The Queen's Rumored Father

Ten minutes later, the main cast and crew of "The Longest Day in Chang'an" arrived at the hotel's conference room.

But the speaker was not Cao Dun or Chen Kewen, but Xu Yuan.

"As you all probably already know, there are people maliciously smearing me and Xiaoxuan online," Xu Yuan said. "This isn't just targeting us; it's also a smear campaign against the entire Chang'an production team."

"If Xiaoxuan and I, as two of the main creators, are smeared, you can imagine how little audience this show will have. With such negative sentiments, the ratings will absolutely be abysmal."

"The pay for this film isn't high, and those who are willing to take it on aren't doing it for immediate profit. I'm sure every one of you here has your own dreams."

"But this dream was built on the premise of the Great Fire of Chang'an."

"So I hope we can get through this together."

After speaking, Xu Yuan pointed to the area in front of everyone, and only then did they realize that there was an iron chopstick in front of them.

"Everyone can try to break it by force and see if you can."

Everyone tried, but couldn't break them. Even the strongest, Cui Qi and Cao Poyan, could only bend the chopsticks slightly.

"One chopstick can be broken, but ten chopsticks can't?" Yi Yangqianxi held the unyielding iron chopsticks in his hand with some embarrassment. Xu Yuan's version was different from the one in his Chinese textbook.

Xu Yuan walked past each person, took the iron chopsticks from their hands, and then gathered them together.

"A single chopstick..."

boom!

Xu Yuan pulled out a chopstick without even needing two hands; he simply held the chopstick with one hand and then gently pressed it down with his thumb.

The chopsticks snapped in two!

Everyone was dumbfounded.

This isn't magic; they just tried it themselves, and it's really unbreakable!

"It's easy to break. But ten chopsticks..."

boom!

With a forceful pull of his hands, Xu Yuan snapped all ten iron chopsticks in two with a cracking sound!

"This story teaches us not to play tricks on me. Everyone wants this show to be successful, and I also hope everyone can become famous after this show, but not by stepping on me and Xiaoxuan to get ahead, right?"

Stagehand Xiao Liu?

Xu Yuan laughed. How could a stagehand possibly have so much information from different angles?

Xu Yuan can even identify who took some photos based on their location.

There were plenty of people who disliked him in the past, so it's normal for them to keep some embarrassing photos of him or complain to his management team. This whole incident isn't necessarily because these actors wanted to harm Xu Yuan and Meng Xiaoxuan.

But their agents might do something for profit.

Some of the dirt on Xu Yuan was leaked by the companies behind these actors.

Yi Yangqianxi, Yao Runeng, Li Yuan, Lei Jiayin, and others may very well know nothing about their agents.

This industry is too murky.

"I hope everyone will respond proactively to this matter. I also hope everyone can contact their agents and companies to finalize a public relations plan," Xu Yuan said with a smile. "This won't affect our friendship, I promise."

"Director Cao and I share the same view. We are all part of a team, and we absolutely cannot let things fall apart," Chen Kewen added.

To put it bluntly, all the people here combined don't bring in nearly as much traffic as Meng Xiaoxuan. Meng Xiaoxuan was so heavily criticized that the production team was boycotted, so everyone's acting was for nothing!

The others nodded in agreement. They all understood the implications; they were all in the same boat.

After the meeting, everyone contacted their agents without prior arrangement.

Then shouting and arguing came from several actors' rooms.

Yi Yangqianxi's voice was the loudest.

Clearly, Yi Yangqianxi's management team made a mistake in this matter. Because Xu Yuan was attacked online, Yi Yangqianxi received the most exposure and garnered the most sympathy; he was the primary beneficiary.

But this is not what Yi Yangqianxi wants. He hopes to continue his acting career in the purest way, and he hopes that his steps are as pure as his heart.

He absolutely refused to admit that he was afraid Xu Yuan would find out something and then beat him up.

not like this!

That evening, Cao Dun and Chen Kewen jointly issued a statement.

They denied all the accusations against Xu Yuan, while offering some explanations.

Within an hour, all members of the cast and crew of "The Longest Day in Chang'an" reposted this Weibo post.

Li Yuan also posted a picture of a small, transparent bottle, saying: "I never expected that my suggestion to strive for realism in the filming would have such serious consequences. I want to apologize to Xu Yuan here. If it weren't for my suggestion, we wouldn't have actually strangled him in that scene. After filming that scene, Xu Yuan didn't say anything and just rushed off the set. Later I found out that he knows traditional Chinese medicine and went to get some medicine for me. This medicine may look ugly, but it's really effective. In just one day, all the scars were gone. I wonder if Brother Yuan could send me a few more bottles?"

Finally, he also tagged Xu Yuan.

Xu Yuan replied: "This medicine is very expensive, three hundred yuan. It will be shipped as soon as the payment arrives."

The post also included a picture, a casual snapshot of Xu Yuan with his left arm linked with Meng Xiaoxuan's and his right arm linked with Li Yuan's, and everyone was laughing happily.

Lei Jiayin also reposted the production team's statement and posted on Weibo himself, with a picture of him rolling up his sleeves, revealing real, bloody knife wounds with the flesh torn up, looking extremely gruesome.

"You'll always get injured while filming, and those who take filming seriously get injured even more. I'm a filmmaker, and you're a serious filmmaker. Every bit of effort you put in on set will earn you the audience's appreciation and admiration in the future. Keep it up, bro. Leave the door open for me tonight, same old deal, you on the bed, I'll take the sofa."

Lei Jiayin tagged Xu Yuan.

Lei Jiayin's fans are all very rational and steady people, so this Weibo post had a particularly strong impact on them.

Because they believe their idols wouldn't say anything inappropriate.

Xu Yuan replied, "Sorry, Xiaoxuan and Li Yuan are helping me with psychological counseling tonight, so we're fully booked. Please come early tomorrow!"

The accompanying photo was taken one night when Lei Jiayin fell asleep on his sofa. Lei Jiayin was sleeping, and one of his eyes was open.

Netizens couldn't help but laugh.

Damn, two goddesses are giving you advice? That sounds weird, doesn't it?

And then there's Lei Jiayin, who actually has half Zhang Fei blood, no wonder he looks big and burly and a bit silly.

Following closely, Jackson Yee reposted the statement and posted on Weibo: "My fans, please don't focus on the scars on my body. Because today is the only day in my acting career when I was applauded and cheered by the director, assistant director, screenwriter, producer, cinematographer, prop crew, stagehands, and other actors. Today, under the guidance of Teacher Xu Yuan, my acting skills have made a qualitative leap. You only see the scars on my body, but you didn't realize that I actually hit Teacher Xu Yuan harder. Thank you, Teacher Xu Yuan, thank you, fans, rest!"

Xu Yuan replied, "Without further ado, I'll treat you to a meal to apologize. It has to be high-class—the kind of beef noodles with only beef, no noodles!"

The accompanying picture shows Xu Yuan and Yi Yangqianxi happily eating lunch together.

After that, Yao Runeng, Cao Poyan, Wen Ran, and others all posted on Weibo.

Public opinion on Weibo is gradually returning to rationality.

When Xu Yuan finally posted a Weibo message, the internet was in an uproar, and countless netizens were sleepless that night.

"According to statistics, there are 100 million people suffering from depression in China, 50% of whom are due to cyberbullying, and this proportion is increasing significantly. Every year, more than 200,000 people in my country commit suicide due to depression. I'm thick-skinned and don't care. But I hope that when discussing other public figures or even ordinary people, everyone can remind themselves beforehand: don't let our sadness flow like a river!"

This Weibo post is thought-provoking!