Chapter 167 Excerpts from the History of Wushuang Films’ Sins

Hearing her daughter’s screams and howlings, Kou Hongying subconsciously thought of what Meng Yunda had just said.

Your daughter… no, it’s her little girl, who really loves to eat melons.

From childhood to adulthood, although the Qi family did not teach Qi Qingyi to be old-fashioned according to feudal dogma, she was usually considered a lady, and she always behaved very decently to outsiders at banquets. She always felt that being decent to outsiders was enough, and there was no need to be too restrained at home, and family education was not reflected in restricting children’s nature.

But now Kou Hongying is beginning to doubt her life.

Is it true that there is nothing wrong with her daughter?

Could it be that she had suppressed her child too much in the past, causing Qi Qingyi to be like the leader of the melon seed-eating team at the entrance of the village, so fond of gossiping???
Kou Hongying was silent for a long time and sighed:

“Don’t ask. You won’t be able to do anything if you ask, and you’ll probably let something slip. Just know some basic information.”

“You don’t want our plan to fail just because you let it slip, do you?”

Qi Qingyi was frightened on the spot.

She has been a good kid since she was young. She behaves well with outsiders, but she is more open with her family and friends. Her parents don’t ask too much of her, so she certainly doesn’t have any rebellious tendencies. She is willing to consider the family. When she heard her mother say that this matter needs to be kept secret, she immediately became honest and stopped asking more questions.

Nie Wenjin had to stay in the hospital after a whole day of rest yesterday, but she was not idle. She used various channels to check everything she wanted to know. In addition, Meng Tai also took time out of his busy schedule to come and express his condolences. So she basically knew everything she should and could know.

Nie Wenjin knew who Kou Hongying was, and what they were planning to do. She had surrendered to the government, and had climbed up from the bottom step by step to this position. Naturally, she knew the priorities and would not talk nonsense. So at this time, Nie Wenjin just asked softly:
“Kou Lu, if you have anything that requires our cooperation, you can tell us in advance now. Yi Yi and I will do our best.”

Kou Hongying thought about it and suddenly realized that there really was one.

She pondered and asked:

“Yes, but not on the show. I want to ask you something.”

“Do you know if there are any artists under Wushuang Films who are relatively well-known and in a similar situation to you and Han Fei? For example, they were forced by the company to do something they had to do, or they were banned because they refused to agree, and were forced to pay a high penalty for breach of contract?”

Nie Wenjin was stunned for a moment, but didn’t ask anything else. After thinking for a long time, he said:

“Indeed, there are. And there are more than one, there are several.”

“But among those I know, many have already retired or semi-retired, and there is only one person who is still active.”

Kou Hongying was also stunned for a moment. She didn’t expect that her casual question would actually yield some results.

She immediately asked:
“Tell me what you know.”

Nie Wenjin counted on his fingers and said:

“The ones I know are only moderately famous. You probably haven’t heard of them.”

“The first one is called Chi Shuting. She is about the same age as me. She played a supporting role in my debut film. She looks quite heroic. At that time, she and I were signed to Wushuang Film and Television together. She was spotted by the senior management and they wanted to take advantage of her, but she refused to agree. I heard that one time she was drunk and taken to a hotel room. There was a camera in the room, and those people wanted to force her…”

Before Kou Hongying could say anything, Qi Qingyi beside her was already shaking with anger:
“She’s the sister of that character named Poppy, right? And then what happened? Did she call the police?”

Nie Wenjin’s expression didn’t change much. He nodded and then shook his head.

“I reported it, but it was useless.”

“She is from the north, tall, in good shape, and can drink quite well. She used to be a sports student and had practiced martial arts. She wanted to be a martial arts star. She was only half drunk at the time, and when she realized something was wrong, she relied on her youth and agility to beat up all the men in the room. Before they could fight back, she jumped out from the fifth floor. I guess she was emboldened by the alcohol.”

“After she jumped off the building, some kindhearted people called the police and an ambulance. It was tragic, but she had no evidence. The surveillance cameras on that floor were broken, and there were no guests staying in the rooms on both sides. Moreover, the other party turned around and said that she mistakenly entered her room, beat them up, and then jumped off the building. She was just drunk and crazy… In short, there was no result.”

