I became famous in the entertainment industry by burning incense

Chapter 500: The war of words continues, people really need to study hard (5K views, please vote for monthly tickets)
Sui Lingfang was still in a meeting and didn't notice Jinli's message immediately.

On the contrary, Qi Guanmingzhu and Xi Mengze, who were strolling around the company, noticed the trending topic online. They randomly found an empty conference room, went in, and locked the door.

Xi Mengze was fine and remained calm.

The more Qi Guanmingzhu brushed, the darker his face became.

She said, "Li Xunfang has finally found the secret to gaining popularity. By clashing with other celebrities and stirring up a round of online arguments, she can maintain her popularity. This is much more effective than her recent practice of randomly claiming to be her best friends."

Xi Mengze thought of this and scoffed softly.

"She's the darling of the media now. They all want to get some surprising things out of her. You don't know, she's already denied that she can make friends with everyone."

Qi Guanmingzhu: ?
She searched the news and found that right after New Year's Day this month, as soon as Li Xunfang regained popularity, a certain A-list female celebrity whom she had previously considered a close friend wanted to come and ride on her coattails.

The female celebrity originally felt that Li Xunfang had been trying to gain popularity by associating with her, and she had neither admitted nor denied it, but simply tacitly agreed to it.

So now that she's trying to ride on Li Xunfang's coattails, Li Xunfang should just tacitly agree.

This female celebrity was the first to jump out and publicly declare that she and Li Xunfang were best friends, and that she was genuinely happy for Li Xunfang now that Li Xunfang's resources were improving.

Oh, the so-called "speaking out" refers to this celebrity being surrounded by the media at an event and asked many questions about Li Xunfang.

The most valuable answer is this—

The female celebrity admitted that Li Xunfang is her best friend.

The next day, when the media asked Li Xunfang to confirm the matter, Li Xunfang looked bewildered and said:
"Thank you for her blessing, and I hope her career will get better and better. But she is not my best friend. I have only seen her a few times when I attended events, and we don't usually have any contact."

This actually confused the reporter.

"She's not your best friend? But didn't you say in front of the media the month before last that she was your best friend?"

Li Xunfang covered her mouth and smiled, revealing large, round eyes that exuded an innocent and carefree charm.

"Oh, I was just joking around, how could you take it seriously?"

"You guys are really something. You can force completely unrelated people to become best friends. If I said I was Liang Xiwei's girlfriend and Liu Xihua's ex-girlfriend, would you believe me?"

Li Xunfang's response has drawn even more attention and discussion to her.

Netizens who dislike Li Xunfang hate her to death.

I think she's pretentious, affected, and shameless.

Fans of Li Xunfang adore her to death.

I think she's genuine, natural, and unpretentious. We independent women should dare to love and hate, and make friends freely.

The internet is like a diode; there is no room for a third voice.

The more attention Li Xunfang receives, the more fashion magazines adore her bold, avant-garde, and passionate image.

Qi Guanmingzhu sneered after reading it.

"These fashion magazines have always liked to use controversial figures, thinking that they represent a completely new voice. They only became more well-behaved in recent years, but recently there have been signs of a resurgence."

Xi Mengze scrolled through the comments on the trending topics.

This online feud was started by Li Xunfang's fans, and it's escalating rapidly, like a whirlpool drawing everyone in.

Jinli's lack of response indicates indifference and disregard.

But Li Xunfang's fans took it as a sign of weakness and cowardice, and even felt a sense of self-satisfaction, saying that they had won.

This……

It really makes my fists itch.

Xi Mengze suddenly remembered something and asked, "Didn't Jinli give us a backpack? Was that the one she collaborated on with Black Bear that hasn't been released yet?"

Qi Guanmingzhu recalled: "I vaguely remember, Brother Guang even helped me sign for this bag. Let me search the chat history."

A moment later, she said with a regretful look, "This bag was put in the storage room by Tianding Entertainment. I didn't even glance at the storage room when I left Tianding. I have some thank-you notes from fans and gifts from brands, all of which are in the storage room!"

Xi Mengze: "Shall we go to Tianding to pick it up? I just remembered that I was in a neighboring province for a talk show, and Jinli sent the package to me. I gave it to my relatives there and didn't keep anything for myself."

Qi Guanmingzhu's eyes lit up: "You mean what I'm thinking, right?"

Xi Mengze stood up: "Go go go, what are you waiting for? Hurry up!"

Qi Guanmingzhu smiled brightly; it felt so good to be running around for her friends!

Although she had participated in activities with the team leader before, she often felt like she was still fighting within the group, but that experience was too tough.

