Chinese entertainment: Top stars have no holidays

[Jiang Bai, a large number of articles smearing you have surfaced on Weibo, all fabricated rumors about your personal life. The company's anti-smear team and public relations department are currently handling the situation.]

[Don't rush to respond; we'll issue an official clarification first.]

Jiang Bai had just returned to the hotel after finishing work when he received these two messages from Xu Xu.

Meanwhile, Tian Xiwei, who is always surfing the internet intensively, also forwarded several of Jiang Baifa's Weibo posts.

Jiang Bai clicked on it casually and saw a bunch of accounts that were obviously marketing accounts posting so-called "exposés".

Multiple marketing accounts launched their campaigns simultaneously.

Accounts like "Entertainment Gossip Girl 007" and "Gossip Express" specialize in breaking news, and their headlines are highly sensational.

[Confirmed! Jiang Bai turned his back on his girlfriend after becoming famous, abandoning her after two years of dating]

[Personal image collapses? Academic god Jiang Bai's private life is chaotic, and his passive-aggressive behavior to pressure for grades is too much of a scumbag]

[A chilling thought! Jiang Bai built his persona by playing the victim; the popularity of "A Love So Beautiful" is suspected of being fabricated]

These press releases are highly consistent, all stating that after Jiang Bai became famous, he found his girlfriend a burden, cheated on her with a new girlfriend, and even used emotional abuse to force his ex-girlfriend to break up with him.

Furthermore, some marketing accounts subtly manipulated the narrative, linking Jiang Bai's academic genius persona with his alleged "chaotic private life."

They mocked him, saying he "relies on his academic credentials to create a persona, but in private he doesn't even understand basic respect."

There are also fake screenshots of so-called "WeChat leaks".

In the screenshot, a user named XXX, whose profile picture was blurred, commented: "That male celebrity with the surname J who became very popular in the entertainment industry because of his new drama dumped my best friend as soon as he became famous."

XXX: Moreover, he started dating the actress from the drama, cheated on her, and my best friend found out. So he used emotional abuse to force my best friend to break up with him.

XXX: Frequently gives perfunctory replies such as "Don't bother me" or "Let's call it quits".

XXX: He even wanted to pay her hush money, but my best friend refused!

XXX: The entertainment industry is full of scumbags!

The comments section was already in an uproar, with paid trolls leading the charge and misleading bystanders, while fans fought desperately to defend the situation, creating complete chaos.

A large number of online trolls were mixed in with the comments.

"I already thought Jiang Bai's acting was mediocre, relying entirely on marketing. Now it seems his character is even worse. This scumbag who started a relationship and then abandoned it should just disappear from the scene!"

"Who would make such claims without solid evidence? Jiang Bai has been definitively proven wrong!"

"The 'academic genius' persona is all an act; there really isn't a clean freak in the entertainment industry!"

"I just came from Douyin (TikTok), and I used to quite like him, but after seeing this, all my goodwill towards him vanished instantly!"

"The drama 'A Love So Beautiful' was exposed to scandals as soon as it became popular. It's true that fame comes quickly and declines just as fast."

There were also many other more direct, harsh, and even vulgar insults.

Jiang Bai's fans naturally don't believe such rumors.

The story begins with a single image; all the fabricated dirt is made up.

This picture might even be fabricated, since these days, a few casual WeChat messages can be used as evidence.

If I chat with a friend and say that I'm the husband of two Bingbings, does that mean it's true?

Jiang Bai's fans are working hard to control the comments and refute the rumors spread in the comments section.

"Can these marketing accounts have any shame? They're fabricating WeChat chat records to spread rumors; they'll be sued!"

Meanwhile, some trolls who are clearly part of the studio's anti-blacklisting team are also urging people not to believe these obviously fake rumors.

But passersby and the general public don't care about that.

When a celebrity has a scandal, people believe it without thinking twice and then criticize them harshly.

Even if he might not have known the celebrity at all.

It doesn't matter at all; just consider it venting your anger on the internet.

They just wanted an excuse to rant.

In no time, the hashtags #JiangBaiStartsLoveAndAbandons# and #JiangBaiExGirlfriendReveals# have rapidly climbed from the bottom of the trending topics list to number 18.

The spread of the smear articles far exceeded expectations, even drawing in many film and television bloggers who followed suit and forwarded them, further amplifying the negative impact.

Who can blame him when he's the hottest celebrity on the internet these past two days?

Moreover, this is definitely an organized and premeditated act, with someone behind it aggressively buying traffic.