“Kou Lu should have seen similar cases, right?”

Kou Hongying’s tone also became noticeably serious.

After a while, she said:
“Well, the other party failed to commit any acts of aggression. She has no witnesses. Even if he beat her, the wounds would be mixed up with the injuries from jumping off the building. I’m afraid she herself can’t even tell which parts of her body were hit and which parts were injured by jumping off the building.”

“The authorities couldn’t help her even if they wanted to. There was no evidence.”

“But since she didn’t win the lawsuit, how did you know all this? Are you familiar with her?”

“Jumping from the fifth floor…if she hadn’t landed headfirst, it wouldn’t have been fatal. And you also said she called the police, so she must have survived, but she’s likely to have been left disabled.”

“How is her current situation? Does she need any assistance? Tianwen has a foundation. If she is willing, I can help contact them. Legal aid can also be provided. Yi Yi and Lu Xiaoli have used it before. If you don’t believe me, ask her.”

Qi Qingyi’s face was full of resentment, but she also knew that there were only a few solutions now, so she could only nod frantically like a chicken pecking at rice to show her agreement with her mother’s suggestion.

However, she was disappointed to see that Nie Wenjin shook his head slightly.

“Chi Shuting has passed away.”

“The reason I knew this was, firstly, because I had a good relationship with her, and secondly, because I was doing well in the company at the time. The company executives were afraid that this matter would become a big deal, so they hoped that I could come forward to create a scandal with another male artist to cover up this news. Her former assistant came to me and begged me not to do this, and told me the whole story.”

“That assistant showed me her medical records. There were too many injuries on them. I only remember a fractured pelvis, fractures in both thighs, calves, and feet, a head injury, fractures in the coccyx and a vertebra, and some kind of traumatic hemorrhagic shock… Anyway, it’s very serious. Even if she recovers, there’s a chance she’ll be disabled in the future. It’s impossible for her to shoot action scenes, and running a few more steps is a luxury.”

“Chi Shuting herself was not willing to beg me for help, perhaps because she knew that I was in a difficult situation and it was not easy to be a sandwich, but her assistant did not think so much. To be honest, she is really nice to the people around her, and she is not expensive. There are few artists in the company who are so easy to serve. I heard that the assistant’s parents were sick, and she helped to advance a lot of medical expenses, so she is very loyal to her.”

“At that time, I neither agreed nor refused. In fact, I had already made up my mind. I just needed to ask the agent to take more notices to keep myself busy, and not go out to meet the artist alone, so as not to leave any evidence. In this way, the company would not be able to fabricate photos no matter what, and even if there was a scandal, it would not have much influence.” “In the end, they directly arranged for a diamond bachelor and actor to post on Weibo, expressing his ‘admiration’ and ‘want to pursue’ me, and invited me to be the heroine of his next movie. Just like that, I got a stupid couple for no reason.”

“After continuous unilateral hype over there, the incident of Chi Shuting jumping off the building was completely suppressed and no trace was left. Her legs are disabled and she can only travel in a wheelchair for the rest of her life.”

“Then… the man who could survive a jump from the fifth floor picked a day and secretly jumped from the 30th floor.”

Nie Wenjin opened his eyelids and sneered, not knowing who he was laughing at. His tone was very sarcastic:

“They wanted to force people to disappear and quit the circle, but they really quit, quit the biosphere.”

“But a life didn’t cause any waves, even though she had debuted and acted in an award-winning movie with me, and was already considered an up-and-coming actress in the industry. Look, even someone who loves to read gossip about the industry only knows about the roles she has played. How many people know that she herself committed suicide by jumping off a building?”

“She’s been dead for several years. If you count, this year should be the fifth year? Ha, even I, who can still be considered an old friend of hers, can hardly remember her, so who else can remember her?”

The cave fell silent for a moment.

Qi Qingyi was trembling all over and her eyes were red, but she knew very well that there was nothing she could do.

How much she is capable of depends entirely on the support of her family. When she encounters difficulties, someone gets angry, or even wants to throw money all over the place to do good deeds, Qi Qingyi has no doubt that her parents will support her unconditionally. However, in this situation, what she does is no longer up to her will.

