You were asked to be on a dating variety show, but all the guests failed?

Chapter 252: Which decent person enters the entertainment industry?
It didn’t take long before the show’s staff notified all the guests to get ready to paddle back to the beach.

This time, some people cannot team up with other guests and can only be arranged to have PD accompany them, such as Ren Tuo and Nie Wenjin who have broken bones, Shu Yi who has just fallen into the water and has a psychological trauma, and... Lu Siyuan who no one is willing to team up with for some reason.

Fortunately, there were extra paddle boards on the boat as spares, otherwise, if we were divided into groups like this, there wouldn’t be enough.

Because of the grouping, the remaining guests were randomly combined. Han Fei and Qi Qingyi were in a group, and the unlucky Xu Qingan was originally supposed to be in a group with Zhao Mingtao, but because Lu Xiaoli was left alone and was a girl, they weighed the pros and cons and let Xu Qingan be in the same group with her. Although Zhao Mingtao had nothing to do, he had to go back with the PD like the above-mentioned unlucky guys.

After getting into the water one by one and riding the paddle boards.

When the board slowly moved away from the yacht's shooting range, Han Fei let out a long breath.

Qi Qingyi, who was sitting opposite him, said speechlessly:

"Why are you breathing a sigh of relief? You're not saying this because I can operate the bracelet this time and you can be lazy."

Han Fei raised his eyebrows:

"When you were on the shore earlier, didn't you argue with Lu Siyuan about who would operate the paddle board? Now I let you, Miss Qi, take full control of the bracelet, but you're still not satisfied. Why are you so difficult to please?"

Qi Qingyi really wanted to roll her eyes at him.

This guy must be crazy!

She and Lu Siyuan just don't get along. If two people who have been at odds with each other for a long time get together, they will quarrel sooner or later even if there is no issue with operating the bracelet. What does that have to do with it!
"So you're really relieved because you can finally be lazy?"

Han Fei shook his head:
"That's not true."

As he spoke, he took off the microphones clipped on each other's collars and stuffed them into the sealed plastic bag tied to his feet.

The plastic bag was prepared by the program crew. Han Fei had been in the water before and had not only taken a shower but also changed his clothes. There was no need to change his clothes for the time being, so the freshly dried clothes were put into a sealed bag so that he could take them back to shore easily.

In the end, no one expected that this plastic bag would actually provide Han Fei with this kind of convenience. The sound insulation effect of putting the microphone in the bag was many times better than putting it in the trouser pocket. It was simply physical sound insulation!
The audience in the live broadcast room watched Han Fei and Qi Qingyi's mouths opening and closing on the screen. Their expressions were sometimes surprised and exaggerated, sometimes they covered their mouths, and sometimes they sighed helplessly. Their hearts felt itchy as if they were being scratched by a cat.

What the hell are you two talking about? ! !

Is it something that cannot be broadcast? But we have watched live broadcasts these days and have listened to everything that can and cannot be listened to. What else is missing?
Damn, the program team, please think of a solution quickly!!!

On a paddle board.

Han Fei didn't care about the audience's viewing experience. He just stuffed the microphone into the bag silently and pressed the seal tightly. Then he looked up at Qi Qingyi again, covered his mouth and whispered:

"It seems like someone is targeting me out there. The nurse told me that today."

Qi Qingyi was stunned for a moment, then immediately realized what time it was.

Shortly before getting off the boat, she found an opportunity to give the hair of Lu Siyuan that she had pulled out to Han Fei. After getting rid of this hot potato, she immediately changed into clean clothes. She left the previous clothes on the boat and asked them to help throw them away. Otherwise, if she kept the pocket of her trousers that had been filled with Lu Siyuan's hair, she would feel uncomfortable every time she wore that clothes in the future.

She was the one who got the hair, and Han Fei certainly didn't hide it, so Qi Qingyi knew that he left halfway to hand the hair over to the medical staff, and there was no need to ask any more questions.

Qi Qingyi thought about it, skipped the middle process, and asked directly:

"Their staff all have cell phones, and they can use satellite communications at sea even if there is no signal. But the nurse has been very busy today. How could she have time to worry about your public opinion? And she even reminded you by the way? You saved Shu Yi's life, not hers. There shouldn't be any problem here, right?"

Han Fei smiled and shook his head, giving her a thumbs up for her vigilance, but still denied this view:

"The nurse is one of our own. Director Li told me I could trust her. Otherwise, how could he dare to let me give her my hair to take on the plane?"

