Jin Lingling completely failed to notice Tian Fang’s expression, smiling as she said, “By now, that Lin woman must know my stance. The rest, I’ll leave to you, Sister Fang.”
“Sister Fang, you’re an old hand at this, the best at dealing with these kinds of things.”
“How about this, if you can settle things with them, I won’t let you lose out, I’ll give you a hundred thousand privately, sound good?”
A hundred thousand?
Do you take me for a beggar?
Tian Fang genuinely wondered if Jin Lingling’s brain had been knocked silly by Lin Jingzhi, making her this foolish.
Of course, Jin Lingling’s brain hadn’t been damaged.
Tian Fang knew that Jin Lingling’s behaviour stemmed entirely from being showered with too much praise and glory, she’d been blinded by fame and fortune, unable to see herself clearly anymore.
“Idiot, if I hadn’t discovered you and built you up, you’d probably still be serving clients at some club,” Tian Fang cursed inwardly. Though she was furious, things had reached this point, and she could only hold it in.
After all, Jin Lingling was a cash cow.
“Jin Lingling’s getting too full of herself, once this mess is sorted, I need to find a way to knock her down a peg, or she’ll cause me even bigger trouble in the future.”
With that thought, Tian Fang said, “Lingling, delete your Weibo post first, I’ll go talk to President Lin and the others about this.”
“Why should I delete my Weibo? I want to stir up public opinion and put pressure on them,” Jin Lingling replied. “Sister Fang, you saw it, loads of netizens are supporting me right now.”
“Lingling, have you considered what you’ll do if President Lin refuses to apologise?” Tian Fang asked.
“If she dares not apologise, I’ll make her beauty salon shut down.”
“And after the beauty salon shuts down?”
“After? I haven’t thought that far,” Jin Lingling said. “Anyway, if she doesn’t do what I say, I’ll ruin her family.”
“Jin Lingling, you’re just a celebrity, not some powerful figure, how could you ruin President Lin’s family?”
“Besides, President Lin’s a woman who’s fought her way through the business world for years, she’s no simple character.”
“And her boyfriend, knowing full well you’re a big star, still dared to slap you, do you think he’s just impulsive?”
Tian Fang continued, “This matter, I think we need to plan carefully, it’s best not to completely burn bridges with Lin Jingzhi.”
Jin Lingling brushed it off, “Sister Fang, that Lin Jingzhi’s just a filthy tramp, what’s there to fear about offending her completely?”
“With all my fans, one spit from each of them could drown Lin Jingzhi.”
“And that boyfriend of hers, so ordinary-looking, you can tell at a glance he’s got no background.”
“No worries, go all out against them, keep at it until they agree to my terms.”
Tian Fang was both exasperated and enraged.
She worried that if this continued, Jin Lingling would stir up some colossal trouble.
“Lingling, why push people to the brink?” Tian Fang劝道劝道ed, “They say a cornered dog will jump the wall, if you push Lin Jingzhi too far, be careful she does something against you.”
“After all, open attacks are easy to dodge, hidden ones are hard to guard against.”
“I think this needs to be handled properly.”
Unable to stand Tian Fang’s constant劝道劝道ing, Jin Lingling said impatiently, “Since Sister Fang’s said all this, I’ll leave it to you to handle.”
“But I’m not deleting my Weibo post yet.”
“I’ll delete it once Lin Jingzhi agrees to my demands.”
Tian Fang thought for a moment and said, “Then I’ll contact President Lin first, see how she reacts.”
With that, she pulled out her phone and dialled Lin Jingzhi’s number.
Three seconds later, the call was disconnected.
Tian Fang tried again, but this time a robotic voice answered, “Sorry, the number you’ve dialled is switched off…”
What’s going on?
Tian Fang had no choice but to call the beauty salon’s PR department instead, this time it went through.
“Hello, hi, I’m Jin Lingling’s manager, Tian Fang…”
Before she could finish, the voice on the other end cut her off.
“Hello, Ms. Tian, please don’t call us again. Given everything Miss Jin Lingling has done, our two bosses are furious, so there’s no need to discuss the endorsement.”
“As for the slapping, heh… someone like Jin Lingling deserved it.”
“Please tell Jin Lingling that whatever tricks she’s got, we’re ready for them all.”
“Goodbye.”
Click!
The call ended.
Tian Fang was stunned.
“How can they be so bold after hitting someone? Is Lin Jingzhi out of her mind?”
“No, Lin Jingzhi’s a businesswoman, her mind’s definitely not the issue.”
“There’s only one possibility, Lin Jingzhi has no fear.”
“Where does Lin Jingzhi’s confidence come from?”
Seeing Tian Fang clutching her phone with a dazed look, Jin Lingling asked, “Sister Fang, what’s wrong? What did Lin Jingzhi say?”
“I couldn’t reach Lin Jingzhi, the beauty salon’s PR department said they won’t apologise, and no matter what we throw at them, they’ll take it all.”
“What the hell, they hit me and still act this arrogant? Do they think I’m a pushover? No way, I’m posting on Weibo right now.”
Jin Lingling opened Weibo, typed out a post, and hit send.
Something bizarre happened.
The post wouldn’t go through.
Was it a bad connection?
Jin Lingling kept trying to send it, but it still wouldn’t post.
About ten seconds later, her phone received a text message.
“Hello, your Weibo account has been permanently banned.”
What?
Jin Lingling thought she’d misread it, checked again, and it was still the same message.
“Sister Fang, what’s Weibo playing at? Why’d they ban my account?”
Your Weibo’s banned?
Tian Fang’s expression shifted slightly as she quickly asked, “Lingling, what did you do? Why would Weibo ban you?”
“I don’t know…”
Beep beep beep!
Before Jin Lingling could finish, Tian Fang’s phone rang.
“Shh, it’s the boss, I’ll take this call,” Tian Fang hurriedly pressed accept, listened for just two sentences, and her face changed.
Half a minute later.
Tian Fang hung up, then said to Jin Lingling, “The boss told me that Lin Jingzhi’s beauty salon has already found a new endorser.”
“A new endorser? Haha, that’s hilarious, it’s probably some eighteenth-tier nobody…”
“It’s Tang Tang.”
Jin Lingling’s voice cut off abruptly, staring at Tian Fang in disbelief, “What did you say?”
“The endorser Lin Jingzhi found is Tang Tang, and Tang Tang’s already agreed, it was just officially announced.”
Jin Lingling was dumbfounded.
“And the boss is very unhappy with how you’ve handled this, he asked me to pass on a message.”
“What message?” Jin Lingling asked urgently.
“Your contract with the company ends here, take care of yourself going forward,” Tian Fang said, looking at Jin Lingling with pity before adding coldly, “Oh, and my management contract with you ends here too.”
“Sister Fang, why? You can’t abandon me, I…”
“If you want answers, check Weibo yourself,” Tian Fang said, then swiftly left the room.
Jin Lingling opened Weibo and looked, her face instantly turning pale.