She whispered into the headset:
“Mom, did you hear that?”

Kou Hongying was silent for a long time before she spoke. Her voice was flat and level. It seemed that she was not affected by the incident at all. She was still as rational and calm as before.

“Yeah, I heard it all.”

“Nie Wenjin, do you know who were among those who forced Chi Shuting at that time?”

“Also, do you remember the information about her assistant? Does she have a name and contact information?”

Nie Wenjin was completely stunned this time.

After about a minute or two, she finally came to her senses and stammered:
“Among that group of people, I… I only know a part of them. I know the one with the most important background, okay?”

“Her assistant should know better than me. I haven’t deleted her contact information, but I don’t know if she has changed her phone number, and now her phone has been taken by the production team…”

Kou Hongying’s tone became much gentler for some reason:
“It’s okay, just tell me what you know. I’m backstage at the show right now. I’ll find a chance for you to get your phone later. Or, if you’re willing to tell me the password so I can find it, that’s fine too.”

Nie Wenjin stared at his legs still in plaster, his mind full of what he saw when he secretly visited Chi Shuting a few years ago, the tightly bandaged marks on her legs.

I fell down the hillside and only had a few broken bones in my legs. It hurts a bit, but I’ll be fine after some rest.

But Chi Shuting’s legs will never get better, and she will be disabled for life. The most terrifying thing is that her dream is to become a martial arts actress, which is almost impossible in modern times.

She took several deep breaths and finally calmed down a little.

“The person she slapped was Mr. Liu from Wushuang Films, Liu Shuangcheng.”

“If you want a witness, I know one now, and it’s very easy to ask.”

“My phone password is my birthday. It’s on the encyclopedia. Feel free to look it up. The note I gave her in the address book is Chi Shuting’s assistant. The witness I mentioned is someone other than the assistant, but not a witness to Chi Shuting’s case. He is a witness who can prove that Mr. Liu himself has a bad habit of sexual harassment.”

Kou Hongying and Qi Qingyi spoke almost at the same time:

“Who?”

Nie Wenjin pointed to the distance outside the cave entrance, but he didn’t know where he was pointing, as if he was pointing randomly:
“The male guest on our show is Han Fei.”

“I heard that he was tricked by Liu Shuangcheng into going to a drinking party, and after drinking, he was dragged into the car. Liu was planning to seduce him, but when he heard that they were going to a hotel, he slapped Liu in the face and jumped out of the car.”

“Many people in the industry who are doing well know about this. Mr. Liu lost face and immediately started targeting Han Fei.”

“Han Fei and Lu Siyuan are at odds. Even if Lu Siyuan is extremely capable, he can’t make Huanxing Entertainment treat its top cash cow so harshly. In the first two years after their debut, Han Fei’s commercial value was quite high. Huanxing’s top executives are not fools. How could they be so confused?”

“The biggest reason is that he embarrassed Mr. Liu at the time, and Liu Shuangcheng is a shareholder of Huanxing, so it turned out like this.”

“I suggest you ask him to testify. It’s not that I want to trick Han Fei, but mainly because he has already offended someone. He also exposed in the program that Lu Siyuan is a resourceful person and all kinds of things were done against him. Wushuang will never let him go, and he himself wants revenge…”

“So, it seems reasonable to ask him, right?”

On the other end of the headset, even after hearing such a big news, Kou Hongying’s emotions were still very stable, as stable as an elite who would remain calm even when faced with a catastrophe.

She responded:

“Okay, I understand. I will deal with these matters one by one later and make arrangements according to the situation. However, Han Fei coming out to testify is still the worst plan. I will not do this unless it is absolutely necessary.”

“Thank you, Wen Jin. In the next few days, you can carefully recall what things Wushuang Films has covered up. The more explosive the better.”

“As long as it’s related to Wushuang Films, it’s fine, whether it’s our company or an external company, or even the capital backed by Wushuang. As long as it has a certain degree of credibility, it can be investigated.”

“How many dirty things have Wushuang Films hidden over the years, how many things are not allowed to be seen in public, it would be best to expose them all at once.”

(End of this chapter)