Chapter 686 He's a man, she's a woman, you're a dog
Since becoming Chen Siqi's assistant, He Lan has paid less and less attention to entertainment industry matters out of her own curiosity.
Whether it's celebrities or gossip, perhaps because her current job involves dealing with the entertainment industry to some extent, she has become less "glamorous" and no longer has that pure gossip curiosity.
Not to mention, she didn't spend a lot of time "chasing stars" like she did when she was in college. Back then, she watched almost every one of Lu Yanhe's live streams and followed his every move online.
It's not that she hasn't done it now, but her mindset isn't the same anymore. It's not as pure. Helan still idolizes Lu Yanhe and considers him an excellent actor and creator, but definitely, she's lost a bit of that "infatuation."
That feeling was somewhat irrational.
As a result, on her way home from get off work, Helan's phone suddenly received a background notification:
The streamer you are following, Lu Yanhe, has started his live broadcast.
I've been following Lu Yanhe for many years, but he rarely does live streams now, maybe once a month at most, which is very infrequent.
He Lan was quite surprised, wondering why Lu Yanhe suddenly started broadcasting at this time.
Reading?
Or should I write a screenplay?
Or what?
However, Helan still habitually clicked on the live stream link.
However, because she had to drive, she couldn't watch the live stream properly and could only glance at it occasionally.
However, the scene that appeared in the live broadcast room surprised Helan greatly.
It turned out to be a dining table?
Some very familiar faces were sitting there.
Besides Lu Yanhe, there were other main actors from "Friends".
Lu Yanhe looked at the camera and asked, "Has it already started?"
"It's starting," a man's voice replied.
I guess this is the person who was holding up their phone and live-streaming to them.
Lu Yanhe asked, "How many people have entered the live stream now?"
"Uh, there are about nine thousand people now," the man's voice replied.
Lu Yanhe: "I usually livestream myself reading and writing, so many of my followers, especially those familiar with my livestream channel, might not click in even if they see I'm live. Anyway, everyone who wants to record can start now, because what I'm about to say is very important—"
"I just found out that Yang Zhoujin called me out on Weibo. It just so happens that I'm having dinner with everyone right now. Tonight's dinner is because Zhan Yun felt that some things had happened recently and she felt that they had caused trouble for our entire crew, so she came to apologize to us. The whole crew is here, and they are eating out."
"Of course, we all know this isn't Zhan Yun's fault. To be honest, everyone encounters a few mentally unstable people. When a mentally unstable person goes crazy, it just means we're very unlucky. But we really didn't expect this person to go so far as to be completely out of their mind, calling Zhan Yun and me adulterers—"
"Isn't it me who's slandering? Can everyone help me check and confirm that I'm not spreading rumors? I'm just filming honestly every day, and suddenly a huge accusation falls on me. I'm fine, but Zhan Yun has been feeling very down these past few days because she's seen through someone's true colors. After Yang Zhoujin posted that Weibo, she was so angry that she's been trembling ever since."
Zhan Yun was held in Wen Minglan's arms the whole time, and Bai Jin was on the other side, very close, occasionally rubbing her shoulders and arms.
She kept her head down, her long black hair obscuring almost half of her face, but the remaining half was enough.
She was already in a very low mood, and to make matters worse, Wen Minglan and Bai Jin had just removed her makeup from the set, making her look even more haggard than usual. Sitting there quietly, she perfectly achieved the effect Chen Ziyan wanted.
Lu Yanhe looked sharply at the camera and said, "Please help me pass on a message to Yang Jinzhou. Since he dared to post on Weibo, he should come to my live stream. I'm waiting for him. I want to ask him what the words 'dog and woman' mean. Hmm, if he's so capable, he shouldn't be a coward and shouldn't be afraid to come."
He finished speaking and shrugged.
“We need to continue eating. Let’s leave this live stream running and wait for him until 10 o’clock. That’s still two and a half hours. That should give him and his PR team enough time to discuss what to say in my live stream.”
Lu Yanhe gave a cold laugh and sat back down.