It's better to stay at Chenxi Entertainment.

Not only can you feel the past, but it's also very interesting, neither boring nor too busy.

online.

Li Xunfang's fans have set a goal and a slogan: they want to sell out of this tote bag and take it off the shelves within an hour!

Some netizens mocked them, asking if they had enough pocket money, since this bag only costs 300 yuan for a basic model.

[A mere 300 yuan? You can't even afford that? Your Alipay credit limit is more than that during the day!]

Some netizens said that the tote bag is not cost-effective, and that Jinli's backpack is more affordable, costing only 100 yuan.

[A hundred-yuan item??? Jinli is really lowering her standards by accepting such offers. First she accepted an offer from the cheap makeup brand Domi, which she thought would lower her brand image, and now she's accepted an offer from a cheap backpack brand. She's ruined her commercial value!]

Some netizens also said that the quality of new brands has not been tested by the market, while everyone trusts established brands.

[According to your logic, everyone should stop starting businesses and let the old folks dominate all of China and the world. The country is currently very supportive of youth entrepreneurship. Are you trying to go against the country's call?]

Rational netizens/Jinli's fans: ...

Are all Li Xunfang's fans this brainless? So this is the power of extreme brainless fans?
However, it must be said that extreme emotions can lead to impulsive spending.

Li Xunfang's fans are currently making a huge splash online, and she might actually break sales records.

I don't know if others will act impulsively.

At least Jinli's fans are already excitedly rubbing their hands together in anticipation.

Woman, you've successfully caught my attention.
It's just a backpack, only a hundred yuan. You can buy a backpack and not use it, but Jinli's face must not be lost!
In the end, the online feud between the two celebrities' fans was a win-win situation, generating revenue for both of them.

However, judging from the process, Li Xunfang's fans were extremely powerful and overwhelmed Jinli's fans.

As for Jinli's die-hard fans?

Ahem, they're oblivious to everything else, focused solely on their studies, busy calling the education bureau to see how to pass this high school aptitude test!
Xi Mengze and Qi Guanmingzhu spent more than an hour arriving at Tianding Entertainment.

Mingzhu had already contacted Zhang Guang in advance. Zhang Guang was in the company, and he would take them in.

Zhang Guang has been very busy lately, acting in plays at the company.

But since both Xi Mengze and Qi Guanmingzhu are high-quality artists, he was still happy to receive them.

The fact that these two appeared together at Tianding Entertainment caused quite a stir.

His presence as a host would also increase the company's trust in him.

Xi Mengze and Qi Guanmingzhu sat on the reception sofa on the first floor of Tianding Entertainment, waiting for Zhang Guang to come down. During this time, Xi Mengze checked his blog.

I discovered that someone else had joined in online just five minutes ago.

The person involved wasn't a celebrity, but Hao Zhongyi Entertainment Company!
Xi Mengze frowned and handed the phone to Qi Guanmingzhu.

"I haven't asked you yet, how did Hao Zhongyi Entertainment contact you? They even want to poach you? What's going on?"

On the day Qi Guan Mingzhu signed with Chenxi Entertainment, she lingered at the entrance of Chenxi Entertainment for two hours. Many members of Pink Girls paid attention to this and had already received the news from Jin Li.

However, Xi Mengze was busy with his schedule at the time.

I didn't pay attention to the group messages or read the news, so I missed this first-hand source of information.

Qi Guanmingzhu pursed her lips slightly, "It's not a big deal. She threatened me with our team's music copyrights. If I don't switch to Hao Zhongyi Entertainment, she'll sue us."

Without a second thought, Xi Mengze shouted, "Then let them sue!"

"When our team first disbanded, we were so popular, and they didn't sue us even though we sang our team's songs."

"So many years have passed, and now he's only thinking of suing us? Who knows how he got that contract? His own actions are illegitimate!"

Qi Guanmingzhu smiled and said, "Jinli meant the same thing. I ignored them and waited for them to send a lawyer's letter."

Xi Mengze twisted the tissue in his hand angrily and said, "It's a good thing you didn't go to that kind of company, otherwise who knows what kind of trouble you would have been in!"

Qi Guanmingzhu looked down at her blog.

V Hao Zhongyi Entertainment: [Our company's designers saw the design of this tote bag and unanimously agreed that it is very cutting-edge and can be described as the newest tote bag in the world.]

It overturned the traditional utilitarianism of tote bags, turning instead towards individuality, avant-garde style, and fashion pioneering.

