Becoming a great entertainer started with being cyberbullied.

"Sir, may I ask who you've been favored by in targeting me like this?"

As if his tail had been stepped on, Section Chief Lu let out a sharp yell, "Who are you slandering! Believe me or not, I'll sue you for defamation!"

Fang Ruoxi retorted, "Oh? So when you keep calling someone a 'tainted celebrity,' it's not slander?"

Lu Jing pointed at Fang Ruoxi's nose and questioned, "The internet is flooded with negative news about you. If you're not bad, who is?"

Fang Ruoxi is in a stable mood.

"So this is how this leader defines 'misconduct'."

"If I spend some money to hire some online trolls to spread rumors, then wouldn't you actually be taking a bribe from someone, boss?"

As soon as Fang Ruoxi finished speaking, she felt her sleeve being gently tugged.

She glanced down and saw that Zhou Wen, the little old lady, was quietly tugging at her sleeve and giving her a meaningful look.

That probably means: You shouldn't offend her too much, she's a troublemaker.

Seeing the concern and worry in Director Zhou's eyes, Fang Ruoxi felt a warmth in her heart.

However, there are things she must say; and things she cannot tolerate.

"I understand what 'tainted artist' really means, and you understand it too."

Before this, Fang Ruoxi didn't know Lu Jing at all.

They have no grudges against each other in the past and no enmity with each other now.

There's no reason for Lu Jing to slander Fang Ruoxi like this.

Unless, destroying Fang Ruoxi would do her any good.

People die for money, birds die for food; Lu Jing must be targeting her for some benefit. As for who provides that benefit, Fang Ruoxi doesn't think about anyone other than the "Big Three".

Lu Jing scoffed, "When your misdeeds are exposed, you accuse others of hiring online trolls to smear you. You've been arrested by the police, and you're still trying to deny it."

Fang Ruoxi immediately took out her phone and searched the court's official website.

Since it involves public figures, the court was very efficient, and a clarification announcement has already been issued.

Fang Ruoxi said, "This is a clarification announcement just issued by the court. I'd like to borrow the projector in the conference room to prove myself."

The multimedia equipment in the conference room is all in standby mode. Just connect it to the conference room's WiFi network, and then project the screen—that's it!

The leaders all looked up at the projection screen.

Lu Jing also took out a pair of glasses and put them on. She quickly scanned the text and said in a firm tone, "Ah, what else could this be but a negative impact if you don't pay back your debts?"

Minister Lin then carefully read through all the contents.

"Xiao Lu, look carefully before you speak."

Lu Jing quickly replied, "Yes! Okay, Minister Lin!"

She read it again, her expression turning somewhat grim.

It seems that the information in the court notice differed from what she knew, catching her completely off guard.

Fang Ruoxi took everything in, and simply asked, "A disgraced celebrity?"

Lu Jing's eyelids twitched, feeling somewhat embarrassed. "You!"

"I'm talking about your negative impact, don't..."

"A disgraced celebrity?" Fang Ruoxi asked in the same tone.

"Don't be unreasonable! You were..."

"Is it difficult for you to answer the question of whether I am a disgraced celebrity?"

Lu Jing fell silent after being rebuked.

The high-ranking leader in the main seat glanced at the sharp-tongued Fang Ruoxi, unscrewed the lid of his thermos, and slowly took a sip of water.

“If not, then you owe me an apology. After all, this is considered public defamation, something you just taught me, boss.”

The place was quiet.

Lu Jing felt a burning sensation on her face.

She had never been so humiliated.

So Lu Jing blamed Fang Ruoxi for it all, staring at Fang Ruoxi and saying through gritted teeth, "I'm sorry!"

Fang Ruoxi got what she wanted, cut off the screen mirroring, and sat back down next to Director Zhou.

The scene was quiet. Director Zhou quickly stepped in to smooth things over, saying, "Hey, this whole thing is just because some people are jealous of our show's popularity."

The old lady smiled and took out the program ratings she had prepared earlier to report to Minister Lin.

"Our show aired twice. The first time, the ratings eventually surpassed those of the top-rated variety show on Hunan TV."

Minister Lin was overjoyed upon hearing this.

"Oh? I remember Hunan TV's variety shows are the best among local TV stations."

Zhou Wen smiled so hard his eyes crinkled. "Boss, the second time the show aired, our ratings doubled!"

