Drama Queen Reborn as a Top Student!-Chapter 784: Some people cannot be easily offended

Something big just happened in the entertainment industry.

Renowned paparazzo Liu Daneng revealed that popular actress Qiao Wan is pregnant. Without any prior notice, he dropped the bombshell during his noon livestream, accompanied by backstage footage of Qiao Wan at an event. In the video, she can be seen gagging and instinctively touching her belly—completely fitting the image of a pregnant woman.

The revelation caused an instant frenzy, blowing up the trending searches and entirely drowning out last night’s viral subway beauty and the ongoing buzz about Ge Qi smoking.

Qiao Mai fans went wild, attacking Liu Daneng relentlessly and tagging Platinum Entertainment, demanding that they immediately issue a lawyer’s letter. This time, they insisted Liu Daneng must be sent to prison for spreading rumors.

Lin Yan was dumbfounded. She had just spoken with Mr. Hong about this, yet within moments, the paparazzo broke the news. Could Mr. Hong have leaked the information?

There was no time to probe who leaked the news; they had to suppress the uproar swiftly. Lin Yan immediately convened a meeting with the public relations and legal departments: the PR team to manage public sentiment, and the legal team to draft an attorney’s letter.

The senior lawyer from the legal department asked, "Just like we did with Chen Shucheng’s case last time—file a defamation lawsuit?"

Last year, Chen Shucheng was embroiled in a scandal after a paparazzo accused him of having an affair. The issue snowballed into a massive hullabaloo, but the legal team quickly filed defamation charges against the paparazzo and his studio, clearing Chen Shucheng’s name in the end. The paparazzo’s studio was sued into bankruptcy, and the paparazzo himself ended up in jail.

Platinum Entertainment collaborates with Junlin Law Firm, one of Jingzhou’s top ten elite firms, known for its extensive experience with entertainment industry lawsuits. When it comes to representing celebrities, Junlin has never lost a case, reinforcing Platinum Entertainment’s formidable reputation. The partnership costs a substantial amount every year to maintain.

The firm is no stranger to dealing with rumors about Platinum’s top-tier celebrities, especially Qiao Wan, whose popularity ensures she faces a barrage of defamatory claims every month. The lawyers were no longer fazed by these occurrences; the focus now was which media outfit might face insolvency this time.

As a result, the atmosphere in the meeting room wasn’t particularly tense; everyone was merely going through the motions.

Only Lin Yan, who was privy to the inside story, felt uneasy. When she heard the lawyer’s question, she hesitated.

The lawyer had already begun drafting the lawsuit without receiving an answer, proceeding to file for defamation charges by default.

"Wait..." Lin Yan suddenly spoke up.

The lawyer looked up in confusion. "Sister Yan, what’s the matter?"

Lin Yan wasn’t some clueless rookie; she paced nervously in the meeting room. "File the lawsuit under infringement of reputation rights instead."

All eyes in the meeting room turned toward Lin Yan, unable to conceal their surprise.

They had seen countless cases of celebrities suing for defamation, but the distinction between defamation and infringement of reputation rights was not insignificant.

Qiao Wan was accused of being pregnant — something that could gravely affect her reputation as an actress and potentially derail her career.

From a legal perspective, defamation typically involves fabricated falsehoods, whereas infringement of reputation rights can pertain to either fabricated or true facts. In such cases, violators merely need to bear civil compensatory and administrative responsibilities, while defamation requires both civil and criminal liabilities.

In other words, an infringement case only demands monetary compensation, whereas defamation could land the culprit in jail. For celebrities battling rumors, issuing a defamation lawsuit swiftly can not only intimidate the other party but also effectively reassure fans and the public.

What was Sister Yan thinking? Filing under infringement of reputation rights would only imply to the public that Qiao Wan was indeed pregnant!

The team exchanged glances, sensing the promise of a major revelation.

Lin Yan immediately shook her head after voicing her thought. "No, stick with defamation charges. Let’s handle the public sentiment first and figure out the rest later."

The lawyer adjusted his glasses. "Defamation requires intentional fabrication and dissemination of falsehoods as a criminal act. If the defendant presents evidence during trial, it will heavily disadvantage the plaintiff."

He felt obliged to clarify to Lin Yan that failure in court would only further tarnish Qiao Wan’s reputation. The public wouldn’t care about the nuanced details—they’d judge solely based on the verdict.

Lin Yan gritted her teeth and made her decision. "Defamation charges it is."

If Qiao Wan wanted to keep her foothold in this industry, she could never acknowledge the pregnancy. Besides, whether this child could even be born was an entirely different matter.

Yet Lin Yan noticed that this time, the online uproar was far more severe than ever before.

Qiao Wan had made too many enemies in the past, and there were far too many people jealous of her success. Several rivals seized this opportunity to stir the pot, digging up old photos of Qiao Wan in her pre-celebrity days as a rebellious delinquent — flooding the trending searches with them.