After days and nights of processing by technicians, frame by frame in slow motion, they finally managed to extract the face of the stunt double, which the post-production editor had forgotten to cut out, from countless shots. Magnifying it, they exclaimed, it was none other than Su Ling, a previous trending figure on the internet!
"Explosive! Actress Yang Li Actually Hid Such A Big Secret!"
"Most Handsome Hua Li, Actually a Stunt Double!"
"Popular Young Actress, Or Popular Liar?"
"Explosive! Is a Stunt Actor Really an Actor!"
"Su Ling Was Actually a Stunt Double Before, Wasn't She Ashamed to Say So?"
The trending topics on "Wei Shuo" were incredibly rich, with five out of the top twenty relating to this matter. Xiao Wenqiang never expected that this issue would somehow involve her.
Qiao Jia entered Xiao Wenqiang's room, holding her phone. "Yang Li's agent just called, hoping we can help issue a statement. What do you think?"
It turned out that when the character Hua Li first gained popularity, Yang Li and her team were quite excited. Later, as the plot unfolded, Hua Li's fight scenes were praised by audiences and became a trending topic.
Originally, Yang Li wanted to state that the martial arts movements were mainly performed by the stunt double. However, her team felt it was a great opportunity for her to become famous and stopped her, allowing her to tacitly accept the credit.
Yang Li herself was holding onto a sliver of hope, as typically stunt doubles dared not step forward at such a time. In the profession of being a stunt double, there was a generally accepted rule: one should not voluntarily reveal who they doubled for. This was considered a form of "professional ethics." After all, it was the actors themselves who would gain a reputation for dedication by performing the actions themselves.
Furthermore, a temporary stunt double like Su Ling, who only filmed for one day, wouldn't even have her name appear in the cast and crew list. Therefore, Yang Li followed her team's advice and presented herself as an actress skilled in both dramatic and action scenes.
In fact, such situations were not uncommon in the entertainment industry. They just didn't expect Yang Li to stumble this time. Running into a remarkably patient technical team, she was truly in for a thorough examination. Thus, they now hoped that Su Ling would come forward and speak out to alleviate her public relations pressure.
"What does she want me to say?" Xiao Wenqiang asked, a little curious.
"Just to say to the public that you and she became good friends while filming this show, and that she originally wanted to speak out earlier, but you stopped her, saying you didn't care about the matter, which is why she remained silent." Qiao Jia translated the content of the phone call.
"Does her team think I'm an idiot?" Xiao Wenqiang looked at Qiao Jia, speechless. "Do I look like someone with such a spirit of self-sacrifice?"
"They said that if you help issue a statement, they will use one of their available resources to exchange for it, claiming it's about forging a community of shared interests." Qiao Jia conveyed their words verbatim, but then added her own opinion, "Actually, I don't agree. There's no need for us to get involved in Yang Li's mess. As long as you act well and work hard, you won't lack resources."
"Mm-hmm, I think so too. Please trouble Jia Jia to reply for me!" Xiao Wenqiang had grown fond of Qiao Jia's approach to handling matters during their time together.
Qiao Jia acted decisively and rejected Yang Li's team's invitation to issue a statement.
Yang Li was furious and initiated her second plan: buying trending topics and hiring online commenters to shift the blame onto Su Ling.
Soon, the last trending topic, "Su Ling Was Actually a Stunt Double Before, Wasn't She Ashamed to Say So?", was gradually pushed into the top three on "Wei Shuo."
Xiao Wenqiang, who had been keeping an eye on online news, noticed that the public opinion had quickly shifted again. She thought that perhaps netizens had finally become intelligent this time.
Beside her, Qiao Jia, rapidly operating her computer, replied with a poker face, "That's because our hired commenters have also entered the fray. Yang Li's team wouldn't think they are the only ones who can buy opinions, would they? Just watch, the tide will turn again soon."
Qiao Jia pressed the last key on her keyboard and turned to Xiao Wenqiang with a gentle smile, "We should still thank Yang Li's team. This time they've proactively delivered their efforts to us, saving us quite a bit on promotional expenses!"
Looking at Qiao Jia's smile, Xiao Wenqiang finally gave her a thumbs-up. "Jia Jia, you're amazing!" She inwardly marveled at how public relations truly needed to be handled by professionals, reinforcing the importance of following the right team.
Time seemed to fly by on the set of "Xuan Yuan Chuan Qi." Tomorrow would be Su Ling's last day of filming. In fact, due to the special nature of the filming location, Qiao Jia had adjusted the schedule for Xiao Wenqiang in advance, thoughtfully avoiding her menstrual period.
On the day of filming, Xiao Wenqiang arrived at the location very early. Today's filming site was a water dungeon, and the scene involved Meng Wan being captured and tortured, eventually biting her tongue to commit suicide rather than speak. The main scenes were to be completed by Situ Chen and Su Ling.
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