Chinese entertainment: Top stars have no holidays

Chapter 105 Why did you provoke him?! Is this a retaliation from the pop culture community?

If we're talking about Jiang Bai releasing a song to directly diss Kris Wu, making such a huge fuss and causing ridicule across the internet, who else besides Jiang Bai himself would be happiest?

Of course, it's our Brother Yang!

At this moment, Yang Yang was at home, happily watching the Kris Wu ramen memes that were everywhere on the internet, as well as the various raw vocals and unaccompanied songs of his that had been dug up. He was extremely happy.

The once aloof, sophisticated, and stylish top star who stood at the pinnacle of the Chinese entertainment industry and looked down on everyone else has now become the biggest laughing stock on the internet.

As Yang Yang watched Chris Wu being repeatedly dragged out and condemned by netizens on the screen, he couldn't suppress his smile, which grew wider and wider, and the schadenfreude in his eyes was almost overflowing.

Cool!

It was really awesome!

From a career perspective, the four top celebrities are inherently rivals.

If one of them exposes some negative information that could affect their career, the others will naturally be happy and join in kicking them while they're down.

Especially artists like Kris Wu, who have dominated the high-end fashion scene for years, surpassing many top celebrities in terms of prestige, and who have an international filter.

His downfall and fall are absolutely a great thing for the remaining top celebrities.

That's why, when the "big bowl wide noodles" meme quietly spread and undercurrents surged across the internet some time ago, Yang Yang did a lot of work behind the scenes.

Although he did not openly engage in any online drama or incite conflict.

However, the studio's PR team secretly fueled the fire by buying a lot of online trolls to spread memes and amplify public dissatisfaction, quietly adding fuel to the fire of Chris Wu's public opinion crisis.

Aside from the competition and rivalry at the business level.

From a personal perspective, Yang Yang had previously tried to "prevent" Jiang Bai from attacking, but failed and was slapped in the face by Jiang Bai's team.

Now we see another top influencer has also been taken down by Jiang Bai's team, who took them down in one fell swoop.

He would naturally feel schadenfreude.

Why did you have to provoke Jiang Bai when you were perfectly fine?

Yang Yang became happier the more she thought about it, and casually scrolled through the Weibo comment section, unable to resist accidentally liking a comment.

This comment was particularly to Yang Yang's liking:

The "Four Top Celebrities" really need a reshuffle. Those who should truly be removed from the top ranks are those who are all talk and no action, lacking the virtue and ability to match their positions.

[Kris Wu, a talentless but pretentious guy!]

Yes, yes, that's right. Since Jiang Bai can't suppress it, then removing Chris Wu from the top ranks is also an option!

But after thinking for a few seconds, Yang Yang regretted it and felt that she shouldn't have liked it.

By liking this comment, doesn't that mean he's siding with Jiang Bai?

Damn it, Jiang Bai is also his rival, and a sworn enemy at that. We can't give him any publicity!

He hurriedly and hastily canceled the like, his actions swift, as if afraid that netizens would take a screenshot and use it against him.

But the speed at which people gossip online these days is far faster and more outrageous than anyone can imagine.

In just two seconds, netizens with lightning-fast reflexes and regular gossip bloggers had already captured and saved this moment with precise screenshots.

The hashtag #YangYangLikes# quickly climbed into the top ten trending topics, without needing to be purchased.

However, Yang Yang had no time to care about these things at the moment, and it didn't matter to him.

After unliking the post, he pretended nothing had happened and continued to hide behind the screen, silently watching Kris Wu get humiliated by the entire internet.

The gloom in my heart was swept away, and I felt incredibly refreshed.

He now places more importance on something else.

Why hasn't Chris Wu responded yet?

Let the fighting continue!

Could it be that Chris Wu chickened out?

That shouldn't be the case. Chris Wu is even better at showing off than him. He would never pretend to be dead if someone released a song for him!

Where is Chris Wu?

#Check Chris Wu's status and what is Jiang Bai doing at this moment?

He is having a WeChat video call with Xiaotian.

On the other end of the video, Xiaotian completely transformed into her number one fanatical little fan.

She was extremely excited, her eyes crinkled with joy, and you could feel her excitement and happiness even through the screen.

He was even more excited and ecstatic than Jiang Bai, the person involved.

"Jiang Bai! Jiang Bai! You're amazing!!"

Tian Xiwei rested her chin on her hand, her eyes sparkling with admiration and amazement. Her excitement was palpable as she spoke rapidly, chattering incessantly with praise.

