[{"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-853":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},1734764,2218,"Chapter 853: Accepting an Interview","plagued-by-bad-reviews-but-the-top-actress-chapter-853",853,"\u003Cp>The current vote results are as follows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First place: Yan Weiyang, 1.43 million votes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Second place: Xia Weibao, 800,000 votes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Third place: Hua Shan, 550,000 votes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With four days left, Xia Weibao calculated that it was time to start canvassing for votes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So she started calling people, pulling on strings of friendship first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn’t actually have many friends in the entertainment industry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She used to have quite a few, but since her mishap three years ago, everyone deserted her when she was down, revealing their true colors, and she cut all ties.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nowadays, these friends are those she met after her comeback, especially during the filming of \"Allure,\" where she met many new friends.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just after finishing a phone call, she heard Xia Shi’s voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Baby, go online quickly, Yan Weiyang is being interviewed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Weibao raised an eyebrow; Empire Entertainment’s PR department was indeed strong, responding so swiftly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In comparison, Hongtu’s PR department was really terrible, wasn’t it!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had just opened the webpage when a video of Yan Weiyang’s interview popped up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Live broadcast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yan Weiyang’s face was pale, with heavy dark circles, and she looked utterly exhausted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was clear she hadn’t slept all night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Probably due to the impact of the issues online.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Weibao glanced at the video, smirking, full of disdain—it was all makeup.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These tricks couldn’t fool her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Traditional Chinese medicine emphasizes observation, inquiry, and diagnosis. Diagnosing involves first observing complexion and symptoms. No complexion can escape her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yan Weiyang’s haggard look was all painted on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Quite the act,\" Xia Shi commented.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So fake. Women love to maneuver their image,\" Leng Yan scoffed disdainfully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly recalling something, he glanced at Xia Weibao and suddenly didn’t want to speak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, the one best at maneuvering images worked under him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What do you think she’ll say to explain?\" Leng Yan asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Shi remained expressionless, sitting next to Xia Weibao to watch together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Surely she’ll say the media is exaggerating and that she tried to explain but the media didn’t listen, acting all innocent—Empire Entertainment Media’s PR department is famously formidable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They can turn black into white.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Trying to bring Yan Weiyang down with this is difficult.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Weibao wasn’t concerned about this; she was only thinking about one thing: how Lu Hualiang would explain why his Weibo only followed her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he followed a few more people, he certainly wouldn’t want that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her man, why should he follow anyone else?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Weibao couldn’t help but sigh at how awkward and possessive she was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But such a rightful sense of possession, really?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, the interview began.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There weren’t many reporters, all invited by Empire Entertainment Media.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No need to guess; they must have been slipped envelopes, knowing well what to ask and not to ask.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reporters got right to the point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Miss Yan, is it true what’s being said online that you are intentionally creating rumors with Director Lu to gain attention?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yan Weiyang, looking haggard, trembled slightly, her eyes shimmering with tears, lips pale, as if suffering great injustice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Regarding this matter, I’ve already explained on Weibo before; Director Lu and I are just ordinary friends. I’m helpless against the rumors spreading online.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Someone saw you entering Lake Heart Community. Were you going to see Director Lu?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, I heard Lady Lingyi returned to the country and went to visit her to catch up.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as she spoke, not only the reporters but even fans watching the live stream were shocked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What? Weiyang actually knows Lady Lingyi?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh my god, that’s Huaxia’s First Lady! Weiyang is amazing, and it sounds like she knows Lady Lingyi well...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reporter seemed to have grasped a big news story. Mentioning Yan Lingyi, everyone in Huaxia would show admiration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Miss Yan, do you know Lady Lingyi?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, I’m very familiar with Lady Lingyi. She quite appreciates me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yan Weiyang spoke with a smile, immensely proud. It was her mother, how could she not appreciate her?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feeling a bit smug, last night He Xin sent her an email, which didn’t actually state this, only saying she passed by.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She intentionally said she went to see Lady Lingyi, enhancing her image several levels higher.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just like in our lives, when someone knows a significant figure, others subconsciously want to curry favor with them—it’s the same concept.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Celebrity effect, leveraging Yan Lingyi’s reputation, others’ perspectives towards her changed completely.\u003C\u002Fp>",733,"2026-06-06T16:22:12.039Z",1,"novelbin.me","1c9e2bd7cf75d9a948c025a8812fb262b524f72eaae0abec4f587b94267813bc","plagued-by-bad-reviews-but-the-top-actress-chapter-854","plagued-by-bad-reviews-but-the-top-actress-chapter-852",1766,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fplagued-by-bad-reviews-but-the-top-actress-cover.jpg"]