Chapter 474 Don't Imitate Those Clowns
There is a very paradoxical phenomenon in this world: the better-tempered a person is, the easier they are to be bullied; the more perfect a person is, the easier they are to be criticized; and the kinder a person is, the easier they are to be blamed for their character.
Why was Li Zhibai angry?
In his view, Lu Yanhe was a typical example of someone who, by trying to please his fans, only made them more demanding and gradually grew their appetites, thinking they could interfere in Lu Yanhe's career. When Lu Yanhe didn't listen to their opinions, they even put on a dramatic show, thinking they were being tragic.
Li Zhibai has been arrogant for so many years, which fan would dare to do this in front of him?
No one dared to do it, because they all knew that when Li Zhibai got angry, he would curse people, and curse fiercely, without giving you any face.
"They just think Yan He won't take them seriously! Damn it, they even threw eggs at him! If I were there, I would have thrown them at him until he died!" Li Zhibai cursed.
Liu Bige was alright, but Ji Miao had never seen Li Zhibai like this before, and she was shocked, her face showing disbelief.
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"You definitely have to show up; you can't just leave like this." Chen Ziyan, unable to come immediately, told Lu Yanhe on the phone, "Those extreme fans are causing trouble at the scene, and a lot of online trolls are systematically spreading the narrative that you've been abandoned by your fans. Even though a large number of your fans still support you and don't approve of those people's actions, there are too many people involved now. Almost every agency that manages young male artists wants to use this opportunity to bring you down. There are more haters and online trolls than ever before. The more this is the case, the more we can't let them succeed. The key is, what should you say when you show up later? Do you have any ideas?"
Lu Yanhe said, "If I were to speak frankly, I would not be able to help but condemn the behavior of those individuals."
“You can’t condemn it,” Chen Ziyan said. “Anyone can condemn it on your behalf, but you can’t condemn it yourself.”
"Yes, I know." It's precisely because I know that I feel frustrated.
"Don't get emotional. Only a very small number of fans would cause such trouble. Most of your fans wouldn't do that; they still support you." Chen Ziyan noticed Lu Yanhe's low spirits and encouraged him, "If you feel disappointed in your fans because of a few extreme fans, that would be unfair to those who have always supported you."
Lu Yanhe knew that Chen Ziyan was deliberately provoking him by speaking to him in such a slightly blaming tone at this time—everyone around him knew his shortcomings, and he felt uncomfortable because of these few extreme fans—in many people's eyes, the actions of just a very small number of extreme fans made him feel genuinely defeated. This really shouldn't be the case, he knew it himself, but that was the reality.
Chen Ziyan was using these words to stimulate his emotions and help him get out of his previous emotional state.
Reasoning with people is useless at this time.
Lu Yanhe took a deep breath.
"Never let these few people's words provoke you into saying that you don't need fans or value them in a fit of pique," Chen Ziyan said. "If you haven't figured out what you want to say, I'll write it down and send it to you. You need to go back on stage and thank the majority of the audience for their support. You need to clearly tell everyone that you will not be affected by these few extreme individuals. You need to continue to smile and firmly tell everyone that you have no regrets about the path you have chosen or the things you have done."
Lu Yanhe agreed.
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After finishing her phone call with Lu Yanhe, Chen Ziyan put down her phone and let out a long sigh of relief.
Despite her righteous words on the phone, she was actually just as nervous and worried for Lu Yanhe.
Lu Qingzhen turned her laptop around, facing the screen towards Chen Ziyan, and said, "Take a look, this is the draft I prepared. Just modify it based on mine, and send it to Xiao Lu when you're done."
While Chen Ziyan was on the phone with Lu Yanhe, Lu Qingzhen had already finished writing the manuscript.
It's very fast.
Chen Ziyan: "Thank you."
Lu Qingzhen sighed and said, "Little Lu is still just a young man of twenty-one."
“He’s just so genuine, he gets emotionally invested in everything,” Chen Ziyan said. “That’s also where his acting talent and sensitivity come from. But with this kind of personality, it’s too easy to get hurt in the entertainment industry. Sometimes, I’d rather artists were a little less sensitive and less emotionally invested.”
“Then artists like that, whether they're singing or acting, will have less impact,” Lu Qingzhen said. “We can’t have everything, we can’t be so greedy. There’s no such thing as a perfect artist in this world, especially an actor. Which of the world’s top actors doesn’t have some issues with their personality? Yan He is just easily moved to tears, that’s all, you should be happy about that.”
