[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-plagued-by-bad-reviews-but-the-top-actress":3,"chapter-plagued-by-bad-reviews-but-the-top-actress-plagued-by-bad-reviews-but-the-top-actress-chapter-429":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Plagued by bad reviews, but the top actress!",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1733940,2218,"Chapter 429 - 429 429 Darkness Before Dawn","plagued-by-bad-reviews-but-the-top-actress-chapter-429",429,"\u003Cp>Chapter 429: Chapter 429: Darkness Before Dawn Chapter 429: Chapter 429: Darkness Before Dawn What do you mean from champion to bronze? You’ve always been a stubborn bronze, okay?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And a firefight, a hail of bullets, you’re playing a game?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Forget it, these aren’t important.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So, you mean to tell me that this incident is real and not made up, right?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yeah.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Who can prove it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Anyone who was part of the operation can prove it. Director Fang even took me there.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Director Fang, Fang Lilin? You mean Fang Lilin instructed you to go undercover?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yeah.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Jiayang slapped his thigh excitedly, “Good!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eh, doesn’t it hurt?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once more!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He slapped his thigh fiercely, “This is Allure’s chance to turn things around!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was so happy that even though he slapped his thigh so hard his hand went numb, his thigh didn’t hurt at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he noticed that Xia Weibao and Xia Shi sitting opposite him had strange expressions on their faces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Turning his head, he saw Leng Yan continuously rubbing his thigh, his face contorted in pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You son of a bitch Xu Jiayang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What feud do we have for you to slap me twice!?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And on my fair and tender thigh, no less!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Jiayang’s breath hitched, damn, he hit the wrong person!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why didn’t you say anything?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it hurts, you should cry out, then I wouldn’t have hit you twice, would I?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leng Yan’s face was flushed red from holding it in, pointing at his mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he couldn’t utter a thing no matter how he tried.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Shi’s face was full of sympathy, “He just drank four bottles of medicated oil, he has lost his voice.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Jiayang, “…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When it rains, it pours.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Forget it, this isn’t important either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, it’s not deadly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let’s start planning how to clarify this matter.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Shi, “We don’t need to do anything, this involves the military, and they will surely not let the situation escalate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And since Baby has made a notable contribution as an undercover agent, how could the military allow a meritorious person to take the fall for such a huge mistake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We just have to wait, I believe the military will promptly handle this.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Speak of the devil and he shall appear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No sooner had she spoken than Director Fang’s call came through.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Weibao, “Director Fang, what’s up?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he was in the army, to make gaming more convenient, Fang Lilin had taken his WeChat and cell phone number.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Regarding the rumors online, I’d like to talk to you in person. Let’s have dinner together tonight.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Weibao thought for a moment, “Okay.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This matter being addressed by the military carries more credibility than anyone else’s intervention!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the rumors that were intensifying on the internet, the Hongtu Public Relations Department remained silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They are all experts in hype; under the current circumstances, the bigger the incident gets, the more resounding the slap will be when things clear up!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It will be even more advantageous for Allure’s comeback!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Hongtu’s lack of response, in the eyes of internet warriors, looked like guilt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Too scared to make a statement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The criticism became harsher.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The excitement among the critics grew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After getting tired of cursing on Xia Weibao’s microblog, they moved on to berate the official Hongtu account.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After scolding on the official Hongtu account, they ran off to leave abusive comments on the official account of the Allure web series.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When they had almost had their fill there, they ran off to berate the other actors of Allure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, behind the screen, nobody knows who they are; they could vent to their heart’s content.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Weibo influencers who posted the initial posts were on fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, other big and small influencers became envious and started to ride the wave of attention by sharing the posts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some internet celebrities, looking to catch a ride on this east wind, began to openly criticize Xia Weibao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Accusing the entertainment industry of moral decline, suggesting that celebrities would do anything for fame.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was bad enough to be involved with the casting couch or to be the other woman, but now they didn’t even spare the national military.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In just half a day, everyone who had voiced criticism of this matter had their moment in the limelight, reaping both fame and profit.\u003C\u002Fp>",729,"2026-06-06T16:21:59.440Z",1,"novelbin.me","b00fe7c5580d2fa66cfc17ddc70fa7d4320c1ebab88401f0bb798d6b97e04c19","plagued-by-bad-reviews-but-the-top-actress-chapter-430","plagued-by-bad-reviews-but-the-top-actress-chapter-428",1766,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fplagued-by-bad-reviews-but-the-top-actress-cover.jpg"]