"Get the PR department to come up with emergency measures right away, and be quick. We also need to cool down the buzz on Weibo and try to minimize the damage to Xiao Man’s image."

"Arrange meetings with the heads of a few media outlets that have good relations with us, and send Ai Lin."

"At the same time, release the news that my wife and I are willing to accept an interview with S Entertainment Agency—the further it spreads, the better."

He took several quick and effective measures, dealing with this emergency with the utmost composure.

Qianxun stood behind him, enchanted by his crisis management skills.

His serious demeanor was really attractive.

Gu Liancheng turned around and said to Qianxun: "About the interview, is that okay with you? Right now, only our story can overshadow Xiao Man’s, press down on her buzz for a while. If the media catch wind of it, they’ll all try to snatch the scoop. YS TV Station, for instance, has been wanting to do our show for a while, and I’ve had Ai Lin keeping them on hold."

Had it been before today, she might not have agreed.

But after Xiao Man’s incident broke out, she would do whatever he said, believing that his approach must certainly be the most effective.

"Who exactly... stabbed Sister Man in the back?"

This morning, a set of pictures related to Xiao Man spread rapidly on Weibo, shocking all netizens, with even some of Xiao Man’s die-hard fans turning on her.

Some of the pictures showed Xiao Man using drugs. Even in the dim lighting and awkward angles, she was still recognizable.

Big star Xiao Man using drugs, such a blow was hard for most people to accept.

Previously, tidbits about her were merely rumors, and there had been similar gossip before, but back then the fans all defended Xiao Man. However, the level of support they gave then was matched by their disappointment upon learning the truth now.

Even angrier were Xiao Man’s hardcore fans, who felt heartbroken and betrayed by their idol, demanding explanations from Xiao Man on Weibo.

Then there were several other pictures... that followed, whose content was...

explicit photos...

However, those pictures had the faces mosaic-ed out, and people could only identify it was Xiao Man by the provocative red spider lily tattoo on the left side of that woman’s back.

Some netizens made technical posts comparing the tattoos on that woman and Xiao Man, concluding that they were the same size, same details, almost like copy and paste. They also compared that woman’s figure with Xiao Man’s backless photos, finding around a ninety percent match.

All evidence suggested that the person in the pictures was indeed Xiao Man!

There were a total of three such photos, and by looking at the surrounding environment and other details, a bold assumption was made: these were three different men on each occasion!

Fans had no time to whitewash for her, drowning in sorrow and shock, as if they’d been struck dumb all at once.

When Qianxun saw that Weibo post, she actually wanted to believe in Xiao Man.

But she knew the first few pictures were real because she had confessed to her. And the later ones...

She confirmed them after talking to Xiao Man on the phone.

They were probably... real too.

"It’s probably someone she’s crossed," Gu Liancheng said, "Those photos aren’t easy to get hold of. That person... must know her very well."

However, after so many years of Xiao Man being in the industry, she had offended her share of people, and guessing who was behind this surreptitious attack wouldn’t be easy for the time being.