Ten days after Ji Li rejected the TV series, a piece of news suddenly circulated on Weibo: "Ji Li acted like a big shot and unilaterally terminated the contract with the crew."
After Baozi learned the news, he traced the source immediately.
Yesterday, which was Friday night, a netizen named "Tao Jing Xiao Keai" posted a complaint on his personal Weibo:
"Speechless! Disgusting! When the filming was about to start, they suddenly acted like a big shot and broke the contract. They said they would not shoot anymore. Are they really making a fool of the whole crew? The costumes were modified according to someone's size, and now they all have to be remade. Friends from the Xinxin styling team."
"When I was following a certain TV series in the first half of the year, I had a good impression of it for a while, but now my impression of it is completely shattered! The so-called professionalism that fans talk about is just a hypocritical persona. I really hope that the award will not be given to such a person."
The blogger named Tao Jing is a makeup artist. She not only shares some makeup tutorials, but also occasionally uploads photos with different actors when she is working on the crew.
As a result, her Weibo account received a lot of attention.
Although Tao Jing's complaint did not mention any celebrity's name, it was immediately decoded by fan girls because it involved keywords such as "film crew", "first half TV series", and "big prize".
The person who meets these three conditions is Ji Li.
Although Ji Li has no works released recently, the selection of the CTS Awards' 'Popular Actor' is in full swing.
You know, this kind of list that simply compares popularity and vote counts is most likely to make the fans of the shortlisted companies competitive and cause friction.
Therefore, after seeing this complaint post, some fans of rival companies immediately took screenshots and spread them to other entertainment forums, secretly colluding to discredit Ji Li.
"A male star like Ji Li who is so arrogant and unprofessional should not be nominated for an authoritative TV drama award like the CTS Awards. Even if he is nominated, he should be removed from the selection list!"
When Ji Li's fans saw such remarks, they were naturally furious.
"Did the blogger himself admit that it was Jili? You, the fans of the rival blogger, are so eager to jump out and throw the blame! It's hilarious!"
"Tell Jili not to participate in the award selection? Let's not talk about anything else. Just look at the vote for the most popular actor. Our family has always been ranked first, okay? Please! Whose family is using a machine to falsify the votes, and still can't beat our Ji family's manual voting?"
Ji Li has always asked his official team to guide fans not to quarrel on the platform, and Ji's fans naturally obeyed their idol's instructions.
Therefore, after encountering this incident, the fans have never engaged in any random fights except for normal control of comments and anti-black activities.
But the weird thing is, this blogger named "Tao Jing Xiao Kaiwai" jumped out early in the morning and said -
"Since I posted that complaint on Weibo yesterday, some of Ji Li's fans have been attacking me personally. Fine, since you want concrete evidence, I'll give it to you!"
"Yes, the majority of netizens guessed correctly, the celebrity who acted like a big shot was Ji Li. What I said in that Weibo post is true, I will not delete it!"
Attached to this newly posted accusatory Weibo post was a censored transcript of the chat.
Twenty days ago, the crew asked the staff of Chaoying Culture for Ji Li's "body model card", saying that it would be used for costume improvement.
The other one is a screenshot of a chat yesterday morning, in which the person in charge of the crew said in the work group that Ji Li had temporarily declined to act, and that the costumes and other content might have to be redone.
This new Weibo post carried Ji Li's name, and the number of views increased rapidly.
Some marketing accounts directly took screenshots and expanded the scope of the message.
Within three hours, related negative terms such as #Ji Li plays big card# and #Ji Li breaches the contract when joining the group# appeared on the hot search topics.
Soon, another netizen dug out——
The TV series that Ji Li temporarily terminated his contract with was "The Long Song of the Southern Dynasty", and this TV series was also screenwriter Shen Yanda's first masterpiece after a lapse of five years.
As soon as this supplementary message was released, Ji Li was immediately pushed to the forefront.
Who is Shen Yanda?
A well-deserved big shot in the screenwriting circle!
His works have produced two Best Actresses and dozens of popular stars! The palace fighting trilogy he created has almost become a classic memory for a generation!
