Reborn as a Mortal Heiress Pampered by Big Shots-Chapter 279 - 232 is banned!_3

Her makeup, smeared by tears of grievance, left two dark streaks trailing from her eyelids down her cheeks, now dried on her face after a night.

It was quite horrific.

Since the beginning of her debut, she had been coddled and adored by fans as a pure and lovely lady.

Now, many of those fans who once adored her had turned their backs on her, and she simply couldn’t accept it.

The connection with ’Complete Satisfaction’ had always been handled by Sister Jia, why were netizens claiming she was the one who instigated it!

And buying trending searches and hiring internet trolls had long been an unwritten rule in the entertainment industry, hadn’t it?

Other talent agencies did the same, so why single her out?

In the middle of the night, unable to stand the constant criticism online, she took it upon herself to post a lengthy apology to Xia Ye without consulting her agency.

The gist of it was, although she hadn’t done those things herself, she was still willing to apologize to Miss Xia. It was her failure to communicate properly with the talent agency that led them to act on their own and brought so much trouble to Miss Xia.

Everything was dumped right onto Jia Mingmei.

Even a blind person could see it.

On the surface, it was an apology, but between the lines, it was all about expressing her own grievances.

As one would expect, this statement not only failed to calm things down, it even sparked more intense boycotts by netizens.

There were even ex-extras who revealed how Jian Manman had acted like a big shot during shooting, using eye drops instead of real tears because she hadn’t memorized her lines, causing everyone to NG over twenty times under the hot sun.

By noon the next day, when Jia Mingmei came to see her, she immediately began to complain bitterly.

"Sister Jia, you have to think of something fast, buy more internet trolls, hire marketing accounts, whatever it takes to get this over with, no matter the cost."

Jia Mingmei was indeed impressed that Jian Manman talked to her as usual.

Didn’t she realize how much the article from last night had harmed her?

Initially, Jia Mingmei too had wanted Jian Manman to shift the blame onto her, a common tactic used by talent agencies to sacrifice pawns to save the king; after all, agents were behind-the-scenes personnel, and given enough time, everyone would forget.

But unexpectedly, before she could discuss it with Jian Manman, the Weibo post was already out.

Quite decisively done.

Jia Mingmei’s tone was not pleasant, "The ’Complete Satisfaction’ team disbanded overnight, where am I supposed to find internet trolls or buy marketing accounts?"

Jian Manman opened her mouth slightly, her delicate brows and eyes slightly wide.

Why was Sister Jia speaking so harshly today?

She was usually so nice to her, wasn’t she??

It’s true what they say: when a tree falls, the monkeys scatter.

But in fact, Jia Mingmei had not been idle from last night until now; having worked as an agent for over a decade, she knew quite a few influential people who backed her, thinking they would smooth things over this time for Jian Manman.

However, when she called them, they either didn’t answer, or they made excuses to decline.

The rich businessman Jian Manman had once dated, who had still been infatuated with Jian Manman long after their breakup, was one of the contacts Jia Mingmei hoped would help, but his secretary was exceptionally cold, claiming the boss was unavailable and his schedule was booked months in advance.

Initially, Jia Mingmei thought it was because Jian Manman’s problems were too troublesome for them to want to get involved, but after one of them accidentally slipped up, she caught wind of something.

This time, Jian Manman had really hit a snag...

Seeing her sighing, Jian Manman asked, "Is it Xia Xing? Just because he knows I sabotaged his sister, is he deliberately messing with me from behind the scenes?"

"If it were just the Xia family, it would still be manageable," Jia Mingmei’s face was ashen: "I heard from that guy... it seems like it’s from Jiang’s side, someone has sent out a word..."

At these words, Jian Manman felt as if she had been struck on the head with a bat.

That’s right, Mr. Jiang was completely bewitched by that little Fairy, probably in the throes of a passionate affair right now, cherishing her deeply. Knowing that the sabotage against Xia Ye was her doing, Mr. Jiang would definitely not let her off.

Jian Manman, like a headless fly, panicked and circled: "It’s over, if this doesn’t blow over, won’t all my half-negotiated endorsements go down the drain?"

"Go down the drain?" Jia Mingmei turned to her with a bewildered expression, her eyes bloodshot and her voice trembling slightly: "Those that went down the drain are the least of your worries; do you know how much money you’ll have to pay for the eight endorsements you signed contracts for??"

Jian Manman had not really considered this point before, but hearing her agent say it, it felt like her mind had been sucked empty.

Her face drained of all color, she swayed unsteadily.

Finally, with a "thump," she collapsed onto the sofa—