Huayu Shen Gongbao

Chapter 17 Scandal Exposed

Time flies, and three more days have passed in the blink of an eye.

On the afternoon of May 11, Jackie Chan and Jet Li returned to the film set with casts on their wrists and announced the decision to cast Huang Xiaoming as the God of War.

Huang Xiaoming flashed his signature wicked smile again and bought a bunch of things to distribute on set.

They also ordered hundreds of luxury meals at the Hengdian World Studios Hotel to treat the entire crew to a good meal.

Although Huang Xiaoming uses various underhanded methods to compete for roles and maintain relationships within the industry, it must be said that he is still a very generous person.

The atmosphere on set became lively, with "Congratulations, Brother Xiaoming!" and "Thank you, Brother Xiaoming!" heard everywhere.

Seeing this, Li Xue sighed.

Buzzing~~~

The phone vibrated, and Li Xue picked it up to see that it was a text message from Shen Gongbao.

"You still need to book the hotel tonight, I'm out of money."

Upon seeing this message, Li Xue was furious.

Three days ago, Shen Gongbao lied to her, saying that the double room had not been cancelled, but when she went there in the evening, it was still a small standard room, and the river view double room had been cancelled long ago.

Seeing that the environment was a bit poor, Li Xue paid for a new room for Shen Gongbao, which was the most luxurious honeymoon suite.

For the next three nights in a row, Li Xue paid for the room!

She also had to dress herself up carefully, buy all kinds of supplies and props, and treat Shen Gongbao to breakfast and dinner!

These past few days have been exhausting. I can only rest at noon because I have to work like a beast of burden both morning and night.

Several times a day, Shen Gongbao had his way with it all!

Li Xue became increasingly angry. She glanced at Shen Gongbao not far away and typed a reply: "I'm not free tonight. Our relationship ends here. Don't contact me again."

Li Bingbing saw the text message and asked in surprise, "You seem to be quite happy these past few days. Not only are you smiling more, but your complexion has also improved, and you look radiant."

Why the sudden decision to sever ties?

Li Xue sighed and stated the apparent reason: "I plan to give up signing with Shen Gongbao."

Li Xue didn't reveal the real reason.

On the one hand, from the role of the God of War of Jade Frontier, Li Xue discovered that Shen Gongbao was too stubborn and would not listen to her opinions at all, which might make it difficult to communicate after signing the contract.

On the other hand, Li Xue was also scared.

She found herself becoming increasingly inseparable from Shen Gongbao these past few days, often thinking about him during the day and sometimes even getting jealous of Xiao Lixue.

She could never bear to refuse Shen Gongbao's requests.

In Li Xue's view, this was unacceptable.

She is a very rational person who always prioritizes her career and has never thought about dating, marriage, or having children.

Now that there's a tendency to act on emotion, Li Xue wants to end the relationship as soon as possible and nip the irrational feelings in the bud.

Li Bingbing was unaware of these matters. Li Xue had not explained the specifics to her and did not want to elaborate further, so her answer was perfunctory.

Just as Li Xue was about to leave, her phone vibrated; it was a call from her subordinate.

"Mr. Li, someone on Tianya forum is leaking information about the 'King of Kung Fu' film crew! We contacted the moderator to delete the post, but they refused!"

Since last year, Huayi has attached great importance to internet promotion.

On the one hand, they formed a marketing team to monitor and influence online public opinion;

On the other hand, it has partnered with platforms such as Sina and Baidu to give its stars better exposure.

Li Xue is also one of the people in charge of this business.

Therefore, Li Xue is able to know about negative public opinion on the internet immediately, and she can usually handle news that is unfavorable to Li Bingbing in a timely manner.

After hanging up the phone, Li Xue quickly opened her laptop, plugged in her mobile network card, and logged into Tianya Forum.

I saw a post that had already been pinned to the top: "Let's uncover the truth behind the frequent injuries on the set of The Forbidden Kingdom".

The poster, whose username is "Slightly Upturned Mouth," has only posted 8 messages, but the thread has already garnered thousands of replies and an explosive number of comments.

[I can't reveal my identity, but I've been working in Hengdian for many years, so I guess I'm a semi-insider. Here's my "extra qualification certificate" first.]

Many people replied to this message:

"Surrounding the front row, eagerly watching."

"Talented people often emerge from the second floor; I want to see what they have to say!"