We all agreed that the price of this bag at 300 yuan was unreasonable. It has so many advanced features, and it would be worth it even if it were sold for 1000 yuan!
In addition, I think a fan made a very good point: when you get old, you should step down and not occupy the position without doing anything, so give more opportunities to young people!
We hope everyone can let go of the old impressions of Hao Zhongyi Entertainment. We are a newly restructured company that has simply taken over the brand name. Our entire team is completely new.

Newcomers, novices, new beginnings—looking forward to creating a brand new miracle! Qi Guanmingzhu's lips twitched slightly. How could a person... no, a company, be so shameless?

I really don't want to admit that I used to be an artist under Hao Zhongyi Entertainment.

One netizen commented: "What designers and graphic artists do you have at your entertainment company?"

Hao Zhongyi Entertainment responded: 【We have a dedicated design company with an IP image designer, and we plan to launch various company merchandise items, which will be available soon~】

Xi Mengze said speechlessly, "A company from Hong Kong Island, really trying to extort money from us."

Because of Hao Zhongyi Entertainment's sabotage, Jin Li has become another trending topic online.

#Hao Zhongyi says Jinli is getting old and should give way#
The internet was already quite lively, and this trending topic stirred up another storm.

More and more netizens are joining this celebration.

Jinli's fans are besieged on all sides. First, a celebrity stabbed her in the back when she was past her prime, and then her former agency continued to stab her in the back, saying that she should step down when she gets old.

"We're here! You've been waiting anxiously, haven't you? Sorry!"

As soon as Zhang Guang stepped out of the elevator, he saw the two people sitting on the sofa and rushed over.

Both of them had serious expressions.

Zhang Guang's heart skipped a beat.

He remembered that Qi Guanmingzhu told him to come and pick up some things, and to bring Xi Mengze along for a visit. It's impossible that he suddenly became someone who was looking for trouble, right?

Qi Guanmingzhu said, "Brother Guang, take us to the storage room first. I left some things behind."

Zhang Guang breathed a sigh of relief. "I'll take you there right away. Did something bad happen? Why do you look so serious?"

The last sentence was just mentioned casually.

After he finished speaking, he realized with a start that Qi Guan Mingzhu was no longer an artist under his management and had no obligation to answer his questions.

Just as he was about to make amends, Xi Mengze said, "It's a bit infuriating. Li Xunfang tried to take advantage of Jinli, and her fans started attacking her. Hao Zhongyi Entertainment also joined in criticizing Jinli."

We came here to pick up the collaboration bag that Jinli gave us before, take pictures of it, and post it online to support Jinli.

Zhang Guang knew about the collaboration between Li Xunfang and Jin Li, but Hao Zhongyi Entertainment was unaware of it.

Without even needing to search on my phone, Hao Zhongyi's comments on entertainment have already climbed to fifth place on the trending topics list.

After reading it, Zhang Guang smiled and said disdainfully:

"This is supposed to be an established brand? When they edited this blog, did they not consider how many veteran celebrities are still active in the entertainment industry?"
If they were to publicly apologize using the name of this established brand, others might forgive them somewhat. But now that they claim to be a completely new team, other celebrities won't extend any past favors to them.

Zhang Guang made the definitive statement: "Don't worry, Hao Zhongyi Entertainment is in trouble!"

Qi Guanmingzhu and Ji Qinglian exchanged a glance, somewhat puzzled.

They went to the storage room, found the black bear co-branded bag that Jinli had given them, and were taking pictures around when a styling team from Tianding Entertainment arrived.

The team was very enthusiastic; they immediately complimented their appearance, saying the bags were even prettier.

That's a truly heartfelt compliment.

The styling team said, "Honey, let me do your makeup and styling to make you look even better in photos and bring out the charm of the bags!"

Xi Mengze hesitated for a moment: "This isn't really appropriate. We just came to pick up our bags."

Styling team: "Oh, not at all! We just love doing makeup on beauties like you. I've never done your makeup before. Don't you want to see how amazing my hands are?"

"Come on, come on, I guarantee you'll be satisfied!"

Xi Mengze was dragged away without much hesitation.

Qi Guanmingzhu looked at the other stylist and said without any hesitation, "Don't do a complicated makeup look, something more suitable for everyday wear."

At the same time, Zhang Guang called March Sky.

After attacking Marchday, they attacked other artists with whom they had good relationships.

Zhang Guang kindly reminded them that Hao Zhongyi Entertainment's blog gave the same answer to every artist.

"If you want to get involved in today's buzz, don't drag Li Xunfang and Jin Li into this fight. Instead, focus on criticizing Hao Zhongyi's entertainment blog, play the victim, and generate some fan sentiment. You'll be inundated with variety show offers and gigs after that."