"I've been scrolling through Weibo non-stop! Your songs are everywhere, and your name is all over the trending topics!"

"Your song 'Big Bowl Wide Noodles' is absolutely fantastic! The melody is incredibly catchy, and the lyrics are so full of attitude!"

"And this is the true spirit of rap!"

"Speaking their minds, acting boldly, being genuine and open, and clearly distinguishing between right and wrong—compared to some so-called rap mentors who only market their personas and deliver mediocre improvisations, the difference is immediately apparent!"

Tian Xiwei genuinely thinks he's handsome.

There's no way around it; Jiang Bai's direct approach to songwriting is exactly to her liking.

She likes men who confront problems head-on; that's what a real man does!

"The entire internet is on your side right now, almost no casual observers are against you. Everyone's waiting for Kris Wu to break down and respond, wanting to see a real showdown between these two top stars—it's going to be so exciting!"

Xiao Tian was still enthusiastically sharing the excitement online, unable to stop, and wishing he could fly to Qingdao immediately to ride on Jiang Bai's back and have a blast.

Just as she was speaking rapidly and in the middle of a lively conversation, a crisp sound of a card being swiped to open the door suddenly came from outside the hotel room.

Beep—

The door opened with a click, and Li Yitong, with her slender figure, walked straight in carrying a newly bought drink.

The moment she looked up, she saw Jiang Bai making a WeChat video call in the living room.

Li Yitong's face showed a moment of embarrassment, but she quickly regained her composure.

She's gotten used to being on set for filming all this time.

She had caught Jiang Bai and Tian Xiwei video chatting and having sweet conversations more than once, and each time she saw it, she felt a pang of bitterness and awkwardness in her heart.

But what can we do?

She couldn't bear to break up completely with that scumbag Jiang Bai.

All I can do is compromise and process things on my own, pretending to be magnanimous and indifferent, acting as if I didn't see anything.

Jiang Bai, with his keen eyesight, naturally caught the complex emotions that flashed across her eyes.

He is very tactful and knows how to take care of the feelings of those around him.

Mr. Jiang is a kind man and is very considerate of his second girlfriend's feelings.

He didn't continue chatting with Tian Xiwei, but gently said to Tian on the other end of the video call, "I have to stop chatting now, my assistant needs to talk to me, I'll chat with you later."

After saying that, he hung up the video call.

Putting down his phone, Jiang Bai stood up and walked towards Li Yitong, who had just entered the room. "What, you saw the song I posted too?"

Upon hearing this, Li Yitong rolled her eyes, but with a mixture of amazement and admiration, she said with a touch of感慨 (gan3kai3, a complex emotion encompassing both admiration and awe), "Who can't see that?"

"When you posted on Weibo at noon, the entire crew went wild."

"It was lunchtime, and everyone immediately gathered around to eat melon seeds."

"Everyone's watching your 'Big Bowl Thick Noodles' and talking about you and Kris Wu."

"Most people in the crew didn't know about your conflict with Chris Wu Qi backstage at the previous Cat Night event, since it was just a minor backstage incident and not many people paid attention to it."

"As a result, after you released this diss track, the entire internet went through the ups and downs, digging into every detail. Now, everyone in the entire production crew and the entire entertainment industry knows that the two of you have a falling out."

"You're really something, you just released a diss track on Weibo to criticize Chris Wu. That's Chris Wu, I wouldn't dare to mess with him at all."

To be honest, among the post-90s and post-95s generation of stars in the industry, Kris Wu is indeed quite imposing, even more so than Lu Han.

Although his fan base and influence are not as high as Lu Han's.

But Lu Han has a gentle appearance, a friendly demeanor, and a humble and easy-going personality.

So even though he is a top-tier celebrity, he doesn't give people that feeling of being high and mighty. He has an excellent reputation in the industry and is almost never intimidating.

Kris Oh is different. He was the first member of EX0, who was popular throughout Asia, to return to China. He also has a cool and stylish look.

It exudes an air of arrogance and superiority that keeps strangers at bay.

In addition, he likes to release press releases to portray himself as someone who mingles in high-end circles and on the international stage.

He gives off an impression of being unapproachable, difficult to get along with, and even belonging to a different social class than other artists.

However, this time Chris Wu was tricked by Jiang Baifa's song and was completely overwhelmed, which triggered ridicule from the entire internet. This truly amazed Li Yitong.

This also made her feelings towards Jiang Bai more complicated.

