Huayu started as a substitute director

Chapter 735 Ruin my reputation

The audience members had varying expressions; the celebrities and tycoons remained silent, while the stars were quite excited.

With the principal backing them up, their lives became much easier. Whether it was fashion or media, they were always asking them for money.

If they don't pay, we'll expose their past scandals.

Su Mang's face darkened considerably, while the president's wife and the chairman's faces were ashen. The principal's actions were tantamount to trying to wipe out Basha Charity.

"Madam Chairman, you see for yourself, there are so many celebrities here whom you have oppressed. They are angry and resentful. This is all your doing. You can only blame yourselves."

Fang Hong scanned the entire room with his gaze: "It's time. Our entertainment industry needs to have its own charitable foundation."

After saying this, he stepped off the stage, took Liu Tianxian's hand, and walked outside.

Many other celebrities left with him, and those who had just stood up also left one by one, following the principal's footsteps.

They did not participate in the group photo afterwards, nor did they attend the subsequent dinner.

They've already openly torn off all pretense of civility, so what's the point of participating? Besides, Basha has already incurred public wrath this time.

The wealthy and famous people looked at each other in bewilderment as these celebrities left one by one, wondering when celebrities had ever been so fickle.

The president's wife was furious. She took a big gulp of the wine on the table and then slammed it down.

Seeing this situation escalate, the chairman realized that next year's Basha charity event would be in trouble, and it was uncertain whether it could even be held. Without celebrity support, even wealthy people wouldn't come.

They thought celebrities were easy to bully and that they could take advantage of them, but the principal raised his arm and rallied them all together.

However, one by one, those wealthy individuals stood up and left, including Lao Cao, Dong Dama, Lei Jun, representatives from Wanda, and representatives from Alibaba, all of whom departed in succession.

Some of them were still very angry. They originally came to do charity work, but they didn't expect it to be just a show.

Seeing that the celebrities and tycoons had all left, the male celebrities who hadn't participated couldn't sit still any longer and also got up and left. The tycoons who were looking for women and the second-generation rich kids also left out of boredom.

Even CEO Wang and Jia Yueting had no choice but to leave; there was no point in staying any longer.

Jing Tian didn't leave. She didn't care about this matter; she just came to get some recognition and ride the wave of popularity. However, she would leave after sitting for a while.

"Madam, what should we do now?" Su Mang asked as everyone left one after another.

"You're asking me? Who should I ask?" the chairman's wife roared.

This startled Su Mang so much that he trembled.

This incident has put pressure on the chairman's wife as well. If the fashion group is really blacklisted by the entire entertainment industry, they won't be able to withstand it either.

The presence of celebrities is a crucial resource for fashion groups, and if this resource is cut by the principal, they will find it difficult to operate.

Even if you're publishing in magazines or doing endorsements, you still need to maintain a celebrity image.

Even if they release a press release, they can't criticize every celebrity, but they can still pick out the key ones.

It's already late at night outside, and celebrities are appearing in twos and threes in the China World Trade Center lobby, which is closed off.

“Principal, we’ve offended the Fashion Group this time, and they’ll definitely retaliate.” Zhang Ziyi caught up with Fang Hong and the other man.

A group of celebrities followed behind, all gazing longingly at the principal. The principal had become their spiritual pillar, after all, it was the principal who led them in the uprising.

It was the principal who led them in rebelling against the fashion industry.

"Don't worry, do you think they can provide you with performance opportunities and resources?"

Brands will bypass fashion groups; what they want are celebrity spokespeople—whoever is popular, has high profile, and whose image matches their image. They'd rather disregard fashion groups' evaluation criteria.

As for the fashion group's retaliation, there's even less to worry about. Compared to the sheer size of their media channels, do you think they can rival Chang'e (the Moon Goddess)?

Fang Hong looked at these familiar faces of celebrities. Once upon a time, they were also unapproachable stars.

They are the group that is bullied and mistreated. To ordinary people, celebrities are just a group that is rich.

In terms of social status, they are not as good as ordinary people. For example, you can go to a brothel, but they die after just one visit.

Anything that violates morality is not allowed.

Of course, they've made money too. With so much money, it's only right that they're subject to some constraints. Why don't you just quit? Once you quit, no one will care what you do.

Therefore, they are people who can be bullied in any circle, and if anything happens, their affairs can be exposed to divert public attention.

It's easy to use and obedient, so why not?

"Thank you, Principal, for speaking up for us this time," Fan Xiaopang said at the opportune moment.

