Chapter 43: The Movie Emperor Keeps a Black-Hearted Fox Spirit

However, before hearing back from Song Heqing, she received messages from Shen Lü and her manager first.

Su Tang clicked into her chat with Shen Lü first, who was asking if she needed any help.

Su Tang smiled and replied that it was unnecessary, but she appreciated his kind intentions.

Compared to Shen Lü's gentle tone, her manager was considerably more volatile.

Manager: [Alright, Su Tang, playing dirty like this. Don't expect to have an easy time now that I've been fired.]

Manager: [You stinking b*tch, if I don't teach you a lesson, you'll forget who's boss!]

Manager: [Do you think things are over just because I got fired? Let me tell you, you better watch your back from now on. Who knows where I might pop up.]

Su Tang frowned slightly. The manager was overreacting wildly. Although she wasn't afraid of him, she still felt a vague sense of unease.

By this point, Su Tang had subconsciously grown reliant on Song Heqing. She was entirely alone in this world, and now that Song Heqing was her boyfriend, he was naturally the person closest to her.

She immediately forwarded the messages from her manager to Song Heqing, playing the victim a little.

Sure enough, after a brief moment, Song Heqing didn't text back—he called her directly instead.

Song Heqing's voice sounded somewhat urgent, "Where are you right now?"

Holding her phone, Su Tang leaned back against the sofa and stared at the ceiling, "I'm still at home, don't worry."

Only then did Song Heqing seem to relax. Through the phone, Su Tang could hear him let out a sigh of relief.

Song Heqing immediately continued, "You can post this message directly to your Weibo and report it to the police."

Following Song Heqing's instructions, Su Tang posted on Weibo: Already reported to the police, [Screenshot]

As soon as Su Tang completed these actions, it naturally sparked a massive uproar across the internet.

Su Tang honestly reported back to Song Heqing. After a little while, her agency contacted her.

They stated that they would handle the matter regarding the manager, told Su Tang not to worry, and asked her not to post anything further on Weibo.

Su Tang didn't reply and instead started updating Song Heqing again.

Song Heqing: [Ignore them, I'll take care of everything on my end.]

Su Tang: [Okk~ Thank you, darling~]

Song Heqing was usually quite prompt with his replies when online, but after Su Tang sent this message, he took quite a while to respond.

This amused Su Tang endlessly, as she could see the chat box constantly indicating that the other person was typing.

By evening, Su Tang finally figured out what game her agency was playing. Things had escalated to this point, so they simply shifted all blame and cause onto the manager while casting themselves in the role of the good guys.

Meanwhile, Song Heqing's side also sprang into action.

They exposed some of the malicious practices the agency had engaged in over the past two years, giving everyone a true understanding of the company.

Only then did the public realize that any artist coming out of this entertainment agency was initially given some exposure, only to be subsequently pushed into a "notoriously hated yet famous" persona to continuously drive up traffic.

At the same time, various media outlets revealed that although these artists earned a lot of money from appearing on shows, the vast majority of the profits went to the company, leaving the artists themselves with only a few thousand yuan a month.

As the cash cow of this entertainment company, the amount Su Tang actually took home was pitifully small.

Combining this with the incident between Su Tang and her manager from a couple of days ago, anyone with even a shred of common sense could now see through the scheme.

Now, that fly-by-night workshop of a company completely lost its footing. They hurriedly began issuing various statements, only to immediately receive the surprise Su Tang had prepared for them.

Shortly afterward, Su Tang's former manager suddenly appeared online, publishing a statement that both apologized and completely exposed the true face of the entertainment agency.

This was something Su Tang hadn't anticipated. Upon seeing the news, she immediately called Song Heqing.

Song Heqing answered very quickly.

Su Tang: "Hello~ Darling, are you busy right now?" Su Tang asked without the slightest bit of embarrassment.

Song Heqing fell silent on the other end. Although the sound was very faint, Su Tang fancied she could actually hear Song Heqing's muffled chuckle.

Lying face down on the bed, Su Tang swung her legs happily, thinking that Song Heqing was actually quite repressed and subtle in his affection.

Hearing Song Heqing gently clear his throat on the other end, he replied, "I'm not busy anymore."

Su Tang let out a sweet, mischievous giggle, "I just saw the statement the manager posted. Did you handle that?"

Song Heqing: "Mhm. If he didn't want to face a lawsuit, that was his only option. Besides, having been saddled with such a huge scapegoat by the entertainment company, he was naturally furious anyway."

Su Tang hadn't expected Song Heqing to consider things so thoroughly on her behalf, "Thank you, baby~ Sorry for all the trouble over my affairs."

Compared to Su Tang's thick-skinned, unblushing delivery, Song Heqing, who had been single his whole life, probably had earlobes burning red by now.

In truth, Su Tang was only acting this bold over the phone. If she were actually face-to-face with Song Heqing, the embarrassed one would undoubtedly be her.

Over the past couple of days, the entertainment company had panicked to the point of complete chaos. Being nothing more than a small-time operation, they simply couldn't withstand the barrage of abuse from netizens.

Their boss undoubtedly understood the company's capabilities, so in order to rake in quick cash, they relentlessly pushed their artists out to take on various commercial events during this period.

Su Tang thus ended up taking on two events. Because she had initiated a lawsuit against them, the entertainment company treated her with even less courtesy.

Netizens were currently engrossed in the drama, paying exceptionally close attention to the agency's every move. Upon learning that the agency was frantically scheduling work and exploiting the artists during this time, public outrage flared up once again.

However, partly due to the lawsuit, Su Tang didn't have many jobs left afterward; her final assignment was a banquet.

Their boss originally intended for these lesser-known artists to cozy up to wealthy patrons, and the original host had been forced into plenty of such gigs in the past.

Yet every time, she would slip away to the restroom behind the manager's back and end up being scolded mercilessly after each banquet.

Today, Su Tang had no choice but to attend. Besides, this banquet might actually yield some personal benefits for her.

She hadn't forgotten that she still possessed mystical arts. Since she wouldn't be able to use them in the future, she certainly wasn't going to shortchange herself in this realm, right?

Su Tang noticed that besides herself, another female artist from her company had also been assigned to attend.

However, judging by the other woman's revealing attire and heavy, striking makeup, Su Tang could tell that this artist was likely here of her own accord.

Su Tang had rushed straight here this afternoon after wrapping up her previous job. Having toiled all day without a proper meal, her stomach was aching with hunger.

Fortunately, there were no more previously contracted jobs after this, meaning she could sleep in until noon tomorrow.