2001 Media Godfather

Chapter 72 Be your own light, it doesn't need to be too bright.

Until I recognized Fei Mingyu's voice in the album
Ji Yangcai suddenly woke up!
He was tricked by Chu An! This wasn't some kind of public opinion war, but rather a carefully planned album marketing campaign by Chu An for Fei Mingyu.

With the previous buzz built up, Fei Mingyu's new album will spread throughout the country in no time and become known to everyone.

With the quality of this album, Fei Mingyu will surely have a place in the mainland music scene.

"damn it!!"

Ji Yang suddenly picked up the laptop and slammed it to the ground.

The feeling of being treated like a fool is really unpleasant.

Now, he feels like killing Chu An.

In fact, just as Ji Yang had predicted.

Fei Mingyu's new song is spreading like wildfire at an unimaginable speed. The previously suppressed onlookers have become the main medium in this viral feast.

They didn't even bother to flaunt their victory in front of Ji Yang's fans, because proving that Chu An was more talented than Ji Yang, and that he was indeed better than Ji Yang even if he were leading a pig, was more satisfying than anything else.

In just one day, Fei Mingyu's new song was already being played on repeat in various music stores and supermarkets.

Of course, Fei Mingyu quickly went from being a has-been singer to becoming the wildly popular "Fei Pig".

As for the fact that the album's singers are not credited, how are you so sure it's him?

It's very simple, because the fourteenth audio track on the album is a recording by Fei Mingyu.

"Hello everyone, I'm Fei Mingyu. Chu An said, 'Come on, let's do something amazing together.' So, I came back!"

Of course, netizens had to make fun of this pig that was brought out.

But more than anything, it witnessed a legendary event in the entertainment industry.

Imagine Fei Mingyu, who was forced to retire from the entertainment industry by Ji Yang last year, and Chu An, who is fighting Ji Yang to the death today, joining forces to stage a drama of using an album to slap Ji Yang in the face and turn the tide.

No matter the era, it would be something people talk about with great interest, right?
"Now who would question Chu An's talent?"

"Ji Yang could never write so many classic songs in his entire life, could he?"

"Ji Yang's fans, your idol seems to be doing so poorly!"

Ordinary netizens who distributed the album turned around and launched a final attack on Ji Yang's fans.

It was also tough on the young girls who were only teenagers.

They admired Ji Yang's handsomeness and talent. They liked his sunny disposition and kindness. Little did they know that one day they would face such a suffocating predicament.

However, as things have progressed to this point, their fanaticism and almost religious devotion seem to have no effect whatsoever.

That album was truly outstanding.

Left with no other choice, they could only return to Ji Yang's fan club, perhaps that would be their final haven.

Some girls were left feeling helpless, pleading with their idols at the fan club to come out and comfort their wounded hearts.

Some girls wept bitterly, saying, "What can we do? My brother has suffered so much humiliation because of us."

Little did they know, their brother was on the verge of madness. Ji Yang was willing to try anything that could make Chu An disappear.

Because this is the entertainment industry, the fame and fortune it brings are like poison, eroding people's hearts. Ji Yang cannot accept this reality.

"I will get my revenge! I will redeem my reputation! I cannot let myself fall like this!"

The agent gently advised, "Why don't you try to appease the fans? As long as they still support you, you'll always have a chance to make a comeback."

"Them?" Ji Yang's eyes were bloodshot as he glared at his manager. "They're a bunch of useless trash! And I have to comfort them?"

"Damn it, they can't even handle such a small thing, what's the use of them!"

broker:"……"

Currently, she is powerless to help and can only silently stay by Ji Yang's side, hoping that he will get better soon.

However, at that moment, the agent's phone rang.

It was the company calling to inform her that Chu An was going to post a new thread and had already given a heads-up.

“We got some information from Lin Wanchen: Chu An has a recording in his possession, which is extremely dangerous.”

The agent panicked upon hearing this and paced to a distance where Ji Yang couldn't hear. "Can't the company step in to stop it? If Ji Yang is finished, the company will suffer huge losses."

On the other end, someone said, "It doesn't make sense. That kid doesn't even respect Tian Du. Come back. If the recording is real, Ji Yang is worthless now."

After hearing this, the agent turned off his phone, slowly lowered his arm, and smiled faintly at the crazed Ji Yang in the distance, "You rest first, I'm leaving."

"Oh, by the way, Chu An might attack you again tonight. You can watch if you're interested."

After saying that, he left Ji Yang's villa without looking back.

An artist whose career has collapsed is no longer of any value to her or the company, and there is no need to continue to worry about them.

At the same time, Director Sun Jianyi was also on the phone, and the person on the other end was clearly someone of a much higher rank than him.

"Didn't you say that Chu An would know what he was doing? Why is this going on and on?"

