The battle for traffic in Chinese entertainment

Chapter 332 Soft Ice Cream
On the subway.

“Why did Weibo crash?”

Some people complained.

"Xu Xing's house collapsed."

Someone beside him said enthusiastically.

"Who? Xu Xing? Wasn't he proven innocent last night?"

"That young model from the island province might be fake," another voice added, "What's been revealed now is with other female stars. It seems there are 20 female stars. I heard that their bed photos and videos collected by Xu Xing were leaked, and the whole network is asking for the resources. Another XX scandal has come."

"It's too fake, how is it possible?"

More and more people are joining in.

"A female celebrity has already come out to claim the title. She's from a Korean group. What's their name?"

“Blackpink.”

"Yes, it's Blcakpink, the anti-fan, the name is...haha, one of the members, the company admitted that he was dating Xu Xingzai."

"I'm acting in Wolf Warrior 2 and dating a Korean."

"Kim Ji-soo, she's pretty."

"Which of the 20 female stars is not beautiful? Even more exaggerated than the previous Guan Xige, all those previous scandals turned out to be true. This is Xu Xing, a peerless handsome man and a world superstar. He really sleeps with female stars in the entertainment industry at will."

"Can you please tone down your words in public?"

A female voice.

"What's wrong? You're not a fan of Xu Xing, are you? What's wrong with Xu Xing? Let's discuss it. So many people have been talking about it along the way."

"Yeah. Such a sensational thing."

"What's wrong with being a fan of Xu Xing?" A boy said jokingly, "I am a fan of Xu Xing. I was a fan before, and I am even more so now. I listen to all of Xu Xing's songs and watch all of her movies. I can only say that she is worthy of being Xu Xing."

"I was a fan of Guan X back then, and of course I am also a fan of Xu Xing now."

"I can only say thank you Xu Xing."

"Did you all see it?"

"Someone on the Internet is selling it for 10 yuan, but I can't afford it."

"That's enough, the girls are crying."

“…You’re really a fan.”

……

In classrooms.

The teacher at the podium suddenly stopped.

"Those of you lying down and sleeping at the back, stand up!!!"

Everyone looked over.

But the student lying there still did not get up.

The teacher became even more furious.

bang~
He threw the book on the podium, strode over, and shouted angrily.

"Didn't you hear me? Stand up immediately! This is your last year of senior year! I asked you to report to school so early, not to let you sleep! Go back to the dormitory if you want to sleep! Go home and sleep!!!"

But she didn't stand up until she reached the student.

The teacher was furious.

A slap was about to come down on her head.

The slap stopped abruptly on the top of the head.

"Is she sick or unwell?"

The teacher asked his deskmate softly.

Because you can see the student lying on the ground, his body shaking uncontrollably.

"She's crying."

My deskmate whispered.

"Is there anything going on at home?"

The teacher's voice became softer.

"...No," the classmate hesitated, but chose to speak directly, "She is a fan of Xu Xing and has been crying all morning."

"what?"

The teacher looked confused.

……

Xu Xing fan group.

“Those who are willing to believe should just leave the group! Knowing that the US is currently persecuting Xu Xing and making up any rumor, why are you still doubting???”

"Let's not talk about the 20 people first, is it true that he is in a relationship with Kim Ji-soo???"

"YG is being too self-indulgent and trying to divert attention from Lee Seung-ri's scandal. How could they fall for such a simple trick? [Hehe]"

"People who don't have the patience to wait for an announcement to dispel the rumors don't deserve to be Xu Xing's fans. [Hehe] Please get out now!"

"The management didn't kick these people out, do they want them to mourn for Nima???"

"Can everyone please calm down first!!!"

"I quit on my own. [Goodbye]"

"Get out of here! If you're any slower, your body will get cold! [vomit]"

"So the 20 people are fake, and the relationship is fake too???"

"If you are still asking, please go away! I told you I believe Xu Xing, wait for the announcement!"

“Are Cheng Xiao’s photos and videos real or fake????”

"The rumors are too outrageous now! And there's still talk about Zhao Jinmai? How old is she???"

“Hahahahahahahahahahaha!!! At first, everyone in this group laughed at Lu Han’s official announcement of his relationship, and now Xu Xing has also been officially confirmed to be in a relationship, and they are still deceiving themselves. [Laughing and crying]”

"That's worse than thinking she's still alive after she died. Aren't you going to kick out these black fans who are lurking here???"

"Kick me? I spent more money on Xu Xing than the rest of you in the group combined! Can you show me the bill?"

"If you're going to stop being a fan, get lost!"

