After the empress transmigrated, she became the judge of the entertainment industry.

Chapter 116 She's truly a planning genius!

After making an appointment with Gong Yao, Tong Wuyu took the opportunity to probe Mu Zimo's opinion.

However, rather than Tong Wuyu informing her on her own initiative, it was more accurate to say that Mu Zimo noticed her private conversations with Gong Yao and immediately asked her what she wanted to do upon her return.

Tong Wuyu was startled and blurted out all her plans.

Whether you stick your neck out or pull it back, you'll get cut!

Mu Zimo smiled slightly after hearing this, "You actually still have a little bit of brains."

Tong Wuyu: So? Do you agree or not?

Mu Zimo did not comment on the matter, but naturally joined their agreed meeting.

When she said she had evidence, Mu Ziming just smiled and remained silent.

“Words are no proof; you have to show us the actual product,” Sheng Hanyu said.

“I find it hard to believe you have evidence. If you really do, why did things turn out the way they did that night?” Gong Yao said.

Tong Wuyu didn't know which specific night she was referring to; it could be every night.

"I made a deal with Ye Wanyin..." Tong Wuyu first probed, then glanced at the gazes of the others. It was clear that she needed to reveal the details of the deal before anything could proceed.

Well, even a fence-sitter has to eventually choose one side to lean towards.

“She promised me a movie role and a set of jewelry, so I kept it a secret for her,” Tong Wuyu said with a hint of hope.

If the other party offers a higher price, she can sell Ye Wanyin immediately without hesitation for a second.

"What? You're still thinking the highest bidder wins?" Gong Yao tapped the table. "Miss Tong, can you wake up? Do you think this evidence would still be legal if we did this?"

"I can't just end up with nothing, can I?" Tong Wuyu sighed, then rallied and said, "I took a huge risk with this..."

Mu Zimo chuckled softly at this moment.

Although the chuckle was ambiguous, it sounded to Tong Wuyu as if to say: If you don't produce the evidence, there are even greater risks waiting for you.

Tong Wuyu pondered for a moment.

She was weighing the value and risks of this matter.

Mu Ziming is someone she can't afford to offend, that's for sure, but his attitude is really unclear, and she's not sure how to avoid offending him.

She originally only wanted to ask Gong Yao for better resources, and then find an opportunity to break ties with Ye Wanyin. Most importantly, she didn't want to continue working for Ye Wanyin.

Does it matter who you work for?

She refused to believe that among all these young ladies, not one of them needed someone like her as a subordinate.

However, Gong Yao's attitude clearly showed that he was wearing the words "I'm a law-abiding citizen" on his sleeve...

In other words, Gong Yao might not actually need her to do anything.

If this transaction is a one-off, then of course the more you make, the better.

“Ms. Tong,” Sheng Hanyu said after a while, “I have a question. Is the evidence you’re referring to also involving Master Ye?”

“Yes.” Tong Wuyu nodded.

"Then why don't you talk to Master Ye?"

Sheng Hanyu was genuinely puzzled. Although he could tell that the other party was trying to gain some benefits, but... wasn't Ye Sanqing the most directly related person? What did she want to do with Gong Yao?

"I won't talk to her! I'm sorry, I'm just afraid to talk to her." Tong Wuyu felt a bit jolted thinking about how Ye Sanqing had pushed her into the house at the door, but she quickly calmed down and continued.

"To be honest, please don't laugh at me, but I really think if I went to her, she would definitely say 'I don't care about any evidence,' and then just beat me to death."

"You...you know her so well, you shouldn't have done that back then." Sheng Hanyu almost laughed. Why didn't you think of that earlier?

“But that’s not enough reason for you to come to me. Why don’t you go to my second brother or eldest sister? Maybe you’re afraid of my eldest sister, but you can’t be afraid of my second brother, can you?” Gong Yao tilted his head and asked suspiciously, “My connection to this matter is only that my cousin is involved, so why did you come to me?”

At first glance, Gong Yao appears innocent and naive, but upon closer inspection, one can sense the threatening undertone in her tone.

Mu Zimo was in a good mood. He moved his fingers as if to reach for a cigarette, but then stopped.

"It's not like I haven't tried to contact Brother Ye," Tong Wuyu retorted. "He ignored me, didn't he? He even posted about me on Weibo."

"Don't try to confuse the issue. You weren't there to provide evidence at all," Gong Yao said.

"I admit that's true, and it's my fault for not thinking things through at the time. I couldn't contact him afterward either." Tong Wuyu readily slid down on her knees. "I've thought it through now, so I came to find you."

"Then the question comes back again: why didn't you come to me?" Sheng Hanyu said.

"This..." Tong Wuyu wanted to say, "I also dare not... but the reason I dare not is completely different from the reason I dare not seek out Ye Sanqing..."

"Would Ye Wanyin have a problem with this?" Sheng Hanyu didn't wait for her to answer and continued, "Let me guess, Ye Wanyin has an inexplicable possessiveness towards men, so if you want to break this deadlock, you can only find a woman."