Back when the television industry was booming, how many stars rushed to get a role in his script?
It can be said that Shen Yanda’s works are his hard power and hard connections.
Even in the new works now, there are many actors vying to perform in them, but Ji Li got the leading male role but refused at the last minute?
I don’t understand!
Is he going to heaven?
——Is Ji Li getting carried away? You even dare to reject the work of Mr. Shen Yanda? Isn’t he afraid of offending the entire television industry?
——I really didn’t expect that he would be associated with the three words "big shot"? The chat screenshots should not be fake, right?
——Hey, it’s true that when you become famous you are prone to gossip. How come Ji Li’s fans are also learning to engage in cyberbullying? nausea!
——I have a good impression of Ji Li as a casual passerby. Yesterday I even casually voted for him in the CTS Awards popularity poll.
Comments like these quickly took over the real-time comment section.
Ji Li's popularity and popularity among the public have always been good, but no matter how good it is, it can't compare to Shen Yanda, who has always relied on film and television works to speak.
Shen Yanda has been in the industry longer and has better achievements than him, so the balance of public opinion soon tilted in his favor.
The haters took the opportunity to jump up and down, the fans of the rival team occasionally pretended to be passers-by to lead the rhythm, more passers-by netizens secretly watched the excitement, and there were also "fake insiders" who jumped out to expose the news——
Ji Li has offended a real big shot this time. I'm afraid he won't be approached for high-quality TV drama scripts in the future.
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The public relations department of Chaoying Culture.
Ji Li looked around at the staff and said apologetically, "I'm sorry to bother you all. You still have to help me deal with these negative news on Saturday."
"What's the big deal? The PR department is supposed to handle these tough things for you artists. Even if it's one or two in the morning, we have to go." The Minister of Public Affairs spoke with a very calm tone.
Ji Li's character and conduct are common knowledge to everyone. Now that he is at the center of public opinion, they should help him both publicly and privately.
"I'm speechless. Our fans are all very well behaved. This Tao Jing can't even produce a screenshot of 'fan abuse', yet he uses 'cyberbullying' as a topic and acts as a vulnerable group?"
Baozi was indignant.
The other party uses false cyberbullying topics to unknowingly stand on the commanding heights of social morality.
This self-directed and self-acted drama not only attracted the attention of netizens and passers-by and fans of the rival team, but also brought false accusations against Brother Ji and his fans.
This is such a mean trick!
The head of the PR department saw through the tricks here. "That Tao Jing must have been instructed by the crew. She said that Ji Li delayed the crew's schedule and that fans were cyberbullying her. She deliberately exaggerated the matter."
After Ji Li received the script from the producer, the costume crew did ask for his body model card, but the time when they proposed to quit the role was much earlier than the time shown in the chat screenshot.
The crew must have a backup actor for the male lead. Instead of framing Ji Li, they could have found another actor to replace him.
This half-true and half-false revelation is most likely to mislead uninformed netizens.
This was a trick that the crew and the production company had teamed up to set for them.
"Why are you targeting Brother Ji for no reason? We resigned according to normal procedures. There is no delay in the construction period at all." A new employee muttered.
"What else could the entertainment industry be for? Shen Yanda and the producers teamed up to hype up the popularity."
Yu Fuya saw it very clearly.
Ji Li's popularity is definitely one of the best among new male actors, and the production crew wants to gain some unnecessary popularity by discrediting him.
Look, in just a few hours, the four big words "The Long Song of the Southern Dynasty" have already become a hot search along with Ji Li.
Ji Lijing sat quietly in his seat, a sharp understanding flashed across his eyes, "...Shen Yanda is warning me through this method."
Baozi asked, "What about the script plagiarism?"
"Yes, he rushed to throw dirty water on me, saying that I broke the contract at the last minute and caused losses to the crew."
Ji Li looked around and calmly analyzed, "Even if we come out and clarify now that we rejected it because there was a problem with the script, the general public will think that we are forcibly whitewashing it."
Or as they said before -
Netizens have an inherent impression of gold medal screenwriters like Shen Yanda, that is, his original works are good and his character is impeccable.
