2001 Media Godfather

Chapter 68 Take Life and Death Lightly, Fight If You're Not Afraid
Ji Yang returned home from the Rose Garden in northern Beijing, looking slightly tired.

To be honest, he had never seen anyone as cowardly as Chu An.

He hasn't responded to public opinion to this day, which means that the contingency plans the company and he have prepared are useless.

In fact, sometimes it takes the other party to take the initiative in creating news hype.

Only by having the other party speak can we find a weakness and launch the next attack.

People like Chu An, who act as if nothing's wrong and make no sound, are actually more distressing.

He asked his assistant to get him a cup of coffee, but instead, his agent pushed open the door and handed Ji Yang a piece of text.

"Copy this down, the company has arranged an exclusive interview for you on Shanghai TV."

Ji Yang casually took it. "What is this?"

He glanced at it and couldn't help but laugh, "It's well written!"

The agent replied, "Of course, just a few lines of text cost a lot of money!"

He urged Ji Yang to copy it quickly, as it was needed tomorrow.

Ji Yang was obedient and took the notebook handed to him by his agent, copying it down neatly.

He is an artist carefully packaged by the company, which also includes calligraphy.

His beautiful calligraphy is also one of the reasons why fans adore him.

After copying it, Ji Yang admired it for a while, but still felt unsatisfied, so he simply took out his digital camera and took a picture.

The composition consists of a casually opened notebook, a fountain pen, and a freshly served coffee.
The paper clearly displayed the following words:

I am a shard of pottery shattered in a rainstorm, the cracks filled with moonlight and thorns.

They cut through the twilight with rulers and compasses, and the verdict of the cool night was embedded in their spines.

Until the grit crystallized in the wound, it turned out to be a pearl bed that the oyster had mistaken for.

— Written in Shengjing on January 7, 2002.

Go Ji Yang! You're the best!

This is a piece of writing about being hurt and then choosing to forgive. It vividly portrays the injustice Ji Yang suffered during this period, as well as his magnanimous and forgiving heart.

He handed the camera to his assistant and said, "Post it on the fan forum."

Ji Yang's fans have their own dedicated gathering place.

That was part of the endorsement deal he signed with the largest portal website in China last year.

The website has created a special section called "Ji Yang's Fan Home" in its forum, where Ji Yang usually interacts with fans, updates his situation, and shares his daily life.

Of course, Ji Yang himself never went on the trip; these things were handled by designated people.

Soon after, the moderator of the fan forum, named Ji Yang, posted a pinned thread containing this very photo.

Ji Yang's fans naturally liked and commented on their idol's posts immediately.

【Yongai Yangyang】: Wow! Brother is so generous!

[Silently Likes]: I feel sorry for my brother. He was hurt so deeply, yet he still chose to forgive.

[Entertainment Industry Disciplinary Committee Director]: My brother is just too kind. Everyone, let's take action and forward this photo to the entire internet so that everyone knows how great he is!
My assistant just posted the thread and, as usual, refreshed the page; there were already hundreds of replies.

Looking at the fans' comments, she even pushed her laptop towards Ji Yang, saying, "Our fans are becoming more and more united."

Ji Yang smiled smugly, turned the computer over to take a closer look, and then said, "This 'Entertainment Industry Disciplinary Committee Director' is quite active lately. I can send him a private message and give him a small gift."

Assistant: "Okay, I'll take care of it tomorrow."

Meanwhile, under the call of the "Director of the Entertainment Industry Disciplinary Committee," Ji Yang's fans once again sprang into action, like mad dogs pouncing on every corner of the internet.

Zhang Linlin had a rare, engaging discussion with netizens about the evolution of modern literary history.

Many people participated. Although it was a newly opened post today, it already has dozens of replies and has been marked as a popular post by the moderator.

This made Zhang Linlin very satisfied. You see, she didn't like posting threads in the first place, and this was the first time her thread had been set as a popular post.

The discussion was going well, but suddenly Ji Yang's fans flooded the screen again.

[Entertainment Industry Disciplinary Committee Director]: "Foreign fans are on the offensive, leaving nothing but desolation! My brother is so pitiful (with picture) Chu An's whole family must die!!"

"Foreign fans march on, leaving nothing but desolation! My brother is so pitiful (with picture)! May Chu An's whole family die!!"

Originally, there were more than a dozen literature enthusiasts participating in the discussion of the post, but after Ji Yang's fans made such a fuss, no one spoke up anymore, and the post quickly sank to the bottom.

There's no way around it; Ji Yang's fans are like mad dogs. If you don't join them in spamming the screen, you're bound to be attacked with insults.

Over time, whenever they appeared, everyone would selectively avoid them.

But this time, Zhang Linlin was completely enraged.

unacceptable!

Posting as the original poster, "Ji Yang's fans! Are you all sick?!"

[Director of the Entertainment Industry's Disciplinary Committee]: "Chu An's lackeys, sisters! Charge!"

In an instant, Zhang Linlin was overwhelmed by all sorts of insults. The girl was so angry that her eyes turned red, and she retorted with insults one by one.

This situation has occurred before, and other netizens usually choose to remain silent. But this time...
Ji Yang's fans really went too far. Some people started to help Zhang Linlin fight back, and gradually more and more ordinary netizens joined in, turning the one-sided situation into a balanced exchange of insults.

