Chapter 861: Scolding people is also a kind of linguistic art (7200-word update)

Having been with Meng Li for so long, Wu Zhouyou already understood Meng Li's personality very well. If he had any lessons learned, it was definitely not to go head-to-head with her when she was going crazy.

Wu Zhouyou silently got out of bed and walked toward the bathroom.

However, because Meng Li didn't hear the answer she wanted, she immediately chased after him.

Wu Zhouyou directly said "going to the bathroom" and closed the door.

Meng Li stood outside the door and said through the door: "Wu Zhouyou, did you hear what I said? Your girlfriend has been severely humiliated, do you know? Li Zhibai, he humiliated me!"

Wu Zhouyou sighed.

"How did he humiliate you?"

Meng Li said: "Look at your phone! He actually found a bunch of media and directed and acted in a big drama just to humiliate me!"

Wu Zhouyou: "I just woke up, I didn't take my phone, how can I look?"

There was suddenly no sound outside the door.

Wu Zhouyou didn't breathe a sigh of relief because of this.

On the contrary, he sighed and covered his forehead.

Sure enough, before long, Meng Li's footsteps came again.

The door was opened directly from the outside, startling Wu Zhouyou who was sitting on the toilet.

Meng Li appeared in front of him, looking down, and reached out to hold the phone in front of him.

"Look for yourself!"

After Li Zhibai woke up, seeing a pile of missed calls and unread messages on his phone, he understood with ease that something must have hit the hot search again.

But fortunately, the matter shouldn't be serious.

Because no one came to smash the door, and Yan Liang didn't come to wake him up either.

Li Zhibai threw his phone aside, let out a slow yawn, and got up to wash up.

Yan Liang was in the living room, lying on the floor on a yoga mat doing planks.

"Yo, awake?" Yan Liang was full of sweat and didn't lift his head.

"Awake," Li Zhibai yawned. "You wouldn't have been exercising ever since you got up early, right?"

Yan Liang said: "Yes."

Li Zhibai glanced at the time.

It was already 10:30 in the morning.

Li Zhibai asked in surprise: "What time did you get up?"

"Nine o'clock."

Li Zhibai breathed a sigh of relief.

"I thought you got up at six."

Yan Liang: "Six? I went to sleep at one yesterday, how could I get up at six? Did you forget you dragged me out for a late-night snack last night?"

Li Zhibai: "... Oh, I forgot."

Yan Liang: "Did you see the news online?"

"No, since no one came to smash the door, it means it's not a big deal," Li Zhibai said confidently. "Did you see it?"

"Um," Yan Liang laughed. "Congratulations, you're on the hot search with Meng Li again."

Li Zhibai, who originally didn't take it to heart at all, exploded as soon as he heard this sentence from Yan Liang.

"What?! Meng Li?!"

Yan Liang nodded and said: "Yes."

He knelt up.

Sweat rolled down, and his face was red.

Li Zhibai rolled his eyes instantly. "What kind of monster is she making again?"

"I don't know if she's making a monster. Look at your phone yourself. During the time you were sleeping, a big battle has already ended," Yan Liang said.

Li Zhibai hesitated for a moment and decided to look at his phone first.

After a while, Yan Liang heard Li Zhibai roar in the room: "What the hell? Li Zhibai and Meng Li are actually secretly dating? They just discovered paparazzi sneaking photos, so they are deliberately avoiding suspicion?!"

Yan Liang was originally drinking water. Hearing Li Zhibai's roar, he almost sprayed a mouthful of water out, but he still choked.

He coughed wildly.

What the hell?

How did it become Li Zhibai and Meng Li secretly dating again?!

Are they crazy? -

Jiang Yuqian put down her phone.

He Heng was looking at her with a smile.

"Li Zhibai has a lot of news lately."

Jiang Yuqian: "Is he being targeted by someone? First Ji Miao, then Meng Li?"