Before the TV series is finished and before there is factual evidence, all so-called "plagiarism" remarks will appear untenable.
"I understand what you mean." Yu Fuya and Ji Li looked at each other.
It’s not that they can’t fight back, but that the time has not come yet.
If you counterattack rashly now, not only will you give the other party a chance to escape, but you may also get yourself into trouble.
Yu Fuya said to the head of the public relations department, "Let's follow the normal process of suppressing public opinion, but regarding the 'breach of contract and resignation' matter, you can issue a public announcement to explain it."
"Of course, we'll get to it right away."
Ji Li suddenly remembered something, "Oh, there are two more things I would like to ask for your help."
Upon hearing this, everyone looked towards the young man at the same time.
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At six o'clock in the evening, the official Weibo account of Chaoying Culture released a statement.
They did not deny that Ji Li had come into contact with the script of "The Long Song of the Southern Dynasty", but they only signed a preliminary intention contract, not a formal commercial filming contract.
Since his debut, Ji Li has participated in the filming of various film and television scripts and has never stopped to allow his body to get sufficient rest.
The company gave priority to the health of the artists and therefore declined the invitation to shoot the TV series.
Moreover, according to the preliminary contract, there was actually no violation of regulations by Ji Li and the company.
Chaoying's approach was particularly straightforward and efficient, as they directly attached the initial draft of the letter of intent between the two parties, clearly spelling it out in black and white.
Most of Ji Li's fans and onlookers accepted this statement.
Yes, Ji Li is acting in both TV series and movies, and occasionally shoots for daily magazines and advertising endorsements. This workload has already surpassed many actors and artists.
It's normal for him to want to take a good rest for a month or two after the filming of his last movie was completed, right?
Otherwise, for a large-scale TV series like "The Long Song of the Southern Dynasties", and playing an important role as the male lead, it would take at least three or four months to join the crew. If it goes on like this for a long time, how could the body be able to bear it?
In addition, it is written in the letter of intent that the filming of the TV series will start roughly in early September. This doesn't count as a breach of contract just before joining the crew, does it?
Just when public opinion had calmed down a little, Shen Yanda suddenly posted on Weibo:
"Some young male actors use high-sounding excuses, but in fact they are disrespecting the screenwriters, producers and crew members."
"People like this are not worthy of starring in my TV series, nor are they worthy of staying in this TV series industry for a long time!"
Although Shen Yanda's Weibo post did not name anyone, everyone understood that he was criticizing Ji Li.
The popularity of Ji Li and the TV series, which had just subsided, rose again.
——Teacher Shen, calm down! Looking forward to your new work.
——Ji Li is really the first person who can provoke such public criticism from Teacher Shen Yanda! Chaoying and its artists must have lost their minds. They can’t understand why they rejected Mr. Shen’s script?
——I can guarantee that there must be something hidden behind this matter! It must be that Ji Li did something outrageous that made Mr. Shen and the production team unbearable.
——Fans, please stop whitewashing me. Is filming hard? Isn’t it hard for ordinary people to work from nine to five? Once you have made a preliminary intention, that means you want to join the group! This is a lack of contractual spirit.
——Breaking of contract is disgusting! No artistic ethics!
In the comment section, black fans, toxic fans of the rival party, and internet trolls were mixed in, and Shen Yanda's Weibo instantly became the main battlefield for criticizing Ji Li.
Not only that, within half an hour after the news was released, many screenwriters in the industry came out and liked Shen Yanda’s accusatory Weibo.
When netizens saw these likes, they were immediately shocked——
Oh my god! Is Ji Li being boycotted by the screenwriters? So can he continue to work in the TV drama industry?
The haters took the opportunity to jump around like crazy, swearing and cursing:
Don't whitewash the company! It couldn't be as simple as just quitting a role. Ji Li must have violated some taboo in the film and television industry! So he deserves to be banned!
The rival fans who were nominated for the 'Best Supporting Actor' and 'Popular Actor' of the CTS Awards together with Ji Li have jointly spoken out - demanding that the CTS Awards Organizing Committee revoke Ji Li's eligibility to participate in the competition!
