How did this star become more popular after his scandal?

Chapter 2: God-given Song

Jiang Yu’s agency, Fengtian Entertainment.

Mr. Liu's office.

"Xiao Jiang, are you okay these days?"

Mr. Liu looked at Jiang Yu with concern when he came to the company today.

Jiang Yu smiled and said, "Not bad."

Mr. Liu poured him a glass of water and sighed, "Xiao Jiang, you have to be mentally prepared. Although the company is doing its best to help you with public relations and reduce the heat, the heat of this matter is too high and it can't be suppressed."

Jiang Yu took the water and took a sip, then put the cup down and heard Mr. Liu continue speaking.

"There must be a rival behind this, trying to bring you down."

He looked at Jiang Yu with anger, as if afraid of provoking him, and said cautiously: "By the way, Xiao Jiang, because this incident has had such a huge impact, many brands and program crews have sent us notices to terminate their contracts. The penalty for breach of contract may be quite high..."

Mr. Liu observed Jiang Yu's expression and saw that he spoke calmly.

"I know, I've received the message."

Jiang Yu looked helpless: "Alas, now I owe tens of millions."

Hearing this, Mr. Liu also sighed: "Alas, what a pity!"

He looked at Jiang Yu and asked tentatively, "Xiao Jiang, what are your plans these days?"

"I heard that several big companies, including Tianma Entertainment and Fenghua Entertainment, were looking for you."

Jiang Yu said, "Hey, there were some before, but now, hehe, they just stay away from them."

There were indeed many big companies in the circle who were ready to sign Jiang Yu before, but now, something happened, and they all stayed away.

When Mr. Liu heard this, the smile on his face unconsciously became even wider.

He began to play the emotional card: "Actually, Xiao Jiang, we at Fengtian are still willing to sign you. After all, we have a relationship over the years. Xiao Jiang, if you are willing, I will help you pay the penalty right away."

"Once this period of hype has passed, I will definitely find a way to slowly bring you back. This top position will still be yours."

Here it comes, the fox’s tail is finally revealed.

Now Jiang Yu is 100% sure that this matter is related to the company.

Mr. Liu seemed to have Jiang Yu in his grasp. He sat there with a smile on his face, waiting for Jiang Yu to nod.

After all, he felt that Jiang Yu came to him today on his own initiative because he could no longer hold on.

However, the next moment, Jiang Yu spoke.

"It's better not to bother Mr. Liu. I came here today to terminate our contract with Mr. Liu in advance. After all, I'm in a bad mood now. Our contract only lasts for a month. Terminating it in advance will be better for everyone."

Hearing this, Mr. Liu narrowed his eyes slightly behind his glasses and was silent for a long time before looking at Jiang Yu and asking a question.

"Xiao Jiang, some decisions need to be carefully considered."

"Other companies don't dare to sign you now, but I can. It's not easy for you to get to this position over the years."

Jiang Yu still insisted: "I've thought about it, Mr. Liu, there are some things I don't want to say publicly."

Hearing this, Mr. Liu narrowed his eyes and stared at Jiang Yu, and heard him continue.

"Let's part ways amicably."

Mr. Liu stared at Jiang Yu for a long time before asking a question.

"What did you do after you figured it out?"

Jiang Yu said, "Let's make some money first, while there's still some heat, and see if there's any work."

"Okay, since you've thought it through, I won't stop you."

Only when Jiang Yu walked out of the office door with the terminated contract did Mr. Liu's expression become gloomy.

"You ungrateful animal."

"Given your current situation, I want to see how you can survive in the entertainment industry!"

Jiang Yu's agent knocked on the door and came in at this time. Seeing that the boss had a gloomy face and Jiang Yu had already left, the agent also asked.

"He didn't agree to renew the contract?"

Mr. Liu snorted coldly, "He came here to terminate the contract early. What a shameless guy! He really thinks he can be fine after leaving the company!"

The agent was also a little surprised. When he saw Jiang Yu coming to the company today, he thought that he couldn't hold on any longer and came to the company for help, so he compromised and agreed to renew the contract.

As a result, not only was the contract not renewed, it was terminated early.

But it's also true that if Jiang Yu doesn't renew his contract now, it will be of no use. It has already collapsed to this point, and there is no loss in terminating the contract early.

But the agent still looked at the boss and asked tentatively.

"Boss Liu, by doing this, we've lost a top star, and it's also a huge loss for the company. Isn't that too much of a loss?"

