Chapter 875: Everyone Clarifies, Sister Liu Starts the Battle
In the afternoon, the news about 【Xiao He being shot】 became increasingly exaggerated.
Many people simply didn't believe it and rushed to the official accounts of Linghui Entertainment and Xiao He to inquire.
【Brother, if you're still alive, just say something, don't scare us.】
【Brother Xiao, is that thing circulating online true or false? You guys need to clarify this quickly!】
【Linghui Entertainment, are you playing dead again? The news is spreading like wildfire, are you still pretending not to see it?】
【Where are they? Where are they? We're waiting for a statement. I believe what's going on outside is just a rumor.】
【I also believe that video is fake. Xiao Ge and the others were fine yesterday, how could they suddenly be like this?】
【You should know that your Brother Xiao used to be able to climb buildings with his bare hands, and he could even survive a car accident. Now, even if a gun is pointed at him, I believe he can dodge bullets at close range.】
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Fortunately, this public opinion storm did not last long.
Linghui Entertainment quickly followed up with a statement.
【Linghui Entertainment: Regarding the recent online rumors that "Mr. Xiao He was shot and is suspected of dying," Linghui Entertainment hereby issues the following solemn statement: Do not believe or spread rumors. Mr. Xiao He is currently in good health and perfectly safe. There was no shooting involved...】
Following Linghui Entertainment are other industry insiders who have already emerged.
【Liang Cheng: Who said something happened to my brother Xiao? Please don't spread rumors, okay? We disembarked together today. There were so many people on the ship, didn't anyone see us?】
【Xin Yiran: Please don't believe the false information circulating online. Brother Xiao is fine. We were all together last night, and many people were there to prove that Brother Xiao is safe.】
【Wu Chuyi: Don't talk nonsense. Is cursing someone to death a good example of good upbringing?】
【Qiu Hua: Most of the information circulating online is currently false. Please do not speculate on the truth of the matter. Regarding the actual situation at the time, please wait for the official announcement and do not let these false rumors affect others.】
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Almost everyone invited by Xiao He to the party helped clarify the situation after leaving the police station; there was hardly a single person who didn't.
Most importantly, they genuinely didn't know that the Xiao He in the video was actually him, and that the video was indeed filmed by Xiao He amidst gunfire.
In the subconscious of many of them, Xiao He and everyone were clearly together from last night until early this morning, and after the incident, Xiao He also gathered with everyone and chatted for a long time, with everyone discussing the events on the Xiang Sheng ship with deep sympathy.
So Xiao He was shot and killed?
Haha, what are you guys joking about?
If Xiao He had been shot, how could he have been able to chat and laugh with everyone afterwards, completely unharmed?
If Xiao He has passed away, then who is the guy who traveled back to Hong Kong with them on the Xiang Sheng? It can't be a ghost, can it?
So even before Linghui Entertainment had much contact with everyone, they were already spontaneously speaking up for them, and some even found the news absurd and funny.
This also includes other guests who successfully completed their statements and were able to speak publicly.
【What are people thinking who say Xiao He was shot? We saw him when we disembarked, but the police wouldn't let us take pictures later. Otherwise, I definitely would have asked Brother Xiao for a photo before disembarking.】
【This is absolutely outrageous! The version I heard was that Xiao He won hundreds of millions at the casino, instantly becoming a gambling god on the ship.】
【Pfft—please stop talking nonsense. Our Brother Xiao is a model citizen; he doesn't do these things.】
【Yes, this rumor is getting more and more outrageous! I'd say those shamans on the ship aren't even as good as my brother Xiao. They should be going to my brother Xiao for a fortune telling instead of seeking a master to change their luck.】
【Haha, things are getting increasingly weird.】
Now that so many people have come forward to clarify, almost everyone is treating this as a joke. Looking at the situation online, Liu Rulan breathed a sigh of relief.
"Sister Liu, the situation has basically stabilized now."
Xiao Chen happily remarked from the side, "I didn't expect that Brother Xiao would get to know so many people after just one trip on the ship. Several senior figures in the Hong Kong entertainment industry have also taken the initiative to help clarify things!"
"Several senior figures?"
Liu Rulan glanced at the posts on those accounts, sneered, and kept her attention focused on the entertainment companies behind them—
Just like the Chen family that fell from power back then, these three remaining families will all set up an entertainment company and cultivate their own artists, and then carry out normal entertainment industry activities.
As for their purpose, it's similar to that of the Chen family: some of their businesses need to be laundered and brought to the forefront. The entertainment industry has indeed been a fast-growing and lucrative sector in recent years, so these three companies have been keeping a close eye on this market.
For example, with Xiang Sheng Hao this time, they invited many celebrities from the entertainment industry to help promote and endorse the brand, and wanted to use this platform and its popularity to promote some of their new members, while also giving old Hong Kong entertainment celebrities some free advertising and rehashing old news.
Therefore, Liu Rulan was fully aware of the situation of these people.
They also knew that their decision to speak up for Xiao He this time was mostly to continue using Xiao He's popularity to suppress Xiang Sheng Hao's popularity, and incidentally, to ride on his coattails.
She couldn't help but let out a cold laugh.
If there's one thing she dislikes the most right now, it's the people from these three major families!
Even if they might not be directly from the three major families, but just artists under the company, she still couldn't stand it.
They wanted to act like nothing happened before, but now they're exploiting their traffic?
Dream on.
Liu Rulan twitched the corner of her mouth.
"Continue, have operations prepare the second plan."
She crossed her arms and spoke in a flat tone.
“If I don’t make them suffer a lot, then I’m not Liu.”
Xiao Chen still doesn't quite understand what happened on the ship, but Liu Rulan's sinister expression made him shrink back and not dare to ask any more questions. He just nodded hurriedly.
Soon after, new information arrived.
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On the other side, Rongbao Entertainment Company.
Rongbao Entertainment is a talent agency under the Bao family. During the heyday of Hong Kong films, it produced several Best Actor and Best Actress winners. Over the years, with the development of the times, it has become a mainstay of the Hong Kong film industry.
Most of them boarded the Xiang Sheng this time.
After all, the Xiang Sheng was a ship belonging to the Bao family, so it was bound to have some "employee benefits".
No one expected that they would end up getting dragged into this mess.
A furious roar erupted from the company office from the general manager: "What? Have they gone mad? When did mainland celebrities become so rich? Donating hundreds of millions of yuan like that?!"
The secretary also looked pale: "There are a lot of bad comments circulating online now, and some things about our artists from their early years have been dug up again."
The Hong Kong entertainment industry in its early days... the more you dig, the more you find!
Now, with three sides facing attacks from all sides, they cannot withstand such turmoil.