Shocking! A Hong Kong socialite gave birth to three heirs to a wealthy family.

Chapter 198 Guiding Ye Ningshuang

"I'll have Ah Yi help me find a place to live that they can't find for a while. As for the gambling debts, I'll find a gossip reporter to expose them myself first, so they won't have anything to threaten me with."

When Shen Wancheng heard Ye Ningshuang's plan, her eyes lit up, and she genuinely thought Ye Ningshuang was very clever.

If Ye Ningshuang's move were made in later generations, it would be quite common.

Many gossip reporters in later generations, when they uncover a celebrity's secrets, don't actually release them immediately.

Instead, they first tell the person in question, "I've uncovered your secrets. Name your price, and if it's right, we won't release it."

Some celebrities will pay money, while others will have their PR team prepare first, and then they will reveal the information themselves.

Self-disclosure is actually much better than paying money; if handled well in public relations, it can fundamentally solve the problem.

Of course, there is also the risk of completely igniting public opinion and causing fans to abandon the fandom and boycott the event.

That's why some celebrities pay gossip reporters to shut up.

However, in the 80s, when entertainment culture was just emerging, celebrities did not have professional public relations teams, let alone Ye Ningshuang, a newcomer to the entertainment industry who did not even have an agent or sign with a management company.

She's really smart to come up with this self-destruction method on her own.

It was also a very decisive move, because she didn't know if the audience would still support her if they found out about this, or whether the judges and the production team would allow her to continue participating.

Therefore, Shen Wancheng admired Ye Ningshuang even more at this moment.

"It's impressive that you came up with a self-destruction plan in such a short time. You can't go wrong with doing it this way, but you'll need to spend money to bribe some media outlets to speak on your behalf first."

Shen Wancheng glanced at the middle-aged woman who was still holding the boy and crying.

Then he asked, "You said it's your dad who owes gambling debts?"

When Ye Ningshuang's father was mentioned, her expression immediately became somber.

She didn't pity her gambling father.

She felt that having such a father was a stain on her life.

She felt ashamed and embarrassed.

Ye Ningshuang nodded. "A few years ago, he got into gambling and lost all the family's money. He used to come home, but after a few months he left, we haven't seen him since."

Shen Wancheng remained silent.

When a gambler disappears, it doesn't necessarily mean he abandoned his wife and children to escape debts; it could also mean he's simply vanished.

Shen Wancheng thought that if she were Ye Ningshuang, she would rather this person be dead.

At this point, Shen Wancheng understood what had happened.

Shen Wancheng said to Ye Ningshuang, "When you're dealing with the media, you need to make them focus on the points you've chosen to report, thus guiding public opinion. The points you should emphasize shouldn't be about your family's debts and why you haven't paid them back even after becoming Miss Hong Kong. Just touch on those things briefly. Your focus should be on how your father incurred the gambling debts, the kind of life your family is living, and what odd jobs you've done to earn money, like washing dishes. You can establish a persona of someone who is pitiful but works hard and never gives up."

The more Shen Wancheng spoke, the brighter Ye Ningshuang's eyes became.

She was able to steer public opinion in this direction, which would not only prevent the incident from affecting her competition and future career, but would even make more people like her out of sympathy.

But what exactly is a persona?

Ye Ningshuang asked Shen Wancheng, "Character design?"

Shen Wancheng nodded; she didn't mind giving advice to intelligent people she admired.

"A persona is the image you want to create in front of the public. If you want to be a star, you have to remember that you have to act wherever there are cameras. You have to act according to the persona you set for yourself. For example, you have to establish your pitiful persona. Even if you become a star, you still have to live a simple life and show familiarity with the lives of poor people. For example, if someone asks you what special memories you have from your childhood, your answer should revolve around the point of being poor but warm, rather than just mentioning some random memory."

After Shen Wancheng finished speaking, she paused for a moment and then added, "It would be best to treat people's eyes as cameras as well, otherwise if the persona is very different from the real person, the consequences of a mishap will be great."

Hearing Shen Wancheng's words, Ye Ningshuang felt as if she had been enlightened.

"Thank you, I understand. I will write down the key points of what you said later and remind myself of them repeatedly."

Thanks to Shen Wancheng's guidance, Ye Ningshuang's gloomy mood dissipated considerably.

She thanked Shen Wancheng and Shen Yao repeatedly.

"Thank you so much for today. I don't know what would have happened to me if it weren't for you."

Ye Ningshuang's mother and younger brother finally stopped crying.

He stood up, walked up to Shen Yao and Shen Wancheng, and bowed to them in gratitude.

"Thank you so much, thank you so much."

Shen Yao smiled and said, "Auntie, you don't need to do this. We are friends with Ning Shuang, so we have to help her since we've run into her."

As Shen Yao spoke, she reached out and ruffled the boy's hair.

It feels great; no wonder her sister likes to ruffle her hair like that.

Shen Yao praised the boy, saying, "You know how to protect your sister, you're very courageous, that's great."

After exchanging a few words, everyone calmed down a bit.

Ye Ningshuang led Shen Wancheng and Shen Yao into the house, poured them water first, and then told her mother and younger brother to hurry up and pack their things so they could move out immediately.

That Brother Lin will probably bring even more people here soon.

Ye Ningshuang first called Lu Hanyi and asked him to come over.

Although Ye Ningshuang is with Lu Hanyi, she has never told him where she lives, and she always goes to find him by herself.

Lu Hanyi truly liked Ye Ningshuang, so when Ye Ningshuang didn't reveal her address, he didn't investigate it himself. He simply assumed that Ye Ningshuang didn't trust him enough, and he believed that as long as he persisted, he would eventually be able to completely win Ye Ningshuang's heart.

He also gave Ye Ningshuang nearly a million Hong Kong dollars, which is more than many people can earn in a lifetime compared to the current living standards in Hong Kong. So Lu Hanyi thought that Ye Ningshuang would not have to worry about financial difficulties.

How could he know that Ye Ningshuang had used all that money to pay off her debts and was still renting a place to live?

When Lu Hanyi received Ye Ningshuang's call, he was surprised to hear her ask him to help find a safe and secure place to live. Although he had some doubts, he was also very happy and said he would drive over to pick her up right away.

After Ye Ningshuang finished her phone call, she came to talk to Shen Wancheng and Shen Yao.

"Although I have thanked you many times today, I still want to say that I am very grateful to you all today. It is my luck and honor to know you all."

Shen Wancheng smiled and said, "Now that I have something to ask of you, shouldn't you 'do anything for me'?"