Chen Ziyan laughed when Lu Qingzhen said that.
“I don’t mind, but I don’t want him to be upset over something like this,” Chen Ziyan said. “We can only work on him gradually.”
"Of course, he is just talented and gifted in his creative work, which is why he has achieved his current status. In reality, he is just a college student. Even if he has seen a lot of the world, he has only seen it so far," Lu Qingzhen said. "I am not worried about Yan He at all. Experiencing something like this is a good thing for him. He can handle it. Once he gets through it, he will gain experience."
Chen Ziyan smiled and shook her head, "Sometimes I feel that you trust him more than I do."
"It's not that you don't trust him, it's that you're just too worried to think straight."
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At the press conference for "The Silent River," after a brief disturbance, everyone except Lu Yanhe returned to the stage, bringing the situation back to normal as much as possible.
However, although the scene quickly returned to the play "The Silent River," everyone present was actually thinking about the person who was not there.
Everyone, including the media present, was eager to know whether Lu Yanhe would show up today.
What just happened was the most vicious and direct public scene Lu Yanhe had ever experienced since his debut. In fact, very few people in the entertainment industry have ever experienced such a direct attack.
On the one hand, they had some confidence in Lu Yanhe, feeling that with his current status, he didn't need to care about these things. On the other hand, they knew that at his age, Lu Yanhe might not be able to handle these things.
In their early twenties, people are most sensitive and have the strongest sense of self-esteem.
As the press conference drew to a close, a man in a black suit walked onto the stage and whispered something to the host.
Upon seeing this, the media reporters with keen senses immediately realized what was happening, and in an instant, everyone craned their necks to look backstage.
They were all hoping to see one person.
The host wore a relieved smile.
He waited for Zeng Qiao to finish speaking, then raised the microphone and said, "Friends, I know you all want to see Yan He, don't you?"
A cheer immediately erupted from the crowd: "Yes—"
The host said with a slightly excited tone, "The staff just came on stage to tell me that Yan He has recovered from the shock he was just experiencing and will be back on stage soon to meet with everyone again."
At that moment, the entire stadium erupted in cheers.
It seems that Lu Yanhe is an athlete who, after experiencing setbacks on the field, did not choose to give up but continued to appear on the field.
The excitement and exhilaration were so intense that they nearly blew the roof off the venue.
Lu Yanhe was standing at the entrance backstage. Before he even went out, he heard cheers outside that seemed to be about to lift the roof off. His serious expression froze, and he was momentarily stunned.
"Welcome Yan He!" the host announced.
Lu Yanhe took a deep breath and walked onto the stage.
The instant the stage lights shone on him again, all he could see was a blur. The audience was indistinct; he couldn't make out any specific people.
But then he heard cheers and applause that sounded like a mountain collapsing and a tsunami crashing.
"Lu Yanhe—Go for it—"
"Lu Yanhe, you're the best!"
We will always support you!!!
A series of roars erupted from the thunderous cheers and applause, like a whale leaping up and crashing heavily towards Lu Yanhe.
Lu Yanhe opened his eyes wide and looked ahead in surprise.
A blurry, dimly lit scene ahead.
He could only see vague figures, but as he walked forward step by step, his vision gradually became clearer.
He saw that everyone's face was filled with excitement, pride, and enthusiasm as they welcomed his arrival.
"Lu Yanhe, awesome!" a guy suddenly shouted in a gruff voice.
Lu Yanhe heard this sound.
It was this shout that snapped him out of his dazed state.
"Thank you, thank you." Lu Yanhe walked to his seat, said this first, then bowed to the audience. When he looked up, his eyes were already red.
At this moment, Lu Yanhe finally understood what Chen Ziyan meant when she said that there were many more people supporting him.
He certainly understood the meaning of the sentence, but to truly grasp its significance was another matter entirely.
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"I don't believe those people were really Yan He's fans before."
Meanwhile, Yan Liang, who was at an event, was surrounded by the media. When asked about what Lu Yanhe had just experienced, Yan Liang looked serious and even a little angry.
A reporter, always eager to find out what's going on, asked: "If it's not a fan, do you think someone is deliberately pretending to be a fan to attack Yan He?"
Yan Liang countered, "Do you think Yan He did something wrong in this matter?"
