Chapter 151 An Incredibly Powerful Backing! [2 Updates]
Shortly after these two Weibo posts were published, the top trending topic changed.
#Shang Yaozhi, passed away#
Popularity: 30,936,398
burst.
Weibo crashed instantly.
The programmers spent two full hours fixing it before finally getting it working.
The fans were absolutely incredulous.
What happened? They said they were trying to resuscitate him just an hour ago, how could he have passed away?!
[I don't believe it. Is today April Fool's Day? This joke has gone too far.]
[Damn, I'm disgusted. Starry Entertainment and the production team are spouting complete nonsense. The person is dead, and this is all you say? Where's the apology?]
Passersby were also shocked.
Having seen Shang Yaozhi's award-winning film, his acting truly surpasses his peers and some seniors; he's incredibly talented. How could this be...?
[I can't take it anymore. I'm just a passerby, but I feel so bad just watching this. I want to cry just thinking about it. I really don't know what the fans should do.]
[But I've heard rumors that you didn't rescue people in time. What's the truth?!]
[It's still dropping, still dropping. Has Star Entertainment used all the money it squeezed from its artists to remove trending topics? Also, if it really wasn't your fault, why are you deleting comments?]
However, such comments quickly disappeared.
Because Shang Yaozhi's fans are so powerful and he has such a large following among casual viewers, both Xingchen Entertainment and the official Weibo accounts of the reality show "Great Escape" had to enable the selection of comments.
In an instant, major online communication communities such as Weibo, forums, and Tieba were all abuzz with discussion.
The first time I met Yaozhi was seven years ago. He was only 19 years old that year, not famous, and still a teenager.
I'm only two years younger than him. I had just failed my high school entrance exam and was contemplating suicide. After I was rescued, Yaozhi came over to comfort me and even bought me hot milk tea.
I simply cannot accept it. He was such a good person, why did he have to go through something like this?
Shh, God wanted to watch a movie, so he took him away.
Stop talking, the child is already crying themselves silly.
Even the agent, who is still in the hospital, is looking at Weibo.
Several hours passed, and just as Ying Zijin had said, Shang Yaozhi's heartbeat had returned, and his complexion was gradually regaining its color.
However, his heartbeat was still very weak, and he had not yet woken up.
The agent didn't know when he would wake up, but couldn't bear to see the fans so grief-stricken, so he couldn't help but log in to WeChat and send a message.
This is an internal group, full of Shang Yaozhi's biggest fans.
There are no company employees involved; he's the one managing things.
The requirements for joining the group are very strict, so there are only fifty people, and there is no fear of any information being leaked.
[Please don't worry, everyone. I swear on my life, Yao is alright, but he hasn't woken up yet. Please, everyone, don't spread this around so that Yao can wake up safely. Thank you.]
**
hotel.
Ying Zijing took out her room key, opened the door, and answered the phone, "Hello, Grandpa."
"Zijin, have you been looking at Weibo?" Grandpa Zhong sighed, feeling very sad. "Such a good child, how could this happen... Life is so unpredictable, there are so many unexpected things."
Two days ago, Shang Yaozhi recommended their jadeite products from Jadeite Studio, bringing in tens of thousands of orders.
Although each order is small, the total amount is enough to equal half a year's revenue for the Zhong Group in the past.
Grandpa Zhong wasn't a fan of celebrities, but he looked into it because of Shang Yaozhi's Weibo post.
Yesterday, he even watched the movie that Shang Yaozhi won the award for, and was still marveling at how heroes emerge from among the young. Then, he woke up to a devastating blow.
"Not yet." Ying Zijing paused, "but he's fine."
Grandpa Zhong was taken aback: "Is it a rumor online? But his company..."
“It’s not exactly a rumor,” Ying Zijin said. “At least they believe he’s really dead.”
Grandpa Zhong didn't understand what he meant: "Zijin, you go ahead and do your own thing. Grandpa is also going to Xingang to see what's going on."
If it's really related to Star Entertainment, as mentioned on Weibo, he can at least offer some assistance.
After the call ended, Ying Zijing placed her phone on the bedside table, changed into her pajamas, and began to rest.
Yesterday she gathered intelligence on the NOK forum, and this morning she arrived at Newport very early, having barely slept.
She fell asleep very quickly, in less than a minute.
**
night.
It was already dark outside, but the lights were on, casting flickering shadows.
Fu Yunshen nestled on the sofa, his expression nonchalant and his movements languid.
