The Queen's Rumored Father

Today is early June, and a traffic accident occurred in a certain place in China. The whole internet is mourning for this.

As a top-tier actor approaching super-first-tier status, He Rundong naturally posted a message of condolence on Weibo.

The problem is that his copywriting is quite different from other people's copywriting.

The instant noodle hair caption ended with five more words: "Posted at 8:20."

The entire internet was in an uproar.

What does this mean?

So you didn't type a single word?

Just copy and paste?

How sincere is this moment of silence?

If you're not sincere, you don't have to post it, but there's no need to try and ride this wave of popularity!

Online, netizens began to fiercely criticize He Rundong.

Until midnight, He Rundong was forced to disable the comment function on Weibo.

However, netizens are incredibly resourceful. They quickly found Hong Xilin's Weibo account and launched a new round of online attacks.

Hong Xilin is not someone He Rundong can easily mess with. She doesn't need to worry too much about her public image and decisively started arguing with netizens.

However, she was defeated ten minutes later.

Mainland netizens are full of witty remarks and brilliant sentences, which are completely beyond the reach of a pseudo-intellectual like her.

At a crucial moment, she had a flash of inspiration.

diversion!

In this situation, the best approach is to divert traffic and distract netizens.

If tonight passes, given the nature of netizens, no more than one-tenth of them will still be holding onto this issue tomorrow.

Humans are forgetful.

Hong Xilin posted on Weibo: "Xu Yuan, we can discuss any grievances you may have, but what do you mean by hiring online trolls to smear Run Dong? Feng Yun is a drama with two male leads, not just your one-man show!"

That statement is quite direct!

Call them by their full names!

Netizens were immediately drawn to this statement.

Despite being a top-tier celebrity and incredibly popular in Hong Kong and Taiwan, He Rundong's popularity in mainland China before his scandal might not have been as high as Xu Yuan's.

Moreover, Xu Yuan is also clinging to Meng Xiaoxuan and riding on her coattails. Xu Yuan is now a man with nearly 20 million fans! Although half of them are Meng Xiaoxuan's supporters.

Netizens are curious, and even though they know Hong Xilin is deliberately diverting their attention, they still want to find out.

"Wind and Cloud? It's adapted from a Hong Kong comic? Wow, I'm kind of looking forward to it! And is it Xu Yuan's new TV series? Then I'll definitely watch it!"

"Mark's new drama is actually a large-scale ancient costume fantasy martial arts drama!"

"Two male leads! A male lead! Finally, I'm playing a proper male lead!"

"As expected, I knew Xu Yuan would never have a peaceful life, no matter where he goes. He really is a tyrant on set, actually trying to steal top billing from He Rundong!"

"That's outrageous! You're just a third-rate celebrity, trying to compete with a top-tier star for the lead role? Are you out of your mind?!"

"He's really treating online traffic like his fans, completely unaware of his place. This Xu Yuan is doomed to fail sooner or later!"

"They say he hit someone on set again, how terrifying!"

"Are mainland actors really that bad?"

Hong Xilin is no novice; she's a top-notch agent, a master of tactics like hiring online trolls. In just half an hour, she diverted all the traffic that was criticizing He Rundong to the issue of Xu Yuan's diva-like behavior.

An hour later, "Xu Yuan acted like a big shot" became a trending topic on Weibo, overshadowing He Rundong's "8:20 post," since the latter's nature wasn't necessarily malicious, but rather lacked sincerity.

Xu Yuan's online reputation is actually not very good.

But netizens also labeled him as having a genuine personality because of this.

He readily admitted to the assault incident on set during the filming of "Chang'an".

Later, when members of the Chang'an drama crew were interviewed, they mentioned some of the things that happened at the time. But it was clear that no one really hated Xu Yuan; they were just joking about it.

Later, when Xu Yuan said some cheesy pickup lines on Happy Camp, he bluntly stated that this was a scumbag's tactic and warned everyone to be careful.