He Heng: "This matter with Meng Li is strange. It was clearly Lin Suyang who made a move just now. If Meng Li and Li Zhibai were really secretly dating, Lin Suyang's PR means would definitely not be this kind of way that doesn't care about Meng Li's reputation and style at all. But in this situation, the news that Li Zhibai and Meng Li were secretly dating spread immediately—"

Jiang Yuqian: "Is it still that group of people who sneaked photos of Li Zhibai behind the scenes?"

"Possible," He Heng nodded. "Lin Suyang sued several media outlets before because of Li Zhibai being sneaked photos of, just to find out that group of people who sneaked photos. I guess those people didn't expect Li Zhibai's side to really sue them, so they started making trouble, warning Li Zhibai's team to stop while they are ahead and not continue to pursue it."

Jiang Yuqian sneered.

"They are thinking beautifully."

"Their meaning is also very simple," He Heng said. "If Li Zhibai doesn't stop while he is ahead, things like Meng Li will continue to happen. Anyway, the public figure is Li Zhibai, not them. Over time, all female artists will avoid Li Zhibai, and brands and partners will also worry about the public opinion influence on Li Zhibai. An artist who is always hung on this kind of news is always unwelcome."

Jiang Yuqian said: "That shows Lin Suyang's work is good, digging in the right direction."

"Yes," He Heng said. "It depends on whether Li Zhibai and the others want to continue digging."

Jiang Yuqian: "With Li Zhibai's stinky temper, it would be fine if you didn't tell him the truth. If you told him the truth, he would definitely bite and not let go."

He Heng: "These paparazzi, who is bad to bite, bite this one with the biggest temper."

"They might feel that the bigger the temper, the more loopholes, and the more they can make this matter ferment, and they will profit more from it," Jiang Yuqian said. "Just say these things, do you think they profit little behind the scenes?"

He Heng nodded.

Not little.

Just knowing such a large traffic is enough.

It definitely won't be little.

After Lin Suyang's phone was called "soul-chasing and life-taking" by Li Zhibai, Lin Suyang answered the phone and, without waiting for Li Zhibai to say a word, immediately said: "We are already dealing with it, don't roar."

Li Zhibai's roar was instantly blocked in his throat.

Lin Suyang: "We will issue a statement directly denying the rumors about you and Meng Li. In addition, regarding this incident, we analyzed it, including the news we got from the media side. This incident should be the ghost of the paparazzi team that sneaked photos before."

Li Zhibai sneered: "Are they sick in the head?"

Lin Suyang: "One of the media outlets we sued contacted us, hinting that if we don't stop the lawsuit, things like Meng Li will continue to happen."

Li Zhibai: "They are really interesting. Come on, who is afraid of whom? See if I don't fix them to death."

Lin Suyang said: "We can fight them to the end, but you might want to think clearly. This is indeed a trouble that can't be gotten rid of. For you, if there are constant entangled scandals, it will also affect your image."

"Does swallowing anger not affect my image? If I don't hit them until these paparazzi are in pain, they will only become more intense," Li Zhibai said. "It's fine to follow and shoot usually, but sneaking into the hotel room—what if they really shoot something that can't be shot? What if they make some nude photos?"

Lin Suyang: "This behavior is indeed excessive, which is why everyone stands on your side. However, once this matter is entangled too much, others will involuntarily have opinions about you."

Li Zhibai: "Are you suggesting I reconcile with them?"

"Reconciliation can't be done, of course," Lin Suyang immediately said again. "My meaning is, I want to make it clear to you what the impact might be later. Previously, because your matter with Jiang Yuqian was almost exposed, it might have affected *Love is Not Blind*, and you were very nervous. I want to remind you that fighting this hard battle with them will inevitably affect many of your projects later."

Li Zhibai suddenly fell silent.

Lin Suyang: "However, if you don't fight this hard battle, just as you said, there will only be more and more paparazzi becoming more intense."