Sun Jianyi frowned, completely unprepared for Chu An's hypocrisy.

"I'll call him right away and ask him what's going on!"

On the other end, someone said, "No need. The higher-ups have already decided to set an example. The entertainment industry is in such a mess; it needs to be rectified!"

Sun Jianyi, "..."

After hanging up the phone and pondering for a while, the old man still called Chu An.

The moment the call connected, the tone was almost accusatory: "Give me a reason!"

Chu An on the other end of the line spoke calmly, and of course he knew the purpose of Grandpa Sun's call: "There's no reason, I just want to do it this way."

Sun Jianyi said, "Child, I'm reminding you, don't gamble with your future. You have a long road ahead of you, there's no need to ruin it for Ji Yang."

Chu An said, "How about this, give me your email address, I'll send you a copy first, and then we can talk."

Ten minutes later, Sun Jianyi received Chu An's original draft for posting in her email.

Clicking on the article, I found it took a whole hour to read.

When she came to her senses, it was almost time to leave work, and she called Chu An with a heavy heart.

"Is this what you want to do?"

Chu An: "Yes! I wanted to do this the first time I met Ji Yang."

Sun Jianyi, "Is it necessary to completely wipe them out?"

Chu An: "Definitely, I can't persuade her otherwise."

Sun Jianyi: "Understood, send it!"

After saying that, he hung up the phone.

After a moment's hesitation, he copied and forwarded Chu An's email to his superiors.

That evening at 8 PM, at Ji Yang's fan club.

Chu An registered with his real name and posted a thread.

The name is:
Be your own light, it doesn't have to be too bright.

The first sentence of the main text: If you still want to be a fan of Ji Yang, then please do not read the following content, you will hate me.

Ji Yang's fans never expected that Chu An would be so arrogant as to attack their hometown.

Even more unexpectedly, his post started like this.

But here's the problem: who can resist their curiosity?
Besides, even without this post, they'd still hate you! What are you thinking?

Continue to look down:

"As the instigator of this online war of words, I have never regretted that things have come to this point."

"In fact, your accusations are correct. I am deliberately targeting Ji Yang and want to destroy him!"

"Whether it was revising the script in Director Shen's crew or responding to public opinion later, the purpose never changed."

Ji Yang's fans, "..."

I've never seen such a shameless person! Do they really think they're made of paper and clay?
Before anyone could even finish reading, someone was already replying, "I will forward every single word here to the entire internet, so that your supporters can see what kind of face you, Chu An, really have!"

……

"I'm already doing it, and I'm sharing it like crazy! Sisters, get moving! The time to fight back has come!"

He thinks he's already won? Pshaw!

Some people are more patient and endure the nausea to continue reading the post.

Chu An, “Oh, right, I did more than just that. For example, this…”

(with pictures)
That was a screenshot that would make all Ji Yang's fans explode. It was also a screenshot that would make any girl who continued reading regret her decision.

The screenshot shows the backend of a forum account.

The forum's style is exactly the same as the light pink color scheme of Ji Yang's fan club. To be precise, it's the backend of Ji Yang's fan club.

What's truly devastating is that the account's ID is—[Director of the Entertainment Industry Disciplinary Committee].

He is one of the core members of the fan club and one of the instigators of the feud between Ji Yang and Chu An.

Chu An: "No doubt about it, that's me! I personally registered this account and have been using it all along."

"How about it? Don't you feel stupid? You let the enemy lead you by the nose, falling into their trap step by step?"

"Go to hell!" Some people couldn't stand it anymore, so they ignored the post and started cursing wildly.

The other group consists of fans who want to see just how shameless Chu An can be.

Chu An said, "Don't worry, this isn't scary. Next, listen to this!"

"I think this is the last thing you want to hear or see, isn't it?"

Chu An added an audio link below.

Ji Yang's fans opened the page with questions in mind, and indeed, just as Chu An had said, they regretted clicking on it.

Because, at that moment, the world collapsed.

Ji Yang: "Oh, Teacher Chu isn't staying long, are you going to continue revising the script with Director Shen?"

"Oh, I forgot, Director Shen, like Teacher Chu, is not in a good mood."

"Actually, I'm quite curious, isn't Teacher Chu really going to offer any explanation? Won't he hold a press conference or something, or make a last-ditch effort?"

Chu An: "No reporters have contacted me? Teacher Ji has completely controlled the media."

Ji Yang's smile deepened, and he sighed, "To make a living in this industry, you have to make some friends..."

"Teacher Chu is still too young and doesn't understand this principle."

Chu An: "Yeah, am I overestimating myself?"

Ji Yang: "Not really! Just youthful impetuosity! But the price was a bit high; Teacher Chu got a pretty harsh scolding!"