"Spending a lot of money makes you noble? Spending a lot of money doesn't mean you can kidnap Xu Xing! What's wrong with Xu Xing just being in love? Why can't he have his own life???"

"Don't represent me, I can't accept love! Isn't it good to focus on career right after debut? Can't we fall in love ten years later???"

"I can't accept him dating a Korean girl! [Crying]"

"Wait for announcement, wait for announcement, wait for announcement, wait for announcement, wait for announcement, wait for announcement!!!!!!"

"If you don't understand, just ask. Waiting for the announcement doesn't mean you don't believe Xu Xing unconditionally, right? Should you get out too???"

"Yes, you can wait along with your family's obituary. [Hehe]"

"Stop arguing! I checked 20 people! They are all fake!!!"

"I've seen it, too. It's basically true."

“Request for resources!”

"Sister, please give me one!!!"

"Sister, I kowtow to you!!!"

"beg!!!"

"You are all really born! You have come this far to ask for resources???"

"I haven't stopped being a fan, but the current environment of Gypsophila is too chaotic, so I'm going to quit first."

……

Xu Xing related topic square on Weibo.

[It finally collapsed ahh ...

[In my lifetime, there actually is such a day! ! ! ! ]

[Finally I couldn’t bear to watch it anymore]

[God has opened his eyes!!! Group 8 can rest in peace now!!!]

[Kim Ji-soo was introduced by Lee Seung-ri? Doesn’t this prove that Kochu and Lee Seung-ri are good friends? ? ?] [Keep deleting!! Keep bombing the entries! If the God King is so awesome, why don’t he bomb the root server of the Internet? ? ? ?]

[There is no wrong nickname, Little Ginkgo is so appropriate! SM Research Institute, the one who truly knows your true identity is you! ! ! ! ]

[Where is the most despicable King Oyster Mushroom in the world? ? ? ? ]

【Kneel down, King Oyster Mushroom! ! ! ! A hundred feet of red! ! ! ! ! 】

[This is so outrageous!!! All the rumors are actually true! I thought only part of it was true, but I underestimated the truth!!!]

——"I also didn't expect that the Three Flowers Gathering at the Top is both the Three Flowers of the Island Province and the Three Flowers of the Xinjiang Province. [Laughing and crying]"

——"Chen Gou is so resentful of being scolded!"

[XX scandal reappears, Xingchu will be kicked out of the entertainment industry soon! Will the endorsement company not terminate the contract? ? ? ? ? ]

[Sisters, please give me resources! Am I the only one who hasn’t seen 20 people? ? ? [crying][crying][crying]]

--"I have not."

——“We ask the same thing!!”

——“+1”

--"beg!!!!"

[Breaking news!!! Sheng Ke also jumped out to criticize! He just shared "Actors" and deleted it immediately! It's obvious that he is playing tricks!!!]

——"I saw it too! Bie Ke is so brave!!! I will never call him Bie Ke again! iKe holds his head high! On the other hand, Alice and Mafeng are still cleaning the floor! How embarrassing!"

[More and more people in the industry are coming out with revelations! They are all true! Everyone has long assumed that he has slept with people in the entertainment industry, but they just don’t dare to say it!!!]

——"The 20-person file is really amazing. It has sorted out all the clues!"

……

"We can't wait any longer! Issue a denial immediately!"

Yu Murong's voice on the phone remained calm, but his tone was much heavier than before.

"I'm still looking at that file, so you can wait. First deny the relationship with Kim Ji-soo. Even if YG comes up with something else, you must deny it immediately! Keep denying it! Didn't they say it could only be chat records?
"I have already drafted the announcement and just sent it over. Send it out immediately! No need to wait for YG, we can send it out directly! Also, Xing Xin must go to jail! I don't care what her situation is, she is the instigator and she must be held accountable!"

"I--"

"Where's your real sister? Let her answer the phone!"

"I'm here."

“Has the announcement been issued?”

"Sent."

"That's good. I'll hang up first. I'll see if Penguin has contacted YG and have them issue another announcement confirming the relationship failure. Feel free to contact me if there's any new developments."

After Yu Murong finished speaking, he hung up the phone.

Qu Mingzhen looked at him with some happiness and spoke to comfort him.

"Don't worry, the situation is not that bad. Penguin has an investment in YG, so it is very likely that they will make another announcement. The file matter is not that bad either."

"Sister Zhen, I know how big of an impact this will have," Xu Xing shook her head, "It's no longer possible to cover up the news. This kind of news spreads the fastest."

The file itself was a problem, and YG added another layer of trouble.

The current situation of YG is in chaos. Maybe some senior executives surrendered under pressure?

The house was destined to collapse, but fortunately it was not a legal issue.