He then said to Hu Siwei, "Brother, find a stand to put the phone on, and get a charger too, we might have to wait a while."
After Lu Yanhe finished speaking, he continued eating.
"You're really something." Yan Liang shook his head, determined not to let the live stream fall silent—especially after Lu Yanhe had been monologue for so long. If no one spoke up, it would seem as if they were just bystanders, dragged in by others. He gave a helpless, wistful smile. "When will I be able to stand up to you like that?"
Yin Xincheng took a deep breath.
“A role model,” he said. “I must learn from him.”
Yan Liang: "I never imagined I would experience something like this."
Yin Xincheng: "After all, not everyone will encounter someone like Yang Zhoujin."
Just then, the door to the private room opened.
It was Yin Xincheng's agent who came in.
He stood behind the camera, gesturing to Yin Xincheng with a serious expression, meaning that Yin Xincheng should shut up and leave.
Yin Xincheng saw it, paused for a moment, and then picked up his chopsticks, took a piece of meat and ate it. He then said to the people at the table as if he hadn't seen anything, "I haven't eaten meat in a long time. I miss this taste so much."
Yin Xincheng's manager's face immediately darkened.
However, since it was being broadcast live, he couldn't just rush up and drag the person out at that moment.
He wouldn't have done that even without a live stream.
Yin Xincheng is no longer an actor who can be manipulated at will.
Yan Liang couldn't help but smirk when he saw this.
Yan Liang said, "Eat less. We have a formal shoot tomorrow. If you eat too much all at once, you might break out in pimples."
Upon hearing this, Yin Xincheng immediately put down his chopsticks.
“Yes, I can’t eat too much.” He picked up his bowl. “Then I’ll have some soup.”
Yan Liang: "If you drink too much water, you'll have edema the next day."
Yin Xincheng put the bowl down again.
Yan Liang said, "Brother Yu, could you please add two more cold dishes for us? Please use less oil and salt."
Yin Xincheng's agent, Wu Yu, responded and left with a dark expression.
Yin Xincheng gave him a thumbs-up on the table.
Yan Liang smiled slightly.
He looked at Lu Yanhe, about to say something, when his phone rang.
"Uh, Lao Li called," Yan Liang said to Lu Yanhe. "He's definitely calling to ask about the live stream."
Lu Yanhe: "Don't answer his calls. He's so loud and boisterous; you never know what he might say."
Yan Liang nodded, hung up the phone, and sent a voice message to Li Zhibai.
"Don't get involved in this."
A short while later, Yan Liang received a message on his phone.
"He sent a voice message."
Yan Liangju listened to the call in his ear and said helplessly to Lu Yanhe, "He said if we don't answer his call, he'll post photos of both of our underwear online."
He turned on the speaker again and played it once more.
Lu Yanhe paused in his eating and fell silent.
The others at the table, who had been in a rather somber and complicated atmosphere, suddenly wore complex expressions.
Including Zhan Yun.
Lu Yanhe: "He's sick."
Li Zhibai called again.
Yan Liang asked, "Should we answer or not?"
“Can I not answer?” Lu Yanhe said. “I don’t want him to post some weird photos online.”
As soon as the call connected, Li Zhibai's voice came out from the phone, which wasn't even on speakerphone.
"Lu Yanhe, are you fucking crazy? Do you think you can reason with that idiot? Why would you let someone like that spouting nonsense on your live stream? To confront him? Confront him my ass, just sue him!"
Lu Yanhe rubbed his temples.
He gave Yan Liang a look that seemed to say: See, I wasn't wrong, was I?
Yan Liang smiled again.
"Could you please keep your voice down? Your phone isn't even on speakerphone, but Lu Yanhe can still hear what you're saying."
Li Zhibai: "...Where are you? I've come to find you."
Lu Yanhe: "What are you doing here? We're not here to fight him, what can you do?"
“You’re a scholar, you care about your reputation and you’re thin-skinned. If that idiot comes at you with all sorts of foul language, do you think you can out-argue him? Wouldn’t I have to help you swear back?” Li Zhibai said confidently. “Watch me beat him up like a grandson!”
