@Fengyue Culture – Cheng Jin: I don’t want to be polite either. Someone who didn’t work as a trainee was kicked out from my company, and I didn’t call the police because you were still a minor at the time. I wanted to give you a chance to start over.
@Fengyue Culture – Cheng Jin: When you were a trainee, you took advantage of the newcomers. After jumping ship and getting plastic surgery, you finally became famous but still didn’t stop. Do you really think your new boss will cover up everything for you? You even dared to take the opportunity to grope and touch our young artists. Have some shame! [Angry][Angry]
As soon as the two Weibo posts were published, everyone who was busy following the new scandal about Han Qu wanted a screen in each hand to keep up with the drama.
What day is it today?!
Today, CaiBi Media’s front gate was smashed by a meteorite, and now there’s a fire in the backyard, it looks like they’re going to collapse!
Speaking of jumping ship from Fengyue Culture and possibly getting plastic surgery to become famous, the only person that fits is Shao Gu, a popular member of the boy band FALSE.
He is just over twenty years old now, with a fresh and handsome image, and his girlfriend and CP fans are particularly clingy.
Curious people rushed to the fan base to check his schedule and found that this star really had overlapping schedules with artists from Fengyue Culture this month.
As soon as the public accusation was made, all the fans went crazy, impatiently rushing to control the narrative and clear his name.
“Brother is not to be approached, it has nothing to do with him, check out his new song ‘Love Is Hard’ and the upcoming movie ‘Sheepskin Hunter’—”
“Is it interesting for a CEO to imply accusations like this, splashing dirty water without knowing if it’s just a publicity stunt for your artist, haha.”
“I’m dying of laughter, my brother is so popular, many people beg to see him, he doesn’t need to touch your little nobody. A publicity stunt that even involves the boss personally, LOW, so LOW, ew.”
Meanwhile, over at Han Qu, they’re still in the police station, and no police announcement has been made yet.
CaiBi Media is in a complete mess, sticking to the standard PR plan of issuing a lawyer’s letter first.
The masked sisters who control the narrative treasure this scanned document with black text on white paper and a red seal, cursively cursing those marketing accounts and bystanders as liars who deserve to die.
Who knew that the boss of Fengyue Culture was even tougher, directly posting four GIFs from the surveillance videos.
@Fengyue Culture – Cheng Jin: Here’s the proof, two GIFs are from before you broke the contract and jumped ship, which we kept as backups, and the other two are from your recent misdeeds. Do you think just because you’re famous now, you can bully others? Low, disgusting! [Picture][Picture][Picture][Picture]
Two GIFs are from the dance studio, where a group of trainees sat chatting during a break with their backs to the camera, and a much younger Shao Gu, while talking to a friend, reaches out to touch a girl’s waist and buttocks.
The other two GIFs are from a noisy party, where Shao Gu, holding a glass of red wine, approaches a young artist. He ‘accidentally’ spills wine on her chest and then tries to wipe it off with a napkin.
The girl is continuously shaking her head and backing away in refusal, but he still approaches her with physical contact, laughing, clearly experienced.
In all four GIFs, the victims are censored for their protection, but Shao Gu’s face is clearly captured, and even the details of his features can be zoomed in on a phone.
These GIFs are damning evidence.
The entertainment industry has its dark side, and trading favors with one’s body isn’t anything new.
The things Shao Gu has done would not result in a long detention if taken to the police, not considered a major crime.
The issue is the timing, the explosive effect of the revelations, which are all much more impactful than usual.
Many righteous netizens are cursing the fans who control the narrative, completely disbelieving any talk of lawyer’s letters.
@BrightMoonShinesOnMe: Are some people so delusional from controlling the narrative that they rush to defend such disgusting acts? Don’t you have any self-respect as a woman?
@FoxDoesNotMarry: And they say it’s photoshopped? That the GIFs are face swaps? It’s been forwarded over two hundred thousand times now, does your master dare to make a sound?
@PengPengJumpingMilkTea: I used to briefly fancy this guy’s looks, but now thinking about it just makes me sick… If your idol has done such things, he should retire himself, don’t drag others down [Waving hand][Waving hand]
Some of Shao Gu’s fans have already confronted his agent.
But what could they get? Just vague reassurances.
Quietly, some fans are leaving, while others are furiously attacking everyone from Fengyue Culture, including Shi Jianian.
They tried to fabricate evidence to smear this CEO, with countless sending him car accident and autopsy images in private messages.
If their beloved brother goes down, then they won’t let anyone live in peace!
In a short time, the CEO of Fengyue Culture gained hundreds of thousands of followers, righteously stating that he has never been involved in any dirty dealings, and challenging anyone to confront him directly.
It’s 2:30 AM now, and no one can sleep.
Over the years, FALSE has bought countless trending searches and each member has tens of millions of fans, it’s no wonder the general public is annoyed.
During the usual data rotation, there are as many fans as there are now flocking to each member’s Weibo.
Those who questioned the situation, those who sought help and wept, those who demanded the expulsion of the unworthy to continue operations, and those who adamantly refused to allow the group to diminish in number…
The fans of the idol groups, career fans, and girlfriend fans each made their own uproar, and more people dug up various past misdeeds of this idol, sorting them into lengthy Weibo posts, true or false, which further triggered a massive fan exodus and tearing of posters.
