When Shen Minglang said those words, the director felt as if the sky had fallen.

Originally, the investors and mentors invited this time were all from large companies and enterprises. The fact that they were lucky enough to invite Fu Jinxiao was something that the director and the production team were so excited that they couldn't sleep for three days and three nights. But unexpectedly, they have now been forced into a corner and are now in an awkward situation.

Comparing the Shen and Jian families, both are the largest investors, but the Shen family is definitely superior. Originally, the Shen family never specifically offered any preferential treatment to Shen Xingchen, but the Jian family always had this or that problem. The production team was secretly pleased, thinking that they only needed to serve one father, but they never expected that things would not be so simple.

Now that the Shen family has spoken, people are having objections.

And right in front of them sat an ancestor. Fu Jinxiao is a well-regarded and dedicated artist in the industry, but that doesn't mean he's easy to talk to. If the director really had to choose between the Jian family and the Shen family versus offending Fu Jinxiao, he would probably choose the former. Offending a company might just mean the show can't continue, but offending Fu Jinxiao would mean he can't survive in the entire entertainment industry.

Now that both ancestors have spoken, the director already knows how to choose.

“Okay.” The director decided to back down: “Actually, we also feel that there were some problems with the previous version. At the latest, we will release the full version and the special edition to the audience by tomorrow.”

Shen Minglang said with satisfaction: "Not bad, I like dealing with smart partners."

The director then looked at Fu Jinxiao.

The smiling man sitting in the chair also showed a satisfied smile: "Thank you for your hard work, Director."

The director was inwardly crying, but he could only force a smile and say, "You two are too kind. This is what we should do."

...

After hanging up the phone, Shen Minglang looked at his parents behind him.

Xu Enzhen asked, "Mingming, have you reached an agreement?"

Shen Minglang nodded and said, "Yes, it's settled. They agreed to re-release a version."

"That's good, that's good." Xu Enzhen finally breathed a sigh of relief and smiled gently: "This way, justice can be served for that child."

Sitting on the sofa, Mr. Shen said, "Xingchen, how old is he? He still calls his family to complain. Doesn't he feel ashamed?"

In the afternoon, Shen Xingchen, who had finally managed to sneak onto her phone, called the landline at home, cursing and swearing. She talked for a long time like a primary school student, focusing on two main points: first, that her roommates had worked hard to win the competition but received very little screen time; and second, that the production team had maliciously edited the footage and bullied her younger roommates, which she found outrageous.

Xu Enzhen comforted her husband: "What are you saying? If the child suffers grievances outside, why can't he tell the family? If the child really swallows his grievances, will you be happy?"

Father Shen snorted coldly and ultimately remained silent.

The Shen family has a tradition of protecting their own children. Although they complained that their younger brother was only a primary school student, they still contacted the program team to handle the matter immediately.

After finishing his phone call, Shen Minglang sat down on the sofa and asked his mother, "You seem to really like Jian Xingsui. Is there a reason for that?"

When Xu Enzhen was asked a question, she came to her senses and smiled gently: "Mingming, you may not know, but this child looks really like you and your brother. When your mother sees him, she feels like she is seeing you and your brother, like they are her own children."

Shen Minglang stared blankly at his mother's slightly smiling face.

Back then, when Xu Enzhen became pregnant with her third child, it wasn't actually the best time to get pregnant. Her body was somewhat weak at the time, but she persevered despite the hardship. After giving birth, she unfortunately suffered a severe hemorrhage. Everyone was in a panic, but unexpectedly, after the pregnant woman was saved, bad news came from the incubator: the child that everyone was looking forward to, the child that Mrs. Xu gave her life to give birth to, suffered cardiac arrest on the night of birth.

That year was an unprecedented blow to the Shen family.

Xu Enzhen suffered from postpartum depression. When it was severe, she would even have hallucinations and start talking nonsense. Many times, she would wake up from a dream and tell her family that she felt her youngest son was not dead, saying that she dreamed about him and that the child was definitely not dead.

The Shen family saw this and felt deeply pained.

It took Xu Enzhen about five or six years to slowly emerge from that shadow, or perhaps not. As her two sons grew up and left home, the house became increasingly desolate. Shen Minglang even heard from the family's servants that the madam would often retreat to the young master's nursery and stay there for an entire afternoon.

One year, when Shen Xingchen graduated, Xu Enzhen went to his school event. A few students from a few grades below her happened to come out of the corridor and chatted with her for a while. After learning their ages, she stood there for a long time, smiled bitterly, and said, "So you've grown up so much."

The departure of that child is a pain for the Shen family.

Shen Minglang also inexplicably felt a good impression of Jian Xingsui, but he was a little puzzled: "I went there a few days ago and saw that some other colleges seemed to have opinions about him, apparently because of some things he had done in the past, and that he had some character issues."