At that moment, Lin Suyang's voice, filled with gritted teeth, came from Li Zhibai's side.
"You're a public figure too, what are you doing swearing! You're not allowed to swear!"
"..."
Yan Liang: "Brother Su Yang, it's great that you're here. Keep an eye on Li Zhibai and make sure he doesn't act recklessly. We're eating here, so I'll hang up now."
He hung up the phone without saying a word.
Lu Yanhe laughed in surprise and said, "Now that you've hung up the phone, he's probably going to have a hard time tonight, scratching his head in frustration."
Yan Liang shook his head, "It's okay, Brother Su Yang will handle it."
-
Helan had already parked the car on the side of the road.
This sudden live broadcast was truly unexpected.
He Lan stopped the car and then searched online to find out what had happened. Only after that did she learn what Lu Yanhe had said in the live stream.
To some extent, after learning the truth of the matter, Helan suddenly became somewhat agitated.
This excitement is almost instinctive.
Why did Helan like Lu Yanhe before?
There are many reasons, of course, but ultimately it's because when Helan saw Lu Yanhe in the live stream, that's who she saw.
At that time, Lu Yanhe did not have a team or professional live streaming equipment. Every day, he used a very fixed, not very good camera position to film himself reading and studying.
simple.
Helan liked this unadorned authenticity.
Since then, Lu Yanhe has consistently demonstrated this unvarnished authenticity.
This time, Lu Yanhe will go live immediately to challenge Yang Zhoujin to a duel, asking him to come to the live stream and explain himself in front of everyone.
Helan believed that before he did this, absolutely no one would have thought that he would respond to this matter in this way.
But precisely because of this, the live stream suddenly exploded with traffic after this happened.
The topic gained traction, clips of the story circulated widely, and it trended on major platforms.
Countless people rushed to the scene upon hearing the news, flooding into the live stream room.
A large number of people who were not Lu Yanhe's fans before flocked in, waiting to watch the drama unfold.
Before Yang Zhoujin entered the live broadcast room, people who thought there was nothing to watch saw the group of "Friends" eating and chatting casually, and even caught up with Li Zhibai's segment. What was clearly an urgent situation turned out to be inexplicably funny.
The comments section was flooded with messages and updates like crazy.
More and more people are coming.
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Do you think Yang Zhoujin will come?
"I don't know. Lu Yanhe is being too stubborn. If there were any problems between him and Zhan Yun, he wouldn't be so stubborn. It's obvious that Yang Zhoujin is just talking nonsense."
"What is Yang Zhoujin thinking? Why did he suddenly go crazy like this?"
"However, the entertainment industry is quite chaotic. Maybe there's something between Lu Yanhe and Zhan Yun that Yang Zhoujin found out, which is why he said that."
"You have to provide evidence when you speak. In this world, anyone can say that they might have something going on with another person."
"I was just saying, why are you suddenly making such a big deal out of it?"
...
Listening to the conversation of the people around her, Xin Zixing put away her laptop, packed her bag, and left the coffee shop with her coffee.
She messaged Chen Ziyan: What's the situation now? Is there anything I can do for you?
Chen Ziyan: We're still waiting for Yang Zhoujin's response. Hopefully, he won't back down like a coward.
Xin Zixing: If he is indeed lying and slandering, he can only cower in the dark. How could he go to the live broadcast room when it is clearly a rumor?
Chen Ziyan: He probably thinks he can distort the truth. If he doesn't come, we'll sue him for defamation after the live stream ends. If he does come, we should provoke him and make him say something even more outrageous. At that point, we can sue him for slander and defamation.
Xin Zixing immediately understood Chen Ziyan's thoughts.
Xin Zixing nodded and said, "In this situation, wouldn't it be better to make this matter as big as possible? To force Yang Zhoujin to show up? If Yang Zhoujin doesn't appear under such great public expectations, then he will have to bear the price of disappointment."
