The following day, Ling Hui's studio released a very long clarification and lawyer's letter statement, which ignited the entire internet.
[Linghui Studio: Recently, our contracted artist, @Actor-Xiao He, has been the target of malicious rumors online. Many of these claims are completely fabricated, and legal proceedings have been initiated. Linghui Studio hereby issues this solemn statement.]
The studio's subsequent clarification was a repost of Xiao He's post.
[Actor Xiao He: I've already called the police. This is a work-related issue; please don't involve my parents. [Forwarded from Ling Hui Studio: ...]]
This news is the second major piece of gossip to attract attention after the announcement of the Magnolia Awards nominees.
[Holy crap, what happened? If I remember correctly, wasn't my brother Xiao filming abroad recently? When did he come back to China?]
[Brother Xiao didn't return to China because some people there couldn't hold back any longer and wanted to get back at him.]
Huh? What's going on? I'm totally confused.
I know a little bit; it seems someone is spreading rumors that Xiao He's father is a corrupt official, and that Xiao He bullied girls in school, even driving one to suicide. It's absolutely outrageous.
[Really? My God, I've never heard of this before.]
Of course it's fake! Didn't you see the studio has already reported it to the police?
[How did this news get out? I'm a regular Weibo user, and I haven't seen any related leaks.]
[It seems to be circulating only in groups on different platforms, and the wording is very cryptic. I only found out they were talking about Xiao He after another group member decoded it.]
[Holy crap, it really happened! A while ago, someone in my elementary school classmates' group chat inexplicably said they had a huge scoop and asked if anyone wanted to see it. They ended up posting dirt on Xiao He! It's ridiculous. Our elementary school classmates' group hasn't been active for over ten years, and this guy suddenly popped up again with dirt on a celebrity. We were all completely baffled.]
【Wow, has spreading rumors and smear campaigns become this sophisticated now? They've even started using private domains for this.】
That's perfectly normal. Tencent's QQ Space used to be full of gossip and scandals about celebrities; they spread incredibly fast.
[Here's something insider information: those who post this kind of news in groups of varying sizes get paid for it, so the people spreading this kind of information... well, you know what I mean.]
My goodness, the comments section has truly opened my eyes.
...
This news from Linghui Studio nearly threw everyone else off balance.
Xiao He today is not the same Xiao He as before. His number of fans on various platforms has reached an astonishing level. Moreover, because he plays more serious roles that highlight his acting skills, and because the official organization previously vindicated him, the general public has a very good impression of him.
Many people find it hard to understand what's happening now.
Of course, it's not that Xiao He and his studio's actions are hard to understand, but rather that the people who deliberately spread rumors about Xiao He are hard to understand.
[Haha, I'm really laughing my head off! When Xiao He told me not to mess with his parents, I couldn't hold it in.]
[He laughed and then cried. Did you think this was Brother Xiao's warning? Actually, he was truly out of options.]
[Who came up with such a dirty story? The video was stolen from the Indian guy next door, the post was from when Xiao He was in elementary school, and even the parents' jobs are completely different from the truth. It's ridiculous. If I were Xiao He, I'd be devastated too.]
[What I admire most about Xiao He's studio is how they managed to find so much evidence and launch such a strong counterattack. Especially that video from overseas—I haven't seen it on any domestic platforms, or even on the major international platforms. I don't know which dark web they retrieved it from; they're incredibly capable.]
Indeed, that's quite impressive, and the studio reacted very quickly, providing all the evidence and detailed rebuttals in a short time. It's really good. I usually criticize studios, but this time I really have to give them a shout-out.
[Uh, could this be a staged event? The speed of this clarification is astonishing, and it's only being spread in group chats, so the impact is very small. The nominees for White Mulan were only recently announced, and they're already jumping around like this... emmm, I can only say that Xiao He's studio is really good at manipulating public opinion.]
【？】
[Sigh, when will these anti-intellectual statements, like "I'm the only one who's sober in a world of fools," disappear? You mean Xiao He was so bored that he spread rumors that he drove someone to their death and that his parents took money from the government? Then he must be a truly filial son.]
[The family is overjoyed with their filial piety.]
After posting the relevant update, Xiao He made another phone call home.
When Xiao's parents found out about this, they were equally furious. Fortunately, Xiao He had minimized the risk of their exposure. Although most netizens already knew about his parents' actual jobs, their lives were not affected in the slightest.
Xiao's mother even comforted Xiao He, saying, "This only means that our son is really going to become famous, attracting a lot of jealousy. This is a good thing. You should work hard, be careful, and be wary of those petty people. Your father and I are very safe. He is at work, and I am at school. We have proper access control and don't usually go far from home. You can rest assured."
"Okay, Mom."
Xiao He agreed verbally, but he still felt somewhat guilty.
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