Even though domestic platforms worked together to control the situation, they still could not suppress the explosion of the "New XX Gate" labeled by unscrupulous traffickers, not to mention the situation abroad.

Even because the domestic control is so good, a large number of netizens who are looking for resources believe that the photos contain bed photos and videos of 20 female stars.

Public relations can indeed deny everything, but netizens may not buy it.

It can only be said that Xu Xing was careless last night. After receiving Zhen Huaiwei's call, I heard that she even asked her daughter Zhen Wei, and after she found out that there was really only this one copy, she did not ask anyone to verify it further.

But there is no way to verify it.

Ms. Zhen had just had a quarrel with her daughter, and finally everyone figured out that it was someone who used to be her fan who lied to Zhen Wei.

There were two files, one was the backup that the former fan accidentally found at Xing Xin's home, and the other was dug out by Li Hang who installed monitoring software on Xing Xin's computer.

The former fan kept a backup copy, and after Zhen Wei called her, she personally admitted that she was the one who released it. She said that she was angry that Xu Xing got away with the "sexual assault case" so easily, and she wanted to let the outside world see Xu Xing's true face.

Xing Xin talked about a theory last night that "being a fan of a star is wishful thinking", but not all fans think that way.

According to Xing Xin's sister, her best friend who was a former fan of Xu Xing was once extremely loyal. She even refused to stop being a fan after Xu Xing reported her to the police and took her to the police station. "It's a pity that she was just a girlfriend fan."

Even fans like that have chosen to stop following and turn against the artist. The fans must be furious. It’s not possible for them all to buy into the post with just one announcement.

Xing Xin's sister is also a fan of Xu Xing. She begged Xu Xing not to hold her best friend and sister responsible. Xu Xing didn't know how to respond to her.

It's impossible to completely close your eyes and pretend to be dead, as if nothing happened.

The best outcome now is to issue a denial announcement and play dead, and continue public relations for a while, or to hype up the persecution theory, release some different versions of the archives to muddy the waters, etc.

Let netizens vent their emotions, and let fans who don’t want to continue deceiving themselves stop following them.

"The PR told me that I could choose to deny it completely and wait for the heat of the incident to die down, but then netizens might assume that the files were real, and fewer fans would quit, and the popularity among passers-by might drop more than expected. Passers-by would like to see the star face up to such things and take responsibility.

"Or you can choose to admit your relationship with Cheng Xiao, and use a true confession to tell fans that you are also an ordinary person who can fall in love. But only your relationship with Cheng Xiao is real, and the others are not real. They were all fabricated after they learned about your relationship with Cheng Xiao. With this result, you can use public relations to say that they were just in a relationship, and then issue a press release two months later saying that the two have broken up. This way, many more fans will quit, but you can maintain the most popularity among passers-by. He suggested choosing the latter, because your current achievements mainly rely on passers-by."

Qu Mingzhen said softly.

The reason why an announcement was not made immediately was not only to clarify the situation first and to appease the women and their companies so that they would not panic, but also because of public relations direction issues.

The relationship with Kim Ji-soo must be denied. If he admits it, troubles with Lee Seung-ri and Gigi will be waiting for him. Moreover, the relationship time with Xu Xing and Cheng Xiao overlaps.

Xu Xing thought for a while.

"Choose the latter."

"Okay, I'll go ask Murong again."

Qu Mingzhen nodded and went out to make a phone call.

After she left, Xu Xing continued to surf the Internet, enjoying the fun of the netizens.

Inadvertently, I came across the trailer for "Want to See You", which was originally scheduled to be released in a week but was basically confirmed to be delayed, and the Weibo video played automatically.

The first sentence in the trailer is -

"Wake up, Wang Quansheng is dead!"

……

When Xu Xing woke up, he felt warm and there was some sweat on his neck.

Early August is when the sun is the hottest throughout the year. The afternoon sun shines in through the windows, and even the air conditioner can't lower the temperature much.

There was a song playing in the room, and after listening carefully, I recognized it.

It's Lana Del Rey's song "Salvatore", right at the chorus part.

[Ah ah ah ah,

Ah ah ah ah,

Cacciatore.

La da da da da,

La da da da da,

Limousine.

Ah ah ah ah,

Ah ah ah ah,

Ciao amore.

La da da da da,

La da da da da,

Soft ice cream.

[…]
Xu Xing raised his head.

Yu Murong, who was sitting next to him, also closed the magazine and looked over.

That was the latest issue of American VOGUE.

On the cover, Xu Xing is wearing a hairpin with flowers, smiling easily and looking high-spirited.

"Are you awake? Then let's make a video confessing our relationship."

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