Chen Ziyan: That's right. Yang Zhoujin's reputation on the internet wasn't very good to begin with, but because of many of his problems, they were all lumped together as the common flaws of a playboy. These things, because they are common traits, made people's disgust and resistance towards him lose their specific focus. They still dislike him, but not to a very specific degree. This gave him room to turn things around in the online public opinion arena. Now he has a group of fans and supporters.
Xin Zixing: That's normal. You can find anything on the internet. As long as you're handsome, even if you kill someone, people will defend you. As long as you succeed, even if you use any means necessary, people will still emphasize that "those who achieve great things don't concern themselves with trifles."
Chen Ziyan: Yes, fortunately, at least we are still a society that values public order and good customs in mainstream values, and it is not so chaotic and disorderly.
Xin Zixing: I understand. I will use my resources to try to expand the scope of this matter and get more people involved in the discussion.
Chen Ziyan: Don't focus your attention on Zhan Yun.
Xin Zixing: I understand. By the way, could you perhaps contact some of Yang Zhoujin's ex-girlfriends? They must have a lot of stories, right? If any of them were willing to come forward and share their past experiences, we could gain a clearer understanding of what kind of person Yang Zhoujin really is.
Chen Ziyan: I haven't decided whether to involve others yet. If someone wants to say something on their own initiative, that's great, but we still don't want to ask others to say these things. In the current situation, whoever stands up will receive a lot of attention and is likely to suffer a backlash.
Xin Zixing: That's true.
-
Chen Ziyan's phone suddenly received a call.
An unfamiliar number.
She didn't answer.
Then, a message came from this number: I am Yang Zhouli, Yang Zhoujin's second brother.
Chen Ziyan was taken aback, then suddenly realized.
She was somewhat surprised.
The number called again.
This time, she hesitated for two seconds before answering the phone.
"Mr. Yang."
Yang Zhouli said, "President Chen, I am Yang Zhouli."
"Hmm." Chen Ziyan said with some surprise, "I didn't expect you to call me."
“After all, things have happened, and they’ve turned out like this,” Yang Zhouli said. “I hope you understand that Yang Zhoujin drank tonight and said some stupid things. We’re very angry, and we’ve found him and he’s under control.”
Chen Ziyan said, "He said something stupid, which had a great impact on Yan He."
"It's probably okay now; not many people think what he said is true."
"That's because we reacted quickly. Now we're just waiting for Yang Zhoujin to enter the live stream," Chen Ziyan said. "Will Yang Zhoujin come?"
Yang Zhouli said, "I won't let him in given his current condition."
Chen Ziyan: "So, you called me to inform me of this, so we don't have to wait any longer?"
“No, I wanted to talk to you about this. If you’re willing, I can go to the live stream on behalf of Yang Zhoujin to apologize to Lu Yanhe and Zhan Yun,” Yang Zhouli said. “What do you think?”
Why doesn't Yang Zhoujin apologize himself?
“If there’s a disobedient child in the family who does something stupid, then as the older brother, I can only express my stance on his behalf first,” Yang Zhouli said. “After he sobers up, we will discipline him and make him apologize publicly.”
Chen Ziyan was deep in thought.
Yang Zhouli: "In addition, to express our apology, our Shijin Group will allocate ten million yuan in advertising fees to sponsor the film and television dramas produced by Linghe. You can decide on the form of advertising and how to conduct business cooperation."
Chen Ziyan: "That's very generous. However, our Linghe productions don't lack advertising revenue. Of course, Mr. Yang, your call is much better than the mess Yang Zhoujin made. I can't give you an answer on behalf of Yanhe, but I will communicate with him."
Yang Zhouli nodded and said, "Then I'll wait for your news."
-
Lu Yanhe and Zhan Yun both got up and left the private room.
The live stream chat was flooded with comments, all asking why they had left.
Various speculations.
Yan Liang and Yin Xincheng simply offered an explanation.
"Their agents are here, so we're going out to discuss this matter," Yan Liang said. "Since we have this opportunity, and we're all here, if you have any questions for us, just ask them in the comments."
Friends fans immediately started asking questions.
They would answer a few questions every now and then to keep the time going.
