There were still people that didn't believe it. The original poster said they should wait and see. Lu Corporation would be issuing a statement soon.

Sure enough, Lu Corporation issued a statement the next day.

The forum finally quieted down by a lot.

Since Lu Corporation had issued a statement, it meant that the rumors of Ye Zhen coming in between Lu Beichuan and Shen Weiyin were untrue. The original poster requested that the moderator delete all the posts that had started the rumor, but the moderator didn't immediately act.

On the day that Lu Corporation issued the statement, a lawyer sent a letter to the forum's moderator requesting that moderator delete all the posts that started the rumor, ban the IP address for the people that wrote those posts, and write a post to apologize and clarify the issue and pin that post. Otherwise, they would take legal measures against the forum.

With one move, this big fish dealt with these little shrimp. The posts related to that rumor were all deleted and the post to clarify and apologize was pinned to the top of the forum. Within five minutes, the forum's historical record was maxed out.

This farce from minor players finally came to an end.

***

However, how could the entertainment industry insiders not understand the methods of these minor players?

"No way, was Shen Weiyin really behind this? How do you know this? Do you have a friend that was hired by Shen Weiyin to do this marketing?

"Shen Weiyin wouldn’t have hired someone herself to do this marketing." That person sneered. "For something like this, Shen Weiyin must keep herself completely clean. There can't be any mistakes. Otherwise, if someone sells her out, Shen Weiyin's future will be ruined.

"I still don't understand why Shen Weiyin would do this. She's a famous actresss... How do you know it's her?"

"I don't know why she would do this, but think about it. This incident happened so suddenly, and the rumor was spread over so many channels, including many posts that were posted at the same time on numerous forums. If Shen Weiyin's rivals were behind the rumor, they would have written something that would damage her reputation. They wouldn't have portrayed Lu Beichuan and her relationship status in such a touching way. They would have embellished the details to portray Shen Weiyin as the third party. In the rumor, Mrs. Lu was put into the role of the third party while Shen Weiyin played the role of someone who was infatuated, which made a lot of fans feel sorry for her.”

"But older sister Qin, those rumors were spread over lowly media. It wasn't reported by any well-known magazines or news channels. Shen Weiyin didn't clarify…”

"Did you forget? We took a photo of her and a male celebrity looking quite intimate three years ago and speculated if they were dating. Less than five hours after this news was released, Shen Weiyin's studio released a stern clarification statement. At that time, we were a small company that only got 100 reposts a day on Weibo, but Shen Weiyin got antsy. There's been so much gossip about that rumor of her, Lu Beichuan, and Ye Zhen, but Shen Weiyin has been totally silent until recently. Why do you think her response is so different?"

"Older sister Qin, when you say it like that, it makes a lot of sense."

Bam.

A pile of documents was dropped on the desk between them. There was a paunchy man standing behind the desk. "Qin Zhiyin, get yourself familiar with Shen Weiyin's matter and see how we can leach some views from it."

Qin Zhiyin's expression didn't change. "Editor-in-chief Wang, Lu Corporation and Shen Weiyin's studio have already issued clarifying statements. You came too late, other people have already snatched the popularity we could have gotten from writing about that topic.”

Editor-in-chief Wang thought over her words. "Then issue the stuff we previously dug up on Shen Weiyin. If we can get a little bit of popularity from this, we should do it."

Qin Zhiyin scoffed, "Editor-in-chief Wang, do you have to hit Shen Weiyin when she's at a low point?"

"What do you mean by that? Is that the attitude you should use when you're speaking to your superior?" They were in the office area, and Editor-in-chief Wang couldn't tolerate any show of disrespect. In a low voice, he angrily rebuked, "Qin Zhiyin, you're no longer the editor-in-chief. You're just an unimportant staff, an insignificant editor. Who gave you the audaciousness to speak to me with that attitude? Don't make excuses. If you don't do your assigned task well, you won't be getting a bonus this month! Figure out something for Shen Weiyin's matter today. If you can't think of a way, work overtime. You're not allowed to go home until you figure something out!"

After saying that, Editor-in-chief Wang, who looked as if he was five-months pregnant, returned to his office.

The junior staff next to Qin Zhiyin whispered, "Older sister Qin, don't argue with him. Keeping your job is more important."

Qin Zhiyin didn't say anything. When she stood up, her phone rang.

"Hello, this is Qin Zhiyin."

There was a sweet voice on the other end. "Hello Ms. Qin, I'm from Lu Corporation. Do you have time to talk right now?"

Qin Zhiyin slightly paused. "Lu Corporation?"

"Yes. It was CEO Lu that specifically told me to contact you. May I ask, are you interested in changing jobs?"

Qin Zhiyin glanced at the editor-in-chief, who was sitting in his office. He always liked to boss people around. She thought of the confidentiality contract that she had signed with the company as well as the huge amount of compensation she would have to pay if she quit her job before the contract ended. For the moment, she was indecisive.

"This... I have to think about it."

"If Ms. Qin is worried about the contract compensation, you don't have to worry about that. CEO Lu has said that if you're willing to work for Lu Corporation, we're willing to bear that cost. If your company won't agree to release you from your contract, we'll appoint a company lawyer to handle your case."

This was simply an unexpected present from heaven.

"But... Why would you guys..."

"Our CEO said that a talent like Ms. Qin shouldn't be wronged by staying at a small media company. Our company's PR Department started late, and we're in need of talented people like Ms. Qin. If you can join us, we're sure that you'll be able to make enormous progress in the PR Department. We're also sure that Ms. Qin needs a broader platform to develop."

Sitting in this cubicle with an area of a few square meters and spending all day digging for negative news about celebrities and playing the role of a water army by writing fake posts, Qin Zhiyin felt as if she was suffocating starting from a long time ago.

Presented with such a big temptation, she was truly powerless to resist.

Qin Zhiyin took a deep breath. "I'll go to your company for a face-to-face meeting tomorrow."

"Sure, no problem."

Qin Zhiyin hung up the phone, poured a cup of water, and went straight to Editor-in-chief Wang's office.

Editor-in-chief Wang saw Qin Zhiyin bringing in a glass of water. He thought Qin Zhiyin was coming here to admit defeat and apologize. He comfortably leaned back. With an insufferable bureaucratic attitude, he asked, "What? Coming here to acknowledge your mistakes...

Before he could finish speaking, Qin Zhiyin splashed the water in Editor-in-chief Wang's face.

For a moment, Editor-in-chief Wang was baffled. He was wet all over, and his shirt was soaked. He wiped the water off his face and took several breaths before shouting, "Qin Zhiyin! Have you gone crazy?!"

"It's not that I've gone crazy. I quit." Qin Zhiyin tossed the plastic cup at his desk and sighed. She felt as if she had finally paid back all the frustration and anger that had accumulated over the past five years. She coldly surveyed the office.

"The team that I built has fallen to such a state because of you. No one is better than you at taking money and doing nothing. I don't want to waste more time talking in front of trash like you. Hope you'll have a prosperous business. I won't be part of this any longer. However, I have to remind you. If you start too many rumors, sooner or later, you'll face retribution!"