Chapter 578 The Incident Explodes! Backed by the Laurent Family [2 Updates]
Moreover, what puzzled Helena the most was that many of the senior executives at Chuguang Media were unaware that Yun and Yue were girls.
Not to mention the other employees and artists.
However, the better the secrecy is maintained, the greater the backlash will be.
"Youth 303" has already held its second performance, and the trainees have been in the training camp for a month.
Helena gained a profound understanding of just how fanatical the fan circles in the Chinese entertainment industry can be.
At first, she also had feelings for Yun and Yue, after all, Yun and Yue were indeed very beautiful.
In the blink of an eye, she turned into a girl.
Even Helena herself couldn't accept it, so you can imagine how other fans felt.
It was the fans that made it, and the fans that ruined it.
The clouds and the moon are doomed.
**
O Continent.
Headquarters of Times Media.
The secretary put down the phone: "President, it's really surprising that Yun Heyue is actually a girl."
Times Media is backed by the Patch family, one of the four major conglomerates in O continent, but its development has been sluggish in recent years.
They vigorously supported Tianxing Entertainment and suppressed Chuguang Media, but in the end, they lost both their business and their resources.
Especially in this year's Hong Kong Film Awards competition, Chuguang Media submitted a film starring Shang Yaozhi.
This film has a profound theme and is 80% likely to win Best Film and Best Actor awards.
Most importantly, Time Media also gifted a film.
How could Times Media possibly stand by and watch Chuguang Media develop into the second Universal Pictures?
The secretary laughed again: "President, this blow will surely prevent Chuguang Media from making any progress for at least five years, and they definitely won't be able to catch up."
"You're overthinking it. I just want to control the entertainment industry in China." Hearing this, Claire laughed, a very contemptuous laugh. "Universal Films is owned by the Laurent family, not to be trifled with. But what does Chuguang Media have?"
"Could it be the Venus Group? Don't be ridiculous."
So what if it's the leading entertainment company in China?
On an international scale, it's simply not up to par.
In the world box office rankings, not a single Chinese film has even broken into the top 30. How can it be compared to Time Media?
Claire then asked, "How's the film that was submitted for judging going?"
"A nomination is certain," the secretary said, "but whether we'll ultimately win the Hong Kong Film Award is still uncertain."
Claire said calmly, "After what happened to Chuguang Media, the judging panel carefully considered the matter."
Yun and Yue have a cameo role in this movie; they play street singers.
The sudden change of gender and the act of deception would inevitably lead the judges to reconsider the matter more carefully.
**
A few days later, on March 1st.
Several entertainment bloggers in the industry posted the same Weibo post.
[@EightMasterV: #BreakingNews# At 5 PM this afternoon, there will be gossip about a top celebrity with 20 million followers. See you on time! If it's fake, I'll eat shit on live stream.]
Netizens quickly gathered, and fans were constantly on guard against trolls and keyboard warriors.
A fierce battle between fans and haters erupted in the comments section.
[Alright, another top influencer. These days, anyone can be called a top influencer.]
[Last time we talked about a top-tier celebrity's scandal, but it turned out to be a second-tier star; the scandal collapsed, but no one was injured.]
The entertainment blogger quickly replied in the comments section.
[This is a genuine top-tier celebrity scandal, the kind that will blow up the entire Chinese entertainment industry. Guaranteed authentic.]
Soon, netizens compiled a list of celebrities with over 20 million followers on Weibo.
There are 32 in total, including Hua Yin, Yun He Yue, and male celebrities.
Shang Yaozhi became famous early and already has 80 million fans. Although he was included in the count, no one thought it was him.
Wow, that's top-tier! I'm betting on Yun Heyue. Compared to him, no one else deserves to be called top-tier, right?
[Our Brother Yun is only focused on his career, what kind of scandal could he possibly have that would blow up the entertainment industry? Get lost!]
I'm betting on Hua Yin. He came from Tianxing Entertainment. Although he changed companies, his private life is quite messy; he might even have a child.
[I'm taking Brother Yun with me; I refuse to be implicated in any scams.]
There was no word of it online; most netizens just treated it as a joke and moved on.
But no one expected that in the afternoon, there would be truly explosive news that would shake the entertainment industry.
On this same day, Ying Zijin ended her seclusion.
After a month of training, her ancient martial arts skills returned to the level of ninety-nine years ago.
Although I haven't broken through to the level of a Grandmaster of Ancient Martial Arts, I'm pretty close.
She was preparing to participate in a life-or-death battle to completely defeat the ancient martial arts master.
