Chapter 541 Ripples Ye Chu Studio posted two Weibo posts in a row.
@YeChuStudio:
[Fake! Ye Chu is single and unmarried! Please stop spreading rumors!]
The accompanying images consisted of several screenshots from marketing accounts, each with several large "fake" characters photoshopped onto the top.
The second document is a more formal official document, claiming that evidence has been preserved and that the person spreading the rumors will be held accountable according to law; it even bears an official seal.
Fans are the most insecure creatures; when they believe in their idols, they'll blindly indulge them in everything the idol does. But once that trust cracks, it's hard to repair. Shang Yechu understood this perfectly, so she decisively instructed her studio to use unvarnished, unambiguous language to clarify the matter, lest her fans argue wildly over a single seal or a near-synonym.
This move undoubtedly reassured the hesitant fans. News travels fast within fandoms, and many knew about the rumors circulating among the major fans and the "insulting fans." A few days ago, a group of fans who had previously followed the Xia Tan offline fandom suddenly became "insulting fans," while the "insulting fans," unusually, remained silent, playing coy. However, their words and actions hinted at an ominous atmosphere.
Rumors such as "supporting the elderly," "pica," and "love-struck" spread throughout the fan community, making everyone anxious. Many fans even declared that if Ye Chu dared to find an old-fashioned, ugly brother-in-law at the age of 23, and while she played an independent female lead in the drama, she was actually eating wild boar in real life, they would definitely unfollow her and turn against her.
Today, the sword of Damocles has finally fallen, crashing down right before our eyes. Ye Ya clutched her heart and looked around, first letting out a half-relief, then a half-suffocating sigh.
Good news, my brother-in-law isn't a wild boar, so he won't be nailed to the pillar of shame anymore when he fights with rivals.
Bad news: My brother-in-law, who looks like a work of art, is penniless and can only afford to take my sister to cheap, unlicensed restaurants by the sea!
A penniless pretty boy—he's the epitome of a "phoenix man" (a man from a poor background who achieves success). The old "supporting the elderly" scenario was instantly abandoned, and Ye Ya (a fan group) quickly imagined a plot where Ye Chu was tricked into falling in love with a poor young man by a bowl of beef soup. They were even more anxious, thinking of all sorts of possibilities, including PUA (Pick-Up Artist) tactics, fraud, and gigolos.
Just when it seemed the plant army was about to storm into Shang Yechu's comment section in tanks and force her to resign, the studio surprisingly issued a denial at the critical moment!
Ye Chu Studio is usually beaten down by Ye Ya fans, but this time they acted so quickly and responsibly that it brought tears to the eyes of Ye Ya fans.
@My idol doesn't seem to have an aging fetish anymore: [Can you please stop lying through your teeth? Ye Chu's girlfriend is clearly me.]
@Chlorophyll: [Don't believe or spread rumors! Who exactly is spreading rumors about Ye Chu, this workaholic who works on set all year round without a break?]
@叶小初的胡萝贝: [Putting everything else aside, the figure around the three-minute mark in the video is clearly Luo Bao. Luo Bao has always respected his older sister, so it's normal for him to hold an umbrella for her. The supposed relationship timeline just seems to be pieced together from various sources. As a fan of both, I'm clarifying this.]
@DesperateAbandonedWomanReborn: [Read.]
@Xiao Fengque Riding a Pig Attacks Lollipop at Night: [Old Wood, you finally did something right...]
@NoblePasserbySister: [Just woke up, a complete bystander, I hadn't even finished reading the trending topics about the relationship before I saw the debunking.]
@WatermelonGummyCandyIsSoHardToEat: [This is the kind of response a confident studio and artist should come up with. All those ambiguous ones can be buried.]
@叶间风: [New drama or new movie? Old blockhead, don't keep your mouth shut so tightly, let a little peek out! [hook]]
Before the studio's official statement had even cooled down, a large fan account called "Did Ye Chu film today?" posted a Weibo post that dissected and refuted the timeline of the relationship point by point.
"Did Ye Chu film today?" This person is usually taciturn and rarely expresses their opinions. However, they have many fans within Ye Chu's circle because they occasionally release some insider information. Everyone tacitly understands that this person must have connections with Ye Chu's team, making them a semi-official account.
The rebuttal to "Did Ye Chu film today?" was very detailed, with even the original image being found. The tone of the rebuttal was very familiar, and some longtime fans even keenly sensed Ye Chu's writing style between the lines.
To the delight of the fans, Ye Chu posted a new blog entry on her Weibo account early the next morning.
@叶初Leaves: [The little leaves on the waist of the new dress my girlfriend gave me are the heaviest part~]
The accompanying photos are several rare full-body shots. In the pictures, Shang Yechu is wearing a bright green halter-neck dress, her skin is as smooth as jade, and she is radiant. The smooth, flowing skirt cascades to the ground, and several thin gold chains in the shape of leaves are diagonally decorated at her waist.
If she stood by the water, she would be the goddess Luo; if she stood in the forest, she would be an elf. But the place where Shang Yechu is in the photo is clearly a hotel room, and on the table behind her, the outlines of a script and notes can be vaguely seen. As always, the notebook is covered with colorful sticky notes.
This Weibo post is packed with everything that would reassure fans.
Receiving a gift from a friend proves that you have good interpersonal relationships.
She's thinner than during the roadshow, which proves she knows about fitness and has ambition.
Her complexion looks great, which proves that she is in good spirits and hasn't neglected facial care.
The presence of a script proves he was on set. The presence of notes demonstrates his continued dedication.
Even their fashion sense has undergone a qualitative leap!
Most importantly, what did Ye Chu say? "The little leaves around my waist are the heaviest!" Aren't the little leaves just leaf buds? This is clearly a subtle way of telling the fans that they are the most important thing to Ye Chu!
Solo fans and career-oriented fans cheered, with calls for her as their "wife" echoing everywhere. The hashtag #YeChuRelationship# hadn't even died down when #YeChuGreenDressIsSoBeautiful# climbed to the top of the trending topics. A quick glance shows Ye Chu practically dominating the entire trending list.
What was supposed to be a day to reveal their relationship inexplicably turned into a celebration for Ye Ya, which is truly unreasonable.
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