Chinese entertainment: What's wrong with actresses wanting to improve?

Chapter 580 Public Opinion Reversal

Wang Dazhi's Weibo comment section was also flooded with comments.

"It's not your fault that you're ugly, but it is your problem if you're ugly and still become a mistress."

"How can someone like you be an actor?"

Isn't the threshold for entering the entertainment industry a bit too low?

"Please, stop acting."

Every time I see you on TV, my eyes hurt.

"You yourself are a married man, yet you still have an affair with a married woman."

What a despicable couple, adulterers and adulteresses!

People started digging into Wang Dazhi's family background.

In less than an hour, Wang Dazhi's family background was thoroughly exposed.

"A family of opera performers, huh? Is this how your parents raised you? You cheated on your spouse, and the woman you cheated with was already married?"

"It turns out that Dong Bailian wasn't blind in her eyes, but blind in her heart."

"They're after this ugly man's background and connections."

"To cheat like this, you have no shame and no sense of aesthetics, Dong Bailian, you're really something else."

"One is after money, the other after sex, a perfect match."

Lock it up, don't let it come out and cause trouble for others.

At the center of the storm of public opinion, the curtains in Dong Bailian's apartment remained tightly drawn.

Dong Bailian sat on the sofa, the light from her phone screen reflecting off her face, making her look deathly pale.

Her fingers were trembling, her lips were trembling, and her eyes were so red they looked like they might bleed at any moment.

It was too fast. Dawn's counterattack came too quickly, and public opinion reversed too quickly.

She was worried about retaliation at noon, and the retaliation came that evening.

Ren Jiaying stood by the window, her back to Dong Bailian.

Her phone was ringing too; it was her team of online trolls urging her to pay more.

She put her phone on silent and placed it face down on the windowsill.

The room remained silent for a long time.

The television was on, and a certain satellite channel was broadcasting an urban romance drama. The female lead on screen was crying her heart out.

This coincidence struck Dong Bailian as particularly ironic.

"What do we do now?"

Dong Bailian's voice was hoarse, like sandpaper rubbing against glass.

Ren Jiaying did not turn around.

"Say something!"

Dong Bailian suddenly stood up from the sofa, her voice instantly rising in volume.

"You were the one who said that issuing a statement would ruin Pan Yueming's reputation!"

You said that Chenxi wouldn't fight us to the death for a second-tier artist!

You said there wouldn't be any problems! And now?

The entire internet is calling me a slut!

Ren Jiaying turned around.

There was no panic or guilt on her face, only a bone-chilling contempt.

"I made you issue a statement because you cheated on me."

Her voice wasn't loud, but every word pierced Dong Bailian's ears like a knife.

"Why didn't you think about the consequences when you cheated on me?"

You don't even have the most basic counter-surveillance awareness, like drawing the curtains. Who can you blame for that?

Dong Bailian was so choked by those words that the color drained from her face instantly.

"What's the point of saying all this now!"

Dong Bailian's voice was so shrill it almost cracked.

"The video is everywhere! I'm finished! I'm completely finished!"

My endorsements, my film contracts, everything is over!

Ren Jiaying looked at her and suddenly felt that this woman was extremely ridiculous.

She didn't care about anything when she cheated on her husband, and she showed no remorse when she issued a statement slandering him. Now that the affair has been exposed, all she can do is scream and shirk responsibility.

Now that she's messed things up, she's trying to shift the blame to the people who cleaned up the mess.

But she can't afford to fall out with Dong Bailian right now.

They're still tied to the same leaky boat; turning against each other will only make them both sink faster.

"The only thing you can do right now is to remain silent."

Ren Jiaying suppressed her temper and her tone became calm again.

"No matter how much you are criticized online, do not respond."

Don't send a single word.

Let your team take over all your social media accounts.

What's the use of silence?

They're already insulting me! Everyone's insulting me!

"You have to endure being scolded."

If you jump out and say a single word now, things will only get worse.

Silence at least leaves a sliver of room for maneuver.

"Once this storm passes and the next hot topic emerges, we'll figure out how to slowly repair our image."

Dong Bailian slumped back onto the sofa, tears finally welling up in her eyes.

But she wasn't regretting what she had done; she was afraid that her career would be ruined.

Even at this point, she was still only thinking about herself.

Her phone screen was still lit up, and the latest comments in the comment section were refreshing at a rate of dozens per second.

"Dong Bailian, get out of the entertainment industry."

"Boycott all works by Dong Bailian."

"I feel sorry for Pan Yueming, and I feel sorry for Dingding."

This woman is unfit to be a wife or a mother.

Dong Bailian slammed her phone onto the sofa.

9:10 PM.

Fu Yibai's Weibo account, which had been silent for several days, was finally updated.

Eight years ago, I made my first commercial film, "Caught in the Web".

The movie tells the story of how a simple act of giving up a seat on a bus, fueled by online speculation, escalated into a media storm that ruined the lives of those involved.

Five years ago, I made the film "The Hunt".

That movie tells the story of how an innocent person is nailed to the pillar of shame by the entire society because of a lie.

I thought that by making these stories into films, people would think more before they type them out.

It seems I was overthinking it.

Mr. Pan Yueming has endured things he shouldn't have had to endure in the past week.

He was slandered, insulted, threatened, and chased to the film set and surrounded.

All of this stemmed from a lie fabricated by an adulterer to gain sympathy.

Morning Light Media has initiated legal proceedings.

We have secured evidence against all accounts involved in spreading rumors and making personal attacks, and will pursue legal action against those responsible in accordance with the law.

This includes, but is not limited to, criminal and civil liability.

Finally, I sincerely hope that everyone will think before typing each word.

What you see is the truth, or just fragments that others want you to see.

Are you wielding justice, or another weapon that wounds?

After this Weibo post was published, the comment section was flooded with tens of thousands of messages.

"Director Fu is absolutely right! Keyboards aren't weapons; the truth is!"

"Support Chenxi's rights protection! Make those online trolls and rumor-mongers pay the price!"

"Legal means must keep up."

Moral condemnation alone is not enough; those who spread rumors must be made to pay the price.

"Support Director Fu. Support Pan Yueming. Support Chenxi."

This company is truly protecting its artists.

"Where are those people who swore before that Chenxi was protecting that scumbag? Come out and show yourselves! Doesn't your face hurt?"

Less than half an hour after Fu Yibai posted this Weibo post, it was forwarded more than 150,000 times.

Deng Chao shared it, Huang Bo shared it, and all of Chenxi's artists shared it.

Even Liu Yifei and Jing Tian, ​​who were filming a program in Australia, reposted it.

All the reposts were accompanied by the same sentence.

"Support Director Fu. Reject cyberbullying."

These reposts formed a powerful united front, clearly stating Chenxi Media's position to all onlookers.

Those passersby who were hesitant to speak out just a few days ago have turned to support Chenxi after seeing this momentum.