Chapter 751: Background Exposed
Back in her hotel room, Gu Hua looked at her family and asked, "Are you leaving soon?"
Gu Qingming and his wife shook their heads: "We're not busy. We'll wait for you to go back together. You and Mingxuan aren't participating in the remaining recordings, so let's go back together!"
Their main concern is that they don't trust this place.
Gu Yin couldn't stay here any longer; she had to go back to class.
"The three of us will be back in a bit. You tell the organizers that after we finish the procedures, we'll go back to Beijing to handle the follow-up matters. Don't stay here any longer." Gu Yin said, pointing to Chu Yan and Gu Shu. The three of them would be leaving soon.
"What? You're not participating in the remaining recordings? Why so suddenly?" Yang Li asked in confusion.
Judging from Gu Hua and Li Mingxuan's personalities, they don't seem like the type to back down when faced with challenges. Why would they want to withdraw at this time?
"Has someone made things difficult for you? Or was it arranged by the production team? You need to think this through. If you quit at this crucial moment, the discussions outside, which had almost calmed down, will immediately erupt again! Are you sure you want to quit now?"
Chen Feng was also puzzled: "Does Lang Cheng know about this?"
If Lao Chong knew that his two students had been kicked out like that, he would be furious! His temper is not something everyone can handle! Lang Cheng might not be able to get anyone to come, and might even offend someone! That would be a huge loss!
Seeing their misunderstanding, Gu Hua quickly explained, "Uncle Lang is unaware of the situation yet. We'll tell him later. No one bullied us, and the production team is very kind. It's our own problem. After all, we're only sophomores and juniors. Even if we're studious and read a lot, our knowledge base isn't as extensive as our seniors'. The good results we achieved in the first few episodes were partly due to luck. We know that won't work out in the future. After careful consideration, we think it's best to stay here. Before we came, our teacher told us that we only needed to do two episodes. If we were interested, we could continue, and if not, we could leave at any time. We stayed an extra episode because we wanted to learn more, but we didn't expect it to attract so much attention. That's not what we wanted. We think it's better to return to campus. As for the renewed popularity, it's okay. We'll just stay away from the show, and everything will be fine."
After listening to Gu Hua's words, Yang Li and Chen Feng both nodded: "You can decide for yourselves. If you don't like it, then leave. You can talk to Lang Cheng about it later. As an elder, he shouldn't be idle. You should go back to your studies."
Gu Hua and Li Mingxuan nodded.
After everything was settled, Gu Yin and the others left.
The Chen couple also accompanied them, while Chen Jishen stayed behind.
After returning to Beijing, Gu Hua announced her withdrawal from the program before the latest episode aired.
This was posted by the show's official account.
The content is quite extensive, but in short, the two are going to get busy with their studies, their mission of providing support as friends is complete, and they will not be recording any more episodes, etc.
Before netizens could react, Lang Cheng and the Chen couple also reposted it. Seeing this, Gu Yin asked Tie Mao to repost it using the official account of Ying Le Entertainment.
When the artists under YingLe Entertainment saw this, they also shared it.
Upon seeing this, industry partners with good relationships with Ying Le all followed suit after consulting with Tie Mao.
Netizens who were originally ready to hurl insults could only silently put down their keyboards when they saw that their idols had reposted it.
While everyone was speculating about who Gu Hua and Li Mingxuan were, the paparazzi who knew the inside story seized the opportunity and released all the photos and videos they had taken without any editing.
"I wanted to see if there was some inside story! And this is all?"
"Um... I think I saw something incredible inside, didn't anyone notice?"
"Me too!!!! This has shocked my whole family!"
"Holy crap! Does he have such a powerful background?!"
"I can't believe my eyes! Zhou, Zhou Guyin and the richest man's son!! When did Gu Hua get involved with them?"
"Ahem, a student from Huazhong University of Science and Technology is here to spill the beans! Gu Hua is Ms. Zhou's older sister, her cousin! Everyone at our school knows this, but no one has specifically revealed it. They're very low-key!"
"It's actually her older sister!! Holy crap! With that background, why would she need to cheat? That person has already reached the top! Whether it's connections or resources, it's easy for Gu Hua to go anywhere she wants, why would she need to cause trouble for this show?"
"I'm a small-time artist at YingLe Entertainment. Let me tell you about YingLe first. It's a very fair and just company! Anyone with ability can get promoted! It's a really great company! Now, let's talk about why half of the entertainment industry is speaking out. It's because the real boss behind YingLe Entertainment is Ms. Zhou!! In other words, she's standing up for her sisters! She's telling you haters to shut up!"
"...!!!!! Unbelievable! Such a huge leap?!"
"Speaking of that minor celebrity, aren't you afraid your boss will cause you trouble after you leaked this information?"
"Are you kidding me? The company dares to release this because they're not afraid of being exposed! I dare to say there's nothing to be afraid of. Our company hasn't issued any notices. As long as it's not a rumor, there's no problem!"
"...What's with that arrogant attitude upstairs?"
"The cleanest and most well-connected company in the industry, do you think they should be proud? Getting in is as strict as taking the civil service exam! I submitted my resume before, and my background was thoroughly investigated. It turned out that my dad had been arrested for drunk driving when I was in school, and that was the last step that got me rejected! Among the people who went in for the interview at the same time, there were some who had cheated on exams in high school, or had bullied classmates, and some like me who had family issues. All of them were rejected. Even if they were rejected, they wouldn't publicize it in the industry. Outside of Yingle, nobody knows why you were rejected. I'm so envious!"
"So all the artists from film and music companies are clean and won't have any scandals?! Wouldn't it be amazing to be a fan of stars like that?"
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone realized what was going on.
Some fans quickly tagged their idols, asking them to watch the video.
Most celebrities, seeing their fans tagging them, gave a wry smile. YingLe had only been established a short time, and while many A-list stars were being poached, they already had inside information about how good and tempting YingLe's conditions were! They had submitted their resumes, but were all rejected! Even the slightest flaw was unacceptable! The strictness was so intense that people in the industry secretly cursed them, saying, "How many people who enter the industry are 100% clean?" While some might not have committed truly shameful acts, even harmless ones, those people still couldn't get in!
Many are angry and dissatisfied, but even more are envious. Who wouldn't want a company with a strong background? Who wouldn't want to have to worry about nothing and just focus on doing their job? Everyone wants that! But they're not qualified!
After returning to Beijing, Gu Yin started secretly conducting her own experiments in addition to teaching. Her superiors would ask her from time to time if she had any new experiments, but she would just shake her head. Gu Yin would simply say that she would focus on teaching her classes first and deal with the rest during the winter break, and her superiors would stop asking.
After Gu Hua returned to school, she quickly resumed her normal studies, and the online situation calmed down.
It's just that some art students occasionally wander around in front of her, like this boy right now.
The boy reached up and adjusted his brown sunglasses, a smirk playing on his lips, as he blocked Gu Hua's path with what he thought was a handsome smile.
"Senior, I'm Zhang Yicheng, the most handsome guy in the music department! Can we be friends? It's lunchtime now, let's go out to eat, it's on me, how about it?"
Gu Hua sighed helplessly, "I'm sorry, I already have an appointment, I'm in a hurry, I have to go now." She nodded and started to walk away.
Zhang Yicheng moved his feet and stretched out his arm, blocking Gu Hua's path.
"Senior, please do me the honor of having a meal with me! It won't take up too much of your time. But if you're really busy, we can arrange it for tomorrow! I'm available anytime, and I'll go with whatever you say!"
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