Li Zhibai said: "Then fight."

Lin Suyang: "In this line of work, everyone might have to solve new problems as soon as they open their eyes. Your previous reaction was a bit excessive, but this is your personality, and I can't ask you to change it. It's just that although *Love is Not Blind* is very important, no matter how important it is, it's just a project. For you, it's a project, and for Lu Yan He, it's also just a project. If the project fails, you can just continue next time."

"Did I do anything to burn both jade and stone at that time?" Li Zhibai asked back.

"You didn't, but your stance was like you were going to do it. You seemed to be able to do anything as long as it didn't affect *Love is Not Blind*."

Li Zhibai hesitated for a moment.

Actually, he was just guilty. He knew Lin Suyang was right.

Lin Suyang: "So, you have to think clearly. Don't be impulsive for a moment now, and then be hesitant again because of righteousness later. It will be very difficult to handle then."

Li Zhibai shook his head.

"No, this is different. Right is right, wrong is wrong," Li Zhibai said. "*Love is Not Blind* is different, because I didn't expect that my matter with Yuqian would affect the movie—this situation is because of our own negligence. We shouldn't have taken this movie at the same time, so we tried our best to remove the influence at that time. But this matter, the problem is those paparazzi. Whether it's Ji Miao or Meng Li, fake is fake."

Lin Suyang: "Fake can also be mistaken for true by many people."

"I can only consider myself clearly first," Li Zhibai said. "In the future, because of such things, even if it affects Lu Yan He's project, I can only say there's no way. Anyway, such scandals and negative news are destined to continue for a period of time, aren't they? People who look for me to cooperate should also take these factors into account."

Lin Suyang: "Look, you are still reasoning."

"Shouldn't I reason?"

"Many times, in the public opinion field, reasoning is useless; solving problems is useful."

Li Zhibai: "I reason, you solve the problem."

Lin Suyang: "I really go to yours."

Li Zhibai: "I know what you mean. Actually, you don't have to remind me so tactfully. I rarely interfere with your approach."

Lin Suyang: "What if one day, my approach is to let you give up Lu Yan He's project and protect yourself first?"

Li Zhibai: "Under normal circumstances, I don't think there's any problem with this."

"You say it easily."

"I really feel this way," Li Zhibai said. "Projects compared to me, of course, I am more important. I don't even need to say it like this; Lu Yan He definitely has this idea. But, Brother Suyang, don't always push to the extreme at any time. Hypothetical reasoning can't be true. People who feel they have no courage all their lives might also fight like a rabbit when they are dying. People who feel they are incomparably noble might also choose to sacrifice others' interests without hesitation when they really face a crossroads."

Lin Suyang has always felt that Li Zhibai looks like he doesn't think about things and is impulsive, but in fact, he has many instincts that are close to talent.

Many of his "natural instincts" are often the "optimal solution." His personality weaknesses that seem to be exploitable by others are often turned into safety by mistake, making people afraid to be his enemy. Lin Suyang hopes that Li Zhibai can "stop" sometimes, but also contradictorily appreciates Li Zhibai's "not stopping."

Every conversation with Li Zhibai ends with Lin Suyang's helplessness.

This time is still the same.

However, there is no way. Lin Suyang has some things that must be said to Li Zhibai in advance. He knows that for many geniuses and children of luck, the reminders of mortals are just like a mantis trying to stop a chariot. But since he guards this road, this is his duty, and he must do his duty no matter what. Lin Suyang sometimes also realizes belatedly that when he brought MX before, he was not so dutiful.

Is it because he has sincerity for Li Zhibai that he becomes so nagging and caring?

Lin Suyang sometimes also thinks that being a person can actually be a bit more "Zhou Ping'an" (safe/peaceful). Maybe he is sorry to anyone, but no one can stop him from walking higher step by step.

After Lu Yan He landed, he saw this farce on the internet in China.

