Ch 35: The Crazy Paparazzi

“You’re the actress from that TV series… what was it called again… Li Yun, right!”

Zhang Buran remembered, unexpectedly meeting Big Star Li Yun here.

“Don’t you dare do anything reckless, I warn you!”

Li Yun glared at Zhang Buran, her eyes full of alertness, curled up like a frightened kitten.

Zhang Buran looked at Li Yun, whose cheeks were slightly red, and then at the middle-aged man on the floor, who looked like a fat pig, and immediately understood.

“Oh, I’m sorry to interrupt your stay in this room, I’ll leave immediately… immediately… but I need to figure out why your Greater Art of Forgetting doesn’t work on me.” Zhang Buran frowned and said.

“Don’t go around spreading rumors, he just wanted a sleazy deal, and I didn’t agree… Oh, I understand, you’re paparazzi, right!”

Li Yun immediately panicked.

Could it be that this eccentric man is a crazy paparazzo!

Li Yun was almost certain that Zhang Buran was a paparazzo.

Paparazzi these days are too crazy!

Following someone is one thing, but to get a headline news story, they actually climbed up the hotel window and jumped in?

As a celebrity, if news of a late-night hotel stay with a famous director were exposed… at best, it would lead to a sharp decline in Li Yun’s career, and at worst, it would lead to ruin!

“I’m paparazzi? Where do I look like paparazzi? Have you ever seen paparazzi as handsome as me?” Zhang Buran said somewhat narcissistically.

Li Yun, however, had a cold face, not believing Zhang Buran’s words at all.

Modern filming methods are truly ubiquitous, with miniature cameras appearing everywhere.

Li Yun didn’t believe Zhang Buran’s nonsense.

What Daoist… it’s probably just an excuse Zhang Buran made up to cover his tracks.

“Name a price,” Li Yun said coldly.

“Ah?” Zhang Buran was stunned.

Li Yun said coldly again: “Name a price, as hush money for tonight’s incident.”

Soon, Zhang Buran realized that Li Yun had completely taken him for a crazy paparazzi.

Zhang Buran was about to explain, but then he thought, isn’t this perfect?

Zhang Buran used the Greater Art of Forgetting, but for some reason, it didn’t work on Li Yun.

And the matter of Daoists and ghosts and monsters is strictly forbidden by the Daoist Alliance, it cannot be known to ordinary people.

And Li Yun happened to think Zhang Buran was paparazzi…

Then let Li Yun continue to misunderstand!

After all, Zhang Buran jumped into the hotel to catch ghosts, and happened to run into celebrities staying in a room, it’s all too far-fetched… few people would believe it.

And Li Yun, to maintain her image, would certainly keep quiet about today’s events.

Zhang Buran wasn’t afraid of being exposed.

Isn’t this perfect?

Thinking of this, Zhang Buran followed Li Yun’s words.

“Since you’ve figured it out, I won’t pretend anymore, um, hush money… you…”

Zhang Buran held up two fingers.

“2 million! You really dare to ask for such a high price!” Li Yun was surprised for a moment, gritting her teeth and saying.

Zhang Buran was dumbfounded after hearing this.

He originally only wanted to say 200,000.

200,000 is a drop in the bucket for a celebrity.

After all, doing too much extortion… reduces merit.

Unexpectedly, Li Yun misunderstood it as 2 million.

Zhang Buran was about to explain when Li Yun spoke: “Fine, 2 million then!”

Ah?

Zhang Buran was even more dumbfounded.

Are celebrities this generous?

2 million, just like that.

No… is this considered extortion, reducing my merit!

“After you sign the Confidentiality Agreement, the 2 million will arrive immediately, I will transfer it to your personal account!” Li Yun gritted her teeth and said.

“Once you receive the money, you must never mention today’s events. If you violate this, I will sue you!”

Zhang Buran was about to explain.

But then he thought, that’s 2 million!

The two General-Level Ghosts Zhang Buran “struggled” to catch were only worth 2 million.

So this extortion brought in 2 million?

Anyway, it’s extortion, there’s not much difference between 200,000 and 2 million, might as well take it?

“Li Yun, you really are a Big Star, so generous! Let’s just happily decide on this, where’s the Confidentiality Agreement… I’ll sign it immediately!”

“Hmph! Wait 10 minutes, I’ll have my Agent print it out and send it over.” Li Yun said with a headache.

Li Yun couldn’t stand these money-grubbing paparazzi any more.

They’re like annoying clingy things following her around all day, and as soon as Li Yun makes any move, the paparazzi click, click, click, taking pictures.

Even if Li Yun eats a meal with her brother, these paparazzi will capture it, exaggerate it, and it will be headline news the next day.

Li Yun feels like she’s being watched, she doesn’t have any freedom at all.

Therefore, Li Yun hates paparazzi the most.

Therefore, she feels extreme disgust towards Zhang Buran, who is rather handsome.

“I hope you uphold the professional ethics of a paparazzo, take the money, and shut your mouth! And don’t track me so crazily next time, you’ve seriously impacted my life, if I catch you following me again, I will call the police!”

Li Yun glared at Zhang Buran angrily and said.

“Don’t worry, I’ll keep my mouth shut once I’ve taken the money!” Zhang Buran smirked.

Zhang Buran felt his conscience being condemned.

Between 2 million and his conscience, Zhang Buran decisively chose the 2 million.

Money is the most important, after all, Daoists need to eat too…

Without money, without strength, you’ll be looked down upon by everyone.

Society is so realistic.

Compared to dealing with this complicated human society, Zhang Buran prefers to interact with ghosts and monsters.

Ghosts and monsters are difficult to deal with, but at least Zhang Buran can reform or subdue them.

When facing the hypocritical faces of humans, Zhang Buran only feels he’s living a hard life.

However, Zhang Buran felt that the little merit he had painstakingly accumulated by persuading Jiang Xiaoling to reincarnate was completely lost due to his extortion.

“Bang bang bang!”

Outside the room, there was a hurried knocking on the door.

“Liu Yang, get out here! I know you’re inside, you dare to have an affair with that vixen behind my back, you’re asking for it!”

“Liu Yang! Open the door, or I’ll have the bodyguard break it down!”

A woman’s furious voice came from outside the hotel room.

Li Yun’s mind went blank!

It’s over!

Judging by the voice, it’s Liu Yang’s Wife!

Li Yun didn’t know how Liu Yang’s Wife found out that Liu Yang was staying in a room here, but Li Yun knew that she had come to catch him cheating.

Even if Liu Yang wanted a sleazy deal with Li Yun.

But how many people would believe Li Yun’s story?

Liu Yang’s Wife coming to catch him cheating, encountering Liu Yang and Li Yun, an unrelated man and woman, in the same room, regardless of who is at fault, it’s all inexplicable and impossible to explain.

Li Yun could already imagine tomorrow’s headline: Shocking! Director Liu Yang has an extramarital affair, and the other woman is National Goddess Li Yun!

Li Yun looked at Liu Yang, who had fainted on the ground, and was also at a loss for what to do.

“Um… should I help you?”