Overnight Hit: Vicious Stepmother and Genius Son
Chapter 268 Some Rejoice, Some Mourn

Chapter 268: Chapter 268 Some Rejoice, Some Mourn

In response, Little Pink Elephant’s official Weibo quickly released the latest update, addressing the issues that netizens commented on;

[Little Pink Elephant is very happy today because Sister Zhenzhen’s personal charm has made everyone notice Little Pink Elephant. We are currently in business discussions with Sister Zhenzhen’s team. The reason Sister initially refused to endorse is that she is very responsible towards her work and everyone. She said she needed time to do due diligence, as she could not let down the trust people have in her.

At the same time, we at Little Pink Elephant fully support and agree with Sister Zhenzhen’s dedicated and responsible attitude, and we are actively cooperating to facilitate the due diligence process for her.

It’s our honor that Sister chose Little Pink Elephant. Although we are a bit saddened that Sister doesn’t want to accept the endorsement right now, Little Pink Elephant will always support her.

Additionally, please rest assured, Little Pink Elephant’s products have passed quality inspections with flying colors; there is nothing in our products that shouldn’t be there, zero additives, but the amounts that should be there are not only sufficiently supplied but also come with extra gifts during promotions.]

Attachment: Various quality inspection reports of Little Pink Elephant’s wash and care products

Netizens also made detailed analyses of Little Pink Elephant’s response;

[What Little Pink Elephant means is that our Sister Zhenzhen is not rejecting endorsements; instead, she wants to conduct thorough research to be responsible for us!]

[Woohoo~ My beautiful Meizhen is really so good, and Little Pink Elephant is also worth it. I spontaneously started liking Little Pink Elephant!]

[From what Little Pink Elephant said, no matter whether Sister will accept their endorsement or not, they will always support her. With that statement, I’ve decided to place an order to support Little Pink Elephant!]

[As a mom, I’ve been a long-time user of Little Pink Elephant. Everyone can buy with confidence—go for it!]

[As a 240 month old baby, I’m also going to place an order to show some support. If Sister Zhenzhen endorses them later, it will be thanks to Sister Zhenzhen. If she doesn’t endorse, then consider Little Pink Elephant to be our ally, as we have a Sister that we support in common!]

[As a passerby fan who started watching Ye Zhenzhen from the time she sold oranges, to now with Little Pink Elephant, I’ve become a genuine fan. Ye Zhenzhen deserves it!]

As for Little Blue Cat’s plummeting sales data, Little Pink Elephant’s series of moves directly turned around the previously declining sales performance.

Little Pink Elephant’s CEO Ding Hongbiao almost laughed so hard he almost drank the laundry detergent instead of a beverage.

Without even having signed an endorsement contract with Ye Zhenzhen, they already experienced the benefits of backing the right person; if they later really signed a contract with Ye Zhenzhen, wouldn’t that be a straight win!

Due to the contrast between the two brands, Little Pink Elephant and Little Blue Cat, other businesses that had originally wanted to discuss endorsement deals with Ye Zhenzhen became even more determined.

Advertisers who had been wavering between Han Jiangxue and Ye Zhenzhen or were in the process of discussing contracts with Han Jiangxue’s agency, saw the miserable situation of Little Blue Cat and promptly retreated as if fleeing...

The contrast between the two individuals’ agencies was just as stark, with some rejoicing and others in sorrow.

Han Jiangxue’s persona collapsed while Ye Zhenzhen lay back and won. This was something Liu Rui and Chen Ke never dreamed of.

The artists they were not optimistic about, in just a matter of a few short months, could single-handedly turn the tide of online public opinion.

Now, Tang Ying could not laugh anymore, she was so anxious that she was running around the company looking for the public relations team to discuss a solution. All of these incidents were linked, like a butterfly effect—seemingly unrelated, yet connected everywhere.

If it were merely a matter of arguing with children on a variety show, that wouldn’t have been a big deal, but the key issue now involved commercial endorsements, as well as Han Jiangxue’s personal reputation and integrity, which all affected her future development in the industry...

...

Hotel lobby front desk.

Han Jiangxue came downstairs with a cup in hand to find someone at the hotel’s restaurant, but didn’t find anyone.

She was currently asking the front desk about the whereabouts of the other guests. The front desk shook their head, indicating they did not know. They had only seen everyone leave the hotel earlier, but exactly where they went was unknown.

Besides the dining facilities provided by their hotel, Wandai Mountain Resort also housed various entertainment and leisure lounges and specialty theme restaurants.

Han Jiangxue stepped out of the hotel lobby and glanced at the vast garden area, feeling suddenly as if she had nowhere to go. She had no children with her, so only a cameraman brother was following her. She turned her head and asked, "Brother, do you know where everyone has gone?"

The cameraman brother checked his phone for the production team’s WeChat group and told Han Jiangxue, "They’re in the Chinese restaurant up ahead."

Han Jiangxue: "Okay, thank you."

When Han Jiangxue reached the entrance of the Chinese restaurant and prepared to enter, a security guard stopped her, "Excuse me, ma’am, do you have a reservation?"

Han Jiangxue’s eyebrows twitched slightly as she shook her head and said, "No."

A wave of irritation inexplicably surged inside her. It was just a Chinese restaurant, after all—was a reservation necessary just to have a meal?

The security guard politely told her, "I’m sorry then, ma’am, you can’t go in. If you want to dine here, you can scan the QR code over there to order and make a reservation a day in advance."

Han Jiangxue: ...

How did Ye Zhenzhen and the others get in?

Turning her head, Han Jiangxue asked the cameraman brother, "Brother, are you sure they are inside?"

The cameraman brother nodded, "Positive."

The workgroup had real-time locations, and they would immediately inform each cameraman brother where everyone was, to facilitate headcount; this was naturally something he wouldn’t get wrong.

Han Jiangxue continued to smile at the security guard, "I may not have a reservation, but my friend is inside; she probably made one. Can I go in to find my friend?"

"May I have your friend’s surname, please!"

Han Jiangxue clenched her teeth in frustration, really not wanting to say Ye Zhenzhen’s name.

"Ye Zhenzhen, she’s my friend. Please check if she’s inside. Also, my son is with them."

[Haha, does Han Jiangxue have any shame, still saying Zhenzhen is her friend!]

[Let’s forget it, everyone, let’s just pretend we didn’t see that and go watch Zhenzhen and the others dine!]

[I really have nothing to say about Han Jiangxue!]

The security guard went back to his station, checked the list, and then made a phone call inside to explain the situation. Afterward, he communicated the response he got from inside.

Glancing at Han Jiangxue, the guard replied, "Sorry, ma’am, the people inside say they are not your friends, please check if you have made a mistake!"

[Hahaha! Brilliant!]

[My Sister Zhenzhen is so domineering!]

[So satisfying, haha, that’s exactly what I want to see!]

Han Jiangxue bit her lip in frustration, her heart involuntarily filling with an intensifying hatred for Ye Zhenzhen. Ye Zhenzhen was inferior to her in every way, yet why did she always steal the limelight in the variety show, now even snatching away her child? Having a stepson wasn’t enough for her, she even had to take hers!

In the past, when Han Jiangxue and Ye Zhenzhen engaged in their open and secret battles, she mostly came out on top. But now, she found herself suppressed by Ye Zhenzhen at every turn, something she was really not willing to accept!

The more she thought about it, the angrier Han Jiangxue felt. She even began to suspect that the words Shen Yibo had said in the lobby earlier had been guided by Ye Zhenzhen.