C4 Photograph Storm

"What the hell, Xiao Yu, how did you get these things?" The editor in charge of her section had the surname Song, and everyone was used to calling him Soong Bian. "This is big news! And it's exclusive!"

Yu Lian smiled. When her gaze fell on the familiar pictures and videos on the computer, she thought for a moment before finally voicing her doubts. "I don't think this can be sent."

"Why can't it be posted?" Soong Bian asked back. There was still a hint of excitement in his eyes.

... "This man." She pointed at the blurry face of the man in the photo and frowned. "He's not in the industry."

"So what if he's not from the industry? Don't celebrities usually look for rich people?"

Yu Lian looked like she was about to say something, but then stopped herself. Soong Bian looked at her and couldn't help but smile kindly.

"Did you spill the juice all over her like in the novels now?"

The corners of Yu Lian's mouth twitched.

What was the point of spilling the juice all over her? She had already done everything that was even more detestable. Thinking back to how she had tried to show off her face yesterday, she couldn't help but feel a chill run down her spine.

But right now, she really wasn't in the mood to chat with Soong Bian.

... "No, I don't think we can handle this news. Should we sell it to other media outlets?" She could only make out the man's good looks in the blurred photograph, but she had been halfway into the club and had seen him shine like a star among the rich and powerful. Not to mention the intimidating temperament of that man.

Although she wouldn't be able to get the tiger cub if she didn't enter the tiger's den, she faintly felt that this move was a little dangerous.

"Sell? Sell what?" Yu Lian's words were like a bucket of ice water poured over a blazing flame, suddenly cold to the heart. "Our newspaper is in a bad state right now."

"Besides, Xiao Yu, you took the risk and put in a lot of effort to bid for this item. Don't you feel aggrieved to sell it to someone else at such a cheap price?"

Yu Lian was silent.

There was no solution. She really did not want to sell these things. Not to mention the money she had spent, just this desperation alone made her unwilling to give it up. She had prepared more than three plans for this.

She had tried so hard to get the information for nothing. How could she be willing to give it away?

"Alright, alright. Xiao Yu, what's there to worry about? Go do what you need to do."

Yu Lian nodded and walked out helplessly.

At this moment, she still did not know that her red line was entangled with a man. The heavens had even made a ridiculous knot between them.

...

Today's news had indeed caused a huge uproar, but it was within the Dance Remix newspaper.

This was indeed a big piece of news. It could be said that it was a stormy sea. In just a short hour, the reaction of the news had surpassed that of some mainstream media outlets.

However, it only lasted for one hour.

An hour later, Hsu Qing was the first to make a statement. She clearly emphasized that the photos and videos were synthetic and gave her an alibi.

One wave had yet to subside, but another rose.

Immediately after, Hsu Qing announced that she was going to sue the Dance Remix in court for slander. This time, the matter had completely blown up. All of a sudden, the direction of the wind had changed. Dance Remix had fallen into the situation where thousands of people were pointing fingers at them. Many mainstream media outlets reported on this.

Then, the attentive people discovered that all previous reports about Hsu Qing in Dance Remix had been erased as if they had never existed.

The situation in reality was already serious enough, but the situation on the internet was even more tragic. As long as a account appeared, it would be drowned by everyone's foam.

For a moment, everyone in Dance Remix was in a state of panic.

After receiving a few resignation letters, the chief editor of the newspaper office flipped the table and called Yu Lian, who was supposed to be resting at home.

Yu Lian went to the newspaper's chief editor's office. She was still wearing her usual light and capable clothes and carrying her big black backpack. Yu Lian seemed to know what was going on. She wasn't surprised at all to see the crowded chief editor's office.

"Yu Lian, I'll ask you one more time. Did you take those photos?"

"Yes. And I saw them with my own eyes. I didn't change them." Yu Lian admitted it frankly, but as soon as she finished speaking, she heard a sharp intake of breath. The chief editor threw a stack of documents to the ground.

"I know you're bold, but how dare you be so f * cking bold? You dare to report anyone and take pictures of anyone?"

Yu Lian pursed her lips and raised her head to look at Soong Bian, but Soong Bian was just standing in an inconspicuous corner with his head lowered. In that instant, she knew what had happened.

Yu Lian listened quietly to the chief editor's reprimand.

At the end of his tirade, the chief editor drank two large glasses of water before collapsing into his chair. "Yu Lian, I know what you took is real, but it depends on the person. Hsu Qing has the ability and capital to turn white into black and black into white."

Yu Lian nodded. At this point, she didn't have the strength to think or refute. She had been angry the moment she heard the news, but now, she was powerless.

