The S City station director wasn’t without discernment.
He knew very well that ever since he received the derogatory information about Ye Shaohua, he had known it was time to let her go.
Ye Shaohua’s academic credentials were indeed problematic, and while she could potentially bring them viewership, the damaging information that followed her meant their program could not afford a single mistake.
The director had just made a call to record a short video to garner popularity—it was his chance to rise through the ranks, and he had to seize it.
Strike while the iron is hot.
Half an hour later, the video from the S City station director was released.
In the video, he began with an apology to Ye Shaohua.
Then he got to the point, "Actually, I didn’t want to replace Miss Ye, but our program team received a report claiming that Miss Ye’s M University certificate was obtained through irregular channels. We are a national station’s special interview program, and we cannot tolerate any mistakes, so regretfully we had to cancel our cooperation with Miss Ye. We hope everyone understands."
In this day and age, it’s the paparazzi and trolls who rule. After the S City station director finished speaking, the internet was abuzz with discussion.
Some people didn’t believe it, while others were already following this Weibo post to confront Ye Shaohua.
And the comments under Ye Shaohua’s Weibo had already been overrun.
"Miss Ye, is what the S City station director said true? Did you obtain your degree through improper means?"
"The Entertainment Circle is just a cesspit. I wonder, what kind of relationship does Miss Ye have with M University’s professors? What made them fabricate such credentials for you?"
"I laughed so hard. Back then, I was wondering why her qualifications seemed so high. If you’re going to fake it, why not choose something slightly less impressive? Why be so blatant?"
"Miss Ye, do you realize your methods already constitute a crime..."
"Miss Ye, are you too guilty to face us?"
...
One after the other, the questions kept coming, and even the bystanders were brainwashed by Ye Shaohua’s detractors and the water army, filling the entire Weibo platform with stern rebukes.
The S City station director, seeing the trending topic climb to number one, couldn’t help but smile, "That’s it, just like that, a little higher, a little higher..."
He could already imagine how explosive the viewership would be after the program aired that day.
At first, the director was trembling with trepidation.
After all, the other celebrities they’d invited didn’t have much popularity. But now, he was feeling quite smug.
However, the mood wasn’t quite the same on Ye Shaohua’s side.
Ye Shaohua’s assistant was furious, "How can there be such a person? Using Shaohua’s popularity to trend, and then smearing her on top of that?!"
If it weren’t for witnessing how Ye Shaohua had acquired her academic credentials first-hand, even Sister Jiang might have believed the unfounded claims of the netizens by now.
For now, she just sneered coldly, "Public opinion online is truly frightening. Let me handle this matter."
Ye Shaohua didn’t seem to care much; she put away her phone, "As you wish."
"We’ve arrived at the hotel." Sister Jiang was very agitated; she still had Professor Li’s phone number.
She was ready to find Professor Li to clarify the situation, but it was uncertain whether this ancestor would cooperate.
**
Empire Hotel.
Third floor.
Su Lan and the Rong family were all together.
Ye Tong was holding her phone and stumbled upon the new piece of news about Ye Shaohua, letting out a "yah."
"What’s wrong?" Su Lan looked towards Ye Tong.
They had just walked out when they encountered another group not far from a private room, each person wearing glasses and exuding an air of scholarship—these were notable figures in the scientific community.
A middle-aged man led them.
Rong Lie seemed to recognize him and greeted the man, "Professor Li."
Upon hearing these three words, Ye Tong, Su Min, and the rest tensed up.
"Ah, it’s young Rong," Professor Li, apparently very familiar with Rong Lie, nodded slightly with a trace of a smile, "Are you here to eat too? Isn’t the hospital busy?"
"There’s some business," Rong Lie said, looking at Professor Li with a thought occurring to him, "We were just discussing that paper on Dimensional Space, Professor, are you familiar with that?"
Su Min, hearing Rong Lie mention him, immediately greeted Professor Li very respectfully.
As for Ye Tong and Su Lan, they didn’t even need to speak; even if Professor Li’s reaction was mild, they were overjoyed.
At Rong Lie’s words, Professor Li seemed perturbed by something and sighed, "I know of it, but that person from Y... that person... it’s her!"
Professor Li was about to speak.
When the door to the neighboring private room was pulled open.
He saw the person inside, who was idly playing games on a mobile phone, her mask half down, not wearing a cap, and looking languid.
Walking out while pressing on her mobile game.
"It’s Professor Li," Sister Jiang whispered.
Ye Shaohua was taken aback, then paused her step, turned back, and indicated for Sister Jiang to close the door.
In recent days, Professor Li had been pestering her to get her PhD from A University and wanting to give her the institute; Ye Shaohua was very troubled.
Seeing the two of them, Professor Li spoke before she could shut the door, "Lady Ye, it’s so good to see you! Let’s have a chat!"
Under the bewildered eyes of Su Lan, Su Min, Ye Tong, Rong Lie, and others, Ye Shaohua emotionlessly put away her phone, pulled down her mask, and looked towards Professor Li, "I’m not interested in the PhD or the position of a researcher and don’t have plans to write papers for the time being. Is there anything else you wish to discuss?"
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