The hype around this incident gradually died down after a night of fermentation. The next day, Qin Qiao'er nervously opened Weibo to see what netizens were saying.
When she opened Weibo, she found that although many people were scolding her for being two - faced, there were also many who were taking a wait - and - see attitude.
They had accidentally bashed Qin Qiao'er before, but later she had proved with her actions that what they said was wrong.
So now many people didn't dare to take sides easily. They would reserve their opinions until the company's official statement came out.
Qin Qiao'er originally thought the situation might get out of control, but now it seemed that the company's handling was okay. Moreover, the public was becoming more rational.
Many people didn't believe that a single mother like Qin Qiao'er, who was raising two children, would actually slap another actress in the same crew.
They thought the love Qin Qiao'er showed for her two children on the variety show didn't seem fake. If it were, she would be too terrifying.
At this time, Qin Qiao'er's company issued a clarification statement, saying that the surveillance video that had been exposed was edited and not the complete, authentic one.
The company had also hired a professional to identify it, and they said there were indeed signs of editing in the video.
However, there were still people saying that although there were signs of editing, there was no denying that Qin Qiao'er had hit someone. No matter what, she had slapped someone.
Now there were two opposing public opinions on the Internet, constantly clashing. When people saw this news, they were no longer as shocked as they were on the first day and could view the incident calmly.
Qin Qiao'er had been waiting to see what new tricks Li Moli would play. Sure enough, just as they had expected, Li Moli's company issued a statement, claiming that they would severely hold Qin Qiao'er accountable.
Moreover, a marketing account released a video of Li Moli being interviewed by a reporter, seemingly near the filming set.
In the video, Li Moli looked haggard. Her face was pale, and there were faint dark circles under her eyes, far from her usual well - groomed self.
When the reporter asked her if the incident was true, Li Moli didn't answer directly. Instead, her eyes welled up with tears, as if she was about to cry at any moment.
Although she didn't give a definite answer, her behavior said it all. This act of hers only increased people's sympathy for her and their suspicion of Qin Qiao'er.
In that interview, Li Moli just said, "Maybe it's really because my acting skills are too poor, so the director has been reducing my scenes again and again. At this point, I don't blame anyone. I'm just a bit aggrieved."
With just this one light - hearted sentence, Li Moli managed to absolve herself of all blame. Now she had completely turned into a victim, having her scenes taken by Qin Qiao'er and being slapped by her.
As soon as this video came out, public opinion was in an uproar again. Seeing Li Moli looking so pitiful, the public's sense of justice was ignited once more.
Actually, this reporter was specifically invited by Li Moli. She just pretended to run into the reporter accidentally and then played the victim in front of the camera.
Just as Li Moli had expected, as soon as this video came out, the hype about yesterday's incident rose again. Since the person involved had responded, it sparked a new wave of discussions.
After all, Li Moli had debuted earlier than Qin Qiao'er and had acted in several TV dramas, thus accumulating a bit of popularity. Although her acting skills in movies were not as good as Qin Qiao'er's, most people didn't know what Qin Qiao'er's acting was really like.
Moreover, when the cast list of the movie was first announced, there had been such a hot topic on the Internet. So people had an impression of Li Moli, and they had already thought in their hearts that Qin Qiao'er was not as suitable for the role as Li Moli.
So when Li Moli played the victim, people naturally thought that Qin Qiao'er had taken Li Moli's scenes. Everyone liked to side with the weak, so Li Moli naturally occupied the moral high ground.
Now it had gradually turned into a war between the two companies. Li Moli's company had been building an image for her as someone who was bullied but still persevered in filming.
Qin Qiao'er's company just hoped that after this setback, people would stop discussing this incident and not let it affect their real lives.
Li Moli certainly wouldn't let Qin Qiao'er's company off so easily. Gradually, a new hot topic appeared on the trending list: Qin Qiao'er to withdraw from the crew.
Many netizens said that if Qin Qiao'er was in the movie, they definitely wouldn't go to the cinema to watch it. They hoped that Qin Qiao'er would stop participating in the movie.
Gradually, the online public opinion grew stronger. The official Weibo of the movie was now filled with such comments. People were all saying that they hoped Qin Qiao'er would withdraw from the crew as soon as possible.
Some even launched a call to boycott the movie if Qin Qiao'er didn't withdraw. They didn't want to see an actress who bullied others in the crew.
Now the crew was working tenaciously under all kinds of pressure. They had not filmed any scenes related to Qin Qiao'er in the past few days.
However, the atmosphere in the entire crew was very depressing. When the crew members saw Qin Qiao'er, they actually resented her a bit, thinking that if it weren't for this incident involving Qin Qiao'er, they wouldn't have to go through this.
These days, when Qin Qiao'er wanted to go out to relax, she was always afraid of seeing people's looks, which always made her feel extremely guilty.
Even at this time, Li Fanjin and the director took turns to comfort her, saying that they believed in her and that she must have had her reasons.
At first, Qin Qiao'er wanted to tell the truth to those who believed in her, but gradually she felt that it was meaningless to talk about this.