As a celebrity, even if not as famous as a top-tier idol, Ding Yun wasn't constantly tracked or known to be everywhere at all times. However, her general whereabouts, at least in which city she was in, were relatively easy to ascertain.
Furthermore, her studio had a registered address, and she had a daily residence. Coupled with the fact that her younger brother, despite graduating from university, might not have learned much in terms of professional skills, he was still capable of browsing the internet, searching for information, and finding out Ding Yun's general location with ease.
Thus, by the time Zhou E and the others received the news, Ding Yun was cornered by them just a week later.
However, Ding Yun was not her original self. She wouldn't be so easily manipulated by them like the original host. If they dared to cause trouble in her residential community, she would directly involve the property management. If they dared to cause trouble at her company, she would immediately report them to the police for disturbing public order and obstructing normal business operations.
When they threatened to sue her for filial impiety, she handed them a business card and told them to hire a lawyer. She was unyielding to both gentle persuasion and stern demands. Not only was she unyielding, but she also conspicuously, in front of them and the coordinating staff, continuously made cumulative donations exceeding ten million yuan to various charitable platforms and organizations.
Yes, she did it just to anger them. It was a clear statement: "I have money, but I'd rather donate it than give it to you."
Ding Yun's actions were indeed quite effective. Zhou E and the others were instantly furious, almost to the point of spitting blood, wishing they could jump into Ding Yun's phone and retrieve the money from those platforms. They cursed incessantly, even attempting to snatch Ding Yun's phone, as if they believed donations could be retracted.
The surrounding onlookers, witnessing this, largely sided with Ding Yun. The reasoning was simple: if Ding Yun had the means to donate so generously yet refused to give her parents any money, it clearly wasn't due to stinginess. Either her parents were excessively greedy, insatiably covetous, even aiming to seize her inheritance, or there was a deep-seated animosity or childhood trauma between them. Otherwise, such a situation would be inexplicable.
Moreover, merely looking at Zhou E's current expression revealed her unpleasant nature.
Of course, even so, Zhou E and the Jing He Entertainment company behind her wouldn't give up easily. Before long, snippets of videos, selectively edited and detrimental to Ding Yun, began to appear online. They accused her of being unfilial, claimed her parents had defended her in lawsuits in the past while she played the coward, and that now that she was wealthy, she refused to repay her parents. In essence, they spread rumors, mixing truth with falsehoods.
Some even hired online trolls to incite fans and the public to boycott Ding Yun, labeling her a "tainted artist" and calling for her ban.
Ding Yun, however, was well-prepared. It wasn't a specific preparation for this incident, but rather, when she resumed her work, she had anticipated that her parents would inevitably resurface and cause trouble. Therefore, she promptly, through her studio's official account, released a series of evidence she had prepared meticulously.
This included the original host's life experiences from childhood to adulthood, the reasons for dropping out of junior high school, and the bank statements for the money sent back in previous years. She also included her recent donations, along with electronic evidence of Jing He Entertainment covertly hiring online trolls to manipulate public opinion, and their continuous tax evasion and minor illegal activities over the past two years.
In short, Ding Yun responded with remarkable speed. The evidence was abundant, the reasons were sound, and it even served to deliver a significant blow to Jing He Entertainment, one that, if not fatal, would at least cripple them and lead to some of their personnel being incarcerated.
On one side, there were fake news mixed with half-truths, even using stolen images. On the other, there was a comprehensive chain of evidence, meticulously compiled and detailed. No matter how naive the public, they knew whom to believe. At this point, those who still didn't believe were either foolish or malicious.
Furthermore, among the evidence Ding Yun presented, the bank statements showing a lump sum of over a million yuan given years ago, followed by continuous monthly remittances of fifty to eighty thousand yuan to her parents over the subsequent two years, truly broke through people's defenses.
While lamenting how easily celebrities earned so much money, they simultaneously cursed Zhou E and her ilk as shameless and insatiably greedy, refusing even to support their daughter's high school education. Despite having received so much money in previous years, they still had the audacity to call their daughter unfilial, without considering how much their university-educated son had provided them.
