After Transmigrating as a Scumbag Alpha, I Ended Up with the Movie Queen - Chapter 8

Gu Nan was wolfing down dinner when Yin Yuehua suddenly informed her that one of her assistants had just been fired.

Speaking of it, it was rather miserable. Ever since she had returned to this world, she had either been dealing with blame or unconscious. This was actually her first meal.

Although every part of her body hurt like hell, she still had to eat in order to fill her hungry stomach—and she had to eat quickly. The sooner she finished eating, the sooner she could end this state where every movement felt like torture.

On top of that, the whole table was full of dishes she loved, probably carefully prepared by her mom, so her eating manners were slightly fierce.

Hearing that her assistant had been fired, Gu Nan’s flying chopsticks paused for a moment. She asked, “Did something happen? Why was he suddenly fired?”

Yin Yuehua looked at Shen Zhibei, who was sitting beside her. “It’s also related to Zhibei.”

The moment Ding Ziyan received news from the company, she immediately rushed back to handle the trending search and leaked gossip.

Originally, Shen Zhibei had also wanted to leave with Ding Ziyan. But perhaps because Ding Ziyan had seen Gu Nan’s miserable state yesterday and today and knew Shen Zhibei would be fine staying at the Gu residence, she instead advised Shen Zhibei to stay there and properly recover, while also hiding from reporters.

Because of the trending search and the leaks from Big-Eye marketing accounts, Shen Zhibei’s home was currently surrounded by layers of reporters.

As long as Shen Zhibei showed her face, she would definitely be surrounded. At that time, whether she said anything or not, her current condition alone would be enough to set off a media frenzy.

Yin Yuehua also persuaded her from the side. She did not mention Gu Nan at all, only saying that Shen Zhibei should stay and recuperate, and also keep her company.

Thinking that she would not be alone with Gu Nan, and that she really did not want her current state to appear on the trending searches, Shen Zhibei agreed.

So now, the three people sitting in the dining room were Yin Yuehua, Gu Nan, and Shen Zhibei.

Because Gu Tiansheng had delayed a lot of work that morning, she was still at the company handling affairs.

“This morning, your mother had her secretary investigate your three assistants. The assistant who was fired was the one who gave you the inducer.”

The hand Shen Zhibei used to hold her chopsticks trembled, and Gu Nan also stopped eating.

Both of them began waiting seriously for what Yin Yuehua would say next.

“Your mother’s secretary has already found records of him contacting marketing accounts to release information about you and Zhibei, as well as records of him getting someone to buy an inducer on the black market.”

“He refuses to admit that anyone instructed him. He only says that it was because you were too much of a bastard, and because he is one of Zhibei’s extreme antis, so he simply took advantage of the situation and wanted to use this method to ruin both your reputations.”

“But aside from this one matter, he has never shown any extreme behavior toward Zhibei. None of the accounts he registered online even have a history of insulting her. This does not fit the behavioral pattern of an extreme anti-fan.”

“So we investigated more deeply and finally discovered that he is one of Bai Rui’s secret boyfriends.”

“That is very likely the real reason he wanted to ruin your reputations. We just don’t know whether he wanted to do it on his own, or whether Bai Rui instigated him.”

Gu Nan’s gaze sharpened.

She also knew the name Bai Rui.

Because Bai Rui looked similar to Shen Zhibei and had very good acting skills, she had been called “Little Shen Zhibei” as soon as she debuted. Some productions that could not get Shen Zhibei would settle for her instead.

From a career perspective, Bai Rui really might have instigated her boyfriend to do this.

Looking at Shen Zhibei, who seemed to be thinking about something, Gu Nan asked, “Aside from firing him, did Mother do anything else?”

“As for that assistant of yours, the Gu Group has already blacklisted him from the industry. But as for Bai Rui, without evidence, we can’t do anything.”

Yin Yuehua gave Gu Nan an indescribable look, then turned to Shen Zhibei and said worriedly, “Zhibei, you’re in the same industry as her, so you’ll definitely still have interactions with her. You must be careful of this person from now on. We’ll continue investigating on our side as well. As long as she shows even the slightest sign of wanting to do something, we’ll cut it off at the source and make her pay the price.”

Only then did Shen Zhibei return from her thoughts.

After learning that she might have an opponent constantly watching her and trying to step on her to rise higher, she did not show even a hint of worry. She only smiled properly at Yin Yuehua and nodded. “Thank you, Madam Gu. I’ll be careful.”

After Yin Yuehua finished showing concern for Shen Zhibei, she turned and tapped Gu Nan’s forehead in disappointment, lecturing her, “Remember this lesson. Be more careful with everything in the future. Don’t fall into someone else’s trap again.”

When her mom had looked at her with that indescribable expression, Gu Nan had already had a premonition.

If they sent that assistant to the police on the charge of buying an inducer on the black market, they could absolutely make him spend several years in prison. But Gu Tiansheng and Yin Yuehua had not done that. They had only blacklisted him.

It went without saying whom they had done that for.

It was definitely because of her.

The person who bought the inducer was guilty, but the person who used the inducer was also guilty. If they sent the assistant to prison, it would drag her into it as well.

And the last words were intended to make her image a little better in Shen Zhibei’s eyes.

Gu Nan bit her lip tightly, feeling awful inside.