"But in a sense, your guess is correct. The nurse doesn't have the time to pay attention to my public opinion. When she asked Director Li to verify this matter, Director Li asked her to tell me. It's not something she deliberately pays attention to."

"I told you this because I remembered that you used to hang out in the fan circle and had some exposure to these things, so I wanted to ask for your opinion."

Qi Qingyi stroked his chin thoughtfully, and posed like Detective Conan. After thinking for a while, he said:

"Han Fei, since you trust me so much, I won't hide it from you. Actually, I used to be in the fan circle, but it doesn't count."

"I didn't participate in their polling and data collection, or the plaza-washing and positive reviews. I just saw it in the group chat. If I have to say, I think it's easier to solve problems that can be solved with money. I won't help if I can pay."

"The biggest reason I'm famous in the fan circle is that I'm willing to spend money, buying endorsement products, big screen posters, and promotional advertising space. I've done all of this before, but if you ask about the PR methods of the fan circle... at most I can tell you the gossip I heard in the big fan group."

She is also really honest. She is willing to tell you what she knows, and she doesn't dare to talk about what she doesn't know.

After all, the situation Han Fei is facing now is likely to be a large-scale encirclement and mud-slinging by capital. In this case, the other party will dare to use any tricks, overt or covert. Even if Han Fei has a cooperative relationship with other forces, being able to protect him as a person does not mean being able to protect his reputation.

To fight a war of public opinion, money alone is not enough, public relations skills are also required. Now the people behind Lu Siyuan have set their sights on Han Fei, intending to use him as a warning to others and to divert attention. Even a family like Qi Qingyi's may not be able to handle it quickly under the current circumstances, so she dare not make any rash suggestions.

However, even though she said so, Han Fei looked completely indifferent.

Han Fei waved his hands, his eyes full of interest:

"Tell me about it?"

"You've heard of it, right? Even if I had an agent before, I could just pretend I didn't have one. I never won a PR battle, and no one helped me deal with it. Now I have someone to help me. I just need to come up with an idea and tell Director Li when the time comes. I think you know more about the entertainment industry here, and your perspective is also fresh. Just consider it as doing me a favor and let's discuss it. Three heads are better than one!"

This is basically the truth. He has recently recovered many memories of his original self, but unfortunately, his original self does not have much experience in dealing with public opinion. The reason is just as Han Fei said just now. In addition to hard work, good looks, and a little talent, the original self was able to become a top star in the entertainment industry purely because of luck.

In a company that sucks his blood like a stepmother, the methods he can learn are very limited. The company and Liang Chaojie are more wary of him than a thief, fearing that he will run away when he has independent ability and start his own studio, so he really doesn't know much.

Even if he has Zhu Chengbiao's help now, the case is not over yet. It is impossible for the authorities to clear his name for the time being. If he does not want to continue to be slandered, he can only refer to the conventional methods in the entertainment industry.

Seeing that Han Fei was speaking sincerely, Qi Qingyi frowned and said "emmmmm" for a long time, and finally could only sigh.

She straightened her sitting posture, crossed her legs and sat on the paddle board. She also observed the position of the camera behind her and slightly adjusted her body position to completely block the camera. Then she coughed twice and pretended to give a lecture:
"First, you have to tell me something specific, so that I can know which side of the world is trying to smear you, and what you think the other side's purpose is. Only then can I give you a relatively clear judgment."

Han Fei pondered for a moment, then counted on his fingers and said:
"First, the people who are planning to target me should be the people behind Lu Siyuan, that is, Liu Shuangcheng, the chairman of Wushuang Film and Television, and Liu Shuangcheng's sister Liu Shaomei."

"Secondly, they have more than one purpose. A large part of the reason why Lu Siyuan made all these noises on the show was because I was there to intensify the conflict and make him lose his mind. It was either you or Xu Qing'an, but anyway, in the eyes of outsiders, the two of you are already in the same group with me, and I am the only public figure among them. If these accounts are to be settled, they can only be blamed on me."

"They targeted me, most likely because they wanted to discredit me to show that Lu Siyuan's anger was a result of long-standing resentment and that I was morally flawed. This would disprove Lu Siyuan and clear his name. There is another purpose, which is that Lu Siyuan is suspected of having M-drug today. This is a terrible stain, and they must create an event with a greater impact to divert attention."

"That's my guess."

"Actually, these are not difficult to guess. The problem is, I don't know how they will target me, so I want to ask you if you can make a more complete plan in advance and counterattack in time."

Qi Qingyi lowered her hand from her chin.

