Qin Zheng suddenly stood up from his chair, but before he could say anything, his eyes suppressed him.
Xie Wanyi was filled with hatred. If he dared to say "no," their years of friendship would vanish.
The surroundings were deathly quiet.
Seeing his resolute attitude, Qin Zheng knew he couldn't confront him directly, so he retreated to advance, saying:
Can you write a public relations statement?
"Do you know how to maximize the emotional resonance of netizens based on facts, thereby defining the nature of the entire incident and successfully helping Yu Xiangwan weather this crisis?"
"You know nothing, your words will only cause Yu Xiangwan further harm!"
Xie Wanyi never doubted his professional abilities, "But you can."
Qin Zheng told him clearly, "I've said the timing isn't right; it's not appropriate to speak out now."
Xie Wanyi insisted on this almost obsessively:
"When Wanwan was cyberbullied before, I never stood up for her and said a word, just because of these grand principles you're spouting!"
"From now on, no matter what happens, I will stand up for her without reservation and at any cost, so you have to issue this statement!"
Seeing that things had come to this point and there was no room for maneuver, Qin Zheng picked up a stack of scripts from the coffee table and handed them to him:
"This is a suspense film that Director Teng is currently preparing to shoot. He will join the crew next month. If you are willing to take on this role, I will issue a statement immediately."
Xie Wanyi had read the script before. The script was well-written, full of suspense, and the final twist was a stroke of genius. Moreover, anything directed by Teng is bound to be a masterpiece. It's a pity that the male lead's character is too dark.
He always gets deeply immersed in his roles when filming, and he was afraid that he wouldn't be able to escape the twisted psychology of the character, which is why he rejected this script in the first place.
Seeing his hesitation, Qin Zheng advised him, "If you can bring this character to life, you will definitely win your second Best Actor award."
Xie Wanyi reached out and took the script, looking at him coldly as she said, "Issue a statement."
At 5 p.m., Xie Wanyi, as the person involved in the whole incident, was the first to stand up and clarify the rumors:
"It was an honor to work on the farm with the five members of the chaebol group. We were tired but happy. During the time, I suffered from hypoglycemia, which led outsiders to mistakenly believe that Yu Xiangwan had hurt me. I am deeply sorry for causing trouble for Yu Xiangwan."
This clarification statement may seem unremarkable, but it is actually a reversal of public opinion. As long as the narrative is skewed, Qin Zheng's goal will be achieved.
He wanted to characterize the whole thing as a butterfly effect caused by a hypoglycemic episode.
This approach was intended to lead fans to investigate why Xie Wanyi had a hypoglycemic attack, thereby pointing the finger at Nan Xi. As long as this matter had nothing to do with heatstroke, no one could blame Yu Xiangwan.
The statement caused a huge uproar among netizens and fans as soon as it was released.
Most fans chose to unconditionally believe Xie Wanyi's words, while netizens mostly adopted a wait-and-see attitude, since the live broadcast was interrupted at the time and no one knew exactly what had happened.
However, extreme sasaeng fans and Nanxi's fans collectively launched a counterattack.
The obsessive fans already hated Yu Xiangwan, and they lost their temper and launched personal attacks against her. Nan Xi's fans, on the other hand, believed that Xie Yingdi had been silenced by capital, and they became even more vicious in their online insults against Yu Xiangwan.
Director Chen saw that things were escalating and had reached the point of being out of control.
After the clarification statement was issued, a large number of posts were deleted online. All posts that spoke up for Yu Xiangwan were completely deleted. Then, online trolls took over and stirred up trouble, and public opinion began to condemn the program team.
This is clearly an organized, premeditated, and planned deliberate slander.
With fame comes trouble. Director Chen was in the open, while his enemies lurked in the shadows. He had no idea whose interests he had inadvertently threatened, which led to such a vicious and ruthless retaliation.
The assistant director asked him, "Director, should we clarify this matter on the official Weibo account?"
"Actor Xie just spoke out, what do you think of the effect?"
Director Chen's rhetorical question left the assistant director speechless.
"The timing is wrong. No one will believe anything we say now. Instead of wasting our energy on these trivial matters, we should work overtime to edit out the third episode and let the facts speak for themselves."
"Go ahead and cut it as is?"
"Nan Xi messed up the production team, why are you still going to cover for her?"
The assistant director realized, "If we were to include the scene where Xie Yingdi suffers from heatstroke, the runtime would definitely exceed the limit."
"I'll talk to the TV station within an hour."
Director Chen reassured him, saying, "Go ahead and cut with confidence. I'll take responsibility if anything goes wrong."
Xie Wanyi returned to the living room and saw Jiang Hexi coming down from the second floor. He asked with concern:
How is Wanwan?
"She just fell asleep."
Jiang Hexi walked to the sofa and stood there. She looked at the three calm and composed people and said, "Actor Xie has spoken out. Now it's our turn to make our statement. What do you plan to do?"
Chu Yang tentatively asked, "Why don't we step forward and explain what happened?"
"What's there to explain? What's there to explain?"
Yan Jie forcefully rejected his suggestion, saying, "Why should someone who did nothing wrong explain themselves to someone who made a mistake?"
Chu Yang was rebuffed and said with a sullen face, "Brother, then tell me what to do, and I'll do it."
"Violence begets violence."
Yan Jie cannot tolerate even a grain of sand in his eyes:
“Those keyboard warriors think they can slander people with impunity just because they are hiding on the other end of the internet cable. I will find them one by one and put them in the center of the vortex of public opinion, so that they can also taste what it is like to be drowned in spittle.”
His words inspired everyone.
Shen Yingyu understood his meaning, "First, find them one by one, send them lawyer's letters as warnings, and after the show airs, there will inevitably be a backlash. Even if we do nothing, with this list, netizens will not let them off the hook."
Jiang Hexi: "That's a good idea. Have you found a lawyer yet?"
Not only the three people sitting on the sofa, but even Xie Wanyi turned her head to look at her.
That look in his eyes revealed an extremely strong sense of superiority, as if they were completely different people.
Chu Yang opened his mouth, and finally asked, "Sister, don't you have your own legal team?"
Yan Jie said with amusement, "Jiang? Unemployed? Professional freeloader? Buddhist-style slacker? He Xi, where did she get a legal team?"
Jiang Hexi lost face after his taunts, but she stubbornly retorted:
“My brother has a legal team; what he has, I have too.”
Yan Jie suppressed his smile and said, "Let each of us take our own actions. The lawyers will draft legal documents and send warning letters, while we will be responsible for finding out those cyberbullies one by one."
Chu Yang asked, puzzled, "You already have a legal team, why do we still need to collect evidence?"
Shen Yingyu flicked him on the forehead, "If you want to fight violence with violence, you have to create momentum in front of the live broadcast camera, don't you understand?"
Chu Yang, fearing another reprimand, nodded as if he didn't understand.
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