Meng Li posted a Weibo, saying: Speechless.

Followed by an eye-rolling emoji.

This eye-rolling emoji was posted separately.

And Li Zhibai himself did not respond to anything. It was his agent Lin Suyang who spoke: It's all groundless. It's okay, this will only strengthen our original intention to defend our rights with the law!

Lu Yan He didn't understand the situation, so he went to ask Chen Ziyan for advice.

Chen Ziyan's information network is all-pervasive, and she is very clear about the ins and outs of the whole thing.

She briefly told Lu Yan He about it.

After listening, Lu Yan He was astonished. What era is it, and paparazzi are still so rampant?

Chen Ziyan: Perhaps there is also financial support behind the paparazzi, otherwise, where would they be able to afford such a sustained public opinion war.

Lu Yan He: You mean, someone is targeting Li Zhibai?

Chen Ziyan: Not necessarily. It's still unclear what the situation is, but this is definitely not the paparazzi who usually make small troubles. Those paparazzi can't play such a long play. If they have so much money, why be paparazzi.

Lu Yan He suddenly realized.

Just thinking about these things, Chen Ziyan suddenly sent a link.

Lu Yan He asked: What is this?

Chen Ziyan said: The newly updated *World at a Table* show.

Lu Yan He had heard of this show; it's a show similar to *Three People Talking*, where a few people sit together and talk about everything.

Lu Yan He asked: Sent to me? Recommend me to watch this episode?

Chen Ziyan: He Shi hinted in this episode of the show that your script must be written by a team or ghostwritten by someone else, otherwise you couldn't write so much. People from the show team tipped me off before.

Lu Yan He:... Does He Shi have a problem? I've done live streaming of writing scripts before, and it's not like no one has questioned this aspect before.

Chen Ziyan said: Although so, for such a big screenwriter to stand up and say this publicly, it will still make some people believe it. This thing, you can't prove it false either.

Lu Yan He: Then what should I do?

Chen Ziyan: No need to do anything. I have already prepared a PR strategy. After the public opinion ferments, I will directly @ him and ask him to make it clear if he has the ability. However, because this matter is related to you, I estimate that not only in China, but overseas media may also pay attention to it. You have several public PR activities coming up, including media interviews and interviews. I am worried that someone will ask, so I sent it to you. You prepare in advance.

Lu Yan He said okay.

Chen Ziyan added: Also, didn't you ask Chen Yin to investigate a person named Liu Yuhuai before? He is the husband of Shi Hui, the screenwriter of *Weather Forecast Explosion*.

Lu Yan He: Right, what's wrong?

Chen Ziyan: Chen Yin came to check information with me. We can now confirm that Liu Yuhuai is in He Shi's team. He followed He Shi to write scripts a few years ago. The script for *Earth Flying Eagle* before was the main part he was responsible for.

Lu Yan He showed a look of surprise.

Is there really... such a connection?

Chen Ziyan: You are indeed sharp. Just meeting them once, you could discover that the script might not have been written by his wife.

Lu Yan He hesitated for a moment and asked: Then this matter...

Chen Ziyan: Chen Yin will investigate further, and then according to the situation, see if we want to show our cards and have a chat with Liu Yuhuai. If the situation is unclear, we will shelve this work and not develop it.

Lu Yan He: Um, I'm a little worried about copyright issues in the end.

Chen Ziyan said: There is indeed this problem, but I am more worried about whether He Shi knows about their move.

Lu Yan He: You said whether the script for *Weather Forecast Explosion* could be a pit He Shi buried for me.

Chen Ziyan said: I have also assumed this possibility, but I feel that if it is a pit, the price paid for using a script of this quality is too great. Such a script can be seen as valuable by any film company. It's not the kind of weird script that takes a side path. And what pit can he bury? Could it be that he wants to say this script was written by He Shi, and is preparing to make trouble for us with copyright and plagiarism issues later?