"You see, in the music variety show category, we are currently ranked second, only 0.04% behind first place and 0.16% ahead of third place."

The director of Hunan TV must be furious.

Not only did they let go of a golden goose, but they also had their station's most popular music variety show canceled.

The fact that "I Want to Be a Singer" can achieve such great results just by changing the channel shows what?

This shows that Hunan TV is blind to the beauty of gold!

Just thinking about this makes the station director want to give the deputy station director a thorough dressing-down.

Minister Lin nodded, "Good, good, very good."

"Director Zhou, don't keep your secrets to yourself. Take advantage of the fact that everyone is here and share your successful experience with us."

Minister Lin joked, "What if Director Zhou's show ends and our ratings drop back to normal? That would be too embarrassing."

Director Zhou really dares to speak his mind.

“I’ve already told the boss that the ‘secret to success’ is Xiao Fang.”

Minister Lin wanted to ask further questions, but Lu Jing stopped him.

"Director Zhou, we can understand your mentorship of younger colleagues, but to erase the contributions of the entire production team, isn't that a bit...?" She left the meaning unsaid, letting everyone understand.

Director Zhou came prepared.

He took out his phone and said, "Come on, Xiao Fang, project my phone screen too."

Director Zhou has detailed information about the program's ratings on his phone.

"We're all professionals; it's obvious to everyone who's lying through their teeth."

With Director Zhou's fiery temper, how could he possibly tolerate Lu Jing?

The viewership ratings reached their peak of 1.19% when "Love You Till I Die" aired.

When the official music station saw this data, they were overjoyed, as if it were New Year's Day.

But some people had other ideas.

"Minister Lin is right. Let's have Director Zhou sign the contract for the second season while everyone's here, haha."

Director Zhou jokingly added, "Of course, but if the show's ratings drop without Xiao Fang, don't blame me, leaders."

"Director Zhou is joking," the man said, half-jokingly.

"Director Lu is right about one thing: this variety show is a result of teamwork, not the work of one or two individuals."

Zhou Wen sensed something was off about those words. "Didn't Xiao Fang already explain the problem clearly?"

Minister Lin said, "Okay, Director Zhou, you take Xiao Fang out first."

"Let's have a vote at our station, and then we'll give you an answer, okay?"

Zhou Wen wanted to say something, but Fang Ruoxi stopped him.

After the two left the meeting room, Zhou Wen looked somewhat embarrassed.

Fang Ruoxi understood.

When the situation regarding the program is unclear, no one wants to get involved.

Now that the show is popular, the peaches are ripe, and more people want to pick them.

Fang Ruoxi lowered her eyes.

In the conference room.

Minister Lin said directly, "Then let's cast a vote. I don't think the young lady has any problems."

After Minister Lin finished speaking, Lu Jing asked to speak again.

"Xiao Lu, what is it?"

Lu Jing stood up and faced the leaders. "Leaders, I'm just straightforward and my words can easily offend people, but my intentions are good!"

"The entertainment industry is now rife with corruption. Even if you're talented, what good is it? You either get involved in pornography, prostitution, or being kept by a sugar daddy."

"This Fang Ruoxi has only been in the industry for a few days, but she already has a lot of negative news and has been on the trending topics for negative reasons several times."

"I think there might be a sugar daddy behind this that's set up."

"If this goes wrong one day, who will take responsibility?"

That's all I have to say. Now, please vote!

After speaking, Lu Jing sat down.

A few minutes later, the conference room door opened.

Minister Lin left first, and as he passed Zhou Wen, he smiled apologetically and said, "Director Zhou, I'll treat you to dinner after get off work."

Director Zhou: "..."

They're all seasoned veterans in the entertainment industry; the moment Minister Lin said those words, her heart sank.

Fang Ruoxi didn't want to embarrass Zhou Wen, "Director Zhou, well, I've been quite busy lately, releasing four new songs a month. I'm afraid I can't keep up with your pace."

"In that case, we can cooperate again in the future. If you need anything, just let me know and I will never refuse. Thank you for your help during this time."

She spared Director Zhou both the material and the social standing.

Zhou Wen was speechless.

She was truly heartbroken, and simply patted Fang Ruoxi on the shoulder, saying, "Good girl, don't worry, I won't let you suffer in this!"