Overnight Hit: Vicious Stepmother and Genius Son
Chapter 375: Adding Fuel to the Waves!

Chapter 375: Chapter 375: Adding Fuel to the Waves!

a.m.

Ye Zhenzhen arrived at GK with Liu Rui for a meeting with Dong Yan.

It was only after meeting that Ye Zhenzhen discovered Dong Yan wasn’t just Shen Yibo’s mother, but also the newly appointed head of GK.

This was quite a shock to Ye Zhenzhen, she had heard of a highly capable designer named Ellie, but she hadn’t expected that Ellie was the Dong Yan who had always remained out of the media’s spotlight...

Ever since Song Jinze made his relationship with Ye Zhenzhen public on Friday night, Zhenzhen’s popularity had been soaring, her online traffic even surpassing that of top artists in the industry. Consequently, paparazzi had been secretly following Zhenzhen and her agent around, hoping to catch up on her latest romantic developments and work movements to ride the wave of her popularity.

Accordingly, when Zhenzhen appeared in front of the GK office building with her agent that morning, she was naturally photographed by one of the trailing paparazzi. Soon, the entertainment headlines of Sunday morning were updated with new content:

#Ye Zhenzhen set to collaborate with GK#

#Suspected Ye Zhenzhen using capital to snatch Qiu Wanshuang’s GK endorsement#

Upon the release of the latest trending searches, the previously restrained jealous and antagonistic fans were awakened. Zhenzhen had always had a persistent group of haters, and now she had gained another group of detractors—those being the die-hard fans of Han Jiangxue.

These individuals had always compared Ye Zhenzhen to Han Jiangxue, disparaging Zhenzhen, and now with Han Jiangxue having landed herself in legal trouble, their resentment towards Zhenzhen only grew stronger.

Moreover, netizens and fans had been praising Ye Zhenzhen in the past few days, admiring her life and emotions, which made it difficult for the haters and jealous fans to find anything to criticize. Now, with the appearance of these trending searches, they finally had a chance to play their part.

However, as the saying goes, with fame comes trouble. Aside from these haters, there was another group that was against Ye Zhenzhen, and those were the fans of Qiu Wanshuang.

Not for any other reason but because the trending search that had exposed Zhenzhen implicated their beloved Sister Shuang.

Prior to this, there had been rumors that Qiu Wanshuang’s contract with GK was nearing its end and the two parties were discussing renewal. Therefore, faced with such trending topics, Qiu Wanshuang’s loyal fans were naturally quite sensitive.

[Oh my God, can it be? Is Ye Zhenzhen really going to brazenly snatch our Sister Shuang’s resources right after going public with her husband?]

[Poor Sister Shuang, her contract with GK is about to expire and they were discussing renewal, is it going to be snatched away by Ye Zhenzhen, this capital player?]

[What does this mean? Is this just starting with one picture and the rest is made up? What do you mean our Zhenzhen is using capital to grab endorsements?]

[Exactly, is there an official announcement? Has anyone said anything? Who is blindly setting the narrative?]

[Hasn’t GK’s endorsement always been with our Sister Shuang? Qiu Wanshuang’s standing is so much higher than Ye Zhenzhen’s. What qualifications does Ye Zhenzhen have? Just because she has a CEO husband?]

[Our Zhenzhen has a CEO husband—are you jealous? Why can’t our Zhenzhen endorse GK? With looks, money, talent, and popularity, where is she lacking compared to XX?]

[Everyone, don’t get carried away by the hype; the situation hasn’t been finalized yet, so could you please not make wild guesses?]

[Regardless of what you say, right now I just think Sister Zhenzhen’s life couldn’t be more awesome. So what if she’s using capital? If you have the ability, why don’t you get your XX to leverage capital to snatch it too? Doesn’t she have a husband who relies on capital too?]

To ask who Qiu Wanshuang is, she’s naturally the current domestic spokesperson for GK. She has been in the industry for quite some years now, recently becoming one of the hottest actresses in the circle. Besides GK, she has no less than twenty other big and small endorsements.

Considering Qiu Wanshuang’s personal abilities, she’s definitely an all-around artist in the industry, with a presence in film, TV, and music. Due to her exceptional looks, she has a lot of fans for her beauty. Moreover, she rose to fame last year after starring in a TV drama themed on women’s growth and has another big IP fantasy series set to premiere on New Year’s Day.

Comparing the strengths that Ye Zhenzhen currently exhibits in the circle with Qiu Wanshuang’s existing achievements, there is naturally a big gap. Netizens haven’t seen Ye Zhenzhen’s abilities and achievements, so they naturally bring up their husbands when discussing the issue.

Qiu Wanshuang’s husband is Ji Ziqian, a well-known leading actor in the industry, and also a capital magnate who is good at investing, with extensive connections in the circle. With such a husband, the resources Qiu Wanshuang gets are naturally top-notch, so becoming famous would be hard to avoid.

Qiu Wanshuang’s endorsement contract with GK was signed three years ago, when she had just made her comeback after childbirth. Securing such a premium luxury resource through her husband was quite a reach, so the terms of the endorsement weren’t very favorable.

They were hoping that the contract would soon expire and they could negotiate a renewal, aiming to get a deal as a global spokesperson or something along those lines with GK. Unexpectedly, Ye Zhenzhen suddenly appeared on the scene.

Ye Zhenzhen’s husband, needless to say, became the talk of the town after revealing his identity at the banquet last Friday. Now everyone in the industry knows him. As the president of Huanya Group, he landed a GK endorsement for his wife; that’s no small feat.

Of course, the fans from various quarters couldn’t stand it any longer, and Qiu Wanshuang’s agent was stirring up trouble using a secondary account in the chat groups, inciting fans to make a big deal out of this situation, and by leveraging public opinion pressure, trying to nip GK’s change of spokesperson in the bud.

So far, it has only been the entertainment reporters making wild guesses, as there hasn’t been an official announcement yet. Netizens are free to say whatever they want.

Meanwhile, on Weibo, the commotion is as if Ye Zhenzhen really did steal Qiu Wanshuang’s endorsement, but the person in question, Ye Zhenzhen, remained entirely unaware of the situation.

She was sitting in Dong Yan’s office enjoying tea and a chat with her. The details of the endorsement had been basically settled, with GK intending to invite Ye Zhenzhen as their global ambassador.

It was only when Dong Yan’s secretary came in to report that Dong Yan saw the trending topics on Weibo, her expression slightly darkening, she instructed the secretary, "To create so much buzz and topics in such a short time, go check out who’s behind this push."

If someone thought they could take advantage of public opinion to gain favor with her, that would just be too naive.

"Yes, Chairman Dong," said the secretary respectfully before leaving.

Liu Rui and Ye Zhenzhen exchanged a glance but remained silent.

The reason Dong Yan had invited Ye Zhenzhen to the company and promptly promised her the position of global brand ambassador for GK was mainly because she appreciated Ye Zhenzhen’s character.

Actually, in terms of current popularity, Ye Zhenzhen wasn’t inferior to any female artist in the industry. As for capability, although she didn’t yet have any significant film or TV works to show, she didn’t feel worried. Just because she hadn’t achieved it now didn’t mean she wouldn’t in the future. Ye Zhenzhen was stunning and had a strong sense of fashion. In every aspect, she fit the bill for the ambassador role.

Basically, Dong Yan had noticed Ye Zhenzhen because of her son and had unconditionally taken a liking to her. Offering her the highest endorsement status was as simple as that!