Lu Yan He: Is there such a possibility?

Chen Ziyan: Very slim. Scripts need to be registered for copyright. Even if he finally says this script was plagiarized by Shi Hui from He Shi, then first of all, Shi Hui, the credited screenwriter, is the main responsible party, right? Secondly, this plagiarism is plagiarism at the script level, not plagiarism at the movie work level. In this case, even if the facts are established, the compensation they can get is mainly borne by Shi Hui. Of course, we also have to bleed a little, but this little blood is not enough to hurt the bones. Instead, once the facts are exposed, He Shi's industry reputation will stink. This is different from him asking students to write scripts. He is actively framing. Liu Yuhuai is his student. This point is an unchangeable fact.

Lu Yan He: But it can make Linghe carry a reputation for script plagiarism.

Chen Ziyan: You are splitting hairs. If this constitutes Linghe's script plagiarism, then any film company doesn't need to accept scripts. Every script objectively exists the possibility of screenwriter plagiarism of others.

Lu Yan He: Okay.

Chen Ziyan: I am more interested in, if the script for *Weather Forecast Explosion* was really written by Liu Yuhuai, why did he submit it in Shi Hui's name? Obviously, he also wants to remove the relationship between this script and himself. He is not a screenwriter with representative works or fame either. Doing so, rather than saying he is preventing us from knowing his relationship with He Shi, it is better to say he is preventing He Shi from knowing that his script was submitted to us. At that time, although the script for *Earth Flying Eagle* was the main content he was responsible for, there was no share of his name.

Lu Yan He: You mean, you feel Liu Yuhuai has a private conflict with He Shi?

Chen Ziyan: This is unknown for now. From the current situation, he has no obvious conflict with He Shi. Several people even said that Liu Yuhuai has always been the student with the highest level under He Shi and has been mainly responsible for the writing of two scripts.

Lu Yan He: Even so, didn't give him credit?

Chen Ziyan: Yes, Liu Yuhuai is now a newcomer screenwriter with no works under his name.

Lu Yan He was speechless for a while, not knowing what to say.

Chen Ziyan: Based on the current situation, I tend to think that he sees no hope at He Shi's place, so he started to find ways to find opportunities outside, but he can't let He Shi know blatantly that he is already contacting outside film and television companies himself.

Lu Yan He suddenly realized.

Indeed, according to the situation Chen Ziyan said, the possibility of Liu Yuhuai being sent by He Shi to bury a pit is relatively small.

The key is that he has no conflict with He Shi, so why would he do this kind of thing.

Chen Ziyan said: Anyway, I will remind you first. He Shi's show has already gone online. Prepare to be asked by reporters.

Lu Yan He: Okay, I will prepare.

He Shi's "accusation" in the show caused controversy, an uproar of controversy, without surprise.

Marketing accounts scrambled to brush the screen: Famous screenwriter He Shi "accuses" Lu Yan He of being as high-yielding as a sow, there must be a team writing for him.

Although this topic is very hot and there is a lot of discussion, there are very few that actually form an attack on Lu Yan He.

It's not for any other reason, but because questions in this regard have appeared several times before.

Lu Yan He has live-streamed writing scripts several times.

Not to mention, in the *Friends* crew, everyone knows about Lu Yan He's extreme rushing of pages.

These things are passed down by word of mouth in the industry.

Whether a screenwriter has real ability, people in the industry know.

Just like Lu Yan He can see at a glance that the script for *Earth Flying Eagle* was not written by one person.

If there is really a team ghostwriting, whether the character, story, and writing logic are consistent, people in the industry can tell. Of course, if the script is completely written by another person from beginning to end, it can also be quite unified and consistent.

However, until now, no one has stood up and said they are Lu Yan He's ghostwriter.

To tell the truth, anyone who has the ability to write such a script, how would they be willing to be someone else's ghostwriter?

