Yin Chengjue’s past life was a complete joke.
The star he personally groomed not only betrayed him but twisted the knife when his company was on the brink of collapse.
Reborn, he vowed ...
It's not difficult to find this interview, as it has already spread widely online.
In front of the interview area with the backdrop that read "GCD Boy Group", six handsome guys stood in a row. Since Rong Yu and Ming Qian were the first and second place winners in the debut vote, they stood in the middle.
Entertainment reporters have mouths that can never be empty; if you're not careful, you'll end up getting ripped off.
Fortunately, all six of them had already signed with companies and agents, so they were able to handle these questions with relative ease. If they really didn't know how to answer, they would cleverly change the subject and take the initiative back to themselves.
Logically, the six of them should have taken turns speaking. Even if the reporter only interviewed a few of them, they could have taken care of the team members and passed the topic to their teammates to show their teamwork and harmony. But Mingqian seemed to have taken the wrong medicine. She kept turning her head to look at Rongyu while speaking, her eyes showing a bit of caution, as if she was afraid that she would say something wrong and be scolded by Rongyu.
When Rong Yu handed the conversation to him, Ming Qian showed an expression of being flattered, then answered a few words very politely and humbly, and immediately threw the topic back to Rong Yu.
Even when interviewing entertainment reporters who specialize in interviewing Mingqian, Mingqian would try her best to steer the conversation towards Rongyu, as if something bad would happen if she didn't.
Since Rong Yu had been brought up, she couldn't pretend to be silent, so she had to continue the conversation.
Rong Yu has a natural talent for social interaction. His good looks give him a high base of popularity, and his gentle expression and sincere language allow him to quickly make strangers feel at ease.
To put it in a more neutral way, it would be like this: versatile and adaptable.
To describe it in a slightly derogatory way, it would be—eloquent and silver-tongued.
This might not seem like a problem in normal circumstances, and could even be considered a code of conduct in the adult world. However, when applied to an interview like this, Rong Yu's unintentional excessive talking, coupled with Ming Qian's deliberate attempts to throw out, pass on, and lead the conversation, and then the malicious editing in post-production, gives the impression that "it's basically Rong Yu who's talking."
Who would have thought that sometimes being too good at talking can be a mistake?
Shang Liu originally didn't care about these things, but when he happened to see it, he couldn't help but raise an eyebrow: "President Yin, the artist you brought in is quite something. He speaks so tactfully, he didn't fall into any of the traps the reporters were trying to catch, but instead dragged the reporters into the traps a few times."
Sally wholeheartedly agreed: "Xiaoyu really makes things easy for me in this regard. I don't need to teach him much; he knows how to answer those questions. When reporters deliberately compare him to seniors, he takes the opportunity to promote the seniors' latest drama. This way, the seniors' fans will follow his lead and promote the new drama in the comments instead of targeting him. When reporters deliberately asked him if he had any intention of going solo in the future, he said that as long as the group fans are still willing to like us, we will stay. He didn't give a definitive answer."
Shang Liu: "That's why it's easy for others to think he's hypocritical. Although hypocrisy is one of the conditions for entering the adult world, an artist who is labeled with such a word will have a difficult road ahead and is prone to being criticized. After all, most people like to be lenient with themselves and strict with others, especially those keyboard warriors who like to stand on the moral high ground. They can do anything hypocritical while blocking the keyboard, but if others do it, they will chase after them and criticize them relentlessly."
Yin Chengjue frowned as he watched the video. Rong Yu's answers were all good, but because he answered too many questions, it gave the impression that the team revolved around him. In particular, Ming Qian's subtle expressions and actions could easily be misunderstood as him being afraid of Rong Yu.
Mingqian really used all her acting skills in these situations, and the effect was excellent.
At least for now, the comments section is in an uproar, with everyone saying that Rong Yu is stealing the spotlight, and even stealing the spotlight from her team.
Fans of other members of the GCD boy band also had some complaints about this, feeling that Rong Yu was too domineering and didn't know how to care about the team or pass the conversation to her teammates properly. All she did was show off and try to stand out.
The fans of Yu Xiang Rou Si (a type of fried pork) felt quite innocent. It was their idol who couldn't keep up with the conversation, so they passed the question to Rong Yu. Rong Yu helped their idol out of the awkward situation by answering that tricky question, but the fans turned around and said that Rong Yu talked too much and didn't know how to say anything to others.
As her popularity grew, Rong Yu gained more and more fans, and the majority of her fans were no longer just office workers who preferred to be laid-back.
With more fans come solo stans and toxic solo stans. Whenever there are any comments that are not good about Rong Yu, they can't help but rush to protect her.
Excessive protection, or the wrong way of protecting one's idol, can easily bring negative attention to them.
This is also a common phenomenon in celebrity fan circles.
