At first, Anna paid no mind.
Not until she heard what Tong Jie said and saw the content on the tablet.
Her entire body froze.
Her face turned incredibly ugly, as if she had eaten a dead rat.
Every push notification, every comment, could incite immense anger.
"This..."
"What is going on?"
"This is all ancient history!"
Anna was now panicking, her speech trembling and stuttering.
Tong Jie, with a dark expression, said, "The matter has already happened. I believe our studio should issue a statement immediately!"
Anna stiffened, asking, "Will issuing a statement now be of any use?"
"Whether it's useful or not, we must issue a statement, otherwise, we'll just have to suffer in silence!" Tong Jie's face was solemn, as if facing a great enemy.
"If they have this much influence, it's likely Xia Bingqing's doing!" she added.
Anna couldn't even bear to hear Xia Bingqing's name now. Enraged, she roared, "That's right, it must be that bitch!"
"Ahhhh... you scoundrel!"
"I'm going to kill her!"
Tong Jie immediately instructed the studio to issue a statement.
At the same time, Anna called Xia Bingqing and roared, "Xia Bingqing, is this your revenge?"
Xia Bingqing's expression was blank as she directly replied, "Yes, it is!"
"You scoundrel!" Anna's eyes reddened. "I order you to take down those push notifications immediately!"
If it were in the past, Xia Bingqing might have shown some leniency.
But not this time, because someone like Anna was not worth her doing so.
Xia Bingqing narrowed her eyes and sneered, "Do you think that's possible?"
"You..." Anna was almost half-dead with anger. "I... I'm going to kill you, you bitch!"
"Ahhhhh!"
Xia Bingqing mockingly said, "Fine... I'll be waiting for you in Lin City!"
"Don't disappoint me!"
"You scoundrel, you..."
Before Anna could finish speaking, Xia Bingqing decisively hung up the phone.
She casually tossed the phone aside and rubbed her temples.
Hmph...
Trash!
Anna, too angry to let it go, kept calling, but Xia Bingqing wouldn't answer.
The calls were fruitless.
This left Anna with no recourse, only to fume in place.
Although her studio had issued a statement, it had no critical effect in curbing the negative publicity.
Thus, the negative publicity continued to spread.
Tong Jie, out of options, went to see Anna again and said, "We... we have no way out. The negative publicity is getting more and more popular, and it's impossible to clean up!"
"Unless the source is deleted!"
Anna retorted, "Tell me where the source is! Hurry and find it to delete it!"
Such negative publicity could not be allowed to fester. If it continued for several days, she would surely fall from grace.
Tong Jie was momentarily dazed and said stiffly, "I... I'm still looking!"
"Slap!"
Anna slammed her foot onto the coffee table. "Hurry up! This is extremely urgent, there can be no delay!"
"Yes, yes, yes..."
About half an hour passed.
The people Tong Jie sent found the source, the Yang family's media company.
Anna immediately ordered the Yang family to delete all the negative publicity, threatening them with criminal charges otherwise.
However, the Yang family's company completely ignored her.
This was mainly because the Yang family was the foremost family in Jiangnan Province and held a significant position in the business world.
An actress was of no consequence to them.
After being refused, Anna had no choice but to seek help from Tang Sifang.
Upon learning what had happened, Tang Sifang's face darkened, and he fell into a brief period of contemplation.
"Darling, please, help me!"