The enemy of my enemy is my friend.
In order to help their idols have one less competitor, they would do anything.
Of course, there is no shortage of nasty marketing accounts involved. In order to gain popularity, they fabricated all kinds of false statements.
One moment he said that Ji Li once scolded a staff member on the set and made him cry, and that he always had a bad temper.
Then he said that Ji Li had been supported by a sponsor since his debut and had always had a strong backing.
There is no rule at all, just whatever comes to mind.
Under this one-sided malicious offensive, Ji Li's Weibo was attacked crazily, and even Chaoying's statement was trampled into a deep pit.
…
Online public opinion was in an uproar, but Ji Li, one of the parties involved, didn't even blink an eye out of nervousness.
After he finished his meeting with the public relations department, he returned home to eat and drink, and after taking a shower, he leisurely ate a handful of snow cakes.
It was not until he picked up his phone before falling asleep that Ji Li realized he had so many WeChat messages that they were about to explode.
The first to be affected was the small group of three.
The coolest guy: Jilijilijili! What’s going on with online public opinion?
First attack: Where are the people? I saw it and replied to the message when I had time. How did you offend Mr. Shen Yanda? If you need any help, just ask.
In response to the concerns and inquiries from his friends, Ji Li directly dialed the voice call within the group.
Ji Yunqi and Yuan Yi were not connected one after the other.
Before Ji Li could speak, two people came with an overwhelming barrage of questions, which brought out the momentum of the crowd of thousands.
Tsk, chatting with them is a waste of ears.
Ji Li had no choice but to move his phone further away until his two friends stopped asking questions, then he recounted his past with Shen Yanda.
Ji Yunqi couldn't stand this kind of behavior the most, and he immediately started cursing in the group, "This is just rubbish for fame and reputation! Isn't this obviously bullying an honest person?"
Ji Li snorted and laughed, without refuting.
Yuan Yifei asked, "So what are you going to do next?"
"Don't worry, I'll just take this opportunity to rest."
Ji Li paused and said meaningfully, "Since Chen Yanda wants to use a little actor like me as a scapegoat, he should be prepared to stab himself with the knife in the end."
"As long as you and the company have a solution," Ji Yunqi responded, "Don't worry about the public opinion online. Black and red are still red anyway."
Yuan Yifei didn't know whether to laugh or cry when hearing this. "You idiot, if you can't comfort others, just shut up."
Ji Li was also amused, "Okay, I'm fine, don't worry."
"Well, I'm glad you're okay."
The three of them chatted briefly for a few more sentences before hanging up the WeChat call.
The actors who have worked with Ji Li all know him well. Being in this complicated entertainment industry, they obviously do not believe the one-sided public opinion and have come to inquire.
Ji Li looked at the messages in the WeChat list and began to reply simply from top to bottom.
Of course, he didn't tell anyone about Shen Yanda and the script to avoid unnecessary complications.
When Ji Li scrolled to the end of the list, he found the news about Qin Li. The other party sent an inquiry immediately after the incident.
He hadn't had time to check his phone during the day, and this WeChat message was overwhelmed by other messages, so it was left alone at the end.
——Feel free to contact me whenever you need me.
——I will always stand by you.
Ji Li stared at the two lines of words, and the tip of his nose suddenly felt a little sore for no reason.
He was clearly against plagiarism and was upholding the moral stance for himself, his team and his fans. But now he is being sued by the bad guys and is being condemned by everyone.
Even though Ji Li is used to the bloody and dirty tricks in the entertainment industry, can he say that he doesn't feel aggrieved at all when he encountered such a terrible thing? It must be fake.
The grievance that was deeply suppressed in my heart was brought out by the man's simple two sentences.
Ji Li took a deep breath and laughed at himself for being a little pretentious.
He quickly typed a line of words to Qin Li, explaining the real reason for the public outcry.
In less than ten seconds, the voice call popped up.
Ji Li was stunned, but his body reacted faster than his brain could think.
By the time he reacted, the voice call had already been connected.
"You didn't come back all afternoon, so I had to ask Mr. Tao about the reason. Ji Li, are you okay?"
