Heads-up! The CEO's Wife is a Hidden Big Boss! novel Chapter 1043

Chapter 1043: Turn of the Tide!

Editor: Atlas Studios

News about Gu Mang being Dark quickly spread around the internet.

Many leading and supporting actors and actresses, who had won various awards because of Dark’s extremely high IP value and works, even commented on Gu Mang’s Weibo page.

Three search terms immediately trended on Weibo with the glaring red word ’hot.’ Never had such a situation happened before, and it set the internet ablaze.

It was just a moment ago that someone commented asking Dark’s fans to get him crawl out of his coffin to cast his vote, but in the next second, Gu Mang published her post saying that she had crawled out of her coffin. It was obvious that she wanted to openly prove some people wrong.

[Hahahaha. That was awesome, God D! Don’t spoil those idiots!]

[GM’s thoughts: Your daddy is here. LMAO]

Capital University was bubbling with excitement as well. Even though it was past noon, there were still a lot of people in the school. Students were currently looking dumbly at Gu Mang, who was standing in an extremely conspicuous position of Welcome Avenue, while holding their phones. They were no longer surprised by the identities Gu Mang revealed. Instead, they felt utterly depressed.

Being able to study at Capital University, the students were geniuses themselves as well as the future pillars of the country. But they were all bested by the all-rounder Gu Mang. With such a capable student in their midst, they couldn’t help but reflect on their lives with doubt and despair.

Meanwhile, on Weibo.

[God D reveals her identity! God D is back! Our Jiang Zhao won’t be ruined!]

[God D is the first author to ever stand up to protect his character. I swear, I love this woman! But is it too late? The production team has already made the official announcement...]

[There are shows that cannot be released even though they have finished shooting it. An official announcement is not a big deal in comparison.]

[I hope God D is able to win against the capitalist. After all, Eastern Brilliance makes up half of the entertainment industry with their strong financial power and huge influence. I heard that Jiang Shenyuan and his team are his legal advisors. No matter what, God D is just a small author.]

[What a joke. Regardless of whether GM is Dark or not, do the fans really think that Dark is so influential? So what if she’s not dead? I doubt she dares to go up against Eastern Brilliance with that bit of background of hers. All it takes is just a word for Eastern Brilliance to ban her from the industry!]

[Exactly, those rich people help each other out. Dark is just a mere employee. Even if she has a bit of asset, they can’t be compared to that of Eastern Brilliance! Money is nothing in front of absolute power!]

Qin Yaozhi, who kept looking at the new comments, burst into an angry laugh when she read these comments. She tutted, "Sis Mang, here comes another batch of bullies."

She could vividly remember the time when her brother told her about how Gu Mang had given him a lesson. ’Qin Rui, do I have to teach you about abuses of power?’ There are still people out there who are trying to bully Sis Mang with their powers? Are they tired of living? All we want is just for Zhao Xinran to leave the production team, but her fans are practically doing her in!

Gu Mang cocked her eyebrows. "Aren’t you hungry? Let’s go eat."

"Alright, let’s go eat first! We can’t starve the baby!" Tang Xiaoxiao rushed up and hooked her arms around Gu Mang’s. "Daddy, can you give your autograph?"

The group proceeded to head to World Restaurant. As they walked, Qin Yaozhi and the others looked at their phones to read the comments on Weibo.

[’The Black Sea’ was sold to Eastern Brilliance long ago. Even if the Eastern Brilliance’s CEO wants to use this work to groom his own daughter, isn’t it unbecoming for Dark to oppose this decision?!]

[That’s right! She just wants to seize the chance to get more money from Eastern Brilliance!]

[Shame on you! If Eastern Brilliance wasn’t such a big production company, there’s no way ’The Black Sea’ would become so popular. Don’t you know it yourself?]

[That’s bull! Don’t show off if you’re ignorant! Go find out how popular ’The Black Sea’ is!]

[Dark sold millions of his physical books in just one hour and five million of them in 24 hours! Her books have been translated into many languages and have sold 20 million copies worldwide so far! That’s how capable your daddy is!]

However, even with all the achievements laid out, it turned out that trolls were trolls for a reason.

