It was undoubtedly a significant feat to have the stock god owe you a favor.
In return, Jess introduced a number of his friends to Ji Xiaoli.
These friends were of extremely high caliber, mostly bigwigs in various industries.
Seizing this opportunity, the system urged Ji Xiaoli to invest in quite a few projects. However, since the companies Ji Xiaoli owned in China required her personal signature, they temporarily halted their investment activities and returned to China.
By the time they boarded the plane back to the United States, their good - luck points had multiplied several times compared to when they first went abroad.
Ji Xiaoli couldn't help but heave a sigh of relief. "I'm so glad I went abroad this time."
Otherwise, it would have been really difficult to spend money while staying in the film crew.
Zheng Nanfeng, who knew the ins and outs, couldn't help but chuckle. "Look at you, so happy."
"Of course I'm happy. I've completed so many tasks at once."
As she spoke, Ji Xiaoli took another bite of her ice - cream. "Life is really comfortable."
Since Jack's private exhibition was coming up soon, they simply chartered all the first - class cabins on this flight and flew directly back to the United States. A row of flight attendants and stewards were serving just the two of them.
The airline treated big spenders like Ji Xiaoli very well.
Zheng Nanfeng, who was used to such treatment from a young age, started to look for topics out of boredom. "Hey Xiaoli, do you have any plans after we get back to China?"
This question really stumped Ji Xiaoli. In fact, she didn't have any specific plans.
She counted on her fingers. "I should probably start filming first, and then do some investment and focus on my career."
Hearing this, Zheng Nanfeng's eyes turned dangerous. "Are you forgetting something?"
Ji Xiaoli was a bit confused. "What did I forget?"
She had even taken into account the film crew and her company.
Zheng Nanfeng pointed at himself, looking a bit aggrieved. "Look at me. Aren't you forgetting something?"
Ji Xiaoli coughed softly and mumbled, "Let's talk about this later."
Then she immediately put on an eye mask and pretended to be asleep.
Zheng Nanfeng twitched the corner of his mouth but didn't say anything more.
As Ji Xiaoli lay there, she really started to feel sleepy. Just as she was about to drift off, the system's voice suddenly rang out.
[Friendly reminder, player, remember to check the latest news in China.]
Ji Xiaoli rolled her eyes. This is on a plane! How can I check?
The system's voice sounded even more justified.
[That's exactly why I'm telling you. Since you can't check.]
Ji Xiaoli: I think you're teasing me, and I have evidence.
[Is this really the image of the system in the player's mind?]
Ji Xiaoli: Did you just realize this?
[It doesn't matter. I hope the player won't come looking for the system again after getting off the plane.]
After saying that, the system's gloating voice disappeared.
After this disturbance from the system, Ji Xiaoli couldn't fall asleep. She couldn't help but wonder what had happened in the Chinese news.
Finally arriving in the United States, Ji Xiaoli turned on her phone as soon as she got off the plane and checked the latest news.
What she saw shocked her.
Videos of her, Zheng Nanfeng, and Jack were spreading like wildfire on the internet. The angles of the videos were carefully selected to make it seem as if they were being obsequious to Jack.
Some marketing accounts even took a couple of screenshots and came up with a headline -
#Ji Xiaoli, Is It Nice to Cuddle Up to Foreigners?#
As we all know, Ji Xiaoli is the heir of the Ji Group and a well - known lucky girl in China. She used to have a very good public image. But the author never expected Ji Xiaoli to be such a person.
As a Chinese, she is extremely obsequious to foreigners. Take a look at these pictures. When Ji Xiaoli and the others were abroad, they didn't even dare to walk side by side with the foreigners. They stood behind them humbly like servants. This not only shames themselves but also all Chinese people abroad!
At first, the author didn't believe that Ji Xiaoli would act like this. But through some inside information, I found out that they did this just to curry favor with those foreigners. They sold their dignity and the dignity of the Chinese people for just a little bit of money.
The author is really disappointed in them. They could have lived with dignity in China, but instead, they went abroad to curry favor with foreigners...
Ji Xiaoli, Zheng Nanfeng, you two don't deserve to be called human beings!
After reading this report, Ji Xiaoli was almost furious. "We just let the old people go first because the road was bad. How can this be called obsequiousness?"
Zheng Nanfeng's face darkened. "These unscrupulous media outlets will say anything for the sake of clicks."
What really angered Ji Xiaoli was that the report also scolded Zheng Nanfeng.
It was okay to scold her. After all, it wasn't the first time, and she would prove them wrong sooner or later.
But Zheng Nanfeng had only accompanied her abroad because of her. He was completely innocent, yet he was also labeled with such a big stigma.
This made Ji Xiaoli tremble with anger.
Seeing this, Zheng Nanfeng immediately hugged her to comfort her. "Xiaoli, I'm okay. Don't worry. These are just rumors. We'll clear things up later."
At this time, the system popped up again.
[Player, do you want to know who is behind this?]
Ji Xiaoli: What do you think?
[I know the player must be eager to know, so I'm offering a special service. For just 99,999 good - luck points, I'll tell you the truth.]
Ji Xiaoli hesitated a bit. Why did the price go up again?
[You get what you pay for. The player should hurry up.]
Ji Xiaoli thought about how many good - luck points she had left and gritted her teeth. Okay, I'll buy it!
Seeing that she agreed, the system told her the whole truth.
It turned out that the sudden outbreak of news in China was not unfounded. Tom, who had lost in the competition, was resentful and thus developed a hatred for Ji Xiaoli.
His old rival, Jess, had deep roots abroad and had recently clinched a big deal with Jack. Tom couldn't do anything to him for the time being.
So Tom set his sights on Ji Xiaoli. While she was abroad, he sent people to China to investigate her background.
By chance, they found Shen Wei, who had a feud with Ji Xiaoli. The two hit it off.
Tom provided the funds and videos, while Shen Wei provided her connections in the entertainment industry. The two cooperated to launch a nationwide online smear campaign against Ji Xiaoli.
Shen Wei had been in the entertainment industry for a long time and knew the media very well. She specifically found a few big V - accounts that were on bad terms with Ji Xiaoli to publish some news first. Then countless small public accounts and small media started to spread the news that Ji Xiaoli didn't deserve to be called a Chinese.
At first, Tom only intended to smear Ji Xiaoli. But Shen Wei remembered how Zheng Nanfeng had ignored her in the past. With a cold snort, she secretly added Zheng Nanfeng to the list of people to be bashed nationwide online.