Liu Yuhuai followed He Shi for three years, then started to find a way out, using his wife's name to sign the script submission.

Anyone who is talented and can rely on themselves to sell scripts will not always be a ghostwriter for others.

Lu Yan He has been a screenwriter since *Friends* in his freshman year, and has created as many as a dozen works, with a creation time of nearly ten years.

Everyone's questioning of Lu Yan He is purely stuck on his amazing creation speed and quantity. Apart from that, there is no other point of doubt.

Chen Ziyan hadn't even had time to follow the plan and wait for the topic to ferment before appearing. Li Zhibai had already gone online sourly:

—Summer insects cannot talk about ice, frogs at the bottom of the well can only sit and watch the sky, and conceited humans can only push themselves to others.

Subsequently, Yan Liang forwarded and teased: You don't take your own things to heart at all, but you pop up at the first time for Old Lu's things. Conceited people only dare to hint and not name names, but you are unceremoniously using "pushing yourself to others" to describe a person's conceit? You are going to be mocked again.

Li Zhibai: I am at most uncultured, but I have morals.

The two sang in harmony and got involved.

Li Zhibai's fans were overjoyed to forward, and one after another @ those who scolded Li Zhibai for "cold violence" against Meng Li before, triumphantly: Look! Is it worth it for him to "cold violence"? He has always played open cards!

It's not the same thing at all.

Chen Ziyan suddenly felt that the PR plan she prepared seemed to be useless.

The killing power of Li Zhibai and Yan Liang singing in harmony was stronger than her preparation.

In less than ten minutes, Chen Siqi also popped up and left a message in the comment area:

—Are you very free? You have to refute all kinds of messy, groundless accusations? If you are so free, go help Yan He and me clean up our house. Don't touch any dirty things. Please, touch some clean dirty things.

Exploded.

Weibo collapsed directly.

Weibo hasn't collapsed for a long time.

He Shi's phone was about to explode.

Friends and relatives from all walks of life cared and asked, wanting to further understand the situation.

He Shi really hadn't been sought by so many people at the same time for many years.

He also finally experienced what it was like for celebrities to be on the hot search, with all kinds of scolding, discussion, and questioning "coming from all directions."

He called Guo Dao in a fit of anger.

One, didn't answer.

Two, didn't answer.

Until the third call, Guo Dao answered his phone, his tone still warm, saying: "Teacher He, sorry, I was in a meeting just now. What's the matter?"

He Shi said angrily: "Guo Dao, didn't I agree with you before that I would delete the part where I talked about Lu Yan He? You agreed well, why is it still kept in the show?"

"Ah? You are talking about this part? I misunderstood, sorry, sorry. I made it into the part where you talked about domestic screenwriters generally facing oppression by platform parties." Guo Dao's tone was full of apologies.

Only then did He Shi recall how he talked to Guo Dao.

Thinking back carefully, he really didn't tell Guo Dao directly which part to delete.

Guo Dao: "Teacher He, actually it's okay. For a talk show like this, some controversy is normal. After a while, these voices will go down; it won't last long. On the contrary, many netizens online actually approve of what you said. You can go and look at the comment area carefully."

He Shi: "Still approve of me, forget it. I'm almost scolded to death by Lu Yan He's fans."

"Artist's fans, always like this," Guo Dao said. "The guests of our show have basically experienced the attacks of artist fans. It is inevitable that sometimes you will make some artist fans feel that what you said is aimed at their artist. In fact, what you said is also a phenomenon, not aimed at Lu Yan He, right?"

He Shi really... couldn't say yes. He was aiming at Lu Yan He.

Aggressively made a phone call to hold accountable.

Hung up the phone with a guilty conscience and was defeated.

He Shi had a fire in his stomach and couldn't vent it.

He returned to the studio and saw his few students working hard, their fingers flying on the keyboard, looking like they were afraid of being implicated by him.

He was even more annoyed. ===== CHAPTER 862 =====