Although she had no memories from before she was eight years old, she could tell just from those life fragments that her mother and mom were people with very strong principles.

But now, her mother and mom had gone against their usual principles just to help her.

“From now on, you must also treat Zhibei properly. You’re not allowed to wrong her. Otherwise, your mother and I will beat you three hundred times a day.”

Although Yin Yuehua’s tone was fierce, Gu Nan could hear the concern for her within it.

“I understand.” Gu Nan hugged one of Yin Yuehua’s arms and buried her face in her shoulder, not wanting anyone to see her expression at this moment.

“I absolutely won’t make that mistake again. From now on, I’ll definitely listen to Zhibei too. If she tells me to go east, I definitely won’t go west.”

“Can you even tell east from west?” Yin Yuehua complained.

When Shen Zhibei heard Gu Nan’s declaration, she also said mildly, “Hopefully.”

Gu Nan’s emotion, which had just been touched, instantly vanished after hearing these two replies.

She pouted as she left Yin Yuehua’s shoulder, took out her backup phone, and began searching Shen Zhibei on Big-Eye.

As she searched, she sighed to herself. Her great cause of changing her image had yet to succeed. She still had to keep working hard.

Just as she was sighing, a pile of marketing-account leaks had already appeared on the phone page.

The top one even had the word “explosive” attached to it.

The title was: “The Unspeakable Night Between Chengxin Entertainment’s Young Lady and the Film Empress Surnamed Shen!”

Below that was another: “Film Empress Shen Successfully Marked, About to Marry into a Wealthy Family?”

Scrolling farther down, there was another: “Forced Possession: How a Playboy Alpha Conquered a Film Empress Twelve Years Her Senior!”

Looking at the shocking titles the marketing accounts had made up for traffic, Gu Nan immediately frowned.

What was all this nonsense? How could Chengxin Entertainment still allow topics like this to remain?

Suddenly, Gu Nan thought of the shadow’s usual way of handling things. She quickly sent a message to the CEO of Chengxin Entertainment, asking Chengxin’s PR department to contact Shen Zhibei’s manager. Then she briefly summarized the current situation and sent it over.

Only after receiving the CEO’s reply saying that they would immediately proceed did Gu Nan relax a little.

When the shadow had still been here, because the Gu wives did not have the habit of paying attention to entertainment-industry gossip, she had not cared much about reputation.

She had only entered the entertainment industry for fun and to chase romantic flings. Her resources all came from her own family’s company, and she had no endorsements, so of course she was not afraid of damaging her reputation.

There had been many times when the PR department wanted to suppress her scandals, but the shadow had told them not to bother. Over time, the PR department stopped paying attention to matters concerning her reputation.

But the current Gu Nan cared a lot about her reputation, especially when Shen Zhibei’s reputation was also involved.

“I just asked Chengxin Entertainment’s PR department to contact Sister Yan.” Gu Nan looked at Shen Zhibei and said in a consultative tone, “After they discuss it, the two companies can come up with a PR plan together, and we can clarify things together?”

Shen Zhibei had never expected Gu Nan to intervene, because Gu Nan had never explained any of her scandals before.

Moreover, in this matter, Shen Zhibei herself was the one who would suffer greater damage to her reputation.

Shen Zhibei followed the path of a traditional actress.

That meant she mainly filmed high-quality movies and dramas, rarely appeared on variety shows, accepted certain interviews, and chose endorsements that fit her own positioning.

Actors who followed this path had very strict requirements regarding reputation.

Especially in this internet era, when this kind of sexual scandal spread.

If the smear was not clarified as soon as possible, she would be boycotted by netizens. Not only would endorsements terminate their contracts, but movies and dramas would also be delayed from release.

At that point, even if directors dared to use her, she would still have to wait until netizens forgot about the matter before making a comeback.

And even after making a comeback, netizens would still repeatedly dig up this incident and talk about it.

Now that Gu Nan had brought it up herself, Shen Zhibei naturally would not push away the help from Chengxin Entertainment.

Although she also knew that agreeing meant she would soon have to get a marriage certificate with Gu Nan, and might even need to show affection in public.

Because that was the best way to clarify things.

Although she resisted emotionally, her rationality still made her agree immediately.

“All right.”

Shen Zhibei heard herself say this.

And so the matter was settled.

Not long after, the PR plan discussed by the two companies was freshly released.

The plan was indeed just as Shen Zhibei had imagined. However, its concrete implementation would still take some time.

The first reason was Gu Nan’s injury.

The injuries on her body could not be seen, but the injury on her face was too obvious. It really was not convenient for her to go get a marriage certificate with Shen Zhibei right now.

The second reason was that the rather traditional Gu wives felt that the two families had not yet met, and Shen Zhibei’s family also seemed not to know that she was getting married. This was very impolite and did not conform to proper etiquette.

So for now, the two entertainment companies could only release a joint statement first.

Feeling Yin Yuehua waiting for her to confirm a time for the two families to meet, Shen Zhibei bit her lip tightly.

She did not really want Gu Nan to know where her dad was, afraid that Gu Nan would do something to hurt him. But because this was a normal part of the process, she had no choice but to say it.

After struggling for a long time, she finally said, “My father passed away very early. My dad is recuperating in a private nursing home.”