This phenomenon, like a spark igniting a fire, has taken root in the restless internet, appearing in almost every post on every forum.

It has spread like wildfire and is getting more and more intense.

Chu An sat in front of the computer, using one hand to operate the mouse, switching between various forum websites.

The account of "[Entertainment Industry Disciplinary Committee Director]" is no longer active. Behind them, Lin Wanchen and Lin Wanxing, who were watching the drama unfold with wide eyes, were dumbfounded as the online flame war grew increasingly intense.

Lin Wanchen was stunned, still a little uncertain: "You really guessed right!? And now we're arguing like this!"

Chu An glared at him. "What do you mean by 'guessing'? This is called professional! Understand?"

Lin Wanxing's eyes sparkled; she loved nothing more than stirring up trouble and getting into a fuss.

"Then what's next?"

Chu An then opened the largest entertainment forum in China, logged out of his account "[Entertainment Industry Disciplinary Committee Director]", and registered a new account with the ID: "[Chu An]".

"The resistance of ordinary onlookers has reached its peak, and the public opinion framework set up by Ji Yang has been broken."

A frame is a cognitive structure through which an individual or organization filters, interprets, and reconstructs reality. It is an information processing mechanism at the psychological level.

To put it bluntly, most people "take shortcuts" when processing information.

Using readily available information to judge people or things, and this readily available information is neither right nor wrong, true nor false.

Take the case of Chu An and Ji Yang, for example. News reports claimed that Chu An had a powerful background and bullied his seniors.

For most people, when the name Chu An appears in their lives, "powerful background" and "morally corrupt" naturally become the basic framework for evaluating Chu An, and any information related to Chu An will be filtered by this framework.

Chu An's reputation was ruined.

In general, when the parties involved come forward to clarify, it doesn't really mean much to those who have already established the framework.

People are more willing to believe the "truth" they want to believe.

But things are different now. Whether Chu An is morally corrupt or not is no longer important. He simply doesn't like Ji Yang's fans.

They even hoped that Chu An had not made the above accusations, thus justifying their dissatisfaction with Ji Yang's fans.

Chu An: "What we need to do next is to replace the agenda setting of Chu An bullying Ji Yang with a fight between the two celebrities."

The first agenda was entirely negative for Chu An, while the second agenda was one where he and Ji Yang were equals, and everyone only needed to judge right and wrong without being subjected to moral scrutiny.

Okay, Miss Wanxing doesn't understand at all.

What framework, what agenda setting?

Chu An didn't offer any further explanation, and simply created a new post using his own ID.

"Take life and death lightly, fight if you disagree!"

The title itself is full of controversial topics, and it doesn't seem like something an artist would write.

Post text:

First, let me introduce myself.

My name is Chu An.

Age: 18 years old.

Main occupation: Senior high school student.

Side jobs: screenwriter, producer, film and television investor, third-rate actor, the biggest villain in the bullying incident involving a senior, and the main source of firepower from Ji Yang's fans.
The following is a response to this recent news event.

the first.

I am a screenwriter and an investor.

"With You" unexpectedly earned over 20 million.
An actor? Just a last-minute, self-entertaining role. Probably only Lu Mingze would dare cast a greenhorn like me as the male lead. Therefore, there's no competition between me and Mr. Ji Yang.

second.

Rumors circulate online that I had an intimate relationship with Lin Wanxing, and that I was targeting Mr. Ji Yang out of love turned to hate.

Please use your brain! If you're going to spread rumors, you should spread rumors about me and Xu Shu having an intimate relationship, right? After all, we're a better match.

My relationship with Miss Wanxing is completely innocent. Apart from having my private residence occupied, being criticized for my poor acting skills, and being kicked, there is no other ambiguous relationship between us.

Lin Wanxing watched from the side, her eyes wide with disbelief, and she felt an urge to kick someone again.

But Chu An's hands were flying across the keyboard as he typed rapidly, and not wanting to disturb him, he could only make a note of it and settle the score later.

Chu An's side
third.

I do indeed have a powerful background; my ancestors for three generations were either poor peasants or laid-off workers, a typical microcosm of the lives of the vast majority of people.

P.S.: By the way, I'm posting a missing person notice. My troublesome father, Chu Jianjun, has left home to work and I haven't heard from him at all. If you see this news, please contact Chu Ning immediately. Our family is rich now, please come back soon!
fourth!

We sincerely apologize for taking up public resources and disturbing everyone's peaceful life.

But isn't the point of life to live with a clear conscience?
Take life and death lightly, if you're not convinced, then fight! What are you pretending to be, this innocent little boy?

Moonlight filled with thorns in the cracks? Let's have a fight if we want, and let shrewish women curse if they want.

Why bother with all that artsy stuff?
fifth!!
What I want to say to Ji Yang's fans.
I'm taller than him! More handsome than him! More talented than him! And richer than him!

What makes you think you can compare Ji Yang to me?
He doesn't deserve it!

The post caused a huge stir.

The internet is going crazy.

Chu An hadn't responded for so long, and no one expected him to give such a big response.

Okay, so this isn't a response? They're not even pretending anymore, they're just throwing insults at us right away!
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It will be available for purchase at 12 noon tomorrow. There will be no launch message. It's already in such a bad state, what's the point of a message? I'll just launch it quietly, without making a sound.

(End of this chapter)