The timing of this was incredibly harsh.
Han Qu usually ruled despotically, managing several companies at once while holding great power, only allowing subservient subordinates to enter the upper echelons.
Now he was detained, and even with the efforts of a lawyer, he couldn’t be released until tomorrow, completely absent during the most critical hours.
The senior executives at CaiBi Media dared not touch such a thorny issue, whoever took the lead was hastening their own demise.
So, they shirked responsibility, hesitant to make any decisions.
CaiBi collectively went silent, and the internet became even more turbulent, as everyone assumed this artist was thoroughly corrupt.
More netizens, fed up with these fans’ long-term control and bullying, surged into the artist’s Weibo to vocally denounce them.
Usually, even a slightly pretentious or incompetent post on their own Weibo would be found by fans, who forced deletion or took screenshots for mass humiliation.
Now, as the wall fell, everyone pushed, fulfilling the saying: you watch him build tall buildings, you watch him host guests, and you watch his building collapse.
At the headquarters of the show building, Huo Ren pressed his temples with two fingers, finished browsing the immediate reports on his tablet, and slowly closed his eyes.
“You can go rest now.” Pei Ruye was still fine-tuning the execution steps on the financial side, typing on the keyboard next to him.
His tone was calm, as if nothing had happened today.
“I won’t be able to sleep.” Huo Ren lowered his head and paused for a long time before finally speaking, “Teacher, do you remember?”
His eyes seemed to flicker with night fires, his voice chilling.
“Back then, those people treated us the same way.”
One by one, incident by incident, he had never forgotten.
When Mei Shengyao was not yet of age, there were reporters loudly proclaiming Wen Feng’s infidelity and his family falling apart.
Xie Lianyun was nearly disfigured by a shard of glass, and Chi Ji was mocked and ridiculed round after round.
He had never forgotten.
He wanted this group shattered, Han Qu had to pay his debts in blood.
“I remember.” Pei Ruye didn’t stop, still checking today’s Dow Jones index, “Don’t dwell on your emotions, focus on what needs to be done now.”
Huo Ren pressed hard on his temples, signaling his assistant to call someone over.
Ten minutes later, Shi Jiannian and Han Yang came in front of him.
“Hello, Teacher Huo.”
“…Good evening, Teacher.”
Shi Jiannian had already received the news, and now that the incident had actually happened, his emotions hadn’t fluctuated much.
Han Yang had been informed by his family and Xu Le about the situation, but being young, he was still somewhat confused and lost.
The two of them were inevitably drawn into it.
Netizens’ ability to speculate was always strong; some said that this was Fengyue Culture’s way of pushing Shi Jiannian to debut in the C position, deliberately using this incident as a credential to SPF.
Some accused Han Yang of approaching Huo Ren with ill intentions, just like his brother, both were scoundrels.
Even if they hadn’t looked at their phones, just seeing the peculiar looks from the staff when they encountered them could guess something.
“Actually, at this moment, I should be saying something to calm the mood.” Huo Ren slowly stood up and walked up to them.
“Like, don’t mind what others think, don’t bother with stuff on the internet, just focus on preparing for the final.”
“But, if you really debut in the future, such incidents will only increase.”
He watched the two young men, his voice clear and calm.
“Debuting is just a starting point; hardship and difficulty will become the norm.”
“Even if fame and fortune are by your side, and you are extremely popular, it won’t change anything.”
“Facing this kind of situation before the finals, in a way, is also a kind of advance test.”
Shi Jiannian’s gaze shifted slightly, his expression complex: “More rather than less?”
Huo Ren looked at him, his smile faint: “Entering the world of fame and fortune comes at a price.”
“You can consider the road ahead as a balance beam of equivalent exchange.”
“The brighter you shine, the endless ridicule and mockery you will attract.”
“You need to sculpt your physique, but even more so, temper your heart.”
“If tonight’s incident impacts you and indirectly leads to your loss in the competition…”
“I won’t,” Shi Jiannian said calmly. “I accept it.”
Han Yang glanced at him quickly, his look one of surprise.
“Actually, I’m still very nervous.” Han Yang scratched his head, his demeanor listless: “It feels like the pressure is great both before and after debuting, I’ve never slept well.”
Huo Ren reached out and ruffled his soft hair.
The young man showed an embarrassed smile, his expression sincere.
“No matter what, I’ll still try my hardest to get through it, I like everyone here, and I won’t leave!”
As they were chatting, the assistant knocked on the door again.
“President Huo, Gu Shaochu would like to see you.”
Huo Ren nodded in agreement, and then the tall young man walked in.
“I saw Han Yang and the others came over, just wanted to confirm with you in case it would disturb you later.”
Huo Ren smiled.
“Have you made up your mind?”
“Yes, I’ve decided,” Gu Shaochu said with a light smile. “I want to drop out of the competition.”
Author’s note:
Tomorrow evening will also be around 8 o’clock.
Why though? Why does Gu Shaochu want to back out?
He wants the attention all by himself and didn’t think he could work in a team. So he decided to go solo if he ever wants to pursue a career in the idol industry.
Classmate Gu leaving makes sense. Although I feel like he’s an introvert too, so going solo and having to talk all by himself won’t be easy… But hey, at least he’s not stealing anyone’s place.