Twenty minutes later, Lu Yanhe and Zhan Yun returned.
"How is it?" Yan Liang asked.
Lu Yanhe shrugged and said, "Yang Zhoujin's brother, Yang Zhouli, will come to our live stream later to apologize to us."
"Yang Zhouli? Why not Yang Zhoujin?"
"They said they drank too much and were already passed out," Lu Yanhe said.
Yan Liang curled his lip.
Yin Xincheng asked, "Why did his brother come to apologize?"
“Fine,” Lu Yanhe said. “As long as there is a stance on this matter, the key is that they suddenly started throwing this kind of mud at me and Zhan Yun. We have to let everyone know what the truth is.”
At this moment, Hu Siwei said, "Yang Zhouli has come in, and I've invited him."
Lu Yanhe nodded.
Yang Zhouli entered the live broadcast room.
The live stream footage has been connected to a display screen, and now they can see Yang Zhouli directly through that screen.
"Hi Yan He, Zhan Yun, and all the main actors of 'Friends,' I'm Yang Zhouli, Yang Zhoujin's second brother. I'm sorry to meet you under these circumstances." Yang Zhouli looked at the camera very sincerely and earnestly and said, "Even under these circumstances, I still hope that you can know that I actually really like this show and I'm a loyal viewer."
"Thank you." Lu Yanhe nodded. "Mr. Yang, you just contacted our agent and said you wanted to apologize to us on behalf of Yang Zhoujin during the live broadcast."
“Yes,” Yang Zhouli said earnestly. “Yang Zhoujin drank too much and is unconscious. However, I have already found out the whole story from the people around him. So, I am very sorry that he did such a terrible thing to you two, especially Miss Zhan. You are a very good girl. I am very sorry that he let you down.”
Zhan Yun remained silent, appearing "weak".
Yang Zhouli added, "He was drunk today and had an emotional breakdown, so he made extreme accusations against you. We all know that this is not true, so we are really sorry."
Lu Yanhe nodded.
“Although I’m a little disappointed that it wasn’t Yang Zhoujin who came, I’m very grateful that you were able to explain these things to everyone right away,” Lu Yanhe said. “Mr. Yang, this is a one-time thing. If Yang Zhoujin continues to disregard the facts and arbitrarily smear me, then I will definitely sue him.”
Yang Zhouli smiled slightly and nodded sincerely.
It seems that this matter has temporarily come to a relatively satisfactory conclusion.
But at that moment, it seemed as if the door to the room behind Yang Zhouli was forced open, and Yang Zhoujin rushed in like a ferocious beast, roaring: "Yang Zhouli, you think you can speak for me just because you confiscated my phone and had your bodyguards stop me? Who do you think you are to speak for me! You're just a fucking bastard!"
Yang Zhoujin charged into the frame with a ferocious expression.
Yang Zhouli stared at Yang Zhoujin in shock and roared, "Drag him out!"
The next second, Yang Zhoujin's fist slammed directly into Yang Zhouli's face.
With a "bang," Yang Zhouli let out a painful roar.
He covered his face with his hands and bent over.
Yang Zhoujin pointed at the camera and roared, "Lu Yanhe, Zhan Yun, who do you think you are, daring to go against me! Damn it, you bitches! You despicable bitches!"
The camera suddenly started shaking, as if he had picked it up.
Then, the world spun around, followed by a loud bang.
The phone appears to have been dropped on the ground.
The screen went black over there.
In an instant, there was complete silence.
Apart from the frantically flashing comments, no one spoke.
Lu Yanhe was stunned.
Zhan Yun was pale and trembling.
Everyone was caught off guard by this sudden change.
Only Chen Siqi, who had been waiting to join the live stream, was furious after this sudden change. Unable to wait any longer, she used her real-name account to post a message in the chat: "You're crazy!"
Subsequently, Chen Siqi went on Weibo and reposted Yang Zhoujin's Weibo post cursing "dog couple," saying:
Lu Yanhe is a man, Zhan Yun is a woman, and you, Yang Zhoujin, are a dog!
(End of this chapter)
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