“Mingming, didn’t Mom teach you not to judge a person based on what other people say?” Xu Enzhen glared at her child. “If you say things like that, then our Chenchen is a monster, isn’t he?”

Shen Minglang smiled, admitting that he had to acknowledge that.

Xu Enzhen sighed again and said, "Actually, I don't really understand Jian Xingsui. I just think, how bad can a child who can only hide away and shed tears when she is wronged be?"

She really didn't mean to help anyone.

But when she shifted her focus slightly and thought about what would happen if her youngest son were still alive and suffered the same injustice, she felt a pang of heartache that she could hardly accept.

...

next day

The full version of "Star Show" is now available on major video platforms.

After watching the full version, some netizens were in an uproar, while others expressed their feelings, some even almost going so far as to storm the show's official Weibo account with a banner and shout: "Editor, come out here and face the consequences!"

Although "Star Show" only aired for a month or two, many trainees came into the public eye and gained a lot of fans. Jian Xingsui also had fans. The reason why most of her fans remained silent during the recent wave of negative comments was mainly because they couldn't withstand the overwhelming negative reviews and had no choice but to stay silent.

Even today, with the injustice redressed, no one is rudely trying to gain attention. Only on the official Weibo account of "Star Show," a fan calmly typed a single sentence, which quickly became a top comment. This comment was short, yet deeply moving:

“I’m not sad, but I can’t imagine how sad he would be when he sees that edited version of the program air.”

A short sentence, yet it stung like a needle.

Faced with unfair editing, Jian Xingsui could only silently swallow his grievances. But what if the full version hadn't been released? How many times had he swallowed his bitterness in those unseen corners? This time it was exposed, but what about those unseen things? They dared not think about it, only felt horrified.

Many people who once criticized Jian Xingsui have disappeared. They used to be very active, but now they seem to have chosen to be selectively blind and vanished without a word of apology. Even at this time, many fans of other trainees are still recommending their own trainees in the comments. An Ran's fans are still praising An Ran's beauty and talent in the comments of the full version.

This time, however, is different from before; some netizens felt disgusted.

Finally, someone started to point out:

"I think An Ran is royalty."

"He gets so many shots that it annoys me."

"Besides, not many people around me actually like An Ran, so why are her votes so high?"

"Previously, people kept praising his looks and skills, but actually, judging from the full version, many of the guys are quite good too."

Excessive marketing can lead to terrible backlash.

Gradually, more and more people began to focus their attention on Jian Xingsui, and some even noticed a problem:

"Have you noticed that Xing Sui and Xing Chen look alike?"

"Oh my sister, finally someone has spoken my mind."

"Haha, these two are always calling each other brothers, can't we do a paternity test?"

Slowly, some people started making such comments for fun, but when these comments were seen by malicious individuals, it naturally didn't make them so happy.

The Zhang couple slowly put down their phones. The room was silent, and the two seemed to be deep in thought. The atmosphere was equally heavy and somewhat frightening.

quite a while

Zhang Xiangyang sighed softly: "Wife, should we just turn ourselves in?"

"Confess? What do you mean!" Zhang Xia suddenly became very agitated: "As long as we don't say anything, no one will find out!"

Looking at his somewhat deranged wife, Zhang Xiangyang sighed inwardly once again.

The hospital was where my wife used to work as a nurse. Coincidentally, she also gave birth there, almost on the same day as the children of the Jian and Shen families. Unfortunately, their child was not so lucky; his heart stopped beating almost immediately after birth.

What devastated Zhang Xiangyang was that his wife couldn't accept that she had made the biggest mistake of their lives. In those days, surveillance systems weren't as advanced. Taking advantage of her familiarity with the hospital, she avoided the surveillance cameras and switched the babies in the insulated room. Initially, she was holding the Shen family's child, but knowing that the mother had been weak during childbirth, she worried that the child would be unhealthy as he grew up, so she switched him with another family as well.

Actually, all they had to do was put the child back, but at that time, the wife had just learned of the child's death and was not in a clear mind. In her panic, she did something very outrageous, and by the time Zhang Xiangyang and the others found out, it was too late.

...

Zhang Xiangyang said to his wife, "Xia, after all these years, Ranran has already come home. Let's let Jian Xingsui come home too."

Zhang Xia knew perfectly well that this was true. Tears streamed down her face as she said, "If it were an ordinary family, it would be fine, but this is the Shen family, who can control everything. You know what Madam Shen was like back then. If she knew that the two of us were the culprits, wouldn't she have skinned us alive?"

At this point, Zhang Xiangyang hesitated.

Zhang Xia said, "Even if we don't say anything, Jian Xingsui can still live, right? But if we do say something, we might not be able to survive. We can't be so selfish. At worst, we can treat that child better afterward, or move away from this place together. I believe he won't blame us."