CSGM - Chapter 54
Chapter 54: Acknowledgment from the Police
Ren Zhi glanced at Chu Xi and suddenly fell silent.
The moment Chu Xi started being mysterious, she guessed that everything was probably fine.
"I did a good deed, you know. I bet you can't guess what it was," Chu Xi said again, raising an eyebrow, her eyes begging for praise.
She looked just like a little puppy that had secretly hidden a bone under its cushion, now looking up with sparkling eyes, full of anticipation and a desire to show off-Guess what surprise I have for you today?
Ren Zhi's thoughts drifted to the image of a pet dog, and she couldn't help but let out a soft laugh.
How could Chu Xi have such a childish side?
She said, "You'd better tell the Director first. He's very worried about this."
Chu Xi yawned, looking bored. "He'll find out."
"I went to help the police station solve a case. It seems like they were planning to keep it quiet, probably worried I'd be targeted for revenge… Heh, I didn't expect the paparazzi to get a picture. I saw what they were saying on Weibo, too."
As she finished, she let out another laugh with an unreadable meaning.
It turned out that being a netizen was the idlest profession these days.
Ren Zhi finally understood. "So that's what happened."
No wonder the way Chu Xi was taken away felt different from other celebrities who had actually committed a crime.
It was a false alarm after all.
As long as she was okay.
Chu Xi said calmly, "Don't you worry. They treated me with the utmost courtesy, even booked my plane ticket, bought me breakfast, and served me tea. Do I look like someone who would commit a crime?"
Ren Zhi listened and slowly nodded. She believed that with Chu Xi's abilities, she could indeed be of some help to the police. It wasn't an exaggeration.
She suggested, "In that case, you should have your team…" She paused mid-sentence, realizing that Chu Xi most likely didn't have a team at this point.
Not every celebrity had a team serving them. You had to be at least a fourth or fifth-tier artist with a certain level of commercial value-at the very least, your income had to be enough to support a team.
After a brief pause, she rephrased, "Tell your agent to help you handle this public opinion incident. This kind of PR is necessary."
"Oh, no problem."
Chu Xi asked another question, "You have a team, right?"
Of course Ren Zhi did.
All in all, there were thirty to forty people, all serving her alone.
It wasn't that she was extravagant; a top-tier star's work in every aspect had to be meticulous.
"I do."
"Then can I join your team? I can serve you, too."
Ren Zhi could tell right away that she wasn't being serious.
"What can you do?" she asked, without much expectation.
"Be your private tutor," Chu Xi said confidently.
As expected…
Ren Zhi's face was impassive. "No, thank you."
"I can help you develop your intellectual potential! Ren Zhi, why don't you have any ambition in this area? Don't you want to be as smart as me? Even if you can't match me, you can still far surpass all other celebrities."
Accustomed to Chu Xi's constant high opinion of herself, she decided to change the subject.
"Why don't you tell me what you did at the police station? The Director said you were so tired you fell asleep as soon as you got back."
Half an hour later, by a stroke of coincidence, it wasn't just Ren Zhi who learned what Chu Xi had been up to at the police station-the online gossip-mongers found out as well.
The official Weibo account of the X City Police Station published a message of thanks:
【Thank you to @Teacher Chu Xi for your assistance. You accurately identified the suspect's features from blurry surveillance footage our team was reviewing and collaborated with us to solve a home invasion and burglary case within twenty-five hours. Sincerely. Thank you!】
They even attached a photo of Chu Xi in the police station office, surrounded by a group of uniformed officers, pointing at a computer screen.
In the photo, her expression was serious, and everyone was looking in the direction she was pointing, equally focused. Of course, the computer screen was pixelated.
But it didn't matter. The grand display was still in full effect.
Are you kidding? The official police account posted on Weibo, making such a huge statement, and it was related to a celebrity from the entertainment industry. How could Weibo not give it a trending spot?
It had to be arranged!
At first, the topic #XCityPoliceStationThanksChuXi was only third on Weibo's trending list, a position actively arranged by Weibo's backend.
Later, as exposure increased, the topic was pushed directly to the number one spot by the heat generated by netizens!
Holy crap, this thank-you post was a stone-cold slap in the face!
A slap in the face to all the rumors that had been flying around online yesterday and today.
A slap in the face to the gossip-mongers who thought they had another good show to watch and were making snide remarks about Chu Xi.
A slap in the face to her former agent, Hu Lan, who was still secretly gloating, cursing Chu Xi and saying she "got what she deserved," and waiting to see her downfall.
Ever since Hu Lan saw the police's Weibo post, she wasn't gloating at all. Her vibrant expression vanished, and her face changed in an instant.
It was as if she'd been hit by a smile-erasing spell, shocked and resentful.
When some of the executives at her former agency-Star Han Agency-saw this major news, some of them slapped their thighs in regret.
This Chu Xi, she used to be an artist at their company, right? They weren't mistaken, were they?
-A quick check in the system confirmed it, they weren't mistaken!
Oh, shit!
They had an artist with such a unique persona, how had they not discovered her when she was at the company? She clearly had potential for development, so how did she end up terminating her contract and going to a rival company?!
If it had been their Star Han artist being officially thanked by the police tonight, they couldn't imagine what a positive, radiant, and glorious agency they would be.
But now Chu Xi was already an artist at Qingyou. This opportunity to make a big splash had been handed over to their rival on a silver platter!
This was a devastating loss!
The executives were filled with deep regret. How could this be? How could they have let an artist like Chu Xi, who clearly had so much room for further development, just slip away?
One executive even called Hu Lan, his questioning tone tinged with blame-Why the hell did you terminate the contract with a perfectly good artist?!
The internet was truly a magical place.