Her expression became much more serious.

When Han Fei said these words, she knew that they were serious questions with reasons and evidence. Her suspicions were reasonable. In addition, the news of the outside world's actions came from Director Li, an insider and one of her own, so the credibility was quite high. She had to be serious.

"Since there are two purposes, there must be a focus."

"I have heard of some cases before, you can refer to them. Of course, these things are not only done by Wushuang Films, but also by many other companies and celebrities in the circle. I brought it up because the PR teams they found may overlap, and the investors may also overlap."

When it comes to the professional field of gossip, Qi Qingyi appears very confident.

She only regretted that she was at sea and had no blackboard or whiteboard to write on. If conditions allowed, she would even like to make a PPT for Han Fei to do a case analysis. But conditions were limited, so she could only poke the paddle board with her index finger and give a lecture with a stern face.

Han Fei's face was full of sincere curiosity:

"Teacher Qi, please speak."

Teacher Qi’s serious face:
"When a star who usually has a good image suddenly has negative information leaked, there are several possibilities. First, he/she has offended the capital for some reason; second, the people behind him/her are wrestling with the other party, and this person has become a cannon fodder to scare the monkeys; third, he/she is simply not a good person or not tactful enough, and has offended too many people in the circle and affected other people's interests, so that everyone is pushing the wall before it falls."

"All three situations have the potential to be cleaned up and saved."

"Either the star quickly finds the person in charge to apologize and pay the price, or the power behind him is even stronger, or the capital is strong enough to flatten all those people he has offended. The most costly scenario is that the star pays out of his own pocket to avoid the disaster, but that would cost too much, and it is difficult for ordinary first-line stars to pay, so we won't discuss it here."

"Usually we only hear rumors online, but the black material that inexplicably disappears in the end is basically the celebrity team using various methods to cover up the matter. Only a few people are completely exposed and disclosed. Moreover, most of the bad artists who are exposed are scapegoats for others, and only a few of them offend the capital and die violently."

"Let me give you an example. You are an insider, so you must have seen this kind of situation before—"

"There's a celebrity whose scandal leaked out, and the internet is abuzz. All the film and television projects that were originally scheduled to star him have realized the risk, and those that haven't started filming have replaced anyone who can. But what about the projects that have already been filmed and are waiting to be broadcast? Even if these people are part of the capital behind him, their interests are intertwined. If this artist goes viral, everyone's money will be wasted, so these people will unite to protect him."

"Very familiar, right? It's Lu Siyuan's current situation."

"He has a lot of dramas waiting to be aired and endorsements that have been confirmed but not officially announced. Since Wushuang is supporting him, the resources invested in him must be good. If he really dies suddenly, then all the assets that Lu Siyuan has earned since entering the industry will not be enough to compensate him. In the end, Wushuang will have to cover the loss. Wushuang will definitely not be happy about this."

"I have heard of this before, that there are those male celebrities who are unknown in their middle age and suddenly become popular with a drama. Because of his sudden popularity, he robbed the resources of other so-called uncle-circle celebrities in the same field, that is, he dragged them down to the point where they could not make a living. Then, their past scandals were dug up and they were sniped, intending to suppress this person so that he could not recover in one fell swoop."

"Whether the negative information is true or false, it doesn't matter. Anyway, I just need you to be surrounded by public opinion and become a risky artist, so that the investors will worry, and then the pie in your hand will be divided. I have the resources, why should I care about you?"

"Of course, the male artist himself will not sit still and wait for death. How will he fight back? He will dig up more information to suppress the rumors about himself."

"For bigger news, it's up to everyone. It could be digging up some dirty laundry of a former celebrity, making groundless accusations that they took drugs or had bad personal ethics, or it could be exposing the love affairs of a new star or actress. Anyway, whatever is hot will be used."

"It would be best if the artist you are dealing with is from the rival company, so you can kill two birds with one stone."

"Do you understand what I mean?"

Han Fei showed an expression as if he had a toothache, grinning, with an indescribable look on his face.

After a while, he nodded:
"I have heard of these things..."

"But if I were to use this trick myself, it would feel a bit too dirty..."

It's okay to target people who have offended you, but if you drag innocent people into the water, what's the difference between that and being an accomplice?
Qi Qingyi waved her hands indifferently and said disdainfully:
"Among those who are very popular in the entertainment industry, how many are really good people?"

"Except for those who really can't make ends meet and are short of money, who would enter the entertainment industry?"

Han Fei:

"……thank you."

(End of this chapter)