is cemented. Certainly, Duan Yakun's star road is cut off.

In the hotel, Duan Yakun, while dining, turned pale. He disconnected his phone from the internet immediately, then urgently consulted with the team.

"Get Weibo to make a clarification. Eight people posting simultaneously, it's clearly a hacker attack. Anyone can see it; get them to deny the authenticity of those materials."

"Called them already, but they're unwilling to clarify."

"Obviously hacked, why won't they clarify?"

"Er, they only clarify if some pretend their accounts are hacked, but actually don't clarify about real hacks..."

It's a bit convoluted; it basically means if someone did something, then doesn't want to admit it later, they'll pretend their account was hacked; Weibo will clarify, telling everyone the account wasn't hacked.

As for truly hacked accounts, Weibo won't clarify; they'll ignore if possible.

"…" The speaker paused, then curses, "Damned capitalists!"

Just then, Duan Yakun's phone rang. Checking the screen, it was that female executive.

Duan Yakun grits his teeth and answers the call, "Sister Mo, help me..."

"You actually recorded?" Sister Mo's voice was furious, "You don't trust me, want to blackmail me? Fine, you've achieved your goal, let's see what happens!"

Everyone knows the industry's happenings, but knowing is one thing, exposing is another, and having evidence is different. Sister Mo may be behind the scenes, with resources and contacts, but this incident is enough to peel a layer off her skin.

"Sister Mo... I... beep beep beep..."

Duan Yakun hangs up, listening to the busy tone from the phone, face pale and heart anxious.

"Shit shit shit shit shit!" Duan Yakun shouted curses.

Other team members looked at each other, their expressions perplexing.

Although they just paid a big sum to settle with those eight people, this is only the beginning. Judging by online reactions and Sister Mo's response, Duan Yakun is likely to be iced.

Though it doesn't reach illegality, it certainly counts as immorality. Even the biggest stars would need to lay low for a while, and for Duan Yakun, the popular flow that emerges annually, it's basically a death sentence.

"Zhao Xiaodao! Damned, it must be Zhao Xiaodao!" Duan Yakun's eyes sparkled, gritting teeth, "Too ruthless, you want to ruin me, then I won't hesitate to drag you down, hiring hackers is illegal!"

Duan Yakun takes out his phone, reconnects to the internet, and then logs onto Weibo.

[@Zhao Xiaodao, if you have the guts, face me for real. You even hired hackers to hack my phone, I'm calling the cops; you want to ruin me, I'll send you in!]

"Shit!"

"Don't act recklessly!"

"Yakun, delete it quickly!"

"No evidence, don't make such claims!"

The team saw Duan Yakun's update instantly and was terrified. They hurriedly gathered and urged Duan Yakun not to act impulsively.

Even if you report to the police first and say you suspect Zhao Xiaodao's involvement. But you can't publicly accuse someone so assertively on Weibo.

Everyone here is a public figure, this counts as defamation!

Sure enough, just after Duan Yakun's post, a call from his agency came in, harshly demanding him to delete the post immediately and sincerely apologize.

And before he could delete, Zhao Xiaodao's studio had already issued a letter from their lawyer and a lawsuit.

This was Zhao Xiaodao's first response to tonight's situation, while also revealing the afternoon's events unaltered.

"Wow? So, it was Zhao Xiaodao's friend casually complaining about excessive fees?"

"And then Duan Yakun's assistant got struck in the nerve?"

"Are you sure Zhao Xiaodao's friend wasn't implying Zhao Xiaodao? Her pay per drama isn't cheap at all..."

"But the reported astronomical pay doesn't even seem like Zhao Xiaodao's?"

"Regardless, it was a casual chat between friends, and then Duan Yakun's assistant said they were being sarcastic, it's just absurd."

"Then Zhao Xiaodao defended her friend, reprimanding Duan Yakun."

"Rightly so, considering Zhao Xiaodao's status in the industry, and what is Duan Yakun compared to that, the assistant was the one causing trouble."

"The studio says Zhao Xiaodao was dining with friends tonight, didn't plan to respond initially, but since Duan Yakun directly named and shamed, they had to sue."

"Disgracing oneself!"

"So the question remains, who hacked Duan Yakun's phone?"

"Could be Zhao Xiaodao's fans, after all, who knows what her tens of millions of fans do..."

"Sorry I let Little Saber's fans down..."

"Sorry +1"

"Sorry +2"

"Or perhaps Duan Yakun falsely accused the hacker, taking advantage of today's hype to release, just to drag Zhao Xiaodao down. See, didn't this make Duan Yakun lose it, directly targeting Zhao Xiaodao?"

"…"

"Makes perfect sense!"

"666"