The people hiding in the grass were none other than Sister Chun and her two companions who had come to pay a visit.
The big incident involving the Ji family had spread not only in the financial circle but also in the entertainment circle.
After Ji Changmin's press conference in the morning, Sister Chun and the others figured that the matter was almost over, so they came to visit Ji Xiaoli and also wanted to show their presence.
But they never expected that this visit would uncover a big piece of gossip.
Sister Chun was so shocked that it took her a while to come to her senses. "Our General Manager Ji was kissed forcefully again?"
Brother Xia, who had just taken the photos, nodded. "It seems so for now."
Yuan Fang clicked his tongue. "Our boss really has good luck with the opposite sex."
Sister Chun thought for a long time and suddenly sensed something different.
"Do you think this rich second - generation guy has replaced that young actor and become General Manager Ji's new favorite?"
Brother Xia hesitated for a moment and then dropped another bombshell. "Actually, this isn't the first time."
Sister Chun was startled. There was more to this than met the eye.
"Brother Xia, what's going on? Tell us."
Brother Xia then mysteriously opened an encrypted photo album, which contained several more photos.
"I don't know what's wrong with this Young Master Zheng. He's been vigorously pursuing our General Manager Ji again recently. I've already caught them several times."
Moreover, out of a paparazzo's instinct, almost every time he saw them, his hand would involuntarily press the shutter.
Sister Chun flipped through the photos. They were all pictures of Zheng Nanfeng frantically pursuing Ji Xiaoli.
She immediately looked at Brother Xia approvingly. "Brother Xia, you did a great job."
After looking at the photos, Yuan Fang suddenly had a bold idea. "Sister Chun, Brother Xia, how about we use these photos to stir up some things?"
"Forget it." Sister Chun got goosebumps just at the mention of "stirring up things".
"It's not that kind of thing!" Yuan Fang knew she had misunderstood.
She pointed at the stack of photos and then at the door of Ji Xiaoli's place. "I mean we use these photos to do something big and help our boss."
Sister Chun became interested. "Yuan Fang, tell us in detail."
Yuan Fang cleared his throat. "I mean we use these photos to boost our General Manager Ji's popularity even higher."
Brother Xia frowned. "This doesn't seem right. What if General Manager Ji doesn't like it?"
Yuan Fang raised his eyebrows. "Then tell me, what kind of life do women like?"
Sister Chun: "Rich, powerful and influential."
Brother Xia: "And with handsome guys by their side."
Yuan Fang continued. "If you were a woman, rich, powerful, and being pursued by a rich and handsome guy, wouldn't you be happy?"
Brother Xia thought for a while. "It seems to make sense."
Yuan Fang coaxed them. "So we'll do General Manager Ji a favor. We'll portray her as a typical woman and create a stir for her, making her a big hit. What do you think?"
Sister Chun slapped her thigh. "Yuan Fang, you're really something! This plan is brilliant. I'm sure once this plan succeeds, General Manager Ji will surely think highly of us!"
Brother Xia also nodded repeatedly. "That's right. Being relentlessly pursued by a rich and handsome guy is a good gimmick."
Yuan Fang said regretfully. "That's settled then. It's such a good opportunity to make our boss famous. Will there be a second chance like this? No!"
"Right!" The more Sister Chun thought about it, the more reasonable it seemed. "I think this is a good opportunity. It's just the right time to show ourselves in front of our boss."
Brother Xia also started daydreaming. "Maybe General Manager Ji will be so happy that she'll give us a promotion and a raise, and then we'll reach the peak of our lives."
Suddenly, the air was filled with a happy atmosphere.
"Wait!" Brother Xia suddenly raised a question. "But what if General Manager Ji finds out halfway and doesn't like it?"
Yuan Fang: "How about we keep it a secret until it's successful? Then we'll see how our boss reacts."
If it succeeds, they can come out and claim credit. If General Manager Ji doesn't like it, they'll keep this secret forever.
Sister Chun made the final decision. "I think it's a go!"
Now that they had reached an agreement, the three of them started to act separately.
Yuan Fang was in charge of re - processing the photos. Brother Xia started to write a vivid press release. Sister Chun went to contact her friends who were big influencers.
The next day, a new headline came out.
#Bad Women, Good at Winning Men's Hearts#
The accompanying picture showed Zheng Nanfeng looking lovingly at Ji Xiaoli, while the latter looked very cold.
Many people recognized the famous lucky girl Ji Xiaoli at a glance and clicked in.
"Hello everyone. Today I'm going to tell you about someone's glorious deeds. When you mention her, what's the first word that comes to your mind? Anyway, the first word that comes to my mind is 'Bad Women, Good at Winning Men's Hearts'. Why? Just take a look at this picture and you'll understand."
Here, several pictures of Zheng Nanfeng pursuing Ji Xiaoli were posted.
"You can see that in these pictures, this rich second - generation guy is so affectionate and dedicated, while our Miss Ji is exactly the opposite, extremely cold. But the colder Ji Xiaoli is, the more infatuated the rich and handsome guy becomes. Look! This is a textbook example of 'Bad Women, Good at Winning Men's Hearts'!"
"Moreover, according to insider information, this woman was single before she became successful. But after she made it big, there have been a steady stream of tabloid news, with rich and handsome guys and young actors coming one after another. Could it be that this is the so - called 'A woman goes bad when she gets rich'?"
"However, if I had a chance to be as 'bad' as Ji Xiaoli, get rich and be pursued by a rich and handsome guy, I'd say - I'm all in!"
The article ended with an unfinished summary. "Women should live like Ji Xiaoli! Bad women are the most lovable!"
Thanks to the publicity by Sister Chun and the others, and Ji Xiaoli's own popularity, this news made it onto the top ten of the hot search list within a few hours of its release.
It even showed a growing trend, and Ji Xiaoli's Weibo followers skyrocketed.
By the time Ji Xiaoli found out, she was stunned.
Who on earth was so mean to post her photos online? And with such a strange title.
But Ji Xiaoli didn't dig deeper because she had more important things to do.
Her TV drama "The Cheated Life" won the Best TV Drama Award at this year's Feitian Cup with extremely high acclaim and ratings.
The program crew privately sent her an invitation, hinting that her chances of winning were high and asking her to prepare a speech in advance.
This made Ji Xiaoli so excited that she almost couldn't sleep.
Which writer doesn't want to see their works adapted into TV dramas? And which writer doesn't hope for a successful adaptation?
The double sense of achievement brought by writing and the TV adaptation made Ji Xiaoli extremely excited. She stayed up all night to revise her speech several times before finally falling asleep.
The soaring popularity and the increasing number of followers didn't move her at all. She was fully devoted to preparing her speech.
Finally, as Ji Xiaoli had been looking forward to, the Feitian Cup Awards Ceremony was about to begin.