The last sentence was indescribably gentle, with obvious concern, making people unconsciously want to rely on it.
"It's OK, but netizens are saying that I'm going to be banned from the TV industry. If there's no place for me in the film industry anymore, then I'm probably really done for."
Ji Li curled his lips and pretended to be nonchalant and joked.
There was a moment of silence on the other end of WeChat. "With me here, there will always be a place for you in the film industry."
The words sound arrogant, but coming from a man's mouth, they seem particularly domineering and confident.
"You are meant to shine on the big screen, so it doesn't matter if you don't stay in the TV drama industry."
Ji Li chuckled, and the gloom in his heart disappeared completely after hearing the man's simple words of comfort.
He relaxed and lazily fell on the bed. "It feels good to be affirmed by the movie emperor."
The ending tone is soft, with a hint of sleepiness that is not obvious.
But Qin Li still noticed his slight fatigue, "I'm glad you're okay, you should get some rest early."
"good."
"good evening."
The low voice of goodnight is as numb as ever.
Ji Li hung up the phone, let his heart slow down for a while, and then reopened Weibo.
Thousands of abusive comments flooded his field of vision, numbingly vicious.
If other celebrities encountered this kind of thing, most of them would choose to quit the Internet and remain silent, waiting for public opinion to die down before continuing their activities.
But Ji Li did the opposite. He quickly typed out his latest Weibo post and sent it out.
“A person with a clear conscience has nothing to fear. From the day I became an actor, I have a clear conscience about all the choices I made.”
You know, late at night on weekends is always the peak traffic period.
Ji Li's comments at this critical juncture were simply against Shen Yanda, and the comment section was immediately torn apart.
——Jili, we believe in you unconditionally!
——The entertainment industry is really a big melting pot. In less than a year, you have become a big shot like He Ling! I’m no longer a fan of you, Ji Li. I’m very disappointed in you!
——Baby, don’t check Weibo, don’t read the comments and private messages. Actors should have the right to choose the scripts, you are right!
——Even the male-lead dramas starring Mr. Shen Yanda can’t satisfy you? You have high aspirations. I want to see what good resources you can come up with in the future!
——What’s the use of having good acting skills? If your character and artistic ethics are bad, you are just garbage! Not to mention the TV drama industry, even the film industry should boycott people like you who have high aspirations but low skills!
…
This statement calling for the film industry to "unanimously boycott Ji Li" just became a hot topic, but it was slapped in the face not long after!
Movie industry big names such as Qin Li, Yuan Yifei, Zheng Anxing, Wang Zhang, and movie industry young actors such as Feng Cheng, Wei Lai, and Ji Yunqi, spontaneously went online to like the young man’s latest Weibo post.
Director Yao Chuan, who has one foot in the TV drama industry and one foot in the film industry, simply commented on Weibo: Don’t be afraid, there will always be a place for you in Director Yao’s plays in the future!
Screenwriter Fang Zhixing also left a message to affirm: A script tailored for you is already being written, and we look forward to working together in the future.
Those who stood in support of Ji Li either had status or popularity, which was even more intimidating compared to the group of behind-the-scenes screenwriters headed by Shen Yanda.
The netizens who were watching the incident online were quickly dumbfounded.
What is going on?
If Ji Li's character and artistic ethics really had problems, would he have received unanimous support from these bigwigs and friends in the circle?
Not only that, Chaoying Culture’s public relations department was online 24 hours a day and remained in combat mode for three consecutive days.
Whenever they saw marketing accounts that made excessively insulting remarks about Ji Li or deliberately fabricated false information, they would take screenshots and issue a lawyer's letter warning every hour, demanding that these bloggers delete the comments and apologize.
This pace and efficiency of protecting cubs is unprecedented among similar brokerage companies!
These self-righteous operating methods do not seem like the behavior of "doing something wrong and having something to hide".
what is going on?
Could it be that there is a reversal in this story?
Just as netizens were speculating wildly, the annual CTS Awards ceremony arrived as scheduled.
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#Look at Jili killing it at the awards ceremony! And there will definitely be a follow-up to Shen’s slap in the face!
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