The chief editor had always treated her well. He was the one who suggested giving her a raise. The people here were not bad either. They were very happy to chat with them. However, when she looked up at them, her eyes were filled with pain, disbelief, coldness, and maybe some sympathy.

Yu Lian raised her head and took a deep breath.

"I..." She paused for a moment. After hearing the beating of her heart in her chest, she continued, "This whole thing happened because of me. I will take responsibility for it."

When one of them heard this, his eyes were filled with hatred. His words became sharp.

"Responsibility? How are you going to take responsibility? Do you have the money or the capability? Or are you going to take a few fake photos?"

Yu Lian's face turned pale. Normally, she would have choked back at such words, and even if she couldn't, she would have rolled on the ground, crying, making a fuss, hanging herself. After all, she wasn't a victim, and she rarely had the chance to suffer.

But today, she had nothing to say. When she heard her own feeble defense coming out of her mouth, she was weak to the extreme. "I can post a statement online telling them that this has nothing to do with Dance Remix. As for the rest, I will do my best to make it up to them..."

Yu Lian's voice trailed off until it was almost inaudible. What was the point of pushing her out? It was just another legendary temp case.

The editor of Dance Remix smiled bitterly and reached out to stop his phone from vibrating.

"It's useless, Yu Lian. There's no need. Dance Remix... is finished."

She gritted her teeth and forced herself to stand under everyone's knife-like gazes. She forced herself to raise her head and look at them so that she could see the eyes of those people staring at her.

At this moment, all of them were standing on the edge of the cliff. She saw the cliff reaching into the clouds, so she naturally knew what it would look like after falling off the cliff. However, she was the only one who couldn't retreat.

"No... I think..."

Yu Lian wanted to make one last effort. However, the phone suddenly rang, interrupting what she was about to say. The chief editor's phone was ringing. The office phone was ringing, and other people's phones were ringing at the same time.

It was like a symphony.

If there was a name for it, it would be Fate.

The chief editor frowned and picked up the phone. However, the voice was too loud and sad. It was like a demon's voice.

"Li Yuanqiu! How dare you not answer the phone! Who gave you the guts!?"

It was a pleasure to see an editor who was used to scolding people get scolded, but the most embarrassing thing was that the editor, who was in his late fifties, was held back by the voice and did not dare to retort.

Luckily, the man only cursed once and then returned to his normal voice. Only a few words were heard by the people around him.

Finally, the chief editor hung up the phone with a heavy face. His eyes stared at her like knives, making her feel uncomfortable.

"What's your relationship with... Director Pei?"

"What?"

Yu Lian subconsciously answered, but after realizing that she had lost her composure, she frowned and thought for a moment. After a long while, she said, "I don't know that Director Pei, or is that a fake name?"

This time, it was the chief editor's turn to be stunned.

"Director Pei is not the same person's name."

"Huh?"

Yu Lian felt that her IQ continued to drop today. She understood every word the chief editor said, but after a sentence, she was stunned.

"You really don't know Director Pei?" The chief editor was skeptical.

"If I didn't lose my memory halfway, I swear I really don't know this person." Yu Lian wanted to raise her hands and feet to swear.

"Then why did Director Pei name you?"

"Huh?"

Seeing that she didn't know anything, the editor thought she might be wrong. He called her again to confirm it and was scolded by the voice again. This time, Yu Lian heard it clearly.

You're asking which Yu Lian?! Who else could it be? The one who took Director Pei's photo!

Damn.

Yu Lian almost jumped up when she heard this. She was a paparazzi, and she only took pictures of stars, but who the hell was Director Pei? Was he worth her taking pictures of?

Wait!

There really was one, but she didn't know if that person's surname was Pei.

The other person in the big news that she had captured, who had never made a sound since the news was released, was not even discussed. But yesterday, in order to protect the memory card that she now regarded as a snake and scorpion, she had hugged him like a madman and passionately told him everything.

No way...

Yu Lian felt that her life seemed to have gained some color.

Seeing Yu Lian's expression change again and again, everyone assumed that Yu Lian had realized what kind of big shot she had offended. Instead, they began to sympathize with her.

The chief editor finally understood everything and his expression became a little complicated. But he couldn't wrap his head around the fact that a small fry like him and Yu Lian had to have the other party's secretary call someone personally. And what was even stranger was that the legendary Director Pei wanted to see Yu Lian in person.

Pervert? The chief editor felt that there was something wrong with his eyes.

'Serious?' The chief editor suspected that he had gone crazy.

It seemed like he could only look for trouble.

After figuring out the problem, he revealed a painful expression.

"In short, Yu Lian, you... go and plead with that person. I..."

The chief editor, who was known for his steadiness, felt as if he had aged ten years.