This Girl Forced to Become an Entertainment Company Boss

On her first day back at work, Jiang Juyou suspected that the "gift" she received was timed to perfection.

The paparazzi, wearing a mask in the live stream, had just finished spilling the beans when netizens across various platforms were already in position, fearing they might miss a thing, and marketing accounts quickly dropped their previous topics to rush out a video on this explosive revelation.

The internet was in an uproar. Random Entertainment, previously hailed as the "Peach Blossom Spring of the entertainment industry," had recently gained a significant boost in popularity for its artists, along with Random iWatch, which had seen its value rise as a result.

Just as netizens finished praising the company, this scandal erupted, creating a stark contrast that left everyone caught off guard.

"Not everyone believes what the paparazzi says, right? Can't we wait for Random Entertainment's response?"

“It feels like Jiang Juyou is being targeted. Why are so many people criticizing her in the trending topics? The reaction wasn't like this last week.”

"I've heard this rumor before. She's cunning, making her sister shoulder all the debts."

"Are Jiang Juyou and Jiang Tang really sisters? I must have been offline."

"My focus is on the timeline. How could two young sisters possibly have so much debt? It doesn't make sense."

"Just spill it all. What's with revealing only half of it?"

"Random Entertainment, you're really popular now. Someone's out to get you. The rest of the story hasn't even been fabricated yet..."

Crazy. Targeting Jiang Juyou? Her fans are always battling with the fans of the cyborg and the four gods. Their combat power is extraordinary.

"I heard the rumor that Jiang Juyou killed someone in a car accident when she was underage, and her sister took the blame. (I'm just repeating what I saw; I don't vouch for its truth.)n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

"Just by clicking in, you can see the average intelligence level of our country. People believe anything."

"Those trying to muddy the waters and slander Jiang Juyou, and those spreading rumors, screenshots have been saved. I'll send them to Random Entertainment's legal team soon."

"With this kind of commotion, I don't believe it's just a coincidence."

Internet rumors are like sparks that quickly ignite the entire forest. People outside the forest are worried for those inside, while Jiang Juyou, at the heart of the fire, remains calm in her office, sipping tea.

The PR and public opinion team staff sit on the sofa, looking far from anxious.

"…This first day back at work has kept everyone so busy. I really feel a bit sorry," Jiang Juyou said, setting down her tea.

Having prepared various contingency plans, the team members smiled, and the public opinion group's leader glanced around, his eyes filled with excitement. "It's fine. I bet they'll be busier than us soon."

At that moment, Jiang Juyou's phone buzzed. She picked up her phone from the sofa and saw a message from Yang Siyu.

"Yang Siyu: What's going on online? It seems like they're well-prepared to target you."

"Yang Siyu: This tactic feels familiar. Have your company check which black dogs Yang RPing's company has been hanging out with recently."

"Jiang Juyou: Thanks, but don't worry. It's not a big deal."

"Yang Siyu: Why is he still as disgusting as ever?"

"Jiang Juyou: Arrogant people always think others' success is because they took something from them."

"Yang Siyu: Let me know if you need help."

"Jiang Juyou: I actually do need your help. You'll know soon. Just give some likes to the posts from marketing accounts."

"Yang Siyu: Alright."

Most netizens still believed in Jiang Juyou's character, but Random Entertainment's slow response began to erode that trust.

"Now I'm starting to waver. Three hours have passed, and there's still no response... Random Entertainment usually responds within three hours."

"Even at midnight, they could respond within three hours. Why not now?"

"Don't tell me it's collapsing. My favorite artist is still under Random Entertainment."

"Looks like it's turning into a legal company."

After sending her employees off, Jiang Juyou sat on the office sofa, busy calming her friends and family, assuring them not to worry and not to say anything publicly.

Just as she finished replying to everyone and was about to click on her sister's lengthy voice message, her phone rang again.

"Sister! What's going on online?"

"Is your company prepared? Should I step in to explain?"

"I'm so anxious. Why don't you just issue a statement? Otherwise, the direction of the discussion will change!"

Jiang Liuxing was as restless as an ant on a hot pan. She was even more anxious than her two older sisters. She had just called her second sister, but she didn't answer. In her haste, she called her eldest sister, who was in the middle of filming, and it was her assistant who picked up.

In that short span of time, she had already developed a mouth ulcer from her anxiety.

After she finished her long rant, Jiang Juyou slowly spoke, "…Why are you so anxious? It's not a big deal. It's not like what's being said online is true. You know the truth, don't you?"

But people are criticizing you online.