Respond quickly, because trending topics fade quickly. Netizens will only remember those who respond the fastest. I'm only telling you this.

Some well-informed celebrities, already aware of what was happening online, hesitated and said:
"If I criticize Hao Zhongyi Entertainment, wouldn't that be publicly supporting Jinli?"

Zhang Guang smiled.

"What counts as endorsement? Jinli sells co-branded products, and her public opinion war with Li Xunfang also started because of co-branding. But Hao Zhongyi Entertainment is different. That sentence has nothing to do with co-branding. They are just focusing on that sentence."

There was no announcement on the morning of March.

After receiving Zhang Guang's call, they then received a response template from him.

March Band has been in the industry for five years now, which makes them a "veteran" band in the entertainment circle.

Hao Zhongyi Entertainment's statement, "When you get old, you should step down," is interesting. Shouldn't we also make these older groups make way for the younger ones?

Natural selection, survival of the fittest.

What does it have to do with us veteran artists if young artists can't make it big?
Did the veteran artists steal your appearances or your advertisements?

Back then, these veterans didn't become famous overnight. They also endured years of hard work, each of them having several years of trainee life, laying a solid foundation.

These days, young artists rush into debuting and making easy money after only a few days as trainees.

Do people like that deserve to step down?
Besides, it's not like new artists can't rise to fame; it's all about the choices of capital. Veteran artists really can't control who capital chooses.

Yan Xingdong carefully proofread the response template and then sent it to each member.

"Don't say anything unnecessary, just copy and paste. Brother Guang will handle the rest for us."

While posting, Chen Lin said, "I think Sister Jinli is the real secret to attracting attention. Although she disappears when she's filming, and disappears for several months at a time, she insists on live-streaming her studies every day, so her fans actually recognize her."

"Li Xunfang's fans are all young and have strong fighting power, but Jinli's fans are not necessarily weak either. They can curse without using a single swear word. Some of their comments are probably incomprehensible even to children. I just saw one that even used classical Chinese to curse."

Luo Yi asked curiously, "How do you curse?"

Chen Lin got excited, "That was absolutely amazing! I'll find it for you!"

Yan Xingdong warned, "Post on your blog first, seize the initiative!"

"Order!"

Soon after, the official blog of the March Band team and the personal blogs of each member of March Band posted a message that was concise, clear, and humorous.

Everyone: [I heard it's time for us old guys to step down?]

Fans clicked on the post and then realized what had happened.

March Band has been in the industry for five years!
【You guys aren't old at all! Fortune changes every thirty years, but you can still fight for another thirty years!!】

[Speechless. Li Xunfang is an old actress too, why is she mocking Jin Li for being washed up? That entertainment company is also speechless. If they're so capable, they shouldn't use the name of an established brand. Are they only happy when they drive away old stars?]

[Just one question: are these new celebrities even worthy of our admiration? Can't they at least check for issues like falsified academic credentials first?]

One stone caused a thousand waves!

March Band was the first to post a self-deprecating blog post, and soon other veteran stars followed suit.

These celebrities are all A-list stars in the industry, while others are second- or third-tier stars who were once popular but are now past their prime.

These celebrities took advantage of the situation to gain popularity, accepting several variety show appearances and quietly making a comeback.

After everyone from March Sky posted, Chen Lin immediately found the comments from Jin Li's fans criticizing Li Xunfang's fans.

Some words are too difficult to pronounce, and he can't read them at all.

You squander money like water, entrusting your lives to actors and jesters. Do your parents, who toiled to raise you, even know this?

This uses historical figures as a metaphor.

You squander money like water, even risking your lives like actors. Don't your parents, who toiled to raise you, feel heartbroken?

This involves reconstructing the meaning of the text by borrowing classic classical Chinese allusions.

The old man, leaning on his cane, sighed and said, “You child, you’ve given all your money to the actors, and though you die nine times, you will not regret it. In the past, your father gathered firewood in the southern mountains, and your mother wove silk until midnight. Now, seeing this, how can you not look up to the sky and weep?”

The young man raised his head and replied, "This is where my heart leads me; though ten thousand men may cross the sea, I will go!"

This is a satirical allegory using the classical Chinese dialogue style of a fable.

In short: You spend money recklessly, risking your lives for a celebrity. Do your parents, who have worked so hard to raise you, even know this?

Therefore, people should study hard.

Otherwise you won't even know someone is insulting you.

(This will send out 50 chapter card red envelopes. This text is free. This article was first published on Qidian Reading.)