Chapter 770 - 768: Elder Abuse Incident
We can’t just stop filming, right?
"Wait."
Director Wang casually uttered a single word.
"What do you mean? What are we waiting for?"
Director Wang placed one hand on the table, lightly tapping with his fingers now and then, "I’ve worked with Tong Yan several times, and from my interactions with her, she’s not that kind of person."
The executive instinctively refuted, "You can never truly know someone. Many artists are like this; they show one face in public and another in private. You’ve been in the industry long enough to understand."
"Tong Yan is different. If you trust someone, you don’t doubt them; if you doubt them, you don’t use them. I trust her." Director Wang stood up and bowed to them, saying earnestly, "Please give her a chance. It won’t take long. I stake my reputation on this—if things really are as the video suggests, I will resign."
With things said to this extent, what more could they say? They could only agree. There wasn’t really a better solution at the moment.
Meanwhile, the situation was escalating, with a torrent of insults online, worse than ever before. There was even a dedicated group established, called ’Tong Yan Get Out of the Entertainment Industry,’ which was growing daily, constantly clamoring to stir up trouble.
This touched on moral issues, so it wasn’t just young people; even some middle-aged people joined the criticism, making it quite the scene.
Those who were Tong Yan’s arch-enemies were gloating, hoping day by day for the situation to get worse.
Anyone linked with Tong Yan now was out of luck. Those with a lukewarm connection chose to stay out of it, while those who were close to her spoke out, like Wen Shu, Jiang Yu, and Director Li.
However, those people were heavily criticized.
This backlash was more severe than ever; even some loyal fans began to switch sides. Fans were outraged that the celebrity they admired might have moral problems, leading them to unfollow her in a heartbeat.
What kind of artist is this, wasting my admiration? If there’s a question of morality and character, such a person should be kicked out of the entertainment industry; otherwise, they might set a bad example.
+1 to the above, I’ve liked her for so long; the more I liked her before, the more I dislike her now. It’s so frustrating; how did it come to this?
Little Fatty—uh, I mean Tong Yan—although I like you, when it comes to issues of character, I can’t continue to like you. My own grandparents treat me so well; we should treat them well, so why are you doing this?
No more to say, just get out of the entertainment industry.
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These comments were common on Weibo, and this was considered mild criticism. For harsher ones, they’d curse your ancestors for eighteen generations.
But some fans still genuinely liked her, holding their ground no matter how chaotic it was outside.
This video is obviously fake. Our Little Fatty has so many haters thinking of ways to slander her every day; this must be their doing.
+1 to the above. I’ve followed Little Fatty for so long—she’s such a positive, optimistic, and helpful girl, there’s no way she’d do such things.
Yeah, yeah, and have you noticed? This pattern is so familiar: being smeared, then silent, and finally, a quiet counterattack that hits them in the face. So I believe this time will be no different, just waiting for the tables to turn.
Just waiting for the tables to turn +1.
Same as the above.
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Both sides of fans started to fight directly, but this time, it was clear the haters were winning because their numbers were too large. The haters came in many forms: genuine haters who simply didn’t like her, bystanders watching the chaos, keyboard warriors, and former fans who turned against her.