"Sigh, it's like I'm not a man." Mu Ziming, who hadn't spoken until now, suddenly interrupted, earning a cold look from Sheng Hanyu.

Sheng Hanyu: Do you need her to decide whether you're a man or not?

Mu Zimo looked back at him innocently and smiled in a good mood.

"Then let me be more precise and say it's any guy she's set her sights on, okay?" Sheng Hanyu added helplessly, "Don't get too excited, senior... Anyway, am I right?"

Tong Wuyu nodded.

"My relationship with Ye Wanyin is fragile. It's one thing if she finds out that I have any intentions that are detrimental to her, but it's another thing if she thinks that I want to steal her man."

She shuddered as she recalled the fate of those who had been bullied by Ye Wanyin.

“I don’t ask for much, just to ensure my personal safety, right?” Tong Wuyu said. “If you say that resources can’t be traded, I’ll accept that. I just want peace of mind. But what she did in the past makes me really insecure. You can understand me, right?”

Her words were undeniably sincere, but beneath the simple phrase "personal safety" might lie endless demands.

Gong Yao didn't think for long before saying, "Personal safety is simple. The question is, what kind of personal safety do you want? If you want to maintain the status quo while ensuring safety, then I don't think anyone in the world would agree to that."

In Gong Yao's view, Tong Wuyu's so-called evidence, if it couldn't get Ye Wanyin imprisoned, should at least be enough to ensure that Sheng Hanyu wouldn't be disturbed.

Of course, she also wanted Ye Sanqing not to be disturbed, but frankly speaking, Ye Sanqing and Ye Wanyin's core interests were in conflict, and this conflict was obviously not something that could be easily resolved.

Well... it just feels kind of not worth it...

“I…” Tong Wuyu hesitated.

Her career is currently at a standstill. If she is truly a talented actress or singer, then she can simply wait for the public opinion to die down and make a comeback based on her abilities.

Unfortunately, as an internet celebrity, what she relies on most is online public opinion. As long as she is online, these things will always stick to her.

She originally thought that with Gong Yao's protection, she could continue down the same path as before. It was true that she wouldn't earn as much as before, but by changing regions, she might still be able to achieve her goal of finding a rich man to marry.

She absolutely needed to find a wealthy heiress to rely on in order to continue her career, but Gong Yao clearly had no such intention, so...

"I have a suggestion." To everyone's surprise, Mu Zimo suddenly spoke up.

"Why don't you switch to the European and American markets, Miss Tong? Foreign internet celebrities are still internet celebrities, and frankly speaking, your problem is no big deal in the eyes of foreigners."

Tong Wuyu was terrified when she heard him speak, but after listening to him, she found that his opinions were actually relatively normal.

She began to quickly consider the feasibility of the proposal.

"Of course, I was just saying that casually. If Miss Tong hasn't considered it yet, it's not too late to start thinking about it now."

After Mu Zimo finished speaking, he began to drink his tea.

Sheng Hanyu looked at him suspiciously: What are you planning to do now?

“That’s true.” Gong Yao leaned back in his chair and said, “If you went there and immediately started livestreaming ‘The First Day of Learning English,’ then went around collecting relief food and portraying a poor person striving for progress, you might attract more fans than you are doing now.”

Gong Yao thought about it carefully before saying this and found it to be very feasible!

Ah, she's a true planning genius!

“This…” Tong Wuyu suddenly looked up from her thoughts.

Gong Yao's proposed route is undeniably practical, and it has successful precedents.

However, she's not completely at her wit's end yet, so why would she give up everything and go to a completely unfamiliar place to develop her career...?

She doesn't think she can't do it, but is it really necessary?

"Fortune favors the bold," Mu Zimo said.

“Okay, I agree, but I hope you can help me,” Tong Wuyu said with a sigh of relief.

"No problem," Mu Zimo agreed before Gong Yao could. "So, after all this talk, can you produce the evidence now?"

Gong Yao and Sheng Hanyu looked at him with the same puzzled expression, and then Gong Yao said, "I also agree to help within reasonable limits."

"I'll send it now." Tong Wuyu took out her phone and sent the pre-prepared chat history between Ye Wanyin and her to Gong Yao.

"Is that all?" Gong Yao quickly flipped through the document, frowning. "You said what she did in the past frightened you. Don't you have any evidence of those things?"

This evidence was enough to damage Ye Wanyin's reputation, but Ye Wanyin was too cunning and had many points to defend herself in.

Gong Yao could almost foresee the consequences; if the other party hired a better lawyer, the outcome would ultimately be nothing more than a minor setback.

"I'll find Hua Duoduo or An Yueyuan. I met them relatively late, and I only know most of what happened through hearsay." Tong Wuyu made the decision and felt relieved.

She had thought many times about not wanting to continue living in Ye Wanyin's shadow, but she never expected that the opportunity would come so quietly!

She set off as soon as she left the show!