* Falling in love with the movie star 16
All the filming of "The Overlord" has been completed. After nearly nine months of filming, the drama finally came to an end.
Shui Junyao and Zhao Xuan's love story also had a perfect ending. No matter how much the audience was reluctant to let it go, it was over. And in the past few months, the number of fans of Zheng Xuanlin and Tao Yuan's couple has been no less than that of Zheng Xuanlin and Cheng Yi's couple.
Cheng Yi previously falsely accused Tao Yuan of being a mistress and implied Zheng Xuanlin was a cheating scumbag. However, it was revealed that Cheng Yi himself had been married for two years. Normally, celebrity marriages are only saddening for fans, while rational fans tend to congratulate them.
Marriage and divorce don't have a significant impact on celebrities unless they're involved in a scandal. However, while still married, he continued to hype up couples and then falsely accused others, sparking strong dissatisfaction among fans of Zheng Xuanlin and Tao Yuan. He also gained a significant number of haters, and was hounded and criticized by many.
But as long as his bed photos hadn't been leaked, given his fame, it wouldn't have been a big deal in the entertainment industry if he'd kept a low profile for a while before resurfacing. But their company suddenly collapsed, and their chairman, the elderly man surnamed Jin, was so enraged that he suffered a stroke and remains bedridden to this day.
Cheng Yi couldn't figure out what kind of backer Zheng Xuanlin had found that could cause their company to go bankrupt and prevent him from getting any work.
After the broadcast of "The Overlord", Zheng Xuanlin held a press conference.
"The purpose of holding this press conference is to announce an important matter." Zheng Xuanlin sat in the middle of the long table, with some of the heads of his studio and his two agents on both sides.
All the cameras have been set up, and some media have even started live broadcasts. This is a popular interview method nowadays. Live interviews allow netizens to see the process directly at the first time and will not be misled by the media's exaggerated reports.
The reporters were also ready and started taking notes with their computers.
"From today on, I will officially retire from the entertainment industry and will no longer be active as an actor."
The reporters were stunned. They suspected he was about to announce a relationship, even a marriage. But they never imagined he was about to retire from the entertainment industry. How sudden! He was so popular, a top-tier star, and had a hit TV series going on. There was absolutely no reason for him to quit.
The fans who were watching the live broadcast were all shocked.
—Are you kidding me? Yeah? Yeah?
- Hurry up and tell me you're kidding! You scared me to death. My heart is not in good condition. Please stop breathing so hard!
——Why did you suddenly quit the entertainment industry? There's no reason at all.
——It’s definitely not true. Don’t panic. He must be joking to scare us.
——Don’t joke about this kind of thing!
"Excuse me, is what you said true?" a reporter couldn't help but ask.
"It's true. My studio will be disbanded starting today and I will no longer accept any work."
"Are you kidding us? Are you really going to quit the entertainment industry?" Another reporter couldn't help but confirm again.
"I'll say this one last time. From today on, I will no longer be performing any activities as an actor, nor will I participate in any variety shows, endorsements, or events. In other words, I won't be acting anymore, and I won't be an entertainer or a star anymore. Do you understand?"
"What is the reason for you to quit the entertainment industry?"
"One of the reasons is that I want to go back and inherit the family business. I originally wanted to stay in the entertainment industry for a few more years, but after what happened last time, I decided to quit the entertainment industry early."
"Excuse me, what exactly did you mean by last time?"
Reporters really couldn't think of anything that could cause him to quit the entertainment industry. The most serious thing that happened to him was probably when he was called a cheating scumbag.
But then Cheng Yi was revealed to have been married. Doesn't that mean he wasn't with Cheng Yi? In order to avoid being accused of cheating, Cheng Yi personally came out to clarify that he had never been with Zheng Xuanlin. He also said that the person he was talking about in that interview wasn't Zheng Xuanlin, and that the reporters had misunderstood.
Besides, that star has never been scolded, so he is considered quite clean in the entertainment industry.
"I was originally just interested in acting and hoped to be able to act well. But once I entered this industry, it was hard not to be affected by some of the filthy things. Although I am very grateful for the support of my fans, for some fans, I would rather they didn't like me."
The reporters looked at each other, thinking, "So he's quitting because of his fans? That's even more bizarre, isn't it? Aren't his fans really protective of him?"
"Because fans are somewhat distant from our lives, they rely on fantasy for many things, and would rather believe their own fantasies than what I say. For example, I have said many times that I have never dated someone, but some fans just don't believe it and think that I have something going on with that person."
"There are still some fans who want to control my life and think I should remain single. I want to tell these fans that it is my freedom to like whoever I want. If you think that as a star I should put my fans first and that you as fans have the right to tell me what to do, then from now on, I am no longer a star, no longer an entertainer, and there is no need for you to pay attention to me, nor do you have the right to tell me what to do or not do."
