The following day, Chen Chen's parents posted on the platform accusing Bai Yan of abducting their daughter Chen Chen, claiming that Bai Yan had not returned home since announcing her withdrawal from the competition on a variety show.

【Huh, what's going on?】

[Without knowing the full story, I won't comment; I'm a qualified commenter now.]

[I'm a fan of Chen Chen, and I'm also very concerned about her current situation. What exactly happened? Why did she suddenly leave the variety show?]

Of course, there are always haters who dislike Bai Yan, and there are many conspiracy theories online.

Not long after, Chen Chen started a live stream in Bai Yan's live stream room. In the video, the young girl had her hair tied in a ponytail and wore no makeup: "Hello everyone from Tomato TV, I'm Chen Chen. I'm leaving the variety show not because of Sister Bai, but because..."

Chen Chen hesitated for a moment, then glanced at the camera. Bai Yan smiled encouragingly at her. Chen Chen took a breath and said, "I don't want to be an actress."

She looked at the screen and said, “I started acting when I was five years old. It’s been nine years since then, and I’ve hardly stopped. My parents say I don’t have any connections, so I have to take any opportunity I can, whether it’s a night shoot or a wire-work scene. I’m very tired, and the wires hurt me a lot. But my parents say that our family is in debt, and I have to earn money so they can pay off the debt and support my younger brother.”

As Chen Chen spoke, her face fell: "I know they love my brother more than me, but I thought that as long as I acted well, my parents would like me too. But I'm really tired. The media said my acting skills are getting worse year by year, and gradually, I received fewer and fewer film offers. A year ago, my parents got me a role in a French film. They... they said it was an art film."

“When I went to the filming location, I found out what kind of movie they wanted me to film. They sold me, a child star who was no longer popular, for five million.”

As Chen Chen spoke, tears welled in her eyes, and she raised her wrist: "I committed suicide. They were afraid I would die, so they stopped me from continuing to film that movie."

Chen Chen's tears kept falling: "I don't like acting, I don't want to be an actress. I'm afraid of crowded places now, and I'm afraid of contact with strangers."

Chen Chen's parents quickly retaliated online, saying that they had also been deceived a year ago, and that they were all doing it for Chen Chen's future! She has already been very successful as an actress; where else could she find a better job?

Meanwhile, the "righteous messenger" who had previously gained fame online struck again, posting various photos of Chen's parents holding and comforting their youngest son during holidays and taking him on trips abroad... The same day the couple sent their youngest son abroad was also the day Chen Chen joined the so-called "art film" crew.

Damn it, I'm speechless except for cursing.

From age five to fourteen, you ruined her childhood. What? Do you still want to leech off her?

[It's illegal to cast girls under the age of fourteen in those kinds of roles, do you know that? Pshaw, it's illegal even if they're over fourteen!]

After the incident escalated, the program team contacted the Child Protection Association, and under the influence of online public opinion, Chen Chen quickly distanced herself from her parents.

She is still young, but many viewers of the show felt sorry for this girl they had watched grow up and offered to adopt her.

Chen Chen refused, writing on her personal account: "Thank you for your support, but my current condition is not suitable for contact with strangers. I will work hard to get better. If I get better in the future, I will let everyone know."

The production team also stated that they would provide assistance with Chen Chen's personal life in the future, regardless of whether she wants to go to school or act.

Many of Chen Chen's fans couldn't get in touch with her, so they could only cheer for Bai Yan and support her.

When Chen Chen's parents questioned Bai Yan, they only made Bai Yan seem more positive, while they themselves ended up attracting a lot of negative attention.

Shortly after that, Song Hanzhen, who was eliminated from the variety show, directly tagged Lulu online, saying that Liu Yan sacrificed her for Lulu's sake on the show, and released a recording of herself and Liu Yan discussing how to target Bai Yan.

Chen's parents lost their daughter, their money-making tool, and were also embroiled in trouble, so they decided to expose Lulu online as well.

Lulu debuted with a sweet and cute persona, but this huge image contrast caused her popularity to plummet, and she was quickly eliminated in the next round of the competition.

The final championship battle was between Fang Yaming and Bai Yan. Fang Yaming lost to Bai Yan, but she smiled even more happily than Bai Yan. After the two hugged on stage, they raised the trophy together.

...

Shen Lian stared at Bai Yan, who was surrounded by starlight on the screen, her face contorted with rage.

That very night, she invited Bo Yaodong over. She may have lost her acting skills, but she still had her figure and looks... Bo Yaodong had always wanted her, while she wanted the lead role in "The Phoenix Above".

The next day, Bo Yaodong got up from Chen Lian's bed, satisfied. "Don't worry, baby, I'll give you what you want."

Shen Lian clutched her chest, secretly overjoyed. She'd stolen Bai Yan's role, and now she'd stolen it again! Did this mean she'd won against the lead actress? The Best Actress System should give her some power after the announcement, right?

She wants to improve her acting skills and her looks!

Shen Lian was so engrossed in her daydreams that she didn't notice the growing boredom in Bo Yaodong's eyes as he looked at her.

The prize for winning the previous variety show was a main role in "The Phoenix". Bai Yan has now won the female lead role, and Fang Yaming will take over as the second female lead.

But when the two arrived at the film set, they discovered that Shen Lian and Lu Lu were also there.

Subsequently, Zhongxing Group announced online that "Phoenix Above" would be a drama with two female leads, but Bai Yan, although the female lead, would be ranked below Shen Lian.

Lulu is one of the investors' 'girlfriend' and is currently playing the third female lead in the production.

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