Mr. Liu said with a cold face, "He brought this upon himself. Besides, if he doesn't renew his contract, the company will suffer the same loss. Rather than watching him sign with another company, or even open a studio and become a competitor to the company, it would be better to destroy him."

"I originally wanted to use this to force him to renew his contract, but now it seems that there is no need."

"I want to see how he can continue to survive in the entertainment industry after leaving the company."

In Jiang Yu's current situation, no company is willing to sign him. He is alone, has no background, no connections, and no resources. Mr. Liu doesn't believe that he can make a comeback.

What's more, the liquidated damages alone are enough to make him suffer. He still wants to open a studio? Dream on. Jiang Yu will never have a chance to make it in the entertainment industry in this lifetime.

"Now that Jiang Yu is gone, you should promote Lu Xuan. Give him all the resources that Jiang Yu previously enjoyed and promote him as soon as possible."

Now that Jiang Yu is gone, the company has lost a cash cow, so someone must take over.

Lu Xuan has been very popular in the past two years, second only to Jiang Yu in the company. Now that Jiang Yu is gone, Lu Xuan is the most suitable candidate.

The agent nodded: "I understand."

Mr. Liu sat there, tapping his fingers rhythmically on the desk, thinking back to Jiang Yu's performance and what he had said just now. It seemed that he had guessed what the company had done.

But it doesn’t matter if you guessed it. Now he is just an unknown celebrity whose reputation has collapsed.

……

Jiang Yu returned home, but he did not feel relieved because the contract was terminated early.

After all, the current situation is difficult, and there are still tens of millions of debts.

As for Fengtian Entertainment, haha, we can only say that we parted ways amicably. What they did behind my back will one day be paid back.

"Don't be angry, don't be angry. I don't have the right to be angry now. I will slowly accumulate strength."

Jiang Yu suppressed the anger rising in his heart.

The most important thing now is to deal with your own affairs first.

"Make money."

But now, in my situation, people are avoiding me like the plague.

Holding my phone, I browse Weibo, watch short videos, and think about how to make money. Nowadays, the popularity of my own downfall on major platforms is still unabated, and all kinds of fans are leaving and turning against me.

"I really misjudged you. How could I fall for a jerk like Jiang Yu?"

"Go to hell, you bastard!"

"Why haven't the authorities banned this guy yet? It's disgusting just to look at him!"

"How come a scumbag like Jiang Yu, a bad artist, hasn't been banned yet?"

"No, how can you say that about my brother!"

"Brother's reputation has collapsed, it doesn't matter, we will always support him!"

"Alas, it's been six years since I last saw my brother's house collapse, and I still feel a little sad."

……

Jiang Yu smiled helplessly. Sure enough, there were a lot of haters, but they were also the most loyal. He hadn't expected that after his reputation was ruined, his fans would make the most noise, and now those who supported him were actually just some small haters.

He has more than 40 million followers on Weibo, and not only has the number not decreased, it seems to have increased by hundreds of thousands. In the private messages and comment area on Weibo, apart from fans who have unfollowed and turned against him, the majority are haters who come to "support" him.

Sure enough, the black fans are the real fans.

Jiang Yu took a quick look at the current situation online. Apart from his own fans who were unfollowing and turning against him, the most aggressive ones were the fans of the three celebrities' ex-girlfriends.

"Fortunately, I have Heizi with me."

Jiang Yu looked at his former black fans and found them more and more pleasing to the eye. With them around, not only did he not lose fans even when his reputation collapsed, he actually gained fans.

It is said that being a black celebrity is also a celebrity. It seems that you can use this popularity to find a program that wants you.

But can I just live off him?
There is the queen of pop, the queen of movies, and the ex-girlfriend of a popular girl group idol. These three are all very popular and rich.

But after thinking about it carefully, forget it. In the current situation, it is still a question whether others will pay attention to you.

I found the phone numbers of some of the program directors in my phone book and called them, but without exception, they were all rejected. Or, if I called, no one would answer.

Finally, Jiang Yu found a phone number marked with Director Li. If he remembered correctly, this was the director of Mango TV's "The Voice of God." Before the collapse of the show, the production team had contacted Jiang Yu and even negotiated a contract, but hadn't signed it yet.

After thinking about it, Jiang Yu decided that this was his last chance and dialed the number directly.

"Hello, Director Li, I'm Jiang Yu. I'd like to ask if the final guest for Tianci's singing has been confirmed. If not, I'd like to join."

