Drama Queen Reborn as a Top Student!-Chapter 775 - 335 is too explosive_2

Fang Hui immediately understood; this was a common tactic in entertainment industry crisis management.

"How about we leak news of Liang Ruofan cheating?"

Ding Meng shook her head. "Liang Ruofan’s traffic is already declining. The public has lost interest in him, and this kind of scandal won’t cause much of a stir."

Fang Hui suggested, "I can buy some dirt from the paparazzi."

"No need." Ding Meng stopped her, opened her phone, and showed her a video.

The video seemed to be taken backstage at an event. A woman dressed to the nines was crouching on the floor as if dry heaving. Her long hair fell over her face, covering half of it. An assistant next to her handed her a bottle of water, which she took and tilted her head back to drink from.

Though the distance blurred her features somewhat under the lighting, her striking and unmistakable profile made her identity clear to anyone familiar with her face.

Fang Hui exclaimed in surprise, "That’s Qiao Wan!"

In the video, after taking a sip of water, Qiao Wan was helped into a chair by her assistant, who draped a jacket over her exposed shoulders. The assistant said something inaudible, and Qiao Wan lowered her head and placed a hand over her abdomen, her expression showing a rare trace of tenderness.

Fang Hui, with her keen instincts as a PR professional, looked up in disbelief. "Qiao Wan is pregnant?"

Ding Meng sneered, "Is that explosive enough news for you?"

Fang Hui clicked her tongue. "Too explosive. I can’t even imagine."

Ding Meng took her phone back. "This was the backstage footage from tonight’s fashion gala. A friend of mine works for one of the sponsors and accidentally captured this scene and sent it to me. Qiao Wan is signed under Platinum Entertainment. While she isn’t directly managed by He Qian, she’s part of their larger profit web. If we leak this, it’ll hit Platinum Entertainment hard. Let’s see if He Qian still has the energy to fight me after this."

Fang Hui hesitated. "President Ding, there’s a rumor that Qiao Wan’s backer is someone pretty influential. Platinum Entertainment treats her like royalty—they never make her entertain clients and give her top-tier resources. If we expose her scandal and provoke backlash, won’t we be in trouble?"

She knew all too well that certain people in this industry could not be trifled with and worried that Ding Meng might invite disaster in a moment of rashness.

"Don’t be stupid. Do you know how many enemies Qiao Wan has made in this industry? Every actress in her cohort would kill to see her pulled down. Just find someone to sell this anonymously to the paparazzi and let them be the ones to take the fall."

"I understand now, President Ding. Don’t worry, I’ll handle it well."

As Fang Hui was about to leave, Ding Meng called her back. "What’s Rong Xianning been up to lately?"

Fang Hui knew Rong Xianning was President Ding’s little darling. "He’s preparing for the high school entrance exam now. Aside from scheduled events and daily training, he spends the rest of his time studying. Oh, right, he even signed up for a winter break tutoring course. According to Feng Cheng, he studies until midnight every day without fail. I must say, his discipline and self-control are truly impressive."

"He didn’t go back to his hometown for the Lunar New Year?"

Fang Hui shook her head. "He was still in tutoring class on New Year’s Eve. He never talks about his family situation with his teammates either."

At that moment, Ding Meng’s phone rang again. It was the same unknown number from Yunzhou.

Ding Meng suddenly thought of something. She gestured for Fang Hui to stay silent, then answered the call and held the phone to her ear.

"President Ding, thank goodness you finally picked up!" A panicked man’s voice came through the phone.

Ding Meng narrowed her eyes, her face darkening instantly.

"What do you want?"

"President Ding, I’ve been calling Aning, but he won’t answer. Is he very busy lately?"

Ding Meng’s voice turned icy. "You signed a contract with me back then. You took five million and sold your son to me. From that point on, he has nothing to do with you. What? Are you backing out now?"

"No, no, no, President Ding! How could I back out? Aning is yours, of course. I wouldn’t dare take him from you. I just haven’t contacted him in so long and was missing him. After all, he is still my biological son."

Ding Meng let out a cold laugh. "Someone like you missing your son? Or are you missing his money? Let me warn you: don’t go bothering him. Otherwise, I’ll make you cough up that five million with interest. Don’t think I’m joking."

With that, Ding Meng decisively hung up and blocked the number.

Fang Hui cautiously asked, "Was that... Rong Yuhe?"

She had been present when President Ding signed the contract with Rong Xianning’s parents. She still vividly remembered the greed and ugliness in their expressions. It was hard to believe that such a pair could have given birth to someone as exceptional as Rong Xianning. Genetics were strange that way.

"Keep an eye on Rong Xianning—make sure he doesn’t have any contact with those two."

"But... President Ding, no matter what, they are still Rong Xianning’s biological parents. Even though there’s a signed contract, it technically doesn’t hold any legal weight. If those shameless two make a scene, it could be trouble for you, for the company, and for Rong Xianning."

"He’s probably drowning in gambling debts again and wants his son to clean up his mess. That scumbag is nothing more than a leech."

"President Ding, if things escalate, it could be disastrous."

"Let’s handle the matter at hand first. Keep an eye on Rong Xianning. I’ve noticed he’s quite resourceful; I doubt he’d easily let that old scumbag manipulate him."

After leaving Ding Meng’s office, Fang Hui began contacting paparazzi to discreetly leak the dirt on Qiao Wan.

Qiao Wan had been popular for years, and her fans were notorious for their aggressive behavior toward anyone who crossed her. Over time, she had amassed a long list of enemies—especially among her fellow actresses. Many had kept quiet due to fear of her powerful connections or lacked evidence of her misdeeds, but now, the tables had turned.

Take Luo Nanyi, for example. She had risen to fame earlier than Qiao Wan, earning the title of "National Goddess" for her sultry looks. But when Qiao Wan burst onto the scene, countless PR campaigns were run to drag Luo Nanyi down while elevating Qiao Wan.

What made Luo Nanyi seethe the most was that Qiao Wan had stolen numerous opportunities from her over the years, gradually pulling ahead. Qiao Wan’s fans were worse than she was—whenever Luo Nanyi appeared in public, diehard fans of "Qiao Mai" would constantly provoke and harass her, throwing baseless accusations and insults her way.

Luo Nanyi had clawed her way up from nothing. As the saying goes, those with nothing have nothing to lose. She didn’t care how powerful Qiao Wan’s backer was; she was determined to get her revenge. Unfortunately, years of searching had turned up no real dirt, and she could only retaliate weakly with the occasional hit piece.

Now, everything had changed. When the paparazzi whispered to her about Qiao Wan’s pregnancy, she was so overjoyed she nearly set off fireworks.

Qiao Wan had always marketed herself as a chic, intellectual, and independent woman. Her fans endlessly praised her as a high-IQ, self-made woman of elegance. But if news of her pregnancy broke out, the fanbase would implode in an instant.

If public opinion was handled well, peeling away her polished facade was all but guaranteed.