[Even so, she’s still out to rip Eastern Brilliance off! What, is she angry that she can’t get a single cent after seeing how much Eastern Brilliance’s share prices have increased when the movie isn’t even released yet?]

[How disgusting. I used to be a fan of Dark’s novels, but I’m no longer one as of this moment!]

[You people from Eastern Brilliance are still yakking away? I hope you guys didn’t cause trouble for your employer. Do you have any idea who GM is?]

[You sure have some guts. Make sure your legs don’t give way later.]

[Ban GM from the industry? Hah, I dare Eastern Brilliance to do that.]

[@lcz...]

The last comment would pop up from time to time, but nobody knew who that person was.

...

On the filming set.

"Come again?" Sheng Ting looked at Xiao Zhou in disbelief before taking his phone out to log into Weibo. "Dark is God Gu?"

"There are three trending posts on Weibo!" Xiao Zhou was just as shocked herself, having never seen such a case before. 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝚠𝕖𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝕖𝚕.𝚌𝗼𝗺

Zhao Xinran, who was next to them, naturally knew who God Gu was, although it had never crossed her mind that the latter would be Dark. The Lu family...

She pursed her lips and immediately took out her phone to check Weibo.

The news about Gu Mang being Dark had already spread across the entire filming set, so everyone was looking down at their own phones.

The moment Zhao Xinran logged into Weibo, she was greeted with Gu Mang’s post about her crawling out of her coffin to cast her one-vote veto. Her eyes darkened. Does that mean Gu Mang is kicking me out of this project?

Before she could finish reading the rest of the news, she received a call from her father. She went to a corner with her phone before picking it up. "Dad..."

"Go publish a post on Weibo right away and say that you’re leaving the production team of ’The Black Sea.’" Zhao Huai’s strained voice echoed through the speaker.

"Why should I?!" Zhao Xinran’s eyes bulged in anger when she heard that. The official announcement has already been made. Won’t I lose face if I quit now? Gu Mang’s fans will surely have a blast laughing at me!

"Go online and see what trouble those fans of yours are causing me!"

Zhao Huai clenched his fists as he stared at the plummeting share prices on the computer. "Your fans might not know who Gu Mang is, but don’t you know it yourself? Or do you think you’ll have face if the company makes an official announcement?"

Earlier, he tried to contact Weibo to have them delete the comments about Gu Mang, but nobody dared to do anything about it. Anxious and helpless, he sternly said to his daughter, "Go publish a post on Weibo immediately and get your assistant to control your fans!"

Zhao Xinran naturally knew what kind of fans she had; they had no filter when cursing people out. At the thought of how Gu Mang was going to kick herself out of the production team, she didn’t want to care about this matter at all. In fact, she had been hoping that her fans would help vent her anger on her behalf, but her father actually wanted her to leave the production team on her own accord now.

"What can I do if my fans want to scold her? Our company spent 70 million yuan to buy the film rights of ’The Black Sea.’ What right does she have to interfere with our company’s decision?!" she snapped back. I’m not responsible for what my fans do, so there’s no reason for the Lu family to hold me responsible.

An Tong and the assistant were standing at the side checking Weibo together, but they looked up when they heard Zhao Xinran arguing with her father.

Zhao Huai knew his daughter very well, so he naturally knew that it was impossible for her to quit on her own, especially when the movie was so popular.

Gu Mang has only cast her vote through Weibo; she didn’t resort to any dirty tricks, although if she really wants to lay a hand on our company, we will surely be doomed. The prestigious families that had waned these few years ended up in their current states because they offended Gu Mang... Not wanting the Zhao family to land in this state as well, Zhao Huai said, "You’re not going to publish the post, huh? Fine, I’ll get the company to do it."

"Dad!" Zhao Xinran’s eyes widened.

Right after Zhao Huai ended the call with his daughter, he immediately got the PR department to issue a company statement.

[We’ll respect Dark and the fans’ opinions to reselect the actress for Jiang Zhao. Please rest assured that we’ll take the actress’s appearance and demeanor as our top priority.]

Eastern Brilliance’s PR department worked fast, and it didn’t take long before Zhao Xinran saw this post on Weibo. Her eyes rimmed red as she felt the stinging embarrassment on her face.