"Oh, by the way! I heard that because Director Lu's next film is based on your script, many investors have lost confidence and are thinking about how to withdraw their investment."

"How can you establish yourself in the industry at such a young age, facing both internal and external troubles?"

Chu An: "The villain dies from talking too much."

This is a recording of Ji Yang mocking Chu An at the entrance of the film set that day, and it was the only time he abandoned his pretense of being a respectable person.

The recording revealed a previously unknown side of Ji Yang, and he even admitted to manipulating the media to attack Chu An.

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It's all a scam!!
These fans are nothing more than pawns that Ji Yang uses at will.

Some girls broke down and sobbed uncontrollably after listening to the recording.

How could this be? How could my brother do this to us?!

Chu An's decisive strike continued.

“I know this recording will ruin Ji Yang’s acting career and push your brother into an abyss.”

“I know you will hate me, and even spend the rest of your lives cursing that bastard named Chu An to die a horrible death.”

"But I don't care."

"Not only do I not care, but I'm actually in a good mood!"

"Do you know why?"

Someone couldn't hold back any longer and replied, "I don't believe my brother is that kind of person! Chu An, you're spreading rumors! You'll die a horrible death!"

Any idea why?

Chu An in the post is still asking questions.

Yes, let alone the entertainment industry, even in the most ordinary workplace, there's a principle of leaving room for maneuver. But he clearly wanted to eliminate everyone.

Chu An said, "Because you may have forgotten, or never cared, that I am just like you, a young man of only seventeen or eighteen!"

“Just a few months ago, I was just that silly male classmate sitting next to you.”

"He was a big boy running wildly on the basketball court one afternoon."

Who is it that has put us on the opposite side?

Who turned my deskmate, my classmate, with her ponytail bouncing in the sunlight, into a shrew who attacks and insults me at will?

It has become a tool of public opinion that he can control at will?
Do you think this kind of person deserves to die?
Ji Yang's fans, "..."

Most people stopped crying, slowed down their typing of curses, and stared blankly at the computer screen.

Chu An, "My dear classmates."

"Please wake up, Ji Yang is not a real idol."

"A true idol should be a ray of light on the road to growth, illuminating a confused yet vibrant youth."

"Instead of offering a fanatical and insane religious belief."

"A true idol should point you in the right direction when you are lost, and bring you hope when you are in despair."

"Instead of turning people into tools."

"To taint the pure heart of a young girl with darkness."

"The real idol should be the young man from the Dunhuang Academy who dedicated ten years of his youth to restoring the rich and colorful history."

"It should be aerospace engineers who are supporting the Chinese people's dream of reaching for the stars and the sea deep in the Gobi Desert."

"It is the steadfast defense of the border! The dedication to cutting-edge science!!"

Finally, Chu An wrote:

"I hope that this dishonorable method can awaken some of my peers."

"Go find that light that truly belongs to you, the light of youth!"

"It's okay if you can't find it."

Be your own light, it doesn't need to be too bright.

"Finally, let me dedicate a song that belongs only to us to everyone."

Ji Yang's fans remained indifferent, but the insults under his posts gradually decreased until they disappeared completely.

They clicked the link in bewilderment, and melodious music flowed from the computer.

"People only look at the results and not the process, and they like to use scores to determine a person's life."

"Who wants to live an ordinary, mundane life, but all they have is an ordinary script?"

"The withered tree was forced to bloom before it even sprouted. My mother told me to be happy, but she didn't tell me how."

"Growing up has taught me that failure is not scary; what's scary is that you still believe that statement."

Be your own light!! You don't need to be too bright!!

"Who says you have to fly against the wind?"

"The road of loneliness is still long, and the word 'growth' has no radical."

"Be your own light, it doesn't need to be too bright."

"Who says you have to raise your sails to reach the distance?"

"The wounds we've suffered will grow wings, and what does it matter if the flowers bloom a little later?"

Although Sun Jianyi had already read the post beforehand, she still couldn't help but smile as she looked at Chu An's post.

Talking to himself:
"By taking part in the game, you can gain a significant advantage over fate!"

"This result will satisfy many people."

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Oops, I forgot something important.

Thanks to [77WhiteBear] and [YanKeShiFang] for the generous donations. It's been almost a month already, and I'm still not familiar with the business, so I completely forgot about it. My wife reminded me today, and that's when I remembered.

Thank you to the following guild leaders for their generous donations: [Super Dad], [Lone Sword in the Snowy Weather], and [Shattered Dream].

Thank you to all my old friends, book lovers, loyal customers, and new friends for your generous donations! I'm so grateful to my boss; may he make a fortune every day and be in good health.

The leader of the alliance will be adding an extra chapter; I'll try to make it up as soon as possible. Goodnight everyone.

(End of this chapter)