Yesterday, Chu Xi's reputation was being torn down across the entire web. Tonight, it was shooting up like a rocket.
Chu Xi had gone and helped the police successfully solve a case!
How awesome was that?!
The paparazzi who took the photo was also tracked down by the police. The marketing account that posted the photo now had an apology and self-criticism letter to Chu Xi pinned to the top of their Weibo, stating that they had deeply reflected on their actions of secretly photographing, publishing, and disseminating another person's information, and they tagged Chu Xi to beg for forgiveness.
It was obvious they'd been called in for a "cup of tea" with the police and received an education!
Serves them right! No one felt sorry for these unscrupulous paparazzi and marketing accounts.
The Milkshakes swaggered through every comment section with their hands on their hips-
【Don't comment if you don't know the full picture. Rumors will always collapse on their own. Welcome back, Teacher Chu, from solving the case!/[love you]】
【Even though Xixi is an actress, her skills aren't an act. Thank you for your trust, Officer!/[cheering]/[cheering]】
【The real official announcement is here. Everyone who was spreading rumors yesterday, take a look!】
【My wife is just that amazing!!!】
【I almost thought my Top Xi was arrested for being an illegal show-off. Oh, good, turns out showing off isn't illegal. She was actually there to help/[doge].】
If not now, when was the time to praise their multi-talented idol who was shining a light for justice!
Onlookers felt there was nothing wrong with it.
Chu Xi was a badass this time. She had performed a meritorious service. Who could argue with that?
The netizens who thought yesterday that this was another celebrity legal scandal were now all completely stunned!
【My perspective was too small. I'm so stupid, really. All I knew was that everyone who got taken in before became a law-and-order celebrity…】
【Fuck, you stupid media outlets, who gave you permission to report it like that? "Chu Xi taken back to the police station in the middle of the night"?? Misleading! This is misleading! If only you had used the word "invited"!/[facepalm]】
【I was disrespectful to Chu Xi last night/[kneeling]】
【I'm already rewatching past episodes of 《Our Restaurant》. She's so fucking awesome!!!】
【She went into the police station and came back without being a law-and-order celebrity. She seems to be the first in the entertainment industry/[kneeling] This is a whole new level of 6!】
【Who was it yesterday that said she didn't cherish her reputation and was ruining her own future?!/[smile] Oh, it was me. Sorry, I failed to recognize Mount Tai!!】
Thinking back now, the netizens realized their opinions of Chu Xi last night had been truly disrespectful!
What "another law-and-order celebrity"? What "breaking the law"? The moment the inside story of Chu Xi's incident was exposed, all the previous voices of doubt fell silent.
This included the previous trending topics about Chu Xi's astonishing feats, where many people still suspected it was all scripted for the show's effect, refusing to believe there was an artist with such a heaven-defying IQ.
Could the entertainment industry produce a super-genius more brilliant than students from Peking and Tsinghua University? Impossible, fake, absolutely impossible!
But-
A show's effect could be fake, but helping the police solve a case was definitely real!
The authority of the official Blue V account was right there for all to see.
This wasn't some variety show for online entertainment.
【I always thought that being able to see the lip patterns of a fish on the show was just part of her showing-off routine. In the end, it was my own ignorance/[laughingcry]】
Chu Xi's ability to help the police identify the correct suspect from a blurry surveillance video was proof of her skill.
Her eyes were just that incredible.
With a Blue V account to back her up, the most stable persona in the entertainment industry had arrived!
The number of followers on Chu Xi's super-topic page surpassed 300,000 overnight.
New fans eagerly joined, while old fans celebrated wildly through the night-
Our little obscure celebrity made us proud again today!
The future is promising!
Promising, promising, the future is promising. It even got her agent, Yu Yixue, all fired up. That night, she called a friend out to a food stall and happily chugged two cans of beer.
Who said the artist she managed was no good? Isn't she doing great!
The phrase "an emotional rollercoaster" couldn't be more fitting for her right now.
However worried and scared Yu Yixue had been last night was how ecstatic she was tonight.
Not only did Chu Xi not get into trouble, but she was also publicly thanked by the police. The company held a meeting today and said they had to seize this momentum, pick a good script for Chu Xi, and get her into a production crew as soon as possible to strike while the iron was hot.
By their calculations, 《Our Restaurant》 would be ending in about a month.
Just yesterday, Yu Yixue was asking if Chu Xi could play a fourth-billed female supporting role. The Teacher Chen she had inquired with, who hadn't replied to her message, was now messaging Yu Yixue with increasing frequency tonight.
XX Production Crew Chen N:
【Fourth-billed is a bit of a waste of her talent. Your artist has a great image and condition. I think she could try for the second-billed role of XXX!】
【When is she free to come to the set for an audition? The sooner the better. It would be even better if she could join the crew early. We have professional acting coaches on set who can train her.】
【[File]】
【This is the character bio for XXX. Have Chu Xi look it over in advance and strive for a good performance at the audition./[handshake]】
It wasn't just him. Several other production crews that had been aloof to Yu Yixue last night all replied today.
They were all a bunch of businessmen who surfed on 5G, stayed at the forefront of gossip, and closely followed the latest hot topics.
Yu Yixue replied politely to each one: 【Okay, thank you, Teacher X. I'll send it to Chu Xi to look at right away.】
In reality, she passed on all of them. If she felt uncomfortable, Chu Xi, with her even bigger temper, would never be able to work with them, right?
She pushed aside the old scripts, unafraid that Chu Xi would have no roles to play. Because at the meeting held just this evening, the company had sent her several excellent scripts, specifically asking for Chu Xi to choose first.
Among them were resources like high-end production crews, major IPs, and female lead roles.
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