"Although the ID is blurred, you can tell he's a veteran extra. I support the poster's revelation!"

"The three main actors of The Forbidden Kingdom were injured, and they are all very skilled fighters. It's amazing that no one has been able to find out the cause."

"I hope the original poster can share some genuine information!"

Li Xue clicked "Only show posts by the original poster," so she couldn't see the information on the second floor for the time being. She continued reading the posts.

The Forbidden Kingdom is a very popular movie, attracting widespread attention from the start of filming. I also joined in the fun and got involved. Let's start with a picture of Liu Yifei to set the tone!

[Here's another picture of Li Bingbing as the White-Haired Witch. Both of them are stunning beauties, haha!]

A few days ago, Jackie Chan and Jet Li were photographed visiting a hospital, which attracted a lot of attention from netizens. Many reporters and paparazzi contacted the film crew, hoping to dig up some juicy stories.

Someone even offered me money to reveal things I knew.

I've been thinking about it, and the most fundamental spirit of the internet is selfless sharing. I've seen many great minds sharing selflessly on forums before; now it's my turn.

[Let me first clarify that I didn't have a high position in the crew, so my perspective is very limited. Please don't criticize me if there are any inaccuracies; just treat it as a story.]

The story begins with a top student named Shen Gongbao. He was a very interesting person; he was a top student at Zhejiang University and apparently the top science student in LY City's 03 college entrance examination.

As graduation approached, he and his classmates came to the film set to experience filming, which was a special graduation trip.

Film crews are a melting pot of all sorts of people, mostly academic underachievers. The sudden appearance of a top student naturally sparks resentment among certain groups, who want to make things difficult for him.

On May 3rd, while filming, I was far away and didn't know the specifics, but I heard a group of people bullying Shen Gongbao, making him act out a scene where he was being beaten, and they were also making all sorts of sarcastic remarks.

I think Shen Gongbao is in big trouble now; he's sure to get a beating.

A moment later, Collin Chou let out a scream, followed by Shen Gongbao shouting that the Hong Kong entertainment circle was bullying him and that the "Little White Dragon" incident was happening again!

The crew was afraid that things would escalate, so they quickly covered their mouths and prevented Shen Gongbao from leaving, fearing that he would expose the matter.

For those unfamiliar with the Little White Dragon incident, you can look up the past events surrounding the cast and crew of the TV series "Little Fish and Flower Without Flaws".

Upon seeing this, Li Xue immediately sensed something was wrong. This poster, whose username was "Slightly Upturned Lips," seemed to have actually worked on a film set, and the information he provided was basically accurate!

She kept pressing F5 to refresh, but the poster has only posted these messages so far.

On the last floor below, a bunch of netizens were urging him to update soon.

After thinking about it, Li Xue immediately told Jackie Chan and Jet Li about it.

Before long, the main cast and crew gathered around Li Xue's laptop, and Shen Gongbao also came over.

Li Xue had just sat down when she updated her status again with a slight smile.

In about ten minutes, three floors were updated in succession.

The day after Collin Chou was injured, the production team blocked the news.

Jet Li and Jackie Chan were afraid that Shen Gongbao would say something inappropriate, so they wanted him to stay in the crew as a stuntman. Shen Gongbao was a top student and had found a very good job, but stunt work was tiring, dangerous, and low-paying, so he was unwilling.

That's all I heard, and then I was chased away.

[Later, I don't know what happened, but Shen Gongbao stayed on the set as a stunt double. It seems he was forced into it. Sigh, those who know, know what it's like on a film set.]

[After that, I completely left the Forbidden Kingdom film crew. I'm sorry everyone. I don't know how Jackie Chan and Jet Li were injured, but they both suffered fractures like Collin Chou. I think it must be related to Shen Gongbao. It's highly likely that they were punished for bullying Shen Gongbao.]

Upon seeing this, Jackie Chan and Jet Li were furious, but also relieved.

This revelation is only in written form and lacks concrete evidence, so it can still be salvaged.

Unexpectedly, a little while later, he updated his blog again with a slight smile.

To prove the authenticity of the allegations, I have attached three audio recordings to the post, which you can download and listen to.

P.S.: I have over a dozen audio recordings to keep as souvenirs. These three are the most relevant to the allegations; I won't release the rest as they are irrelevant.

Upon seeing the information on this floor, Jackie Chan couldn't hold back and blurted out, "I'll fuck your ass!"