It could be said that Ding Yun's timely response, along with the revelations about her biological parents' and the company's actions from two years prior, ultimately led to her successful victory in this public relations battle. Simultaneously, it helped dismantle several troll organizations and sent many senior executives of Jing He Entertainment to prison, marking an absolute triumph.
With such a live, clear example of the consequences, even if her parents continued to stir up trouble, without anyone interviewing or paying attention to them, they couldn't cause any significant ripples.
At this point, Ding Yun had finally fulfilled the original host's wish of breaking free from the control and constraints of her parents and agent, officially commencing her comprehensive development in the entertainment industry. She continuously released her own works, achieving success across various facets of the entertainment world, including the music and dance industries, film and television, variety shows, and even dabbling in directing.
Although she encountered difficulties, obstacles, and targeted attacks during the process, with ample funding and sufficient talent, all opposition and hindrances only served as stepping stones, propelling her forward. Over time, Ding Yun's small studio grew into a burgeoning small entertainment company, eventually capable of rivaling some of the larger entertainment corporations.
In just ten years, Ding Yun, through her consistent quality of work—which, while not everyone's cup of tea, was never produced sloppily—and her pursuit of acting excellence and authenticity, gathered a significant number of truly skilled entertainment industry professionals, becoming a dominant force in the industry, earning her the moniker "Xu Banbi" (Half of Xu), representing the powerhouse of experienced and talented artists in the entertainment circle. As for what the other half represented, it was self-evident.
Concurrently, due to her decade of unwavering dedication and the absence of any subpar productions, her dedication level significantly increased. As her dedication level rose, her talent naturally followed suit. Furthermore, she never neglected to improve her skills. Consequently, many of her skills reached levels beyond ten, far exceeding the theoretical limit of Grandmaster level ten.
Take singing, for instance. As her skill surpassed level ten, reaching level eleven and twelve, Ding Yun was astonished to discover that when a skill exceeds its limit, it can indeed reach a state of "near-dao," where external manifestation is such that Ding Yun found her singing could resonate with people's spiritual energy and influence it to a certain extent.
If she composed a song specifically for individuals suffering from various mental disorders and sang it for them, it could significantly alleviate their conditions, even curing mild cases. Similarly, other art-related skills, upon breaking through level ten, also exhibited special abilities to varying degrees. For example, acting could create an immersive experience for the audience, and dancing could cleanse the soul and purify spiritual energy, with abilities varying accordingly.
With these discoveries, Ding Yun naturally had to conduct more in-depth research into these areas and strive to realize their effects, accurately verifying and testing the "golden finger" (supernatural ability) effects. She aimed to produce the most impeccable trial reports.
As Ding Yun continued to explore the special abilities of her beyond-limit skills, many of her subsequent new works inevitably possessed corresponding effects, and often quite pronounced ones. While effects like immersion and soul cleansing might not be deeply felt by everyone, with many attributing them to superior acting or graceful dancing, leading to a sense of immersion or relaxation, her songs were not only demonstrably helpful to those with mental disorders but also had a profound impact on the emotions of ordinary people, making them particularly noticeable.
Initially, Ding Yun harbored some concerns. She worried if she would be exposed or arouse suspicion. She wondered if the songs' remarkable effectiveness, even capable of healing, was perhaps too unbelievable.
However, as it turned out, her worries were unfounded. She had overestimated people's imagination and capacity for speculation. They didn't attribute any issues to Ding Yun herself but rather believed her singing had reached an extraordinary realm, hence its beneficial effect on individuals with mental disorders. Consequently, she only garnered even greater admiration, with no other repercussions.
Several decades later, Ding Yun naturally became an internationally acclaimed top artist. Honors such as Queen of Song, Queen of Dance, Film Empress, and Television Empress were all meticulously accumulated. Her dedication level and skill grades also reached a point where further advancement was impossible.
Even if Ding Yun could have lived for several more decades, having fulfilled the original host's wishes and completed the system trial, including writing a satisfactory trial report, she chose not to. After briefly managing her assets, liquidating all that could be converted to cash and donating it, she promptly arranged her affairs and departed.