In just a matter of minutes, Eastern Brilliance’s statement trended on Weibo. Seeing how the post consisted of just words and didn’t even have the company’s official seal, it had probably only taken the PR department less than ten seconds to type it out.

[That’s fast. They sure were in a hurry to concede defeat. They didn’t have the time to put an official stamp on it. Hahaha.]

[It concerns their survival after all. Of course, they have to be quick. If there’s any delay, Eastern Brilliance will be no more.]

[Where’s the group of people who were bashing GM? Weren’t they having a blast earlier?]

A lot of netizens weren’t aware of Gu Mang’s background, so someone asked, [Can someone tell us what sort of background GM exactly has?]

Every time Gu Mang trended online, articles about her would be deleted soon after that. Thus, not everyone knew about her and those who knew didn’t dare talk about her in the open.

[For someone who can make Eastern Brilliance fluctuate so much in just a day, what kind of background do you think she has?]

[Freshman in Capital University’s Traditional Chinese Medicine faculty, winner of last year’s International Medical Competition who carried her team to victory, top scholar of the college entrance exam, Lan Ting’s chief designer, X Voice Factory’s boss Bai Ye. That’s all I can say.]

[Hahahaha. I can totally tell how strong your survival instincts are. I bet your comment will be deleted soon.]

[Those titles don’t sound too impressive. I doubt Eastern Brilliance will be scared of someone with such a background.]

[I wonder if everyone still remembers the grand wedding that took place last month. The roads from Xishan Villa to the Lu residence were entirely blocked. That’s GM’s wedding.]

[Holy crap...]

[Zhao Xinran and her dumb fans sure have got some nerve! GM is such a big shot, and yet they still threatened to ban Dark from the industry? Eastern Brilliance still won’t be a match for the Lu family even if there are ten of them!]

[That’s retribution for them! Zhao Xinran has no ability in acting, yet she still dreams of becoming more popular?]

When Zhao Xinran saw the comments online, she was so angry that she almost crushed her phone to pieces.

...

The speed at which Eastern Brilliance published their statement came as a shock to many people inside and outside the showbiz industry. They couldn’t help but be impressed at Zhao Huai’s decisiveness at pulling his daughter out of the production team without even trying to ask Gu Mang to give a chance to his daughter.

Given Zhao Xinran’s foul temper, they reckoned that she would surely make things hard for Dark to survive in the industry had the latter been an ordinary citizen. Zhao Xinran could only consider herself unlucky this time.

...

The main cast of ’The Black Sea’ had basically entered the production team, but with the issue of Zhao Xinran quitting the show going on, the production team had to halt their work indefinitely.

Netizens cheered and mocked Zhao Xinran even more when they saw how she got embarrassed by her own father, while everyone in the production kept giving her looks.

Unable to stand the scrutiny, Zhao Xinran left the production team in a huff with An Tong and her assistant. Her face was gloomy as she stared straight ahead in the car.

As Zhao Xinran had a foul temper and was always scolding, beating, and criticizing her staff, An Tong and the assistant didn’t dare to even breathe loudly.

It was then that An Tong suddenly remembered how she had offered Dark three times more the money to have the movie poster amended. She reckoned that she must be out of her mind to try and use money to pressure the Lu family’s young madam.

Just then, Zhao Xinran’s phone rang, breaking the still silence in the car. However, despite it ringing for some time, she sat motionlessly with no seeming intention to answer the call.

The phone thus kept ringing and ringing.

A wicked glint appeared in the depths of her eyes as she gripped her phone while being lost in thought. If I can’t live well, then Gu Mang can forget about living well either! Didn’t she want to make use of Yu Zhongjing and reap all the benefits while sitting back and doing nothing? Let’s see how she’s going to be the chief professor of the TCM experimental class now!

Qin Fang thus took out his own phone and logged into Weibo. Upon realizing that Gu Mang had exposed another of her identities, his lips couldn’t help but twitch. Never mind that she exposed her identity, she’s even trending on Weibo for four consecutive entries! I might not pay a lot of attention to the entertainment news, but I still know that it’s not so easy to top the trending list. And yet Gu Mang trended once for every secret she exposed!

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