Zhang Ziyi and Zhou Xun gave her a sharp look. "Simp," they said, "she never misses an opportunity to fawn over the principal."

Even in this state, these big flowers are still fighting amongst themselves.

Other celebrities could only watch; they had no right to speak and could only listen. As long as the principal helped them, they weren't afraid of the fashion group.

Chang'e's Douyin and Bilibili are developing rapidly, and even Xiaohongshu's user base has jumped to 50 million.

These groups are all young women, wealthy women, etc., and they are quite rich. Compared to the spending power of ordinary users on Bilibili, they are much stronger.

The "simp economy" hasn't collapsed yet.

"I just did what I was supposed to do. It has nothing to do with you. As long as you stay united and don't fall into internal strife, no one can break through your defenses. Don't underestimate yourselves. Actually, you are very important." Fang Hong gave them chicken soup and didn't care that Fan Xiaopang was licking his boots.

He only cares about a limited number of things, namely fashion bullying; he doesn't care about anything else, otherwise these people would have an excuse to shirk their responsibilities.

They didn't even say that the principal told them not to do charity, or anything like that. Fang Hongke never said they were forbidden from doing charity, he only said he didn't support fake charity.

So let them unite and deal with it on their own.

Liu Tianxian simply listened from the sidelines, offering her support whenever possible, but leaving such matters to Fang Hong to handle.

"You just said we can have our own charity. When can we organize our own charity?" Zhang Ziyi asked.

“This requires careful consideration and is very complicated. It’s not something I can accomplish just by saying so, but I can give it a try,” Fang Hong said.

Charitable foundations need to be registered, affiliated with other entities, and subject to multiple levels of regulation; there are many intricacies involved.

Basha Charity is also under the supervision of the Siyuan Project.

"Alright, Principal, would you like to go grab a bite to eat?" Fan Xiaopang asked again.

"No need, let's all go home!" Fang Hong refused, then went out with Liu Tianxian, got into a van, and drove away under the cover of night.

The celebrities also left in twos and threes, some going to eat, some going to continue having fun, and some calling up their old flames for a quickie that night.

Many people in the entertainment industry don't get married because they have physical needs, and they will find a partner.

That way it'll be safer, and we won't get caught. The car sped along the road, with streaks of light flashing past on both sides. Inside the car, Liu Tianxian asked, "Why are you suddenly taking on such a big responsibility? It's not like you."

"I don't like them." Fang Hong glanced at her.

"You really are a busybody now. You even interfered when Jing Tian was looking for a boyfriend. What, are you afraid she'll find a boyfriend?" Liu Tianxian finally said this, her tone tinged with jealousy.

"How could that be? I can't wait for her to get married, I'd love for her to get married now. I'm just worried that she might meet the wrong person and be deceived. This girl is naive and hasn't experienced any setbacks," Fang Hong said.

"Oh, you're so concerned about me." Liu Tianxian teased, crossing her arms and glancing at him with a sharp look in her eyes.

"After all, she admired and secretly loved me, and had feelings for me, which proves that I have some charm. I only did a little bit, it's not excessive, is it?" Fang Hong clenched his two fingers tightly in front of Liu Tianxian.

It indicates that there is only a tiny bit of concern.

Liu Tianxian saw his hand waving in front of her eyes, and suddenly picked up those two fingers and bit them.

"Hey, are you a dog?" Fang Hong quickly used his other hand to press her forehead.

However, Liu Tianxian still bit him, her gums snapped shut, and Fang Hong screamed, "Ah!"

"What are you yelling for! I didn't use any force." Liu Tianxian opened her mouth and let him go.

"I was afraid you'd use too much force." Fang Hong withdrew his hand.

"Hey, I'm just wondering, how can you be so sure that the person they found was a bad match? Did you actually meet him, and even have some kind of 30 million IOU while playing cards?" Liu Tianxian hadn't moved on yet.

"I've never seen it. I made up the story," Fang Hong shook his head.

"You really are something else. You say you don't care about her, but you make up stories to persuade her to break up." Liu Tianxian was speechless.

“Actually, that person really has a problem. Believe me, I was just trying to save him,” Fang Hong said.

Whether that person was involved in gambling is unknown and inconclusive, because the state does not recognize IOUs related to gambling, nor does it support recovery, so lawsuits are impossible.

Later, it was confirmed that the creditor used the private video to blackmail Jing Tian, ​​and that the blackmailer was Jing Tian.

