Chapter 923: Chapter 923: Kicked Out Directly
"Yes!"
Of course, Wang Jie wouldn’t go against the wishes of this eldest young master of the Liu Family. Huaxi University is considered a second-tier university in Yan Country at best.
Although Xia Peng attended Huaxi for half a year, it was mostly just for appearances. He used Huaxi as a stepping stone, didn’t even complete a semester before going to Country H to become a trainee.
And after Xia Peng became famous, Huaxi even reached out to Wang Jie for the sake of their reputation. So even though Xia Peng only attended Huaxi for six months, he graduated with a Huaxi diploma.
To have Huaxi kick Zhou Zhishan out of tonight’s school celebration performance is just a phone call for Wang Jie. After all, Zhou Zhishan is just a rookie now, although she landed a lead role in a movie, she still hasn’t even appeared on the big screen.
Even if she had, for Wang Jie, the top agent in the entertainment industry, dealing with her is just a matter of words.
Especially when compared to Wang Jie and the HY behind him, Zhou Zhishan is nothing more than a pretty face with a decent figure.
And there’s certainly no shortage of beauties in the entertainment industry.
Wang Jie dialed the number of a university leader at Huaxi and conveyed his message directly. The person on the other end didn’t even ask a single question, immediately agreeing repeatedly.
"Young Master Liu, it’s done."
"Hmm."
Liu Chengfeng got up and left the private room directly, with Wang Jie following closely behind him.
Huaxi University.
A fairly influential university leader hung up the phone, frowned slightly, and then picked up the phone to dial a number.
"Hello, it’s me. Is there someone named Zhou Zhishan on tonight’s school celebration program?"
"Hmm, remove her."
"Alright, that’s it."
The school leader stated his meaning directly and hung up the phone. He didn’t even bother to ask who this Zhou Zhishan was or her background.
Because the call came from Wang Jie, the top agent under HY, who has a lot of influence in the entertainment industry.
Besides, due to online public opinion, he had previously had Xia Peng removed, but as soon as he turned around, Xia Peng had been cleared.
It turns out that the previous photo was a still from a scene, and the ensuing media storm was just a promotional stunt.
What a mix-up.
Originally, it took great effort to invite Xia Peng, and rejecting his appearance earlier had somewhat offended HY. Had the incident been true, it wouldn’t have mattered.
But once the public opinion reversed, it became a problem.
Fortunately, HY didn’t pursue the matter and even promised to have other artists under HY to come.
As for Zhou Zhishan.
The school leader couldn’t care less about what she thought, he hadn’t even heard of the name.
The message was passed down layer by layer.
"What, Senior Zhou’s performance got cut?"
Han Ying heard it from an advisor who relayed the message: "Advisor, what’s going on?"
The advisor shook his head: "I don’t know what’s going on, I just know it’s an order from above. Anyway, Zhou Zhishan’s performance can’t be shown. Didn’t you say you know her? Go tell her."
"Hurry up, there’s major adjustments to the program. I have a lot on my plate, that’s it."
With that, the advisor turned and left.
"Han Ying, what did the advisor tell you?"
"Senior Zhou’s performance got cut," Han Ying said, as Zhao Yan and Yu Wenhui, who came over, exchanged a glance.
Yu Wenhui, unsurprised, spoke up: "I knew this would happen."
Zhao Yan acknowledged with a nod, looking at Yu Wenhui.
"What do you mean?"
"What else could it mean? Didn’t you see the online public opinion? In the morning, it was overwhelmingly negative towards Xia Peng, almost ready to consign him to the Eighteen Layers of Hell. If that photo had been genuine, Xia Peng would have been doomed, no matter how popular he is."
"You’re both aware of Yan Country’s attitude towards artists with blemishes; it’s rather execution without mercy. Essentially, if such an incident occurs, it’s a ban, and that person can kiss their career goodbye."
"But starting from Feng Jun’s social media activity this afternoon, the previous public opinion became hype, and with that, Xia Peng effectively got cleared, completely reversing the situation."
Yu Wenhui exhaled: "No matter whether the photos are real or not, the outcome of both parties’ actions has been decided."
"Senior Zhou’s boyfriend played his trump card, but it didn’t hurt Xia Peng one bit. Now, regardless of the authenticity of the photos, it’s all meaningless."
"Current public opinion is entirely leaning towards publicity stunts, and no one will bother about the truth. Moreover, Xia Peng has a massive fan base that will certainly protect him."
"So, Xia Peng is fine, which means Senior Zhou is in trouble."
"You’ll see, not participating in the school celebration is just a small matter; Senior Zhou’s role as the lead actress is at stake!"
Yu Wenhui commented.
"Hey, isn’t that Senior Zhou and her boyfriend over there?" Zhao Yan lifted her gaze and spotted Zhou Zhishan and Li Feng walking into the performance hall.
"Xiao Ying, it’s up to you to tell her now."
Han Ying watched the two swiftly slip away, stomping her foot in frustration, knowing this was not good news.
But given the situation, she had no choice but to face it with courage.
"Senior, there’s something I need to tell you."
Han Ying approached, hesitating to speak, unsure how to start, especially since she could tell Zhou Zhishan had been earnestly preparing for the school celebration.