Zheng Xuanlin stood up and said, "I've finished what I wanted to announce and say today. Let me emphasize one last time: I'm going to live my life. As long as I don't break the law or violate morals, how I want to live my life is my business. Please stop interfering."
After Zheng Xuanlin left, the reporters were stunned for a long time before recovering from their shock. This was the first time a celebrity of such high profile had announced his retirement from the entertainment industry simply because he couldn't handle his fans. But on second thought, was he really going to quit like that? His current achievements were something that many people only dreamed of, something they might not even achieve after working hard for several lifetimes. How could he let go so easily?
The Internet is also boiling.
——No! Are you going to quit the industry just because of these things? It's really not necessary. You've worked so hard to get to where you are today, you can't just give up!
——Why bother about those idiots, because it’s really not worth it for them to quit the circle. We rational fans only believe what you say. If you make your relationship public, we will definitely bless you.
——We will no longer give you any advice. It’s better not to think about quitting the entertainment industry, right?
——From now on, I will only focus on your work and not care about your life. If you feel tired, take a break for a while. If there is a good script, please be sure to act in it.
Are the CP fans satisfied? Are the "only" fans satisfied? Are the "brainless" fans satisfied? I don't know if you are satisfied, but there must be a lot of fans of other shows who are satisfied. With one less competitor, they have more opportunities.
I really don't understand those fans who want celebrities to be single, or those who want certain celebrity couples to be together. Why should you control other people's lives and relationships? You take people too seriously when things don't go your way.
——That’s right, celebrities are also human beings. They have their own feelings. Shouldn’t they have the final say on who they like and who they don’t like?
—Actually, if you put yourself in their shoes, as ordinary people, we wouldn't like being forced into a relationship with someone we don't like. Wouldn't we be upset if our relationship wasn't blessed and the person we like was criticized? Why should they have to accept this just because they're celebrities?
In reality, Zheng Xuanlin wanted to retire, but he later announced that he had obtained a marriage certificate, while Tao Yuan still wanted to continue acting. He didn't want fans to think that he was retiring because he was going to marry Tao Yuan, which would cause Tao Yuan to be criticized. To protect Tao Yuan, he simply blamed the fans for his retirement and let them criticize each other. Although being unable to stand some fans was also one of the reasons.
At the peak of his career, Zheng Xuanlin suddenly announced his retirement, shocking the entire entertainment industry. While many celebrities have retired, most do so because they've lost their way, while others are planning to marry into wealthy families and then gradually retire. It's impossible for Zheng Xuanlin to also marry into a wealthy family, right? He doesn't look like someone who's going to get married, so is he marrying into a family with a son-in-law?
Fans tried various ways to persuade him to stay, and other artists also had their own thoughts: some were puzzled, some speculated on other reasons, some were secretly happy, and some felt regretful.
However, Zheng Xuanlin is determined to quit the entertainment industry. He has issued a statement on his personal homepage and deleted his artist and actor identities. His studio homepage also issued a public statement announcing the official disbandment.
Before the heat of this incident died down, Zheng Xuanlin appeared in the business section of the news in another identity, shocking the Internet and the entertainment industry again.
The heir of Zheng Group finally appeared. This mysterious figure turned out to be the movie star Zheng Xuanlin.
Those who were puzzled, wondering how he could abandon his hard-earned achievements, finally understood. After all, he really did want to return home to inherit the family business, and his time in the entertainment industry was just a whirlwind. In the entertainment industry, no matter how great his achievements were, could they compare to the Zheng Group?
Cheng Yi nearly collapsed after reading the news. Zheng Xuanlin was the heir to the Zheng Group. So, all these years, he'd been circling around, willingly selling his body and even his soul, just to find a powerful backer and join a wealthy family. But was it that a bigger backer, a more powerful family, had been right within his reach from the very beginning?
"Ah!!" Cheng Yi screamed, then broke down in tears. He hated himself for missing out on the person he shouldn't have missed, and he also hated Zheng Xuanlin for hiding his identity from him. If he had known from the beginning that Zheng Xuanlin was the heir to the Zheng Group, he would never have made a deal with anyone else.
He had loved him so much, and because he was torn between her and his future, he was almost heartbroken. But he had concealed his true background and identity from him for so many years.
What hit Cheng Yi even harder was that his bed photos were exposed online.
The overwhelming abuse and insults made Cheng Yi afraid to go out or go online. He hid at home every day, looking haggard and unrecognizable.
Cheng Yi curled up on the bed, feeling a strong desire to be free.
He knew that his life was over. All the things he had done in the past were exposed one by one. Even his fans found him disgusting and hated people like him.
Not only has his image collapsed, but he is also plagued by scandals. Whenever he goes out, people will point at him and scold him.
Cheng Yi thought, instead of enduring all this pain and torture, it would be better to end everything now. Maybe there would be a new beginning.
He didn't know whether there really was such a thing as reincarnation. If there was, he hoped that in his next life, he would be just an ordinary person, without so many ambitions and without making so many wrong decisions.
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