After the call was connected, Jiang Yu got straight to the point.

Director Li on the opposite side was also confused when he heard what Jiang Yu said. No, does he have some serious illness?

Don’t you know what your situation is now?

Although you were once a top star, it is no exaggeration to say that you are now a rat crossing the street.

Do you think I still want you on this show?
Director Li directly refused.

"Sorry Jiang Yu, we have already confirmed the guests, so we are not short of anyone."

Jiang Yu spoke directly, "Director Li, I feel like there are so many people scolding me online right now. It's very controversial, very popular, and I'm a hot topic."

Hey, wait.

Director Li hesitated, and Jiang Yu continued, "I can cooperate with the program team to do some necessary publicity. You don't have to worry about my image or influence."

hiss!
Hearing this, it seems, as if, that it is not impossible.

"Director Li should also know that I'm very popular now and have many marketing points. And I think that for a professional music competition program like "The Voice of God," all the singers who come are talented, but without weaker guests like me, the show would lose some of its fun."

Jiang Yu was silent for a while before continuing: "I can play the clown."

I haven't seen such a self-aware artist in a long time.

He did know that Jiang Yu's reputation had been ruined, but he had not been officially banned. After all, this was not a violation of the law; at most, it was a matter of lifestyle and morality.

The point is, Jiang Yu is indeed very popular right now, and what's even more outrageous is that despite the collapse of his reputation, not only did his fan base not drop at all, but it actually gained fans.

Those who used to hate him have now become his biggest supporters. Female fans are unfollowing him and turning against him, while haters are frantically defending him, staging a major reversal of the century.

This is the first time such a situation has been seen in the entertainment industry.

Moreover, the stickiness of Jiang Yu’s black fans is extremely high now. They post videos and jokes on major platforms to support Jiang Yu, and the popularity is ridiculously high.

As the saying goes, if black fans continue to be black fans for a long time, they will become true fans, and they will develop feelings for the black fans.

Director Li had seen what Jiang Yu was like.

He hesitated, but it seemed that it was not impossible, because black and red are still red.

Moreover, Jiang Yu is so willing to cooperate, so we can give him a chance. He will definitely bring super high popularity and topic value to the program.

The key point is that this guy said that he could play the clown role, that he could be cannon fodder, to be a supporting role for the other guests. This seems to be a bit of a solution.

While Director Li was still hesitating, Jiang Yu took the initiative again.

"I know what Director Li is worried about. Didn't we sign the contract in advance?"

Director Li frowned, and Jiang Yu continued, "It was me who refused to terminate the contract."

Director Li's brows relaxed as he waited for what was to come.

"I can bear these impacts." Jiang Yu knew clearly what Director Li was worried about. He just wanted to take advantage of his own traffic and popularity, but was afraid that he and the program team would be affected.

What a self-aware artist.

When Director Li heard this, he hesitated for a moment before speaking.

"Well, after thinking about it, I think Mr. Jiang Yu is indeed suitable for our program. Welcome to join us, Mr. Jiang Yu."

Jiang Yu breathed a sigh of relief; the deal was finally done.

Now, if he wants to be on the show, he has to pay some price.

"The Voice of God" is a music competition program on Mango TV. The competition system is very cruel. Only singers with strong abilities can participate. If you don't have the ability, you will definitely be eliminated.

Director Li agreed to let a popular artist participate in such a program because he wanted to completely squeeze him dry.

This is obvious. They want their own popularity, but don't want to affect the subsequent reputation of the program. They want to be the cannon fodder clown, be laughed at, and then do marketing promotions. In the last one or two episodes, they will eliminate themselves and throw them away after use.

By then, not only will they have gained popularity and been eliminated, but the program team's reputation will also be preserved.

In the past, Jiang Yu definitely wouldn't have done this, even asking to be the clown. But now, he had no choice; he needed this stage. As for whether to be the clown or not, he would decide after appearing on the show.

Of course, the most important thing is the pay and making money.

Originally, as a top star, Jiang Yu’s offer for appearing on the show was 5 million per episode.

But now the house has collapsed, and it is he who is begging others, not others begging Jiang Yu.

The program team directly reduced the pay from 5 million to 2.5 million.

Two and a half million is barely acceptable.

However, Jiang Yu also felt a little sad. In his previous life, he worked very hard on Earth but still couldn't get so much money. It was really touching that a top star like him could still get so much money.

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