There was a computer on the coffee table in front of him.
The screen shows a video call.
The other person on the phone was the chairman of Chuguang Media, who was very young and definitely not over thirty years old.
The chairman was so angry that his face turned red: "Young Master, Xingchen Entertainment is shameless. They actually pushed this matter onto our side. Now most of the criticism has been shifted, and everyone is saying that we are the murderers who killed Shang Yaozhi."
Just a few minutes ago, hundreds of marketing accounts under Star Entertainment launched a coordinated attack, releasing press releases that all conveyed the same message.
It was said that Shang Yaozhi had been filming in Hengdian until midnight the night before, and then rushed to catch a plane to Xingang, where he started recording the program at five o'clock.
Coincidentally, Chuguang Media is the largest investor in this drama, because the female lead and the second male lead who acted with Shang Yaozhi both belong to Chuguang Media.
Star Entertainment seized on this point, claiming that Chuguang Media didn't treat Shang Yaozhi like a human being, exploited him, and prevented him from getting enough rest, which led to his sudden cardiac death.
Fu Yunshen's eyes darkened: "So?"
“This has to be resolved, young master.” The chairman said indignantly, “In all my years in the entertainment industry, I’ve never seen anyone as shameless as Star Entertainment. The problem is that I don’t know how to resolve it, which is why I’m asking you, young master.”
“If you can’t even handle this little thing, what’s the point of me keeping you around?” Fu Yunshen propped his head up, his peach blossom eyes curving upwards, his voice rising at the end, “Hmm—it sounds like I’ve helped you solve anything before.”
Chairman: "..."
Sorry to bother you, no, it wasn't.
Fu Yunshen said calmly, "Don't bother your new boss with such trivial matters. She's not in good health and needs rest. Just handle things the way they were before."
The chairman hesitated for a moment: "But young master, behind Star Entertainment..."
"I am here."
These two simple words are like an unshakable mountain.
The chairman understood, and was even more excited: "Good, good, good! With you here, young master, I'll go and take them down right now!"
Fu Yunshen stayed on the sofa for a while longer before slowly getting up, taking the warmed milk out of the room, and knocking on the door of the next room.
A few dozen seconds later, the door was opened.
The girl was wearing pajamas and standing barefoot on the wooden floor.
She had clearly just woken up not long ago; her phoenix eyes were misty with tears, as hazy as the moon.
Fu Yunshen's gaze paused for a moment, then he quickly looked away, simply handing over the cup in his hand: "Drink some milk, then go eat something."
"Hmm." Ying Zijing opened her eyes, took the milk, and sat down in the rocking chair in the room.
Fu Yunshen originally intended to leave first, but still reminded her, "Yaoyao, remember to change your clothes when you're out and about, it's not good to do this."
Upon hearing this, Ying Zijin glanced at him, seemingly feeling that his words were somewhat superfluous.
After finishing the last sip of milk, she said, "Besides you, who else would knock on the door?"
Fu Yunshen didn't know whether to laugh or be angry: "I'm fine with it?"
He's a man too.
"You and I can be lazy."
"..."
OK.
"Change your clothes first." Fu Yunshen left. "See you downstairs in ten minutes."
Ying Zijing raised her eyes and nodded.
It looks rather perfunctory.
After Fu Yunshen closed the door for her, he leaned against the wall with one hand, as if he had been standing there for a long time.
The person is a child, but the body shape isn't that of a child.
**
The next day.
The popularity of Shang Yaozhi on Weibo has not decreased, but has instead increased.
Today happens to be Saturday, and the fans are all on holiday, so they're all booking plane and train tickets to head to Xingang.
The production team of the reality escape show is also located in Xinhang.
Star Entertainment also has a branch here, and the production crew lives in the branch office.
At eight o'clock in the morning, a group of people had already gathered downstairs at the company.
There were reporters, but most of them were fans.
"We want to go in, let us in, we want an explanation."
"Where is the surveillance footage from that time? If you don't provide the footage, how can we believe you really did provide immediate rescue?"
The production team was already impatient with the mess.
The fact that so many fans insisted on going in only fueled the fire, leading to a direct outburst at them: "It's just a celebrity who died, what's with all the wailing and crying? Isn't that annoying?"
"Let me tell you, even if Shang Yaozhi is a Golden Flower Award Best Actor, even if he wins all three major awards and is a Grand Slam Best Actor, he's still just an actor, understand?"
What can you do if you have no connections, no power, and no influence?
Good morning!
(End of this chapter)
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