"Have I been scolded less?"

Jiang Juyou brushed her hair, sighed, and began to calm her sister. "Don't worry. We've been prepared for this. The reason we haven't responded for so long is to build up the heat. If we responded too quickly, the heat would die down. We're waiting for the other company's employees to leave work before we start."

Jiang Liuxing understood. Her sister was plotting something, and it was a big move.

"Do you know who's behind this?"

"Yes. You'd better hurry to the studio. There are a lot of videos waiting for you to make tonight. This is a big scoop." After saying that, Jiang Juyou let out a soft chuckle.

Hearing her sister's cold laugh, Jiang Liuxing felt completely at ease.

After all, her sister had never let her down in all these years.

"Alright, then make sure to tell me if you need anything from me."

"I know."

-

The news broke during the morning rush hour, hit the trending searches at 10 a.m., and by noon, it was already at a boiling point. Over the next six hours, bits and pieces of information were released, a mix of truth and lies, making it hard to discern what was real.

What was even more frustrating was Random Entertainment's silence.

Previously, netizens had a pampering-like attitude toward Random Entertainment and its artists. No matter what the gossip was, they would wait for Random Entertainment's response before believing anything, knowing that the company's statement would be issued within three hours and would address every online controversy in detail.

The most enjoyable moments were always when eating Random Entertainment's melon, because the company was truly ruthless. Its responses would include screenshots of the original rumors, explaining the source and why they were responding in such a way.

In the entertainment industry, only Random Entertainment responded in this manner.

However, the company that had once provided reassurance was now silent. During this time, the official blog could be seen going online and offline, but it made no response to the online rumors.

This made those who had firmly stood by Random Entertainment start to waver.

Just as everyone was about to leave work, they didn't forget to refresh Random Entertainment's official blog to see if there was a response.

Almost at exactly 6 p.m., Random Entertainment's official blog finally updated with a new post, accompanied by nine images. The first image was a response to all the rumors that had surfaced that day.

"@Random Entertainment: A solemn statement: All news related to Ms. Jiang Juyou today is false."

The content of the image was an electronic version of Jiang Juyou's handwritten letter:

"Hello everyone, I am Jiang Juyou. I'm sorry to have disturbed everyone's good mood for a day. Regarding the rumor that 'Jiang Juyou killed someone in a car accident when she was underage,' I can confidently tell everyone that this is a slander."

Ten years ago, my parents were returning from their hometown to their workplace when, due to my father's arrogance and overconfidence, he drove drunk on the highway and collided with another car, resulting in a tragedy. Both cars' occupants, despite emergency rescue efforts, unfortunately passed away. At that time, we were only fifteen or sixteen years old, and our eldest sister was in her final year of high school. Unable to leave school due to her busy studies, all subsequent matters were handled by me, then only fifteen years old.

“We have conducted compensation according to the laws and regulations, ensuring that we will support the elderly members of the opposing family and pay for the maintenance of minors. Last year, we repaid all the fees in one go, and we have also compensated for potential inflation. Since the opposing family still has minors under the age of eighteen, we have provided additional compensation, granting them an extra one million five hundred thousand yuan, hoping that the interest generated can help cover some household expenses.”

“Over these ten years, the elderly members of the opposing family, seeing that we were still children, have shown us great compassion, for which we are deeply grateful.”

“This incident was not caused by the two elderly members or the child, so we hope everyone will refrain from speculation and spreading rumors.”

“We have already filed a lawsuit against the true mastermind behind the scenes, just as we once courageously took responsibility. We also hope that the other party will take on the criminal liability they deserve.”

The following images are evidence of some of the situations from back then, including the complete content of the images from this morning, and further responses to some false rumors, with threats of legal action.

For such slander and defamation, the maximum penalty is a ten-day detention and a fine of five hundred yuan. But what Jiang Juyou wants is not this; she wants Yang RPing's social death.

This reply is merely a signal.

A signal that the game has begun.

As expected by the PR department, after a day of fermentation, most of those who love surfing the internet have become aware of this matter. Random Entertainment, which had responded after a long delay, seized the tail end of the trend and once again made it to the hot search.

During the evening rush hour, whether in elevators, subways, buses, or on the streets, people who were playing with their phones saw Random Entertainment's response.

It wasn't a perfunctory article from the PR team, but content written by Jiang Juyou herself, which immediately moved netizens to tears.

“Enough, I feel so sorry for her.”

“...Fifteen years old.”

“Damn paparazzi!!! I want to smash you to bits!!!”

