Huayu: Starting from retirement, sweeping across the domestic entertainment industry

"Why do I have to choose? Can't I have both?"

Zhang Ruoyun was not surprised to hear this, and calmly said, "That's true. In the entertainment industry, this kind of thing is indeed quite common. It's just the same old thing between men and women in a film crew."

"Your esports scene should be better, right?"

Li Ran frowned and thought for a moment, then a mocking smile appeared on his lips: "Pretty much. Several contestants have the same girlfriend. It's the same in every circle; it's just that outsiders don't know."

Zhang Ruoyun nodded, but then changed the subject: "That being said, you should still be careful, kid. You're new to this industry, don't let your career collapse before you've even established yourself."

Li Ran was taken aback: "Brother Yun, I only have Coconut as my girlfriend right now, and I haven't made any moves on Xiao Tian either?"

Zhang Ruoyun glanced at him sideways, her face full of disdain: "You didn't take the initiative, but you didn't refuse either, did you?"

He scoffed, "What are you pretending to be, acting all high and mighty?"

Li Ran smiled awkwardly: "How can you control your feelings? I'm just a bit too loving."

"How come I never noticed how shameless you were before?" Zhang Ruoyun laughed and scolded, then said seriously, "Look at me and your sister-in-law, don't we have a good relationship?"

Li Ran thought to himself: Before you, Tang's sister-in-law had quite a rich romantic history.

But what came out of his mouth was: "That's different, Brother Yun, you've met your true love."

The two were chatting when the door was suddenly kicked open.

Wang Anyu rushed in, clutching his phone tightly: "Holy crap! Ran Shen, something's happened! That kid Li Mingde is attacking the crew on Weibo, saying you're suppressing him, Ran Shen, and it's trending now!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Tian Xiwei and Zhou Ye quickly entered the room one after the other.

Zhou Ye frowned and handed his phone to Li Ran.

On the screen, the hashtag #LiMingdeBombardsMinglongBoysDragon ...

Standing by the door, Tian Xiwei said angrily, "I was the one who hit him, what does this have to do with Li Ran?"

Li Ran glanced at the trending topics page, his face showing no anger, but rather a hint of amusement.

Before I could even settle accounts with him, he jumped out and courted death.

He looked up at the tense-looking group and said in a calm, even relaxed tone, "What's the big deal? It just saves us some publicity money for our new drama."

Zhou Ye raised his hand and gently patted his arm, his brows furrowed: "What time is it? You still have the mind to joke around? This is such a bad influence on you!"

Zhang Ruoyun had also finished reading the trending topics and chuckled, "Heh, this person is a bit clever, knowing how to portray themselves as the weaker party to gain sympathy. But that's about all the cleverness they have."

He turned to Li Ran, a knowing glint in his eyes. "Did you already know he wasn't being honest? Did you have the production team save all the footage?"

Li Ran chuckled awkwardly: "How would I know? But this guy must be mentally ill, otherwise he wouldn't have gone crazy that day. It's not surprising that someone like him would do anything. I just predicted what he was going to do."

Seeing that the two of them still seemed unhurried, Tian Xiwei became even more anxious: "What are you talking about? What do we do now? Should I... or should I post on Weibo to clarify that I was the one who did the hitting, and that Li Ran had nothing to do with it!"

As she spoke, she took out her phone to post a clarification on Weibo, but Li Ran gently pressed her wrist and took the phone from her.

"Don't worry, nothing will happen." His voice was calm and steady, carrying a reassuring quality.

Without further explanation, he dialed Producer Wang's number, which was answered after only two rings.

"Producer Wang, did you see the trending topics?" Li Ran got straight to the point, his tone as calm as if he were talking about the weather.

A calm response came from the other end of the phone.

"Hmm," Li Ran listened, his gaze slowly sweeping over every face in the room. "Okay, I understand. I don't want this matter to escalate and affect my reputation..."

He paused, his gaze falling on Tian Xiwei's worried face, and his voice softened, "Don't involve any other unrelated people either."

A clear response came through the receiver from Producer Wang: "Don't worry, the team is already handling it. We have the video footage, the script supervisor's notes, and even the recording from that day's meeting room. If he wants to play the media game, we'll play along to the end."

"Okay." Li Ran hung up the phone and put it back in his pocket.

He looked at everyone, a genuine smile finally appearing on his lips: "Now you can rest assured! Everything was within our expectations."

"Alright, let's adjust our mindset, we still have filming to do later!"

Zhou Ye and the others still looked somewhat worried, but they didn't say anything more.

Zhang Ruoyun chuckled as she looked at the trending comments, then looked at Li Ran and said, "Your fans are hilarious."

He handed the phone to Li Ran.

Whispering to myself, Braum: "I'm also a newbie, and this is eye-opening. Burning God is actually bullying people? Isn't all he ever doing is farming in the jungle?"

Raise your voice, Talon: "You told me Burn understands the pressure of colleagues? That's great! The kid has finally grown up. He's not that poor kid who said 'Can I do this?' anymore. Mom doesn't have to worry about him being unable to hold back his reckless teammates anymore."

One tribulation is stronger than six tribulations: "Watch out upstairs, Burn is using Xin Zhao to ambush you in the bushes. He'll give you a good thud and let you know what true pleasure is."

Jay's Love: "Really? Burning God, come stab me!"

Qinghai-Tibet Plateau Yalaso: "Upstairs, CD? Come back, General Ran, my proudest jungler, the Prince I still remember vividly..."

Looking at the increasingly outrageous comments section, Li Ran was speechless at the netizens' hilarious remarks.

"Isn't it interesting? But it seems like your fans are quite supportive of you," Zhang Ruoyun teased Li Ran.

"Don't you feel awkward? Or is your sense of humor just that low?" Li Ran frowned.

After reading the comments, Zhou Ye was still somewhat worried and said, "Li Ran, you'd better explain yourself quickly! Although your fans haven't been affected, many casual observers are still blindly supporting him."

"That's right! Now a lot of people are speaking out, saying they want to seek justice for ordinary people. You've become the big devil." Tian Xiwei followed up.

Li Ran chuckled. "He was a demon king back in the LPL, how come he's still a demon king now that he's in the entertainment industry? Besides, what kind of ordinary person is he? Who can he replace?"

"The salary for one movie is equivalent to the annual income of an average family. Putting yourself in the perspective of an ordinary person is, in my opinion, like having to use a teleportation skill before you die, making you a laughing stock."

"We can leave the rest to Producer Wang. I've already told my aunt beforehand. We just need to focus on making a good film."

……

The incident involving Li Mingde came and went quickly, and the production team soon issued a clarification.

The release of the video and audio recordings of the attack on Li Ran on set, the confrontation with the director, and the blackmail of the crew completely reversed the situation.

Once the onlookers saw that the production team had both pictures and evidence, he wrote a lengthy post of several hundred words, making it clear to everyone.

Wajiji Entertainment has also officially filed a lawsuit against Li Ran for the negative impact of his remarks, which can be described as another heavy blow to him.

Li Mingde, who was live streaming and collecting gifts, was overjoyed. His gift earnings were now approaching one million.

Seeing the sudden surge in viewership in the live stream, he quickly feigned pitifulness and began to complain about the unfair treatment he received from Li Ran on set.

But when he saw the comments clearly, he was stunned. Why were they all criticizing him? Shouldn't they pity him?

He's single-handedly fighting against capital and speaking up for us mere laborers, shouldn't we shower him with gifts?

While he was still in a daze, the live stream was suddenly permanently banned, and the gift revenue was also frozen.

Only then did he remember to check Weibo. After seeing how things had unfolded, he suddenly fainted.