First, Li Xiner's boyfriend and fans booked out the entire venue, showing off their affection and generating a lot of buzz on Weibo.
Then there are Fu Shiyi's female fans, who book out venues all over the country for their "husband".
As a result, no one expected that one of Mu Weiwei's male fans would completely overwhelm the nationwide bookings and contribute to the box office for a day.
Besides the "micro-fans," casual viewers and fans of the original work have also begun to express their opinions online.
[After watching "The Long Wind," the only character that moved me the most was Tang Shaoqi; every glance and every silhouette was full of emotion.]
[As a fan of the original novel, Mu Weiwei perfectly embodied the young master of the Tang Clan in my mind.]
[For the sake of the young master, I've decided to watch it a second time tomorrow, a third time the day after, and keep watching until the movie leaves theaters.]
[I originally went to see the Third Young Master, but ended up becoming a fan of the Young Master.]
[For a nineteen-year-old girl to portray Tang Shaoqi so brilliantly, I'm utterly captivated.]
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Over the course of two days, Weibo was flooded with praise for Mu Weiwei's acting skills.
The hashtag [Tang Shaoqi and Mu Weiwei] has already climbed to fifth place on the trending searches without any management company involved.
After that day when the venue was booked out, the number of fans supporting Mu Weiwei during the roadshow promotions increased, which already made Li Xin'er secretly resentful.
Now, even online, she is showered with praise, and Li Xin'er has finally reached her breaking point.
As a result, voices began to emerge on Weibo questioning Mu Weiwei's number one boyfriend fan.
[I think that guy who booked the whole country not only booked the venue, but he probably booked everyone in the audience long ago.]
[With wealthy patrons paying for followers, if she doesn't become famous, who will?]
[Where did a 19-year-old college freshman get the resources to get a role in such a big-budget production?]
[With a wealthy backer, no wonder she was able to steal the role from Shen Qiu.]
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Not only ordinary Weibo users, but also some entertainment influencers, at the behest of Li Xiner's team, took advantage of the situation to start stirring up trouble online.
While these people were criticizing and belittling Mu Weiwei, they also made sure to praise Li Xiner, the female lead of "Changfeng".
[Buying followers to praise their acting skills—some people really have no shame.]
[Some people who don't understand movies will naturally try to flatter you after watching a free film. Do they even know what acting is?]
[Both Cheng Yibai and Sun Xiaobei praised Li Xiner's portrayal of Lin Qingxue, yet you all say the actress playing Tang Shaoqi is good? Are you blind?]
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Without exception, while mocking Mu Weiwei, these people also made sure to retweet Cheng Yibai and Sun Xiaobei's Weibo posts.
They kept saying that those who spoke up for Mu Weiwei were just sucking up to her after watching the mysterious sugar daddy's free movie, while Li Xin'er was the one whose acting skills were positively recognized by film critics.
In particular, a Weibo post by authoritative film critic Cheng Yibai praising an actress in "The Long Wind" as a young and talented performer was widely forwarded and became a trending topic.
Qiao Lin learned of the situation in the afternoon and contacted the company to suppress the online public opinion.
It wasn't until evening that they formally discussed countermeasures with Gu Weiwei, who had finished her promotional work.
"Now the internet is full of people saying that your boyfriend fan is your sugar daddy, and even saying that he bought all your fans and that you got the roles because of him."
"These people are not only attacking us, but also Li Xin'er. It's obvious that her team is behind this."
Her good relationships and reputation have been completely ruined.
That's how the internet is; nobody cares about the truth.
When gossip is spread by many people, some will start to believe it's the truth.
Gu Weiwei sighed with a headache, "This matter will only get worse if we try to explain it now."
"I've already discussed it with Director Yi. We'll release your audition video," Qiao Lin said, flipping through the notes in his notebook.
"In addition, we may need to find out the identity of that male fan and then find a way to officially clarify the situation."
She and Qiao Lin were discussing how to handle public relations when their assistant, Xiao Xu, exclaimed happily.
"Look at your phone! Look at your phone! Everyone look..."
Qiao Lin's face fell with displeasure. "Xiao Xu, we're discussing serious matters."
Xiao Xu excitedly handed him the phone, "It's Cheng Yibai! Cheng Yibai personally stepped in and tore Li Xin'er apart!"
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