Caught in Affairs with Superstar-Chapter 105: The Beginning of the Scandal

Facing the camera.

Voice-over: "What was your first reaction when the rumor about you and Zhou Yun started?"

On camera, Song Chi suddenly looks down and smiles gently, not the shy or embarrassed kind of smile, but one with a hint of mischief, as if up to no good.

He says: "Who is this person?"

Voice-over (surprised): "You didn’t know Zhou Yun before?"

His expression matter-of-factly, he responds: "I guess like ninety-nine percent of people, I had never heard of her, right?"

Voice-over: "Then how did you come to know her?"

He explains: "There was this one time when she had tomato juice spilled on her at the airport, right? A lot of people said it was my fans who did it. She posted on social media that there was no evidence it was my fans. She cleared up the matter. At the time, I thought she was quite nice, so I reached out to her through a mutual friend to get her WeChat and express my thanks."

Voice-over: "And that’s how you became friends?"

He says: "Of course not, that’s not enough to become friends."

Voice-over: "So how did you become friends?"

He hesitates for a while before admitting: "I’m afraid to say it, her fans might beat me up."

The voice-over falls silent for a few seconds.

He continues: "Because she’s pretty good at firing back, not at others, but at me. It’s quite different from most people. Honestly, not many dare to talk back to my face now."

Voice-over (shocked): "Are you a masochist?"

Annoyed, he retorts: "You’re the masochist! I just think she’s very genuine, okay? She doesn’t pretend."

Voice-over (ingratiatingly): "Got it, got it. So, after getting to know her, did your impression of her change?"

He ponders for a moment, then says: "Yeah, before I knew her, when I saw her, I thought, is this woman trying to leech off my popularity again? After getting to know her, my current thought is, maybe she’s not that popular recently? I might as well create some buzz for her, help her get a bit more famous."

Voice-over (shocked): "You’d actively create buzz for her?" freewebnoveℓ.com

His expression still matter-of-fact: "What do you mean ’actively create buzz for her’? I just hope her career can do better, okay?"

Voice-over (cautiously): "It still sounds a bit strange."

Frowning, he says: "Strange?"

Voice-over: "Let’s just leave it at that for today’s interview preparation. Brother Chi, just to confirm with you again, you and Miss Zhou Yun are really just friends, and it’s really just a rumor?"

Song Chi, with a stern face and arms crossed over his chest, counters: "Otherwise?"

The interview video ends here.

The lead interview for "After the Scandal" featuring Song Chi went online for just an hour and the views broke ten million.

Netizens had mixed reactions.

Netizen 1 (enjoying the gossip): Is Song Chi really not on the verge of publicly declaring his feelings for Zhou Yun? He’s just like a friend of mine in high school, who had an unwitting, helpless crush on a girl. Little did he know that in our eyes, his friends, he looked as foolish as a husky.

Netizen 2 (apparently a Song Chi fangirl): Hahaha, Song Chi is really so handsome and cute. But being able to talk about their relationship so honestly on camera just shows that he really just sees Zhou Yun as a friend, right? He creates buzz for Zhou Yun only hoping her career gets better, which is completely a friend’s mindset. I’m the same. If there’s anything I can do to help a friend, I would do it naturally. It’s a no-brainer for Song Chi, such a handsome and considerate friend, send me a dozen of them!

Netizen Three (suspected Song Chi hater): I think some people are either really blind or they are covering their eyes with their hands, deceiving themselves, living in their own fantasy castles. This video just makes me want to vomit. Seriously, liking someone without realizing it, do you think he’s a high school student or what? Please, he’s been scrambling around in the entertainment industry for so long, and you’re still giving him the pure romantic love routine? Ugh! I hate this kind of man the most, so full of himself, all passionate when flirting, but when it comes to admitting the relationship, he backs off and leaves, too scared to acknowledge it. I bet he’s done this quite a bit! Maybe he’s another King of Hookups!

The above three attitudes, in a rough estimate, accounted for 30%, 40%, and 20% respectively, with the remaining 10% divided among other opinions.

Overall speaking, the majority was positive, with negative as a complement, indicating an overall good trend.

Luo Yuhu put down his cell phone with satisfaction and said, "See, Brother Chi, I told you this variety show would blow up, didn’t I? Instantly trending."

Song Chi scoffed and retorted, "So they’re no longer saying Zhou Yun is clinging to the hype?"

Luo Yuhu: "If it’s a win-win situation, it’s okay for her to cling to the hype. I just don’t like doing charity work."

Song Chi: "There’s no charity work here. She’s the second female lead in ’Heart Inquiry.’ The more popular she gets, the better it is for our show."

On ’Heart Inquiry,’ the major interest was still aligned.

Therefore, Luo Yuhu did not refute Song Chi, but added, "Su Yan is trying to get some information on the side, asking how big Zhou Yun’s role is."

"Is she afraid of losing her lead actress position?"

"Because Zhou Yun is more popular now, after all. Who would have thought that once Zhou Yun became popular, she’d seem unstoppable, almost like burning through half the sky. Many female celebrities are already on their guard against her," Luo Yuhu said. "And really, with a living example like Zhou Yun, so many are green with envy. You wouldn’t believe how many agents of other female celebrities have contacted me, wanting to stir up some rumors with you."

"Reject them all."

"I rejected them long ago. Once you give these people an opportunity, they won’t rest until they’ve sucked you dry, every team is like a pack of jackals, not like Zhou Yun, who knows how to avoid suspicion and never causes you any other trouble."

"It’s rare to hear you praise her."

"After all, her sudden rise to fame caught her team off guard," Luo Yuhu said, not really meaning it as praise. "If I were her agent, I would have used this wave of popularity to lift her into the ranks of top female celebrities by now."

Luo Yuhu spoke with an air of self-satisfaction.

"Make sure someone monitors the public opinion, don’t let them take things out of context to smear you."

"I’ve specifically put together a team of three people for public opinion monitoring for you, don’t worry," Luo Yuhu said.

"Alright." Song Chi nodded.

Just then, Song Chi’s phone suddenly rang.

He answered the call, and at the start, he called out to Director Kang.

Luo Yuhu immediately became alert and listened to what Song Chi was saying on the phone.

The call was brief, ending after just a few sentences.

Luo Yuhu was secretly delighted, thinking that Director Kang was not very interested and had declined directly.

He thought that his previous delaying tactics must have annoyed Kang Xin as well.

Intentionally worsening the impression, stirring the pot.

As long as Kang Xin actively refused, Song Chi would have no more to say.

After hanging up, Luo Yuhu looked at Song Chi’s face and asked, "What did Director Kang call to say? You look upset, he didn’t agree to direct?"

Song Chi curved his lips at Luo Yuhu, "No, he called to say that he agrees to come on board as director."

Luo Yuhu’s heart sank instantly.

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