Anyway, the matter is shrouded in mystery, but two things are certain: that person really does owe money and can't pay it back, that's for sure. As for what he did with all that borrowed money, we don't know, because that person didn't sue.

Many people have misunderstood the logic in this matter. The creditor showed the video to Jing Tian, ​​but it was Jing Tian who directly sued the creditor and called the police. That person was just a witness, that's all.

That person didn't dare to defend their rights at all, didn't dare to say a word, and never filed a lawsuit.

Jing Tian won the case and sent the creditor to jail, but the other person was exonerated. It's truly ridiculous. I don't understand what they're trying to whitewash, or what's there to whitewash.

Jing Tian suffered the greatest harm and exerted the greatest effort, yet she ended up clearing that person's name.

The judgment states that the video was shown to the creditor, and that alone cannot be denied.

They even let bygones be bygones. It's a simple logic: without that person's testimony, how would the creditor have seen it? That's kind enough!

"Really?" Liu Tianxian asked, half believing and half doubting.

"Yes, if I'm lying to you, may I be struck by lightning." Fang Hong raised his hand and swore.

"Stop talking, I believe you." Liu Tianxian covered his mouth, stopping him from saying anything more.

Actually, she didn't have any ill intentions towards Jing Tian. She felt that the girl was quite nice, but she was a bit out of place with them and didn't make many friends in the industry.

Fang Hong held her soft, white hand and coaxed, "I knew you were the best, my wife."

"Hmph, now you know I'm good? Who was it that said in front of outsiders that I wouldn't give you money?" Liu Tianxian slapped his head: "You've ruined my reputation."

"That was just something I said offhand."

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The night was far from peaceful; Charity Basha didn't even dare to release the video, only a few snippets.

These clips are just glimpses of celebrities interacting and bidding, which are quite heartwarming and lively, giving the impression of harmony to viewers.

However, even amidst this harmonious scene, some celebrities still inevitably get targeted and criticized.

Posting their unedited photos, calling them stingy, saying they donate little or nothing, the accusations continue to circulate.

In particular, Liu Tianxian and the principal are basically said to be stingy, because the video clips did not show them donating money.

Many other celebrities have also been criticized.

Of course, not all celebrities issued press releases to criticize them; Basha didn't have the guts. They only criticized a few key figures, such as Liu Yifei, Zhang Ziyi, Zhou Xun, and Yao Chen.

The press release contained the same old words, offering nothing new.

Many celebrities, including Zhang Ziyi, Fan Bingbing, Yao Chen, and Yang Mi, issued a collective statement: "We refuse to shoot the cover of Basha Magazine."

This statement immediately caused a huge uproar in public opinion, leaving many netizens stunned. What exactly happened? Is there any scientific explanation available?

This move resulted in the release of many of Basah's magazines, and even the news app version could not be released.

They had no choice but to find a minor celebrity to replace her.

Minor celebrities still want to be famous, but without the influence and popularity of big stars, magazine sales will inevitably suffer and subscription cancellations will occur, and online traffic and attention will also decrease sharply.

This dealt a collective blow to the fashion group from the entertainment industry, and also showed the fashion industry just how serious it is when the entertainment industry stops playing with you.

Honestly, without celebrities, brands wouldn't bother putting ads in magazines; nobody would read them.

Amidst the uproar in public opinion and the dissatisfaction expressed by some investors towards Basha, Wanda Pictures demanded: "Our artists will never participate in Basha!"

Their company doesn't have many artists, and they're not very famous. Wang Zixuan and Liu Mengmeng are just minor celebrities.

This has also angered the capital market, which is that the celebrities who exploit them and the artists who force them to donate money. This incident has also caused Huayi's stock price to fall again.

The reason behind it is unknown, but it's probably because Mr. Wang's price list angered Wanda.

Another example is the coal mine owner who won the bid for the sandalwood Guanyin statue, but refused to pay the auction fee and changed his mind.

Bank of Canada is seeking to recover the 2800 million yuan sponsorship fee because the impact of the Barcelona event did not meet expectations, and they dared not even release the video.

Moreover, so many celebrities have publicly boycotted it, ruining the reputation of this event. How could they possibly be willing to accept that?

This incident has not only led to a collective boycott by celebrities, but also caused many investors to turn against the company and flee. Investors are the most unscrupulous; they run away as soon as they see something is wrong.

It's easy to imagine how formidable celebrities can be when they unite; their influence is still immense.

The chairman of the fashion group is starting to panic. The magazine can't be shot, capital is fleeing, and the economic losses are huge. It's a series of blows.

(End of this chapter)