“Goodness, at fifteen, she had to handle her parents' accident, deal with the aftermath, and negotiate compensation with the other family.”

I have a newfound respect for the paparazzi's ability to fabricate topics and spread rumors. The morning's exposure was indeed somewhat related but didn't actually connect to anything... It's so dark; I don't believe it wasn't paid for.

“I can't take it anymore; I quietly liked the mastermind's Weibo post, and the rest we'll handle for you.”

“I'm a junior high school classmate of Jiang Juyou. Today, I ran around all day to help clarify, but the readership was zero. If no one was targeting her, this wouldn't have happened.”

Random Entertainment's Weibo post quickly surpassed one hundred thousand retweets, with major bloggers on Weibo helping to retweet, and even industry artists appearing in the retweet list, with fans from various fandoms coming out to help.

It's clear how good Jiang Juyou's reputation is in the industry.

But today's prepared content wasn't just this. While everyone on Weibo was busy feeling sorry for Jiang Juyou, a post quietly appeared on the forum.

“Title: Gossip Discussion/Shh, I'm quietly dropping some pics, you decide what to do.”

“Insider here. Someone messaged me a long time ago, exposing the hangover pills stuff, but the evidence they provided was very vague, so I didn't take it.”

“The highlight is up to you to find.”

The posted images were those sent to Random Entertainment by marketing accounts before the incident. The highlight in the images was the historical records, showing a promotion for a group under Yang RPing's company. Going further up, almost all the records were related to Yang RPing's company.

Besides this small account with a numerical nickname, there were many other small accounts.

The forum immediately became chaotic.

“Wow, looks like the value of our house in the forum is going to go up again.”

“I can't believe... buying blacklisting terms for other companies actually exists.”

“The idols under his company are truly innocent victims.”

“Real business warfare is indeed so disgusting and simple.”

As this post became popular, the information in it quickly spread, leading to its locking.

But soon, others began posting exposés, and more and more information was dug up.

Two images in particular shocked everyone. One small account's bound phone number's last four digits were identical to Yang RPing's phone number's last four digits.

“...Damn.”

“I'm truly disgusted. I already found it disgusting when he was pushing the hangover pills.”

“Where are the dream girls who were defending Yang RPing earlier? Come out and take a few steps.”

“I'm so shocked. I thought it was his company's issue, but it turns out Yang RPing was personally involved?”

“Maybe today's stuff was even submitted by Yang RPing himself.”

“Even though he might not be detained for long, I still hope he goes in for a bit.”

The news spread very quickly, especially since everyone was off work and glued to their phones, making Yang RPing's name quickly rise to the hot search.

Some industry insiders liked the marketing account's post, making the matter even more credible.

Netizens didn't expect the direction of this morning's gossip to go this way.

Just being embroiled in controversy wasn't enough. Jiang Juyou chose to post during the evening rush hour to completely destroy Yang RPing, ideally ensuring he could never return to the industry.

Not only was he being petty and spreading rumors about Jiang Juyou online, but his buying of blacklisting terms for other artists was also exposed.

This was just one aspect. He falsified profits to attract investments, intentionally underreported the revenue from his artists' concerts to evade taxes, and secretly transferred assets abroad without informing investors. All of this was exposed tonight.

It's not clear who's targeting whom.

In front of his company employees, Yang RPing was taken away by official personnel.

The excitement of today's big gossip can be considered one of the most spectacular in years, even more thrilling than those cases of artists evading taxes.

Jiang Liuxing, who was furiously clicking the mouse in the studio until it was sparking, still took the time to send his sister a thumbs up.

It was truly amazing.

“Jiang Liuxing: [Thumbs up]”

“Jiang Liuxing: My sister indeed doesn't fight unprepared battles.”

“Jiang Liuxing: I'm so impressed.”

The sudden incident meant that it was unreasonable for Random Entertainment to prepare a response and evidence within three hours. To make this believable to the outside world, they intentionally dragged out the time, making everyone think they were preparing evidence.

The longer the time dragged on, the higher the heat, and the stronger the backlash.

With Yang RPing's downfall, Linghe Securities immediately issued a statement, announcing the withdrawal of investment and shares, and filed a lawsuit against his company.

After this series of events, Yang RPing would find it very difficult to return to the industry.

Especially with just a five-hundred-yuan fine, which might make Yang RPing feel even more humiliated.

Jiang Juyou, who was a bit late getting off work, was currently stuck in traffic while driving. She listened to music, humming a tune, in an exceptionally good mood.

Jiang Liuxing: That's enough to feel satisfied!!!