"Whether Lu Yanhe did something wrong is none of our business." Someone immediately chuckled and didn't give a direct answer. "However, his decision to directly announce the disbandment of the fan club is indeed disheartening for the fans, which may be the reason why some fans are agitated and angry."
Yan Liang: "Didn't a few people lead the charge in threatening Yan He with disbanding the fan club? They were the ones who brought up disbanding first, why didn't you see that? Do you think this kind of threatening behavior is right?"
The reporter chuckled and said, "Although the fans' behavior was a bit extreme, it's actually because they like Lu Yanhe and want to fight for more of his rights."
"Oh, so you think it's okay for fans to fight for their idols' rights, disregarding the signed contract and their idols' true feelings, and to unilaterally overstep their bounds? Okay, then please stop criticizing those who fight for top billing. After all, Yan He has clearly opposed fighting for top billing, yet he still argues with his own fans. You all think Yan He is in the wrong."
Yan Liang's emotions grew stronger as he spoke, and towards the end, he looked at the reporter who had been laughing and pretending to be stupid with almost disgust.
"And please stop pretending to say that billing order doesn't matter, and that actors should focus on their performances. I can't tell from your attitude that you think performance is more important than billing order." Yan Liang glared at them coldly, then turned and left.
The media reporters at the scene were shocked by Yan Liang's actions.
They wouldn't be surprised if this happened to Li Zhibai.
Because it was a foregone conclusion that Li Zhibai would do this, reporters probably wouldn't dare to ask him that question in front of him.
But this is Yan Liang, the Yan Liang who has the least temper and the least personality.
Why would he suddenly bare his claws like a lion with its mane bristling?
Yan Liang's statement quickly became a trending topic.
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"If we don't take advantage of this moment to bring them down a bit, when will we?"
On the phone, Li Yuefeng's agent, Wu Bai, said excitedly, "Forget about Lu Yanhe, Yan Liang is catching up from behind now. Don't you feel any sense of crisis? If Yan Liang continues like this, Liu Zefan's position will also be challenged!"
Liu Zefan's agent said, "We will not get involved in this matter."
Before Wu Bai could say anything more, Liu Zefan's agent hung up the phone.
Not a single word more.
Li Xia, the agent for Liu Zefan and Meng Li, is also a very legendary agent.
He is very famous in the industry.
Furthermore, since both of the artists she managed had dealt with Lu Yanhe, Li Xia was quite familiar with him.
Now, because of Lu Yanhe's controversy, many agents of male artists in the industry have formed an alliance, mobilizing wave after wave of online trolls to attack Lu Yanhe, trying to drag him into this controversy for as long as possible.
Spending too much time in such controversial public opinion can influence some people's perception of Lu Yanhe.
That's their goal.
However, this move is completely unlikely to bring down Lu Yanhe and Yan Liang directly.
At most, it will only have some impact on them during this period.
What happens when they come to their senses?
Won't they retaliate?
Li Xia is a very cautious person.
Although she has a very careless female celebrity named Meng Li.
If this matter could have the opportunity to directly defeat Lu Yanhe and Yan Liang, pulling them down from their front-line positions, she might actually consider it.
Because once it can be pulled down, it's like a treasure trove of resources suddenly losing its owner, and then everyone starts fighting over it.
Now, in Li Xia's eyes, it's not cost-effective.
"Wu Bai must have lost his mind to call me?" Li Xia complained to Liu Zefan. "You just finished working with Lu Yanhe on the drama 'Squid Game,' which might even be developed into a series. With Lu Yanhe's current momentum, this drama is very likely to be a huge hit. Besides, Li Yuefeng was your defeated opponent back then. He wanted to take your role but failed. I couldn't possibly agree to it for any reason. Yet he called me. He's really crazy."
Liu Zefan has a rather slow and gentle personality.
He said, "Yan He is a very good person. Don't go with them and harm him."
Li Xia laughed.
“As long as Lu Yanhe doesn’t break the law or commit crimes, no one can harm him, no matter how big the problem is.”
On this point, Li Xia saw it clearly and understood it perfectly.
“What a joke! Lu Yanhe is now a leading figure among the younger generation in China on the international stage. How could we let him be suppressed over such a small matter?” Li Xia said to Liu Zefan. “Zefan, focus on acting and learn from Lu Yanhe. Don’t be like those clowns.”
(End of this chapter)
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