Who doesn't want their boyfriend to be awesome?

At least Jiang Bai's act of seduce Chris Wu did impress Jiang Bai and also made Li Yitong feel good.

Jiang Bai's retort was both fierce and domineering, completely hitting her sweet spot and making her more and more infatuated with and fond of this boy.

Jiang Bai was completely unaware that the mess he had made had won over both of his girlfriends, making them love him even more.

He put his arm around Li Yitong and leaned back on the sofa, took out his phone, and casually scrolled through Weibo's trending topics, wanting to see if Chris Wu had responded.

He casually said, "Actually, I didn't think too much about it. I was upset backstage and felt a bit resentful."

"It just so happened that the Kris Wu meme came up, so I just adapted a song on the spur of the moment, simply to vent my frustration."

He had barely finished speaking when Li Yitong, who was also scrolling through Weibo, interrupted him with an exclamation, even swearing: "Holy crap, you've sent Chris Wu to the hospital!"

The exclamation was so abrupt that it made Jiang Bai pause instantly, raising his head in astonishment.

He was completely stunned. "What?!"

At this moment, Jiang Bai was truly stunned.

No wonder the song has generated such a huge buzz online since it was released at midnight, just three or four hours later.

However, Chris Wu's team remained completely silent, neither engaging in public relations to suppress the hype, nor issuing a statement in response, nor taking action to control public opinion; their silence was eerily quiet.

It turns out they weren't holding back a big surprise; the person in question was so angry that they fainted and had to be taken to the hospital, so they couldn't care less about anything else.

Jiang Bai was both amused and exasperated, and couldn't help but think to himself: Lao Wu is too petty, isn't he?

The song "Big Bowl Wide Noodles" contains not a single vulgar word or a single personal attack. In fact, the lyrics are written with a broad and open mind, full of grand vision, and the satire is subtle and hidden.

This is nothing!

If you put it in the context of diss tracks in the hip-hop scene, to be honest, it's only baby-level; it's incredibly gentle.

That's it? You actually got so angry that you fainted and were hospitalized?

Jiang Bai leaned over and looked at Li Yitong's phone screen, wanting to see what was going on.

As a result, the first thing he noticed when his gaze fell on the phone was its brand-new casing: "Hey, you got a new phone?"

Upon hearing this, Li Yitong nodded subconsciously, her gaze still fixed on the trending topics page, and casually replied, "Yeah, Vivo, the brand you endorse."

I bought this new model to try it out and see how well it works.

Jiang Bai felt a warmth in his heart upon hearing this, and gently lowered his head to place a light kiss on her fair and soft cheek. "Thank you for your support, Sister Xue."

"But if you want to change your phone or try out a new product next time, just tell me. You don't need to spend your own money to buy it. I'll contact the brand directly and send you a new one."

After he finished speaking, he seriously looked at the latest trending topics, carefully browsing through Chris Wu Fang's full announcement and netizens' revelations.

According to the latest statement just released by the official studio.

Chris Wu suddenly felt unwell and fainted on the spot after finishing his outdoor work trip at noon today.

He was then rushed to a nearby hospital for examination and treatment by staff. He is now conscious and in good health with no life-threatening condition.

The official explanation was that his recent busy schedule, excessive workload, and lack of rest due to long-term continuous work led to excessive fatigue and physical exhaustion, which caused him to suddenly faint. It was purely due to his dedication to his work that he became ill.

The PR copy was very standard, very official, and very perfect, with an exceptionally clear intention.

They just wanted to use this fainting incident to cultivate a dedicated image, gain sympathy from passersby, and win public sympathy.

This is an attempt to dilute the recent negative buzz surrounding the collapse of his rap persona, the spread of his controversial memes, and being dissed by Jiang Bai, and to salvage some of his declining public image.

Unfortunately, netizens didn't buy it at all.

The comment section was absolutely in stitches, filled with sarcastic remarks and jokes, without a shred of sympathy or pity.

[Hilarious! Overworked? Stop acting! Did you faint from anger over Jiang Bai's "Big Bowl Wide Noodles"?]

[A top-tier celebrity was hospitalized because he was so upset by a diss track without any explicit lyrics. How petty is that?]

[They're even working themselves to the bone? Can't the studio come up with a more plausible PR excuse? Chris Oh's schedule isn't busy at all lately, it's ridiculous!]

We were all waiting for your diss and comeback, but you just collapsed and ended up in the hospital? That was truly awful; you're completely numb from losing!