After reading these exposé posts, Jiang Bai's expression perfectly matched the meme.

Elderly people, subway, mobile phones.

Then, Jiang Bai was so angry that he laughed.

This is the Chinese entertainment industry.

Previously, Lu Zhiang became popular but was not targeted. It can only be said that he became popular by adding scenes for a supporting male role. He was indeed not taken seriously by the real top stars in the industry.

They probably thought of him as a fleeting shooting star.

But the situation is different now.

The male lead, a viral sensation on Douyin, a hit drama upon airing, and a genius persona that surpasses that of male celebrities in the entertainment industry.

These factors combined are enough to make Jiang Bai a threat to those top celebrities.

I reckon none of those top celebrities want to see Jiang Bai climb over them to the top.

He frowned, tapped the wall lightly with his fingertips, and his expression calmed down.

After the immense popularity of "A Love So Beautiful," it was inevitable that it would attract jealousy and suppression from rival families.

I just didn't expect them to arrive so quickly and act so ruthlessly.

Choose to start with the most controversial issue: relationships.

After all, in the entertainment industry, once an artist's private life is tarnished, it can easily shake the foundation of their fan base and damage their goodwill among the general public.

However, if you are upright, you have nothing to fear.

In order to smear Jiang Bai as soon as possible, and fearing that the longer it dragged on, the faster his fans would grow, the other party could only hastily produce some so-called "WeChat chat screenshots" before starting the attack.

No real ex-girlfriend came forward to write a long post.

There are no concrete evidence such as photos or videos.

Such purely smear articles can still be controlled by timely clarification, preventing them from escalating and harming the fan base.

This method is truly disgusting.

Jiang Bai could only laugh at himself, saying that he had never been the subject of any negative articles and was not a traffic star at all.

He's really enjoying the treatment of a superstar.

But who exactly wrote this smear article?

Several top male actors in the industry seem to be suspects!

......

Meanwhile, a storm was brewing online.

Yang Yang, who was promoting the movie "Three Lives Three Worlds" after finishing a day's work, was leaning back on the sofa, scrolling through negative press releases about Jiang Bai on her phone.

The more he looked, the more his brow furrowed, and his tone was filled with confusion: "Shikai, what exactly is going on?"

"Were these smear campaign articles against Jiang Zemin and Bai published by our team?"

Sitting opposite him, Jia Shikai put down his tablet and said with an unquestionable certainty, "It was my arrangement."

"What's wrong?"

Yang Yang put down her phone, her tone hesitant: "It's not that I think it's inappropriate, it's just that I feel it's unnecessary."

"Although 'A Love So Beautiful' is a hit now, we already have the foundation of 'Love O2O' and a solid fan base."

"Isn't it unnecessary to suppress him by releasing smear articles?"

"Moreover, if this method is discovered, it will have a negative impact on us."

Yang Yang is currently enjoying a period of great success and prosperity.

Last year's "Love O2O" propelled him, who was already somewhat popular, into the top tier of celebrities.

Although he was only at the bottom of the list, he still managed to set himself apart from other top male celebrities.

This year, he teamed up with Liu Yifei, the actress with the most established connections, the largest fan base, and the highest national recognition among the post-85 generation actresses, who is also the only one working in the film industry, to co-star in the movie "Three Lives Three Worlds".

Moreover, the TV series "Three Lives Three Worlds" became a huge hit at the beginning of the year, attracting a large number of ordinary viewers who were not familiar with the original work.

With the TV series version being a huge hit, Yang Yang believes that the movie version of "Three Lives Three Worlds" is bound to be a success!

What? You're saying the movie adaptation of "Love O2O" flopped?

That's because the casting was bad!

In Yang Yang's eyes.

With no acting skills like Angelababy and Jing Boran pretending to be aloof, how can they be a good match for Zheng Shuang?

It's normal for the movie "Love O2O" to be a failure!

But "Three Lives Three Worlds" is different.

Liu Yifei is clearly a better fit for the role of Bai Qian, the most beautiful woman in the Four Seas and Eight Deserts, than Yang Mi, right?

This is the first win!

Needless to say, Yang Yang believes he surpasses Mark Chao in both looks and temperament.

His portrayal of the aloof and war god Ye Hua is undoubtedly more fitting and appropriate for the role!

This is the second win!

He won twice, while the TV series version never won. This is his third win!

Win big, win big!

It's fair to say that Yang Yang now believes he's about to become a movie star, and is on a completely different level from those top TV drama stars.

Is it really necessary to target a newly popular newcomer?

And they were even leading the charge!