Rise and Slay: From Scandal Queen to Academic Genius
Chapter 72: Victory Lottery—A Lighthearted Draw for the Civil Code!

Chapter 72: Chapter 72: Victory Lottery—A Lighthearted Draw for the Civil Code!

The entire Hangxing Entertainment was still under siege, and President Zheng was experiencing the full-on bombardment of questions from journalists he had called. Full of rage, he managed to squeeze out of the crowd with the help of the company’s lawyers.

As soon as he got out, he looked around, trying to find Ji Xizhi and throw a harsh remark.

But after scanning the area once, Ji Xizhi was nowhere to be seen at the courthouse entrance. She was long gone!

President Zheng’s face twisted in anger.

He wouldn’t let Ji Xizhi have it easy. It was only a first trial victory, the company was definitely going to appeal!

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Of course, Ji Xizhi didn’t wait at the scene for Hangxing Entertainment to come and say some meaningless nonsense. After diverting the reporters toward Hangxing Entertainment, she immediately left the courthouse entrance.

There was another court case with a black fan in the afternoon, so she didn’t go far and just found a nearby place to eat.

But due to her status as a celebrity, Ji Xizhi simply found a quiet café, ordered a coffee and a piece of cake, and sat in a corner.

When she turned on her phone, countless notifications nearly turned her notification bar into a flash of lightning, ensuring her WeChat and Weibo alerts, along with several missed calls.

Upon opening them, she was greeted with a flood of congratulatory emojis.

Dark Shark King Director Alliance, Director Wang, He Qing, Qi Zheng, even Fang Yuliang, had sent messages.

And the trending topics had exploded.

Weibo was just barely salvaged when the hashtags #JiXizhiVictory# and #JiXizhiGoddessOfJustice# soared to the top trending spot.

In a short period, Ji Xizhi’s Weibo followers skyrocketed by hundreds of thousands, with countless comments flooding her posts.

Numerous fans were holding hashtag giveaway celebrations on Weibo.

Ji Xizhi glanced at the enthusiastic fans in the trending topic discussions, a smile playing on her lips.

She deliberately opened the plus sign on Weibo, mimicked her fans, added a hashtag, initiated the giveaway, and pressed send.

As soon as this Weibo post was published, fans across the web tuned in.

Ji Xizhi had just won her lawsuit and posted on Weibo, so it must either be her victory speech or a shoutout to Hangxing Entertainment. Who wouldn’t want to see that???

Fans, alongside marketing accounts, flocked to Ji Xizhi’s Weibo.

Upon entering, they were greeted by a freshly-baked Weibo post.

Ji Xizhi: #JiXizhiVictory# victory giveaway, 1,000 copies each of the "Civil Code" and "Company Law" will be given away through commenting.

[??? excuse me? A giveaway... this hardcore?]

[I’m really grateful, and so will my teacher!!! As a law student, my fingers are trembling as I type this comment, do you get it?]

[Hahahahahahaha I laughed so hard, Ji Xizhi hahahahahaha]

[Others are giving away snacks, cosmetics, and cash, but with Ji Xizhi, the style suddenly changes!]

[Sister Zhi Zhi, these books are pretty pricey. You just finished your lawsuit, better not give these away! Save some money!]

[Pfft~ The person above hasn’t noticed, has not Hangxing Entertainment has to pay a huge sum; Zhi Zhi: No worries, I have the means! Feel free to win!]

Fans and marketing accounts roared with laughter upon seeing this Weibo post, spraying tea and water all around, laughing loudly into the afternoon.

Some people even started worrying in advance if they might win and if Ji Zhi is going to test them on its content or something.

If they ever see Zhi Zhi at the airport, wouldn’t they have to relive the nightmare of being called out by a teacher?

Perhaps it would be better not to win this prize!

Ji Xizhi directly opened up the most unwanted giveaway on the internet, with retweets skyrocketing, but the comments were noticeably fewer.

When random passersby saw the trending topic, their first thought was that the engagement must have been bought.

A closer look at the giveaway post had everyone unsure they’d even dare comment!

The internet was in stitches.

Ji Xizhi’s trending topics came one after another.

President Zheng had already taken a taxi back to Hangxing Entertainment, but this time he lacked his previous arrogance.

Due to the company’s loss in the lawsuit, stock prices were fluctuating wildly, dropping to record lows in a matter of minutes, coupled with a surge of negative online comments.

Several newly signed artists on the first floor of the Hangxing Entertainment building saw the trending Weibo posts about the draconian contracts and demanded contract terminations, among other things, causing the company’s reputation to plummet.

The company urgently convened a meeting, and by the time President Zheng returned, the shareholders were already clamoring to dethrone him.

President Zheng worked hard to calm everyone down.

Once he managed to settle things, he sought out the company’s public relations department because no matter what, the company’s reputation needed urgent salvaging.

This was not something someone like Ji Xizhi, with no background, could take on against the company.

Not long after President Zheng gave the order, some rumors started circulating online in a small circle.

[Bizarre, how did she win? There must be some inside story; perhaps Ji Xizhi and Hangxing Entertainment are conspiring, working together for publicity?]

[Anyway, I don’t believe it. Can Ji Xizhi make Hangxing Entertainment’s legal team lose? I don’t buy it unless it’s a publicity stunt. If Ji Xizhi were truly that powerful, what was she doing for the past few years? Fans won’t tell me she learned it all just now, will they? Hahahaha]

[Who knows, it might be the company and the artist staging a joint publicity stunt; outwardly breaking up the contract, but in reality, capitalizing on the buzz. After some time, they might go for a high-profile reconciliation, and it’s a win-win!]

Hangxing Entertainment’s PR department this time didn’t directly target Ji Xizhi like the internet trolls did; last time President Zheng sent trolls out, they nearly got ripped apart by fans.

This time, the PR department adopted a more subtle approach.

Dragging Ji Xizhi into the murky waters together.

Soon, a small wave started building online.

Some people thought Ji Xizhi didn’t win the lawsuit on her own merit.

Some thought this was all just a publicity stunt by Ji Xizhi.

The ambiguous and misleading opinions only fueled the flames of anger in Ji Xizhi’s fans, who were about to lash out at their opponents, but as soon as they started typing, they remembered the two books from Zhi Zhi’s giveaway and turned their provocative words into rational discussions.

[Where’d this rumor come from!? Are you undermining the court’s authority, or do you think the judge is irresponsible?]

[Dare to spread rumors about the judges? Everyone must want a legal notice! Don’t worry, I’m screenshotting this to the municipal court, sending you on a journey!]

[Hangxing Entertainment’s stocks have plummeted to smithereens, and you call it a publicity stunt? If this is a stunt, they’d better make Ji Zhi the President Ji!]

[Is this Hangxing Entertainment’s new PR strategy? I suggest you change it. If you dare to involve Zhi Zhi again, we’ll continue gathering evidence of your company’s illegal activities!]

Fans made reasonable points.

Seeing this left the Hangxing Entertainment PR Director bewildered.

This batch of netizens was so hard to sway!

Turning around to look at Ji Xizhi’s giveaway of the two books.

PR Director: ...What an absolute mess!

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While Hangxing Entertainment’s PR department was pulling their hair out in the company, Ji Xizhi’s court case with the black fan was about to proceed at the courthouse entrance.