The Martial Arts Alliance holds daily life-or-death battles, which anyone can participate in by registering. You will be matched with opponents of similar strength.
During the month that Ying Zijin was in seclusion, she devoted herself entirely to cultivation and completely cut off contact with the outside world.
She had just received her phone.
There were dozens of missed calls, all from the female secretary.
The female secretary usually reports work to her via WeChat, unless it's an emergency.
Ying Zijing immediately returned the call: "What's up?"
"Boss, you finally answered the phone! Something's happened!" the female secretary exclaimed anxiously. "This time it's really serious!"
Ying Zijing finished dressing and walked out while reassuring him, "I'm here, don't rush, talk slowly."
The female secretary caught her breath: "The entire entertainment industry already knows that He Yue is a woman! What should we do? Should we immediately activate the backup plan?"
"But the backlash from fans is much bigger than expected, so I'm afraid that won't work."
Indeed, not many people at Chuguang Media knew that Yun Heyue was a girl.
Only the female secretary and Shang Yaozhi knew; no one else did.
With so many people talking, Yun and Yue's mental state was also affected.
She knows she is a girl, but because she suffered domestic violence from a young age and was raised as a boy by her mother, it is difficult for her to change her mindset.
Most importantly, Yu Xuesheng, who is ranked second on the NOK hypnotist list, has also learned to disguise herself after knowing Fu Yunshen for a long time.
Disguise is not just about changing one's appearance; even the Adam's apple can be altered through disguise techniques.
It is very difficult for ordinary people to discover the true gender of the clouds and the moon.
Even when Yun and Yue retire from the entertainment industry, it's unlikely anyone will notice.
Of course, Ying Zijin also prepared a follow-up plan, such as what to do if Yun and Yue's genders were exposed.
But this time the incident happened too suddenly, while she was in seclusion.
Chuguang Media's customized strategy for Yunheyue was to focus on producing music and choreography, without taking on variety shows or film and television projects, and to only develop her career.
If you have fewer people to interact with, your gender won't be exposed.
This year's Youth 303, with its investment from Chuguang Media and its international reach, marks a new starting point for Yunheyue's career development, which is why she participated.
Ying Zijin opened Weibo.
However, at this point, Weibo had already crashed and was inaccessible.
Blowing up the Chinese entertainment industry is no joke.
Her female secretary sent her a picture showing the trending topics list from the previous twenty minutes, which had completely exploded at that time.
The first few posts were all dominated by Yunheyue and Chuguang Media, and they were all followed by the word "explosive".
No. 1: Clouds and Moon, Female
No. 2: Chuguang Media Fraud
No. 3: The shocking scandal involving a top celebrity with 20 million followers
This is evidence collected by Helena and Time Media.
Once it is known that Yun and Yue are girls, and given the immense power of Times Media, many clues can be quickly uncovered.
The photos were accompanied by a long list of text, the kind that looks very real.
The fans below went crazy, and netizens were dumbfounded.
Ying Zijing's eyes paused slightly: "Did you disconnect Yun Heyue from the internet?"
“She doesn’t go online much,” the secretary said. “She’s probably still in the recording studio recording songs; the theme song for the film submitted for the Hong Kong Film Awards is sung by her.”
Yun and Yue entered the entertainment industry for their dreams, focusing only on music and dance, and never pandering to fans or belittling other celebrities.
"That's good." Ying Zijin said calmly. "I will handle this matter. I'm preparing to issue a statement later, but I do need to contact her to prepare for the press conference."
What's meant to come will come.
Hearing the girl's calm voice, the female secretary inexplicably breathed a sigh of relief and felt a sense of security: "Yes, boss."
Weibo crashed for a full forty minutes before the programmers finally fixed it.
When I clicked on the first trending topic, the pinned Weibo post had already changed.
This is a statement from Yunheyue's biggest fan unfollowing her.
[@GraveyardDisco: I participated in a talent show with all my heart, but I never thought something like this would happen.]
Ask the fans here, can you believe that the gender of the celebrity you support is not actually real?
Overnight, our idol turned into a girl! We've been kept in the dark for a year! Yun and Yue, did you think we were fools?!
Oh right, I almost forgot. Others may not know, but CEO Ying certainly does, especially since you claimed you had no money and had worked as Yun Heyue's assistant.
You know Yunheyue is a girl, yet you let her participate in a boy group audition without stopping her midway. No matter what, this is deceiving the fans and the entire entertainment industry!
Does that mean I can assume you will also engage in unethical behavior in your academic career in the future?
(End of this chapter)
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