A Weibo post from Song Jiaye stirred up a storm. First, the official Weibo of Li's Film Industry stepped forward to confirm Song Jiaye's identity.
Immediately afterwards, stars big and small reposted Song Jiaye's Weibo and started to support him.
Come on, who wouldn't want an opportunity to get in touch with the CEO of Li's Film Industry that just presents itself?
After all, the movies produced by Li's Film Industry are well - known for making actors famous. It's not just because the company is wealthy; their public relations and publicity are extremely powerful. Moreover, the quality of their movies is excellent, with impeccable scripts and characters. Even if a movie doesn't do well at the box office, the actors can transform from idol stars to acting veterans or respected artists.
This is a once - in - a - lifetime opportunity for stars.
So the tide of public opinion began to turn. Originally, due to Li Xiyu's privileged background and some negative online remarks about her being arrogant and hot - tempered, the public's "resentment towards the rich" was stirred up, creating a one - sided situation. But this was quickly reversed.
Netizens started to ship the real - life CP of Song Jiaye and Li Xiyu?
Because of Song Jiaye's act of standing up for his wife, everyone exclaimed that it was so sweet.
Of course, there were also many who were jealous of him, saying that he was a gigolo and just a sycophant trying to climb up the social ladder.
Regarding these remarks about himself, Song Jiaye just cursed "idiot" and then turned off his phone, ignoring them.
In the afternoon, the tabloid journalist who posted the video of Li Qiyu doing tai chi posted a second video.
It was a video of Li Qiyu rescuing someone.
Of course, the scene of Li Qiyu wearing a sexy pajamas as a swimsuit was cut out. All the audience could see was her holding her drowning younger sister out of the water and then confidently getting out of the pool.
This completely shattered the malicious image of Li Xiyu as a selfish and domineering young mistress who bullied her stepsister. The remaining wave of criticism against Li Xiyu was quickly suppressed by this video.
Li's Department Store also responded quickly. Slogans like "Recommended by the Young Mistress" and "Give a discount for the Young Mistress" were put up in the supermarket, clearly showing their support for Li Xiyu. Thanks to the fan effect brought about by the stars' reposting, the department store, which mainly focused on offline business, suddenly became well - known to the public. The Li Corporation, which was originally facing investigation and blame, not only managed to avoid trouble but also gained popularity among young people.
As for the original copies of these two videos, they were quietly stored in Song Jiaye's computer.
The newspaper's boss was extremely nervous. After being invited by the Li family, he had been sitting in Song Jiaye's office for an entire afternoon.
It was just that his subordinates were so naive. Xiyu Villa was no ordinary place. Even if they managed to sneak in by chance, they shouldn't have posted the things they filmed so casually!
This was just Song Jiaye. If Old Man Li stepped in, it was uncertain whether their small newspaper could even survive.
The newspaper boss wiped the cold sweat off his forehead and said, "Um, Mr. Song... I've given you the original copies. After our people posted on Weibo, I've also asked them to delete the posts. I guarantee that the videos won't be leaked. You see..."
Actually, the newspaper boss didn't understand why Song Jiaye cared so much about the videos. He had watched both of them, and there was nothing special about them. One was of Li Xiyu doing tai chi, and the other was of her diving to save someone. If Song Jiaye really wanted to protect his wife, releasing these two videos would have a better effect than hiding them.
It was the photos that the newspaper boss thought were more dangerous.
There were some photos of Li Xichi standing by the pool chatting with Song Jiaye. Although the photos didn't seem to have any problems even from a tricky angle, who knew how marketing accounts would spin them?
However, Song Jiaye didn't care much about these photos. What he had been constantly asking about was: Who else had seen this video?
Song Jiaye stared at the video on the computer screen, and his face gradually turned ashen.
The video showed him chatting with Li Xichi by the pool, Li Xiyu and Ming Yuexuan coming out of the room, and Li Xiyu rescuing someone.
He watched as Li Xiyu in the video wore a red, sexy pajamas and casually appeared in the frame.
If it weren't for the fact that this video captured Li Xiyu's act of saving someone and was the best evidence to clear her name, he would have deleted it the moment he saw it!
Song Jiaye stared at the video. When he saw Li Xiyu approaching, his eyes caught a glimpse of Li Xichi behind him.
Li Xichi was so far from the pool. How did she fall in?
This doubt made Song Jiaye frown tightly. Because his attention had always been on Li Xiyu before, he hadn't noticed Li Xichi standing behind him in the video.
He rewound the video and stared at Li Xichi's movements.
In the video, Li Xichi was initially shocked when she saw Li Xiyu come out. Then, when Li Xiyu walked over, Li Xichi, who had been standing some distance from the pool, started to move closer to the pool.
The next second, she fell into the water.
Song Jiaye still had an impression of his own pool. There was no obstruction where Li Xichi was standing. The pool had just been filled with water, and no one had gone swimming yet. There was no water on the ground, so it was impossible for her to trip or slip.
Song Jiaye felt something was wrong. He pulled up the surveillance footage from his home.
There were cameras installed around the villa, and two of them were directly facing the pool. Song Jiaye found the footage from yesterday afternoon when they were swimming.
The surveillance footage was clearer than the secretly - taken footage by the paparazzi. And because the surveillance camera was shooting from above and one was right above Li Xichi, from this angle, all of Li Xichi's small movements were clearly visible.
Song Jiaye watched as Li Xichi in the footage walked towards the pool on her own. Although there was nothing around, she staged a fall on flat ground and directly fell into the water.
There was no denying it.
Li Xichi did it on purpose.
Watching Song Jiaye's eyes turn colder and colder, the newspaper boss started to feel uneasy. He tentatively asked, "Mr. Song... Mr. Song, is there... is there anything else we can do to help?"
The newspaper boss had already cursed the two paparazzi who took the secret photos to death in his heart. He would fire these two stupid guys as soon as he got back.
Song Jiaye and the Li family, were they people they could offend?
They had been entertainment journalists for so long and still had no sense!
Song Jiaye closed his laptop. He looked at the middle - aged man sitting on the sofa, who was a bit short and plump, looked quite strong but was now so scared that he was sweating.
"One last question. Answer it and you can leave."
Finally seeing the end, the newspaper boss nodded repeatedly, afraid that Song Jiaye would change his mind.
"Ask, please ask."