The press conference will take place in the conference hall on the first floor. When Xia Ning walked inside after fixing her make-up, about fifty to sixty journalists from all the mainstream entertainment newspapers had filled the seats in the hall.

The hall was noisy. As soon as they saw Xia Ning come in, all the people became quiet. But in the next moment, noises rose again.

Xia Ning sat in the middle with Zheng Ziming next to her.

It was still Zheng Ziming who made the opening remarks.

"Ladies and gentlemen, please be quiet." Zheng Ziming stood up to gesture at the reporters, indicating that it was time to stop talking.

All the reporters turned towards him and the hall became quiet instantly.

"Everybody knows that our Xia Ning was very p.r.o.ne to be stained. While she has done nothing wrong, many people want to create scandals. Recently, rumors are going around about Xia Ning's family background on the Internet. I don't want to mention the malicious rumors. But this matter involves Xia Ning's mother, as you all know. Not only for Xia Ning's own reputation but also for her mother's reputation, it is necessary for her to hold a press conference in person to give an explanation to the ma.s.s media and her fans who like her. Now let Xia Ning deliver her speech. After the speech, there will be time for questions."

Zheng Ziming finished speaking, nodded at Xia Ning and then sat down.

Xia Ning drew the microphone near, looked at the journalists and said, "During these two years of my acting career, many people like me and many people blacken me. At first, I actually did not quite understand the reason why the ma.s.s media or the netizens would not only remark on an actress's performance but also investigate all the details in her life to find out her shortcomings and weaknesses.

But now I seem to understand. If people fail to find out an actress's shortcomings and scandals, they cannot make news about her. In other words, there will be nothing to say about her. As time goes by, this actress will be away from the public and become outdated.

So, I actually should be grateful for the ma.s.s media that has always been taking extra care of me and often helped me rise in the celebrities' rankings. So I enjoy public attention!"

On hearing this, many journalists burst out laughing, especially those at the beginning of their career. They all heard that Xia Ning was humorous but unexpectedly, she really was. Naturally, they could not help but laugh.

However, some reporters that had sharp eyes looked solemn when they saw Xia Ning's indifferent expression.

That was because these reporters were smart enough to avoid offending an entertainment company's big shareholder, or more precisely, a person with a privileged background. Furthermore, what Xia Ning said was actually the situation of this circle. As reporters, they knew it best.

But sometimes they too had to compromise for survival.

Xia Ning looked at those people laughing loudly with a flash of chill in her eyes, "In fact, my key point is not to criticize you guys, as every job has a reason to exist. You guys uncover our scandals just to meet the market's need, for the public love seeing this kind of news.

Actually, I don't care that you guys blacken me and spread those baseless rumors.

But recently you guys have been talking about my mother. I'm very unhappy about it. My mother died 16 years ago. Her past events, including our relations.h.i.+p with the Shen family, were not matters that you guys should pay attention to. Has the ma.s.s media already become too depraved to not know to respect the dead? Or do you involve my mother just in order to blacken me?! No matter what, if any media continues to fault my mother or spread rumors about her, I will resort to the law. My words will always be effective. That is all for today."

Xia Ning finished speaking, put down the microphone, and sat down.

Before Zheng Ziming announced that it was time for questions, some reporters could not wait any longer.

A female reporter directly inquired tartly, "Then does Miss Xia have any proof that your mother was not a mistress at that time?! We just expose the scandals to satisfy the public. We are not wrong!"