So when this interview was released, clearly intended to incite other members' fans to dislike and blame Rong Yu, some of the "fish-flavored shredded pork" fans couldn't sit still and their tone of rebuttal became a bit harsher.
This only added fuel to the fire, and the fans of the other members started arguing with the fans of Yu Xiang Rou Si (a type of fried pork). The group's fans tried to mediate, but to no avail, leaving them in a dilemma.
Sally said, "The interview was definitely edited. I checked through my channels and found that the marketing account that released the interview received money from Haolin, so it's highly likely that this was Haolin's doing."
"Plus, haven't some of Mingqian's fans been threatening to unfollow him lately? He's probably trying to divert attention. He's feigning illness to play the victim and manipulate his fans, while he finds others to take the blame. That way, people will gradually forget about his lackluster performance on the tour." After analyzing the situation, Sally slammed her hand on the table. "He's always targeting our Xiaoyu. Does he think we're easy targets?"
Yin Chengjue: "He was testing how far Huansheng Entertainment would go for Rong Yu as an artist."
Shang Liu nodded in agreement: "That's right. Ever since Huansheng signed Rong Yu, they've given her so many opportunities. She's a regular guest on a new variety show and the male lead in a big IP drama. These are resources that so many newcomers dream of, and they've all fallen into Rong Yu's lap. It would be a lie to say that people aren't envious or jealous."
Shang Liu looked at Yin Chengjue: "President Yin bears the main responsibility for this."
Yin Chengjue cleared his throat, feeling a little guilty.
He did indeed spend too much time and effort on Rong Yu, and good resources were tilted towards Rong Yu.
But Rong Yu is quite capable; if it were someone else, they might not have been able to perform the job as well.
Shang Liu quickly added, "I don't mean to blame you. Rong Yu is indeed a good prospect and worth cultivating. However, regarding today's matter, I personally suggest that the company should not intervene. They are now a team. Ask yourself, from the past to the present, which team members and fans don't dislike each other and engage in various open and covert struggles, vying for top billing and center position? Even without this incident, there would always be a day when something else would ignite it."
So, arguments are bound to happen eventually, there's no need to rush to defend Rong Yu over such a trivial matter.
Looking at it from another angle, isn't this just free publicity? Using this controversy to promote the currently filming drama "Blood Mist" and the upcoming variety show "Don't Look Back When It Gets Dark" is a great thing, isn't it?
Shang Liu's suggestion was quickly adopted by everyone. Shang Shali immediately contacted the big fans of Yu Xiang Rou Si (a type of shredded pork with garlic sauce) and asked them to allocate some people to promote the new drama and variety show. There was no need to argue about such meaningless things.
On the other side, Mingqian watched the online public opinion trend and saw Rong Yu's fans arguing with the fans of other team members. She couldn't help but feel a sense of pleasure.
Rong Yu, Rong Yu, this person always manages to outdo him.
Even though the two of them were ranked first and second in the boy group, the other members of the group always preferred to listen to Rong Yu's opinions, while treating him as if he didn't exist.
Since that's the case, then let your fans argue and make a scene. No matter how good your relationship is, once your fans are at odds, I don't believe you won't have any resentment in your hearts during your interactions.
Ming Qian felt extremely refreshed just imagining that scene.
Unfortunately, the pleasure he derived from others did not last long before it was crushed by reality.
There's no other reason than that the split personality second male lead in "The Ends of the Earth" is just too difficult to play.
Previously, Mingqian had always played the role of a normal noble young master without any problems, but now that he has switched to another dangerous personality, Mingqian is finding it difficult to control.
As Mingqian had to do more and more takes, the director gradually became impatient.
"Are you trying to transform yourself entirely through makeup? Can you please stop with just wide eyes, furrowed brows, open mouth, and flared nostrils?" The director crumpled the script into a ball, almost slapping it directly onto Mingqian's face.
"I really misjudged you back then. How could I have agreed to let you play the second male lead? With such a heavy idol image, what kind of drama can you even act in? Wouldn't it be better to just continue being a pretty face with high viewership?" The director's scolding grew fiercer and more merciless, as if he was about to kick Ming Qian out of the crew at any moment.
In the end, Haolin arrived in person and had a good discussion with the director, and the matter was finally resolved.
"What use are you besides tattling to President Chang?" Hao Lin asked as he drove, his gaze meeting Ming Qian's lowered head in the rearview mirror.
"I'm sorry, Brother Hao, I will definitely work hard to improve my acting skills," Ming Qian said.
Haolin: "Nonsense! Anyone can shout slogans. I've already enrolled you in a training course. From now on, you need to attend classes on time and make sure to improve your acting skills in a short period of time."
Mingqian nodded weakly: "I understand, Brother Hao, thank you, Brother Hao."
"Don't thank me yet, there's something else." Haolin paused, then a strange smile suddenly appeared on his face: "Yesterday, someone claiming to be your boyfriend came to me."