[The more arrogant and conceited he was before, the more pathetic he is now. He was completely outmatched by a newbie and his composure crumbled. His mental fortitude is just too weak!]

Not only did netizens make jokes and mock him, but staff members from Chris Wu's business trip at noon also quietly and anonymously leaked information.

According to witnesses, after finishing his business work at noon, Chris Wu took his phone from his assistant and looked at it for about ten minutes before suddenly fainting.

The implication was clear to everyone.

This isn't from exhaustion; it's from being so angry at Jiang Bai's diss track and the online mockery that it made him faint!

Everyone was waiting for his response to the diss, but he pulled a huge shove.

This attempt to cover up the truth through PR and playing the victim has only become a bigger target of ridicule.

Jiang Bai couldn't help but laugh as he read the comments.

This generation of netizens knows how to really hit a nerve.

After glancing at it briefly, Jiang Bai looked away, but Li Yitong, still wanting more, asked, "So what's your next step?"

"Me?" Jiang Bai shook his head. "You'll have to ask Chris Wu that question."

He was already prepared for Chris Wu's counterattack.

The two snuggled together on the sofa and leisurely browsed the internet for a while, watching the drama unfold. Time passed quietly, and soon it was almost time for the crew's dinner.

Jiang Bai was about to put away his phone and get up to go to the hotel restaurant with Li Yitong for dinner.

But at that moment, the Weibo trending topics list was shaken up violently again.

A brand new trending search term has surged and stormed the charts with lightning speed.

#PG1 Bombards Jiang Bai#

In just a few dozen seconds, the hashtag jumped to third place on the trending searches!

Currently, the top trending topic on Weibo is still #JiangBai'sBigBowlWideNoodles#, and the second is #ChrisWuFaints#.

Today's Weibo is exceptionally lively, even more so than the Spring Festival Gala. Netizens are going crazy with excitement.

The entire internet was in an uproar. No one expected that this sudden top-tier diss battle would take such a dramatic turn, with new twists and turns constantly emerging, growing bigger and bigger.

Everyone initially thought that Kris Wu had pulled a huge stunt and would now resort to playing dead to suppress the hype and give it a cold shoulder, with no more entertainment to be seen.

But unexpectedly, Chris Wu's "number one protégé" launched an attack for him!

PG1 managed to get a trial card for top-tier status this summer!

They're qualified to go toe-to-toe with Jiang Bai!

Jiang Bai's gaze sharpened slightly, his brows furrowed gently, and he subconsciously clicked on this brand-new trending topic.

The page redirected, directly displaying PG1's brand new Weibo post, which had just been published five minutes prior.

The content wasn't long, but every word was barbed, the stance was clear, and it was full of inflammatory rhetoric.

[Kris Wu is like an older brother to me, and a mentor to the entire Chinese rap scene.]

His contributions to Chinese rap are undeniable. Without him, there would be no show like "The Rap of China," and underground rap would have no chance to rise to mainstream popularity. He is the true OG of Chinese rap.

[Some people who are envious of hip-hop's popularity and addicted to piggybacking on its fame dare to buy any song and try to piggyback on the success of established artists. Don't ruin the hip-hop scene; it's not your tool for marketing and hype!]

At the end of his blog post, he also attached a group photo of Chris Wu's team during the recording of "The Rap of China," deliberately highlighting their mentor-student relationship and ties within the industry, and making his stance clear.

After reading this blog post, Jiang Bai once again displayed the expressions of an old man, a subway, and a mobile phone.

It's absolutely outrageous that his mother opened the door for him; it's outrageous to the extreme.

You were so busy fighting with Kris Wu that you forgot to fight you, you idiot dog?

Li Yitong, who was standing next to her, also read the entire Weibo post at the same time. She was so angry that she laughed, and couldn't help but mutter under her breath, "Is this person crazy?"

"Are they deliberately trying to gain attention and get criticized?"

Jiang Bai remained silent for a few seconds.

To be honest, he was relatively gentle with Chris Wu.

After all, Kris Wu is a top star, and everyone is one of the four top stars in the Chinese entertainment industry. It's normal for them to make sarcastic remarks and kick each other when they're down.

But PG1?

Who are you?

Oh, so this is Kris Wu's top disciple and loyal follower on the show "The Rap of China"?

I'm arguing with your older brother, why are you so eager to jump in and ride the wave of attention?

Do you really think that winning a variety show championship means you've entered the entertainment industry and become a big star?

Don't make your brother Jiang laugh.