So, in general, even people who don't like Xu Yuan rarely criticize him.

This person is truly beyond reproach.

He exposes other people's shortcomings without any attempt to hide them, so much so that although he is very popular, there is very little gossip about him.

So this time, it's a celebration for netizens.

The scandal involving He Rundong has directly led to a dispute over the male lead, which is a big deal.

At 2 a.m., Xu Yuan received a call from Lemon next door and learned about the incident.

"Arguing is pointless, let her have her fun."

Despite saying that, Xu Yuan still posted a Weibo message: Come here, I promise I won't hit women.

The comments section on Weibo was filled with onlookers.

Unfortunately, Hung Hei-Lin chickened out and didn't reply.

……

The atmosphere on set was different the next day.

The conflicts within the film crew have been fully exposed.

The battle between Xu Yuan and He Rundong for the top spot on the set must now be decided.

Inconsistent messaging could negatively impact the situation.

"Xu Yuan, about this matter..." Cao Dun first asked Xu Yuan for his opinion. If Xu Yuan didn't agree, he really couldn't act as a peacemaker, because Xu Yuan might not give him that face.

Those who know Xu Yuan know that his will is never swayed by the wishes of others.

Unless that person is Meng Xiaoxuan.

"Go ahead and do it! Big brother, you don't need to worry about it. Even while filming, your new movie is still trending on social media. What more could you ask for?" Xu Yuan laughed. "If we really can't get along during the final promotion, we can just promote separately."

Even if the actors don't get along, as long as the director has good control, it won't affect the filming of the story.

For example, back then, Donnie Yen and Wu Jin, even though Donnie Yen was so dissatisfied with our Wolf Warrior, didn't they still manage to film a wonderful fight scene? In fact, because of the visceral impact of the punches, it ignited Wolf Warrior's ruthlessness, and the two actually fought. That scene became one of the biggest highlights of the whole film.

It's just that Brother Zhanlang suffered a little more.

Xu Yuan didn't think he would suffer any hardship under He Rundong's command, since the two didn't have any fight scenes together.

Even if there is such a concern, the person who should be worried is He Rundong.

After filming for so long, the crew members have all come to realize that Xu Yuan is indeed a person with real kung fu skills.

When he was filming the Wind God Leg fight scene, he would have the crew throw stones at him.

Three or five people threw stones at him together, and Xu Yuan blocked them with his fists and feet. After a minute or two, not a single stone could hit him.

What else could this be but kung fu?

"But if this continues, it will affect your reputation..." Cao Dun's elbow was still siding with Xu Yuan, as both he and Xu Yuan were from Qianda.

As for the debate over screen time, if everyone is of similar status, then it's naturally a matter of opinion.

But given the vast difference in status between Xu Yuan and Xu Yuan, the one in the wrong must be Xu Yuan's side.

Online public opinion will soon turn in favor of He Rundong.

"It's okay, I'm the kind of person who never cares what others say."

"Alright, I'll go talk to He Rundong and the others now." Cao Dun left.

Xu Yuan picked up his phone and started posting on Weibo.

刚？

Then let's go all the way!

Xu Yuan: My segment "Mark's Daughter" in *Midnight Diner* achieved a viewership rating of over 8, peaking at over 10. The TV series *The Longest Day in Chang'an*, in which I starred, also achieved a viewership rating of over 8, peaking at over 10. The song I sang, "Leaving the Mountain," has over 100 million plays, though not many people know that, so it doesn't really count. The episode of *Happy Camp* I participated in achieved a viewership rating of over 9. So, here's the question… Hong Xilin, who do you think you are? You want to challenge me? I have a key, are you worthy? You're not worthy! What, you are worthy? How many keys do you have?

Xu Yuan posted a series of comments, and at the end of the post, he specifically tagged Hong Xilin.

The meaning is very straightforward: Who the hell do you think you are!